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FOR SALE: Toy Nerf Guns. Automatic Tommy 20, Vulcan 25, Recon CS-6 with extra mag, laser & scope, Ammo box with 100 Nerf bullets. $30 for all, like new. Call 254-3297.
FOR SALE: One brown and one black “Classic” size bags, the following Classic Shells: Chloe, Brandi, Andi, Gayle, Cameron, Scarlet, Alyssa, Dani and Ebony. Two conversion kits that allows you to make the bag into one handle, one set of brown and one set of black longer handles and one “bra” that gives you two extra pockets on the outside. Excellent condition. $225.00 for everything. Great deal! So much fun and you change the look of your purse in seconds. jercrox@netins.net or 712-778-2565.
FREE TO A GOOD HOME: Several farm cats/kittens – great for catching mice! If you are interested, please call or text 641-745-7341.
FOR SALE: Whirlpool gas stove. Works great. Changing to an electric stove. Asking $300.00 or best offer. Contact 712-249-7478 if interested.
FOR SALE: 2008 Millennium Falcon, over 2 1/2 feet long and 22 inches wide, this is a never been out of the box collectors item. Asking $175.00 (less than you can find on the internet) Call 243-4131.
FOR SALE: Late 1950′s Fairfax vacuum in like new condition with 6 bags. $75. 243-3396
WANTED: Size 3X leather jacket. 243-3396.
FOR SALE: Inversion table for $50. 249-6930.
Sheriff’s officials in Adams County say an Lenox woman was arrested Sunday night on an OWI charge. 45-year old Mary Holbrook was taken into custody just outside on Lenox on Sycamore Avenue, at around 10:40-p.m.. She was brought to the Adams County Jail and held pending a court appearance.
Jim Field speaks with Bethany Rogers and Kate Olsen about Atlantic’s bid to become a Blue Zone Community. Pledge your support at http://bluezonesproject.com/citizens/signup . Find out more information at http://bluezonesproject.com/blue-zones .
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The Iowa State Patrol has released additional details about an accident that occurred Sunday morning on Interstate 80, in Cass County. Officials said this (Monday) morning, that at around 8:40-a.m., Trooper R. Boyd Burn responded to a report of a van rollover on I-80 near exit 60 (Hwy 71). Witnesses said after the vehicle came to rest, 8 persons fled the scene on foot, while two people who suffered serious injuries, one of them was determined to have suffered critical injuries, including a head trauma and paralysis. Both were transported to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.
Following a search of the area, six of the eight persons in the van were located and transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, for treatment of their injuries. Two other persons were able to acquire taxi service, and were taken to Council Bluffs. The Patrol says agents with ICE (The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency), were contacted. The agents interviewed the subjects at CCMH and determined they were illegal immigrants en-route to New Jersey.
The persons who went to Council Bluffs were allegedly transporting the eight individuals to New Jersey to secure employment. All six subjects were turned over to ICE agents and transported to Omaha, NE. ICE agents were able to get a ping on the cell phones used by the two persons who went to Council Bluffs, but those individuals remain at large. An investigation into the incident continues.
The State Patrol was assisted in its investigation by deputies with the Cass and Audubon County Sheriff’s Office, Atlantic Fire and Rescue, and ICE agents.
The Iowa State Patrol has identified the victims of Sunday’s two-vehicle crash in Greene County. Officials said this (Monday) morning 19-year old Andrew Gordan Jackson, of Orient, 54-year old Dwight Lee Snogren, of Jamaica, and 42-year old David James Muir, of Rippey, died at the scene of the crash on Greene County Road E-57, about a mile west of Rippey.
Officials say a 2002 Pontiac Firebird driven by Muir was traveling east at a high rate of speed at around 1:30-p.m., when the car went out of control, spun around and crossed the centerline of the road, where it was struck on the passenger side, by Snogren’s 2011 Ford F-150 pickup. After the impact, both vehicles entered a ditch and rolled onto their sides.
Neither Muir nor Snogren were wearing their seatbelts. Jackson, who was a passenger in the Firebird was wearing his seatbelt. The accident remains under investigation.
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A Griswold woman who plead guilty last November to a Class C felony charge of Vehicle Homicide by Operating While under the Influence (OWI) in connection with the 2010 death of 44-year old Katrina Christensen, was sentenced today (Monday) in Cass County District Court. Judge James C. Richardson announced his decision after he heard from witnesses who attested to 46-year old Christine Riedemann’s character, and written statements from Christensen’s daughters. Richardson sentenced Riedemann to 10-years in prison, but ordered the sentence suspended. He then placed her on probation for a period of 5-years, and ordered her to pay fines amounting to $1,000 plus surcharges.
Riedemann will be required to reside at the Women’s Correctional Facility in Council Bluffs for the duration of her probation. She’ll begin serving her term at the facility when space becomes available, which the court said will likely be in about 7-to 10-days. She must also meet several conditions while on probation, including: completing a substance abuse evaluation; submitting a DNA sample; making restitution Christensen’s estate in the amount of $150,000 and maintaining full employment or becoming a student in a vocational or academic institution. Her lawyer said Riedemann’s insurance has already paid out $100,000 to Christense’s family, as part of a settlement.
Riedemann was the driver of an SUV that went out of control on June 4th, 2010. The vehicle entered the ditch, and hit a utility pole west of Atlantic. Christensen, who was a passenger in the vehicle, died in the accident. Two separate blood-alcohol tests each indicated Riedemann was above the legal limit to drive. She was also found to have been in possession of marijuana.
Prior to pronouncing the sentence, the judge heard testimony from Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones, former Councilman Kern Miller, and realtor Dale Gross, who served as character witnesses. All three men asked for the lenient sentence, in observance of the fact Riedemann had no prior criminal history, and was extremely remorseful about the death of her friend. Riedemann herself said there was no greater punishment she could receive than living with the tragedy that took place on that June day in 2010. She said she was willing to accept the court’s decision in the matter.
The judge also heard written statements from Christensen’s two daughters. One of the statements read by the victims’ family Attorney Andrew J. Knuth, was from Ashley Wedemeyer. Wedemeyer said she hoped her mother would be proud of her accomplishments, but was saddened by the fact she’ll never be around to help her through the tough spots in life, nor will she be able to know her grandson, who was born about two-months ago. She said she knows what happened was not intentional, but she said “even accidents have consequences.”
Podcasts, This is Your Nishna Valley
w/ Jim Field and guest host Don Hoover.
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