The Page County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, reported at on November 18th at approximately 10:05-p.m., a traffic stop on Highway 2 near the intersection of F Avenue resulted in the arrest of 22-year old Lynde Ranae Herold, of Shenandoah.

Herold was arrested for OWI 1^st Offense, Possession of a controlled substance, and Possession of drug paraphernalia.  She was transported to the Page County Jail and later bonded out.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — As if getting a parking ticket wasn’t bad enough, the city of Ames is informing those who recently paid parking fines that their private information — including credit and debit card numbers — may have been stolen.

The city said in a news release Friday that a data breach may have affected 4,600 people who paid parking tickets using the online system between Aug. 10 and Nov. 19. Data that may have been revealed includes names, mailing and email addresses and credit and debit card numbers.

The city says it learned of the compromise on Nov. 18, took the system offline and replaced the web server. The system was brought back online Nov. 20. Ames Finance Director Duane Pitcher apologized for the breach and said the city is “confident we’ve addressed the vulnerability and corrected it.”

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an 18-year-old Drake University student who reported being the target of racist notes is responsible for four of five of the notes recently left in residence halls. The Des Moines Register reports that the female student, whose name was not released Friday, faces criminal harassment charges. Drake spokesman Jarad Bernstein also says the student will be subject to discipline, including possible expulsion.

School officials say the student admitted writing one of the notes. Officials say they are confident she is responsible for four notes described as “copycat hoaxes” of an initial racist letter slipped under the door of a different student in early November. Authorities say that first note is not connected to the other four notes.

The notes and subsequent racist robocalls to students and staff from a white supremacist group prompted a campus anti-racism rally Nov. 14.

A collision in Monona County early this (Friday) morning east of Mapleton, has claimed the life of a Crawford County woman. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2007 Nissan Maxima driven by 26-year old Luis Perez Campos, of Denison, was traveling westbound on Monona County Road E-16, just west of Sumac Avenue, when the vehicle struck an eastbound 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup that was having mechanical problems and appears to have been partially in the westbound lane.

A passenger in the Campos car, 36-year old Rosa Garcia Villagomez, of Denison, who was wearing her seat belt, was transported to Mercy Hospital in Sioux City by Mapleton Rescue. She died from her injuries at the hospital. Campos, who was also wearing his seat belt, was also transported to Mercy by Mapleton Rescue.

The driver of the pickup, 46-year old Linda Baker, of Kiron, wasn’t hurt. The accident remains under investigation.

ORANGE CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former Sioux Center teacher has pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with at least six young boys. The Sioux City Journal reports that 37-year-old Curtis Van Dam pleaded guilty Friday to one count of second-degree sexual abuse, five counts of third-degree sexual abuse and one count of sexual exploitation by a school employee. Van Dam will be sentenced later. He could face up to 80 years in prison, but that will depend on whether a judge lets him serve some terms at the same time.

Van Dam was separately sentenced in September to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child after being charged in cases involving other victims. Until being fired, Van Dam taught at Sioux Center Christian School. He was implicated in dozens of incidents involving boys under age 12 or 13.

Rob & Sonya Clausen have been named the 2018″ Scrooges” for the City of Atlantic. The Clausen’s earned their title by collecting the largest amount of donations for the Atlantic Area Chamber’s 16th Annual Scrooge Contest, sponsored by Hockenberry Family and Atlantic News Telegraph. All contributions are donated to the Atlantic Food Pantry. The Clausen’s raised a total of 11,233 ½ points, surpassing any amount since the contest began in 2002. Total, all 5 contestants raised $14,853.82 and collected a total of 6,286 food items, making 2018 the most successful year yet.

Bailey Smith, Executive Director at the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce said “This year, contestants raised a record-breaking amount of money and non-perishable food items. The Food Pantry benefits a lot of people in our community, so being able to have a contest like this that benefits so many individuals and families is great.”  The 2018 candidates included: Rob & Sonya Clausen, McDermott & Son Roofing; Deb Schuler, Smith Land Service; Mark Smith, Principal; Brad Willrich, Deter Motor Company and Brett Altman, Cass County Health System. Two non-perishable food items equal one point and every dollar collected equals a point. The contestants will all serve as Grand Marshal in the Lighted Parade tomorrow evening beginning at 6 PM.

The Atlantic Area Chamber would like to thank everyone who donated.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana mayor who has been selected to speak at an Iowa political event alongside potential 2020 presidential candidates says he won’t reveal his political plans until the end of the year. The South Bend Tribune reports that liberal political group Progress Iowa announced Thursday that South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg will speak at its annual holiday party in Des Moines on Dec. 20.

Buttigieg said Thursday that he’ll decide by the end of the year if he’ll run for president in 2020. He says he’s in talks with several people in the community. Buttigieg must decide early next year whether to seek a third term as mayor. The filing period for Indiana candidates running in the 2019 municipal primary elections is Jan. 9 through Feb. 8.

Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer reports three arrests. On Thursday, 45-year old Raleann Irene Schnell, of Audubon, was arrested for Failure to Appear (In court). On Wednesday, 34-year old Richard Leonard Chickering, of Gray, was arrested by Audubon Police, on a warrant for Escape from custody. And, on Nov. 9th, 33-year old Sarah Marie Chitty, of Iowa City, was arrested for Failure to Appear. All three subjects were booked-into the Audubon County Jail.

(12-p.m. News)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say charges are pending against a student who reported that a racist note was shoved under her dormitory room door at Drake University in Des Moines. University officials say two minority students reported earlier this month that racist notes were left under their dorm doors. The notes and robocalls with racist messages prompted a campus anti-racism rally Nov. 14 .

Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek said Friday the same two students reported Wednesday that a similar third note was left, but investigators determined it was not received in the manner that was reported. One of the students admitted to being responsible for the note. Parizek says charges are pending. He did not release her name. He also says the investigation into the first two notes is continuing to determine their authenticity.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports Deputies, last Sunday, arrested 19-year old Kaleb Allan Shannan, of Burlington, IA at the Clarinda Correctional Facility. Shannan was arrested on a warrant from Henderson County Illinois for felony Burglary. He was transported to the Page County Jail and held without bond for extradition to Illinois. Shannan was later transported to Illinois by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office.

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Shannan

And, at around 11:15-p.m. Monday, the Page County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a Burglary and Assault at 911 School Street in College Springs. During the investigation it was determined that Tasheena Dean Marriott, a resident there, had been home during the time of the Burglary / Assault. Marriott suffered injuries from an Assault allegedly perpetrated by 20-year old Sheyann Lynn Sunderman, of Rural Clarinda. Sunderman and 23-year old Shelby Lynn Kinman, of Rural Clarinda, had gone to 911 School Street to speak with a male, Cole Johnson of rural Elmo, Mo, who was at the home, with Marriott.

Sunderman allegedly forced the door open. Both Sunderman and Kinman then entered the residence when Marriott appeared from her bedroom to see who was breaking into her residence. Sunderman then allegedly began assaulting Marriott. The Assault was ended when Johnson removed Sunderman and Kinman from the residence. Sunderman and Kinman then left the residence in a vehicle. Charges have been filed on Sunderman for Burglary in the 1^st Degree (class B felony) and Assault while participating in a Felony (class D Felony). Sunderman was arrested in Missouri and extradited to The Page County Sheriff’s Office where she is currently being held on $25,000.00 cash only bond.

The incident is still under investigation.