(Red Oak, Iowa) – A call Sunday night in Red Oak about a possible burglary in progress, resulted in the arrest of a man on two charges. Red Oak Police reports Officers were dispatched at around 9:15-p.m. to the 100 block of E. Maple Street, and upon arrival and a brief investigation, arrested 57-year-old James Kent Otte (no city of residence listed). James Otte was charged with Public Intoxication and Trespass/1st offense (both Simple Misdemeanors).

He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.

Davenport, Iowa – Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections , Sunday night, said 55-yearGlen Elliot Long, who was convicted of Robbery 1st Degree in Scott County, failed to report back to the Davenport Residential Correctional Facility as required, Saturday.

Long is a black male who stands 5-feet 7-inches tall, and weighs 227-pounds (see his picture below). He was admitted to the Davenport work release facility on 06/11/2024.

Glen Elliot Long (I-DOC photo)

Persons with information on Long’s whereabouts should contact local police.

For more information on the state’s work release program, please see Iowa Code 904.901-904.910

(Left) Trequan M. Cosgrove, and Jaimee Y. Alcarez-Gutierrrez (right) – Marshalltown Police photo

(As we previously reported) Public safety personnel responded at around 5:45-a.m., Saturday (Aug. 31), to the area of North 12th Avenue and Bromley Street in Marshalltown, for a medical emergency. The Marshall County 911 Communications Center received a call about a person found in the roadway on North 12th Avenue with serious injuries. Upon arrival, emergency personnel found an unresponsive, adult male, in the roadway. The man had visible traumatic injuries. Immediate medical care was provided to the individual.

He was transported to the Marshalltown hospital and was later transferred to a medical facility in Des Moines, where he died.

The Marshalltown Police Department, and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, are jointly conducting this murder investigation. This investigation remains active. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Marshalltown Police Department at 641-754-5725 or 911. Tips can be submitted anonymously by calling Marshall County Crime Stoppers at 641.753.1234 or via text by texting the word “marshall” followed by the tip to CRIMES (274637). Tips may also be submitted online at www.marshallcountycs.com.

(Des Moines, IA) The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), last week, announced awards of $1,678,389 from seven grant programs to strengthen the arts, culture and creative industries across the state and provide Iowans with access to enriching cultural experiences. Among the grant recipients in southwest Iowa, is the following:

• Malvern Area Betterment Association – $2,000 Creative Catalyst Project Grant for “Clay for Community”
• Creston Community High School – $4,000 Creative Catalyst Project Grant for “School to Studio”
• Zack Jones of Malvern – $4,000 Art Project Grant for “Harvest Series: Music and Visual Artists at Malvern’s Art Church”
• Kelly Devitt of Creston – $2,000 Art Project Grant for “Solo Exhibition and Student Experience at Octagon Gallery”
• American Midwest Ballet of Council Bluffs – $5,000 Art Project Grant for “Season 15 Education and Community Engagement”
• Council Bluffs Guild of the Omaha Symphony – $5,000 Art Project Grant for “2024/25 Omaha Symphony Education Programs for Iowa”
• Creston: Arts – $5,000 Cultural Capacity Building Grant for Operating Support
• Pottawattamie Arts Culture & Entertainment – $20,000 Cultural Leadership Partners Grant for Operating Support
• Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn – $20,000 Cultural Leadership Partners Grant for Operating Support

IEDA approved 173 awards to Iowa organizations and Iowans in more than 60 communities from the Art Project Grant Program, Cultural Capacity Building Grant Program, Cultural Leadership Partners Program, Greenlight Grant Program, Iowa Artist Fellowship Program, Iowa Community Cultural Grant Program and Iowa Screenwriters Grant Program.

The matching grants leverage local and private investment and support a wide range of creative projects in Iowa schools, arts and cultural venues and communities. Projects awarded funding range from arts and cultural festivals and live theatre performances to exhibitions, film productions and community public art projects.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Red Oak Police Department reports a man was arrested at around 12:30-a.m. today (Sunday), for Violation of  Protection Order (A Simple Misdemeanor). 54-year-old Fred Francis Weich, IVth, of Red Oak, was arrested in the 400 block of East Maple Street, in Red Oak. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held without bond.