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The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports three, recent arrests. Saturday evening, 53-year old Teresa Lee Jones, of Bedford, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI), after results that came back from a lab, showed she tested positive for a controlled substance in a prior case. Jones was arrested at her home and brought to the Adams County Jail, where her bond was set at $1,000.
Last Thursday, Adams County Deputies arrested 33-year old Jackie Ann Stacy, of Corning, after she allegedly became very hostile toward deputies who had arrived at 2674 Highway 148. Authorities say Stacy was told several times to “calm down.” She was taken into custody for Public Intoxication and held in the Adams County Jail on $300 bond.
And, last Wednesday morning, 18-year old Austin Tyler Nichols, of Prescott, was arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, following a traffic stop. His bond was set at $300.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:40 a.m. CDT
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — New court documents show that Sioux City Community School District has paid $40,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the mother of a student sexually exploited by former educational specialist. The school board earlier this month approved a $20,000 settlement agreement. The Sioux City Journal reports that documents filed Thursday show the district’s insurance carrier will pay another $20,000. The insurance portion was not earlier disclosed by the district.
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Three candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate spent no time Saturday at a Waterloo debate attacking each other. Instead, they focused criticism on Republican incumbent Sen. Chuck Grassley and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that state Sen. Rob Hogg and former legislators Tom Fiegen and Bob Krause fielded questions about how to address concerns of the Black Lives Matter movement, campaign finance and criminal justice matters.
DALLAS (AP) — Police say New Orleans Pelicans guard Bryce Dejean-Jones was fatally shot after breaking down the door to a Dallas apartment. Police said in a statement that officers were called early Saturday and found the 23-year-old player collapsed in a passageway. He was taken to a hospital where he died.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — An Ames-based company is peddling a mobile food dehydrator in an effort to stop food waste around the globe. Cedar Rapids television station KGAN reports that the KinoSol is a mobile food dehydration unit that is solar powered for farmers. KinoSol co-founder Clayton Mooney says one-third of all food produced goes to waste and that the dehydrator is crucial in developing countries.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — New court documents show that Sioux City Community School District has paid $40,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the mother of a student sexually exploited by former educational specialist. The school board earlier this month approved a $20,000 settlement agreement. The Sioux City Journal reports that documents filed Thursday show the district’s insurance carrier will pay another $20,000. The insurance portion was not earlier disclosed by the district.
Superintendent Paul Gausman says the district’s share of the settlement will be paid from a taxpayer-funded budget section used to pay insurance premiums and legal settlements. Police say 30-year-old Erick Deleon had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student. He was sentenced to three years’ probation and a suspended five-year sentence.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police are looking for a man they say knocked out his father’s girlfriend with a package of frozen bratwurst. Police tell the Des Moines Register that officers were called to a hospital, where the 50-year-old woman was receiving staples to close a gash on the back of her head.
The woman told police that she kicked her boyfriend’s 44-year-old son out of their home around 2 p.m. Thursday. As he was preparing to leave, she said, she tossed a package of frozen brats belonging to the son into the yard. She says when she turned to walk back inside, the man hurled the sausages at the back of her head, knocking her unconscious.
An arrest warrant charging the man with assault has been issued.
PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) — A Des Moines woman convicted for smashing windows at a Nebraska defense contractor’s building has been ordered to pay more than $4,000 for the damage. The Omaha World-Herald reports that Sarpy County District Judge Patricia Lamberty ordered 34-year-old Jessica Reznicek to pay $4,126. She was also sentenced to time already served.
At her trial earlier this month, a Bellevue police officer testified that he found Reznicek near a baseball bat outside the Bellevue offices of Northrop Grumman on Dec. 27 and said Reznicek told him she used it to smash windows in an attempt to get documents. Reznicek testified her actions were because Northrop Grumman had weapons contracts with the U.S. government.
Reznicek’s request for return of the bat, sledgehammer and camera used in the vandalism was denied.
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Officials with TS Bank in Treynor have announced Tysen Christensen as the new Market President for the bank’s Corning branch. TS Banking Group recently entered into a purchase agreement with Blue Grass Bancorporation, Inc., Corning, Iowa, to acquire Okey-Vernon First National Bank, with banking assets of $85 million.
Christensen’s work experience includes nearly 12 years within the banking industry. He first served at Union Bank in Corning, then in 2006 was hired at Okey-Vernon First National Bank as the Assistant Vice President, and later in 2011 was named Vice President Senior Loan Officer.
Christensen is a native of Lenox, Iowa, where he graduated from Lenox High School, then graduated from Buena Vista University with a Bachelor of Science degree in business management with a concentration in finance. He is also a 2014 graduate of the Iowa School of Banking. Christensen and his wife, Erin, reside in Lenox with their two daughters Hadlee and Jesa. In his free time he enjoys coaching his daughters’ sports teams and golfing.
Iowa’s third largest recreational area has a host of family-friendly events planned for this Memorial Day weekend. Conrad Kramer, executive director of the Whiterock Conservancy in Coon Rapids, says a Slow Sunday Drive is planned for tomorrow. Folks can bring an A-T-V or utility vehicle for a 13-mile guided tour through the forest, pastures and prairieland.
“We thought it would be great if people could just bring their vehicles and drive our new main loop trail,” Kramer says. “It circles our entire 5,000 acre landscape. It’s a double track and we lead you through with a pilot Gator. It’s a nice, slow 3-hour roll through some absolutely beautiful landscape, through the prairies, through the savannah, with some great scenic overlooks.”
It’s a particular treat as Whiterock is usually closed to private motorized vehicles. On Monday, events will include a fishing derby at the Garst Home Farm. The derby will be held at the old Garst family pond which has some seven decades of history. A few years back, the pond was cleaned completely out and restocked.
“It’s got all kinds of great fish in it, some great panfish, bass, catfish, and this particular pond even has some nice little surprises,” Kramer says. “It has walleye and even some northern pike in it.” Each participant will receive a dozen worms and there will be prizes with experts on-hand to guide angling novices. For more information on the weekend’s events, visit: www.whiterockconservancy.org
(Radio Iowa)
Police in Red Oak report a traffic stop for an equipment violation early this (Saturday) morning, resulted in the arrest of 44-year old Christopher David Draman, of Lenox. Draman was arrested for Driving While Barred and brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where his bond was set at $2,000. And, late Friday evening, 23-year old Bradina Sky Gary, of Red Oak, was arrested in Red Oak, on a charge of Harassment in the 3rd Degree. Her bond was set at $300.