An Adams County man who was arrested last week on an OWI charge, was arrested today (Wednesday), on a warrant for Violation of Probation. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says 43-year old Ronald C. Kingery, Jr., of Corning, was located at a residence in Villisca and taken into custody without incident.

The man was transported to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where he was being held on a $5,000 cash bond. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in conducting the arrest.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported following a single-vehicle rollover accident this (Wednesday) morning, about five-miles south of Atlantic. According to authorities, a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix owned and driven by 34-year old Melinda Brooke Reynolds, of Stanton, was traveling north on 620th Street just before 8-a.m., when the car went out of control, and rolled into the east ditch. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $6,000.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A northwest Iowa woman has been given two years in prison for living with a registered sex offender and leaving her 6-year-old sons with him. The Sioux City Journal reports 36-year-old Jill Black, of Pierson, had pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor child endangerment. A charge of child endangerment filed in a separate case was dismissed in exchange for Black’s plea. Black was charged in that case with smoking methamphetamine in the presence of her infant daughter in their Pierson home last fall.

Court documents say Black left her twin sons on Jan. 2nd with a man she knew was a registered sex offender and had done so before. Officers say Black and her children had lived with the man at a Sioux City home for about two months.

More local news, from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Police in Creston are investigating two incidents of theft and an incident of vandalism. Officials say the Creston Wal-Mart store reported Tuesday afternoon that two male subjects had left the store without paying for items. A dollar amount of the loss has yet to be determined.

A resident of Thayer reported to Creston Police that he left his wallet at the Casey’s store sometime between 9:30-a.m. and 10-a.m., Monday. When he returned, money and two cards were missing. The loss was estimated at $180.

And, Rev. Kenneth Halbur reported to Creston Police an office window had been shot out with a BB gun sometime over the weekend at the Holy Spirit Parish at 406 W. Clark Street, in Creston. The damage was estimated at $100.

The Creston Police Department reports five persons have been arrested on separate charges.

Tuesday night, 17-year old Kane Allen-Michael Farlow, of Creston, was referred to juvenile authorities at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, for Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Failure to Affix a Drug Tax Stamp. Tuesday afternoon, 20-year old James Arthur Frank, of Afton, was arrested on a Union County warrant for Theft in the 4th Degree. And Tuesday morning, Creston Police arrested: 22-year old Trevor James Perrigo, of Clive, on a Union County warrant charging him with Failure to Appear on a Public Intoxication matter; 18-year old Alexandra Catherine Herbert, of King City, Mo., was arrested for Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree, and 51-year old Timothy Charles Fechter, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County warrant for Burglary in the 2nd Degree.

Fechter was being held in the Union County Jail on $10,000 bond. Perrigo was released on his own recognizance, and Herbert was released from the jail after posting a $2,000 bond.

The 7:06-a.m. report w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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(updated to include more release locations) 

The Iowa DNR says its staff will release several trumpeter swans next week at four separate locations in southwest Iowa. Four trumpeter swans will be released on May 6th at Lake Icaria in Adams County. The large birds will take flight from the east boat ramp on the north side of the lake, located three miles east of Highway 148 on 160th Street, which is a gravel road. The release will take place at 9:30 a.m., May 6th.

Four more swans will be released at 1-p.m. on May 6th, from the boat ramp on Summitt Lake one-mile west of Creston (in Union County), off Highway 25. And, four trumpeter Swans will take off from Lake Anita State Park on May 7th, beginning at 2:30 p.m. (rain or shine). The park is located one-mile south of Anita off Highway 148. The swans will be released with the assistance of Cass County Conservation Board.

Two trumpeter swans will also be released near the restaurant and beach at Viking Lake State Park at 10 a.m. May 7. Viking Lake State Park is two miles east of Stanton on Highway 34, then right on Q Avenue for ½ mile, then left on 230th Street for one mile.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend any of the events, each of which include a 20-minute swan/wetland presentations, a unique opportunity to touch and view the swans up close, and a historic photo opportunity with the kids. As the largest North American waterfowl, the magnificent all-white birds can weigh up to 32 pounds with an 8-foot wingspan.

