(Radio Iowa) – Crews have been working to clean up and investigate what appears to be a diesel spill at or near a state park in northwest Iowa. Trapper’s Bay State Park sits along the north shore of Silver Lake. Dickinson County Emergency Management director Mike Ehret says someone passing by noticed a shine on top of the water of Silver Lake and the smell of fuel.

“We called over Spirit Lake to bring over some extra equipment and Milford brought up the country’s haz mat trailer,” he says. “We were able to deploy some boom under the bridge that goes between Silver Lake and Trapper’s Bay to try and contain as much as we could into Trapper’s Bay and try and keep any more from getting into the bay itself. A little of it had, but we were just trying to slow that down, basically, at the time.” The spill was reported late last week.

An official with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the investigation isn’t done, but the spill may have happened when an above ground storage tank was overfilled. Silver Lake has more than nine and a half miles of shoreline and covers more than a thousand acres. Trapper’s Bay State Park was established in 1933 and has a picnic shelter that’s on the National Register of Historic Places.

(Radio Iowa) – One person was killed in an apartment fire early this (Monday) morning in the northwest Iowa town of Sheldon. According to the Sheldon Fire Department, they were called out at 12:51 Monday morning for a structure fire at 219 8th Street. Firefighters from three area departments battled the blaze. The identity of the victim has not been released, pending positive identification and notification of next of kin.

April 25, 2022, Atlantic, IA – Officials with SHIFT ATL in Atlantic say they are excited to invite you to their annual fundraiser for 2022: Summer Soirée. Guests can expect the same great experience as last year including a steak dinner, three hours of dueling piano entertainment by Pianopalooza, full bar and a photobooth! This event will be held on July 16, 2022, on 4th
Street between Chestnut Street and Walnut Street.

4th Street will be blocked off from Chestnut to Walnut and tables will line the street so people can enjoy dinner and drinks from the beer garden with family and friends and then cap the evening off with dueling pianos! Cocktail hour begins at 5:30 with the dinner to follow. Dinner will consist of Noble Provisions steak, grilled on location, family-style sides and dessert. A beer garden will be available all evening with tickets available for purchase at the gate that evening.

Event tickets will be released at 10am on May 2, 2022, at shiftatl.org/dinner. Tickets are available for $60/person, which includes your dinner and entry to the dueling pianos. Tables of eight can be purchased for $400, which includes eight dinners and eight tickets to the dueling pianos. There is limited seating available, and this event is anticipated to sell out quickly as it did last year. This event is made possible through support of Executive sponsors like Cass Health, TS Bank, Atlantic Dental Center, Camblin Mechanical, AM Cohron and Son, Armour Insurance, Lindeman Tractor, and Special Occasions. Advocate sponsors include Rolling Hills Bank and Trust and Atlantic Rotary, with Supporting sponsors Elite Octane, Henningsen Construction, Robison Landscaping and Casey’s.

Tickets for just the dueling piano entertainment can be purchased before the event for $15/person or they will be $20/person the night of at the door. Gates will open for the dueling pianos at 7:30 p.m., following the Summer Soirée dinner. Funds raised from this event will help SHIFT ATL fully complete their renovations at The Telegraph building. This spring, construction began on the exterior of the building, including tuck pointing and skim coating. Following that, new stone and an updated awning will be installed on the face. Following those projects, a community patio will be built in the courtyard space, and then two murals will be installed – one on the west side of the building and one on the east side with the patio!

SHIFT ATL recently completed the interior rehabilitation of The Telegraph building, located at 14 e 4th Street in Atlantic. They are managing a fully operating AirBnB on the upper story, and they are currently using the main level as commercial space for pop-up shops, local events or as a flexible community space while they work to find a permanent commercial tenant.

