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Three people were arrested over the weekend, in Pottawattamie County. The Sheriff’s Office reports 41-year old Edward Allan Blough, of Henderson, was arrested Sunday afternoon, for Driving While Barred. His arrest took place following a traffic stop at 230th and Highway 92. 31-year old Travis Wayne Cole, of Council Bluffs, was arrested also arrested Sunday afternoon following a traffic stop. Cole was taken into custody for Driving While Barred. And, Saturday night, 29-year old Christopher James Westcott, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Serious Domestic Assault with injury, following an incident involving his 24-year old ex-wife. The woman suffered apparent, minor injuries during the incident.
CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — A judge has dismissed a harassment charge filed against a former Libertarian candidate for an Iowa House seat. Polk County court records say the charge against 39-year-old Chad Brewbaker, of Clive, was dismissed Wednesday. Prosecutors requested the dismissal after their request for a trial delay was rejected. Police said in the criminal complaint that Brewbaker repeatedly ignored requests to stop all communication with a woman.
Brewbaker received about 2 percent of the votes Nov. 6 in the race for the 43rd District seat. It was won by Democrat Jennifer Konfrst.
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Two people were arrested on separate over the past few days, in Creston. Authorities say at around 10-a.m. Friday, 28-year old Alex Cunningham, of Creston, was arrested on three Union County Warrants for:
Cunningham was being held in the Union County Jail on $11,900 bond. And, at around 9:35-p.m. Saturday, 51-year old Mariellen Malena, of Charles City, was arrested in Creston for OWI/2nd Offense. Malena was released later released from the Union County Jail on a $2,000 bond.
Creston Police said also, officials with the Gibson Memorial Library, in Creston, reported that sometime between 1-pm Dec. 19th and 4-p.m. Dec. 22nd, a 2017 I-pad Air was stolen from the building, including the charger and charging cable. The loss was estimated at $800. And, a woman in Creston reported over the weekend, that during the hours of 12-pm and 4-pm, Saturday, someone stole seven rings from her display stand located in the Community Center building at her complex. The loss was estimated at $35.
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ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines suburb is renting out the light color display on the city water tower. The Des Moines Register reports that Altoona charges people $50 an hour for the display. They make selections from the LED lighting colors and some limited effects. Officials say it’s a unique way to mark birthdays, the sex of a newborn or wins by sports teams. The tower is visible throughout the city and can be seen from Interstate 80.
Altoona regularly lights the tower with colors marking special occasions and causes such as cancer awareness, holidays and sporting events. The city lists the causes behind the colors on its online calendar .
The Adair Casey and Guthrie Center board of directors and search consultants met recently to screen eight semi-finalists for the shared superintendent position. Superintendent Steve Smith reports three finalists have been invited to the district for formal interviews with the board of directors and district stakeholders on January 23, 2019. Based on their application materials, references and initial interviews the following finalists have been selected:
Staff from the district, parents, students, and community members will be contacted soon to serve on the formal interview teams. The feedback from the interview teams will advise the school board’s decision to offer a contract to the successful candidate. The new superintendent will begin his duties on July 1, 2019.
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TAMA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a woman died when a deer hit by a vehicle crashed through the windshield in eastern Iowa. The accident occurred about 5:20 p.m. Sunday on U.S. Highway 30, about 6 miles east of Tama. The Iowa State Patrol identified the woman as 57-year-old Donna Smith. She lived in Walford. The patrol says the driver, Amy Smith, was not injured.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — School districts throughout the U.S. are struggling to find school bus drivers, a challenge that has worsened with low unemployment and a strong economy. The problem has become so severe that some districts are offering sign-up bonuses for new drivers, while others rely on mechanics, custodians and other school employees to fill the gap. For parents and students, the shortage can mean longer waits for a ride to school and more crowded buses.
ADEL, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has pleaded guilty to four charges related to the starvation death of his 16-year-old adopted daughter. The Des Moines Register reported 43-year-old Marc Ray pleaded guilty Friday to child endangerment resulting in death and three counts of third-degree kidnapping. The kidnapping charges were for the three children in his care whom he illegally confined in their Perry home. The charges stem from the May 2017 death of Sabrina Ray, who weighed only 56 pounds when she died.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa inmate convicted of killing his infant daughter in 2010 has died in an apparent suicide. The Iowa Department of Corrections says 28-year-old Ryan Nicholas Trowbridge was pronounced dead Saturday at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic. Officials didn’t provide specifics about Trowbridge’s death but say an autopsy is planned and authorities will investigate the death. Trowbridge was serving a life sentence for first-degree murder after the 2010 death of his 4-month-old daughter.
(Radio Iowa) — Iowans who are headed to the state’s busiest airport this (Monday) morning will find it even busier than usual as this is among the heaviest air travel days of the year. Kevin Foley, executive director of the Des Moines Airport Authority, says you should expect longer lines at security, more traffic, less parking and plenty of company. Despite all of that, Foley says try to maintain your holiday spirit. “Everybody in the entire airport wants to get you to where you’re going as quickly and smoothly as possible and they’re doing their best, those airline agents are doing their best to accommodate you,” Foley says. “Patience and a smile go a long way. They go much further than becoming impatient and upset.”
Even infrequent fliers know they’re not supposed to bring firearms onto the plane, yet several people still try every year. While the T-S-A rules have relaxed since Nine-Eleven and once-banned items like nail clippers are now okay to bring on board, many passengers continue bogging down security checkpoints by making poor packing decisions. “People forget about weapons of any type, knives or any of those types of things just aren’t going to go through in carry-on luggage,” Foley says. “That doesn’t mean you can’t take them, you just have to put them in your checked luggage.”
Check the website T-S-A-dot-gov before heading for the airport to familiarize yourself with the latest protocols. Also, it’s a wise idea to log on to your airline’s website to double-check your flight status. While you’re at it, visit the airport’s website, too, especially if you’ll be parking your vehicle there. “This time of year, typically long-term and several of the economy lots that are very close to the terminal will fill and you may not be able to park where you normally park,” Foley says. “Know where our additional lots are. We will not run out of parking, however, it may not be where you normally park.”
To be safe, arrive 90 minutes before your flight. Remember to skip wrapping any gifts. Wrap them at your destination as they’ll have to be unwrapped to go through security.
A wrong-way vehicle traveling in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Pottawattamie County early this (Monday) morning, collided head-on with another vehicle, resulting in injuries to both drivers. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2013 Chevy Equinox driven by 60-year old Debra Ann Havick, of Harlan, was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes at around 12:10-a.m., when her SUV collided head-on with a 2006 Nissan Altima, driven by 20-year old Joel William Becerra, of Walnut. The accident happened near the 12 mile marker of I-80 westbound. Following the collision, the SUV came to rest in the middle of I-80, while the car stopped partially in the median.
Both drivers were wearing their seat belts. Havik was transported by Underwood EMS to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs. Becerra was taken by LifeNet to the UNMC in Omaha.