A burglary that took place sometime between Saturday and Monday in Villisca resulted in the loss of valuable items made up of silver. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday, the theft occurred in the area of West 1st Street, in Villisca, and included a large amount of silver coins of varying denominations, an old silver spoon, and a silver coin collection from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-434-2715.

A 54-year old Council Bluffs man is dead and a woman from Council Bluffs has been charged with Leaving the Scene of a fatality crash, following an accident early Tuesday morning. Authorities say at about 6:05-a.m., Council Bluffs Police and Fire Dept were sent to South 35th and 14th Ave regarding a hit run injury accident involving a vehicle and bicycle.

Upon arrival of emergency personnel, the bicyclist (identified as David Ryder, of Council Bluffs) was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Stephanie Kenealy, had fled the scene. About 45-to 50- minutes after the accident happened,Kenealy returned to the scene. After speaking with investigators, Kenealy was placed under arrested for leaving the scene of a fatality crash.

The case remains under investigation, and more charges are possible. Authorities say speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the crash. The said it was raining heavily at the time, and Ryder was not wearing a helmet, but he did have light on the back of his bicycle.

Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports an investigation into an alleged shoplifting incident Saturday morning at the Casey’s General Store in Clarinda, resulted in an arrest. 39-year old Jay Dean Miles, of Clarinda, was arrested at around 3:40-a.m. on charges that include suspicion of felony possession of a controlled drug believed to be methamphetamine, felony possession of a controlled drug believed to be marijuana and misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia believed to be used for the ingestion of controlled substances.

Miles was booked into the Page County Jail, and held on $5,000 bond pending an initial appearance before a magistrate.

Cass County 911 Coordinator Rob Koppert reports phone lines to offices at the Cass County Courthouse are currently down, and are not expected to be functional until late this afternoon, although most likely not before the close of the business day at 4:30-p.m.

Non-emergency calls to the Cass County Sheriff’s office will still go through, because they are directed to the Communications Center, but all other calls will go unanswered. If you have business at the courthouse, you will need to stop by in person, or call tomorrow.

A woman from Hamlin was arrested Monday night on a second-offense, Public Intoxication charge. The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports 36-year old Brooke Marie Hines was taken into custody at around 9:30-p.m., as the result of an incident in Hamlin. Hines was brought to the Audubon County Jail and later released with a date scheduled to appear in court.