Red Oak Police report 70-year old woman was arrested this (Saturday) morning, following an investigation into a possible Theft and Trespass incident. Authorities were notified about the incident at a residence in the 1400 block of E. Coolbaugh Street, on Friday. Their investigation led them to arrest Martha Jean Barnett, of Red Oak, on charges of Theft in the 5th Degree and Trespassing. Barnett was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 cash bond.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – State officials have issued burn bans in four Iowa counties due to dry conditions. The Iowa Department of Public Safety’s State Fire Marshal issued the bans this week for Decatur in southern Iowa and Lee, Wapello and Muscatine counties in southeastern Iowa. The ban prohibits open burning unless a fire chief issues a permit and supervision is planned.

Also allowed are fires in outdoor fireplaces, barbecue grills and properly supervised landfills, as well as burning of trash in incinerators or trash burners made of metal or masonry.

Approximately 60 Soldiers from the Iowa National Guard will be welcomed home today (Saturday) in a ceremony at the Des Moines air base. Guard spokesman, Colonel Greg Hapgood. “The 185th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion from the Iowa Army National Guard is based at Camp Dodge. And they’ve been mobilized for the past year. They’ve spent approximately nine months in the Afghanistan theater operating out of Bagram Airfield and some other locations in Afghanistan,” Hapgood says.

Col. Hapgood spoke about the 185th CSS Battalion’s responsibilities. He says the soldiers specialize in command and control of units and support the coalition and U-S forces through transportation, maintenance, supplies, water purification and other logistical tasks.

Hapgood says their work is key to the entire mission. “Certainly when you are talking about operations like we have in Afghanistan, its incredibly important that you have logistics on time, you have what you need, when you need it and where you need it. And these soldiers do an excellent job at making sure those who are in combat directly have everything they need to do their job,” Hapgood says.

The public is welcome to attend the homecoming ceremony which will be held at 3 p-m today (Saturday).

(Radio Iowa)

A call about an alleged assault at a bar in Red Oak early this (Saturday) morning, resulted in the arrest of 32-year old Jacob Michael Carnes, of Red Oak. According to Red Oak Police, officers were flagged down at around 12:30-a.m. outside the Red Oak Tap, where patrons stated Carnes had struck a female patron.

Carnes was charged with Public Intoxication and Domestic Abuse Assault/3rd or subsequent offense. He was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held without bond, pending a court appearance.

Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports a narcotics investigation in Hamburg, Friday, resulted in the arrest on drug charges, of a Nebraska man. The Fremont County K9 Unit conducted the investigation, during which 20-year old Brayden Murrison, of Beatrice, Nebraska, was arrested for Delivery of a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Murrison was being held at the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center on $6,000 bond.

Brayden Murrison (Photo courtesy Fremont Co. S/O)