The Red Oak Police Department released details about two separate accidents on Friday.

The first was a two-vehicle accident that occurred at 1:38pm at the intersection of North 8th Street and East Joy Street. A 2006 Jeep Liberty driven by 16-year-old Morgan Renae Graber of Red Oak was traveling eastbound on Joy Street when she failed to yield upon entering the intersection with North 8th Street. The Jeep then broadsided a 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup driven by 42-year-old Daric John Oneal of Red Oak who was headed northbound on North 8th Street. No injuries were reported as a result of the accident. The Jeep sustained an estimated $8,000 damage and was towed from the scene by Eggleston Towing. The Dodge pickup sustained an estimated $6,000 damage and was able to be driven from the scene. The Red Oak Fire Department assisted at the scene and provided cleanup.

The second accident occurred at 10:52pm in the 400 block of South 4th Street. A 2016 Hyundai Sonata driven by 23-year-old Zachary Lee Marshall of Red Oak was traveling northbound on South 4th Street when he collided head on with a construction dumpster. Marshall was uninjured in the accident and the Hyundai sustained an estimated $5,000 damage. The vehicle was towed away from the scene by Darnold’s Towing.

A Red Oak man was arrested after a short vehicle pursuit on Saturday evening. At 7:30pm Friday Red Oak Police Officers attempted to stop a Chrysler Sebring but the driver fled the area. He was later stopped at 210th Street and D Avenue due to vehicle issues. The driver was identified as 47-year-old Joshua Norman Fuller of Red Oak and it was determined that he had a suspended license. Two small children were found in the back seat of the vehicle as well and Fuller was charged with two counts of Child Endangerment. He was also charged with Driving While Suspended and Eluding.  He was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,000 bond.

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a Red Oak woman early Monday. At 6:01am officers arrested 26-year-old Tabitha Lynn Madsen of Red Oak for Disorderly Conduct at 2301 Eastern Avenue in Red Oak. She was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 cash bond.

ESTHERVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Residents of a northwest Iowa town say they’re being overwhelmed by the stench from a nearby rendering plant. Emmet County zoning administrator Barb Bohm says Estherville residents have filed more than 300 odor complaints against the Central Bi-Products plant, mostly since May. Emmet County Supervisor Jeff Quastad says the odor from the plant smells “like death, like rotting flesh.”

The county Board of Supervisors has decided to pursue fines against the plant for violating its use permit. Dan Hildebrandt is CEO of Farmers Union Industries, of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, which is the parent company of Central Bi-Products. Hildebrant told Emmet County supervisors in July the plant problems were caused in part by a fire and a management change. He assured supervisors the company was working to make improvements.

One person died and four other were injured during a crash in Mills County, Sunday evening. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2017 Honda Accord driven by 51-year old Heather Johnson, of Omaha, was traveling west on Barrus Road at around 5:55-p.m., at the same time a 2018 Chevy Silverado, driven by 34-year old Ronnie Russell Ling, of Glenwood, was traveling south on 221st Street.

When the Accord ran through a stop sign, it was hit broadside by the pickup. Both vehicles came to rest upright in a field west of the intersection. 33-year old Iris Gandara, of Omaha, died at the scene. Heather Johnson was transported by LifeNet to the UNMC in Omaha.

Passengers injured included: 27-year old Mariana Nieto, of Omaha, who was transported to Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs; 50-year old Marvin Ray Elmquist, of Sarasota, FL, who was flown by LifeNet to the UNMC; 10-year old Austin Ling, of Glenwood, who was transported by Silver City EMS to the UNMC, and six-year old Adam Ling, of Glenwood, who was transported by Lewis Township EMS to the UNMC.