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FLASH FLOOD WARNING for Page County until 10:30-a.m.

Weather

July 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA UNTIL 1030 AM CDT

* AT 623 AM CDT…HEAVY RAIN HAD ENDED…BUT FLOODING WAS LIKELY
CONTINUING IN RURAL AREAS. FLOODING HAD BEEN REPORTED AROUND
SHENANDOAH AND AROUND CLARINDA EARLIER. RADAR ESTIMATES SHOWED THAT FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES MAY HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS CENTRAL PAGE COUNTY SINCE LAST EVENING. THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE EARLIER WARNING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
CLARINDA…SHENANDOAH…ESSEX…COIN…COLLEGE SPRINGS…
SHAMBAUGH…YORKTOWN…NORTHBORO…HEPBURN AND PIERCE RECREATION AREA.

Flash Flood Watch continues for southern IA until 10-a.m.

Weather

July 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10-A.M. FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA COUNTIES: MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD.

SUCCESSIVE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHERN IOWA THIS MORNING. A WIDESPREAD ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVERNIGHT WITH LOCALIZED POCKETS EXCEEDING 4 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE
STORMS COME TO AN END LATER THIS MORNING.

(Podcast) Skyscan Weather forecast, 7/16/2015

Podcasts, Weather

July 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis (podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic.

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Ex-Iowa doctor convicted of abuse gives up medical license

News

July 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A former western Iowa physician accused of molesting young patients years ago has surrendered his state medical license. The Des Moines Register reports that 82-year-old Wing Tai Fung recently surrendered his medical license, according to documents released Wednesday by the Iowa Board of Medicine. The documents say Fung also agreed to pay a $10,000 fine.

Fung, now of Ontario, Canada, pleaded guilty earlier this year to assault with intent to commit sexual abuse and indecent contact with a child, both misdemeanors. A criminal complaint accused Fung of molesting a 10-year-old girl in January 1999 while treating her for a knee sprain at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. He received a sentence of probation and must register as a sex offender in Iowa.

Flash Flood Warning for Taylor County

Weather

July 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

544 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA, UNTIL 1145 AM CDT THURSDAY.

* AT 541 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF FOUR INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY ALONG SMALL STREAM BASINS. IN ADDITION…EXPECT RAPID RISES ALONG BOTH THE EAST AND WEST FORKS OF THE 102 RIVER BASIN.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
BEDFORD…NEW MARKET…BLOCKTON…GRAVITY…SHARPSBURG…CONWAY…
ATHELSTAN…LAKE OF THREE FIRES STATE PARK AND BEDFORD MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

Open meetings complaint filed against Atlantic Library Board

News

July 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

An anonymous complaint was lodged with a state agency about the Atlantic Public Library, which, in-turn, said the concern is a misunderstanding. According to the Daily NonPareil, the Iowa Public Information Board (IPIB) received a complaint about the Atlantic library’s board of trustees, declaring that its discussions should be considered confidential, an allegation based on its meeting minutes.

In the minutes of the board’s June 8th meeting, Atlantic Library Board President Linn Headlee reportedly told her board “that discussions held in the board are confidential and should be treated with discretion.” The complaint with the IPIB alleges that constitutes a violation of state open meetings law. It also raises questions of whether meeting minutes might not accurately reflect discussions.

The complaint, lodged June 28th, was filed by someone identifying themselves as “A Concerned Atlantic Library Patron” who refused to give a name or contact information because they feared “reprisal from any Library Board member or any City representative appointed to the Library Board.”  The complainant says “Public libraries, like other tax-supported agencies, must operate in the best interest of the public. Additionally, there may not be a way of knowing if Minutes from any previous board meetings have been censored at the President’s request.”

At its regular meeting Monday, the library board reviewed the open meeting law as well as the IPIB’s training materials. Library Director Natalie Struecker said she communicated that discussion with the state board’s representative as well. Struecker wasn’t at the June 8th meeting, because she was newly hired and wasn’t on the job until shortly after that meeting. She told the paper she believes the matter was a misunderstanding, and that the Library Board is aware nothing at the meeting is confidential.

