(Atlantic, Iowa) – Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon today (Monday), reports North Olive Street (S. of Interstate 80), remains closed and a detour remains in-place, until further notice. Kennon said “Utility crews worked over the weekend and set temporary poles (in-place), and actually got lines off the roadway,” but he said it “looks like more work and cleanup needs (to be) done.”

He will let KJAN News know when the road is re-opened, and we’ll pass that information on to you, over the air and via social media. The power transmission lines fell during the Dec. 15th tornadoes that struck Cass and other area counties.

(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Police Department today (Monday), said there six arrests over the previous three days. Two arrests took place early Sunday morning:

• 29-year-old Micah William Denman, of Ankeny, was arrested at a residence in the 800 block of N. Spruce Street. His charges include Domestic Abuse Assault by strangulation, Obstruction of E-9-1-1 communications, and False Imprisonment. He was later released on a $6,300 cash/surety (C/S) bond, after appearing before the magistrate. And,
• 37-year-old Matthew Charles Parsons, of Shannon City, was arrested for OWI/1st offense. He was later released on a $1,000 c/s bond.

Just before 12-a.m. Sunday, 37-year-old Harold Ezra Brown, of Clearfield, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center (LEC), on a Union County warrant for Theft in the 5th Degree. He was later released on a $300 s/s bond. Saturday afternoon, 19-year-old Steven Shane Mills, of Kent, was arrested for Driving While Suspended. He was cited and released from the scene on a Promise to Appear (in court). And, at around 7:35-a.m., Saturday, 31-year-old Tonya Elizabeth Tindle, of Clearfield, was arrested at the Union County LEC, on a warrant for Probation Violation, with regard to an original Felony charge of Controlled Substance Violation. Tindle was being held in the Dallas County Jail on a $10,000 c/s bond.

Creston Police said also, that on Friday morning, 36-year-old Michael Scott Walton, of Clearfield, was arrested at the Union County LEC, on three Union County warrants for Probation Violation stemming from original charges that include: Attempted Burglary in the 3rd Degree; Theft in the 4th Degree; Felony -Possession of a Controlled Substance/3rd Offense, and Felony – Theft in 1st Degree. Walton was being held in the Adams County Jail on a $22,000 cash/surety bond.

(Glenwood Iowa) – The holiday season is known for being merry and bright, but the Mills County Sheriff’s Office says it is also known for being the deadliest season when it comes to impaired driving. Deputies in Mills County, and their Iowa Law Enforcement colleagues across the state, will partner with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) this holiday season to remove impaired drivers from the roads and help save lives. Between now and January 1, 2022, motorists will see an increased presence of law enforcement.

Sadly, the statistics prove that we have a lot of work to do to put an end to drunk driving. According to NHTSA, 10,142 people were killed in drunk-driving crashes in 2019, accounting for nearly one-third of traffic crash fatalities. On average, more than 10,000 people were killed each year from 2015 to 2019 — one person was killed in a drunk-driving crash every 52 minutes in 2019. This is why Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau is working with NHTSA to remind drivers that drunk driving is not only illegal, it is a matter of life and death. As you head out to the holiday festivities, remember: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.

Sobering Statistics according to NHTSA:

• 837 people lost their lives nationally in traffic crashes involving a drunk driver during the month of December, 2019.
• During the Christmas and New Year’s Day holiday periods in 2019 alone, there were more drunk-driving-related fatalities (210) than during any other holiday period that year.
• An OWI can cost you $10,000 in attorney’s fees, fines, repairs, and lost time at work!
• Don’t be the reason someone doesn’t get home this holiday season.

Always remember to plan ahead if you will be celebrating with an impairing substance. If you plan to indulge, plan for a sober driver to take you home. Call a taxi, friend or Uber! Is it your turn to be the designated driver? Take the role seriously and do not partake in alcohol or any other drugs.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors, Tuesday, are expected to act on an ISAC Group Health Insurance Renewal plan for Fiscal Year 2023. Their meeting takes place in the Supervisor’s Board Room at the Courthouse, beginning at 9-a.m.

The Board will also likely act on approving the employment of a Secondary Roads Department Equipment Operator who’s been offered the position after a number of candidates were interviewed.

Additional agenda items include:

• Closing-out Willow Heights/Partnership for Progress (discussion only)
• Discussion and possible action on the establishment of an incentive plan for property improvements to certain classes of property, in the non-incorporated portion of Cass County.
• and, discussion on a proposed plan from the Temporary Redistricting Commission.