Ambassadors with the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce paid a visit to the new Cass County 911 Communications Center, this week.  According to 911 Coordinator Rob Koppert, “Our old facility, including a bathroom and equipment storage, was about 134 square feet.” Their new building across the street from the courthouse, offers enough room for several offices, a small conference room, the 911 communications center, a server room, and more room to grow.

Rob Koppert and the Cass County 911 Communications team. Ambassadors Pictured: Carol Seddon, Carole Schuler, Sara Nelson, Don Rossell, Lana Westphallen, Rich Perry, Gerald Brink, Dan Mehman, Dr. Mitch Peerbolte, John Lund, Nedra Perry, Kathy Hockenberry, Crystal Christensen, Dr. Jim Kickland, Connie Wailes, Dolly Bergmann, Bill Saluk, Michelle Heath, Kerry Jepsen, Arlene Drennan, Russ Joyce, Debbie Leistad, JoAnn Runyan, Duane McFadden, Tracey Marshall, Nick Harris, Mark Wedemeyer, and Ouida Wymer.

Currently the Center has two dispatch stations in place, and has received a grant for $100,000 for a third station. The Cass County 911 Communications Center made the move into their new residence on March 23rd. The Center handles calls 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, offering assistance to all of Cass County’s citizens, as well as visitors.

The Cass County 911 Communications Center answers landline 911 calls for all of Cass County and some of the southeastern portion of Pottawattamie County. The center staff also answers all of the wireless 911 calls that originate in Cass County.

Police in Glenwood report the arrest of two people on drug-related offenses, Tuesday. 25-year old Dnae McConahay, of Malvern was arrested on a Mills County warrant for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Her bond was set at $300. And, 18-year old Mark Dupre, of Council Bluffs was arrested for Possession of a controlled substance and Poss. Drug Paraphernalia. His bond was set at $1,300.

Bond proposals to build a replacement jail in Dallas County and new recreational facilities in Polk City have been rejected. Dallas County officials say 52 percent of voters Tuesday nixed plans to issue $16.8 million in bonds for a jail and law enforcement center. Voters in 2013 and 2014 also refused to fund a new jail and erect other county administration offices.

The bond issue in Polk City would have funded an aquatic center and 13 athletic fields. Existing baseball and softball fields at the Polk City Sports Complex would have been upgraded. Polk City voters had rejected a 2011 bond referendum to upgrade recreation facilities.

Police in Creston say a Union County woman was arrested late Tuesday morning on a warrant for Failure to Comply with her pre-trial release on original charges of two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, 3rd or subsequent offense, and Driving While Revoked. 38-year old Sara Exline, of Afton, was brought to the Union County Jail and later released on a $5,000 cash bond.

An 11-year old male from Creston was referred to Juvenile Authorities from the Law Enforcement Center, Tuesday, with regard to 4th Degree Theft charges. The boy was subsequently released to the custody of his mother.

And, a Creston resident reported to Police Tuesday that sometime between July 25th and August 1st, someone took from her residence a Wii game system, Wii controller and five games. The woman said also, an electric scooter was taken from her garage. The loss was estimated at $500.

Two people suffered possible, unknown injuries during a collision Tuesday morning, in Creston, but authorities say the drivers of both vehicles were not transported to the hospital. Officials say a 1992 Chevy pickup driven by 24-year old Bruce Allen Yenzer, of Creston, was traveling north on Cedar Street at around 7:55-a.m., at the same time a 2006 Saturn driven by 79-year old Geraldine Lavonne Ray, of Orient, was traveling southbound.

As Ray was making a left turn into a driveway, her car was hit head-on by the pickup. The collision caused the pickup to spin 180-degrees before it came to rest facing north. The car went off the road and hit a power pole. The vehicles sustained a total of $7,500 damage. Police cited Ray for Failure to Yield upon making a left turn.