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A man wanted on a warrant for Domestic Abuse/Serious Assault was taken into custody last Friday night after being tracked down by a Guthrie County Sheriff’s Dept. K-9 unit. According to reports, at around 8-p.m., Friday, authorities responded to a residence where it was thought 36-year old David Michael Hunt, Jr. would be found. When they arrived, officials discovered Hunt, Jr., had escaped out the back window of the home and fled on foot.
Officers with the Guthrie Center Police Department and deputies with the Guthrie County Sheriff’s office coordinated their efforts to locate the man, with the aid of the sheriff’s K-9 Unit. Approximately 45 minutes later, they tracked Hunt, Jr. into a timber area in the northern part of Guthrie Center. A perimeter was established with the assistance of the Iowa State Patrol and the IA DOT’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division, and within minutes, the K-9 “Rage” and his partner found Hunt, Jr. and took him into custody.
Hunt was being held without bond in the Guthrie County Jail.
A call to police in Red Oak Monday night with regard to a woman who was allegedly caught stealing money from a restaurant resulted in an arrest of the woman on numerous drug-related charges. Red Oak Police say Elizabeth Riley, of Red Oak, faces possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and illegal possession of prescription drugs charges, along with a drug tax stamp violation.
She was taken into custody after officers responded to the Rainbow Cafe at 105 West Market Street at about 7:15 p.m., Monday. Upon their arrival, officers were told Riley allegedly stole tips from other waitresses’ tables, and money out of the manager’s purse. The manager told police she didn’t want to press charges, but she alleged Riley had a needle in her pants.
Police say Riley admitted she had a needle, then removed it and placed it on a table. Riley also admitted to police she had marijuana and some pills in her purse. Upon further investigation, police found marijuana, a one-hit marijuana pipe, 38 Buproplon pills, and 19 Clonazepam pills.
Riley was taken to the Montgomery County Jail, and was unable to post bond.
The Cass County Board of Supervisors will meet Wednesday morning in Atlantic, and one of the action items on their agenda is action on the termination of employment for long-time County Mental Health/General Assistance Coordinator, Teresa Kanning. No reason was given in the agenda for the termination of employment.
In other business, the Board will hold a public hearing on the vacating of portions of Secondary Roads Right-of-Way, with regard to portions of: 644th Street in Section 14 of Grove Township; 700th Street, between Sections 2 & 3 in Benton Township, and Galt Lane, in Section 5 of Lincoln Township. Following the hearing, the Board will act on vacating those sections of roadways.
The meeting begins at 8:30-a.m., Wednesday.
The Freese-Notis weather forecast for the KJAN listening area & weather info. for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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Iowa farmers expect to plant 11-percent more soybeans this spring compared to 2013. That’s according to a new survey by AgriSource — a grain marketing, commodity brokerage and crop insurance company. Keith Gehling of AgriSource says the plans by Iowa farmers to plant 10.3 million acres of soybean are based on several factors.
“We saw some pretty poor corn yields in 2012 and 2013 in parts of Iowa. Some producers are facing rootworm issues, high input costs, and cheaper corn prices on the Board of Trade,” Gehling says. “Some of these guys see an opportunity to break their corn on corn rotation and possibly raise some pretty good bean yields on those acres in 2014.”
Iowa farmers expect to plant 13.3 million acres of corn, down 2.2-percent compared to last year. However, Gehling says many farmers will wait until later this spring to make final planting decisions. “We put a question on the survey at the Farm Power Show about what their confidence level is and this year, confidence is about 50-percent in their planning intentions. The last several years, it’s been 75-percent. That tells us that guys are possibly waiting until March or April to see how the markets and rainfall play out,” Gehling says.
Across the country, farmers are expected to plant 93.2 million acres of corn, marking a 1.8-percent decline from 2013. U.S. farmers expect to plant 82 million acres of soybeans, an increase of 7-percent. The AgriSource survey was conducted in large part during the Iowa Power Farming Show in late January in conjunction with the Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association.
(Radio Iowa)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Two groups in Iowa want to teach people about the alternatives to demolition. The Center on Sustainable Communities and the Iowa Waste Reduction Center are hosting four workshops in March to talk about deconstruction. The practice involves carefully disassembling something so its materials can be reused.
The groups say deconstruction is an alternative to demolition that provides social, economic and environmental benefits. The workshops are scheduled March 11 in Ida Grove; March 13 in Corning; March 18 in Keosauqua; and March 20 in Elkader.
The Center on Sustainable Communities is a nonprofit group in Des Moines. The Iowa Waste Reduction Center is at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Their efforts are funded in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the state Department of Natural Resources.
JERRY STERLING SORENSEN, 78, of Atlantic (& formerly of Anita), died Mon., Feb. 10th, at the Heritage House, in Atlantic. Funeral services for JERRY SORENSEN will be held 11-a.m. Thu., Feb. 13th, at the United Methodist Church in Anita. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the church Wed., from 5-to 7pm, with the family present.
Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery at Anita.
JERRY SORENSEN is survived by:
His wife – Ramona Sorensen, of Atlantic.
His son – Sterling Sorensen, and His daughter – Audrey (Kelly) Cullen.
5 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren.
A “domestic situation” early this (Tuesday) morning in Montgomery County has resulted in an arrest. Sheriff’s officials say deputies were called to a residence in the 100 block of west 2nd Street in Villisca shortly after midnight. Following a brief investigation, they took into custody 22-year old Jesse A. Luft. Luft was charged with Disorderly Conduct and brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where he was being held on $300 cash bond.
And, a Red Oak woman was arrested Monday evening on for Violating the terms of a Protective Order. 43-year old Shelby JoAnn Oliveres was taken into custody at around 6:55-p.m. at a residence on east Maple Street, in Red Oak. She was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -20. South wind 5 to 13 mph.
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 15 by 3am. Wind chill values as low as -5. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 5. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Light south wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
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