A traffic stop at around 1:20-this (Saturday) morning in Adams County, resulted in the arrest of a man from Atlantic. Sheriff’s officials say a vehicle was pulled over by Deputies near the intersection of Highway 34 and Highway 148. Upon further investigation, Camden McFadden, of Atlantic, was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated (OWI). The K9 “Baxo” was deployed on the vehicle and gave a positive indication to the presence of narcotics.

A passenger in the vehicle, Colby Martin of Creston, was cited for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. A rear passenger, Dean Mongar, of Creston, was cited for Minor in Possession of Alcohol. A juvenile was also cited into Juvenile Court for Minor in Possession of Alcohol.

Camden McFadden

Officials with the Clarinda Police Department report officers responded at around 4:15-p.m., Friday, to a stabbing incident at an apartment complex in the 900 block of  West Tarkio Streeet, where 24-year old Marshall Mahmud Graham, of Clarinda, had suffered stab wounds to his abdomen and left arm.  Graham was transported to the Clarinda Regional Health Center and was later air lifted to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for treatment of his injuries. Authorities say his injuries were not believed to be life threatening.

At approximately 11:40 p.m., Friday, 41-year old Ricky Dean Peterson, of Clarinda, turned himself in to Clarinda Police. He was arrested for felony willful injury and use of a dangerous weapon in the commission of a felony in connection with the stabbing.

Peterson was being held in the Page County Jail on $12,000 bail. The Clarinda Police Department was assisted with the investigation by the Page County Sheriff’s Department, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department and the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation. Officials say the stabbing was an isolated incident, and at no time was there any reason to believe the public was in danger.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for four counties hit by tornadoes.

The move by Gov. Reynolds on Friday allows state resources to be used to help the cleanup after tornadoes swept through the state Thursday. The storms caused extensive damage in Lee, Marshall, Polk and Van Buren counties.

Officials say 17 people were injured.

Reynolds also issued an order Thursday that lets commercial drivers work longer hours if they are aiding in cleanup and recovery efforts.

(Radio Iowa) — Thousands of people will be traveling this weekend to Onawa, the starting point for RAGBRAI. The annual bicycle ride across the state will begin Sunday morning in the Monona County community and end in Davenport next Saturday (July 28)th. Jen Collison, with the Onawa Chamber of Commerce, believes the town of 3,000 residents is ready for 20,000 visitors.

“There’s been a lot of mowing and weed-eating, porta-pots are coming in, picnic tables, we’re starting to close streets,” Collison said. “The businesses have been great as far as decorating their store fronts.”

The Monona County Fairgrounds will serve as the primary site for campers Saturday night, but tent camping will also be allowed at the high school, in all city parks, and on the grounds of the Onawa Library. “Every piece of green grass is being used at this point for tents,” Collison said.

The entertainment in Onawa includes four live bands. Onawa last hosted RAGBRAI in 2004. According to Collison, the town has been preparing for this weekend since January. On Sunday, the first day of RAGBRAI, bicyclists will pedal 43.3 miles to Denison. The other overnight host cities are Jefferson, Ames, Newton, Sigourney, and Iowa City.

Cass County Treasurer Tracey J. Marshall was sworn-in last week, as President of the National Association of County Collectors, Treasurers and Finance Officers (NCCTFO). The ceremony was conducted by her brother, Retired Sergeant Major Terry Weiss, in Nashville, TN.

NACCTFO is an affiliate of NACo, National Association of County Officials. NACCTFO promotes professional growth, a higher level of service efficiency and character to both the general public and county government and is proactive in federal legislation and regulations that affect county government, tax collection and treasury.

Tracey Marshall has received the Chancellor’s Certificate in Public Administration, Finance Master from University of Missouri St. Louis.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Thousands of people were without power Friday after a flurry of unexpected tornadoes swept through central Iowa, injuring at least 17 people and flattening buildings in three cities. The storms even surprised weather forecasters when they hit the region Thursday afternoon, causing extensive damage to a manufacturing plant and prompting the evacuation of a hospital.

The National Weather Service said Friday that at least five tornadoes and likely more struck. Meteorologist Jeff Johnson said it will take days to determine their strength and total number. The most extensive damage was in Marshalltown, a city of 27,000 people where 10 people were injured, brick walls collapsed into the streets, roofs were blown off buildings and the cupola of the historic courthouse tumbled to the ground.

Heavy equipment crews worked around the courthouse lawn Friday to remove entire trees blown over or shredded by the storm. The loud beep of backing trucks and grinding chain saws echoed several blocks away. Businesses and homes had gaping holes, some with roofs torn off or collapsed inward.

