Sheriff’s deputies in Montgomery County arrested a man in Villisca early this (Monday) morning, following a traffic stop. 40-year old Jason William McCollum, of Villisca, was arrested at around 3-a.m. for Driving While Revoked. McCollum was booked into the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.

Authorities in Montgomery County report two arrests late Sunday evening. Sheriff’s deputies in Villisca, arrested 46-year old Matthew Kevin Miller, of Villisca, at around 7:30-p.m.  Miller was charged with Violation of a No Contact Order. He was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held without bond.

And, Red Oak Police arrested 27-year old Jacob Nathaniel Forward, of Red Oak, at around 9:35-p.m. in Red Oak, on a charge of Trespass. Forward was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

Sheriff’s deputies in Adams County arrested a Union County man on drug charges late Sunday night following a traffic stop. While a deputy was speaking with the driver, 21-year old Malik Rashad Lambert, of Creston, he detected the odor of marijuana. A consent search of the vehicle was obtained, the result of which was the discovery of a lock box inside the trunk.

The Sheriff’s K9 indicated the presence of narcotics inside the box, and when opened by Lambert, was found to have contained 158 grams of marijuana and a little more than $503 in cash. Lambert was arrested for Possession of Marijuana, Distribution of marijuana, and failure to affix a drug tax stamp. He was being held in the Adams County Jail on $17,000 bond.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — A Fort Dodge man wanted for questioning in a harassment case is accused of leading police on a high-speed chase through three Iowa counties. Police arrested 35-year-old Aaron L. Jones on Friday. Jones is charged with felony eluding, operating while under the influence and interference with official acts. Authorities say Jones drove off when an officer tried to question him about a harassment case.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Police say a Dubuque man was seriously injured after a two-vehicle crash pushed his vehicle into a home. David A. Gatena was taken to a local hospital after the wreck shortly before 9:30 p.m. Friday. Police say Jamie J. Birch of Dubuque was driving at a high rate of speed when his vehicle struck the passenger side of a vehicle driven by 55-year-old Anthony Gatena. David Getena was a passenger.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Employers in northern Iowa are trying to fill a bounty of agricultural jobs. Local economic development officials are touting a series of jobs that are directly and indirectly related to farming. The list includes work in cooperatives, ethanol plants and feed mills. Low unemployment rates in area counties can make it tough to find employees.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport man is protesting a state law that requires him to financially support a child that’s not his. Joe Vandusen received a letter this month from the state telling him he would have to pay child support even though he is not the child’s father. The Forty-five-year-old Vandusen said he and his wife split up without filing an official divorce and have hardly talked in the last 15 years. The child Vandusen is expected to help support is about 1 year old, he said.

Sheriff’s deputies in Montgomery County, Sunday morning, arrested a Taylor County man wanted on a warrant. 37-year old Hector Antonio Rodriguez-Menjivar, of Lenox, was taken into custody on a warrant out of Clark County for Failure to Appear on an original charge of OWI/1st offense. Rodriguez-Menjivar was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,900 cash bond.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines Police Officers Burial Association has established memorial funds for the families of two officers killed in a traffic crash on Interstate 80. The funds were opened at the Des Moines Police Officers Credit Union on behalf of Officers Carlos Puente-Morales and Susan Farrell.

Susan Farrell

Carlos-Puente-Morales.
Officer photos courtesy of the Des Moines Police Department.

The officers died after their police SUV was hit head-on by another vehicle traveling the wrong way on I-80 west of Des Moines. They had been on the job less than six months. The jail inmate they were transporting, 32-year-old Tosha Nicole Hyatt, was also killed. Hyatt was being taken early Saturday from Council Bluffs to Des Moines.

Police say both officers and the driver of the other vehicle were wearing seat belts, but they don’t know if Hyatt was.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Employers in northern Iowa are trying to fill a bounty of agricultural jobs. The Globe Gazette reports that local economic development officials are touting a series of jobs that are directly and indirectly related to farming. The list includes work in cooperatives, ethanol plants and feed mills, as well as full- and part-time jobs.

Low unemployment rates in area counties can make it tough to find employees. The rate in many counties around Mason City ranges between 3 and 5 percent, while the statewide average is 4.5 percent. Jennifer Andrade, an IowaWorks business marketing specialist, says her groups is encouraging more businesses to focus on outreach by visiting local high schools.

(Updated 3-p.m.)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature has checked off several boxes that are needed to agree on a state budget and reach adjournment this session.The completed tasks include deals on taxes, K-12 education and what’s actually available to spend for the fiscal year that begins in July. Lawmakers could adjourn the session on schedule in April, a stark contrast to last year when they extended it into June amid disagreement over education funding.

Lawmakers appear to agree there’s about $7.35 billion available for the next budget, and about $176 million in new dollars. Legislative leaders agree most of that new money will go to K-12 education, but they haven’t released information about where the rest should go. Issues like Medicaid oversight, funding for water quality initiatives and medical marijuana remain in limbo.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports two people were arrested this weekend on separate, OWI & assault charges. Early this (Sunday) morning, 24-year old Shayney Delyn Scott, of Villisca, was arrested in Villisca for OWI/1st offense. Scott was transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where she was being held on $1,000 bond.

Saturday morning, deputies in Montgomery County arrested 22-year old Ridge R. Ballard, of Villisca, on charges of Simple Assault, and Interference with Official Acts. Ballard was taken into custody in Villisca and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set at $300.