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FOR SALE: Craftmatic adjustable XL Twin with wired remote control in very good condition. $700 or best offer. Call 712-762-3400 after 5:00 p.m.
FOR SALE: Tempur-Pedic adjustable (ergo) XL Twin with wireless remote control in good condition. $1,000 or best offer. Call 712-762-3400 after 5:00 p.m.
FOR SALE: 3-cushion dark navy leather sofa – $100. Call 243-1869.
FOR SALE: Snowking Spirit snow thrower, 8 hp, rotating discharge chute, 27″ path, electric start, workhorse $350; queen size bed, pillowtop & box spring with frame, headboard with bookshelf & mirror in center. $250; brown & gold paisley davenport w/ matching loveseat. – davenport $400, loveseat $250. 712-563-2909 (Audubon)
FOR SALE: 4 like new, 235/75/R15 tires – 2 back are snow/mud tires, mounted & balanced on factory aluminum Ford 5 whole wheels $400 for whole set; plastic bedliners for full size short box pickups $30 each or $40 with tailgate cover; 55 gallon steel drums with removable lids & clean $22 each. 712-625-2501
FOR SALE: 1994 Ford Taurus. Needs a little exhaust work, maybe a new battery. No rust, would make a good work car. $850. 712-304-4262 in Audubon.
FOR SALE: 1996 250 Kawasaki dirt bike in really good condition. $1,000. 712-304-4262 Audubon.
FREE TO A GOOD HOME: Female schnauzer, 5 years old, has had shots and is spayed. 249-9573.
A strong winter storm is forecast to lift from northeast New Mexico northeastward across the central US later this afternoon into Friday.
48-hour Projected snowfall totals (ending 6-a.m. Sat., Feb. 23rd) – as of 5:30-a.m. Thursday. (NWS/Des Moines)
A band of moderate to heavy snow developing ahead of the low pressure system will spread across the state today into this evening. Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour can be expected during the late afternoon and evening hours, with much of the expected snowfall expected snowfall to occur in six hours or less. Strong east winds at 15 to 25 mph with higher gusts to around 30 mph are also expected. The winds will combine with the heavy snowfall to create widespread visibility of less than one quarter of a mile by later this afternoon into the evening. Dangerous travel conditions are expected this afternoon through much of tonight. The storms will likely have a significant impact on rush hour traffic.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The impending winter storm set to pound the Midwest has forced officials in Iowa to postpone the state high school bowling tournament. The tournament was to be held in Des Moines on Thursday and Friday. But officials from the boys and girls high school associations say they were concerned that teams and spectators would have trouble leaving Des Moines. The associations said in a joint statement released Wednesday that the tournament will now be held on March 11-12 in Des Moines.
CRAIG CULLEN, 53, of Greenfield , died Wed., Feb. 20th, 2013, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A Gathering of Remembrance for CRAIG CULLEN will be held from 4-to 8pm Friday, March 1st, in the 4-H Building at the Adair County Fairgrounds, in Greenfield. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.
Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.
CRAIG CULLEN is survived by:
His Daughter – Tiffany Renaud and her fiance’ Larry Holloway.
His son – Travis and Daughter-in-law, Carolyn Cullen.
His brothers – Randy and Steven Cullen.
His Mother – Elnora Cullen.
Many other loving family members and friends.
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST FRIDAY
* TIMING…SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF IOWA AROUND NOON TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY AFTER ONSET AND LAST FOR AROUND SIX HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL STILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY HOWEVER BEFORE COMING TO AN END ALTOGETHER LATER IN THE DAY.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON…THEN DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR COINCIDENT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE VERY RAPIDLY AS THE SNOW MOVES IN THIS AFTERNOON. AT THE ONSET…VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES CAN BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND THE ROADS RAPIDLY BECOMING ICY AND SNOW PACKED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST…COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW…THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD… AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
**WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH NOON FRIDAY**
Today: A chance of snow between 9am and noon, then snow with areas of blowing snow after noon. High near 23. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a east wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tonight: Snow with areas of blowing snow before 3am, then snow likely after 3am. Low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 5. Blustery, with a east northeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as 10. North wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 33.
The Page County Attorney’s Office reports two sentences were handed down earlier this week in separate cases. In one of the cases, 24-year-old Kiel Mark Brittain, of Clarinda, plead guilty to livestock neglect, in association with a Nov. 2012 investigation into malnourished cows, calves and a bull found on a property in rural Page County. Brittain was sentenced Monday to one-year in jail, with all but 4 days suspended. He was also placed on unsupervised probation for an unspecified length of time, and ordered to have no livestock during that time of probation. Brittain must also pay a fine of $315, plus related court costs.
And, 54-year-old Michael D. Weaver, of Shenandoah, plead guilty Monday in Page County District Court, to a charge of assault with the intent to commit sexual abuse. He had originally been charged with Enticing away a person under the age of 13, Lascivious Acts with a Child/Solicitation, in association with events that occurred in August of 2011. Weaver was sentenced to two years in prison and fined $625, but both were suspended. He was instead placed on supervised probation for a period of two-years, and ordered to reside at a Residential Correctional Facility.
In addition, the judge ordered Weaver to complete a psychological evaluation, risk assessment, and a Sex Offender Treatment Program. Weaver was also ordered to pay related court costs, restitution to his victims, and he must have no contact with the victims for five years.
While a major winter storm is expected to clobber Iowa today (Thursday), a sure sign of spring is already here. The migrating Sandhill Cranes are beginning to appear at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in the Missouri River valley, straddling the Iowa/Nebraska border. Greg Wagner, a spokesman for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, says many hundreds of the large white-and-grey birds have already landed in the area. All told, perhaps 650-thousand cranes will stop off in the region over the next few weeks.
“This is one of the most unique things that happens around the world with birds and with wildlife,” Wagner says. “This is the largest gathering of cranes in the world, starting about now and all the way into early April.” The cranes are making a pit stop on the way north to breeding grounds in Canada, Alaska and Siberia. The numbers should peak here in mid-March.
“You’ll see the cranes out feeding in the fields,” Wagner says. “Take along a good zoom lens with your camera, a good pair of binoculars. Enjoy the cranes at a distance. Don’t try to approach them. They’ll fly and go elsewhere.” Several hundred eagles and thousands of ducks and geese have already been spotted along the river, too. The Sandhill Cranes draw some 70-thousand visitors from around the world to the region every year, with an economic impact of about 8-million dollars.
(Radio Iowa)
(Update 8:40-a.m….)
Officials with the Adair-Guthrie County Emergency Management Agency say a BOIL ADVISORY is in effect for the City of Stuart until further notice. Emergency Management Director Bob Kempf says the advisory was issued after a 10-inch water main ruptured below east Front Street in Stuart, between Sherman and Harlan Streets.
Stuart Utilities was able to repair the main, but Kempf says because contaminants may have worked their way into the water supply during the break, residents and persons who get their water from the City of Stuart are urged to boil all water before consumption. You should let it boil for one-minute before letting it cool, or use bottled water, until further notice.
In addition, some areas of the community may not have water, due to the pressure loss. If you have any questions, please call Bob Kempf at 515-523-2915.