A Red Oak woman was arrested Saturday for Theft in the 5th degree. Red Oak Police say 57-year old Sheryl Lynne Franzen was taken into custody at around 1:10-p.m. at the Fareway Store in Red Oak. Franzen was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

A deer on the road caused a driver in Montgomery County to lose control of his vehicle early Saturday morning about a mile east of Red Oak. Authorities say 39-year old Donald Lee Gay, of Villisca, was traveling east on 200th Street at around 1:45-a.m., when he swerved to miss a deer. The 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix he was driving went out of control and slid through a yard at 2013 200th Street, causing about $3,000 damage to the landscaping. Gay was cited for Failure to Maintain Control. No injuries were reported.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – The Council Bluffs City Council is set to vote next week on a development proposal near the city’s riverfront that would include multilevel office buildings, condo towers and apartment buildings. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports that the master plan for Playland Park near the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge would be similar to Ak-Sar-Ben Village in Omaha, Nebraska, just across the Missouri River.

The city council is set to vote Monday on the plan. If approved, Mayor Matt Walsh says the next step would be to create a development agreement between the developers and the city.

A man and woman from Adel were injured in a crash Saturday between their car and a van, in Dallas County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 75-year old Beverly Havlik and a passenger in her car, 83-year old Walter Havlik, who were both wearing their seat belts, were transported to Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Walter Havlik was flown by helicopter to the facility, while his wife was transported by ambulance.

Officials say a 2001 Chevy Cavalier driven by Beverly Havlik and a 2003 Chrysler Town and Country van driven by 38-year old Jennifer R. Long, of Van Meter, were both traveling southbound on R Avenue north of 300th Street (east of Adel) at around 8:35-a.m., Saturday, when Havlik attempted to make a left turn onto 300th Street, and was hit by the van as it was in the northbound lane while attempting to pass.

Officials say Long was not injured in the crash.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Woodbury County officials say a county supervisor sentenced to 30 days in jail for domestic assault has said he will resign his position. Sioux City television station KTIV reports f ) that 44-year-old David Tripp told the chairman of the Woodbury County Board he will resign. Tripp’s promise came Friday, on the same day Tripp was scheduled to turn himself in to the Monona County Jail to serve his sentence.

Tripp, a former jailer, was charged after firing a gun into the air outside his home in December near his wife, who was not hurt. His attorney has said Tripp is being treated for alcohol abuse and is seeing a psychiatrist after being diagnosed with depression.

Tripp was elected in 2010. His term was set to end in January.

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Police in Lenox report two men were arrested early Friday afternoon following a fight in the parking lot of a grocery store.

When officers arrived they observed a fight between 39-year old Martin Villareal, and 40-year old Salomon Granados-Hernandez, both of Lenox. The men were charged with Disorderly Conduct and transported to the Taylor County Jail.

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Officials say gun glare is being blamed for a non-injury accident Friday evening, in Montgomery County. Authorities say an SUV driven by 16-year old Leatha Renee Bennett, of Red Oak and registered to Fly A Cattle Company, was stopped at the intersection of K Avenue north of Highway 34. When she looked to the west, sun glare caused her not to see an eastbound pickup. When the SUV pulled away from the stop sign, it was hit by the pickup that was driven by 41-year old Robert Allen Childs, of Red Oak.

Officials say Childs had tried to avoid the collision by swerving to the right, but the right front bumper of the truck hit the SUV on the driver’s rear door. Following the collision, the pickup entered the southeast ditch off the intersection.

Damage from the accident amounted to $6,200. Bennett was cited for Failure to Obey a Stop Sign.