The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office has filed a report on recent activities. On June 1st, an arrest warrant was served on an inmate at the Pott. County Jail. 37-year old KC Joe Brown, of Council Bluffs, was served with a warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Driving Barred. He was presented with the warrant and then returned to the custody of jail staff. A traffic stop Friday night in Pott. County resulted in the arrest of 38-year old Jamie Marie Tallant, of Council Bluffs. She was taken into custody for Driving While Revoked, and brought to the jail. And, one person was arrested following an investigation into a physical disturbance in Carson, Saturday evening. 40-year old Matthew Eugene Tiarks, of Carson, was arrested for Simple Assault, and transported to the Pott. County Jail.

If you are a local business or organization that deals with food, Cass County ISU Extension wants to know: what you do with the “extras”? Kate Olsen, Extension Program Coordinator, says they are working with a team of local partners to explore options for reducing food waste in Cass County. Identifying existing food waste and food recovery efforts going on in Cass County is one of their priorities. The team would like to learn about existing programs, businesses, and organizations that assist in food recovery and waste management throughout the county. They would also like to find organizations that might be interested in participating in programs like this if they were developed. Kate says they are asking local businesses and organizations you to take a brief survey to help the team understand the current situation in Cass County.

They would like to have the surveys returned by June 11^th. Here’s the survey link: https://iastate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aW5Ko3FTNApWiKp

Kate says they “Hope to lay the ground work for future activities and resources that can assist in getting food to its highest purpose- helping where it is needed most and decreasing the amount of food that is wasted every day. If you would like more information on this project, or would like to be involved in our project team, please call or email Kate Olson at the Cass County Extension Office- 712-243-1132 or keolson@iastate.edu.

(You can listen to an interview with Kate Olsen on the “Heartbeat Today” podcast found under the “Podcast” tab on the kjan.com home page)

Officials with the Audubon Chamber of Commerce report 566 people were served during the Chamber’s Annual Flight Breakfast, Sunday. The event took place at the Audubon Airport from 6:30-until 10:30-a.m.  The breakfast consisted of ham and cheese omelets, pancakes, coffee, milk and juice. 38 aircraft flew in for the event, with pilots and their passengers coming in from 19 communities located primarily in western and central Iowa, and from Omaha, Millard, Gretna and Bellevue, Nebraska. The Bicycle Clubs also rode in on the T-Bone Trail to add more great, local support to the event. Mother Nature helped by providing cool, breezy conditions and sunny skies.

(9-a.m. News)

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report Deputies recently brought multiple narcotic investigations to a close, resulting in several arrests. The investigation was conducted May 30th through June 1st. Among those who were taken into custody:

• 37-year old April Watson, of Red Oak, was arrested for Felony Delivery of Methamphetamine. Her bond was set at $100,000.
• 42-year old Dawn Anderson (AKA Dawn Dawson), of Red Oak, was charged with two counts of felony Delivery of Meth. Her bond was set at $50,000.
• 34-year old David Shuffler, of Red Oak, was also charged with two felony counts of Delivery of Meth, with bond set at $50,000.
• And, 23-year old Kaylie Hudson, of Red Oak, was arrested for felony Delivery of Meth. Her bond was also set at $50,000.

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Officials with the Creston Police Department say there were two arrests over the weekend. 61-year old Gregory Kaufman, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, Saturday, on a Union County warrant for Violation of Probation. Kaufman was later released on a $300 bond. And, 35-year old Nicki Jones, of Creston, was arrested Saturday on two Union County warrants for Violation of Probation on a charge of Theft in the 4th Degree, and Violation of Probation on a 3rd Degree Theft charge. Jones was being held in the Adams County Jail, where her bond was set at $2,000.

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sioux City’s fire department wants to charge companies for firefighters’ responses to ruptures of natural gas lines. The Sioux City Journal reports that a proposal headed for a City Council vote Monday would bill the company that causes the break $2,000 for the first hour of response and $250 for each additional 15 minutes. There would be more charges for additional personnel, vehicles, ambulance service or supplies.

The fees would not apply to small leaks that do not require a full response, incidents lasting under 30 minutes or leaks occurring to above-ground piping inside buildings. Sioux City Fire Rescue estimates it would have received more than $640,000 for its responses to gas line breaks since 2001 if the fee structure were in place.

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — A former northwest Iowa fifth-grade teacher charged with multiple acts of sex abuse is expected to change his plea in a federal case filed against him. Court records say a plea hearing is scheduled June 11 in U.S. District Court in Sioux City for 36-year-old Curtis Van Dam. He’s already pleaded not guilty to a count of sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography. Federal officials say Van Dam made a video or videos for his sexual gratification.

He’s also pleaded not guilty to 146 Iowa counts, including 73 counts of sexual abuse. His state trial is scheduled to begin July 17. Police say the charges stem from incidents involving numerous children over four years and that the crimes occurred at various locations, including Sioux Center Christian School, where Van Dam worked.

On the final weekend before the Iowa Primary Election, the five Democratic candidates for governor began making their final pitches for votes — and Republican Governor Kim Reynolds says she’ll be ready to debate the candidate Democrats pick. One day remains before Iowans begin casting their ballots at precincts for Tuesday’s Primary Election. The five candidates for governor are making their closing pitches to voters. Fred Hubbell, a Des Moines businessman, is the perceived front-runner. “We’ve worked hard to travel around the state and meet with people and talk to people and get them interested in our campaign,” Hubbell says. Hubbell spoke to a large crowd in an Iowa City brew pub Sunday afternoon, urging Democrats to get out to vote in the Primary. “And then we need to get to work Wednesday morning, early, uniting our party, uniting all of us and going after Governor Reynolds because we need to win this General Election,” Hubbell said.

John Norris, an aide to former Governor Tom Vilsack, addressed Democrats at a Seven County Rally in Albia Saturday night. Norris says his party needs to focus on boosting Democratic turn-out in rural Iowa. “If we do the same thing again in 2016 that we did the last two cycles, trying to make up for our increasing losses in rural Iowa by just doubling down in the urban centers and think we’re going to win, we’re crazy,” Norris said. Cathy Glasson, a nurse and union organizer, hosted campaign staff and volunteers at her house in Coralville early Sunday morning. “I feel really good and optimistic about this because I think the message and the issues that we’re talking to folks about really resonate,” Glasson says.

Two other Democrats are competing for the chance to face Republican Governor Kim Reynolds this fall. Former Iowa Democratic Party chairwoman Andy McGuire says the Reynolds Administration has put people ahead of profits. “I’m a doctor. I took an oath to put patients first. I will always put people first. That’s what we need in our governor,” McGuire said, “somebody who cares about every Iowan being a success and that’s who I’ll be.” Former Iowa City Mayor Ross Wilburn told the crowd in Albia Saturday night that it’s time for rank-and-file Democrats to act. “Let’s start the ‘blue wave’ on Tuesday,” Wilburn said in Albia Saturday night.

On Sunday evening Republican Governor Kim Reynolds held a barbecue at her campaign headquarters in Des Moines. Reynolds told Radio Iowa she plans to debate whomever Democrats nominate. It will be her first campaign debate, but Reynolds says she’s had plenty of “tune ups” during interviews with reporters around the state and weekly news conferences with statehouse reporters. “They’re challenging,” Reynolds says. “I would not say there are softball questions.” And Reynolds says she’s “pretty confident” her campaign team will get her ready for the debates to come.

(Radio Iowa)