Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater today (Monday), released his report on arrests and other activities. In the report, it was noted that 56-year old Brian Ray Kunkle, of Fontanelle, was arrested Friday evening following a traffic stop. Authorities had received complaints from another motorist that Kunkle’s 2012 Chevy Silverado was swerving all over Interstate 80. The other driver followed Kunkle as he exited the Interstate at the 88  mile marker and turned south onto Pinewood. The caller said Kunkle pulled off onto the side of the road and turned his lights off at 110th and Pinewood. A State Trooper located the vehicle and Kunkle. The truck’s motor was still running and the lights were off. An investigation and Field Sobriety Test indicated Kunkle had a Preliminary Breath Alcohol Content of .239-percent, or nearly three times the legal limit. Kunkle refused a couple of other tests at the scene and was brought to the Adair County Jail, where chemical tests showed a blood alcohol level of .207-percent, still more than twice the legal limit. He was charged with OWI/1st offense and released a few hours later on $1,000 bond.

Other individuals who were being held in the Adair County include:

• 23-year old Alex Lee Buckner, of Casey, who was arrested Dec. 8th. He was being held in the Adair County Jail until early Sunday morning, for failure to serve time on an earlier sentence, and then released.
• 45-year old Jason Edward Caldwell, of Stuart, was arrested Dec. 6th for failure to serve his full sentence.  He remains held until completion of time served.
• 45-year old Manuel Urbina-Mejia, of Adair, was arrested Dec. 6th on a warrant out of Polk County. He was transferred to their custody Dec. 6th.
• 38-year old Joseph Allen Bloom, of Des Moines, was arrested Dec. 5th. He was being held on a Department of Corrections warrant out of Polk County for being an escapee. Bloom was transferred to the custody of Polk County Deputies.
• 27-year old Dakota Shane Gaulden, of Orient, was arrested Dec. 5th on a Union County warrant, and held in the Adair County Jail until being transferred to Union County.
• And, 38-year old Joshua Michael Escritt, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Dec. 3rd and held in the Adair County Jail on a warrant for Pottawattamie County. He was released to their custody Dec. 4th.

Officials with the Omaha Foundation reports the Chairs of the Cass and Audubon County Community Foundations, have announced grant funds are available separately, for Cass County and Audubon County non-profit organization, and that the deadline to return applications is no later than February 1st, 2018.  In both counties, approximately $117,000 in grant funds are available. Detailed application procedures, fact sheets, and a link to the application form can be obtained online beginning December 15th at http://omahafoundation.org/swiowa. Applications will only be accepted through the online system.

Contact any board member for additional information. Please contact Dennis Nissen at 800-794-3458 or dennis@omahafoundation.org or Denise Cardos at denise@omahafoundation.org with grant application-specific questions. All completed applications will be considered at the March board meeting with notification of results in early April. Only organizations providing charitable services in their respective counties (Cass or Audubon) are eligible. Those organizations must be able to demonstrate broad community/county support and be an IRS approved 501(c)(3) Public Charity. Requests for general operational funds will not be considered.

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Board members of the Cass County Community Foundation are Chair, Nicholas Hunt of rural Atlantic, 243-5485; Vice Chair, Gary Maas of Anita, 762-3434; Secretary/Treasurer, Roland K. Landsness, Esq. of Atlantic, 243-4154; Royal Bierbaum of Griswold, 778-2586; John Curry of Massena, 779-0216; and Mark D. Kyhnn, CPA of Atlantic, 243-1800.

Board members of the Audubon County Community Foundation are Chair, Genelle Deist of Audubon, 563-4288; Vice Chair, Joel Hoegh of rural Brayton, 249-3692; Secretary/Treasurer, Barbara Johnson of Audubon, 773-5732; Shelley Burr of Audubon, 563-2644; Steven B. Hansen of Audubon, 563-2065; Daryl Olsen, DVM of Audubon, 563-2080; and Joseph T. Rasmussen of Exira, 268-6357.

A teenager from Union County suffered minor/non-incapacitating injuries during a rollover accident Sunday afternoon. The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports 14-year old Rachel Ann Boyer, of Kent, who was wearing her seat belt, was transported by a private vehicle to the Greater Regional Medical Center, in Creston. Officials say Boyer was traveling eastbound on a gravel road…the Ringold-Union County line, when the 2009 Chevy Sebring she was driving went out of control as it passed over a small rise on the road.

When Boyer over-corrected, the car skidded across the roadway and entered the north ditch, where it rolled over and came to rest on its wheels, next to a culvert. Damage from the crash amounted to $3,000. No citations were issued.

UPDATE – Vehicle located at around 12:17-p.m. today. NO further details at this time.

Creston Police are asking for help in locating a stolen pickup truck. A Maroon 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 with a Hawkeye sticker in the back window was reported stolen. The vehicle has Iowa license plate DPW 150.  If you see this vehicle please call 9-1-1 or 641-782-8402.

Police in Creston report seven arrests took place from early Friday morning through early this (Monday) morning. At around 2:40-a.m. today (Monday), 62-year old James Reese, of Bridgewater, was arrested following a traffic stop at Highway 34 and Laurel, in Creston. Reese was arrested for Driving While Barred, and later released on a $2,000 bond.

Sunday evening, 18-year old Michael Kauzlarich, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a charge of Simple Domestic Assault. His bond was set at $300. And, at around 3:45-a.m. Sunday, 28-year old Mitchell McKee, of Oskaloosa, was arrested in Creston for Public Intoxication. He was later released on a $300 bond.

Saturday evening, 20-year old Quintin Chumbley, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County warrant for Violation of Parole, on an original charge of Lascivious Acts with a Child/Solicitation. His bond was set at $5,000. Last Friday, 19-year old Isaiah Foster, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County LEC on a Union County warrant for Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree. He was later released on a $5,000 bond. At around 11:40-a.m. Friday, 18-year old Sebastian Sweat, of Creston, was arrested by Creston Police for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was later released on $300 bond. And, 20-year old Ranaya Folks, of Des Moines, was arrested Friday morning at the Union County LEC in Creston, on charges of Willful Injury and Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury accident. She was being held in the Ringgold County Jail on a $7,000 bond.

Creston Police report also, a woman living in the 1200 block of N. Poplar, informed authorities Saturday, that sometime between 11-p.m. Friday and 7:30-a.m. Saturday, a window was broken out at her residence by means of a rock. The damage was estimated at $400.

Red Oak Police arrested a man at around 4:30-a.m. today (Monday), on drug charges. Officers arrested 60-year old Charles William Taylor, of Red Oak, at the Cubbies Convenience Store on charges that include Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance/Meth – 3rd or greater offense, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Taylor was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $5,000 cash bond.