Sheriff’s officials in Mills County report four recent arrests. This (Monday) morning, 38-year old Angie Lea Dabney, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on at the Sarpy County, NE., jail, on a Mills County warrant for Probation Violation. Her bond was set at $10,000.

On Sunday, deputies arrested 25-year old Gregory Allen Linkenhoker II, of Pacific Junction, for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Driving Under Suspension. His bond was set at $1,600. And, 27-year old Steven Richard Smith, of Emerson, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault. He was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail.

And on Saturday, 27-year old Michael Alan Auffart, of Pacific Junction, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault. He was also being held without bond, in the Mills County Jail.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports an Audubon County man was arrested Saturday on OWI/1st offense and Driving While Revoked, charges. 44-year old Brian Nielsen Hoffman, of Exira, was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released later that day on his own recognizance.

Last Friday, 25-year old Jade Michael Nicholson, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Possession of Marijuana/3rd or subsequent offense, charge. Nicholson was later released on $2,000 bond.

And, on July 14th, 47-year old Bradley Leo Ranney, of Massena, turned himself in to the Cass County Jail on a Sheriff’s Office warrant for Assault Causing Injury. Ranney was booked at the Cass County Jail where he pled to Simple Assault and was released to authorities in Adair County.

At least two prominent Iowa Republicans won’t be in Cleveland this week for the party’s national convention. Iowa Congressmen Rod Blum and David Young says they’ll be skipping the big event. Young says he’ll bypass the convention in order to get some work done back in Iowa. “When we are not voting and we’re on our work periods and on weekends, I go home,” Young says. “Home is where I want to be. It’s a lot better than going to Cleveland. Nothing against Cleveland, personally, but I want to be home. So, I’ll be watching like other folks are and listening to some news bites.”

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is expected to speak at the convention tonight (Monday) during prime time. Ernst, of Red Oak, said she withdrew her name from consideration as Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate in order to continue working for Iowa in the Senate. Young says Ernst will shine tonight.

“I am excited to hear her speech at the convention and I’m glad she’s talking about national security issues,” Young says. “She has credibility on that issue and she’s eloquent in talking about it and personalizing it and letting people know what the real threats are out there. I’m anxiously awaiting her speech and I’m proud of her.” Iowa Republican Party chairman Jeff Kaufmann says Young has made a “good decision” to skip the convention.

“I’d rather have David Young down in southern Iowa doing five coffees, than listening to the 17th speech in Cleveland,” Kaufmann says. According to Kaufmann, a candidate has two basic jobs: “knock on doors and raise money.” Among the other Republicans in the Iowa delegation, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley does plan to attend the convention in Cleveland, while Congressman Steve King will also attend as a delegate.

(Radio Iowa)

Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack was in his adopted hometown of Mount Pleasant this weekend, just as speculation is rising about the possibility Hillary Clinton might choose him as her running mate. “I can’t comment on any of this,” Vilsack said. “I would say that this is an incredibly important time for the country and I’m confident that whoever Hillary chooses, that that person will compliment her and I think we’re going to have a very interesting time in the next couple of months.”

Vilsack and his wife, Christie, have a long relationship with Clinton. Tom Bell — Christie Vilsack’s late brother — worked with Clinton in the 1970s. The Vilsacks endorsed Clinton in the spring of 2007 after the governor governor ended his own presidential campaign. Vilsack endorsed Barack Obama in the summer of 2008 and has been Obama’s first and only Secretary of Agriculture.

On Saturday, Vilsack spoke to a huge crowd in Mount Pleasant for the re dedication of a monument. The memorial fountain is named for former Mount Pleasant Mayor Edd King. King was shot to death by an angry resident during a city council meeting in 1986. King’s father recruited Vilsack to be the town’s next mayor.

(Radio Iowa)