Cass County Sheriff’s Officials arrested a man who pushed the speed limit on Sunday.  Officials say 22 year old Alexander Paul Dvorak of Atlantic was reportedly clocked doing 106 miles an hour in a vehicle on Highway 92 from Highway 71.  The vehicle was pursued to a residence in Massena, where Dvorak was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Reckless Driving.  Dvorak was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released later that day on $1000 bond.

Atlantic police report two recent arrests.  On Friday, July 13, 31 year old Jason Trotter of Atlantic was charged with second offense third degree burglary and third degree theft.  On Monday, July 16, 22 year old Steven Sempek of Atlantic was charged with second degree criminal mischief and possession of stolen property/second degree theft.  Both were taken to the Cass County Jail and booked.

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The Rehabilitation Services and Cardiac Rehab Departments at Cass County Memorial Hospital are moving to temporary locations as the CCMH Addition and Renovation Project continues.

Cardiac Rehab has moved to the former Conference Room 2.  Patients should enter via the west lobby (on 10^th Street, across from Atlantic Dental Center), go straight ahead and take the elevator to 2^nd floor; turn right to enter Cardiac Rehab.

Rehabilitation Services (physical, speech and occupational therapies) will move to the former medical/surgical inpatient area on June 20, 2012.  Patients should enter via the west lobby and take the first right into the temporary Rehabilitation Services location.

Both departments are expected to be in these temporary locations until spring 2013, when they will move into newly remodeled space.  “As we move into Phase 2 of our Addition and Renovation Project we are beginning to remodel existing space that was vacated by departments moving into the new addition last month,” explained Sara Nelson, CCMH Public Relations Director. “We apologize for any inconvenience these temporary moves may cause, but are confident the end result will be well worth it!”

–Press release from CCMH

Six museums in Omaha and Council Bluffs are hosting events this weekend to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Pacific Railway Act which established Union Pacific and the Trans-Continental Railroad. Abby Cape with Union Pacific Railroad has helped organize displays at the Durham Museum, Lauritzen Gardens, the Union Pacific Museum, the General Dodge House, Joslyn Art Museum and RailsWest Museum. History buffs have a chance to see a document that is on loan to the Durham Museum from the National Archives in Washington D.C.

“Durham has part of the Pacific Railway Act in the building right now so you can actually see the document that started the Trans-Continental Railroad,” Cape said. Railroad Days 2012 is both Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at any of the venues and will allow admission into all six museums.

 “You can go to any of the locations and park there, whatever is close to you, and we do provide transportation between the locations as well,” Cape said. More information is available at Omaha Railroad Days dot com (http://omaharailroaddays.com/).

The Cass County Board of Health will have their regularly scheduled meeting Monday.

On the agenda is an Environmental Health Report, Public Health Budget Review, Linkage Report, Epidemiology Report, and Public Health Complaints/Calls.

The meeting of the The Cass County Board of Health will be Monday at 12:15 at Cass County Home Care.

The CAM School board will have their regularly scheduled meeting Monday.

On the agenda is the appointment of a school business official/board secretary/treasurer.  The CAM School Board will also designate a newspaper for official publications and appoint a school attorney.  Towards the end of their meeting the board will discuss contracts and  set 2012-13 student fees.

The meeting of the CAM school board will be Monday at 7 PM at the CAM High School in Anita.

HONOLULU (AP) – Political controversy persists over a conference planned for federal judges on Maui, with Republican Iowa Senator Charles Grassley calling for the event to be canceled or at least scaled back. Grassley is questioning the need to hold the August conference at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has said the gathering will be for serious business meetings and the venue is within the circuit’s jurisdiction.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – The chief executive of an Iowa-based commodities brokerage accused of embezzling $200 million in customer funds has appeared in court. Russell Wasendorf Senior made his initial federal court appearance in Cedar Rapids yesterday on charges that he made false statements to financial regulators. Wasendorf appeared healthy during the hearing. He’d been hospitalized after attempting suicide outside the company’s headquarters on Monday.
 
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A Sioux City man is charged with vehicular homicide and drunken driving in an accident that killed a passenger last winter. Eighteen-year-old Oscar Ramirez appeared in court yesterday. An arraignment is set for July 27th.
 
PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) -The Big Ten and Pac-12 have scrapped their plan to schedule games against each other in all sports. Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said yesterday that the league recently learned from Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott that coordinating a non-conference football schedule for 24 teams across two leagues was too complicated to pull off.