Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County reported a Shelby County man was arrested Thursday afternoon at the Clarke County Jail, for charges originating in Pott. County. 29-year old Justin Michael Levell, of Irwin, was arrested on a Pott. County warrant for Theft in the 4th Degree, and two warrants for Forgery, at least one of the warrants was related to the fraudulent use of a Credit card.  Levell was transported back to Pott. County and booked into the Pottawattamie County Jail.

The Sheriff’s Office said also, 33-year old Andrew Michael Hasbrouck, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Thursday evening for Being a Fugitive from Justice. Hasbrouck was taken into custody after he was seen walking in the area of Highway 92 and Valley View Drive. A records checked indicated he had an active warrant.

And, 42-year old Terry Allen Heuton, of Honey Creek, was arrested for OWI/2nd offense and cited for improper use of lanes early this (Friday) morning, after a deputy observed Heuton’s vehicle going the wrong way on E. Pierce Street at North Avenue. The deputy noted Heuton has a strong odor of alcohol and there were open containers of beer on the floor and passenger seat of his vehicle. Heuton also reportedly had blood shot and watery eyes, and slurred speech. The man initially consented to taking a Field Sobriety Test, but then refused and instead consented to a Preliminary Breath Test, which resulted in him being placed under arrest.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office says a Lorimor resident reported last weekend, that sometime over the past week, someone broke into his home in Lorimor. A door sustained about $250 damage during the incident. And, several items were taken, including a wooden box containing old silver coins, a box containing assorted ammunition, a Samsung 42” flat screen tv, and a jewelry box with assorted jewelry items.  The items were valued at $8,500 altogether.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – University of Iowa officials have told campus residents about a problem with the campus water system. The university said in an email Thursday that the water exceeded the maximum contaminant level for a byproduct of the treatment process. The byproduct forms when chlorine reacts with naturally occurring organic matter. The levels of organic matter are higher in winter.

The university says disease prevention specialists with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics say special precautions are not necessary and that the situation doesn’t pose “an immediate risk.” But the university says prolonged exposure to elevated levels of the byproduct could have long-term consequences.

The university will flush fire hydrants to lower the time water sits in the distribution system, reducing the amount of time available for the byproduct to form.

Stargazers in Iowa will have something of a triple-play late tonight (Friday) and early tomorrow (Saturday). We’re being treated to a lunar eclipse, a “snow moon,” and a relatively close fly-by from a comet. Steve Spangler, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Iowa, says if you’ve never heard of a “snow moon” before, you’re not alone. “The ‘snow moon’ term is not one that’s in broad astronomical use, in fact, I had to look up in the Astronomical Almanac to see what the definition is,” Spangler says. “It just means a full moon in February, so except under rare circumstances, every year, you’ll get one.”

While that full moon may be big, bright and beautiful, it’ll be covered in darkness early in the evening, but only temporarily. “Eclipses of the moon are due to the moon going into the shadow of the Earth,” Spangler says. “All of the light in the solar system, most of it anyway, comes from the sun. The Earth is an opaque object and it casts a shadow back into space behind it and sometimes, at the time of a full moon, the moon will go through this shadow.”

This is what’s known as a penumbral eclipse, as the moon won’t be completely covered by the earth’s shadow. The peak of the eclipse should arrive at 6:43 P-M Central time. Early Saturday morning, there’ll be another space spectacle to behold as Comet 45-P will be coming into view around 3 A-M. It’ll be in the constellation Hercules but don’t confuse comets with “falling stars” or meteors. There will be no startling “shooting star” streak across the night sky, as a comet typically appears stationary, if you can find one.

“It’d be a good idea to get a star chart so you’ll know where you’re looking, otherwise, it’s not something you’re going to casually notice in the sky,” Spangler says. “You’ll need at least a good pair of binoculars or a small telescope and a star chart to show exactly where it is.” Comet 45-P will be about seven-point-four million miles away from Earth, which is considered very close in astronomical terms.

(Radio Iowa)

Officials with the Creston Police Department are issuing a warning about an ongoing scam. Authorities say the Creston P-D has received recent reports from citizens stating they had received calls from the Police Department’s phone number (641-782-8402), telling the citizen that they have warrants, and that they would be arrested unless the citizen pays a bond over the phone.

The Creston P-D says it does NOT release warrant information over the phone and we would never ask someone to pay a bond over the phone. If you receive a similar, threatening call, it means the Creston P-D’s phone number is being spoofed, and someone is trying to scam you for money.

Other law enforcement agencies have reported the same scam, including the Pottawattamie and Page County Sheriff’s Offices in 2015, and the Atlantic P-D in 2014. Never give your personal information to someone who calls you. If you have any doubt about your status with a law enforcement agency, call that agency directly.

Officials with the Creston Police Department report the arrest late Thursday morning of a man wanted on a Union County warrant. 20-year old Jacob Ransom Gryder, of Creston, was taken into custody at around 11-a.m. on the warrant for Failure to Appear in court on an original charge of OWI/1st offense. Gryder was being held in the Union County Jail on a $1,000 cash only bond.