The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Sioux City Construction Office reports ramp shoulder construction work, in conjunction with the Interstate 29 interchange reconstruction project, will require closing northbound I-29 on- and off-ramps at Salix (exit 134) beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, until Tuesday, June 13, weather permitting.

Motorists will be directed around the northbound I-29 ramp work zone onto a signed detour route using Woodbury County roads D-51 and K-45. Upon completion of the northbound I-29 ramp construction work, southbound I-29 on- and off-ramps will be closed for approximately two weeks for shoulder construction work. Traffic will be detoured around the work zone using Woodbury County roads D-51 and K-25.

The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the 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.

Police in Red Oak, late Thursday morning arrested a woman for Driving While Revoked. 26-year old Erin Nicole Griger, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 11:22-a.m. and transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where her bond was set at $300. Griger was also issued a warning for Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device.

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County are asking for your help in solving an incidents of burglary and arson. At around 6:30-a.m. Wednesday, Deputies responded to a reported burglary at a construction site in the 1700 block of 200th Street (on the west edge of Red Oak). Several tools were removed from the company’s construction trailers. The dollar amount of the loss had yet to be determined.

And, at around 2:10-p.m. Wednesday, Montgomery County Deputies responded to an incident of arson in the 400 block of Prairie Street, in Stanton. A 1979 Chevy pickup owned by Todd Silva, of New Market, was parked on the street in front of the residence, where a person or persons unknown intentionally set the vehicle on fire sometime between May 17th and May 24th. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $3,000. The State Fire Marshall’s Office is assisting in the investigation.

Anyone with information about either of the incidents is asked to call Crimestoppers at 1-888-434-2712, or the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 712-623-5107. You can remain anonymous. Crimestoppers may pay a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrested and conviction.

(Updated 4:50-a.m.) Cumberland and Massena Fire and Rescue personnel along with a Medivac Ambulance crew responded to a reported two-vehicle, possible three-injury accident this (Friday) morning, southwest of Cumberland. The page went out at around 4:16-a.m. with regard to the crash at Highway 92 (Richland Road) and 670th Street. One of the victims, a male, was said to have had a serious head injury. He was transported by Medivac to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, where LifeNet helicopter was set to land and transport him to a trauma center.

No other details were immediately available.