The Cass County Board of Supervisors, Wednesday, will act on approving a Resolution to enter into an agreement (28-E or intergovernmental) with Montgomery County. The agreement is with regard to the joint responsibilities for a bridge replacement project on the county line road on South Line of section 32, Noble Township.

The Board will also hear regularly scheduled reports. Their meeting begins at 8:30-a.m.

The Atlantic Police Department reports the arrest on Monday, of 18-year old Austin Van Aernam. The Atlantic man was taken into custody on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault, causing injury. He was booked into the Cass County Jail.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Republican David Young has less than $90,000 in the bank for his run in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. Young’s campaign spokesman said Monday night that Young had raised just over $110,000 during the most recent reporting period, which ended June 30. He has nearly $90,000 in cash. That’s far less than his Democratic opponent Staci Appel, who said last week that she had more than $725,000 on hand.

Young, a former chief of staff for Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, and Appel, a former state lawmaker, are vying to replace retiring Republican congressman Tom Latham. Campaign finance reports are due Tuesday to the Federal Election Commission. The 3rd District covers much of southwest Iowa, stretching from Des Moines to Council Bluffs.

July 15, 2014 (Des Moines) — Tourism-related entities in Iowa have until August 4 to apply for grants available through the Iowa Tourism Grant program. Administered by the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Iowa Tourism Office, the grants provide financial assistance with marketing initiatives, meetings, events and professional development efforts. Complete details about the program, including its administrative rules, can be found in the Industry Information section of traveliowa.com.

Eligible applicants are tourism-related entities based in Iowa. Applicants must demonstrate a 25% cash match of the grant amount. The project must be completed in fiscal year 2015 (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015). The minimum grant amount is $500 and the maximum grant amount is $5,000 per application.

Of the approximately $250,000 in funds available, $100,000 will be dedicated to marketing Vision Iowa projects. All Vision Iowa, Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) and River Enhancement Community Attraction and Tourism (RECAT) recipients are eligible to apply for funds to support marketing activities.

For more information about Iowa tourism, visit www.traveliowa.com, call 800.345.IOWA or stop at any Iowa Welcome Center.

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s working out a plan with colleagues from both parties that would see a relatively quick end to the situation involving thousands of children from Central America who are illegally crossing the border into the U-S. Governor Branstad says he does not want the federal government sending any of the children to Iowa and Grassley says with fast action, that may not become an issue.

“The next step needs to be two things,” Grassley says. “One, the immediate thing, to take care of some immediate humanitarian needs that are out there for the kids, and the second one is, to change the law so that they can be sent back to their country.” Grassley, a Republican, is scheduled to attend a hearing on the border situation tomorrow (Wednesday) that includes ranking officials with Homeland Security, Health and Human Services and the U-S Attorney General’s office.

“I’m working with a group of senators that develop these solutions that I just talked about but to develop solutions that can also garner bipartisan support,” Grassley says. “In fact, we’ll be having a meeting this afternoon, other than the briefing you’re talking about, among those senators with the leaders to see what we can come up with.” Deportation of the children is scheduled to begin later this week, starting with those being housed in New Mexico. Reports say more than 57-thousand undocumented, unaccompanied children have crossed the U-S border with Mexico since October.

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The Atlantic City Council is set to hear a report this week from the Community Development Committee, with regard to Tax Abatement recommendations. The report will be featured as part of the Council’s regular meeting Wednesday evening in their chambers at City Hall, beginning at 5:30-p.m. During the Council’s meeting July 2nd, Mayor Dave Jones asked the Development Committee to discuss whether or not tax abatement should be allowed in the Pine Ridge Subdivision, since it is already receiving tax increment financing.

In other business, the Council will act on: Approving a request by the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce for the closing of portions of Chestnut, Walnut and Poplar Streets in the downtown area, for the August 9th AtlanticFest celebration; The awarding of a contract to Snyder and Associates Engineers for the purpose of conducting a Nutrient Reduction Study for the Waste Water Treatment Plan, in conformation with DNR Requirements; and, they’ll decide whether or not to approve the awarding of a contract for Asbestos Removal at 611 Linn Street, to AAA Budget Environmental, Inc.

No serious injuries were reported after a tractor-trailer loaded with live turkeys toppled over Sunday in Council Bluffs. According to the police report, a semi driven by 30-year old Bryan Todd, of Ghent, MN, was traveling north on Interstate 29 at around noon, Sunday, when a vehicle tried to merge into his lane. Ghent swerved to avoid a collision but ended up losing control of the semi, which overturned near the 35th Street exit in Council Bluffs.

The wreck caused traffic to be restricted to one-lane for about three-hours.  It’s not clear how many of the turkeys were injured or if any were killed.

An Ohio man faces charges after a drug bust on Interstate 80 in Council Bluffs netted 15 pounds of marijuana. The Daily Non Pareil says according to the Council Bluffs P-D, a little after 8-a.m. Saturday, an officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was speeding on eastbound Interstate 80 near mile marker 5. When officers questioned the driver, 44-year old James E. Reeder, of Concord, Ohio, they thought his story of where he was going and coming from didn’t add up.

A k-9 unit was called-in and indicated there were drugs, giving authorities probable cause to search the Hyundai. When officers searched Reeder’s vehicle, they found 15 pounds of marijuana in a suitcase in the cargo area. Police estimated the drugs to be worth $15,000.