Creston Police say a pawn shop owner reported Monday, that someone had stolen a single-stack, .380-caliber compact pistol. The weapon was taken sometime during the afternoon of May 13th or Saturday morning, May 14th, from the Quik Pawn store at 101 W. Taylor Street, in Creston. The gun was valued at $550.

Creston Police said also, 52-year old David White, of Creston, was arrested Monday on a charge of Public Intoxication – 3rd or subsequent offense. White was being held in the Union County Jail on $2,000 bond.

Last week, the Griswold School Board unanimously approved a Superintendent Sharing Agreement with the Lenox School District, contingent upon the details being hashed out. Monday, the Lenox School Board followed suit. The vote was 5-to nothing.

Talks will now continue on refining the terms and definitions of a contract for Lenox Superintendent David Henrichs.

The City of Atlantic’s Parks and Recreation Department Board of Directors, Monday, reluctantly accepted the resignation of Parks Director Roger Herring. Board President Stuart Dusenberry even tried to (tongue-in-cheek) skip over the part of the agenda mentioning Herring’s resignation. Herring thanked the Board for its support over the past 5-years, and said he would love to be available as a consultant, if needed.

Asst. Parks Director Seth Staashelm (Left) & Parks Director Roger Herring (right).

Herring said because he’s retiring, though, and because he has benefits coming at the end of his retirement, it brings into question whether he would still receive those benefits if he were to work part-time. It would also require the City Council’s approval. The bottom line is, according to Herring, that he cannot work for the City for at least 30-days following his last day of full-time employment, which is June 30^th.

He said regardless of what his status is, he wants to “stay connected” and continue to serve the City, especially with regard to seeing projects that are on the table, through. Herring says he’ll be available to support current Parks Director Seth Staashelm, but not interfere with the way he runs the department. He said also, he’s willing to volunteer, but not “totally give away my time.”

Herring said that’s because he wants to spend time with his wife and family, watch his grandchildren grow-up and doing some fishing and golfing, but he still wants to do something that “Helps make a difference in Atlantic.” Board Chair Stuart Dusenberry thanked Roger Herring for his years of service to the community, prior to the Board officially accepting Herring’s letter of resignation.

Atlantic Police Chief Steve Green issued a press release this (Tuesday) morning, saying Cass County Health System CEO Todd Hudspeth was formally charged with felony Forgery, in connection to an incident where he allegedly deposited a check for his son’s education into his personal account at a bank in Atlantic. The check had the name of Hudspeth’s ex-wife allegedly signed by Hudspeth without her permission.

Green says the charges are the result of evidence gathered in a Forgery case previously filed by the Storm Lake Police Department.On May 4th, Hudspeth issued a written plea of Not Guilty to the charge in Buena Vista County. A pre-trial conference is set for June 2nd in that county, with a jury trial scheduled for July 12th.

Hudspeth was issued a citation by Atlantic Police, ordering him to appear in court locally, at a later date. In April, Hudspeth released a statement saying he had received an investment disbursement from a fund early this year and was in a hurry to put money into an account to pay his son’s college expenses. He admitted “In my haste I made a poor decision and endorsed the check with both my ex-wife’s name and my own to deposit the funds into a checking account,” he said, calling his actions “a foolish shortcut.”

Red Oak Police say a juvenile was arrested Monday evening on a serious misdemeanor charge of Indecent Exposure. 12-year old Joseph Evinder Daniel, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 6-p.m. in the 2400 block of N. 8th Street. He was cited into Juvenile Court and then released to his parents.