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Fremont County Sheriff’s report, 9/15/23

News

September 15th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Sidney, Iowa) – Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports numerous arrests occurred between Sept. 9th and the 14th.

There were two arrests on the 9th: Deputies arrested CLIFFORD THOMAS GOOD, age 54 of Council Bluffs, Iowa on a Montgomery County, Iowa warrant. He was released on bond; And JEFFREY WADE MASSEY, age 52 of Hamburg on a Mills County, Iowa warrant. He was transferred to Mills County.

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On Sept. 12th: CHRISTOPHER RYAN WILLARD, age 38 of Hamburg, was arrested for Contempt of Court, Violation of a No Contact Order. He is being held on $2,000 surety bond at the Fremont County Jail; And, TERRY LEE PRINE, age 58, of Sidney, was arrested in Fremont County for Harassment 1st Degree and 11 counts of Contempt of Court, Violation of a No Contact Order.

Authorities allege that on Sept. 11th, PRINE sent approximately 58 text messages and made multiple phone calls to the protected party. Deputies also witnessed PRINE making threats to commit a burglary and kill a friend of the protected party. PRINE was later observed hiding in a

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field in Sidney and fled from witnesses on foot. PRINE turned himself into law enforcement on 09/12. PRINE was released on 09/14 after posting $6,000 surety bond. PRINE was previously released from jail on 08/08/23 after serving 29 days for a previous no contact order violation.

On the 13th, deputies in Fremont County arrested JUSTIN WILLIAM WAKE, age 42 and JENNIFER RAE WAKE, age 43 of Glenwood, Iowa for Theft 2nd. It’s alleged that the couple stole approximately $9,600 worth of property from a residence in Riverton. They were released after posting a $5,000 surety bond a piece. JENNIFER was then rearrested by Mills County Deputies on 09/14/2023 for Violation of Probation. She was released after posting a $10,000 surety bond. The Mills County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the investigation; JASPER ALAN FLOWERS, age 24, was arrested on the 13th, for Violation of a No Contact Order. He was released after posting a $300 bond.

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On Thursday, Sept. 14th, BRANDON JAMES STEVENS, age 41, of Shenandoah, was arrested on a Fremont County Warrant for Disorderly Conduct. Deputies were called to a hotel in Fremont County for a disturbance. STEVENS fled the scene prior to law enforcement arrival and a warrant was issued. STEVENS is being held on $300 bond; And,COURTNEY PAIGE BARTLES, age 31, of Hamburg, was arrested Thursday in Fremont County, on a Violation of Parole warrant out of Fremont County. BARTLES was arrested on the Fremont County warrant by authorities in Pottawattamie County and transported to Fremont County. BARTLES is being held without bond pending her appearance in District Court.

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No. 25 Iowa hosts Western Michigan

Sports

September 15th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

The 25th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes take a 2-0 record into a home game against Western Michigan. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says the offense will need to deal with an aggressive Bronco defense.

The Hawkeye have started well in their first two games. The start of the second half has been a different story.

Ferentz wants to see the offense continue to make progress.

Iowa State visits Ohio

Sports

September 15th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Iowa State takes a 1-1 record on the road to Ohio. The Bobcats are one of the favorites in the Mid-American Conference race and are 2-1 after a win at Florida Atlantic.

That’s Cyclone coach Matt Campbell. Senior quarterback Kurtis Rourke leads the Ohio offense.

Campbell says it will be a tough road test for the Cyclones.

Cass County 4-H enrollment is open to all and Free!

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 15th, 2023 by Jim Field

Enrollment is currently open for the 2023-2024 Cass County 4-H program year and it is FREE to join 4-H in Cass County. Thanks to generous donations to our Cass County 4-H Endowment fund, members fees are completely covered in Cass County. Youth in kindergarten through 12 grade are eligible to join. There are 7 Clover Kid Groups and 11 4-H Clubs in Cass County to choose from, most meet monthly. Clover Kid Groups are for youth currently enrolled in kindergarten though third grade. These youth meet with their club and participate in hands-on activities, make new friends, and build life skills. Youth currently enrolled in 4th-12th grade are eligible for 4-H Community Clubs. 4-H helps youth develop leadership and communication skills while exploring new interests and giving back to the community in a fun and safe setting with friends and caring adults.

On October 8th Cass County 4-H is hosting their annual Fall Fest from 2:00-4:00pm on the fairgrounds, 805 W 10th Street in Atlantic. All community members are welcome to attend this event, admission is free, tickets to participate at booths are only 10 cents each. 4-H Clubs host booths with fun activities and share information about what they do as a 4-H group. Plan to attend to have a fun family outing and learn more about 4-H. This event is fun for all ages, you don’t have to be in 4-H to attend Fall Fest!

If you would like to learn more about 4-H, there will also be a New Member/Find Out Night on December 4th from 5:30-7:00pm at the Cass County Community Building 805 W 10th Street in Atlantic. This is a free event, open to anyone interested in learning more about the program and asking questions to County 4-H Staff, volunteers, and current members.

