(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports there were four recent arrests and three non-injury accidents.

• On Sunday (Nov. 13), Beau Stephen Brodersen, of Plattsmouth, NE, was arrested for OWI/1st offense, following a traffic stop on 195th Street at around 5:50-a.m. ( Bond $1,000).
• At around 10:30-a.m. Friday, 32-year-old Kyle Alexander Walline, of Kansas City, MO., was arrested at the Jackson County, MO., Detention Facility, on a Mills County warrant for Violation of Probation. Walline was being held without bond.
• At around 4:30-p.m. on Nov. 9th, Mills County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on I-29 and subsequently arrested 59-year-old Raymond Lamar Greene, of Nebraska City, NE, for Possession of Controlled Substance. His bond was set at $25,000.
• And, on Nov. 8th, 33-year-old Derek Laclair Cotter, of Shenandoah, was arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance and Contraband in Correctional Facility. Bond was set at $6,000.

Two accidents took place in Mills County Monday night during inclement weather. Slick roads were attributed to separate accidents involving vehicles driven by 53-year-old Scott Ziegler, of Glenwood, as well as 22-year-old Keilani Drenner, of Pacific Junction, and 20-year-old Nicholas Dollen, of Mineola. The latter collision occurred at around 8:45-p.m., when Drenner lost control of her 2010 Chevy as she was traveling north in the 54,000 block of 250th Street, and Dollen was traveling southbound. Her vehicle swerved and struck Dollen’s 2018 Ford. In the other accident, Scott Zieglar was driving a 2005 Nissan east on Highway 34 at around 8:05-p.m., Monday, when his vehicle went out of control on the snow and ice-covered road. The vehicle rolled over once before coming to rest on its wheels.

And, an accident occurred last Thursday, as 51-year-old David Robinson, of Sioux City, was working in an area off Edwards Street, and was moving a 2022 Ford truck, when the vehicle struck a fire hydrant, causing minimal damage to the vehicle, and no above ground observable damage to the hydrant.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – No injuries were reported after a vehicle driven by Cody Baker, of Atlantic, crashed into the Casey’s Store at 7th and Poplar Streets, Monday evening, in Atlantic. Authorities say Baker was southbound and pulling up to the north side of the “Casey’s Central,” as it’s known, when his vehicle jumped the curb and ran into the building. In speaking with the driver and vehicle occupants to make sure they were okay, Atlantic Police learned they had been having trouble with the car not going into park, and that the engine revved-up before it moved forward, into the building.

The accident happened at around 4:50-p.m. Damage to the building was estimated at $20,000. The car sustained $2,000 damage. (Photos courtesy of the Atlantic Police Dept.)

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors have passed a Resolution amending the County’s 5-year construction program from Fiscal Year 2024 to FY 2023, which allows a bridge project to move forward sooner than anticipated, thanks to funds the county received by closing a road under Interstate 80. County Engineer Trent Wolken explains…

Wolken reported also, that the Assistant to the Cass County Engineer and Zoning Administrator Rich Hansen, is retiring at the end of December.

It’s not clear at this time, how the Zoning position will be filled. Wolken discussed current Secondary Roads Department Projects during the Supervisor’s meeting.

Additional concrete pours on some projects are expected to take place, Thursday. The Supervisors voted to approved a request by Jorgensen Dirt Works, LLC, to delay work on a project due to a delay in being able to receive project pipe. The original contract complete date was November 15^th, but with the Board’s action, allows that to be extended until April 2024.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Montgomery County Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Hamman reports that “At the request of the fire chiefs within Montgomery County, the burn ban has been lifted effective immediately. It is requested that anyone who wished to burn, please call the Montgomery County Communications Center at 712-623-5107 to avoid any unnecessary fire department responses, have alternative water sources nearby, never leave fires unattended and use caution on dry windy days.”

(Anita, Iowa) – A public hearing was held Monday evening during a regular meeting of the CAM School Board, with regard to the sale of a portion of the District’s property. Superintendent Paul Croghan, said the green-space property is located east of the Industrial Arts Building, about four-blocks south of the main campus, in Anita, and is rarely used by the District.

Mr. Croghan said after they agreed to the sale, the Board tabled until next month, action on approving certain Board Policies because they weren’t included in the packet for Board members to read ahead of discussion. They then acted on locking-in natural gas prices.

He said because it’s a risk management option with Wood River Energy, it allows the funds to be taken from Management Fund instead of the General Fund.

Croghan said also, the CAM School Board discussed enrollment and financial projections. He said “Last year we took a hit of about 27.9 students, and this year we’re down about 2.9.

He emphasized discussion about District facilities and a possible future alignment, was just that. The Board asked Croghan to come back on the 28^th at 6:30-p.m., with more information to help determine future options.

He said there will be a Board workshop to come back with as many answers as they can, in the next two-weeks.

(Radio Iowa) – It appears the U-S House will swing to Republican control while it also appears the U-S Senate will remain under a Democratic majority, which Republican Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says won’t mean any changes in his priorities. “My legislative goals would not be any different than they have been the last two years,” Grassley says, “and they will be getting inflation under control, which is the biggest issue, get this economy turned around, and stop the spending that fed the fires of inflation.” Grassley won last Tuesday’s election, defeating Democratic challenger Mike Franken, returning him to the Senate for an eighth term.

While it appears he’ll be in the minority for the next two years, Grassley says he’ll maintain a focus on winning the passage of three key issues. “One, the cattle feeders bill,” Grassley says. “The second one would be taking on big tech because of economic discrimination against small business that uses platforms like Google and Amazon. And then thirdly, fight the big price increases in prescription drugs.” Grassley says he’s thrilled with the “Red Wave” in Iowa that saw all but one statewide race won by Republicans, with G-O-P gains in the Statehouse as well. Grassley couldn’t elaborate on why the party’s message didn’t resonate with enough voters across the country to wrestle back the Senate.

“There was a good intention nationally to deliver the base, which as far as House races are concerned, six-million more Republicans turned out than Democrats, but not presumably the same attention given to the interest of Independents.” Come January, Iowa’s congressional delegation will be all Republican for the first time in 66 years.