Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, today (Tuesday), released his latest report on arrests.  Last Saturday night, 22-year old Dakota Dean Rosch, of Creston, was arrested on a warrant for Probation Violation. Rosch remains in the Adair County Jail. Last Friday afternoon, 38-year old Michael Ross Waddingham, of Orient, was arrested on warrants for two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance/3rd or subsequent offense.

On November 1st, 32-year old Joseph Leonard LeClair, Jr., of Greenfield, was arrested by Greenfield Police on a warrant for Assault with bodily injury of mental illness. He was later released on bond. And, 25-year old Diego Ricardo Mazanarez, of Greenfield, was arrested Nov. 1st in the 2000 block of Highway 25 at around 9-p.m., for Driving While License Denied or Revoked for OWI. He was later released on bond.

And, on Oct. 30th, 48-year old Joseph Anthony Ford, of Council Bluffs, was arrested while walking in the 1900 block of Highway 25, in the center of the road. Authorities say he was holding an open bottle of alcohol. Ford was arrested for Public Intoxication, and Theft in the 5th Degree, for allegedly taking items from the home of a female in Greenfield, where he had previously stayed. The items were valued at less than $200. Ford was later released after time served.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported following an accident that occurred at around 1-p.m., Friday.  Sheriff Lyle Palmer said the accident happened about 6-miles east of Shenandoah, near the intersection of G Avenue and 220th Street. An investigation determined 89-year old Helen Loy Beach, of rural Shenandoah, was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox SUV.  As she was turning east from G Avenue onto 220th Street, a white van coming from the East on 220th struck Beach’s SUV. The white van left the scene without its driver rendering aid or leaving any information. Beach was not injured. Her vehicle was not drive able and was towed from the scene.

Sheriff’s officials in Union County report an Adair County man was arrested Friday afternoon at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on a Union County warrant. 32-year old John Lyle Vanscoy, of Bridgewater, was arrested on the warrant for failure to appear on charges of possession of controlled substance, eluding, driving while barred, and OWI 1st offense. Vanscoy was being held on $13,000 bond.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials in Des Moines are considering turning most one-way downtown streets into two-way and adding more bicycle lanes in an effort to increase safety and promote retail development. The Des Moines Register reports that the city, the Urban Land Institute of Iowa and the Greater Des Moines Partnership worked together to create the Connect Downtown plan. Connect Downtown would cost about $33 million, with an additional $500,000 in annual maintenance.

A report on the plan says reintroducing two-way traffic will make the area safer by reducing vehicle speeds and benefit local businesses by making them more accessible. The report says changes could increase commutes for drivers during peak hours by one to three minutes. City Council will consider adopting the plan on Nov. 20.

(DES MOINES) – Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections report 30-year old Samuel Marcel Washington Jr., failed to report back to the Fort Des Moines Residential Facility, Monday, as required, following his work release. Washington, Jr., was convicted of domestic abuse assault- 3rd or subsequent offense in Polk County.  He was admitted to the work release facility on July 28, 2017.

Washington is a black male, height 6-feet tall, and weighing 295 pounds. Persons with information on Washington’s whereabouts should contact local police.