A little after noon today, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to a request to check on the well being of a man suffering from a mental health episode in the 18 hundred block of County Road P-4.      When deputies arrived, they observed a man in body armor and armed with an assault rifle.     The Washington County Tactical Team and negotiators attempted to talk to the man. During that time, the man shot off multiple rounds from the weapon three times. Eventually

BAD DRIVER ZONE ON HIGHWAY 133!     A structure fire yesterday morning in the 26 thousand block of County Road 14 was tended to by Winslow, Hooper and Nickerson Volunteer Fire Departments according to the Washington County Sheriff’s activity summary for the weekend. Deputies provided traffic control in that matter.      Also on Sheriff Mike Robinson’s report, a 30 year old man was stopped for speeding in Fort Calhoun, and arrested for driving under suspension.     A traffic s

A Fremont Nebraska man and an Onawa Iowa woman were picked up on warrants and transported to the Harrison County Iowa Jail facility. Also on Sheriff Brandon Doil’s report for October 17th through October 21st, a single vehicle rollover on Austin Avenue and 291st street, another rollover, this time on Interstate 29 was handled by the Iowa State Patrol. A disturbance on Perry Trail ends in a rural Woodbine man arrested and transported for assault, among the many other calls, de