DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A western Iowa teenager who faced harassment at school has been allowed to enroll in another district after his local school board denied his request for a transfer. The Des Moines Register reports that the Oakland student‘s clothes were thrown into a gym toilet and the word “snitch” was painted on his car. The Iowa Board of Education said Wednesday that the teen faced escalating harassment.

The board says the student, identified by initials K.M., faced physical and verbal threats from a group of ninth-grade students after he overheard a conversation about drinking and drugs in a gym locker room. K.M. sought permission to open-enroll out of the Riverside Community School District, but the local school board denied his request, citing a missed application deadline.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports 29-year old Spencer David Rehm, of Smithville, MO, was arrested Wednesday morning on a Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, charge. His bond was set at $300.

And, officials say personnel with AgriVision of Pacific Junction reported Monday evening, an incident of second-degree theft. No other details were released.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa couple whose adopted baby was killed after his birth parents regained custody in 2014 has won a $3.25 million judgment in a lawsuit against their adoption lawyer.

The Des Moines Register reports that Rachel and Heidi McFarland were awarded the judgment Tuesday in a lawsuit against their attorney, Jason Rieper. The couple alleged in their lawsuit that Rieper allowed them to believe he’d gotten the baby’s birth mother to sign a critical release-of-custody document when he had not done so.

The 3-month-old baby, Gabriel McFarland, died on April 22, 2014, about five weeks after his birth mother got him back from the McFarlands. The child’s father, 17-year-old Drew James Weehler-Smith, was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in 2015.

The Creston Police Department reports 35-year old Brandon Howe, of Creston, was arrested Wednesday evening on an out-of-state warrant. Howe was taken into custody on a Jefferson City, MO. Probation and Parole Board warrant for the charge of Parole Violation. He was being held in the Union County Jail without bond, while awaiting extradition.

After a couple of public meetings on how Atlantic should celebrate its 150^th Anniversary as a City in 2018, a committee has decided on a plan. City Clerk Barb Barrick says they decided on a theme for each month, beginning this December (2017), with a Mayoral Proclamation during the Christmas Parade. A different, suggested theme for groups and organizations to build around each month, begins January, 2018.)

City Hall will be the point of contact for getting events on the calendar. There’s also a Facebook page that debuted on Wednesday. It’s called “Atlantic Sesquicentennial.” If you have problems spelling out the entire word Sesquicentennial, just type in “Atlantic Ses” in the Facebook search bar to locate and “Like” their page.