Red Oak Police report 37-year old Jesse Donald Trost, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 7:15-p.m., Friday, for Breach of Peace. Trost was taken into custody in the 200 block of N. Broadway Street, and transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set at $300.

In an update to our earlier post, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office early this (Saturday) morning, confirmed one person died in a head-on crash on Highway 59, just outside of Harlan, Friday evening. The Shelby County Communications Center received a call at 5:58-p.m., Friday, about a two vehicle accident in the 1100 block of Highway 59.

An initial investigation showed that a 2003 Buick Park Avenue was traveling southbound on Highway 59, while a 2018 Chevy pickup was traveling northbound pulling a camper. The Buick Park Avenue crossed the centerline and struck the pickup head on. Both vehicles came to rest on the west shoulder of the roadway after the collision.

The driver of the Park Avenue, 75 year old Albert Carlson of Kirkman, was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated by mechanical means. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Shelby County Medical Examiner. The driver and passenger of the other vehicle were not injured.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Iowa State Patrol, Harlan Fire and Rescue, Harlan Police Department, Medivac Ambulance, Shelby County Emergency Management, Iowa DOT, and the Pauley Jones Funeral Home. The accident remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.

At least one person died during a two-vehicle crash on Highway 59 outside of Harlan, this (Friday) evening. According to reports, the crash happened at around 6-p.m. As of 7:25-p.m. Highway 59 was still shut-down just north of the Harlan Community High School.

If you are traveling south on Highway 59, the detour is F-32 to the east and then down old Highway 59.

The Shelby County Coroner, Iowa State Patrol, Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, Harlan Fire and Rescue, Medivac, Shelby County Emergency Management and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office were among the agencies on scene. Additional information is currently not available.

Gov. Kim Reynolds, Friday, issued a proclamation extending existing proclamations of disaster emergency for flooding and severe weather that began in March. The extension allows state resources to continue to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of the severe weather.

It also suspends length-of-stay and fee requirements at Waubonsie State Park located in Fremont County. For more information, visit the DNR Disaster Assistance website or the Waubonsie State Park website.

The proclamation is effective through Oct. 8, 2019.

Sheriff’s officials in Fremont County, Friday afternoon, issued an update on an investigation into a report of an attempted child abduction in Tabor on May 31, 2019. Authorities say it was determined through interviews and video evidence that no such incident occurred.

The investigation determined that a juvenile reported a possible abduction, that did not occur. That juvenile was referred to an outside agency and was not charged in the case at this time. A second juvenile, who reported themselves as an eyewitness, later advised that the supplied false information and did not witness the reported abduction attempt. That juvenile was charged with False Reporting to a Public Entity, a simple misdemeanor and was referred to Juvenile Court Services.

Due to the ages of the parties involved their identifying information will not be released.

(Radio Iowa) — A Democrat from Ames was sworn in as a new member of the Iowa House early this (Friday) afternoon. A state representative resigned this summer to take a seat on the Story County Board of Supervisors and Ross Wilburn won a special election in early August to fill the vacancy.

“I want thank you all so much for coming here today. I can’t help but think of the history…There are now five African Americans serving in the House,” Wilburn said. Wilburn noted the first African American woman to serve in the Iowa House was elected in 1964 — the year he was born.

Wilburn says the trip he took to Washington, D.C. about two decades ago marks a key turning point in his life. “I was in front of the Lincoln Memorial, the spot that they have marked where Dr. King gave the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech and it was that moment that I decided that I was going to go ahead and make my first attempt, in 1995, to run for city council,” Wilburn said.

Wilburn lost his first two races, but wound up winning and serving a dozen years on the city council in Iowa City — including two terms as Iowa City’s mayor. He moved to Ames a few years ago to take a job with Iowa State University Extension. Wilburn — who is a University of Iowa graduate — was asked by a reporter about the upcoming Iowa-Iowa State football game.

“I know the folks in Ames will forgive me that as an Iowa grad, I cheer for the Hawks,” Wilburn said. “I cheer for the Cyclones except for one game of the year and we’ll let you guess which game that will be.” Wilburn served six years in the Iowa National Guard after he graduated from high school.