Trumpeter swans were once common in Iowa, but were gone from the state by the late 1880’s. By the early 1930’s, only 69 Trumpeter Swans remained in the lower 48 states. The trumpeter swans being released are part of the DNR’s statewide trumpeter swan restoration effort, with hopes that they will help restore a wild free flying population to Iowa. Public support is key to achieving this objective.

Iowans are warned to be cautious as they donate any dollars to relief efforts following last weekend’s devastating earthquake in Nepal. Bill Brauch, director of the Consumer Protection Division at the Iowa Attorney General’s Office, says he hasn’t heard of any scams in the state -yet- that involve Nepal relief, but it’s likely some will crop up in the coming days. “Don’t respond to phone calls asking for donations or pop-ups on the computer or emails that come out of the blue or text messages,” Brauch says.

“Do a little research on your own. We recommend folks go to Charity Navigator. It’s a website that evaluates charities and they have some very solid recommendations.” Millions of people were impacted by the seven-point-eight magnitude earthquake, including tens of thousands left homeless, six-thousand injured and at least five-thousand dead. One report estimates the death toll may reach ten-thousand.

After cataclysmic events like this, Brauch says Iowans want to help and they’ll often stick with agencies they know, which is fine. “Certainly, the Red Cross is one of the best places to go,” Brauch says. “There’s a group called United States Fund for UNICEF. There’s another called World Help. Direct Relief is another entity that will be helping under these circumstances.”

In addition to avoiding unsolicited pop-ups, phone calls, emails and texts, Brauch says to be very wary of anyone who claims to be collecting clothing to send to Nepal. “The ability to get anything to the victims is extremely limited right now and you really want to focus on giving dollars to trusted organizations,” Brauch says. “They’ll get more bang for the buck. They’ll be able to go out and buy more food and drinking water and other supplies that folks are going to need.”

When making a donation, make sure the charity has a secure website so your personal banking information isn’t compromised. Also, be sure you’re on the real charity’s website, not a fake site that uses the non-profit’s logo but with a name that’s slightly different.

(Radio Iowa)

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The mother of a 10-year-old eastern Iowa girl whose abduction prompted an Amber Alert last month has pleaded guilty to felony and misdemeanor child endangerment charges. Forty-four-year-old Shelly Johns entered a guilty plea April 21. Criminal complaints allege Johns burned her daughter in the face with a cigarette, smacked and kicked her and pulled her hair. Police also claim she kept drugs inside the house where she lived with the girl and used them in her presence. Her husband, 48-year-old Kenneth Johns, is accused of abducting the girl from a Solon home in early March.

CHEROKEE, Iowa (AP) — A former Cherokee teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student has been arrested following a two-year investigation. Police arrested 32-year-old Chad Osler, of Manchester, on Monday and charged him with two counts of sexual exploitation by a school employee and one count of lascivious conduct with a minor. Kristen Rickey, superintendent of West Delaware Community School District where Osler is currently employed, says Osler has been placed on paid administrative leave. Cherokee Community School District Superintendent John Chalstrom says Osler resigned in 2013. He was previously the district’s physical education teacher.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two men have been rescued after their rubber raft became stuck on a river dam in Mason City. Police, firefighters and medics were dispatched to the Winnebago River dam around 3:30 p.m. Monday. Authorities say 26-year-old Rusty Thorngren and 45-year-old Marc Ciska were cited for public intoxication

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Staffers in the Iowa Legislature are starting some of the tasks associated with adjourning the session, even though lawmakers are not close to concluding the budget process. Friday will mark the last day for lawmakers to receive daily expense payments, as well as the final day of work for many clerks and pages in the part-time Legislature. But lawmakers in the Democratic-majority Senate and Republican-controlled House have not reached a compromise deal on the state budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say more than $40,000 in equipment has been stolen from a Waterloo welding supply company. A Superior Welding employee discovered $40,000 to $50,000 worth of equipment missing. Items stolen include cutting tools, helmets, copper and more. No arrests have been made in the case, which remains under investigation.