The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports five recent arrests. Three people were taken into custody last Friday (July 31st):

• 31-year old Scott Anthony McDonald, of Mondamin, was arrested just before 3-a.m. on Highway 34 for Driving While Revoked and Failure to have SR-22 insurance. His bond was set at $2,000;
• 37-year old Keith Ellis Coltrane, of Omaha, was arrested at around 1:20-a.m. Friday on Interstate 29. Coltrane was wanted on a Warrant for Probation Violation. His bond was set at $5,000.
• And, arrested at around 12:30-a.m. Friday, also on I-29, was 39-year old Dena Marie Demare, who was also wanted on a warrant for Probation Violation. Her bond was set at $1,000.

On Saturday, Mills County deputies arrested 42-year old Brandi Ilene Berliew, of Glenwood, on charges that include Criminal Trespass and Driving Under Suspension. Her bond was set at $300. And at around 12:15-a.m. Saturday, 23-year old Molly Elizabeth Payne, of Elliott, was arrested for OWI/1st offense following an off-road vehicle, injury accident. Her bond was set at $1,000.

A Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) accident in Mills County early Sunday morning resulted in injuries to a Glenwood man. Sheriff’s officials say 23-year old Molly Payne, of Elliott, was driving a 2014 Polaris UTV northbound along a field entrance in the vicinity of 350th Street/Elderberry Avenue, when she made a sharp right turn into another field.

When the UTV rolled onto its passenger side at around 12:15-a.m., Corey Vestal, of Glenwood, who was in the right front (passenger) seat, suffered a pinned, broken arm. An unidentified rear seat passenger, complained of shoulder pain. Vestal was transported by Hastings Rescue to Creighton Medical Center for treatment of his injuries.

Payne was tested for alcohol and charged with OWI/1st offense. Her bond was set at $1,000.

Taken 10 miles south of Fontanelle. One mile south of the Adair-Adams Co. line. 110th and Sycamore. Referred to as “Williamson.”

Photo courtesy Mike Kennon

The Atlantic Police Department reports a Lewis man was arrested Saturday on a couple of charges. 22-year old Naser Jamal was taken into custody for Interference with Official Acts and on a Cass County warrant for Robbery in the 2nd Degree. He was booked into the Cass County Jail and held, pending a court appearance.

(12-p.m. News)

A National Weather Service survey team has given a preliminary estimate of a tornado Sunday night in Adams county as an EF-1, or “weak.” The 350-yard wide twister packed peak winds of 100 mph, with a path length of 4.2 miles. It began 9.1 miles north/northeast of Prescott at around 6:25-p.m. and headed south before turning east and ending 8.2-miles north/northeast of Prescott at around 6:50-p.m.

Photo via Iowa Storm Chaser Network’s Facebook page

Cass County 9-1-1 Director Rob Koppert reports 9-1-1 service in parts of Cass County and Montgomery has been disrupted this morning due to a cut fiber optic line south of Atlantic. Koppert says only land-line 9-1-1 service is affected.

Calls made to 9-1-1 via cell phone are not affected. The area impacted includes Griswold, Lewis, Grant and Elliott. People needing to report an emergency should use their cellular phones.

People without a cellular phone are urged to contact a friend or relative that does have a cellular phone. People can also try calling the Cass County 911 Center administrative line at 712-243-2204 although long distance from those telephone exchanges may or may not be affected by the cable cut.

The Audubon Chamber of Commerce has released a list of winners from Saturday’s 65th “Operation T-Bone” day parade and related events.

Parade Winners include:

• Antique Auto, 1959 & Older: Amy Jorgensen
• Milestone Auto, 1960 & Newer: Laura Nowatzke
• Antique Machinery: Harold Rustvold
• Saddle: Alvin Grabill
• Hitch: Audubon State Bank
• Jr. Division: The Children’s Nest
• Sr. Division/1st Prize: Heuss Distributing Ag Bowl
• Sr. Division/2nd Prize: Community Insurance Agency
• Good Neighbor: Exira Care Center
• Grand Champion: Class of 1965.

