An investigation into an incident at the Montgomery County Jail that took place Monday (June 22nd), has resulted in additional charges for a Red Oak man. 23-year old Justine Lewis Marsden, who was being held on felony drug charges, was also charged today with Criminal Mischief in the 2nd degree. Marsden is alleged to have caused $1,350 damage to the jail while in custody. He remains held on an additional $5,000 bond.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office today (Friday), released details about a single-vehicle personal-injury accident that happened late Wednesday evening. Sheriff Lyle Palmer says 20-year old Delannie Helene Miner, of rural Essex, was driving a 2001 Chevy Silverado pickup northbound on Highway 59 at around 8:20-p.m., when she swerved to miss a deer in the road. Miner lost control of the pickup, causing it to enter the north ditch and roll over, coming to rest on its top, on the north side of the curve. The woman and only occupant of the vehicle, was transported to Montgomery County Memorial Hospital by Essex Fire and Rescue for treatment of possible, unknown injuries.

Police in Red Oak report the arrest Thursday evening of a man wanted on a warrant for Violation of his probation. 41-year old Jeffrey Dean Etter, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 4:50-p.m. and held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 cash bond.

Five people, two adult females and three adult males, were injured during a head-on crash this (Friday) morning south of Atlantic. Cass County Chief Deputy Sheriff John Westring told KJAN News a vehicle traveling north on Highway 71 crossed the centerline and hit a southbound vehicle. The accident happened near the intersection with Oxford Road (Cass County Road G-43).

Three of the victims were traveling in one of the vehicles, while the other two were in the second vehicle. All five were transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, with two of the victims further transported by LifeNet Helicopter to Creighton University Hospital, in Omaha.

The accident, which happened at around 7:29-a.m., resulted in both lanes of Highway 71 being blocked for about 75-minutes. No names have been released at this time. Emergency personnel from Cumberland and Lewis Fire and Rescue, and Medivac Ambulance assisted the Cass County Sheriff’s Office at the scene.

Three people, two women and a man were arrested this (Friday) morning on drug charges, in Creston. Authorities say 50-year old Robbie Allen Dohrn and 22-year old Brittony Lea Miller, both of Creston, along with 32-year old Heather Marie Davis, of Lenox, were taken into custody at around 5-a.m. at the Creston Wal-Mart Store.

Dohrn faces a Possession of Drug Paraphernalia charge. He was being held in the Union County Jail on $300 bond. Davis was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of a Prescription Drug, Public Intoxication, and Interference with Officials Acts. Her bond was set at $2,000.

Miller was charged with Possession of Meth, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Theft in the 5th Degree. Her bond was set at $1,000.

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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MALVERN, Iowa (AP) – A southwestern Iowa landfill has stopped accepting dead birds and related waste from the recent bird flu outbreak.

Mills County spokeswoman Sheri Bowen tells the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil that the Loess Hills Landfill stopped taking in more birds after Wednesday’s shipments.
Officials the landfill might consider taking in more birds if another outbreak of avian flu were to occur. But at this point, Bowen says, “we’re unsure if we’ll take on more.”

As of Tuesday, trucks had hauled in 426 containers to the landfill, with each carrying seven to eight tons of dead birds, clean-up and protective equipment and other products for use during disposal. Millions of turkeys and chickens have died or have been euthanized to prevent further spreading of the avian flu.

Rescue crews from Cumberland and Lewis, as well as Medivac Ambulance were called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash this morning, about five-miles east of Lewis at the intersection of Highway 71 and Oxford Road (Cass County Road G-43). Five people were injured, with at least three requiring transport to the hospital. One person, a female, suffered a head injury and possible broken leg. Two were determined to be in critical condition. Two had minor injuries. All were conscious and breathing when authorities arrived on the scene. LifeNet helicopter was being directed to the Cass County Memorial Hospital to transport the most seriously injured to another hospital. The road, which was completely blocked, was reopened both ways, as of 8:50-a.m. LifeNet departed from CCMH at about the same time.

The accident occurred at around 7:30-a.m. No other details are currently available.

The 7:06-a.m. report w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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A woman who suffered from an apparent medical condition lost control of her SUV Thursday evening and crashed, in Red Oak. Authorities say 63-year old Debbie Sue James, of Red Oak, was turning south from Highway 34 onto North 8th Street, when she blacked out. Her 2010 Ford Edge veered off the road and hit a traffic sign before entering a steep ditch on the west side of 8th Street. The vehicles’ passenger side then hit a tree before coming to rest on a steep incline. The accident happened at around 5:10-p.m., Thursday.

James refused medical treatment at the scene, but told police she would go to the hospital to be checked out. Damage from the crash amounted to $7,300.