The Union County Sheriff’s Office says officials with the City of Lorimor reported Sunday morning that sometime between 4-a.m. and 6-a.m., Sunday, someone cut locks off of their gas barrel and took approximately 20-30 gallons of gasoline. A dollar amount of the loss was not available.

And, the sheriff’s office took three reports of two cows and a calf being killed when they were struck by vehicles on Highway 34 early Friday morning, near Thayer. Two cows and a calf owned by Joseph Waigand, of Thayer, died, when they were hit by a semi driven by 58-year old Carol Black, of Hancock, a Toyota Prius driven by 63-year old Jerrod Abell, and a Pontiac Grand Am driven by 59-year old John Onstank, both of Creston.

The accidents happened at around 1:20-a.m. Friday on Highway 34, at about mile marker 98. Damage to the vehicles was estimated at $25,000 altogether. The cows were valued at $7,500. None of the drivers was injured.