Two men from Creston were cited Sunday, following a traffic stop in Lenox. According to the Lenox Police Department, an officer stopped a 1996 Chevy Monte Carlo driven by 24-year old Blake Gunter, of Creston. The stop was initiated because the vehicle had expired license plates.

During the stop a passenger in the vehicle, 31-year old Raymond Davis, of Creston, was found to have an open can of beer. Davis was issued a citation for possessing an open container of alcohol. Gunter was cited for having an expired registration. Both men were released after receiving their citations.

Authorities in southwest Iowa are looking for a man who ran from Lenox Police Officers Saturday night, after the vehicle he was driving was stopped for speeding. The Lenox P-D reports an officer attempted to stop a Chevy truck at around 10:15-p.m. Saturday, in the 100 block of Van Buren Street.

Gasper Chay-Merida

The driver of the truck refused to stop. The vehicle continued for about 4 ½ miles and onto gravel roads before coming to a halt. The driver jumped out and ran into a field. Police were unable to locate him. A search of the vehicle resulted in the recovery a Guatemalan I.D. card. Officers identified the photo of the man on the card as the driver.

Police say they’re looking for 27-year old Gaspar Chay-Merida, whose last known address was in Sioux City. Chay-Merida is wanted for questioning in connection with the incident. He’s described as being a Hispanic male with brown eyes and brown hair, 5’8″ tall and weighing 180 pounds. The man was last seen wearing blue jeans, a T-shirt and no coat. Anyone with information concerning his location is asked to contact the Lenox Police Department at 641-333-2929.

The City of Atlantic’s Airport Commission will meet Wednesday morning at the airport terminal building. During the 9-a.m. session, the Commission will discuss the 2013 Parallel Taxiway paving and lighting project. The discussion will include the review of a letter of proposed funding, a review of the anticipated project schedule, and the consideration of an Engineering Agreement for the design, bid and construction services.

The Airport Commission will also discuss the 2014 Federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP), the draft for which is due by this Friday, Nov. 16th. The final AIP plan is due January 11th, 2013. Along those same lines, the Commission will review the five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), and a long-range Needs Assessment. They’re also expected to discuss the need for additional hangar construction. During their meeting on October 10th, the Commission learned a jet would like to hangar at the airport.

The Commission discussed where to temporarily locate the jet and possible options for either rebuilding the block hangar or building a new t-hangar and how to fund a new project.

The Cass County Board of Supervisors are expected to act on approving the final plat for the Walnut Grove Subdivision during their meeting Wednesday morning, in Atlantic. The Cass County Zoning Commission held a public hearing on May 12, 2011 to consider a preliminary plat filed by Jason Wright, and others designated as Walnut Grove Subdivision. Afterward, the Commission Commission recommended and the Supervisors on June 8th approved, the preliminary plat for the Subdivision. The property was the old Walnut Grove Farm along Highway 6 at Lansing Road, south of Atlantic.

In other business, the Board, at 10-a.m., Wednesday, will discuss Iowa Code Chapter 354, and the County’s division of land process.

Two Atlantic teens were arrested over the weekend on burglary charges. The Atlantic Police Department reports 18-year old’s Andrew Laughlin and John Waltz were taken into custody Saturday. Both were arrested on Cass County warrants for Burglary in the 2nd degree, in connection with a residential burglary that occurred on Halloween. Laughlin and Waltz were booked in to the Cass County Jail. Officials say the arrests are not connected with any incidents reported this past summer, and the public need not be alarmed about an increase in burglaries, as this was an apparent isolated incident.

The Atlantic Board of Education Monday night, approved a contract with the Deluxe Driving Academy, based in Carroll, to offer Driver’s Education to students in the district, beginning with the Summer of 2013. The Academy’s bid of $345 per student was the lowest of two which had been received for the course.

The Academy will use qualified teachers from the district as instructors for the course, along with vehicles the district will provide. Business Manager Mary Beth Fast said the arrangement will save the district money in the long run. Superintendent Dr. Michael Amstein agreed, and added that it will provide students more opportunities to drive, by offering more classes with fewer students in each class than had previously been possible.

The district will still collect money for the courses, but it won’t have to worry about the necessary paperwork and the standard payroll obligations. Those will be handled by Deluxe Driving Academy.