Page County Sheriff’s Deputies, Saturday, arrested 37-year-old Aaron Duwayne Childs, of Shenandoah. Childs was taken into custody following a traffic stop about five-miles east of Shenandoah on Highway2, and charged with Driving while license is suspended. He was transported to the Page County Jail as he was unable to post bond.

A collision Saturday evening in Bagley caused $7,000 damage, but no one was injured. The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports a 2016 Nissan Versa driven by 20-year-ol Ethan McFarland, of Scranton, was traveling west on Highway 141, when a dog in his car interfered with his ability to steer straight. His vehicle crossed the center line of the road and side swiped an eastbound 2015 Chrysler Town & Country van driven by 43-year-old Sandra Smith, of Urbandale. Smith told authorities she was unable to avoid the collision. The accident happened at around 5:35-p.m.

Sheriff’s Deputies cited McFarland for Failure to Yield half of the roadway.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, today announced United States Service Academy nominations for 31 young Iowans from across the state. Ernst says “As a company commander who served over 23 years in our nation’s military, and mother of a West Point cadet, I am honored to nominate these Iowa students for admittance to our U.S. Service Academies. “Each and every one of these outstanding young leaders has demonstrated tremendous skill and commitment to establishing a career in our military. This nomination is an important step in the admissions process, and I’m proud to support these students in their goal of serving our country in uniform.”

Every year, Senator Ernst nominates Iowa students to the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. To learn more about the service academy nomination process, click here.

Below is a list of area students nominated by Senator Ernst for the Class of 2025:

United States Air Force Academy

Jacob Hrasky – Treynor

EmmaKay McClain – Bayard

United States Naval Academy

Nathan Sell – Council Bluffs

The admissions process to the service academies is highly competitive, and Senator Ernst encourages students to apply for more than one academy. This denotes students who are being nominated for both their first and second choice of service academy.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Davenport authorities are trying to determine the cause of a fire that killed one person. The victim was found Sunday afternoon on the second floor of an apartment building. The Quad-City Times reports that firefighters encountered smoke in the main hallway and sprinklers activated in the apartment. The sprinklers had put out the fire, which was contained to the apartment. Firefighters found the victim dead inside the apartment. The name of the victim has not been released.

The Creston Police Department says there was one arrest recently, and three reports of theft. 57-year-old Timothy Charles Fechter, of Creston, was arrested at 11:30-p.m. Friday, for Interference with official acts. He was issued a summons to appear in court.

A Creston woman reported Friday morning, that someone entered her home in the 500 block of N. Walnut Street. The incident happened sometime between 6-and 8-am. Dec. 18th. She told police a pre-paid phone, Samsung tablet, medications and vehicle keys were stolen. Those items were valued at $300. A man from Creston reported to Police at around 4:10-a.m. Saturday, upon returning home, he saw a man climbing out the window before the subject fled on foot. Multiple medications were reported missing. The loss was estimated at $300.

And, Sunday afternoon, a woman reported that over the past month, someone entered her vehicle and took about 10 trash bags worth of clothes and other items. The loss was estimated at $300.