The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest Saturday of 45-year old David Scott Elwood,  of Atlantic. Elwood was taken into custody on a Cass County Sheriff’s Office warrant for Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Hydrocodone). He was taken to the Cass County Jail and held on $50,000 bond. Also arrested Saturday, on a Felony charge of Eluding, was 36-year old Thomas Otto Williamson, of Griswold, Williamson also faces a Serious Misdemeanor charge of OWI 1^st Offense. He was brought to the Cass County Jail and released later that day on his own recognizance. 

Last Thursday afternoon, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a two-vehicle accident on Highway 71 at Highway 83. Officials say a 2004 Pontiac Sunfire driven by 17-year old Kelly Rae Pullen, of Coin, was traveling southbound on Highway 71 and had stopped at the stop sign at Highway 83. A 2001 Pontiac Grand Am owned and driven by Michael Updike came to a stop behind Pullen’s vehicle. Updike’s vehicle then rolled forward into the back of Pullen’s vehicle causing the bumpers to strike against one another. No citations were issued. Damage to Pullen’s vehicle is estimated at $1,500; no damage was reported to Updike’s vehicle.

The Lenox Police Department reports the arrest Friday night of 34-year old Daniel Rameriez-Camancho. Rameriez-Camancho, of Lenox, was pulled over at around 9:30-p.m. on south Brooks Street, for making improper lane change. Officers discovered during their investigation that the man had no Drivers license. He was also found to have allegedly obtained license plates by fraud from the state of Nebraska for his vehicle. 

Rameriez-Camancho was transported to the Taylor County Jail where he was charged with failure to have a Drivers license, improper lane change and fraudulent use of registration. His pickup was impounded.

The Atlantic Police Department said today (Monday), the drivers of two vehicles were injured during a collision Thursday afternoon at the intersection of 7th and Plum Streets. Officials say Nicole Ross, of Atlantic, was cited for Failure to Yield upon making a left turn, after she turned in front of a vehicle driven by Anna Amdor, of Massena, at around 1:35-p.m., Thursday. The accident happened as Amdor was traveling west on 7th Street and Ross was traveling east. Amdor was treated at the scene by crews from Medivac Ambulance, while Ross was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital. Damage from the crash amounted to $11,000.

The A-PD reports also, 32-year old Marty Atkinson, of Atlantic, was arrested Saturday, on a charge of Public Intoxication. And, 32-year old Dana Brix, of Atlantic, was arrested Sunday, on a charge of OWI 1st Offense. Both persons were brought to the Cass County Jail and held, pending a court appearance.

Three young adults, ages 18 and 19, were cited Friday for Possession of Alcohol Under Legal Age, following an investigation into a bonfire and party west of Essex. According to the Page County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to the area north of the Pierce Creek County Park campground at around 10:45-p.m., after receiving word of suspicious activity at that location.

When they arrived, authorities saw a bonfire with numerous people around it. As deputies approached, a large group of people began to flee. A foot pursuit by the deputies resulted in some of the party goers being detained. It was detemined those individuals were not of legal age to consume alcohol, and booze was found in the area of the bonfire.

Officials say 18-year old Mitchell Dale Steinkuehler and 19-year old Nicholas Tyler Allely, both of Shenandoah, along with 19-year old Tyler Wayne Miller, of Imogene, were cited for Possession of Alcohol Under Legal Age. Miller was also taken into custody for Interference with Official Acts. His posted a $300 bond and was released. Other persons attending the bonfire were determined not to have consumed alcohol, and were not charged.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports a Shambaugh man was arrested Sunday night following an alleged domestic disturbance. 51-year old David Jacob Stimson was charged with OWI, after deputies investigated a reported domestic disturbance in progress at around 9-p.m., Sunday. Officials say when deputies arrived at the residence on Hersey Street, they spoke with family members who indicated Stimson and his wife had been in an alleged physical altercation. Both left the residence headed east. Deputies located David Stimson’s vehicle and initiated a traffic stop which resulted in his arrest. The man was being held in the Page County Jail on $1,000 bond. The Domestic incident remains under investigation.

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Iowans who want to keep close tabs on weather warnings may now be able to get them on their cellular phones, beginning today (Monday). The nation’s emergency alert system is starting a new program this week. Al Kenyan, a project manager with FEMA, says people need to check with their cell phone carrier to see if it’s an option to receive these potentially-life-saving alerts. “It’s similar to a text message but it’s not a text message,” Kenyan says. “You need to have probably a newer handset or a handset that has the capability to receive these messages.” 

Kenyan says it’s part of a larger effort to modernize the emergency warning system. The wireless weather alerts will let you know about things like severe thunderstorms or tornado warnings. He says Iowans should take those warnings seriously.”When (people) get an alert, whether it’s from wireless emergency alerts or from the radio station they’re listening to or a television station, take action on it,” Kenyan says. “We’ve had cases where people have been alerted to a tornado warning and they said, ‘Well, that’s interesting,’ and they didn’t take action and they get hurt. That’s a very bad thing.” 

The new program is through a partnership between FEMA, the FCC, the National Weather Service and cellphone carriers.

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