Officials with the Creston Police Department report three recent arrests. Sunday night, 32-year old Brandy Major, of Creston, was arrested for Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree. Major was being held in the Ringgold County Jail on a $300 bond. Also arrested Sunday night in Creston, was 39-year old Crystal Huddleson, of Kent. She was taken into custody on a Warren County warrant for Theft in the 2nd Degree. Huddleson was also being held in the Ringgold County Jail, where her bond was set at $5,000.

And, Saturday night, 31-year old Cortni White, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center on charges of Theft in the 4th Degree and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor. She was later released on a $1,000 bond.

Creston Police said also, a woman residing in the 200 block of S. Peterson Street reported Sunday afternoon, that sometime between Noon on Saturday and 4-p.m. Sunday, someone broke three windows at her home and attempted to force two other windows open. The damage was estimated at $350.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety reports just after midnight today (Monday, June 12th), Deputies with the Lee County (Iowa) Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2400 block of 270th Street in rural Montrose, for a call of a burglary in progress. The incident led to an officer-involved shooting during which an adult male subject sustained gunshot wounds. The unidentified man was receiving medical treatment for injuries sustained during the course of the incident.

The incident is currently under investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Lee County Attorney’s Office.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Authorities are investigating what caused a fire at the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City. Authorities say firefighters were dispatched around 5:45 p.m. Sunday to the Bowen Science Building. It took them about 30 minutes to put out the blaze. No injuries have been reported.

A damage estimated isn’t yet available. The building opened in 1972. It houses a variety of department and teacher offices and classrooms.

The Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton School Board will meet this evening in the Conference Room at the Elk Horn Building. The session begins at 7-p.m.  On their agenda, is an update from KPE Architects on District Facilities, and discussion with regard to School Bus Repair/Planning.

Other discussion and possible action items include approval of: Prepayment of late June bills if received prior to July 1st; the second reading of Board Policies, series 710.4 and 906; approval of a Chrome Book order and the Elementary Handbook; Approval of a transfer of funds from the General Fund to Activity Fund, for Yearbook account if there is a negative balance at the end of June; discussion and action on revisions to numerous Board Policies; Realignment for the 2018-19 School Year, and approval of Personnel hires, transfers, resignations, etc.

Officials with the City of Clarinda declared a Boil Advisory for water, Sunday. The Advisory, which affects certain parts of the City, is in effect as a precautionary measure, until further notice, following a water main break early Sunday morning.

The advisory affects residents of Clarinda from 15th to 18th Streets, and from Washington to Vine Streets.  Crews sealed the break in the line Sunday afternoon, but a Boil Advisory remains in place until tests show there was no contamination of the water. Residents in the affected area should bring water to a rolling boil water for one minute before being consumed or used for teeth brushing. Bottled water is an option.

Further questions, contact the Clarinda City Hall at 712-542-2136.

NORTH ENGLISH, Iowa (AP) – Authorities have released the name of a man fatally shot by an officer in eastern Iowa’s Iowa County. The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as 53-year-old Robin Blaylock, who lived in North English. An autopsy has been ordered.

The office had reported that its deputies and Williamsburg Police were called around 8:30 p.m. Saturday for a domestic disturbance involving a gun at a house in North English, which sits about 35 miles (56 kilometers) southwest of Iowa City.

The Sheriff’s Office said the confrontation culminated in an officer shooting a man, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials have not provided details about what led to the shooting. The officer’s name hasn’t been released.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has taken over the investigation.