Here are some rainfall reports from around southwest Iowa (from Thursday’s [6/19] rain event)…
Massena 1.12″
KJAN/Atlantic – .1″ (Nat’l. Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic)
Villisca 1.00″; Shenandoah .68″; Hamburg .55″.
Here are some rainfall reports from around southwest Iowa (from Thursday’s [6/19] rain event)…
Massena 1.12″
KJAN/Atlantic – .1″ (Nat’l. Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic)
Villisca 1.00″; Shenandoah .68″; Hamburg .55″.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Omaha Public Power District officials say it will reduce power as it prepares for rising water on the Missouri River. The district’s Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant sits on the west bank of the river about 20 miles north of Omaha and was surrounded by water during the flooding three years ago. OPPD says the plant isn’t required to shut down until the river reaches the level of 1,004 feet above mean sea level. The U.S. Weather Service expects the river to hit that level on Saturday.
The district says sand-filled temporary berms have been erected around critical equipment. Flood doors and mobile pumps are ready to be employed. OPPD says its preparations for the possible flooding are guided by lessons learned three years ago.
Omaha Television station WOWT reports two people were taken into custody early this (Friday) morning, following a chase involving a stolen vehicle that ended in Pottawattamie County with a crash. The vehicle was taken from Bellevue, NE. During the pursuit, which ended in the 2200 block of Veterans Memorial Highway in Council Bluffs, the suspect vehicle traveled the wrong way for a time before it left the road and flipped over
The chase ended at around 1:20 a.m. No further details are currently available.
KATHRYN H. FISCUS, 90, of Harlan, died Thu., June 19th. Private family graveside services are planned for KATHRYN FISCUS. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
There is no visitation.
KATHRYN FISCUS is survived by:
Her sons – Dale (Cyn) Fiscus, of Ft. Collins, CO., & Wade (Darlene) Fiscus, of Longmont, CO.
Her daughters – Janet (Dennis) Fry, of Harlan, & Melva Fiscus, of Council Bluffs.
Her brothers – LaVerne (Mary) Olson, of Des Moines, & Allen (Sandy) Olson, of St. George, UT.
11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, 7 great-great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Two complaints against the Red Oak Community School District were filed Thursday with the Iowa Public Information Board. The Omaha World-Herald reports the Board accepted the complaints from Red Oak High School Principal Jedd Sherman and Red Oak resident Don Rogerson, both of whom allege the Red Oak School District violated state law when the Red Oak School Board held discussions in closed session about Sherman’s contract.
The Red Oak School Board voted on May 5th to consider the termination of Sherman’s contract. He appealed that decision, and his case is set to go before an administrative law judge on July 2nd. The Iowa Public Information Board is a separate entity, which seeks to resolve disputes about open-meeting and public record law.
That Board will have to consider whether the School Board had the right to exclude the public from discussions on April 14th and May 5th, when Sherman did not request a closed hearing.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 83. Our 24-hour low (ending today at 7-a.m.) was 60. 24-hour rainfall amounted to .1″.
**Dense Fog Advisory until 8-a.m.**
Today: Areas of dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, Mo. Sunny. High 89. S/SW @ 5-10. Tonight: P/Cldy w/a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Low 69. S/SW @ 5-10.
Saturday: P/Sunny w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. High near 88. S @ 5-10. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sat. Night: Mo. Cldy w/a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 69. S/SE @ 5-10.
Sunday: P/Cldy w/a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 85. S/SE @ 5-10. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sun. Night: Mo. Cldy w/a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 67. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: Mo. Cldy w/a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 77.
Police in Red Oak report three residents were arrested on separate charges early this (Friday) morning or late Thursday night. Officials say 53-year old Gary Lee Ruckman, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 2:40-a.m. Friday at a location on 1st Avenue, on a warrant out of Atchison County, Kansas, for Criminal Threat, Stalking and Harrassment by Telecommunication Device. Ruckman was being held in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center (LEC) on $25,000 bond.
Just before 11-p.m. Thursday, police in Red Oak arrested 34-year old Jolene Mardell Cain, of Red Oak, for Breach of Peace. The woman was taken into custody in the 400 block of north 3rd Street and held in the Montgomery County LEC on $300 cash bond.
And, at around 10:10-p.m. Thursday, Red Oak Police arrested 52-year old David Lawrence Howe, of Red Oak, on a charge of Public Intoxication. Howe was being held in the Montgomery County LEC on $300 cash bond.
Hawkeye 10:
Western Iowa:
Rolling Valley:
MRS. DARCI FULLER, 40, of Guthrie Center, died Wed., June 18th, at the Guthrie County Hospital. Funeral services for DARCI FULLER will be held 1:30-p.m. Tue., June 24th, at the 1st Christian Church in Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center has the arrangements.
Visitation at the 1st Christian Church is from 9 until 11:30-a.m. Tuesday (6/24), with a luncheon to follow.
Burial will be in the Union Cemetery at Guthrie Center.
AREA COUNTIES: CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-
344 AM CDT FRI JUN 20 2014
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING.
* VISIBILITY…VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNRISE…ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED LOCATIONS AND LOW LYING AREAS. IMPROVEMENT WILL BEGIN AFTER SUNRISE AS TEMPERATURES WARM AND WINDS SLOWLY INCREASE.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE LIMITED VISIBILITIES. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING…SLOW DOWN…USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS…AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.