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Adair County Supervisors Hold Public Hearing on Ordinance Regulating the Placement of Data Centers
(Adair Co) The Adair County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing this morning on an ordinance regulating the placement of data centers. A draft ordinance on setbacks was created after the Supervisors heard from Nick Phillips and Lance Cummins of Applied Digital about a possible data center location near Adair. Adair County currently does not have a Comprehensive Planning and Zoning plan and that is why they have created these ordinances.
Creston Police Report Multiple Arrests
(Creston) Creston Police report six arrests over the weekend. *Ryan Lee Loy, 33, Murray was arrested at the Creston Union County LEC. Loy was charged with OWI 2nd Offense. Loy was taken to the Union County Jail where he was later released on $2000 cash or surety bond. *Nicolas Andrew...
Creston drug bust nets two arrests
(Creston) -- Two suspects are in custody on a bevy of drug-related charges in Creston. Creston Police say 48-year-old Timothy Linn Williams and 44-year-old Brenda Ellen Williams, both of Creston, were arrested Monday on Union County warrants at 816 North Sycamore. Timothy Williams is charged with maintaining a drug house or vehicle, failure to affix a drug tax stamp, possession of drug paraphernalia, intent to deliver marijuana, and possession of a controlled substance--1st offense. Brenda is charged with keeping premises or vehicle for controlled substances, failure to affix a drug tax stamp, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of possession of a controlled substance, marijuana--2nd offense.
Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co) A Greenfield woman was arrested for Criminal Mischief 4th Degree and on multiple warrants. The Greenfield Police Department responded to the 200 block of SW 2nd Street in Greenfield on April 16th for a fight in progress. Upon arrival, the victim stated that 39-year-old Kristin Nicole Ladd had broke out a window in his camper and he found Ladd laying in the bed of the camper. When Ladd proceeded to leave the camper she got into an altercation with the victim’s daughter. She then ran from the residence. Officers located Ladd hiding behind a residence in the 300 block of SW Jackson Street. Ladd was arrested for Criminal Mischief 4th, on an Adair County warrant for Operating While Under the Influence 1st Offense, an Adair County warrant for Driving While License Denied or Revoked, and on three Louisiana warrants for Public Bribery, Unauthorized use of Motor Vehicle, Misrepresent During Booking, Underage DWI, Reckless Operation of Vehicle, and Violation of a Protective Order. She was held in the Adair County Jail on no bond on the three Louisiana warrants and one Adair County warrant, and on $1,000 cash or surety bond each for one Adair County warrant and the Criminal Mischief charge.
Union County Woman Arrested For FTA
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 47-year-old Karina Lynn Wilkinson of Creston on Tuesday for two counts of Failure to Appear. Police Transported Wilkinson to the Clarke County Jail, where she is held on no bond and must serve the remainder of an ordered jail sentence.
Iowa drug treatment program's move to new location now tied up in county zoning problems
MADISON COUNTY, Iowa — It was a packed Madison County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday morning. The hot topic was a new location for the Refuge, a men's residential drug and alcohol treatment center. The center is making efforts to move from its current location in the northern part...
Winterset Refuge treatment center move under protest by neighbors
WINTERSET, Iowa –Plans were all set to move to a new Refuge Treatment Center southwest of town, when an email came in telling them that the zoning they had applied under, and been approved for, was now not allowed. The center works as a residential Christian ministry treatment center. Men can stay from six months […]
Massena Gearing Up for RAGBRAI
(Massena) City Officials in Massena is starting to plan for the thousands of riders coming through the town as part of RAGBRAI 2024 on July 20 through July 27. Riders will leave Glenwood on Sunday, July 20, and spend the night in Red Oak. Day two is a trip to Atlantic, and on Day 3, the bicycle enthusiasts will travel from Atlantic through Wiota, Cumberland, and Massena.
State Record-Breaking Fish Caught in Southwest Iowa
(Lewis) A Yellow Bullhead caught in Adair County is now in the record books. John Lorenzen, a Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in southwest Iowa, says the fish caught in a farm pond weighed 2.6 pounds and measured 16.5 inches in length. It beat the old record by two-tenths of a pound, caught in the Little River Water Shed Lake near Leon in south central Iowa.
Creston Police Report Two Drug-Related Arrests
(Creston) Creston Police arrested two people on drug possession charges. On Monday night at around 11:10 p.m., Creston Police arrested 53-year-old Lisa Kay Foster of Creston was arrested at her residence for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Officers cited and released Foster on a Promise to Appear. At midnight on Tuesday,...
Cougars Girl’s Track and Field Continues to See Top Three Finishes
(Anita, IA) – The CAM Cougars had an impressive last week of girl’s track action with two top-three finishes at both East Union and ACGC. CAM would’ve had a second-place finish officially on the board at ACGC, but since they didn’t have a girl run the mile, they ended up in third behind Audubon. Regardless of that placement, this team continues to defy expectations and will carry that momentum with them into a busy end of the week.
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