Opinion Tribune (Newspaper) - August 23, 2000, Glenwood, Iowa i. bi US 1U& Volume 136, No. 34 August 23, 2000 Arson suspected in adult bookstore fire By Joe Editor Investigators have determined that a fire last Aug. 16, at the adult book store in northwest Mills County was set The bookstore was located near the intersection of Interstate 29 and U.S. Highway 370. The which gutted the 2 1/2-year-old was reported around 4:15 p.m. Although the fire still contained to the inside of the building when Pacific Junction firefighters arrived on the the blaze was difficult to control because of the way the building was divided into small areas on the the Mills County Sheriff s Office Gusting winds and the lack of an adequate water supply at the site also made the task of fighting the fire John a special agent with the Iowa State Fire Marshall's said firefighters were forced to refill their tanker trucks at the nearby Bunge soybean processing Ticer said onlookers and who had parked their vehicles along the interstate exit ramps and adjoining hindered the efforts of firefighters attempting to bring their vehicles and equipment to the The exit ramps from Interstate 29 were eventually shut off to The Pacific Junction firefighters were assisted at the scene by the Lewis Council Bellevue and Offutt Air Force Base fire Firefighters were still on the scene at dusk and into the nighttime Investigators spent most of the day Thursday inspecting the smoldering Photos By Joe Foreman The adult bookstore was gutted by fire last Aug. 16. Ticer said the fire started in the southwest corner of the The store was open for business at the time the blaze was discovered and several employees and customers were on the Store employees told investigators they had distinguished several trash can fires at the store earlier in the The investigation into the fire Fire investigators and clean-up crews look through the scorched remains of the adult bookstore in northwest Mills Investigators believe the fire was started Jerad Kruse Kruse charges dismissed as courts decide on prosecutor OMAHA - Manslaughter charges against Glenwood resident Jerad Kruse were dismissed in Douglas County Court Friday because a ruling earlier in the week by a district court judge prevented the Douglas County Attorney's Office from presenting evidence against Kruse at a preliminary hearing Friday With no evidence charges against an Omaha police officer who fatally shot a fleeing suspect following a high-speed chase last were The charges can be refiled at a later The court order banning prosecutors from presenting its evidence against Kruse was issued last week as a means of protecting the grand jury process. Nebraska law requires a grand jury investigation anytime a person is shot by a law enforcement The grand jury looking into the incident scheduled to convene Aug. 21. The district court system is expected to make the final decision on who should prosecute the Deputies arrest 2 after drug search in Malvern MALVERN - A Saturday search of a Malvern residence netted two arrests Saturday for the Mills County Sheriffs Deputies searched for drugs at the Beatrice Martin 203 E. 2nd after receiving a tip of illegal drug activity taking place at the Once inside the Martin deputies seized marijuana and drug Two individuals were arrested at the residence and charged with the following Beatrice Ann 32, 203 E. 2nd Malvern - possession of with intent to deliver B manufacture of methamphetamine B possession of marijuana child endangerment Ms. Martin was released on her own Paul 30, 711 No. Linn Glenwood - possession of mine B manufacture of possession of a precursor D Bolton was being held in Mills County Jail under Two children were in the residence at the time of the arrests and were turned over to their Two young men take their own lives Two young Glenwood men died in separate incidents last both the apparent result of Brian J. age 18 and a May graduate of Glenwood Community High died after he allegedly jumped into the Missouri River from the Interstate 480 bridge between Omaha and Council Bluffs late last Monday His body was recovered from the Iowa side of the Missouri River Thursday morning approximately 11/2 miles south of the South Omaha An autopsy conducted at Douglas County Hospital in Omaha confirmed Townsend's The Council Bluffs Fire Department had been searching by boat for Townsend's body since last Monday night when a fisherman reported seeing somebody struggling in the An Interstate 480 motorist reportedly spoke to the distraught Townsend before seeing him jump off the which connects Council Bluffs with downtown Funeral services for the son of Diane Townsend of Glenwood and David Townsend of were held Monday at Funeral Home in Shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday relatives discovered the body of 20-year-old Matthew Cherko laying on the front seat of a pickup truck that was still running inside the garage at the family residence south of Another pickup truck parked in the garage was also the Mills County Sheriffs Office Cherko was unconscious and not breathing at the time his body was He was pronounced dead by the Mills County Medical Examiner shortly before 11 p.m. Investigators believe Cherko died of carbon monoxide Matthew Cherko was the son of the late Pat Cherko and Oleg Cherko and his Services were held Monday at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in School district sets superintendent search timeline Hiring process scheduled to be completed March 3 By Joe Foreman Editor The Glenwood Board of Education has announced its tentative schedule for hiring a superintendent to replace Tom Rubel who left the district July 1. The board met last Aug. 16, with its consulting Ray and to determine the timeline for the hiring process. The new superintendent will begin his or her duties on July 1, 2001. The hiring process is scheduled to be completed by March 3, 2001. Dale Proctor is serving as interim superintendent through June of 2001. The board of education's timeline for August and September August 16 Consultant planning meeting with the Input meeting individual board members and August 17 Proctor Begin serve as interim ing information superintendent until for the district June 30, 2001. promotional materials and the application form with the district liaison Notify all associates and other professional contacts of the Notify college and university placement agencies of the Contact all school boards and August 28 Send consultants and stakeholders a participation letter for superintendent qualifications in the promotional September 14 Meeting with constituents and stakeholder group September 28 Deadline for from stakeholders and board Board passes revised policy By a 5-0 the Glenwood Board of Education passed the second reading of a revised The board vote took place after several weeks of discussion with school district legal parents and school district Under the new which serves as a blueprint for the expected behavior of students and details the consequences for thos who are in violation of the students can no longer be suspended from activities for in attendance at a function or party or in a vehicle where alcohol or other illegal drugs are being consumed by The district's previous policy carried the the stipulation was removed from the policy at the advice of attorney Rick Earlier this Franck reminded school board members that the Iowa State Board of Education had ruled against an identical policy in an appeal case involving the School Other items of interest on last week's school board Jill Finkey was hired as the associate principal for Glenwood High Jens Simonsen has been designated administrator in when the superintendent is out of the school Glenwood State Bank and Mills County State Bank were designated as district Bottom Glenwood High School drum majors earn camp INDEX Public Record Viewpoint Religion Lifestyles 2A 4A 1B 3B Glenwood Rotary Club to host Sen. Grassley U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley will be the speaker at the Glenwood Rotary meeting on Aug. 24,6:30 in the Oasis Sen. appearance is open to the public and members of other service Anyone planning to attend Sen. appearance should make a reservation at the where an dinner will be The reservations should be made by calling 527-3157. School election ballots available from auditor School election ballots are available at the Mills County Auditor's Absentee ballots maybe voted through Sept. llr 2000,4:30 at the auditor's Absentee ballots can also be mailed The voter registration deadline for the school board election is Sept 1,2000, at 5 p.m. for those not currently registered to Additional information about the election is available by calling the auditor's office at 327-3146. First Homecoming Run slated for Sept. 30 The first Glenwood Homecoming Run and Walk has been scheduled for Sept. 30, beginning at 8 a.m. The 10K run and 2-mile will take place at Glenwood Lake Application forms are available at the Glenwood Area Chamber of Commerce Call 527-3298 for additional Glenwood Report Aug. 14 Aug. 15 Aug. 16 Aug. 17 Aug. 18 Aug. 19 Aug. 20 HI LO PreciP 92 67 0.00 88 64 0.00 92 65 0.02 74 54 0.00 78 55 0.00 78 55 0.70 80 55 0.00 Weather Report Courtesy of
