A pickup truck struck a power pole early Monday morning, in Creston, but no one was injured. Creston Police report 35-year old Manuel Luke Richardson, of Creston, was driving a 1995 Ford F-150 westbound on Fremont Street at around 2:15-a.m., when the vehicle ran off the road at a curve, and struck an Alliant Energy-owned power pole, causing $1,000 damage to the pole. The pickup sustained $2,000 damage. Authorities say Richardson was driving too fast for conditions. No citations were issued.

(Radio Iowa) – A man who was found with a gunshot wound Monday morning at a residence in Fort Dodge was able to identify one of the men involved. Minutes later a Deputy spotted the suspect vehicle, the vehicle refused to stop for the officer and ended up crashing after a pursuit. Police then took 29-year-old Tyler S. Rosburg into custody.

Rosburg is charged with first-degree robbery and firearm possession by a felon. The other two suspects have not been identified. The condition of the man who was shot is not known.

Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports the arrest on drug charges Monday night, of 39-year-old Joshua Martin, from Riverton. Martin was arrested following a traffic stop at around 7:52-p.m.  Fremont County Sheriff’s Deputies had stopped a 2005 Cadillac Escalade driven by Martin, in the 2300 block of 250th Street, near Riverton. During the traffic stop, the Fremont County K9 Unit deployed K9 “Danken,” who alerted to the presence of controlled substances in the vehicle. Martin refused to cooperate during the traffic stop, and attempted to flee the scene, however, his vehicle became disabled in the snow a few yards from the traffic stop.

Joshua Martin (Fremont County S/O photo)

Martin was placed under arrest for:

•  Interference with Official Acts, a Simple Misdemeanor
• Possession of Methamphetamine, a Serious Misdemeanor
• Possession of Marijuana, a Serious Misdemeanor
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Simple Misdemeanor
• Eluding, a Serious Misdemeanor

His bond was set at $3,600.

Two women were recently arrested on separate charges, in Creston. The Creston Police Department reports 39-year-old Mika Luddington, of Creston, was arrested at around 12:10-a.m. today (Tuesday), for OWI/1st offense. She was taken into custody at the Union County Law Enforcement Center and later released on a $1,000 bond. And, Monday afternoon, 44-year old Jodi Troxel, of Fort Dodge, was arrested in Creston for Driving While Revoked. She was released from the Union County LEC on a Promise to Appear (in court).

The Griswold and Lenox Community School District Boards of Education will hold a joint session 6:30-p.m. Wednesday, in the Griswold Elementary School Library. During the joint session, the Boards will discuss an evaluation of Superintendent Dave Henrichs, along with possibly extending both the Shared Superintendent contract between the districts, and an extension of Henrich’s contract, which is set to expire June 30, 2021.

The original agreement began in the 2016-2017 school year when the two districts entered into a three-year Superintendent sharing agreement and a two-year personal contract agreement with Dave Henrichs.

Prior to the joint meeting, at 4:30-p.m., a regular meeting of the Griswold School Board takes place in the Conference Room. The Board will proceed throughout the district’s facility, with the purpose of conducting a facilities assessment.