Two men from Creston were arrested on separate charges, recently. Early this (Friday) morning, David Murphy was arrested on a charge of Driving While Barred. Murphy was later released from the Union County Jail on $2,000 bond. And, at around 12:10-p.m. Thursday, Creston Police arrested 36-year old Dustin Seley, on a Union County warrant charging him with assault. Seley was later released on $300 bond.

And, the Creston P-D says no serious injuries were reported following two, separate accidents Thursday. At around 2:40-p.m., a school bus driven by 72-year old Dennis Kirkland, of Creston, was pulling over on New York Avenue in preparation to unload children, when the bus clipped the front end of a legally parked SUV. Damage to the bus was estimated at $100, while the SUV sustained $1,400 damage. No citations were issued.

The other accident happened at around 11:35-a.m. Thursday, at the intersection of Sumner Avenue and Howard Street, in Creston. Authorities say a van driven by 28-year old Timothy Pingree, of Creston, was traveling west on Howard Street, when it hit a pickup driven by 45-year old Dwight Chumbley, of Creston, as Chumbley was traveling north on Sumner.

Pingree told police a construction sign south of Howard Street that interfered with his seeing the oncoming truck. The collision caused a total of $6,000 damage. A passenger in the pickup, 54-year old Junior Dean Chumbley, Jr., of Corning, complained of pain and possible injury, and was transported to the hospital in Creston. Pingree was cited for Failure to obey a Stop Sign and Yield the Right of Way.