The Cass County Health System continues its “Healthy U” series of programs this month, with an educational session April 28th on “Aging Well: The Role of Occupational and Speech Therapies.” The session takes place at Noon April 28th, in CCHS Conference Room 2.

In celebration of both National Occupational Therapy Month (April) and Better Speech and Hearing Month (May), CCHS occupational and speech therapists are teaming up to talk about both professions and their roles in aging. Ashley Williams, MS, OTR/L, CLT and Heather Buhr, MS, CCC-SLP will present during the session.

Heather Buhr (on the left), & Ashley Williams.

Healthy U is a free educational series offered by Cass County Health System that focuses on a different health topic each month. All registered attendees receive a healthy boxed meal in addition to the educational program presented by medical professionals.

For more information, or to make a reservation for Healthy U, call 712-243-7479.

An attorney representing Cass County Health System CEO Todd Hudspeth, Thursday, filed a plea of not guilty for Hudspeth, in connection with an alleged felony forgery incident. The Attorney from the F. Montgomery Brown law firm also waived a preliminary hearing in the case.

CCHS CEO Todd Hudspeth

Online court record show Storm Lake Police arrested Hudspeth last week on a charge of Forgery, after he allegedly presented a $10,000 check with a forged signature at Storm Lake MetaBank. Hudspeth has said the check was deposited into a checking account to pay for his son’s college expenses.

In a statement released last week by Hudspeth, he acknowledged he had made a poor decision in endorsing a disbursement check that included his name, and that of his ex-wife. Hudspeth admitted that he took “A foolish shortcut to expedite” the process of transferring funds for his son’s expenses.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey is reminding eligible farm owners that the deadline to apply for the 2016 Century and Heritage Farm Program is June 1st, 2016.  The program recognizes families that have owned their farm for 100 years in the case of Century Farms and 150 years for Heritage Farms. Northey said  “This program is a great way to highlight the deep history and strong heritage of agriculture in our state.”

Farm families with a century or heritage farm must submit an application to the Department no later than June 1, 2016 to qualify for recognition at the Iowa State Fair this year.

Applications are available on the Department’s website at www.IowaAgriculture.gov by clicking on the Century Farm or Heritage Farm link under “Hot Topics.”

Applications may also be requested from Becky Lorenz, Coordinator of the Century and Heritage Farm Program via phone at 515-281-3645, email at Becky.Lorenz@IowaAgriculture.gov or by writing to Century or Heritage Farms Program, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Henry A. Wallace Building, 502 E. 9^th St., Des Moines, IA 50319.

The program is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation.  The ceremony to recognize the 2016 Century and Heritage Farms is scheduled to be held at the Iowa State Fair on Thursday, August 18^th in the Pioneer Livestock Pavilion.

This is the 40^th anniversary of the Century Farm program, which was started in 1976 as part of the Nation’s Bicentennial Celebration.  To date more than 18,600 farms from across the state have received this recognition.  The Heritage Farm program was started in 2006, on the 30^th anniversary of the Century Farm program, and 837 farms have been recognized.  Last year 366 Century Farms and 101 Heritage Farms were recognized.

A man from Mills County was arrested Thursday night following two separate shooting incidents in Avoca. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to the Cobblestone Inn and Suites at 7013 N. Chestnut St., in Avoca, at the 10:20-p.m., where shots were reportedly fired. Upon arrival, it was determined that a male subject later identified as 29-year old Brandon S. Feller, of Hastings, had discharged a firearm in the lobby of the business.

Brandon Feller

About 20-minutes later, deputies were dispatched to 1019 North Chestnut Street, in the City of Avoca for an armed subject at the Casey’s General Store.  The reporting party advised that shots had been fired outside of the business.

Upon arrival, deputies took Feller into custody.  He faces charges that include Robbery 1^st Degree, Carrying Concealed Weapon, Going Armed with Intent, Assault while Displaying a Weapon, Reckless Use of a Firearm, and Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa State Patrol.

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Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports two people were arrested early this (Friday) morning as the result of an investigation into drug activity, in Farragut. 22-year old Shelby Conn, of Tabor, and 31-year old Jason Crouse, of Shenandoah, were both arrested for Delivery of Methamphetamine.

They were taken into custody at the intersection of Highway 2 and Manti Road, following an incident in Farragut. Both Crouse and Conn were transported to the Sheriffs Office and were being held on $50,000 cash only bonds.

The Fremont County Sheriffs Office was assisted during the arrest, by the Iowa State Patrol.

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Creston Police arrested a man on a Theft charge, Thursday evening. 41-year old Dennis Smith, of Creston, was taken into custody on a charge of Theft in the 5th Degree. He was released later from the Union County Jail, on $300 bond.

And, a Creston woman reported to police Thursday night, someone slashed a tire on her vehicle while it was parked outside her residence in the 600 block of N. Oak Street. The loss was estimate at $100.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – An officer killed in the line of duty has been honored by the Omaha Police Foundation with its highest award. The foundation named Kerrie Orozco as its Officer of the Year at a ceremony Thursday. She’s the first officer to be given the honor posthumously.

Police say Marcus Wheeler fatally shot Orozco on May 20, 2015, when he opened fire on officers trying to arrest him. Wheeler was killed when another officer returned fire. Orozco, a native of Walnut, IA, was one day away from going on maternity leave to care for the daughter she had delivered prematurely three months earlier.

Orozco’s mother, Ellen Holtz, and grandmother accepted the honor for her daughter. Holtz said, “Thank you so much for remembering Kerrie.”

Police in Council Bluffs late Thursday night, arrested a man for indecent exposure. Authorities say a little after 11-p.m.,  officers were called to 615 Damon St in reference to an attempted abduction. The victim reported walking in the area of S. Main St and W. Broadway when she was approached by a Hispanic male driving a blue SUV and asked for directions to a grocery store.

As the victim stepped towards the car, she observed the suspect to be nude from the waist down. The suspect reached for the victim as she ran away. Officers later located the suspect still driving around the area and placed him under arrest. The man was identified as 19-year old Pablo Escalante-Cabriales, of Council Bluffs.

Pablo Escalante-Cabriales.