Police in Creston report the arrest late Tuesday night of 22-year old Allen Hall, of Creston. Hall was taken into custody following a traffic stop, for Driving While Barred. He was released from the Union County Jail on a $2000 bond.

(7-a.m. News)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A group of drivers facing tickets issued by Iowa Transportation Department officers want a judge to order the agency to stop issuing those citations. The Des Moines Register reports the group filed a motion Tuesday asking for an injunction. The drivers are trying to capitalize on a ruling last month where a Polk County judge said the agency didn’t have authority to enforce most moving violations.

That ruling came in the case of 16-year-old Peyton Atzen who was fighting a speeding ticket. The same law firm that represented him filed Tuesday’s motion. Transportation Department spokeswoman Andrea Henry says the agency plans to fight the motion. Henry says other Iowa courts continue to uphold citations the agency’s officers issue.

The Chair of the Cass County Community Foundation(CCCF), Nicholas Hunt, has announced a total of $27,800 was awarded Tuesday, to 11 non-profit agencies in Cass County. The non-profit groups and organizations submitted their applications to the CCCF by the Sept. 1st deadline in order to be considered for this latest round of grant awards, which brings the total CCCF distribution of funds in the form of grants and scholarships over the last 18-years, to more than $1.4-million.

Nonprofit representatives receiving grant awards 1st row, left to right: Sue Petersen, Griswold Public Library; Dianna Williams, Ann W. Wickman Child Development Center; Kristi Burg, Anita Child Care Center; Dan Haynes, Nishna Valley Family YMCA. 2nd row: Angie Johnson, Lewis Public Library; Sara Maas, Friends of Lake Anita State Park; Anieta Gregory, Cass County Historical Society; William Baylor, Anita Health & Wellness Center. 3rd row: Al Cranston and Randy Baxter, City of Marne; Cass County Community Foundation board members Beulah Follmann and Roland K. Landsness, Esq. (Secretary/Treasurer). [photo submitted]

• Anita Child Care Center – $1,500 to update payroll software & computer.
• Anita Health & Wellness Center – $2,000 to provide a workout area for 8-to 14-year old members, in their fight against obesity.
• Anita Public Library/City of Anita – $1,000 to install security cameras in hopes of preventing thefts that have been taking place.
• Ann W. Wickman Child Development Center – $4,000 for remodeling to accommodate parent/staff meetings, conferences, and file storage.
• Atlantic Youth Sports – $2,500 to update a scoreboard, and add new scoreboards to all 8 fields.
• Cass County Historical Society – $3,000 for improved lighting and permanent window items in Annex #1.
• City of Marne – $2,000 to repair or replace playground equipment at the City Park.
• Friends of lake Anita State Park – $1,500 for a projector and audio receiver equipment.
• Friends of the Griswold Public Library – $3,500 for the purchase of two Early Literacy Stations for ages 2-to 8.
• Lewis Public Library – $1,500 for activity kits, each with a book, puppet and craft supplies.
• Nishna Valley Family YMCA – $5,300 to replace cardio/fitness equipment.

The funding amount available included $2,500 from the Griswold Community Development Endowed Fun, and $500 from the Triumph Endowed Fund for Cass County. All grantees met the criteria as Cass County non-profit organizations or agencies, with charitable missions in the areas of civic, cultural, health, education, and social services. Only organizations providing those services in Cass County were eligible for the CCCF grants.

For more information about donating or establishing and individual foundation or fund, call any Cass County Community Foundation Board member, or Dennis Nissen, Iowa Foundation Director, at 1-800-794-3458.

When the Iowa legislature gavels into session in January, one of the newly-elected members from northwest Iowa will also be the youngest lawmaker. Twenty-three-year-old Skyler Wheeler of Orange City will represent District Four in the Iowa House. Wheeler, a Republican, faced a write-in candidate and won by a big margin. He says he was surprised by some of the results last Tuesday.

“I did have a very good feeling we were going to win but I did not see the Iowa Senate flipping that way,” Wheeler says. “Some people said it might be 25-24 with Johnson as the independent, I heard all sorts of different things, but they took six seats. That was stunning to me and obviously, Donald Trump’s win.” Wheeler says there are a number of issues that are important to him where he’d like to see the legislature take action.

“I want a Religious Freedom Restoration Act. I also am looking to push for things like Constitutional Carry and Stand Your Ground as well as defunding Planned Parenthood and fighting the Common Core state standards. We can look into the transgender bathroom type of deal, too, and obviously, trying to cut taxes across the board for businesses and just individuals.”

Wheeler is an account representative for Staples Promotional Products in Orange City and is a graduate of Northwestern College. Wheeler says he would like to see more investment in the state’s community college system and will also push for a balanced budget.

(Radio Iowa)