Sheriff’s Officials in Adams County say 19-year old Zachary Carlson, of Omaha, was arrested Sunday afternoon, on an OWI charge. Carlson was arrested after deputies received word about an erratic driver south of Corning. When they initiated a traffic stop, deputies determined the man was allegedly under the influence of alcohol. He was also cited for failure to wear a seat belt, having no insurance, and failure to hold a valid license. Carlson was booked into the Adams County Jail, and held on $1,000 bond.

A traffic stop on Highway 71 in Audubon County early Thanksgiving Day resulted in the arrest of an Audubon man. Sheriff’s officials say 22-year old Jacob Gary Johnson, of Audubon, was taken into custody at around 2-a.m., and charged with Operating While Intoxicated (OWI)/2nd Offense. Johnson was later released after appearing before a magistrate. His preliminary hearing takes place December 10th.

The teachers and staff at the Griswold Community School District will hold a spaghetti benefit supper one-week from this Friday, just before the Griswold Tigers versus Riverside Bulldogs basketball games. The meal consisting of spaghetti with your choice of meat or cheese sauce, plus Texas toast, dessert and drink costs just Six-dollars for Middle School students and Adults, and Three-dollars for Elementary age children. Children under 5-years of age eat for free. Serving begins at 5-p.m. on December 7th.

Proceeds from the dinner will benefit scholarships and “Tiger Trait Awards.”

Officials have been working on an agreement to take over a bridge that links northeast Nebraska and northwest Iowa. The bridge carries Nebraska Highway 51 traffic east and Iowa Highway 175 west over the Missouri River.

Bridge manager Clark Beck told the Sioux City Journal that rising maintenance bills and costly repairs have taken a toll on the bridge commission’s bottom line. He says bridge tolls probably wouldn’t keep up with the future costs.  Nebraska and Iowa officials say the agreement is still being finished and that no date has been set for the ownership transfer.

Two people were arrested over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, in Atlantic, and one accident was reported. The Atlantic Police Department says 28-year old Amy Jo Kern, of Atlantic, was arrested Saturday, on a charge of OWI/2nd offense. And, on Sunday, 50-year old Tamera Hall, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant charging her with Theft in the 5th Degree. Both women were booked into the Cass County Jail.

And, no injuries were reported following an accident Saturday evening at 8th and Oak Streets, in Atlantic. The A-PD says a vehicle driven by Nicholas Renner, of Atlantic, was traveling west in the 500 block of East 8th at around 7:45-p.m., when his vehicle hit a legally parked car registered to Joseph Wagoner, of Atlantic. Damage from the accident amounted to $4,700. Renner was cited for Striking an Unattended Vehicle.