COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man suffered severe burns during a fire in a Council Bluffs apartment. The Daily Nonpareil reports that Council Bluffs police and firefighters were dispatched around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday. They found the injured man outside his home, and he was taken a hospital in nearby Omaha, Nebraska. His name hasn’t been released.

Acting Assistant Fire Chief Mike Godbout says investigators suspect the fire resulted from a cooking accident. The apartment sustained minor damage.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports four people were arrested on separate charges, Wednesday. 46-year old Brian Robert Vanderpool, of Tabor, was arrested at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, on a warrant for Violation of a No Contact/Protection Order – contempt of court, and Theft in the 3rd Degree. His bond was set at $2,300. 69-year old Alvin Henry Horgdal, of Henderson, was arrested for Interference with Official Acts, and 56-year old Kelly Jo Horgdal, also of Henderson, was arrested on a Governor’s warrant. Alvin Horgdal was being held on $300 bond, while Kelly Horgdal was being held without bond, in the Mills County Jail. And, 41-year old Sean Joseph Cecil, of Omaha, was arrested Wednesday at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office on a Forgery charge. His bond was set at $5,000.

(Updated 4:50-p.m.*) — The Board of Supervisors in Cass County will meet Friday morning beginning at 8:30, in their Board Room at the Courthouse, in Atlantic. On their light agenda for the day, is a report from Zoning Administrator Rich Hansen, with regard to a request made for a Zoning change pertaining to Dollar General, in rural Griswold.

The Board will also act on approving a fiscal year 2017-18 Urban Renewal Report, in addition to hearing regular reports from County Department Heads. *And, they’re expected to act on the abatement of taxes for parcels owned by the Cities of Atlantic and Anita.