The Griswold School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting following a work session Monday evening, in the Central Office of the Middle School/High School Building. The work session, which begins at 5-p.m., will cover Financial Planning and Board Goals.

During their regular session, the Griswold School Board will act on Security bids, following a receipt of updated information. They’ll also act on approving a plethora of Board Policies. Information will be presented under New Business, with regard to SINA [School In Need of Assistance], and with regard to the first reading of Board series 200 Policies.

A 10-year old girl is reported to be in stable condition after they were struck by a passing train, Sunday afternoon, in Council Bluffs. According to Bluffs Police, officers and fire department personnel responded to the scene at S. 13th Street and 4th Avenue, at around 12:24-p.m.

Officers found the girl, who was suffering from head injuries, conscious and alert, lying in the median between two sets of train tracks that run parallel to each other. Medics transported the child to an Omaha trauma center. The child’s identity was not released.

A preliminary investigation indicated that the girl attempted to cross the tracks after one train had passed, and was struck by a second train that had been traveling in the same direction.

The Council Bluffs Police Department’s Traffic Unit and the Union Pacific Rail Road are investigating this accident. If anyone witnessed this accident, please call the CBPD Traffic Unit at 712-328-4948.

Firefighters from Cumberland and Massena were called to a reported corn field fire, Sunday afternoon. Crews were dispatched to an area 3-to 4-miles west of Highway 148 off Yankton Road, at around 2:23-p.m. The Fire was declared extinguished at 2:45-p.m.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A man has been arrested in connection with a vehicle pursuit that led authorities through parts of Iowa and Nebraska. Omaha police say 29-year-old Robert Coffman was booked into Douglas County Corrections early Sunday. He faces charges that include methamphetamine possession and resisting arrest.

Police say officers observed Coffman driving a car early Sunday in Omaha that was reported stolen. Coffman is accused of ignoring a traffic stop request from officers and driving into nearby Carter Lake, Iowa. The car then entered Blair, Nebraska, before returning to Omaha. Authorities attempted to deploy tire deflation devices but the vehicle avoided them.

The car stopped eventually and Coffman and a male passenger were taken into custody. The passenger was cited and released.

A woman whose vehicle was broken down on Interstate 29 in Fremont County early this (Sunday) morning, was arrested on numerous charges. Deputies came upon the vehicle just before 2-a.m. near mile marker 14, on I-29. A check of the license plates indicated the vehicle had been reported stolen. The driver, 30-year old Shelly Rae Vincent, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Council Bluffs. She was also found to allegedly be in possession of 14 grams of methamphetamine.

Vincent faces felony charges that include Possession of Meth with the Intent to Distribute, and Failure to Affix a Drug Tax Stamp. Additional charges were pending. Vincent was brought to the Fremont County Jail, where she was being held on a $100,000 cash bond.

Authorities say the Fremont County K9 “Argo” and deputies with the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, assisted with the investigation.

A traffic stop early this (Sunday) morning north of Villisca resulted in a woman from Creston being arrested on drug charges. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says 37-year old Brandie Sue Whitney, of Creston, was arrested at around 1:10-a.m. after she was pulled over near the intersection of Highway 34/Highway 71. Whitney was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. She was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.

The Montgomery County K9 “Rush” assisted in conducting the traffic stop and subsequent arrest.