FOREST CITY, Iowa (AP) — A man has been given probation for running an investment scheme in northern Iowa. Winnebago County District Court records say 55-year-old Randall Finer, of Lake Mills, was sentenced last week to five years of probation and a suspended five-year prison term. He’d pleaded guilty to theft.

Prosecutors say that from 2011 to 2015, Finer solicited from customers more than $800,000 for investments. He made payments to investors from what he described as well-performing stocks when, actually, the investments were losing money. In May 2015 the Iowa Insurance Commission ordered him to pay more than $614,000 in restitution, plus interest, for offering and issuing unregistered securities.

When the Adair County Board of Supervisors hold their regular weekly meeting Wednesday morning, in Greenfield, you can expect they’ll hear more additional discussion and opposition to Mid-American Energy’s construction of 275 wind turbines. Tanya Lamb is expected to speak with the Supervisors at around 9:30-a.m., about concerns she and others in the rural area have, about light and noise, reduced property values and the death of birds. In other business, the Supervisors will hear from the County Engineer, with regard to a Step 4 Union raise for an employee, and from Paul Ehm, about the Pro’s and Con’s of County Zoning vs. County Ordinances, as it relates to the wind farms.

The Adair County Board of Supervisor’s meeting begins at 9-a.m. in the Courtroom at the Adair County Courthouse.

The Creston Police Department reports an Adair County man was arrested late Monday morning. 28-year old Spencer Leitzel, of Greenfield, was arrested at Adams/Division on a charge of Driving While Barred. Leitzel was later released from the Union County Jail on a $2,000 bond.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports today (Tuesday), 45-year old William Joseph Weis, of Glenwood, was arrested Monday afternoon. Weis was taken into custody at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, on a warrant for Controlled Substance Violation. His bond was set at $100,000.

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The city council has approved a $7.5 million settlement connected to a November 2016 crash involving a Sioux City municipal bus. The Sioux City Journal reports that the council voted Monday for the settlement with Chad and Rosanne Plante, of rural Hinton. The city’s legal department had recommended approval following mediation talks with the couple.

Chad Plante suffered two broken legs and a brain injury. Authorities say a turning Sioux City Transit bus failed to yield at an intersection and struck Plante’s sport utility vehicle. The bus driver was cited for failure to obey a traffic control device. Plante spent several weeks in a coma and then had months of rehabilitation. He and his wife didn’t file any litigation.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Thursday, will recognize seven (7) individuals — including a Crawford County man — during the opening day of the Iowa State Fair, for their unselfish service to their fellow citizens. The Governor’s Lifesaving Awards Ceremony recognizes citizens who helped a friend or neighbor in critical need of assistance, and in turn, became everyday heroes. The awards take place 10:30-a.m. Thursday, at the Susan Knapp Amphitheater on the State Fairgrounds. In attendance will be Gov. Reynolds, Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, and DPS Commissioner Roxann Ryan.

There are four categories in which honorees are recognized: lifesaving with valor, lifesaving, meritorious service, and outstanding service. A Meritorius Service Award will be presented to Chad Reynolds, of Vail, for rescuing a disabled woman from her smoke-filled home. On February 3rd, 2018, at approximately 11:30 AM, Dorothy Huff was at her home in Vail. The 74-years  woman is wheel-chair bound, and suffers from dementia and other health issues. Her daughter and granddaughter, who normally reside with her, were not home that morning. Mrs. Huff noticed the room getting darker from thick, black smoke. The fire was in the living room, which is connected to the porch. Dorothy made her way out of the living room and fell out of her wheel chair onto the floor by the front porch. She could not get up or reach the handle on the door. Chad Reynolds, who lived across the street, saw the black smoke coming from the home. He ran over to the residence and entered the residence; immediately locating Mrs. Huff. He carried her to his residence. The Award recognizes Reynolds for unselfish service that ensured Mrs. Huff avoided serious injury.

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Authorities are investigating a bank robbery that took place Monday afternoon in southeast Iowa. The Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office reports a 911 call was received at around 2:40-p.m., Monday, with regard to a bank robbery at the Hedrick Bank, South Ottumwa Savings Bank, located in Hedrick. Law enforcement personnel from multiple agencies responded to the scene. Additional information was not immediately released.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A Cedar Rapids woman has been charged with vehicular homicide for the crash deaths of two people in Linn County. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Brianna Stastny was arrested Sunday. Court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for her. Deputies say 22-year-old Kaelonnie Moore and 43-year-old Darla Moander, both of Cedar Rapids, where killed in the Sept. 29, 2017, crash on U.S. Highway 151 near Cedar Rapids. Deputies say Stastny was driving south and attempting to pass another vehicle when she struck a northbound vehicle driven by Moander.

Stastny was treated at a hospital. Investigators say she was under the influence of marijuana when the collision occurred.