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80 year old man walks into chopper rotor in Fremont County

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September 8th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

TABOR, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an southwest Iowa man was injured after he walked into the tail rotor of helicopter that had just landed after touring flooding along Missouri River. The Fremont County sheriff’s office says 80-year old Robert Smith, of rural Tabor, was injured Wednesday afternoon. Sheriff’s dispatcher Cole Tackette told The Associated Press on Thursday that a private, two-seat helicopter flown by Larry Inman, of Randolph, had just landed near Smith’s house southeast of Tabor, and Smith walked out to meet it. Tackette says Smith apparently didn’t see the rotor and was hit in the face.

Smith was rushed to the Fremont-Mills School before being flown by helicopter to Creighton Medical Center in Omaha, and later transferred to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Hospital spokesman Paul Baltes said Thursday Smith was in critical condition, but Sheriff Kevin Aistrope told the Omaha World-Herald the mans’ injuries were not considered to be life-threatening.

The Sheriff said it’s possible Smith tripped and fell into the rotor blade, but the accident, which happened at around 1:30-p.m. Wednesday, remains under investigation by the sheriff’s office and the Federal Aviation Administration.

Backyard and Beyond 09-08-2011

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

September 8th, 2011 by admin

Lavon speaks with Ramona Sorensen about the upcoming flower show in Anita.

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9AM Newscast 09-08-2011

News, Podcasts

September 8th, 2011 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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Court upholds conviction in Iowa coach’s death

News, Sports

September 8th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – An appeals court has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a mentally ill man who shot his former football coach in the school’s weight room. Mark Becker had argued that he was legally insane when he shot Aplington-Parkersburg High School Coach Ed Thomas in June 2009. A jury found Becker guilty and rejected his insanity defense. Doctors testified at the trial that Becker is a paranoid schizophrenic but they disagreed over whether he knew right from wrong when he shot Thomas. Becker’s lawyers argued that jurors were given incorrect instructions about the legal definition of insanity.

The Iowa Court of Appeals on Thursday agreed one instruction was incorrect but said jurors were given another instruction that correctly defined insanity. Taken together, the court says jurors were properly instructed.

Arrests reported in Cass County

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September 8th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest over the weekend, of two men from Pottawattamie County. 39-year old Micheal Dean Mundorf, of Oakland, was charged Sunday, with Driving While Barred. He was later released on $2,000 bond. And, last Saturday (Sept. 3rd), 28-year old Quintin John Perdue, of Council Bluffs, was taken into custody on a District Court warrant for violation of his probation. Perdue was being held in the Cass County Jail, on $10,000 bond.

E. PAULINE SALTSGAVER, 92, of Guthrie Center (svcs 9-9-11)

Obituaries

September 8th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

E. PAULINE SALTSGAVER, 92, of Guthrie Center, died Wed., Sept. 7th, at The New Homestead, in Guthrie Center.  Funeral services for PAULINE SALTSGAVER will be held 3-p.m. Fri., Sept. 9th, at the Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 2-3pm Friday, with the family present.

Burial will be in the Union Cemetery at Guthrie Center.

8AM Sportscast 09-08-2011

Podcasts, Sports

September 8th, 2011 by admin

w/ Jim Field

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th

Trading Post

September 8th, 2011 by admin

YARD SALE: Friday, September 9th from 10-7 pm at 1006 W. 10th St. Multi-family yard sale.

FOR SALE: Twin loft bed, wooden, $75.  Entertainment center, honey oak color (pressed laminate), small glass doors,
Opening 37″, 46 3/4″ W, 15″ deep, 54″ tall $40.  Set of living room lamps brass/gold look on the base. $20.
Call Lora @ 563-451-9210 or email ljs242000@yahoo.com pictures of everything!

FOR SALE: 3 station strength training weight machine.  Weider Pro 9635.  $150  call 712-789-1148.

FOR SALE: Dining room table and six chairs with two leafs will seat 8-10 people medium stain very sturdy and great for a large family with children picture available upon request $200 call 712-249-9302.

FOR SALE: 2 adult Adventureland tickets, $20 apiece.  Call 243-1166 if interested.

FOR SALE: 1993 Jeep Cherokee:  4 WD, has new tie rods, lifetime warranty starter, new rims, $300 stereo that was installed.  Looking for $1,000 on the Jeep.  249-8044.

Atlantic TIF committee to meet this evening

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September 8th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The City of Atlantic’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Task Force is scheduled to meet this evening. During the meeting at City Hall, the committee will hold a review of discussion on TIF matters to-date, discuss the definition of Industrial, Commercial and Residential TIFs’, work on developing recommended criteria and the framework guideline for each category, and, they’ll discuss the inclusion of TIF-funded tax rebates, or a “Reverse TIF,” and non-TIF development incentives and/or tax rebates. The meeting begins at 7-p.m.

The TIF Task Force was established in July, by Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones. The panel will have no authority, implied or otherwise, to establish a TIF policy. It will only offer an opinion on how such a policy should be formulated and implemented.

Heartbeat Today 09-08-2011

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

September 8th, 2011 by admin

Carstens Farm Days Info!

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