The Union County Sheriff’s Office says a pickup that was stolen June 19th in Creston was located later that same day in a ditch near Lorimor. The 2003 GMC Sierra pickup was taken sometime between 4-and 6-p.m. Friday, and found by a Lorimor man in the ditch just east of Jaguar Road, on 160th Street, at around 6:12-p.m. that day. A dollar amount of  the damage was not immediately available.

The Sheriff’s Office also reports two recent accidents were investigated. At around 1:30-p.m. Sunday, a vehicle driven by 48-year old Steven Dale Lamaak, of Afton, was traveling on Jaguar Avenue, when for some reason, Lamaak passed out at the wheel and, according to his passenger, would not wake up. The 2020 Chevy Cobalt he was driving went into the ditch and through a fence before stopping in a field. A female passenger in the car transported Lamaak to the hospital in Creston, for treatment of unknown/possible injuries. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $2,000.

And, at around 7:15-a.m. Monday, a 2005 John Deere Tractor driven by 53-year old Todd Kinkade, of Creston, was working on maintaining the edge of Cherry Street (a gravel road), when a southbound SUV driven by 42-year old Melissa James, of Creston, struck the rear of the tractor. No injuries were reported. The tractor was not damaged. Damage to the SUV was estimated at $6,500.