Search warrants executed at two residences in Crawford County resulted in numerous individuals arrested on drug charges, Monday night. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office reports at approximately 7:15 pm, sheriff’s deputies from the Crawford and Shelby County Sheriff’s Offices, Officers with the Charter Oak, Denison and Manning Police Departments, and Iowa State Patrol conducted search warrants on two locations in Charter Oak. The locations were 107 Walnut Ave. and 862 1st Street. As the result of the search warrants several individuals were arrested and transported to the Crawford County Jail in Denison, on various charges.

The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors visited Brown’s Shoe Fit this past week, and were able to view all of the wonderful changes the store has undergone. Managing Partner Kevin Wieser was excited to show off the stores new focal point, a wall display of high end athletic shoes “Our remodel was so successful that other Brown’s Shoe Fits are implementing the same design style in their stores” Wieser shared.

Ambassadors Pictured: Ouida Wymer, Dr. Haley Kickland, Nedra Perry, Jan Meyers, Dan
Mehmen, Lana Westphalen, Dr. Brad Peerbolte, Sue Muri, Desiree Hoye, Melanie Petty,
Russ Joyce, Debbie Leistad, Michelle Heath, Sara Nelson, Rich Perry, Stuart
Dusenberry, Dolly Bergmann, Carole Schuler, Arlene Drennan, Tyler Mosier, Bill
Saluk, Ed Leistad, Lucas Mosier, Julie May, Dr. James Kickland, Andrew Martin,
Gerald Brink, John Lund, Kerry Jepsen, Darrell Hockenberry, Donnie Drennan

In addition to athletic shoes, Brown’s Shoe Fit carries a range of shoe options as well as swimwear, athletic and collegiate apparel, and some accessories.

(corrects phone number at the end of this story to 243-4810)

The “Reopen 2nd Floor of City Hall” committee will hold an informational meeting Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 5:30 at the City Hall Council Chambers, in Atlantic. The meeting will give members of the public a tour of the second and third floors of City Hall that have been closed to the public for approximately 40 years. The meeting will also explain how Local Option Sales Tax (L.O.S.T.) could be used to pay for a $875,000 bond to cover the cost of the remodel project.

The project will make City Hall ADA compliant by installing an elevator from the basement to the third floor. The ballroom will be refurbished and made available for public gatherings or private meetings. The electrical system will be updated to current standards. A serving kitchen and ADA compliant restrooms will be added in the area of the former fire department rooms.

A conference room will be created on the second floor and a second conference room will be available on the third floor. Potential uses for the ballroom and conference rooms that have been suggested include, but are not limited: art shows; bad weather backup for outdoor events; club & community group meetings; community band & choir; conferences; corporate meetings, and City Council meetings, when a larger crowd will attend.

The total cost of the project will be $975,000, but the Atlantic City Council has already approved $100,000 to go toward the installation of an elevator to make the building ADA compliant. The elevator has not yet been installed so those funds will go toward the project and reduce the amount of the bond to $875,000.

Local Option Sales Tax is the 1% sales tax in addition to the 6% state sales tax on purchases made locally. City officials say L.O.S.T. funds brought in nearly $849,190 to the City of Atlantic last year. The average revenue from L.O.S.T. funds over the past 10 years has been $746,367.30. The amount required to repay the bond in 30 years will be approximately $60,000 annually, or 8% of the average L.O.S.T. revenue. L.O.S.T. funds will still be available for the City to use toward other projects each year.

Persons interested in attending the informational meeting on Thursday, September 24, at 5:30 at City Hall are invited to attend. Any community organizations or clubs that would like to schedule a tour are invited to contact City Hall at 712-243-4810 to schedule a guide.

The Council Bluffs Police Department released information on a recent incident involving an injured infant.  On Sunday, September 20th at 1:22 am Council Bluffs Medics were dispatched to an apartment at 542 Woodbury Avenue, for a five month old child with labored breathing. The child was transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital, where it was discovered she had a skull fracture and bleeding on the brain. The child was then transferred to Children’s Medical Center in Omaha, where she remains in serious, but stable condition.

The Council Bluffs Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division is investigating the cause of the girl’s injuries.

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DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October.

“The warm and windy weather helped the crop continue to mature and widespread harvest will likely start in the next week or two,” Northey said. “We are in the midst of National Farm Safety and Health week, which runs from September 20 to 26, and is a great reminder to everyone working on the farm or traveling through rural areas to be careful and stay alert during the harvest season.”

CROP REPORT

A windy, warm, and mostly dry week aided crop maturity for the week ending September 20, 2015, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork. Fieldwork for the week included harvesting seed corn, chopping silage, cutting hay, and reports of scattered corn for grain and soybean harvest. Farmers were also preparing farm equipment for the upcoming harvest. Reports indicated seed corn harvest was wrapping up, and corn harvested for grain has had widely varying moisture content.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 3 percent short, 86 percent adequate and 11 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 6 percent short, 82 percent adequate and 12 percent surplus.

Ninety-five percent of the corn crop was in the dent stage or beyond, with 49 percent mature, 5 days ahead of last year, but 5 days behind the 5-year average. Corn condition rated 79 percent good to excellent. Eighty-three percent of soybeans were starting to turn color or beyond, while 48 percent of soybeans were dropping leaves, 5 days ahead of 2014, and 2 days ahead of normal. Soybean condition rated 76 percent good to excellent.

The third cutting of alfalfa hay was 89 percent complete, 1 week ahead of last year, but a week behind the average. Pasture condition rated 67 percent good to excellent. Livestock conditions were reported as good.

The Atlantic Park and Recreation Board met Monday night and a few updates were given on active projects.

Atlantic Parks and Recreation Director Roger Herring informed that the Kiddie Korral shelter at Sunnyside Park has been demolished and removed.  That area is currently closed off and concrete work is set to begin October 1st and work is scheduled to begin on the new shelter on November 7th.

Repairs have also been made to the fishing dock at the Shildberg Recreation Area and repair work on the boat ramp is still pending.

Work is scheduled on the reconstruction of the Bull Creek/Schuler Trail the second week of October and work is expected to last ten days.

Two basketball courts at Sunnyside Park are scheduled to be painted to make pickle ball courts.

After discussion of projects, the board set a work session meeting for October 7th at 5:00pm at the Parks and Recreation Building.

The Creston Police department announced two separate arrests on Monday.

At 11:25am Officers arrested 32-year-old Frances Burton of Prescott in the 100 block of South Jarvis Street on a Ringgold County Warrant for Faulure to Appear on the original charge of Failure to Pay Child Support.  She was transported to the custody of the Ringgold County Jail.

At 12:36pm Officers arrested 31-year-old Cassy Holcomb at the Law Enforcement Center and charged her with Violation of a Protection Order. She was released from the Union County Jail on a $300 bond.

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