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Iowa early News headlines: Fri., Aug. 29th 2014

News

August 29th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governor Terry Branstad has issued a disaster proclamation for Clarke County to respond to recent storms. Branstad announced the declaration yesterday. The county suffered damage after severe storms and rain on Saturday. Under the declaration, the county can use state resources to recover from the storm. Clarke County is in southern Iowa.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (AP) — A statue of former U.S. Senator James Harlan has been unveiled in Mount Pleasant after more than a century in Washington, D.C. The Burlington Hawk Eye reports Governor Terry Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds were among the guests Thursday as the statue was unveiled at Iowa Wesleyan College.

CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) — Floyd County officials plan to appoint someone to serve temporarily as county attorney, following the death of its top prosecutor. The Floyd County Board of Supervisors says it will appoint someone on Sept. 9 to fill the vacancy left by the Aug. 17 death of Normand Klemesrud. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports three people are currently running for county attorney in the November 4th election, but someone needs to serve as county attorney until then.

ELDRIDGE, Iowa (AP) — Three children have been removed from a home in eastern Iowa where police say an active meth lab was found. The Eldridge Police Department says that two men and a woman were arrested recently after officers found the meth lab. The children, ages 2, 7 and 10, are in the care of state officials.

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LaVERNE JOY DEWITT, 84, of Red Oak & formerly of Griswold – Svcs. 9/2/14

Obituaries

August 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

LaVERNE JOY DEWITT, 84, of Red Oak (& formerly of Griswold), died Thu., Aug. 28th, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak. Funeral services for LaVERNE DEWITT will be held 11-a.m. Tue., Sept. 2nd, at the Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold.

An open visitation will be held on Monday at the Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold.

Interment will be in the Whipple Cemetery.

LaVERNE DEWITT is survived by:

Her children: Richard DeWitt of Shenandoah; Michael DeWitt of Red Oak, and Deb Jespersen of Red Oak.

Her brothers – Gyle Tye of Glenwood, and Jack Tye of Griswold.

Her sisters – Gloria Arnold of St. Charles, IL, and Suzanne Harder of Greenfield.

8 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

 

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Special Weather Statement for Cass & area counties

Weather

August 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLOR-

746 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014

…MORE STORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA THIS EVENING…

A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO DRIFT NORTH AND EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST IOWA FROM NEAR CLARINDA TOWARD THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR BETWEEN AVOCA AND STUART. THE STORMS WILL BE RELATIVELY SLOW MOVING AND QUITE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINS WITH PONDING WATER ON ROADS AND RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. RAINFALL RATES MAY REACH ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR. THE STRONGER STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

AVOID DRIVING THROUGH STANDING WATER OR FLOODED AREAS. SLOW DOWN AND DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL IN HEAVIER RAINS AND BE AWARE OF HYDROPLANING.

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Small Stream Flood Advisory: Montgomery/Page Counties

Weather

August 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

752 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…CENTRAL PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT

* AT 750 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. THIS MAY CAUSE SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN RURAL AREAS…AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN MAY STILL OCCUR AS THESE STORMS EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… VILLISCA…STANTON…COIN…GRANT…YORKTOWN…NORTHBORO… BLANCHARD…HEPBURN AND VIKING LAKE STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…AS WELL AS FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.

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Svr. T-storm warning cancelled for Page County

Weather

August 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

737 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014

…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTY IS CANCELLED…

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS…AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning SE Page County

Weather

August 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

721 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 721 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COIN…OR 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

CLARINDA…COIN…COLLEGE SPRINGS…SHAMBAUGH AND BRADDYVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

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Significant Weather Advisory: Montgomery & Page Counties

Weather

August 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

707 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTH CENTRAL PAGE COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT…

AT 707 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES EAST OF ELLIOTT TO NEAR ESSEX…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

VILLISCA…STANTON…GRANT AND VIKING LAKE STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS…AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY…SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS…AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS…FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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Audubon Special Council Meeting Cancelled

News

August 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Audubon City Attorney Dave Wiederstein said late Thursday afternoon, that a special meeting of the Audubon City Council scheduled for Thursday, August 28, at 7:00 p.m., is cancelled. The purpose of the meeting was to vote on and approve a Remediation Plan that was revised from the prior version approved by the Council in May. A Remediation Plan is an explanation as to how the Council is going to fix past violations and prevent future violations of open meetings law.

The revisions consisted of removing “action items” to be performed by the City Council that IPIB does not have the authority to enforce. In order for a Remediation Plan to be considered and approved by IPIB, all of the complainants-Francine O’Brien Andersen, Dawn Rohe, and Jessica Rohe-need to agree to the Plan. One of the complainants, Dawn Rohe, asked to be removed as a complainant because she no longer lives in the City of Audubon.

Wiederstein said he hadn’t received a response from O’Brien-Andersen, and Jessica Rohe informed him that she will not agree to the Plan. The Council can vote to approve it, but if not everyone is in agreement, then the Remediation Plan will not be considered by IPIB.

Wiederstein said he does not know how much longer IPIB will wait for a Remediation Plan to be agreed to but he will be in discussion with IPIB regarding the matter.

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E. WALLACE “WALLY” DICK, 89, of Stuart (9-2-14)

Obituaries

August 28th, 2014 by Jim Field

E. WALLACE “WALLY” DICK, 89, of Stuart died Wednesday, August 27th at the Stuart Community Care Center.  Funeral services for E. WALLACE “WALLY” DICK will be held on Tuesday, September 2nd at 10:00 am in the Stuart-Mount Vernon United Methodist Church.  Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.

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Visitation will be held on Monday from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Stuart-Mount Vernon United Methodist Church.

Burial will follow the service in the Fairview Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Stuart-Mount Vernon United Methodist Church or to Unity Point Hospice in care of the Johnson Family Funeral Home, PO Box 246, Stuart, IA 50250.

Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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BETTY MAE FENN, 84, of Oakland, formerly of Carson (8-30-14)

Obituaries

August 28th, 2014 by Jim Field

BETTY MAE FENN, 84, of Oakland, formerly of Carson died on Wednesday, August 27th at the Alegent Creighton Health Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs.  Services for BETTY MAE FENN will be held on Saturday, August 30th at 2:00 pm at the Loess Hills Funeral Home in Carson who is in charge of the arrangements.

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Visitation will be held on Friday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Loess Hills Funeral Home in Carson.

Burial in the Carson Cemetery.

A memorial fund has been established.

BETTY MAE FENN is survived by:

Son:  Kevin (Cathy) Fenn of Carson.

Siblings:  Naomi Marrs of Lincoln, NE, and Joan and Lloyd Slaght and Carl and Linda Fenn, all of Independence, MO.

3 Grandchildren

3 Great-Grandsons

and other relatives, church families, and friends.

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