The City Elections in Adair County will be Tuesday, November 7, 2017.  Adair County Auditor/Election Commissioner Mindy Schaefer says the voter pre-registration deadline is 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 27, 2017.  The law now allows voters to register on Election Day, however, it is a lengthy process and takes extra time at the polls.  Although ID is not required, we encourage voters to bring ID with them to vote.  Voters may request an absentee ballot from the Auditor’s Office.  Voters may vote in the office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or they may request a ballot be mailed to them.  The deadline to request an absentee ballot be mailed is 5:00 p.m. Friday, November 3, 2017.  The last day to vote absentee in the Auditor’s Office is Tuesday, November 7, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.  Polls will open at Noon on Election Day November 7, 2017.

Candidates who have filed papers for the City Election in Adair County are as follows:

City of Adair

City Council – elect 2:

• Richard A Hays
• Rick Stanley.

Mayor – elect 1:

• John M Larsen.

City of Bridgewater

City Council – elect 2:

• Douglas Miller
• Mark Yarrington.

Mayor – elect 1:

• Steven Frese.

City of Fontanelle

City Council – elect 2:

• Brody Warrior.;
• Jade Zimmerline.

Mayor – elect 1:

• Tyson J Sickles.

City of Greenfield

City Council – elect 3:

• Nancy Antisdel
• Brian Fox
• Suzanne Wagner

Park Board – elect 2:   No Candidate filed.

City of Orient

City Council – elect 3:

• Justin Boswell
• James Sitzman
• Matthew Swanson

Mayor – elect 1:

• Loretta Umbenhower

City of Stuart

City Council – elect 3

• Mick Askren
• Bryan Belden
• Neal Crawford
• Kristina A Renslow
• Theresa Wright Glass

Mayor – elect 1

• Dick Cook

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Members of 13 teacher bargaining units have voted to maintain their union affiliations under Iowa’s new collective bargaining laws.

Iowa Public Employment Relations Board staff counted the votes Tuesday. The Des Moines Register reports that of the nearly 1,300 eligible voters, more than 1,100 voted to maintain their units.

The new collective bargaining laws require public-sector unions to recertify every time they face a new contract negotiation. Previously they elections if one of their members petitioned for decertification.

Republicans say the new laws give local governments more budget flexibility and ensure that unions are held accountable to all their members. Labor leaders say the new laws are designed to reduce the number of unions and weaken their influence.

All of Iowa’s 1,200 public bargaining units will face recertification elections.

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The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of two young Red Oak women after a traffic stop on Tuesday night. At 8:41pm Officers conducted a traffic stop in the 1200 block of North Boundary Street for an Equipment Violation. After officers made contact with the two female occupants, an investigation recovered Marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. The driver 21-year-old Nakia Nicole Lamb of Red Oak was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Passenger 18-year-old Anna Marie Aufdenberg of Red Oak was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance.  Both women were taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond each.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the early morning arrest of a Council Bluffs man on drug charges following a traffic stop. 33-year-old Andrew Dean Boeck of Council Bluffs was arrested at the intersection of Highway 34 and A Avenue for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond. Deputies were assisted on scene by the Montgomery County K-9 Unit.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports an early Wednesday morning arrest of a Corning woman in Villisca. At 2:18am Deputies arrested 38-year-old Tamara Lynn McCoy of Corning at the intersection of U Avenue and West 3rd Street in Villisca on a valid Page County Bench Warrant for Violation of Probation. McCoy was turned over to Page County authorities and booked in to the Page County Jail on $5,000 cash only bond.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a Red Oak woman on Tuesday night. At 9:32pm Officers arrested 53-year-old Leanna Miner in the 1200 block of East Summit Street in Red Oak on a Montgomery County Warrant for Violation of Probation. She was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,000 bond.

The 2017 Coca-Cola Days 25^th Anniversary was held this past weekend, September 22-23, in Downtown Atlantic.

This year, there was a total of 110 registered Coca-Cola Collectors ranging from all around the country. To help welcome them into town, collectors and members of the community were treated to a Tailgate Party at the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce. The Atlantic Bottling Company grilled burgers and provided side dishes and an ice-cold Coca-Cola for everyone, serving 155 people.

Local sponsors took part in the 3^rd Annual Bottles on Parade. Decorated bottles were on display outside the following sponsors: Atlantic Coca-Cola Center & Museum, Cappels Ace Hardware, China Buffet, Nishna Valley Family YMCA, The Venue and Atlantic Inn & Suites. Community members and Coca-Cola Collectors spent the weeks leading up to Coca-Cola Days voting on their favorite bottle. Over 900 votes were collected. Cappel’s Ace Hardware took home the top prize.

Also this year, the Coca-Cola Committee celebrated the 25^th Anniversary with a raffle that included 25 items donated by area businesses. The raffle was valued at over $600.

The drawing took place at 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 23^rd at the close of the Show, Swap and Sell, at the Herring Building. The winner of the raffle was Bobbie Finley of Truro, IA.

You can find more information about Coca-Cola Days on www.cocacoladays.com or www.atlanticiowa.com. Save the date for the 2018 Coca-Cola Days, September 28-29, 2018. If you have questions, comments or want to be a part of Coca-Cola Days, please contact the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce at 712-243-3017 or chamber@atlanticiowa.com.

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Lottery says the Social Security numbers of nearly 3,000 Iowa Lottery winners were inadvertently posted to a website this month.

The lottery said in a news release Tuesday that the information was in data spreadsheets listing winners of $600 or more in 2011 that were sent to a journalist as part of an open records request. The 2,967 Social Security numbers were accessible on a website for about 10 days until Sunday afternoon, two days after someone alerted lottery officials and a day after lottery officials asked the journalist to take it down.

The numbers were not immediately visible to website visitors, but could be revealed through extra steps by visitors.

Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich apologized for the release and said the lottery will offer credit monitoring to those whose data was released.

The Atlantic Police Department reports a minor accident occurred on Monday evening at 7th and Chestnut Streets. At 5:21pm two vehicles were eastbound on 7th Street approaching Chestnut. A vehicle driven my Mariah Orstad of Lewis slowed for a vehicle in front of her. A vehicle driven by Paul Rutherford of Atlantic attempted to stop behind Orstad but was unable to due to the wet street and ran into the back of Orstad’s vehicle. No injuries were reported. Each vehicle sustained an estimated $1,000 damage.