Officials with the Department of Corrections, Sunday, said the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison was placed on restricted movement Saturday, after several altercations took place. The incidents involved multiple offenders, with no serious injuries reported.  None of the staff were injured, either. The visiting room at the facility was closed for the rest of the weekend.  No further information is available at this time, as the incident remains under investigation.

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports two people were arrested on separate assault charges last week. On July 24th, 27-year old Ashley Dawn Salazar, of Adair, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault for allegedly striking a person and putting them in a choke hold. Salazar was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond or surety. On July 28th, 41-year old Elmer Lee Harwell, of Bedford, was arrested by Stuart Police for Domestic Abuse Assault/3rd offense. He was being held without bond in the Adair County Jail.

Sheriff Vandewater reports also, 29-year old Matthew Lee Richards, of Fontanelle, and 26-year old Nathalie Urioste, of Omaha, were arrested on separate, OWI/1st offense charges, July 24th. Richards was cited for the offense and released, while Urioste was later released on bond.

48-year old Floyd Richard Coombes, of Thayne, WY., was arrested Saturday evening near Stuart, for a Prescription Drug Violation. Coombes was being held in the Adair County Jail on $1,000 bond.

35-year old Jennifer Marie Woollums, of Osceola, and formerly of Greenfield, was arrested July 25th in Adair County, on an Adair County warrant associated with Child Support payments. Woollums was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $2,000 cash only bond.

Also on July 25th, 20-year old Antione Luckett, Jr., of Ottumwa, was arrested by the Iowa State Patrol on Interstate 80 in Adair County. Luckett, Jr. was arrested for Driving Under Suspension, Providing False Identification Information, and he was cited for Speeding. Luckett pled guilty to the Adair County charges, was sentenced to time served, and held on separate warrants issued by the Ottumwa Police Department. He was later released to the custody of Ottumwa Police.

Police in Red Oak, Sunday morning, arrested a man on assault and child endangerment charges. 22-year old Logan Samuel Cashatt, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 9:35-a.m. for Domestic Assault, Simple Assault, Obstruction of Emergency Communications, and child endangerment. His bond was set at $2,600.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – The human remains found last week at a Council Bluffs construction site may offer more clues about the Mormon pioneers who crossed the region in the 1800s. Sister Terry Latey is a research librarian with an Omaha chapter of the Church of Latter Day Saints. She says the area where human remains were found was likely part of the Mormon Trail that hundreds of pioneers followed west to Salt Lake City.

The Daily Nonpareil reports the bones discovered Thursday and Friday will be examined at the University of Iowa. The bones are believed to be more than 100 years old. Council Bluffs Police Capt. Todd Weddum says the department isn’t investigating because the age of the bones means they couldn’t be linked to any missing persons cases.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An agency overseeing a grant program that addresses abandoned and neglected buildings in rural Iowa has no immediate plans to change how it administers the program following a state audit that questioned some of its accountability reporting. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the Derelict Building Grant Program is managed effectively and has rules in place to ensure its success.

A report from the state auditor’s office released in July recommends that DNR work with the Iowa Legislature to add language that establishes measurable goals for some conservation programs, including the grant program. A DNR spokeswoman says such rules exist for the grant program. The grant program distributes $400,000 annually to small cities and communities in Iowa. A round of applications will be accepted beginning Monday.