Officials with the Atlantic Police Department report three people were arrested over the past few days on unrelated charges. Among them, was 24-year old James Erickson, of Atlantic, who was arrested Saturday, on a warrant from the U-S Military, for Desertion. Erickson was booked into the Cass County Jail.

Also arrested Saturday, was 18-year old Colton Ireland, of Massena. He was taken into custody on a charge of OWI/1st Offense. And, on Friday, 50-year old Dwaine Landon, of Exira, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension. Ireland and Landon were booked into the Cass County Jail.

ONAWA, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a business owner was shot by an employee in the western Iowa town of Onawa. Officers who were sent to a storage building around 6 p.m. Sunday found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to one of his legs.  The man was identified as 32-year-old Darren Hieber. Hieber was taken to Burgess Health Center in Onawa and is expected to survive his wound. Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation officials had said Hieber probably had interrupted a burglar. Now investigators say they think Hieber was shot by one of his employees.  Authorities wouldn’t discuss what led to the shooting. No arrest has been reported.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has released additional details about a single-vehicle accident which occurred near Wiota Friday night. As we told you over the weekend, the accident happened at around 10:15-p.m., on Hamburg Road. Officials say a 2004 Chevy Avalanche owned and driven by 63-year old Christopher Ray French, of Wiota, was traveling westbound on Hamburg road, when the truck went out of control and hit a bridge railing before rolling off the side of the bridge.

No injuries were reported. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $14,000. An investigation into the crash resulted in French being arrested on a charge of OWI 1^st Offense. He was brought to the Cass County Jail, and released Saturday, on $1000 bond.

Sheriff’s officials report also, the arrest on Sunday, of 24-year old Aaron Lee Ihnken. Ihnken, who’s from Atlantic, was taken into custody on a Cass County Sheriff’s Office warrant for Possession with Intent to Deliver Meth. He was being held in the Cass County Jail on $50,000 bond.

The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a meeting of the “Young Professionals of Atlantic,” on Wednesday, February 8th. Guest speaker at the Noon event, to be held at Iowa Western Community College in Atlantic,  is Kim Jordan, with Anita Engraving & Awards. Kim represents a small family- owned and operated business that’s celebrating its 42nd year in business in southwest Iowa, serving the needs of its customers in a wide geographic area.

The presentation is part of the Chambers’ continuing effort to support established businesses and attract new start-ups in Cass County. As entrepreneurs, businesses such as Anita Engraving comprise the majority of commerce on “main street” in America. The business, which has been owned by Jon and Kim Jordan since they took it over in 1989, designs and assembles trophies, medals, plaques, engraved plates, clocks, cast bronze plaques, signage, ribbons and custom products in Anita.

Wednesday’s event marks the first of Young Professionals of Atlantic’s “Meal with a CEO (Clearly Experienced Owner)” mentorship program, which will take place every other month in 2012. Attendance to the lunches and dinners is open to all working professionals ages 21-40 in the area, whether they are Chamber members or not. Anyone wanting to attend,  should call or make their reservations with the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce by no later than Tuesdsay, February 7th. A soup, salad, and bread lunch will be provided for $5.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports two people were arrested last week for consuming alcohol under the legal age. 19-year old Lance Alan Templeton, and 20-year old Devin Dennis Doty, both of Sidney, were arrested February 1st. Doty also faces a charge of driving with an open container.