The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports five arrests occurred last week. On May 9th, 20-year old Amanda Lynn Cooper, of Lewis, turned herself in at the Cass County Jail on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Cooper was booked at the Cass County Jail and remains held on $1,000 bond. That same day, 45-year old Stanley Oral Rossell, of Lewis, was arrested on a charge of serious Domestic Abuse. Rossell was taken to the Cass County Jail and was released the following day on $1,000 bond.

On May 10th, 37-year old Daniel Richie Vais, of Anita, was arrested on a District Court warrant for Failure to Appear. Vais was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $2,500 bond. Also arrested May 10th, was 29-year old Samuel Lavern Huffman, of Anita, on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Huffman was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $4,000 bond.

On May 14th, 54-year old John Kenneth Green, of Omaha, was arrested on a charge of OWI 1st Offense. Green was taken to the Cass County Jail and released the following day on his own recognizance.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported following a single-vehicle, rollover accident Sunday. Sheriff Lyle Palmer says the accident happened on Ironwood Road, about four-miles northeast of Essex, when 18-year old Laren Maris Stephens, of Stanton, swerved to miss a deer on the road. When the 2005 Chevy pickup she was driving went into a ditch, Stephens attempted to drive back onto the road. In the process, the pickup rolled over and came to rest on its top, in the ditch. Stephens was cited for driving while license revoked.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office is also currently investigating the theft of a log splitter from a garage in Shambaugh. The log splitter is a Great White brand and was valued at $1500. It was taken sometime between May 5th and the 14th.  Anyone with information about this theft is asked to contact the Page County Sheriff’s Office at 712-542-5193.

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Monday of an Audubon man stemming from an incident that occurred in Hamlin on Thursday, May 12th.  At 1:00pm today (Monday) Deputies arrested 32-year-old Eddie Ray Mack Jr. of Audubon and charged him with Assault.  Mack Jr. posted a cash bond and was released.  He is set to appear before the Magistrate on Thursday, May 19th.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad has signed a bill into law that will remove a penny-per-gallon tax on gasoline that has been used to pay for the cleanup of leaking underground petroleum storage tanks in Iowa. Branstad said at a bill signing Monday that the tax’s purpose is done and there’s enough remaining money available to address future issues. The tax will expire Dec. 31st.

The Iowa Legislature created the cleanup program in 1989 to pay for costs tied to environmental contamination from underground petroleum storage tanks located near gas stations. The environmental protection charge collected 1 cent per gallon of motor fuel. Iowa Department of Natural Resources Director Chuck Gipp says drivers could see relief at the pump since gas retailers will be expected to pay less in taxes.

The Atlantic Police Department reports six arrests. Last Wednesday, 29-year old Jeffrey Knight, of Atlantic, was arrested for Going Armed with Intent. On May 10th, 66-year old Dean Adams, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Montgomery County warrant for Public Intoxication, and 27-year old Cara Larson, of Atlantic, was arrested for Simple Assault causing bodily injury.

On Thursday, 30-year old Summer Cole, of Atlantic, was arrested for Burglary in the 2rd degree and Theft in the 5th. And, on Friday, Atlantic Police arrested 25-year old Alexandra Smaridge, of Atlantic, for Theft in the 4th degree. That same day, 37-year old Esuek Phylon, of Atlantic, was arrested for Public Intox.

All six subjects were booked into the Cass County Jail.

The Glenwood Police Department is reporting three recent arrests. On Saturday, 63-year old George Okalona, of Glenwood, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault. And, 50-year old Ronald Cook, of Shenandoah, was arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order. On Friday, 28-year old Jeffrey Neppl, of Glenwood, was arrested on a Mills County warrant for Harassment. Bond for all three men was set at $300, each.

Authorities in Union County received two theft reports last week. On Saturday, a Lorimor woman said someone took a red, 1999 Honda ATV from a shed on her property. The theft happened sometime over the past week. The ATV was valued at $3,000. And, on May 10th, a rural Creston man reported the theft of a Ruger, Mark 3 .22-caliber handgun. The weapon was taken from his vehicle sometime over the course of the past two months. The loss was estimated at $350.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office said also, an accident early Saturday morning resulted in a pickup being totaled, but no one was hurt. 29-year old Christopher Ham, of Lorimor, was traveling east on 3rd Street at around 1:50-a.m., Saturday, when he lost control of the 1999 Chevy S-10 he was driving. The pickup sideswiped a tree and then an Alliant Energy utility pole, snapping the pole in half. Ham told authorities he was being chased by an unknown vehicle when the incident occurred. Officials cited Ham for Failure to Maintain Control, and Driving While Revoked. Damage from the crash, including to the pickup and pole, amounted to $5,500.