Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports there appears to be a significant water outage in northwest Clarinda. The outage affects the area of Country Club Drive & West Walnut Street. Numerous residences are without water at this time. City of Clarinda personnel & People’s Service personnel have responded and are investigating the problem.

(7-a.m. News)

Authorities in Pottawattamie County are seeking tips from the public that might help them solve several burglaries which occurred late last week and over the weekend. The incidents took place between Sept. 26^th and 29^th. According to Sheriff’s officials, a car wash in Avoca was hit twice, once during the early morning hours of Sept. 26^th, and again during the morning of Sept. 29^th. The thief got away with some change during the first incident, but they were unsuccessful during their second attempt.

Last Friday, a burglary at an implement dealership in Macedonia resulted in the theft of more than three-dozen batteries. The incident occurred during the early morning hours. Surveillance video shows similar vehicles were present during the incidents, but it is very grainy and it’s not clear if the vehicle is actually the same one used by the suspect or suspects.

In addition, a restaurant in Walnut was broken into on Sept. 26^th, with the culprit getting away with a bag of cash. A dollar amount of the loss is not available. And, a car wash in Minden was broken into on September 26^th just before 6-a.m., but authorities were able to identify and arrest three subjects from that incident about 30 to 45 minutes after it occurred. No names have been released.

Police in  Red Oak arrested two people on burglary charges late Tuesday night. 34-year old Russell Donald Walker, of Burlington Junction, MO., was arrested at around 11:20-p.m. at Highway 34 and K Avenue in Red Oak. He was charged with Burglary in the 2nd degree and  held in the Montgomery County Jail on $10,000 bond.

And, 22-year old James Leroy Christensen, Jr., of Red Oak, was arrested at around 10:40-p.m. near North 6th and Nuckols Streets in Red Oak, on a warrant charging him with Burglary in the 3rd degree. Christensen was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 bond.

Three eastern Iowa residents, including two teens, were arrested and a warrant was issued for a fourth person, in connection with an investigation into burglaries and thefts which were committed in Stanton, beginning in early September. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports: 20-year old Ashley Nicole Peercy was charged with Accessory after the fact, and held on $2,000 bond; 16-year old Kenneth Michael Landgrebe was charged with two counts each of Burglary in the 3rd degree, and Theft in the 2nd degree; 15-year old Ridge Alan Weithers faces two counts of Burglary in the 3rd degree.  All three suspects are from Newton.  The two teens were transported to the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs, where they were being held pending a sentencing hearing.

Authorities say a warrant was issued for 21-year old Caleb Michael Schwabe, of Newton, who faces charges that include two counts each of Burglary in the 3rd degree, Theft in the 2nd degree/motor vehicle-related, and a felony charge of using a juvenile to commit an offense.

If you know the location of Schwabe, you’re asked to contact your local law enforcement agency or the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 712-623-5107.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University says its job fair this year will be the largest ever. More than 230 companies and organizations will participate in Ag Career Day on Oct. 15 at the Lied Recreation Athletic Center. The event is open to the public. The next day companies conduct interviews on the ISU campus in Ames.

Director agriculture career services Mike Gaul says more than 80 interview schedules have been established and there will be nearly 700 individual interviews conducted. The job fair provides an opportunity for students to meet with recruiters on internships and full-time positions available with agribusinesses, commodity groups and governmental agencies. Many students from campuses across the country attend.

Republican Congressman Steve King says “good things” have happened after past showdowns between congress and previous presidents and Republicans in congress are “more unified” now that the government shutdown has actually happened. “I think there was something that was intimidating members, an unreasonable fear that they would be blamed if the clock ticked past midnight and so we’re past the witching hour,” King says, “and the roof hasn’t caved in. The sky hasn’t fallen and now I’m seeing Republicans dig back in and show more resolve, not less.”

According to King, there have been 17 government shutdowns since 1976, including the 1995 stalemate between congress and President Clinton that King says eventually yielded a balanced federal budget. “Good things do come from these kind of showdowns,” King says, “and we need to hold the line to that even more good can come from this.” Public opinion will resolve the impasse, according to King, who predicts the resolution will come sooner rather than later.”This isn’t going to go on for a long time,” King says. “The pressure builds every day and so each hour that goes by now brings us closer to a conclusion.”

