The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports two weekend arrests. On Sunday, 24-year old Tasia Leigh Merrick, of Shenandoah, was arrested for OWI/1st offense following a single vehicle accident. The woman was taken into custody after deputies were dispatched following a report of a reckless driver traveling east on Highway 2 from B Avenue, at around 2:15-p.m.  The vehicle, a 2004 Chrysler van, was located in the ditch in the 1700 block of Highway 2. Merrick was uninjured during the accident. She was transported to the Page County Sheriff’s Office for testing and later posted bond, pending further court proceedings.

And, Saturday afternoon, 59-year old Randy Lee Archer, of Clarinda, was arrested in Page County on a charge of OWI/3rd or subsequent offense. The man was arrested after deputies responded to a vehicle in the ditch in the 1500 block of 300th Street at around 7:35-p.m. During their investigation, authorities determined Archer drove a 1999 Plymouth minivan into the north ditch. The man was not hurt during the incident. Archer was brought to the Page County Sheriff’s Office for testing and later released on bond, pending additional court proceedings.