Jim Field speaks with Ed Kail with Nishna Valley Trails, about the upcoming bike/trails expo on April 29th in Atlantic.
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Jim Field speaks with Ed Kail with Nishna Valley Trails, about the upcoming bike/trails expo on April 29th in Atlantic.
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HINTON, Iowa (AP) – A construction company and a natural gas pipeline owner have settled a lawsuit filed after a northwest Iowa pipeline explosion nearly a year ago. Omaha, Neb.-based Northern Natural Gas Co. had sued DeRocher Construction, of Le Mars, for negligence. Northern sought more than $439,000 in damages.
Officials say the April 25 blast near Hinton occurred after two DeRocher workers who were using machinery to install drainage tile struck the underground pipeline, rupturing it. They ran and escaped fatal injury before it erupted into a fireball.
The Iowa Attorney General’s Office in August fined DeRocher $20,000 for failing to call Iowa One Call to have underground utility lines located before digging. The companies have delayed court proceedings while final settlement details are worked out. Spokesmen for both companies declined to comment.
LARRY L. WARD, SR., 73, of Wiota , died Mon., April 22nd, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Graveside services for LARRY WARD, SR., will be held 2-p.m. Sat., April 27th, at the Southlawn Memory Garden Cemetery in Atlantic. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
There is no visitation.
Memorials may be directed to the Anita or Atlantic Masons or Shriners.
LARRY WARD, SR. is survived by:
His daughters – Debra (Mike) Kuhns, and Barbara (Kenney) Mitchell.
4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
The Freese-Notis (podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather data (including precipitation) for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson…
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346 AM CDT TUE APR 23 2013
EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. BREEZY…COLDER. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. BREEZY. MUCH COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 40S. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.
Officials with the search engine giant “Google” say the company will likely invest another $400 million into its data center in Council Bluffs, bringing the company’s total investment in the center to $1.5 billion. The Daily NonPareil says a filing with the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IAEDA) indicates Google is pursuing an additional $400 million expansion. The Mountain View, CA-based Google, spent $600 million to open a data center in 2009 in the Lake Manawa area, then launched a $300 million expansion a year ago aided by state tax incentives. Last November, the had company announced that it was investing another $200 million in expansion.
Google, a year ago, won approval of state tax incentives of up to $9.6 million for the $300 million expansion, which would create 50 jobs. Its latest filing is seeking to add $400 million on top of that. It asks to boost the state tax credits to the company to $16.8 million. How many jobs that would create was not indicated.
IAEDA scheduled to vote this morning in Des Moines on amending its tax incentive agreement with Google.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have given the all-clear at an Ames post office where a suspicious suitcase was reported. Officials determined yesterday that the suitcase did not pose a threat. It was found in the lobby earlier in the day.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say they lured a man outside of his home with a pack of cigarettes to end a 30-hour standoff in Des Moines. Police used a stun gun to subdue 53-year-old Michael Reed when he stepped on the front porch to get the cigarettes.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa lawmaker who got national attention last week for critical remarks about homosexual lifestyles says he wants to go to lunch with a gay colleague. Sen. Dennis Guth, of Klemme, says on Monday that he’d like to do lunch with Sen. Matt McCoy, of Des Moines, and “get to know each other.”
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Senate has approved legislation offering a tax break to small businesses if they cover part of employees’ health insurance. The Democratic-majority Senate unanimously approved the plan yesterday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Yadier Molina drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, backing Shelby Miller’s strong start Monday night, and the St. Louis Cardinals returned to the site of their Game 5 NL division series victory last season with a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals. The other big hit for St. Louis was Allen Craig’s two-run double in the third. Miller (3-1) struck out eight in 6 2-3 innings, allowing two runs and four hits. All the Cardinals’ runs came against Dan Haren (1-3), who gave up three runs and six hits in five-plus innings. Edward Mujica pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save. The Cardinals have alternated wins and losses over their last nine games.
Washington has lost seven of 10.
The Atlantic Board of Education was expecting to receive and accept petitions calling for a bond referendum during their meeting tonight (Monday), but the matter was instead tabled. Superintendent Mike Amstein said that was because the committee responsible for gathering the petitions wanted more time to get information out to the public in an effective manner. Amstein said the committee felt they couldn’t do that in the short amount of time the current election might be held. They requested the Board table the matter until a decision can be made on when the issue moves forward. The petitions are with regard to an $11-million dollar bond referendum for Capital Improvement Projects. Because the School Board took no action on the petitions, a Resolution ordering a special election on the issuance of $11-million worth of General Obligation School Bonds, was also tabled. A tentative vote on the referendum was set to take place June 25th.
Mr. James Northwick, Elementary Principal at the Emerson-Hubbard, NE School District, approved as the Schuler Principal/Curriculum Director. (photo from the E-H School District website)
The Atlantic School Board was also briefly introduced Monday, to James Northwick, the man who will succeed Cam Smith as the Schuler Elementary Principal/Curriculum Director. Northwick comes from the Emerson-Hubbard School District in Emerson, NE. Northwick, his wife and young daughter were in the community Monday searching for housing.
Prior to adjourning for the evening, the Board heard a presentation with regard to District Finances, from Gary Sinclair, a former Superintendent with the Dallas Center-Grimes School District. Sinclair serves as the Finance Support Co-Director for the Iowa Association of School Boards and is the Senior Financial Adviser for PMA Financial Network. He spoke about the Financial Planning Program (FPP) to help provide additional resources and support for districts.