(Atlantic, Iowa) – A Special Meeting of the Atlantic School Board will be held 1-p.m. Thursday, July 28th, at the Central Office in the Achievement Center. Action items on the agenda are with regard to the Athletic Facilities Project, and include:

• Change Order #6 – Athletic Facilities Improvement Project
• AIA Final Documents – Athletic Facilities Improvement Project:
  • Consent of Surety to Final Payment
  • Contractor’s Affidavit of Payment of Debts & Claims
  • Contractor’s Affidavit of Release of Liens
• Pay App #27 – Athletic Facilities Improvement Project
• Final Completion – Athletic Facilities Improvement Project

Adjourn

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports two, drug-related arrests. On July 21st, 2022, Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 37-year-old Tashina Martwick, of Creston, on narcotics related charges including Possession of a Controlled Substance – 3rd or subsequent offense.  Martwick was transported to the Cass County Jail where she was booked and held pending her later release on bond.

On July 24th, 2022, 37-year-old Daniel Knight, of Atlantic, was arrested on warrants for narcotics related charges including Possession of a Controlled Substance.  Knight was transported to the Cass County Jail where he was booked and held.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports two women have been arrested on separate warrants for Violation of Probation. 40-year-old Dawn Elizabeth Gabriel, of Turin, was arrested Tuesday morning. And, 26-year-old Kristen Lee Hume, of Council Bluffs, was arrested this (Wednesday) morning. Hume was taken into custody at Pottawattamie County Corrections, on the Mills County warrant. Bond for both women was set at $5,000 each.

(Radio Iowa) – Three men have been sentenced for robbing two marijuana dealers at gunpoint. Thirty-four-year-old Antoine Maxwell of Mason City has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for the robbery and for dealing meth and heroin. His father, Charleton Maxwell, was sentenced earlier this year to more than 17 years in prison. Prosecutors say the Maxwells and 32-year-old Chavee Harden of Waterloo conspired to rob Harden’s marijuana dealers of drugs and money. Harden was sentenced this week to more than 12 years in prison.

News releases from the U.S. Attorneys office indicate the Maxwells held guns to the heads of the people being robbed and threatened to kill them. Police later found the guns as well as the money and marijuana at Harden’s house.

(Radio Iowa) – The estimated Mega Millions jackpot is now more than one BILLION dollars after there was no winning ticket in Tuesday’s drawing. Iowa Lottery spokesperson, Mary Neubauer, says be sure to carefully check to see if you’ve won any lower prizes. “I think a lot of folks maybe check to see if they won the jackpot and they don’t check any further — but there are nine prize levels in Mega Millions,” she says. You could win enough to buy another ticket or much more. “It starts down at just two dollars, but it goes all the way up to the jackpot. So please check to see if you won any prize in addition to the jackpot ,” Neubauer says.

Prizes in the game expire if they are not redeemed one year from the drawing date. Neubauer says you should be sure you have a set plan if you decide to go in with others for the next drawing. “This is the level at which we really see office pools kick in so people playing with their co workers are pooling their money with their family and their friends, and at the Iowa Lottery we keep a list of group play reminders on our website,” Neubauer says. “We just don’t want anybody to be cranky later or to have questions about you know which tickets before the group or maybe which tickets were for you if you’re the person buying it.”

The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday evening.

DAVENPORT, Iowa – The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa reports that on Monday, July 25, 2022, a Davenport man, 27-year-old Darion Daquan Gardner, pleaded guilty to Assault With a Dangerous Weapon in Aid of Racketeering, Causing Death Through Use of a Firearm, and Attempted Murder in Aid of Racketeering.

In 2016 and 2017, as a member of Savage Life Boys (SLB), a Davenport-based street gang, Gardner was involved in multiple shootings, including at a dice game in December 2016, and at the Hotel Davenport in February 2017. On December 16, 2016, Gardner and other SLB members robbed and physically assaulted another male, including pistol-whipping him. SLB members also shot at the male’s vehicle as the male and an associate fled the area.

On February 12, 2017, at a concert at the Hotel Davenport, Gardner and several other SLB members started a physical altercation with an individual they believed had disrespected their gang. During the altercation, Gardner fired several shots, striking and killing one male and striking and injuring another. Gardner committed these acts with the intent to maintain or increase his position in the gang.

Gardner is scheduled to be sentenced on November 29, 2022. As part of the plea agreement, the government and Gardner have agreed to recommend a sentence of 450 months in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors

(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Board of Supervisors held a brief meeting this (Wednesday) morning, due to a short agenda. During their session, they approved a Fireworks Permit for an August 5^th event, and acknowledge the receipt of a Prestage Farms Manure Management Plan (MMP) update.

In other business, the Board approved a payment to Schneider Geospatial, for Geographic Information System Maintenance, in the amount of $1,472 as a one-time cost for data processing.