MOVILLE, Iowa (AP) – Authorities have released the name of a 27-year-old man who was killed in a rollover crash near Moville in northwest Iowa. He was identified as Joshua Worrell, of Sioux City.

The Iowa State Patrol says Worrell was eastbound on U.S. Highway 20 when his car left the roadway, ran into a ditch and rolled, coming to rest on its top. The patrol says the accident was reported around 10:50 a.m. Thursday but occurred sometime overnight.

The cause is being investigated.

Police in Creston report the arrest Wednesday night of a local man, on drug charges. Ely Will, of Creston, was taken into custody in the 100 block of north Pine Street by police who were assisted by the Creston P-D’s K9 Unit. Will faces charges that include Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana, and Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver/Methamphetamine. Will was later released from the Union County Jail on $10,000 bond.

And, on Jan. 1st, Creston Police arrested Ryan Douglas Neal, of Orient, on a charge of Public Intoxication. Neal was later released from the jail on $300 bond.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A monthly report shows an improved economic outlook over the next three to six months for nine Midwestern and Plains states. A survey report issued today (Friday) says the overall Mid-America Business Conditions Index jumped to 54.4 in December from 51.3 in November.

The survey results from supply managers are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests economic growth, while a score below that suggests decline. The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says drops in grain and fuel prices have helped companies with close ties to consumers.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A man has died following a single-vehicle rollover crash in northwest Iowa. The Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened Thursday morning on U.S. Highway 20. The driver was traveling eastbound when his car left the roadway, entered a ditch and rolled.

The name of the driver has not been released. The crash remains under investigation.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A Sioux City man accused of fondling an 8-year-old girl has pleaded not guilty.
The Sioux City Journal reports 45-year-old David Winne entered his plea Wednesday in Woodbury County District Court to one count of indecent contact with a child.

Winne is accused of touching the girl over her clothes while she was sitting on his lap at his home last year. A complaint in the case says Winne also asked the girl to touch herself. Court documents say Winne told authorities he did not remember the incident.