A man from Page County was arrested Friday at his home, on warrants out of Cass and Mills Counties. Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports 40-year-old Phillip Jay McClish, of Clarinda, was arrested on the Mills County warrant for possession of a controlled substance 2nd offense, and a Cass County warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of Theft 4th. His total bond was set at $3,000.

Phillip Jay McClish

McClish was being held in the Page County Jail pending transportation to the counties with warrants.

Stuart Police have arrested an adult male for Harboring a runaway child. Authorities say 61-year old Dale Terrell, of Stuart, was also charged with Interference with Official Acts, and Violation of a No Contact Order. 20-year old Amanda Terrell was issued a summons to appear for Harboring a Runaway Child.

According to Police, on Monday, March 8th, a 13-year-old female was reported missing from her residence in Stuart. Officers were notified at approximately 10:12A.M. and began looking for her. At approximately 11:20 A.M. a Stuart Officer responded to the residence of Dale Terrell in the 400 block of N. Sherman St. Terrell was questioned but denied that the missing juvenile was present or had been present at the residence.

At approximately 8:30 P.M. Stuart Officers returned to Terrell’s residence in the 400 block of N. Sherman St. Officers contacted Dale Terrell at the front door and Terrell initially denied that the missing juvenile was present. After Officers presented evidence to the contrary, Terrell admitted that the juvenile was inside. Officers were able to locate the juvenile inside unharmed and returned her to her parents.

Authorities say this is an ongoing investigation, and additional charges may be filed.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccine have been administered in Iowa, even as residents who qualify struggle to make appointments for a shot. The Iowa Department of Public Health said Friday that Iowa has administered 1.03 million doses.

The milestone reflects significant increases in vaccine supplies but it’s unclear how the state will handle surging demand as more adults become eligible in the coming months. Iowa has no centralized system for people to secure a vaccine appointment.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City man has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the shooting death of another man last year. The Sioux City Journal reports 36-year-old Roderick Banks entered the written plea Friday in Woodbury County District Court. He’s been charged with the murder count and a count being a felon in possession of a firearm for the Nov. 1 shooting death of 33-year-old Solomon Blackbird near Park Place Apartments in Sioux City.

Prosecutors say Banks confronted Blackbird and Blackbird’s girlfriend outside the apartment complex and shot Blackbird once in the chest. Police believe the shooting was related to a drug deal. Investigators say they recovered a handgun believed to be the murder weapon.

Iowa City (AP) — As virus cases plummeted, Iowa quietly extended a $3.9 million contact tracing contract with a company owned by a major Republican Party donor and supporter of Gov. Kim Reynolds. The Iowa Department of Public Health hired MCI, an Iowa City telemarketing firm, in November to trace the contacts of Iowa residents infected with COVID-19 after a one-day emergency bidding process.

The two-month, $2.3 million contract came during an explosion of cases that filled up hospitals with patients and after counties had for months complained of a shortage of contact tracing workers. Four days before MCI’s contract was to expire on Jan. 31, Iowa’s state epidemiologist signed a three-month contract extension with MCI that is worth another $1.6 million.

Atlantic Park and Recreation Department Director Byrant Rasmussen, Friday, said Atlantic Parks and Recreation has opened up the roads through Sunnyside as of this (Friday) afternoon March 12, 2021. The roads had been closed for the season since Dec. 23, 2020.

One person was injured during a singe-vehicle accident early Friday morning, in Page County. The Sheriff’s Office was notified about the crash of a 2020 Honda Accord, at around 2:20-a.m. The accident took place on T Avenue, in the 2400 block, or about three-miles south of Clarinda. The investigation showed that 50-year old Matthew Steven McClarnon, of rural Braddyville,  was traveling southbound and failed to negotiate the curve in the road. His vehicle entered the east ditch. The vehicle then struck a field entrance and began to roll. The vehicle then struck a utility pole owned by MidAmerican Energy breaking the pole prior to coming to rest against a fence.

McClarnon was found at his residence a short time later and transported to the Clarinda Regional Health Center for undisclosed injuries by the Clarinda Ambulance Service. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $25,000, and the utility pole sustained and estimated $500 damage. Charges are pending at this time. The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Clarinda Ambulance Service and the Clarinda Fire Department.