The Adams County Sherrif’s Office reports the arrest early Saturday morning of a Creston man on drug charges. At 1:03am a traffic stop was conducted near the Adams/Taylor County line on a vehicle operated by Paul Lee Albrechsten of Creston.  After investigation Deputies found Albrechsten to be in possession of a white crystalline substance that tested positive for methamphetamine. An additional baggie of the substance was found in his wallet along with a small straw in a cup holder that had residue.  Albrechsten was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st Offense (Methamphetamine) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  He was taken to the Adams County Jail and held on $1,300 cash only bond until seen by the Magistrate.

Taylor County Sheriff’s Officials assisted with the arrest.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports three separate arrests Friday and early Saturday.

On Friday at 7:03pm Deputies arrested 26-year-old Michael Ryan Weeden of Red Oak in the 200 block of East Corning Street in Red Oak. He was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and had a valid Adams County Arrest warrant for Willful Injury-Causing Serious Injury. Weeden was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on no bond.

At 10:47pm Friday Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 23-year-old Diego Miguel Juaquin of Red Oak in the 200 block of West Oak Street in Red Oak. He was charged with Driving While Revoked. Juaquin was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and is being held on $300 bond.

Early Saturday morning at 2:44am Deputies arrested 40-year-old Jason Alan Bills of Atlantic in the 1200 block of Highway 71 for OWI 1st Offense. Bills was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.

Iowa’s treasurer says Gov. Kim Reynolds’ plan to tap an emergency fund to address a budget shortfall is not compliant with state law.

Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald sent a letter to Reynolds on Friday that says revenue tied to the state budget that ended in June did not drop below a certain legal threshold. Since revenue didn’t meet that threshold, Fitzgerald says funds can’t legally be transferred from the state’s economic emergency fund.

Reynolds announced recently that a shortfall to last year’s $7.2 billion budget wouldn’t trigger a special legislative session. She said she would instead transfer $13 million from the fund.

Multiple messages left with the Republican governor were not immediately returned Friday.

Fitzgerald says he wants Reynolds to carefully review the budget numbers before she formally taps the fund.

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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ staff is dismissing a letter from the state treasurer that questions the legality of a budgetary move aimed at addressing a shortfall.

Reynolds’ press secretary Brenna Smith criticized Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald Friday by saying he and other Democrats should “quit manufacturing problems.”

Fitzgerald sent a letter Friday to the Republican governor about the $7.2 billion state budget that ended in June. He says revenue tied to the budget did not drop below a certain legal threshold that’s needed for tapping an emergency fund.

Smith says Fitzgerald is reviewing the wrong numbers. Fitzgerald disagrees with that assessment, but he says he won’t formally challenge Reynolds. He warned Reynolds could open herself up to inquiries from others if she ignores the letter.