The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has released more information on three recent accidents. Last Wednesday, at around 8:35-a.m., Deputies responded to a report of a two-vehicle accident at Highway 148 North and Main Street in Anita. A 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe owned and driven by 29-year old Lynsey Marie Powell, of Exira, was stopped at the southbound stop sign at Highway 148 when Powell’s vehicle was struck in the front by a 2015 Lexis owned and driven by 44-year old Kristine Lou Karns, of Anita, as she was making a turn northbound onto Highway 148. No injuries were reported. Damage to Powell’s vehicle is estimated at $4,000; damage to Karns’ vehicle is estimated at $5,000. Karns was cited for Improper Left Turn.

That same day, at around 1:25-p.m., Cass County deputies responded to a report of an accident Main Street in Anita. Officials say a 2016 Ford F250 driven by 49-year old Wade Darin Epp, of St. Joseph, MO, was pulling a trailer westbound on Main Street, when the trailer was struck by a 2006 Buick LaCrosse, owned and driven by 85-year old Marcia Mae Lantz, of Anita, as she was backing out of a parking stall. No injuries were reported. Damage to the trailer is estimated at $1,000; damage to Lantz’s vehicle is estimated at $1,500.

And, on November 20th at around 9:40-a.m., deputies in Cass County responded to a report of a one-vehicle accident on 690th Street ¼ mile north of Memphis Road. A 2017 Peterbilt Crane driven by 50-year old Wesley Alan Nicholas, of Essex, was northbound on 690th Street when the vehicle entered the eastbound ditch, rolling one and a quarter times, landing on the vehicle’s right side. Nicholas was taken to CCMH via Medivac for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $500,000. Nicolas was cited with Failure to Maintain Control. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Cumberland, Anita, and Massena fire departments and Cass County EMA.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office today (Tuesday), released a report on five recent arrests. Last Thursday (11/22), 23-year old Torri Nicole Huerta, of Griswold, was arrested on a Sheriff’s Office warrant for Child Endangerment. Huerta was released later that day on her own recognizance. On Nov. 21st, 40-year old Aaron Joseph Moore, of Wiota, was arrested on charges of Harassment 1st Degree; Possession Marijuana 1st Offense; Interference with Official Acts; and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Moore was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on $3,000 bond. Also arrested Nov. 21st, was 66-year old Stephen Dale Wenzl, of Council Bluffs. He was arrested on warrants out of Dallas county. Wenzl was taken to the Cass County Jail and was released later that day to Dallas county authorities.

On Nov. 20th, 39-year old Matthew Robert Prall, of Anita, was arrested on a charge of Harassment 1st Degree. Prall was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on his own recognizance. And, on November 17th, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 73-year old James Eldon Graham, of Atlantic, on a charge of Assaulting a Peace Officer. Graham was also charged by the Atlantic Police Department with Assaulting a Peace Officer; Public Intoxication; Disorderly Conduct; and Interference with Official Acts. He was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $2,000 bond.

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man whose 2-year-old son shot himself with his father’s handgun is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 14 in Des Moines. Polk County court records show 30-year-old Jonathan Hauser, of Council Bluffs, pleaded guilty last week to felony child endangerment causing injury. The shooting occurred Aug. 19 at the Sterling Inn in the Des Moines suburb of Clive. Officers say the toddler fired the .45-caliber handgun that his father had left in luggage on a bed. The bullet passed through the boy’s chest and neck. Clive police say the boy left the hospital the next day. Police say Hauser had a permit to carry the weapon.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A city council in northwest Iowa has banned people from carrying some types of “toy” firearms. The Sioux City Council voted Monday for a third time to adopt an ordinance that bans pellet and BB guns. The ordinance doesn’t ban Nerf or squirt guns, or guns that shoot suction-cup darts. Sioux City Police Capt. Mark Kirkpatrick has said officers have had multiple encounters with replica weapons and faced the question of whether to use deadly force. He has said people carrying toy firearms tend to be teenagers or young adults seeking personal protection or street credibility.

The Sioux City Police Department says no one in the city has died from a police encounter while carrying a toy firearm, but that there are more than 50 such deaths nationwide each year.