The Iowa State patrol reports that three people were injured in a crash Monday morning on Interstate 80 in Cass County.

A 2011 Nissan Sentra driven by Ebony Porter of Peoria, Ill was traveling eastbound on interstate 80 in the right lane.

Porter says she was attempting to pass another vehicle in front of her by entering the left lane. One of her tires went off the shoulder and into the median and Porter attempted to hit the brakes, but accidentally hit the gas pedal instead.

Porter’s car went across both lanes and into the south ditch where it struck a farm fence and came to rest in a corn field.

Porter had two other passengers in her car. They were identified as 27-year-old Marquita Adams of Peoria, Illinois and 26-year-old Paul Lee of Union City, California. All three were taken by Anita Rescue to the Cass County Memorial Hospital.

The Atlantic School Board will hold their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday.

On the agenda is the resolution for the issuance and the securing of payments of bonds.

The board will also discuss a couple of issues regarding building space.

They’ll hold a discussion of classroom space at Washington Elementary School and the relocation of Link Center for the 2012-2013 school year.

The meeting will begin at 7:30 Tuesday evening at the Atlantic High School Media Center.

Thunderstorms on Saturday morning in Adair County led to a semi-truck rollover accident.

At about 8:40 AM Saturday, a semi-truck driven by Alfredo Santos of Denver was westbound in the right lane on interstate 80 near mile marker 88.

There were severe winds and heavy rain due to a thunderstorm that was passing through the area. The strong winds caused the truck driven by Santos to veer to into a ditch and roll onto its side.

No injuries were reported and total damage from the incident was about $6,000.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrests of several people the past few days.

On Wednesday, 19-year-old Bryan Dacey Herbst of Shenandoah was arrested for person under the legal age.

On Tuesday, three people were arrested.

They include 39-year-old Shannon Gene Bruce of Hamburg who was arrested for three counts of child endangerment.

Twenty-nine-year-old Jenny Christine Bruce of Hamburg was arrested for three counts of child endangerment.

Also on Tuesday, twenty-five-year-old Brian Keith Palm of Des Moines was arrested for a Des Moines Police Department warrant.

On July 17, 20-year-old Jeffrey Paul Hull of Des Moines was arrested for criminal mischief in the 5^th degree and person under legal age.

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two people Friday.

Thirty-five-year-old Dean Jensen of Audubon was arrested for theft in the 5^th degree. The charges stem from a check written to an Audubon business.

Jensen was transported to the Audubon County jail where he was released after appearing before the magistrate.

Also on Friday, 59-year-old Belinda Joy Vanaernam of Ida Grove was arrested at about

7 PM. She was charged with operating while intoxicated 1^st offense and open container.

The charges stem from a traffic stop in the 1600 block of Highway 71.

She was transported to the Audubon County jail where she posted bond and was released.