(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Glenwood Police Department reports a Glenwood man was arrested Sunday. 26-year-old Christian Gonzale-Zcardon was arrested for OWI/1st offense, with bond set at $1,000. And, this (Monday) morning, 36-year-old Delon Buford, of Omaha, was arrested in Glenwood for Child Endangerment, Domestic Abuse Assault, and Interference with Official Acts. Buford was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail, until seen by a Magistrate Judge.

(Anita, Iowa) – Rescue crews from Atlantic and Anita have been dispatched to a rollover accident on westbound Interstate 80, at the 67-mile marker. Cass EMS and Anita Rescue were responding to the scene as of about 8:27-a.m.  There are reported two people suffered minor injuries. Additional information is currently not available.

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports four weekend arrests.  On Sunday:

• 21-year-old Andrew Fredrick Weis, of Creston, was arrested at around 4:48-a.m., for OWI/2nd Offense. Weis was later released on a $2,000 cash or surety bond;
• 36-year-old Ashley Denise Parrott, of Greenfield, was arrested around 3:41-a.m. Sunday, in Creston, for OWI/1st Offense. Parrott was later released on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.
• And, at around 1:12-a.m. Sunday, Creston Police arrested 21-year-old Destiny Marie Schneider, of Creston, for OWI/1st Offense. Schneider was later released on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

Saturday, at around 1:03-a.m., Creston Police arrested 42-year-old Nicholas Allen Foltz, of Mount Ayr. He was charged with OWI/1st Offense, and Carry [a] Weapon while Intoxicated. Foltz was later released on a $2,000 cash or surety bond.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic City Council, Wednesday, will consider and possibly act on a request for a special fireworks display that, if approved, would take place July 16th, on private property. The meeting in the Council’s Chambers inside the Atlantic City Hall, begins at 5:30-p.m.  The request was made by Dan Vargason, and would be held at 1303 Maple Street, should the Atlantic Softball Team host the Regional Softball Final, and Win the final game, qualifying the team for the state tournament.

City Administrator John Lund notes an ordinance regulating fireworks states the City may grant a permit for the display of fireworks on Public Property (By a City, Fair Association, etc., when such fireworks “Will be handled by a competent operator,” and with the proper/required insurance. Lund is expected to recommend referring the matter to the City of Atlantic’s Community Protection Committee, with feedback from the Atlantic Fire & Police Departments, and all private parties with a vested interest in fireworks displays, with the idea being to explore a Special Event Permit, or amending the regulations to allow for Special Displays on private property.

In other business, the Atlantic City Council will hold a public hearing on the receipt and approval of proposals for, the disposal and development of certain City-owned Real Property in the Southeast Urban Renewal District. The land referred to in the hearing, is 41.54-acres that was purchased by the City from the Comes Family Trust for $830,000, in Oct., 2022. The land was purchased for future housing development.

Last month, notices were published in the local paper, seeking proposals from interested buyers on their intention to develop the property, and the price they would offer for the land. The Council will hear from those proposing to purchase and develop the property, and citizens, with regard to the use and disposal of the land. Administrator Lund notes that “Since this is related to an Urban Renewal Project that will almost certainly utilize tax increment financing (TIF), specific considerations need to be undertaken before the land can be transferred to another party.”

The Council will act Wednesday, on the third and final reading of an amended (Updated) ordinance with regard to the large bicycling event that will be in Atlantic July 22nd-23rd. The updates are with regard to vendor fees and dates. The ordinance – if approved – will expire July 23rd at 5-p.m.  City Council Agenda Packet 05-15-2024-min

(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Board of Supervisors in Montgomery County, Tuesday, will discuss and possibly act to approve agreements with Solutions Information Technology, as they pertain to the County and Sheriff. The Board is also expected to consider and act on approving requests to abate owned Red Oak City-owned property taxes, for properties at: 300 E. Market St.; 818 E. Nuckols Street; and 306 E. Elm Street, and the possibly refund of Red Oak City-owned property taxes paid in error by Bruce Reich, for a property at 210 N. 5th Street.

In other business, the Montgomery County Supervisors will discuss the Montgomery County FY25 Budget revenue collection schedule on long-term debt, and schedule a canvass of the June Primary Election results for June 11th, at 8:30-a.m.

The Board meeting begins at 8:30-a.m. Tuesday (May 14), at the courthouse in Red Oak.

The meeting will be held in-person, and electronically at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85039693411

Meeting ID: 850 3969 3411

or, Dial by your location   +1 312 626 6799 If you are calling in, Press *9 to raise your hand if you wish to speak.

(via Iowa News Service) – New research released by AARP Iowa shows how important Social Security benefits are to people who receive them – and the numbers reveal women are far more likely to list those benefits as critical. About 700,000 Iowans receive Social Security benefits, and 55% are women. AARP Iowa State Director Brad Anderson said he dug into the data, to find out why women see this as an important issue in their lives – in far greater numbers than men.  He said it’s because women tend to have far smaller Social Security checks – due to factors like receiving lower wages than men, and taking on unpaid family care-giving responsibilities during their lives.

“In addition to that, women have fewer resources of retirement income than men,” said Anderson. “And so, what that means is, men can rely more on stocks and bonds and pensions – whereas women really rely more heavily on Social Security.” Anderson and other advocates are calling on Congress to address the dwindling Social Security Trust Fund, which could be forced to cut benefits by 2035 unless Congress acts to address the funding shortfall.

In addition to earning less and qualifying for fewer benefits, women also typically live longer than men – which, Anderson says, means they have to stretch their Social Security income even further. “When you put it all together,” said Anderson, “it makes a lot of sense that women find Social Security and the strength of Social Security an extremely important issue, when it comes to the polls that we’ve seen.”

AARP Iowa released its findings on the heels of a national report on the financial health of Medicare and Social Security.