The entire City of Creston, and all customers of the Southern Iowa Rural Water Association (SIRWA) will be under a Boil Water Advisory beginning at 8-a.m. today (Friday), and until further notice.The order was issued, according to SIRWA, because “Due to problems at the 12-mile Treatment Plant, there is a chance for bacterial contamination, and it is being recommended that the water be boiled before it is used for drinking, or cooking, or that an alternative source be used.”

Bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one-minute and then let it cool, or, used bottled water for drinking, making ice, brushing your teeth and food preparation, until further notice. Boiling the water kills bacteria and other organisms that may be present. The water is safe for bathing and other, similar purposes.

The Advisory, which affects SIRWA customers in Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Madison, Ringgold, Taylor and Union Counties, is a precaution until bacterial sample results are available. For more information, call 641-782-5744.

Customers of the Southern Iowa Rural Water Association (SIRWA) include:

Adams County: Nodaway, Prescott and surrounding rural areas

Clarke County: Murray and surrounding rural areas west of Interstate 35

Decatur County: Grand River and surrounding rural areas west of Interstate 35 Madison County: Macksburg and surrounding rural areas

Ringgold County: Beaconsfield, Benton, Delphos, Diagonal, Ellston, Kellerton, Maloy, Mt. Ayr, Redding, Sun Valley, Tingley and surrounding rural areas

Taylor County: Bedford, Blockton, Conway, Clearfield, Gravity, Lenox, Sharpsburg and surrounding rural areas

Union County: Afton, Arispe, Creston, Cromwell, Kent, Lorimor, Shannon City, Thayer and surrounding rural areas

For more information on guidelines to reduce risk of infection, call the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 800-426-4791.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa legislator who dropped his Republican Party affiliation after comments by then-candidate Donald Trump won’t seek re-election. Sen. David Johnson of Ocheyedan announced Thursday he won’t seek re-election in his northwest Iowa district. The 67-year-old didn’t explain his decision but noted in a statement that the political process had become more polarizing and partisan. Johnson dropped his party affiliation in 2016 after Trump made comments about a federal judge of Mexican heritage

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A third person has been sentenced to federal prison in a case that saw the trio using stolen identities and debit card numbers for a buying spree across Iowa. Prosecutors say 21-year-old Liliany de Armas Mena, a Cuban national, was sentenced Wednesday to three years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors say she and two other men stole account information last year from at least 35 accounts using “skimming” devices.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in north-central Iowa say the body of a missing kayaker has been found in the Des Moines River. Fort Dodge Fire Chief Steve Hergenreter told The Messenger on Thursday afternoon that family members had located the remains of 26-year-old Alex Dencklau, of Clare, in the river south of the Fort Dodge Water Treatment Plant. Dencklau’s body will be taken to the state medical examiner’s office in Ankeny for an autopsy.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Concepts for a riverfront revitalization plan in Council Bluffs include an elevated walkway through the trees, a pavilion with a rooftop restaurant and a marina. The Omaha World-Herald reports that those were among ideas floated Wednesday during a community meeting on plans to transform the Council Bluffs side of the Missouri River. On June 12, the Riverfront Revitalization Planning Committee plans to present a master plan for the Omaha riverfront during an open house at Gallup in Omaha.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa legislator who dropped his Republican affiliation after comments by then-candidate Donald Trump has decided not to seek re-election.
Sen. David Johnson of Ocheyedan announced Thursday he won’t run in his northwest Iowa district.

The 67-year-old didn’t explain his decision but noted in a statement that the political process had become more polarizing and partisan. Johnson, a lifelong Republican who served two terms in the House before being elected to the Senate in 2002, dropped his affiliation in 2016 after Trump made comments about a federal judge of Mexican heritage.

Johnson began voting as a no-party affiliated senator. That led Republicans, who took control of the Senate after the 2016 election, to remove Johnson from committees.
Three Republicans and no Democrats are running in Tuesday’s primary for Johnson’s seat.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Concepts for a riverfront revitalization plan in Council Bluffs include an elevated walkway through the trees, a pavilion with a rooftop restaurant and a marina. The Omaha World-Herald reports that those were among ideas floated Wednesday during a community meeting on plans to transform the Council Bluffs side of the Missouri River.

On June 12, the Riverfront Revitalization Planning Committee plans to present a master plan for the Omaha riverfront during an open house at Gallup in Omaha.
A national team of experts is working to develop a master plan for areas in and around River’s Edge from north of Hanafan Park to the Union Pacific Bridge in Council Bluffs, as well as Gene Leahy Mall, Heartland of America Park and Lewis and Clark Landing in Omaha.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in north-central Iowa say the body of a missing kayaker has been found in the Des Moines River. Fort Dodge Fire Chief Steve Hergenreter told The Messenger on Thursday afternoon that family members had located the remains of 26-year-old Alex Dencklau, of Clare, in the river south of the Fort Dodge Water Treatment Plant.

