Nine people, including three minors and six adults, were arrested early this (Tuesday) morning, on charges associated with a party, in Red Oak. Police were called to 1210 E. Summit Street at around 12:30-a.m. to investigate a party where minors were reportedly consuming alcohol. Upon arrival and the administration of Preliminary Breath Tests, three minors were arrested and then cited into Juvenile Court before being released. They include 17-year old Levi Glines and 15-year old Bruce Stacey, both of Shenandoah, and 17-year old Kira LeMaster, of Sidney.

Among the adults arrested and later released on a citation, was: 18-year old Cody Powell, and 20-year old Jordan Tacker, both of Shenandoah; 18-year old Aidan Case and 20-year old Mary Rhea, both of Sidney, and 18-year old Cheyenne Gray, of Essex.

In addition, 19-year old Jared Comstock, of Shenandoah, was arrested for Minor in Possession of Alcohol and Breach of Peace He was also cited for Smoking in a Prohibited Area. Comstock was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 cash bond.

Red Oak Police were assisted at the scene by Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

A pursuit late Monday evening in Red Oak resulted in the suspect being transported to a hospital in Omaha, for treatment. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, a Deputy began to pursue a vehicle in the 100 block of E. Oak Street in Red Oak, at around 8:35-p.m., after the driver failed to pull over for a traffic stop. The pursuit continued through the side streets of Red Oak, where the vehicle driven by 33-year old Jacob Allen Cochran, of Red Oak, hit the left front of a Montgomery County K-9 Patrol vehicle, causing minor damage.

The pursuit continued into the 200 block of 3rd Avenue, where Cochran abandoned the vehicle and was apprehended by the Montgomery County K-9. The man was transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital before being transferred to Omaha for further treatment.

Cochran faces charges of felony Assault on a Peace Officer, Interference with Official Acts, and numerous traffic citations.

A 22-year old man from Council Bluffs was seriously injured during a motorcycle accident late Monday night. According to Bluffs Police, Jacob Braunersrither was driving a 2009 Suzuki GSX-R600 southbound in the 1800 block of South 35th Street at around 10:45-p.m., and approaching Nebraska Avenue.  As the cycle left the roadway on the west side, Braunersrither was ejected from the bike. He suffered serious, life threatening injuries and was transported by the Council Bluffs Fire Department to Creighton Medical Center. The man was not wearing a motorcycle helmet.Officers from the Council Bluffs Police Traffic Unit are conducting an investigation into this crash. Speed and driver impairment are being investigated.

Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman reminds area residents School Board Elections will be held September 8th, and nomination forms are currently available, along with election information, online at the Iowa Secretary of State’s website, from your local school board secretary’s office, and at the Cass County Auditor’s Office. You should check with your local school board secretary for local school board director district boundaries.

Nomination papers for offices to be filled in 2015 can be filed with your school board secretary from July 6th through July 30th, 2015. All offices are for four-year terms. In Cass County, the following offices will appear on the ballots for the respective school districts, on Sept. 8th.:

Atlantic Community School District: Three At Large local directors (minimum 50 signatures for nomination). The incumbents include Dennis Davis, Rodney Hartwig and Phil Hascall, all from Atlantic.

CAM Community School District: One North District Local Director (Must live in the district; nominated and elected At Large; Minimum of 22 signatures for nomination needed). The incumbent in Julie Williamson, from Wiota.; One South District Local Director (again, you must live in the district; nominated and elected At Large; Minimum of 22 signatures for nomination needed). The incumbent is Todd McKee, of Massena.

Griswold Community School District: One District 1 Local Director (Must live in the district; nominated and elected At Large; Minimum of 10 signatures for nomination needed). The incumbent is Clarion Campbell, of Lewis.  One District 2 Local Director (same criteria as above). The incumbent is Scott Hansen, of Griswold. One At Large Local Director. (Same criteria as mentioned, except 25 signatures are needed for nomination). The incumbent is Doug Lemke, of Griswold.

Members of the Atlantic School District’s Board of Education will hold a work session this (Tuesday) evening, in the High School Media Center. The meeting begins at 7:30. During their session, the Board will act on approving the hiring of a Middle School Science Teacher and a Schuler 5th Grade Teacher. They’ll  also discuss staffing needs/issues, and their IASB (Iowa Association of School Board) Legislative Priorities.

Before adjournment, the Board will enter into a closed session for a formal evaluation of Superintendent, Dr. Michael Amstein.

The City Council in Massena will hold a special session this (Tuesday) evening, beginning at 6. On their agenda, is discussion and/or action, on Spraying Mosquitos, and the Volleyball Court property.

The meeting takes place in the Massena City Hall.

Two Iowa Republicans have redirecting campaign donations from a white supremacist who reportedly influenced the man accused of murdering nine African Americans in a South Carolina church last week. Senator Joni Ernst and Congressman Steve King are giving the money to the church in South Carolina as well as the families of those murdered there.

Earl Holt of Longview, Texas, donated a thousand dollars to the Ernst campaign last fall and made 25-hundred dollars in donations to King’s last two reelection campaigns. Holt is a leader of the Council of Conservative Citizens. The church shooter has said he was inspired by information he found on that group’s website. Holt’s occupation is listed as “retired” alongside the F-E-C’s record of his donations to both Ernst and King.

King posted a statement on his campaign website, saying his prayers are with the families and friends of those affected by the tragedy in South Carolina. Holt also donated to presidential candidates Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Rick Santorum, all of whom have denounced Holt in the past two days and redirected his campaign money to help the South Carolina church and those who were slain there last Wednesday.

Holt has called African Americans “the laziest, stupidest and most criminally-inclined race in the history of the world.” Holt has posted a statement on the web saying his group is “hardly responsible” for the actions of a “deranged” shooter “merely because he gleaned accurate information from our website.” The Southern Poverty Law Center classifies Holt’s “Council of Conservative Citizens” as the “reincarnation” of “White Citizens Councils” of the 1950s and ’60s that served as a national network for white supremacists.

(Radio Iowa)