The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department Board met Monday night at the City Hall Council Chambers.  During their meeting the board approved a bid contract with Howrey Construction for the Shildberg Recreation Area Lake 2 Trail for $109,000, which was the low bid.  The late start date for construction on the trail surrounding lake 2 will be September 19th.

Atlantic Parks and Rec Director Seth Staashelm also shared some concepts he had received for the possible Sunnyside Pool renovation.  A committee is scheduled to meet on the potential project on August 24th at 5:30pm.  In other pool news the last day that Sunnyside Pool will be open is Wednesday, August 17th and there will be a Doggie Dip day on the 18th from 2:00pm-4:00pm.

The board also discussed the Harl-Holt Basketball Court project, Trevor Fredrickson Field Renovation possibilities, and tree inspection forms that are available at City Hall for trees in the City right of way. Staashelm also informed the board that information and registration for Adult Men’s Flag Football will be going out soon.

The next regular meeting date for the Park and Rec Board will be on September 19th at 5:15pm at City Hall Council Chambers.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Transportation officials say there has been a spike in traffic fatalities in Iowa this year.

Data from the Iowa Department of Transportation show at least 238 traffic fatalities recorded in the state between the start of the year and the middle of August. There were 182 traffic fatalities during the same period last year.

Steve Gent, the department’s director of traffic and safety, says there’s been an increase in fatalities nearly every month of 2016. There’s no specific reason for the jump, though Gent notes more people are driving Iowa roads in part because the price of gasoline has decreased in recent years.

There have been roughly 320 traffic fatalities every year in Iowa between 2013 and 2015. Gent says the department expects this year’s final tally to top that.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gov. Terry Branstad has been named to an agricultural advisory committee that will advise GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.

The Trump campaign announced Tuesday that Branstad is part of a 64-member committee that will provide advice on the agricultural industry. It includes several governors and state lawmakers from around the country.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and Bruce Rastetter, president of the board that oversees Iowa’s three public universities, are also on the committee.

Media reports last week listed Branstad as a Trump adviser, and Branstad spokesman Ben Hammes reiterated that the position is unofficial and the Trump campaign isn’t paying the Republican governor.

Hammes says the committee will meet via phone, though Trump may also communicate one-on-one with Branstad, who has joined Trump at Iowa campaign stops.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office released details Tuesday on multiple recent arrests.

On Thursday, August 11th deputies arrested 53-year-old John Michael Hudson of Hasting for Driving Under Suspension. He was arrested at 4:54pm at Harris Street and Platte Avenue.  He was held on $300 bond.

On Friday, August 12th on 195th Street at 1:58am deputies arrested 54-year-old Vickie Lynn Mayer of Council Bluffs for Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bond was set at 1,600.00. During the same incident deputies arrested 54-year-old Michael Allen Jackson of Carter Lake for Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia  Bond was set at $1,300.

Also on Friday, August 12th at 1:56pm deputies arrested 63-year-old George Willis Adams of Malvern for Disorderly Conduct. Bond was set at $300.00.

On Saturday, August 13th at 9:54pm deputies arrested 39-year-old Lance Allen Cole of Glenwood, IA for OWI 1^st offense on 230th Street. Bond was set at $1,000.

On Sunday, August 14th at 2:05am deputies arrested 45-year-old Troy Robert McCain of Carter Lake Driving Under Suspension at 315th and Janke Avenue. Bond was set at $300.

On Monday, August 15th at 11:16pm Sheriff’s deputies arrested 35-year-old Melissa Ann Elwood of Glenwood for Disorderly Conduct. She was held on $300 bond.

And on Tuesday, August 16th at 3:22am deputies arrested 35-year-old Daniel Lee Mattox of Shenandoah for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia on Highway 275 and Quigg Avenue. Bond was set at $300.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest Tuesday of 23-year-old Tyler Gobert of Shenandoah and 29-year-old Lovelle Ward of Clarinda.  Both were arrested on warrants for Violation of Probation. Gobert was held on $10,000 bond and Ward was held on $2,000 bond.

Shelby County Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Seivert is reminding residents and emergency personnel of two separate road closures in the County.

The first closure is on  road M36 for the replacement of a culvert over an unnamed tributary of the West Nishnabotna River.  The closure is in the 1600 block of Road M36, north of 1629 Road M36 in Douglas Township Section 16.  The road is now closed with construction to last approximately 2 weeks.

The other closure is on Street F16 for a bridge replacement over Mill Creek. The location of the bridge is just north of the intersection of Street F16 and Dogwood Road between Grove Townships 17 and 18.  The road is now closed with construction expected to last approximately until the First of November.

Residents and emergency personnel should plan alternate routes to these areas.

The Cass County Board of Supervisors will meet on Wednesday, August 17th at 8:30am in the Board Room at the Cass County Courthouse.

The Board will take action on a resolution for a tax abatement for a parcel now owned by the City of Anita.

They also plan to take action on appointing a Pleasant Township Trustee to complete a vacancy 4 year term through 2018.  Also appointment of a Zoning Commissioner to fill a vacancy 5-year term through 2016.

The Board will also hear reports from the Cass County Attorney and Engineer.  Also a report on Cass County mental health and disabilities services and general assistance.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of 30-year-old Heather Layne Green of Bedford on Monday at 6:46 PM at the Law Enforcement Center.  Green was arrested on a Union County warrant for 3 counts of prohibited acts – Sch I, II, or III controlled substance, and tampering with records.  She is being held for Union County in the Ringgold County Jail on $10,000 bond.

The Creston Police Department reports the arrest of a Prescott man after a traffic stop on Tuesday.  28-year-old Cory Petersen was arrested at 608 Wyoming Street in Creston for Driving While Suspended.  He was later released from the Union County Jail on $300 bond.

w/Chris Parks.

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