DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa county faces a lawsuit after five of its sheriff’s officers were accused of confiscating and destroying property while executing a search warrant at a wrong address. The Des Moines Register reports that Michael Owings found Van Buren County the officers at his home in June when he arrived with his mother and girlfriend. A lawsuit alleges that Owings told officers they were in the wrong place, and one of them replied, “We own this property.”

A judge granted the officers’ request for a search warrant at a Douds, Iowa home, in connection to a drug investigation, but the lawsuit contends that the correct address was about one-third of a mile from Owings’ mobile home.

Montgomery County Auditor Stephanie Burke, Thursday, released the list of candidates whose names will be on various City ballots throughout the County during the Nov. 7th City Elections.

In Red Oak, Incumbent Mayor William Billings, Jr, has filed nomination papers for re-election, and is un-opposed. Incumbent Ward 2 Red Oak City Councilman Bill Haufle is running unopposed for his seat, and Tony Wernicke is in the running for the open At Large Red Oak City Council seat.

In Elliott, the seats for Mayor and three At Large Council Members are open, but no one filed to run for those offices.

In Stanton, there are three At Large Council seats open, and four candidates for those seats, including Incumbents Eric Paulson, Sheryl Porter, and Daniel Allen, along with challenger Jessica Sundberg.

In Coburg, the Mayor and two At Large Council positions are available. Only Incumbent Mayor Cal Myers has filed paper for re-election. There are no candidates for the Council seats.

In Grant, the Mayor and five At Large Council seats are available for the taking. All five Incumbents have filed papers for re-election, including Lyn Sliger, Jeffrey Brown. Michael Bradley Amos, Steve Williams, and Nancy Taylor. No one has filed to run for Mayor.

And, in Villisca, positions available include Mayor, two At Large Council Members, and one Council member To Fill a Vacancy (TFV). Candidates who have filed their nomination papers include Incumbent Helen Lowe, for the TFV seat, and Incumbent Mayor Marilyn Halda. There are no candidates for the two At Large seats.  Villisca residents will also have Public Measure A to vote on. It asks if “The Villisca Public Library Board of Trustees members be changed to four resident members and one non-resident member, appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Council, to serve a term of three-years, effective July 1st, 2018?”

The Auditor’s Office says the deadline to PRE-REGISTER to vote for the Regular City Election, is 5-p.m. Friday, Oct. 27th. After that date, persons may register to vote at the Auditor’s Office and vote absentee the same. The deadline to request and ABSENTEE BALLOT to be mailed for the Regular City Election, if 5-p.m. Friday, Nov. 3rd.  Those requesting an Absentee Ballot by mail should complete their requests as soon as possible and return them to the Auditor’s Office. The Montgomery County Auditor’s Office is open M-F 8-a.m. to 4:30-p.m.

Polling sites in Montgomery County are as follows:

• Red Oak: Gold Fair Building – (Precinct 1/Ward 1); Red Oak Fire Station (Precinct 2/Ward 2); 1st Christian Church (Precinct 3/Ward 3).
• Elliott Community Bldg. – Precinct 4.
• Grant Fire Station – Precinct 5.
• Stanton Fire Dept. – Precinct 6
• Villisca Community Bldg. – Precinct 7.

If you have any questions, please call the Montgomery County Auditor’s Office at 712-623-5127, or visit them on the web at www.montgomerycountyiowa.com.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former Winnebago Tribal Council member has been sentenced to five years’ probation and 150 hours of community service for stealing from the tribe’s casino in Iowa. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Nebraska said Thursday that 50-year-old Charles Aldrich was sentenced Monday in federal court in Omaha. Aldrich also was ordered to pay $36,500 in restitution. He had pleaded guilty in June to theft from the WinneVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman serving a life sentence for a cutting the throats of her young sons, killing one, is asking for a new trial. The Courier reports that 44-year-old Michelle Kehoe was in court Thursday for a hearing on her motion. She testified that she should get a new trial, because her diminished mental state kept her from taking the stand in her 2009 trial.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Peter E. Deegan Jr. has been sworn in as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa. Deegan was nominated by President Donald Trump in July and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate last week. He took the oath of office Thursday in Cedar Rapids. Deegan was previously an assistant U.S. attorney and the chief of the northern district’s criminal division.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Officials say an armed Nebraska inmate who escaped in a government vehicle transporting him has been captured in western Iowa. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says deputies found 37-year-old Eric Scott walking near the sheriff’s department in Council Bluffs around noon Thursday and arrested him without incident. Investigators say Scott was being transferred by a Dodge County deputy Wednesday when Scott commandeered the car south of Wahoo, pushing the deputy out of the vehicle.

Police in Council Bluff report Officers responded at around 2:36-p.m. Thursday, to a drive-by shooting at an apartment building in the northwest district of Council Bluffs. Witnesses said they observed a maroon, spray-painted Cavalier, driven by a white male leaving the area. No one was injured during the incident.

Suspect and vehicle via surveillance video still shots

The Council Bluffs Police Department is asking the public for assistance in locating or identifying the owner and occupants of the Cavalier, who are persons of interest in the case.

The investigation is ongoing by the Criminal Investigation Division. Anyone with any information that was in the area at the time of this incident is encouraged to contact this Division at 712-328-4728 or they may call Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.