The Creston Police Department says three people were arrested on warrants Thursday, and one person was arrested on drug charges. 29-year old Juan Gonzalez, of Creston, was taken into custody Thursday night, and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession with the intent to sell. Gonzalez was being held in the Union County Jail on $5,000 bond.

Arrested on warrants, was: 34-year old Timothy Hudek, of Winterset, who was wanted for Theft in the 4th Degree. He was later released on $1,000 bond; 19-year old Brandon Barrett, of Shannon City, was arrested on a warrant for Violation of Probation. His bond at the Union County Jail, was set at $5,000. And, 33-year old Erin Wallace, of Creston, was arrested Thursday evening in Creston, on a warrant for Violation of Probation. Her bond, at the Ringgold County Jail, was set at $5,000.

An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held Wednesday, June 15th in Griswold, in honor of Griswold High School Teacher and FFA Adviser, Kevin Blair. The Red Cross says Blair’s current and former students and FFA members are especially encouraged to donate at the blood drive held in his honor, from 11-a.m. until 5-p.m. June 15th, at the Griswold Central Church of Christ.

Mr. Blair was diagnosed with marginal zone lymphoma, a form on non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. While in the hospital, he received blood transfusions to raise his dangerously low hemoglobin numbers.

Griswold H.S. teacher/FFA Adviser Kevin Blair.

The Blood Drive in his honor, comes at a particularly difficult time for the Red Cross, as many schools that hold blood drives, are out of session for the summer months, which makes it an especially difficult time to collect enough blood to meet the needs of hospital patients.

To make an appointment for the Blood Drive in Griswold, call Janae at 712-210-4271, use the free Red Cross Blood Donor App. (available at www.redcrossblood.org/bloodapp), or visit redcrossblood.org on the web, and use sponsor code 009857.

The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a Nebraska man suspected in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Iowa told police his vehicle was stolen the night of the accident.
The Daily Nonpareil in Council Bluffs reports 44-year-old Tracy Peniska, of Omaha, turned himself in at the Pottawattamie County Jail Monday and was charged Tuesday with leaving the scene of a fatality accident and obstructing prosecution.

Police say Peniska was driving his car March 9 on the Interstate 480 bridge in Council Bluffs when he hit a pedestrian, 29-year-old Brett Jensen. Police say Peniska had reported his car stolen to Omaha police the night of the hit-and-run.

If you were in the downtown area of Atlantic Wednesday, you might have seen a video crew scurrying about at Rex Pharmacy. That’s because the pharmacy has been nominated for a Health Mart Pharmacy of the Year, award. Officials say 4,600 independent, individually-owned Health Mart pharmacies nationwide are in the running for the award.

Jeff Aden is the McKesson (Health Mart parent company) retail sales manager/representative, who nominated Rex Pharmacy for the award for his “Cutting edge services and very patient-centric, very innovative practices…to differentiate himself between other pharmacies, and help his patient achieve better health,” in many ways. He’s represented the pharmacy for more than 14 years and three generations of ownership. Aden says store owner Josh Borer’s successful approach to business ownership is “Better patient healthcare equals better business success.”

The award will be presented June 27^th during a banquet in Chicago. Last year’s winner was Marble City Pharmacy, in Sylacauga, Alabama. Three other pharmacies won the 2015 Independent Spirit Award.