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(Updated 4/2 at 8:30-a.m.) – Officials with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office report an inmate at the Pott. County Jail, 46-year old William Chirod Lewis, of Council Bluffs, was served with a warrant Monday for Theft in the 5th Degree. Bond on the charge was set at $300. Lewis was presented with the warrant and then returned to the custody of Corrections staff.
There were also several prisoners transferred this week from the Douglas County, Nebraska Jail to the Pott. County Jail, in order to address warrants in Pottawattamie County. Those transferred include:
Officials with the Creston Police Department said today (Thursday), 18-year old Autumn St. Onge, of Diagonal, was arrested late Wednesday morning at the Creston Walmart, for Theft in the 5th Degree. St. Onge was cited and then released from the scene on Promise to Appear in court.
And, a Creston woman reported to Police Wednesday morning, that sometime between 10:20-p.m. Tuesday and 10:30-a.m. Wednesday, someone entered her home in the 300 block of E. Clark Street, and took a 50-inch TV, along with a class ring. The loss was estimated at $300.
The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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MAPLETON, Iowa (Sioux City Journal) — A 17-year-old boy accused of killing a 16-year-old in western Iowa is seeking prosecution as a juvenile. Monona County court records say the boy’s attorney filed a motion Wednesday to transfer the case to juvenile court. The boy is charged with first-degree murder in the January shooting death of Joseph Hopkins in Mapleton. The Associated Press generally doesn’t name juveniles charged with crimes. A hearing on the request is scheduled for June 1.
Police in Red Oak arrested a man on an assault charge early this (Thursday) morning. 46-year old James Reed Mitroff, II, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 2:55-a.m. in the 900 block of E. Washington Street in Red Oak, for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense. He was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail.
RAMONA LARSEN, 89, of Atlantic, died Wednesday, April 1st, in Mesa, AZ. Services for RAMONA LARSEN are pending for a later date. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic is in charge of the arrangements.
THOMAS “Mick” MICHAEL BARRINGER, 78, of Atlantic, died Wednesday, April 1st, at home. An open visitation for MICK BARRINGER will be held from 9-a.m. until 6-p.m. Friday, April 3rd, at the Hockenberry Funeral Home in Atlantic (The family will not be present at any time). Note: No more than 10 people are allowed in the funeral home at a time due to CDC guidelines.
A private family grave side service will take place in the Atlantic Cemetery, with a Celebration of Life at a later date.
Memorials may be directed to the family or mailed to the funeral home.
Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com.
Today: Mostly cloudy w/light rain. High 62. S @ 10-20.
Tonight: Cloudy w/showers & possible a thunderstorm. Low 34. N @ 15-30.
Tomorrow: **Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 1-a.m. Friday until 7-p.m.**Mostly cloudy w/a light mix of rain-snow-sleet through mid-day, then a rain-snow mix possible. High 40 NW @ 20-35 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny & warmer. High 52.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 62.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 72. Our Low was 40. Last year on this date, the High was 55 and the Low was 28. The Record High on April 2nd in Atlantic was 88 in 2012. The Record Low was 13 in 1970.