A chase in Pottawattamie County early this (Monday) morning, resulted in the arrest on a man on Felony Burglary, Theft, Eluding charges, along with OWI/1st offense and Reckless Driving. At around 12:45-a.m., a Pott. County Deputy heard a radio broadcast about a white 2002 Ford F-250 fleeing from the Council Bluffs Police Officer, heading southbound on N. Broadway. The deputy saw the suspect vehicle at Kanesville Blvd. and 2nd Street, and engaged in pursuit. The pickup spun out at 30th and L, where the driver 38-year old Larry Wayne Rivera, of Council Bluffs, bailed out and fled on foot. He was arrested a short time later. Rivera was being held in the Pott. County Jail on a $15,000 bond.

Sunday night, 46-year old Scott W. Kreeger, of Omaha, was arrested for OWI/1st offense, following a traffic stop on Old Lincoln Highway. His bond was set at $1,000. A call about an unknown, possible injury accident on I-80 near Council Bluffs at around 4:20-a.m. Sunday, resulted in an OWI/1st offense charge for 29-year old Nathaniel Robert Didamo. Late Saturday night, a traffic stop on a car traveling across the Old Mormon Bridge in Council Bluffs, resulted in an OWI/1st offense charge for 28-year old Julie Carpenter Johnsen.

48-year old Lisa Marie Deluna was arrested late Friday night for Public Intoxication. Deluna’s vehicle almost struck a Deputy who was working traffic control near Harrah’s Casino. Deluna was later found walking in the casino’s parking lot, where she was taken into custody. A traffic stop Friday night in Oakland, resulted in the arrest of 33-year old Corey Andrew Stephens, on a charge of Driving While Barred/Habitual Offender.

The Pott. County Sheriff’s Office reports also, 44-year old Joseph Quinton Haynes turned himself-in to the S/O Friday afternoon. Haynes, who was wanted on a warrant for Violation of Probation, was transported to the Pott. County Jail and turned over to jail staff. And, 48-year old Angela Deana Dunlap was arrested at the Pott. County Courthouse Friday morning, for Violation of Probation. She was booked into the Pott. County Jail.

Atlantic Municipal Utilities General Manager Steve Tjepkes, today (Monday), identified the issue that caused a power outage to parts of Atlantic early Sunday morning.  He told KJAN News a wire came off of an insulator out by the Atlantic School District Bus Barn on east 7th Street, and started the pole on fire.

The power went out at around 3:28-a.m., and was restored to some parts of the east side by 4:55-a.m., while other parts of the city had power restored by 6:30-a.m., Sunday. Tjepkes didn’t have a tally of how many customers were affected, but the area was generally east of 7th and Olive Streets,

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — State incentives have been approved for a plant expansion that could create 32 new jobs in Mason City and construction of a new plant to replace plants destroyed by a tornado near Pella. The Iowa Economic Development Authority OK’d $6 million Friday for industrial and agricultural equipment manufacturer Vermeer Corp., which is rebuilding its campus. The July 19 tornado destroyed two plants.

Most state economic development programs provide incentives for creating jobs, but emergency provisions let companies qualify for aid without creating new jobs. State documents say the incentives will “enable Vermeer to retain 406 employees who were displaced after the tornado.”

The authority also approved nearly $233,000 in tax credits for a $62.8 million expansion at Kraft Heinz Foods in Mason City.

(7-a.m. News) Creston Police report three people were arrested on drug-related charges, Friday. At around 9:10-a.m., 20-year old Brianna Lawson, of Greenfield, was arrested in Creston for Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drug or Device. Lawson was released from the Adams County Jail on a $2,300 bond. Just before 1-p.m. Friday, 21-year old Brandon Tull, of Creston, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drug or Device and Driving While Barred. Tull was released from the Union County jail on a $4,300 bond. And, at around 10:30-p.m. Friday, 33-year old Brandon Stone, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County Warrant for Failure to Appear on the original charge of Possession of A Controlled Substance. Stone was being held in the Union County Jail on a $2,000 bond.

At around 2:15-a.m. Saturday, Creston Police arrested 33-year old Daniel Busenbarrick, of Creston, the charges of Public Intoxication and Interference with Official Acts. He was released from the Union County Jail on a Promise to Appear. And, at around 12:25-a.m. Sunday, 40-year old Stacy Fargo, of Creston, was arrested at the Law Enforcement Center on the charge of OWI 1st. She was released from the Union County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

(Correction to earlier post on day of the meeting) The Exira-EHK School Board will meet in the Conference Room at the Elk Horn Building beginning at 6-p.m. Tuesday. On their agenda are Public Hearings on a 2018-19 Budget Amendment and Calendar changes from the original 2019-20 proposed calendar.

Other business includes action on approving:

• 2019-20 Fees
• The 2018-19 School Budget Amendment
• The updated 2019-20 Calendar
• The purchase of new K-12 Math curriculum
• roof estimates for the Elk Horn Building
• and a shared SBO (School Business Official) agreement with IKM-Manning.