A man who escaped from authorities in Nebraska was arrested early this (Thursday) afternoon in Pottawattamie County, southwest of Crescent. The Pott. County Sheriff’s Office say 37-year old Eric G. Scott was in possession of a service weapon that belonged to an eastern Nebraska sheriff’s deputy. The weapon was found in a backpack Scott was carrying when he was arrested by Pott. County Deputies.

His arrest followed a 911 call at around 11:55-a.m to the Pott. County Communications Center, with regard to a male subject walking in the area of Joslin Avenue and Borden Road.  The reporting party advised that they thought the subject was the male that had escaped from Nebraska authorities.

Investigators say Scott was being transferred by a Dodge County deputy Wednesday when Scott commandeered the car south of Wahoo, pushing the deputy out of the vehicle. The deputy suffered minor injuries. Scott was serving two to four years for fifth-offense drunken driving conviction when he escaped.

Scott was transported to Pottawattamie County Corrections where he was being held on out of state charges of escape and false imprisonment.

A traffic stop Sept. 13th in Cass County resulted in the arrest of two Central Iowa men. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office said today (Thursday), 20-year old Brandon Tomas Ruiz Quintana, of Windsor Heights, was arrested for a Drug Tax Stamp Violation, Possession with Intent to Deliver Alprazolam,  and Possession of Marijuana 3rd or Subsequent offense. 20-year old Steven Ray Floyd, Jr., of Des Moines, was arrested for OWI 1st Offense, Possession of Marijuana 1st Offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Both men were taken to the Cass County Jai, where  Ruiz-Quintana remains held on $9,000 bond, and Floyd remains held on $2,000 bond.

(12-p.m. News)

The Clarinda Police Department would like to remind the citizens of Clarinda that no parking is allowed on the following streets from 7:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 30, 2017 for the annual Band Day Jamboree Parade:

• The 100 through 800 block of W. Main Street
• The 100 block of E. Main Street
• The100 block of N. 15th St.
• The 100 block of E. Washington Street
• The 100 block through 300 block of W. Washington Street
• 24th Street (Cardinal Drive) from Garfield Street to State Street (*SCHOOL BUS PARKING*)

The police department appreciates the cooperation of all citizens in removing their vehicles from the parade route. Vehicles that are not removed from the parade route by 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 30, 2017 will be towed at the expense of the vehicle’s registered owner(s). If a citizen has any questions concerning this, please contact the Clarinda Police Department Office of the Chief of Police at 712-542-2194 extension 201.

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports charges have been filed against three men following investigations into separate incidents. 30-year old Dustin Douglas Williams, of Audubon, was charged with Manufacturing marijuana within 1,000-feet of a school, and two-counts of Child Endangerment. The charges are the result of a search warrant executed today (Thursday) at Williams’ home at 530 Leroy Street. Williams was being held in the Audubon County Jail on a $30,000 bond. The incident remains under investigation. K-9 “Axel” and the Audubon Police Department assisted in the investigation.

On Wednesday, 28-year old Joseph Dean White, of Exira, was arrested for Domestic Abuse/3rd offense, False Imprisonment, and Obstructing Emergency Communications, following an incident that allegedly occurred at his home on Sept. 16th. White remains in the Audubon County Jail on a $5,000 bond.

And, 66-year old Robert Kirk Wiges, of Audubon, was charged with OWI/1st Offense, following an investigation into an accident that took place in Audubon on July 25th. Wiges appeared before the magistrate today (Thursday), and was released. His preliminary hearing was set for Oct. 9th.

A 4-mile run/walk fundraiser for women impacted by breast cancer is coming up soon, and registration is now open. Trailing for Tatas is scheduled for 11 am on October 14, 2017 at Lake Anita State Park. Deanna Spry organized Trailing for Tatas in 2012 after her personal battle with breast cancer. The Cass County Health System Foundation is proud to partner with Deanna Spry and her family in our efforts to support women in southwest Iowa fighting this battle.