BBQ Contest Winners:

• 1st place: Bob Trestroet, with his brisket sandwich
• 2nd place: Bob Trestroet, Prime Rib
• 3rd place: Jeremy King, Stuffed Jalapeno Burger

Beef Certificate Raffle Winners:

• (2) $200 beef certificate winners: Kathy Graeve & Lee Nielsen
• (2) $100 beef certificate winners: Russell Blohm & Mark Heller
• (2) $50 beef certificate winners: Arlen Wiederstein & Doug Olson.

Police in Shenandoah report three arrests. On Friday, 43-year old Derek Dumler, of Shenandoah, was arrested on a Page County warrant for allegedly making a false statement on an application for a Permit to Carry a weapon. Dumler posted a $500 bond and was cited into court. That same day, 68-year old Robert Burgess, of Shenandoah, was arrested on a Page County warrant charging him with Assault. Burgess was being held in the Page County Jail.

And on Sunday, Shenandoah Police arrested 37-year old Joseph Peterson, of Coin, for OWI/3rd Offense, and Fraudulent Possession of Prescription Drugs. He has since posted bond and was given a date to appear later, in court.

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports several arrests over the past week. On Friday, 33-year old Justin Paul Parker, of Adair, was arrested on charges of Domestic Abuse Assault and Willful Injury causing serious injury, after he allegedly held down a woman’s hand in Bridgewater and cut her palm, slicing into her tendons and causing impairment to the hand. He also is alleged to have choked her. Parker was being held in the Adair County Jail on $10,000 bond.

On July 30th, 19-year old Garret Evan Geary, of Creston, was arrested in Greenfield following a traffic stop. Geary was charged with Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was later released on $1,000 bond.

On July 29th, 46-year old Kevin Eugene Stark, of Adair, was arrested on an Iowa Dept. of Corrections warrant, for Violation of Probation. Stark was being held on $2,000 bond pending a court appearance.

Five people were arrested on separate charges Saturday, in Adair County. A Creston woman was arrested following a traffic stop, in Orient. 18-year old Toni Marie Van Scoy was charged with Driving While License Suspended. She was later released on $1,000 bond.  59-year old Karen Ann Fritz, of Oakland, was taken into custody Saturday at the Greenfield Casey’s Store, on a Forgery charge. Fritz was transferred to Cass County for processing. 42-year old Michael John Kidder, of Red Oak, was arrested Saturday in Adair County for Driving Under Suspension. He was cited for the offense and released. 31-year old Patrick Lawrence Nolte, of Stuart, was arrested Saturday evening in Adair, for Driving While Barred. He was cited and then released.

And, 56-year old Scott William Harry, of Orient, was arrested Saturday night near Orient Lake in Adair County, for OWI/1st offense, after a deputy observed the man’s vehicle traveling in the opposite lane of travel. Harry failed a Field Sobriety Test and blew greater than .08 on a breath test for alcohol. He was being held in the Adair County Jail on $1,000 bond.

At least one tornado touched down in rural southern Iowa last (Sunday) night, near the towns of Creston, Cromwell and Williamson. National Weather Service meteorologist Roger Vachalek can’t yet confirm whether there were multiple twisters.

“There may have been just one tornado,” Vachalek says. “We sent out a survey team today to take a look at that. That occurred in Adams County so we’ll have folks out there surveying the damage this morning and we’ll have some results from that later on this afternoon, probably before about 5 o’clock.”

While some crops were torn up and a few farmsteads were hit by the likely tornado, there are no reports of anyone being hurt. “From what we understand, from some of the photos we’ve received that will help us with the survey, it did damage some farms and cut through some fields, so there’s some significant damage,” Vachalek says. “Fortunately, we did not see it go through any major towns or cities last night.”

Before last night’s storms, there had only been 25 tornadoes reported statewide this year, far below the annual average of 46. Last year, there were 55 twisters reported across Iowa. Damage reports were scattered across central and southern Iowa from last night’s bout of severe weather.

“These thunderstorms that developed around the Des Moines metro area and then filled in quickly over the southern counties, did produce a number of large hail reports, some in excess of 1.75 inches, or golf ball-sized or larger,” Vachalek says.

Large hail was reported in the following counties: Adair, Dallas, Marion, Jasper, Taylor and Union. A possible microburst knocked over a semi-truck near Des Moines while Chariton reports winds of almost 60 miles an hour. Vachalek says we’ll see somewhat cooler weather most of this week, with rain possible much of the next five to seven days.

(Radio Iowa)