Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson today (Tuesday) issued a report on eight arrests that date back to Nov. 7th. Last Saturday, 27-year old Grayson Jones, and 22-year old Cassie Swensen, both of Atlantic, were arrested for Operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent. On Nov. 23rd, 23-year old Troy Canfield, of Atlantic, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault.

On Nov. 18th, 39-year old Misty Scybert, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Violation of Probation, and, 51-year old Michael Jessen, of Anita, was arrested for OWI. On Nov. 17th, 73-year old James Graham, of Atlantic, was arrested for Assault on Persons in Certain Occupations, Disorderly Conduct, Public Intoxication, and Interference with Officials Acts. On Nov. 16th, 43-year old Samantha Clark, of Atlantic, was arrested on Cass County warrants for two counts of Probation Violation. And, on Nov. 7th, 24-year old Nicholas Renner, of Atlantic, was arrested on Cass County warrants for Burglary in the 3rd Degree, and Theft in the 2nd Degree.

All subjects were booked into the Cass County Jail.

The Adair County Board of Supervisors will meet 9-a.m. Wednesday in their Board Room at the Adair County Courthouse. During their regular session, the Board will hear from County Treasurer Brenda Wallace, with regard to a Tax Abatement Resolution. They’ll also hold a public hearing on a Resolution to reduce the level of maintenance on a Level C Road on 180th Street. In other business, the Adair County Supervisors will hear from Ryan Smith with the Snyder Corporation, with regard to an Add-on Agreement for Beacon, and interactive public access portal that allows users to view County and City information, public records and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) via an online portal. And, they’ll hear a regular report from County Engineer Nick Kauffman.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has released more information on three recent accidents. Last Wednesday, at around 8:35-a.m., Deputies responded to a report of a two-vehicle accident at Highway 148 North and Main Street in Anita. A 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe owned and driven by 29-year old Lynsey Marie Powell, of Exira, was stopped at the southbound stop sign at Highway 148 when Powell’s vehicle was struck in the front by a 2015 Lexis owned and driven by 44-year old Kristine Lou Karns, of Anita, as she was making a turn northbound onto Highway 148. No injuries were reported. Damage to Powell’s vehicle is estimated at $4,000; damage to Karns’ vehicle is estimated at $5,000. Karns was cited for Improper Left Turn.

That same day, at around 1:25-p.m., Cass County deputies responded to a report of an accident Main Street in Anita. Officials say a 2016 Ford F250 driven by 49-year old Wade Darin Epp, of St. Joseph, MO, was pulling a trailer westbound on Main Street, when the trailer was struck by a 2006 Buick LaCrosse, owned and driven by 85-year old Marcia Mae Lantz, of Anita, as she was backing out of a parking stall. No injuries were reported. Damage to the trailer is estimated at $1,000; damage to Lantz’s vehicle is estimated at $1,500.

And, on November 20th at around 9:40-a.m., deputies in Cass County responded to a report of a one-vehicle accident on 690th Street ¼ mile north of Memphis Road. A 2017 Peterbilt Crane driven by 50-year old Wesley Alan Nicholas, of Essex, was northbound on 690th Street when the vehicle entered the eastbound ditch, rolling one and a quarter times, landing on the vehicle’s right side. Nicholas was taken to CCMH via Medivac for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $500,000. Nicolas was cited with Failure to Maintain Control. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Cumberland, Anita, and Massena fire departments and Cass County EMA.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office today (Tuesday), released a report on five recent arrests. Last Thursday (11/22), 23-year old Torri Nicole Huerta, of Griswold, was arrested on a Sheriff’s Office warrant for Child Endangerment. Huerta was released later that day on her own recognizance. On Nov. 21st, 40-year old Aaron Joseph Moore, of Wiota, was arrested on charges of Harassment 1st Degree; Possession Marijuana 1st Offense; Interference with Official Acts; and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Moore was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on $3,000 bond. Also arrested Nov. 21st, was 66-year old Stephen Dale Wenzl, of Council Bluffs. He was arrested on warrants out of Dallas county. Wenzl was taken to the Cass County Jail and was released later that day to Dallas county authorities.

On Nov. 20th, 39-year old Matthew Robert Prall, of Anita, was arrested on a charge of Harassment 1st Degree. Prall was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on his own recognizance. And, on November 17th, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 73-year old James Eldon Graham, of Atlantic, on a charge of Assaulting a Peace Officer. Graham was also charged by the Atlantic Police Department with Assaulting a Peace Officer; Public Intoxication; Disorderly Conduct; and Interference with Official Acts. He was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $2,000 bond.

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man whose 2-year-old son shot himself with his father’s handgun is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 14 in Des Moines. Polk County court records show 30-year-old Jonathan Hauser, of Council Bluffs, pleaded guilty last week to felony child endangerment causing injury. The shooting occurred Aug. 19 at the Sterling Inn in the Des Moines suburb of Clive. Officers say the toddler fired the .45-caliber handgun that his father had left in luggage on a bed. The bullet passed through the boy’s chest and neck. Clive police say the boy left the hospital the next day. Police say Hauser had a permit to carry the weapon.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A city council in northwest Iowa has banned people from carrying some types of “toy” firearms. The Sioux City Council voted Monday for a third time to adopt an ordinance that bans pellet and BB guns. The ordinance doesn’t ban Nerf or squirt guns, or guns that shoot suction-cup darts. Sioux City Police Capt. Mark Kirkpatrick has said officers have had multiple encounters with replica weapons and faced the question of whether to use deadly force. He has said people carrying toy firearms tend to be teenagers or young adults seeking personal protection or street credibility.

The Sioux City Police Department says no one in the city has died from a police encounter while carrying a toy firearm, but that there are more than 50 such deaths nationwide each year.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire presidential prospect Michael Bloomberg is heading to Iowa. The former New York City mayor, who formally registered as a Democrat last month, is scheduled to appear in Iowa’s capital city at a Dec. 4 screening of a film on climate change, according to senior adviser Howard Wolfson. Iowa traditionally hosts the nation’s first contest of the presidential primary season. The 76-year old Bloomberg told The Associated Press earlier in the month that he would decide whether to enter the 2020 contest by January or February.

Should he run, Bloomberg would bring virtually limitless resources and a pragmatic governing approach to what is expected to be a massive 2020 Democratic field. He has spent tens of millions of dollars to promote liberal priorities on climate change, gun control and immigration.

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have accused a woman of pouring gasoline on a man and setting him aflame in a suburb of Des Moines. Polk County court records say 24-year-old Kaydee Cuesta is charged with willful injury causing serious injury. Her next hearing is scheduled for Dec. 6. Her attorney, Trever Hook, told The Des Moines Register that Cuesta will plead not guilty and says she denies the accusation.

Police say Cuesta grabbed a gas container outside a Clive home on Oct. 18 and tried to splash gas on the man. Then she approached him again, poured gas on the front of his clothing and used a lighter to start the blaze. The man was treated at an area hospital and then transferred to a burn center at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City.