DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Michele Bachmann is quitting the Republican presidential campaign, saying she’s “decided to stand aside” in the wake of her sixth place finish in the Iowa precinct caucuses. Speaking deliberatively at a news conference in Des Moines, Bachmann said she had “no regrets” whatsoever and said she ran her race with integrity and will continue to fight for the causes she emphasized on the campaign trail.

The Adair County Board of Supervisors will hold a Special Session Thursday morning, at the courthouse in Greenfield. During the 9:30-a.m. meeting, the Board will hear from Cass-Adair County Engineer Charles Marker, with regard to Fiscal Year 2013 requests for: the Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management (IRVM) Program; Road clearing and Weeds. The Board will also discuss Tax Increment Financing (TIF), and Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) Projects.

A man arrested in Taylor County is lucky to be alive, after tests showed his Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) was three and one-half times the legal limit for intoxication in Iowa. According to the Lenox Police Department, 30-year old Clint A. Auger was arrested at around 6:40-p.m., Tuesday, after authorities were called to the Parking lot of Cheese’s Grocery store, in response to an intoxicated male.

Officials say Auger, who refused to provide an address where he lived, was found to be in possession of two half-consumed bottles of Vodka. Following a preliminary breath test, which indicated his blood alcohol content was at .298, Auger was arrested and transported to the Taylor county jail on a charge of public intoxication.

An Atlantic man was arrested last week on assault charges. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year old Joseph Donald Fredericksen was arrested Dec. 29th, and charged with two counts of Serious Assault on a Police Officer. Fredericksen was also charged by Atlantic Police with Theft in the 5^th Degree, Interference with Official Acts, and Public Intoxication/2^nd Offense, in connection with events which took place on the 29th. He remains in the Cass County Jail, with bond was set at $2500 on all charges. 

The Sheriff’s Department says also, a 17-year old juvenile male was cited in Juvenile Court on a felony charge of Possession with the Intent to Deliver/Marijuana, following a traffic stop Saturday (Dec. 31st), on I-80 in Cass County. And, on Sunday (Jan. 1st), deputies with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office arrested 21-year old Joshua Brock Edwards, of Cumberland, on a charge of OWI 1^st Offense. Edwards was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released later that day on his own recognizance.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports that as the result of an anonymous tip received on December 28th, and a subsequent check on a rural party, 14 people were cited into magistrate’s court for Possession of Alcohol Underage. Among those cited was: 20-year old Mackinze Marie Anstey, of Cumberland; 19-year old Jaxson D. Armstrong, of Anita; 19-year old Angela Whitney Arp, of Massena; 19-year old Paige Holland Dinkla, of Massena; 18-year old Laura Lee Beth Dolch, of Atlantic; 18-year old Taylor May Dorsey, of Anita; 19-year old Delbert Franklin Dale Halcomb, of Dallas Center; 19-year old Shay Dean Kaufman, of Anita; 19-year old Tanner Stuart Runyan, of Massena; 18-year old Preslee Ann Sisler, of Anita; 19-year old Kelsey May Smith, of Anita; 18-year old Makaye Diane Smith, of Anita; 19-year old Alex C. Stork, of Atlantic, and 20-year old James Dylan Swanson, of Marne. In addition, one juvenile male was also cited into juvenile court for being a Minor in Possession of alcohol.

The Atlantic City Council will hold its first session of the new year this evening. The Council, with new members Chris Jimmerson and Ashley Hayes on board for their first meeting, will hear an update from Snyder and Associates Engineers, about ongoing public works projects, and set the date for a public hearing on the City’s 2012 Capital Improvement Projects. In other business, the Atlantic City Council will hear a report from Street Department Superintendent Derald Andersen, handle administrative matters, and act on a Resolution approving the dedication of Pine Ridge Estates Infrastructure Improvements to the City. The meeting begins at 5:30.