Authorities in Union County report two accidents occurred, Thursday. At around 10:27-p.m., a 2014 Ford F-250 pickup driven by 33-year-old Kiel S. Davis, of Creston, was traveling east on Highway 34. A 2009 Ford Focus driven by 31-year-old Lidia V. Alvarado, of Council Bluffs, was turning right to head east off Highway 25 onto Highway 34, and stopped at the posted intersection. The pickup ran into the rear of the car, causing it to enter the eastbound ditch. Medics with Corning Ambulance transported Alvarado to the hospital. She was cited for Driving While License is suspended. Damage from the collision amounted to $3,600.

And, at around 10:18-p.m., a 2012 Chrysler 200 driven by 56-year old Shelly J. England, of Creston, was traveling on Highway 34 at the intersection with Daisy Avenue, when England had a medical, diabetic problem. Her vehicle went through the SIRWA fence and through the yard, until it hit a stack of plastic water pipes, coming to rest on the pipes. The woman was transported to her home by her daughter.

Damage from the accident amounted to $9,600 altogether.

Officials with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, Thursday (April8), reported numerous recent arrests. Authorities say 37-year-old Justin Christopher Sneed was arrested late Thursday morning on a warrant for Failure to Appear. He was previously arrested April 3rd for Failure to Appear on an original Possession of Marijuana, charge, but had posted a $2,000 bond.  30-year-old Jan Palubjak, of Omaha, was arrested on a warrant for Violation of Probation, after he was brought to the sheriff’s office by a bail bondsman.

On April 6th, a 14-year old male was arrested in Avoca, for General Assault, in connection with an incident at the Elementary/Secondary School. His motivation on the arrest report was described as “Anti-Heterosexual.” No other information was provided. On April 5th, 35-year-old Corey Andrew Stephens, of Oakland, was served at the Pott. County Jail, with a warrant for Voluntary Absence from Custody.  Also arrested April 5th, was 40-year-old Martin Edward Dahlke, of Council Bluffs, was served at the Pott. County Jail, with a warrant for Assault while displaying a dangerous weapon. Dahlke was being held in the jail on prior charges of Use or possession of drug paraphernalia.

Officials with the Creston Police Department report 37-year-old Lee Fowler, of Creston, was arrested at around 11-p.m. Thursday. He was taken into custody at his residence, on charges that include Domestic Abuse Assault, and Possession of Controlled Substance. Fowler was taken to Union County Jail, where he was being held without bond until seen by the judge.

The Atlantic City Council will hold a regularly scheduled meeting beginning at 5:30-p.m., on Wed., April 21st. On their agenda, is a Public Hearing on adoption of the Final, FY2022 City of Atlantic Budget. The Council Originally set the date of the public hearing during their March 3rd meeting, and approved the budget during their March 17th meeting.

City Administrator John Lund said “An error in the State’s budget software resulted in the public notice being produced without the time, date, and location of the public hearing.” The mistake was caught by County Auditor Dale Sunderman, left the City to hope the Dept. of Management would grant a budget extension, or be frozen at the FY21 property tax dollars. “Fortunately,” Lund says, “The Director of the Dept. of Management did formally grant the extension.” The Council then reset the Public Hearing during their meeting April 7th. Following the hearing, the Council will move to pass a Resolution to adopt the Budget as presented.

There will also be a Public Hearing on “Authorizing [an] application for Financial Assistance to [USDA] Rural Development, to finance the purchase of cat cages, examination tables, polyurethane on the floors, and equipment for, the Atlantic Animal Shelter,” as part of an shelter addition that is to be constructed. The Shelter is requesting $50,000. Some of the funds will be used to update the old building, as well. The USDA will cover 35% of the costs of a project, which means a total of $142,857 would need to be spent. The City’s match share would come to $92,857. John Lund says “Since the City awarded a bid to Henningsen Construction for $215,422 (earlier this month), the City will easily meet the grant requirement.

The hearing will be followed by action on agreeing to apply fr the USDA-RD funds. In other business, the Council will hold the second reading of amended ordinances calling for: changes to the Zoning Regulations and snow removal. The latter would change the current 72-hour time-frame following the end of a snow event for removing snow from sidewalks and vehicles from the streets or city-owned parking lots, to 24-hours.

The Atlantic City Council will also act on passing a resolution calling for a Public Hearing on the Sale of Real Estate (at 211 W. 6th Street). Jeff Pross intends to build a new home on the property, which the City has decided to sell to him for $1. During the Council’s meeting on March 17th, there were concerns the residence would have steel siding. Since that time, Pross has updated the proposed exterior materials to comply with the Zoning Ordinance. Before this (or any similar) deal can go through, however, the public must be allowed to comment on the sale of City-owned real estate.

And, at the start of Wednesday’s meeting, Dolly Bergmann, with the local Trees Forever organization, will make a Tree City USA Award to the City. It’s the 25th year for the award in Atlantic, which is one of only 3,500 communities across the County to receive the honor. Afterward, Mayor Dave Jones will sign a Proclamation recognizing April 30th as Arbor Day in the City of Atlantic.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports a traffic stop Thursday afternoon resulted in the arrest of a man from Elliott. 24-year-old Kyle Andrew Nicholson was taken into custody for Driving While Revoked. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and later released on a $1,000 cash bond.