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Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., March 25th 2014

News

March 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Officials say a Burlington man is recovering after he accidentally shot himself in the foot while hunting. The state Department of Natural Resources says 31-year-old Dustin Guernsey was injured Saturday morning in Lee County. He was hunting for snow geese at the time. Officials say Guernsey was carrying equipment and his shotgun as he walked across a field. He stumbled and the weapon discharged into his left foot.

ELK HORN, Iowa (AP) — A Danish museum in western Iowa says a $50,000 grant will help pay for a specialized green roof. The Curatorial Center at the Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn will be an 8,000-foot addition built into the hillside. It will connect to the museum’s lower level. The Curatorial Center will house traveling exhibits and large artifacts. It’s expected to open this summer.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say there are no signs of foul play in connection to the death of a woman found behind a Waterloo business. Waterloo police say an autopsy was performed Monday on 53-year-old Sharon Creighton. Authorities say the preliminary investigation and autopsy results indicate no signs of foul play.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A small airport in eastern Iowa is increasing its parking rates to help pay for a $10.7 million improvement project. The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids will increase parking rates from $5 to $6 a day for long-term parking. It will jump from $7 to $9 a day for short-term parking. The change is expected to raise an additional $815,000 per year. It’s the airport’s first increase in parking rates since 2001.

Reminder to rural property owners, re: Address Markers

Ag/Outdoor, News

March 24th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Shelby County Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Seivert says as spring cleaning time nears, and you go about cleaning up the yard and sprucing up your buildings, pay close attention to your address marker. It should be bright and clearly visible from the road. Emergency Responders, especially at night, depend on highly visible house numbers, street signs and rural address markers to properly locate you. 911 dispatchers will confirm your location based on your address and map location.

If you question where your house number should be posted, please check with local city authorities. For rural residents, the marker belongs alongside your lane in the fence row. If the fence line is far from the main road, place the marker out of the right of way close enough so that emergency responders can see it.

If your Shelby County rural 911 address marker has been damaged, lost or otherwise is not readable, please call the Shelby County Emergency Management Agency at 712-755-2124. There is no cost for replacement address markers.

Audubon City Council meeting update – No Action on Clerk Termination

News

March 24th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Interim Audubon City Attorney Dave Wiederstein says the Audubon City Council will not take action at the Council meeting tonight (Monday) on agenda items 10 and 11 pertaining to the Order terminating Lora Hansen’s employment with the City of Audubon and appointing Jan Roberts as the interim City Clerk. Wiederstein said in Press Release that attempts will be made prior to the April 14 Council meeting to reach an agreement that avoids the forced termination of Lora’s employment.

DARLENE JOAN ARNOLD, 83, of Harlan (Svcs. 3/28/13)

Obituaries

March 24th, 2014 by admin

DARLENE JOAN ARNOLD, 83, of Harlan, died Sunday, March 23rd at Myrtue Medical Center. Funeral services for DARLENE ARNOLD will be held 2:00 pm, Friday, March 28th at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held Friday, March 28th at 1:0 pm at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

Private burial will be held at a later date at Oak Hill Cemetery in Irwin, IA.

DARLENE ARNOLD is survived by:

Her husband: Glenn Arnold of Harlan

Her son: Randy (Karel) Arnold of Maryville, MO

2 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild

Southwest Airlines OKs Omaha to Los Angeles route

News

March 24th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Southwest Airlines will soon start daily, non-stop service from Omaha to Los Angeles. The airline made the announcement Monday. The service begins on June 9. The Boeing 737 aircraft will depart from Eppley Airfield at 2:50 p.m. daily and land in Los Angeles at 4:10 p.m. local time. There will be a different schedule on Saturdays. The plane can seat more than 140 passengers.

The airline originally announced plans for Saturday-only flights from Omaha to Los Angeles. They changed plans due to strong demand.

MINNIE MAE MONTANG, 84, of Council Bluffs, IA, formerly Logan, IA (svcs. 3/26/13)

Obituaries

March 24th, 2014 by admin

MINNIE MAE MONTANG, 84, of Council Bluffs, died Saturday, March 22nd. Funeral services for MINNE MONTANG will be held 10:30 am on Wednesday, March 26th at Broadway United Methodist Church in Council Bluffs. Luncheon immediately following services. Cutler – O’Neil – Meyer – Woodring Funeral & Cremation Services of Council Bluffs has the arrangements.

