A recent traffic stop in Cass County along Interstate 80 resulted in nine-pounds of marijuana being seized at the arrest of a man from Colorado. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 25-year old Thomas Alton Dees, of Denver, CO, was arrested for Intent to Deliver Marijuana and Failure to Affix a Drug Tax Stamp, following a traffic stop on eastbound I-80 near the Olive Street Exit. Deputy Tyler Shiels and his K9 partner conducted the traffic stop and were responsible for the arrest and drug seizure.

Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports a Nebraska man was arrested on a drug charge early this (Sunday) morning. Deputies were called to the Sapp Brothers Truck Stop at around 4-a.m., following a reported disturbance at that location. After they investigated the situation, 32-year old Chevis Grier, of Lincoln, NE, was taken into custody for Possession of a Controlled Substance/2nd offense. Grier was brought to the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center and held on $1,000 bond.

Chevis Grier

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Officials say that since a new recycling program began in August in Davenport and Bettendorf, the amount of recyclables collected has increased more than 70 percent from the same three-month period last year. The Quad-City Times reports that officials are crediting a switch to the “Go All In” program that allows more types of plastic and paper containers to be recycled. Also, the system no longer requires sorting of recycled materials _ it all goes in one cart.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A jury has acquitted a Haitian immigrant of kidnapping and sex abuse of an underage girl. The Daily Nonpareil reports that Fednol St. Cyr was found not guilty of the count Friday evening. Prosecutors had said St. Cyr ordered the girl into his truck on April 5, refused to let her get out and sexually assaulted her. But Cyr’s attorney painted the girl as a troubled teen whose testimony was inconsistent

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Fort Dodge man has been found guilty of vehicular homicide for a fatal April 4 crash. The Fort Dodge Messenger reports that Leon Shivers was convicted Thursday of vehicular homicide while operating a motor vehicle intoxicated. Police say he caused the death of 82-year-old John McCartney, of Fort Dodge.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A barred owl has been released back into the wild after a monthlong stay at the Raptor Advocacy Rehabilitation and Education Center, or RARE, in Iowa City. The Hawk Eye reports that the large owl was taken to the center on Sept. 21 after Sam Warner of Burlington saw the raptor sitting on the pavement alongside U.S. 61. On Oct. 22, after being nursed back to health, the owl was released at Starr’s Cave Nature Center.

One-person was injured during a rollover accident early this (Sunday) morning, about six-miles west of Irwin. According to dispatch reports, the accident happened at around 1-a.m. on Linden Road, just south of Shelby County Road F-24. A man suffered lacerations to his face and body during the crash. Irwin and Defiance Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched to a residence nearby the accident scene to treat the victim.

Other details are currently not available.

A unique way to commemorate veterans and their service to our country is now on display in Creston. It’s located on the grounds of the Union County Courthouse. Union County Supervisor Dennis Brown spearheaded the project which involved carving a tree stump into a bald eagle, the emblem of the United States.

“We had four to six trees around the courthouse, locust trees, that had been planted around 50 years ago…and they’re reaching the end of their life expectancy,” Brown said. The trees have been removed, but one stump was still in place and it’s now carved into an eagle. It will eventually include a plaque stating the piece is dedicated to veterans.

“In my mind, we need constant reminders of things like this – we tend to forget what our veterans have done for us in peace time and in war time,” Brown said. “We can’t have too many of those reminders…we should never forget.” Gary Keenan, the Iowa State Fair’s chainsaw carving artist, completed the eagle this week. The project cost about $1,500. It was paid for through private donations.

(Radio Iowa)