A two vehicle accident Friday in Atlantic resulted in approximately $2,300 damage.

A vehicle driven by Heather St. John of Atlantic was stopped at a stop sign at 14^th and Plum Streets in Atlantic. A vehicle driven by Jeanette Schrum of Atlantic was behind St. John’s vehicle and hit the rear of St. John’s vehicle due to the glare of the sun.

Damage to St. John’s vehicle amounted to about $1,500 and damage to Schrum’s vehicle amounted to about $800.

The Kimballton post office is now officially being studied for possible closure.

Kimballton residents recently received letters explaining the possible closure. The letter includes a questionnaire that residents can fill out. Also included in the letter was information about the declining workload and revenue the Kimballton office has experienced.

A community meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 4^th from 7 until 9 PM at the Kimballton Town Hall. Post Office officials will be at the meeting to answer any questions citizens may have.

If a decision is made by USPS to close the Kimballton location, residents can still request delivery at the Elk Horn post office. A form is also available at the Kimballton Post Office to request rural delivery service.

It is important to note that while the Kimballton Office is being studied, it does not necessarily mean the office will end up being closed.

Other southwest Iowa post offices being studied for possible closure include Brayton, Cumberland, and Lewis. A meeting about the possible closure of the Cumberland post office has been scheduled for Thursday at 7:00 PM at the Cumberland Community Building.

62-year-old Delbert Hull of Kirkman faces a charge of harassment in the third degree.

On Thursday, September 22^nd the mother of the minor boy reported her son receiving a letter in the mail that she described as being intimidating and annoying.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the Audubon County Sheriff’s Office conducted a joint investigation into the alleged incident of harassment. The investigation revealed that Hull had sent the letter.

Hull was arrested Thursday afternoon on the third degree harassment charge. He posted $300 bond and was released later that same day. A court date of October 4^th has been scheduled in Shelby County Magistrate Court.

Hull is in his third year serving on the Shelby County Board of Supervisors and is facing re-election next year.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrests of two people on September 15^th.

Thirty-five-year-old Demetrius Oneal Harris of Cleveland, Ohio was arrested on a Fremont County warrant,

And 37-year-old Deborah Lynn Wentz of Tabor was arrested for simple domestic assault.