Today: Sunny to partly sunny with a high near 83. NE winds 5-10.
Tonight: Partly cloudy with a low in the upper 40’s.
Tomorrow: Sunny with a high near 75 and light NE winds.
Tomorrow Night: Clear with a low in the upper 40’s
Thursday: Partly sunny with a high near 72.
Friday-Sunday: Partly cloudy with highs in the lower 70’s.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) – First lady Michelle Obama will return to Iowa to speak with supporters at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Obama will focus her speech Friday on promoting voter registration and will tie her message to the second day of early voting in Iowa.
URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) – City officials in Urbandale say they have discussed plans for a $150 million casino and hotel complex in the Des Moines suburb, but some doubt the project will be built. Urbandale City Manager A.J. Johnson and community development director Paul Dekker met with representatives of Fair Grounds, LLC.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – More than 11,000 Iowans who lost a home to foreclosure from 2008 through 2011 are getting letters in the mail indicating they may be eligible for money from a settlement with banks. Attorney General Tom Miller says those eligible borrowed money for mortgages serviced by Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – Officials are crediting an improved economy for an increase in people flying out of The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids. Some 40,239 people boarded planes at the airport in August. The figure was about 15 percent higher than in August 2011.
Shelby County Emergency Manager Bob Seivert says today (Monday), that the Fire Danger level will remain in the “HIGH” category until further notice. Seivert cites wind conditions and low relative humidity. The Fire Danger rating in Shelby County is based on input from local fire chiefs and the Emergency Manager, and weather factors.
No open burning will be allowed while Shelby County has a high fire danger.
The next update from Shelby County regarding fire danger is scheduled for Thursay.
A break in has been reported at the Iowa Pioneer Music Museum in Anita. Bob Everhart, curator of the museum, says among the items that were stolen were two unauthenticated Johnny Cash harmonicas.
Everhart says the break-in likely occurred sometime within the past week or two. He says the break in was discovered Friday night during intermission of a show at the Oak Tree Opry. Everhart says the thieves broke into a hidden window in the back of the building.
Everhart says he doesn’t understand the motivation behind the theft of the two Johnny Cash harmonicas. He says since they have not been authenticated, the harmonicas really don’t have much value.
Besides the losses from the stolen items, the museum will also need to repair the hidden window the thieves used to break into the building. He says since the museum doesn’t make any money, a benefit has been scheduled to help pay for the $500-$600 repairs. That benefit will be held on October 12 at 7 PM at the Oak Tree Opry.
So far police do not have any leads on the thefts.
Lavon Eblen speaks with Ken Sidey with the EE Warren Cultural Center in Greenfield about a Marianettes program on September 25th.
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The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports a single vehicle accident Saturday led the arrest of a Cumberland man.
Sometime on Saturday, 22-year-old Justin Dale Hardisty of Cumberland was driving a 1996 Jeep Cherokee south on 730th Street when he lost control and went into the east ditch.
Hardisty was subsequently arrested for driving under suspension. He was released from the Cass County Jail the following day after pleading guilty to the charge of Driving Under Suspension.
Damage to the Jeep was estimated at $1,500.
Also on Saturday, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest 33-year-old Jon Allen Hansen Atlantic on a charge of simple domestic abuse assault. Hansen was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released the following day on his own recognizance.
Iowa farmers are taking advantage of good weather by harvesting corn and soybeans and moving it to grain elevators or on-farm storage. The U-S-D-A’s weekly crop progress report this afternoon (Monday) is expected to show Iowa’s fall harvest well ahead of average for late September. Brent Larson, who farms in the Fort Dodge area, says dry weather is speeding the harvest but it’s also contributing to grain losses.
Larson says there is some corn down because of strong winds, plus, there just hasn’t been enough moisture so some of the corn is so dry that it shatters when it hits the corn head of the combine. Larson farms about 400 acres of corn and soybeans. He says the dry weather has allowed him to finish harvesting most of his crops already.
“The corn’s nice and dry for the most part and so are the beans,” he says. “The yields have been all across the board. It really depends on soil type. The heavier soils are yielding well and almost up to a normal, average crop, and the lighter soils are really quite poor.” Larson says it’s a concern for next year, too, because farmers may be planting in dry soil.
There doesn’t seem to be any reserve moisture, Larson says, “and if we go into next spring like this, with no more extra moisture, it’s gonna be nip and tuck to get next year going well.” Some weather analysts believe the long-running drought will finally break in October, while other forecasters fear it may last into spring.
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DELBERT LYNN DAVIS, 64, of Earlham, died on Thursday, September 20 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Des Moines. A graveside service for DELBERT DAVIS will be held on Tuesday, September 25 at 10:30 AM at Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.
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Memorial contributions may be made to the Delbert Davis Memorial Fund in care of Johnson Family Funeral Home.
Online condolences may be left at johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com
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