7 candidates are running for three open spots on the Atlantic School Board and the public will be given the opportunity to hear from them on Tuesday night.  A candidate forum is set for 7:00pm Tuesday, August 25th at the Atlantic High School Auditorium.

The seven candidates are: Doug Bierbaum, Alison Bruckner, Bob Drogo, Mark Foegen, Dennis Schwanke, Dr. Keith Swanson, and Jenny Williams.

The public will have the opportunity to ask questions at the forum.

No one was injured after shots were fired during an incident in Council Bluffs early Monday morning.  The Council Bluffs Police are investigating after officers responded to a report of shots fired at approximately 12:47am at 535 East Broadway in
Council Bluffs. Upon officers’ arrival at the scene which is a Walgreen’s store, they were informed that a white Ford Focus, leaving the scene was involved in the incident.

Officers were able to make a traffic stop on the vehicle at the intersection of State St. and East Pierce St. at 12:51am. In Interviewing the two subjects at the scene, it was determined that the passenger in the Ford Focus, was the target of the shooting.

A witness who was buying groceries in the store said an unknown individual followed them out of the store and got into a dark colored SUV in the parking lot. At that time, the driver of the dark colored SUV, exclaimed the victim had “mean mugged” his friend inside the store. As the victim exited the store, the driver of the dark colored SUV, fired a shot at the victim with an unknown firearm as he left the store. The suspect fled the scene in the dark colored SUV and has not been located at this time.

No injuries were reported by the victim. There is video of the incident and this case will be followed up by the Criminal Investigation Division. The victim’s name
is not being released as this is an ongoing investigation.

The Creston Police Department reports two Operating While Intoxicated arrests over the weekend.

On Friday, August 21st at 9:45pm Officers arrested 22-year-old Jacob Dobb of Creston on Highway 34 for OWI 2nd Offense and Possession of a Controlled Substance.  He was later released from the Union County Jail on a $2,000 bond.

Then early Sunday morning at 5:16am Officers arrested 19-year-old Dallon Grinder of Creston was arrested at 608 Wyoming Street and charged with OWI 1st Offense.  Grinder was later released from the Union County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

Creston PD reports an accident involving two vehicles on Friday night at 8:25pm.  A 2001 Honda Odyssey Van driven by a Glenwood man was traveling south bound on New York Avenue in Creston when a Dodge Truck pulling a trailer traveling in the same direction had a tire fall of the trailer.  The tire rolled into the lane of the van and struck it in the front bumper area.  The truck and trailer were owned by a Shannon City, IA man and conditions were rainy during the accident. A damage estimate was not able to be obtained due to previous damage to the van from another accident.  The Glenwood man suffered possible injuries as the result of the accident.

Details have been released by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office about an accident on Monday, August 17th.  On that date the Montgomery County Communications received a call at 9:19pm stating there was a single vehicle property damage accident on 110th Street, 1/2 mile West of Grant.

After investigation it was determined that a 1997 Chevy 1500 operated by 73-year-old Terry Evans of Corning was parked across the traveled portion of the road with it’s four-way flashers on while attempting to close a gate after putting cattle back in the fence.  A 2013 Chevy Impala driven by 56-year-old Michael Webb of Red Oak crested the hill traveling Westbound and took evasive action to avoid hitting the Evans vehicle.  This caused the vehicle to lose control and enter the North ditch causing about $2,500 damage to the vehicle.  No other details were reported and charges are pending at this time.

Law enforcement agencies from across Iowa and the nation will be stepping up enforcement to save lives from now through this Labor Day weekend. Authorities say the motoring public will notice more officers and increased safety messaging.The Special Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) runs August 25th through September 7th.

The Labor Day weekend traditionally signals the end of summer and often involves one last road trip for the year with the family. It also involves a high rate of drunk driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2013, the most recent year in which data is available, there were 424 crash fatalities nationwide over the three-day Labor Day weekend. Almost half of those fatal crashes involved drivers who had been drinking, and 27 percent of those drivers had a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of .15 or higher – nearly twice the legal limit of .08. In the same time period, four (4) people were killed in crashes in Iowa, twenty-five percent of those were alcohol related.

Iowa is offering a new, SaferRide mobile app (which is free from the Apple iTunes store and Google Play) that can help users call a taxi or a friend for a ride home. The app can even help you identify your location so you can be picked up. If you know you will be drinking, plan how you will get home afterward.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau reminds you that, “Driving sober is not just a recommendation, it’s the law!”