The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is reporting numerous recent arrests. On Tuesday, 34-year old Albert Roy Dinwiddie, of Ankeny, was arrested on an Atlantic PD warrant for False Report to Public Entity. Dinwiddie was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released later that day on his own recognizance.

As the result of a traffic stop on Thursday, Cass County Deputies arrested 35-year old Tracy Louise Porter, of Wiota, on charges of: Possession of Methamphetamine 1st Offense; Possession of Marijuana/2nd Offense and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. 34-year old Terence Chevy Magill, of Red Oak, was arrested at the same time for Possession of Methamphetamine/1st Offense; Possession of Marijuana/1st Offense  and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Both subjects were taken to the Cass County Jail where Magill remains held on $2,300 bond and Porter remains held on $3,300 bond.

Also arrested Thursday, following the execution of a search warrant at 504 Pine Street,  was: 28-year old Joshua James Dyer, of Atlantic, on felony charges of Possession of Meth with Intent to Deliver (more than 5 grams), Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Deliver, and Sponsoring a Gathering where Methamphetamine was Used. Dyer was also charged with Child Endangerment, Prohibited Acts (Aggravated), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Simple); 22-year old Samantha Kim Jensen,  of Atlantic, was arrested on charges of Child Endangerment, Prohibited Acts, Possession of Marijuana 1st Offense, and Sponsoring a Gathering where Marijuana was Used; 21-year old Tyler Ray Osborn,of Walnut, was also arrested after the search warrant was executed. Osborn was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine 2nd Offense, Child Endangerment, Sponsoring Gathering where Marijuana was Used, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Simple); 21-year old Anthony Ray Ward, Jr., of Atlantic, was arrested for Sponsoring a Gathering where Marijuana was Used; and 25-year old Mark Allen Fredericksen, of Atlantic, was arrested on a charge of Sponsoring a Gathering where Marijuana was Used. All subjects were taken to the Cass County Jail. Dyer remains held on $64,300 bond; Jensen remains held on $6,000 bond; and Osborn remains held on $5,300 bond. Ward and Fredericksen were released the following day on their own recognizances.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Atlantic Police Department and the Iowa Department of Human Services.

(12-p.m. News)

The Iowa Board of Corrections today (Friday) approved Corrections Director Jerry Bartruff’s recommendation for the appointment of Randy Gibbs as Warden of the Clarinda Correctional Facility, effective April 21, 2017. Warden Gibbs is currently Assistant Deputy Director of Institution Operations. The appointment was necessary in order to fill the vacancy created when Sheryl Dahm was appointed Warden of the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women.

The IA DOC says Gibbs has extensive administrative corrections experience with proven leadership in the management, supervision and treatment of adult offenders. Warden Gibbs will continue to focus on the Department’s Mission: Creating Opportunities for Safer Communities.

The Iowa Department of Corrections (IDOC) is responsible for nine institutions housing approximately 8,200 individuals, and the accreditation and funding of eight district departments of correctional services that supervise about 30,800 people in the community on any given day.

With severe weather season upon us, more schools across the state are using federal grants to create safe rooms where children can take shelter during dangerous storms. Mark Schouten directs the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. He says when Iowa receives disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA, it includes bonus funds to prevent damage and loss of life from future storms.

“Whatever the amount is, an additional 20 percent is paid to the state to be use for mitigation purposes,” Scouten says. “We have used a lot of that money for saferoom creation throughout the state.”

Since 1992, FEMA has paid for 72 safe room projects across Iowa, including 42 million dollars for schools. Twenty more schools are waiting in line for FEMA grants for projects worth another 31 million dollars. “We have stacked projects right now waiting for more hazard mitigation dollars and a number of schools are seeking to do just that: add safe rooms to their facilities,” Scouten says.

Interest in “safe room” shelters grew after a 2013 tornado hit an elementary school in Moore, Oklahoma — killing seven children.

(Radio Iowa)

A Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Deputy on routine patrol Thursday night, stopped a vehicle for having a headlight out, and ended-up arrested the driver. 25-year old Mallory Paige Rock, of Oakland, was arrested for OWI/1st offense and brought to the Pott. County Jail.