URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — An apartment building in the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale caught fire and was damaged extensively, Sunday morning. A spokeswoman for the property’s owner Hubbell Realty, Claire Brehmer said the building in Urbandale’s Ashford Ridge complex was engulfed in flames, Sunday. Firefighters contained the fire by Sunday afternoon to a single building in the complex.

Of the building’s 36 apartments, 31 were occupied. Brehmer said dozens of cats and kittens had been rescued from the building. Brehmer said Hubbell is working with the Red Cross to make sure everyone is safe and displaced residents have a place to stay.

The Creston Police Department, Sunday afternoon, released information about an accident with possible injuries that happened at around 12:40-p.m., Friday.  Authorities say a 2007 Ford 500 driven by 26-year old Stacia Kay Draman, of Creston, was traveling north on S. Maple Street and approaching the intersection with W. Page Street. A 2004 Chevy Trailblazer driven by 17-year old Alexandria Renee Whitfield, of Creston, was traveling east on W. Page and also approaching the uncontrolled intersection, when it was struck on the passenger side by the car.

Draman told Creston Police she did not see the SUV. Whitfield said by the time she saw the Ford, the vehicle was half-way into the intersection. Damage to the vehicles amounted to $5,000. No citations were issued. Authorities say Draman complained of knee pain, but was not transported to the hospital.

The CAM School District’s Board of Education will meet in a regular session 6:30-p.m. Monday, in the CAM High School Superintendent’s Office. During their meeting, the Board will discuss the District facilities upgrade Process. A number of district patrons made it to one of three meetings last month, where District Administrators explained the what needs to be done to the facilities, and what the process would be going forward.

The Board, Monday evening, will also act on adopting a Budget Guarantee Resolution and approving a Senior Class, Out-of-State trip. They’ll also hear presentations with regard to the FY 2020-21 School Calendar and Budget, followed by the setting of dates for Public Hearings on those matters. In other business, the CAM School Board will consider Walsh Door & Security bids, award a bid for 2020 Summer mowing. Their final action item, prior to adjourning for an Exempt Session for (Collective Bargaining) Strategy Negotiations, is to Award a Financial Advisor Agreement to aid in School Infrastructure Financing.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A national group is hoping to encourage travelers to visit small towns along the old Route 20 highway with a historic designation. But it’s no an easy feat because it takes cooperation from so many jurisdictions. The road runs through a dozen states, from Boston on the East Coast to Newport, Oregon on the West Coast.

In this Sept. 25, 2017, photo, Bryan Farr, president of the Historic Route 20 Association in Chester, Mass, stands on an original alignment of U.S. Route 20 near Orin, Wy. Highway 20 was moved to the neighboring Interstate 25 where speed limits are set at 80 mph. “Almost every town has a story to tell,” Farr, said. (Bryan Farr via AP)

The effort is gaining traction in Iowa, where the Historic Route 20 Association has won approval from all 35 cities and towns and 11 of 13 counties along the route. But other states, like Indiana, have issued a moratorium on new historic roads.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The captain of a cruise ship hit by the coronavirus told passengers it’s headed to the port of Oakland, California. Grand Princess Capt. John Smith told passengers in an audio address Saturday night that the ship will dock in Oakland. The company that owns the ship says it is expected to arrive on Monday.

A couple from eastern Iowa are among those on-board. Shelley and George Goeppner, of Asbury were headed home when the outbreak was reported. Capt. Smith told passengers that people who require “acute medical treatment and hospitalization” will be taken to health care facilities in California. Other guests will be taken to federally operated isolation sites or transported out of California. The captain said he was not given any information about non-U.S. citizens.

The ship is carrying more than 3,500 people from 54 countries.

(Lewis) – The Cass County Conservation Board will hold a Full Moon Owl Prowl Hike, 7-p.m. Monday, at the Cold Springs Park, near Lewis. The CCCB invites you to come out for a great night hike, with unknown surprises possibly in store. The Full Moon will light the way.  Officials say the group will hike and try to call in various species of Owls that may be in the park, Monday night.

