Red Oak Police report an early morning arrest on Saturday. At 1:38 a.m. Officers arrested 27-year-old Trevor Allen Johnson of Red Oak following a traffic stop at the intersection of G Avenue and 200th Street on the charge of Operating While Intoxicated 1st Offense. Johnson was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.

LOGAN, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Public Safety, Friday, said that on April 22, 2022, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a possible inappropriate relationship between former West Harrison School Teacher Benjamin J. Work and a minor student.  The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, along with agents from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, initiated an investigation into the allegation.  Mr. Work was placed on administrative leave by the West Harrison School District on April 22, 2022.

During the investigation, law enforcement identified six minor students that Mr. Work had reportedly had inappropriate contact with between the fall of 2021 and spring of 2022. On June 3, 2022, Mr. Work resigned from the West Harrison Community School District.

Benjamin Work (Harrison County S/O photo)

On June 10, 2022, Benjamin Work was arrested at his residence without incident.  He was transported and booked into the Harrison County Correctional Facility.  Work has been charged with five counts of Sexual Exploitation by a School Employee (Class D Felony), five counts of Lascivious Conduct with a Minor (Serious Misdemeanor) and two counts of Indecent Contact with a Child (Aggravated Misdemeanor).

Note: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.  

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Montgomery County Auditor Stephanie Burke said Friday, the Secretary of State’s Office has ordered a post-election audit of the June 7, 2022, Primary Election. By random selection, Precinct 1 will be the precinct audited. The polling place location for Precinct 1 is the Gold Fair Building. The Montgomery County Auditor’s Office will conduct this audit on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, starting at 9:00 a.m.

The audit will take place in the Board of Supervisor’s Meeting Room in the Courthouse, 105 E Coolbaugh Street, Red Oak. Said proceeding shall be open to the public.Notic

(Atlantic, Iowa) – A reminder from Cass County Treasurer Tracey J. Marshall: Office hours for the Treasurer were changed as of June 3rd, and until further notice. The office is open the following hours and days:

8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.         ”             ”                  ”               ”

Closed on Tuesday’s

Property Taxes and Motor Vehicle Renewals: The best way is by mail or online. www.iowatreasurers.org

A BILL OF SALE is required for all Motor Vehicles purchases

Marshall said “We will process your payments as they come in. Please provide a telephone number in the event we need to contact you.” Please use the yellow drop box outside– envelopes are in the side box

(Radio Iowa) – Sioux City Police are investigating a fatal shooting overnight. Sergeant Jeremy McClure says the call came in about 9 p-m and they arrived at the address and found a man who had been shot. “He was taken to Mercy One for treatment where he succumbed to his injuries. The officers’ investigation determined that there were two women inside the apartment where this occurred and their stories did not match the evidence that was found on the scene,” McClure says.

“They initially reported that the man was on the porch and had told them he had been shot. However, after we conducted a search of the residence, we determined that one of the females inside the apartment had fired a shot through the door striking the man.” Thirty-two-year-old Katrina Lashay Barnes is charged with second-degree murder, possession of marijuana, and possession with intent to deliver fentanyl. McClure says Barnes and the man knew each other.

“She’s in a relationship with the victim they’ve been living in this residence together for some time and they’ve been arguing throughout the day. The victim had left the apartment and when he returned and knocked on the door pounded on the door she fired a shot to the door,” McClure says. McClure says the women failed to call police for 12 minutes after the shooting and then tried to conceal evidence.

They charged the other woman, 25-year-old Jordyn Easton with being an accessory after the fact. Barnes is being held in the Woodbury County Jail on a 150-thousand dollar bond. Easton is being held on a 61-hundred dollar bond.