IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A trial has been delayed for an Iowa City man accused of fatally beating his father. Court records say attorneys for 30-year-old Flannery Kennedy-Meier had sought the delay, which a judge ordered in a document filed Saturday. The new trial start is scheduled for July 24. The old date was March 13.

Kennedy-Meier was arrested Nov. 13 after police were called to a residence and found 63-year-old Mark Meier injured. Officers say Kennedy-Meier had hit his father in the head with a weapon, causing a skull fracture and brain bleed. Meier died of his injuries on Dec. 4, and an autopsy blamed the November beating.

The Cass and Adair County Boards of Supervisors will hold their regular, separate meetings Wednesday morning, in Atlantic and Greenfield, respectively. In Atlantic, the Cass County Board meeting begins at 8:30-a.m..  At 8:35, they will hold the first of three public hearings on an Ordinance pertaining to the operating of ATV’s and UTV’s on county roads and trails. Following the first hearing and discussion, the Board will act on whether or not to move forward on holding the next hearing as scheduled. They’ll also hear regular reports, as available, from the County Attorney, Engineer and Mental Health/General Assistance Dept. heads.

In Greenfield, the Adair County Board of Supervisors’ meeting begins at 9-a.m., and includes a Manure Management Plan (MMP) update, discussion and/or action on: Taxable meals; An Actuarial Services Agreement; Board of Health appointment; Child Prevention Grant drawdown and 28-E Sanitarian agreement. They’ll also be shown an elevator video from Jane Woodside, with Nodaway Valley School Media, pertaining to a courthouse elevator, and they’ll hear from Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, with regard to a new hire and Wage Step increases. The County Engineer will present a bid for approval from Henningsen Construction for a TIF resurfacing project on County Road N-72 and other matters.

The Adair County Supervisors will enter into a Budget Work Session at the conclusion of regular business.

AMES, Iowa – Jan. 23, 2018 – The Iowa Department of Transportation has canceled the public information meeting scheduled for today (Tuesday, Jan. 23rd), to discuss two Missouri Valley bypass corridor study areas. The meeting was to be held between 4 and 6 p.m. at the Rand Community Center, 100 S. Fourth St., in Missouri Valley. The Iowa DOT will reschedule the public information meeting and provide date and location details as soon as they are available.

If you have questions regarding the proposed improvements or future public meeting, contact Scott Suhr, transportation planner, Iowa DOT District 4 Office in Atlantic, at 712-243-3355 or 800-289-4368.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A trial will be moved to Des Moines for a parolee accused of killing a bail bondsman in Iowa City. Court records say a judge ordered the change of venue Friday at the request of lawyers for 41-year-old Curtis Jones. He’s accused of shooting 34-year-old Jonathan Wieseler in the head while committing a robbery on April 22. Police say Jones was seen on security video near the crime scene and that Wieseler’s DNA was found in Jones’ vehicle. The trial is set to begin July 16.

Jones is also charged with the June murder of Iowa City cab driver Ricky Lillie. He has pleaded not guilty in that case. The Iowa Board of Parole released Jones from prison years early in November 2016 in an armed robbery case.

The Creston Police Department reports the arrest early this (Tuesday) morning, of 22-year old Tyler White, from Creston. White was taken into custody at around 2:30-a.m. for Possession of Paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was being held in the Union County Jail, on $1,300 bond. And, at around 4:10-p.m. Monday, 33-year old John Raymond Johnson, of Murray, was arrested on a Union County warrant for Violation of Parole. Johnson remains in the Union County Jail without bond.