CRESTON, Iowa – Aug. 2, 2011 – Road construction work will reduce U.S. 34 to one lane between Iowa 148 near Corning and Iowa 25 in Creston until early September, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Creston construction office.

A 16-foot lane width restriction will be in place in the open lane. Flaggers and a pilot car will be used to control traffic during the closure. The roadway will return to normal traffic patterns when workers are not present.

MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa – Aug. 2, 2011 – Patching work on a bridge approach requires closing eastbound Interstate 680 between I-29 (exit 71) and Pottawattamie County Road L-34 (exit 21) east of Crescent from 7 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Missouri Valley garage. There is no detour in operation during this project.
 
The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations are at least double in work zones. As in all work zones, drivers should stay alert, allow ample space between vehicles and wear seat belts.

A woman from Corning was arrested this (Tuesday) afternoon on a warrant issued out of Cass County late last month. The Adams County Sheriff’s office reports 27-year old Shannon Kaye Claiser was taken into custody just after 2:15-p.m.

Claiser was found guilty by court on July 6th for driving while her license suspended, cancelled or revoked. The incident which led to her arrest occurred in June.

Claiser was brought to the Adams County Jail, posted bond, and given a date to appear in Cass County District Court.

Police in Atlantic report two area men were arrested Monday. 20-year old Blayne Kearney, of Walnut, was taken into custody for driving while suspended. And, 21-year old David Fredericksen, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Public Intoxication.

Both men were brought to the Cass County Jail and held pending a court appearance.

Sheriff’s officials in Audubon County report an arrest occurred late Monday night following a traffic stop. 28-year old Casey Seth Cose, of Brayton, was taken into custody at around 11-p.m., following a traffic stop on Highway 71, in Brayton.

Cose was charged with Operating While Intoxicated, 2^nd offense. He was brought to the Audubon County Jail, posted bond, and was later released.

A public hearing will be held in Atlantic Wednesday evening, with regard to proposed changes to the Ward boundaries for the City of Atlantic. The hearing takes place during a 5:30-p.m. session of the Atlantic City Council.

Following the hearing, the Council will hold the first reading of an ordinance establishing new ward boundaries, which became necessary once the 2010 census results were released. The required redistricting in Atlantic is the result of Ward 3 decreasing in population, and Ward 5 increasing significantly, as compared to the other three wards. In addition the City Clerk needs to meet the County’s requirement for supervisor districts.

City Administrator Doug Harris says the ideal population for each ward is 1,422, but that can vary, as long as the difference between the populations of the smallest and largest wards does not exceed 10-percent. State Code requires the City to adopt an ordinance describing the new ward map, by September 1^st. A second and third reading of the ordinance is expected to take place August 17^th.

The Council will also hold a public hearing on a resolution granting a sewer line easement to Andrew J. Knuth. Knuth has requested a 10-foot sewer easement on the north side of the city lot which abuts his law office building, to replace his sewer line. City Administrator Doug Harris says Knuth has offered to pay the City $50 for the easement.

In other business, the Council will act on authorizing Mayor Dave Jones to sign a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Housing Fund Contract between the City, and Iowa Department of Economic Development. The contract will likely be administered by SWIPCO. You may recall, the City last month, was awarded a $484,500 CDBG for a housing rehabilitation project.

And, the Atlantic City Council is expected to act on approving the August 28^th closure of Cedar Street, from 2^nd-to 3^rd Streets, for a community block party at Cedar Park, sponsored by the 1^st United Methodist Church. If approved, the closure would be from 5-until 7-pm that evening.

The Cass County Board of Supervisors are set to meet Wednesday morning, in Atlantic. The board will discuss and possibly act on a loan of up to $555,000 to fund the northwest sewer and water line extension project. That includes making a determination of where the loan should come from and the exact dollar amount of the loan.

During their meeting last Friday, the Supervisors adopted a resolution calling for the County to enter into a loan agreement for the purposes of planning, undertaking and carrying out the project, which is located in the Amaizing Energy Urban Renewal Area.

The board is also expected to approve a job classification change for a Secondary Roads employee, from Operator 1 to District Working Foreman, and, hear an annual report from the Veteran’s Affairs Department.

The meeting begins at 9-a.m.

Members of the Adair County Board of Supervisor’s will meet Wednesday morning, in Greenfield. During the session, the Board will receive and discuss correspondence from the DNR, with regard to an animal feeding operation complaint.

The Board will also discuss a manure management plan update and correction, and hear from Gary Stephenson, with regard to a 1934 lithograph. Sheriff Brad Newton will talk about new hires for his department, an old car, and the annual Federal Asset Forefeiture report.

During the 10 o’clock hour, Cass-Adair County Engineer Charles Marker will discuss a petition for road rock in a section of Jackson Township. The Board is then expected to act on a resolution to set public hearings for road closures at N-25 Jackson Township, and the reclassification to a “Class-C” road at N-18, Washington Township.

The meeting begins at 9-a.m., in the Supervisors Board Room at the Adair County Courthouse.

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Members of the Adair County Temporary Redistricting Committee are set to meet this evening, in Greenfield. During their 6-p.m. session in the Adair County Boardroom at the courthouse, the redistricting committee will hold discussion on redistricting, along with the setting of the date, time and location of the next meeting.

Work on redistricting became necessary following the results of the 2010 census, which showed a population shift in Iowa.