Officials with the Atlantic Police Department are reporting three arrests. Last Thursday, 44-year old Jeremy Peterson, of Atlantic, was arrested for OWI. On Jan. 6th, 21-year old Kaylee Roach, of Atlantic, was cited for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. On January 3rd, 31-year old Joseph Hinton, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Violation of Probation. And, 29-year old Tyler Mills, of Atlantic, was arrested for Interference with Official Acts, and, on a Cass County warrant for Violation of Probation.

Peterson, Hinton and Mills were booked into the Cass County Jail.

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The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner and awards program Saturday night. During the event, Mark McNees, who until Jan. 1^st served as Chief of the Atlantic Fire Department, was awarded the Distinguished Service Award for his years of civic and professional service to the community. In addition to having served as fire chief 13 years and being a member of the fire department for over 29-years, Mark is an active member of the Atlantic Elks Club. He’s been with the organization for more than 33-years. McNees has also volunteered his time for countless community events.

Debbie Leistad was presented Saturday, with the 2019 ATHENA Leadership Award. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual, business or organization that has made the community a better place to live. They have rendered special services for the benefit of the community and have demonstrated an active leadership role for the betterment of the community through their involvement in business, civic and social service organizations. The award, sponsored by Deter Motor Company, has been made available locally, since 1986.

Leistad was recognized for her dedicated service to helping women reach their leadership potential. She is an active member of Atlantic Business & Professional Women, and many other civic groups.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests. At around 1:16-a.m. today (Monday), 60-year old Michael Francis Anderson, of Omaha, NE., was arrested for being a Fugitive From Justice. His arrest took place following a traffic stop. Anderson was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail. And, Saturday night, 47-year old Gary Edward White, Jr., of Silver City, was arrested for OWI/1st offense. His bond was set at $1,000.

An accident Friday morning in Mills County resulted in the driver of an SUV being transported to the hospital in Red Oak, by Red Oak Rescue. Sheriff’s officials say 75-year old Charles Walker, of Shenandoah, was driving a 2005 Jeep eastbound on Highway 34 at around 10:30-a.m., when, due to the road and weather conditions, he lost control. The Jeep ended-up in the north ditch.

BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) –  A high school science teacher in Davenport has been accused of secretly recording nude videos of two females who’d stayed at his Bettendorf home. Clinton Van Fossen is charged with five misdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy and with other crimes. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney. Associated Press attempts to reach him Monday were unsuccessful. Davenport Community School District officials say Van Fossen had been placed on administrative leave with pay. He is listed as a science teacher at Davenport West High School. He’s denied knowing about two spy cameras police say they found in his Bettendorf home.

(Radio Iowa) — Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang says he’s enormously proud of his wife for publicly revealing she was sexually assaulted by her doctor. Her gynecologist pleaded guilty to two charges after Yang and 17 other women filed complaints. Andrew Yang says institutions must do more to prevent violence, but there must be a cultural change, too. “First, we have to listen to and respond and protect women,” Yang says. “We also need to work on helping our boys become strong, healthy men because strong, healthy men do not abuse and assault women.”

Yang plans to campaign continuously in Iowa until Caucus Night. Yang’s bus tour is in contrast to the three U.S. senators running for president who must be in D.C. for the impeachment trial. “I wish that the senators didn’t have to head to D.C. for this trial and that they could be here campaigning, too,” Yang says, “but our plan was always to be here and really eager to get our message out to Iowans over the next two weeks.”

Former Vice President Joe Biden and former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg will also be crisscrossing the state. The Iowa Caucuses are two-weeks away from today (Monday).

(Radio Iowa) — A weekend mishap at the Quad City International Airport is being blamed on the icy weather. A Delta Airlines jet slid off a taxiway at the airport on Saturday just before the plane was scheduled to take off for Detroit. There were no injuries reported among the 50 passengers or crew. Airport officials say the runways were clear but there was ice on the taxiway, while winds gusting up to 50 miles an hour were likely a contributing factor. The airport was closed by the snowstorm from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning.