The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests over the past week. On Saturday, Deputies were dispatched to an area near the intersection of 140th (Highway 48) and Avenue H…about 2 miles east of Essex…for a man that had jumped out of a vehicle. Deputies arrived and spoke with 45-year old Robert Eugene Herr, of Red Oak, and after a short conversation, placed Herr under arrest for Public Intoxication. He was transported to the Page County Jail and held on $300 bond, pending further court proceedings.

Last Thursday, a traffic stop on a vehicle near the intersection of 280th and Highway 71 for a minor traffic infraction, resulted in the arrest of 42-year old James Allan Kieper, of Milwaukee,WI. The man was taken into custody for OWI/1st Offense and transported to the Page County Jail. His bond was set at $1,000.