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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows conditions have worsened in the Corn Belt states of Iowa and Nebraska. The map shows extreme drought has spread further into the western half of Iowa and covers all but a small section of southeast Nebraska, where severe drought is occurring. A few counties in central Nebraska are still listed as being under exceptional drought conditions. The drought map is a project shared by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Weather Service. The latest map is based on conditions as of 6 a.m. Tuesday, so it doesn’t reflect rainfall from storms that passed through parts of both states later Tuesday and on Wednesday.
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The 4th Annual T-Fred Memorial Golf Tournament, set for Saturday, is drawing near and organizers are inviting the public to attend. Melanie Petty with the Trevor Frederickson Foundation, says there’s a lot going on that day, and the event “Is definitely not just for golfers.”
A silent auction to be held in the Nishna Hills Club House will be set up by approximately 8 a.m. Saturday, with the tournament set to start at 9-a.m. The auction will end after the last score card is turned in, and organizers say an announcement will be made to let individuals know when the auction is officially closed. Bidders do not have to be present to win, and individuals have the opportunity to call or text Caryn Just at 254-0989 to place a bid or check on an item, even those out playing in the tournament. Just a few of the 40-plus items up for auction include a Yeti cooler, an Echo gas powered blower, a grilling basket, a Derrick Johnson autographed Kansas City Chiefs wall hanging, tickets to Iowa and Iowa State football games, a Weber charcoal grill, a quilt, a Coach purse, and a Craftsman tool chest.
In addition to the auction, a 50/50 raffle will also be held throughout the day. Tickets are $1 each or 6/$5 with the drawing held after the last score card is turned in. Tickets will be available on the course and in the club house. The person whose name is drawn must be present to win.
New to the event this year will be a beer sampling hosted by Doll Distributing. Current plans are to start the sampling at around 10:30-a.m. Also new this year will be County Artist and Atlantic native, Randy Burk, who will be performing live on the back patio from 4-6 p.m. Petty says while the silent auction, 50/50 raffle, free will donation lunch, beer sampling and live entertainment are open to the public, organizers have some things lined up for just the golfers too. Prizes will be awarded on every hole and for the top three places in four flights, bets can be placed on the betting hole, and a 2012 Chevy Cruze is ready to go home with anyone making Deter Motor Company’s Hole in One.
The T-Fred Memorial Golf Tournament is the only fundraiser for the Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund which was formed to give back to the projects and organizations Trevor loved. Photos recapping the over $42,000 in donations given to date will be on display in the Nishna Hills club house.
(Update 7-a.m.)
Emergency Responders from Anita and Wiota were called to the scene of a fatality accident this morning south of Wiota. According to dispatch reports from the Cass County Communications Center, the accident happened at the intersection of 680th and Lansing Road (about 1/2 way between Wiota and Cumberland), at around 6:50-a.m. A male victim of the accident was ejected from the vehicle. He died at the scene. No other information is currently available.
A Nebraska man was sentenced Wednesday to 25-years in prison in connection with two shootings in Council Bluffs. According to the Omaha World-Herald, 23-year old Antwan Wright, of Omaha, had faced as much as 145-years in prison, for the March 2011 shootings of 32-year old Jamey Kirk of Council Bluffs, and 53-year old Ignacio Iniguez, of Omaha.
Kirk was shot at a residence in Council Bluffs, after Wright kicked in the door and fired as many as six shots at the man from a .45-caliber handgun, one of which hit Kirk in the arm. Iniguez was shot in the face five-hours later, as he sat inside a car on west Broadway Street in Council Bluffs. Wright stole the car after the shooting. Both men survived the shootings.
Wright was arrested in April 2011, while driving another stolen vehicle. According to Chief Deputy Pottawattamie County Attorney Jon Jacobmeier, under a plea agreement, Wright must serve 17½ years in prison before he’s eligible for parole.
Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County arrested a Red Oak man Wednesday night. Steve L. Delong was taken into custody at around 10:15-p.m. on a warrant charging him with Driving While Revoked. Delong was located at his home and brought to the Montgomery County Jail without incident. His bond was set at $1,000.
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