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Two injured during weekend accident in Cass County

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December 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Two people were injured during a single-vehicle accident Saturday night, in Wiota. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the scene at Main and East Streets in Wiota, at around 10:45-p.m.  Officials say a 1997 Chevy Cavalier owned and driven by 18-year old Bradley William Herring, of Atlantic, was southbound on East Street when Herring lost control of the car, which ramped the railroad tracks and came to rest in the west ditch. 

Herring complained of head, chest and hand pain, and was transported by private vehicle to the Cass County Memorial Hospital, in Atlantic. A 17-year-old female passenger was transported to CCMH via Anita Rescue. A second passenger in the car, 18-year-old Anthony Jessen, was not injured. Damage to the vehicle was estimated to be $3500.00. Following an investigation, Brad Herring was cited for Failure to Maintain Control. 

A second accident occurred last Saturday, in Griswold. The Sheriff’s Department says an investigation into a minor collision in the 800 block of Whitney Street resulted in the arrest of 56-year old Boyd Eugene Lewis, of Griswold. Lewis faces a charge of OWI/2nd Offense. He was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released Sunday, on his own recognizance.

Nails tossed on a Cass County Road – reward offered for information

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December 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Cass County are asking for your help in identifying the person or persons responsible for dispersing nails on a county road. The Sheriff’s Department says numerous one-inch roofing nails were thrown on Galveston Road west of Atlantic, some time after October 27th.  The nails appeared on the road for a two-mile stretch, west of Highland Road/County Road G-30. The result was dozens of tires were rendered flat or ruined.

The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information about the crime to call Cass County Crime Stoppers at 800-233-3336 or the Sheriff’s Office at 712-243-2204 with the information. Callers can remain anonymous. A $1000 reward is being offered to anyone that provides a tip leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible.

Cass Co. Supervisors to act on policies and CDBG application

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December 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Board of Supervisors Wednesday, are expected to act on a handful of matters to come before them. One is approval of a flow-through application for a Multi-Family New Construction Project in Woodbine, whereby Cass County is the Local Government Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery Recipient.

Other action items include approval of an office equipment item for the County Recorder’s Office, and revisions to the County’s burial and cell phone policies. During their meeting last week, the Board opted to take under consideration, proposals for changing the County’s Indigent Burial Policy. The proposals included: adding a cremation alternative with a maximum contribution by the County of $1,500; Changing the maximum payable amount for a burial to $2,000; and, setting the maximum costs for a grave opening, at $550.

The Supervisor’s meeting begins at 9-a.m., in their board room at the Cass County Courthouse in Atlantic.

Adair Co. Supervisors to set the date for public hearing on budget amendment

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December 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Adair County Board of Supervisors are expected to set the date for a public hearing on a Fiscal Year 2012 Budget amendment during their meeting Wednesday morning, in Greenfield. Other business during the session, which begins at 9-a.m., includes: discussion with regard to the County’s roads and jail/public safety center; appointments to the County’s Veteran’s Affairs Commission; the 2011 Annual Weed Report; and, talks with Auditor Mindy Schaefer, with regard to a 12-month wage increase, and HAVA Election Equipment Annual Certification.

The meeting takes place in the Adair County Board Room, at the courthouse in Greenfield.

Bachman begins 99 county tour of IA Friday

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December 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Republican Presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann will hit each of Iowa’s 99 counties between Friday of this week and the end of the month. Bachmann’s campaign said Monday that she plans to spend 10 days crisscrossing the state. Her bus tour begins in northwest Iowa this Friday, with stops in Le Mars, Orange City, Rock Rapids, Sibley, Primghar, Cherokee and Storm Lake.
 
On Saturday, the Iowa native will spend some time in Spencer, the Iowa Lakes region, Estherville, Emmetsburg, Algona, Humbolt, Pocahontas, Rockwell City, Sac City, Ida Grove, Denison, Carroll, Jefferson and Fort Dodge. She’ll roll into seven more citys in northern Iowa, on Sunday.  Specific details on the Saturday stops have not yet been released.
 
With a break for Christmas, Bachmann’s bus tour is expected to stop in every Iowa county by Dec. 28th. The Minnesota congresswoman is hoping to pull off a surprise win in the first caucus state. Bachmann won a nonbinding Iowa GOP straw poll in August but her standing has slipped since then. Polls show former House speaker Newt Gingrich leading his rivals in the state.

 Iowa opens the GOP nominating push with its precinct caucuses in about three weeks, on Jan. 3rd.

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Iowan makes plea deal after prosecutors’ mistake

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December 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

ADEL, Iowa (AP) — A delay in charges being filed against an Iowa man has let him escape the possibility of more than 10 years in prison.Des Moines television station KCCI says James Eagle had led police on a high-speed chase through Dallas County on Sept. 11. He’d faced more than 30 traffic charges and two felony counts of assaulting an officer.But Eagle’s attorney, Bill Kutmus, told the station that the county attorney’s office didn’t file the charges in court within 45 days.So Kutmus began bargaining with the prosecutors and managed to get most of the charges dropped. Eagle pleaded guilty to eluding and got 180 days in jail, 90 days suspended.The Dallas County attorney has declined to comment.

Red Oak woman arrested on theft charge

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December 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak say a local woman was arrested Monday on a warrant for 5th degree theft.  28-year old Ann Marie Reed, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at her home on North 2nd Street. Reed was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

Red Oak man arrested for burglary

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December 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak arrested one-person Monday afternoon following a break-in which occurred at a home on Coolbaugh Street. Officials say 26-year-old Joshua Alan Goolsby, of Red Oak,  taken into custody at around 2-p.m., on a charge burglary in the Second-degree. The man being held in the Montgomery County Jail.