(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak report two people were arrested early this (Sunday) morning. Officers arrested 21-year-old Adriana Rose Monreal, and 22-year-old Deven Anthony Hatfield, at a residence in the 2400 block of N. 8th Street, in Red Oak. They were taken into custody at around 2:40-a.m.  Monreal was arrested on an active Montgomery County warrant for Failure to Appear/Violation of a No Contact Order. Her bond at the Montgomery County Jail, was set at $1,000.

Hatfield was arrested for Assault on a Peace Officer w/out injury, Interference with Official Acts, Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree, and Public Intoxication. His bond was set at $2,000.

(Des Moines, Iowa) – Officials with AAA report (as of August 18th), the price of regular unleaded gasoline was down 5 cents per gallon over last week, averaging $3.22/gallon. That’s also down an average of 49-cents from a year ago. The national average for unleaded as of August 18th, was $3.41/gallon, down 4-cents from the week before.

Retail diesel prices in Iowa were three-cents lower, averaging $3.51/a gallon. One year ago, diesel was selling for $4.12/gallon in Iowa. The current Iowa diesel price is 23 cents lower than the national average of $3.74/gallon, according to the automobile club. By comparison, the national price of diesel last year on Aug. 18th, was $4.35/gallon.

(Clear Lake, Iowa) – The Iowa State Patrol reports a woman from Minnesota was injured during a collision Saturday night, in northern Iowa’s Cerro Gordo County. The crash happened at around 9:15-p.m. near Clear Lake, when a 2023 Tesla Model X, driven by 38-year-old Dina Loginova, of Seattle, WA, was rear-ended by a 2005 Ford Focus, that was driven by 27-year-old Kyle Haney, of St. Paul, MN.

Both vehicles were traveling south on Interstate 35 near mile marker 192, when Loginova slammed on her brakes to avoid striking wildlife on the road. Haney was injured when his vehicle hit the Tesla. He was transported by Clear Lake Fire/EMS to Mercy Hospital in Mason City.

(Stuart, Iowa) – Stuart Police Chief David Reha, Saturday evening, posted a report on social media, with regard to an ongoing investigation that has resulted in multiple arrests, the recovery of incendiary devices, drugs and a “hit list” with the names of several law enforcement officials. A Stuart man, 52-year-old Bobby Glen Agan, was arrested and booked into the Adair County Jail. He faces several felony and misdemeanor charges including Stalking (Dangerous Weapon), Possession of a Controlled Substance (x2, Second Offense), Possession of Prescription Medications, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of an Offensive Weapon, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

Chief Reha says officers with the Stuart Police Department successfully executed a search warrant in the 500 block of South Harrison Street Friday night, August 16th, and continuing into the early hours of Saturday, August 17th. Their action was the culmination of a month-long investigation by Stuart Police, aimed at addressing a series of incidents involving projectiles directed at a local residence.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The City Council in Atlantic is set to meeting 5:30-p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21st, in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall. Among the Action items on their tentative agenda, is:

1. An Order to Close Selected Streets on Friday, September 27, 2024, Between 2:15 P.M. and 3:30 P.M. for the Atlantic Homecoming Parade.
2. An Order to Approve Fireworks Event Permit for Alan Zelmer at 805 West 10th Street for the Tractor Pull on August 24, 2024.
3. An Order to Approve Engineering Agreement with Snyder & Associates for the 2025 West 22nd Street Improvements
   Project.
4. A Resolution (# 49-24) “Extension of Maximum Vacation Hours for Police Department Employees Unable to Utilize Their Vacation Time.”
5. An Order to Approve Pay Application #1 for $30,975.83 the 2024 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation – UV CIIPP Lining Project.
6. A Public Hearing on a Proposed Ordinance Vacating the 66’ Wide Street Right-of-Way of West Fourth Street in the City of Atlantic, Iowa Described as Follows: Beginning at the West Right-of-Way Line of Laurel Street Extended, Thence West to the East Property Line of the Iowa Interstate Railroad. Said Parcel Containing Approximately 0.7 Acres. Said Described Real Estate is Subject to a Stormwater Sewer Easement Reserved unto and Held by the City of Atlantic, Iowa.
7. And, the First Reading of Ordinance No. 1045 “Vacating the 66’ Wide Street Right-of-Way of West Fourth Street in the City of Atlantic (as described above).

(Red Oak and Atlantic, Iowa) – The Boards of Supervisors in Cass and Montgomery County will hold their regular (separate) meetings, Tuesday morning (August. 20th). In Red Oak, the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors meeting gets underway at 8:30-a.m. The only item of New business on their agenda, is discussion with regard to a Fiscal Year 2024-25 Family Connections Contract, with action as necessary. Their next regular meeting, is on August 27th at 8:30-a.m.

In Atlantic, the Cass County Board of Supervisors meeting begins a 9-a.m., Tuesday. There are several matters on their agenda, including:

1. Presentation of the annual audit by Darren Welsh, with Gronewold, Bell, Kyhnn & Co. P.C.
2. Approve the auditing firm contract for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024
3. Monthly report by Jotham Arber, Executive Director of Cass/Guthrie County Environmental Health
4. Discussion/action on the commercial lease with Fourth Judicial District, Department of Correctional Services for the premises located at 601 Walnut Street, Suite 1, Atlantic, IA.
5. Approve Resolution 2024-25 Allocating ARPA Funds for the Anita Food Pantry Parking Lot Improvements in the amount of $15,000.
6. Approve Resolution 2024-26 Allocating ARPA Funds to the City of Griswold Land of Oz Housing development Lift Station in the amount of $35,000.
7. Monthly report by Mitch Holmes, Cass County Veteran Affairs Executive Director for the quarter ending June 30, 2024.
8. Quarterly report by Micah Lee, Cass County Conservation Executive Director for the quarter ending June 30, 2024.
9. Report from Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken.

The meeting will take place in-person, and is accessible on Zoom or over the phone. Details below:

Location Cass County Courthouse, Board Room, 5 W 7th St, Atlantic, IA 50022
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The Board’s next regular meeting is September 3rd at 9-a.m.

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