The complaint will be included in today’s (Thursday’s) IPIB agenda as a new case. The agency’s Deputy Director, Margaret Johnson, said no action is planned on the case. In a separate matter, Johnson said the IPIB does not plan any new action regarding a complaint by Margaret Stoldorf against the Red Oak Community School District. That case remains under investigation, according to the agenda. The complaint challenges meetings in January following a protracted set of complaints against the school district addressed by the state agency last year.

Rainfall report for Atlantic

Weather

July 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

As of 5:25-a.m. today (7/16), Atlantic had received 1.6-inches of rain (at the KJAN studios). A little more than 3/4 of an inch fell thru 6-p.m. Wednesday, with an additional .82″ having fallen overnight into early this morning. We’ll update this total at 7-a.m. (the 24-hour reporting cycle for the National Weather Service).

Red Oak man arrested for felony assault

News

July 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak arrested a man late Wednesday night, on an assault charge. 49-year old Russell Lee Peterson, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 10:30-p.m. at a location on E. Maple Street. Peterson faces a felony Assault Causing Serious Injury charge. He was also cited on a simple misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, charge. Peterson was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 bond.

And at around 8:40-p.m., Wednesday, Red Oak Police arrested 21-year old Blake Mitchell Wilkinson, of Red Oak, on a Montgomery County warrant for Providing Alcohol to persons under the age of 21. Wilkinson was booked into the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.

MARY L. LEHMAN, 89, of Adair (Svcs. 7/20/15)

Obituaries

July 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MARY L. LEHMAN, 89, of Adair, died Wed., July 15th, at Caring Acres Nursing & Rehab Center, in Anita. Funeral services for MARY LEHMAN will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., July 20th, at the Adair United Methodist Church (in Adair). Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home, in Adair, has the arrangements.

Visitation with her family is from 2-until 4-pm Sunday, at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Sunnyhill Cemetery at Adair.

MARY LEHMAN is survived by:

Her sons – Robert (Laura) Lehman, of Adair; Donald (Kathy) Lehman, and Jerry (Connie) Lehman, all of Anita, and Gene (Keri) Lehman, of Van Meter.

Her daughters – Judy (Robert) Larsen, of Sutherland; and Jane McCann (& Wes Wahlert, of Anita.

Her sister – Dorothy Corsbie, of Panora.

15 grandchildren & 18 great-grandchildren.

Hy-Vee salad recall: labeling error may cause problems for those w/food allergies

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July 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Hy-Vee stores are recalling one of their products because of a packaging mix-up, incorrectly labeling macaroni salad as potato salad.0075450501070_CL_version_type_large A company spokesperson said the three-pound containers of “Hy-Vee American Macaroni Salad” was incorrectly labeled and may contain undeclared milk and wheat (gluten).

According to the company, the recalled product is labeled as “Hy-Vee American Macaroni Salad” on the lid but “Hy-Vee Dijon Mustard Potato Salad” on the tub. The product is actually Hy-Vee American Macaroni Salad containing milk and wheat (gluten) ingredients, which are not declared on the tub.

The macaroni salads are typically sold in the ready-to-eat section in refrigerated cases. The packaging is a frosted clear tub with a black plastic lid. The recalled product has a “best if used by” date of “7/31/2015″ and a production lot code of “15177D.” You can find these on the side of the frosted clear tub.

D&D Foods distributed the salads and sent them to 236 grocery stores in the Midwest, including all of Iowa and Illinois’ Hy-Vee stores.  The macaroni salads were also sent to Hy-Vee stores in Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

There have been no illnesses reported in connection with the mix-up. If you have bought this mis-marked macaroni salad, you are urged to return it to your local Hy-Vee store for a full refund.   Any questions about the recall can be directed to Hy-Vee Customer Care representatives at any time at 1-800-772-4098.