The Harlan Police Department reports that on August 21st, Deborah and John Peck of Harlan reported that their red 2003 scooter was missing from their residence in the 500 block of Broadway. There are no suspects and the case remains under investigation.

Also on August 21st, officers were called to a disturbance at the Westside Lounge. Following an investigation, 40-year old Tyler Parkhurst of Harlan and 22-year old Mark Rothenberger of Wausau, WI were both taken into custody and taken to the Shelby County Jail. Parkhurst was charged with assault with bodily injury, disorderly conduct and interference with official acts. Rothenberger was charged with assault with bodily injury and disorderly conduct.

On August 23rd, three suspects were taken into custody when officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle and driver. 28-year old Christopher Terwilleger of Manilla was arrested and charged with driving under suspension, possession of drug paraphernalia, trespass, child endangerment, prohibited acts penalties and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. 24-year old Danielle Moore of Manilla was charged with permitting an unauthorized person to drive, possession of drug paraphernalia, child endangerment, prohibited acts penalties, and aiding and abetting. Also charged with 47-year old Michelle Farrow of Harlan. She was charged with disorderly conduct and interference with official acts. All three were transported to the Shelby County Jail.

On August 24th, 31-year old Larry Clemons of Manilla was arrested following a traffic stop. Clemons was taken to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Also on August 24th, 23-year old Brooke Scheffler and 33-year old Faith Peterson, both of Harlan were arrested when officers observed them involved in an altercation in the 700 block of Court Street. Both were taken to the Shelby County Jail where they were charged with disorderly conduct.

On August 25th, 21-year old Micah Finken of Harlan was cited for driving under suspension following a traffic stop. Finken was cited and released.

On August 27th, 35-year old Jeremy Lloyd Smith of Defiance was arrested when officers were dispatched to an erratic driver on Highway 59. Smith was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of prescription drugs.

The Atlantic Fire Department and Atlantic Police responded to a report of smoke in the hallway at the Walnut Hill Terrace Apartments (1310 E. 10th Street) this (Tuesday) afternoon. Officers with the Atlantic P-D were first on the scene and confirmed there was smoke in the hallway, but it was the result of food burning in a cooking utensil, and there was no actual fire. The call came in at 4:22-p.m. The hallway was ventilated and fire units returned to station less than 10-minutes later. There were no injuries.

This (Tuesday) morning, officers with the Red Oak Police Department were called to a two vehicle accident at the intersection of north 5th Street and east Coolbaugh Street. Upon arrival the officers investigated the scene and determined that 39-year old Tanya Michelle Danick of Red Oak was traveling eastbound on Coolbaugh Street while 86-year old Mary Ellen Rhodes of Red Oak was traveling north on 5th Street. Rhodes stopped her 1984 Buick Century at the stop sign and then proceeded into the intersection without yielding to Danick’s 2005 Chrysler which then struck the left rear quarter panel of Rhodes’s vehicle. The estimated damage to Rhodes’s vehicle was $900 and the estimated damage to Danick’s vehicle was $800. There were no injuries.

331 PM CDT TUE AUG 27 2013 – NWS/Des Moines

…HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL VARY FROM 90 TO 95 ON WEDNESDAY HOWEVER HIGHER DEWPOINTS WILL DRIVE THE HEAT INDEX VALUES TO 100 TO 105.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES… NEIGHBORS AND PETS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE…RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK…THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY…CALL 9 1 1.

SMITHLAND, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man has been hospitalized after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a house in western Iowa. The Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office says the 40-year-old man from Maquoketa crashed the car into a house in Smithland early Tuesday morning. Residents of the home were not hurt.

Maj. Greg Stallman says the car hit a utility pole and an embankment before going into the air. It hit the house above a first-floor window and just below a second-story window. The Sioux City Journal reports the driver, whose name has not been released, was flown to a nearby hospital. His condition was not available.

Earlier today (Tuesday), the Atlantic Police Department arrested 34-year old Kevin Alan Jensen of Atlantic on a valid Red Oak Police Department warrant for prohibited acts, a class C Felony. Jensen was transported from Atlantic to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center by Red Oak Police Officers. He is now being held on $10,000 cash bond.

There could be a challenge for the At Large seat on the Atlantic City Council. City Clerk Deb Field tells KJAN News Bob Cord filed nomination papers today (Tuesday), in advance of the September 19^th deadline for the November 5^th City Elections. Current At Large City Councilman Steve Livengood has not yet filed papers for re-election.

Fifth Ward Councilman Shawn Shouse has also not filed papers for re-election as of today (Tuesdsay). On Monday, Mayor Dave Jones and Ward 2 Councilperson Kathy Somers filed their papers for re-election.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Food and Drug Administration says a Mexico farm linked to an outbreak of severe stomach illnesses in two states can resume operations because no food safety violations have been found there. The number of people sickened around the country has topped 600.

The FDA said Tuesday that Taylor Farms de Mexico could resume operations after investigators found conditions there “in accordance with known food safety protocols.” The firm shut down voluntarily after its salad mix served at Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants was linked to 242 cyclospora infections in Nebraska and Iowa. Similar illnesses in 20 other states were never definitively linked to the farm.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is working with Texas to try and discover the source of more than 250 cyclospora infections there.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest today (Tuesday), of 28-year old Joshua Dean Cooney, of Villisca. Cooney was taken into custody at around 9:30-a.m. on a Montgomery County warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail, with a bail forfeiture hearing slated for September 9th.