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The Creston Police Department reports two arrests on Thursday along with one reported theft.
At 12:01pm Officers arrested 55-year-old Timothy C. Fechter of Creston on a Union County Warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault. He was taken to the Union County Jail and later released on $1,000 bond.
At 5:00pm Creston PD arrested 23-year-old Jameson C. Cox of Creston for OWI 1st Offense. Cox was also charged with Eluding by the Union County Sheriff’s Office. Cox was arrested at 302 North Pine Street in Creston and taken to the Union County Jail and held on $6,000 bond.
Creston Police also received a report from a resident on Walnut Street that he had a Glock pistol stolen from his residence between 10:30am and 10:00pm. The loss was estimated at $550.
JOHN SCHMITT, 74, of Griswold (Formerly of Atlantic) died Friday, September 28th at the Griswold Care Center. A Celebration of Life for JOHN SCHMITT will be held on Monday, October 1st at 11 am at the Central Church of Christ in Griswold. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation with family will be held on Sunday, September 30th from 3-5 pm at the Central Church of Christ in Griswold.
A private family burial will be held prior to the service in the Brighton Township Cemetery in Marne.
Online condolences can be left at www.RolandFuneralService.com.
JOHN SCHMITT is survived by:
Wife: Kathy Schmitt.
Sons: Brian (Julie) Schmitt of Robinson, IL; Mitchell (Amy) Schmitt of Omaha, NE
Daughter: Elizabeth Peters of Council Bluffs, IA
Grandchildren: 10
Great-grandchildren: 6
West Central Valley hosted the Wildcat XC Invitational on Thursday night at the 5×80 Golf Course in Menlo. North Polk won the girls race and AC/GC won the boys title.
Girls Team Top 5
Girls Individual Top 5
Boys Team Top 5
Boys Individual Top 5
Glenwood swept the team titles at the Shenandoah Cross Country Invitational on Thursday night. Janette Schraft of Glenwood and Noah Jorgensen of Sidney were the individual title winners. Atlantic’s Taylor McCreedy and Jalen Petersen were both Runner-Ups last night.
Girls Team Top 5
Girls Individual Top 5
Boys Team Top 5
Boys Individual Top 5
Hawkeye Ten Conference
(3-0) Kuemper Catholic 25-25-25, Atlantic 6-17-14
(3-2) Glenwood 25-20-21-25-15, Clarinda 18-25-25-15-5
(3-0) Red Oak 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 22-19-17
(3-2) St. Albert 25-25-11-24-15, Shenandoah 21-15-25-26-10
Western Iowa Conference
(3-0) AHSTW, Avoca 25-25-25, Riverside, Oakland 17-20-18
(3-0) Treynor 25-25-25, Missouri Valley 13-18-17
(3-1) Underwood 25-15-25-25, IKM-Manning 12-25-20-22
Rolling Valley Conference
(3-0) Ar-We-Va 25-25-25, Boyer Valley 22-21-18
(3-2) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-25-24-23-15, West Harrison 21-10-26-25-10
Corner Conference
(3-0) East Mills 25-25-25, East Union 19-23-17
(3-2) Griswold 25-18-21-25-15, Lenox 21-25-25-20-12
(3-0) Stanton 25-26-25 Bedford 22-24-12
(2-0) Fremont-Mills 25-25, Heartland Christian 10-14
(2-0) Thomas Jefferson 25-25, Fremont-Mills 23-8
Other Scores
(3-1) Abraham Lincoln 25-25-22-25, Bishop Heelan Catholic 14-18-25-16
(3-0) Westwood, Sloan 25-25-25, Sioux City West 19-11-8
The driver of a motorcycle and his passenger were injured in an accident on Thursday evening near Council Bluffs. The Council Bluffs Police Department reports the accident occurred on the I-29 southbound off ramp to Avenue G at 6:09pm.
40-year-old Johnathon Scott Enarson of Council Bluffs was exiting I-29 to Avenue G when he lost control on the off ramp causing the crash. Enarson and his passenger 53-year-old Jackie Lorraine Usher of Council Bluffs were both taken to a local hospital. Enarson suffered serious life-threatening injuries and Usher suffered non-life threatening injuries. Neither rider was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The Council Bluffs Traffic Unit is investigating the crash and it is believed that both speed and alcohol were factors. The Iowa DOT assisted at the scene with traffic control.
John Whitaker has recently been selected to serve as the Executive Director of the Conservation Districts of Iowa. Mr. Whitaker most recently served as the State Executive Director for USDA Farm Service Agency in Iowa under President Obama.
“I am honored to be working with CDI which is dedicated to conserving our soil, natural resources and improving water quality in Iowa” said Whitaker.
In addition to serving in USDA, Mr. Whitaker served ten years as County Supervisor in Van Buren County and seven years in the Iowa House of Representative. During his legislative service, he served two years as an Assistant Minority Leader and three years as an Assistant Majority Leader. He also served three years as Vice President, and nine years as President of the Iowa Farmers Union.
“We are thrilled to have someone with John’s conservation ethic and public service background join CDI” stated Alex Schmidt, President of CDI.
John continues to be actively engaged in their family farm operations with his brother Bruce and son Gabe. They raise corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, rye, and hay by no till methods. They feed hogs for Niman Ranch in a deep bedding system and have a cow/calf herd.
John and his wife Lorrie are both graduates of ISU along with their three children Gabe, Daniel and Becca. He is active in both the Hillsboro Baptist Church and First Baptist Church in Ames. John is also active in his local Masonic lodge, Order of the Eastern Star, Pheasants Forever, and serves as chair of Veterans in Agriculture (John is a non-veteran member).
The mission of CDI is to inform, educate and lead Iowans through our local soil and water conservation districts to promote conservation of our natural resources. CDI is the nonprofit umbrella organization representing the 100 local soil and water conservation commissions and the 500 locally elected commissioners who make up those local commissions.
DES MOINES – Iowans are invited to provide input on children’s mental health needs at regional listening posts scheduled statewide beginning Oct. 2.
The listening posts will be hosted by Iowa’s area education agencies on behalf of the Children’s System State Board established by Gov. Kim Reynolds through Executive Order 2 in April. The board is co-chaired by Iowa Department of Human Services Director Jerry Foxhoven and Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise.
Board members will review information gathered from the listening posts as part of their charge to develop recommendations to create a children’s mental health system. The recommendations are due to the legislature on Nov. 15.
In our area, Listening post details are as follows:
Oct. 10, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Green Hills AEA
257 Swan St., Creston
Iowa families who are unable to participate in the listening posts may provide input online in the following ways:
An online survey. The survey deadline is Oct. 12.
An online listening post will run from noon to 1 p.m. on Oct. 4. To join from a computer, visit: https://zoom.us/j/290354386. To join by phone, call 1-646-876-9923. When prompted, enter meeting code 290-354-386
For more information about the Children’s System State Board, visit the Iowa Department of Human Services’ website.