The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests occurred on Sunday. 19-year old’s Mikel Olin Hilton and Jacob David Jones, both of Corning, were arrested at around 10:45-a.m. on 5th degree theft and simple assault charges. The young men are accused of going to the Corning Hy-Vee Store and stealing a pack of cigarettes worth just over Six-dollars, and assaulting the manager of the store.

Hilton and Jones were being held without bond, in the Adams County Jail.

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County say two Clarinda residents were arrested Sunday night, following an incident at Viking Lake State Park, near Stanton. 19-year old’s Shayla Nothwehr and Christian Clark Latham, both of Clarinda, were charged with possession of alcohol under the legal age. Latham was hit with an additional charge of Interference with Official Acts. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond. Nothwehr was cited for her offense, and released.

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by officers with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Officials on college campuses around the state are reminding students about precautions they should take to avoid becoming the victim of an assault. University of Iowa Police Officer Alton Poole advises students to travel in packs. “When you have more people around, you increase the likelihood that you can stay safe,” Poole says. The first assault of this school year near the U-of-I campus occurred at 2:45 a.m. on August 25. A woman reported being knocked to the ground by a male attacker on a sidewalk. The woman escaped with minor injuries, according to a press release.

Poole says the incident should serve as a reminder that there are safety measures offered at the university, including NiteRide. “NiteRide is a service for women only, it’s free, and it operates seven days a week,” Poole says. “They can contact our website to get information about times, pickups, and boundaries.” The University of Iowa Student Government also offers a free taxi cab service for students called SafeRide.

Poole says students can avoid putting themselves in an unsafe situation by staying away from alcohol or at least drinking responsibly. “You’ve heard of people drugging other people’s drinks, so don’t leave your drink unattended and watch how much you consume,” Poole says. “If you plan on drinking, have a person with you who agrees to be sober.” In addition to the NiteRide and SafeRide programs, the University of Iowa has “blue emergency alert stations” scattered around campus.

(Radio Iowa)

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

INWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Environmental officials are monitoring a northwest Iowa stream after cattle manure flowed into it last week. The Des Moines Register reports the manure flowed into a tributary of the Rock River near Inwood after it was improperly applied to a corn field. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating the situation.

LOGAN, Iowa (AP) — A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with the death of a 5-year-old boy whose body was found a western Iowa ravine. The Harrison County Sheriff’s office says the teen has been charged with first-degree murder in the death that was reported Saturday evening. The boy’s caregivers found his body in a ravine in rural Harrison County Saturday. The teen was being held in lieu of $500,000 bond on Sunday.

GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities are investigating a one-vehicle crash that killed a 24-year-old man near Glenwood. The Iowa State Patrol says Jake Champ died after the crash around 6:30 a.m. yesterday. Champ was driving northbound on 221st Street north of Glenwood when he lost control of his vehicle and drove down a steep embankment.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Spain’s Javier Gomez took the lead with about a mile left in the run to defend his title in the Hy-Vee Triathlon yesterday in Des Moines. Emma Moffatt of Australia won the women’s race. Gomez and Moffatt each earned $100,000 for their victories.

LOGAN, Iowa (AP) — A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with the death of a 5-year-old boy whose body was found a western Iowa ravine. The Harrison County Sheriff’s office says Cody Metzker-Madsen was charged with first degree murder in the death that was reported Saturday evening. The boy’s caregivers found his body in a ravine in rural Harrison County Saturday.

Metzker-Madsen is being held in the Harrison County jail under a $500,000 bond. In Iowa, first-degree murder is a Class A felony and is punishable by a mandatory sentence of life in prison. Authorities say the teen and the 5-year-old had been living together in the same foster home since early August. Authorities did not immediately release the child’s name. An autopsy is scheduled to be performed Monday morning.

LOGAN, Iowa (AP) – Authorities are investigating the death of a 5-year-old child who was found in a western Iowa ravine. KETV reports the child was found Saturday evening in rural Harrison County.  Harrison County officials say the child was reported missing and possibly injured around 7:15 Saturday.

Then the child’s caregivers told sheriff’s deputies that the child was found in a ravine and appeared to be dead. Deputies confirmed the child was dead. Authorities did not immediately release the child’s name or many other details about the death.

GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities are investigating a one-vehicle crash that killed a 24-year-old man near Glenwood. The Iowa State Patrol says Jake William Champ, of Clarinda, died after the crash around 6:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Champ was driving northbound on 221st Street north of Glenwood when he lost control of his 2007 Ford Fusion and drove down a steep embankment. The car hit several trees and rolled before landing on its roof, trapping Champ inside. Officials say he died at the scene.

The Atlantic City Council on Wednesday, will act on approving the second as well as third and final reading of an amended Ordinance pertaining to Urban Deer Control. Changes recommended by the Community Protection Committee include allowing hunters who take an anterless deer within the City limits to also take antlered deer. The amendment makes it clear, that once a hunter has qualified to bow hunt deer in Atlantic, that they will remain qualified in subsequent years, as long as they meet the requirements of the Ordinance.

The Council, Wednesday, will also act on a Resolution setting Building and Zoning fees. The Finance Committee has recommended the lowering of permit fees for unattached garages, gazebos, sheds, decks and similar accessory structures over 100-square feet, from 30-cents per square foot, to 15-cents/psf, but not to exceed $500. Commercial and Industrial structures, and residential dwelling building permit fees would still be assessed at 30-cents/psf, with the fee for Commercial/Industrial not to exceed $5,000. In addition, the fee for moving existing dwellings and structures to a new address, would be raised from $100 to $200, due to the number of City services required to assist in making such a move possible.

In other business, the Council will act on a request from the Iowa Dept. of Transportation, to make the shoulder of U-S Highway 6, in front of the KFC and Casey’s west stores, a “No Parking” zone, because according to the DOT, “There is a recurring safety and maintenance problem on the shoulder,” such as vehicles parked on the shoulder that interfere with the visibility of vehicles attempting to turn onto U-S 6, and because “Trucks parks on (the) shoulder are causing damage” to the area and “increasing maintenance costs.” If the Council approves the 1st reading of the Ordinance, it is possible the it could be adopted during their meeting on Sept. 18th, which would meet the deadline for the current recodification of the Ordinances.

The Atlantic City Council meeting begins at 5:30-p.m. Wednesday, in their chambers at City Hall.

As of 6-a.m. in Atlantic, the rain/thunderstorms that began at around 3-a.m., had ended. We received .35″ of precipitation here at the KJAN studios (The official National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic). The last time measurable rain fell in Atlantic was August 15th, when we received .29″.

Precipitation for August in Atlantic was 1.57-inches, which is 2.31-inches below average. Precipitation year-to-date (Jan.-Aug.) amounts to 20.38-inches, which is slightly over 5-inches BELOW normal.