4-H is in Iowa’s 99 counties and offers dozens of project area topics to learn about in addition to agriculture. With the help of caring adult volunteers, we help youth explore their interests—things like entrepreneurship, engineering, child development, music, performance, or art–while preparing young leaders for the careers and challenges of tomorrow. 4-H is uniquely poised to help youth develop life skills such as public speaking, self-motivation, healthy lifestyle choices, emotional intelligence, conflict management, and negotiating. These skills may be a key indicator of future career success when paired with the hard skills often taught in academic settings.

For more information about joining your local Iowa 4-H Youth Development program as a 4-H member or adult volunteer, visit www.extension.iastate.edu/cass or contact the ISU Extension and Outreach Cass County office.

Creston Police: 2 arrests made on Sept. 14th

News

September 15th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department says two people were arrested on separate charges, Thursday. At around 1-p.m. 68-year-old Richard Glenn Woosley, of Creston, was arrested at his residence and charged with Violation of Parole. He was also taken into custody on a Union County warrant for Intent to deliver marijuana under 50 kg and possession of controlled substance 3rd offense x2. Woosley was taken to Union County Jail where he was being held without bond.

And, just before 1-p.m. Thursday, Creston Police arrested 44-year-old Sheri Jo Waters, a homeless person, at 305 N Elm St. She was arrested on a Union County Warrant and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Waters was released on promise to appear in court.

Heartbeat Today 9-15-2023

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

September 15th, 2023 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with John Jorgenson of the John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band (J2B2).  They will perform Saturday, September 16 and the Warren Cultural Center in Greenfield.

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GOP candidate Haley weighs in on carbon pipelines

News

September 15th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa)- Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she favors development of pipelines that could make the ethanol industry carbon neutral, but Haley says landowners who don’t want the pipelines on their property should not be forced to sign easements.

Pipeline backers say ethanol sales will expand if the fuel is carbon neutral and that will benefit corn farmers. Haley says ethanol production is part of a strategy to ensure the U-S never has to buy oil from places like Iran or Venezuela.

Later today (Friday), Haley will be visiting a farm near Grand Mound in Clinton County. Clinton is one of the five Iowa counties where the proposed Wolf Carbon Solutions pipeline would run through. Unlike two other pipeline developers, the company is not seeking eminent domain authority from Iowa regulators and has indicated it will acquire property along its route voluntarily. Haley, who served as U-S Ambassador to the United Nations for two years, has called China the most disciplined enemy of the U-S and she says Chinese ownership of the world’s largest pork producer is a big concern. A Chinese tycoon bought Smithfield Foods a decade ago and 80 percent of the U-S farmland now under Chinese ownership was part of that deal.

China increasingly depends on imported food and purchased a record 41 billion dollars worth of U-S food and agricultural products in 2022. Haley, who is 51 years old, served as governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017. She entered the presidential race in mid-February and has argued the G-O-P should choose a presidential nominee who’s from a new generation.

Haley made her comments during an interview with Radio Iowa. On Saturday, Haley is among NINE G-O-P presidential candidates who’ll be speaking at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s fall fundraiser in Des Moines.

Local Week 4 High School Football Schedule

Sports

September 15th, 2023 by Jim Field

CLASS 8-MAN – DISTRICT 1

  • Ar-We-Va (3-0, 1-0) at West Harrison (0-3, 0-2)
  • Siouxland Christian (0-3, 0-2) at Woodbine (1-2, 1-1)
  • Boyer Valley (2-2, 1-1) at Remsen St. Mary’s (3-0, 1-0)

CLASS 8-MAN – DISTRICT 8

  • Mormon Trail (1-2, 0-2) at Lenox (2-1, 0-1)
  • East Union (2-1, 1-1) at Bedford (3-0, 2-0)
  • Murray (2-2, 0-1) at Lamoni (2-1, 1-1)

CLASS 8-MAN – DISTRICT 9

  • Fort Dodge St. Edmond (2-1, 1-1) at Audubon (2-1, 1-0)
  • Glidden-Ralston (2-1, 1-0) at Baxter (3-0, 2-0)
  • Colo-Nesco (2-2, 0-2) at Collins-Maxwell (1-2, 0-2)

CLASS 8-MAN – DISTRICT 10

  • Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (1-2, 1-0) vs. Sidney (2-1, 2-0) at Malvern
  • Griswold (0-3, 0-2) at Fremont-Mills (1-2, 1-0)
  • East Mills (1-2, 0-2) at Stanton-Essex (0-3, 0-2)

CLASS 8-MAN – NON-DISTRICT

  • Coon Rapids-Bayard (1-2, 1-1) at CAM (3-0, 2-0) **ON KJAN **

CLASS A – DISTRICT 7

  • IKM-Manning (2-1, 1-1) at Riverside (1-2, 0-1)
  • Southwest Valley (2-1, 0-1) at Earlham (2-1, 1-1)
  • ACGC (3-0, 2-0) at South Central Calhoun (3-0, 2-0)

