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NWS forecast for Atlantic: Sat., Feb. 8th 2014

Weather

February 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as zero. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly between 9pm and 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -5. North wind 7 to 9 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -15. North wind 9 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -25. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.

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CHARLES DENNIS HUGHES, 84, of Walnut (Svcs. 02-10-2014)

Obituaries

February 7th, 2014 by admin

CHARLES “CHARLIE” DENNIS HUGHES, 84, of Walnut died Friday, Feb. 7th at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.  Mass of Christian Burial for CHARLIE HUGHES will be held on Monday, Feb. 10th at 10:30am at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Walnut.  Kremer Funeral Home in Omaha has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, Feb. 9th from 6:00pm-7:00pm at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Walnut with a Wake Service at 7:00pm.

Burial will be in the St. Patrick Cemetery in Walnut.

CHARLES “CHARLIE” DENNIS HUGHES is survived by:

Wife: Ione Hughes in Walnut

Son: Doug (Maria) Hughes of Peosta, IA.

Daughter: Barb (Dave) Blum of Walnut.

Son-in-law: Barry Anderson of Ponca, NE.

Sister: Joan Foley of Blair, NE.

7 Grandchildren

1 Great-Grandchild

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EARL CHRISTIAN CLAUSEN, 62, of Adair (Svcs. 02-11-2014)

Obituaries

February 7th, 2014 by admin

EARL CHRISTIAN CLAUSEN, 62, of Adair died Friday, Feb. 7th at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.  Memorial services for EARL CLAUSEN will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 11th at 11:00am in the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Adair.  Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be held on Monday, Feb. 10th from 5:00pm-7:00pm in the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Adair.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

EARL CHRISTIAN CLAUSEN is survived by:

Wife: Margaret Clausen of Adair

Children: Jeffrey (Rachel) Clausen of Atlantic;  Michelle Clausen of Adair. .

Sisters: Barbara Haskins of Omaha; Janet (Al) Arendt; Betty (Milo) Cress of Lincoln, NE.

4 Grandchildren

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JACK F. ULVELING SR., 70, of Atlantic (Svcs. 02-10-2014)

Obituaries

February 7th, 2014 by admin

JACK F. ULVELING SR., 70, of Atlantic died Thursday, Feb. 6th at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.  Memorial services for JACK F. ULVELING SR. will be held on Monday, Feb. 10th at 12:00pm in the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Burial will be at a later date.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

JACK F. ULVELING SR. is survived by:

Wife: Barbara Ulveling of Atlantic

Children: John F. Ulveling II of Marshalltown.  Robert K. Ulveling (Cindy Schlake) of Atlantic.  Lori (Ken) Namanny of Cumberland.

6 Grandchildren

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DENNIS LEROY MEYER, 70, of ATLANTIC (Svcs. WED, FEB 12TH)

Obituaries

February 7th, 2014 by admin

DENNIS LEROY MEYER, 70, of Atlantic died Fri, Feb. 7th at Cass County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for DENNIS LEROY MEYER will be held on Wed., Feb 12th at 10:30am in the First United Methodist Church in Atlantic. The Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be from 5pm-7:30pm on Tues., Feb 11th in the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic, with a special Masonic service at 4:30pm prior to the visitation.

Burial will be at the Atlantic Cemetery.

DENNIS MEYER is survived by his wife Alene.

 

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Branstad seeks to overturn Juvenile Home ruling

News

February 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad has asked the Iowa Supreme Court to overturn a district court order to reopen the Iowa Juvenile Home. Branstad announced his plans Friday. He is being represented by the Iowa Attorney General. In a press release, Branstad says the children residing at the home in Toledo were not receiving the education and care they needed.

Branstad closed the home in January following allegations that teens were improperly treated and denied a proper education. Four lawmakers then sued Branstad to keep the home open. A district court judge on Wednesday ordered the state to reopen the home and use funds the Legislature approved to operate it. The 21 girls who had been living at the home now live elsewhere.

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Northey to visit Griswold & Red Oak, Monday

News

February 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that he will be visiting Griswold and Red Oak on Monday, February 10th. Northey will tour Schuler Manufacturing in Griswold and then speak to an Iowa Corn Growers Association meeting in Red Oak.

His tour begins 10:30-a.m. Monday  at Schuler Manufacturing in Griswold, and continues in  Red Oak at 12:30-p.m., with an  address to the Iowa Corn Growers Association meeting at the Red Coach Inn.

Northey, a corn and soybean farmer from Spirit Lake, is serving his second term as Secretary of Agriculture. His priorities as Secretary of Agriculture are promoting the use of science and new technologies to better care for our air, soil and water, and reaching out to tell the story of Iowa agriculture.

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New rules coming for red light, speeding cameras

News

February 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — New rules will soon go into effect that give state transportation officials control over whether speed and red light cameras are placed by cities and counties on state-supervised highways and interstates. The Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee, a group of five Democrats and five Republicans, did not vote on the rules Friday. That means the regulations will go into effect Feb. 12.

The rules will require local agencies to show cameras are targeting “high-crash or high-risk locations.” They will have to justify renewal every year. Local officials have criticized the rules, saying the state is taking away local control.

Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Sioux City have cameras on interstates that would be regulated by the new rules. The state has no laws governing their use.

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Iowa State hires Eggen as DE coach

Sports

February 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State has hired former Louisiana Tech assistant Stan Eggen as its defensive ends coach. Eggen, who spent the past five seasons working with the Bulldogs defensive line, fills a vacancy left when Cyclones assistant Curtis Bray died last month. Eggen and Cyclones head coach Paul Rhoads have known each other for 25 years. Rhoads says Eggen is an “exceptional” teacher who should help Iowa State recruit in metro Dallas-Fort Worth.

Eggen was the defensive line coach at Texas A&M prior to his stint at Louisiana Tech. Eggen has also worked at Alabama, TCU and New Mexico among other schools in a career spanning over 30 years. Eggen grew up in Minnesota and graduated with a master’s degree from North Dakota in 1981.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7th

Trading Post

February 7th, 2014 by admin

WANTED: any size of tower fans, working or not. 243-3396.

FOR SALE: A New Holland combine toy. $65. A large bird cage. $50. A  lifestyle treadmill. Adjustable. $225. 712-243-4308.

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