The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports a man and woman from Montgomery County were arrested on drug charges, following a traffic stop at around 12:10-a.m., Friday. The driver of the vehicle, 35-year old Terence Chevy Magill, of Red Oak, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance (PCS) with the Intent to Deliver, Failure to Affix a Drug Tax Stamp, Possession of a Controlled Substance and drug paraphernalia. A passenger, 47-year old Angela Kay Shetterly, of Red Oak, was arrested for PCS/3rd offense. Magill’s bond was set at $106,300. Shetterly’s bond was set at  $5,000.

During the stop, which occurred on Highway 34 near 280th Street, an investigation was conducted that resulted in about 7.4 grams of methamphetamine being taken into evidence from the vehicle. Also seized was THX wax and drug paraphernalia.

At around 2:20-a.m. last Thursday, the Mills County K9 Unit conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The stop occurred on Highway 34 near Jabber Road. Upon investigation, the driver, 31-year old Jessica Rose Minor, of Shenandoah, was arrested for PCS. Her bond was set at $1,000. A search of the vehicle resulted in the recovery of 4.3 grams of meth and about $1,500 in U-S currency.

Other arrests in Mills County include: 37-year old Tyler Nicholas Blakey, of Lincoln, NE, who was taken into custody today (Monday), on a warrant for Violation of Probation, and Violation of Probation. Bond was set at $20,000; 36-year old Marco Lynear Spencer, of Lincoln, NE, was arrested Friday afternoon on a warrant for OWI/1st offense. Bond was set at $1,000.

Three people were arrested over the past few days in Union County. The Sheriff’s Office reports 29-year old Steven Mathew Behlers, of Orient, was arrested Friday evening on a Union County Warrant for 5th degree Theft. Behlers plead guilty and was released from the Union County Jail. Early Sunday morning, 40-year old Corey Matthew Brown, of Lorimor, was arrested on a Union County Warrant for violation of a no contact/protective order. Brown is being held in the Union County Jail on $300.00 bond. And 45-year old Glen Ray Hudson, of Lorimor, was arrested late Saturday night at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, for 1st degree burglary. Hudson is being held in the Union County Jail on $25,000 bond.

A traffic stop Friday afternoon in Pottawattamie County, resulted in a citation for 40-year old Jason Thomas Goans, of Council Bluffs. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports Goans was cited for Driving While revoked, and then released from the scene of the traffic stop near 240th and Railroad Highway. And, Saturday evening, two Deputies on routine patrol noticed a 2014 Chevy Cruze parked on the trail along Valley View Drive near Mall Drive. A man and woman were outside of the vehicle in a verbal disturbance with each other. After interviewing both parties, Deputies arrested Jeremy Park, of Council Bluffs, on a bench warrant for failure to appear. The female, was interviewed and allowed to leave with the vehicle.

Officials with the Iowa Association for Energy Efficiency have announced two students, including one from western Iowa, were awarded $1,000 scholarships each, to help ensure the continued success and development of future energy efficiency professionals in Iowa, and in keeping with IAEE’s mission “To promote the Art and Science of the Efficient Use of Energy”, a student scholarship has been created to assist students in pursuing an education related to energy efficiency. Locally, Logan Peters, of Portsmouth, a student at Iowa State University, was awarded an IAEE scholarship.

Joel Logan, Chair of the Iowa Association for Energy Efficiency said “We have created a scholarship program to acknowledge that we need to be helping the next generation move into the professional role of energy efficiency in the state.” Both scholarship recipients will be recognized at the 31^st annual Iowa Energy Summit being held November 7-8, at The Meadows Events and Conference Center in Altoona.

To learn more about the Iowa Association for Energy Efficiency, visit iowaenergy.org.

Three people were injured during a single-vehicle accident at around 6:20-a.m. Saturday, in Fremont County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 23-year old Sal Ful La Doe, of Omaha, was driving a 2009 Toyota Yaris southbound on Interstate 29, when the vehicle went out of control about one-mile north of the Iowa/Missouri State Line. The car crossed the median into the northbound lanes and rolled over as it entered the east ditch, coming to rest upright, facing north. La Doe, and two passengers in the car, 40-year old Ja Mee, and 26-year old Ram Ma Zan, both of Kansas City, MO., were transported to Grape Memorial Hospital in Hamburg, by rescue squads from Hamburg, Riverton and Atchinson County, MO. La Doe and Ja Mee were wearing their seat belts. Ram Ma Zan was not. The accident remains under investigation. Sheriff’s Deputies from Fremont County assisted at the scene.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge says fired Iowa Finance Authority Director Dave Jamison is disqualified from collecting unemployment benefits due to credible allegations of sexual harassment. Administrative Law Judge Nicole Merrill ruled that the allegations against Jamison by female subordinates haven’t been fully detailed but are credible and amount to “disqualifying misconduct.” In an opinion dated Friday, she says his behavior was “contrary to the best interests” of the state and its workers.

Gov. Kim Reynolds fired Jamison in March after two of Jamison’s subordinates contacted her top aide to complain about his behavior. Jamison had been granted unemployment in April. The state then appealed, arguing Jamison should be ineligible. Merrill says that Jamison doesn’t have to pay back $3,185 that he collected from April 8 through June 2. She says he’s not entitled to those benefits, but the state didn’t challenge them in an April fact-finding interview.

In an update to our earlier reports, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office says at around 8:47-p.m. Sunday, the Sheriff’s Office was notified of a vehicle in the ditch at the intersection of Highway 6 and Midway Road.  The caller stated that the driver covered the license plate with mud and ran away from the scene.  Upon arrival, the deputy discovered that the vehicle had been pulled out of the ditch and left the scene.  The vehicle was located and a traffic stop was attempted due to the license plates being covered with mud.  The vehicle, a green 2006 Ford Freestyle, fled from the Deputy and an Atlantic Police Department patrol car.  The vehicle led officers on a pursuit eastbound on White Pole Road.

There was an unsuccessful attempt to disable the vehicle with stop sticks prior to it entering Atlantic.  At times the pursuit reached speeds in excess of 110 miles per hour.  The pursuit continued eastbound onto Interstate 80.  A little before 9-p.m., a Guthrie County Sheriff’s Deputy joined in the pursuit near Casey. Stop sticks were deployed just before 9:30-p.m., that disabled the vehicle at approximately the 84 mile marker.  The driver, 20-year old Kyle Zenisek, of Solon, was taken into custody without incident.

Zenisek (Cass Co. S/O photo)

Zenisek is being charged with Eluding (Felony); OWI 1st Offense (Serious): Theft 5th (Simple) and multiple traffic infractions including Excessive Speed, Reckless Driving and other offenses.  Zenisek is being held at the Cass County Jail.