Hergenreter says authorities were notified about 12:15 p.m. Thursday. Dencklau’s body will be taken to the state medical examiner’s office in Ankeny for an autopsy. Dencklau and his wife were kayaking below the hydroelectric dam when both kayaks flipped about 3:30 p.m. Monday. She swam to shore, but he was swept away by the river.

Three people living in the same neighborhood, were arrested Wednesday, in Mills County. Sheriff’s officials reports 29-year old Damingo Dupree Burks, of Omaha, NE was arrested at around 9:10-p.m. for being a Felon in Control of Firearm, Carrying a Weapon, Assault and for No Valid Driver’s License. His bond was set at $7,300.

Two houses away, and at around 9-p.m., Wednesday, 30-year old Tammi Lynn Kopiasz, of Omaha, was arrested for Interference with Official Acts and Disorderly by Loud and Raucous Noise. Her bond was set at $600. At that same location and at around 10-p.m., 26-year old Michael Xavier Simpson, of Omaha, NE  was arrested for Felon in Possession of Firearm, and Fugitive From Justice. His bond on the Felon in Possession charges was set at $5,000, and he was being held in the Mills County Jail without bond, on the Fugitive charge.

A passenger on a motorcycle was injured and transported to the hospital Wednesday afternoon, following an incident involving a semi, in Mills County. The Sheriff’s Office reports a 2016 Volvo semi driven by 63-year old Darryl Snyder, of Fargo, ND, was traveling west in the Loves Travel Stop parking lot/driveway. Snyder made a left turn to enter the diesel fuel pump area, and did not see a motorcycle coming from the west, heading east in the same lot.

Snyder said he was half way through his turn, when he looked over and saw the motorcycle tip over and slide. The accident happened at around 3:15-p.m.  The 2001 Yamaha, operated by 19-year old Anthony Kelsay, of Sidney, was headed east bound in the parking lot toward the semi. Kelsay told authorities the semi turned in front of him, and that he attempted to stop, but the back end slid out, causing the bike to tip over. A witness, parked next to the service center, had a dash camera running and caught the majority of the crash on camera.

The camera showed the motorcycle coming across the screen and the semi turning in front of it. The cycle operator attempted to stop, but when he lost control of the motorcycle, it tipped over. Kelsay suffered minor injuries and refused rescue. His passenger, 22-year old Shelby Wiser, was transported to Mercy by Glenwood Rescue for injuries sustained during the crash.

Authorities note Kelsay did not have a Motorcycle Endorsement on his driver’s license.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A woman has been accused of stealing nearly $65,000 from a nonprofit group she was employed by in Council Bluffs. Pottawattamie County Court records say 44-year-old Pamela Duffield is charged with theft. Her attorney has declined to comment. Duffield’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 15. Authorities say she stole client money that was supposed to pay Children’s Square U.S.A. for child care. She’d worked 19 years for the children’s aid organization and was fired in January 2017 after being accused of forging an employee’s name.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Friends and family of a northern Iowa TV news anchor missing since 1995 hope a new billboard campaign will help solve the mystery of her disappearance. Jodi Huisentruit went missing on her way to work June 27, 1995, at station KIMT in Mason City. Investigators have never found Huisentruit, who was declared legally dead in 2001. No one has been charged in her disappearance.

Jodi Huisentruit (file photo)

Four billboards featuring a photo of Huisentruit and the message “Somebody knows something . is it YOU?” are being installed around Mason City under the direction of FindJodi.com , a website devoted to solving the case. The website and its backers paid for three of the billboards; the fourth was donated. They’ll stay up through June. Huisentruit was Minnesota native who graduated from St. Cloud State University.

A man from Greene is in jail today (Thursday), charged with making a threat of terrorism against the school in northeast’s Iowa Butler County. The Butler County Sheriff’s Office reports 19-year-old Andrew Corwin was arrested Wednesday after allegedly making a threat to the school in Greene. Law enforcement alerted the district about a potential threat Wednesday morning prompting a 45 minute lockdown at the North Butler Junior/Senior High School. Butler County Sheriff Jason Johnson says Corwin was apprehended soon after the investigation began. Johnson says Corwin was not found at the school, nor did the investigation conclude that he had been at or near the school. Corwin faces a Class D Felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

(Radio Iowa)