The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Tuesday, August 25th of 30-year-old Adam Richard Graves of Audubon.  Graves was arrested around 8:30pm and charged with Interference with Official Acts and Resisting Arrest.  The charges stem from an incident at Graves residence in Audubon.  He was taken to the Audubon County Jail and held.  The Audubon Police Department assisted in the arrest.

The Creston Police Department reports two arrests on Tuesday, August 25th.

At 11:12am 44-year-old Manuel Silva of Creston was arrested at the Law Enforcement Center on a Union County Warrant for 2 counts of Sexual Abuse 3rd Degree.  He was released from the Union County Jail on a $20,000 bond.

At 6:05pm Tuesday 42-year-old Anthony Gross of Creston was arrested at 200 South Elm Street and charged with Public Intoxication 2nd Offense.  He is being held in the Union County Jail on a $10,000 bond.

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Members of the public and media gathered at the Atlantic High School Auditorium last night for a candidate forum of potential school board members in the upcoming elections.

7 candidates running for three open spots on the Atlantic School Board answered a number of questions from a media panel and the public. The seven candidates are: Doug Bierbaum, Alison Bruckner, Bob Drogo, Mark Foegen, Dennis Schwanke, Dr. Keith Swanson, and Jenny Williams.

Atlantic Junior Tori Krogh was part of the media panel at the event reporting for the school newspaper and is Secretary of the Student Council.  She said it was a great opportunity to hear more about the candidates and their ideas.  She also said she does see the impact of the concerns brought up by the public at the forum and encouraged students to get involved and make an impact as well.

The Council Bluffs Police Department has made an arrest in connection with an early Monday shooting at the Walgreens store in Council Bluffs.  Officials released surveillance images of a man and SUV that were believed to be involved in the shooting on Tuesday and got a call that led to an arrest Tuesday night.

At 9:10pm the 911 center received information from a caller stating he had identified the suspect from the press release images.  After the tip officers located two suspects and their vehicle at 167 Glen Avenue in Council Bluffs.  Both suspects, one a juvenile and the other 23-year-old Joseph Lanckriet of Council Bluffs, were taken to the Criminal Investigation Division for questioning. After questioning all parties it was determined that Lanckriet was the driver and shooter and he was booked into corrections on a Intimadation with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent charge (A Class C Felony).  The juvenile is not currently being charged with a crime and was released.

The vehicle a 2002 black Mitsubishi and the suspected firearm used in the shooting, a .22 caliber handgun, were located at the residence.  Lanckriet is believed to have shot at 26-year-old Christopher McCurry of Omaha at 12:47am Monday morning in the Council Bluffs Walgreen’s parking lot and fled the scene.  McCurry was uninjured and was spoken to by officers just after the incident.

The Council Bluffs Police Department would like to thank the press and public for their cooperation in the investigation and helping the eventual arrest.

The Red Oak Police department reports the arrest of a Red Oak man on a Montgomery County arrest warrant for Theft 2nd Degree.  At 9:14pm Tuesday officers arrested 31-year-old Marcus John Josephson at the intersection of North Broad Street and East Corning Street in Red Oak.  He was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on $5,000 cash bond. The Red Oak Police Department was assisted by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in the arrest.

A Council Bluffs man was sentenced to 60 months in prison on Monday, August 24th for Possessing a Firearm After a Felony.  60-year-old David Allen Brensel of Council Bluffs was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge John Jarvey.  Judge Jarvey also ordered Brensel to serve a term of three years of supervised release after he completes his term of imprisonment.

Brensel pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon on
January 8, 2015. When pleading guilty, Brensel admitted being responsible for the theft of four firearms from a residence in Red Oak and then transporting them to Council Bluffs where he sold them.

The investigation was conducted by the Red Oak Police Department, the Council Bluffs Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

The Harlan Police Department detailed numerous recent arrests and other incidents in a Tuesday report.

