(Atlantic, Iowa) – Today (Wednesday), is the last day until later this summer, for you to order and pick-up your favorite food, drinks and appetizers, from the Atlantic McDonald’s Restaurant. As we’ve previously mentioned, the store is closing at the end of the day so that a renovation project may begin on the same site. The new store, which will open on the same site later this summer, will feature two drive-through lanes, instead of one, and two side-by-side order points, instead of one, in order to improve service.

New Atlantic McDonald’s site plan (File image, 10/2/21)

The City of Atlantic’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved plans last October, for the changes to the store. They heard from Casey Thompson, a Design Engineer with Bishop Construction in Des Moines, who told KJAN News that the building and site will look very similar to the more modern McDonald’s restaurants in Des Moines, Omaha, and other, larger cities. He said those locations have straighter lines on the buildings, and an updated look. The actual lot size will be smaller, but the building size will not change.

A sample of the latest McDonald’s designs (Photo via McDonalds.com)

Bishop construction was hired to do the work by McDonald’s Real Estate Company, based in Elkhorn, Neb.

A woman from Creston was arrested Tuesday evening on a Union County warrant. According to Creston Police, 46-year-old Nichole Ann Hayes was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a warrant for Failure to Appear on a charge of Theft in the 5th Degree. Hayes was later released on a $300 cash or surety bond.

(Radio Iowa) – Waterloo police have arrested a suspect and identified the victim in a Tuesday morning homicide. Authorities say 41-year-old LaVance Cooper died at a local hospital after being shot once in the abdomen. The victim’s uncle is now accused of committing the crime. According to police, 58-year-old Dorray Cooper was arrested Tuesday night on charges of first-degree murder and felon in possession of a firearm.

The shooting happened around 4 AM at the four-unit apartment house where Dorray Cooper lived. Court records show Dorray Cooper was released from prison in 2018. He served time behind bars after being convicted of vehicle homicide following a 2006 drunken driving crash that left one person dead.

(Red Oak, Iowa) –A traffic stop early this (Wednesday) morning, in Red Oak, turned into a pursuit, and resulted in an arrest. According to Red Oak Police, an officer tried to stop a vehicle driven by 42-year-old, of Red Oak, shortly after midnight. The incident began in the 2100 block of Highway 48. When the officer activated his patrol vehicle’s lights and siren, the suspect vehicle failed to stop, and sped-off. During an attempt to elude officers, Trost made a couple of turns onto different city street, before attempting to hide the vehicle in a residential driveway on Oakwood Avenue.

Kim Jack Douglas Trost

Trost was arrested on charges that include Driving While Suspended and Eluding. He also received citations for other, moving violations. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond. Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies assisted Red Oak Police with the incident.

(Lewis, Iowa) – Russell Hansen, Chairman of the United Congregational Methodist Church’s Board, in Lewis, the Mayor and residents of the City of Lewis, have issued a plea for the return of a large, Liberty Bell. As previously reported on KJAN, it’s believed the UCMC bell was stolen sometime last Friday or Saturday. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate theft, include possible door camera footage. A reward is being offered for the bell’s return, no questions asked.

Hansen said in his message sent to KJAN, “To the person or persons who store the bell from our church – We ( the citizens of Lewis and members of the Church) are a community small in size and numbers. We used to have banks and hotels, A school and gas stations , may things left us that time will never return and we’ve adapted. But a simple bell that used to bring us to church on time so we could worship our God together. Meant a lot to us. Your the reason the bell was important, had you heard it’s calling, you would know the difference between right and wrong, good and evil, love and caring for your neighbors. We ask that you return the bell, so that even you can hear it’s message load and clear. Christ is calling you.”

Anyone with information about the theft, is asked to contact the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, at 712-243-2306.