WINTERSET, Iowa (AP) — Sentencing has been delayed for the third person involved in setting fire to a historic Madison County covered bridge featured on the cover of the novel “The Bridges of Madison County.”
Court records say 18-year-old Alexander Hoff now will be sentenced on May 18. He’d been set for sentencing Monday after pleading guilty to arson and criminal mischief for the fire last April.

Two other people involved already have been sentenced to five years of probation. They are Joel Davis and Alivia Bergmann. The bridge near Winterset also was featured in the 1995 movie adaptation of “The Bridges of Madison County.”

Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon reminds area residents and motorists, that a bridge construction project on U.S. Highway 71 over Lone Tree Creek, 3.1 miles south of Atlantic and 0.1 miles south of Cass County Road G-35, required closing of the roadway to traffic from now until later this summer. The official detour will route traffic using Hwy 92, Hwy 148 and Hwy 83.

Around 16-thousand (16,000) patients are receiving notices that their personal and health information may have compromised in a cybersecurity attack on UnityPoint Health. According to a public notice from UnityPoint Health – which has locations in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin – the phishing attack was discovered in February.

UnityPoint officials say they took immediate action to secure email accounts affected by the breach, but impacted individuals should review their account statements for possible fraudulent activity. People can learn if their emails were affected by the breach by calling UnityPoint Health at 855-331-3612.

(Radio Iowa)

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports 47-year old David Arthur Peterson, of Greenfield, was arrested Saturday evening, for Driving While Barred. Peterson was cited for the offense and released at the scene with a citation. Just before 4-a.m. Saturday, 38-year old Michael Lynn Huddleson, of Fontanelle, was arrested in Bridgewater, on a charge of Public Intoxication. Huddleson was released later that day on a $300 cash or surety bond.

Friday evening, 27-year old Clint Dean Maser, of Greenfield, was arrested for Possession of Marijuana, after an Adair County Sheriff’s Deputy made contact with him inside of a “Greenhouse shed,” in the backyard of a residence. The Deputy saw Maser stash something underneath his leg, and later admitted he had marijuana in his pocket, and a marijuana pipe in his chair. He was cited for Possession and released at the scene. Friday afternoon, 41-year old Melissa Yvonne Clark, of Creston, was arrested in Adams County, on an Adair County warrant for Failure to Appear in Court on a Felony Forgery charge. Clark was being held on a $5,000 cash or surety bond in the Adair County Jail.

19-year old Morgan Sebastian Lukenbill, of Stuart, was arrested April 18th in Stuart. Lukenbill was taken into custody on an Adair County warrant for Violation of Probation. His bond was set at $2,000.

Griswold Superintendent Dave Henrichs has announced a Special Meeting of the Griswold School Board will be held 5:30-p.m. Wed., April 25th, at the Central Office. During the meeting, the Board will consider entering into a closed session, for the purpose of conducting a hearing to suspend or expel a student. Afterward, the Board will return to an open session and act on the status of the student.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports 40-year old Corey Matthew Brown, of Lorimor, was arrested Saturday afternoon at the Whistle Stop in Lorimor, for violation of a protection order. Brown was released from the Union County Jail on $300 bond. And, 21-year old Trey Vincent Mills, of Afton, was arrested Saturday afternoon at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, for driving while suspended. Mills was released from the Union County Jail on $300.00 bond.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The office of Gov. Kim Reynolds says it has no evidence or records showing why she fired a longtime ally immediately after learning of workplace sexual harassment allegations against him. Responding to open records requests, Reynolds’ office said Friday it never received documentary evidence of the alleged harassment by Iowa Finance Authority director David Jamison and created no other records detailing why he was fired.

The office says a Reynolds’ aide received verbal “reports of sexual harassment” on March 23 against Jamison, who was terminated the next day without an investigation. Reynolds and Jamison have known each other 20 years, dating to when they were county treasurers. Reynolds last year supported a law change requiring agencies to release the “documented reasons and rationale” when public workers are fired or demoted. But the governor’s office says the requirement doesn’t apply to Jamison since he was an at-will appointee.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday), released a report on recent arrests. Friday afternoon,  32-year old Megan Marie Wendte, of Macedonia, was arrested following a traffic stop, for Driving While License Revoked. 64-year old Don Kerry Galli, of Neola, was arrested Friday night in Neola, after a Deputy noticed he was driving a vehicle without the headlights on. Galli was arrested for OWI/2nd offense.

25-year old Mishelle Marie Shaffer, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at around 10:15-a.m. Saturday, after Pott. County authorities received a call about a suspicious truck in the area of 19414 Mynster Springs. The vehicle was parked on the roadway. A man and woman were later located, and during the investigation, the female (Shaffer) was found to have in her possession a substance identified as marijuana, several glass pipes and other drug paraphernalia. Shaffer was transported to the Pott County Jail. The man was later released and the truck was towed.

Just before 1-a.m. Sunday, A Pott. County Deputy arrested 21-year old Kenneth Charles Kline, of Council Bluffs, for OWI/1st offense. And, at around 3:25-p.m. Sunday, 54-year old Lorri Lea Brown, of Council Bluffs, was arrested after a Deputy ran her license plate and learned Brown had an outstanding arrest warrant, for Violation of Compulsory Education Mediation Agreement 2nd Offense.