The Union County Sheriff’s Office says a man from Lorimor reported May 30th, that sometime after 11-p.m. May 29th, someone entered his vehicles at his residence, and took electronic parts for satellite installations, and other, miscellaneous items. The loss was estimated at $3,500. And, a Lorimor woman reported on June 5th, that sometime in the prior few days, someone took a gold chain from her residence. The loss was estimated at $300.

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge says a civil trial verdict holding a man responsible for his mother’s death will stand although the man was acquitted after a criminal trial on a murder charge. The Marion County District Court judge last week rejected Jason Carter’s request to set aside the civil verdict that ordered him to pay $10 million to his mother’s estate. His father, Bill Carter, had filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against his son, saying Jason fatally shot 68-year-old Shirley Carter in June 2015 to gain access to his parents’ assets. Jason Carter denied the allegation.

In March a jury found Jason Carter not guilty of the murder charge. Judge Martha Mertz said in her ruling last week that the result of the criminal trial does not make the civil jury’s finding invalid. Jason Carter’s attorney says she intends to appeal Mertz’s ruling.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports four arrests. 24-year old Tray D. Anderson, of Exira, was arrested Monday morning at the Pott. County Courthouse, on a warrant for Violation of Probation. 33-year old Amber Lee Johnson, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Violation of Parole, after she turned herself-in to the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office, Monday afternoon. 26-year old Noah Jacob Sorenson was arrested for Driving While License Suspended or revoked, following a traffic stop in Crescent. And, 58-year old Lee Jung Hoon Hansen, of Harlan, was arrested Monday night for Driving While Barred/Habitual Offender. His arrest followed a traffic stop in Avoca.

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Police in Creston, Monday afternoon arrested 36-year old Jason L. Johnson, of Creston, on two Union County warrants. The warrants charge Johnson with Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd or Subsequent Offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was additionally charged with Assault on Persons in Certain Occupations. Johnson was released from the Union County Jail on a $6,300 Bond.

Late Monday evening, 22-year old Bailey Harrison, of Creston, and Tylor Rains, of Humeston, were both arrested for Theft in the 5th Degree. Both men were cited and released at the scene, on a Promise to Appear. And, 20-year old Tommie O’Neall, of Creston, was arrested Monday evening on a charge of Trespass/1st Offense. She was cited and released at the scene on a Promise to Appear.

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GLIDDEN, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 6-year-old boy died after being pulled from a community pool in the Carroll County town of Glidden. First responders were sent to the Glidden Aquatic Center Saturday evening. Medics took over CPR and other emergency measures from pool personnel, and he was taken to St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll. He was pronounced dead there.

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office identified him as Kadyn Sporrer. He lived in Carroll, about 8 miles from Glidden. Authorities have not provided other details about what led to the boy’s drowning.

The Atlantic School District’s Board of Education will meet in a regular session 5:30-p.m. Wednesday, in the High School Media Center. During their session, the Board will hear from Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon, and prior to adjourning for the evening, will hold a closed session to discuss an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). When the resume their open session, the Board will act on recommendations for the EOP.

In other business, the Atlantic School Board will act on approving the resignations of Regina Stark – Special Education Para-educator, and Dan Vargason, Spanish Club. They’ll also act on approving Contract Recommendations or Letters of Assignment for: Hannah Rider, Spec. Ed. Strategist Teacher; Vanessa Keenan, TAG Teacher; Sarah Elm, Student Council Sponsor; Rich Smith, HS day custodian, and Shelby McCreedy, JV Girls Basketball Coach. They will also approve the 2019-20 Superintendent Contract with Superintendent Steve Barber.

The Board is also expected to act on a Resolution authorizing payments to sports officials. Currently the District pays its officials following the regular Board meeting. So someone who works a ballgame on June 13th would not get paid until after the July Board meeting. The change would allow those officials to be paid within two-weeks of services rendered. The Board will also act on a bid of $119,121 from CDI Technologies, for the purchase of Middle School Chromebooks through the use of SAVE funds. They’ll also act on approving the 2019-2020 CAM Sharing Agreement, with regard to the sharing of Business Manager Sarah Sheeder…a continuation of last year’s partnership, paid 70%-30%.

The Board is expected to approve: a recommendation from Activities Director Andrew Mitchell, with regard to 2020 Spring Sport Coaching positions; 2019-20 Substitute Employee Pay; a 2019-20 Fuel Contract for gas, diesel & propane; 2019-20 Student Fees (which are unchanged from the 2018-19 School Year); and 2019-20 Breakfast & lunch fees, which calls for an increase in the adult breakfast of 30-cents, and adult lunch a 10-cent increase. Student meal costs would not be affected.

After months of jabbing from afar, President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are overlapping today (Tuesday) in Iowa, a state that’s critical to their political futures. The former vice president is in Iowa hoping to hold his party’s front-runner role. Trump seeks to shore up support in a key Midwestern state he wrested from Democrats in 2016. The day could offer a glimpse of a Trump-Biden matchup in this battleground state.

Trump begins his trip in Council Bluffs to speak at Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, which produces and sells the corn-based fuel additive ethanol. He will later address an Iowa GOP dinner in Des Moines. Biden is coming two days after nearly 20 Democratic rivals were in Iowa for a state party dinner. Several took veiled shots at his absence. He plans to use his visit to Iowa to criticize President Donald Trump’s economic policy as hurting those very voters who helped elect him.

Biden says in remarks prepared for delivery today (Tuesday) that Trump “thinks he’s being tough” and “it’s easy to be tough when someone else is feeling the pain.” Biden plans to speak in blue collar Ottumwa, the seat of Wapello County. Trump was the first Republican to carry the economically struggling county in southeast Iowa since Dwight Eisenhower.

Biden asks in his prepared remarks, “How many sleepless nights do you think Trump has had over what he’s doing to America’s farmers? Zero.” Trump has attacked Biden regularly and on a recent state visit to Japan echoed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s description of Biden as “low IQ.”

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A Cedar Rapids man who lied to officials so he could receive Social Security benefits has been imprisoned. Prosecutors said in a news release Monday that 58-year-old Larry Hanson Sr. was sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to pay more than $78,500 in restitution. He must also serve three years of supervised release after the prison term. Hanson had pleaded guilty to theft of government property.

Court documents say Hanson received Social Security disability benefits from April 2013 through March 2017 after telling the Social Security Administration that he was not able to work. However, Hanson was working at a company in Cedar Rapids during this time. Prosecutors say Hanson lied and said all of the money he was making came from renting his tools to the company and not from working.