Officials with the Iowa Museum Association report their 2017-2018 Board of Directors of the Iowa Museum Association was elected at its October 17th Annual Meeting in Ames. Among those serving from western Iowa effective January 1st, is: Al Harris-Fernandez, Executive Director, Sioux City Art Museum, who will be serving as past President of the Association.

Two individuals have been elected from each region of Iowa to represent the museums in their region.  Serving as Western Iowa Representatives will be Bob Fitch, Executive Director, LaunchPAD Children’s Museum and Nathan Buman, Executive Director, Shelby County Historical Museum.

At large Board members are chosen to represent to the extent possible, museums of all sizes and types.  Among the At large board members is Nicky Christensen, Communications Specialist, Museum of Danish America.

Rounding out the four new board members for 2017-18 are Nicky Christensen and Eric Anderson. Nicky Christensen believes IMA provides a platform for statewide cooperation and coordination that is invaluable to the industry, and hopes to bring her experience with outreach and communications to continue to build IMA’s brand and engage its diverse audience.  IMA Director Cydni Sweet said, “Nicky’s skills will be invaluable as we hone our services to IMA members and discover new ways to engage.  Iowa’s museum community is very diverse and we look forward to Nicky’s assistance in this area.”

The Iowa Museum Association Board of Directors meets quarterly at museums throughout Iowa.  Board members take responsibility for inviting new members to join IMA, assessing membership benefits, convening an annual statewide conference, and offering professional development opportunities of interest to colleagues statewide, among other things.

More information is available at www.iowamuseums.org or by contacting Executive Director Cynthia Sweet at Director@iowamuseums.org or 319-239-2236.

Police in Creston, Monday afternoon, arrested a woman from Pennsylvania on a drug charge. 34-year old Carolynn Triplet, of Mount Joy, PA, was arrested at 804 W. Taylor Street in Creston, and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana, along with Possession of Drug paraphernalia. She was later released from the Union County Jail on $1,000 bond.

Monday evening, 21-year old Cody Reighard, of Creston, was arrested by Creston Police, on a warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense. Reighard was being held in the Union County Jail while awaiting a bond hearing. And, at the time of his arrest, Reighard was charged with Interference with Official Acts. His bond on that offense was set at $300.

Monday night, Creston Police arrested 18-year old Steven Stow, of Creston, on a Taylor County warrant for Theft in the 3rd Degree. Stow was transferred to the custody of Taylor County Deputies.

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, today (Tuesday) issued a report on arrests that took place over the past week.  Saturday afternoon, 50-year old Duane Allen Funke, of Bridgewater, was arrested on an Adair County warrant for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Funke was later released on $300 bond.

Last Friday morning, an Iowa State Patrol Trooper arrested 30-year old Rhyan Joseph Hearshman, of Des Moines, following a traffic stop for speeding on Interstate 80 in Adair County. Hearshman was taken into custody for Driving While License Denied or revoked and two counts of Driving While Suspended. He was later released on $2,000 cash bond or surety.

Thursday morning, 34-year old Gilberto Alejandro Rivera-Rodriguez, of Marshalltown, was arrested by an Iowa State Patrol Trooper on I-80 in Adair County, after Rivera was stopped for speeding. He was taken into custody for Driving While License Denied or revoked, and two counts of Driving While License Suspended. Rivera-Rodriguez was later released on a $2,000 bond.

And, on Oct. 26^th, 34-year old Justin Patrick Beaman, of Stuart, was arrested by Stuart Police on an Adair County warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance/ 3^rd or subsequent offense. Beaman was later released on a $5,000 bond.

The wife of Iowa Senator Charles Grassley will be in Atlantic Wednesday morning, on a campaign swing for her husband, who is seeking six-more years in Congress.  The senior U-S Senator has served Iowans in Washington since 1981. His wife, Barbara Grassley, is scheduled to visit with Cass County Republicans and focus her talks on voter turnout and the importance of voting.

Mrs. Grassley will be at the Sweet Joy Shoppe (315 Chestnut St.) in Atlantic, at around 8:30-a.m., Wednesday.