A collision between three vehicles Friday afternoon in Carroll County, resulted in one fatality and another person injured. The Iowa State Patrol reports the crash happened at around 2:53-p.m. at the intersection of Highways 71 and 141. Officials say one of the drivers, 86-year old Donald M. Tallman, of Reno, Nevada, who was not wearing his seat belt, died at the scene of the crash. Another driver, 58-year old Rebecca Hewitt, of Arkansas City, Kansas, who wore her seat belt, was transported by ambulance to St. Anthony Hospital, in Carroll.

The crash occurred when a 2018 KIA Soul driven by Tallman, was coming to a stop behind a 2015 Chevy Equinox SUV driven by Hewitt, as both were westbound on Highway 44. A 2005 Ford F-150 driven by 29-year old Mitchell Hewitt, of Arkansas City, KS, was stopped ahead of the Chevy, waiting for cross traffic, so he could turn left onto Highway 141.

The KIA rear-ended the SUV, causing that vehicle to hit the rear of the pickup. The KIA came to rest facing westbound along Highway 71. The SUV and pickup came to rest facing west on Highway 141.

A traffic stop at around 12:12-a.m. today (Saturday) in Adams County, resulted in the arrest of a man on drug charges. Deputies conducted the traffic stop on a vehicle near the 150th Street and Union Avenue intersection. When they approached the driver, Wayne Sign IV, Deputies observed a substance believed to be marijuana, on his clothing. Upon further investigation, Sign was placed under arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st Offense and Operating While Intoxicated 1st Offense.

Wayne Sign IVth

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports 54-year old Curt Weaver, of Bedford, was arrested Friday in the 700 block of Madison Street, in Bedford. Weaver was charged with Violating a No Contact Order and was being held at the Taylor County Jail pending an appearance with the magistrate.

Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports that on Friday, (July 6th), Deputies with the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office conducted a narcotics investigation in Tabor. During the investigation Deputies arrested 25-year old Tyler Murtaugh of Omaha, NE.

Murtaugh was found to be selling approximately one-quarter pound of Psilocybin Mushrooms before being apprehended by deputies. He was transported to the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center where his cash-only bond was set at $10,000.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Tabor Police Dept. with the investigation.

Tyler Murtaugh

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An early morning accident in Red Oak resulted in no injuries after a vehicle struck another parked vehicle. At approximately 1:30am a 1999 Ford Escort driven by 17-year-old Sebastian Kage Meek of Red Oak was traveling westbound in the 400 block of East Reed Street when he struck a legally parked 2007 Chevy Tahoe on the rear driver’s side. Police reports cite manual use of an electronic communication device as a reason for Meek being distracted during the crash. Damage to the Tahoe was estimated at $1,200 and damage to Meek’s Ford was estimated at $800. Meek was cited for Failure to Maintain Control.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a Red Oak man after an early morning incident on Saturday. At 2:23am Officers arrested 29-year-old Chase Michael Samples of Red Oak in the 800 block of North 4th Street. He was charged with Serious Assault causing bodily injury (a Serious Misdemeanor). Samples was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on $1,000 cash bond. Red Oak PD was assisted by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in the arrest.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest Friday night of a Corning woman after a traffic stop. At 11:19pm Deputies arrested 39-year-old Jill Christine Currin of Corning for Driving While Revoked. Currin was pulled over at the intersection of U Avenue and West 4th Street in Villisca. She was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.

A person coming to serve jail time for Union County was hit with additional charges at the Adams County Jail on Friday. At 12:56pm on Friday 31-year-old Whitney Lee Card of Grand River arrived at the Adams County Sheriff’s office to serve jail time for Union County. During the booking procedure Card was found to be in possession of 9 small white prescription pills. Card did not have a valid prescription for the medication. Card was subsequently charged with Possession of Contraband and Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs.

Whitney Card

The head of the Iowa Flood Center says “for the time being” the flood threat has subsided in Iowa.  “Some rivers, mostly in the north, are at elevated stage levels, some exceeding flood levels. And, of course, water flows downstream, so we expect tat some stations downstream will also experience hopefully minor flooding.” Hydrologist Witold Krajewski is the director of the Iowa Flood Center at the University of Iowa.

Krajewski says the peak flood season in Iowa is typically in May, June and early July — and the data shows flooding is becoming a “common” occurrence.  “We are experiencing this. The temperatures and the humidity are slowly increasing and those are favorable conditions for precipitation,” Krajewski says. He recommends that city and county officials pour over the flood prediction maps his center has developed for Iowa and make plans for responding to flood levels that haven’t yet been seen in Iowa.

Krajewski made his comments during taping of the “Iowa Press” program for Iowa Public Television.

(Radio Iowa)