Ag equipment hits car in Massena; Atlantic man arrested on drug/assault charges

June 3rd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported following an accident this (Tuesday) morning, in Massena. Authorities say deputies responded at around 8:30-a.m., to a report of an accident on Main Street in Massena. Farm equipment driven by 31-year old Justin Wayne Masker, of Atlantic, was northbound on Main Street in Massena when the equipment struck a parked 2012 Ford Edge owned by Alan Kent Hartman of Cumberland. Damage to Hartman’s vehicle is estimated at $10,000; damage to the farm equipment is estimated at $700.

Sheriff’s officials report also, the arrested on Monday of 33-year old Steven Robert Pedersen, of Atlantic. Pedersen was taken into custody on a Cass County Sheriff’s Office warrant for Delivery of a Controlled Substance. He was also charged with Assault on a Peace Officer following a traffic stop. Pedersen was brought to the Cass County Jail where he was being held on $50,000 bond.

And, 33-year old Terry Ray Chaney, of Anita, was arrested Monday on a Buchanan County warrant for Probation Violation. Chaney was taken to the Cass County Jail and was later released to Buchanan County authorities.

(12-p.m. News)

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Hazardous Weather Outlook: eastern NE & w/sw IA

Weather

June 3rd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Iowa counties: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE….1130 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS…LARGE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LONG TRACK TORNADOES…VERY LARGE HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.

LARGE HAIL PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON…WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ALSO EXPECTED. THESE STORMS COULD MOVE TOWARD EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

LATER THIS AFTERNOON…A WARM FRONT IS FORECAST TO EXTEND FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST FROM NEAR LINCOLN TOWARD FAR SOUTHWEST IOWA. SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND NORTH OF THIS FRONT AND QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE. TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD INITIALLY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS…AND EVENTUALLY DEVELOP INTO A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THIS LINE WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL…IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAINFALL.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN IOWA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT WILL ALSO LIKELY PRODUCE SOME STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

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Chamber Alert: Stolen checks

News

June 3rd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce is alerting area businesses to stolen checks. Executive Director Rhonda Larsen says if area business owners or personnel see checks belonging to Robert A. Newman, of Omaha, NE (Wells Fargo Account #1160001783), they should call the Atlantic Police Department at 712-243-3512.

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Gnats pretty nasty stuff

Ag/Outdoor, News

June 3rd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Gnats appear to be especially plentiful this spring in Iowa, annoying residents and potentially endangering some animals. Ken Holscher, an Iowa State University entomologist, tells the Iowa City Press-Citizen that gnats are usually common in spring along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, but they appear to be more plentiful in central parts of Iowa.

That seems clear to Sara Swanson, who farms near the southeast Iowa city of Riverside. Swanson says last week, gnats killed four turkeys she was raising. The tiny bugs plugged the birds’ nostrils and suffocated them.

Holscher says there is little people can do to ward off gnats, which are especially plentiful on sunny, calm days. He notes, though, that they should largely disappear within a couple weeks. Unfortunately, they’ll be replaced by mosquitoes.

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(Update) Extremely Heavy Rain is forecast for tonight

Weather

June 3rd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

1054 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF IOWA. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT WITH RAINFALL TOTALS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH A FEW ISOLATED 5 INCH OR GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. INTENSE RAINFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED AND WILL RESULT IN HEAVY AMOUNTS FALLING OVER SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

Counties in green are under or will be under a Flash Flood Watch

AREA COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-

FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUE. (6/3) THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING (6/4).

* SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS TYPICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING MAY RISE VERY RAPIDLY TONIGHT…ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

AREA COUNTIES: HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE:

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7-PM TUES. THROUGH WED. MORNING.

1143 AM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

* HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-3 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* IN ADDITION TO THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT THROUGH THIS EVENING…THE HEAVY RAIN COULD ALSO LEAD TO STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 3rd

Trading Post

June 3rd, 2014 by admin

FOR SALE: 1998 Chevy Blazer. 4-wheel drive, V6 Engine, new battery, body in very good shape. 112,000 miles, some transmission work needed. Asking $700 firm. Call 712-779-0471 if interested.

FOR SALE: Hamsters, take your pick, $5 each. Call to see before 1:00 pm at 712-254-6153.

FOR SALE: Two room air cleaners, used one season. Best offer. Call 712-249-0653

FOR SALE: Handyman special, Sears small garden tiller, needs repairs. Asking $50 or best offer. Call 712-254-0217.

WANTED: Looking for some hostas. Call 243-4101.

FOR SALE: A pointed digital micrometer. Asking $150. Call 249-4005.

WANTED: a small 4 wheel drive pick-up. Call 249-4005.

WANTED: a good pick-up box trailer. Call 249-4005.

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Tuesday Weather-Related Sports Schedule Changes

Sports

June 3rd, 2014 by Jim Field

Softball:

Charter Oak-Ute @ CAM is postponed
Glenwood @ Red Oak is postponed to June 23 as a doubleheader at Glenwood
Clarinda @ Creston will begin with the varsity at 4:30

Baseball:

Glenwood @ Red Oak is postponed to June 23 as a doubleheader at Glenwood
Clarinda @ Creston will begin with the varsity at 4:30

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Mills County arrests

News

June 3rd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Mills County report five people were arrested over the past week. On Friday, 22-year old Nile Johnathan Packett and 21-year old Lindsey Joanne Krause, both of Glenwood, as well as 46-year old Otoniel Castro, of Bellevue, NE, were arrested for Public Intoxication. Bond for all three was set at $300 each.

Last Thursday, Mills County deputies arrested 49-year old Kathy Faye Spring, of Silver City. Spring was wanted on a warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Her bond was set at $1,000. That same day, 25-year old Colton Lee Garvin, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on a warrant for Failure to Appear on original charges of Theft in the 2nd degree and Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs. His bond was set at $10,000.

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June 3 Regional Girls Soccer Time Changes (Updated)

Sports

June 3rd, 2014 by Jim Field

Regional Soccer Matches Postponed:

Class 1A Region 2: The doubleheader at Treynor has been postponed to Wednesday. Harlan & A-H-S-T will play at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow night. Treynor & Underwood will follow at 6:00 p.m. Both games will be played at Treynor.
Class 1A-Region 4: The Creston-Centerville regional soccer match at Indianola has been postponed to Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at Indianola.

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Regional Soccer Time Changes:
Class 2A-Region 2: The start time of the soccer match between Spirit Lake & Spencer at Spencer has been moved from 6 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Class 2A-Region 3: The start time of the soccer match between Des Moines Hoover -ADM at Adel has been moved from 6:00 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Class 1A-Region 2: The start time of the soccer match between Riverside @ Council Bluffs St. Albert @ Council Bluffs has been moved from 5 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Class 2A-Region 3: The start time of the soccer match between Perry & Dallas Center-Grimes @ Grimes has been moved from 6:00 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Class 2A-Region 4: The start time of the soccer match between Winterset & Norwalk @ Winterset has been moved from 6:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Class 2A-Region 1: The start time of the soccer match between Glenwood & Lewis Central has been moved from 6:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Class 2A-Region 1: The start time of the soccer match between Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson & Sioux City West at Council Bluffs has moved from 5:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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