The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports a Griswold man was arrested Wednesday night on an OWI charge, following a motorcycle accident. 70-year old Lewis Claire Boucher was brought to the Cass County Jail on a charge of OWI 1st offense, following an investigation into the incident. The Cass County Communications Center received a call at around 8:35-p.m about a single-vehicle motorcycle accident having occurred east of the Griswold Little League Field on Highway 92. Upon investigation, deputies learned a 1978 Honda motorcycle driven by Boucher had left the road and entered the south ditch. The accident caused $3,000 worth of damage. Boucher was released from custody later that same evening.

And, 21-year old Nicholas Allen Philby, of Red Oak, was arrested Wednesday, on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for OWI 1^st Offense. Philby was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released Thursday, on his own recognizance.

Authorities say a Harlan woman was cited last Sunday after her dog allegedly bit a Harlan woman. According to the Harlan Police Department, 50-year old Teresa Wells was cited for allowing a dog to run at large, and for failure to license a dog. She was cited after her animal allegedly bit Becky Jones, of Harlan. The incident reportedly occurred in the 100 block of Market Street. Wells’ dog was quarantined at the City of Harlan Animal Shelter.

ONAWA, Iowa (AP) – Court documents say a 33-year-old western Iowa man accused of twice arranging to have someone shoot him has made a deal with prosecutors. Darren Hieber, of Mapleton, will plead guilty to one charge of conspiracy and two counts of solicitation for the shootings. The other charges will be dropped. He is scheduled to plead guilty on Aug. 20th.  Hieber is accused of persuading Brady Chapman to shoot him in a leg on Feb. 5. Hieber also is accused of hiring Joseph Roberts and Timothy Culley, both of Omaha, to shoot at him on March 8 in Mapleton. Authorities say Hieber was trying to gain sympathy from his ex-wife.  Roberts, Culley and Chapman have been given probation.

A woman being held in the Montgomery County Jail faces additional charges after a corrections officer discovered the inmate was allegedly in possession of marijuana. According to Red Oak Police, 45-year-old Tammy Raye Thallus was arrested Thursday on a Possession of Contraband charge, which is a felony offense. Thallus is being held in the county jail on $5,000 bond. Court records did not indicate what the original charges against her were.