Creston Police report a woman told authorities late Tuesday morning, that sometime in the last few days, her wallet was taken out of her vehicle while it was parked at either her residence, or at McDonalds in Creston. The wallet contained cash, personal identification cards and other miscellaneous cards. The loss was estimated at $85.

ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — A grand jury has decided not to indict a Polk County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a driver after a chase that ended in Altoona. The Des Moines Register reports that the jury heard evidence last week about the July 17 chase. Investigators have said Deputy Ryan Phillips pulled over 25-year-old Isaiah Hayes, of Ashland, Wisconsin, just east of Altoona but that Hayes soon sped off. He stopped a few minutes later, and deputies reported that he appeared to have a weapon in one of his hands when he got out of the car. Officials say that’s when Phillips shot him.

Sheriff’s Lt. Rich Blaylock says he can’t answer the question of whether Hayes had a weapon until an internal sheriff’s investigation is finished. Phillips has eight years of service with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports 33-year old Tashina Martwick, of Creston, turned herself into sheriff’s office Tuesday. Martwick was wanted on an outstanding warrant for controlled substance violation, possession of a controlled substance, and carrying weapons. She was being held in the Taylor County Jail on a $10,000 bond. The charges stem from a high speed pursuit that occurred near Lenox, late last month.

FOREST CITY, Iowa (AP) _ Winnebago Industries Inc. (WGO) today (Wednesday), reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $29.8 million. The Forest City, Iowa-based company said it had net income of 94 cents per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 86 cents per share. The recreational vehicle maker posted revenue of $536.2 million in the period.

For the year, the company reported profit of $102.4 million, or $3.22 per share. Revenue was reported as $2.02 billion. Winnebago shares have dropped 43 percent since the beginning of the year. The stock has decreased 28 percent in the last 12 months.

ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — A man has been accused of taking prescription pills seized during criminal investigations when he was working as an Altoona police detective. Polk County court records say 39-year-old Joshua Copeland is charged with two counts of felonious misconduct in office, two counts of forgery and one count of possession of a controlled substance. The records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for him.

The Des Moines Register reports that Copeland resigned in April from the Altoona force to avoid termination. Authorities say Copeland switched pills seized during criminal investigations in 2017 and replaced them with over-the-counter medications. The pills were kept in temporary evidence lockers.

Authorities also say a small amount of methamphetamine was found in his squad car. The records say Copeland later tested positive for meth.

The Atlantic City Council is set to meet 5:30-p.m. today in the Chambers at City Hall. Among the action items on their agenda, is approval of an Order to enter into an agreement with SWIPCO (the Southwest Iowa Planning Council), for Regional Taxi Service. The City usually contributes $8,000 per year from the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) Progress fund for regional public transportation. City Administrator John Lund says the funds have been budgeted for in Fiscal Year 2019, and carried forward into the FY 2020 proposed budget, as well as the city’s 10-year budget plan.

The Council will also act on setting the date for a Public Hearing, on an update to the city’s Comprehensive Plan. The hearing is expected to be held Nov. 7th. The Comprehensive Plan is intended to be a guiding document for the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council, when it comes to major decisions on public policy, according to Lund, who says Atlantic’s last Comprehensive Plan was adopted in Dec., 2002. General practice is for the CP to be updated every 10-years, but Lund says “Administrative conflicts related to the interpretation of the [CP] and how it was to be applied to development in the community, resulted in an extensive delay before the updating process was initiated.”

Lund says SWIPCO has undertaken the task of updating the CP, and he feels the current draft is much better than the 2002 plan, with the language carefully reflecting the culture of the community and addressing the city’s future goals. The Planning and Zoning Commission, he says, reviewed the draft during their meeting on Sept. 20th, and made some suggestions for improvement. They recommend the Council adopt the plan as written, following the required Public Hearing on Nov. 7th.

In other business, the Atlantic City Council will hold the second reading of an Ordinance pertaining to speed regulations on Sunnyside Lane, from 10th to 22nd Streets, and the second reading of an Ordinance pertaining to trees in the City Right-of-Way, and the authority of the City Forester. They will also act on a Resolution adopting the Building Permit Fee schedule, as presented in Ordinance 964. The only change is the numbering of the Ordinance, which was somehow excluded when the new Zoning Ordinance was adopted in April, 2017. The final order of business for the Council, is action of a Resolution pertaining to the City’s Personnel Policy, which is simply a correction to the wording.