The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office (Thursday), reports the arrest in Carson, Wednesday evening, of 23-year-old Ethan Ray Rankin, for Driving While Revoked/Habitual Offender. Late Wednesday morning, 43-year-old David Harold Burgess, of Council Bluffs, an inmate at the Pott. County Jail, was served with a warrant for Violation of Probation. He was then returned to the custody of Corrections Staff.

At around 9:15-p.m. on May 31st, a Pott. County Deputy conducted a traffic stop in Council Bluffs on a vehicle with an expired registration plate. The driver, 45-year-old Jason Vaughn Young, was subsequently arrested for Driving While Barred/Habitual Offender. On May 29th, at around 6:50-p.m., a traffic stop on an SUV in the Crescent area, resulted in the arrest of a passenger in the vehicle. 38-year-old Amanda Sue Franks was taken into custody on a warrant for Violation of Probation.

And, on May 28th, at around 9:35-p.m., 43-year-old Sheila Leigh Dunn was arrested following a traffic stop on the I-29 northbound ramp from Old Morman Bridge. She was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant from another county in Iowa.

One person died during a motorcycle accident Wednesday afternoon in western Iowa’s Monona County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2014 Jeep Cherokee driven by 78-year-old Barbra Rice, of Moorhead, was traveling, a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by 68-year-old Stephen Hendricks, of Columbus, Nebraska, and a 2012 Peterbilt semi driven by 25-year-old Derek Henschen, of Ute, were all traveling north on Highway 183 a little after 2-p.m., when the semi began to pass the SUV in the southbound lane.

The motorcycle also began to pass the Jeep in the southbound lane. The Patrol says Hendricks didn’t realize the semi was passing, and struck the passenger side of the truck, causing the motorcycle to go out of control. He died at the scene. The other two drivers were not injuried.

AMES, Iowa – June 3, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input on the right-of-way needs and proposed improvements to Interstate 80 from Grand Prairie Parkway to 60^th Street, in Waukee and West Des Moines, in Dallas County. The proposed project includes widening I-80 from 4-lanes to 6-lanes, from east of the Grand Prairie Parkway interchange to 60^th Street. Grand Prairie Parkway, Jordan Creek Parkway, and 60^th Street interchanges will be used as-is, with reconstruction limited to the I-80 ramp connections to accommodate pavement widening. Acceleration and deceleration lanes at these interchanges will also be included as part of the widening improvements.

As part of the project, the bridges over the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) west of Jordan Creek Parkway will be replaced. They will be reconstructed to a width of 8-lanes to accommodate future capacity expansion projects but will be striped for 6-lanes of traffic. The project is anticipated to take place in 2023.

An online public meeting is now available to view on the Iowa DOT’s Public Involvement webpage: www.iowadot.gov/pim. To view the meeting and related content, click on “Interstate 80 in Dallas County” from the list of public involvement events. The online meeting allows you to watch a pre-recorded presentation with information about the project at your own pace and at any time. The Iowa DOT is asking interested parties to take a few minutes to view the information and offer any feedback. If you do not have access to the internet, or need assistance viewing the materials, please contact the DOT representative listed below.

For general information regarding the proposed work or online public meeting materials, contact Scott Suhr, transportation planner, Iowa DOT District 4 Office, 2210 E. Seventh Street, Atlantic, Iowa 50022, phone 712-249-4015 or 800-289-4368, email scott.suhr@iowadot.us.