Police in Red Oak arrested a woman on drug charges this (Thursday) morning. 19-year old Shelby Cheyenne Musland, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 1-a.m. on charges that include Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Musland was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 345 FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA: FREMONT MILLS MONTGOMERY and PAGE. THE WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 9-A.M. FOR ADAMS, UNION, TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES.
STEVE L. CHRISTENSEN, 69, of Atlantic, died Tue., July 5th, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, in Iowa City. Memorial services for STEVE CHRISTENSEN will be held 2:30-p.m. Sat., July 9th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home, in Atlantic.
There is no visitation.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
A private family burial will be held.
STEVE CHRISTENSEN is survived by:
His children – Kenny (Crystal) Christensen; Michella (Ben) Bartholomew, and Dicey Christensen, all of Atlantic.
His sister – Debbie (Tim) Alspach, of Bartlesville, OK
and 9 grandchildren.
VERNAL D. HENRIKSEN, 104, of Harlan, died Wed., July 6th, in Harlan. Funeral services for VERNAL HENRIKSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, July 9th, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Harlan. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-until 8-p.m. Friday, July 8th, with the family greeting friends from 5-untiol 7-p.m.
Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.
VERNAL HENRIKSEN is survived by her:
Daughter – Glenna (Terry) Pullen, of Macedonia.
2 grandsons, 2 great-grandchildren, a special family friend – Dale (Arlie) Ahrenholtz, of Chicago, IL, other relatives and friends.
414 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
SOUTHERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
* UNTIL 500 AM CDT
* AT 413 AM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CORNING TO NEAR LENOX TO 6 MILES EAST OF
HOPKINS…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING…AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MOUNT AYR…CORNING…BEDFORD…LENOX…SUN VALLEY LAKE…
CLEARFIELD…DIAGONAL…KELLERTON…BLOCKTON…GRAVITY…TINGLEY…
NODAWAY…ARISPE…SHARPSBURG…REDDING…SHANNON CITY…KENT…
ELLSTON…BENTON AND CONWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
Police in Red Oak, Wednesday, arrested a man wanted on Pottawattamie County warrants for Assault Causing Bodily Injury, and Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree. 42-year old James Reed Mitroff II, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 6:40-p.m. and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set at $2,300. Mitroff was being held in the jail pending extradition to Pott. County.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch #345 remains in effect until 9-a.m. today (7/7) for the following counties in southwest Iowa: ADAMS FREMONT MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE UNION TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch #344 has been cancelled for the following counties in the KJAN listening area: MADISON ADAIR CASS AUDUBON CARROLL CRAWFORD GUTHRIE and SAC.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #344 remains in effect until 7-a.m. for the following area Counties: MADISON ADAIR CASS AUDUBON CARROLL CRAWFORD GUTHRIE and SAC.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #345 remains in effect until 9-a.m. for FREMONT MILLS MONTGOMERY and PAGE Counties.
Police in Council Bluffs report three people were injured when a southbound SUV went out of control, crossed the median of Interstate 29 and rolled over before collided with a 2012 Subaru in the northbound lanes, Wednesday afternoon. 
Authorities say the driver of the 1999 Chevy Blazer, 32-year old Kyle Yost, of Omaha, and his passenger, Dacia Lethan, of Council Bluffs, were ejected as their vehicle rolled over. Yost suffered a skull fracture and several other injuries. Leythan complained of pain in her back. The driver of the Subaru, 23-year old Cassandra Guerro, of Rochelle, IL, complained of back, chest and leg pain. All three were transported to Creighton University Hospital by Council Bluffs Rescue.
The crash happened at around 2:25-p.m. near the 52 mile marker of Interstate 29, south of the 9th Avenue exit. The accident resulted in northbound I-29 being closed to traffic for about an hour. The accident remains under investigation by the Council Bluffs Police Traffic Unit.
Council Bluffs officers were assisted at the scene by the Iowa State Patrol.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 2:40 a.m. CDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines says its two-humped camel, Nikolai, has died. The Des Moines Register reports that the camel died suddenly Saturday. A zoo news release says zoo veterinarians and keepers began treating the 7-year-old Bactrain camel Saturday morning when he began showing signs of illness. Despite their efforts, the camel died that afternoon.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man convicted of vehicular homicide in a crash that killed his girlfriend _ the mother of four _ has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Des Moines Register says Troy Mure Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum. Mure was convicted in April for the death of 22-year-old Scalicity Boyd. Police say a vehicle driven by Mure in November crashed into a utility pole, ejecting and killing Boyd, who was a passenger.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa casino supervisor, dealer and patron are charged with conspiring to cheat at roulette and split thousands of dollars in illicit winnings. A criminal complaint alleges the trio carried out the scheme on several occasions in February and March at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs. In all, they allegedly split between $20,000 and $30,000 in earnings.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld jail sentences for two egg industry executives whose Iowa company caused a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Wednesday that three-month jail terms issued last year to Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son, Peter, are appropriate because they are “liable for negligently failing to prevent” the outbreak.
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