A Troy man was charged this week with two counts tied to his illegal killing of a grizzly bear on his property in 2020, and agreed to plead guilty as part of an agreement with prosecutors in which he will also have to fully cooperate with an investigation into the death of another grizzly near his property.
Throwing a sow grizzly bear's busted GPS collar in the river, removing ear tags, carving out a lip tattoo, and dumping the carcass miles away wasn't enough to throw U.S. Fish and Wildlife special agents off Othel Pearson's scent. Now, he faces federal charges of failing to report killing a grizzly and tampering with evidence.
Blontas was her given first name. But Springfielders of every strata knew her as Winkie Mitchell. She was 70 when she died September 1, two days after a brain aneurism. In interviews with WYSO Clark County reporter Tom Stafford, Mitchell’s friends described a life lived in love, advocacy, sacrifice and the belief that all of us can learn to be a little more human.
In McCandless, council seats are open in Wards 2, 4 and 6, but the Ward 2 seat is the only race that’s contested. In Ward 2, two newcomer candidates for council, Marcia Pearson and Jack Casey, will square off for the open seat. In Ward 4, newcomer Jason Singer is