King made his comments during a telephone conference call with reporters on Tuesday afternoon. Jim Mowrer — the Democrat who hopes to face King in the 2014 eleciton — held a news conference in Sioux City, saying the shutdown was “truly unacceptable.” Mowrer said King was “irresponsible and reckless” for “putting the economy at risk to advance his Tea Party political agenda.

(Radio Iowa)

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Cedar Falls legislator Walt Rogers says he’ll seek the Republican nomination for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. Rogers was elected to the Iowa House in 2010 and served as an assistant majority leader. Cedar Rapids businessman Steve Rathje and Dubuque businessman Rod Blum also are seeking the GOP nomination, and former Cedar Rapids Mayor Paul Pate is expected to announce his candidacy soon.

ALLISON, Iowa (AP) — A woman says a northern Iowa man accused of sexually abusing her daughter tried to buy the girl for $50,000. The woman told a courtroom that Clarence Miller made the offer through his own daughter because the woman doesn’t speak English. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports the woman testified that she said no to the 80-year-old man’s offer. She also said she didn’t tell anyone about the conversation. Miller’s attorney says his client denies any sexual abuse occurred.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Mason City’s former Human Rights Director claims his job was eliminated earlier this year in part because he had investigated complaints against the mayor’s local business supporters. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports 75-year-old Lionel Foster filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission claiming race and age discrimination as well as retaliation. Mayor Eric Bookmeyer says he’s confident all parties will be vindicated.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 26-year-old Nebraska woman will spend six to nine years in prison for an incident last spring in which she hid a gun in a pot of chili. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Danielle Cherecwich was on parole out of Iowa when she was arrested in April after an officer stopped her car, which had reportedly been used in a failed attempt to pass a fake check earlier that month. When officers checked a container of chili at her feet, they found a loaded .25-caliber handgun.

CUSHING, Iowa (AP) — The Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office says a steer killed a western Iowa man who was trying to move the animal. The Sioux City Journal reports 52-year-old Larry Johnson, of Cushing, died Monday night after he was injured while trying to load a 900-pound steer onto a trailer. Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Tony Wingert says the animal injured Johnson while both were inside the trailer.

An ambulance crew rushed Johnson to a helicopter landing zone, but he died before the copter arrived. Wingert says Johnson’s daughter and another person were helping Johnson load the steer. The animal was being moved because it was aggressive and had damaged a pen.

The Atlantic City Council is expected to act on a couple of matters to come before them during their meeting Wednesday evening, at City Hall. The first is a Resolution of Objection, to the location of the POET Ethanol Trans-loading Station. The second, is a recommendation by the Mayor, to approve a contribution of just over $3,000 to the Cass County Agricultural & Educational Association, for the new “Cattle Barn,” at the Fairgrounds.

The Resolution to come before the Council during their 5:30-p.m. meeting, Wednesday, was prepared by City Attorney Dave Wiederstein at the request of Mayor Dave Jones. It cites safety concerns pertaining to the POET ethanol transfer station located within 100-feet of the Downtown Fire District, and encourages the company to reconsider the location of the facility to a site elsewhere in Atlantic. It says also that the City has questionable legal options to pursue in its opposition to the current site, which is under construction.

With regard to the Cattle Barn, the Mayor will ask the Council to consider making a donation to the Fair Board in the amount of $3,008.80, if they want to find a way to keep the Association’s net permit cost for the project in-line with the new building permit fee structure. Last August, the Cass County Ag & Educational Association (Fair Board) asked the Council to waive the $3,500 building permit fee for a new, open cattle barn.

The Council concluded the old fee schedule be adjusted for such structures, and later amended the building permit fee schedule to reduce the per square foot fee, and cap the total building fee to unattached, accessory structures at $500. Under the new fee, the Fair Board would have only had to pay the $500 fee, but it is not retroactive, and therefore does not apply to permits issued prior to Sept. 4th.

In other business, the Atlantic City Council will act on approving the route for the Oct. 12th Fireman’s Parade. The parade begins at 6-p.m. at 2nd and Walnut Streets, and will travel on 6th and Chestnut Streets before returning to 2nd Street.

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