Three Creston youth have been referred to Juvenile authorities following alleged incidents that took place over the weekend. 14-year old Chance Morgan faces a charge of Theft in the 5th degree. 13-year old Hunter Patterson and 12-year old Bryce Larkin were charged with Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree. All three boys were released to the custody of their mothers.
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A former Harlan resident who was listed as escaped from the Council Bluffs Work Release Facility, Sunday, is in custody at the Shelby County Jail. Iowa Dept. of Corrections Assistant Director Fred Skaletta says 25-year old Colton Edward Benson-Blaine was apprehended late Sunday night.
Benson-Blaine was listed as escaped from the Council Bluffs Work Release Facility after he failed to return from his place of employment. He was serving a 12-year sentence out of Shelby and Pottawattamie Counties for Voluntary manslaughter, Operating a Vehicle without consent and Voluntary Absence. His sentence began Aug. 5th, 2011. He was transferred to Work Release on March 16th, 2016 under the authority of the Iowa Board of Parole.
Colton Edward Benson-Blaine
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – A team of investigators this week begins an on-campus civil rights investigation into allegations that the University of Iowa athletics department doesn’t provide equal opportunities for female athletes.
The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education is looking into gender bias allegations in 13 areas, including how the department counts participation levels, awards scholarships, schedules practices and games and delivers services such as tutoring, medical care, housing and dining. The department’s equipment, locker rooms and facilities will be part of the review.
If discrimination is found, the investigation could result in a settlement requiring the university to change policies, spend more money on women’s athletics or even add another women’s sport. Officials have said the review could take years.
Public hearings are set for Tuesday evening in Anita, with regard to the CAM School District’s proposed 2016-17 School Calendar and Certified Budget. The hearings take place in the CAM High School Media Center, beginning at 6:30-p.m., Tuesday, followed later on by action approving the calendar and budget.
In other business, the Board will consider bids to sell a Suburban and School bus, and discuss the structure of the District Administration, along with holding discussion on Capital Projects.
The Board will conclude with an exempt session for collective bargaining negotiations.
The Exira-Elk Horn Kimballton School Board will hold its regular meeting this evening at the High School, in Elk Horn. On the agenda for their 5-p.m. session, are Public Hearings on the 2016-17 School Budget and 2016-17 School Calendar, followed later on by a vote on approving the budget and calendar.
In other business, the Board will act on: A Student Teacher agreement with Buena Vista University (BVU); Salaries for Support Staff; Master Contract changes for Teaching Staff; and, Administration salaries.
The meeting takes place in the High School Conference Room.
DOROTHY VOLKENS, 85, of Nevada (& formerly of Shelby), died Sunday, April 10th, in Shelby. Funeral services for DOROTHY VOLKENS will be held 10:30-a.m. Thursday, April 14th, at the United Methodist Church, in Shelby.Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Shelby has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Wed. (4/13), from 2-until 8-pm, with the family greeting friends from 5-until 7-p.m. Online condolences may be left at www.burmeisterjohannsen.com.
Burial will be in the Shelby Cemetery.
DOROTHY VOLKENS is survived by:
Her daughter – Jean (Glee) Goodner, of Cambridge, IA.
Her son – David (Sharon) Volkens, of Williamsburg, IA.
6 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, other relatives & friends.
Two people were arrested on separate charges Sunday night, in Montgomery County. The Sheriff’s Department reports that a little after 11-p.m., 27-year old Aaron Wade Opdyke, of Emerson, was arrested at the intersection of Highway 34 and G Avenue. Opdyke was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was cited into court and released from the scene.
And, at around 6:50-p.m., 29-year old Anthony Duane Pond, of Villisca, was arrested in Villisca and charged with Driving While Revoked. Pond was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.
Early this morning: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 65. Our Low this morning (as of 6:28-a.m.) was 28. Last year on this date we reached a High of 71, and the Low was 34. The all-time record High in Atlantic for this date, was 91 in 1996, while the record Low was 18 in 1956.
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