The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports one arrest. 40-year old Jon Dawson Roberts, of Imogene, was arrested at around 3:20-a.m. Sunday, for Driving While Barred, and on a warrant for Violation of Probation. His bond was set at $4,000.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa House Republicans have chosen Rep. Pat Grassley to head their leadership teams as Speaker-Select of the Iowa House. The grandson of U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley was chosen by the GOP House caucus on Monday. He takes over as speaker after a vote of the full House in January. Current Speaker Linda Upmeyer announced last week she would step down as speaker but serve the remainder of her current House term through the end of 2020.

Grassley, a 36-year old farmer from New Hartford was first elected to the House in 2006. He operates a family farm with his father and grandfather, who also served in the Iowa House from 1959 to 1975. Rep. Matt Windschitl was chosen majority leader and Rep. John Wills speaker pro tem.

The City of Atlantic’s Planning and Zoning Commission will meet 5:30-p.m. Tuesday, in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall. On their agenda is the introduction of new Commission Consultant Alexis Fleener, Community Development Team Leader with SWIPCO. The P&Z will then discuss and make a recommendation on a request from a resident in the 500 block of E. 4th Street, to review the Setback Requirements of R-3 District, as it pertains to the construction of two-car garage on the west side of a home.

They will also review the site plan for a commercial building addition, with regard to The Car Guys, at 1200 S.W. 7th Street. Owner Roger Paulsen wants to add a 40’x80′, 3,200-square foot steel building to his property, at a total estimated cost of $190,000. If approved, construction would begin in the Spring of 2020, with the project completed by the end of next Spring.

The Commission will also discuss “Tiny Homes,” which are a popular trend in urban real estate. Alexis Fleener will help guide the discussion on how the Zoning Ordinance may be modified to better accommodate the trend, if the Commission desires.

The Cass County Board of Supervisors are set to hold a hearing during their meeting Tuesday morning, on the disposal of County-owned real property in Cumberland (Lot 3, Bakers Addition). Following the hearing, the Board will act on disposal of the Lot and hold an auction to sell the land. In other business, the Board will act on a Resolution to enter into a 28-E (Cost sharing)  agreement for Iowa Precinct Atlas Consortium (use of Precinct Atlas computer software programs, related software and hardware components).

They’ll also act on the assignment of a Tax Sale Certificate to the City of Atlantic, that part of Lot 1 Block 120, north and east of Bull Creek. The Board meeting begins at 9-a.m. in the Supervisor’s Board Room at the Cass County Courthouse.

(Radio Iowa) — The Iowa National Guard has unveiled an updated logo that features red-white-and-blue colors with a “Minute Man” in the middle. Guard spokesman, Colonel Michael Wunn says the new logo comes as Major General Ben Correll takes over command of the organization. “The old logo served us well — and with new leadership comes new opportunities to make some updates — and General Corell asked us to look at updating our Iowa National Guard logo. So, we went through a process to do that.” He says an Ankeny soldier with the 135th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment did the main design.

Wunn says Sergeant Katharine Silent Water has some graphic design experience and did the work in coming up with the new logo’s graphic elements. The logo features the American flag inside the outline of the state of Iowa. “It reflects our dedication and our service to both our state and nation,” according to Wunn. And he says the Minute Man figure in the middle also reflects the tradition of the citizen soldier.

“The Minute Man that is prominent within the design reminds us of our roots and that charge that we have to always be ready,” Wunn says. “Going back to the Minute Man concept during the pre-Revolutionary War times and during the colonial times.” The governor selected Corell, a Manchester native, to become the Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard back in August. There are approximately 85-hundred soldiers serving the in the Iowa Army and Air National Guard.