The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 32-year old Joseph Robert Nunn, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 10:40-p.m. Tuesday. Nunn was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His bond was set at $1,000. Deputies were assisted by the Montgomery County K-9 Unit.

Sheriff’s officials in Union County said Tuesday, that four people had been arrested recently, and one breaking/entering/theft was reported. Taken into custody last Sunday, was: 52-year old Brett Duane George, of Creston, for OWI/2nd offense, and 48-year old Dana Lynn Hudson, of Afton, for Simple Assault. Hudson was issued a citation to appear in court and released. George was later released on a $2,000 bond.

Last Saturday, 37-year old Megan Marie Brown, of Lorimor, was arrested in Union County on a warrant for Violation of a No Contact/Protective Order. She was later released on a $300 bond. And, 30-year old Casey Lee Tucker, of Lorimor, was arrested for Simple Assault. Tucker was issued a citation to appear in court, and released.

The Sheriff’s Office said also, an Urbandale man reported on Sept. 7th, that his property in Thayer had been broken into, and a trail camera was stolen. The incident happened sometime over the past couple of weeks. The loss was estimated at $200.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — University of Northern Iowa officials have released the name of an employee killed this week in a steam pipe leak. The Courier reports that 61-year-old Kevin Bley, a 10-year-old steamfitter at the university, died Monday morning after the incident in a dining hall. Aaron Clingingsmith, interim director of university relations, says Bley was injured as he was testing the steam distribution service.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a woman died after one of two shootings in Waterloo. Police say the woman was struck inside a house around 9:45 p.m. Monday when someone outside began shooting into the home. Her name hasn’t been released. Residents about three blocks away also reported hearing gunshots. Police found two vehicles struck by bullets in the area. No arrests have been reported.

SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man was hospitalized after an explosion rocked a plant in northwest Iowa, setting off a fire. Firetrucks were dispatched to the Polaris Industries plant in Spirit Lake around 9:30 p.m. Monday. Spirit Lake Fire Chief Pat Daly says a blast in the plant’s paint room caused the fire. The damage was contained there. It’s unclear what caused the explosion.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — State auditors say a man employed full time by an eastern Iowa city and a nearby water and sanitary district likely didn’t put in 40 hours at both jobs and spent hundreds of working hours at casinos. The city of Long Grove and the Park View Water and Sanitary District sought the audit, concerned about the activities of employee Joel McCubbin. The auditors say McCubbin’s players club cards showed he was at casinos during work hours on nearly 220 days. Efforts to reach McCubbin were unsuccessful.

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report 24-year old Jesse Dean Uhlmann, of Red Oak, was arrested Tuesday evening on a valid Montgomery County warrant. Uhlmann was taken into custody in the 100 block of S. 4th Street in Red Oak, on the warrant for Harassment in the 2nd Degree. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 cash-only bond.

A beautiful bronze statue of a man, his horse and a plow were unveiled Tuesday evening in downtown Atlantic, as part of the City’s 150^th Birthday, and its founder Franklin H. Whitney. The President and CEO of First Whitney Bank and Trust, Paul Gude spoke about the man depicted by the statue plowing furrows for what was known as Main Street, and later became Chestnut Street. Gude said Whitney was a visionary in making Atlantic grow, as evidenced by a plaque in his honor on the south side of the statue.

“The Founding of Atlantic”

He said the Atlantic Depot was part of that vision. Without that rail head being brought into town he said, the $200-million ethanol plant wouldn’t have been possible 150 years later. Gude said the statue serves as reminder of where we’ve been, and how far we’ve come. He said the statue, which the bank presented to the City as a token of appreciation to the community, will “Remind us to honor those pioneers that came out here and took a chance. A chance for themselves and their families to make a life in Atlantic 150-years ago. I hope it helps us appreciate people that today, are still taking chances – still staking their lives and their families’ future on Atlantic. And I hope that all those who follow in the next 150 years will do the same.”

With that, the tarp was removed from the 16-foot long statue mounted on a concrete island sunk deep into the ground in the middle of Chestnut, just north of 3^rd Street. A Coke can was placed underneath for future discovery. The audience was then introduced to artists Scott Smith and Troy Muller, who helped design and create it. Smith said Muller was his mentor and lead artist. Both are founding members of the non-profit, New Century Art Guild located between Elk Horn and Kimballton. Muller explained what it took to build the iconic vision of the past.

He said the piece is called “The Founding of Atlantic.” He said they began to lay the plans for the project in Paul Gude’s office in May, 2017. Creating a bronze sculpture he said, is not an easy task. It’s time consuming and a relatively dangerous process involving fire, molten metals, sledgehammers and “Lots and lots of elbow grease.”

Muller then presented the bank with a one-sixth scale sculpture of the namesake sculpture, for display inside the bank. He said the mission of the New Century Art Guild, is to put veterans back to work as artists, which is something they’ve been doing for some time. 100-percent of the proceeds from their sales of sculptures and projects go to the veterans.