The Glenwood Police Department reports three arrests took place, Saturday: 23-year old Lindsey Krause, of Glenwood, was arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. Her bond was set at $600; 24-year-old Nile Packett, of Glenwood, was arrested for Trespass and Public Intoxication. His bond was set at  $600; and, 47-year-old Robert Rudd, of Glenwood, was arrested Saturday in Glenwood, on a Trespass charge. His bond was set at $300.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Audubon County was arrested Saturday on an OWI charge. 22-year old Gunnar Michael Blum, of Kimballton, was arrested for OWI/2nd Offense. Blum was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released later that day on his own recognizance.

Police in Audubon are investigating the armed robbery Sunday night, of a Subway sandwich shop. Audubon Police Officer Coby Gust told KJAN News the incident happened at the store located on north Highway 71, at around 9:30-p.m., Sunday. Gust said a man dressed in black from head-to-toe, entered the store and verbally demanded money from a male clerk. He displayed what appeared to be a semi-automatic handgun. No injuries were reported. The suspect left out the back door on foot, in an unknown direction of travel. It’s not known if he used a get-away vehicle after he left the store.

Audubon Police are interviewing employees of the store to see if there was any video surveillance of the incident. And, according to reports, another business, B’s Trading Post, in Audubon, was burglarized Sunday night. No employees were present at the time the incident occurred, and it’s not clear exactly when the business was hit.

The Audubon Police Department is asking anyone with information about the crimes to call them at 712-563-2500.

Emergency Management officials in Shelby County say the field/grassland Fire Danger rating will remain “High,” this week. EMA Operations Officer Jason Wickizer says drying conditions, wind and abundant sunshine along with low humidity will make for dangerous fire conditions.

Anyone who plans to conduct controlled burns should contact their local fire chief, first. Be sure and call 755-2124 also, with the location of your burn, so dispatchers can gather logistical data.  Burns should be conducted with fire chief approval during the late evening or early morning hours only, when winds are usually reduced.

An around-the-clock crisis hotline that is Iowa’s first statewide resource focused on domestic violence is marking six months in operation. Jessica Rohrs, director of the Iowa Domestic Violence Helpline, says the service is still growing and evolving to ensure everyone gets the assistance they deserve. “The Iowa Domestic Violence Helpline is a 24-7 helpline that victims, survivors, friends, loved ones, anyone who’s trying to get help with a domestic violence situation can call,” Rohrs says. “We have trained advocates ready to answer the phones 24-7. It’s free. It’s confidential.”

The staff of 15 is based in the northwest Iowa community of Sioux Center. Since the helpline was launched in October, it’s taken more than six-thousand calls. March was the busiest month yet, with nearly 12-hundred calls. “We’re continuing to work on getting our number out there,” Rohrs says. “We continue to have more programs across the state. Local programs can roll their phones to us after hours and on the weekends just to relieve that pressure and stress off of the advocates.”

Iowa-based convenience store chain Casey’s General Stores is launching a promotion this week, putting information about the helpline on gasoline pumps statewide. “We’re the only helpline like us in the United States, where we have 24-7 awake, in-the-same-building advocates,” Rohrs says. “Other helplines may have people on call where people have a phone by them, but we’re actually the only helpline that has our model in use.”

In addition to domestic violence, other crimes the helpline deals with include: child physical abuse, stalking, sexual abuse, human trafficking, assault, burglary, elder abuse and more. The helpline is: 800-770-1650. www.survivorshelpline.org.

(Radio Iowa)

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Three Creston youth have been referred to Juvenile authorities following alleged incidents that took place over the weekend. 14-year old Chance Morgan faces a charge of Theft in the 5th degree. 13-year old Hunter Patterson and 12-year old Bryce Larkin were charged with Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree. All three boys were released to the custody of their mothers.

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A former Harlan resident who was listed as escaped from the Council Bluffs Work Release Facility, Sunday,  is in custody at the Shelby County Jail. Iowa Dept. of Corrections Assistant Director Fred Skaletta says 25-year old Colton Edward Benson-Blaine was apprehended late Sunday night.

Benson-Blaine was listed as escaped from the Council Bluffs Work Release Facility after he failed to return from his place of employment. He was serving a 12-year sentence out of Shelby and Pottawattamie Counties for Voluntary manslaughter, Operating a Vehicle without consent and Voluntary Absence. His sentence began Aug. 5th, 2011. He was transferred to Work Release on March 16th, 2016 under the authority of the Iowa Board of Parole.

Colton Edward Benson-Blaine

Public hearings are set for Tuesday evening in Anita, with regard to the CAM School District’s proposed 2016-17 School Calendar and Certified Budget. The hearings take place in the CAM High School Media Center, beginning at 6:30-p.m., Tuesday, followed later on by action approving the calendar and budget.

In other business, the Board will consider bids to sell a Suburban and School bus, and discuss the structure of the District Administration, along with holding discussion on Capital Projects.

The Board will conclude with an exempt session for collective bargaining negotiations.