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September 9th, 2013 by admin

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MICHAEL JOHN MACDONALD, 56, of Harlan (Svcs. 9/13/13)

Obituaries

September 9th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

MICHAEL JOHN MACDONALD, 56, of Harlan, died Sun., Sept. 8th, at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Funeral services for MICHAEL MACDONALD will be held 1-p.m. Friday (Sept. 13th), at the Abundant Life Church, in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 4-to 7-pm on Thursday.

MICHAEL MACDONALD is survived by:

His wife – Aggie Macdonald, of Harlan.

His sons – Jonathan (Tracy) Macdonald of San Diego, CA (serving with the Marines in Japan), and Marcus (Monika) Macdonald of Janesville, WI.

His brothers –  Mark (Donna) Macdonald of Manhatten Beach, CA; David (Jane) Macdonald of North Bend, WI; Matthew (Rita) Macdonald of Verona, WI, and Joseph (Kimberly) Macdonald of North Bend, WI

His sisters –  Sandra (Timothy) Tranberg of Black River Falls, WI and Marlene (Rodney) Vaningan of North Bend, WI.

and 2 grandchildren.

High temps in the 90s and low 100s will be common across Iowa today

News, Weather

September 9th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

After a slight cool-off over the weekend, triple-digit temperatures are back in today’s (Monday) forecast for a wide section of Iowa. Miles Schumacher, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, says we can expect steamy highs this afternoon that are some 20-degrees hotter than normal. “It looks like the entire state will make the 90s,” Schumacher says. “The only cool spots, if you want to call it cool, we have some low 90s over the far, far northeast and northwest, but 95 to 100 will be pretty common across the whole state.”

Schumacher says the heat wave should roll out by Wednesday night into Thursday as cooler weather arrives. Some lower temperatures may appear in northwest Iowa as soon as tomorrow but the rest of the state will still be very hot, he says, with the “real cooling” in the latter part of the week.

Highs by Thursday may only be in the 70s and 80s. Fall arrives in just under two weeks, September 22nd.

(Radio Iowa)

Stanton Wins Missouri Valley VB Tourney

Sports

September 9th, 2013 by Jim Field

Stanton won all five of its matches to win the Missouri Valley Volleyball Tournament Saturday.  Missouri Valley went 4-1, Boyer Valley was, Exira/EHK was 2-3, A-H-S-T went 1-4 and Heartland Christian was 0-5.  Click on the pdf below for complete results.

2013 MV Volleyball Tourney Scores (1)

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th

Trading Post

September 9th, 2013 by Jim Field

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FOR SALE:  Pronto M41 Invacare Electric scooter. Excellent condition.  $850.00.  712-579-1402.

WANTED:  bike carrier for a Honda civic.  712-249-4267.

FOR SALE:  Really tasty tomatoes for canning or eating.  Located in Ross, four miles north and one mile east of Audubon.  all 712-563-3344.

FOR SALE: Rubber Bed Mat for a short box Chevy truck.   $30 o.b.o.  Please call: 712-254-6548.

FOR SALE:  Abundant produce tomatoes for canning, freezing, salsa, quantity discounts call Chris French @515-681-6612.

FOR SALE:  A Crestliner boat, 17 feet long with 70 hp motor.  Motor may need a little work.  Tilt bed trailer, tow rope and 5 life jackets.  Asking $550.  Call 249-0233.

FOR SALE:  1994 GMC pickup (runs great); older snow blower, $100; 5 x 8 trailer, $300.  Call 254-3725.

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Farmers & many rural Iowans face more allergy problems, hearing loss

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 9th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Many Iowans have allergies or hearing problems but farmers may be more susceptible to both. Dr. Dwight Jones, an ear, nose and throat specialist in Omaha/Council Bluffs, says some of the most common ailments among rural residents, particularly farmers, are chronic sinus disease and late summer and fall allergies. “People can have chronic runny noses and chronic stuffy noses from chronic sinus disease,” Dr. Jones says. “Chronic sinus disease often times plagues farmers and ranchers and people in the rural community heavily from nasal allergies. If you clear the allergies up, often times the sinus disease will clear up.”

If it doesn’t clear up, he says it can be treated in the office through sinus therapy. During dry seasons, dust from multiple sources is common on farms, whether it’s stirred up by tractors working in the fields or from the gravel road in front of the farmhouse. “All of those kinds of dust lead to increasing problems with asthma and chronic respiratory diseases in the farming and ranching population,” Jones says. “It’s really imperative that they avoid that kind of dust exposure on a chronic, long-term basis, or do something to protect themselves from that type of exposure.”

Years of being around big tractors, trucks and combines can also take a toll on one’s hearing. Jones says that’s another occupational hazard. “Farmers and ranchers work around a lot of heavy equipment, they work around a lot of noisy equipment and they’re especially vulnerable to have damage to their hearing,” Jones says. “They should take care and either wear some kind of hearing protection if possible or avoid long-term exposure to those kind of noises which can lead to sensory neuro hearing loss and tinnitus.”

For farmers and anyone else who suffers from ragweed allergies, he says a relatively new treatment is available. Drops can be taken under the tongue which can eliminate allergy shots and over-the-counter medications.

(Radio Iowa)

Heartbeat Today 09-09-2013

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

September 9th, 2013 by admin

Jim Field speaks with Angie Smith from Narcanon Arrowhead Agency about ways to deal with prescription drug addiction.

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Iowa gives way to feds in Sioux City man’s case

News

September 9th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – State prosecutors have given way to federal prosecution of a Sioux City man accused of assault and robbery.  Court documents show robbery, burglary, theft and assault charges against Levon Dean have been dropped.  Woodbury County Attorney Patrick “PJ” Jennings says dropping the local case will save the state money and could lead to heavier federal punishment for Dean.

Authorities say Levon Dean and his brother, Jamal Dean, broke into a Sioux City home and beat and robbed a resident at gunpoint in April. A few days later Jamal Dean shot Sioux City Police Officer Kevin McCormick, who survived. Jamal Dean was given 25 years in prison for attempted murder.