The Cass County Republican Central Committee and Auditor Dale Sunderman have released the list of sites and times for the 2012 Republican Precinct Caucuses in Cass County. The event begins at 7-p.m., January 3rd.

The following is a list of Precincts and locations for the caucus:

City of Atlantic, Ward 1, Ward 2/Grove Township, & Ward 3 – SS Peter and Paul Catholic Parish Center.

City of Atlantic, Ward 4 – Washington Elementary School.

City of Atlantic, Ward 5 – Heritage House.

City of Lewis/Cass & Bear Grove townships – Lewis Activity Center.

City of Griswold/Edna, Noble & Pleasant townships – Griswold Community Bldg.

Benton Township – Anita Community Center.

City of Marne/Brighton, Grove 1, Pymosa & Washington townships – Washington Elementary School in Atlantic.

Cities of Anita & Wiota/Franklin, Grant & Lincoln townships – Anita Community Center.

City of Massena & Victoria township – Massena City Hall.

City of Cumberland/Union township – Cumberland Public Library.

During the precinct caucuses: Each precinct caucus will elect 2 persons, both Republican residents of the precinct, to serve on the County Central Committee; Each will elect delegates and alternate delegates to the Cass County Republican Convention to be held Sat., March 10, 2012; the precincts will propose and vote on platform planks to send to the County Convention; and, they will conduct the Presidential Poll.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office issued its culmulative arrest/accident and incident report this (Monday) morning. The report covers incidents which occurred during the first full-two weeks of the month. Authorities say on December 13th, one-person was sent to the hospital in Shenandoah, following a collision between two vehicles at Manti Road and an unidentified intersection. A car driven by Ritchie Diehl, of Farragut, was traveling west on Manti Road when he went through an intersection and was hit by a vehicle being driven by Ryan Anderzhon, also of Farragut. Diehl was transported by Shenandoah Rescue to the Shenandoah Hospital. The report did not specify the extent of his injuries.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Department reports also, the arrest December 14th, of 46-year old Jeffrey Scott Ruckman, of Omaha, for a probation violation, and the arrest December 9th, of 18-year old Dustin Wayne Griffin, of Sidney, on charges of Criminal Mischief and Trespassing.

Sheriff’s deputies in Cass County spent nearly an hour and a-half investigating a reported fight between juveniles in Griswold that may have involved a baseball bat, Sunday night. Chief Deputy Sheriff John Westering told KJAN News the incident was called-in from the Casey’s Store at around 10-p.m.  One juvenile was detained for questioning, but no arrests have been made and no injuries were reported. The incident remains under investigation, and charges are pending.

Frost covered roads contributed to numerous accidents this morning in the listening area, most of which were reported in Pottawattamie County. A rollover accident was also reported in Mills County, and a non-injury accident in Guthrie County, occurred near the Adair-Casey Community Schools. Details on those incidents are currently not available.

In Cass County, Chief Deputy Sheriff John Westering told KJAN News frosty roads caused an accident this morning on the A-T&T curve north of Lewis. The accident happened at around 6:50-a.m. at the intersection of Whitepole Road and 582nd Street. Westring says a 2005 Chevy Impala driven by Austrid Cohrs, of Lewis, was traveling northbound around the curve when Cohrs lost control of the vehicle, which then went into a ditch, traveled 12-feet down an embankment, and landed upright, wedged  in a concrete culvert. No injuries were reported to either Cohrs or her two young children. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $6,500.