Two women were injured during an accident Friday night, in Page County. Deputies responded to the crash located about seven-miles north of Clarinda on Highway 71, at around 9:10-p.m. The Sheriff’s Office says 20-year old Leah Eng, of Irwin,  was driving a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am northbound on the highway, when she slowed for a deer on the road.

19-year old Kira Eng, also of Irwin, was following the car in a 1999 Jeep Wrangler, when the SUV rear ended the car, causing both vehicles to become disabled.Leah Eng was transported to Montgomery County Memorial Hospital by Villisca Fire and Rescue for treatment of unknown injuries. Kira Eng was transported to Clarinda Regional Health Center by Clarinda EMS for treatment of unknown injuries. Damage to both vehicles is estimated at over $15,000.00.

No citations have been issued. The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol, Villisca Fire and Rescue, and the Clarinda EMS.

(12-pm News)

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports two teens were charged with Criminal Mischief Saturday, following a complaint about vehicle’s causing damage to Nodaway Valley Park, located about two-miles north of Clarinda. When Deputies arrived they found the vehicles the caller had described, a red Ford Mustang with Missouri license plates, and beige Pontiac Grand Am.

During the investigation, 17-year old Janie Jo Long, of of Clarinda, was cited for Failure to provide proof of insurance. She was taken into custody for criminal mischief and released to her parent, pending juvenile court proceedings. 16-year old Jacob Allen McGinness, of Burlington Jct., Mo., was issued traffic citations for Failure to provide proof of insurance, and operating a vehicle without driver’s license. He was also taken into custody for criminal mischief and released to his parent, pending juvenile court proceedings.

(12-p.m. News)

Carroll Police Chief Jeff Cayler announced today (Monday), that “After 34 years with the Carroll Police Department,” with 30+ (years) of [those] as Chief of Police,” [he] will be retiring effective June 8, 2015.”

Carroll Police Chief Jeff Cayler

Chief Cayler thanked members of the media for all of their help over the years. We wish him the best in his retirement.

Deputies in Mills County have arrested three people on separate charges. On Sunday, 23-year old Tearie Breshelle Lambert, of Omaha, was arrested for Public Intoxication and Interference with Official Acts. Her bond was set at $600. And, 24-year old Catherine Maria Gillet, of Glenwood, was arrested Sunday for OWI/1st Offense. Her bond was set at $1,000.

On Friday, 46-year old Kelly Kristine Perkins, of Malvern, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension. Her bond was set at $300.

(updated at 11:34-a.m. to include additional charges from the Audubon P-D)

A woman from Audubon County was arrested early this (Monday) morning, on assault and trespass charges. Audubon County Sheriff Todd Johnson reports 21-year old Samantha Christine Schmidt, of Audubon, was arrested at 12:30-a.m. and charged with two-counts of Assault, in addition to trespassing. The charges stem from a disturbance reported in the 5000 block of Jay Avenue.

In addition, Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer reports Schmidt was charged with Violation of a No Contact Order and Harassment. Schmidt was being held in the Audubon County Jail pending completion of an investigation into her alleged activities.

The CEO of Cass, Incorporated, in Atlantic, has issued a statement with regard to a new Medicaid “Settings Rule.” Glenda Farrier says in recent years, primary funding for organizations like CASS Incorporated across the country has gone under Medicaid, the governmental insurance program for people meeting its income guidelines and for people with disabilities. CASS currently receives over 90% of its funding for services from this federal program, which is administered by the state.

The recently introduced “Settings Rule” declares Medicaid will no longer fund services for people with disabilities provided in a “segregated” setting after March 17th, 2019. The action upholds the intent of a Supreme Court ruling called the Olmstead Decision and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, both of which refer to the segregation of people with disabilities away from the general population—therefore, a civil rights issue.

CASS Incorporated serves about 140 people in its comprehensive array of service offerings and has been a community rehabilitation provider since 1977. Our community employment and residential support services are done entirely in the community. Those services, by definition, are considered “integrated” as they are provided to the people we serve where they live and work, among the general population and within the community. Therefore, those services are compliant with the new Settings Rule.

Our segregated services would be those provided at our sheltered workshop and our day activity programs at our 7th Street location. These services are considered segregated because the majority of people attending at these locations are people with disabilities and the location itself is not a part of the general community.

Therefore, over the next four years, and in compliance of the Settings Rule effective date of March 17, 2019, CASS, Incorporated will be redefining how its services will be provided within the community and implementing that transformation. The Medicaid Settings Rule is nation wide and will create a shift in how services to people with disabilities will be provided all over the country.

(Press Release)