Robert B. Phelps, 88, of Kingsley, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Robert Brooks Phelps was born on Jan. 1, 1934, in Kingsley, to Floyd and Helen (Wylie) Phelps. He was Siouxland's First New Year's Baby..
MONTEZUMA A judge decided not to take any action on last week’s arguments over subpoenas being improperly filed by the defense for the man charged with killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts in 2018.
The prosecution asked the judge to quash a subpoena for Tibbetts’ bank account at Bankers Trust in Des Moines. They argued the defense didn’t give prosecutors notice and that this type of subpoena isn’t allowed because it isn’t connected to a deposition or trial.
Assistant Iowa Attorney General Scott Brown also asked the court to admonish the attorneys for first-degree murder defendant Cristhian Bahena Rivera. He questioned whether Jennifer and Chad Frese understood the rules.