Rescue crews were called to the scene of a two-vehicle accident Friday afternoon, northwest of Massena. The crash was reported to have occurred at 730th and Quincy Road at around 2:40-p.m.  Three people were injured. One patient was set to be transported from the Cass County Memorial Hospital to Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, by LifeNet helicopter. That individual reportedly suffered from a broken leg, head and shoulder lacerations.

Photo courtesy Cass County EMA Coordinator Mike Kennon

No other details are currently available.

Patrons of the Atlantic Public Library can now take advantage of a new means of dropping off their checked-out reading and media materials. Library Director Natalie Struecker says a drop box was just installed this week for your convenience. The drive-up book drop allows you to leave your library materials checked-out from the Atlantic or other libraries, without having to enter the building. It was installed Tuesday morning.

Natalie says they want to thank personnel from the Atlantic Wastewater Treatment Plant, Code Enforcement and Atlantic Parks and Recreation, who put the box together and installed it. Struecker says the drop box hasn’t seen a lot of use yet, mainly because people haven’t heard it’s available. She hopes you’ll take advantage of the service.

The box is easy to find. It’s in the alley on the southwest side of the Library, just off the Library parking lot. She says because the area does see quite a bit of traffic, you should be cautious, and use the drop box for returned materials only. She asks you NOT to drop off materials intended for donation to the library. You need to bring those inside during their regular hours of operation.

The Iowa Attorney General’s office has filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against three California companies, claiming they sent libraries in Iowa bills with inflated prices of photocopier toner, though the supply was never ordered. It began with Cate St. Clair, director the Robey Memorial Library in Waukon. After the library received a mysterious bill for about $400 for toner, St. Clair called the number printed on the invoice.

“They were very surly on the phone and it was a California number,” St. Clair said. “They were like, ‘just disregard it. Just disregard it.’ And I was like, ‘Well this is super sketchy.'” At least 14 other Iowa libraries have received similar bills this year. Iowa Attorney General’s office spokesperson Geoff Greenwood alleges the scheme starts with a phone call and someone inquiring about the brand and model number of the office photocopier.

“And then they will get back to you with an invoice that has toner in it, very high-priced toner,” Greenwood said. “And they’ve got the brand name and the model number of your copier and the person who orders the toner. Well, someone else may receive this invoice and think, ‘well the other person in the office must have ordered it and I need to pay this invoice.'”

The companies named in the lawsuit are Central Supply Solutions, Central Supply Center, and Elite Supplies. Greenwood said it’s unclear why so many of Iowa’s public libraries are being targeted by the scam this year.

(Radio Iowa)

AMES, Iowa – Sept. 2, 2016 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is holding a sale of the remaining items from the Corning Maintenance garage Tuesday, Sept. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

All items are being sold as is. Items in the sale include, steel work benches, welding table, folding tables, chairs, paint gun parts, misc. hand tools, drills, steel shelving units, grease guns and lubrication pumps, desks, school type lockers, empty steel drums, miscellaneous truck and tractor parts, large treated wood posts of various sizes, 3-point mower, unused bundles of shingles and roofing felt,  5,500 gallon ploy tanks, concrete and metal culvert pipes/sections, and more.

Payment must be made by cash or personal check. Credit and debit card payments will not be accepted. Items must be removed the day of the sale after payment is made.