The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce today (Monday) announced the hiring of a new Marketing Coordinator. Miranda Redalen, of Atlantic, recently accepted the position. Miranda interned with the Chamber this past summer. Redalen joins Chamber Executive Director Bailey Smith, and Program Director Ashley Hayes, at the Chamber Office. She starts her position this week.

Bailey Smith said in a press release that she’s “Really excited to have Miranda join the team full-time.” Smith said also, that “She (Redalen) has a great grasp of what the Chamber does and has already built relationships with our membership due to her internship this past summer. I think her ideas and knowledge will be a great asset to the organization.”

(8-a.m. News)

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The Creston Police Department reports five arrests took place from Friday through the weekend. On Sunday, 50-year old Michael Spare, of Afton, was arrested at around 5:15-p.m., for Driving While Suspended. He was later released from the Union County Jail on a $300 bond. At around 2-a.m., Sunday, 50-year old David Goodson, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center (LEC), for OWI/2nd offense. He was later released on a $3,000 bond.

At around 2:15-a.m. Saturday , 61-year old Gregory Lee Kaufman, of Creston, was arrested for OWI/1st Offense. He was later released from the jail on a $1,000 bond. And, at approximately 2-a.m. Saturday, Creston Police arrested 36-year old Kristina Johnson, of Greenfield, for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Johnson was being held in the Ringgold County Jail on a $1,300 bond.

Friday night, Creston Police arrested 31-year old James Lyman, of Greenfield, for Driving While Barred. He was subsequently released on a $3,000 bond.

Authorities said also, a resident of Peru reported Sunday afternoon, that sometime between 3-a.m. and 2-p.m. Sunday, someone took miscellaneous tools and a battery power pack out of his vehicle, while it was parked at 800 W. Taylor, in Creston. The loss was estimated at $600.

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Authorities in Montgomery County say a woman from Nebraska was arrested Sunday evening on drug & other charges. Red Oak Police stopped a vehicle driven by 22-year old Allison Aufenberg, of Omaha. Following an investigation. Aufenberg was arrested for possession of Marijuana and cited for Driving with a Suspended License, Failure to Provide Insurance, and expired registration. She was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say one person has been injured in a fire at a residence in Muscatine. The Muscatine Fire Department said in a news release Sunday that firefighters found flames coming from the building Sunday evening after being dispatched around 6:40 p.m. Sunday. The department says the flames were knocked down within minutes.

The injured person was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. His or her name hasn’t been released. The blaze has displaced three people. Its cause is being investigated.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of an 18-year-old accused of stabbing to death two people in Sioux City over the weekend. Police say Tran Walker, of Sioux City, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder. He’s accused of killing 18-year-old Felipe Negron Jr. and an unnamed 17-year-old girl. They were found wounded around 1:15 a.m. Sunday and died later at a hospital.

Walker was arrested after being found at a grocery store around 2 a.m. Sunday. Police say Walker and the girl were once linked romantically.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CST

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An 18-year-old man is facing charges after two Sioux City teenagers died after being stabbed over the weekend. The Sioux City Journal reports that Sioux City Police arrested the 18-year-old not long after the victims were found in a neighborhood around 1:15 a.m.

GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Iowa brewers are toasting the recently approved federal tax changes, saying a tax break targeting their industry could spur expansion and more profits. Keg Creek Brewing is a large craft beer producer in southwest Iowa. The Des Moines Register reports that Keg Creek is also one of the about 80 local breweries eligible for a tax break from President Trump’s tax plan. Now, breweries that produce fewer than 2 million barrels annually will be taxed $3.50 on the first 60,000 barrels made every year.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has jumped into the national debate over immigration with an expansive enforcement bill that would require local governments to comply with federal immigration agents or risk losing state funds. The measure, scheduled for at least one vote this week in the Republican-controlled Legislature, has been framed as a ban on so-called sanctuary cities. But the bill’s scope is wide and raises questions about local government control. It could plunge Iowa into costly litigation.

OSAGE, Iowa (AP) — Mitchell County officials have appointed a Stacyville councilwoman to fill a vacant supervisor’s position. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that Amanda Adams was appointed Friday to fill the vacant 3rd District Supervisor seat. The position became vacant earlier in the month, when County Treasurer Shannon Paulus resigned her position as supervisor to become treasurer.

No injuries were reported, but a home was lost during a house fire in Montgomery County, Sunday morning. According to reports, the blaze in Coburg broke out at around 8:30-a.m., at 109 Pine Street.The residents were able to escape safely.

More than two dozen firefighters from Red Oak, Essex, Stanton and Elliott battled the blaze. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

One person is dead following a tractor rollover and fire, in Pottawattamie County. The Sheriff’s Office told KETV in Omaha, that a 44-year old man was operating the tractor on a gravel road between Crescent and Underwood, when the tractor left the road. It then rolled over and caught fire. The accident happened at around 5-p.m, Saturday.

No other vehicles were involved. Authorities have not released the name of the victim.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.