Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers says the administrative phone systems at both the Clarinda Police Department (712-542-2194) and the City of Clarinda Department of Administrative Services (712-542-2136) are once again operational. The lines had been down for a little more than an hour this morning.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports a porta-potty was stolen from the Farmer’s Co-op, in Arispe. The Kybo was taken sometime between 10:30-a.m. Monday and Noon on Tuesday. The loss was estimated at $700.

Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers says the administrative telephone system at the Clarinda Police Department is currently not working (712-542-2194) .  The Chief says they are waiting on  technicians to repair the problem. It is unknown how long the administrative telephone system will be down. (Update 11:02-a.m.):

Brothers has learned also, that the City of Clarinda Department of Administrative Services (City Hall) phone system is down as well. (712-542-2136).  Technicians are working on the problem now.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports two, recent arrests. On Sunday, 28-year old Jessica Lynn Gross, of Griswold, was arrested on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for Simple Assault. Gross was taken to the Cass County Jail and was released later that day on her own recognizance.

And, last Thursday (October 6th) Cass County Deputies arrested 37-year old Spencer Reigh Lile, of Manilla, on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for Theft 5th Degree. Lile was booked at the Cass County Jail and released the following day on his own recognizance.

(9-a.m. News)

(In an update to our post Tues. afternoon…)

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported after a pickup hit a tractor Tuesday afternoon, near Cumberland. Authorities say deputies responded at around 4:50-p.m. to a reported two-vehicle, car/tractor accident at 670th Street and Highway 92.

Both photo’s courtesy Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Johnson.

A 1984 Case tractor owned and driven by 66-year old David Edward Steffen, of Cumberland, was westbound on Highway 92 and attempting a left turn onto 670th Street when it was struck in the rear by a 1998 GMC Sierra pickup owned and driven by 68-year old Sammie Dale Metheny, of Atlantic. Damage to the tractor and the pickup is estimated at $3,000 each. Metheny was cited for Unsafe Passing.

(9-a.m. News)