Atlantic, IA —Cass County Public Health’s Care for Yourself Program is celebrating Breast Cancer month by raising awareness of resources available to women in Cass County and Southwest Iowa.The Care for Yourself program is part of the National and State Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program that helps reduce risks from breast and cervical cancer by offering free or low-cost cancer screenings to eligible individuals throughout the state of Iowa.

Victoria Means, Care for Yourself Program Coordinator, says “The chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer some time during her life is nearly1 in 8 and every year over 2,000 women in Iowa are diagnosed with breast cancer.” Mean says also, “Just being a woman and growing older increases your risk, but having regular mammograms, in conjunction with breast self-exams and clinical exams, are critical for early diagnosis.”

The Care for Yourself program is a statewide program and can assist women from all of Iowa’s99 counties. Means says “We are able to assist women from any county in Iowa. Women who otherwise might not have access to life saving preventative care, could through the Care for Yourself program and many are able to see their regular primary care provider.”

Those interested in learning more about the Care for Yourself Program can contact Victoria Means, at Cass County Public Health, 712-243-7443.

Page County Deputies on patrol late Saturday night in the area of Nodaway Valley Park, came upon a parked vehicle not in the camping area. The vehicle drew their interest because the park, located about 1.5-miles northeast of Clarinda, is closed to persons not camping, at 10:30-p.m.

A Page County Deputy approached the vehicle and noticed the passenger compartment filled with smoke. When one of the occupants rolled down a window, the Deputy could smell the distinct odor of Marijuana smoke. The three male occupants then exited the vehicle when asked to do so by the Deputy. During the investigation 18-year old Ryan Robert Michael Wilson, of rural Clarinda, was arrested for Possession of a controlled substance/1st Offense.

Two 17-year old males, also from Clarinda, were taken into custody and released to parents. They were cited into Juvenile Court. Wilson was booked into the Page County Jail on $1,000 bond. He later bonded and was released pending further court proceedings.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office Monday (Today), said there were four arrests over the past week. On Oct. 5th (Monday), 58-year old David Joseph Walters, of Treynor, was arrested in Silver City on a warrant for Theft in the 4th Degree. Bond was set at $1,000.

Last Saturday, 47-year old Alfred Henry Wright, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Driving While Barred. His bond was set at $5,000. And, 41-year old Joseph Corey Jack, of Glenwood, was arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His bond was set at $300.

On Oct. 1st, 54-year old Thomas Lee Chalupa, a homeless person, was arrested at the Douglas County, NE. Courthouse, on a warrant for two county of Failure to Appear. His bond was set at $25,000.  On Sept. 30th, 33-year old Dalerie Faye Parde, of Spalding, NE., was arrested in Gage County, NE., on a Mills County warrant for Violation of Probation. His bond was set at $5,000.

And, the Mills County Sheriff’s Office say 41-year old Annie Vorthmann, of Council Bluffs, was transported to Mercy Hospital by Silver City Rescue, Sunday afternoon, after her 2016 Toyota went off the road. The car was traveling northbound on 284th Street, when Vorthmann apparently fell asleep at the wheel. Once it left the road, the car jumped over a culvert and came to rest in a ditch.

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests.  Friday evening, 43-year old Jason Glen Dukes, of Anita, was arrested on an Adair County Felony warrant for: Going Armed with Intent; two counts of Assault while Participating in a Felony; and Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree. Dukes was released that same evening on a $5,000 cash or surety bond.

And, 29-year old Ty Alan Brown, of Anita, was arrested Thursday afternoon for Operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent. Authorities say last Thursday morning, Brown allegedly took his mom’s keys to a 2004 Dodge Ram Quad 1500 pickup and used the vehicle to go purchase alcohol. Ty Brown brought the pickup back while his father was on the phone with law enforcement dispatch.

He was cited for the offense at the scene and released on his Own Recognizance.

Sheriff’s Deputies in Page County, Monday morning, responded to emergency call from the courtroom at the Page County Courthouse. The call went out at around 9:20-a.m., after 58-year old David Wayne Taylor of Farragut, became unruly and causing a disturbance in the courtroom, while he was appearing on another matter.

Taylor was taken into custody on a Contempt of Court order from the Magistrate Judge. The Magistrate then issued an order sentencing Taylor to 30 days in the Page County Jail for his actions in court, with immediate custody to the Sheriff.

Taylor was transported to the Page County Jail where he is currently serving his 30 day sentence. Page County Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted by the Clarinda Police Department.

Police in Council Bluffs are asking for your help in solving a robbery that allegedly took place in the Horseshoe Casino parking garage, Sunday morning. According to the report, officers responded at around 9:30-a.m. to the casino at 2701 23rd Avenue, and spoke with the 73-year-old victim, Gary Goodman, of Carson.  He told police that as he was exiting his vehicle, a white male in his mid-to late 30’s approached him. The suspect displayed a semi-automatic handgun and demanded that Goodman give him his wallet.

After a brief struggle, the suspect left the area in a silver 2016-17 Nissan Altima, with after-market rims/tires which was being driven by a female.

Suspect vehicle

The suspect was wearing jeans, black hooded sweatshirt, black mask and white Nike Shox shoes. During the struggle one of the suspect’s shoes came off.

Suspect’s Nike Shox shoe

If anyone has any information on this incident please contact the Council Bluffs Police Department detectives at 712-328-4728 or Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Police in Waterloo are investigating after a driver was shot in the neck early Monday. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that the bullet only grazed the man’s neck. He was treated at a hospital after driving himself there. The man told police he was driving around 1:45 a.m. Monday when a bullet came through his windshield. A passenger in the car wasn’t hurt. The victim’s name has not been released and no arrests have been made.