(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Board of Supervisors in Montgomery County, Tuesday, (May 23, 2023, will discuss and act on a request for the use of the courthouse lawn. The request is with regard to an annual Bible reading on July 13, 2023, from 8-a.m. to 8-p.m. The Board has approved a similar request for at least the past couple of years. The event is generally held state-wide, and has drawn up to 80 or more participants at bible reading gatherings.

The Board will also act on approving claims payable for Wed., May 24, 2023. Their meeting on Tuesday begins at 8:30-a.m., in the Supervisor’s Board Room, inside the Montgomery County Courthouse.

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(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Board of Adjustment for the City of Atlantic will hold a public hearing, following by consideration and action on, a Dimensional Variance application for 1200 Roosevelt Drive. Jon Schmidt has applied for the the Variance, with regard to the construction of a garage in an R-2 Zoning District with a corner lot, street yard setback of eight-feet, which is currently in violation of two sections of the City’s Zoning Ordinance.

In addition to the Public Hearing, there will be a Question and Answer (Q&A) period between Schmidt and the Board. The meeting takes place 5:30-p.m. Monday (May 22, 2023), in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall.

(Des Moines, Iowa) – The Iowa State Patrol reports two separate crashes this weekend claimed two lives. At around 9-p.m. Saturday, 19-year-old Reese Jones, of Ottumwa, died when the 2006 Yamaha motorcycle he was operating collided with a pickup truck in Davis County. The crash happened while Jones was fleeing from law enforcement. The Patrol says Jones was traveling at a high rate of speed south on Highway 63 in Bloomfield, when his cycle hit a 2007 Ford F-150 pickup that was stopped at intersection of Highway 63 and Highway 2. Jones died at the scene. The driver of the pickup, 17-year-old Jason Rich, of New London, Iowa, was not injured.

And, at around 11:15-a.m. Saturday, a man when the John Deere tractor he was operating, was struck from behind by a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. The accident happened as the van was traveling south on Highway 330 in Marshall County. The tractor – driven by 86-year-old Clarence E. Borton, of Albion – was southbound on the highway after turning from a private driveway.

After the van – driven by 22-year-old Morgan Weiglet, of Albion – hit the tractor from behind, the tractor left the road to the right and overturned in the ditch. Borton fell off the tractor and died at the scene.

Morgan Weiglet and a passenger in the van, 22-year-old Dylan S. Dare, of Albion, were transported to Unity Point Hospital by ambulance.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest at around 9-p.m. Friday, of 68-year-old Patricia Hartigan, of Papillion, NE.  The woman was taken into custody following a traffic stop near the intersection of Highway 34 and Ironwood Avenue, following a brief investigation. Hartigan was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. She was booked into the Montgomery County Jail.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Red Oak Police Department reports four recent arrests. Authorities say 36-year-old Sarah Kay Reafleng, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 8:15-p.m., Saturday, on active Adams County warrants for Failure to Appear on charges that include possession of a controlled substance-marijuana, and on three counts of child endangerment. She also had a separate warrant through Adams County, for FTA on an original Poss. of paraphernalia, charge. Reafleng was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

A little before 7-p.m. Saturday, Officers arrested 49-year-old Jerry Lee Dawson, of Red Oak, on an active Montgomery County warrant for Violation of Parole. Dawson was being held without bond, in the Montgomery County Jail.

Red Oak Police report also, 67-year-old Linda Kay Becerra, of Red Oak, was arrested Friday evening, following a traffic stop. She was charged with Driving While Suspended. Bond was set at $491.

A traffic stop Friday in Red Oak, resulted in the arrest Friday night, of 33-year-old Kiley Brian Caron, of Red Oak, for Driving While Suspended. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $491 bond, also.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The (Atlantic) Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation has presented four $2,500 scholarships to Atlantic Seniors during their recent Class Night. Those receiving the scholarships were Rio Johnson, Jayden Proehl, Nina Welter, and Jadyn Reid.

The SASF was started in 2003 as alumni recognized the need to assist students to enable them to further their education.  Generous donations to the SASF from alumni have allowed the foundation to continue to increase the number and size of the scholarships.

R to L …SASF board member Mark McNees, Rio Johnson, Jayden Proehl, Nina Welter and Jadyn Reid. (Photo courtesy Mark McNees)

Those wanting more information can contact Linda Robinson at 1st Whitney Bank or alinda@metc.net. Alumni or friends of the SASF wishing to donate may send to SASF PO Box 205 Atlantic, Ia 50022.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – An incident in Mills County at around 7:30-p.m. on May 14th lead to a pursuit, a crash and the arrest on a man from Nebraska, five-days later. The Mills County Sheriff’s Office today (Saturday), said that on May 14th, the Sheriff’s Office was advised of a possible “Rolling” domestic violation incident taking place on southbound Interstate 29. Callers advised a female in the vehicle was being assaulted, and had actually tried to jump from the Ford Taurus with Nebraska plates.

Deputies were able to locate the car, and attempted to make a traffic stop, but the vehicle took-off at a high rate of speed. A pursuit was authorized, and deputies continued to try and stop the vehicle. Authorities say, at one point, the car crossed the median and proceeded head-on towards on-coming traffic, almost striking several vehicles, including a Sheriff’s Deputies’ vehicle, head-on.

The Taurus eventually crashed through a fence and drive through a field by the southbound rest area. Deputies were unable to get turned around in-time, and lost sight of the car. Multiple attempts were made to locate the suspect, who had already pushed the female victim out of the vehicle. Drones and K-9 Units were deployed, but were unable to locate the suspect, who was later identified as 33-year-old Darontae Orduna, of Omaha.

The female victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of her injuries. Deputies immediately applied for, and were granted, multiple arrest warrants for Orduna, who was taken into custody on Friday, May 19 in Omaha. He faces multiple charges, including Kidnapping and Felony Domestic Assault.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office extends a special “Thank you” to the U-S Marshal’s Service for the Southern District, and the Omaha Police Department’s Fugitive Task Force/Gang Unit, for apprehending Orduna, who authorities said “was a dangerous fugitive.”