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WANTED: Eastridge Condominium Association on East 18th Street is looking for someone to scoop sidewalks this winter for 14 condo units. If interested please give Margaret a call at 712-254-0321.
GIVE AWAY: Kittens in the Elk Horn area. 712-764-8161
FOR SALE: Air flo 5th wheel tail gate for full size GM or Dodge truck, 63″ long, new condition $75 obo; 210 gallon poly tank, never used $125 obo; tool box for small size truck $25. 712-243-2408, leave a message.
FOR SALE: Pair of headlights for a 2000 Toyota Celica and a rear passenger side tail-lite for the same vehicle. Call 712-304-5607
A former lawmaker from Iowa and retired member of the military has announced on his social media page he’s forming an exploratory committee in preparation for a decision on running as a Democrat for the U-S Senate in 2016. Retired Iowa National Guard Colonel Bob Krause would run against Republican incumbent Senator Charles Grassley, if Krause decides to run. Grassley has already announced his intention to seek another six-year term in 2016.
Krause said he’ll use the next several months to seek out Iowans’ opinions on what is important to them before making any formal announcement. He said that while it is was early in the season to announce, Grassley has already announced his intentions, and, as the underdog, he would need time to spread his message.
Krause said his primary issue would be to address Iowans’ stagnant incomes associated in-part with the minimum wage, and, the falling prices of harvested commodities, such as corn.
The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors say two county roads near Oakland are in such bad shape, they agreed on Monday that repairs on County Roads G42 and M16 should be moved up by three years. The Omaha World-Herald reports the request came from County Engineer John Rasmussen, who wants the 8.5-mile project done next year.
Ramussen said the two stretches of road can’t wait four more years for repairs to begin. One of the roads was used by heavy trucks during the construction of the Menard’s Distribution Center in Shelby, according to Rasmussen, who said also that the current asphalt surface is breaking up.
EVELYN EMBREY, 95, of Panora, died Mon., Nov. 10th, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center. Funeral services for EVELYN EMBREY will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., Nov. 18th, at the 1st Christian Church in Panora. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.
Visitation, with the family present, is from 4-to 8-pm Monday (11/17), at the funeral home.
Burial will be in the West Cemetery at Panora.
BEVERLY HARMON, 78, of Earlham, died Mon., Nov. 10th, at home. A Memorial Gathering for BEVERLY HARMON will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., Nov. 14th, at the Johnson Family Funeral Home, in Earlham.
The family will greet friends beginning at 10:30-a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with a Time of Saring starting at 11-a.m. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.
Memorials may be directed to the Beverly Harmon Memorial Fund, in care of the Johnson Family Funeral Home (P.O. Box 246, Stuart, IA, 50250)
DUSTIN “DUSTY” WEIRICH, 28, of Omaha (& formerly of Gretna, NE), died Mon., Nov. 10th, in Council Bluffs. Funeral services for DUSTY WEIRICH will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., Nov. 15th, at Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home is from 5-to 7-pm Fri., Nov. 14th, with the family present.
Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery at Lewis.
DUSTIN “DUSTY” WEIRICH is survived by:
His mother – Cindy Cook, of Atlantic.
His sister – Kasey Cook, of Omaha.
His grandparents – Ron “Butch” (LaVone) Weirich, of Atlantic.
Police in Red Oak report a traffic stop early this (Wednesday) morning at the intersection of Highways 34 and 48 resulted in the driver of a vehicle being arrested on drug charges. 30-year old David Ray Sturgis, of Red Oak, was taken into custody shortly after midnight. Sturgis faces charges that include Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a felony Possession of Contraband charge, and Driving While Suspended.
He was being held in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center in $5,000 bond.
A Council Bluffs elementary school student swapped a loaded round of ammunition for playing cards Friday on a school bus, prompting concern among parents and school officials. Titan Hill Intermediate School Principal Kent Stopak told the Daily NonPareil, the trade happened on a school bus. The child receiving the round of ammunition told his parents when he got home, and the parents reached out to the school Monday morning.
Stopak said he told staff about the incident on Tuesday morning. He said the student who brought the round of ammunition remains enrolled at Titan Hill. Only a single round of ammunition was involved, he said, and no one was threatened — and no student ever had a weapon. Stopak cautioned the incident should serve as a reminder to gun owners to keep ammunition and weapons locked up because children can be curious about them.