The Atlantic Chamber’s Amassadors visited Travel Place recently. Jana McCunn, owner/operator, expanded her Red Oak full service travel agency to Atlantic this past June. She has been in the business of travel since 1995. Travel Place is a full service travel agency including destination weddings, local tours,
passport assistance, hotel reservations and more. Ina Ohnmeiss is at the Atlantic location full time as a travel consultant.

Travel Place Staff pictured: Jana McCunn, owner/operator, Ina Ohnmeiss, Travel
Consultant. Ambassadors pictured: Tyler Moiser, Kevin Wieser, Crystal Christensen,
Tara Jennerjohn, Rich Perry, Donnie Drennan, Rachel Johnson, Dolly Bergmann, Nedra
Perry, Pat McCurdy, Tammy Waters, Bill Saluk, JoAnn Runyan, Jolene Roecker, Kerry
Jepsen, Kathie Hockenberry, Debbie Leistad, Arlene Drennan, Gerald Brink, Russ Joyce
and David Schwab.

McCunn said “We pride ourselves on client satisfaction, personal service and our combined
knowledge of travel. If you a have destination in mind but have questions, we can
confidently address your concerns because we have been there.” Travel Place is located at 412 Chestnut and happy to help you with all your upcoming travel needs.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A report says the Iowa Department of Administrative Services has spent more money instead of saving money as the agency has claimed in Government Oversight Committee hearings. Legislative Services Agency Director Holly Lyons presented a report Tuesday that says DAS spent 17 percent more money between 2011 and 2013. DAS Deputy Director Lon Anderson says the report does not include savings from construction projects and includes spending from other agency budgets.

The Department of Administrative Services oversees all state building construction, human resources and purchasing. At Tuesday’s hearing, Democratic Sen. Matt McCoy argued the agency is too large for proper oversight and needs to be restructured.

The committee continues its hearing focusing Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday on allegations of political interference at Iowa Workforce Development.

The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce’ Ambassadors visited Lou Lou’s recently, at the new location 412 Chestnut Street. Lou Lou’s moved into the new bigger space at the beginning of July.  “We are very happy with the move, we have more room to display merchandise and the first month our foot traffic improved drastically,” Brandi Eckles, owner, operator of Lou Lou’s Boutique, said.

Pictured: Kathie Hockenberry, Gerald Brink, Crystal Christensen, Pat McCurdy, Debbie Leistad, Tyler Mosier, Bill Saluk, Jolene Roecker, Kevin Wieser, Russ Joyce, Dolly Bergmann, JoAnn Runyan, Rachel Johnson, David Schwab, Arlene Drennan, Rich Perry, Donnie Drennan, Kerry Jepsen, Tammy Waters, Tara Jennerjohn, and Nedra Perry.

Lou Lou’s shares the new space with two other businesses, Travel Place and Bella Bean, a children boutique clothing store. This unique cooperative effort has allowed each business to have a better location and more space.

(Press Release)

Authorities in western Iowa are warning residents about a scam during which a person calls and identifies himself as being an Attorney, or, sometimes a police officer from out of state. They inform you that there will be a warrant for your arrest. This latest scam has had the caller calling the victims place of employment, sounding ‘legitimate’ and requesting information and/or requesting the victim to call them back right away.

Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers says 25-year old Jason Lee Myers, of Clarinda, was arrested at around 6:40-p.m., Monday, after police responded to a disturbance at the Celebrity Inn on south 16th Street, in Clarinda. Myers was arrested for felony damage to a motor vehicle, simple assault and possession of a controlled substance believed to be marijuana.

Police say Myers allegedly intentionally damaged a 2013 Nissan Sentra owned by an acquaintance, and that Myers allegedly assaulted the owner of the Celebrity Inn, following a verbal disagreement. Myers was taken into custody and booked into the Page County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bail, pending an initial appearance before the Page County Magistrate Court.

The matter is being reviewed by the Page County Attorney’s office for the filing of filing formal charges.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Des Moines Police Chief Judy Bradshaw says she’ll retire from her job in October after 34 years with the department. Bradshaw announced Tuesday she would retire in early October. She says will “seek other opportunities and find different ways to serve the community.”

Bradshaw says she hopes her replacement is hired from within the department. The Des Moines Police Department is the state’s largest.