(Missouri Valley, Iowa) – A woman from Missouri Valley died, and a man from Missouri Valley was injured, after the vehicle they were in crashed at around 2:50-a.m. today (Sunday), in Harrison County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2019 Chevy Cruze driven by 21-year-old Quentin Vogel was southbound on 335th Street, southeast of Mo. Valley, and approaching a curve at the intersection with Merrick Place, when the car failed to negotiate a curve.

The vehicle left the road and struck two trees. Both crash victims were wearing their seat belts. The were transported by Missouri Valley Ambulance, where a passenger in the car, 21-year-old Faith Staska, died from her injuries at the Missouri Valley Hospital. Quentin Vogel was injured. A report on his condition was not available.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by Missouri Valley Police, Fire and Ambulance.

(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Secondary Roads Department reports 130th street in the northeastern part of the County (between Sheldon Avenue and County Road P-25), will be closed to through traffic beginning Monday, July 25, 2022 and continuing through Thursday, July 28, 2022. Residents will have access to their properties. If you have any questions or concerns please call the Roads Dept., at 641-743-6111. (Click on image to enlarge)

(Sidney, Iowa) – Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports that at around 10:35-p.m., Friday, Fremont County Deputies were called to the Fremont County campgrounds south of Sidney for a report of a male who had threatened to kill three campers. Prior to law enforcement arrival, the male fled into a wooded area near the Fremont County Golf Course. A search was conducted, and the male was not located.

On Saturday (today), Deputies were called to the Fremont County Golf Course for a report that the male had returned to the area. The male, attempted to hide again in a wooded area, but was apprehended by Fremont County Deputies. The male, identified as 56-year-old Jeffrey Bloomfield, with no known address, was placed under arrest. A search of his person uncovered property stolen from a residence in Sidney.

Jeffrey Bloomfield (Fremont County S/O booking photo)

Bloomfield faces charges that include Burglary 3rd Degree, Theft 5th Degree, Interference with Official Acts, and three counts of Harassment 1st Degree. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Mills County K9 Unit, Shenandoah K9 Unit, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and the Sidney Fire Department Drone Team, assisted with the case.

The Iowa State Patrol reports a total of three people died and three others were injured in separate northern Iowa crashes, Friday. Two people died and one person was injured during a single-vehicle crash that occurred at around 8:15-p.m. Friday, in Cerro Gordo County. The Patrol says a 2006 GMC Sierra pickup driven by 31-year-old Paul N. Swann, of Fertile, Iowa, was traveling north on Fir Avenue, when it went out of control and entered a ditch. The vehicle came back onto the road before entering the ditch a second time and coming to rest in the south ditch off of 330th Street, on its passenger side. Swann, and a passenger in the vehicle, 33-year-old Cody A. Keeney, also of Fertile, died at the scene. A second passenger, 31-year-old Jenns B. Berggren, of Mason City, was flown from the scene to a hospital. The crash remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office, Mason City and Clear Lake EMS Departments, and the Hanlontown Fire Dept. First Responders.

The second fatal accident happened at around 3:20-p.m., Friday, in Hancock County. The Patrol says a 2018 Chevy Silverado pickup driven by 16-year-old Kaden Buckley, of Ventura, was traveling east on 190th Street, when Buckley failed to stop at the posted intersection with Highway 69, south of Garner. The pickup struck a northbound 2019 Subaru Ascent broadside. The driver of the Subaru, 79-year-old Sharon Schneider, of Clear Lake, died from her injuries. The accident remains under investigation. Schneider was wearing her seat belt. The Iowa State Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department, along with Garner EMS.

And, two people from Slater were injured during a crash that happened at around 8:32-p.m. Friday, in Butler County. The Patrol reports a 2019 Chevy Suburban, driven by 29-year-old Zachary Toben, of Slater, was stopped at the intersection of Highways 14 and 57, when the vehicle was struck from behind, by a 2013 Ford Fusion, driven by 56-year-old Craig Pals, of Cedar Falls.

The force of the impact pushed the Suburban through the intersection before it came to rest on the north side of Highway 57. Toben and his passenger, 31-year-old Brittany Toben, of Slater, were injured and transported by Parkersburg EMS to the hospital in Grundy Center. Both were wearing their seat belts. The crash remains under investigation. Assisting the State Patrol at the scene, was the Butler County Sheriff’s Dept., Parkersburg Police and Parkersburg EMS.