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WEEK OF MAY 1, 2023

Trading Post

May 1st, 2023 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  Cuisinart 12 cup coffee maker plus 40 count filters for $40.  Call 712-254-3193.

FOR SALE:  Retro stereo console. Plays records but AM radio is stuck on one channel. Would make a really cool piece with a little work.   $25.00.  712-249-5206.

FOR SALE: Gravely zero turn home/commercial mower with owner’s manual. Has new solenoid and switch. Runs great! Very well taken care of. Has 635.1 hrs on it (over 1500 hrs is high for a zero turn) 45 in deck. Husband passed away and I don’t like using the zero turn. Asking $2,200.  Bought at Ed’s Lawn Equipment in Atlantic in 2020…used only 1 1/2 seasons. Call 515-523-1350. Located in Stuart.

FOR SALE:  Toro self propelled lawnmower, side discharge with bagger. Asking $185.  Also a Stihl weed eater, gas. Asking $165.  712-249-2847.

FOR SALE:  Older Snapper Riding Mower. Needs a battery and battery cable. Was started about 2 yrs ago.  Asking $50. 712-243-6469.

FOR SALE: 1943 P Walking Liberty half dollar and 1942 S Walking Liberty half dollar. $75 each firm. Griswold area 712-209-2913.

FOR SALE:  Great Pyrenees pups.  Ready late June taking deposits now.  4 males, 4 females.  Both parents on site.  Working dogs.  Call or text. 712-789-2577.  Located in Stanton.

FOR SALE:  I have 15 straw bales that were used to insulate dog houses for the winter.  Now sitting in the garage taking up space.  They were in large garbage bags during the winter.  Dry and no mold on them.  Text 712-249-6389 for info.

GARAGE SALE: 800 Mulberry.  Thursday 11-6, Friday 8-5 and Saturday 8-12. Something for everyone.

GARAGE SALE: 804 E Mahogany in Atlantic. Friday from 11-6 and Saturday from 8-?. Crafts, baby items, kitchen items, potholders, furniture, clothes, books and a whole lot more.

INDOOR/OUTDOOR GARAGE SALE:  Four family sale includes furniture, clothes, tires, CB radios, etc. Lots of misc. Thursday, May 4, 10:00-5:00. Friday, May 5, 10:00-7:00. Saturday, May 6, 8:00-2:00.  1201 Maple St., Atlantic.

FOR SALE:  Husqvarna zero turn mower, 48″ deck.  Only used 4 times.  Asking $3,100, but make an offer.  Please call 712-249-6213.

GARAGE SALE:  Friday, May 5 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm and Saturday, May 6 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at 101 East 13th Street in Atlantic.  Also, file cabinet for sale, make an offer.  249-7173.

FOR SALE: HP printer/copier $30.00 call 402-657-0961 Walnut, Iowa.

FOR SALE:  Inversion table $80.00 Call 402-657-0961 Walnut, Iowa.

FOR SALE: nightstand for $15 Call 402-657-0961 Located in the Walnut area.

FOR SALE: Table for $25 has a bit of a “bubble” on the top. Call 402-657-0961 Located in the Walnut area.

FOR SALE:  Grandfather clock. it doesn’t work, I think all it needs is a cleaning. Call 402-657-0961 Located in the Walnut area.

FOR SALE:  42” round white table with one 18” leaf. $35.00.  Call 402-657-0961 in the Walnut area.

FOR SALE:  Set of 4 tires. Firestone Transforce AT.  LT 285/60R20.  Set of 4 for $300.  If interested, call 712-249-2802 after 4:00.

FOR SALE:  2000 Mercury Marquis, light brown, leather seats, new motor, new brake system, asking $2,300.  Call 712-249-3730.

FOR SALE:  2004 Ford Free Star van. Low miles, new tires. Call for more information and to discuss a price. 712-243-6253. SOLD!

WANTED:  20 ft containers, a small forklift and a small water heater for an RV. Call 712-355-1566.

GARAGE SALE:  110 Ridge Road in Atlantic Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6 from 8:00 am-4:00 pm, and Sunday, May 7 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Look for power tools, fishing items, crocks, antiques, hand corn planter, power tools, window painted design, ox yolk, chain saw and more.

