The Mills County Sheriff’s Office said Friday (today) two people were arrested late this week on separate charges. 22-year old John Michael Murphy, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 1:25-a.m. (Friday) near the intersection of Highways 34 and 415th Street. Murphy was charged with OWI/2nd offense. His bond was set at $2,000. And, Thursday night, 65-year old Otis Alvin Turner, of Pacific Junction, was arrested on a charge of OWI/1st offense. Turner was being held in the Mills County Jail on $1,000 bond.

Authorities report also, a Glenwood man reported an incident of 3rd degree burglary. The incident was brought to the attention of Sheriff’s officials at around 2-p.m. Wednesday. It happened somewhere along Deacon Road, in Glenwood.

The Atlantic Police Department reports an accident Thursday evening at 7^th Street and Hospital Drive caused about $4,000 damage to the vehicles involved, but there were no injuries. Officials say a vehicle driven by Tyler Nelson, of Atlantic, was traveling west on 7^th Street (or, Highway 6), at around 5:10-p.m., and approaching Hospital Drive.

At the same time, a vehicle driven by Lee Parrish , of Atlantic, was traveling east on 7^th Street and attempting to turn left into the Atlantic Shopping Plaza drive, when the arrow turned from green to yellow. Parrish proceeded to turn, when his vehicle was hit by Nelson’s vehicle. Parrish was cited for Failure to Obey a Traffic Control device.

The Iowa Board of Massage Therapy has taken action against a Harlan man. Officials said Friday (today), David North of Harlan, advertised his Shiatsu massage therapy practice in the Atlantic News Telegraph when he was not licensed to perform that therapy under Iowa Code. The IBMT seeks to impose a civil penalty upon North amounting to $1,000 per offense, per day up to a maximum of $10,000, based on the allegations.

The Board says the Practice of “Massage Therapy” includes the performance for compensation, of massage, myotherapy, massotherapy, bodywork, bodywork therapy, or therapeutic massage, which comes in several forms.

The Iowa Board of Massage Therapy says North has the right to have a hearing held on the matter within 30-days of its notice to impose a fine. The order was issued December 4^th.