CLASS A – DISTRICT 8

  • St. Albert (1-2, 1-0) at Kingsley-Pierson (2-1, 1-1)
  • Logan-Magnolia (2-1, 1-1) at West Monona (0-3, 0-2)
  • Westwood (1-2, 0-2) at Tri-Center (1-2, 1-0)

CLASS 1-A – DISTRICT 7

  • Nodaway Valley (0-3, 0-0) at Woodward-Granger (0-3, 0-0)
  • Grand View Christian (2-1, 0-0) at Ogden (2-1, 0-0)
  • South Hamilton (2-1, 0-0) at West Central Valley (1-2, 0-0)

CLASS 1-A – DISTRICT 8

  • Missouri Valley (1-2, 0-0) at Shenandoah (1-2, 0-0)
  • Red Oak (1-2, 0-0) at Treynor (3-0, 0-0)
  • Underwood (2-1, 0-0) at AHSTW (2-1, 0-0)

CLASS 2-A – DISTRICT 7

  • Van Meter (3-0, 0-0) at Clarinda (2-1, 0-0)
  • Centerville (1-2, 0-0) at Clarke (1-2, 0-0)
  • Interstate 35 (1-2, 0-0) at Chariton (3-0, 0-0)

CLASS 2-A – DISTRICT 8

  • Kuemper Catholic (1-2, 0-0) at Roland-Story (2-1, 0-0)
  • Southeast Valley (3-0, 0-0) at Des Moines Christian (1-2, 0-0)
  • Greene County (2-1, 0-0) at Saydel (1-2, 0-0)

NON-DISTRICT

  • Winterset (1-2) at Atlantic (1-2)
  • Denison-Schleswig (2-1) at Glenwood (2-1)
  • Lewis Central (2-1) at Bondurant-Farrar (2-1)
  • Sergeant Bluff-Luton (1-2) at Harlan (2-1)
  • Creston (3-0) at Carroll (1-2)
  • Wayne (2-1, 1-1) at Panorama (1-2, 0-2)
  • Thomas Jefferson (2-1) at Abraham Lincoln (2-1)

Man wanted on Colorado warrants is arrested in C. Bluffs death investigation

News

September 15th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department said Thursday night, that as part of an ongoing suspicious death investigation, on September 14, 2023, members of the Council Bluffs Police Department’s (CBPD) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) applied for and were granted a search warrant for 609 North 8th Street, Council Bluffs.

During execution of the warrant, investigators located the person of interest in the investigation, who was previously unidentified. The subject was taken into custody without incident and identified as 49-year-old Jesse William Smith, previously of Denver, CO.

Smith was interviewed by detectives and subsequently arrested and and held at the Pottawattamie County Jail for the charges of Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree and Fugitive from Justice. Investigators learned that Smith had extraditable arrest warrants from Colorado for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender and a Parole Violation. As of August 9th, 2023, Smith was #2 on Colorado’s list of Most Wanted Sex Offenders.

As we previously reported, on September 7th, 2023, at approximately 3:10 pm, Council Bluffs police and fire departments were dispatched to 2712 South 24th Street, Council Bluffs, the Super 8 Motel, for a report of an unresponsive person. An investigation revealed that an adult female died at the hotel under suspicious circumstances.

Thursday Area Cross Country Results

Sports

September 15th, 2023 by Jim Field

SOUTHWEST VALLEY INVITATIONAL

Griswold won the boys team championship with 50 points to Sidney’s 53 and Red Oak’s 57 at the Southwest Valley Invitational. Diagonal had 99 and Southwest Valley had 105. Red Oak freshman Emmanuel Grass was the individual champ. Jacob Driskill of East Union was second and Cody Dorscher of Griswold placed third. Griswold’s Holden Jensen was 15th.

Central Decatur won the girl’s title with 21 points, Red Oak was second with 41, Southwest Valley had 72 and Stanton posted 94. Fremont-Mills runner Hannah Wilson was the champ. Red Oak’s Maddy Lopez, Marlee Perrien and Lainey Klepinger were 8th, 9th and 11th. Stanton’s Meredith Roberts was 14th and Josie Millikan of Griswold placed 15th.

BLAIR, NE INVITATIONAL

At the Blair, Nebraska Invite, Lewis Central won the boys title with 17 points. Abraham Lincoln was eighth. Ethan Eichhorn won the race for the Titans. Kevin Coots was for LC.

On the girl’s side, Lewis Central had a third-place finish with 56 points while Abraham Lincoln was 10th. The Titans were led by Ava Bussey, who came in eighth place.

INTERSTATE 35 INVITATIONAL

Creston won the I-35 Invite with 52 points. Creston runners Owen Weis, Anthony Eben and Wyatt Goodenberger placed sixth, eighth and 10th.

In the girl’s race, Creston had 28 points to win the team championship. Creston’s Payton Davis was third. Her teammates Reese Strunk (6th), Karter Clayton (7th) and Gretchen Hoepker (9th) all placed in the top ten.