Three people, two women and a man were arrested this (Friday) morning on drug charges, in Creston. Authorities say 50-year old Robbie Allen Dohrn and 22-year old Brittony Lea Miller, both of Creston, along with 32-year old Heather Marie Davis, of Lenox, were taken into custody at around 5-a.m. at the Creston Wal-Mart Store.

Dohrn faces a Possession of Drug Paraphernalia charge. He was being held in the Union County Jail on $300 bond. Davis was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of a Prescription Drug, Public Intoxication, and Interference with Officials Acts. Her bond was set at $2,000.

Miller was charged with Possession of Meth, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Theft in the 5th Degree. Her bond was set at $1,000.

MALVERN, Iowa (AP) – A southwestern Iowa landfill has stopped accepting dead birds and related waste from the recent bird flu outbreak.

Mills County spokeswoman Sheri Bowen tells the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil that the Loess Hills Landfill stopped taking in more birds after Wednesday’s shipments.
Officials the landfill might consider taking in more birds if another outbreak of avian flu were to occur. But at this point, Bowen says, “we’re unsure if we’ll take on more.”

As of Tuesday, trucks had hauled in 426 containers to the landfill, with each carrying seven to eight tons of dead birds, clean-up and protective equipment and other products for use during disposal. Millions of turkeys and chickens have died or have been euthanized to prevent further spreading of the avian flu.

Rescue crews from Cumberland and Lewis, as well as Medivac Ambulance were called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash this morning, about five-miles east of Lewis at the intersection of Highway 71 and Oxford Road (Cass County Road G-43). Five people were injured, with at least three requiring transport to the hospital. One person, a female, suffered a head injury and possible broken leg. Two were determined to be in critical condition. Two had minor injuries. All were conscious and breathing when authorities arrived on the scene. LifeNet helicopter was being directed to the Cass County Memorial Hospital to transport the most seriously injured to another hospital. The road, which was completely blocked, was reopened both ways, as of 8:50-a.m. LifeNet departed from CCMH at about the same time.

The accident occurred at around 7:30-a.m. No other details are currently available.

A woman who suffered from an apparent medical condition lost control of her SUV Thursday evening and crashed, in Red Oak. Authorities say 63-year old Debbie Sue James, of Red Oak, was turning south from Highway 34 onto North 8th Street, when she blacked out. Her 2010 Ford Edge veered off the road and hit a traffic sign before entering a steep ditch on the west side of 8th Street. The vehicles’ passenger side then hit a tree before coming to rest on a steep incline. The accident happened at around 5:10-p.m., Thursday.

James refused medical treatment at the scene, but told police she would go to the hospital to be checked out. Damage from the crash amounted to $7,300.

The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, Thursday, approved by a vote of 3-to 2, a 28E agreement that will have the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office providing law enforcement to the City of Guthrie Center. The arrangement is effective July 1st. Supervisors Mike Dickson and Jerry Caraher voted against the measure. Discussions about sharing the services of sheriff’s deputies with the City began about two-years ago, when the two-person Guthrie Center Police Department lost one of its officers, who accepted employment elsewhere. With the new agreement, the County agrees to provide a deputy for routine patrols in Guthrie Center, investigation of crimes and follow-up of crimes needing additional investigation, and traffic enforcement. It’s hoped coverage of the community will amount to an average 60-hours per week, according to the 28E agreement, which will cost the City a little more than $197,000 for the first year, Fiscal Year 2015-16, $41, 167 of which represents employee benefits. The City will make the payments to the County in quarterly installments.  The contract is valid through June 30, 2019.