A man who was cited for allegedly hunting deer without a license was subsequently arrested late Saturday morning near Bridgewater, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The Adair County Sheriff’s Office says 59-year old Galen Vern Walters, of Anita, was originally cited by Iowa DNR officer Brian Smith for hunting without a license. A check of his record, however, revealed Walters was a convicted felon. An Adair County deputy met with Smith and seized the shotgun and ammunition Walters had in his possession. Walters was later released on bond.

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports also, 34-year old Raymond Scott Davis, of Creston, was arrested Nov. 30th in Union County, for Failure to Appear/Contempt of Court. Davis’ bond was set at $2,000. That same day, 26-year old Adam James Magill, of Casey, was arrested in Adair, for Driving While License Suspended or Revoked/OWI related. Magill was later released on $1,000 bond.

And, 36-year old Christopher Lee Breece, of Bridgewater, was cited by an Adair County Deputy Dec. 2nd, for Driving Under Suspension. Breece was released after receiving his citation.

Dense fog was blamed for an accident that took place Sunday night in Montgomery County that sent one person to the hospital. Sheriff’s officials say 25-year old Matthew Rasmussen, of Red Oak, suffered minor injuries when the pickup he was driving ran through a stop sign, crashed through a barrier and came to rest against a tree. The accident happened at around 8:15-p.m. at the intersection of H Avenue and 110th Street.

Authorities says Rasmussen was southbound on H Avenue and didn’t see the stop sign, due to thick fog in the area. Damage to his 2005 Ford F-350 was estimated at $10,000, while a guardrail owned by the Montgomery County Secondary Roads Dept. sustained $5,000 damage.

Officials say charges are pending in connection with the crash. Sheriff’s deputies were assisted at the scene by Red Oak Fire and Rescue, Elliott First Responders and the Elliott Fire Dept.

Enrollment is now open for those looking to sign up for insurance or change or renew their policies under the federal plan known as the Health Insurance Marketplace. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is the federal agency overseeing the sing ups and spokesman Nick Clasen says it impacts thousands of Iowans. “There’s about 39-thousand consumers in Iowa enrolled in the Marketplace right now. There’s still about 188-thousand uninsured individuals in Iowa,” Clasen says. “Whether you are enrolled or not, you should go on before December 15th, look at your options, update any information if you are a current enrollee, that way you have coverage by January first.” He says you can sign up on the internet.

“If you are uninsured you can go to Healthcare.gov. You can apply for a premium tax credit which helps lower you monthly premiums, and then you can enroll in a plan,” Clasen says. He says you can call 1-800-318-5296 to get help over the phone, and he says there is plenty of in-person help to guide you through all the insurance issues.

“Across Iowa we have the Enroll Iowa Coalition. Health centers, hospitals and other community agencies have partnered together and people can go in and sit down with somebody and that person will walk them through the application process and also explain what deductibles are, what co-pays are, what the plans might cover that somebody is looking at,” according to Clasen. He says if you are worried about the cost of insurance, that is why there’s a tax credit.

He says if you qualify for a premium tax credit — 88 percent of qualifiers are paying less than 100 dollars each month. Clasen says enrollment ends on January 31st, but he encourages you to not procrastinate. “We have had a little bit of I’d say a surge towards the deadlines, and December 15th even though it’s not the end of enrollment, a lot of people want to enroll by December 15th so they have coverage by January 1st,” Clasen says. Clasen says you can face a penalty of up to 700 dollars if you haven’t enrolled for insurance by the end of 2016.

(Radio Iowa)