UPDATED 3:12-P.M., Feb 1st: The City of Kimballton has restored water to their distribution system. The City remains under a water boil advisory until further notice. If you need bottled drinking water, it can be picked up at the City Clerk’s office until 4pm. If you need bottled water after 4pm please call the City Clerk’s office (712-773-3003) prior to closing time to arrange pickup.

AUDUBON COUNTY, Iowa – Authorities with the the City of Kimballton, in Audubon County, have issued a boiled water advisory for the community, after pressure was lost to the distribution system from a water main break. Repairs are being made and the advisory will remain in place until bacteria lab samples have come back negative.

Customers are encouraged to boil water that will be consumed or used for food preparation. Water should be boiled for two minutes and allowed to cool before use. Water is safe to use for showering, laundry, general washing and outdoor use without boiling.

Contact Kimballton city water operator Ryan Billheimer at (641) 740-1942 for more information.

(Adair, Iowa) — The community of Adair is coming together this weekend, to honor a teenager who was seriously hurt in a crash. Jaya Fever suffered a traumatic brain injury in a crash in December of 2022. Jay’s father, and Pastor of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Adair, Kyle Fever, talked about Jaya’s accident, which happened as she was on her way to school.

Her brain injury affected everything about her, Kyle said. She came home in June following rehabilitation.

He says she still has a long journey ahead, with at least two-years ahead of ongoing therapy.

The Community of Adair is putting on a benefit for her at 4:30-p.m. Saturday, Feb.3^rd, at the Adair Fire Hall. The purpose is to help defray the cost of Jaya’s ongoing treatment The event – sponsored by the Adair Fire Department and the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church – begins with a free-will donation meal, followed by a silent auction that includes NFL items, such as signed footballs, mini-helmets, and photographs featuring Brock Purdy, Patrick Mahomes and George Kittle, to name a few.

Sharon Anderson is helping to coordinate the benefit. She says carry-out meals can be purchased when the doors open at 4:30-p.m, Saturday.

Special guest at the event is Steele McLaren, who has made remarkable progress in recovering from a Traumatic Brain Injury he suffered in after falling off a truck on the way home from a hunting trip in 2020, and has a message to share.  There will also entertainment.

While the silent auction runs from 4:30-to 7:30-p.m. The live auction starts at 6:30-p.m.

Sharon’s son works for the Minnesota Vikings as their Chief Communications Officer. He helped to acquire autographed memorabilia from six NFL teams.

She said when the teams learned about Jaya’s story from Sharon’s son, they didn’t hesitate to graciously respond with the items up for auction. To see the latest list of items up for auction, go to the Good Shepherd Adair, IA Facebook page. To donate items or to offer monetary contributions, call 641-740-0553.

(Creston, Iowa) – Two Creston residents were arrested Wednesday on Union County warrants. Police in Creston report 26-year-old Makayla Ann Dewees was arrested at around 4:30-p.m., on a warrant charging her with Theft in the 3rd Degree, and 14 counts of Unauthorized use of a Credit Card (Under $1,500). Dewees was transported to the Union County Jail, and later released on a $30,000 cash or approved surety bond.

And, at around 5:20-p.m., Wednesday, Police in Creston arrested 19-year-old Dominick Lee Giles, of Creston. He was taken into custody on a warrant for Child Endangerment causing bodily injury. His bond at the Union County Jail was set at $5,000.

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) – An Iowa Senate committee gave its approval Wednesday to a bill that would eliminate a requirement for the state to inspect all hotels every two years. The Iowa Capital Dispatch reports before approving the bill, members of the Senate State Government Committee stripped it of a measure that would have eliminated the annual inspections of businesses that are licensed to remove asbestos from construction sites. That element of the bill ran into opposition from labor organizations and others who said they were concerned that moving to complaint-only asbestos inspections could endanger the public as well as construction workers.

The provision of Senate Study Bill 3064 dealing with hotel and motel inspections is intended to legalize the longstanding practice of the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing (DIAL). Although the law currently requires DIAL to inspect all hotels at least once every two years, the department has not complied with that law, opting instead to perform inspections on a prioritized basis and in response to complaints.

At Wednesday’s committee meeting, Sen. Tony Bisignano, a Des Moines Democrat, spoke out in opposition to the elimination of the two-year requirement for inspections. Sen. Carrie Koelker, R-Dyersville, voiced support for the bill, noting that it was backed by Iowa’s hotel industry. The Iowa Hotel and Lodging Association is not registered to lobby on the bill. Bisignano said the inspections department isn’t keeping up with mandated inspections and warned that’s something that may eventually become an issue for Iowans. The bill was approved by the committee along a party-line voice vote, with Democrats opposing the proposal and Republicans supporting it.

It’s not unusual for Iowa hotels to go four years or more without an inspection. Even when complaints are verified, that may not lead to action by regulators. Last September, for example, an Iowa City hotel that is part of a chain was inspected for the first time in four and half years. The visit was in response to a complaint related to some unspecified form of pests in the guest rooms. A Johnson County Health Department inspector reported the complaint was “verified,” but also indicated in his report that the hotel was “in compliance” with pest-control regulations and no action was taken.

GREENE COUNTY, Iowa [KTIV] — An Iowa man accused of kidnapping his son from school is facing charges in Greene County, Iowa. Brandon Duong is accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old son Bryson Duong, and using him as a hostage during a standoff near Remsen, Iowa. According to court documents, Brandon Duong took Bryson from Greene County Elementary School in Jefferson, Iowa. Authorities say that happened around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30th. Authorities say in December 2023 a court order was issued restricting Brandon from having custody of Bryson.

