The Atlantic Police Department reports three, recent arrests. On Monday, 23-year old Tiffany Lillard, of Cumberland, was arrested for Felony Theft in the 2nd Degree. Authorities say the woman was arrested following an investigation into an alleged theft by an employee of the Atlantic Hy-Vee Store. Upon further investigation, it was learned Lillard had also allegedly been stealing money from nursing home patient’s accounts in the form of gift cards since September 2014. The loss amounted to just over $9,840.

Last Wednesday (July 8th), officers with the Atlantic P-D arrested 42-year old Jeremy Jameson, of Atlantic, on a warrant out of Pottawattamie County, for Violation of Probation. That same day, 28-year old Jacky Walters, of Walnut, was arrested on a Pott. County warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault.

All subjects were booked into the Cass County Jail.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The makers of Templeton Rye have agreed to settle three lawsuits stemming from claims the company made about the production of its whiskey. The Des Moines Register reports that documents field in Polk County District Court show that the settlement agreement requires the company to change labeling on its bottles and language on its website.

Specific details about the settlement aren’t yet public since the document hasn’t been filed in an Illinois court where two of the three lawsuits are filed. The company’s co-founder says he can’t comment because a judge hasn’t approved the agreement.
The lawsuits claimed that the company marketed its whiskey as being made in Iowa, when its recipe actually was based on a stock spirit made in an Indiana distillery.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Officials in northwestern Iowa say the discovery of more than 100 endangered cacti could increase the cost of a Sioux City road project. The Sioux City Journal reports that the project for design improvements to Southbridge Drive may now include the relocation of about 116 prickly pear cactus plants. The cactus is a protected plant species in the state.

City Engineer Glenn Ellis told the City Council during a meeting Monday that the relocation and other associated costs could come to an additional $100,000. The City Council voted agreed Monday to have an engineering firm create a new project design.

Police in Creston report the arrest Monday evening of a Creston man. 43-year old Steven Jehn was taken into custody at around 6:30-p.m. on a charge of OWI/2nd offense. Jehn was being held in the Union County Jail on $2,000 bond.

And, no injuries were reported following a collision between a semi and a pickup truck Monday morning. Creston Police say a 1999 Peterbilt semi hauling a grain/gravel dump trailer, was traveling east on Highway 34 at around 8:40-a.m., when 83-year old William Ticknor, of Creston, who was traveling west in a pickup truck, failed to yield the right of way as he attempted to turn left onto Oak Street.

When the pickup stopped on the highway for some reason, the driver of the semi, 79-year old Glen Nelson, of Emerson, swerved but could not avoid the collision. The semi hit Ticknor’s 2000 Chevy S-10 pickup broadside, causing a total of $2,500 damage. No citations were issued.

Authorities in Montgomery County arrested two people on drug charges early this (Tuesday) morning, and are searching for a third suspect. According to Red Oak Police, 42-year-old Michael Avery Forest Cave and 60-year-old Linda Jane Cochran, both of Red Oak, were arrested. Police, assisted by Montgomery County sheriff’s deputies and the Mills County Sheriff’s Office’s K-9 unit, executed search warrants at residences in the 200 block of East Market Street and the 100 block of West Grimes Street. The bust went down at around 12:45-a.m.

Cave faces charges that include Conspiracy to Deliver a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine, Possession of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine, Unlawful possession of prescription pills, Interference with official acts and Possession of drug paraphernalia. Cochran was charged with Possession of a controlled substance/marijuana, Unlawful possession of prescription pills and Possession of drug paraphernalia. Both were being held in the Montgomery County Jail, with bond set at $100,000 for Michael Cave, and $1,000 for Linda Cochran.

Authorities are also on the lookout for 33-year-old Jacob Allen Cochran. He faces a Delivery of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine, charge. Anyone with information on Jacob Cochran’s location is asked to contact the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 712-623-6500 or Montgomery County Crimestoppers at 1-888-434-2712. Police say residents not to confront the man. Instead, you should immediately contact authorities.