The Atlantic Police Department reports no one was injured during an accident Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Highway 6 and 29th Street. Officials say vehicles driven by Elijah Vonweyhe and Robert Clausen, both of Atlantic, collided at around 4:40-p.m.  According to the accident report, Vonweyhe was at a stop sign facing east on 29th Street.  Clausen was traveling north on Highway 6 and did not have a stop sign. Vonweyhe proceeded into the intersection and was hit by the Clausen vehicle. Damage from the crash amounted to $6,000. Vonweyhe was cited for Failure to Yield upon entering a highway.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday) issued additional information about an accident which occurred May 15th. Officials say at 7:04 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a two-vehicle accident on 590^th Street (Highway 173) in Cass County.  A 1974 John Deere tractor driven by 19-year old Daniel William Kay, of Atlantic,  was northbound on 590^th Street and slowing to turn into a driveway when it was struck in the rear by a 2002 Honda Accord owned and driven by 76-year old Donald Allen Gibson,  of Audubon.

Gibson and a passenger were transported to Cass County Memorial Hospital by Medivac and were both later transported to Creighton Medical Center in Omaha. Kay was not injured. Damage to the tractor is estimated at $1,500; damage to the Honda Accord is estimated at $6000. Gibson was cited for Failure to Stop in Assured Clear Distance.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Saturday of 59-year old Rodney Scott Rasmussen, of Atlantic. Rasmussen was taken into custody for driving while revoked, and on a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance. He later released onm his own recognizance. On Sunday, 49-year old Ricky Ray Beauchamp, of Griswold, was arrested on a charge of 5th degree theft. He was later released on $300 bond. That same day, 42-year old Scott Allen Jensen, of Marne, was arrested on a charge of OWI/1st offense. Jensen was being held in the Cass County Jail pending an appearance before the magistrate. And, last Friday, deputies in Cass County arrested 41-year old Jesse Lee Simmons,  of Atlantic,  on a Department of Corrections warrant for Parole Violation. Simmons was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held without bond.

Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports the arrest on May 17th, of 53-year old Robert Leroy Carroll, Jr, of College Springs. Carroll, Jr. was arrested in College Springs on an outstanding warrant issued in Pottawattamie County, for failure to appear. He was brought to the Page County Jail and later posted a $1,000 bond before being released.

And, Sheriff Palmer says no injuries were reported following a single-vehicle accident Saturday morning, near Shambaugh. 40-year old Megan O’Brien, of Lawrence, KS, was traveling north on Highway 71 at around 8:40-a.m., when her 2006 Dodge van drifted off the road onto the east shoulder. O’Brien over-corrected, causing the van to slide sideways into the east ditch. The driver’s side door and fender made contact with a post, causing about $2,000 damage.  No citations were issued.

A bridge replacement project that began today (Monday) in Shelby County, means emergency crews and others will need to find an alternate route to some residences. The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency says a bridge over an unnamed tributary of Silver Creek, along Shelby County Road F-32, between943 and 1021 F-32, is closed for about three months. A temporary construction address of 1010 Street F-32 has been assigned.

If you have any questions, contact the Shelby County Engineer at 712-755-5954.

Three people were transported to the Audubon County hospital following a two-vehicle crash late Saturday morning, about three-miles northwest of Audubon. Sheriff’s officials say vehicles driven by 18-year old Darek Louis Muhlbauer, and 52-year old Sarah Gervase Christensen, both of Audubon, collided at around 11:15-a.m. near the intersection of 170th Street and Goldfinch Avenue.

As the vehicles approached the intersection, Christensen failed to stop. Her eastbound 2002 Ford Taurus struck the side of Muhlbauer’s 2004 Chevy Avalanche, causing the SUV pickup to slide into the northeast ditch. The vehicle hit a stop sign and power pole before coming to rest.

Christensen was transported to the hospital by Audubon Fire and Rescue. Muhlbauer, and a passenger in his vehicle, 18-year old Waylen Manning Lemke, of Fontanelle, were transported to the same facility by private vehicle. Damage from the crash amounted to $16,000. Officials say Christensen was cited for Failure to obey a stop sign.

A 12-year old boy from Treynor suffered what were described as “non life-threatening” injuries when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a car Sunday morning, in Treynor. Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker told KJAN News the accident happened at around 10:30-a.m. at the intersection of Horn Avenue and north Eyberg. Danker says David Burhenne was crossing north Eyberg and didn’t see a northbound Chrysler Sebring driven by Dana Putnam, of rural McClelland.

Burhenne suffered a broken ankle and minor facial lacerations during the collision. Danker says Putnam stopped to render aid to the boy prior to his being transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, by Treynor Rescue. No citations were issued.

Helping young athletes make smart nutrition practices is the focus of a program from Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach for coaches, teachers, and athletic directors. Holly VanHeel, Nutrition and Health Program Specialist, says “Parents depend on teachers and coaches to give their players accurate information about training diets, supplements, and fluids. These sessions are designed to help coaches and others know what kind of advice they can offer.”

The program includes information on training diets, supplements, fluids, prevention of athletic injuries, eating disorders, and current research presented by faculty in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at ISU. The program, delivered as a webinar, is hosted by local extension offices. Throughout the program, activities will be facilitated by ISU Extension Nutrition and Health program specialists at each location. The program scheduled for June 12 and 13, 2013 will be hosted at the following locations:

ShelbyCounty – at Harlan and UnionCounty- at Creston

Participants can register for coaching reauthorization, teaching license recertification or graduate credit. Registration is online on the AEA11 web site at  https://prodev.aeapdonline.org/4dcgi/AC000199171401INV
Information also is available from local ISU Extension offices.

w/ Ric Hanson

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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – A 5-year-old Council Bluffs boy injured in a weekend carnival ride accident has been released from the hospital.  The Daily Nonpareil in Council Bluffs reports Trace Harman was on a monster truck ride Friday night as part of the Celebrate Council Bluffs carnival when the truck flipped over and struck the truck in front of it. Police say the truck came loose from its hoist. The ride was shut down and inspected by the Iowa Department of Elevator and Amusement Park Rides on Saturday.

Harman was belted into the truck with his brother and a friend. He suffered a laceration to the forehead and was treated at Nebraska Medical Center. A hospital spokeswoman says he was released Saturday. The other children had minor injuries and were released Friday night.