(Radio Iowa) – A funeral is scheduled for Friday, September 17th in Omaha for the Iowa native who is among the 13 U.S. soldiers killed last month in a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport. Marine Corporal Daegan Page grew up in Red Oak and Omaha. The flight carrying him to Eppley Airfield in Omaha is scheduled to land THIS Friday afternoon, according to the tribute page Page’s family established on Facebook. Senator Joni Ernst is from Red Oak and knows the family well. She has talked with Page’s grandmother. “His family just wanted me to share with everyone just what an exceptional young man he was. His grandma kept saying over and over again: ‘He was an amazing young man,’ and he truly was,” Ernst says. “She emphasized that he went into the Marines. He wanted to serve, so he was a tough Marine, but on the interior he was just someone who wanted to help. He was very soft-hearted.”

The funeral on the 17th of September will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Omaha. The time and location for a visitation will be announced later.  “We just want people to remember that behind every soul that we’ve lost in Afghanistan is a human being that is now gone and a family that is left hurting,” Ernst says.

Daegan Page. (Photo from the FB memorial page.)

Ernst says Montgomery County has a long record of military service and sacrifice. Red Oak lost more soldiers in World War II, per capita, than any other city in America.

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County report numerous arrests from over the past week. At around 3:30-a.m. Sunday, 23-year-old Delani Catherine Kern was arrested following a traffic stop in Council Bluffs, for Failure to use headlights, having improper rear lamps, and OWI/1st offense. At around 3:15-a.m., a Pott. County Sheriff’s deputy arrested 53-year-old Anthony Curtis Martinez, of Omaha, for Providing False Identification information. His bond was set at $300. And, 37-year-old Joshua Jay Moraine, was arrested for Driving while license denied, suspended, cancelled or revoked. They were taken into custody after the deputy noticed two vehicles in the Tractor Supply parking lot on Veterans Memorial Highway and the South Expressway, and proceeded to investigate. One of the vehicles was  pulling a trailer.

Late Saturday night, 31-year-old Zachary David Schwager was arrested in Council Bluffs, for OWI/2nd offense. His arrest followed a traffic stop on a vehicle that was unable to maintain lanes on Wabash Avenue. At around 12:20-a.m. Saturday, 27-year-old Ariana Jade Hoersch, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Violation of Probation, and 60-year-old John Lee Carlson was arrested for Driving while barred/habitual offender. They were arrested after a deputy saw a Jeep parked on the traveled portion of Hamlet Lane, and an investigation was conducted.

Friday evening, a Pott. County deputy attempted to stop a car with paper license plates, in the 31,000 block of Tamarack. Following a brief pursuit, 33-year-old Cassandra J. Farfalla was arrested for eluding, reckless driving, and operating a non-registered vehicle. And, Friday afternoon, 46-year-old Tracey Lyn Klahn was arrested at the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, after she turned herself in on a valid Council Bluffs Police Department warrant. She was transported to the Pott. County Jail to be booked-in.

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports six arrests took place over the past week. Late Friday night, 34-year-old Shaune William Tindle, of Creston, was arrested near Stuart on a Union County felony warrant, and driving under suspension. He was cited on the driving under suspension charge and released immediately into the custody of the Union County Sheriff’s Office. Friday afternoon, 26-year-old Logan Christopher Partlow, of Stuart, was arrested in Stuart on an Adair County warrant for Failure to Appear at a “show cause” hearing. Partlow was briefly detained for fingerprinting, and then released.

36-year-old Sherrece Patricia Kilgore, of Bridgewater, was arrested Sept. 1st in Bridgewater, on an Adair County warrant for Failure to contact her presentence investigator, with regard to a Possession of a controlled substance/3rd or subsequent offense, charge. Kilgore was held under the warrant until she submitted the required PreSentence Investigation (PSI) information to the Dept. of Corrections, and also submitted to a PSI interview with the DOC. She was released after being fingerprinted.