Visitation with family will be held on March 25th from 5-8 pm at  Cutler – O’Neil – Meyer – Woodring Funeral & Cremation Services in Council Bluffs.

Interment at Magnolia Cemetery in Magnolia, IA.

MINNIE MONTANG is survived by:

Her husband: Eugene Montange, Council Bluffs

Her children: Nancy (Terrance) Vance of Carson, IA; Rodney (Janie) Montang (formerly of Shelby & Exira) of Algona, IA; Patrick (Doris) Montang of Council Bluffs, IA; Clayton (Donna) Montang of Lawerenceburg, IN; Raymond (Sharon) Montang of Many, LA; Richard (Heidi) Montang of Sutherland, NE; Terry (Mia) Montang of Boone, IA.

Her brother: Earl DeWolf of Council Bluffs

Her sister-in-law: Marilyn (Orien) Hembre of Council Bluffs

24 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and host of friends.

 

Farmers REC receives HMGP funding

News

March 24th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Officials in Iowa report the Farmer’s Electric Cooperative based in Greenfield, and serving parts of six southwest Iowa counties (Adair, Audubon, Cass, Guthrie, Madison and Union), has received funding for the retrofitting of 123.4-miles of overhead electrical lines. The project is valued at more than $3-million. 75-percent of the eligible costs is paid for by FEMA (The Federal Emergency Management Agency), 10-percent is paid by the State, and the remaining 15-percent is paid through the sub-applicant (local governments, communities, tribal governments and certain eligible non-profits).

The Hazard Mitigation Projects (HMP) are funded to reduce or prevent damage from future disasters. Federal funding is made available after each Presidential Disaster Declaration, through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).

Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Managements serves as the coordination point between the entities applying for assistance and FEMA. IHSEM staff are involved from the beginning to end, from guiding applicants through the application process to completing the final paperwork.

Public hearing in Greenfield, Tue. on Mental Health Mgmt. Plan

News

March 24th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A public hearing will take place Tuesday morning in Greenfield, with regard to the Southern Hills Mental Health Management Plan. The hearing kicks-off a regularly scheduled meeting of the Adair County Board of Supervisors.

The meeting will also feature discussion with regard to a watershed projects, from Alan Lange and Nancy Antisdel, and County Engineer Nick Kauffman will present documents for the Board to sign with regard to the DOT FY-2015 Budget Program, Right of Way contracts and, his normal report on Secondary Roads Department Maintenance and Activities.

The meeting begins at 9-a.m. in the Adair County Supervisor’s Board Room at the court house.

3 way race for Cass County Recorder

News

March 24th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

There will be a three-way race for the position of Cass County Recorder leading up to the June 3rd Primary. Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman, Monday, released the latest list of candidates who’ve filed nomination papers for election. The information shows three Republican women, all of whom are from Atlantic, are vying for the Recorder’s job being left open by the retirement of Joyce Jensen. As previously announced, Mary Ward and Jess Ehrman have filed papers to run. The latest candidate is Shelly Glynn, who filed her papers on Monday (3/24).

Also, as previously mentioned, Attorney Dave Wiederstein and incumbent Cass County Attorney Dan Feistner, both Republicans, will be featured in the June Primary, with Wiederstein looking to unseat Feistner from his job.

There are no challengers for the Cass County Treasurer, and Board of Supervisors seats in Districts 2 and 3. Those seats are held by incumbent Republicans Tracey J. Marshall, Gaylor Schelling and Mark Wedemeyer, respectively.

Louisville 1 win away from home NCAA regional

Sports

March 24th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Louisville finds itself one win away from returning home for a NCAA tournament regional. The Cardinals will have to beat an Iowa team that can shoot the lights out in its own gym to get there.

Third-seeded Louisville (31-4) played more like a top seed in its 88-42 blowout of Idaho in the first round on Sunday. But Iowa looked nearly as good, shooting 57 percent in an 87-65 win over Marist that was a lot easier than most thought it would be.

The Cardinals and the sixth-seeded Hawkeyes (27-8) meet Tuesday in the second round in Iowa City. The winner will face LSU or West Virginia in Louisville on Sunday.