Authorities in Montgomery County report 15 people were arrested following numerous investigations into the delivery of meth and other substances, in Montgomery County. According to a press release from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement was still looking for another individual associated with investigation. The investigations began in January. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and the Red Oak Police Department executed five search warrants within the city limits of Red Oak.

A warrant executed at 310 W. Washington resulted in the arrest of 37-year-old Daniel B. Clemmons Jr., of Red Oak, for three counts of Delivery of Methamphetamine, one count of Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine over five grams. He was held on $100,000 bond. 47-year old Rebecca L. Clemmons, 22-year old Brandon M. Borgmeyer, 20-year old Dani J. Traver, and 24-year old Caleb R. Renn, all of Red Oak, were charged with Gathering where Drugs are used. They were each held on $5,000 bond.

A warrant was executed at 704 E. Nuckols Street. No arrests were made at that location. 23-year-old Alexander Wiechmann, of this address, is wanted by the Sheriff’s Office on multiple felony drug charges.

Another warrant was executed at 1011 Miller Avenue. 31-year-old Jessica A. Veik, of Red Oak, was charged with Delivery of Marijuana. She was held on $5,000 bond. 32-year-old Matthew J. Veik, of Red Oak, was charged with three counts of Delivery of Marijuana and one count of Delivery of Methamphetamine. He was held on $50,000 bond with possible additional drug charges pending.

A warrant was executed at 308 N. 8th Street, resulting in the arrest of 43-year-old Jeffery Dean Etter, of Red Oak, for three counts of Delivery of Methamphetamine and one count of Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Deliver over five grams. He was held on $100,000 bond with possible further pending charges regarding stolen property. 58-year old Mary Helen Adams, of Red Oak, was charged with Gathering where Drugs are used. She was held on $5,000 bond. 22-year old Abigail Jusdean Cook, of Red Oak, was charged with two counts of Gathering where Drugs are used. She was held on $5,000 bond.

The final warrant was executed at 205 W. Reed Street. 40-year-old Joseph Ryan Bredberg, of Red Oak, was charged with one count of Delivery of Methamphetamine, three counts of Delivery of Methamphetamine over five grams, one count of Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Deliver over five grams, and Possession of Psilocybin Mushrooms with Intent to Deliver. He was held on $100,000 bond.

Four other individuals were located in Red Oak and arrested on various charges. 40-year old Tommy J. Lovell, of Red Oak, was charged with one count of Deliver of Methamphetamine. He was held on $50,000 bond. 33-year old Matthew D. Sloan, of Red Oak, was charged with one count of Delivery of Methamphetamine over five grams. He was held on $100,000 bond. 24-year old Stephanie R. Eggleston, of Red Oak, was arrested on a warrant charging Contempt of Court. She was held on $5,000 bond. 36-year old Daniel Edward Miller, of Elliott, was arrested on one count of Serious Assault. He was held on $1,000 bond.

The operation was conducted by 23 Law Enforcement Officers from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Red Oak Police Department, Iowa DNR, Iowa State Patrol, and Iowa DOT Enforcement.

Red Oak Police say two people were arrested on separate charges a little more than 30 minutes, Thursday night. At around 9:15-p.m., officers took 37-year old Christopher Allen Fry, of Red Oak, into custody for Domestic Abuse Assault/2nd offense. Fry was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held without bond until seen by a magistrate. Red Oak Police were assisted by Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies in making the arrest.

And, at around 9:50-p.m., 38-year old Becky Jo Hegarty, of Red Oak, was arrested for Disorderly Conduct. She was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 cash bond. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted Red Oak Police in making the arrest.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:38 a.m. CDT

ADEL, Iowa (AP) — Decades after a devastating fire caused by a dropped sparkler led Iowa to ban fireworks, the explosives are now legal in the state. But fireworks retailers and people eager to set off the explosives are finding that many local officials remain keenly aware of that fire so many years ago.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man who helped write the computer code behind several U.S. lotteries, including some of its biggest, has pleaded guilty to masterminding a scheme through which he rigged the winning numbers for jackpots in several states and collected millions of dollars. Eddie Tipton, who rose to be the Multi-State Lottery Association’s computer information security director before his 2015 arrest, described his lead role in the scheme for the first time Thursday during a hearing in Des Moines, Iowa.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A U.S. wrestler who spent years in prison for a sexual assault he denies testified Thursday that he was pressured by his coach and lawyers to waive his right to a jury trial. Jordan Holm is seeking a new trial based on claims that he received ineffective assistance from his lawyers. Holm, 35, was convicted of sexually assaulting a University of Iowa student after an off-campus party in 2002.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has denied an Alabama-based company’s attempt to block Des Moines from restricting where fireworks can be sold within city limits. The Des Moines Register reports that the court on Thursday denied the company’s petition for an emergency injunction. American Promotional Events is suing to block Des Moines from limiting the sale of fireworks to industrial zones.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports five people were arrested this week, as of Thursday. Four of those arrested were taken into custody on warrants. They include: 25-year old Alan Wayne Shomaker, of Council Bluffs, who was wanted for Failure to Appear in Court (Bond $25,000); 43-year old Douglas Allen Hastie, of Glenwood, for Driving While Barred (Bond $2,000); 38-year old Michelle Marie Arellano, of Glenwood, was arrested on a warrant for OWI/1st offense (Bond $1,000), and 61-year old George Russell Synacek, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on a warrant for Violation of Probation (Bond $2,000).

Also arrested in Mills County, was 28-year old Aaron Wade Opdyke, of Emerson, who was taken into custody Wednesday for three counts of Harassment in the 1st Degree. His bond was set at $6,000.

Officers with the Red Oak Police Department, Thursday evening, arrested 45-year old Timothy Ray Bressler, of Red Oak, on drug charges. Bressler was taken into custody just before 6-p.m. and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was being held in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on a $1,000 cash bond.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed a district associated judge to fill a vacant district court judgeship. Adria Kester, of Ogden, will fill the seat formerly held by Judge Gary L. McMinimee, of Carroll.

Kester will be the first woman district court judge for Iowa Judicial District 2B, which covers much of central and northern Iowa. Kester received her law degree from Drake University and earned her undergraduate degree from Iowa State University. She currently serves as a district associate judge in Judicial District 2B.