The Atlantic Police Department reports three people were arrested over the past few days. On Friday, officers arrested 29-year old Justin Cooley, of Atlantic, for Burglary in the 3rd Degree, Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. That same day, 53-year old Roger Donner, of Atlantic, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault by Impeding air and/or blood flow. And, on Sunday, 35-year old Tracy Porter, of Wiota, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree. All three subjects were booked into the Cass County Jail.

Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson provided an update on an accident that happened at around 4:15-p.m., Sunday, at 7th and Poplar Streets. The Chief says vehicles driven by Samantha Edwards, and Chase Roller, both of Atlantic, collided when Edwards failed stop for the intersection red light. The car she was driving westbound on 7th Street, struck Roller’s northbound pickup truck on the right side, causing a total of $9,500 damage. Edwards and her passenger were transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital by Medivac Ambulance, for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Edwards was cited for Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device.

There are a few races to watch in Guthrie County during Tuesday’s City Elections. In Bagley, there are five seats open on the City Council, and only four candidates: Deanna Gibson, Jennifer Ingles, Ruth Riley and Jon Shaffer. The fourth will be a Write-In. And, Emily Chapman-Olesen is unopposed in her bid for Mayor. In Bayard, five candidates are running for three seats on the City Council: Tonya Halterman, Kimberly Jorgensen, Christine Kesselring, LeeRoy Wagner, and Tom Warden. Two men are running for Mayor in Bayard: Gary Allen Long, and Brandon Taylor.

In Casey, two Council seats are open, and there are two candidates: Robb Sneller and Stacy Wagner. In Guthrie Center, Dennis Kunkle is running for Mayor. There are three Council seats openings, two of which are for four-year terms, one is to fill a Vacancy for two-years. The Auditor’s Office reports four people have filed to run for election: Chuck Cleveland, Carolyn Masters, Randy Nickel, and Brian Stringer. All four are eligible to the the two-year vacancy. Voters will need to Write-In on the ballot, their third choice for City Council in Guthrie Center.

In Jamaica, LaDonna Kennedy is running for Mayor. Two candidates: Karen Onken and Randall Perkins, are running for three open seats on the Jamaica City Council. A Write-in will fill the third seat. In Menlo, Michael Clarke and David Jacobsen are running for Mayor. Paul Jones and Dorothy Korradi are running for two open Council seats.

In Panora, five people are running for three City Council seats: Tony Barber, Thomas John Flanary, Brian Dorsett, Stan Landon, and Curtis Nepstad Thornberry.  And, in Yale, there are four candidates for three City Council seats: John Chase, Mindy L. Fear, Richard Kipp, and Tim Walker.

Voters will head to the polls for the City Elections in Pottawattamie County, Tuesday. The candidates in each respective City are as follows:

Avoca:

Park Commissioner – Nicholas Hope

Mayor – Aaron C. Long

City Council – William Dea, Derek Knop, Steven Kerr, David McCain

Carson:

Mayor – Timothy Neal Todd

City Council – Tate Brandon, Adam Houser, Donnie Hendricks

Crescent:

City Council – Robert E. Anderson, Elvis Jacobsen

Hancock:

Mayor – Harold Hoffman

City Council – Jayme Fowler, Steve Guyer

City Council (Vacancy) – Jason Best, Donald Ehlers

Macedonia:

Mayor – Gary L. Wax

City Council – Susan Goos, Joshua Keast

McClelland:

Mayor – Mitchell A. Kay

City Council – Dani Baxter, Michael P. Conrad, David Logan, Susan Stenlund, Dan Williams

Minden:

City Council – Jerry Murley, Thomas Schneckloth, Tracy Wohlhuter

Neola:

Mayor – Dawn Marie Goodsell, Lon Ring

City Council – Robb Lockey, Nichole Schneckloth, Edwin Aric Thomsen, Ty Ungrad, Jason Zaborowski

Oakland:

Mayor – Brant Miller

City Council – Pat Newberg, Doug Reed, Debbie Rollins, Joseph Wede

Treynor:

Mayor – Thomas G. Lewis

City Council – Joe Fisher, David Waymire

Underwood:

Mayor – Dennis C. Bardsley

City Council – Zeferina S. Aguilar, Jim Pingel, Julius W. Tiarks, Gary J. Wahle

Walnut:

Mayor – Gene Larsen

City Council – Linda Booth, Kim Canada, Jason Erickson, Michael Gettler, Dennis Hullinger, Dan Shirley

Voters in Montgomery County will head to the polls tomorrow (Tuesday), from 7-a.m. until 8-p.m. Here are the candidates and the positions they are running for:

City of Red Oak:

Mayor – Incumbent William Billings, Jr.

Ward 2 – Incumbent Bill Haufle.

At Large – Tony Wernicke.

City of Elliott: The Mayor’s seat and 3 At Large Council seats are open….no one has filed, so those will be filled by Write-In vote.

City of Stanton: (elect 3 At Large)

Incumbents Eric Paulson, Sheryl Porter and Daniel Allen are running, along with Jessica Sundberg.

City of Coburg: Mayor Cal Myers is unopposed for re-election. NO CANDIDATES filed for 2 At Large City Council seats.

City of Grant:

Mayor – No candidate filed. (Write-in);

City Council At Large (elect 5)

All incumbents have filed – Lyn Sliger, Jeffrey Brown, Michael Bradley Amos, Steve Williams, and Nancy Taylor.

City of Villisca:

Mayor – Incumbent Marilyn Halda;

City Council At Large (elect 1) – Write-In

City Council – To Fill a Vacancy -Incumbent Helen Lowe.

Voters in Villisca will also decide (Public Measure A), if the Villisca Public Library Board of Trustees members should be changed to four resident, and one non-resident member, to be appointed by the Mayor (with approval of the Council), to serve a term of three-years, effective July 1, 2018.