If you’ve been out and about lately, you may have seen an animal that looks a lot bigger than your typical house cat, looking for food. Adam Arnold, Conservation Officer for Page and Montgomery Counties, says it wouldn’t be unusual for you to have seen a Bobcat. He says Bobcats have made a pretty remarkable comeback, especially in the southern tier counties of the State. He says he sees a good number of the animals during his rounds and in talks with hunters who may have trapped one during Fur Harvester Season.” Only one Bobcat is allowed per Harvestor license in this area. Further north, counties have closed their fur harvester season, and if you have caught more than the limit, you may end up having to turn it loose.

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Arnold says the pheasant and quail hunting season got off to a slow start, due to the weather and a delay in bringing-in the harvest. He said when the season opened at least 50% of the crops were still in. Now that much of the crop has been harvested, hunters should have a better chance to get their take. He says the numbers aren’t as strong as they’d like, but he expects the numbers to rebound in the future. The kicker is, the birds are weather dependent, which can affect their ability to reproduce.

As for the deer archery season, Adam Arnold says safety needs to be addressed first and foremost. A number of tree stand accidents have been in the news lately, either because of aging equipment and/or failure to use a safety strap. He says the height at which tree stands are placed make them deceptively dangerous to work with. He urges you to inspect your equipment, make sure it’s not rotted out, and is certfied by the Tree Stand Manufacturer’s Association, and by all means, use that safety strap!

A traffic stop at around 1:40-a.m. today (Friday), in Clarinda, resulted in the discovery of drugs in the vehicle and the arrest of the driver. Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports officers arrested 51-year old Richard Lance Adkisson, of New Market.  He was arrested for driving on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of controlled substances, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Adkisson was being held in the Page County Jail on $2,300 bail.

Police reports have been submitted to the offices of Page County Attorney Carl M. Sonksen for review regarding the filing of formal charges.

MARION, Iowa (AP) — Police say no one was hurt when a World War II hand grenade was found in a Marion home. Cedar Rapids television station KCRG reports that police were called about a possible live grenade Thursday afternoon. They reported finding the relic while cleaning. A member of the Marion/Linn County bomb squad went to the house to examine the device and remove it.

Police say they don’t known if the device was still functional. No one was hurt, and no property was damaged.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports 45-pounds of marijuana was seized into evidence Wednesday afternoon, after a Minnesota man was pulled over for speeding 62 miles per hour in a 55-zone. Deputy Brian Miller conducted the traffic stop near mile marker 7 on Interstate 80 at around 1-p.m., Wednesday. While speaking with the driver, 47-year old Vang Her, of Lake Elmo, MN.,, Deputy Miller detected the odor of marijuana coming from Her’s 2018 Ford F-150 pickup.

A probable cause search was conducted, during which several bags of marijuana were located in the bed of the truck. Her was arrested for Drug Possession with the Intent to Deliver. He was booked into the Pott. County Jail without incident.

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Two men were arrested early this (Friday) morning, in Red Oak. Police say 40-year old Michael Todd Brace, of Red Oak, was arrested on an active Adams County warrant for Accessory to a Misdemeanor. His bond at the Montgomery County Jail was set at $300. And, 22-year old Juan Esquivel, of Shenandoah, was arrested today (Friday) on an active Page County warrant for Probation Revocation. Esquivel was transported to the Page County Jail.

Sheriff’s Deputies in Montgomery County, late Thursday night arrested 40-year old Jennifer Sue Graham, of Villisca, on a valid Taylor County Felony warrant for Fraudulent Practices/2nd Degree. Graham was taken into custody at around 11:24-p.m. in the 100 block of E. 6th Street, in Villisca, and transported to the Taylor County Jail, where she was being held without bond.

Red Oak Police arrested three people in the same area, Thursday night. At around 9:30-p.m., Officers arrested 19-year old Dawson Allen Squires, of Red Oak, along with 20-year old Alexis Cheyenne Straw. Both were charged with Violating a No Contact Order. At about that same time, 19-year old Michael Wade Hamilton was arrested for Harassment. Those individuals were transported to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where Dawson and Straw were being held without bond, and Hamilton was held on $300 bond.

A traffic stop Thursday night in Adams County resulted in the arrest of a woman on a drug-related charge. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports a vehicle driven by Heather Newkirk, of Nodaway, was pulled over at around 7:37-p.m. Upon further investigation, Newkirk was placed under arrest for Possession of Drug paraphernalia, after deputies located a blue methamphetamine pipe in her purse. Newkirk was also cited for Driving Under Suspension. The Adams County K9 “Tracer” assisted deputies at the scene.