The Iowa Transportation Commission today (Tuesday) approved $5.9-million for the Fiscal Year 2014 State Aviation Program, which includes several sub-programs, such as the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), the General Aviation Vertical Infrastructure (GAV) Program. The funds will have a positive impact on airports located in Council Bluffs, Red Oak and Creston, in our listening area.

Under the AIP, officials report the Creston Municipal Airport will receive $148,000 toward the $190,000 cost of pavement maintenance and the construction of a T-hangar access taxiway. The Council Bluffs Municipal Airport $84,000 toward the $168,00 cost of constructing a vehicle parking lot. And the Red Oak Municipal Airport will receive $88,000 for a $110,00 project that involves constructing a taxilane to a new six-unit T-hangar. AIP Programs are funded with revenue from aircraft registration fees and aviation fuel taxes.

And, as part of the GAV program, the Red Oak Airport will also receive $16,560 toward the $20,700 cost of renovating a hangar. Vertical Infrastructure programs are funded through the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund (RIIF). All funding supplements local and federal funding sources, and seeks to maintain a safe and balanced statewide air transportation system.

The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency reports County Road M-36 is currently closed for culvert repair. The affected section of road is in the 2100 block of Road M-36, north of 2103 M-36/the Dave Schwartz residence, between Greeley Township sections 21 and 23. The construction project is expected to last about three-weeks. Residents in the area and emergency responders should plan an alternate route.

One person was injured during a single vehicle rollover accident this (Tuesday) afternoon, in Crawford County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 23-year old Andrea Mersedes Gomez, of Denison, was transported to the Manning Hospital by Manning Rescue, after the SUV she was driving went out of control as it was westbound on Highway 30, about one-quarter of a mile west of Manning. The 2002 Ford Explorer rolled into the north ditch, at around 2:30-p.m.  The Patrol says Gomez was wearing her seat belt. A report on her injuries is not available

The Harlan Police Department reports the arrest of 32-year old Ian Leib of Harlan on July 4th. Police were called to the area of 4th and Hill Streets in reference to an intoxicated person trying to ride a bike. Officers transported Leib to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with an enhanced charge of public intoxication.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports two people were arrested this (Tuesday) morning. 58-year old Johnnie Jones was arrested on a charge of simple assault after allegedly striking an individual. His bond was set at $500. And, 21-year old Kevin Shimer, of Garden Grove, was arrested north of Lenox, for Speeding, and Driving While Suspended. Bond was set at $529.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Sioux City officials have cited a man for leaving his horse tied to a tree at an elementary school.  Levi Wielenga says he was riding his horse named Midnight Lady until early Tuesday morning and realized it was too late to bring her back to her pasture about 20 miles away. So he tied the 13-year-old horse to a tree near Unity Elementary School with a long rope and planned to get her in the morning.

Sioux City Animal Control officers say they found the horse in the same spot hours later in good condition. They say the animal had access to food but no water. The Sioux City Journal reports Wielenga was cited for tethering and simple neglect. He paid $370 in fees for the civil infractions.

The Cass County Board of Supervisors will hold their regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday, in Atlantic. During their 9-a.m. session at the courthouse, the Board will act on approving an additional, 30-thousand gallon anhydrous ammonia storage tank request from Steinbeck and Sons, for their property in a Heavy Industrial Zone in Noble Township.

The Supervisors are also expected to act on a request for funding from the Cass County Historical Museum, and, the employment of a part-time office assistant to fill-in as needed, at the Cass County Attorney’s Office. In addition, if ready, the Supervisors will discuss and approve entry into a 28-E agreement for Mental Health Regionalization.