Officials with the Atlantic Police Department have issued a report on a couple of accidents. Authorities say last Thursday, Lori Blum, of Marne, was attempting to park in front of the Olsen’s BP store at around 8:50-a.m., when her vehicle hit the ice machine, causing $3,800 damage to the machine, and $1,500 damage to the vehicle. No injuries were reported.  And, on Dec. 2nd at around 9:05-p.m., vehicles driven by Kim Petersen, of Atlantic, and Shelbi Williamson, of Exira, collided near the intersection of 7th and Mulberry Streets.

The accident happened while Petersen was driving westbound on 7th Street and turning onto Mulberry. Williamson was headed north on Mulberry and stopped at the stop sign. Petersen made a left turn onto Mulberry onto Mulberry, and in the process, struck Williamson’s vehicle on the left front corner. Petersen complained of injuries and was checked by Medivac personnel, but declined transport to the hospital. She was cited for Turning at Intersection. Williamson was cited for Failure to provide proof of insurance.

Page County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a man last Thursday, who wanted on a couple of warrants for Failure to Appear (in court). 28-year old Samuel James Crapson, of College Springs, was transported from Douglas County, NE. Corrections to the Page County Jail for holding, on a $2,000 bond.

Police in Red Oak arrested 27-year old Saraya Lynn Ehly, of Red Oak, at around 9:15-a.m. today (Monday). Officers were called to the 1300 block of N. 8th Street, for a physical domestic altercation. Once on the scene and after an investigation, Police arrested Ehly for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense, and transported her to the Montgomery County Jail. She was being held without bond, pending an appearance before a magistrate.

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A 17-year old female was reportedly suffering from back pain following a rollover accident that took place at around 12:24-p.m. today, in southern Cass County. The accident happened just west of the intersection of 620th and Yankton Road. Griswold Fire and Rescue was dispatched to the scene. No other details are available at this time.

No injuries were reported in Page County, Friday, after the driver of a vehicle veered for the deer and struck another vehicle. The Page County Sheriff’s Office says at around 6:30-p.m.,  59-year old Marilyn Diane Shore, of Clarinda, was driving a 2005 Dodge Caravan northbound on Highway 71, about one-mile north of Clarinda. 43-year old Lavonne Suzanne Squires, of Villisca, was driving a 2012 Ford Focus also northbound, following the Shore vehicle.

When a deer ran onto the roadway, Squires swerved and accelerated into the southbound lane to avoid it. There was a vehicle coming toward the Squires vehicle in the southbound lane. Squires then swerved back into the northbound lane and struck the rear driver’s side fender of the Shore vehicle with the front passenger side fender. Damage from the collision amounted to $8,000. No citations were issued.

The Atlantic Police Department reports a woman from Clarke County who was involved in an accident Saturday evening, now faces drug-related charges. 45-year old Tamara Humphrey, of Osceola, was arrested after being checked out and treated as necessary, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. She was charged Possession of a Controlled Substances – Meth and Marijuana.

As we mentioned during our earlier reports, Humphrey was traveling west on 7^th Street with a green light, when she turned in front of an eastbound SUV driven by Preston Reese, of Atlantic, at the intersection with the Wal-Mart north entrance. Reese wasn’t injured in the crash. The vehicles sustained a total of $13,000 damage. In addition to the drug charges, Humphreys was cited for Failure to Yield and Violation of the conditions of her restricted license. The accident happened at around 4:40-p.m., Saturday. Humphrey remained in the Cass County Jail.

In other activity, Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson reports 36-year old Sandi Wagner, of Atlantic, was arrested Saturday on a Dallas County warrant for Theft in the 5th Degree. She later posted bond and was released. 56-year old Randy Robert, of Atlantic, was arrested Dec. 6th, on a Cass County warrant for Failure to Appear in Court. 36-year old Adam Carstens, of Atlantic, was arrested Dec. 4th, for Domestic Abuse Assault (Impeding Air Flow) and Obstruction of Emergency Communications. Also, on Nov. 28th, 22-year old Tyler Osborn, of Atlantic, was arrested for Burglary in the 3rd Degree, and Public Intoxication.

Unless otherwise mentioned, all subjects were booked into the Cass County Jail.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say two eastern Iowa correctional officers were sent to the hospital with injuries after they were attacked by inmates at the Des Moines County Correctional Center. The Des Moines County sheriff’s office says authorities were called to the jail shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday on a report that a correctional officer was pinned down in a maximum security area for male inmates.

Authorities say the unidentified correctional officer was attacked by three inmates and was later pulled out of the cell by another staff member. The officer was admitted to a local hospital with unspecified injuries. Authorities say a second correctional officer was also taken to the hospital for injuries sustained in the attack. The entire jail remains on lockdown.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge says the state doesn’t have to honor a contract negotiated with a union representing University of Iowa nurses before the new anti-collective bargaining law was signed. District Judge Jeffrey Farrell ruled Thursday that the contract with Service Employees International Union isn’t binding because the Board of Regents never voted to ratify it.

The union represents 3,500 nurses and other workers at UI Hospitals and Clinics. The union voted to accept the regents’ last offer in February, days before Gov. Terry Branstad signed the law cutting the ability of most public-sector unions to negotiate benefits and workplace conditions. But the regents then refused to formally approve the contract, which guaranteed two-percent raises in each of the next two years and flexible schedules.

On Nov. 28, Judge Michael Huppert ruled the state must honor a similar last-minute contract with the Iowa United Professionals union.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Emergency medical technicians might charge patients who receive on-scene care but don’t require transportation to the hospital in a western Iowa city next year. The Sioux City Council will vote Monday on a proposal to introduce a $186 to $327 fee for services received from paramedics at a scene. The Sioux City Journal reports that the new fee structure comes as the Sioux City Fire Rescue takes over 911 ambulance services from nonprofit Siouxland Paramedics in January. The nonprofit previously didn’t charge for on-scene care.

Under the proposal, basic on-scene life support will cost $186 and advanced on-scene life support will cost $327. The city’s fire chief says the move is intended to cut down on the subsidy that is paid by taxpayer dollars for the new division.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some Iowa residents who face steep health insurance bills are turning to faith-based ministries in which religious Americans help each other pay medical bills. The Des Moines Register reports that the arrangements count as coverage under the Affordable Care Act, even though they aren’t exactly insurance.

Some of the groups’ monthly costs are much lower than what insurance would run, but there are limits on the types of bills they will cover. Outside health policy experts warn that the “health sharing ministries” have little oversight, and plans are not required to cover pre-existing health problems, such as diabetes or cancer. And unlike health insurers, the groups are not regulated by state officials.