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Man arrested on a Fremont County warrant, in Red Oak

News

May 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – A man wanted on a Fremont County warrant for Failure to Appear at his Contempt Hearing, was arrested Sunday in the 1800 block of E. Summit Street, in Red Oak. According to Red Oak Police, Justin James Smith (No address/city given), was transferred to the Fremont County Jail, and was being held on a $1,000 cash-only bond.

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GLORIA JEAN MULFORD, 74, of Elk Horn (IA) & formerly of Audubon (Svcs. 5/2/23)

Obituaries

May 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

GLORIA JEAN MULFORD, 74, of Elk Horn (IA) & formerly of Audubon, died Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. Funeral services for GLORIA MULFORD will be held 1-p.m. Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church, in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the First United Methodist Church in Audubon, where the family will meet with friends from 11-a.m. Tuesday, until the time of service.

Burial is in the Maple Grove Cemetery, in Audubon.

GLORIA MULFORD is survived by:

Her sons – Steven (Tracy) Mulford, of Elk Horn, and Jason (Marcie) Mulford, of Ankeny

Her daughter – Jennifer (Clint) Stetzel, of Audubon.

Her sister – Dolores Gourley, Lori (Pete) Hanson, and Penny (Randy) LaFoy, all of Audubon,

9 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren; sisters:  Her in-laws, other relatives and friends.

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5 Iowans’ federal drug-related prison sentences commuted by President Biden

News

May 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Washington, D-C) – A statement issued Friday from the White House indicates five Iowans serving federal prison time for methamphetamine charges will be released, soon. President Joe Biden, Friday, commuted the sentences for 31 people convicted of non-violent drug-related crimes across seven states.

In Iowa, Jennifer Chastain of Delhi, Kevin Burdock of Keswick, Bart Hyde of Clinton, Gregory Peasley of Onawa and Ryan Vick of Cedar Rapids had their sentences commuted.

According to a release, they will all be released from federal prison by June 30, but will serve the remainder of their sentences in house arrest.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Monday, May 1st, 2023

Weather

May 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 61. Our Low this morning, 39. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 55 and the Low was 35. The Record High on this date was 90 in 1965. The Record Low was 24 in 1909. Sunrise is at 6:17-a.m.  Sunset is at 8:17-p.m.

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Drake Relays wrap up

Sports

May 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

After a glorious week of weather competitors were forced to deal with rain during the final hours of the Drake Relays. The rain began at the start of the girls 400 meter hurdles. It was won by Ali Fransden of Ames.

It was a big weekend for Fransden who also won the 100 hurdles on Friday.

Nicholas Gorsich of Linn-Mar used a late surge to win the boys 400 hurdles and says the conditions were ideal for him.

Northern Iowa’s Isaiah Trousil set a personal record of 10.14 seconds in winning the 100 meter title. The former West Burlington standout bettered his winning time of 10.16 seconds at the Texas Relays.

Trousil was one of two Panthers champions on the final day of competition and took control after what looked like a slow start.

Iowa State’s Kaylyn Hall became the first Cyclone woman to win the 100 hurdles. Hall was also part of ISU’s winning shuttle hurdle relay team.

Hall keeps lowering her personal record with virtually every race.

U-S Olympian Anna Cockrell won the women’s 400 hurdles and says she has run in worse conditions.

Cockrell says competing in challenging conditions is good preparation.

A total of 11 Drake relays records were broken.

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Grassley says Senate will act if court rules against whistleblowers

News

May 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Senator Chuck Grassley says he’ll urge the U-S Senate to respond if the U-S Supreme Court sides with pharmacy operators rather than two whistleblowers. In 1986, Grassley led Senate passage of an update of the False Claims Act. It lets whistleblowers who allege a person or company is defrauding the government sue for damages for themselves and the government.

“At the time I didn’t know it was going to be the big fight against the fraudulent taking of taxpayers’ money like it has turned out to be,” but every year it brings in about $3-4 billion dollars and the Justice Department announces that.” At issue now are two whistleblowers who sued, alleging Safeway and SuperValu pharmacies overcharged Medicaid and Medicare for prescription drugs. The U-S Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the companies’ appeal last month. The companies argue they did not knowingly overcharge the government programs.

