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DOMINIC LLOYD ELKINS, 5, of Atlantic (9-7-13)

Obituaries

September 5th, 2013 by Jim Field

DOMINIC LLOYD ELKINS, 5, of Atlantic died August 31st at home.  Funeral service for DOMINIC LLOYD ELKINS will be held on Saturday, September 7th at 1:00 pm in the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

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Visitation will be held on Friday from 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the funeral home with the family greeting friends from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Burial in the Harlan Cemetery.

DOMINIC LLOYD ELKINS is survived by:

Mother:  Barbara Kunch of Atlantic

Father:  Thomas Ball of Webster City

Grandmother:  Dannelle Kunch of Glenwood

Great-Grandmother:  Catherine Elkins of Glenwood

Aunts:  Rose Kunch of Glenwood; Jolene Kunch of Council Bluffs

Uncle:  Ashton Elkins of Glenwood

Special Grandparents:  Stacy & Rick Hansen of Manilla

Godmother:  DeeAnn Myres of Omaha

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MARIAN JOAN BEAMAN, 83, of Dexter (9-10-13)

Obituaries

September 5th, 2013 by Jim Field

MARIAN JOAN BEAMAN, 83, of Dexter died Thursday, September 5th at the Stuart Community Care Center.  Funeral services for MARIAN JOAN BEAMAN will be held on Tuesday, September 10th at 10:30 am at the First Presbyterian Church in Dexter.  Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.

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Visitation will be held on Monday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the funeral home.

Burial will follow the service at the Dexter Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Dexter or the Stuart Community Care Center Foundation, in care of Johnson Family Funeral Home, PO Box 246, Stuart, IA 50250.

Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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Game Times Announced for Hy-Vee Big Four Classic

Sports

September 5th, 2013 by Jim Field

DES MOINES, Iowa – Matchups and tipoff times for the 2013 Hy-Vee Big Four Classic have been determined as the state of Iowa’s four NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams prepare to take center stage at Wells Fargo Arena on Dec. 7. Northern Iowa and Iowa State will open the doubleheader event with a 5 p.m. tipoff followed by Drake and Iowa renewing their series at 7:30 p.m.

One of the marquee basketball events in the Midwest, the Hy-Vee Big Four Classic is in its second season after a successful debut in 2012 that saw 13,180 fans stream through the Wells Fargo Arena turnstiles. The 2014 edition promises to be just as attractive to basketball fans in Iowa as three of the Big Four teams appeared in the postseason in 2012-13.

Tickets for Hy-Vee Big Four Classic range in price from $25-70. Each institution will have an equal number of game tickets to distribute. Tickets will be good for admission to both games of the doubleheader and will be made available first to each institution’s basketball season ticket holders. Tickets not sold by the institutions will be placed on sale for the general public through the Wells Fargo Arena box office at a date to be announced.

The Hy-Vee Big Four Classic opener between Iowa State and UNI features two teams that went a combined 44-27 last season with Iowa State advancing to the third round of the NCAA Tournament and UNI winning three postseason games to advance to the semifinals of the Collegeinsider.com Tournament.

The nightcap includes an Iowa team that went 25-13 in 2012-13 to earn a berth in the National Invitational Tournament and streak through the field to earn runner-up honors after falling to Baylor in the title game at Madison Square Garden. Drake, which went 15-17 a season ago, will feature a re-tooled roster under first-year head coach Ray Giacoletti, who previously served as an assistant at Gonzaga for the past six seasons.

Potential television broadcasts of the Hy-Vee Big Four Classic will be announced at a later date.

The event’s sponsor, Hy-Vee, Inc., is an employee-owned corporation operating 234 retail supermarkets and drug stores in eight Midwestern states. With sales of more than $7.7 billion, Hy-Vee ranks among the top 20 supermarket chains and the top 50 private companies in the United States. As representatives of the famous “helpful smile in every aisle” brand, Hy-Vee’s 66,000 employee-owners take pride in meeting customers’ desire for quality products, outstanding values and superior customer service. Additional information about Hy-Vee is available at hy-vee.com.

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Atlantic gas main leak under control

News

September 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Residents of at least 8 homes in the vicinity of 5th and Maple Streets in Atlantic were allowed to return to their homes this (Thursday) afternoon, about 4-hours after construction crews working on a sewer line accidentally hit a 4-inch diameter, high pressure gas line.  The line was struck at around 10:10-a.m., forcing authorities to evacuate residents in the area until utility crews could repair the damage. The official all-clear notice was received from the Cass County Emergency Management Agency at around 1:45-p.m.