When an officer got to the school, they viewed security footage that showed Brandon taking Bryson during recess. Authorities say this video showed Bryson running toward Brandon and his Black Toyota Tacoma, after which they left the area. Court documents show authorities later found out Brandon had left his cell phone behind to avoid being tracked. An AMBER Alert was issued for Bryson and by 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, an officer with the Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office spotted Brandon’s Tacoma south of Correctionville and Cushing. Officers attempted a traffic stop and a pursuit began, entering Cherokee and then Plymouth County before officers lost track of the vehicle.

The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office says at about 4:50 p.m. officers found Brandon’s vehicle again in the area northeast of Remsen, where another high-speed pursuit began. This pursuit ended in a crash near Sunset Avenue and 160th Street, which is between Remsen and Marcus. During the pursuit, the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office says they learned Duong was possibly armed with a rifle. Authorities say after crashing the vehicle, Brandon left the vehicle on foot, carrying Bryson and a rifle. Multiple agencies responded to the area and the field Brandon had walked into was surrounded by law enforcement.

During the almost three-hour standoff that followed, Brandon allegedly had Bryson over his shoulder while law enforcement officers had their guns drawn. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says negotiators were able to convince Brandon to surrender. Authorities were also able to recover Bryson safely.

Brandon was taken to the Greene County Jail and charged. He had originally been booked into the Plymouth County Jail, on a warrant for violating a custody order. Bryson Duong was taken into the custody of the Department of Human Services.

SAC COUNTY, Iowa (KCAU) — ​The amount of money in the reward for missing Sac County man David Schultz has increased. The Sac County Board of Supervisors last week unanimously approved an application for the American Rescue Plan funds of $25,000. According to the county’s board minutes, the money is to be used as a reward for any information that leads to Schultz’s location. The funds will be available through November because of the ARP rules.

David Schultz

Schultz has been missing since the early morning hours of Nov. 21. His semi truck full of hogs was located on Highway 71 with his phone and wallet inside. Officials say David Schultz is about 5 feet 11 inches tall. He weighs around 180 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. Schultz was last seen wearing Wrangler jeans, cowboy boots, and a Peterbilt hat.

If you have any information about David Schultz or where he might be, call the Sac County Communication Center at 712-662-7127.

(Corning, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Adams County, Wednesday afternoon, reported a pursuit that began with a traffic stop Tuesday evening, resulted in the arrest of a man from Nebraska, and a woman from Iowa. Authorities say that at approximately 10:30-p.m., Tuesday, Deputies were patrolling in the area of Highway 34 at the Adams/Montgomery County line and observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. Deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The driver, 20-year-old Thomas Greenwood, of Omaha, Nebraska, led Deputies on a chase through Adams County at speeds of 120 mph. Greenwood entered the city limits of Corning where he bailed on foot at the corner of 6^th Street and Highway 148. He was later apprehended at the corner of 6^th Street and Davis Avenue.

Greenwood was charged with Felony Eluding, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, Intent to Deliver Marijuana, Failure to Affix Drug Tax Stamp, Gathering Where Unlawful Substances are Used, and Reckless Driving. He was also cited for multiple traffic offenses incurred as a result of the pursuit.

A passenger in the vehicle, 20-year-old Shelby Stillwell, of Lawton, Iowa, was arrested for Possession of Marijuana, Intent to Deliver Marijuana, Failure to Affix Drug Tax Stamp, and Gathering Where Unlawful Substances are Used.

And, following a traffic stop early Saturday morning (Jan. 27) in Corning,  29-year-old Danielle Rae Hilton, of Clearfield,  was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana), Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Hilton was booked into the Adams County Jail on $2,300 cash only bond.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa [KETV]— Over the next ten years, 1,300 multi-family homes are coming to Council Bluffs by spending millions of dollars over the next decade. They’ll be built at river’s edge, where initial construction is underway: to city-owned 93 acres east of Lake Manawa, bought with ARPA money, to a two and a half acre vacant lot just off of Broadway and later on, the city is preparing to build over Dodge Park.

The city is currently taking developer applications to build multi-family, row and town houses.There’s $6 million in the bank, ready to be spent. $4 million are from Iowa West Foundation, the other $2 million comes from the city’s federal ARPA funds and a goal of reaching $10 million.

The process will begin immediately as the city wants to start construction in 2024.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons, known as DMOS, recently informed patients of a possible data breach involving their personal information. In the letters, DMOS said it notified the FBI of the potential breach and discovered the unauthorized removal of patient files in December.

The letter said “We recently experienced a security incident on or around February 17, 2023, when an unauthorized actor was able to access and remove certain DMOS files from certain systems within our network due to a DMOS vendor failure.” The discovery led to patients being notified in the January, 2024.

The breach included personal information including full names, addresses, birth dates, information off drivers licenses and state IDs as well as medical and health insurance information. In the letter, DMOS told recipients what they can do to protect their personal information — like placing fraud alerts and/or security freezes on their credit files. Affected individuals can also obtain a free credit report.

The President and CEO of DMOS said in the letter, “Please accept our apologies that this incident occurred,” and that since then incident was discovered, they have changed their technology vendors, upgraded security on all servers and workstations with outside monitoring, and implemented Multi Factor Authentication for network access.”

As of the letters’ release, DMOS said there is no evidence that any information has been used for fraud or identity theft.