Three people were arrested Saturday evening in Fremont County. Sheriff’s deputies from Fremont and Mills Counties, along with the Iowa DNR, assisted Tabor Police in arresting:

24-year old Brendan James Minor, of Council Bluffs, who was charged with Possession of a Schedule 1 substance, Failure to affix a drug tax stamp, Driving While Barred, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia;  26-year old Jami Kristen Garber, of Council Bluffs, who was charged with Allowing an unauthorized person to operate a motor vehicle; and, 21-year old Larry Joseph Tyler West, of Randolph, who was arrested Saturday for  Possessing a concealed weapon.

Garber and West bonded out of jail, while Minor remained at the Fremont County Jail this (Monday) morning. His bond was set at $50,000.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Department said Monday (Today), no injuries were reported after a County plow rolled into a ditch last Monday. Officials say Anthony Pitzen, of Hamburg, was driving a 1996 International truck equipped with a plow on Bluff Road, when the blade caught the soil on the shoulder of the road. The impact caused the southbound plow to slide into a ditch before it rolled onto its side. There was no dollar of amount of damage provided in the Sheriff’s report.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Department reports three Nebraska City, NE residents were arrested Friday afternoon, on 5th Degree Theft and Trespassing charges. Taken into custody was 40-year old Verrell Rusty Clark, 33-year old Ryan Allen Kurtzer, and 41-year old Brian Keith Nerison. The trio was arrested after a citizen reported persons allegedly stealing scrap metal in the 2600 block of 225th Avenue in Fremont County. Clark posted a $600 bond and was released. Nerison and Kurtzer plead guilty to the charges and were sentenced to 10-days in jail.

Also arrested Friday on a separate charge of 5th degree theft not connected to the other incident, was 34-year old Kevin Lewis Culley, of Hamburg.

The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce presented two women with awards for being Citizens of the Year, Friday. The awards were handed to Barb Onnen and Jann Reining during the Shelby County Chamber’s Awards banquet. Dawn Cundiff, Executive Director of the Shelby County Chamber, told the audience both women brought a great deal of tourism and pride to Shelby County. Onnen and Reining received grant money from the Hotel/Motel Tax and created the barn quilt brochures, which highlight barn quilts throughout the county.

In the other big award of the evening, Myrtue Medical Center received the Business of the Year. Cundiff said the hospital has contributed to the quality of life and is also a great enticement for families, singles and kids. Myrtue has certainly been busy with renovations and the addition of the Wellness Center a few years ago has incorporated to the economy of the county.

Other awards presented during the event held Friday, include:
Business with Best Curb Appeal – Town and Country Credit Union
Business with Best Customer Service – Camblin Plumbing & Hearing
Business Mentor of the Year – JoAnn Boltinghouse Boltinghouse Enterprises

(Joel McCall/KNOD)