A man from Adair County was arrested Thursday evening, in Creston. 30-year old Brian Keith Cunningham, of Greenfield, was arrested in the area of Union/Elm Streets at around 5:40-p.m., for Public Intoxication and Indecent Exposure. Cunningham was being held for Union County in the Adams County Jail, on a $1,300 bond.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say firefighters rescued four people from an apartment building fire in Iowa City. The fire in the ground-floor apartment was reported just before 10 a.m. Thursday. Four people in the second-floor unit were blocked by heat and smoke from escaping on their own. Firefighters helped them out and down from a second-story window. No injuries have been reported.

May is School Board Recognition Month. On Wednesday night, the Atlantic Community School District celebrated their “superheroes” with the help of students. The students researched superheroes, created a superhero display, and made superhero cupcakes for the Board of Education and guests at the Wednesday meeting. A picture of the event was posted on the Iowa Association of School Boards’ Facebook page.

Atlantic Community School Board members (Left to right): VP – Kristy Pellett; Alison Bruckner; President – Josh McLaren; Jenny Williams; Dr. Keith Swanson.