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The Creston Police Department reports the arrest of a Creston man for OWI on Tuesday at 6:36pm.  Officers arrested 41-year-old Matt Fredrickson at Clark and Vine Streets in Creston and charged him with OWI 1st Offense.  He was released from the Union County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – A 30-year-old former Council Bluffs high school math teacher is scheduled to be sentenced in November after being convicted in his sex-with-students case.

Jeffrey Daugherty pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony sexual abuse by a counselor, therapist or school employee and nine misdemeanors. Prosecutors dropped two other felony charges in return for Daugherty’s pleas. His sentencing is set for Nov. 9.

Daugherty was arrested in January following reports that he had a sexual relationship with a student and again in February after a second student reported abuse.

Daugherty resigned from his teaching position at Thomas Jefferson High School on Feb. 3.

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says she’s “deeply disappointed” legislation that would prohibit almost all abortions after the fifth month of pregnancy was rejected in the U.S. Senate Tuesday. Ernst and other supporters of the House-passed “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” claim 20 weeks into a pregnancy marks a point when unborn babies can feel pain and survive if born prematurely.

“The United States is currently only one of seven countries in the world that allows abortions after five months,” Ernst told Iowa reporters in a conference call after the Senate vote. “We are in the same company as China and North Korea.” The bill needed 60 votes to advance in the Senate. It received the support of 54 Senators, with 42 in opposition.

On Monday night, Ernst took to the floor of the U.S. Senate and was joined by Clayton and Danielle Pickering of Newton and their three-year-old son Micah. Micah was born prematurely at five months. “As Micah proves, babies at five months can survive outside of the womb,” Ernst said Tuesday. “As a mother and a grandmother, I remain committed to urging my colleagues not to deny these babies the right to life.”

Three Senate Democrats supported the bill, while just two Republicans voted against it. Democrats have blasted Republicans over scheduling a vote on an abortion-related bill on the week that Pope Francis visits Capitol Hill and at a time when the House and Senate are trying to negotiate a government funding measure to avoid a shutdown. Many Republicans in the House have vowed to reject a bill to keep the government operating unless it excludes money for Planned Parenthood.

(Radio Iowa)

An armed robbery at a convenience store in Council Bluffs has resulted in an arrest. Bluffs Police say 28-year old Justin Dilley, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for 1st Degree Robbery following an investigation into the incident which was reported at around 12:34-a.m. at the Kum & Go Store, located at 154 Bennett Avenue, in Council Bluffs.

Justin Dilley

Authorities says Dilley entered the store, went directly to the counter and confronted the clerk on duty. He was allegedly brandishing an approximate four-inch bladed knife when he demanded the clerk open up the cash register. After obtaining an undetermined amount of cash, Dilley directed the clerk into the bathroom. He also allegedly attempted to get the clerk’s cell phone from her, but was unsuccessful.

The man left the the store on foot, wearing a dark zip-up hooded sweatshirt, black ski mask, jeans and work-style gloves. Upon the initial investigation by Uniform Officers, Dilley was found to be a suspect in the case. He was located at 136 Bennett Avenue. During a search of the man’s apartment, officers recovered several clothing items worn during the incident, as well as a knife and an undetermined amount of cash. A further investigation also Dilley to the robbery that occurred at the Kum & G0 Store on June 24th.

Dilley was booked into Pottawattamie County Jail for the most recent robbery. An arrest warrant was expected to be issued in connection with incident that took place in June, with an additional charge of 1st Degree Robbery. Authorities are continuing their investigation into the incidents.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A woman has died after the vehicle she was in rolled over in rural Sioux City. Authorities say the vehicle rolled several times, and the woman was partially ejected. She was taken to a hospital in Le Mars and was pronounced dead.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – A former Council Bluffs high school math teacher is scheduled to be sentenced in November after being convicted in his sex-with-students case. Jeffrey Daugherty pleaded guilty to felony sexual abuse by a counselor, therapist or school employee and nine misdemeanors. Prosecutors dropped two other felony charges in return for Daugherty’s pleas.

STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) – A jury has found a northwest Iowa man guilty of forcing his wife to terminate two pregnancies. The Storm Lake man was convicted of two counts of forced consent to termination of human pregnancy and two counts of assault. The jury deliberated for nearly 11 hours.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The company proposing to build an oil pipeline across Iowa has awarded construction contracts for some of the work. Dakota Access says Michels Pipeline and Precision Pipeline would provide workers for construction of the pipeline. Michels Pipeline is expected to construct segments in Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of killing a Sloan resident says news coverage about the case would lead to an unfair trial, so he wants it moved out of Woodbury County. The Sioux City Journal reports that 30-year-old Timothy Schroeder also asked in a handwritten motion Thursday that the court appoint an investigator and a second attorney to help Schroeder with his case. He did not name a county he preferred for his trial.

Schroeder was arrested in February and charged with murder in the slaying of 29-year-old Dustin Wilder. Schroeder’s wife told investigators that he fired two or three shots inside Wilder’s home. Wilder was later found unconscious and was pronounced dead at the scene. A hearing on Schroeder’s requests is scheduled for Oct. 6.

Search warrants executed at two residences in Crawford County resulted in numerous individuals arrested on drug charges, Monday night. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office reports at approximately 7:15 pm, sheriff’s deputies from the Crawford and Shelby County Sheriff’s Offices, Officers with the Charter Oak, Denison and Manning Police Departments, and Iowa State Patrol conducted search warrants on two locations in Charter Oak. The locations were 107 Walnut Ave. and 862 1st Street. As the result of the search warrants several individuals were arrested and transported to the Crawford County Jail in Denison, on various charges.

The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors visited Brown’s Shoe Fit this past week, and were able to view all of the wonderful changes the store has undergone. Managing Partner Kevin Wieser was excited to show off the stores new focal point, a wall display of high end athletic shoes “Our remodel was so successful that other Brown’s Shoe Fits are implementing the same design style in their stores” Wieser shared.

Ambassadors Pictured: Ouida Wymer, Dr. Haley Kickland, Nedra Perry, Jan Meyers, Dan
Mehmen, Lana Westphalen, Dr. Brad Peerbolte, Sue Muri, Desiree Hoye, Melanie Petty,
Russ Joyce, Debbie Leistad, Michelle Heath, Sara Nelson, Rich Perry, Stuart
Dusenberry, Dolly Bergmann, Carole Schuler, Arlene Drennan, Tyler Mosier, Bill
Saluk, Ed Leistad, Lucas Mosier, Julie May, Dr. James Kickland, Andrew Martin,
Gerald Brink, John Lund, Kerry Jepsen, Darrell Hockenberry, Donnie Drennan

In addition to athletic shoes, Brown’s Shoe Fit carries a range of shoe options as well as swimwear, athletic and collegiate apparel, and some accessories.

(corrects phone number at the end of this story to 243-4810)

The “Reopen 2nd Floor of City Hall” committee will hold an informational meeting Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 5:30 at the City Hall Council Chambers, in Atlantic. The meeting will give members of the public a tour of the second and third floors of City Hall that have been closed to the public for approximately 40 years. The meeting will also explain how Local Option Sales Tax (L.O.S.T.) could be used to pay for a $875,000 bond to cover the cost of the remodel project.

The project will make City Hall ADA compliant by installing an elevator from the basement to the third floor. The ballroom will be refurbished and made available for public gatherings or private meetings. The electrical system will be updated to current standards. A serving kitchen and ADA compliant restrooms will be added in the area of the former fire department rooms.

A conference room will be created on the second floor and a second conference room will be available on the third floor. Potential uses for the ballroom and conference rooms that have been suggested include, but are not limited: art shows; bad weather backup for outdoor events; club & community group meetings; community band & choir; conferences; corporate meetings, and City Council meetings, when a larger crowd will attend.

The total cost of the project will be $975,000, but the Atlantic City Council has already approved $100,000 to go toward the installation of an elevator to make the building ADA compliant. The elevator has not yet been installed so those funds will go toward the project and reduce the amount of the bond to $875,000.

Local Option Sales Tax is the 1% sales tax in addition to the 6% state sales tax on purchases made locally. City officials say L.O.S.T. funds brought in nearly $849,190 to the City of Atlantic last year. The average revenue from L.O.S.T. funds over the past 10 years has been $746,367.30. The amount required to repay the bond in 30 years will be approximately $60,000 annually, or 8% of the average L.O.S.T. revenue. L.O.S.T. funds will still be available for the City to use toward other projects each year.

Persons interested in attending the informational meeting on Thursday, September 24, at 5:30 at City Hall are invited to attend. Any community organizations or clubs that would like to schedule a tour are invited to contact City Hall at 712-243-4810 to schedule a guide.