Four people were taken into custody on drug and other charges, following a raid at a residence Thursday morning, in Red Oak. According to police, a search warrant was executed at around 8:30-a.m. Thursday, at a home on east Market Street, in Red Oak. The search resulted in the discovery of drug paraphernalia, six-grams of methamphetamine, 70-grams of marijuana, and numerous prescription pills. Packaging equipment and a little over $2,000 in cash was also taken into evidence.

Officials say 34-year-old Tommy Joe Lovell, 28-year-old Samantha Jo Abraham, and 41-year-old Angela Kay Shetterly, all of Red Oak, were arrested on charges of Possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance/methamphetamine. Lovell and Abraham were also charged with two counts of possession with intent to deliver marijuana and Schedule 4 controlled substance drugs, possession with intent to deliver a Schedule 2 controlled substance, and drug tax stamp violations. Shetterly was charged as well with gathering where controlled substances are used. Abraham and Shetterly both also face child endangerment charges. A 4th suspect, 18-year-old Devon Ray Briggs, was charged with Possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver/marijuana, and Possession of a schedule 4 controlled substance.

All four suspects were being held in the Montgomery County Jail, with Lovell and Abraham’s bonds set at $100,000 each. Shetterly was being held on $50,000 bond, while Briggs bond was set at $5,000.

DEXTER, Iowa (AP) – A pipeline leak has forced Dexter officials to ask residents to limit their water use. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that workers had begun repairs but it was uncertain when they would be finished. Mayor Jerry Stiles says the leak began Thursday in a pipeline that runs six miles from a well near Redfield. Stiles says water quality is not affected.

Dexter is a Dallas County town of about 1,000 people that sits 30 miles west of Des Moines.

Sustainable development through smart planning will be showcased tomorrow (Saturday, Nov. 12th), in Greenfield, during the annual meeting of 1000 Friends of Iowa. Part of the day will be spent touring Greenfied’s town square, which has been a Main Street community since 1995, and showcases how the community has not allowed its city core to fall into disrepair.

Jay Howe is one of the backers who have refurbished the Hotel Greenfield, where the meeting will be held. He says it made sense to fix up the facility. “We are reducing the carbon footprint so to speak in contrast, let’s say, to promoting the constuction of a box hotel out on the highway strip.”  Howe says The Hotel Greenfield received $2-million in grants and is now open for business.  “Some of the stimulus money that became available at the time we were shovel-ready, so to speak. The  U.S. and Iowa historic rehabilitation credits are available that we can use to help fund the project.”

Altogether, Greenfield developers have obtained over $6.2-million and are currently rehabbing four other buildings, including the Opera House, turning it into a cultural center.  1000 Friends of Iowa will also be awarding their Best Development Awards, which showcase examples of growth and leadership that incorporate Smart Planning Principles.

For more information, surf to www.1000friendsofiowa.org.

(Courtesy the Iowa News Service)

An Elliott man was being held in the Montgomery County Jail Thursday night, following his arrest for Failure to Appear in court on an original charge of OWI/2nd offense. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department says 32-year old Joshua Duane Mohn, of Elliott, was arrested at around 10:40-p.m. Mohn was being held in the jail on $2,000 bond.