The Creston Police Department released details on four different arrests or citations.

On July 1st Creston Police arrested 24-year-old Taylor Duane Giles of Creston at 8:30 p.m. at Elm and Montgomery Streets. Giles was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Giles was later released on promise to appear.

Also on July 1st Creston Police cited and released 21-year-old Miranda Fargo for an Animal at Large.

On July 3rd at 12:09 p.m. Officers arrested 36-year-old Jackie Lee Marler of Creston at 1103 W Adair Street. Marler was charged with a Union County Warrant for Violation of a No Contact Order. He was later released on his own recognizance.

On July 4th at 10:50 p.m. Officers arrested 58-year-old Ricky Lee Kimball of Creston at 405 S. Sumner Street in Creston. Kimball was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, cited and released from the scene.

Cass County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, Sara Harris, has announced that the filing period for candidates for Nonparty political organization (NPPO) and Non-Affiliated persons for the upcoming General Election, held on November 8, 2022, has changed.

Anyone interested in running as an NPPO or Non-Affiliated candidate in the General Election may pick up Nomination Papers and Affidavits of Candidacy in the Auditor’s Office, located at 5 W 7th Street, in Atlantic, from 8:00 a.m. till 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or at https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/electioninfo/general/index.html

The first day for Non-Party candidates and Township Trustees to file for the General Election is Monday, August 8th, with a filing deadline of 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 31st. As a reminder, the last day to file for Soil & Water Commissioners and Ag-Extension is also 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 31st. If you have already filed papers to be on the General Election ballot, you do not need to refile.

County positions open are: Board Of Supervisors District 2 and District 3, County Treasurer, Recorder, Attorney, Auditor, Township Trustees, Soil & Water Commissioners (2), Hospital Board of Trustees (4) and Ag-Extension (5) candidates.

For more information and for the number of signatures required for each office, please contact the Auditor’s office at 712-243-4570.

The Red Oak Police Department has released details on two recent arrests.

On Monday evening at 8:25 p.m. Officers arrested 47-year-old Ian Joseph Haas of Red Oak following a traffic stop at the intersection of N 8th Street and Ratliff Road. Haas was arrested for Driving while License Revoked by the State of Iowa. Haas was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.

On Saturday, July 2nd Red Oak Police arrested 21-year-old Bailey Ann Poe at 6:25 p.m. for Domestic Abuse Assault- 1st Offense. Poe was booked in to the Montgomery County Jail and held on no bond.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic City Council is set to meet 5:30-p.m. Wednesday, in their chambers at City Hall. Under their Consent Agenda, the Council is expected to approve street closure permits for: the Christian Motorcyclist Association’s “Chariots of Faith #301 Bike Night.” The event is planned for the second Thursday of each month, through October, beginning July 14th, in conjunction with Produce in the Park, on the east side of the downtown City Park. They propose naming the event “Thunder N2 (into) Atlantic,” and closing Chestnut from 7th Street to 6th Street during the hours of 4:30-to 6:30-p.m. (The same hours as Produce in the Park).

The Council will also act on approving a request for a street closure in advance of the Nishna Valley Family YMCA’s Food Truck Battle & Community Appreciation event, which takes place on September 10th, from 10-a.m. until 6-p.m., on 6th Street.

In other business, the Atlantic City Council will act on passing a Resolution approving the transfer of funds for the 4th Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021-22, that allows for two new, capital project funds that were not outlined in the FY2022 or FY 2023 budget: the Splash Pad Project Fund and Inclusive Playground Project Fund. City Administrator John Lund says he created the two new funds to allow for the reasonable transfer of resources to capital project funds from the General Fund, without resulting in a noticeable dip in that collective fund balance.

The Council will also act on a resolution clarifying which meetings Council members will be paid to attend. Lund’s recommendation is for the City Council to move to a salaried system, as is done for the Mayor and City Department Heads, State Legislators, members of Congress, and the President. They will also act on approving the third and final reading of an Ordinance adopting the proposed amendments to the City’s Zoning Code, 2018. It is with regard to signage for a local church in a residential zone.

The Planning & Zoning Commission has recommended permitting “Two identification signs, per each street frontage, not to exceed 24-square feet in surface area, displaying information of churches, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, clubs, offices, libraries, similar uses, or conditional uses. Such signs may be illuminated.”

And, in his report to the Council, City Administrator John Lund will discuss matters pertaining to the Community Protection Committee, a Liability Insurance Increase, changes to LOST (Local Option Sales Tax) payments, and Council Work Session(s).