The Atlantic Public Library is now offering music downloading and streaming. Library Director Natalie Struecker broke the news during Wednesday night’s meeting of the Atlantic City Council. Struecker says they began offering the downloading and streaming of music on Wednesday. The service was to have begun Monday, but got pushed back a couple of days. She says if you have a library card, you can download three songs a week and keep them, or you can stream three-hours of music.

The service comes through the online resource Freegal Music. In addition to your library card, you will need a password to access the service, which offers about 8 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of artists. There is no software to download.

Freegal Music, which allows users to select pre-set music lists or create their own playlists, is available as an app for both Android and Apple devices. Songs can also be downloaded to a computer and transferred to an mp.3 or IPod device.

For more information, stop by the Atlantic Public Library or give them a call.

Another member of the Cass County Board of Supervisors has announced he will not be running for re-election during the June 7th Primary. District 1 Supervisor Duane McFadden told KJAN News about his decision during a visit to our studios this (Thursday) morning. McFadden will be completing his 12th year on the Board of Supervisors at the end of December.

He says he’s learned there are many up’s and down’s in trying to bring economic development to Cass County, especially with regard to bringing an ethanol plant to the County. Those efforts were bolstered late last week by a decision from the Iowa Economic Development Authority to award Farmers Energy Cardinal, LLC a $4.2-million tax break to create 49 jobs, of which 45 are incented at a qualifying wage of $18.67. The plant, originally planned in 2006, stalled and wasn’t completed.

When completed, the 150-million gallon per year, dry-mill corn ethanol plant will be Iowa’s 44th corn ethanol refinery and at 150 million gallons a year is among the state’s largest. The project will result in a capital investment of $189.9 million.

McFadden says when he leaves the Board, he’ll be moving to central Iowa. Duane worked for Lindeman Tractor in Atlantic for more than 20-years before he began his last campaign for office. He says whomever is elected to the District 1 seat on the Board of Supervisors has to know, especially if you’re elected Board Chair, like he was up until recently, it’s not just a couple of hours per week they’ll have to devote to the job, it’s a commitment to the County and its people.

Atlantic Police Chief Steve Green has announced he will be running to fill the District 1 seat in June. Mayor Dave Jones also has an interest in the seat, but he has not yet formally announced he’s running. Last month, Cass County District 4 Supervisor Chuck Rieken announced he too, won’t be seeking re-election.

LE MARS, Iowa (AP) – A May trial has been scheduled for a man accused of killing his mother in northwest Iowa. Jonathan Neunaber has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the July 2014 slaying of 80-year-old Esther Neunaber at her home in rural Akron. Her body was found with the body of her husband, Donald Neunaber. Prosecutors say that while Donald Neunaber died of natural causes, Esther Neunaber was beaten to death.

In January Jonathan Neunaber was found mentally fit to stand trial, which is set to begin May 10th.

Less than four months after the Eaton Corporation in Shenandoah announced it would permanently lay-off 71 workers on its third-shift manufacturing line by Dec. 2015, the company delivered another blow to the community this (Thursday) morning. Officials  said 250 hourly and salaried positions will be lost, due to the elimination of the company’s transmission assembly, gear and shaft machining operations.

Operations currently being done in Shenandoah will be moved to either Kings Mountain, North Carolina, or San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The company says it will retain manufacturing of some components for final assembly of the transmissions. Approximately 85 positions will be retained to support ongoing operations. The move is part of a change in the company’s manufacturing strategy. Employees at the plant received the news this (Thursday) morning.

Employees will receive 60 days notice about when their specific positions will be eliminated. Company officials say they will receive full severance packages, outplacement services, and those displaced employees are encouraged to seek out other positions within Eaton.

The company, which has existed in Shenandoah for more than 44 years, says it will work to help those displaced by the change. Eaton’s other Iowa plants are located in Belmond and Spencer.