(Rural Anita, Iowa) – Anita Rescue was dispatched to the scene of a dump truck rollover accident this (Monday) afternoon, at around 4:43-p.m.  The incident happened near 76748 Fairview Road. The driver was conscious and awake. He was eventually able to walk to the ambulance to be checked-out.

Additional details are currently not available.

Des Moines – The Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau reports a Spirit Lake woman, 51-year-old Tammy Jo Zemler,  was charged with three counts of Fraudulent Submissions (Class D Felony), three counts of Forgery (Class D Felony), and three counts of Identity Theft (Aggravated Misdemeanor) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Divisions Fraud Bureau.

The charges against Zemler stem from an investigation which began in April of 2022.  According to a criminal complaint filed by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau, while Zemler was working as an insurance producer, she altered documents and submitted them in support of insurance policies knowing that they misrepresented material facts.

Zemler was arrested on June 1, 2023 and booked into the Dickinson County Jail.  Zemler posted a $36,000 bond and was released. No additional information will be provided at this time.

Tammy Jo Zemler (Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office photo)

Iowans with information about insurance fraud are encouraged to contact the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau at 515-654-6556.

Note: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

(Radio Iowa) – A former church missionary from Fort Dodge has been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of several sex crimes involving a child.

Thirty-year-old Jordan Webb was living in Webster County at the time of his arrest. He was found guilty of one count of sex abuse in the second degree, one count of child endangerment and another sex related charge back in April.

Webb’s attorney filed a motion for a new trial which was turned down Friday afternoon prior to Webb’s sentencing in Webster County District Court.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office recently recognized tenured employees of the Sheriff’s Office, the Cass County Jail and the Cass County Communication’s Center. The Sheriff’s Office recognized employees from these departments that hold 10 or more years of continued service.

Sheriff Darby McLaren says these employees have been and continue to be vital assets for our County. The dedication and true value of these employees was exemplified during recent difficult times of Covid-19 and widespread employee shortages.

All agencies within the State are going through hardships in an attempt to recruit and retain employees to provide 24/7/365 coverage. Cass County, Sheriff McLaren says, is fortunate to have this number of quality employees who have given more than 10 years of service to our County.

Pictured (In no particular order), are: Steph Witzman (24 years), Joni Knudsen (22 years), John Westering (20 years), Kyle Quist (18 years), Stacey Misner (18 years), Ben Bartholomew (16 years), Bobbi Jo Steffensmeier (15 years), Sue Meier (15 years), Josh McLaren (14 years) and Dorothy Cable (10 years)

The Sheriff and Deputies extend their sincerest thanks to each and every one! (Click on the images to enlarge)

Not pictured are: Chris Droll (26 years), Jennifer Holaday (25 years)

Bobbi Jo Steffensmeier

Jailers

(Lewis, Iowa) – The Cass County Conservation Board (CCCB) held a youth fishing derby at Cold Springs Park on Saturday, June 10, 2023. Officials say prizes were awarded for the most overall weight:

• 1st place, Traven Thomas
• 2nd place, Dayton Thomas
• 3rd place, Brooklyn Thomas.
  

  (Left) Traven Thomas; (Middle) Dayton Thomas; Brooklyn Thomas (2nd from left); Gavin Dougherty (2nd from the right), & Chloe Pendergast (right). Photo submitted by the CCCB

Awards also given for heaviest single fish and longest single fish: Gavin Dougherty, and shortest single fish: Chloe Pendergast. The CCCB thanks all those that donated items for the event: Weirich Welding for the trophies, Cappel’s Ace Hardware, and Scheels for prizes.

(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – Officials in Guthrie County report 2023 marks the third year that Guthrie County ISU Extension & Outreach has offered the “Wild Places in Guthrie County” tourism event. Krista Downing, Program Coordinator says “Each year we select different locations in Guthrie County to explore. Our flyer provides you coordinates or a QR code option to each location and a list of a few activities that you can do once you get to each location. We try to find different areas around that county that hit on recreation, history, and places that you might not even know about and then we create an educational video for each location with the help of local experts.”

With this event, you can go at your own pace, once you have the flyer with the information on it. First pick one of the mystery locations to visit then follow the coordinates to get there. Once you have arrived at the location find the flyer with QR codes on them. Scan the large QR code to watch a video to learn more about the site you are visiting. Make sure to take some time to explore each site, there are suggestions listed with each location on the flyer. Pick a new site and repeat this adventure until you hit all five locations! Make sure to scan the QR code to check in at each site so they can track how many people participate.

Guthrie County Extension is also offering a mystery prize to two lucky people. To be entered in a drawing for a prize take a picture at each location. Post your pictures on Facebook, tag Guthrie County Extension, and #GuthrieCountyWildThings. If you post entries at all three locations, you’ll receive three extra entries. All entries will be due by July 20th, 2023.