All ages are welcome to attend. Be sure and dress for the weather. If there is snow, snowshoes will be available.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office today (Sunday), issued a report on six separate arrests that took place from March 1st through the 7th.

• Yesterday (Saturday), 37-year old Adam Michael Kucirek, of Imogene, was arrested for OWI/1st offense.
• Friday, 31-year old Clayton Nathaniel Parsons, of Auburn, NE., was arrested for Violation of Probation.
• On Thursday, 45-year old Robert Matthew Larson, of Shenandoah, was arrested for Failure to Appear (in court), and 43-year old Lisa Ann Costello, of Farragut, was arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order.
• On March 3rd, 55-year old Terry Lee Prine, of Sidney, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault/3rd or subsequent offense.
• And, on March 1st, 48-year old Scott McCart, of Thurman, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault, Child Endangerment, and Obstructing Emergency Communications.

The teenage driver of a vehicle suffered what were considered life-threatening injuries, and three other teens suffered minor injuries, during a single-vehicle accident Friday afternoon in Fremont County. Authorities report the accident happened at around 3:45-pm. on 115th St near 254th Ave, in rural Tabor. Deputies determined a 2008 Ford F150 was eastbound on 115th St, driving in the center of the roadway. The driver, a 16-year old male from Tabor, swerved to avoid a westbound vehicle at the crest of a hill, causing the vehicle to sway and leave the roadway to the left. The pickup entered a field and rolled three times.

The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle. He was flown by medical helicopter to Nebraska Medicine for treatment of serious injuries. Three juvenile passengers, who were wearing seat belts, suffered minor injuries. The unidentified driver was cited for Failure to Maintain Control. Authorities say speed was a factor in the crash.

Tabor Fire and Rescue and Tabor Police assisted the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office with the call.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports 33-year old Michael Arthur Tyson, of Albany, Missouri, was arrested March 3rd at the Fremont County Jail, on several charges. Deputies allege, Tyson, who is an inmate at the jail, brought methamphetamine into the facility, concealed in a body cavity and then distributed the substance to another inmate on at least two occasions.

Tyson was charged with two counts of Distribution of a Controlled Substance, gathering where Controlled Substances are used, and Introducing Intoxicants into an Institution. He was being held on a total of $150,000 bond on both of his current cases. Tyson is also being held without bond for Violation of Parole for the State of Missouri.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office today (Sunday), reports a woman from southeast Iowa was arrested Thursday on an active warrant connected to an Attempted Murder Investigation in Hamburg. 27-year old Anahi Anadrade, of Muscatine, the wife of Pedro Andrade, was transported to the Fremont County Jail after being arrested by U-S authorities in El Paso, Texas, while  entering the United States from Mexico. Anahi Andrade had an active warrant for her arrest out of Fremont County, for Aiding and Abetting Flight to Avoid Prosecution.

Anahi Andrade

Deputies allege that Anahi, who was previously advised that Pedro Andrade had an active warrant for his arrest, assisted him in fleeing the country. Pedro was arrested by US Marshalls February 14th, in Mexico. Both Anahi Andrade and Pedro Andrade are being held at the Fremont County Jail on $100,000 cash bonds.  Pedro Andrade faces charges that include Attempted Murder, a Class B Felony, Willful Injury a Class C Felony, and Flight to Avoid Prosecution, a Class D Felony.

Pedro Andrade

(As previously reported) –

On Oct. 10th, 2019 the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office received a call at around 12:43-p.m., about a male construction worker who had fallen approximately 60 feet, or 5 1/2 stories, from the catwalk above an industrial grain bin in the 300 block of Washington Street, in Hamburg, and was unconscious. The man was transported to Grape Community Hospital and then transferred to Nebraska Medicine for treatment of life threatening injuries.

Four days later, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office received a report that the man had awoken from a coma and said he was pushed from the platform by a co-worker, Pedro Andrade. Deputies allege that Andrade, had unhooked the victim’s safety lines and pushed him from the catwalk, onto a gravel parking lot after discovering an affair between the victim and Andrade’s wife.