The Mills County Sheriff’s Office says a man from Missouri was arrested at around 1:22-a.m. today (Wednesday), for Possession of a Controlled Substance. 30-year old Kyle Matthew Ledbetter, of Columbia, MO., was arrested following a traffic stop on I-29. And, 53-year old John Anthony Welch, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Tuesday in Hastings (IA), on numerous charges. Welch was being held on $37,000 bond for: Two counts Possession of a Controlled Substance (PCS)/with intent to deliver; Drug Tax Crime penalties; OWI/2nd offense; Possession of drug paraphernalia; Driving under suspension, and on two warrants out of Pottawattamie County.

The Sheriff’s Office said also, only minor injuries were reported following an accident on Highway 34 in Mills County, Tuesday afternoon. A 2013 Volvo driven by 63-year old Charles Larson, of Eagle Bend, MN., was traveling eastbound on Highway 34 and approaching Exit 8. A 2005 Dodge driven by 44-year old Brian Brandon, of Pacific Junction, was also eastbound and traveling at about 20 mph, because he was pulling a hay rake. The implement was equipped with a Slow Moving Sign, and had its 4-way hazards activated. Larson was unable to slow down in time, and struck the Dodge. Neither driver was transported to the hospital. Larsen was cited for Following too close.