The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports one arrest and two accidents. 27-year old Dakota Shane Gaulden, of Orient, was arrested Today (Tues., 12/5) at the Union County Law Enforcement Center. Gaulden was arrested at around 12:34-a.m., on a Union County warrant for failure to appear for OWI 1^st and possession of controlled substance. Gaulden is being held in the Union County Jail on $1,000 bond.

Both accidents took place Friday, in Union County. Authorities say a woman from Orient suffered suspected minor injuries Friday evening, after the SUV she was driving struck a pickup truck. The accident happened at around 5:25-p.m., when the 2014 Ford Escape driven by 55-year old Jeanette Ford, of Orient, rear-ended a 2004 Dodge pickup driven by 18-year old Lauren Mikaela Mitchell, of Lorimore. Mitchell was traveling north on Cherry Street and stopped at the intersection with 140th to wait for oncoming traffic to pass, when she was struck from behind. Damage from the collision amounted to $11,000. Jeanette Ford was transported to the hospital in Creston by Medic 1. She was cited for Failure to Maintain Control.

An accident that took place at around 1-a.m. Friday, happened as a 2001 Subaru Legacy driven by 55-year old Cori Lynne Angell, of Orient, was traveling north on Highway 169, when a deer ran out onto the highway. Angell veered for the deer and in the process, lost control of her SUV. The vehicle entered the ditch and flipped over, landing on its top. The damage amounted to $5,000. No injuries were reported.

The Atlantic City Council will hold a regular meeting 5:30-p.m. Wednesday, at City Hall. On their agenda is a Resolution approving the FY 2018 Budget for Atlantic Municipal Utilities. City Administrator John Lund says even though AMU is an entity of the City, it functions independently due to the focus of the organization, highly technical nature of utility management and their own oversight Board. By Iowa Code, the City must approve their budget in order for it to go into effect. AMU General Manager Steve Tjekpes and Comptroller Jennifer Saathoff will be on hand to answer any questions the Council may have.

The Council will also act on approving a Resolution “Setting [the] Salary for an Appointed Officer or Employee of the City of Atlantic, effective Dec. 18, 2017.” In this case, that employee is new Library Director Michelle Andersen, who will begin her position Dec. 18th.  The Library Board has approved a salary of $47,500 for the remainder of FY 2018. Compensation for the position in FY 2019 will be further discussed with the Personnel and Finance Committee and Library Board before the City’s Budget is finalized.

In other business, the Council will hold a Public Hearing on the sale of real estate at 1004 Palm Street. The City acquired a structure on the land through condemnation, and a house there was demolished and removed. The two abutting land owners each want to buy part of the remaining lot to make building improvements on their properties. It’s expected the Council will pass a Resolution after the hearing, to sell the land equally to those two property owners. The Council will also hold the first reading of an Amendment to and Ordinance with regard parking on City Streets. It appears one street was overlooked where prohibited parking was being allowed on both sides of a street, instead of one-side, as is the case throughout the City. The street missed for signage is 13th, between Locust to Birch. At present, traffic may park on both sides of the street, which makes for a very narrow stretch of passage for vehicles. It also creates a safety concern. The Ordinance, if passed, would bring the street into conformance with the standards held by the remaining streets in the City.

The Atlantic City Council is also set to act on an Order to Approve an Engineering Agreement with Snyder and Associates for Community Beautification Projects. Officials feel Snyder Engineer Tim Teig’s background in Landscape Architecture will be a valuable resource to the City as it prepares to implement a plan created by an intern in 2016, and the tasked to a committee. And, City Administrator John Lund will present to the Council, a review of a Comprehensive Subdivision Planning Report, which is part of a long-term goal he set forth reaching in 2014. The report will include concepts and ideas that explore the future housing potential development possibilities within the City Limits.

WINTERSET, Iowa (AP) — A woman charged in the burning of a covered Iowa bridge featured in the novel “The Bridges of Madison County” has pleaded guilty. Court records say 19-year-old Alivia Bergmann entered the plea Monday in Winterset. Prosecutors dropped a related charge in exchange for Bergmann’s plea. Her sentencing has been scheduled for May 17.

Cedar Bridge, which was destroyed April 15 near Winterset, also was featured in the 1995 movie adaptation.