On Wednesday, August 19th charges were filed with the Shelby County clerk of court by Elicia Thompson charging 40-year-old Paul Thompson of Harlan, with violation of a no contact order.

On Friday, August 21st Marvin Travis of Harlan reported his 2002 Ford Silverado was stolen from his residence in the 1200 block of 900th Street. This case remains under investigation.

On Saturday, August 22nd 26-year-old Jordan Schechinger of Harlan was arrested following a traffic stop. Schechinger was taken to the Shelby County jail where he was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Schechinger was also cited for violating one way traffic designation, failure to display license plate, and failure to prove security against liability.

Also on Saturday, August 22nd 24-year-old Anthony Bennett of Harlan, was arrested on an active Shelby County warrant for probation violation and controlled substance violation. Bennett was taken to the Shelby County Jail.

On Sunday, August 23rd Officers were called to the 1900 block of 19th Street for a vehicle belonging to Danielle Holloway that had been vandalized and items taken from inside the vehicle. This case is still under investigation.

On Monday, August 24th 36-year-old Philip Dau of Harlan was arrested when officers were called to the area of 12th and Industrial Avenue for a male subject who was possibly intoxicated and had entered a property and was teasing the resident’s dog. Dau was taken into custody and transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with intoxication in public, 4th offense.

The Atlantic Police Department released information Tuesday on numerous recent arrests.

On Friday, August 14th Atlantic Police arrested 43-year-old Todd Kimpson of Corning on a Cass County Warrant for Violation of Probation.

On Monday, August 17th Atlantic Police arrested 34-year-old Jacob Kern of Atlantic for Domestic Abuse Serious Assault.

On Friday, August 21st Atlantic Police arrested 19-year-old Tyler Osborn of Atlantic for OWI and Driving While License Suspended.

On Saturday, August 22nd Atlantic Police arrested 47-year-old Darren Gray of Atlantic for Theft 2nd Degree.  That same day officers arrested 22-year-old Austin Schmitt of Atlantic for Domestic Abuse Serious Assault and Simple Assault.

On Monday, August 24th Atlantic Police arrested 38-year-old Garry Burch of Atlantic for Domestic Abuse Assault.

All arrested were taken to the Cass County Jail and booked in.

Governor Terry Branstad visited Denison this morning (Tuesday) to talk with local officials about the looming closure of a major employer in Denison. Earlier this month, Tyson Foods announced it would close of its beef slaughter plant in Denison, eliminating 400 jobs. “It’s a set back, but we also want to look at it as an opportunity to diversify the economy and to get more job opportunities for the people who are losing their jobs at Tyson,” Branstad said. Branstad says he’s optimistic many of those who’re losing their job can land a new one in Denison.

“We have Quality Foods announce that they’re going to be adding about 200 jobs here in Denison,” Branstad said. “There’s a job fair and there’s about 80 different businesses that are looking at hiring people, so the community’s doing all it can and the state is partnering with them to make people aware of the job opportunities that are available here and the retraining and other opportunities to keep people here.” Tyson is offering its Denison workforce jobs at Tyson plants in the Nebraska cities of Lexington, which is a four hour drive away from Denison, and Dakota City, which is about 90 minutes away.

“Many of these people don’t want to leave Denison,” Branstad says, “and we want to show the fact that there are good jobs available and there’s also state programs for retraining and those sorts of things that can help keep them in the area.” For example, Branstad expects “significant growth” to continue in the ethanol industry and he points to the ethanol plant in Denison run by The Andersons Ethanol Group.

“Last year I proposed a bio industrial tax credit. It passed the House twice, but didn’t pass the Senate,” Branstad said. “We’re very hopeful that’ll pass next year. We’d be the first state in the country (to have it). I talked about that at the World Bio Conference in Montreal. There’s a lot of interest and excitement, companies from all over the world to looking at that as an incentive to locate here in the state of Iowa.” Branstad says it’s “critically important” that the state provide incentives to capital-intensive businesses like the biofuels industry.

(Radio Iowa)