CONWAY — Conway Town Hall, like many places in the area, is being overrun by squirrels and mice this fall.
A bumper crop of acorns last year created a surplus of hungry rodents, who are now getting creative in hunting for food. Even local fishing guides are catching them on the lakes.
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