Alliant Energy spokesman Justin Foss said 500 utility poles needed to be replaced and 10 to 12 truckloads of poles were on their way. He said 200 crews have been called in to make repairs and restore power to 6,600 customers still without power. Natural gas service remains shut down in part of the city, he said.

In Marshalltown, the main hospital was damaged and all 40 patients at UnityPoint Health were being transferred to several other hospitals. Some buildings at the Iowa Veterans Home sustained roof damage, but no residents or staffers were injured at the facility that houses nearly 500 people, home officials said.

Such strong storms weren’t expected. Forecasting models produced Thursday morning showed only a slight chance of strong thunderstorms later in the day, said Alex Krull, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, said
“It didn’t look like tornadic supercells were possible,” Krull said. “If anything, we were expecting we could get some large hail, if strong storms developed.”

Elsewhere, seven people were hurt when a tornado hit the agricultural machinery maker Vermeer Manufacturing in Pella, scattering huge sheets of metal through a parking lot and leaving one building with a gaping hole. People were still working at the plant at the time. Seven people injured at the plant were taken to Pella Regional Health Center, hospital spokeswoman Billie Rhamy said. They all were released after being treated for their minor injuries, Rhamy said.

A tornado also destroyed several homes in the Des Moines suburb of Bondurant.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A new study shows that Iowa’s counties are having trouble achieving gender balance on boards and commissions as required by state law.

The study by Iowa State University’s Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics found only four counties in the state are balanced, which is down from six counties two years ago, the Quad-City Times reported. Researchers collected data from 97 counties.

Scott, Harrison, Jasper and Winneshiek counties achieved balance on all seven boards, while 15 other counties fell one board short, the report said.

According to the report, 58.92 percent of boards and commissions were gender balanced, up just 0.28 percent from two years earlier. The percentage of boards that were balanced reached 58.64 percent in 2016, up from 49.53 percent in 2014.

There’s better representation of women on health boards, 78 percent of which are gender balanced, but only 40 percent of compensation boards are balanced, said Kelly Winfrey, coordinator of research and outreach for the center. Winfrey said achieving gender balance will require going beyond accepting applications. It also requires recruiting.

A separate report will be issued for cities soon.

Officials with Greenfield Municipal Utilities, Friday (Today), said the water system in the community and surrounding customers of GMU is now safe to drink. Here is the statement issued this afternoon:

“Customers of Greenfield Municipal Utilities were notified on 7/17/2018 of a problem
with our drinking water and were advised of a bottled water advisory followed by a boil advisory on 7/18/2018. We are pleased to report that the problem has been corrected and that it is no longer necessary to boil water for human consumption. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

Greenfield Municipal Utilities has flushed out their storage and distribution system.
Results of the samples sent to the lab for analysis on Thursday, July 19, 2018 confirm
that we are within the recordable DNR limits.

This document officially lifts the boil order that began on Wednesday, June 18, 2018.
As always, you may contact GMU at 641-743-2741 with any comments or questions.”

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports two early morning arrests on Friday. At 2:21am Deputies arrested 39-year-old James Patrick Duffy of Lincoln, NE on a Possession of Drug Paraphernalia charge. Duffy was taken to the Mills County Jail and held on $300 bond.

At 5:30am Deputies arrested 24-year-old Mariah Mae Dale of Council Bluffs for Providing False Identification Information. Dale also had a warrant out of Pottawattamie County for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Bond was set at $300 on the Mills County charge and $10,000 on the Pottawattamie County charge. Dale was arrested at the 34 mile-marker of Interstate 29.

In July, Cass County Public Health is offering two free classes for the public to learn about bleeding control as part of the Stop the Bleed campaign. Bleeding from a traumatic injury can lead to death in just a few minutes, well before medical help can arrive.

“Stop the Bleed teaches someone how to safely and immediately take action, potentially saving a life.” said Beth Olsen, Director of Cass County Public Health. “Everyone should know how to recognize life-threatening bleeding and take appropriate steps to control bleeding until help arrives.”

The Stop the Bleed campaign is a national initiative originating from the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, the White House, and other governmental and private agencies. The program is currently being championed by the American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma. The program is based on recommendations identified in the Hartford Consensus, which was a review of mass casualty and active shooter events. The program is designed to teach civilian bystanders basic hemorrhage control techniques.

Cass County Public Health is offering free Stop the Bleed classes for the public on Monday, July 23 from 5:30-7:00 pm and Wednesday, July 25 from 5:30-7:00 pm. The classes will be held at Cass County Public Health 1408 East 10th Street Atlantic. Space is limited. Please call (712) 243-7551 to reserve your spot. Cass County Public Health also schedules large group training on Stop the Bleed for any interested groups, such as schools, churches, youth groups, offices, etc.