The Cass County Board of Supervisors have a rather light agenda for their Wednesday morning session at the courthouse, in Atlantic. Among the action items, is approval of the Fiscal Year 2015-16 Urban Renewal Report, and the acceptance or rejection of bids for two Cass County Bridge Projects: One on Yankton Road, over Williams Creek; The other on 740th Street, over the West Nodaway River.

The Board of Supervisor’s meeting gets underway at 8:30-a.m., Wednesday.

Police in Council Bluffs are investigating a homicide that took place overnight. Authorities say at around 4:20-a.m. (Tuesday), Council Bluffs officers responded to a report of a man lying in the middle of Avenue B, just west of North 10^th Street.  Upon their arrival, officers found a deceased adult male.  A preliminary investigation indicates the man was the victim of a shooting.

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Detectives and crime scene investigators were still in the process of collecting evidence and canvassing the neighborhood Tuesday, for witnesses.  The identity of the victim will not be released until his family is properly notified.

Anyone with any information related to the incident is being asked to call the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 712-328-4728 or they can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 712-328-STOP (7867).

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office is reporting two people were arrested on separate charges, Friday. 26-year old Ashley Nicole Defevere , of Omaha, was arrested during a stop on Highway 34, for Unlawful Possession of Prescription drugs, and Driving Under Suspension. Her bond was set at $1,600.  And, 33-year old Curtis Richard Frazee, of Hastings, was arrested for OWI ^{1st offense}, Fail to Obey a Stop Sign, Depositing or Throwing Litter on Highway, and Failure to Yield Right of way. His bond was set at $1,000.

Sheriff’s Deputies in Pottawattamie County arrested a Nebraska man Monday afternoon, during an investigation in Crescent, into a stolen pickup truck. Authorities say 28-year old Charles Wiley Craven, of Omaha, was arrested in the 1000 block of Old Lincoln Highway, on Pottawattamie County warrants for Reckless Driving and Felony Eluding, and a warrant out of Douglas County, NE warrant for being a Fugitive From Justice.

Craven was one of at least two individuals taken into custody for possessing a stolen 1996 Chevy Silverado pickup. Another suspect was 19-year old Jonathan Russell Holmes, of Omaha, who was wanted for two counts of Criminal Trespass, and

Three people were arrested on drug charges early Monday morning, in Creston. The Creston Police Department says 27-year old Kurtis Lee Fooken, 23-year old Noble John Murren, and 25-year old Dakota Shane Gaulden, all of Creston, were taken into custody at 411 N. Poplar Street, in Creston, between 5:35- and 6-a.m., Monday.

Fooken and Gaulden were charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 1st offense. Murren was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine -1st offense.  All three men were booked into the Union County Jail and later released on $1,000 bond, each.

The Creston P-D says also, a woman in the 600 block of S. Park Street reported Monday night, that several knives and a flashlight were stolen from a garage on her property. The incident happened sometime between 11-p.m. Sunday and 8-a.m. Monday. The loss was estimated at $535. And, a man in the same neighborhood reported his garage was also broken into during the same time frame. Nothing was reported missing, though. Damage from the incident amounted to about $100.

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Monday night’s storms may have been a contributing factor in a building collapse in southeast Iowa. Washers and dryers were still running inside the Ottumwa Laundrette when firefighters arrived minutes after 8-p.m., Monday, to find the roof almost completely caved in. Two people were inside the laundromat when the roof gave way and other bystanders on were on the sidewalk. There were no injuries reported.

Witnesses said that the roof “just all of a sudden came down.” They said that there were no warning signs before the collapse. Firefighters feared a second collapse, closing portions of the nearby sidewalk. The cause of the collapse is under investigation.

(Radio Iowa)

Cass County Deputy Auditor Sheri Karns said Monday, another person had filed nomination papers to run for office during the November 8th General Election, here in Cass County. Karns reports Mike Klocke, of Massena, filed papers to run as a Republican for the Cass County Memorial Hospital’s Board of Trustee’s, representing the Southeast District. Earlier this month, Jody Lorence, of Atlantic, filed her nomination papers to run as a Democrat for CCMH Board of Trustee’s, in the Northwest District.

Wednesday is the final day for persons wanting to run for the various County offices, to submit their nomination papers with the required number of signatures.

The latest Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s report (issued Monday), indicates a man from Cass County was arrested early Saturday morning, following a traffic stop. A pickup driven by 61-year old Ricky Lee Roby, of Atlantic, was pulled over at around 6:50-a.m. on Highway 92, near 440th Street. A routine records check revealed Roby’s driving status was banned. He was placed under arrest for Driving While Barred.

A man from Carson was arrested late Friday night in Pott. County, after his pickup was pulled over for speeding and allegedly showed signs of impairment. 25-year old Colton Jarett Clark was placed under arrest for OWI/2nd offense.

Two men were arrested Friday evening, in Pottawattamie County. Officials say 30-year old Phillip Michael Houston, of Walnut, was arrested on a warrant for Driving While Barred. While serving the warrant at a residence in Walnut, deputies spoke with two other men, one of whom had a warrant out of Crawford County. 22-year old Jacob Dwayne Jens, of Avoca, was subsequently arrest on the warrant and held at the Pott. County Jail, for extradition to Crawford County.

Saturday night, 63-year old Brenda Faye Bornn, of Oakland, was arrested at a residence in Avoca, after a neighbor had called authorities with a complaint. It turns out, Bornn had three warrants issued for her arrest out of Clay County. She was arrested on the warrants for Interfering with Official Acts, Failure to Appear (in court) on a Possession of Controlled Substance/2nd offense charge, Failure to Affix a Drug Tax Stamp and Theft in the 5th Degree. Bornn was brought to the Pott. County Jail and held pending extradition to Clay County.

Early Saturday morning, 36-year old Halie Erin Smith, of Council Bluffs, was pulled over and arrested following a traffic stop for failure to dim her headlights. Smith allegedly displayed signs of impairment, and was taken into custody for OWI/1st Offense, Possession of a Controlled Substance (9.7-grams of marijuana), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (3 marijuana smoking pipes).