According to Krista Downing, “We had a few different goals with this event when we started it in 2021. We hope to help stimulate the local economy by promoting tourist locations, provide a family friendly all ages event to the citizens of Guthrie County and surrounding areas, and get people outdoors exploring the different amenities that Guthrie County has to offer. We had a great response the past two years and are excited to be able to bring it back for a third year.”.

For more information or to download the flyer for this year, go to https://www.extension.iastate.edu/guthrie/. If you have any questions about the tourism event, please feel free to reach out to the Guthrie County ISU Extension office at 641-747-2276. (Click to enlarge the image >>> )

(Radio Iowa) – Senator Joni Ernst says since former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton didn’t face federal charges for using a private email server for official communications, then former President Trump shouldn’t face charges for taking classified documents when he left the White House. “Of course the former president did have classified information. We know that,” Ernst says. “However, we know that’s true of a number of other players on the other side of the aisle.”

Ernst says Trump’s indictment sows more doubt in American institutions and goes against the concept of equal application of the law. “What I hear from Iowans and what I personally feel is that there have been two systems of justice here,” Ernst says. Trump has been charged with the willful retention of national defense information after resisting the government’s attempts to retrieve classified materials. Ernst says Trump was careless.

“As a senator and as someone who served in our nation’s military, I cannot imagine leaving a SCIF or taking unclassified documents out of a secure location,” Ernst says. “That should never happen, but we have seen it over and over and over again the last number of decades and yet we have one form of justice for this previous president than we have seen with other players across the political spectrum.”

Ernst made her comments during a debate series sponsored by the Edward Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate that will be broadcast Sunday night on the Fox News Channel. Bill Barr, who served as Trump’s attorney general, said on Fox yesterday (Sunday) that Trump had been the victim of witch hunts in the past, but he’s not a victim in this case and he had no right to take the documents with him when he left the White House.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – Officials with the Glenwood Police Department report one person complained of pain and possible injury, following an accident Saturday morning. Authorities say a 2020 RAM pickup driven by 59-year-old Steven L. Stanley, of Plattsmouth, NE, was turning north from Sharp Street at around 10:15-a.m., and had completed the turn, when a 2021 Ssubaru Ascent driven by 64-year-old Gary F. Smith, of Glenwood, began backing out of a center parking stall.

His car struck the pickup on the left front bumper, causing damage to both vehicles amounting to $5,500 altogether. Smith said he didn’t see the pickup, possibly because of other vehicles parked at that location.

Stanley complained of pain, but was not transported to the hospital. No citations were issued.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Glenwood Police Department reports four recent arrests:

On Sunday (June 11), 23-year-old Trevor Sladovnik, of Glenwood, was arrested for OWI/1st offense. He later posted a $1,000 (cash/surety) bond, and was released.

There were two arrests Saturday, in Glenwood: 38-year old Bree Crotty, of Omaha, was arrested for a Controlled Substance violation, failure to affix a drug tax stamp, possession of marijuana/3rd offense, and poss. of drug paraphernalia. Her (cash/surety) bond was set at $25, 300; and, 29-year-old Alex Buckner, of Glenwood, was arrested Saturday, for Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree, and Domestic Abuse Assault. Buckner posted a $2,300 (c/s) bond, and was released.

Last Thursday, Glenwood Police arrested 33-year-old Tyler Buckner,of Emerson, on a Mills County warrant. Bond (c/s) was set at $10,000.

(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports six arrests took place over the past week. on June 7th, 41-year-old Amanda Marie Guzinskl, of Stuart, was arrested by Stuart Police on a Des Moines Police Department warrant. She was released the same day for medical reasons.

On June 8th, 36-year-old Joshua Eric Gordon, of Casey, was arrested by deputies in Adair County, on charges that include: Domestic Assault/with Bodily Injury or mental illness, and two counts of Child Endangerment. Gordon was released that same day on a $3,000 bond.

On the 9th, 27-year-old Matthew Henry Paulsen, of Adair, was arrested by deputies on Adair County District Court orders with regard to his felony conviction on May 26th, on a count of Possession of a Controlled Substance/3rd offense, and probation revocation proceedings. Paulsen was ordered to serve a term not to exceed five-years at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville, with credit for time served. The order went into effect June 9th. He was being held in the Adair County Jail pending transport to the DOC intake facility at Oakdale, near Iowa City.

Also arrested May 9th, was 55-year-old John Anthony Jackson, of Sioux Falls, SD. He was pulled over at around 7:15-p.m. by the Iowa State Patrol on I-80 eastbound in Adair County, near mile marker 88, and subsequently charged with OWI/1st offense. Jackson was released from custody June 10th, on a $1,000 bond. On June 10th, the Iowa State Patrol arrested 54-year-old Craig Bruce Woodard, of Atlantic, following a traffic stop on I-80 in Adair County. Woodward was charged with OWI/1st offense and later released on a $1,000 bond.

And, 33-year-old Jason Edward Sparks, of Greenfield, was arrested by Adair County Deputies at around 10:45-p.m. on June 10th, for OWI/1st offense. Sparks was released a short time later on a citation.