Officials with the Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund, Wednesday night, presented two $750 scholarships to graduating Atlantic High School Seniors.  Clayton Saeugling and Emily McDermott were the recipients chosen by the scholarship committee.

Pictured: Tyler Drvol (committee member), Emily McDermott (recipient), Josh Fellows (committee member) , Clayton Saeugling (recipient), Steven Petersen (committee member)

The scholarship committee said they had some quality applications this year and were finally able to narrow it down to Saeugling and McDermott.  Asked on the scholarship application if you could choose one charity to donate to who would it be, Emily stated UNICEF and Clayton stated Wounded Warriors in Action.  Each of those charities will receive $200 from the Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund in their name.  The Foundation says it hopes that by continuing this extra giving, they can instill the importance of giving back in these young adults.

This is the 7th year for the annual scholarships to be handed out.  Applicants are asked to fill out a short narrative, supply their college acceptance letter, supply two letters of reference, have a 2.5gpa or better and supply an official 7 semester transcript.  The Foundation’s goal is to have the scholarships will be available for years to come.  Officials say with the continued support of the T-Fred annual golf outing,  that goal is becoming a true reality.

The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the child endangerment convictions of a northern Iowa woman, but sent the case back to district court for re-sentencing after determining the district judge abused his discretion by imposing certain conditions as part of her probation.

Stephanie Fatland, of Rockford (IA) was arrested in 2014 and charged with three Class C felony counts of child endangerment resulting in serious injury after allegedly admitting to shaking a baby on three separate occasions. As part of a plea agreement, Fatland pleaded guilty to two counts of child endangerment causing bodily injury, with the third charge being dropped.

District Judge James Drew sentenced Fatland to two five-year prison terms, both suspended, and sentenced her to five years probation on each charge. Fatland later filed a motion to reconsider a condition of probation, stating Drew had improperly infringed upon her fundamental right to bear children by the condition on her probation prohibiting her from becoming pregnant. Drew denied that motion, but the Iowa Court of Appeals in its ruling issued Wednesday, says Drew abused his discretion by imposing conditions prohibiting Fatland from becoming pregnant and from having unsupervised contact with children under the age of five.

The Court of Appeals vacated the sentences and remanded the case back to district court for resentencing.

(Radio Iowa)

Creston Police arrested a man Wednesday night, following a traffic stop at the intersection of Adams and Jarvis Streets. 41-year old Dennis Smith, of Creston, was taken into custody at around 9-p.m., and charged with OWI/2nd offense, and Operating a Vehicle While Revoked. He was later released from the Union County Jail.