Cass County Veteran’s Affairs Director Mitch Holmes says a ceremony to be held Monday afternoon in Atlantic, will honor a local store manager, for helping support the National Guard and Reserves.

The “Patriot Award”.

Dale Breuer, store manager for the Atlantic Fareway, will receive the Patriot Award on Monday from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) organization. The presentation is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at the store, located at 301 Poplar St.

The award will be presented by Jerry Hansen, ESGR Area 2 chairman and ombudsman. Breuer was nominated by Fareway employee Christopher Kinney, who also serves with the 1168^th Transportation Company of the Iowa National Guard.

The Patriot Award recognizes employers for their outstanding support of National Guardsmen and Reservists through a wide-range of measures including flexible schedules, time off prior to and after deployment, caring for families, and granting leaves of absence if needed.

The ESGR is a Department of Defense agency established in 1972 to develop and maintain employer support for Guard and Reserve service. It advocates relevant initiatives, recognizes outstanding support, increases awareness of applicable laws, and resolves conflict between service members and employers.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office says four people were arrested over the past few days. Three men were arrested for violating the terms of their probation. They include: 22-year old Cory James Almquist, of Pacific Junction, 70-year old Charles Conrad Kruse, of Glenwood, and 37-year old Darren Douglas Bartley, of Malvern.

Bartley was allowed to post 10-percent of his bond ($500), and was released pending a court date. Kruse posted a $5,000 bond and will appear in court at a later date. Almquist remained in the Mills County Jail on $5,000 bond.

And, on Wednesday, deputies in Mills County arrested 42-year old Troy Daniel Smith, of Emerson, on a warrant out of Montgomery County for 5th degree theft. Smith was arrested at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office and held on $300 bond.

Sheriff’s officials in Mills County say a frosty road was to blame for a rollover accident late Thursday  night near Glenwoood. Authorities say a 2007 Kia driven by 47-year old Mary Finn, of Glenwood, was traveling north on 221st Street, about 6-miles north of Glenwood, when it came upon a frost-covered section of the road and spun out of control. The car slid off the road at around 11:15-p.m. and hit a culvert, before rolling over. No injuries were reported.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gov. Terry Branstad says he doesn’t expect to see any significant changes to Iowa’s gun laws.  Speaking Friday during a taping of the public television program, “Iowa Press,” Branstad stressed his support of the second amendment. He says violence in schools would be addressed through anti-bullying programs and his effort to reform the state’s mental health system.

President Barack Obama this week proposed a major overhaul of the nation’s gun laws, including renewing a ban on assault weapons, limiting high-capacity ammunition magazines and requiring background checks for all gun buyers. His proposal came after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults last month at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

Sheriff’s officials in Audubon County say black ice on the roadway was to blame for a rollover accident this (Friday) morning, on Highway 71.  Officials say 25-year old Jay Steven Weisenborn, of Carroll, was traveling south on Highway 71 at around 7:30-a.m., when his 2004 Buick hit a patch of black ice. The car slid sideways, entered the east ditch near 120th Street and rolled once before coming to rest on its wheels. No injuries were reported. Damage from the crash amounted to $15,000.

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Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers today (Friday), reports two people were arrested this past Sunday. At around 1:50 a.m., officers in Clarinda arrested 36-year old Jason Charles Allison,of Clarinda, for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, second offense. Allison was later released on $2,000 bond,  pending appearance before the Page County Magistrate Court. And at around 8:25 p.m. Sunday,  officers arrested 50-year old Billy Joe Brown,  of Gallatin, Missouri for felony operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, third offense. Brown was released on $5,000 bail pending appearance before the Page County Magistrate Court.

An investigation conducted while a vehicle was stopped for excessive speed late Wednesday morning in Cass County, resulted in the discovery of a large amount of marijuana. Iowa State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Scott Bright in Des Moines, told KJAN News the traffic stop occurred at around 10-a.m on Interstate 80.

Bright says an Iowa State Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle traveling east on I-80. After talking with the driver, the Trooper believed criminal activity was underway. A search of the vehicle was conducted using a K-9 unit. After the dog alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle, authorities located 363-pounds of marijuana, with an estimated street value of more than $871,200.

Bright said the driver told the Trooper he was enroute to Minnesota via I-80 and I-35. The unidentified man was arrested for possession of a controlled substance–marijuana–and failure to affix a drug tax stamp.

No other information is being provided at this time.

Frost covered roads with “black ice” conditions, caught many motorists off guard this morning in western and southwest Iowa. Sheriff’s officials in Adams County report two-rollover accidents took place in the county this morning. Dispatchers in Adair, Guthrie and Shelby Counties also reported motorists sliding-off into the ditches.

In Cass County, three-vehicles spun-off Highway 6 southwest of Atlantic, at around 6:20-a.m.  One of the vehicles rolled onto its top. Another accident was reported west of Atlantic off of Highway 83.  No serious injuries have been reported thus far.

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