(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports six recent arrests, including the arrest of two people on drug charges. Authorities say at around 2:30-p.m. Saturday (Aug.5), 47-year-old Kevin Eugene Earley, and 46-year-old Teresa Joan Earley, both of Creston, were arrested at the intersection of Spruce and Devoe Streets, in Creston. Kevin Earley was charged with two-counts Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine – 1st Offense, Possession of Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 1st Offense, and Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drug. He was being held in the Union County Jail on $3,000 cash or surety (c/s) bond. Teresa Early was arrested on two counts Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana-1st Offense. Teresa Earley was transported to the Adams County Jail. She was later released on a $1,300 bond.

Sunday afternoon, Creston Police arrested 23-year-old Christian Garcia-Vasquez, of Creston. He was arrested at the Holiday Motel. Garcia-Vasquez was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault 2nd Offense, False Imprisonment, and Possession of Marijuana. He being held without bond in the Union County Jail. Also arrested Sunday, was 40-year-old Nicki Renee Jones, of Creston. She was charged with Driving while Barred and transported to the Union County Jail. Jones was later released on a $2,000 c/s bond.

And, there were two arrests Friday, in Creston. Authorities says at around 1:40-p.m., 44-year-old Rebekah Raelyn Moon, of Creston, was arrested at the Adult Probation Office. Moon was taken into custody on a Union County Warrant for Violation of Parole. She was being held without bond in the Union County Jail. And, at around 6-p.m., Friday, Creston Police arrested 34-year-old Caleb Benjamin Bensky Fredrickson, of Lorimor, in the Creston Fareway Store parking lot. Fredrickson was charged with Theft 5th Conceal/Destroy Property. His bond at the Union County Jail was set at $6,000 c/s.

(Atlantic, Iowa)[Corrects address due to wrong address on the agenda!] – The Cass County Board of Supervisors are set to meet 9-a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8th, in the Courthouse Board Room. On their agenda is discussion and possible action, with regard to: the Issuance of a Solid Waste Facilities Capital Loan Note to the Cass County Environmental Control Agency Board (Landfill), as it pertains to a 28-E Agreement. The Supervisors will also discuss and are expected to make, a formal recommendation that the County use local banks that contribute to the community. And, they’re expected to discuss and approve a County Credit Card Policy.

In other business, the Board will consider “communication to tenant at 707 Poplar” street. The Board is scheduled to receive a weekly report from County Engineer Trent Wolken, and committee reports.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – UPDATE 8/8/23 – **THE REQUEST HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN, therefore the meeting is cancelled ** The City of Atlantic’s Community Protection Committee will meet 3:30-p.m. Wednesday, August 9th, in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall. There is one item on their agenda: Reviewing and making a recommendation to the City Council, with regard to a request for target shooting permission at 1401 Sunnyside Lane, in Atlantic (The Iowa DNR Field Office 4 building). The request is being made by Brent Martens, who works for the DNR.

He requests consent to target practice with his box, during his lunch breaks at work. In a letter to Mayor Grace Garrett, Martens he had “Looked west of the building for some time now , and just feel it would be a nice area to get a couple of shots in,” while he’s on break. Martens notes that, to the south of the DNR’s building, there is a hay field, and beyond that, some communication dishes. “Further beyond that,” he says, “Is a building. The building which is the only inhabitable structure is one-quarter [of a] mile,” from where he would be shooting. Martens says if approved, he would use a foam target out to 40-yards.

The City of Atlantic, he acknowledged, has an Ordinance (41.11) making it unlawful for a person to “Throw stones, bricks or missiles of any kind, or to shoot arrows….or other dangerous instruments…” without written consent of the Council.

(Radio Iowa) – Sioux City leaders in the public and private sector have confirmed they have received official notice that the U-S-S Sioux City litoral combat ship will be decommissioned. The U-S-S Sioux City was commissioned in Annapolis, Maryland on November 17th of 2018. It will be decommissioned on August 14th at the Naval Station Mayport Florida at 10 a-m. Several of the ships in this class have had mechanical issues and it is costing millions of dollars to maintain them.

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says they have been looking for a use for the ships, but haven’t had any takers.

(Radio Iowa) – All seven presidential candidates who spoke at Sunday’s fundraiser for Congresswoman Ashley Hinson got a standing ovation from the crowd of 800 Republicans. Former President Trump was not at the event. His name was barely mentioned and no one who took the stage directly referred to the federal indictment filed against Trump last week, but Florida Governor Ron DeSantis promised to appoint a new F-B-I director. Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy promised to shut down the F-B-I. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum told the crowd nothing is more important than having people engaged in the political process. Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley warned that China has been planning for war with the United States for years and it’s the biggest threat we’ve had since Pearl Harbor.