AMY CHRISTENSEN, 54, of Atlantic, died Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at her home. The family of AMY CHRISTENSEN is planning to have a Celebration of Life Memorial Service, at a later date (to be determined). Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation.
Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
The weather forecast for the Twin Cities has forced Iowa and Minnesota to adjust the schedule for their three-game Big Ten baseball series. The teams will play a doubleheader beginning Friday afternoon and finish with a single game on Sunday. Hawkeye coach Rick Heller says the twin bill will change how both teams manage their pitching staff.
Iowa is 23-8 overall after a Wednesday win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee and 2-4 in the Big Ten. The Gophers are 3-3 in the league race. They are 9-22 overall and Heller says a challenging non-conference slate is the reason.
Heller says Sam Peterson is out for the series and Raider Tello is doubtful after taking a pitch off of his wrist in a series at Indiana. The Hawkeyes struggled with runners on in dropping two of three against the Hoosiers but it was the most impressive weekend yet for the starting pitching.
(Radio Iowa) – Most Iowans have been in an airport, shopping mall or movie theater, realized their phone battery was low, and plugged it into one of those free public chargers. Now, the F-B-I is warning about what’s being called “juice jacking,” where bad actors use those chargers to infect smartphones, tablets and other devices with malware. Consumer protection advocate Micheal Domke says that malware can be malicious.
Domke says “The perfect way to avoid that is to use your own cable, and if possible, use your own charger box and cable with it.” There are warning signs your device may have already been infected, and Domke says you need to stay vigilant to keep your private data private. “You’re going to see that maybe you can’t get into some of your apps, maybe the password has changed,” Domke says. “Or unfortunately, a big indicator is maybe you log into one of your bank accounts or a credit card account and you see that there’s new charges or missing funds.”
Skimming devices placed inside U-S-B ports will allow a hacker to quickly access your banking apps, contacts, emails and texts within seconds. He recommends never using a public charger, but to instead, plug your own cord into a separate electrical outlet.
(Glenwood, Iowa) – Police in Glenwood say no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle collision Wednesday evening on E. Sharp Street. Authorities say a 2010 Ford Focus driven by 18-year-old Frankie Lynn Doner, of Glenwood, was exiting Lake Drive to head west on Sharp Street at around 6:45-p.m., when her car hit a westbound 2018 Ford Explorer, driven by 38-year-old Bryan David Diekmann, of Glenwood. Donor told police she didn’t see the SUV when she pulled-out of Lake Drive.
Damage from the accident amounted to $4,000 altogether. Both vehicle sustained minor damage. No citations were issued.
(Glenwood, Iowa) – Four Glenwood residents were arrested Wednesday. According to Glenwood Police:
Place the chicken breasts in the slow cooker. Add the vegetables, chicken broth and garlic.
Cook on low for 6 hours.
In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour until well-blended to make a roux, approximately 5 minutes. Add the milk. Pour the mixture into the slow cooker. Continue cooking on low for 30 minutes.
Serve with biscuits.
YIELD: 4 to 6 servings
(Radio Iowa) – A total of 51 films from moviemakers around the planet will be screened at this weekend’s Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival. Eric Dean Freese, the festival’s director, says the films were picked from among 99 entries, the most they’ve received in more than 15 years. Freese says he’s pleased by the quantity and quality of the films, and there’s one thing they all have in common — all have an Iowa connection. Either a cast member or a key crew member was born in Iowa, grew up in Iowa, worked in Iowa, went to school in Iowa, perhaps the film is about an Iowa subject, has an Iowa character, or it was filmed in Iowa.
The festival is Friday through Sunday at the Collins Road Theatres in Marion. On the web at https://crifm.org/2023-festival/
Jim Field visits with Cass County Naturalist Lora Kanning about the Wildflower Walk on April 29 at Pellett Memorial Woods and the spring native plant sale. Click the link below for a copy of the order form.
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(Radio Iowa) – The U-S District Court for the District of North Dakota has granted a preliminary injunction, stopping the Biden Administration’s new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule for Iowa and 23 other states. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued a statement saying the ruling is a huge win for Iowa farmers, builders and landowners. She says the new rule expands the definition of “WOTUS” under the Clean Water Act and would impose additional federal regulations to as much as 97 percent of Iowa’s land.
Bird says that would likely raise costs and cause delays for infrastructure projects. She says they will continue to fight back against the Biden Administration’s aggressive federal overreach and will turn this into a permanent win.
(Radio Iowa) – Outdoor burning is once again not recommended again today (Thursday) across much of the state. National Weather Service Meteorologist, Mike Fowle, says the combination of strong southwest winds and relative humidity values near or below 25 below continue to make grass fires a concern.”That elevated fire threat, very high fire danger, is going to continue right through the day on Thursday,” he says. A majority of the state has been in the very high to extreme risk area for grass fires all week. Fowle says things should change as we head to the weekend.
“It looks like we are going to see an approaching cold front on Friday so we’re going to see gradually a bit of an increase in moisture so the humidity levels are going to come up,” Fowle says. “And also a little bit less wind on on Friday.” There’s even a chance for some rain. “Late in the day, there is a chance of seeing a few showers or thunderstorms — mainly across far western sections of Iowa — so that’s the good news. We are expecting a little bit of moisture, and then we’re expecting again at least scattered activity Friday night and then right into the weekend,” he says.
Several counties in the northern third of Iowa have been in the extreme danger area, with the counties in the middle of the state and on the outer edges listed at very high for fire danger. The remaining counties in south-central Iowa are listed as a high to moderate fire risk.
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