Authorities in Montgomery County are investigating a residential burglary in Stanton. Officials say 50-year old John Wayne Jewell, of 403 Elliott Street in Stanton, reported the break-in Thursday night. The incident is believed to have occurred sometime between July 3rd and the 5th.
Officials say a person or persons unknown forced their way into the home and stole numerous personal documents, cash, and electronic items. The loss was estimated at $1,700.
Anyone with information about the break-in, is asked to contact the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 712-623-5107, or Crimestoppers at 1-800-432-1001.
A Red Oak teen claims another driver caused her to crash her vehicle Thursday night, east of Stanton. 18-year old Cassy J. Blystone was traveling west on Highway 34 about a mile-west of Viking Lake State Park, when a dark-colored, late-model truck passed her. Blystone told authorities the other vehicle cut her-off as it came back into the westbound lane. The action caused Blystone to veer to the north and lose control of the 1998 Chevy Cavalier she was driving.
The car traveled south across the eastbound lane of traffic before it left the road and went airborne for a short distance and hit the ground. Blystone said she may have hit the accelerator instead of the brake went the car came down. The vehicle continued southwest through a road ditch and became stuck on elevated terrain in the ditch. The accident happened at around 9:20-p.m., just west of the intersection of Highway 34 and Q Avenue.
Blystone complained of a headache, but neither she nor her passenger were seriously hurt. The car, which lost its right rear wheel during the crash, sustained $4,500 damage.
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HILDA CHESTER, 87, of Atlantic, died Thu., July 5th, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center. Graveside services for HILDA CHESTER will be held 10-a.m. Mon., July 9th, in the Atlantic Cemetery. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
A luncheon will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic, following the graveside service, on Monday.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
HILDA CHESTER is survived by:
Her children – Judy (Larry) DeBord, of Atlantic, & John (Mary) Chester, of Atlantic.
7 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren.
NICHOLE ROBERTS, 31, of Lewis, died July 4th, near Lewis. Memorial services for NICHOLE ROBERTS will be held 11-a.m. Mon., July 9th, in the chapel at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home, in Atlantic.
Visitation with the family will be from 1-3pm Sunday, July 8th, at the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery.
NICHOLE ROBERTS is survived by:
Her parents – Mike & Sandy Roberts, of Lewis.
Her children – Kennedy, of Manchester, NH, & Aiden and Adilynn, of Schleswig.
MARCELLA “MIC” WILSON, 67, of Greenfield, died Thu., July 5th, at the Good Samaritan Society in Fontanelle. A Memorial Gathering for MARCELLA WILSON will be held Saturday, July 14th from 2:00pm-4:00pm at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield.
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Online condolences may be left at www.steenfunerals.com
Memorial may be directed to the Mic Wilson Memorial Fund to be established by the family.
Much of Iowa is in the midst of the state’s worst drought in 24 years. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says Iowa’s rainfall totals over the last two months were less than half of normal amounts for May and June. “Probably the worst off area over that relatively short term would be in east-central and parts of northeastern Iowa,” Hillaker says. “Around Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Quad Cities and Dubuque…those areas, in many cases, have maybe received 25-percent of normal rainfall over the past couple of months.”
In addition to the lack of rain, temperatures have been well above normal this spring and summer. The situation is similar to 1988 – the year of Iowa’s last major drought. “1988 is certainly the year that we’ve probably been comparing 2012 with the most often,” Hillaker says. “That particular summer was both unusually hot and unusually dry.” But, Iowa’s received nearly twice as much rain over the first half of this year compared to 1988. A report from the USDA this week found 73 percent of Iowa’s farm acres were either “short or very short” on subsoil moisture — that compares to just two-percent at this time last year. Hillaker says the recent heat wave is stressing crops even more.
“When temperatures are at 100 degrees or so, it basically results in evaporation rates roughly 25 to 30 percent higher than what would be the case if we had more normal temperatures, which at this time of year would be in the mid 80s,” Hillaker said. “It does make quite a bit of difference and dries things out much more rapidly than if we had moderate temperatures.” Monday’s USDA report rated 62-percent of Iowa’s corn as “good to excellent.” That compares to an 82-percent rating in Iowa at this time last year. Scattered showers and storms are in the weekend forecast and more normal temperatures, with highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the 60s, are expected Sunday and Monday.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lance Lynn returned to his All-Star form for the Cardinals. The St. Louis rookie right-hander broke out of a three-start slump with six shutout innings, and Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran drove in a pair of runs apiece to lead the Cardinals to a 6-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night. Lynn (11-4) bounced back with a strong effort following a trio of disastrous outings. He surrendered four hits and struck out seven in winning for the first time since June 13. Lynn, voted to the All-Star team by his fellow players, was 0-2 with a 9.98 ERA in his three previous starts. His performance helped St. Louis win for the fourth time in five games, and 11 of 14 against Colorado. The Rockies have lost four of five. Colorado has scored 13 runs in its last six games. The hot-hitting Holliday paced the attack with a run-scoring groundout in the first and a bases-loaded single in the fifth off Colorado starter Christian Friedrich (4-6), who gave up six earned runs in 4 1-3 innings. Holliday, who has an RBI in each of his last six games, is 34 for 68 with four homers and 21 RBIs in his last 18 games. Jake Westbrook (7-6, 3.91) will face Florida Marlins right-hander Ricky Nolasco (7-6, 4.62) in the opener of a three-game series this evening (Friday) in St Louis.
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