The smell of gas was noticed by residents around the northeast and north central parts of town for hours Thursday, and the high-pitched sound of gas whistling from the cut in the line could be heard for well over a block away. No injuries were reported.

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DONALD THOMAS BEATTY, 93, formerly of Hancock (Svcs. 9/9/13)

Obituaries

September 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DONALD THOMAS BEATTY, 93, formerly of Hancock, died Wed., Sept. 4th, at the Avoca Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services for DONALD BEATTY will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., Sept. 9th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

The family will greet friends at the funeral home on Sunday, Sept. 8th, from 4-to 6-pm.

Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Hancock.

DONALD BEATTY is survived by:

His wife – Beulavon Beatty, of Avoca.

His daughters – Mary Kathleen B. Martin, of Richmond, VA; Joan (Loren) Clayton, of Omaha, & Jane (Gregory) Johnson, of Carmel, IN.

His brother – Bill (Mildred) Beatty, of Atlantic.

6 grandchildren, and his sister-in-law, Mary Liz Beatty.

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Iowa drought worsens in hottest week of the year

Ag/Outdoor, News, Weather

September 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Drought conditions have worsened in a portion of the Midwest including Iowa, the nation’s leading corn producer, as the region experienced its hottest week of the year.Drought Monitor 9-5-13 The extreme heat and near record low August rainfall combined to expand drought conditions from the eastern Dakotas southeastward into western Illinois.  Iowa saw its warmest week since July 2012, with highs topping 104 at Des Moines on Aug. 30.

About 98 percent of the state is in drought. Severe drought expanded to 32 percent of the state from 22 percent the week before. Conditions are mostly unchanged in Nebraska and Kansas. The weekly drought monitor, which tracks conditions from Aug. 27 through Tuesday morning, shows 61.7 percent of the contiguous United States in drought, nearly the same as the week before.

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Cass County awarded USDA Grant to grow Farmers Markets

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Cass County Wellness Coordinator Teddi Grindberg has announced the County has been awarded $11,554 in a USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG), to assist with Farmers Markets development throughout the County. The award will extend through the end of the current market season, the coming year, and the end of the next season.

The focus of the grant is to help communities within Cass County to create and/or expand area farmers markets. The Cass County Local Food Policy Council will work in conjunction with interested communities to identify current and potential vendors, establish community-based market committees, and to promote the purchase and consumption of the local food provided in the markets.

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(Update ) Gas line hit in Atlantic

News

September 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A square block area of Atlantic was evacuated this (Thursday) morning, following a gas line rupture at 5th and Elm Streets.  Atlantic Assistant Fire Chief Tim Cappel told KJAN News a crew working on a sewer line punctured a gas line just after 10-a.m.IMG_20130905_104552_016

Gas line punctured at 5th & maple. View looking east from 5th & Elm Streets (Ric Hanson/photo)

Gas line punctured at 5th & maple. View looking east from 5th & Elm Streets (Ric Hanson/photo)

Gas could be heard whistling from the site, as fire and police personnel worked to cordon-off the area and evacuate local residences and businesses. Cappel said they anticipated the evacuation would remain in-place for about four hours.

The public is asked to stay away from the area until the leak is fixed.

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Backyard and Beyond 09-05-2013

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

September 5th, 2013 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Diane Peterson with Cass County Health Systems about a book fair going on today  in the atrium at Cass County Memorial Hospital.

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More on Atlantic’s Urban Deer Hunting Ordinance

Ag/Outdoor, News, Sports

September 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Police Chief Steve Green says Wednesday evening’s action by the City Council pertaining to an amendment of an ordinance allowing bow hunting of deer within the City limits, means anyone interested in hunting this season, and did qualify to do so last season, should contact the Police Department to acquire a permit. Hunters who did not shoot qualifying scores last season may contact Lt. Dave Erickson at the P-D, to set-up a time to qualify.archer

Green says the department has the permit applications and hunting instruction packets available. Both may be picked up during normal business hours (8-a.m. to 4-p.m., Monday through Friday). In addition, land owners who would like to allow bow hunters to hunt on their land, should contact the Police Department at 712-243-3512 during business hours, to sign-up.

The Council’s action Wednesday, was an effort to entice hunters to actively assist in the reducing of an excessive number of deer that have plagued the City in recent years. Last year, over 30 hunters qualified for the right to hunt within the City limits of Atlantic, but only two deer were taken. The greatest change to the Ordinance, according to Green, is that hunters will be reimbursed for the cost of the State Deer Tag for taking their first doe within the City limits. Subsequent to taking an antlerless deer and having it verified that it was taken within the City limits, hunters will be given a permission slip allowing them to use their next “any sex” tag, to take one of the many large bucks that frequent the community.

 

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