“And so I filed a brief saying to the Supreme Court exactly what we intended in 1986,” Grassley says, “and, in fact, Justice Sotomayor referred specifically to ‘Senator Grassley’ and ‘Senator Grassley ought to know what he’s talking about because he wrote the legislation.'” Grassley says he hopes the court rules in favor of his view, but if it doesn’t, he’ll prepare legislation. “More or less just say to the judges and the justices: ‘How come you can’t figure out what we meant to do? But we’re going to prove to you what we meant to d by passing legislation that overturns your court cases,'” Grassley says.

Grassley is the top ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Iowa legislature plans spending $750,000 more to prep for African Swine Fever

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa legislature is planning to spend an extra 750-thousand dollars to prepare for a possible outbreak of African Swine Fever. Representative Norlin Mommsen of DeWitt says the virus, which causes severe bleeding and death, has killed pigs in the Caribbean Islands.

“It would be devastating for Iowa agriculture and the Iowa economy if it ever came here, so we’re trying to be as prepared as we can,” Mommsen says. “All we have to do is look at Avian Influenza and how that’s upset the poultry market and how that affected egg prices and food prices.” The Senate has already approved a budget for the Iowa Department of Agriculture that includes 250-thousand dollars toward development of a vaccine and 250-thousand dollars to buy equipment to euthanize pigs. Mommsen says it ensures state officials could quickly respond at the first report of an Iowa herd getting African Swine Fever.

“There comes a point in time when the only response is to euthanize the animals and do it as humanely and quickly as possible to stop the spread, so we want to make sure we have the proper equipment here if that ever were to occur,” Mommsen says. “My hope is it rusts and never gets used.” The House is expected to approve the budget bill this week. It includes another 250-thousand dollar boost to the state’s program for responding to an outbreak of a foreign animal disease.

“We already had $750,000 in a Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness program,” Mommsen said. “There’s a veterinarian hired, running that program, so this is in addition to all of that trying to upgrade our facility and our preparedness.” According to the Iowa Pork Producers Association, on a typical day there are about 24 million hogs in Iowa. African Swine Fever is not a threat to humans, but once a pig is infected it is highly contagious to other pigs — and the mortality rate is 95 percent.

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DOROTHY McCALL, 101, of Bridgewater (Svcs. 5/6/23)

Obituaries

May 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

DOROTHY McCALL, 101, of Bridgewater, died Sunday, April 30, 2023, at the Greenfield Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.  Funeral services for DOROTHY McCALL will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the Avondale United Methodist Church in Fontanelle. Lamb Funeral Home in Fontanelle has the arrangements.

Visitation will he held at the funeral home on Friday, May 5th, from 2-until 7-p.m., with the family greeting friends from 5-until 7-p.m.

Burial is in the Garner Cemetery in Bridgewater.

Memorials may be directed to the Dorothy McCall Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.

DOROTHY McCALL is survived by:

Her son – JC (Suzie) McCall, of Fontanelle.

Her daughter – Cynthia McCall, of Windsor Heights

4 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, two step great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

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DON MILLER, 93, of Defiance (Mass of Christian Burial 5/3/23)

Obituaries

April 30th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

DON MILLER, 93, of Defiance, died Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community, in Harlan. A Mass of Christian Burial for DON MILLER will be held 11-a.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, in Defiance. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, is on Wednesday (May 3rd), from 9-until 10:45-a.m.

Burial is in the Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery at Defiance.

DON MILLER is survived by:

His wife – Alice [Freund] MIller, of Defiance.

His sons – Keith (Marsha) Miller, of Vail (IA), & Craig (Lisa) Miller, of Ankeny.

His daughters – Cheryl (Butch) Andersen, and Lori Miller, all of Harlan.

His brother – Duane Miller, of Denison.

His sister – Mary (Joe) Gross, of Donahue (IA).

6 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren, and his sisters-in-law (Mary Miller, of Irwin, & Audrey Miller, of Omaha).

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