Sheriff’s officials in Cass County say no injuries were reported following a single-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon. Authorities said a 1996 Jeep Cherokee owned and driven by 28-year old Rebecca Lynn Drake, of Elliott, was southbound on Highway 6 when the vehicle entered the west ditch and hit a utility pole. The accident happened at around 12:40 p.m., Saturday.

Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $500.

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Officials with the Creston Police Department are reporting three, recent arrests. Saturday morning, 35-year old Joshua Armstrong, of Creston, was arrested for Domestic Assault. He was later released on $300 bond.

Friday afternoon, 22-year old Nicholas Weckman, of Creston, was arrested at the Probation Office on a Union County warrant for Violation of Probation on an original charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Weckman was being held in the Union County Jail on a $5,000 bond.

And, Friday morning, 75-year old Charles Blakeslee, of Afton, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a Union County warrant for Fraudulent Practice in the 1st Degree, and Tampering with Records. He was later released on a $10,000 bond.

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The Shelby County Local Fire Danger rating will be EXTREME this week, due to low humidity, strong winds and the availability of available fuels (dry grass/field stubble and brittle timber). Fires that begin in these conditions will spread rapidly and tend to resist firefighting efforts. NO OUTDOOR BURNING is allowed in Shelby County until further notice.

A wind advisory is in effect for the area until 2-p.m., followed by a RED FLAG WARNING for dangerous fire conditions until 8-p.m. today (Monday).

Cass County will host a National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Spotter Training Class to be held on Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 in the Courtroom of the Cass County Courthouse at 7:00 pm. Course Instructors are NWS Meteorologists who present information about identifying & reporting severe weather, spotter safety, severe weather climatology in Iowa, thunderstorm structure and threats, and more. Questions and comments directed toward these weather experts are encouraged and welcome.

This type of training has not occurred in Cass County for a couple of years. It’s FREE, requires NO REGISTRATION and is OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports two women were arrested on separate drug charges following traffic stops by the Fremont County K9 Unit over the weekend. 33-year old Crystal Brayman, of Sidney, was pulled over for speeding at around 9:15-p.m. Saturday in Sidney. During the stop, deputies observed drug paraphernalia in plain-view inside the vehicle. Brayman was placed under arrest for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and later released on $300 bond

And, at around 12:25-a.m. Sunday, 29-year old Gina Campbell, of Bellingham, Washington, was pulled over for speeding near the intersection of 195th Ave and Hwy 2 in Fremont County. During the stop, K9 “Roby” was deployed on the vehicle, and alerted to the presence controlled substances in the vehicle. A search of the vehicle revealed methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and a handgun concealed inside the vehicle.

Campbell was placed under arrest for Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and a traffic offense. Other charges are pending.  Campbell was subsequently released on $1,300.00 bond.

K9 Roby was put in service with the Sheriff’s Office on February 28th, 2017.

Gina Campbell

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The legislative session is only a couple months old, but some bills have already been deemed dead for the year. Because of a procedural deadline, bills that haven’t passed at least one committee by last week are done for the session. That means action likely won’t be taken on bills dealing with professional licensing, the death penalty and a comprehensive medical marijuana program, though some failed proposals can occasionally be resurrected.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dr. Thomas Starzl, who pioneered liver transplant surgery in the 1960s and was a leading researcher into anti-rejection drugs, has died. The University of Pittsburgh, on behalf of his family, says he died Saturday at his home in Pittsburgh. He was 90.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of an 18-year-old man as a homicide after his body was found in Davenport. The Quad-City Times reports that Demetrius Allen’s body was found with gunshot wounds in the parking lot of Brady Street Stadium.

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — A $1.5 million tax rebate to Des Moines Area Community College for the former Maytag headquarters will be discussed at an upcoming Newton City Council meeting. The Daily News reports that the City Council will discuss the rebate at a meeting Monday. The new rebate would be an extension of one that expired when the headquarters were donated to the college in October.

BLAIR, Neb. (AP) – The city of Blair will hold a special meeting this week to hear a presentation on plans for the shuttered Dana College campus. The Blair (Nebraska) City Council will hold the meeting at 6 p.m. Monday. An email from city staff says a development team is slated to present plans for the entire campus “with several components, not just a single use.”

The campus has been closed since 2010 after an accreditation body refused to approve its sale to for-profit investors. Midland University announced in 2013 plans to reopen the Blair campus, but dropped those plans last year. Midland officials said the costs of reopening Dana were prohibitive compared to other growth options.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The legislative session is only a couple months old, but some bills have already been deemed dead for the year. Because of a procedural deadline, bills that haven’t passed at least one committee by last week are done for the session. That means action likely won’t be taken on bills dealing with professional licensing, the death penalty and a comprehensive medical marijuana program, though some failed proposals can occasionally be resurrected.

Those that cleared the deadline include bills involving guns, abortion restrictions and voter identification. Both legislative chambers and governor’s office are GOP-controlled for the first time in nearly 20 years, and Republican are trying to pass an ambitious agenda of conservative-leaning legislation.