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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties

Weather

March 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

446 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. BREEZY. NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING. TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 20. EAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. MUCH WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. NOT AS COOL. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOW AROUND 30. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. LOW AROUND 30.

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Special Weather Statement: Snow to affect travel tonight

Weather

March 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS–CASS-ADAIR-MADISON 907 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014

…PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO AFFECT AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING… A BAND OF MODERATE SNOW OVER CENTRAL IOWA…WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE HALF A MILE AT TIMES IS MOVING SOUTH INTO CENTRAL IOWA.

A BRIEF MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW…CHANGING TO ALL SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. UP TO AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADS…AND POSSIBLY 1 TO 3 INCHES ON GRASSY AREAS WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

ROADS MAY BECOME PARTIALLY TO MOSTLY SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY OVERNIGHT. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AS THE BAND OF SNOW MOVES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY.

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KENNETH D. PETERSEN, 76, of Audubon (No services)

Obituaries

March 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

KENNETH D. PETERSEN, 76, of Audubon, died Fri., March 14th, at home. Following cremation, there are no services planned for KENNETH PETERSEN at this time. Kessler Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.

KENNETH D. PETERSEN is survived by:

His sons – Rick (Deb) Petersen, of Atlantic; Ron Petersen, of Exira; and Dennis (Sue) Petersen, of Carroll.

His daughters – Rhonda (Dave)Wilkerson,  & Toni (Kent) Schlater, all of Exira.

His brothers – Allan (Diane) Petersen, of Audubon, & Larry (Diana) Petersen, of Gray.

His sisters – Lil (Glee) Huey,  & Arlene Nelson, all of Audubon.

11 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren & 3 great-great grandchildren.

His sisters-in-law, other relatives, and friends.

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Mattress stolen from Red Oak home

News

March 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak are investigating the theft of a Brooklyn twin-size bed/mattress. Authorities say a female resident on west Hammond Street reported to police Friday evening that a pink bed/mattress was delivered to her home earlier in the day. Sometime between Noon and 2:30-p.m., a person or persons unknown took the bed set from the home’s front porch. The loss was estimated at $105.

Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call the Red Oak Police Department at 712-623-6500.

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Joe Kelly stars in Cardinals’ 6-2 win over Braves

Sports

March 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

KIMMIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Kelly pitched into the sixth inning and had three hits to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Saturday. Kelly went 5 2-3 innings, allowing four hit and a run. He became the first time a pitcher to have three hits in a spring training game since Chris Volstad did it for the Marlins in 2010. Kelly started 15 games for the Cardinals and went 10-5 with a 2.69 ERA.

The Braves, still reeling from the possibility of starting the season without Mike Minor, Brendan Beachy and Kris Medlen, started non-roster invitee Gus Schlosser. He allowed three runs.

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Boy’s State Basketball results from Sat., March 15 2014

Sports

March 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

3A State Tournament
Consolation Final

Waverly-Shell Rock 65, Harlan 61

State Championship

Wahlert, Dubuque 67, Central Clinton, DeWitt 57

4A State Tournament
Consolation Final

Bettendorf 73, Sioux City, North 49

State Championship

Iowa City West 57, West Des Moines Valley 45

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JERRY DEAN SCOTT, 75, of Panora (Svcs. 3/23/14)

Obituaries

March 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

JERRY DEAN SCOTT, 75, of Panora, died Fri., March 15th, at the Panora Nursing & Rehab Center. A Celebration of Life luncheon in honor of JERRY SCOTT will be held at 3:30-p.m. on March 23rd, at the 1st Christian Church in Panora*.

(*please use the southeast entrance of the church. An elevator is available for those who need it.)

There is no visitation.

Burial of Cremains will be at a later date.

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ESTHER MARIE KESSELRING, 85, of GUTHRIE CENTER (Svcs. 3/17/14)

Obituaries

March 15th, 2014 by admin

ESTHER MARIE KESSELRING, 85, of GUTHRIE CENTER died Thur., Mar 13th at Exira Care Center in Exira. Services for ESTHER MARIE KESSELRING will be held at 11-am on Mon., Mar 17th, at the United Methodist Church in Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Homes in Guthrie Center has the arrangements.

Visitation will be Sun., Mar 16th from 4pm-8pm with the family present from 6pm-8pm at the funeral home.

Burial will be at Union Township Cemetery in rural Guthrie Center.

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Area firefighters battle flames in SE Pott. County

News

March 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Montgomery County Emergency Management Director Brian Hamman reports firefighters  from Elliott, Griswold, and Red Oak battled a barn fire on Wednesday afternoon in rural southeast Pott County. The call from 11717 480th Street came in at around 2:50-p.m.

The blaze started in the barn that was being torn down, and extended to the field as well as two grain bins. Several area farmers assisted with removal of grain from the bins as well as providing tractors in the field to contain the field fire. No injuries were reported.fire1fire2

 

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Survey: nearly 1 in 4 Iowa companies expect to add workers in coming months

News

March 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A survey released this week shows Iowa employers are predicting a robust job market between April and June. Karen Miller, a spokesperson for Manpower, Incorporated, says “We found 71-percent of the employers that we surveyed are going to maintain their current staffing levels, while another 24-percent said they’re going to be adding to their staff for this coming quarter.”

The results of the second quarter survey are similar to those from a year ago, but mark an improvement over the first quarter of this year when 18-percent of Iowa employers anticipated adding to their workforce.

(Radio Iowa)

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