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Authorities say two Council Bluffs middle schools received unspecified threats Friday that Council Bluffs police quickly determined were not credible – along with several other Iowa schools. The Daily NonPareil reports just before noon, Friday, the Wilson Middle School received a recorded call indicating a vague, external threat would be coming to the school. The school was immediately placed on lockdown, but Council Bluffs Police Sgt. Chad Meyers said students did not appear to be in any real danger. Police presence was stepped up outside the school in response.
Shortly after Wilson received the all-clear at 12:25 p.m. and lifted its lockdown, a very similar threat was received at Kirn Middle School. Diane Ostrowski, chief communications officer with the Council Bluffs Community School District, said that though Kirn was not placed on lockdown, police responded and beefed up exterior security.
Meyers said authorities had been in contact with Harlan Police Department, as Harlan Community High School received a called-in bomb threat on Wednesday afternoon. The threat was deemed credible and classes were dismissed early, but the school was declared safe after a nearly three-hour search by law enforcement. A number of other threats were also made Friday against several other Iowa schools.
Media reports indicate similar threats were made at roughly the same time Friday to schools throughout Iowa, including: Ankeny, Cedar Falls, Davenport Central, Davenport West, Sioux City East and Waterloo West high schools. Mitch Mortvedt, special agent with the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, said the DCI has not yet been asked by law enforcement to be involved with investigating the threats. However, the Department of Public Safety’s intelligence division is monitoring the situation.
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REX RHODES, 63, of Earlham, died Thu., Jan. 15th, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, in Des Moines. Funeral services for REX RHODES will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., Jan. 19th, at the Earlham Church of Christ. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Earlham has the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home is on Sun., Jan. 18th, from 2-until 4-pm.; Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.
Burial will be in the Earlham City Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the Rex Rhodes Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home.
CHARLES FRANK MARTENS, 87, of Walnut, died Thu., Jan 15th, at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Funeral services for CHARLES MARTENS will be held 2-p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18th, at the 1st United Methodist Church, in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home is from 2-until 8-pm Sat., Jan. 17th, with the family greeting friends from 5-until 7-pm.
Burial will be held at a later date.
CHARLES MARTENS is survived by:
His wife – Marlys Martens, of Walnut.
His sons – Gary (Betty) Martens, & Hal (Deborah) Martens, all of Walnut.
His daughter – Lisa Thomas, of Soldotna, AK
His sisters – Alita Stichler, of Council Bluffs, & Bess Ryan, of Modesto, CA.
6 grandchildren & 2 great-grandchildren.
DOROTHY M. BOUCHARD, 77, of Atlantic, died Fri., Jan. 16th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Memorial services for DOROTHY BOUCHARD will be held 10-a.m. Mon., Jan. 19th, at the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church, in Atlantic. Hockenberry Family Care funeral home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation with her family will be from 4-until 6-pm Sunday (1/18), at the funeral home, where a Praye service is at 4-p.m.
Burial will be in the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery, in Atlantic.
DOROTHY BOUCHARD is survived by:
Her children – Debbie (Rob) Van Cleave, of Atlantic; Chris (Amy) Bouchard, of Treynor, & Curt (Ann) Bouchard, of Polk City.
Her brother – Larry Kunz, of Reno, NV.
Her sisters – Jeanette (Bob) Buscher, of Algona; Margie Arend, of Altoona; & Shirley Dawson, of Ozark, MO.
9 grandchildren & 1 great-grandchild.
HARRISON-MONONA-SAC-CRAWFORD-and CARROLL COUNTIES: A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM.
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA.HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY FIND TRAVEL DIFFICULT. LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY EASILY BE MOVED OR BLOWN AWAY.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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