SHIFT ATL, a 501(c)3 nonprofit formed in 2019, continues to build upon their broad but straightforward vision for the place they have made home: to shift the direction of Atlantic’s social and economic development opportunities by leveraging partnerships and strengthening social bonds within the community. They intend to revitalize Atlantic through projects, services and programs that will enhance the community and foster a sense of growth. To purchase tickets or a table for the event, visit shiftatl.org/dinner or contact Mallory Robinson at 712.249.1985.
To learn more about each project, to donate or to get involved, contact shiftatlantic@gmail.com, visit the website shiftatl.org or facebook page, @shiftatl.

Sheriff’s deputies in Page County, today (Monday), arrested 43-year-old Christopher Allen Spangler, of rural Shenandoah. He was taken into custody at the sheriff’s office, on a Page County warrant for a Controlled Substance violation, Failure to affix drug tax stamp, and Possession of controlled substance – methamphetamine. The warrant stems from a sheriff’s department investigation.

Spangler was booked into the Page County Jail and held on a $16,000.00 bond.

Christopher Allen Spangler

(Radio Iowa) – Hundreds of people attended the weekend ribbon-cutting and open house for the new UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown Hospital. It’s the result of a 38-point-4 million dollar expansion of the existing medical park on the south edge of town. Jenni Friedly is the facility’s chief operating officer and vice president. Friedly says, “We’re really excited about the design of this new health care facility in Marshalltown, the newest hospital in Iowa and hopefully, we’ll hold that title for a long time.”

Friedly says the new hospital has been a long-time priority for Marshalltown. “We really did a lot of digging into how to build a new, efficient, sustainable health care system for the community and we’re excited to show that off,” she says. “We built flexibility for health care in Marshalltown so we can continue to serve.”

UnityPoint Health’s support services began moving into the new facility on April 21st, while the remaining departments are expected to make the move in today (Monday) through Wednesday.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – An Atlantic man facing felony charges of Attempted Murder and Willful Injury-Causing Serious Injury, claims he’s not guilty by reason of self-defense. That’s according to court documents filed Friday. 19-year-old Michael Gehling is accused of stabbing a man during the late night hours of April 3rd. According to online court records, arraignment for Michael Gehling will be held May 2nd and a Pre-Trial Conference on June 6th. Both begin at 9-a.m. His trial is set to take place June 28th at 9:30-a.m.

Gehling was arrested without incident on April 4th, following an investigation that began with a 9-1-1 call about a man who had a stab wound. Officers learned the incident happened in the area of 6th and Pine Streets.

The victim (whose name was not released) was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital (Cass Health), in Atlantic, and was later transported to the UNMC in Omaha, for treatment of serious injuries.

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports seven arrests from over the past few days. Early this (Monday) morning, 33-year old Whitney Christine Picard, of Louisiana, was arrested at 800 Laurel Street and charged with Driving with Suspended. Picard was cited and released from the scene. Late Sunday night, 36-year-old Douglas Edward Woodward III, of Creston, was arrested at the Creston Union County Law Enforcement Center and charged with Driving while Barred. Woodward was being held on a $2,000 cash or surety bond. And, 25-year-old Aaron Christopher Ortiz was arrested Sunday, at his residence in Creston. Ortiz was taken into custody on a Department of Corrections warrant for Violation of Parole. He was being held without bond in the Union County Jail.

Saturday afternoon, Creston Police arrested 27-year-old Chasity Cheyne Bolinger, of Creston. She was arrested at the Creston Union County Law Enforcement Center on a Union County warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana 1st Offense, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Child Endangerment. Bolinger was later released on a $5,300 cash or surety bond. That same day, 52-year-old Tony Dean Fizer, of Creston, was arrested for Driving while Barred and Eluding. He was later released on a $4,000 cash or surety bond.

Friday evening, 18-year-old Triston Thomas Barncastle, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County warrant for Harassment/1st Degree-Sexting. He was later released on a $2,000 cash or surety bond. Friday night, 58-year-old Theodore Lance Giles, of Creston, was arrested at the intersection of Sumner and Townline with assistance from the Creston K9 “Baxo.” Giles was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of Controlled Substance 3rd Offense Methamphetamine. He was later released on a $5,300 cash or surety bond.