The Union County Sheriff’s Office says officials with the City of Lorimor reported Sunday morning that sometime between 4-a.m. and 6-a.m., Sunday, someone cut locks off of their gas barrel and took approximately 20-30 gallons of gasoline. A dollar amount of the loss was not available.

And, the sheriff’s office took three reports of two cows and a calf being killed when they were struck by vehicles on Highway 34 early Friday morning, near Thayer. Two cows and a calf owned by Joseph Waigand, of Thayer, died, when they were hit by a semi driven by 58-year old Carol Black, of Hancock, a Toyota Prius driven by 63-year old Jerrod Abell, and a Pontiac Grand Am driven by 59-year old John Onstank, both of Creston.

The accidents happened at around 1:20-a.m. Friday on Highway 34, at about mile marker 98. Damage to the vehicles was estimated at $25,000 altogether. The cows were valued at $7,500. None of the drivers was injured.

Authorities in Montgomery County say no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident Friday morning on Highway 34.  Officials say a 2008 Chevy Malibu driven by Austin Doughtery, of Red Oak, was traveling east on Highway 34 about one-quarter of a mile east of Nature Avenue at around 7:30-a.m., when Dougherty attempted to make a U-turn on the hill.

Thad Bruning, of Red Oak, was traveling east on 34 in a 2003 Buick Lesabre, and tried to avoid a collision with the Chevy, but his car struck Doughtery’s vehicle on the left front corner. Both vehicle came to rest on the road, with Bruning’s vehicle a total loss. Damage amounted to $11,500.

Authorities cited Doughtery for making a U-turn on a hill, and for having No insurance.

(9-a.m. News)

An accident near Wiota on Interstate 80 this morning has resulted in possible, minor injuries to one individual. According to scanner reports, the accident happened at around 8-a.m. on I-80 westbound, near the 63-mile marker.

Reports indicated two vehicles were involved, with one rolled over. The occupants were said to have been out of the vehicles and talking with authorities. No other details are currently available.

The road remains partially covered with snow and ice, and travelers are advised to drive with caution. Numerous other vehicles have spun-off I-80 in western Iowa, but no injuries have been reported in those incidents.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – People are confronting slick roads, massive snowdrifts and bone-chilling cold in much of Nebraska and Iowa as the region continues digging out from a massive winter storm. Dozens of districts in both states canceled or planned a late start to classes on Monday.

In Nebraska, Omaha Public Power District officials say nearly 250 customers remained without electricity by 7:30 a.m. At the peak of the outages, more than district 19,700 customers had no power.
Wind chills down to minus 15 were reported for Omaha overnight. On Monday morning in Sioux City, Iowa, the wind chill dipped to minus 22.

In Johnson County, Iowa, a pregnant woman and her 2-year-old son were rescued by snowmobile after becoming stuck in their vehicle near Hills on Sunday evening.

Two people were arrested over the weekend, in Creston. According to the police department, 48-year old Joel Alan Weeks, of Creston, was arrested Sunday afternoon for Driving While Barred. He was later released on $2,000 bond. And early Friday morning, 38-year old Sara Nicole Exline, of Afton, was arrested in Creston on a Union County warrant for Burglary in the 2nd degree. She was later released on $5,000 bond.

And the Creston P-D says a resident on north Walnut Street reported that sometime between Jan. 26th and 30th, someone entered his vehicle while it was parked at 401 N. Walnut. Taken from the vehicle was a black, Mossberg 500 12-gauge shotgun and a camouflage gun case. The loss was estimated at $320.