One person has died and at least one other was injured in a crash on westbound Interstate 80 in Cass County, Saturday afternoon. Rescue Crews responded to the crash just before 1-p.m. near the 57-mile marker, or the Olive Street exit to Atlantic.

Traffic in the area is extremely tied up as fire/rescue personnel remain on the scene. Additional details are currently not available.

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A two-vehicle accident resulted in damage but no injuries in Montgomery County on Friday.  The Red Oak Police Department reports the accident occurred at 12:54pm Friday at the intersection of Highway 34 and Eastern Avenue.

After investigation it was determined that a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer driven by 86-year-old Bruce Jackson Burr of Red Oak was traveling on Eastern Avenue waiting to cross US Highway 34.  Burr proceeded to cross but misjudged the distance away from an oncoming 1999 Chevy Tahoe traveling eastbound on the highway.  The driver of the Tahoe 21-year-old Dillion Terry Makenzie of Red Oak tried to swerve to avoid a collision but collided with a luggage tow rack that was attached to the hitch of the Trailblazer.

No injuries were reported and Bruce Jackson Burr was cited for Failure to Yield Upon Entering a Through Highway.  Damage to the Tahoe was estimated at $3500.  The Trailblazer sustained $2,000 damage.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports an early morning arrest of a Villisca woman.  At 3:46am this (Saturday) morning Deputies arrested 21-year-old Holly Ann Nutting of Villisca for Violation of a No Contact Order following an incident in the 100 block of West 2nd Street in Villisca.  Nutting was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — ConAgra Foods’ chief executive says employees will learn next week about upcoming changes, including likely jobs cuts and a shuffling of operations that could boost the company’s presence in Chicago and lower it in Omaha. CEO Sean Connolly said Friday that Omaha will continue to play a sizable role for the company. The company has around 3,000 employees at the headquarters campus in Omaha, in Lincoln and across the Missouri River in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

The Omaha World-Herald reports that Connolly is in Omaha for a shareholders meeting. On Tuesday, ConAgra reported a fiscal first-quarter loss of $1.2 billion, or $2.85 a share. Connolly told the World-Herald that day that the company had to be willing to embrace change in order to cut expenses and improve performance.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the nation has reached a new record for the number of hogs and pigs on farms. The national inventory on Sept. 1 was 68.4 million animals, up 4 percent from a year ago and the most since the USDA began keeping national quarterly records 27 years ago.

The industry has been rebuilding herds after a virus killed an estimated 9 million baby pigs last year. Higher inventories should help drive down prices for pork at the grocery store, after they reached record highs last year.

Iowa is the nation’s leading pork producer. The report released Friday says the state has 21.2 million hogs and pigs, up 2 percent from year ago and the second-highest inventory ever. The record was 21.3 million hogs last December.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports two separate arrests on Thursday, September 24th.

At 6:48pm Deputies arrested 35-year-old Kale Garrett Hardman on a Warrant for Harassment 1st Degree and Violation No Contact Order.  The arrest was made on 410th Street in Emerson.  Hardman was booked in on $2,300.00 bond.

Also on Thursday Mills County Deputies arrested 49-year-old Michael Scott Holtz of Malvern for Driving Under Suspension.  He was arrested on Highway 275 at 4:00pm and held on $300.00 bond.

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed a proclamation to allow the transportation of overweight loads of soybeans, corn, hay, straw, silage and stover. The proclamation takes effect today, September 25, 2015, and expires after 60 days.

“I am pleased today to sign this proclamation to allow Iowa farmers to move their crop yields in an effective and efficient manner,” said Branstad. “Iowa’s farmers are a critical component of Iowa’s economy and this proclamation will ensure they’re able to transport their crop ahead of deteriorating weather conditions.”

“Governor Branstad and I continue to look for ways in which government can assist Iowans and today’s harvest weight proclamation is another way we’re able to ensure producers can get their yield out of the fields and to market,” said Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds.

This proclamation is intended to allow vehicles transporting soybeans, corn, hay, straw, silage and stover to be overweight, not exceeding 90,000 pounds gross weight, without a permit, but only for the duration of this proclamation. This action is intended to allow loads transported on all highways within Iowa, excluding the interstate system, and those which do not exceed a maximum of 90,000 pounds gross weight, do not exceed the maximum axle weight limit determined under the non-primary highway maximum gross weight table in Iowa Code §321.463(5) (b), by more than twelve and one-half percent (12.5%), do not exceed the legal maximum axle weight limit of 20,000 pounds, and comply with posted limits on roads and bridges.

The Iowa Department of Transportation is directed to monitor the operation of this proclamation to assure the public’s safety and facilitate the movement of the trucks involved.

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The 2015 edition of Coca-Cola Days, presented by Atlantic Bottling Company, is being held this weekend in Downtown Atlantic September 25th and 26th.  This year, Coca-Cola Days is celebrating 100 years of the Contour Bottle with “Bottles on Parade”. Bottles will be on display outside the following local businesses: Atlantic Coca-Cola Center & Museum, Cappels Ace Hardware, China Buffet, Designer Portraits, Renew Ag Supply and Subway.

“The goal of Bottles on Parade is to get more community involvement and show community support,” Ouida Wymer, Executive Director of the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce said.  You can vote for your favorite bottle by stopping in to each business through today.

Starting Saturday, September 26th, the bottles will be on display at the Herring Building for you to view and vote on your favorite as well. The Iowa Chapter of Coca-Cola Collectors will also get the opportunity to vote for their favorite bottle. The winner will be announced at the Herring Building Saturday at 2:00p.m based on how many votes they received. The winner will receive bragging rights for the year.

Also on Saturday, September 26th, kids ages K-3rd grade are welcome to come down to the Herring Building, from 9a.m.-2p.m. to build a Coca-Cola bottle bank! This new activity is to encourage kids to show off their creativity while decorating a bottle bank to take home.

T-Shirts for the 2015 Coca-Cola Days Celebration are also available for purchase. The shirts are Coca-Cola red and feature the theme, “Bottling Happiness”. T-Shirts can be purchased for $16 at the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce or online at www.atlanticiowa.com.

For more information on Coca-Cola Days or a full list of activities, please visit www.cocacoladays.com, call the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce at 712-243-3017 or email chamber@atlanticiowa.com.