DES MOINES — A boil advisory has been issued for the City of Sidney in Fremont County due to a water main break. The incident occurred when a contractor hit a water main, resulting in pressure loss.

Repairs are being made and the advisory will remain in place until bacteria lab samples have come back negative. City officials are notifying residents via Facebook, the city website, and door to door notification.

Officials say there is no reason to believe water quality has been compromised, but as a precaution, customers are encouraged to boil water that will be consumed or used for food preparation. Water should be boiled for two minutes and allowed to cool before use. Water is safe to use for showering, laundry, general washing and outdoor use without boiling.

(Radio Iowa) – The future of a rural Plymouth County bridge south of Struble that collapsed last week under the weight of a semi load of round hay bales remains in doubt. Mark Utesch farms land on both sides of the bridge, and thinks it may not be rebuilt.

“How you could see, potentially, depending on what kind of funds are available, you know, with the county and the state, how they might handle this bridge, if it’s an inconvenient factor for just a few people, you know, it might be considered not worth replacing. So if I had to think about who’s the most impacted by this bridge, I’m the guy,” he says. Utesch says he went around the bridge with heavy loads.

“This particular bridge is only rated for about 24 ton, so a loaded truck and trailer, or a heavier piece machine like a combine, I have to go a mile to the north, north, and then I come through Struble, and then I come a mile to the south, and then I go over this bridge that’s right next to us to go around,” Utesch says. “So I already have the extra couple miles of travel for with my heavier and wide equipment.”

The semi driver was not hurt in the bridge collapse. The truck has been pulled from the scene while a number of round bales that were on the truck remain.

(Radio Iowa) – Police in a central Iowa city are telling residents to not approach a water buffalo that is roaming around.

Police in Pleasant Hill southeast of Des Moines say they were called about an animal in the road Saturday and it turned out to be a water buffalo. The owner of the animal told police it is aggressive and that proved to be true when Animal Control tried to contain it.

A police officer eventually fired one round from a shotgun at the water buffalo after police say it became aggressive toward them. The water buffalo fled and remains on the loose. The animal was last seen in Little Fourmile Creek heading southbound toward Scott Avenue and Oakwood Drive.

Pleasant Hill police are working with the Polk County Sheriff’s office to use a drone to try and find the animal.

(Clarinda, Iowa) – The Page County Sheriff’s Office has released a report on arrests taking place from July 26th through August 5th. Here are the most recent arrests:

On August 5th: 34-year-old Nicholas Allen Gould, of Shenandoah, was arrested for Possession of a controlled substance. two counts of Child Endangerment, Interference with Official Acts causing bodily injury, possession of drug paraphernalia, and making a false report; and 22-year-old Kaitlyn Elizabeth HeMiller, of Clarinda, was arrested on an active warrant for Failure to appear.

On August 4th, 36-year-old Thomas James Slater, of Shenandoah, was booked into the Page County Jail to serve time.

On August third, Page County deputies arrested: 43-year-old Timothy Lee Strange, of Shenandoah, for domestic abuse and possession of a controlled Substance; and, 47-year-old Jason Charles Allison, of Clarinda, was arrested for Domestic Abuse with a weapon.

There were three arrests on August 2nd in Page County: 42-year-old Shaun Allan Davidshofer, of Coin, was arrested for Driving while barred/habitual offender; 31-year-old Johnathan Blake Tucker, of Lawrenceburg, TN, was arrested on an active warrant for FTA; and, 40-year-old Corey Burton Dugger, of Onawa, was booked into the Page County Jail to serve time.

Read about the other arrests here: 7-27-24–8-5-24

(Creston, Iowa) – An attempt by police in Creston to stop a speeding vehicle, resulted in a collision this (Monday) afternoon. According to the Creston Police Department, a 2015 Toyota RAV 4 (SUV) driven by 40-year-old Alberto Alvarez Arronte, of Houston, TX, was traveling west on Townline Avenue at around 12:45-p.m., when the vehicle turned into a Bunn driveway and struck a 2015 Mitsubishi Eclipse, driven by 32-year-old Jordan Leigh Killmon, of Creston, as she was in the driveway after having just dropped-off an employee of the company.

The Toyota had been clocked on radar traveling 80 mph on Osage Street, prior to the collision. Officers were attempting to pull Arronte over for the speeding violation, when he turned into the parking lot. Arronte was cited for speeding. No injuries were reported.

The damage to both vehicles amounted to $1,500 altogether.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – Five people were arrested recently in Mills County. Three of those individuals were arrested on warrants. They include:

• 74-year-old Candice Marie Armstrong, of Glenwood, who was arrested on a warrant for Stalking and Harassment. She was arrested Aug. 20th at the Sarpy County, NE jail, and held on a $10,000 bond.
• 64-year-old Randall Dean Herring, of Council Bluffs, was arrested August 21st at the Pottawattamie County Jail, on a warrant for Failure To Appear. His bond was set at $2,000.
• and, on Aug. 24th, 37-year-old Justin Lee Parson, of Pacific Junction, was arrested on a warrant for Probation Violation. He was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail.

On August 25th, 37-year-old Angela Rose McKinley, of York NE., was arrested for Possession of Drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $300. And, on August. 22nd, 37-year-old Deonte Levon Manuel, of Bellevue, NE, was arrested for OWI/1st offense, with bond set at $1,000.