(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Red Oak Police Department reports two separate, non-injury accidents occurred recently. At around 2:10-a.m. Sunday, a 2014 RAM 1500 SLT pickup truck driven by 31-year-old Tabetha Lynn Smith, of Red Oak, was driving westbound on E. Reed Street in Red Oak, and was talking to her brother after they left a bar. Smith told Police she wasn’t paying attention when her pickup struck a concrete flower box at the corner of N. 3rd and E. Reed Streets.

Smith said after she pulled over and legally parked, she and her brother picked up most of the truck parts and put them in the bed of the truck, before they left the scene. The pickup was considered a total loss, with damage estimated at $13,000. The City of Red Oak’s concrete flower box sustained $1,000 damage. No citations had been issued at the time of the Police report. Authorities noted however, that Smith’s failure to keep in the proper lane was a contributing factor to the accident.

And, at around 7-a.m. Friday, a two-vehicle accident happened in the 700 block of E. Sunset Avenue, in Red Oak, when an SUV backed out of a driveway and struck a legally parked 2020 Ford Fusion. Authorities say a 2016 Jeep Cherokee that involved in the collision, was driven by 66-year-old Rickey Dean Nease, of Red Oak. Police noted similar incidents involving Nease had happened before. Damage to the Jeep was estimated at $1,500. The Ford, owned by Fred Pilecki, of Red Oak, sustained $5,000 damage.

Authorities cited Nease for Failure to provide security against liability (Accident insurance).

Atlantic, IA – SHIFT ATL, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, will be hosting their third annual Turkey Trot in Atlantic on Thursday, November 25, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. This year’s event will have both an in-person and virtual option to participate. The in-person event will include a 5K route and 1-mile route option, both leaving from The Telegraph, 14 e 4th Street, at 8:00 a.m. sharp! Attendees can grab some warm eats and drinks from inside The Telegraph post-race. The virtual event can take place at the registrants discretion.

The cost to register is $25, with the option to add on various race-day gear including a t-shirt (race + shirt $30) or sweatshirt (race + shirt $45). Orders including any of these items need to be
submitted by Sunday, October 31st in order to ensure items are here before race day. Registration for just the race will continue until the day of the event. SHIFT ATL hopes to have a few shirts left over for purchase the day of, but no guarantees.

In addition, Brown Shoe Fit has donated one pair of EACH men’s and women’s Brooks Turkey Trot running shoes that SHIFT ATL will be giving away. To be entered into the drawing, you must
be registered by October 31st. SHIFT ATL will draw from the registrants the following week and award the winners. To get registered, visit getmeregistered.com/AtlanticTurkeyTrot or shiftatl.org/turkeytrot to view full event details! Funds raised at this event will be put towards the nonprofit organization’s latest project: a community mural on the west wall of The Telegraph building, which completed interior renovations summer of 2021. SHIFT ATL has already contracted with the company to complete the mural in 2022.

For more information about SHIFT ATL or the fundraiser, visit their Facebook page at facebook.com/shiftatl, their website at shiftatl.org or by email at shiftatlantic@gmail.com.

(Anita) – CAM School District Business Manager Lindsay Jahde reminds patron of the District, that there will be a final, informational meeting held on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at the CAM South Elementary Gym in Massena at 6:30p.m., with regard to the November 2nd bond election.  All five of the CAM CSD Board of Education members may be in attendance.  This is an informational meeting only and no action will be taken.

The meeting will be held in a hybrid format – that is both in-person and virtually via Zoom (see the Zoom Meeting ID and Passcode at the end of this report). The Measure on the ballot will ask voters to approve a General Obligation Bond amounting to $30.5-million, for the construction, the furnishing and equipping of  additions, remodeling, repair, improvement and equipping of,the existing South Elementary/Middle School building and Senior High building. The proposal would also improve the sites, transition to a single elementary site in Massena, feature a single Junior/Senior High site in Anita, and enhance athletic complexes and areas.

The second Public Measure proposes an annual levy of a tax exceeding $2.75, but not to exceed $4.05, per thousand dollars of the assessed value of the taxable property within the CAM District to pay the principal of and interest on the bonded indebtedness of the school corporation

*ID 836 2470 4520, Passcode 555301

(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston report multiple arrests occurred over the past few days. Three people were arrested late Sunday night at 803 W. Adams Street: 34-year-old Anthony Michael Atkins, 51-year-old Misty Joan McKinney, and 29-year-old Casey Ray Welcher, all of Creston, were arrested for Burglary in the 3rd Degree. Atkins was being held in the Union County Jail on a $5,000 cash or surety Bond. McKinney was also charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Providing False Identification Information. She was being held in the Adams County Jail on a $5,600 c/s bond. And, Welcher faces an additional, Possession of Methamphetamine charge. He was being held in the Union County Jail on a $7,000 c/s bond.

Authorities say three people were arrested at around 2:22-a.m. Sunday, following a traffic stop at the intersection of Maple/Mills Streets, in Creston: 32-year-old Seth Michael Thompson, of Omaha, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance/3rd offense, PCS/3rd offense – marijuana, Intent to manufacture/deliver, pcs/3rd offense: non-marijuana; Conspire/intent to manufacture/deliver meth (under 5 grams), and possession of a firearm or offensive weapon by a felon. His cash/surety bond was set at $37,000; 37-year-old Joshua Mark Magistretti, and 31-year-old Brooke Lee West, both of Omaha, were arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Each was cited and released on a Summons to Appear.

39-year-old Mitchell Tyler Killon, of Creston, was arrested at around 12:40-a.m., Sunday, in the 100 block of N. Elm Street, in Creston. Killon was charged with Public Intoxication. He was later released after pleading guilty, and for time served. Saturday evening, 32-year-old William Albert Bethke IV, of Creston, was arrested for Public Intoxication/1st offense, and Poss. of a controlled substance. He was released on a $600 cash bond.

Friday night 20-year-old Seamus Donohue Reese, of MN., was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center in Creston, for Poss. of a Controlled Substance/marijuana – 1st offense, pcs/drug paraphernalia, and conspiracy/intent to deliver. He was later released on a $2,000 bond. Late Friday morning, 27-year-old Patrick Riley Iiams, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County LEC, for PCS/Marijuana – 1st offense, and probation violation on an original charge of PCS. He remained in the jail today (Monday), on a $1,000 cash bond.