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National Weather Service forecast for Atlantic & the area, 6/29/2014

Weather

June 29th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today – Partly sunny with a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Some storms could be severe, with large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain. High near 87. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight – A 90% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain. Low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Monday – Cloudy with an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. High near 83. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming westerly during the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

Tuesday – Mostly sunny & breezy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 79. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Wednesday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

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HAEVEN HEGNER PEDERSEN, SR., 72, of Des Moines (Svcs. 07-01-2014)

Obituaries

June 28th, 2014 by admin

HAEVEN HEGNER PEDERSEN, SR., 72, of Des Moines died Friday, June 27th at home in Des Moines. Memorial services for HAEVEN HEGNER PEDERSEN, SR. will be held Tuesday, July 1st at 1:30pm in the Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut.  Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

Burial will be in the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut.

HAEVEN HEGNER PEDERSEN SR. is survived by:

Wife: Cynthia (Sievers) Pedersen of Des Moines.

Sons: Tab Allen (Lori) Pedersen of Oakland.  Todd Micheal Pedersen of Essex. Haeven Hegner (Kristi) Pedersen, Jr. of Lincoln, NE.  Christopher Hegner Pedersen of Urbandale.

Daughter: Tamara Marie (Matthew, Sr.) Routh of Des Moines.

Brother: Louis (Rosemary) Pedersen, Jr. of Walnut.

13 Grandchildren

Several Great-Grandchildren

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ROBERT L. EUKEN, 86, of Atlantic (Formerly of Cumberland) (Svcs. 07-07-2014)

Obituaries

June 28th, 2014 by admin

ROBERT L. EUKEN, 86, of Atlantic (Formerly of Cumberland) died June 28th at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.  Memorial services for BOB EUKEN will be held 11-a.m., Mon., July 7th, at the First Lutheran Church, south of Wiota. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home of Atlantic has the arrangements.

Private family burial is planned.

Memorials may be directed to the First Lutheran Church, Unity Point Hospice, or the family for designation at a later date.

BOB EUKEN is survived by:

Wife: Ethel Euken, of Atlantic.

His children – Kent (Brenda) Euken, of Wiota; Davin Euken, of St. Louise Park, MN, & Denise (Chris) McKinney, of Columbia, SC.

His brother – Arlyn (Edie) Euken.

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DARLENE GRANER, 92, of Manning (Svcs. 07-01-2014)

Obituaries

June 28th, 2014 by admin

DARLENE GRANER, 92, of Manning died Saturday, June 28th at the Manning Plaza.  Funeral services for DARLENE GRANER will be held Tuesday, July 1st at 10:30am at the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning.  Ohde Funeral Home of Manning has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held on Monday, June 30th from 5-7pm at the Ohde Funeral Home in Manning and will resume at 9:30am Tuesday morning at the church prior to services.

Burial will be in the Manning City Cemetery.

DARLENE GRANER is survived by:

Children: Bill (Arla) Graner of Emcampment, WY.  Jean (Barry) Kusel of Manning.  Linda (Dave) Dammann of LaVista, NE.  Gary (Jess) Graner of Omaha, NE.

8 Grandchildren

8 Great-Grandchildren

Nieces, Nephews, and Friends.

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MARY C. BUTLER, 95, of Panora (Svcs. 07-01-2014)

Obituaries

June 28th, 2014 by admin

MARY C. BUTLER, 95, of Panora died Saturday, June 28th at Panora Nursing and Rehab Center in Panora.  Funeral services for MARY BUTLER will be held Tuesday, July 1st at 10:30am at the Twigg Funeral Home in Panora.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 1st 1 hour prior to the services at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Moffitt Grove Cemetery in rural Guthrie Center.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: western Pott. County

Weather

June 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson 

1035 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
  SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT

* AT 1035 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FORT
  CALHOUN...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF OMAHA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NORTHEASTERN OMAHA...COUNCIL BLUFFS...UNDERWOOD...FORT CALHOUN...
  CARTER LAKE...BENNINGTON...CRESCENT...MCCLELLAND...WILSON ISLAND
  STATE PARK...NARROWS RIVER PARK AND HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 91 AND 108.
 INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 47 AND 50...AND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 54 AND 68.
 INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 20.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

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Omaha man charged in fatal crash pleads not guilty

News

June 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man accused of causing a fatal crash while driving the wrong way on Interstate 480 has pleaded not guilty to felony charges. Victor Perez is charged with motor vehicle homicide while drunk and leaving the scene of an accident. A judge on Friday set his bail at $250,000. Police say the 24-year-old Perez was driving the SUV that struck Mickey Riesberg, who was riding a motorcycle. Riesberg was pronounced dead at Nebraska Medical Center.

Perez was arrested shortly after the crash after he pulled into the Ameristar Casino grounds in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Prosecutors say his blood alcohol level was 0.191 at the time of his arrest, more than twice the legal limit to drive. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 1.

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Iowa GOP votes to replace party chairman

News

June 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Republican Party has voted to replace its current chairman with a former state lawmaker. The state central committee on Saturday chose former state Rep. Jeff Kauffman, of Wilton, as the new party chairman. Kaufmann replaces Danny Carroll, a former lobbyist for the Family Leader, a conservative Christian group.

The vote came after new committee members were elected earlier this year, with the support of Gov. Terry Branstad. Branstad wants the party unified to protect Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses. Kaufmann, a loyal Branstad supporter, says he will work to unite the party, raise money and get Republican voters to the polls. Kaufmann set an immediate goal of raising $300,000 over the next three months.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch cancelled

News, Weather

June 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED SEVERE THE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR ADAIR DALLAS GUTHRIE MADISON RINGGOLD AND UNION COUNTIES IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA.

ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. DAMAGING WIND…LARGE HAIL AND A FEW TORNADOES ARE ALL POSSIBLE SUNDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT THE THREAT WILL MAINLY BE DAMAGING WIND. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH STORMS AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.

ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY WITH DAMAGING WIND THE MAIN THREAT. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO LIKELY WITH THUNDERSTORMS.

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Severe weather threats increasing for parts of Iowa

News, Weather

June 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Multiple rounds of severe weather are expected starting this (Saturday) afternoon and going through Monday for Iowa. Sunday afternoon looks to be the biggest threat. Please stay weather aware this weekend, especially if you are outdoors!svr

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