The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of 38-year-old Meri Ellen Kling of Red Oak on Wednesday at 2:42pm. Kling was arrested at 106 West Coolbaugh Street in Red Oak on an active Montgomery County Warrant for Violation of Probation. She was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,500 bond.

You’re invited to join Cass County Conservation Staff at Atlantic’s Schildberg Recreation Area- Lake 4 on Saturday, January 6th, 2018. Staff will be giving ten-minute presentations regarding the Trumpeter Swans every half-hour beginning at 11:00 a.m. with the last one being presented at 2:00 p.m. Let’s celebrate 20 years of the Trumpeter Swans visiting Atlantic, and 15 years of having this wonderful public event! There will also be time to view the swans through spotting scopes and witness random swan feeding sessions. Hot chocolate, cookies, grilled hotdogs, and other snacks will be provided free of charge with donations being accepted (for swan care).

The Schildberg Recreation Area is located on the northwest edge of Atlantic, Lake 4 is on the north side of Highway 83. IF THE WEATHER IS “BAD” OR THE SWANS ARE NOT AT THE PARK…the program will be held at the Atlantic Public Library from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. with a light lunch available. This event is being sponsored by the Cass County Conservation Board, Atlantic Parks and Recreation, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and the Atlantic Public Library.

BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — A Planned Parenthood clinic in eastern Iowa that is providing abortions will close soon. Planned Parenthood of the Heartland said Wednesday its clinic in Bettendorf will close Friday, several months after the local affiliate announced plans to do so.

Planned Parenthood said in May that four of its 12 clinics in Iowa, including the Bettendorf location, would close soon. The announcement was made shortly after the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature removed state funding for organizations that provide abortions. At the time, no federal or state dollars were being spent on abortions in Iowa.

The other three facilities closed during the summer, and the Bettendorf clinic stopped most family planning services around the same time. The facility has been proving telemedicine abortion, which involves the use of medicine to end a pregnancy.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Chaplains who provide emotional support and spiritual guidance to police officers in western Iowa say they’re looking for more members to better serve the community. The Daily Nonpareil reports that the Council Bluffs Police Department Chaplain Corps met with police recruits Friday to spread the word about the program and their need for more chaplains. Only three chaplains serve the department.

Lt. Dan Flores says a chaplain offers the police department support through non-denominational faith. Flores says a chaplain can help notify a family when someone has died or hold a ceremony. Chaplain Liaison Sgt. Jill Knotek says a member doesn’t have to be an ordained minister or a certain faith to become a chaplain. Flores says the chaplains encourage anyone who “can be there for others” to contact them.

The Glenwood Police Department reports one arrest and a few accidents occurred late last week into early this week. Last Friday, 20-year old Brandon Vanatta, of Farragut, was arrested for Public Intoxication. His bond was set at $300.

Just before noon, on Friday, Glenwood Police investigated an accident that caused a total of $2,750. Officials say 51-year old Leslie Dianne Hamilton, of Glenwood, was leaving an apartment complex parking lot for the Village Glen Apartments, when the 2002 Pontiac Grand Am she was driving struck a retaining wall. The car then ran over a parking stop, pushing it into an adjacent yard. Witnesses told Police Hamilton drove through the adjacent yard, leaving parts of her vehicle behind until she got back on the roadway. She then left the scene southbound on Locust Street. Officers stopped her vehicle and confronted Hamilton about the incident. They said the woman appeared confused and was shaking uncontrollably. Hamilton told Police she had not been drinking, but the results of a Preliminary Breath Test (PBT) showed there was 0.056 on the device, or just under the legal limit to drive. Hamilton said there was ice on the windshield of the car, so she couldn’t see where she was going. She was cited for Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage accident.

Late Sunday morning, Glenwood Police investigated a property damage accident involving a vehicle traveling west on Fairview Drive. The 1999 Dodge Durango driven by 42-year old Barbara Evans Teaney, of Glenwood, went out of control and began sliding on the snow covered road. The SUV slid off the road and onto private property, where is struck mailboxes and became high-centered on a large, decorative rock. Damage from the mishap amounted to $1,700. No injuries were reported and no citations were issued.

And, Tuesday night, a 2017 Chevy Equinox driven by 59-year old Gloria Jean Prindle, and a 2003 Cadillac driven by 33-year old Gaylene Yvonne Laate, both of Glenwood, collided at the intersection of N. Walnut and 3rd Streets, in Glenwood. No injuries were reported. Officials say the Cadillac was northbound on N. Walnut, while the SUV was eastbound on 3rd Street. Prindle didn’t see the Cadillac, and failed to yield the right of way to the vehicle. The SUV pulled into the intersection and was struck by the Cadillac, causing a total of $2,500 damage. No citations were issued.