(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest Monday afternoon, of a Council Bluffs man. 55-year-old Derrell Dewayne Jenkins, Jr., was arrested following a traffic stop on 188th Street in Mills County. Jenkins, Jr., was charged with OWI/2nd offense, with bond set at $2,000.

There were two accidents Monday afternoon in Mills County. The first happened at 189th Street & Bunge Avenue, at around 3:10-p.m. Officials say a 2019 Toyota driven by 66-year-old James Withrow, of Papillion, NE., was stopped at the controlled intersection, on 189th Street, with his turn signal on, indicating his intent to turn right onto westbound Bunge Avenue. A 2020 Chevy, driven by 25-year-old Mason George, of Council Bluffs, was westbound on Bunge, approaching 189th. Authorities say Withrow failed to yield from the stop sign, and entered the intersection before striking the right rear bumper of the Chevy. No injuries were reported.

The second accident happened at around 5:07-p.m. Monday, at 195th & Eastman Road, in Mills County. Authorities say the driver of a 1996 Toyota, 59-year-old Mark Ratzlaff, of Glenwood, was traveling east on Eastman Road, when he lost control of his car, which went into the north ditch. He thought his car rolled about three times, because he heard three loud crashes after he entered the ditch. Because he didn’t have cell phone reception, Ratzlaff waited until he got home to call 911 and report the accident.

He refused any medical assistance, but the Sheriff’s Deputy investigating the crash, strongly urged Ratzlaff to have his wife take him to the hospital to be checked-out.

(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston report the arrest at around 2:30-p.m., Monday, of 41-year-old Jessie Wade Stauffer, of rural Creston. Stauffer was pulled over at Lucas and Elm Streets, and charged with Driving while Barred. He was transported to the Union County Jail and held on a $2,000 cash or surety bond.

(Radio Iowa) – State Racing and Gaming administrator, Brian Ohorilko, says the amount of revenue at the state’s traditional casinos went against the recent trend in December. “We did see for the first time in quite some time the month of December year over year we had seen a decline in revenue,” Ohorilko says. The gross revenue in December was down by more than five million dollars. “So maybe they’re starting to see some signs of softening with casino revenue here in this state — and so that will be important to kind of watch,” he says. The drop in the December 2022 revenue comes halfway through this new fiscal year, and Ohorilko says things had been holding pretty steady.

“Up until that point, numbers have been strong and we’re actually seeing increases year over year from a record year the year before,” Ohorilko says. Ohorilko says the weather can have a big impact on casinos, especially when there’s poor weather on Fridays and through the weekend.

The Catfish Bend, Isle of Capri Bettendorf, Prairie Meadows, Riverside and Wild Rose in Clinton each saw small increases in December compared to December of 2021. All of the other casinos saw a drop in gross revenue.

(Creston, Iowa) – A collision in Creston, Monday afternoon between an SUV and a pickup truck, resulted in the driver of the SUV being transported to the hospital. Creston Police report a 2022 Ford Explorer driven by 80-year-old Joyce Elaine England, of Mount Ayr, was traveling east on Highway 34 at around 3:30-p.m., Monday. Near the intersection with Patriotic Parkway, she turned on her left turn signal and crossed the east inside lane and the west inside lane.

A 2007 Dodge RAM 1600 pickup driven by 16-year-old Dylan Robert Hoepker, of Cromwell, was westbound on Highway 34 in the inside lane, when the SUV struck the pickup. England was transported by medics to the helipad at the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston. She was transferred by helicopter to another medical facility. She was said to have suspected serious/incapacitating injuries. Both drivers were wearing their seat belts.

Damage from the crash amounted to $3,000. No citations were issued as of this report.