CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa man has been sentenced for participation in a phone call scam that victimized more than 250 elderly people across the country. Court records say 27-year-old Cody Richey, of Zwingle, Tuesday was given 57 months in federal prison and told to pay more than $26,000 in restitution. He’d pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids to wire fraud.

Prosecutors say the scheme consisted of phone calls to elderly people across the country, telling victims that relatives were jailed and that money should be wired to free them. Several other people involved in running the scam already have been sentenced.

POLK CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a toddler who died at a Des Moines hospital after being pulled from a central Iowa lake. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office identified her in a news release Wednesday as 2-year-old Celeste Sandoval-Ramos, who lived in Perry. She died Tuesday morning. The sheriff’s office says Celeste was with her family Saturday at Big Creek State Park, just north of Des Moines, when she was pulled from the lake just before 9 p.m. First responders performed CPR on her, and she was flown to the hospital. An investigation is continuing.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports the driver of a 1998 GMC pickup suffered suspected minor/non-incapacitating injuries during a single-vehicle accident at around 8:30-a.m., Monday. 15-year old Rachel Ann Boyer, of Kent, was traveling south on the High and Dry Road, when a deer ran out in front of her. Boyer, who was wearing her seat belt, swerved to miss the animal, and in the process lost control of the vehicle. The pickup rolled into the west ditch, and sustained $5,000 damage. The teen was transported by private vehicle to the hospital in Creston, to be checked-out.

And, Sheriff’s officials say a man from Afton, reported on Monday morning, that someone placed fraudulent charges on his checking account. The incident happened sometime last Saturday.

Officials with the City of Audubon have issued a Boil Water Advisory until further notice for the community. A water main break this morning has dropped water pressure levels resulting in the need for a Boil order to be put into place.

All water used for consumption should be boiled before use or you can choose to use bottled water. Showering and bathing is okay during a boil advisory but you need to be careful not to ingest water while doing so.

City of Audubon Officials will notify the public when the advisory has been lifted.

Check out the CDC’s Boil Water Advisory factsheet here: CDC-What-to-Do-During-a-Boil-Water-Advisory

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Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer today (Wednesday), released a report on arrests. On Monday, 49 year old Matthew Dwight Williamson, of Audubon, was arrested for Child Endangerment and transported to the Audubon County Jail where he appeared before a magistrate. On June 6th and June 15th, 24 year old Alex Pleis, of Audubon, was arrested.  Both arrests were based on warrants from Cass County.  Pleis was arrested and released to Cass County authorities each time. And, on May 31st, 45-year old Danielle Delray Frasier of Audubon, was arrested for Gathering Where Controlled Substances Unlawfully Used and Interference With Official Acts.  She appeared later, before a magistrate.

Attention! A water main break in Audubon has forced the cancellation today of the Summer Lunch and Summer Food programs for K-4 students. They hope to have those programs available tomorrow. (6/20 – 7:46-a.m.)

Creston Police early this (Wednesday) morning, arrested 37-year old Briankeith A. Whitfield, of Creston, on numerous charges. Whitfield was taken into custody at around 1:30-a.m, at 603 W. Adams St., for Going Armed with Intent, Harassment in the 1st Degree, being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd or Subsequent offense, and for Possession of Paraphernalia. He was being held in the Union County Jail on $17,300 bond.

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Members of the Exira-EHK School Board will meet 6-p.m. today in the Conference Room in the Elk Horn building. On their agenda is discussion and/or action on: The Exira School playground equipment; Driver’s Ed Contracts; a P-Card Resolution authorizing issuance of individual procurement cards; prepayment of late June bills; Milk, bread and fuel bids; a transfer from the General Fund to Activity Fund, for the Yearbook account of negative balance at the end of June; approval of a New acceptable use policy for Technology during the 2018-19 school year; action on bus bids, and personnel matters.

The Board will also receive an update on construction projects.