DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Residents in major cities downstream from a northwest Iowa tanker car derailment say they’re confident their municipal drinking water is safe even as crews try to contain an estimated 230,000 gallons of oil. Officials in Omaha and Council Bluffs said Monday, they’re monitoring the situation and could switch to well water if oil is detected in the Missouri River, which provides most of their water. But they say they’ve been assured by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources that the oil spilled into the Little Rock River will be contained before reaching the Missouri River.

Others cities, including Sioux City, Iowa, use groundwater and don’t expect problems.

Red Oak Police arrested a woman Monday morning, for Driving While Barred and Interference with Official Acts. 40-year old Janet Lynn Hernandez, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 10:30-a.m., and turned over to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, where her bond was set at $2,300.

A 17-year old from central Iowa died in a crash Monday afternoon, in Creston. The Iowa State Patrol reports Afton Nicole Staton, of West Des Moines, who was wearing a seat belt, died from her injuries after being transported to the hospital in Creston. Staton was the driver of a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix that was struck by a Dodge Ram 2500 pickup, driven by 25-year old Kylee Olivia Short-Edwards, of Afton. The accident happened at around 2:10-p.m. at the intersection of Highway 34 and Poplar Street, in Creston.

Officials say Staton was attempting to turn left from Poplar onto Highway 34, when she failed to yield to the westbound pickup. A passenger in the car, 17-year old Rebekah Beryln Terlizzi, of Creston, who was wearing her seat belt, was injured in the crash and also transported by ambulance to the Creston hospital. No other injuries were reported. The accident remains under investigation.

Red Oak Police say a man wanted in connection with a stabbing incident that occurred Monday, has turned himself-in and is charged with Attempted Murder, a Class-B Felony.

Gordon Leroy Currin III

35-year old Gordon Leroy Currin III, of Red Oak, was sought by authorities following the incident that took place in the 400 block of E. Maple Street, in Red Oak.  According to Red Oak Police, Currin allegedly stabbed Darold Eugene Bredberg, of Red Oak, in the back. The incident started as a disagreement about a female and escalated to violence. Bredberg suffered non-life threatening injuries, and was being treated at the UNMC in Omaha.

Currin turned himself-in to law enforcement later in the day, Monday, and was placed under arrest on the Attempted Murder charge, as well as for Going Armed with Intent, a Class-D felony. His bond was set at $25,000.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office report 29-year old Kasandra Rose Mesa, of Atlantic, was arrested June 16th on numerous drug charges. Mesa faces a felony charge of Possession of Methamphetamine 3^rd/Subsequent Offense, along with charges that include Possession of Marijuana 1^st Offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She was also arrested on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation.

18-year old Rene Louise Cole, of Atlantic, was arrested on charges of being an Accessory, Possession of Meth 1^st Offense and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Both women were taken to the Cass County Jail. Mesa was held on $50,000 bond; Cole remains held on $2,000 bond. Mesa was additionally charged on June 22nd, with Felony Possession with Intent to Deliver/Methamphetamine, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, with regard to investigation into an incident on June 12th. An additional $12,300 was added to Mesa’s bond. She remains held at the Cass County Jail.

On June 18th, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 31-year old Timothy John Hatfield, of Centerville, on a Cass County Sheriff’s Office felony warrant for Criminal Mischief 2^nd Offense. Hatfield was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was held on $5,000 bond. On June 19th,  65-year old Stanton Ellis Davidson, of Bennington, NE, was arrested in Cass County on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for Felony Theft 1^st Degree. Davidson was taken to the Cass County Jail and was released later that day on $10,000 bond.

And today (Monday, June 25th), Cass County Deputies arrested 20-year old Jerry Dwayne Carr III, of Adair, on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Carr was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $20,000 bond.

DRAKESVILLE, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa State Patrol has released the names of a boy who was killed and his brother who was injured by a hit-and-run driver in southeast Iowa.

A patrol accident report identified the dead boy as 9-year-old Merlin Beechy and his brother as 12-year-old Nathan Beechy, of rural Drakesville in Davis County.

The report says the vehicle struck the boys a little before 10 p.m. Sunday on a rural road west of Drakesville. The report says the vehicle came up from behind, struck the two and then left.

Nathan Beechy was flown to a Des Moines hospital. No arrests have been reported.