Update (8:44-p.m., 10/25): Mr. Blum was found safe in Rockwell City according to the H-PD.

PLEASE HELP !!!! The Harlan Police department is looking for an elderly male with some health issues. He usually returns home well before 5:00. He has not returned home yet. His name is Christian Blum, 82 yrs old, last driving a Maroon 2014 Dodge 1500 Pick up truck, License CQG257.

Christian Blum

Last known he was going to Harrison County to check on his farms, the farms have been checked and we have not located him. If anyone sees him or the pick up please call your local Police or Sheriff.

(Posted 7-p.m.) (Updated w/phot0 7:36-p.m.)

Officials with the Mills County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday, 19-year old Leila Mulondo, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Monday evening along Highway 34. Mulondo was charged with Possession of Controlled Substance. Her bond was set at $1,000.

And, the Union County Sheriff’s Office says a Creston resident reported Monday, that sometime over the course of the past two months, someone took a chainsaw from his property in the 1600 block of 230th Street, in rural Union County. The item was valued at about $400.

The Clarinda Police Department is warning area residents about a phone scam. Someone is “spoofing” the caller I-D system of the victim, by generating a legitimate name of an area citizen with an unrelated phone number. The scammer is asking for personal identification  and financial information such as bank account numbers, pin numbers, credit card numbers, etc.

DO NOT provide this information and do not rely solely on caller id to verify the identity of the caller as there is now software programming available for sophisticated scammers to defeat the caller id system.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is reporting two accidents took place over the past couple of weeks. On October 14th,deputies responded to a report of a two-vehicle accident at 3^rd and Locust Streets in Anita. A 2008 Chevy Silverado owned and driven by 53-year old David Alan Hockenberry,  of Anita, was northbound on Locust Street when it was struck by an eastbound 2012 Buick owned and driven by 81-year old Gloria Ruth Turner, of Anita, when Turner failed to yield at a stop sign. No injuries were reported. Damage to Hockenberry’s vehicle is estimated at $1,500; damage to Turner’s vehicle is estimated at $2,500. Turner was cited for Failure to Obey a Stop Sign.

And, on October 22nd, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a one-vehicle accident on 590^th Street ¼ mile south of Quincy Road. A 2008 Jeep Liberty driven by 43-year old Katherine Jean Bellmyer, of Griswold, was northbound on 590^th Street when the vehicle lost control, sliding into the east ditch and onto its top. No injuries were reported. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $10,000.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office today (Tuesday), released a lengthy report on arrests dating back to Oct. 12th. On October 12th, 43-year old Jeremy Eugene Jameson, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Pottawattamie County warrant. Jameson was held at the Cass County Jail until transferred to Pottawattamie County authorities.

On October 16th: Cass County Deputies arrested Henry Herman Miller, Jr., on charges of Possession with Intent to Deliver Meth (a Class-C Felony), Possession of Methamphetamine, Sponsoring a Gathering (a Class-D Felony), Prohibited Acts, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Miller was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $59,300 bond.

Also arrested October 16th, was 32-year old Marcia Jane Casteel, of Anita, who was charged with of Domestic Abuse Assault. Casteel was taken to the Cass County Jail and was released the following day on her own recognizance. And, 47-year old William Charles Holliday, of Atlantic, was arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine 2^nd Offense, Possession of Marijuana 2^nd Offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Holliday was taken to the Cass County Jail and was released the following day on $2,000 bond.

On October 18th, Cass County Deputies arrested 55-year old Jim Lee Findley, of Council Bluffs, on a District Court warrant for Failure to Appear. Findley was taken to the Cass County Jail, sentenced, and served sentenced time. On October 19th, 24-year old Jordan Louis Brown, of Norton Shore, MI, was arrested for OWI 2^nd Offense, Possession of Xanax 2^nd Offense, and Possession of Marijuana 2^nd Offense. Brown was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on $5,000 bond.

On October 20th, 20-year old Connor Nathaniel Burg, of Atlantic, was arrested for Possession of Marijuana 1^st Offense. Burg was taken to the Cass County Jail and was released later that day on $1,000 bond. 29-year old Kaleigh Marie Turner, of Harlan, was arrested that same day on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Turner was taken to the Cass County Jail and later released on $2,000 bond.

On October 23rd, 35-year old Thor Douglas Jordan, of Atlantic, was arrested on a charge of OWI 1^st Offense. Jordan was taken to the Cass County Jail and released later that day on his own recognizance. And, 38-year old Robert Lee Atkinson, of Anita, was arrested on a charge of Driving While Barred. Atkinson was taken to the Cass County Jail and was released later that day on $2,000 bond.

Atlantic Police report three recent arrests. On Monday, 18-year old Drew Miller, of Atlantic, was arrested for OWI/1st offense, and 19-year old Jordan Ewing, of Atlantic, was arrested for Dissemination of Obscene Materials to Minors.

On Friday, 40-year old Amanda Bashor, of Atlantic, was arrested for Simple Assault. All three subjects were booked into the Cass County Jail.

The Griswold School District’s Facilities Committee met Monday evening in a work session to process their plan of action since their last Board meeting on Oct. 17^th. Superintendent David Henrichs told KJAN News at their last meeting, the Committee asked the School Board if they were planning an architectural firm to put together some firm numbers, because the Committee felt it could not present an accurate total cost analysis without that information. The Board indicated it would pursue that course of action.

(He said the Committee is planning how to move forward. There are two parts to their strategy: Waiting until the firm numbers come in from the architectural firm, and continuing in an effort to break down the Operational cost savings, so if there comes a time when they go before the public, they can better justify those figures.”)

Henrichs says for example, instead of just making a blanket statement such as “We’re going to save $30,000 in transportation, they can see if a bus driver at so many hours per day at this rate, plus FICA and IPERS, plus gas, etc.,” those numbers are firmed-up before they are presented to the public.

The Committee’s next meeting is set for Nov. 15^th.  In the meantime, a draft RFP (Request for Proposal) for the architectural firm will be drawn-up for the Griswold School Board to review, offer thoughts and comments about, and consider approving the following Monday.