The Creston Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing juvenile. Authorities are trying to locate 10-year old Phoenix White, a white male, 5’2″ tall, 110lbs with blue eyes and sandy blonde hair. He was last seen wearing a black Creston Panthers t-shirt and denim shorts. Phoenix has 2 bald spots on the left side of his head.

If you have any information on his whereabouts please contact the Creston Police Department at 641-782-8402 or call 9-1-1.

Updated photo of Phoenix

Atlantic City Clerk Barb Barrick reminded the Atlantic City Council and the public, Wednesday night, that the petitions for various City Council positions may be circulated now, and turned in toward the end of the month. Barrick said current Council members seeking re-election and persons wishing to run for office, can receive nomination papers at City Hall, the Cass County Auditor’s Office, or the Secretary of State’s website. The completed papers may be filed with the County Auditor, beginning August 28th.

City Council members whose elected positions are slated to end Jan. 1st, 2018 and will be included on the November 7th ballot, include: Mayor – Dave Jones; 2nd Ward – Kathy Somers; 5th Ward – Richard Casady and At Large – Gerald Brink.

Brink was appointed in Sept. 2016 to fill a vacancy on the Council created by the resignation of Bob Cord. Casady was appointed in 2015 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Lori Stuart. Casady was unopposed in the Nov. 2015 election to hold the seat for through the end of 2017.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest at around 12:20-a.m. today (Thursday), of 19-year old Payton Ray, from Lenox. Ray was taken into custody on a charge of Sexual Abuse in the 3rd degree. He was brought to the Adams County Jail and held on a $10,000 cash only bond. No other details surrounding the charge was made available.

Governor Kim Reynolds says policymakers should be “looking for whatever” they can to find a solution for Americans in danger of losing health insurance. Just one company will be offering insurance next year on the Affordable Care Act “exchange” in Iowa — and premiums could go up even higher if federal subsidies aren’t extended. “I think there’s one thing that we should all agree on and that is not doing anything is not an option,” Reynolds says.

Iowa’s insurance commission has proposed a “stop gap” measure he believes would help the 72-thousand Iowans who’ve bought individual insurance policies on the exchange, but it needs approval from federal officials. Governor Reynolds says she and her staff are talking with Trump Administration officials weekly about the issue.

(Radio Iowa)