Creston Police say four incidents of theft and/or vandalism have been reported. Friday afternoon, a woman residing in the 800 block of Quiet Harbor told police that sometime in the last two months, someone had cut the lock on her storage unit located at Clark and S. Chestnut Streets, and took a box of hand tools. The loss was estimated at $200. Saturday afternoon, an accounting firm in the 900 block of N. Sumner Avenue, in Creston, reported that sometime between 10-p.m. Friday and 11:30-a.m. Saturday, someone threw a rock through the front screen and double pane window. The damage was estimated at $200.

Sunday morning, a man residing in the 200 block of E. Mills Street in Creston, told police that sometime during the overnight hours of Saturday into early Sunday morning, someone came into his home and stole two jump starters, three iPhone chargers, and his iPhone. The loss was estimated at $265. And, Sunday evening, a Creston woman residing in the 1700 block of W. Spencer Street, reported that her purse had been stolen from inside her vehicle that was parked at 417 Wyoming Ave. The purse contained various identification and other personal belongings. The loss was estimated at $50.

Iowa 4th District Democrat congressional candidate J.D. Scholten will host a town hall in Exira this Thursday, November 21st, as part of his “Don’t Forget About Us” tour. During the tour, Scholten will hold a town hall in a town with a population of less than 1,000 in each of the 4th district’s 39 counties. The event will be held at the Exira Public Library (114 W. Washington St.) beginning at 5-p.m. There is no charge to attend, and the event is open to the public.

Scholten is running against incumbent Republican Congressman Steve King, from Kiron, during the 2020 elections.

(Radio Iowa) — A public celebration of life is set for Wednesday in Des Moines to honor Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady. Cady died unexpectedly of a heart attack Friday. The memorial will be held at the Drake University Knapp Center Wednesday beginning at 10:00 a-m. Members of the public are invited to attend, and the family will greet the public after the service. The family will hold a private service later.

Justice Cady had served on the Supreme Court since 1998, and was selected as chief justice in 2011. Governor Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff through Wednesday evening to honor Justice Cady.

A woman from Nebraska was arrested at around 3-a.m. today (Monday), in Montgomery County, following a traffic stop. Officials say 41-year old Rebecca Elizabeth Sabo, of Omaha, was taken into custody for being a Fugitive from Justice, as the result of an active warrant out of Missouri, for Identity Theft. Sabo was transported to the Montgomery County  Jail, and held without bond.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Iowa and New Hampshire get to weigh in first on the Democratic presidential contest next year, but the states are not ethnically diverse enough to offer any insight into how a candidate will fare across the country, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Sunday. “I don’t think it matters what happens in Iowa or New Hampshire because those states are not representative of the country anymore,” the longtime Nevada senator said.

Former Obama housing secretary Julian Castro, who recently made comments similar to Reid’s and suggested Iowa and New Hampshire shouldn’t go first, said he’d like to see other states rotate into to the early role. He noted that when he’s in Iowa, he gets asked more questions about ethanol than transit, even though millions of people in the country rely on mass transit. Castro said he thinks Iowa and New Hampshire can still play an important role “but I also believe it’s time to give other states a chance to go first.”

Nevada is the third state to weigh in but the first that looks like the rest of the country, with a sizeable Latino population and significant groups of Asian American and black voters, Reid said. Reid, who helped his home state land its influential role in the presidential nominating process, spoke to reporters in Las Vegas on Sunday before 14 White House hopefuls spoke at a fundraiser for the Nevada Democratic party.

In the clearest demonstration of Reid’s influence, the candidates at one point joined him on stage and lined up to shake his hand one-by-one as he received a tribute from the party. As the candidates took the stage at a glitzy Las Vegas Strip casino, they pitched their health care plans and pledged to beat Donald Trump in 2020 as their supporters cheered and waved signs.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, who jumped into the race on Thursday, was added as a last-minute speaker at the event at the Bellagio casino-resort on the Las Vegas Strip. Reid said Patrick is “a very fine man who had a great record in Massachusetts” and someone who “has a lot to sell.” Reid, who says he won’t endorse until after Nevada’s Feb. 22 caucuses, said it’s too early to start counting candidates out of the race and he’s impressed with the packed field.