The Adams County Sheriff’s Office has released a report on arrests that took place over the past week. Authorities say John Pace, Jr., was arrested Wednesday on an active warrant for Failure to Appear on the original charge of Felon in Possession of a Firearm, OWI 2nd Offense, Driving While Barred, two Counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

At around 8:40-p.m. on Nov. 15th, Adams County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle operated by Apolonio Yzaguirre. During the course of the traffic stop, K9 Baxo was deployed and gave a positive alert to the odor of narcotics. A probable cause search was conducted. Upon further investigation, Yzaguirre was placed under arrest for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (meth pipe), Carrying Weapons (brass knuckles), and Possession of Ammunition by a Prohibited Person.

And, two women were arrested on warrants for Failure to Appear in court. Ashley Wood, of Shenandoah, was arrested Monday, and Shanda Kile, of Creston, was arrested last Saturday.

A traffic stop Wednesday in Taylor County resulted in the arrest of a man from Page County. Sheriff’s officials say 41-year old Ricky Peterson, of Clarinda, was pulled over in the 3200 block of Highway 148, south of Bedford. He was stopped for failing to obey a stop sign, and subsequently arrested on charges of driving while license revoked, possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine,  and possession of drug paraphernalia. Peterson’s bond was set at $1,000.

(Radio Iowa) — This Saturday is being touted as Small Business Saturday but the director of the Iowa office of the U-S Small Business Administration suggests don’t wait until then, and don’t limit yourself to that one day, either. Jayne Armstrong says small businesses comprise 97-to-98-percent of all businesses in the state, so she’s encouraging all Iowans to “shop small.” “Everybody can shop small businesses and support them on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday and every day during the holiday season,” Armstrong says. “Small business is the backbone of our country. They’re our neighbors, our family members, our friends, and when you support your local small business community, that money stays within the community.”

Events are already underway in several Iowa locations, working with Main Street Iowa, to promote “shopping small” not just on Saturday but as often as possible. “Small businesses are doing better and the more creative small businesses, especially retailers, where they’re doing a combination of things online and in person,” Armstrong says, “that is critical to bringing in different revenue streams.”

Armstrong heard the C-E-O of Forest City-based Winnebago give a talk last week before a civic group in Des Moines. She says the recreational vehicle maker, which had revenues last fiscal year exceeding two-billion dollars, had very humble roots in northern Iowa. “Winnebago is one of SBA’s success stories,” Armstrong says. “We always forget that so many of these large corporations got their starts as a small business, around a kitchen table, in a garage and very often with SBA counseling, financing and other programs.”

Launched in 2010, “Shop Small” is a nationwide movement that celebrates small businesses every day and helps communities thrive and stay vibrant. On the web at www.sba.gov/

(Radio Iowa) — Its’ an annual tradition — but many people across the country still have questions about the proper methods for cooking and preparing turkey for their Thanksgiving dinner. Iowa Turkey Federation executive director Gretta Irwin says a common mistake is not allowing enough time to properly thaw the holiday bird. She says turkeys will thaw at a rate of about five pounds each day in the refrigerator — so if you haven’t started thawing your bird you have to make adjustments.  Irwin says if the bird is not fully thawed you can still roast it, but it takes about one and a half times the normal cooking time in the oven or roaster to get the bird done. So, if your bird takes four hours thawed, it will take six hours to cook it unthawed.

Irwin says can’t cook a turkey in oil without fully thawing it — so if you don’t have time to thaw it out — you should use another option. Irwin says another consideration is how to cook the stuffing. She says she prefers to cook the stuffing by itself, and not inside the bird as a time saver. “Stuffing the bird is going to add time to the length of time it has in the oven,” Irwin explains. “Most of us want to make sure it gets done quickly and promptly and keeps the schedule moving for the day of our meal. So from that standpoint — I think it is better to go ahead and cook it outside.”

There’s a key thing to remember if you do cook the stuffing in the bird. “Just do not overstuff the turkey and test that stuffing in the center to be sure it has reach 165 degrees before you remove the turkey from the oven,” according to Irwin. “Even if the turkey is reaching 170 degrees — you need to make sure that stuffing is a 165 degrees before you remove it from the oven.”

Irwin says turkey cooking tips can be found on the Iowa Turkey Federation Facebook page or website at: www.iowaturkey.org. Look under the tab “In the Kitchen.”

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports 28-year old Alex Richard Cunningham, of Creston, was arrested Tuesday night at the Union County Law Enforcement Center. Cunningham was taken into custody on a Union County warrant for OWI 2^nd offense.  He was being held in the Union County Jail on $2,000 bond.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports four people were arrested on drug charges, Tuesday, 30-year old William Benjamin Whitt, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at around 9:40-a.m. for Possession of a Controlled Substance. At approximately 12:45-p.m., 32-year old Nicole Dena Mears, of Gretna, NE., was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Parapheralia. And, at around 6:20-p.m., 43-year old Jeffrey David Robichaud, Wahoo, NE., was arrested for Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs. At about the same time, 22-year old Jacob Allen Strong, also of Wahoo, NE., was arrested on two-counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports also, 33-year old Trel Curtis Peterson, of Glenwood, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for Theft in the 2nd Degree, Eluding, Operating without an ignition interlock, Reckless Driving and Driving Under Suspension.

And, today (Wednesday), 19-year old Kaden Ryan Roenfeldt, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, on a warrant for Failure to Appear on an OWI/1st offense charge.