Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports that at around 10-p.m. Sunday, his officers executed a search warrant at 718 East Washington Street, in Clarinda. Taken into custody was: 27-year old Devin Ray Wallace, of Clarinda, and 34-year old Brandy Annamae Strange, of New Market. Wallace is charged with felony delivery of over 5 grams of methamphetamine, felony ongoing criminal conduct, felony possession of methamphetamine, felony gathering where drugs are unlawfully used and failure to pay required drug tax stamp fees. He was being held in the Page County Jail on no bond until court appearance. Strange is charged with felony delivery of over 5 grams of methamphetamine, failure to pay required drug tax stamp fees and felony possession of methamphetamine. Strange was being held in the Page County Jail without bond, until making a court appearance.

Reports concerning the incident have been submitted to the office of Page County Attorney Carl M. Sonksen for review regarding the filing of formal charges.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports today (Monday), 43-year old Michael Paul Duke, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for OWI/1st offense, following a traffic stop in Council Bluffs. Duke was arrested at around 2:22-a.m. and transported to the Pott. County Jail, where his bond was set at $1,000. At around 12:25-a.m., 33-year old Michael Scott Thomas, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop in Avoca. Thomas was taken into custody for Driving While License Suspended or Revoked. His bond was also set at $1,000.

Just before midnight, Sunday, 50-year old Cindy Lou Hammerstein, of Council Bluffs, was arrested following a traffic stop in Council Bluffs. During the stop, the deputy noticed Hammerstein’s vehicle had struck a deer. He was also informed Hammerstein was wanted on a valid Mills County warrant. She was subsequently transported to the Pott. County Jail. Friday afternoon, 29-year old Rebecca Lynn Matzen was transported to the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office by Audubon County Deputies. Matzen was booked into the Pott. County Jail on a warrant for Violation of Probation.

Last Wednesday afternoon, 32-year old Nina Marie Camarillo, of Omaha, an inmate at the Pott. County Jail, was presented with a warrant for Absence from Custody. She was being held in the jail on a $3,000 bond, for Child Endangerment with Injury. 26-year old Damion James Sadler, of Carter Lake, was arrested Wednesday afternoon, for Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree, with damage under $300. Sadler was being held in the Pott. County Jail on a $5,000 bond for a previous, assault with serious injury, charge.

An inmate at the Pott. County Jail, 36-year old Andrew Michael Hasbouck, of Council Bluffs, was served with a warrant last Wednesday, for Theft in the 5th Degree. He was then returned to Corrections Staff. Another inmate, 30-year old Brooke Ann Vacanti, of Council Bluffs, was served with a warrant for a Felony, Probation Violation charge.

MARION, Iowa (AP) — Work has begun to expand the airport runway in the Cedar Rapids suburb of Marion. The Gazette reports a groundbreaking ceremony was held last week for the $1.7 million project. The work will widen the runway from 23 to 60 feet, meeting the standards of a basic service airport. And additional $400,000 is being spent to replace lighting.

The project is being funded by a $424,000 grant from the Iowa Department of Transportation and city bonds. The city also plans to make improvements to signage, the parking areas and other parts of the airport.

Creston Police say there were four arrests and two incidents of Theft were reported over the weekend. 57-year old Paul Lauer, of Winterset, was arrested at around 6:22-p.m. Sunday, following a traffic stop in Creston. Lauer was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance. His bond was set at $10,300. Just before 3-p.m. Sunday, 56-year old Scott Phipps, of Creston, was arrested for Domestic Assault. He was later released after posting $100 bond.

Saturday night, 50-year old Fred Still, of Ft. Dodge, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension, and, 29-year old Brandon Garner, of Creston, was arrested on a active warrant out of Clarke County. Still was released as ordered by the judge. Garner was picked up by Clarke County Deputies and transported back to Clarke County.

Sunday night, a man reported to Creston Police his property in the 200 block of S. Maple had been broken into. Some pieces of copper valued at $400-to $500 were stolen. And, a burglary was reported at a storage facility in the 17-hundred block of Highway 34. A lock on the unit had been cut and items including a tent and an awning, were reported missing. The loss was estimated at $450 altogether.

(7-a.m. News)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Backers of a skateboard park under construction in downtown Des Moines say they have reached their $6.3 million funding goal. The Lauridsen Skatepark will be the nation’s largest when it’s completed in spring 2020. The 88,000-square-foot skate park is being built on five acres of land between Second Avenue and the Des Moines River.

Recent gifts by the Lauridsen Family Foundation and the state’s Enhance Iowa fund enabled organizers to reach their fundraising goal. Nix and Virginia Lauridsen have donated a total of $1.6 million to the project.

Besides the skate areas, the park will include viewing platforms, handicap accessible walkways, shade structures and landscaping. Organizers expect about 40,000 skaters a year will use the park. They note skateboarding will be an Olympic sport in 2020.

(Radio Iowa) — October is recognized as “National Domestic Violence Awareness Month”, and Cathy Van Maanen with the Le Mars officer of the Council on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence says statistics show one in every three to four women will experience some type of domestic violence in her lifetime. “And when you consider that number — if that were an illness — that would be considered an epidemic,” according to Van Maanen. “Those are huge numbers and so yes, we need to be doing everything we can to create awareness first, and then do the work to bring an end to this kind of abuse.”

Van Maanen says domestic violence is a common occurrence in Iowa and it happens to across the spectrum regardless of your income. And victims can be both males and females. “Domestic violence does happen here. It happens everywhere. It isn’t the size of the city or anything like that. It can happen anywhere and it can happen every day and it happens to people that you know,” Van Maanen says.

She says many people are showing support for domestic violence victims by wearing purple colored ties, scarfs, or other purple colored clothing. Businesses have also hung purple ribbons on their doorways. “Purple is nationally known as the color to represent Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Purple is the sign of courage and we know that survivors certainly have an enormous amount of courage to live with what they are living with and then to find the courage to leave that situation and survive it,” Van Maanen says.

A victim of domestic violence will often return to their abuser. Van Maanen says the abuser will use power, control, along with intimidation on the victim, making that victim feel compelled to return. She says abuse is not always the hitting and things that we know are not legal. “There are many parts to domestic violence that are no illegal — but are very debilitating,” Van Maanen says. ” So, when we understand the emotional, the psychological, the mental abuse, the financial control, using the children as pawns, creating isolation so that the individual doesn’t have a good support system. Those all create those very real barriers to making leaving successful.”

She says a person averages leaving five to seven times before they leave for good. Van Maanen says she deals with more than 150 reported cases of domestic violence in Plymouth County each year, and every week on average, two new cases of domestic violence are referred to her agency.