(Radio Iowa) – Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley spoke to a crowd of about a hundred people at Morningside University in Sioux City last (Sunday) night. The former South Carolina governor and U-N ambassador started her address by talking about the attack on Israel over the weekend by Hamas terrorists. Haley says, “Communities were bombarded, families were murdered, kids were taken out of their homes and taken hostage, the elderly were taken hostage, women were dragged down the streets.”

Haley says as Israel prepares for full scale war with Hamas, America must support its long time ally. “We always have to remember the importance of moral clarity, knowing the difference between right and wrong, and knowing the difference between good and evil,” she says, “that’s what we’re faced with right now.”

Haley concluded by calling for prayers for Israel, where reports say at least four Americans are among the thousand dead.

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department has released a report on arrests that took place over the weekend.

Saturday night, 30-year-old Christopher Michael Murphy, of Creston, was arrested at a pub in Creston, for Providing False Identification Information, Consuming an Alcoholic Beverage in Public Place/1st Offense, and Disorderly Conduct-Loud Raucous Noise. Murphy was later released on $900 cash or surety bond.

Five arrests occurred Sunday, in Creston:

At around 1:50-a.m., 18-year-old Colby Dean Nelson, of Lenox, was arrested at the intersection of Spencer and Spruce. Nelson was charged with OWI 1st, Persons Ineligible to Carry Dangerous Weapon, Interference with Official Acts, Possession of a Controlled Substance-Marijuana 1st Offense, and Carry Weapon while Intoxicated. He was later released from the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a $4,300 cash or surety bond. About 15-minutes later, 19-year-old Jamison William Reed, of Creston, was arrested at the same location. Reed was taken into custody on a Polk County Warrant for Probation Violation on an original charge of Assault with bodily injury or mental illness. Reed was being held in the Union County Jail without bond awaiting while extradition to Polk County.

At around 4:18-a.m. Sunday, 20-year-old Hunter Michael Ray Patterson, of Creston, was arrested at the Creston Union County LEC for Disorderly Conduct-Loud Raucous Noise. Patterson was released on Promise to Appear. And, at around 5:15-a.m. Sunday, 25-year-old Isaac Wayne Hayes, of Creston, was arrested at the Creston Union County LEC for OWI/1st Offense. Hayes was later released on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

Sunday afternoon, 28-year-old Emily Louise Maxfield, of Melcher, was arrested at the Creston Union County LEC. She was taken into custody on a Union County Warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance/3rd Offense, a Class-D Felony. Maxfield was being held in Adams County Jail on a $5,000 cash or surety bond.

(Villisca, Iowa) –  A teenage driver was cited following a collision Sunday evening, in Montgomery County. The Sheriff’s Office reports the accident happened at around 6:53-p.m. at the intersection of E. 6th Street and S. 2nd Avenue, in Villisca. Authorities say a 2012 Ford F-150 pickup driven by Riley Graham, of Stanton, was traveling westbound on E. 6th, and had entered the intersection with 2nd Avenue, when the 16-year-old driver of a 2008 Ford Edge failed to yield the right-of-way.

The SUV struck the pickup, causing minor damage to both vehicles, estimated at $4,000 each. The unidentified teen was cited for no insurance. They were also issued a written warning for failure to yield the right-of-way.

(Radio Iowa) – A-A-R-P Iowa and the Alzheimer’s Association are holding a joint statewide tour to present educational workshops focused on the importance of cognitive health. A-A-R-P State Director Brad Anderson says they want to be sure that older Iowans are doing all they can to stay healthy. “Our main overarching point that we would like to make to Iowans is it’s never too early, and it’s never too late to prioritize your brain health. And that’s the message we intend to get across,” Anderson says. They have identified six pillars of brain health, that are healthy habits people can implement every day, to boost brain health.

“Some of the things that we talked about are is the importance of being social, and the danger of social isolation,” he says. “We also talked about the importance of engaging your brain, managing stress, exercise, getting enough sleep is incredibly important. And we see more and more research about that.” He says those all go along with good nutrition. Anderson says the concepts may seem familiar. “If you think about it, it’s the same stuff that we would be talking about for heart health, yet, people don’t associate it with brain health. And so we’re talking about it in the context of brain health,” he explains. “And then Alzheimer’s Association is there to talk about support for people with dementia and people who have died been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.”

