The Cass County Board of Supervisors are set to meet this morning at 9:00am in the board room at the Cass County Courthouse.

On their agenda is approval of a tower use agreement with NISHNANET for wireless internet equipment. NISHNANET recently bought the wireless internet division of Marne Elk Horn Telephone Company.

The board will also set a hearing date for the disposal of a lot of County owned property in Cumberland.

The board is also expected to hear reports from the County Attorney and a Secondary Roads Update. They will also hold discussion on the employee handbook and safety policy.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest Monday of 45-year-old Jason Lee Gilleland of Red Oak for Domestic Assault, an aggravated misdemeanor, and Simple Assault, a simple misdemeanor. Gilleland was arrested at 9:15pm on Elm Street in Red Oak and taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on no bond, awaiting an appearance before a Magistrate.

Tra Perry

A Villisca man was arrested on Monday following an ongoing investigation into a vehicle theft. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office first received a report of a vehicle that was stolen as part of a domestic assault near Shenandoah on September 16th. The vehicle was later found burnt on a rural road near Randolph.

After investigation by the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, 26-year-old Tra Perry of Villisca was arrested on Monday, September 23rd. Perry is being charged with Domestic Abuse resulting in Injury, Arson 2nd Degree, Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree, Robbery 2nd Degree, and Theft 2nd Degree.

Perry was taken to the Fremont County Jail and held without bond awaiting an appearance with a Magistrate. Additional charges are pending in the case.

The Iowa State Fire Marshall’s Office also assisted in the investigation.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports 4 arrests over the past weekend.

On Thursday, September 19th Deputies arrested 23-year-old Samantha Jo Harshbarger-Cary of Council Bluffs on a Warrant out of Pottawattamie County for Robbery 1st and Willful Injury. She was arrested on Bunge Avenue at 2:21am and taken to the Mills County Jail and held on no bond.

On Friday, September 20th Deputies arrested 42-year-old Michael Raymond Carver of Council Bluffs for Driving While Barred. He was arrested at the intersection of Locust Street and Townsend Street in Glenwood at 3:54pm. He was taken to the Mills County Jail and held on $2,000 bond.

On Sunday, September 22nd Sheriff’s Officials arrested 25-year-old Danielle Rae Drake of Corning for OWI 1st Offense at 7:56am. She was booked in to the Mills County Jail on $1,000 bond.

Also on Sunday, Deputies arrested 25-year-old Austin Wayne Howell of Pacific Junction for OWI 1st, Failure to Maintain Control, and Striking Fixtures Upon a Highway. He was arrested on 221st Street at 3:06am after striking a sign and utility pole west of the roadway. Howell refused medical attention and was booked into the Mills County Jail on $1,000 bond.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office also reports an accident on Friday at 3:47pm at the intersection of Kidd Road and Highway 34. A 2019 Kia driven by 42-year-old Lori McCuen of Villisca was eastbound on Highway 34. At the same time a 1997 Chevy driven by 90-year-old Ballard Fleming of Omaha, NE was attempting to cross over Highway 34 on Kidd Road and failed to see the Kia. The Chevy made broadside contact with McCuen’s vehicle. McCuen was taken to Bergan Mercy Hospital by Glenwood Rescue. No further details were given at this time.

RULO, Neb. (AP) — A highway linking southeast Nebraska with northwest Missouri has been closed.

The Nebraska Transportation Department says U.S. Highway 159 east of Rulo is closed on the Nebraska side of the Missouri River bridge. The Missouri Transportation Department reports that water is rising over the highway on the Missouri side.

The Iowa Transportation Department says a 16-mile (25.8-kilometer) stretch of Interstate 29 remains closed north of Council Bluffs, and Interstate 680 east of Omaha also remains closed by Missouri River flooding.

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Officials at a manufacturing plant in Newton say one employee died and another was seriously hurt over the weekend.

Arcosa Wind Towers spokesman Jeff Eller told KCCI-TV the incident Saturday killed one employee and seriously injured another worker, who remained at a hospital Monday.

Names of the workers haven’t been released.

The Newton Daily News says the plant employs more than 180 people at a 335,000-square-foot facility that produces sections of wind towers.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa attorney general’s office has cleared officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man in Burlington.

In a report released Monday, Assistant Attorney General Andrew Prosser concluded the shooting of 20-year-old Caleb Peterson on Sept. 11 was justified.

The shooting happened in the early morning hours after Burlington officers responded to a report of shots fired at a house. Officers pulled over a suspect’s truck, and Peterson got out, pointed a gun at officers and began running.

Three officers and Peterson fired shot during a chase. One bullet hit and killed Peterson.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Colorado man has admitted to throwing a cup of water on Iowa Congressman Steve King.

Court records show 27-year-old Blake Gibbins, of Lafayette, Colorado, pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Sioux City, Iowa, to one misdemeanor count of assaulting a member of Congress.

As part of a plea agreement, Gibbins admitted that on March 22, he approached a table at a Fort Dodge restaurant and threw a cup of water at King. The Republican congressman was seated with others.

Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Kelly Mahoney will sentence Gibbins at a later date. He faces a possible maximum sentence of a year in prison, a $100,000 fine and five years of probation.

King has gained national attention for his comments on many topics, especially those related to race and immigration.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A jury Monday convicted an eastern Iowa hog farmer of using a corn rake to kill his wife, agreeing with prosecutors who argued he was enraged that she was having an affair.

Jurors found Todd M. Mullis, 43, guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Amy Mullis, according to the Telegraph Herald . She was killed Nov. 10 on the couple’s farm about 40 miles (64 kilometers) west of Dubuque.

Jurors reached their verdict after deliberating about 7½ hours over two days.

Prosecutors said Mullis had wanted to kill his wife for years and was irate that she was having an affair and fearful that he’d lose their farm if she divorced him.

During the trial, Jerry Frasher testified he was having an affair with Amy Mullis, 39, and that she feared her husband.

“I know she wasn’t happy,” said Frasher, a hog farm field manager. “She said she felt like a slave or a hostage around there. She said she was wanting (to leave Todd). One time, she said if he ever found out (about the affair) she would disappear.”

Mullis’ attorney suggested that Amy Mullis startled someone in the farm’s shed where she was found, prompting that person to impale her in the back with a corn rake while Todd Mullis was working in a nearby barn.

A forensic pathologist who performed an autopsy on Amy Mullis’ body testified she was impaled by a corn rake at least twice and possibly three times.

The first-degree murder conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports two recent arrests.

On Saturday, September 21st Deputies initiated a traffic stop near the intersection of Iowa Avenue and Highway 48 in Essex. 29-year-old Nicholas Ivan Maher of rural Essex was arrested for OWI 1st Offense. Maher was booked into the Page County Jail and later released on bond pending future court proceedings.

On Monday Page County Sheriff’s Deputies initiated a traffic stop near the intersection of 140th Street and Q Avenue, about 7 miles north of Clarinda. After investigation 32-year-old Katheryn Layne Woodring of Maryville, MO was arrested for OWI 1st Offense. She was taken to the Page County Jail and held on $1,000 bond pending further court proceedings.