All funds raised are kept locally and will be administered through the CCHS Foundation. The funds will help with items not covered by insurance or available through the American Cancer Society.  The registration fees are $25 for adults, $10 for youth ages 6-12, and teams of 10 or more can register for $20 per person.

Participants can register by contacting Deanna Spry at 712-249-5760, or Dawn Marnin, CCHS Foundation Director at 712-243-7409. Online registration is available at casshealth.org/ccmh-foundation. Registrations are due by September 28^th in order to ensure t-shirts for the event.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A new report says low commodity prices and weak farm incomes are continuing to hamper the rural economy in parts of 10 Plains and Midwestern states. The Rural Mainstreet Index for the region fell to from 42.2 in August to 39.6 in September, its lowest level in 2017. The index released Thursday ranges between 0 and 100, with any number under 50 indicating a shrinking economy.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss, who oversees the survey of bankers, says more than half of the bankers reported that they have restructured farm loans. Nearly 20 percent have increased their collateral requirements. Bankers reported a 2.1 percent increase in farm loan defaults over the past year.

Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.

In a region of the state that’s been plagued by extremely dry weather much of the summer, some roads were closed this (Thursday) morning due to flash flooding, the result of multiple downpours overnight. Meteorologist Craig Cogil, at the National Weather Service, says parts of southeast Iowa were drenched, prompting flash flood warnings in Jefferson, Keokuk, Wapello and Washington counties. “We saw persistent thunderstorms in and around the Ottumwa area during the overnight time frame and saw several inches of rainfall,” Cogil says. “We had a few reports of people with personal rain gauges with around seven inches and even a little bit more, just to the south of Ottumwa.”

Some areas of southeast and south-central Iowa had storm after storm roll through during the night, dumping more rain in a few hours than some communities have seen in more than a month. Cogil says, “We did have a report or two of some deeper standing water, but overall, impacts have been somewhat limited just due to how dry it’s been prior to the heavy rainfall.” Several counties across the region were rated in recent days as being under moderate-to-extreme drought conditions, which ended up being a benefit in this storm system. “It’s been so dry, in fact, Ottumwa had one of the largest deficits in the state before this event as far as rainfall is concerned this summer,” Cogil says. “A lot of the soil had the capacity to soak in a lot of the rain that fell overnight and the impacts aren’t as bad as what they normally would have been for such a rainfall.”

The forecast says a wide section of Iowa may see more scattered thunderstorms throughout the day, the last full day of summer. The autumnal equinox is tomorrow at 3:02 PM.

(Radio Iowa)

A woman from Nebraska was arrested Tuesday night on drug charges, after she made abrupt driving maneuvers. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says a Deputy on routine patrol saw an SUV traveling south on Old Lincoln Highway near Badger, at around 9:20-p.m., when the driver of the vehicle suddenly made a U-turn after they saw the Deputy’s vehicle, and proceeded to travel north.  The vehicle then made another U-Turn before turning into 1006 Old Lincoln Highway.

The SUV was there for only 5-minutes. When it pulled out, the Deputy saw it didn’t have a license plate lamp, and during the ensuing traffic stop, arrested 25-year old Heather Ann Misek, of Omaha, for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. In the vehicle, authorities found baggies containing a total of 1 gram of crystal substance believed to be Meth. They also found a glass pipe with white residue, along with a drug scale.

And, a Council Bluffs man was arrested Wednesday afternoon for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. 36-year old Scott Alen Schiller was taken into custody at a residence in the 500 block of North Ridge Road, on a warrant for the Sex Offender Registry violation.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A western Iowa nursing home plans to challenge a $5,000 fine and the potential loss of federal funding after the state issued a negative report about the quality of its dietary program. The Sioux City Journal reports that Touchstone Healthcare Community in Sioux City was cited for multiple violations with its food program and two unrelated infractions.

Touchstone is a 125-bed care facility that has operated in Sioux City since 1978 but has been run under a variety of names and owners. It is currently owned by Welco Healthcare of Minnesota. Facility administrator Katilin Thomas says the home is working with the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals to make improvements, but plans to dispute the citation.

State officials observed the facility and interviewed dietitians, staffers, residents and family members.

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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