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Info on animals available for adoption at the Atlantic Animal Shelter.
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Jim Field talks about some tips to avoid overindulging on that Halloween candy that will be around soon.
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The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports several recent incidents.
On September 14, Jessica Appley of Red Oak reported 2nd degree arson near highway 275 and Rains Ave.
On September 15, Jean Curtis of Hastings reported 3rd degree burglary on 345th st in Hastings.
On September 17, Vanderhaag’s of Council Bluffs reported 3rd degree burglary and 3rd degree theft on 189th street in Council Bluffs. Also on September 17, Farm Service of Pacific Junction reported a burglary incident at the Pacific Junction Depot.
On September 18, Carol Liles of Pacific Junction reported 3rd degree burglary on Elm Street in Pacific Junction.
If you have any information about these incidents, contact the Mills County Sheriff’s Office at 712-527-4337.
LARRY BECKENDORF, 57, of Exira, died on Tuesday, September 25 at his home in Exira. Funeral services for LARRY BECKENDORF will be held on Monday, October 1 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.
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Family visitation will be held on Sunday, September 30 from 3 to 7 PM at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Exira Cemetery.
LARRY BECKENDORF is survived by:
Wife: Jane Beckendorf
Children: Christian (Alicia) Beckendorf of Grimes; Jennifer (Travis) Brabham of Exira; Trevor Beckendorf of Templeton
Parents: Bobby and Beverly Beckendorf of Walnut
Siblings: Russell (Carla) Beckendorf of Milford; Sherri (Chuck) Hetrick of Marryville, MO; Mark Beckendorf of Des Moines
5 grandchildren and other relatives and friends
MidAmerican Energy has begun the process of studying potential locations to build a new nuclear power plant in the state. Company spokesperson, Tina Potthoff (Pot-off), says the study is focusing on Muscatine and Fremont counties in the southwest corner of the state.
“When evaluating sites to include in this study, we look at things like geography, environmental issues, proximity to transportation routes and proximity to existing transmission lines,” Potthoff explains. She says the study is in reaction to a law the legislature enacted a law in 2010 directing MidAmerican to look at and analyze the possible construction of nuclear power-generating facilities.
“We are in the process of beginning soil and environmental sample taking, that’s a part of the study process to asses land suitability in the event that a determination will be made to to develop the facility in the location,” Potthoff says. “And it is important to note that no decision has been made to build any generating facility in Iowa, this is simply part of the study process and those samples will be taken as several locations this fall. An overview of the study will be in 2013.” Crews moving around taking soil samples have drawn notice from residents.
“There’s definitely been an interest in this, as there should be. We want to make sure that we’re letting people know –especially in those sites where we might be on their land or their neighbor’s land — that they understand what is going on,” according Potthoff. “The sites under study also may be a good location for other generating facilities in the future, especially a natural gas plant, if a nuclear plant is not pursued.” Iowa currently has just one nuclear power plant located in Palo (Pay-low) in eastern Iowa.
Today is the 40th day before election day, and the first day that absentee ballots may be voted in a county auditor’s office. Any Iowa voter may request an absentee ballot if they expect they cannot go to the polls on election day. Voting an absentee ballot may be done in different ways:
A voter who chooses to vote an absentee ballot by one of these methods will be asked to fill out an official Iowa absentee ballot request form.
Persons soliciting absentee ballot request forms while acting as an agent for a political party or candidate must offer a receipt to the voter for the completed request form.
Track your absentee ballot at https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/absenteeballotstatus/search.aspx.