Joseph Cody Foster

An assault was reported at the Page County Jail on Thursday resulting in an added charge for an inmate. 29-year-old Joseph Cody Foster of Shambaugh assaulted a fellow inmate, 36-year-old Tyrel Daniel Cunningham by punching him in the head repeatedly and causing injury. Cunningham was taken to Clarinda Regional Health Center for treatment of injuries and is not being charged with any violation. Foster is being charged with Willful Injury, a class D Felony, and remains in custody pending trials on previous charges.

Monday marks the start of Homecoming week in Atlantic leading up the football game on Friday night against the OA-BCIG Falcons and the dance on Saturday.

Atlantic students will be dressing up throughout spirit week and lunch games will be held throughout the week along with a dodgeball tournament for girls. Each class will make a float and judging will be held on Wednesday evening. The dress days are: Monday: Numero Uno – Colors for Each Class: Seniors-Blue, Juniors- Yellow, Sophomores-Green, Freshmen-Red. Tuesday: Glucose World – Pajama Day. Wednesday: Who is You? – Students Dress as Teachers, Teachers as Students. Thursday: Camo Day. Friday: Black and Gold.

Voting for King and Queen will take place on Wednesday. Queen candidates this year are: Halsey Bailey, Alyssa Ginther, Taylor Hansen, Cambry Miller, Baylee Newell, Sadie Welter, Ashley Wendt. King candidates are: Nathan Behrends, Tyler Comes, Matthew Gearheart, Kenneth Jimerson, Chase McLaren, Connor Pellett, and Korben Peterson. Corontation and Pep Assembly will start at 12:13pm on Friday.

The Homecoming parade will begin at 2:30pm on Friday. Parade entry forms are available in the high school office or online at www.atlanticiaschools.org. Entry forms are due by Thursday, September 27th at 3:00pm. Businesses and individuals are encouraged to join the parade.

Awarding of the spirit stick will take place at halftime of the football game and the Homecoming dance is on Saturday night.

You can contact the high school office at 243-5358 if you have any questions about Homecoming festivities.

The Red Oak Police Department released details about two separate accidents on Friday.

The first was a two-vehicle accident that occurred at 1:38pm at the intersection of North 8th Street and East Joy Street. A 2006 Jeep Liberty driven by 16-year-old Morgan Renae Graber of Red Oak was traveling eastbound on Joy Street when she failed to yield upon entering the intersection with North 8th Street. The Jeep then broadsided a 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup driven by 42-year-old Daric John Oneal of Red Oak who was headed northbound on North 8th Street. No injuries were reported as a result of the accident. The Jeep sustained an estimated $8,000 damage and was towed from the scene by Eggleston Towing. The Dodge pickup sustained an estimated $6,000 damage and was able to be driven from the scene. The Red Oak Fire Department assisted at the scene and provided cleanup.

The second accident occurred at 10:52pm in the 400 block of South 4th Street. A 2016 Hyundai Sonata driven by 23-year-old Zachary Lee Marshall of Red Oak was traveling northbound on South 4th Street when he collided head on with a construction dumpster. Marshall was uninjured in the accident and the Hyundai sustained an estimated $5,000 damage. The vehicle was towed away from the scene by Darnold’s Towing.

A Red Oak man was arrested after a short vehicle pursuit on Saturday evening. At 7:30pm Friday Red Oak Police Officers attempted to stop a Chrysler Sebring but the driver fled the area. He was later stopped at 210th Street and D Avenue due to vehicle issues. The driver was identified as 47-year-old Joshua Norman Fuller of Red Oak and it was determined that he had a suspended license. Two small children were found in the back seat of the vehicle as well and Fuller was charged with two counts of Child Endangerment. He was also charged with Driving While Suspended and Eluding.  He was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,000 bond.

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The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a Red Oak woman early Monday. At 6:01am officers arrested 26-year-old Tabitha Lynn Madsen of Red Oak for Disorderly Conduct at 2301 Eastern Avenue in Red Oak. She was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 cash bond.

ESTHERVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Residents of a northwest Iowa town say they’re being overwhelmed by the stench from a nearby rendering plant. Emmet County zoning administrator Barb Bohm says Estherville residents have filed more than 300 odor complaints against the Central Bi-Products plant, mostly since May. Emmet County Supervisor Jeff Quastad says the odor from the plant smells “like death, like rotting flesh.”

The county Board of Supervisors has decided to pursue fines against the plant for violating its use permit. Dan Hildebrandt is CEO of Farmers Union Industries, of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, which is the parent company of Central Bi-Products. Hildebrant told Emmet County supervisors in July the plant problems were caused in part by a fire and a management change. He assured supervisors the company was working to make improvements.

One person died and four other were injured during a crash in Mills County, Sunday evening. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2017 Honda Accord driven by 51-year old Heather Johnson, of Omaha, was traveling west on Barrus Road at around 5:55-p.m., at the same time a 2018 Chevy Silverado, driven by 34-year old Ronnie Russell Ling, of Glenwood, was traveling south on 221st Street.

When the Accord ran through a stop sign, it was hit broadside by the pickup. Both vehicles came to rest upright in a field west of the intersection. 33-year old Iris Gandara, of Omaha, died at the scene. Heather Johnson was transported by LifeNet to the UNMC in Omaha.

Passengers injured included: 27-year old Mariana Nieto, of Omaha, who was transported to Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs; 50-year old Marvin Ray Elmquist, of Sarasota, FL, who was flown by LifeNet to the UNMC; 10-year old Austin Ling, of Glenwood, who was transported by Silver City EMS to the UNMC, and six-year old Adam Ling, of Glenwood, who was transported by Lewis Township EMS to the UNMC.

A suspect in the theft of a pickup truck was run over by the vehicle after it crashed during a pursuit in Pottawattamie County. The Council Bluffs Police Department reports that at around 1-p.m. Sunday, a Council Bluffs officer was on the lot of Wal- Mart south,working an accident on the lot when they were approached by a man who had located his stolen F-250 on the lot of Wal-Mart.

When the unidentified suspect in the vehicle theft got into the F-250, the victim and officer ran over to try and stop the him. The victim jumped onto the hood of the truck as the suspect was starting the vehicle. When the suspect saw officer, the suspect fled the area with the victim still on the truck. The suspect fled the area at a high rate of speed and the victim was able to get into the back of the truck. As the victim broke the back window out of the truck to enter they cab area, the suspect went to jump out of the vehicle.

The truck left the roadway and struck a tree on the open driver’s door. The suspect fell under the vehicle and was ran over by a rear wheel. The suspect was transported to Jennie ER and then over to UMNC. The suspect is being treated for serious injuries. Authorities say because warrants are pending in this case, the suspect is not being identified at this time.

ALTON, Iowa (AP) — No injuries were reported when a train derailed in northwest Iowa but 20 of the cars carrying soybean oil and sand fell into the flooded Floyd River.
The Des Moines Register reports the bridge beneath the Union Pacific train collapsed as part of the derailment on Sunday morning. Officials said no hazardous materials leaked into the river.

The Sioux County Sheriff’s Department shot video showing the mangled pile of rail cars and the bridge in the river. Alton City Administrator Dale Oltmans says the derailment happened around 4:30 a.m. Sunday on the outside edge of the small town of Alton, Iowa.

Union Pacific spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza said recent flooding and heavy rain may have contributed to the derailment. The train was traveling from Mankato, Minnesota, to North Platte, Nebraska.