Police in Red Oak report the arrest Sunday afternoon of a woman on an assault charge. Officers took 24-year old Chloe Marguerite Coburn, of Red Oak, into custody at a residence in the 100 block of Coolbaugh Street, at around 2:30-p.m.   Coburn was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault. She was brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held without bond.

Sheriff’s officials in Adams County report the arrest Sunday night of a Red Oak man. 52-year old Rodney Lukehart was charged with OWI/1st Offense, after deputies in Adams County responded to a call about a vehicle stopped along the side of Highway 34, at around 7:25-p.m. Upon investigation, it was learned Lukehart was allegedly under the influence of alcohol. He was brought to the Adams County Jail and held on $1,000 bond pending an appearance before a magistrate.

Firefighters from Atlantic were called to the scene of a deck fire early Monday morning. The incident at 704 E. 14th Street was reported at around 12:10-a.m.  Atlantic Fire Chief Mark McNees said a resident of the home called the owner, who was putting the fire out when the first fire crews arrived. A neighbor alerted another apartment resident who called the incident in.

Atlantic Police were the first to arrive on the scene and extinguish the blaze, which did not spread to the attached house. McNees said the fire, which was caused by a discarded cigarette damaged two railings and carpeting on the deck, which was shared by two apartments. The damage was estimated at several hundred dollars.

(Updated 8:30-a.m.)

An organization that celebrates the first road across America has selected Denison as the site for its annual convention. The Omaha World-Herald reports some 250-to 350- people could visit Denison in June 2017, when the community hosts the National Lincoln Highway Convention. Deb Rothmeyer of Denison is the chairwoman of the national convention and current vice president of the Iowa Lincoln Highway Association. She will become the state association’s president in October.

The theme for the weeklong national conference in Denison will be “It’s a Wonderful Road,” playing off Denison’s theme, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” a reference to the movie starring Denison native Donna Reed.

The Lincoln Highway was the nation’s first transcontinental road for automobiles, stretching from New York City to San Francisco. It roughly follows the route of Highway 30. This year’s convention is being held June 17th through the 21st in Toole, UT. For more information, go to https://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has about 40 bills awaiting a decision, a hefty stack of policy and spending measures lawmakers sent him in a flurry as the Legislature adjourned earlier this month. He has about two more weeks to decide whether to sign bills, which include measures regulating the use of unmanned aerial drones, allowing some people with epilepsy to take a marijuana oil derivative, and ending dog racing at Council Bluffs but letting it continue in Dubuque.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa agreed to help conceal why at least 55 state workers had been fired by allowing them to voluntarily resign or retire. The Des Moines Register reports that in some cases the state even removed all evidence of past wrongdoing from personnel records. That means future employers might not know about an individual’s troubled past before considering hiring them.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An overnight fire caused roughly $30,000 damage to a well-known Iowa City restaurant. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports the fire that started in the basement of Hamburg Inn Number 2 was reported shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday.

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Sam Hornish Jr. beat Ryan Blaney off a restart with 21 laps to go and hung on to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race yesterday at Iowa Speedway. Pole-sitter Ryan Blaney was second, followed by Regan Smith, Chase Elliott and Elliott Sadler in the first stand-alone event of the season.