Police in Red Oak report three residents were arrested on separate charges early this (Friday) morning or late Thursday night. Officials say 53-year old Gary Lee Ruckman, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 2:40-a.m. Friday at a location on 1st Avenue, on a warrant out of Atchison County, Kansas, for Criminal Threat, Stalking and Harrassment by Telecommunication Device. Ruckman was being held in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center (LEC) on $25,000 bond.

Just before 11-p.m. Thursday, police in Red Oak arrested 34-year old Jolene Mardell Cain, of Red Oak, for Breach of Peace. The woman was taken into custody in the 400 block of north 3rd Street and held in the Montgomery County LEC on $300 cash bond.

And, at around 10:10-p.m. Thursday, Red Oak Police arrested 52-year old David Lawrence Howe, of Red Oak, on a charge of Public Intoxication. Howe was being held in the Montgomery County LEC on $300 cash bond.

A Harrison County man who had just had a dialysis treatment apparently had a bad reaction, which caused him to crash Wednesday morning, in Pottawattamie County. The Iowa State Patrol says 57-year old Martin Gillespie, of Missouri Valley, was traveling north on Interstate 29 at around 11-a.m., when he lost control of his car due to medical conditions.

His 1999 Oldsmobile Cutless crossed the median and the southbound lanes of I-29 before entering a ditch and vaulting over the I-29 southbound exit ramp to I-680 eastbound. The car rolled up an embankment before stopping and rolling backward and came to rest in the south ditch at the 61.8 mile marker.

Gillespie told authorities he was feeling ill after his dialysis and had intended to pull over at Crescent, but his vision became affected. The man was transported by Crescent Rescue to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs. His car sustained about $2,500 damage during the accident.

Like many Iowans, officials in Council Bluffs are watching the water levels rise and begin to swallow landmarks. John Batt, the city’s assistant director of Park and Recreation, says water from the Missouri River is already flowing into Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park. “We basically have closed the road going into it to try to not have vehicle traffic in there,” Batt says. “We’re kind of watching it right now, but we haven’t officially closed the park.” He says they’re taking other precautions, too, as the flooding worsens.

“Some of the things that we’re doing is shutting off the road, we’ll be shutting off the power and all the water service in there,” Batt says. “Most of the park will be underwater by Sunday, I believe.” Batt says they are also keeping a close eye on the city’s Big Lake Park where flooding has been a concern before.

(Radio Iowa)

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The overall index for a monthly economic survey of bankers in 10 Midwestern and Plains states has fallen from May but remains in positive territory, suggesting slower growth in the near future. The Rural Mainstreet Index fell to 53.6 in June from 55.6 in May. The survey indexes range from 0 to 100. Any score above 50 suggests growth in the months ahead.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey from Omaha. He says June’s results indicate that areas highly dependent on agriculture and energy are experiencing slower growth than a year ago. Almost half of bankers surveyed reported that higher beef and pork prices have increased overall economic activity in their area.

Bankers from Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota and the Dakotas were surveyed.