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Despite recent rains, reservoirs on the Missouri River are dropping as drought persists and low water levels will translate to higher electric rates for some Iowans. The Western Area Power Administration is responsible for selling power from hydroelectric dams on the river and WAPA spokesman Randy Wilkerson says they’re watching water levels carefully. “Right now, we know that water levels in the reservoirs are low and we’re anticipating less than normal generation over the winter and into the coming year,” Wilkerson says.
The agency delivers power to several rural electric co-ops and municipalities in Iowa and in 14 other states. Wilkerson says WAPA easily met its power projections during last year’s historic flooding on the Missouri. “Everybody had more than enough water and we had excess generation that we could actually sell on the open market,” he says. “This year, if we have less than normal generation, we’ll have to be out on the open market purchasing some power in order to make up our contracts.”
Wilkerson says while WAPA will meet its power contract obligations, they will likely come at an added cost. “It gets built into the rates somewhere along the line,” he says. “We do have a drought adder that periodically takes a look at the rates and identifies how much costs are due to drought or low water levels, so absolutely, yes, ultimately, it gets built into the rates.”
Last year, WAPA delivered more than 42-billion kilowatt hours of electricity to its service areas.
(Radio Iowa)
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department says a Red Oak man was arrested Monday, for allegedly violating a protective order. Sheriff’s officials say at around 6:40-p.m., they received word 27-year old Aaron Allen had violated the court order. Officers with the Red Oak P-D located Allen about two-hours later and brought him to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on a warrant charging him with Harassment in the 1st degree.
Allen was being held in the jail on a total of $2,300 bond.
Authorities in Montgomery County say a Red Oak man was arrested Monday night on two valid warrants. 21-year old James Leroy Christensen, Jr. was arrested just before 8-p.m., on a Sheriff’s Department warrant for Contempt of Court/Failure to Pay on a charge of Illegal Resistance to Order of Process, and, a Red Oak Police Department warrant for a Controlled Substance Violation. Christensen, Jr. was being held in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on $10,000 bond.
TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH AROUND 80. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.
THURSDAY…CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. MUCH COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT.
THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S.
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says no charges will be filed against a Van Buren County deputy who shot and killed a man last week. The DCI said yesterday that Deputy Jon Tharp’s actions were justified and no charges will be filed. Authorities say 59-year-old Robert Dooley of Brighton was shot on Iowa Highway 2 near Cantril on October 16th.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials say an inmate who failed to return to a work release center in Des Moines is back in custody after she voluntarily came back to the facility. The Iowa Department of Corrections says 24-year-old Tibise Joseph was placed on escape status when she didn’t return to the center as scheduled on Sunday. Authorities say she showed up later that day. She is now being held in the Polk County jail.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mitt Romney plans to campaign Wednesday in Cedar Rapids, making it a busy day for presidential candidates in the state. The Republican nominee will speak at a rally that night at a Cedar Rapids airport hangar. President Barack Obama will speak at a rally that morning at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport. Iowa is among nine battleground states expected to decide who wins the election.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A lawyer for a conservative is asking jurors to find that she was a victim of political discrimination at the University of Iowa. Steve Fieweger told jurors yesterday that Teresa Wagner was rejected for positions because of her opposition to abortion rights. Wagner is seeking more than $400,000 in damages.
Top Three Teams and Top 10 Individuals Qualify for the 2012 State Cross Country Meet
Girls’ Team Scores
| 1. Griswold |
37 |
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| 2. Earlham |
56 |
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| 3. Underwood |
85 |
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| 4. Treynor |
114 |
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| 5. Woodbine |
138 |
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| 6. Corning |
152 |
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| 7. West Harrison |
153 |
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| 8. IKM-Manning |
182 |
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| 9. AHST |
258 |
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| 10. Logan-Magnolia |
259 |
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| 11. Boyer Valley |
299 |
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| 12. Bedford |
353 |
Top 10 Individual Finishers
| 1. Rebekah Topham, Griswold |
14:44 |
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| 2. Jordyn Sindt, Griswold |
15:46 |
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| 3. Tiffany Shepherd, Corning |
16:13 |
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| 4. Kristen Weber, Earlham |
16:17 |
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| 5. Megan Maaske, Woodbine |
16:21 |
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| 6. Destiny Scar, Nodaway Valley |
16:24 |
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| 7. Abbey Murphy, Earlham |
16:36 |
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| 8. Adrian Richards, Mount Ayr |
16:37 |
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| 9. Therese Frels, Guthrie Center |
16:39 |
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| 10. Alyx Flippin, Griswold |
16:51 |
| 2012 CLASS 1A STATE QUALIFYING MEET RESULTS
Top Three Teams and Top 10 Individuals Qualify for the 2012 State Cross Country Meet |
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| At Atlantic | ||
| St. Albert, Council Bluffs | 40 | |
| Riverside, Oakland | 77 | |
| Logan-Magnolia | 110 | |
| Guthrie Center | 116 | |
| Nodaway Valley | 122 | |
| Earlham | 171 | |
| Griswold | 183 | |
| Boyer Valley, Dunlap | 221 | |
| Corning | 262 | |
| Audubon | 275 | |
| Treynor | 284 | |
| Underwood | 319 | |
| Woodbine | 320 | |
| Clarinda Academy | 349 | |
| IKM-Manning | 352 | |
| Individuals | School | Time |
| Josh Sindelar (12) | St. Albert, Council Bluffs | 17:04 |
| Scott Theulen (12) | St. Albert, Council Bluffs | 17:38 |
| Timothy Settlemoir (9) | Nodaway Valley | 18:04 |
| Ean Patrick (12) | Riverside, Oakland | 18:13 |
| Ellis Johnson (12) | Logan-Magnolia | 18:15 |
| Wyatt Schulz (11) | Logan-Magnolia | 18:16 |
| Brandon Sipherd (11) | Riverside, Oakland | 18:19 |
| Spencer Rochholz (12) | Adair-Casey | 18:22 |
| Colton Graham (12) | Nodaway Valley | 18:30 |
| Joseph Grady (11) | Boyer Valley, Dunlap | 18:36 |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hunter Pence hit a bizarre, two-run double, Matt Cain pitched his second clincher of October and the San Francisco Giants won their record-tying sixth elimination game of the postseason, beating the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 in Game 7 of the NL championship series Monday night. Marco Scutaro matched an LCS record with 14 hits in the series and Pablo Sandoval drove in a run for his fifth straight game. The Giants returned to the World Series two years after winning it all, getting the final out in a downpour.
The Detroit Tigers, who have been waiting on their opponent since finishing a four-game ALCS sweep of the Yankees last Thursday, get another trip to the Bay Area after clinching the division series in Oakland.
Lightening is thought to have been the cause of an early morning house fire near Menlo, Monday. According to WOI-TV in Ames, firefighters from Menlo, Guthrie Center, and Casey were on the scene for about three hours. When crews arrived on the scene, flames were coming through the roof. One person was in the home at the time, but he was able to escape without injury.
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