Atlantic, IA — Atlantic Medical Center, RHC will soon be immersed in a major renovation project, which will close half of the clinic at a time. The north half of the clinic (Suites A, C, D) will be under construction from the end of December 2020 until July 2021; the south half of the clinic (Suites B, E) will be under construction from July 2021 through December 2021. In order to preserve access to care for patients, several providers’ schedules and locations are changing.

For the first phase (December 2020 to July 2021) of construction at AMC, all patients will be seen in the exam rooms located in Suites B, E, and on the second floor across from Eye Associates.

• Dr. Angie Weppler, Mary Robinson, PA-C, and Stacey Bean, PA-C will be seeing patients in the exam rooms located on the second floor across from Eye Associates.
• Jessica Jackson, ARNP will be at Griswold Medical Center all day on Mondays as of December 7.
• Dr. Elaine Berry will be at Griswold Medical Center all day on Tuesdays as of December 1.
• Dr. Angie Weppler will be at Griswold Medical Center all day on Thursdays as of December 3.
• Elisha Hardy, ARNP will be at the Massena Medical Center all day on Mondays as of December 14.
• Stacey Bean, PA-C will be at Anita Medical Center for a half day on Wednesdays and all day on Thursdays as of December 2. She will also be in Atlantic all day on Mondays.
• Dr. Bethel Kopp will begin seeing patients in January. She will be at Anita Medical Center on Mondays, and Massena Medical Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

To make an appointment at the Atlantic Medical Center or any satellite clinic, call 712-243-2850.

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Police in suburban Des Moines say a man arrested over the weekend on suspicion of first-degree murder in a woman’s death was the victim’s husband. Urbandale police on Monday identified the woman as 29-year-old Mary Sample, of Urbandale. Investigators say she was found in an Urbandale home around 6:45 p.m. Saturday suffering from severe head trauma. She died at the scene. Police arrested her husband, 35-year-old Dustin Sample, on Sunday morning and charged with first-degree murder.

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports four arrests took place over the past week. On Dec. 6th, 20-year old Domingo Raymundo Garcia, of Omaha, was arrested for OWI/1st offense, following a traffic stop on I-80 westbound. His Breath Alcohol Test registered .116%. Garcia was released later that same day on a $1,000 cash or surety bond. On Dec. 8th, the Iowa State Patrol arrested 33-year old Austin James Hill, of West Des Moines. He was taken into custody following a traffic stop on I-80 in Adair County, and charged with Driving While License Suspended/Denied or Revoked. Hill was released from the scene on his Own Recognizance.

On Dec. 10th, 44-year old Jacob Howard Welsch, of Fontanelle, was arrested for OWI/1st offense. His Breath Alcohol Test registered .122%.  He was subsequently released with a citation. And, 36-year old Ashley Lyn Knight, of Tingley, was arrested Dec. 12th, also for OWI/1st offense, and cited for Failure to Obey a Stop Sign. Her Blood Alcohol Concentration registered .264.  She was also released with a citation.

Council Bluffs Police report three people – a man and two women – were arrested Sunday night, following a reported theft in progress at the Dicks Sporting Goods Store, in Council Bluffs. Officers responding at around 7:46 p.m., observed two suspects, a man – later identified as 19-year-old Terron A. Maples, of Blue Springs, Missouri – and one female, identified as 39-year-old Diamond D. Price, of Kansas City, Missouri, exiting the store and running toward an Orange Jeep parked near the emergency exit.  Officer’s apprehended Price but Maples got into the passenger seat of the jeep and the female driver that was waiting in the vehicle drove off.  A pursuit ensued and finally ended at the Pacific Junction exit off I-29.

Terron A. Maples

Diamond D. Price

Authorities say at that time, the female driver of the Jeep was identified as 26-year-old Ke’Shawn M. Foster, of Kansas City, Missouri.  Both Maples and Foster were taken into custody that time.  Officers received information from store employees that Price and Maples had attempted to leave the store with approximately $7,300 in both Nike and North Face merchandise.

Ke’Shawn M. Foster

During the investigation officers were able to determine that both Maples and Price were involved in a previous incident that occurred at the same location on November 14th at 8:15pm.  During that incident the suspects took approximately $4,000 in merchandise.  As the suspects exited the store, one suspect sprayed an employee with pepper spray and then left the area in an unknown vehicle.

All parties involved were taken into custody and interviewed by detectives.  They were then transported to Pottawattamie County Corrections and booked for the charge of Theft 2nd plus several other misdemeanor charges.  Additional charges for Maples and Price are possible for their involvement in case on November 14th.

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Education’s annual report for the fall shows enrollment in the 327 school districts dropped by nearly six-thousand (5,935) students from last year. The Department of Education report says the one-point-two percent decline is the first drop in certified enrollment in ten years. Enrollment decreased at 215 school districts representing 66 percent of all public school districts in the state. Des Moines Public Schools had the largest decrease followed by Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Iowa City, Council Bluffs, Waterloo, Sioux City, Dubuque, Burlington and West Des Moines.

The report shows enrollment in home school assistance programs was up more than 16-hundred for a total of eight-thousand-735 students. Home school students receive some services through their local school district. The total number of students in schools was 484-thousand-159..