Creston Police say two arrests and four incidents were reported over the weekend. Taken into custody on Saturday (11/19), was 26-year old Joey Baxter, and 32-year old Paul Daniels,  both of Creston. Baxter was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a Union County warrant for Solicitation to Commit a Felony, and Dominion/Control of a Firearm by a Domestic Abuse Offender. He was being held in the Union County Jail on a $5,000 bond. Daniels was arrested at his residence for Domestic Abuse/Serious Assault, and Public Intoxication/2nd offense. His bond was set at $1,000.

Last Friday, Creston Police received a report from a woman living in the 1000 block of S. Sumner Street. The woman told authorities someone siphoned gas from her vehicle while it was parked in front of her home. The loss was estimated at $18. A resident of the 500 of W. Mills Street reported to Police someone broke into her vehicle sometime between 8-p.m. Thursday and 7-a.m. Friday. Taken from the vehicle was a wallet and bank cards. The loss was estimated at $360.

A Creston man reported to Police Friday, that sometime overnight Thursday into early Friday morning, someone entered his vehicle parked in the 1000 block of W. Adams Street, and stolen two pairs of Carhart long underwear, an Under Armor infrared camouflage suit, another camo suit, and camo bibs, along with $300 cash. The total loss was estimated at $900. And, a Creston woman told Police Friday, that sometime overnight, someone entered her vehicle and took her wallet, with $360 cash inside. The incidents remain under investigation.

One person was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital following a house fire early this (Monday) morning, in Atlantic. Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon told KJAN News a woman living in the home at 204 E. 6th Street (Tammie Sempek) was transported to CCMH by private vehicle, to be checked out and treated for smoke inhalation. The fire was reported at around 1:20-a.m.

Atlantic Fire Chief Mark McNees acknowledged the residents’ statement that a space heater was the apparent cause of the blaze.

The structure was a total loss.

The flames were under control about 75 minutes after crews first responded to the scene. Crews were on the scene until just before 5-a.m. conducting mop-up operations. McNees said the incident should serve as a reminder to residents of the area to take precautions when using space heaters.

(He said respect the devices, have them plugged into a dedicated circuit and not extension cords. Make sure the heater is not near your bed, clothing or other combustible materials, and try to avoid leaving it running overnight.)

The incident is reminiscent of numerous fires that occurred in a short time frame a few years ago.

(He said efforts to educate the public since then were helpful, but McNeed reminds you the devices are still dangerous, even if they are brand new.)

Rolling Hills Bank and Trust in Atlantic is accepting donations for Tammie Sempeck, to help her recover from the loss of her home. For more information, call them at 243-2244, or stop by 1307 E. 7th Street.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 2:40 a.m. CST

CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Law enforcement and protesters are in a new confrontation on the site of the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota. The Morton County Sheriff’s Office estimated 400 protesters were on a bridge trying to go north on state Highway 1806 late Sunday evening. Law enforcement had formed a line to prevent their movement. At least one person had been arrested.

WINDSOR HEIGHTS, Iowa (AP) — When the Des Moines suburb of Windsor Heights began considering installing sidewalks, officials were surprised their plans prompted packed meetings and protest signs. At a time when cities are encouraging active lifestyles for residents, intense opposition to sidewalks may seem surprising, but similar disputes are raging across the country in suburban neighborhoods built in the 1950s and 1960s. They were designed to be different from larger cities and many residents want to keep it that way.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are re-examining a 15-year-old shooting because an Iowa man wounded in the incident recently died from complications related to the gunshot wounds. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports police have reclassified the unsolved case as a homicide instead of an assault. Shawn Michael North died Aug. 30 at age 45.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police are investigating after a church sign in Mason City that promoted God’s unconditional love was vandalized with spray paint. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports this is the second time in the past year that the sign outside the First Congregational United Church of Christ was vandalized.

One person is dead, two others were injured in a crash Sunday afternoon in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol says the driver of a 2001 Ford Windstar van, 80-year old Alice Campbell, of Hastings (IA), who was wearing her seat belt, died in the crash. The driver of a 2013 Hyundai Sonata, 55-year old Patti Jipsen, of Elliott, and a passenger in her vehicle, 53-year old Barbara Irwin, of Charleston, IL, were injured. Irwin, who was not wearing a seat belt, was flown by LifeNet helicopter to Creighton Medical Center, in Omaha. Jipsen, who was wearing her seat belt, was transported by Glenwood Rescue to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha.

The Patrol says the car driven by Jipsen was traveling west on Highway 34 at around 4:50-p.m. in the left passing lane. For reasons unknown, her car crossed the center line of the road and struck Campbell’s eastbound van head-on in the eastbound lane. Following the crash, the van entered the south ditch and rolled onto its top, while the car came to rest in the westbound lane of Highway 34.

The accident remains under investigation.

One person was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital following a house fire early this (Monday) morning, in Atlantic. Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon told KJAN News a woman living in the home at 204 E. 6th Street (Tammie Sempek) was transported to CCMH by private vehicle, to be checked out and treated for smoke inhalation. The fire was reported at around 1:20-a.m. The woman told authorities a space heater was to blame for the fire that resulted in the structure being a total loss.  The fire was under control about 75 minutes after crews first responded to the scene, and mop-up operations had begun by around 2:35-a.m. (Click on the images to enlarge)

Rolling Hills Bank and Trust in Atlantic is accepting donations for Tammie Sempeck, to help her recover from the loss of her home. For more information, call them at 243-2244, or stop by 1307 E. 7th Street.

Photo’s by KJAN News Director Ric Hanson