There are several workshops available. “Some of the stops are full, but there are still spaces available throughout the throughout the state. So we encourage you to check if you’re interested in the topic of brain health, go to AARP.org/IA and register for a stop near you,” he says.

Anderson says the registration is free and and you don’t need to be an A-A-R-P member to register.

(Radio Iowa) – Today (Monday), is Indigenous Peoples’ Day and some activists in Iowa’s Native American community want the holiday to permanently replace Columbus Day on the calendar. Trisha Rivers, Siouxland project director of the Great Plains Action Society, calls Columbus Day problematic, and she recognizes Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead on the second Monday in October. Rivers says, “The importance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day is that we still are here, after all of the atrocities that we have survived through as a people.”

Indigenous Peoples’ Day was recognized by Iowa’s governor five years ago, however, neither it nor Columbus Day are official state holidays. Rivers, who is based in Sioux City, is a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation. She says the annual celebration of Columbus Day perpetuates a false narrative. “That basically was the beginning of our genocide, the Indian boarding school era, and everything that has followed from that, that still impacts us as Indigenous peoples today.”

The Great Plains Action Society is a nonprofit group that focuses on social justice and political engagement. Members organized a celebration for Indigenous People’s Day today in Iowa City. The Native American Student Association at the University of Iowa plans a rally on campus as well.

(Sheila Brummer, Iowa Public Radio)

(Hartley, Iowa) – A crash between two pickup trucks Saturday morning in northwestern Iowa resulted in one of the driver’s being transported to the hospital with serious injuries. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 and a 2011 GMC Sierra 3500 collided at around 10:42-a.m. west of Hartley, at the intersection of 310th Street and Tanager Avenue, in O’Brien County.

The crash happened at the uncontrolled intersection, when the driver of the Dodge, 61-year-old Jeffrey Gerritson, of Sanborn, failed to yield to the GMC pickup driven by 56-year-old Kevin Gonnerman, of Sanborn.

Gonnerman, who was not wearing a seat belt, was transported by helicopter to the Sanford Sioux Falls Hospital. The crash remains under investigation.

(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston report the arrest at around 12:30-a.m. Saturday (Oct. 7th), of a man on an Assault charge. 31-year-old Noble John Murren, of Creston, was arrested at his residence, and charged with Domestic Abuse Assault/2^nd Offense. Murren was taken to the Union County Jail where he was later released after seeing the magistrate.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Red Oak Police arrested a man early this (Sunday) morning, for Public Intoxication. Authorities say 40-year-old Miguel Angel Cruz Atzin was arrested at around 2:50-a.m. , in the 600 block of E. Prospect Street. Atzin was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.

(Radio Iowa) – A city that was hit by the 2020 derecho (duh-RAY-choh) will have a celebration this Saturday (Oct. 14th)  to mark a milestone. Tim Ellsworth is president of Imagine Grinnell’s board of directors.  “It’s been a three year initiative,” he says, “and we’re going to finally plant our 1000th tree on October 14th.” Ellsworth says about a third of Grinnell’s tree canopy was destroyed by the storm and the Emerald Ash Borer has hit the community’s tree population as well. Imagine Grinnell raised the money to buy all one-thousand trees, at a wholesale price.

“On one hand, it doesn’t seem like a lot of trees,” Ellsworth says. “…On the other hand, it’s darned near $100,000 and it’s a lot of effort on a lot of different days with a lot of different people.” On Friday morning, Imagine Grinnell will be distributing about 60 trees to Grinnell residents who haven’t already received a tree and live in the city’s 50112 zip code.

“We’ve got a number of different trees available again, some of our favorites,” Ellsworth says, “the white oaks, Chinkapin oaks, Hackberries, tulip trees, American linden.” There about several dozen people on the waiting list for these trees and Ellsworth says Grinnell residents should call ahead to see if there are a few left. The distribution center will be the Grinnell soccer complex. “We’ll have plenty of people to help load them and unload them and if we need to get them delivered, that’s not the end of the world,” Ellsworth says. “We can usually drop some off, too.”

