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A Taylor County woman was arrested Thursday night on drug charges.
According to the Lenox Police Department, 20-year old Laura Zapata, of Lenox, was arrested at around 9:30-p.m., on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal possession of prescription drugs.
The charges stem from a search warrant served earlier in the day at a residence at 601 S. Walnut, in Lenox. Zapata was transported to the Taylor County Jail and held pending a court appearance.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A spring storm that brought a mix of rain, sleet and snow is being blamed for numerous crashes and one traffic death in Woodbury County in northwest Iowa. The Sioux City Journal reports that the fatal crash happened around 4:30 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 29 near Salix, when a northbound vehicle towing a flatbed trailer crossed the median and hit a southbound vehicle. The crash killed a passenger in the northbound vehicle and sent the driver to a Sioux City hospital. Authorities have not released their names.
Woodbury County Sheriff Dave Drew says the biggest contributing factors in Thursday’s crashes were accumulated slush on roads and vehicles going too fast for road conditions.
Jim Field speaks with Army Air Corp Veteran Lyle “Stub” Millhollin about his experiences during World War II as part of our Freedom Friday series.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Ethanol producers say clogged rail lines and other shipping problems have forced them to reduce production of the fuel and contributed to higher prices. The Renewable Fuels Association criticized railroads Thursday and triggered a strong response from the Association of American Railroads. RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen says railroads should take the blame for ethanol prices jumping more than $1 a gallon between early February and late March.
AAR CEO Ed Hamberger acknowledges rail traffic slowed in certain areas, but he says it’s preposterous to suggest the rail network is in disarray. Hamberger says railroads have done their best to deal with an exceptional winter, sizeable grain harvest and increased coal demand.
Railroads have hauled 6.8 million carloads this year – about 2 percent more than last year.
Police in Red Oak report the arrest Thursday afternoon of a Nebraska man on a Montgomery County warrant. 31-year old Keith Andre Smith, of Omaha, was arrested at around 1:15-p.m. on a warrant for Breach of Peace. Smith was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 cash bond.