(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Attorney’s Office reports a Glenwood dentist, 65-year-old Calvin Adolph Weber, was found guilty on December 15^th of Assault – Contact Insulting or Offensive. Weber appeared for a Non-Jury Trial and was found guilty of assaulting a female patient by stating she was “sexy,” and by unwanted physical contact.

He was sentenced to pay the maximum fine of $855 and a No Contact Order was issued.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – Offcials with the Mills County Attorney’s Office report a man from Sidney, 34-year-old Joseph Steven Tyler Harris, was found guilty in October of Enticing a Minor under 16 for a Sexual Purpose, in Mills County.

Harris appeared at his sentencing in Mills County District Court on December 14th. He was sentenced to fifteen years in prison.

Mills County Attorney, DeShawne L. Bird-Sell, said she would like to thank the Mills County Sheriff’s Office for their help and their dedication to the safety of the residents of Mills County.

(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office today (Wednesday), released information about a single-vehicle accident that occurred Dec. 12th, at around 7:45-p.m. Authorities say a 2023 GMC Sierra pickup driven by 34-year-old Spencer Lee Irwin, of Guthrie Center, was traveling north on Maple Avenue. The vehicle went out of control while turning right onto 245th Street. The pickup entered the north ditch and rolled onto its passenger side.

Irwin suffered suspected/non-capacitating injuries, and was transported to the Guthrie County Hospital by a Guthrie County Sheriff’s Deputy. The pickup sustained $15,000 damage.

No citations were issued.

(Radio Iowa) – Winnebago Industries executives say high interest rates and weak demand are contributing to declining sales. Winnebago makes recreational vehicles at facilities in Forest City, Lake Mills, Charles City and Waverly. The company’s reporting revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal year was 763-million dollars –a decrease of almost 20 percent compared to the first quarter of last year. Winnebago C-E-O Michael Happe says his company knew when the fiscal year started in September that there were many obstacles ahead.

“Consumer confidence was unsteady given macroeconomic factors,” Happe said. “Affordability of the RV and boating lifestyle, while still competitive with other forms of leisure travel, had become difficult for potential new customers, and dealers were aggressively managing inventory by constraining inbound wholesale shipments.”

Happe says those challenges will continue into the company’s second quarter. “We believe continued strong wholesale constraints during a seasonally-lighter retail period of the year in December through February, and subsequent further reduced production by our businesses over the holidays will also have a similar impact on Q2 financial results as well,” Happe said.

Gross profit for Winnebago in its first quarter was down 28 percent when compared to the same quarter last year.