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Winter Weather Advisory update (10:30-a.m. 1/3/15)

January 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY for SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR and RINGGOLD COUNTIES, and FROM 6PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 10-A.M. SUNDAY for MONONA-FREMONT-HARRISON-SHELBY-PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS and MONTGOMERY COUNTIES.

* TIMING…THIS EVENING INTO LATE TONIGHT.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…1 TO 2 INCHES WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION…SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS ICY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING…ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

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PHYLLIS CAMPBELL, 90 of Orient (Svcs. 1/8/2015)

January 3rd, 2015 by admin

PHYLLIS CAMPBELL, 90, of Orient, died Saturday, January 3rd, 2015, at the Creston Nursing and Rehab Center in Creston. Funeral services for PHYLLIS CAMPBELL will be held 1:30-p.m. Thu., Jan. 8th, at the Orient United Methodist Church. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield on Wednesday, January 7th, from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The family will greet friends on Wednesday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Burial will be in the Orient Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at her church following the committal services at the cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the Phyllis Campbell memorial fund to be established by the family at a later date.

PHYLLIS CAMPBELL is survived by:

Her children – Larry Weed of Orient; Janie Weed of Creston and Robert Campbell and wife Kristie of Orient.
11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

DOROTHY A. YOUNG, 84, of Anita (Svcs. 1/6/15)

January 3rd, 2015 by admin

DOROTHY A. YOUNG, 84, of Anita (and formerly of the Walnut, Marne, & Atlantic areas) died Friday, Jan. 2nd, at Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center in Anita. Funeral Services for DOROTHY YOUNG will be held 1:30-p.m. Tue., Jan. 6th, at the Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic.

Visitation is open from 8-a.m. to 5:30-p.m. Monday (Jan. 5th) at the funeral home, with the family present one-hour prior to the service, on Tuesday. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.rolandfuneralservice.com

Burial will be in the Brighton Township Cemetery at Marne.

DOROTHY YOUNG is survived by:

Her son- Kenny (Jean) Young, of Atlantic.

Her daughter – Verna (Robert) Matthies of Anita.

6 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

1-2 inch snow possible across most of Iowa tonight (1/3/15)

January 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Several weather systems will move through Iowa the next three days. The first, and widely advertised snowfall will begin late this afternoon in northwest Iowa and move southeast throughout the state as the night goes on. All of Iowa could see freezing drizzle before the snow arrives tonight, but little to no ice accumulation is expected. Once the snow starts it should be light with amounts of 1-2 inches common across most of the state.

Expected snowfall totals thru 6-a.m. Tue., 1/6/15

Icy spots will develop on area roadways. Motorists are advised to anticipate the slipper conditions and to please drive with care. As the snow ends, strong winds of 20-30 miles an hour will cause dangerous wind chills and blowing snow conditions overnight and on Sunday. By Monday, a second clipper storm system will also move through north central and northeast Iowa dropping even more snow.

(Iowa Storm Chasing Network)

2 western IA school districts talk about sharing options

January 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Woodbine Community School District have announced their intentions to begin talks with officials from Boyer Valley about staff sharing options after having discussions with other area school districts. Superintendent Justin Wagner, who is working in Woodbine as part of a sharing agreement with Harlan, told The Daily NonPareil it’s important that Woodbine maximize the amount of sharing dollars it can receive from the state by exploring sharing for administrative and business office positions.

Wagner said the goal is to get to 21 full-time-equivalent positions. The focus for next year should be the superintendent, transportation director, school business official and elementary counselor, he told the school board Dec. 23rd. Woodbine previously shared a superintendent with Boyer Valley. However, after he retired, both districts went in different directions, with Woodbine hiring an interim superintendent and Boyer Valley creating a combined superintendent and principal position.

Wagner became acting superintendent after interim Superintendent Chuck Scott resigned last month. He said district officials were in the middle of discussions with surrounding districts prior to Scott’s resignation. Throughout those conversations, Wagner said he learned there is willingness by other districts to share staff. He said he believes the best thing for Woodbine to do now is to explore options with its neighbor to the north.

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