GUTHRIE CENTER, Iowa (AP) — A sheriff says some criminals are walking free because his jail in central Iowa has no room to hold them. Des Moines station KCCI reports that Guthrie County Sheriff Marty Arganbright renewed calls Thursday for a new jail. He says there are more than 30 arrest warrants out for criminal suspects in his county, but the jail has been over capacity for the past year. There’s room for 10 inmates. Arganbright says holding inmates elsewhere is expensive: roughly $60 a day, plus transportation.

He also says the jail’s square footage doesn’t meet Iowa code, and mold in the jail presents a health hazard for inmates and staff. County officials have hired an engineering firm for a needs assessment.

The Creston Police Department today (Friday), reports 26-year old Christian Robert Edward Mills was arrested Thursday at the Creston P-D, on a Union County warrant for Failure to Appear on original charges of Carrying a weapon, and OWI/1st offense. Mills was subsequently released on a $2,000 cash-only bond.

(Radio Iowa) — Iowa retailers may see profits rise six-to-seven percent in the holiday shopping season ahead compared to last year, but consumers may have several elements working against them. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says we’re facing higher interest rates and higher prices for some imported goods due to the trade wars. Goss warns Iowa consumers not to overdo it. “Don’t take on too much debt to support your holiday buying,” Goss says. “I think caution is advisable. There are some indicators that are less positive, for example, the stock market is moving sideways since the beginning of the year.”

A good way to limit spending is to use cash, not plastic, for all of your purchases, big and small, so you can keep a tighter reign on expenditures.  “If you go out and splurge on holiday presents for yourself and family and others, and you put it on debt, and that debt has flexibile interest rates, you could get really hurt with interest rates rising,” Goss says, “particularly if the economy softens a bit, as I think it will.”

Goss predicts online holiday purchases will rise up to 15 percent from last year and he notes many retailers are offering free shipping to compete. Goss says some Millennials are shifting away from buying clothes and gadgets and are spending money on experiences, like trips. While these types of purchases don’t factor into retail spending, Goss says they will provide a similar boost to spending on holiday travel.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports Michael Weeden, of Clarinda, was arrested at around 3:35-a.m. Thursday. Weeden was taken into custody on an Adams County warrant for Failure to Appear (in court). At around 1:10-a.m. Tuesday, Adams County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle operated by Michelle Dixon, of Corning. Upon further investigation, Dixon was placed under arrest for Operating While Intoxicated 1st Offense.

Police in Red Oak have arrested a woman on a Criminal Mischief charge. 40-year old Cynthia Darlene Nagunst, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 8:30-p.m. in the 800 block of Senate Avenue. Nagunst was transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where she was charged with Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree, the bond for which was set at $2,000.