The Union County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene of an accident between a truck and a road grader on Monday morning.  At 7:20am deputies were called to the accident at the 90 mile-marker of Highway 34.  After investigation it was determined that a White 2014 Ford F-150 pickup driven by 62-year-old Christo Randall of Ashland, NE was travelling eastbound on Highway 34 at the same time as a 1999 Catepillar 140H Grader driven by 58-year-old Robert Hepp of Cromwell.  The grader was traveling on the shoulder of the Highway until it approached a bridge and had to pull into the lane of traffic to enter the bridge.  Due to the glare of the sun Randall did not see the grader and struck it’s left rear tire.  The collision caused the truck to go airborne and land on it’s side on the bridge.

Hepp was not injured in the crash and Randall suffered possible injuries and was taken to the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston by EMS ambulance.  The truck sustained an estimated $10,000 damage and the grader an estimated $1,200 damage.

The Atlantic Chamber of Commerce released information on a promotion and addition to their staff on Monday.

Bailey Smith has been promoted from Community Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator to Programs Coordinator. Smith has been with the Atlantic Chamber for over a year and is excited to continue to work with the membership in her new role.

Also announced was the addition of Kat Niemann as Membership Coordinator. She is originally from West Bend, IA and was previously the Director of Student Engagement at Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant.  Kat and Husband Andy have one son Owen and are looking forward to calling Atlantic home.

On Friday, September 23, 2016 at approximately 10:00 p.m. the Clarinda Academy reported that three students were missing from the campus. The students include a 15-year-old Native American Male, 5’9”, 155 lbs., brown eyes, black hair, from Interior, South Dakota; a 16-year-old Native American Male, 5’7”, 150 lbs., brown eyes, black hair, from Wagner, South Dakota; and a 17-year-old African-American Male, 5’4”, 140 lbs. brown eyes, black hair from, Sacramento, California.  All three juveniles were being held at the Academy on orders from South Dakota and California respectively.  A search by law enforcement and Clarinda Academy staff was unable to locate the juveniles at the time of their escape.

At approximately 6:20 a.m. on Saturday, September 24^th, the Clarinda Police Department took a stolen vehicle report from a Clarinda resident. A  1999 White Dodge R-35 pick-up truck , Iowa registration plate CLY-045  was discovered missing from the victim’s driveway. The vehicle did have the keys in it and approximately ¾ tank of fuel.   It is believed that the Clarinda Academy juveniles stole this vehicle and  fled.

The juveniles and the truck are entered into a nationwide law enforcement data base. As of 9:00 a.m. on Monday, September 26, 2016 neither the juveniles or the vehicle have been located.  Additional information will be released as it become available.

The Creston Police Department released details on multiple recent arrests on Monday.

On Saturday, September 24th at 2:00am officers arrested 34-year-old Thomasena Durst of Winterset at Townline and Birch Streets in Creston on the charge of Driving While Revoked. She was taken to the Union County Jail and later released on $300 bond.

On Sunday, September 25th at 5:15pm officers arreseted 52-year-old Robbie Dohrn for Possession of a Controlled Substance.  He was arrested on West Clark Street in Creston and taken to the Union County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.

Also on Sunday at 3:30pm officers arrested 41-year-old Carrie Johns of Creston on 2 valid warrants. She was arrested on a Union County Warrant for Violation of Probation and a Department of Corrections Warrant for Violation of Parole.  She was taken to the Ringgold County Jail and held without bond.

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The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office responded to a complaint of a minor beer party in Montgomery County on Sunday.  At approximately 12:00am Sunday deputies checked out the complaint location at 1418 220th Street. 8 juveniles and 3 other individuals over 18 were charged with Minor in Possession of Alcohol.

Officers charged and released on citation 20-year-old Haley Lea Mae Woods of Afton, 18-year-old Mercedes Marie Nissen of Henderson, and 18-year-old Ryker Edward Connell of Red Oak.

The 8 juveniles were taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and cited then released to custody of their parents.

The arrests were assisted by the Red Oak Police Department.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:15 a.m. CDT

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Nearby communities are donating several thousand filled sandbags to Cedar Rapids as the city prepares for flooding. Waterloo and Cedar Falls endured the crest of the Cedar River Saturday evening. So on Sunday those cities sent their extra sandbags about 55 miles downriver to Cedar Rapids. Forecasters say flooding is expected to begin in Cedar Rapids Sunday night and reach its height by Tuesday.

TRAER, Iowa (AP) — A single wind turbine was already turning in the breeze several miles away when MidAmerican Energy began work on the Vienna Project, the utility company’s 14th wind farm, in 2012. That one turbine near Traer may not get much attention compared to the Vienna Project’s 45 turbines _ one of the smaller wind farms MidAmerican owns. But that one turbine, on average, powers 40 percent of Traer Municipal Utilities’ energy usage. And it’ll likely be the only one the town of 1,700 ever requires.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some of Iowa’s most powerful interest groups along with environmental organizations are backing efforts to clean up the state’s waterways, but there isn’t unity about how to take action on an issue that has frustrated lawmakers in the past. Two new coalitions have offered very different plans for tackling the problem, with one backing an increase in the sales tax and another supporting a moratorium on livestock confinement operation. Gov. Terry Branstad has rejected both of their proposals.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Music, food trucks, skateboarding and more could soon come to the Missouri River area. A new committee backed by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce has formed to do the nitty-gritty work of implementing a bold vision for the riverfront area in Omaha and Council Bluffs. It’s working off a blueprint developed by a group of outside experts from the Urban Land Institute.

A police pursuit that began Sunday in Omaha ended in Council Bluffs with the driver of the suspect vehicle being taken into custody. Council Bluffs Police report Omaha Police attempted to stop a Nissan 370-Z that was driving recklessly. After Omaha Police helicopter ABLE 1 pursued the vehicle across I-80 into Council Bluffs at around 6:20-p.m., Sunday, officers from both Omaha and Council Bluffs converged on the vehicle behind Long John Silvers at 603 32nd Avenue, in Council Bluffs.

The driver fled on foot and was taken into custody without incident, at Hardee’s on South Expressway. An investigation revealed that the driver of the Nissan was 25-year old Jack Orozco, of Omaha. Orozco was charged with Theft 5th degree for having stolen license plates, Eluding a Police Officer, and Reckless Driving for his actions in Council Bluffs. His passenger was released without charges.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a Red Oak man for Trespassing on Sunday.  At 7:45am officers arrested 24-year-old Cody Dean Johnson of Red Oak at 1804 East Summit Street Unit #3 in Red Oak.  Johnson was arrested for Trespassing, a Simple Misdemeanor, and was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and booked in.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The Cedar Rapids school district has cancelled classes for three days and closed its offices because of the flooding expected in Iowa’s second largest city. The district said Sunday that no classes will be held through Wednesday. The flooding along the Cedar River is expected to reach its peak on Tuesday, but it may take several days for the water to recede. District officials will reevaluate the situation by Wednesday afternoon.

The National Weather Service has revised its forecast for the Cedar River near Iowa’s second-largest city of Cedar Rapids. The river is expected to crest there on Tuesday morning at 23 feet. That level will cause significant flooding in Cedar Rapids, but it has been reduced since earlier forecasts for a crest above 25 feet. But officials are preparing for the worst flooding since 2008.