After the project’s thousandth tree is planted, Ellsworth says Grinnell’s Tree Corps volunteers will continue watering many of the trees that have been planted over the past three years.

(Clarinda, Iowa) – The Page County Sheriff’s Office, Friday, released a report on numerous arrests that took place from Sept. 12 through October 4, 2023. Information on the arrests is as follows:

9/13/2023 Jason Charles Allison (47) of Coin Iowa. Arrested for driving while suspended. Arrested by the Page County Sheriff’s Office
9/14/2023 Adam Blake Sandahl (41) of Essex Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail to serve time.
9/14/2023 Jennifer Elaine Archer (48) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for Burglary 3rd Degree, Attempted Burglary 3rd Degree and Interference with official acts.
9/16/2023 Johnathan Lawrence Heming (19) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for possession of a controlled substance.
9/16/2023 Nicholas Alan Haidsiak (38) of Coin Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for a Missouri warrant for Failure to Appear. Arrested by the Page County Sheriff’s Office
9/17/2023 Jeffreiy Richard Pape (61) of Emerson Iowa. Booked into the Page County Sheriff’s Jail on an active warrant for possession of a controlled substance. Arrested by the Page County Sheriff’s Office.
9/18/2023 Krystal Lynne Bell (27) of Clarinda Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for theft in the 5th degree.
9/19/2023 David Dale Morelock (37) of Farragut Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for driving under suspension.
9/19/2023 Katie Michelle Ross (29) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for public intoxication.
9/20/2023 Mark Andrew Devine (31) of College Springs Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for a warrant for failure to appear
9/20/2023 Dustin Eugene Kalkas (41) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for accessory after the fact.
9/20/2023 Neal Jay Williams (52) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for accessory after the fact.
9/20/2023 Charles Eugene Woods (60) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
9/20/2023 Nicholas Briggs (34) of Clarinda Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for
domestic abuse.
9/22/2023 Megan Diana Cornelison (36) of Clarinda Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for compulsory education violation.
9/22/2023 Skylur Lee Mick (28) of Coin Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for
possession of controlled substance.
9/22/2023 Gerald Dean Archer (53) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for serving time.
9/22/2023 Katie Michelle Ross (29) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for consume and possession of alcohol.
9/24/2023 Amber Jean Russell (46) of Clarinda Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for
OWI.
9/24/2023 Michael Lloyd Harms (53) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for Domestic assault and child endangerment.
9/25/2023 Payne David William Dotson (30) of Lincoln Nebraska. Booked into the Page County Jail for OWI. Arrested by the Page County Sheriff’s Office.
9/25/2023 Richard Dean Stubbs (68) of Coin Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for
serve time for OWI.
9/26/2023 Paige Jamie Ruthe Vincent (34) of Clarinda Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for violation of probation.
9/28/2023 Karl James Shade III (38) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for Possession of controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia and prohibited acts by a registrants.
9/28/2023 Seth William Rodgers (38) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
9/28/2023 Katie Michelle Ross (29) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for possession of controlled substance and interference with official acts.
9/28/2023 Christopher Russel Marsh (38) of Clarinda Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for driving while suspension.
10/01/2023 Matthew Derek James (25) of Harlan Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for criminal mischief, OWI first offense and drug paraphernalia
10/01/2023 Quentin Rex DeManett (29) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for domestic abuse and 2 counts child endangerment.
10/03/2023 Hope Marie Kalkas (32) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for disorderly conduct.
10/04/2023 Lyle Francis Stogdill (40) of Shenandoah Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for public intoxication, domestic abuse and attempted burglary in the 2nd degree.
10/04/2023 Joshua Lee Green (36) of Bedford Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for an Iowa felony warrant for violation of probation and an Missouri felony warrant for sex offender registrations violations
10/04/2023 Christopher Russel Marsh (38) of Clarinda Iowa. Booked into the Page County Jail for violation of probation.