The Glenwood Police Department reports the arrest last Friday of 29-year old Colbie Fike. The Glenwood man was taken into custody on a Mills County warrant for Probation Violation. His bond was set at $1,000.

The Atlantic Area Ambassadors visit Smith Land Service Co. to welcome Pete Smith to
the community and the company. Pete graduated from ISU in 2012 and is now beginning his training as an associate appraiser with the company.  Smith said “I graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Agriculture Business and shortly after decided I wanted to grow my career and establish roots in my hometown of Atlantic.”

Smith Land Service Team: Wayne Nosbisch, Fauzan Smith, Glen Smith, Pete Smith, Deb
Schuler Not pictured: Donald Kearn
Ambassadors Pictured: Nedra Perry, Sue Muri, Pat McCurdy, Michelle Heath, Debbie
Leistad, Jolene Roecker, Kathy Hockenberry, Connie Wailes, Lana Westphalen, Renea
Steffens, Crystal Christensen, Julie May, Dolly Bergmann, Desiree Hoye, Megan
Roberts, Carol Seddon, Christy Jespersen, Sara Nelson. Rich Perry, Ed Leistad, Dr.
Mitch Peerbolte, Chip Hansen, Lucas Mosier, Russ Joyce, Melanie Petty, Dr. Keith
Leonard, Darrell Hockenberry, Dr. Jim Kickland

Smith Land Service is located in downtown Atlantic and have over 32 years of experience. The company is a partner owned and operated farmland service company
offering farm real estate, management and appraisal services.

A Council Bluffs man is dead following a crash late Monday morning in the 2400 block of Valley View Drive. According to Council Bluffs Police, officers and medics responded to the scene at around 11:25-a.m. An investigation revealed a vehicle was traveling south on Valley View and had left the roadway to the right before going airborne and coming to rest in a field on the west side of Valley View Drive.

A passenger in the vehicle, 82-year old Kathryn Sealock, of Council Bluffs, told authorities her 58-year old son Jeffrey was at the wheel when he passed out and became unresponsive. His foot pressed on the accelerator, causing the vehicle to speed-up. Kathryn Sealock tried to gain control of the car but was unable to do so.

Following the crash, Jeffrey Sealock was transported to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, where he was pronounced dead. Kathryn Sealock was transported to Jennie Edmundson Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

The City of Atlantic is working hard to bring up the number of licensed dogs in Atlantic. The most important thing to note is that licenses are delinquent after April 1st and will cost dog owners an additional $10.00 per tag. Licensing your pet is one of the best ways to ensure that if he strays or she gets lost, they come back home to you as a responsible pet owner. It is also the law.

You may license your pet in person at the Atlantic Animal Shelter. To learn more about licensing your pet by going to www.cityofatlantic.com & read the licensing requirements in the City Code of Ordinance.License fees are a nonrefundable city fee.

Animals Required to Be Licensed:
Dogs inside city limits of Atlantic Iowa
Age Requirement for License:
All dogs 6 months of age

New Residents have to license within:
30 days

Vaccinations required for licensing:
Rabies—veterinary proof is required.

Dog License Fees:
$25 intact / $5 altered
(*Veterinary proof of spay/neuter is required to license at the lower rate

Licensing Due Dates:
Licenses are due January 1st of each year. Licenses are good for one year beginning January 1.

Late/Delinquent Fee:
Licenses are due by April 1st
Late licenses fee is $10.00 per licensed dog on top of licensing fees.

Animals Required To Wear Tags:
All dogs that don’t fit under the exceptions of city Code 56 section 56.03

Lost Tags:
You can request replacement tags by coming into the shelter in person and paying a $5.00 replacement fee.

Owner Tag Transfer:
If a dog changes ownership a dog license can be transferred to the new owner for $5.00

Police in Clarinda report a traffic stop late Saturday night resulted in two people being arrested on drug charges. Officers stopped a vehicle at around 11:30-p.m. near the intersection of 16th & Orange Streets. An investigation resulted in the arrest of the driver, 35-year old Kenneth Richard Larabee,  of Clarinda, on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an illegal drug, believed to be marijuana. Also arrested was a passenger in the vehicle, 36-year old Dustin Trinity McClarnon, of rural Clarinda, for possession of an illegal controlled substance believed to be marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Both Larabee and McClarnon were booked into the Page County Jail in lieu of $1,000 bail each pending an initial appearance before a Magistrate Judge.

A man from Lewis was arrested Saturday on drug charges. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies arrested 25-year old Ricardo Enrique Torres, on charges of Possession with Intent to Deliver, Prohibited Acts, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Torres was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released later that day on $9,000 bond