The Union County Sheriff’s Office says a man from Cromwell reported Monday afternoon, that someone had broken out two windows in his RV, while it was parked in his yard in the 1300 block of Broadway Avenue. The incident happened sometime overnight Sunday into Monday. The damage was estimated at $500.

The City Council in Audubon held a regular meeting Monday evening. City Clerk Joe Foran, said they passed four Resolutions during their meeting. The first two dealt with designating the low bidder for Miscellaneous improvements in group B and C, along with the contract. They also passed a Resolution approving a contract for CIP lining along with Miscellaneous group A. Group A consists of constructing a couple of buildings near the Sewer plant, and the CIP lining stands for “Cured In Place,” which means putting a rubber membrane in the existing sewer lines.

Last month the CIP and Group A bids were awarded to Principal Pipe and Tool Company ($184, 541) and Grundman Hicks Construction ($1.4-million). Those bids were approved Monday night. The low bid of $2.1-million for group B & C was received from McCarthy Trenching, of Avoca. Group B is with regard to the setting of new sewer lines, while Group C is for the replacement of a water line. Getting the Resolutions passed, he says, means the City is well on its way to getting the contractors in town and getting work started on the improvements.

The Audubon City Council also discussed, but took no action on an Ordinance with regard to chickens being raised within the City Limits. He says they have received an initial draft from City Attorney Mark Bosworth. The Council, he says, will likely discuss the matter during a Special Work session in a couple of weeks.

Foran says they’ll especially be focused on whether or not to allow roosters, and what to do with the waste chickens produce. He says some chickens currently in town were acquired through variances, so the Council will want to act on clarifying what is and isn’t allowed under a revised ordinance.

Joe Foran says also, the Audubon City Council passed a Resolution setting their next meeting for a Public Hearing on the sale of a vacant lot the City owns at 310 Broadway. The building next to the lot has been purchased, and the same person who purchased that structure wishes to purchase the adjacent lot.

Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department, say in partnership with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office and District 3 of the Iowa State Patrol, the Department is honored to host the National Law Enforcement Memorial Service on Thursday May 18, 2017 at 6:30 pm.

Lt. Dan Flores says “This year, the service will begin with the memorial flag ceremony on the east side of the Pottawattamie County Courthouse near the flagpole. We will honor the fallen Deputies of the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, Troopers of the Iowa State Patrol, and the Officers of the Council Bluff Police Department.”

Flores added, “Immediately following the flag ceremony, the Law Enforcement Memorial Service will move to St. John Lutheran Church, 633 Willow Avenue. The Memorial Service will be held in the sanctuary, where we will also recognize those officers of the Council Bluffs Police Department who have passed in the last year. Immediately after the service refreshments will be served in the Fellowship Hall.”

According to Flores, “This is an important opportunity to honor those who have dedicated their lives to serving the citizens of Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County. It is also a wonderful opportunity to highlight their passion and dedication with our families, friends and all of the citizens who support law enforcement and all that they do.”

He says “We welcome everyone interested in sharing in this time of honor and to show their support by attending this service.”

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A former union president in northwest Iowa has pleaded guilty to embezzling from his union local. Court records say Curtis Lang entered the plea Monday in U.S. District Court in Sioux City. His trial had been scheduled to begin June 5.

The records say Lang stole more than $45,000 from United Dairy Workers of Le Mars while serving as president from 2012 to June 2015.

Officials with the Creston Police Department say they received three separate theft reports, Monday. A resident in the 200 block of N. Oak Street reported Monday morning, that his silver, 1999 Ford Taurus was stolen from his residence sometime after 8-p.m., Sunday. The loss was estimated at $2,500.

A person residing in the 600 block of N. Oak Street reported Monday night, that sometime between May 3rd and the 8th, someone broke into a garage on her property and took several items, include two bicycles and three tool boxes. The loss was estimate at $200.

And, a Creston resident living in the 600 block of S. Elm Street reported to police Monday night, that at around 8:30-p.m., someone entered his residence and took a purse/wallet containing $1,100 in cash, and a wallet containing $200 in cash.

No arrests have been reported.

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CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a Ventura man was accidentally killed while working on a trailer in Clear Lake. The accident was reported around 7:55 p.m. Friday. Police and medics sent to the scene found the body of 64-year-old Dale Kjellsen.

Police say he’d been working alone on the trailer and was crushed between the bed and wheel frame when trailer parts shifted. A preliminary autopsy report says Kjellsen died of head trauma. His death was ruled an accident.

A Job Fair will be held next week at Iowa Western Community College in Atlantic, for employees affected by the loss of jobs announced late last month at Plastic Professionals in Atlantic. Officials with Iowa WorkForce Development say job seekers are encouraged to attend the Job Fair, which runs from Noon until 3-p.m. May 18th.  Veterans will be given preference and will be allowed in from 11-a.m. until Noon only, prior to any other job seekers.

Tables will be available for you to complete applications, but if you have paper applications already in your hands, bring them with you. In addition to representatives from various companies on-hand to provide information and possibly conduct interviews, job seekers will have access to the IowaWORKS lab to complete online applications.

Businesses wishing to participate in the Job Fair and related advertising, need to register by Friday, May 12th. The registration fee for those businesses is $30, and includes a table along with two chairs. Booth displays are encouraged. Drinks and lunch will be provided to businesses participating in the event. Businesses that have questions or wish to register, may contact Liz Carlson at 712-352-3480, extension 45140.

Sheriff’s officials in Union County said Monday, two people were arrested on Union County warrants over the past few days. At around 8:30-p.m. Friday, 24-year old Joseph Charles Cosenza-Weaver, of Lenox, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a warrant for failure to serve his jail sentence on charge of possession of controlled substance.  Cosenza-Weaver was later released after serving the remainder of his jail sentence.

And, 40-year old Melissa Joann Wilson, of Murray, was arrested Sunday night at the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, on a Union County warrant for failure to appear on a charge of Theft in the 3rd degree.  Wilson is being held for Union County in the Ringgold County jail on $2000 bond.