An arson incident at Atlantic High School Monday led the arrest of a 15-year-old girl.

Atlantic Police Chief Steve Green says she lit an article and threw it into a trash can in the girl’s restroom which started the trash can on fire.  He says when the APD spoke with juvenile authorities they recommended she be charged with 1^st degree arson.

The girl remains at the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs until her court appearance.

The Red Oak Police Department reports three people were arrested after a theft at a Kum & Go Store Monday.

On Monday at about 1 PM, officers responded to a theft from the Kum & Go located at 701 N Broadway in Red Oak.  The individual that called police said a bank deposit for the store valued at $3,500 had been stolen.

Later that same day, officers arrested 22-year-old Alicia Marie Terry, 28-year-old Michael Lisle Parson, and 22-year-old Dawn Rae Stephens who are from Red Oak on charges of theft 2nd degree, which is a class D felony.  All three defendants were transported to the Montgomery County Correction and remain there on $5,000 bond awaiting an appearance before the magistrate.

Officers were able to recover a majority of the stolen money.

Authorities have released the name of a 27-year-old woman who was killed when gunfire erupted during a Sioux City neighborhood dispute.

She was identified as Karla Gonzalez, who was visiting friends in the area.

Police say witnesses reported that several people were stabbed when the fight started early Saturday morning, and then gunshots rang out.

Thirty-three-year-old Fernando Jaimes-Martinez has been charged with first-degree murder. He remains in Woodbury County jail, pending bail of $1 million. Jaimes-Martinez also faces felony charges of intimidation with a dangerous weapon and of willful injury. Online court records don’t list the name of his attorney.

The names of the people who were stabbed have not been released.

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The Page County Sheriff’s reports a theft and a fire the past few days.

On Friday, September 21, Jeffrey Runyon of Villisca reported to the Sheriff’s Office that a trailer belonging to Nancy Rahn, who resides at the same address as Runyon, had burned and was a complete loss.  The Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened sometime between September 19 and 21.

On Saturday, September 22, Kelvin Kirchner of Braddyville reported that sometime within the past three or four weeks someone entered his garage in the 400 block of Oak Street and removed a chainsaw and weed eater.

If you have any information about either incident please call the Page County Sheriffs Office at 712-542-9193.

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More information is now available about a fight that occurred on Friday in Woodbine that left one man dead.

The Omaha World Herald reports that Harrison County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to a fight taking place in Woodbine between 54-year-old Robert Jablonski and 38-year-old Curtis Jensen.  When deputies arrived, they found Jablonski laying in the street.  He later died from head injuries.

Iowa Department of Corrections spokeswoman Lettie Prell tells the  World Herald that Jensen was on probation after an August conviction for being an offender who provided false information to the sex offender registry.  Although Jensen has not been charged in connection with the fight Friday night, he was being held in the Pottawattamie County Jail suspected of violating his probation.

The Clarinda Police Department reports two incidents occurred during the past week.

On Monday shortly before 4AM, management at Clarinda West Apartments reported an incident of vandalism to the apartment complex located at 940 S. 27^th Street. Various items of graffiti had been drawn on the walls and doors throughout various parts of the building. Damage is estimated at $3,000.00. The incident remains under investigation.

On Wednesday at about 11:50 p.m. officers arrested 33-year-old Justin Allen Williams of Clarinda for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, second offense. Williams was arrested at the intersection of West Garfield Street and Cardinal Drive. Williams was transported to the Page County Jail in lieu of $2,000.00 bail pending an initial appearance before the Page County Magistrate Court.

An Atlantic company has been selected as a one of Iowa’s Top Workplaces.

CASS Incorporated was rated number eight in the category of Small Employers (35 – 149 employees).

The Top Workplaces are determined based solely on employee feedback. The survey is conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLP, a leading research firm on organizational health and employee engagement.

CASS Incorporated is an Atlantic based provider of community support services for people with disabilities.  The organization just celebrated its 35^th anniversary.  It employs 90 people who serve and support 150 individuals living in their own homes, working in the community, and learning life and work skills at CASS’s work center.

CASS’s CEO, Glenda Farrier says “This is quite an honor for us, an affirmation from our staff that we are doing many things right.  Last year we were selected as one of Iowa’s Top Workplaces too, so to achieve this recognition for the second time is simply thrilling.”

The Clarinda Police Department would like to remind the citizens of Clarinda that no parking is allowed on the following streets from 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 29, 2012 for the annual Band Day Jamboree Parade.

The 100 through 800 block of W. Main Street

The 100 block of E. Main Street

The 100 block of N. 15^th St.

The 100 block of E. Washington Street

The 100 block through 300 block of W. Washington Street

24^th Street (Cardinal Drive) from Garfield Street to State Street

The police department appreciates the cooperation of all citizens in removing their vehicles from the parade route. Vehicles that are not removed from the parade route by 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 29, 2012 will be towed at the expense of the vehicle’s registered owner(s).

If a citizen has any questions concerning this, please contact the Clarinda Police Department at 712-542-2194.