The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Creston man on Sunday night. At 9:49pm Deputies responded to a call of a person walking on Highway 34 at the 34 mile marker. 27-year-old Brian Caron of Creston was found to be intoxicated. He was arrested and charged with Public Intoxication. He was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond.

A third-grader from the George-Little Rock School District in northwest Iowa, was the victim of a house fire Sunday. Riley Meyer perished in the blaze that took place a little after midnight on February 4th. According to reports, the fire broke out at the home of Heather Wilkerson.

George Fire Chief Bill Sprock says it took firefighters several hours to extinguish the blaze. He says crews from six communities helped battle the flames. Their effort was hampered by cold temperatures that caused water from the trucks to repeatedly freeze.

The George-Little Rock School District has set-up a GoFundMe page to help the family cover Riley Meyer’s funeral expenses. https://www.gofundme.com/riley-meyer-funeral-expenses

Atlantic Rising, formerly known as Young Professionals of Atlantic, hosted a Trivia Night at The Venue Saturday, February 3rd. Atlantic Rising raised funds for the Christmas Box Program that was previously organized by the Atlantic Jaycees. Thirteen teams were registered. With combined earnings from raffle tickets and mulligans on top of registration fees, the organization was able to raise $2,244 that will go toward The Christmas Box program this year.

Chamber Programs Director Ashley Hayes said “The event was a success and a great way to kick-off Atlantic Rising’s new beginning. There was a lot of buzz throughout the night about what we were doing and people already planning for next year’s Trivia Night.” She said also, “We plan to make this a yearly fundraiser.”

Teams were encouraged to create a theme and come dressed up or decorate their table in their theme. There were a few teams that took advantage of this opportunity and the team theme winners had a superhero theme. They were awarded movie passes and concession tickets for their creativity. The Trivia Night consisted of three sections with two to three rounds each; each round had a theme. Emcees for the night were Atlantic Rising members, Ann and John McCurdy, who had costumes for each round. At the end of the night, the winning team was a group out of the Griswold area. They kindly donated their $200 winnings back to Atlantic Rising and The Christmas Box program.

Another purpose for the night was to announce changes made to the young professionals’ organization and share what Atlantic Rising has in store for members this year. Attendees were encouraged to sign up that night. Several that attended took advantage of this opportunity to be more involved in the community. For more information on Atlantic Rising and to sign up, contact Ashley Hayes at the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce at 712-243-3017 or visit www.atlanticiowa.com.

Shelby County Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Seivert reports, the Shelby County Emergency Management Office in cooperation with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the Harlan Police Department will be working on updating our emergency contact information for all the businesses in the county. This information will be used to assist responding emergency departments with calls to local businesses such as an open door after hours or a fire.

Any new businesses that do not receive a call from the Emergency Management Department by 3/1/18 are urged to call (712) 755-2124 so that we can add their information to the list. Information obtained is not shared,  sold, or used for any other purpose.

AMES, Iowa – Feb. 5, 2018 (12:45 p.m) – The Iowa Department of Transportation is reporting that southbound Interstate 35 between exit 113: 13th Street and exit 111: US 30 (Ames) is blocked due to numerous crashes. See the latest traffic information on https://hb.511ia.org.

At least two accidents were reported on Interstate 80 in Cass County, late this morning. According to dispatch reports, an SUV rolled into the ditch just west of mile marker 60, and a semi vs. car collision occurred just east of the 60 in that same area. So far, injuries appear to be minor, but authorities are just arriving on the scene. Atlantic Fire and Rescue, along with Medivac and Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies were en route to the scene.

Other accidents were reported to have occurred in Greene County on Highway 4, between Jefferson and Bagley, and on Highway 30 between Jefferson and Grand Junction. Road conditions have been rapidly deteriorating across central and western Iowa. Visibilities are limited as well by the snow and blowing snow.

The City of Harlan is asking for the cooperation of the citizens of Harlan with snow removal operations. 2-4 inches of snow are forecast. Please keep vehicles off the city streets starting tomorrow (Tuesday 2/6/18) This will allow city crews to get your street plowed quickly and efficiently. It will also eliminate the need to write parking tickets.

Thank you for your assistance and feel free to call City Hall with any questions at 755-5137.