On Aug. 31st, 29-year-old Mitchell Martin Ullmann, of Colorado Springs, CO., was arrested by the Iowa State Patrol, on I-80 in Adair County. Ullman was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 1st offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Inside Ullmann’s Mazda CX-6, which was pulled over for speeding, the Trooper found several full plastic and glass jars with raw marijuana, several containers of synthetic marijuana, several pipes, one bong, and several rolling papers. Ullmann was later released from the Adair County Jail on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

And, there were two arrests August 29th in Adair County: Just before 3-a.m., 44-year-old Jason Richard Berendes, of Red Oak, was arrested at Nodaway Lake, for Violation of a No Contact Order. He was released August 31st on a $500 cash only bond; And, at around 1:40-a.m., Aug. 29th, 28-year-old Shannon Elizabeth Reimers, of Des Moines, was arrested following a traffic stop, near Orient. Reimers was taken into custody for OWI/1st offense after brief pursuit that followed her allegedly running a stop sign. A breath test registered .143%, or nearly twice the legal limit for intoxication. Reimers was later released with a citation to appear in court.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is praising President Biden for signing an executive order based on a bill Grassley co-sponsored to boost the transparency of government records about the Nine Eleven attacks. Grassley says the move is designed to help people who want to sue Saudi Arabia for whatever role that nation may have played in the attacks 20 years ago this week. “The reason they can’t move forward with the lawsuit is these documents are still classified,” Grassley says. “Under the president’s executive order or under our legislation, these documents would be made public.”

President Biden’s order is based on the bipartisan September 11th Transparency Act, which requires federal agencies to conduct a declassification review of records related to the attacks. Grassley says it’s time for all of those documents to be opened. “After 20 years, they ought to be, not just for the sake of the lawsuit moving forward,” Grassley says. “A lawsuit is a lawsuit. They may have all the information they need and they still may not be able to make a case but they ought to be able to try to make a case. But also, for the principle of transparency in government.”

Grassley says the public has long waited for a full picture of everything that led up to the attacks, “including everyone involved in funding, planning and perpetrating these horrific acts of terrorism.” “What’s wrong, after 20 years of secrecy about this, making that public? Nothing,” Grassley says. He says he’s “grateful” for the executive order as it will begin to “pull back the curtain on the 9/11 records so that victims’ families, survivors and all Americans can expeditiously get the answers and justice they deserve.”

(Radio Iowa) – A small plane crashed Monday afternoon in the northwest Iowa’s Plymouth County about five miles east of Kingsley. The airplane crash was reported to the Plymouth County Communication at about 3:12 p.m. The plane had the pilot and his passenger, and fortunately, both did not suffer any injuries. The plane was located upside down about 75 yards in a cornfield. Law enforcement agencies have contacted the Sioux City Tower and the FAA.

The crash scene is being secured until the conclusion of the investigation. The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office and Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Kingsley Fire and Ambulance Department, and the Iowa State Patrol all responded to the scene.

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One person suffered suspected minor, non-incapacitating injuries during an accident late Monday night, in Creston. According to Creston Police, 23-year-old Sheldon Levi Houg, of Creston, was traveling north on Cedar Street at around 10:37-p.m., when he struck a legally parked 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck. Damage to Houg’s 2003 Chevy Monte Carlo was estimated at $3,000, while the pickup sustained $4,000 damage.

Police say Houg was allegedly drunk and driving in a “reckless, erratic, careless” or negligent manner, when the crash occurred.  Houg was not transported to the hospital.

Officials with the Creston Police Department report four recent arrests. On Monday (Sept.6), 23-year-old Sheldon Houg, of Creston, was arrested for OWI/2nd offense, and Driving While Suspended. He was being held in the Union County Jail on a $2,300 bond. 29-year-old Micah Denman, of Ankeny, was arrested at around 4-a.m. Monday, in Creston, for Public Intoxication. Denman was also cited for Failure to Maintain Control of a vehicle. He was later released on a Summons to Appear in court.

