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Authorities warn of slippery roads in Cass County

News

November 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Police Chief Steve Green is warning motorists to slow down and take extra care on the roads this afternoon. During the noon hour, there was a report of an accident east of Atlantic on the Highway 6 bridge involving a pickup and trailer, and a multiple vehicle accident on Interstate 80 at the 60-mile marker westbound. Atlantic Fire and Rescue and Medivac are responding to the scene of the I-80 accident. No injuries were reported in connection with the Hwy 6 accident.

Another accident was reported on Highway 83 at 12:30-p.m. A vehicle rolled into the ditch at a location two-miles west of Marne. There is a subject reported to be trapped in the vehicle.

Roads in the area are becoming very slick.

Winter Weather Advisory until midnight/Western-Central IA (11/21/13)

News, Weather

November 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS- CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR
1203 PM CST THU NOV 21 2013

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW…WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT DRIZZLE IS
DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST IOWA NOW. THIS WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL IOWA BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF ICE
RESULTING IN A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE ON ROADS IS LIKELY. LIGHT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL FOLLOW THE LIGHT FREEZING PRECIPITATION
AND WILL RANGE FROM LESS THAN AN INCH EAST TO UP TO 2 INCHES
WEST.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 MPH.
VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO 1 TO 2 MILES IN SNOW. SOME LIGHT BLOWING
SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK WEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE LOCAL COMMUTE
HOME FROM WORK AND SCHOOL MAY BE IMPACTED BY SLICK ROADS AND
SLOW TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE
CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SW IA (11/21/13)

News, Weather

November 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE
1154 AM CST THU NOV 21 2013

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN…SLEET…AND SNOW…WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

* TIMING…FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE
AFTERNOON…CHANGING TO SLEET AND SNOW LATER THIS
AFTERNOON…AND THEN TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT…LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MAY CAUSE ICING ON ELEVATED
SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES…DECKS…AND WALKWAYS. UNTREATED ROADS
COULD BECOME SLICK AS PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO SLEET AND SNOW AS
WELL.

* OTHER IMPACTS…GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH…WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 MPH…WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

Shenandoah man arrested after trying to flag down traffic

News

November 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports one-person was arrested Tuesday evening after he tried to flag down traffic as he walked along County road J-20, about 7-miles northwest of Clarinda. A deputy noticed 31-year old Jonathan Lynn Gray, of Shenandoah was walking on the traveled portion of the road at around 8:30-p.m.  While questioning Gray, the deputy suspected the man was intoxicated. Testing resulted in Gray being taken into custody on a charge of Public Intoxication.

Gray was brought to the Page County Jail and was unable to post a $300 bond. On Wednesday, he pled guilty to the charge and was sentenced by the magistrate to two days in jail.

Icy conditions possible this afternoon (11/21/13)

News, Weather

November 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD….
1117 AM CST THU NOV 21 2013

AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE AT
TIMES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. A BAND OF LIGHT RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD IN SOUTHWEST
IOWA THROUGH 4 PM CST. COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL FILTER INTO THE
STATE CAUSING SURFACE TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING. THIS
MAY LEAD TO SOME AREAS RECEIVING A LIGHT GLAZING…ESPECIALLY ON
ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS OVERPASSES AND BRIDGES. USE EXTRA
CAUTIONS WHILE DRIVING THIS AFTERNOON AS ROAD CONDITIONS MAY
CHANGE ABRUPTLY AT TIMES.

Glenwood woman arrested Wednesday

News

November 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s Officials in Mills County say a Glenwood woman was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for Violation of a Protection Order and harassment charges. 21-year old Mackenzie Mae Steinman was taken into custody at a location on Sharp Street in Glenwood at around 10:45-p.m. Her bond was set at $500.

LAWRENCE SCHULTES, 90, of Carroll (Svcs. 11/23/13

Obituaries

November 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

LAWRENCE SCHULTES, 90, of Carroll, died Wed., Nov. 20th, at home. A Mass of  Christian Burial service for LAWRENCE SCHULTES will be at 10 a.m. Sat., Nov. 23rd, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Carroll. Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 4:30 p.m. on Friday where there will be a rosary at 5 p.m. by the Carroll Knights of Columbus and a Christian Wake Service at 7 p.m. by St. Lawrence Parish. The casket will be moved to St. Lawrence Church at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday where visitation will resume until time of the funeral mass.

Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carroll with military honors conducted by the Dedham American Legion.

Memorials may be left at the funeral home or the church for St. Anthony Hospice in Carroll.

 

8-player IA high school football Championship

Sports

November 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Catch the Exira-EHK vs. Don Bosco 8-Player Championship game live now on KJAN AM1220 and FM 101., or online at kjan.com. (click on the tower icon in the upper right corner of the home page).

Atlantic City Council rejects offer for property; hears street report

News

November 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic City Council, Wednesday, rejected an offer from a local couple to purchase an abandoned house at 203 Locust Street. The City had earlier been awarded title to the property, and was prepared to sell it to Rob and Marlo Stamp, until some last minute offers were received. A public hearing was held, during which City Attorney Dave Wiederstein said he had received word another party was interested in the property. That being the case, the Council decided to request sealed bids for the property, but no deadline was set for the receipt of bids. A condition of the bids is that the prospective buyer must agree to demolish the current structure in a timely manner.

In other business, the Council received a report from Snyder and Associates Engineer Dave Sturm, with regard to the Street Maintenance Study. The Study, which was commissioned in 2010, indicated street repairs are the highest priority of the community’s citizens. Sturm said there are just under 50-miles of streets in Atlantic, of which 12.5-miles are comprised of concrete, 26.5 are asphalt, seven are seal coated and 2.5-miles are gravel. Sturm went on to describe the types of problems each road-style can expect to have over the course of its lifespan.

The streets are rated on a score from zero to 100, with 100 being the score needed for an entirely new street. The options given for any given condition include reconstruction, rehabilitation, deferred action, preventative maintenance and routine maintenance. Sturm said the study shows the City has made substantial progress over the past eight-years, having completed the repair or replacement of half of its streets.

He said it should continue with efforts to catch-up with backlogged projects….but it won’t come cheap. He says the City needs to spend anywhere from 750-thousand to One-million dollars per year in order to continue playing catch-up to get to the rest of the streets.

Sturm said once the City is caught-up on its street projects, it could expect to spend 400-to 500-thousand dollars per year just to maintain a high level of service on them. A copy of the report is available for viewing in the City Clerk’s office.

A look back at Hugh Sidey’s view of Kennedy assassination

News

November 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Americans will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John Kennedy tomorrow (Friday). An Iowa reporter from Adair County who became know for his coverage of the presidency was in Dallas, Texas on that fateful day. Hugh Sidey was Time Magazine’s White House correspondent for nearly 50 years and was on the press bus when the fatal shots were fired.“I remember lounging in the bus, watching Kennedy’s car go around the curb up ahead, ”Sidey said. Reporter Lee Kline interviewed Sidey at the family’s newspaper office in Greenfield shortly after the assassination. He talked about his feelings.

“Actually there’s almost a physical reaction, your stomach or something tightens up,” Sidey said. He described the area where the shooting took place as a “strange tableau.” “Women were lying down on the ground and men had their arm around their families. I remember one man sitting on the curb pounding the ground just out of frustration. Obviously something was wrong and we immediately then began to sense that perhaps he’d been shot,” according to Sidey.

Hugh Sidey later became personal friends with Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. He died on this date ( November 21) eight years ago, one day before the anniversary of his biggest story.

(Radio Iowa)