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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Jim Field visits with State Historical Society of Iowa Curator Leo Landis about a program he will present Sunday at 2:00 pm at the American Legion Memorial Building in Atlantic focusing on the contributions of Iowans in World War I.
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Today: Mostly cloudy w/scattered light rain or drizzle this afternoon. High around 58. SE @ 15-30.
Tonight: Light rain. Low 36. N @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Cloudy w/light rain or flurries in the morning. High 40. NW @ 20-35.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 47.
Monday: P/Cldy. High 57.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 49 (Our 24-hour High at 7-a.m. today. During the day, the High was 46). The Low this morning (24-hour Low) was 18 (Overnight, temps rose into the 40’s). Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 71 and the low was 40. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 73 in 1941. The Record Low for this date was -2 in 1959.
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WILMA M. FAGAN, 89, of Adair, died Thursday, Nov. 16th, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Funeral services for WILMA FAGAN will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., Nov. 20th, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Adair. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Adair has the arrangements.
Visitation with her family will be held 2-until 4-p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19th at the funeral home, where a Rosary begins at 3:30-p.m., Sunday.
Burial will be at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Adair.
Memorials may be directed to her wishes.
WILMA FAGAN is survived by:
Her daughters – Rose (John) Meredeth, of Ft. Calhoun, NE.; Rita (James) Frie, of La Crescent, MN, and Shirley Fagan, of Urbandale.
Her son – Robert (Diana) Fagan, of Manning.
Her sister – Cleo (Larry) Gipple, of Charlotte, NC.
7 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren
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.
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