Saturday night, 54-year-old Jeannette Hayes, of Syracuse, NY, was arrested in Creston for Public Intoxication. She was released on a Promise to Appear in court. And, Friday afternoon, 38-year-old Hoby Gatson, Jr., of Waterloo, was arrested at the Union County Courthouse, on four Union County warrants for Violation of a No Contact Order. Gatson, Jr. was being held in the Union County Jail on a $1,200 bond.

Sunday evening, 46-year-old Lance England, of Creston, was cited for Failure to Abate a Nuisance Property. He was released from the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a Summons to Appear.  Creston Police said also, a man from Diagonal reported Friday afternoon, that sometime between Noon and 1:30-p.m. Friday, the rear Iowa license plate had been stolen from his vehicle. The incident occurred while the vehicle was parked at the Creston Walmart store. The loss was estimated at $15.

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(Atlantic, Iowa) –  The Cass County Local Food Policy Council (CCLFPC) reports they have expanded their 2021 farmers market coupons to be used at approved farm stands for the remainder of 2021. Although the printed coupons indicate they are only redeemable at farmers markets in Cass County, as of September 2, the coupons will also be redeemable at approved Cass County farm stands. The coupons were distributed at schools, food pantries, and other events throughout the summer, and were originally designed to be redeemed at Cass County’s four farmers markets:

• Atlantic Farmers Market
• Anita Farmers Market
• Produce in the Park
• and the Lewis Farmers Market at 3HO.

As of September, only Produce in the Park and the Lewis Farmers Market remain open, and the Cass County Local Food Policy Council is hoping to have more coupons redeemed. Therefore, the CCLFPC is now allowing the 2021 farmers market coupons to be used at approved farm stands. In order to accept the coupons, a farm stand needs to fill out a simple application available from Cass County Wellness Coordinator Brigham Hoegh via email at bhoegh@iastate.edu or from the Cass County Iowa State University Extension office (805 W. 10th St Atlantic, IA 50022). The application ensures the farm stand will agree to only accept coupons during specified business hours for produce grown on their farm.

Farm stands accepting coupons will be advertised on the CCLFPC’s Facebook Page @CassCountyLocalFood. People without access to Facebook can call or email Brigham or call 712-249-5870 for a list of approved stands. The coupons will continue to be accepted at the two Cass County farmers markets open this fall.

Produce in the Park is held in the Atlantic City Park (10 W. 7th St. Atlantic, IA 50022) from 4:30-6:30 PM every Thursday evening through October 14. The Lewis Farmers Market is held at 3HO (201 1st St. Lewis, IA 51544), from 4:30-6:30 PM every Tuesday and Thursday evening through October 14.

The coupons, which can only be spent on locally grown produce, promote the CCLFPC’s strategic goals of increasing consumption of nutritious food and supporting local farms and food businesses. All farmers market coupons must be mailed or turned in to Cass County Wellness Coordinator Brigham Hoegh at the Cass County Iowa State University Extension Office (805 W. 10th St Atlantic, IA 50022) by December 31, 2021.

More About Cass County Local Food Policy Council
For more information on local food, farmers markets, and food access, follow the Cass County Local Food Policy Council’s Facebook page @CassCountyLocalFood. The Cass County Local Food Policy Council is a Cass County Government advisory body that promotes local foods and food access. The Council facilitates networking among people and groups who are involved in all aspects of the local food system—from growing and processing, to selling and eating. In its work, the Council gathers information about local food-related needs and considers what might be
done to make sure everyone in Cass County has access to healthy food. The Council then makes recommendations and supports organizations working toward that goal. To learn more about the Council, contact Cass County Wellness Coordinator Brigham Hoegh at bhoegh@iastate.edu or (712) 249-5870. The next Council meeting is September 14 at 2:00 PM at Mollett Park (1020 E. 3rd St. Place, Atlantic, IA 50022). Meetings are open to the public.