The Atlantic Police Department reports three people were arrested Friday. 33-year old Steven Pedersen, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Possession with Intent to Deliver Meth. He was transported to Cass County Jail and booked in.

24-year old Marshall Fischer, of Atlantic, was arrested for Driving While License Revoked. He was transported to Cass County Jail and booked in. And, 50-year old Elvin Shrimpton, of Atlantic, was arrested Friday on a Cass County Warrant for Criminal Mischief in the 2nd degree. He was also transported to Cass County Jail and booked in.

Sheriff’s officials in Page County say an Essex woman was injured Sunday evening, when she jumped from a boat dock at Rapp Park, as part of a “Polar plunge.” 34-year old Carrie Sickler was found lying next to her vehicle on the ground. A Shenandoah Ambulance crew attended to the woman’s injuries.

Sheriff Lyle Palmer reminds citizens that “In all of Page County Parks, swimming, wading, or any other form of [those activities are] prohibited without express permission of the Page County Conservation Board for certain organized events, such as the ‘Relay for Life’ event that took place at Rapp Park.” Palmer says “The signs in all of the county parks are there for a reason: Public Safety.”

An ATV reported stolen out of Cass County, Nebraska, was found near Shambaugh Sunday afternoon, after authorities responded to a report of teenagers riding the machine on a road, possibly endangering the lives of children playing in the area. The Page County Sheriff’s Office says when deputies arrived, they found 15-year old Dillon Davis, of Clarinda, riding an ATV from the road onto private property at 409 Cinder Avenue.

A check of the 2003 Polaris Predator’s  Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) revealed the machine had been stolen. The teen’s father, Kelly Davis, arrived with paperwork showing he had legally purchased the ATV in Feb. 2013, and other documentation. All of the characters on the bill of sale matched, except the last one. The number was left off the State of Iowa Certificate supposedly issued through Pottawatttamie County.

The ATV was subsequently seized. While the case remains under investigation, authorities stress neither Kelly nor Dillon Davis are suspects at this time, as they have done everything correct in purchasing the ATV.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A southwest Iowa lawmaker has stopped participating in the legislative session, saying he’s too busy working on his farm.  Sen. Hubert Houser hasn’t cast a vote on the Senate floor since March 4th.  Houser, a Republican who has served 22 years in the House and Senate, says he asked GOP leaders for a light load this session, which will be his last. They obliged, and Houser says he now doesn’t have much to do at the Legislature, other than vote on bills making it to the Senate floor.

Because Democrats are in the majority, Houser tells The Des Moines Register his vote makes little difference.  Houser says he’s busy on his farm, where his family is building new livestock facilities.  Houser says he’s “more than ready to move on.”

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gov. Terry Branstad is standing firm in support of the director of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services, who says no money was offered to former workers for silence about their dismissals.  Branstad, at his weekly news conference Monday, says he believes Mike Carroll when he says no money was offered to keep settlement agreements confidential.

At least two state workers have testified they were offered additional cash to remain silent about their dismissals in 2011. Carroll told a joint legislative Government Oversight Committee last week that no money was offered.

Branstad says he believes Carroll that no state agencies offered money for silence. He says the workers are disgruntled former state employees. Branstad in an executive order signed last month prohibited future confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements.