Officials in Atlantic say a portion of the building that houses City Hall will be open to the public for the first time since the 1970’s. City Administrator John Lund says the “Atlantic City Hall will host an open house during AtlanticFest on Saturday, August 8, 2015 from 10:00 – 1:00 so the public may visit the large multi-purpose room on the second floor.”

The Atlantic City Council is considering renovating the multi-purpose room, and Lund says the public is invited to take advantage of this rare opportunity to visit it and provide input about a possible remodel project.

The building that houses the Atlantic City Hall, City offices and Police Dept.

The second floor is not accessible by elevator, which is one reason it has been closed to the public. City Hall is located at 23 E 4th Street, at the Intersection of 4th and Walnut Streets.

The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce has announced Atlantic Motor Supply (NAPA) is the new premier partner of the AtlanticFest Car Show, which will be held rain or shine on Saturday August 8th.

The cars will enter at 3rd and Poplar Street, registration will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Judging will begin afterwards, with the trophy presentations at 4pm. There are 26 different show classes available, including specialty classes, such as Teen, Rat Rod, and Tri-Five. Day-of registration for $15 will be accepted from 8 a.m. to noon.

AtlanticFest is brought to you by presenting sponsor First Whitney Bank & Trust and will be held Saturday August 8th, with activities for everyone. For more information about the AtlanticFest Car Show, or additional AtlanticFest information visit www.atlanticiowa.com or call the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce at (712)243-3017.

PELLA, Iowa (AP) – A 33-year-old man has been accused of leaving his infant daughter inside a hot car in a central Iowa parking lot. Court records say Trent Steinhart, of Sigourney, is charged with neglect or abandonment of a dependent person.  He was arrested Saturday in Pella, where police say a passer-by spotted the baby alone in the locked car. Police say the heat index at the time was 92 degrees and that she’d been in the car for at least 15 minutes. Officers used a special tool to unlock a car door and rescue her. Police say Steinhart told officers he’d been inside a store shopping and forgot his daughter was in the car.

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• 4 cups diced rhubarb
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup oatmeal
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup margarine

Arrange rhubarb in a greased 9-inch square pan.  Sprinkle with flour and sugar mixture.  Mix together brown sugar, flour, oatmeal and margarine, leaving it in crumbs.  Sprinkle this mixture over rhubarb.  Bake 40 minutes in 325 degree oven.

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Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County are asking for your help in locating a stolen UTV. A 2009 Cub Cadet “Volunteer” Utility Terrain Vehicle was taken from a residence in the 1300 block of 250th Street sometime between the hours of Noon and 1-p.m., Monday. A key had been left in the machine at the time it was stolen.

The UTV stolen was similar in appearance to this vehicle

The vehicle is green with a black tilt box on the back. Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 712-623-5107, or Crimestoppers at 1-888-434-2712.

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County say it appears sun glare contributed to the cause of a two-vehicle accident Monday evening, in Villisca. Authorities say the accident happened at around 5:40-p.m. in the 700 block of South U Avenue. Upon investigation, it was determined 53-year old Dennis James Gibson, of Villisca, was traveling south on U Avenue in a 2001 Saturn, when the car hit the rear of a southbound 2005 Ford Focus that was slowing to make a turn.

Neither Gibson, nor the driver of the other vehicle, 33-year old Candix Jo Marie Boudreau, of Villisca, were injured in the collision. Boudreau was cited for operating a motor vehicle without a valid license. Damage from the collision amounted to $3,500.

A Red Oak man was arrested Monday night on OWI and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, charges. 53-year old Clyde Loran Fisher was taken into custody in the vicinity of N. 2nd Street and Linden Avenue, at around 11:20-p.m. Fisher was held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.

The Omaha World-Herald reports nearly 25-years after a Honda motorcycle dealership in Greenfield closed it’s doors, its owners passed away, and hundreds of motorbikes, parts and memorabilia were left to gather dust, the bikes have been washed, cleaned and inventoried for a liquidation sale that auction officials expect will attract thousands of potential buyers in September.

Greenfield Honda started in business 50-years ago, but the brothers who ran it retired in 1992. Although most of the motorcycles are trade-ins, the collection includes a few unsold bikes with the manufacturer’s statement of origin. Randy Baxter, who owns Baxter Cycle in Marne, is helping to organize the motorcycle auction. He says the Greenfield collection contains many special bikes, especially for Honda aficionados.

That includes a first-year Gold Wing from 1975, still equipped with the previous owner’s citizens band radio and bubble compass. An ’84 Gold Wing with low mileage. A 1962 Benly and CVX. A 1979 CBX with 43 miles. Three CT70 Mini Trails. A pair of now-banned three-wheel all-terrain vehicles. Plus a pair of British-made BSA bikes from the 1960s.

There are also crates of new engines. Boxes of new fuel tanks. Stacks of clothing. Hundreds of feet of shelving packed with new and used parts. Specialized tools. Advertising signs and posters. An unused commemorative helmet designed for America’s bicentennial in 1976.

Baxter said Greenfield Honda sold about 400 bikes a year at one time — based in a community of about 2,200 at the time. Even actor Dick Van Dyke bought a motorcycle there in 1969, during filming of the movie “Cold Turkey.”