The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help from the public in solving a recent residential burglary incident. Authorities say sometime between the hours of 5-a.m. and 5-p.m. Monday, a person or persons entered a residence in rural Dexter, located on 310th Street, northwest of Lake Diamondhead.

The burglar or burglars forced their way into the home by destroying the front door and its frame. Once inside, they took possession of numerous items including: a Remington 870 12 gauge shot gun; antique lamps; toy figures; candle holders, and an urn with a loved one’s ashes inside. Also inside the urn was a gold one-third carat, diamond ring.

Anyone with information regarding this day time burglary is urged to contact the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office at 641-747-2214.

Police in Atlantic say a Union County man was cited following a chain-reaction accident Tuesday evening. Officials say Kolby Shaw, of Creston, was cited for Failure to Maintain Control and Reduce Speed, after the vehicle he was driving rear-ended one vehicle, which in-turn collided with the rear of another vehicle. The accident happened at around 5:20-p.m. near the intersection of 7th and Olive Streets.

Authorities say vehicles driven by Brittney Jensen and Rebekah Rasmussen, both of Atlantic, were traveling east in the 500 block of east 7th Street and both had come to a stop at the intersection. Shaw failed to stop in time and hit the Rasmussen vehicle, causing it to be pushed into the rear of the Jensen vehicle.

Damage from the crash amounted to $8,100.

(9-a.m. News)

The office of Governor Terry Branstad reports the Governor has appointed a southwest Iowa woman to the state’s Electrical Examining Board. Marg Stoldorf, of Red Oak, was appointed, along with Allen DeHeer, of Winterset, and Emily Wuebker, of Afton.

The Iowa Electrical Examinging Board is responsible for: adopting wiring standards that protect public safety; issuing licenses; handling disciplinary matters; setting continuing education standards, and determining inspection fees.

The unpaid position appointments went into effect Tuesday, and are subject to Iowa Senate confirmation.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Officials have been extending levees and preparing for flooding along the Big Sioux River in northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota. The National Weather Service says the river is expected to crest at nearly 110 feet Saturday, around 18 inches higher than the record set on April 10, 1969. Interstate 29 north of Northshore Drive in North Sioux City, South Dakota, likely will be under water. The service says the river level will rise 19 feet this week in Sioux City.

Officials in Union County, South Dakota, are trying to close a gap in a levee that sits east of I-29 near Northshore Drive. Officials in North Sioux City and Sioux City plan to close floodgates on the earthen levee that protects both cities from Big Sioux floodwaters.