Mills County Sheriff Gene Goos reports a number of recent arrests.

On August 20th Deputies arrested 26-year-old Marcus Jonathan Morgan of Hastings for Interference with Official Acts, Warrant for Harassment 1st, and Contempt and Warrant for Violation of No Contact Order. Morgan was arrested on Paddock Avenue at 6:19 p.m. He was taken to the Mills County Jail and held on $2,600 bond.

Also on August 20th at 3:18 a.m. deputies arrested 32-year-old Kyleigh Jo Crom of Malvern for Possession of Controlled Substance and a Council Bluffs Warrant for Failure to appear. She was held on $1,000 bond.

On August 21st Deputies arrested 23-year-old Jennifer Elizabeth Falcon of Omaha for OWI 1st Offense. The arrest occurred on Highway 34 at 11:13 p.m. Falcon was held on $1,000 bond.

Also on August 21st at 7:57 p.m. at 221st Street and Highway 34 Deputies arrested 31-year-old James Isaiah Donevley McFarland of Council Bluffs for Eluding, OWI 3rd Offense, Driving While Revoked, Speeding, Reckless Driving, Passing of Grade or Hill, Open Container, Failure to Maintain Control, and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability. McFarland was held on $11,000 bond.

On August 22nd Deputies report the arrest of 39-year-old Kale Garrett Hardman of Red Oak for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was arrested on Highway 34 at 3:01 a.m. and taken to the Mill County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.

Also on August 22nd Mills County Deputies arrested 29-year-old Travis James McAlexander of Papillion, NE on a charge of being Fugitive from Justice. McAlexander was arrested at 10:44 a.m. at the intersetion of Levi Road and Highway 34. He was booked in and held on no bond.

On August 23rd Deputies arrested 47-year-old Michael Beveridge of Omaha, NE on a warrant for Failure to Appear on multiple charges. He was arrested at 4:45 a.m. on Glover Road, booked in and held on $2,000 bond.

Also on August 23rd 52-year-old Gregory Allen Riley of Red Oak was arrested for Driving while barred at 7:45 p.m on Highway 34. Bond was set at $2,000.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA — Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) welcomed a new $1,279,000 grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to support the construction of a new campground at Lake Manawa State Park in Council Bluffs.

The new grant comes less than one month after legislation cosponsored by Rep. Axne to permanently fund the LWCF was signed into law.

The LWCF matching grant covers half the cost for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to complete the project, which will include full power and sewage hookups for 40 sites and a new shower and restroom facility.

Lake Manawa State Park covers 1,529 acres surrounding the 772 acre lake – and is one of the most popular outdoor recreation facilities in the Council Bluffs area. The Park offers hiking and bike trails, boating ramps, swimming areas, and ample opportunities for fishing.

An Omaha woman died from injuries sustained in a head-on collision in Pottawattamie County on Friday evening. Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Deputies report the two-vehicle collision happened at about 6:08 p.m. north of Crescent on Old Lincoln Highway near Missouri Avenue.

The investigation indicated that 21-year-old Carter Calvert of Omaha was southbound on Old Lincoln Highway in a 2012 Toyota Camry as a vehicle driven by 56-year-old Catherine Vasquez was northbound on Old Lincoln Highway. For unknown reasons the vehicles collided head-on.

Mrs. Vasquez was taken to UNMC in Omaha where she was pronounced dead. Vazquez was a special education paraprofessional at Saddlebrook Elementary School in Omaha.  Mr. Calvert was transported to UNMC with serious injuries.

Preliminary investigation indicates that speed and alcohol may have been a factor. The accident remains under investigation.

The Creston Police Department reports three recent arrests, two on Friday and one on Saturday.

On Friday, August 21st at 11:27 a.m. Officers arrested 26-year-old Zakary Titus of Des Moines on charges of Eluding, OWI 1st, Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd or Subsequent Offense, Possession of Paraphernalia, Driving While Barred, and Reckless Driving. Titus was being held in the Union County Jail on $13,000 bond.

Also on Friday at 7:15 p.m. Creston Police arrested 41-year-old Chrystal McNutt of Mt. Ayr on a charge of Theft 5th Degree. She was cited and released from the scene on a Summons to Appear.

On Saturday, August 22nd at 1:46 a.m. Creston Police arrested 27-year-old Dustin Boyd of San Angelo, TX for Public Intoxication. He was later released from the Union County Jail on $300 bond.