The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three recent arrests. Sunday afternoon, 50-year old Ricardo Moreno-Chavez, of Sioux City, was arrested for Driving While Barred, Operating a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock, and other Violations pertaining to Insurance. He was taken into custody following a traffic stop at around 1-p.m. on Interstate 29. Bond was set at $3,000.

Saturday afternoon, Mills County Deputies arrested 53-year old Andrew Klusaw, of Council Bluffs, for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His bond was set at $300.

And, Friday afternoon, 45-year old Rafael Jean Petitphait, of Omaha, was arrested at the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, for Driving Under Suspension, the bond for which was set at $300.

Authorities said also, Kiara Billings, of Bellevue, NE., was cited last Thursday for failure to have a valid driver’s license and following too close. The citation followed a rear-end collision that occurred at around 1:45-p.m. Thursday, near the intersection of Highway 34 and 221st Street. No injuries were reported.

SHERRILL, Iowa (AP) – Authorities have released the name of a man whose body was recovered from a marsh along the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa. The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office identified the man Wednesday as 63-year-old Gary Koch, of Dubuque. The Sheriff’s Office says his death appears to be related to a medical condition.

His body was recovered from the marsh north of Dubuque around 1 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities had been searching for Koch since his family members sought help late Monday night.

An investigation into a hit-and-run property damage incident in Pottawattamie County, Tuesday night, resulted in a man being arrested for OWI/2nd offense. The Sheriff’s Office says Deputy Lieber was driving a marked patrol car at around 9:20-p.m., when a broadcast was put out about a hit-and-run that had just occurred. The deputy passed the suspect vehicle, a red Ford Ranger pickup, on Big Lake Road and observed it had front end damage.

After he turned around to initiate a traffic stop, the Deputy noticed multiple signs the driver was under the influence. After a series of sobriety tests, the driver of the pickup, 22-year old Jacob Robert Levene, of Honey Creek, was taken into custody and brought to the Pott. County Jail.