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The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports two recent arrests and one accident. Authorities say on Tuesday, April 1st, 32-year old Aaron Lee Latus, of Massena, was arrested on a Fremont County warrant. Latus was taken to the Cass County Jail and transferred to Fremont County authorities on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Cass County deputies arrested 44-year old Bradley Leo Ranney, of Massena, on a Magistrate’s warrant for Failure to Appear. Ranney was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released later that day on $500 bond.
And early this (Friday) morning, Cass County deputies responded to a report of a jackknifed semi on Interstate 80 westbound, at the 72 mile marker. Officials say a 2013 Kenworth driven by 57-year old Thomas Batie Heathcote, of Des Moines, was traveling westbound on I-80 at around 3:15-a.m., when he lost control of the semi on an icy overpass.
The trailer portion of the semi blocked the left lane and part of the right lane for about an hour. No injuries were reported. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $6000.
Authorities in southwest Iowa made a forced entry into an apartment in Lenox and arrested one person on drug charges Thursday evening.
Cerda-Romo (L-PD photo)
According to the Lenox Police Dept., 22-year old Christopher Cerda-Romo, of Lenox, was taken into custody at around 5-p.m. after officers with the police department and deputies with the Taylor County Sheriffs Office served a search warrant at 601 S. Walnut, Apt. 5-B.
Officials say after Cerda-Romo refused to answer the door, officers forced their way in, and conducted a search. Following the completion of the search, Cerda-Romo was arrested on a Taylor County warrant for failure to appear, possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal possession of prescription drugs. Cerda-Roma was then booked into the Taylor County Jail.
A Taylor County woman was arrested Thursday night on drug charges.
Laura Zapata (Lenox P-D photo)
According to the Lenox Police Department, 20-year old Laura Zapata, of Lenox, was arrested at around 9:30-p.m., on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal possession of prescription drugs.
The charges stem from a search warrant served earlier in the day at a residence at 601 S. Walnut, in Lenox. Zapata was transported to the Taylor County Jail and held pending a court appearance.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A spring storm that brought a mix of rain, sleet and snow is being blamed for numerous crashes and one traffic death in Woodbury County in northwest Iowa. The Sioux City Journal reports that the fatal crash happened around 4:30 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 29 near Salix, when a northbound vehicle towing a flatbed trailer crossed the median and hit a southbound vehicle. The crash killed a passenger in the northbound vehicle and sent the driver to a Sioux City hospital. Authorities have not released their names.
Woodbury County Sheriff Dave Drew says the biggest contributing factors in Thursday’s crashes were accumulated slush on roads and vehicles going too fast for road conditions.
Police in Red Oak report the arrest Thursday afternoon of a Nebraska man on a Montgomery County warrant. 31-year old Keith Andre Smith, of Omaha, was arrested at around 1:15-p.m. on a warrant for Breach of Peace. Smith was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 cash bond.
The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Jefferson Construction Office reports work to replace the bridge carrying Iowa 141 over Willow Creek 2.1 miles west of Iowa 25 near Bayard, will require closing the bridge and detouring traffic beginning at 7-a.m. Monday, April 7, weather permitting.
During ths project, Iowa 141 will be closed and traffic will be detoured using Iowa 25, Greene County Road E-63, and Carroll/Greene/Guthrie County Road N-58. However, local traffic access to Iowa 141 will be maintained.
This project is expected to be completed by mid-October.
The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations are at least double in work zones. As in all work zones, drivers should stay alert, allow ample space between vehicles, and wear seat belts. For traveler information anytime, visit www.511ia.org; call 511 (within Iowa) or 800-288-1047 (nationwide); stay connected with 511 on Facebook or Twitter (find links at www.iowadot.com/511/socialmedia.html); or download the free app to your mobile device.
The Atlantic Fire Department was called to help with the clean-up of a fuel spill from an overturned semi early this morning on Interstate 80 in Cass County. The call was dispatched just before 4-a.m. to I-80 at the 60-mile marker, or Highway 71 interchange. Traffic control is in-place on I80 eastbound at about the 57-mile marker (Olive Street exit).
Numerous non-injury accidents have been reported in the area. Slow down, and drive with caution as roads are very slick, and winds are strong out of the northwest at 30-to 40 miles per hour (as of 4-a.m.)
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Leaders in Johnson County say they won’t pursue a ban on plastic bags, but will instead focus on voluntary measures to decrease their use. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports county officials have been considering a ban for months. It was pushed by the environmental group 100 Grannies for a Livable Future.
CHEROKEE, Iowa (AP) — Officials say the northwest Iowa city of Cherokee accidentally released several hundred gallons of wastewater into a storm drain feeding the Little Sioux River. The state Department of Natural Resources says repairs were completed about 2 p.m. yesterday.
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A discrimination complaint by a former Mason City Human Rights Commission director filed with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission has been administratively closed. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that Perry Buffington, the city’s human resources director, said Wednesday that the closure means the state commission will take no further action on Lionel Foster’s complaint. The 76-year-old Foster had claimed race and age discrimination in his complaint after he was let go last year.
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) — A community group is working toward raising money to reopen a historic theater in central Iowa. The Help Entertain and Restore Organization, also known as HERO, says it’s nearing a major fundraising goal to reopen the Webster Theater in Webster City. The Fort Dodge Messenger reports the theater, which was built in 1906 and opened as the Orpheum Theater in 1909, closed last year.
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