One person suffered suspected minor/non-incapacitating injuries, following a collision in Creston, Monday afternoon. The Creston Police Department reports a 1998 Ford F-150 pickup driven by 33-year old Susan Lin Heslop, of Creston, was traveling north on Oak Street and had entered the intersection with Lucas Street, when she collided with a 1989 Ford Ranger pickup, driven by 46-year old Paula Marie Shimer, of Creston. The accident happened at around 2:15-p.m., as Shimer was traveling east on Lucas Street.

Authorities say Shimer had a yield sign on her side of the intersection, while there were no signs at the intersection for Heslop. The F-150 hit the Ranger on its passenger side door. Damage from the collision amounted to $2,500.

Both women were wearing their seat belts. Heslop was transported by ambulance to the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston, to be checked and treated for injuries. Authorities say Shimer was to blame, for failing to yield, but no citations were issued.

Three people were arrested Monday on separate charges, in Creston. According to Creston Police, 52-year old Richard Beam, of Boonville,  was arrested at the Law Enforcement Center on a Union County Warrant for the charge of Failure to Appear on the original charge of Domestic Abuse Assault Impeding Flow of Air/Blood. He is being held in the Union County Jail on a $2000 bond. 30-year old  Christopher Woollums, of Creston, was arrested on the 100 block of S Stone on the charge of Driving While Suspended. He was released from the Union County Jail on a $300 bond. And, 50-year old Ricardo Hernandez Ortiz, of Sergeant Bluff,  was arrested Monday in the 800 block of W Taylor St., in Creston, on the charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance – 1st Offense. He was released from the Union County Jail on a $1000 bond.

The Panorama Community School District is hosting an Adult Career Fair on Thursday, March 8th from 4-until 7-p.m., in the High School Varsity Gym.   Students will be participating in the event that afternoon, and then it’s open to the public from 4-until 7-p.m.  If you, or anyone you know is looking for a local employment opportunity, organizers say this will be great resource! If you are a business owner/manager with current job openings, part time, full-time, or season positions coming available and would like a booth at the career fair at no cost, please register at https://midwestpartnershipedc.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/DLbMAYP7

The event is sponsored by: Iowa Works, of Carroll; Midwest Partnership of Stuart, and the Panorama Community Schools. To learn more, check out the website http://www.midwestpartnership.com/panorama-career-fair-registration.cfm

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former Des Moines hospital pharmacy worker accused of stealing painkillers from hundreds of patients has pleaded guilty to product tampering. The Des Moines Register reports that 29-year-old Victor Van Cleave entered the plea Monday. In exchange, prosecutors will drop a charge of obtaining fentanyl by misrepresentation, fraud, deception and subterfuge. His sentencing is scheduled for July 10.

Officials say Van Cleave was a pharmacy technician at Iowa Methodist Medical Center who used a syringe to steal fentanyl and other powerful painkillers from vials, then replaced the painkillers with sterile water. Many of the painkillers were to be used for patients undergoing surgery or giving birth. Several lawsuits subsequently were filed against the hospital by former patients who say they suffered needless pain because of the theft of their medications.

Two people were arrested on separate charges Monday night, in Montgomery County. At around 10:15-p.m., Deputies arrested 27-year old Jeremy Todd Palmer, of Elliott, for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Palmer was cited at the scene of his traffic stop, and released from custody. And, at around 11:20-p.m., 19-year old Markus Joshua Bothwell, of Griswold, was pulled over on Highway 48 at mile marker 33., in Montgomery County. Bothwell was subsequently cited for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and released at the scene.