The Glenwood Police Department said today (Thursday), one person was arrested on a warrant for Wanton Neglect of a Health Care Facility Resident, and warrants have been issued for five other individuals, following an investigation into the alleged assault by staff, of several clients at house 253 Indian Hills Drive, at the Glenwood Resource Center.

The investigation that began Nov. 23rd, 2016 is complete, according to officials. It determined several clients at the facility were allegedly assaulted over a period of months. As a result, warrants have been issued for the arrest of Darrel Case, Dana Case and Ryan Belt, all of Tabor, along with Kayla Stevenson and Ayla Yates, both of Glenwood. Tyler Palmer, of Glenwood, was arrested today (Thursday), in connection with the alleged abuse. Palmer was being held in the Mills County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond or surety.

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Members of the Exira-Elk Horn Kimballton Board of Education will meet in a Special Session at Noon, on Friday. The meeting, in the Middle School Principal’s Office at the Exira building, will involve discussion and action on Approving the Master Contract/Salary Schedule changes, as negotiated.

The Glenwood Police Department reports the arrest today (Thursday), of a man on a Mills County warrant for Wanton Neglect of a Health Care Facility Resident. 28-year old Tyler Palmer, of Glenwood was being held in the Mills County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond or surety. No other details were provided.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest this (Thursday) morning, of a man wanted on a warrant for Probation Violation. 27-year old Nicholas Aaron Formaro, of Clarinda, was taken into custody and was unable to post the $5000 cash only bond.  He remained in the Page County Jail pending future court appearances. 

The Iowa House has set a time to end debate on a bill that would drastically reduce how public sector employees bargain over working conditions. House Majority Leader Chris Hagenow made a motion Thursday morning to end floor debate at noon, and it was approved by Republicans, who hold a majority. It means that after debate that has stretched over three days, the House will vote on the bill Thursday after some procedural moves.

Democrats have introduced dozens of amendments in an attempt to delay a vote on the bill, which was made public a little over a week ago. In the Senate, lawmakers continue discussing an identical version of the legislation. They’ve debated all night, and it’s unclear when they will vote on the bill.

WAUKON, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Natural Resources Department has reported a rare, confirmed sighting of a predatory mammal known as a fisher. The department says on its Facebook page that a trail camera captured an image of one in November on a wooded hillside in Allamakee County. The department says the photo is the first documented sighting of a fisher in Iowa in about 150 years.

The department says the fisher likely came from southeast Minnesota, where Minnesota officials have said fishers are expanding. Mammalogists say fishers can weight up to 12 pounds and are primarily carnivores – cousins to weasels, otter and mink – and are known for their fierceness.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports several, recent arrests. Among them, early this (Thursday) morning, was 29-year old Cory Robert Kyle, of Hancock, who was arrested at around 1:40-a.m. in Hancock, following a traffic stop. Kyle was taken into custody for Driving While Barred, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (A bag with a digital scale, spoon, knife, marijuana bong, and a marijuana pipe).

At around midnight, Wednesday, 20-year old Daja Mone Folds, of Milwaukee, WI., was arrested in Pottawattamie County after she was pulled over for having defective tail lights on her car. When the Sheriff’s Deputy ran the vehicles’ license plate, it came back as stolen out of Council Bluffs. Folds explained the vehicle was reported stolen, but she had just received it back, and forgot to call in. A records check verified her statement, but also revealed Folds had a valid warrant out of Mason City for Violation of Probation on Larceny charges. The woman was placed under arrest and taken to the Pott. County Jail.

The Sheriff’s Office reports also, 28-year old James Christopher Fischer, of Walnut, was arrested Wednesday night following a traffic stop for speeding, in Walnut. A records check indicated Fischer was wanted on a warrant for Violating a Protective Order. He was taken into custody on the warrant, and cited for Open Container.

And, 49-year old Derrick Lee Dornburgh, of Omaha, was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Treynor, for Driving While Revoked.

Iowa union and school leaders are rushing to complete and sign contracts before collective bargaining legislation surging through the Statehouse becomes state law. The legislation’s mirror versions went from House and Senate committee hearings to floor debate in a week. Lengthy debate and amendments have slowed their advance, but passage and the governor’s signature seem certain.

Iowa teachers union president Tammy Wawro told The Des Moines Register that more than 140 districts settled contracts in the past week and seven of 40 districts with multiyear contracts extended them. The Des Moines school board is scheduled to vote in a special meeting Thursday on a temporary agreement before the legislation is signed into law.

The legislation would prohibit unions from bargaining over certain items, such as seniority, insurance, grievances, layoff procedures and additional pay.

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