An Underwood man was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison on sexual abuse and gun charges. The Daily NonPareil reports as part of a plea agreement, 50-year old Michael Weiss pleaded guilty to two amended counts of third-degree sexual abuse.

A third charge of second-degree sexual abuse was dismissed by Fourth Judicial District Chief Judge Jeffrey Larson. Weiss was also facing charges of owning a firearm as a felon. Larson sentenced Weiss to five years in prison for the gun charge, but it will run concurrent with the sexual abuse sentence, so Weiss will not receive additional time behind bars.

Weiss was arrested July 6th on a weapons charge, after he allegedly pulled out a handgun and fired three rounds, none of which struck a 37-year-old man, during a dispute over the storage of property. Weiss also pleaded guilty to weapon charges in 2006.  Weiss had been out on bond when he was arrested Aug. 13th on the sex abuse charges.

When he’s released from prison, Weiss will remain on parole for the rest of his life and will have to register as sex offender for the rest of his life.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – A Council Bluffs woman has been given 20 years in prison for aiding and abetting the sexual abuse of her daughter. The Daily Nonpareil reports that 37-year old Catherine Provancha also had pleaded guilty to lascivious acts. Prosecutors modified one of the charges and dropped two other counts in exchange for her pleas.  The woman’s former boyfriend has been charged with several felony sex abuse counts.

Police say Provancha told investigators that she saw the boyfriend sexually abuse her daughter over several years, starting when the girl was younger than 10. The woman told police she witnessed the abuse as many as seven times and never reported it or protected her daughter.

A regular meeting of the Cass County Board of Supervisors is set to take place 8:30-a.m. Wednesday, at the courthouse in Atlantic. During the session, the Board will discuss and/or take action on: Amending the Cass County Investment Policy; How a telephone-based emergency paging system in the courthouse works – representatives of Access Systems will be on hand to answer the Board’s questions; and, the Board will act on a Resolution determining the depositories for public funds belong to the County.

SAC CITY, Iowa (AP) – An 18-year-old is scheduled to be sentenced next month for the crash deaths of two teenage girls in northwest Iowa. The Sioux City Journal reports that Trevor Feauto, of Clarksville, pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of felony vehicular homicide. His sentencing is set for Dec. 14.

Sac County authorities say Feauto was driving drunk on Aug. 23, 2014, when his pickup crashed into a car near the town of Breda. Sixteen-year-olds Bailey Jacobsen and Lindsey Quirk were killed. Both were Wall Lake residents.

A traffic stop early this (Tuesday) morning, in Fremont County, resulted in the driver of the vehicle being arrested on numerous drug charges. The Sheriff’s Office reports Trenton Levi Jordan, of Riverton, faces charges that include Delivery of Methamphetamine, Possession of numerous pieces of drug paraphernalia, Possession of prescription medication, and additional methamphetamine.

He was stopped in the 2500 block of Highway 275 and after an investigation, placed under arrest. Jordan was transported to the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center and held on a $100,000 cash bond.