Authorities in Union County received two theft reports last week. On Saturday, a Lorimor woman said someone took a red, 1999 Honda ATV from a shed on her property. The theft happened sometime over the past week. The ATV was valued at $3,000. And, on May 10th, a rural Creston man reported the theft of a Ruger, Mark 3 .22-caliber handgun. The weapon was taken from his vehicle sometime over the course of the past two months. The loss was estimated at $350.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office said also, an accident early Saturday morning resulted in a pickup being totaled, but no one was hurt. 29-year old Christopher Ham, of Lorimor, was traveling east on 3rd Street at around 1:50-a.m., Saturday, when he lost control of the 1999 Chevy S-10 he was driving. The pickup sideswiped a tree and then an Alliant Energy utility pole, snapping the pole in half. Ham told authorities he was being chased by an unknown vehicle when the incident occurred. Officials cited Ham for Failure to Maintain Control, and Driving While Revoked. Damage from the crash, including to the pickup and pole, amounted to $5,500.