A traffic stop for speeding and stop sign violations in Red Oak early this (Saturday) morning, turned into a pursuit that ended in Fremont County with a Mills County man taken into custody. Authorities say 22-year old Rocky Alan James Runyon, of Hastings, was charged with eluding (an Aggravated misdemeanor), Driving While Revoked (Serious Misdemeanor), and numerous traffic offenses.

Officials say the chase began when officers with the Red Oak Police Department tried to stop a 1993 Ford F-150 pickup near the intersection of 200th Street and G Avenue at around 2:40-a.m., but the vehicle fled westbound on G Avenue.

The chase continued as far west as Hastings, in Mills County, and ended on Highway 59 in Fremont County, after deputies there were able to deploy stop sticks at the intersection of Highway 59 and 120th Street. After the sticks were deployed and deflated the vehicles’ tires, the pickup slowed considerably. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies were then able to use a rolling roadblock to ease the vehicle to a halt. Runyon was taken into custody without further incident.

Agencies assisting Red Oak Police in the pursuit and apprehension of Runyon, include: the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit; Deputies with the Fremont, Cass, Mills and Page County Sheriff’s Departments.

A traffic stop late Friday night in Villisca resulted in the arrest of two men on drug and/or alcohol charges. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies pulled over a 2005 Ford Fusion at around 11:25-p.m., and as the result of an investigation conducted with the assistance of the K9 “Rex” and his partner, arrested 20-year old Darryk James Leu, of Malvern, for Unlawful Possession of Prescription Medications. A passenger in the car, 21-year old Cody Benjamin Johnson, of Stanton, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Open Container as a passenger.

Both men were brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond, each.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska and Iowa residents are being reminded to set their clocks back an hour before going to sleep Saturday. Standard time returns this weekend at 2 a.m. Sunday. The change means most Americans will get an extra hour of rest, but those working overnight shifts might toil an hour longer. It also means some will forget to change their clocks, and show up early for church or other events on Sunday.

Daylight Saving Time returns to Nebraska and Iowa in March. Not everyone in the United States makes the switch from standard time. The exceptions are Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials say Iowa’s system for teaching career and technical training could be on the brink of a major overhaul, but they add it’s too early to tell how much the potential changes could cost and who should pay for them. Career and technical education, once known as vocational education, is essentially skilled training for work that will require more than a high school diploma. The terms encapsulate numerous fields and industries.

An education task force released a report recently that offers recommendations to expand the way such training is offered in the state. Officials, including Gov. Terry Branstad, have announced plans to counter a shortage in skilled labor with a renowned focus on training opportunities. Officials say such education efforts can’t be broken down yet into costs.