(Hamburg, Iowa) –In an update to our earlier report, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday), said a Rock Port, MO. woman was recently charged following an investigation into a fatal accident that took place at around 6-p.m. on January 25th. 77-year-old Nancy Bartles, of Rock Port, MO, was charged with Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian, resulting in death. Authorities say neither speed, alcohol, drugs nor distracted driving were factors in the accident.

A 77-year-old Hamburg resident, Willie Donn Thorp, was identified as the victim in the accident. Thorp died at a nearby hospital, after he was struck by the pickup truck Bartles was driving, while he was carrying items to his vehicle from a local community center.

(Sidney, Iowa) – The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports three people were arrested on separate drug charges over the past week:

• On Sunday (2/25), Deputies with the Fremont County Sheriff’s K9 Unit, arrested Adam Glen Woodruff, of Nebraska City, NE. He was taken into custody in the 1900 block of Highway 2, and charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia. Woodruff was being held on a $5,000 bond in the Fremont County Jail.
• On Feb. 22nd, 51-year-old Timothy Clayton McCollum, of Coin, was arrested in the 800 block of Fremont Street (near Shenandoah), for Poss. of Meth, Poss, of Drug Paraphernalia, and Open Container. McCollum was released from custody after posting a $5,000 surety bond. That same day, 52-year-old Michael James Johnson, of Malvern, was arrested at the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, for OWI/1st offense, Poss. of Marijuana, and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia. Johnson was later released on a $1,300 bond.

Other arrests in Fremont County include:

On Feb. 24th: 45-year-old Dewight Eugene Binau, of Sidney, who was arrested for Assault on an Officer, Public Intoxication, and Interference with Official Acts. Sidney Rescue assisted the Sheriff’s Office at the scene at the corner of Webster and Illinois Streets, Saturday. Binau was being held in the Fremont County Jail on a $1,000 surety bond.

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On Feb. 21st, Deputies arrested 23-year-old Elijah Storm Baldwin, of Lincoln, NE., for Violation of Probation. He was arrested in Nebraska and extradited to Iowa. He was released on a $2,000 cash bond. And, 20-year-old Jonathan Jay Adkisson,of Sidney, was arrested for Reckless Driving. He was taken into custody in the 800 block of Clay Street, in Sidney, and later released on a $300 cash bond.

BRANDON, Iowa (KCRG) – A semi crash on Interstate-380 Friday morning near Brandon, in eastern Iowa, caused traffic delays for several hours, also resulted in the death of at least 12 cows. The Buchanan County Sheriff’s office released said the driver was heading northbound on I-380 when he fell asleep at the wheel. The semi entered the median and crashed through the guardrail, hitting a cement bridge rail. That caused the semi to overturn and go into Lime Creek.

A pickup truck also traveling on I-380 hit some of the debris in the road after the initial crash. Officials estimated the damage to the pickup truck at around $1,500. Neither driver was hurt in this crash. The semi driver was cited for failure to control his vehicle.

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The semi was carrying about 60 cows. The sheriff’s office said about 12-15 of the cows were killed in the crash, or died afterward. The crash and cleanup efforts caused the roadway to be reduced to one lane for several hours. A Linn County Regional Hazmat Team had to be called in because the semi was leaking diesel into a nearby creek.

(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston report 43-year-old Raul Rangel, of Creston, was arrested Sunday, at the Creston Union County Law Enforcement Center. Rangel was charged on a Union County Warrant, with OWI/1st offense. He was taken to the Union County Jail and later released on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

Cedar Fall, Iowa [KCCI] – Colleges in Iowa are seeing more students look for opportunities out of state after they graduate, according to a report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The report found that Iowa has the 10th highest rate of college graduates leaving the state once they receive their degree.

State Sen. Eric Giddens (D-Black Hawk County) talked to a group of students at the University of Northern Iowa to find out why. He said jobs and career opportunities were big factors students shared for looking out of state. Politics was another factor. He said students want lawmakers to create opportunities rather than tackle divisive social issues.