Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports two arrests this past week. On Thursday (Oct. 10th), 39-year old Brian John Wolhoy, of Dubuque, was arrested for OWI. And, last Sunday (Oct. 6th), 35-year old Jeremy Lynn Martin, of Clarinda, was arrested for Aggravated Assault in a domestic relationship.

Clarinda Police investigated a report on Oct. 4th, of obscene material being disseminated to a minor, by means of electronic communication device. No other details were provided.

Officers also investigated incidents of vehicle vandalism on Oct. 7th and 8th, the theft of a vehicle and arson on Oct. 7th, when an SUV was destroyed by fire in the 300 block of E. Clark Street, an incident of damage to a storage unit on Oct. 6th, and a residential burglary and theft, on Oct. 8th.

At least four students were sickened with salmonella earlier this week, at a school in Hamburg. One of the students ended-up at a hospital in Omaha, but was later allowed to go home. KETV in Omaha reports parents of students at the Marnie Simons Elementary received a letter Tuesday alerting them to the medical issue. The first salmonella case appeared Oct. 1st, with additional cases being reported on Oct. 7.

So far, no one knows where the salmonella came from. Most parents said they knew about the sick children before the district sent its letter Tuesday. The news came from their kids.

Superintendent Jay Lutt said the district’s food supplier hasn’t found any evidence of salmonella or any cases related to its food products. Because the source remains a mystery, parents want faculty to be extra careful, while at home, those same parents are making sure their kids focus on personal hygiene, especially thorough hand-washing.

Atlantic High School Guidance Counselor Craig Fredin says the counseling staff at AHS will host a College Planning meeting for juniors and seniors and their parents, 7-p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17th, in the high school auditorium. During the meeting, a representative of the College Planning Center in Des Moines will present a program which addresses a variety of topics, including: Admission requirements; School selection; dual high school-college level classes; career and college computer searches and financial aid information.

Counselors from the high school will also be on-hand to answer questions and explain other career and financial aid materials available at the high school.