The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports an Afton woman was arrested Tuesday morning at her home, on a Union County warrant for Homicide by Vehicle/OWI. The charge against 61-year old Donna Jo Spare was in connection with a January 16th crash on Highway 34 about three-miles east of Creston. The accident claimed the life of 49-year old Deanne Lee Hoffman, of Creston.

The Atlantic Police Department reports two local residents were arrested Monday on drug charges. 19-year old Lucas Stone, and 25-year old Alexandra Stone, both of Atlantic, were taken into custody on Cass County warrants for Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Deliver. The couple were booked into the Cass County Jail.

The Creston Police Department today (Wednesday) released a report on recent activity. Monday morning, 28-year old Danica Hornyak, of Creston, was cited for allowing an animal to run at-large. Hornyak was released on a promise to appear later, in court. And at around 12:45-a.m. today (Wednesday), 28-year old Courtney Mitchell, of Sioux Falls, SD., was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on a charge of OWI/1st offense, Mitchell was being held in the Ringgold County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

Authorities said also, no injuries were reported following an accident Monday afternoon at the intersection of Townline Road and Sumner Avenue. Officials say vehicles driven by 75-year old Joy Standley, of Greenfield, and 22-year old Danielle Schafroth, of Lenox, collided at around 2:10-p.m., when Standley failed to yield the right-of-way, while making a left turn. No citations were issued. Damage from the collision amounted to $2,000.