The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports man from Minden was arrested at around 2:45-a.m. today (Thursday),on a warrant for two counts of Child Endangerment. A Pott. County Deputy observed 39-year old Michael Hillis‘ vehicle outside 211 Park in Minden, with the lights and TV on inside the residence. After about 10 minutes of knocking to serve a warrant, Hillis finally came to the door and was subsequently arrested once the warrant was confirmed. Hillis repeatedly said he didn’t understand the warrant and thinks the courts have it out for him. At jail he was given a hard copy of the warrant to read himself to better understand it. Hillis was booked into the jail and held on $5,000 bond.

32-year old Jeremy  Bo Ariel Gil, of Council Bluffs, who was serving time in the Pott. County Jail, was served with a warrant, Wednesday afternoon, for Felony Theft in the 2nd Degree (Pick pocketing).  Gil was returned to the custody of jail staff. A woman from Nebraska was arrested on drug charges in Pottawattamie County. 34 year old Alicia Faye Rogers, of Fremont, NE, faces charges that include Possession of Controlled Substance Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Prescription Pills, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. In her possession authorities found .6 gram of methamphetamine, 29 1/2 Gabapentin, and 27 Chlopromazine pills, as well as drug paraphernalia. Rogers’s bond was set at 1,000.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines intends to conduct a legal review of $844,000 in Polk County grants that aided nine area Catholic schools. On Wednesday Bishop Richard Pates told The Des Moines Register there is “a legitimate question of legality” regarding the publicly financed grants used to buy equipment for the nine Catholic schools and one Christian academy in 2012 and 2013. Iowa state officials say they won’t challenge Polk County’s decision to provide the grants.

Several Catholic school supporters formed a new Iowa corporation called Education for the 21st Century to apply for and receive the county grants. The county Board of Supervisors awarded the corporation a $400,000 grant in 2012 and a $444,000 grant in 2013. The group is now defunct.

The Creston Police Dept. reports a man from Adair County was arrested late Wednesday night on two Union County warrants for: Domestic Assault, and Violation of a Protection Order. 28-year old Spencer Leitzel, of Greenfield, was taken into custody in Creston at around 10:18-p.m. He was being held in the Union County Jail while awaiting a bond hearing.