Authorities in Guthrie County investigated a drug store break-in last week. According to the Guthrie Center Times, the incident occurred during the early morning hours of May 26^th, at Dowd Healthmart Drug in downtown Guthrie Center.

Store owner Jim Vandevanter said the front door to the business was broken, and the thief or thieves targeted a specific section where controlled drugs were stored. No cash or other merchandise was reported missing, and the building sustained no additional damage.

Anyone with any information regarding the crime is asked to contact Guthrie Center Police.

Authorities in Guthrie Center report also, a Panora teen was cited this past Monday for failure to maintain control, after he swerved to avoid a dog in the road and hit two parked cars. The accident happened just before 11-p.m.

Officials said 18-year old Garrett Eivins, of Panora, was driving a 2008 Chevy Cobalt on what‘s known locally as “Tank Hill,” when the accident occurred. When he swerved, his car hit a legally parked 1994 Pontiac Sunbird registered to Adam Dooley, of Panora, and a 2000 Buick LeSabre owned by Chuck and Tasha Tromp.

Damage from the mishap amounted to $9,500.

Police in Creston report six Creston teens were arrested this week for possessing alcohol under the legal age. 18 year old’s Dakota Nile Kaufman and Casey Michael Bird, 17 year old Hannah Kathryn Perrigo, 16 year old’s Josh Robert Willis and Kami Hilton, and 15 year old Ridge Allen Casteel, were arrested Wednesday night, cited, and later released to the custody of their parents. On a related note, 35-year old Amy Louise Kimball, of Creston, was charged Thursday with “Keeping a Disorderly House.” The woman was issued a citation to appear in court.

Police in Creston report also, 15-year old Jacob Davis and 14-year old Adam Edward Lee Austin, along with Taran Paul Alexander Austin, all from Creston, were referred to juvenile authorities after allegedly interfering with official acts on May 31^st.

Harold Surrell

Sheriff’s officials in Adams County said today (Friday), a Corning man was arrested Wednesday on sex abuse charges. 71-year old Harold Surrell surrendered to authorities Wednesday night. He was charged with three counts each of Sexual Abuse in the 2^nd Degree and Lascivious Acts with a Child. The charges stem from an incident which allegedly occurred on May 20^th. Surrell was being held in the Adams County Jail on $100,000 cash only bond.

31-year old Jessica Oathoudt, of Corning, was arrested today (Friday), for Violation of a Protective Order, after statements were received that she was violating a protective order issued from her previous charge of Sexual Abuse in the 3^rd Degree. She was originally arrested April 8^th, after authorities investigated allegations Oathoudt had a sexual relationship with a 15-year old male.

The sheriff’s office reports also, the arrest this (Friday) morning, of 46-year old Shawn Enarson, of Massena. Enarson was taken into custody at around 1:15-a.m. and charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI), after being involved in an accident in Carbon.

Atlantic Police report this (Friday) morning, the arrest of 18-year old Michael Riley, of Griswold. Riley has been charged with Drug Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was booked into the Cass County Jail and held, pending an appearnce before the magistrate.

Gov. Terry E. Branstad today (Friday), announced that he will embark on a 43-city “Working Together for a Better Future” tour that will take him across the state. The tour will launch Monday, June 6th, following the administration’s weekly press conference.

Branstad says quote — “We have offered a budget reconciliation that improves Iowa’s long-term sustainability, and it will take all of us working together in order to ensure Iowa’s future growth. I look forward to traveling the state to discuss the state’s budget and our plans to restore honest budgeting practices. The tour will provide Iowans information regarding my administration’s plan to build a strong fiscal foundation for the future and create jobs in Iowa.”

The events are free and open to the public. In western Iowa, Branstad will hold his “Working together…” tour at the Council Bluffs Airport terminal building (101 McCandless Lane), on Monday, June 6^th, beginning at 11-a.m.

For more information please visit www.governor.iowa.govhttp://www.governor.iowa.gov.

A special meeting will be held on Monday in Atlantic, with regard to fees at the Sunnyside Swimming Pool. The Atlantic Parks and Recreation board says the special session will take place in the Council’s chambers at City Hall, beginning at Noon, Monday.

At Wednesday evening’s City Council meeting, City Administrator Doug Harris tried to dispel rumors the swimming pool fees had doubled. In a memorandum to the Parks and Rec Board Thursday, however, Harris said a miscommunication with former Parks and Rec Director Travis Garrett showed the fees were, in-fact, unintentionally doubled.

The fees for use of the pool have not changed in a while, and are below those of surrounding communities, according to Harris. At the Board’s last meeting, Garrett mistakenly said the 2010 fees were $150 for a seasonal family pass, and $75 for a seasonal single pass. Harris based his statements Wednesday night on those figures, when he said the rates had not doubled.

In fact, the rates adopted by the Parks and Rec Board at their last meeting, did double or nearly double the fees charged. Under the previously approved 2011 schedule, a family pass increased from $75 to $160, the single pass went from $50 to $90, and the daily pass went from two-to four-dollars.

Harris says under a proposed, revised 2011 schedule, the family pass would instead be $105, a single seasonal pass $70, and the daily pass three-dollars. Those are the fees the Parks and Rec Board will discuss during their meeting on Monday.

Doug Harris says “while no one likes to see fees go up, the new fees will only cover about 31% of the total cost of operating the pool, and will be less than the average fees in surrounding communities.”

Fee Schedule comparison:

Family Pass – Atlantic, $105; Avoca $170; Creston $125; Red Oak $100. Average: $125.

Single Pass – Atlantic, $70; Avoca $85; Creston $60; Red Oak $85; Average: $75.

Daily pass – Atlantic, $3; Avoca $5; Corning $4; Creston $3; Red Oak $4. Average: $3.80