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Jim Field speaks with Ron Chamberlain about an award he is going to receive from the State Association for the Preservation of Iowa Cemeteries. The State Association for the Preservation of Iowa Cemeteries (SAPIC) will present the Robert & Phyllis Carter Award to Ron Chamberlain of Harlan on Sunday afternoon, October 26 at the Shelby County Historical Society. The 1:30pm ceremony will honor Chamberlain for his leadership, continuous efforts, and historical discoveries in a group effort to restore pioneer cemeteries in western Iowa.
The Carter Award is awarded to an individual or group that has established outstanding achievements in the restoration, preservation and maintenance of pioneer cemeteries in the state of Iowa. Pioneer cemeteries, by Iowa law, are those cemeteries that have twelve or fewer burials within the past fifty years. Robert and Phyllis Carter were from Washington, Iowa, and were among a small group of individuals who became concerned about the plight of pioneer cemeteries in the 1990s. Many such historical and sacred burial sites were disappearing due to neglect, apathy, urban development and farming. As a result, the State Association for the Preservation of Iowa Cemeteries (SAPIC) was founded in 1996.
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Police in Creston report two arrests took place Wednesday. At around 8:15-p.m., 50-year old Troy E. McKinney, of Creston, was arrested on charges of OWI/2nd offense, Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of drug paraphernalia. McKinney was being held in the Union County Jail on $5,000 bond.
And, 22-year old Travis Dunham, of Creston, was arrested at around 4:30-p.m., Wednesday, for Driving While Suspended. Dunham was later released on $300 bond.
A man cleaning a weapon at a home in Atlantic Wednesday evening was shot in the leg when the .9-mm handgun he was handling accidentally discharged. According to Atlantic Police, 26-year old Jarred Johnson, of Kimballton, suffered a gunshot wound to his lower left leg. He was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic by Medivac Ambulance and later transferred to a hospital in Des Moines for further treatment.
The incident happened at around 7:20-p.m. at 803 Cedar Street, in Atlantic.
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The City of Atlantic’s Personnel and Finance Committee is beginning a search for a new City Attorney. The Committee met Wednesday evening at City Hall, to review the contract of current City Attorney Dave Wiederstein, and their options for a future City Attorney. Committee Chair Kathy Somers said while Wiederstein has not formally given a 30-day notice of intent to resign, he did mention to her that he “Really does not want to be the City Attorney past December 31st,” but he added that he would be “Willing to make an extension of that for one-month, for reasons he also gave in a letter to Somers.
From left to right: Interim City Administrator John Lund; Mayor Dave Jones: Councilpersons Jimerson, Somers & Halder. (Ric Hanson/photo)
Wiederstein is running for Cass County Attorney in the November General Election. He also serves as attorney for the City of Audubon. Somers said he provided the committee with a list of qualifications in a letter that they should look for in a new City Attorney, including having someone who is local, experienced in municipal law and real estate. Wiederstein said the attorney should be “Responsive,” also. Meaning a higher priority should be given to City matters over the attorney’s other clients.
The Committee, comprised of Somers, Councilmen Dana Halder and Chris Jimerson, along with Mayor Dave Jones, made it clear they want whomever is selected to attend at least 90-percent of the Council meetings.
The Committee decided to send letters of Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) to law firms located within Atlantic, informing them of the opening, and allowing them until November 21st to submit a sealed bid. The Committee will open the bids at a meeting in early December and present them before the Council during their meeting on December 3rd, along with a recommendation.
Police in Red Oak say two juveniles were arrested late Wednesday afternoon on theft and harassment charges. Authorities say a 13-year-old male juvenile was arrested for 2nd degree harassment and 5th degree theft. He was detained at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center. A13-year-old male was also arrested for 5th degree theft.
KENNETH BEYMER, 82, of Atlantic, died Wed., Oct. 22nd, as the result of an automobile accident. A Mass of Christian Burial service for KENNETH BEYMER will be held 10-am Monday, Oct. 27th, at the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-until 4-pm Sun., Oct. 26th, with the family present. A prayer service will be held at the funeral home, beginning at 2-pm Sunday.
Burial will be at the SS Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery in Atlantic.
Kenneth Beymer is survived by his children: Therese, Connie, Mary, Ron and Mike
15 Grandchildren and 26 Great-grandchildren