Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers said today (Tuesday),  an arrest has been made in connection with a burglary during the early morning hours of December 27th, at the Dollar General Store on E. Glenn Miller Drive.  Page County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 19-year old Keldon Dean Stiner, of Hepburn, Saturday morning, at his home.

The arrest was made pursuant to a warrant issued for Stiner’s arrest, upon presentation of complaints/affidavits submitted to the court by the Clarinda Police Department.  Stiner was arrested without incident and is currently being held on $5,000 bond in the Page County Jail, on charges of felony burglary and aggravated misdemeanor destruction of property. No additional arrests are anticipated.

Reports concerning the incident have been forwarded to the offices of Page County Attorney Carl M. Sonksen for review and consideration of formal charges being filed.

Police in Creston say three people were arrested over the holiday weekend. Taken into custody Friday night for Driving While Suspended, was 20-year old Dakota Early, of Creston. And, Saturday night, 61-year old Richard Woosley, of Creston, was arrested for Simple Assault. Early and Woosley were released from the Union County Jail on $300 bond, each. Monday evening, 25-year old Nathan Vicker, of Creston, was arrested for Interference with Official Acts. Vicker remained in the Union County Jail on $300 bond.

Creston Police said also, a resident of the 800 block of W. Adams Street reported Sunday night that someone had broken a window out of his front door. The incident happened sometime between 7:15- and 7:45-p.m., Sunday. It’s unknown if there was anything taken from the home. Damage from the incident amounted to about $100.

(7-a.m. News)

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Soaring numbers in a monthly survey of business supply managers suggest economic conditions are improving in nine Midwest and Plains states. The Mid-America Business Conditions Index report released Tuesday says the overall economic index for the region jumped to 53.1 in December from 46.5 in November. The October figure was 43.8.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says the December and November increases point to an improving regional manufacturing economy. The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth in that factor. A score below that suggests decline.

The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.