DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say firefighters rescued four people from a fire that erupted in a downtown Dubuque building. The blaze was reported around 12:30 p.m. Monday in a building that contained apartments and businesses. Three people were taken to a hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. A city news release says some occupants were trapped by smoke on the building’s upper floors and were rescued by firefighters using ground ladders. The fire started in a first-floor kitchen. Authorities say the flames were knocked down about 10 minutes after firefighters arrived.

The Creston Police Department reports two arrests took place Monday, and a vehicle was reported stolen. Authorities say 48-year old Michael Williams, of Creston, was arrested Monday afternoon at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on a Union County warrant for Violation of a Protection Order. Williams was being held in the LEC while awaiting a Bond Hearing. And, Monday night, 32-year old Dustin Hart, of Arcadia, WI., was arrested in Creston, for Public Intoxication. His bond was set at $300.

Monday morning, a Creston man reported to police, that sometime between 7-p.m. Sunday and 10:15-a.m. Monday, someone stole his white, 1999 Chevy Tahoe with Iowa blackout plates ITB 400. The vehicle, which was parked in the 1000 block of N. Division Street, was valued at $6,500.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Officials say at least six former Shopko locations across Iowa will reopen as Hy-Vee Dollar Fresh stores. Hy-Vee announced purchase agreements Monday for Shopko buildings in Cresco, Dyersville, Hampton, Oelwein, Vinton and Waukon. Hy-Vee intends to open the stores by late summer, after some construction work. The sale terms were not disclosed. The Dollar Fresh stores are designed for smaller communities. Wisconsin-based Shopko filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January 2019, citing “excess debt.” The company announced two months later that it would liquidate its remaining stores, because executives had been unable to find a buyer.

Members of the Atlantic School District’s Board of Education will meet 5:30-p.m. Wednesday, in the Middle School Conference Room. During their Work Session, the Board will discuss a “District Protocol for Transportation Incidents.”  The discussion falls on the heels last week, of an incident whereby a school bus slid into a ditch southwest of Atlantic, as the vehicle was backing out of a rural driveway. No injuries were reported.

In other matters, the Board will discuss a Needs Assessment/Culture & Climate District Survey, and a 2019-20 Amended Budget. A Public Hearing on the 2019-20 Amended Certified Budget is set to take place 6-p.m., Wednesday Feb. 12th, followed by the regular Board meeting. Immediately following tomorrow night’s (Jan. 28) Work Session, the School Board will enter into an exempt (closed) session, for the purpose of negotiating sessions, strategy meetings of public employers or employee organizations.