The Adair County Board of Supervisors are set to meet 9-a.m. Wednesday, in Greenfield. On their agenda is discussion with regard to Heath, Dental and Vision Insurance renewal, and a presentation from Next Era Energy Resources staff on the Heartland Phase II Transmission Line Study. Transmission line would transmit power from area wind farms to a substation near Adair. Phase I of the Heartland Divide wind project was a 103 megawatt farm that went into commercial operation in December 2018.

The Board will also hear from County Engineer Nick Kauffman with regard to Union step raises for three Secondary Roads Dept. employees. He’ll also present for signing, contracts and performance bonds for a road rock project, and his regular maintenance and activities report.

A one-hour stand-off Monday in Tabor ended with a Fremont County Sheriff’s Deputy suffering minor injuries and a suspect arrested on numerous charges. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports Tabor Police were called to a residence in Tabor at around 9:30-p.m., following a report a man was causing a disturbance. Upon arrival, the officer observed 34-year old Kain Endicott, of Tabor, armed with a knife inside the residence. The responding officer called for assistance from the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office.

Kain Endicott (Fremont Co. S/O photo)

A Fremont County K9 and a crisis negotiator were also called to the scene. During the approximately one-hour standoff, authorities say Endicott brandished the weapon towards officers, ingested controlled substances, admitted to ingesting methamphetamine, and requested officers to shoot him. Endicott then exited the residence through a rear door, where a taser was deployed. He continued to struggle with officers, resulting in a deputy receiving a laceration from the knife to his hand. After the K9 “Roby” was deployed, Endicott released the knife and was placed under arrest without further incident.

He  was transported to Grape Community Hospital with minor injuries and then to the Fremont County Jail. The injured deputy was treated and released at the scene. Endicott faces felony charges that include Going Armed with Intent (a Class D Felony) and Assault on a Police Officer while using a weapon (a Class D Felony). He was also charged with Interference with Official Acts/ causing Bodily Injury, a Serious Misdemeanor, Possession of Marijuana, 3rd or Subsequent Offense, an Aggravated Misdemeanor, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Simple Misdemeanor.

Endicott was being held at the Fremont County Jail without bond, awaiting initial appearance with the Fremont County Magistrate. The Tabor Police Department, Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, and Tabor Rescue responded to the call.

Sheriff’s officials in Mills County report an Essex man was arrested Monday afternoon. 41-year old Jerry Joseph Richardson was taken into custody at the Page County Jail, on a Mills County warrant for Pretrial Release Revocation. His bond was set at $5,000.

And, a Bellevue, NE man was cited for Failure to Maintain Control this (Tuesday) morning, after a non-injury accident in Mills County. Authorities say 26-year old Maverick Martin was driving a 2005 Mercury westbound on Highway 34 at around 2:30-a.m., when his car went out of control while negotiating a curve. The vehicle entered the median and spun around before hitting a concrete barrier. Speed was considered to be a factor in the crash.

(Radio Iowa) — It appears a Senate-passed plan establishing some restrictions if Iowa voters decide to automatically restore felon voting rights is on the fast track in the Iowa House. The bill is ready for debate in a House committee Wednesday after a subcommittee hearing this (Monday) morning. Drew Klein of Americans for Prosperity urged quick action on the plan. “We knew from the beginning that we had to define what discharge of sentence looked like and this bill does a good job of carving that out and really dealing with some tough issues,” Klein said.

If Iowa voters eventually pass a constitutional amendment automatically grants felons the right to vote when they’re paroled, this bill would kick in. It would require felons to pay all the restitution they owe victims before they’d get the right to vote. Iowa Catholic Conference executive director Tom Chapman urged House members to reconsider and merely require felons to be current in a restitution repayment plan. “Requiring the payment of restitution is just,” Chapman says. “However, all repayment before the right to vote would be restored could end up keeping low income people from voting.”

Greg Baker of The Family Leader says his group supports providing second chances to paroled felons — and restoring their voting rights. “There has to be a point where we allow the person to move on and become a part of society again,” Baker said. But Baker says he doesn’t envy legislators wrestling with how to define when felons have completed their sentences. Former State Representative Clel Baudler, a Republican from Greenfield who’s a retired state trooper, urged the legislature to abandon the whole effort and keep the process requiring all felons to apply to the governor for their voting rights. “I oppose the whole notion that felons should be automatically be given something once they get out of prison,” Baudler said.

Key House Republicans say the bill is likely to come up for debate in the 100-member House next week — and pass as is.

The Glenwood Police Department reports four arrests. On Monday, 58-year old Darrell Klahn, of Omaha, was arrested for Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree ($1,000 cash/surety bond). Klhan posted the bond and was released. On Sunday, 21-year old Ethan Howell and 26-year old Patrick Giesting, both of Glenwood, were arrested for Disorderly Conduct. (Bonds set at $300 each). Both later posted bond and were released.

And, on Saturday, 52-year old Lloyd Blank, of Emerson, was arrested in Glenwood for OWI/1st offense (Bond $1,000 cash/surety).