The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports two recent accidents.

The first accident occurred on Friday, Sept. 19th at 12:39pm 4 miles southwest of Pacific Junction on Highway 34 at 180th Street. A 2004 STG Truck driven by Jess Dillingham of Lincoln, NE was traveling eastbound on Highway 34 and was slowing to make a left hand turn on to 180th Street when a 1999 Freight semi-trailer driven by Tom Steinbach of Villisca struck the trailer being pulled by Dillingham.  Steinbach’s vehicle then struck a bridge and guardrail.  Steinbach’s trailer was loaded to 50,000 lbs at the time of the accident.  No injuries were reported.

The second accident occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 25th at 9:29pm at the intersection of Highway 34 and 315th Street.  Matthew Leet of Silver City was driving his 1999 Ford north on 315th Street and stopped at the Highway 34 intersection.  Leet’s vehicle was then struck from behind as Bret Katelman of Omaha failed to stop his 2012 Nissan.  Katelman told officers he was attempting to answer a call on his bluetooth at the time of the accident.  No injuries were reported.

AMES, Iowa – Sept. 26, 2013 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Tuesday, Oct. 8, to discuss the proposed bridge replacement on Iowa 183 over Soldier River 0.9 mile north of Pisgah in Harrison County.

All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. at the Loess Hills State Forest Building, 206 Polk St., in Pisgah. The meeting will be conducted utilizing an open forum format. Iowa DOT staff will be present to informally discuss the proposed improvements. No formal presentation will be made.

Traffic would be detoured during construction using Iowa 127, U.S. 30 and Iowa 37.

The meeting space is accessible for persons with disabilities. However, if you require special accommodations at the meeting, please notify the Iowa DOT contact listed below by Oct. 1.

For general information regarding the proposed improvements or public meeting, contact Shane Tymkowicz, P.E., assistant district engineer, Iowa DOT District 3 Office, 2800 Gordon Drive, Sioux City, Iowa 51102, telephone 712-276-1451 or 800-284-4368, email shane.tymkowicz@dot.iowa.gov.

Visit the Iowa DOT’s project-related public involvement event website at http://www.iowadot.gov/pim for information about scheduled public meetings and hearings, and opportunities to offer input to the Iowa DOT during the development of certain projects.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports a single vehicle accident occurred Sunday, Sept. 22nd at the intersection of 140th Street and K Avenue near Essex.

19-year-old Keegen Fayn Bintz of Sidney was driving a 2002 Dodge Dakota truck Eastbound on 140th street when he fell asleep and ran off the road.  The vehicle entered a ditch then ran through a fence and hit another fence before coming to rest.

Bintz and a passenger Lisa Ann Blake of New Market were taken to the Clarinda Regional Health Center by Essex Rescue, both with possible injuries.  Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $3,600 and damage to the fence totaled $1,500.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest last week of a Council Bluffs man on a warrant from Polk County.  44-year-old Marvin Earl Troy Hunt was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 19th at 1:50pm in rural Page County.  Hunt was wanted in Polk County for Burglary (serious misdemeanor) and Violation of Probation.  Hunt was held in the Page County Jail until he was transferred to Polk County where he will be held without bond until seen by a Polk County Judge.