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MANLY, Iowa (AP) – A woman has been accused of stealing more than $9,300 from a northern Iowa high school athletics booster club when she was treasurer. Online court records say 37-year-old Autumn Dillavou is charged with theft. Authorities say she took the money from the Central Springs High School Athletic Booster Club in Manly from May through December 2016.
The Creston Police Department reports 40-year old Teresa Earley, of Creston, was arrested at around 5:50-p.m., Wednesday, for Driving While Suspended (DWS). Earley was taken into custody in the 1100 block of Patt Street, and later released from the Union County Jail on a $300 bond.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – A paddle wheel boat built in Dubuque back in 1969 that was out of commission for about four-years, has returned to cruising the Alabama’s Black Warrior River. The popular “Bama Belle,” which was repaired under its new owner, Jasper, Alabama-area businessman Craig Dodson, has begun offering weekend cruises.
The 90-foot long, 54-ton Bama Belle, which can carry 149 passengers, has been part of Tuscaloosa’s river scene since 2001, but it stopped offering cruises in June 2012 after holes developed in the engine cooling systems’ coolers on the bottom of the boat, causing an engine to fail.
After it was built in Iowa, the Belle was christened as the “Captain Ann,” but later renamed “Emerald Queen,” and was based in Destin, Florida. In 2001, the boat was renamed the Bama Belle and brought to Tuscaloosa.
The Council Bluffs Police Department reports a Nebraska man was arrested this (Thursday) morning for Theft in the 2nd Degree, in connection with the recovery of a stolen vehicle. 29-year old Terry L. Eddy, of Omaha, was arrested following a traffic stop at around 2:34-a.m. in the 2600 block of Avenue B, in Council Bluffs.
Uniform patrol officers located a stolen 1998 Honda Accord traveling west bound on Avenue B and made a coordinated traffic stop before taking Eddy into custody without incident. Authorities say the vehicle he was driving had been reported stolen out of Omaha on Wednesday (February 22nd, 2017).
The National Weather Service has updated the status of their Winter weather-related advisories and warnings. A Winter Weather Advisory for snow and blowing snow is now in effect from 6-a.m. Friday until Midnight, for Crawford, Carroll, Audubon, Guthrie, Cass Shelby, Pottawattamie and Mills Counties. And, a Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 6-a.m. Friday until midnight, for Monona and Harrison Counties. Further north (the northern 4 tiers of counties), a Blizzard Warning is in effect from 6-p.m. today (Thursday) through early Saturday morning.
Blizzard Warning for counties in bright red; Winter Storm Warning for counties in pink; Winter Weather Advisory for counties in purple.
* TIMING…Rain will transition to snow by early Friday afternoon with winds increasing through the day on Friday. The precipitation and wind are expected to persist into early Saturday morning.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…3 to 7 inches.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY…Winds becoming north to northwesterly at 20 to 30 mph with gusts over 40 mph. Visibility will be reduced to one half mile or less during periods of heavier snow and wind.
* IMPACTS…Roadways will become snow covered and blowing snow will reduce visibility creating hazardous travel conditions Friday into early Saturday morning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means that visibilities will be limited due to strong winds blowing snow around. Use caution when traveling, especially in open areas.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – The University of Iowa is eliminating academic scholarships expected by more than 2,400 resident students for the 2017-18 school year. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that a letter being sent by university President Bruce Harreld blames the Legislature’s decreasing university funding by $8 million. University officials estimate that cutting the scholarships will save the university about $4.3 million.
The university already has reduced its Summer Hawk Tuition program, tightened residency requirements for out-of-state students and raised the minimum number of credit hours required for students to live in the dorms.
Harreld told state lawmakers Wednesday that the cutbacks were necessary because of the $8 million reduction in state funding that the university is required to handle over the next four months.
Montgomery County Sheriff Joe Sampson says Montgomery County Crime Stoppers have paid a reward to a person or persons, associated with a tip that resulted in the arrest of a suspect wanted on numerous charges. Crime Stoppers actively followed-up on the proceedings that led to the arrest of the suspect involved in an incident that took place in Stanton, in Dec., 2016.
Sheriff Sampson says Montgomery County Crime Stoppers thanks the individuals and law enforcement agencies involved, and further requests all citizens of Montgomery County to call 1-888-434-2712, when you see any and all suspicious activity, or with any information relative to current or ongoing investigations.
When you call that toll-free number, you and your tip or information will remain totally anonymous. You are connected to an operator who takes down your information before issuing you a special ID number. You will the be instructed to call back into the Crime Stoppers line with your ID number to receive updates on the case. A successful prosecution resulting from your information may result in a cash rewards, which will also be handled on an anonymous basis.