Atlantic Park and Recreation Department Director Byrant Rasmussen, Friday, said Atlantic Parks and Recreation has opened up the roads through Sunnyside as of this (Friday) afternoon March 12, 2021. The roads had been closed for the season since Dec. 23, 2020.

One person was injured during a singe-vehicle accident early Friday morning, in Page County. The Sheriff’s Office was notified about the crash of a 2020 Honda Accord, at around 2:20-a.m. The accident took place on T Avenue, in the 2400 block, or about three-miles south of Clarinda. The investigation showed that 50-year old Matthew Steven McClarnon, of rural Braddyville,  was traveling southbound and failed to negotiate the curve in the road. His vehicle entered the east ditch. The vehicle then struck a field entrance and began to roll. The vehicle then struck a utility pole owned by MidAmerican Energy breaking the pole prior to coming to rest against a fence.

McClarnon was found at his residence a short time later and transported to the Clarinda Regional Health Center for undisclosed injuries by the Clarinda Ambulance Service. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $25,000, and the utility pole sustained and estimated $500 damage. Charges are pending at this time. The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Clarinda Ambulance Service and the Clarinda Fire Department.

Page County Sheriff’s Deputies, Thursday, arrested a man on a Page County warrant. 53-year-old Rodney Eugene Allely, of Shenandoah, was arrested at his residence on the warrant for Possession of a controlled substance. Allely was transported to the Page County Jail where he was being held on $1,000 bond, pending further court proceedings. Shenandoah Police assisted with the arrest.

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies responded Thursday night to an alleged domestic incident in Bayard, involving a firearm.  According to Sheriff Marty Arganbright, a woman told authorities 40-year-old Justin Wynia, allegedly pointed a firearm at her, and claimed he would hurt her.  Wynia was taken into custody and transported to the Guthrie County Jail.

The Sheriff’s Office says an investigation into the incident is ongoing, and that no charges have been filed at this time.

Audubon County Sheriff Todd Johnson reports three recent arrests:

• Thursday (March 11), 35-year old Cassandra Huston, of West Des Moines, was arrested on six outstanding traffic citation warrants. She appeared before the magistrate and was released on a promise to appear. The warrants stem from a traffic stop in June of 2019.
• On March 6th, 19-year-old Treynor Dixon, of Corning, was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated- 2nd offense, and Providing False Identification Information. He posted bond and was released. He will appear before the magistrate at a later date. The charges stem from a traffic stop in the area of Littlefield Dr. and Heron Pl.
• and, 41-year old Christopher Knight, of Denison, was arrested in Audubon County on March 5th. He was taken into custody on two counts of Domestic Abuse Assault- 3rd or subsequent offense. The charges stem from two separate incidents occurring on March 3rd and March 4th. Knight was seen by the Magistrate and was released to another county on an outstanding warrant.

The man who struck and killed an eight-year-old boy in Council Bluffs last Spring, was sentenced to five-years in jail. The hit-and-run accident happened April 15, 2020, and claimed the life of Quintin Brownfield. KETV reports 37-year-old Troy Pokorny pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of the collision.

Officers called at around 6:30 p.m. to the intersection of Franklin and Carson Avenues in Council Bluffs, found the child lying in the roadway, bleeding from the head. Brownfield was taken to UNMC where he was pronounced deceased soon after his arrival. Witnesses told police that the vehicle involved fled the scene. One witness was able to identify Pokorny as the driver.

When approached by officers, Pokorny said he was on his way to Walgreens at the time of the collision. He stated that he was northbound on Franklin Avenue when he saw a child on a scooter coming down a steep hill west bound. He stated that as he was approaching the child the child failed to stop resulting in him clipping him with his vehicle. The report also says he panicked before fleeing the scene.

Officers said they observed some clues of intoxication coming from Pokorny. Some signs included the smell of an alcoholic beverage, watery eyes and admission of drinking. Tests for sobriety showed a .052% and a .030% BAC at the time of the test result. Drug test results showed positive for marijuana metabolites but it was too low to qualify as OWI. Officers also discovered Pokorny has not has a driver’s license since 2015 when it was first suspended.

A GoFundMe page has been started by Quintin’s family.

WASHINGTON (AP) — No need to lose sleep over the shift to dayshift saving time (Daylight Saving Time [DST]), this weekend. The sun will still come up, though the dawn’s early light will break through later than it has during standard time and the twilight’s last gleaming will extend deeper into the evening. The annual shift comes at 2 a.m. local time Sunday in most of the United States.

Graphic is a reminder to turn the clocks ahead one hour

Don’t forget to set your clocks an hour ahead, usually before bed Saturday night, to avoid being late for Sunday morning activities. No time change is observed in Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas. Standard time returns Nov. 7.

And yes, it is said “Daylight Saving Time,” not “Savings” Time.