A five-year old Atlantic boy suffered minor injuries when the bicycle he was riding was hit by a car Monday evening, at 9^th and Mulberry Streets. According to the Atlantic Police Department, a vehicle driven by Burton Conn, of Lewis, was traveling west on 9^th Street and approaching Pine, when Curtis Meurer, of Atlantic, drove his bike out of a driveway at 904 East 9^th, and attempted to cross the street. Officials say the boy failed to yield the right of way, and was struck by the car. The accident happened at around 5:45-p.m. Meurer was taken to the Cass County Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

And, no injuries were reported following an accident Monday morning at 8^th and Maple Streets in Atlantic. Officials say Heidi Smith, of Griswold, was cited for Failure to Yield upon entering a roadway, and for no proof of financial liability. According to the police department, a vehicle driven by Rosemarie Jones, of Atlantic, was traveling south in the 700 block of Maple Street and approaching the intersection, when Smith pulled away from the stop sign as she was headed west, and the vehicles collided. The accident happened at around 8:30-a.m. Damage from the crash amounted to $16,000.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an accident which took place Monday. Officials say a 1997 Ford Taurus driven by 26-year old Robert Krisinger, of Atlantic, was traveling west on the Marne Road, when it went out of control. The car entered the north ditch and hit a farm drive.

No injuries were reported, but the car was totaled in the crash.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports an Atlantic man was arrested earlier this month following an accident. 30-year old Aaron Lee Latus was arrested August 9^th on charges which include Serious Injury by Vehicle, Reckless Driving, and Leaving the Scene of an Accident. According to court records, the incident which led to his arrest took place on June 6^th. Latus posted a $5,000 bond on August 10^th. His arraignment on the charges will take place September 12^th, with a jury trial set for November 15^th.

The Sheriff’s office reports also, 18-year old James Aloysius Maschka, of Council Bluffs, was arrested August 21^st, for 3^rd degree burglary, theft in the 5^th degree, and 5^th degree criminal mischief. On that same day, 20-year old Jace Reed Catlett, of Sidney, was arrested on a charge of Serious Assault.

MOORHEAD, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a 52-year-old western Iowa man has been killed in a tractor accident. The Monona County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that David Moorhead was driving a tractor and hauling hay south of the town of Moorhead around 8 p.m. Friday when the tractor overturned in a ditch, pinning him beneath it. Moorhead was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident is being investigated.