The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department’s Board of Directors will hold their regular monthly meeting 5:15-p.m. Monday, in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall. Action items on their agenda include the swearing-in of new Board member John Krogman, who was elected on Nov. 7th, and Jolene Smith, who was re-elected on that date. Afterward, the Board will nominate a Vice-Chairperson and hold a vote.

In other business, Parks and Rec Director Seth Staashelm will report updates on: the Schildberg Recreation Area Development Project; The Lake #3 Trail; and Public Gardens – an update from Feedback, and they’ll act on approving the Sunnyside Pool Combo Pass.

In his regular report, Staashelm will talk about: the Ice Rink re-opening this week; Action Atlantic SeeClickFix that’s available for the public; He’ll talk also about the campground, updating the website and the status of Sunnyside Park, which remains open all winter, and the roads for which will continue to remain open as long as the weather permits.

Two passengers, a man and woman were injured Saturday night when the SUV they were in rolled over in Dallas County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 33-year old Anna Hauge and 34-year old Andrew Hauge, both of West Des Moines, were ejected from a 2009 Jeep Wrangler and transported to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Anna Hauge was taken by Dallas County EMS, while Andrew was flown to the hospital by Mercy One helicopter. Neither was wearing a seat belt.

The driver, 34-year old Adam P. Rinehart, of Redfield, was not hurt. Officials say the trio was traveling on private property at around 11:17-p.m. when the vehicle went out of control and rolled. The accident remains under investigation.

Sheriff’s Deputies in Montgomery County arrested an Adair County woman at around 3:25-p.m., Saturday. 48-year old Kaydean May Darling, of Greenfield, was arrested for Contempt of Court. She was being held in the Montgomery County Jail without bond until being seen by a magistrate.

A traffic stop on a vehicle traveling 75 in a 55 zone a little after 2-p.m. Saturday in Montgomery County, resulted in a pursuit into parts of Page County and a crash. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the vehicle was driven by 25-year old Nickolas Jordan Solt, of Hepburn. It fled through Stanton, running four stop signs, and a stop sign at the Page-Montgomery Road at O Avenue, and into the southern part of Page County. The vehicle went out of control at North Street and Prospect in Hepburn and crashed into a tree.

Solt was charged with Driving While Suspended, five Stop sign violations, reckless driving and eluding. His cash bond was set at $1,000.

Megan L. Jones

A passenger in the vehicle, Megan Leean Jones, of Shenandoah, was arrested at the scene by Page County Deputies on a warrant out of Page County Warrant for four-counts of Theft in the 5^th Degree. She was transported to the Page County Jail where she later posted $300 bond and was released pending future court proceedings.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:40 a.m. CST

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) — A Marion County jury has said a 45-year-old man is responsible for the 2015 shooting death of his mother and that he must pay $10 million to her estate. The Des Moines Register reports the verdict came Friday in the bizarre civil case in which a father and son accused each other of the killing. Nobody has been charged in 68-year-old Shirley Carter’s death.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials are warning that state income tax refunds will be delayed in 2018. The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa Department of Revenue Director Courtney Kay-Decker says the refund delays are a result of her agency doubling down on fraud prevention efforts. Kay-Decker says her agency stopped nearly 10,500 erroneous refunds from being processed this year through Nov. 12. Those refunds accounted for more than $17 million.

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Some northern Iowa residents are seeking state approval to keep a popular dock at a state park amid revised rules that limit dock lengths. The Globe Gazette reports that the future of the Sunset Bay dock northeast of Clear Lake State Park remains uncertain due to its 496-foot length. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources capped commercial dock lengths at 300 feet from the water’s edge under revised regulations in 2008.

VERSAILLES, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri state trooper convicted of a misdemeanor for the drowning death of a handcuffed Iowa man has been fired. The Kansas City Star reports that that a Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman confirmed Anthony Piercy was fired Friday, more than 3 1/2 years after 20-year-old Brandon Ellingson, of Clive, Iowa, drowned in the Lake of the Ozarks.