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ROBERTA GRAY, 93, of Oakland (svcs 8-25-11)

Obituaries

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

ROBERTA GRAY, 93, of Oakland, died Sun., Aug. 21st at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home.  Funeral services for ROBERTA GRAY will be held 11-a.m. Thu., Aug. 25th, at the Oakland Christian Church.  Rieken-Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland has the arrangements.

Open visitation will be held at the church after 1:00 pm on Wednesday.  Visitation with the family will be held at the church on Wed. (8/24), from 5:30-7:30pm.

Interment will be at the Oaklawn Cemetery at Oakland.

ROBERTA GRAY is survived by:

Her children – Robert (Pricilla) Gray; Ron (LeAnn) Gray; Don (Janice) Gray; & Gary (Judy) Gray.

12 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, many other relatives & friends.

Heavy rains force closure of Carter Lake

Ag/Outdoor, News

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

CARTER LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Heavy rainfall has forced the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to close Carter Lake in southwest Iowa to all boaters.

The DNR says in a news release on Monday the heavy rainfalls from storms that moved across the area Sunday night has led the agency to close all boat ramps on Carter Lake until the water level has dropped enough so that docks and the shoreline are protected.

The DNR also says all boat ramps on Carter Lake in Omaha, Neb., are closed.

Scholarship to honor pilot killed at KC air show

News

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A scholarship will be created to honor the memory of a stunt pilot whose plane crashed during the Kansas City Air Show. Fifty-year-old Bryan Jensen of Ponte Vedra, Fla., and formerly of Atlantic, IA, was performing loops and spirals Saturday afternoon when his biplane failed to pull out of a dive. The plane crashed in flames on grass next to a runway at Wheeler Downtown Airport.

Air show officials announced Monday that a scholarship in Jensen’s honor will be established through the Mid-American Youth Aviation Association. Details will be announced later.  The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash. Sunday’s show was dedicated to Jensen and went off without any problems.

Cards Coach Dave Duncan to Take Leave of Absence

Sports

August 22nd, 2011 by Jim Field

ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 22, 2011 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that Pitching Coach Dave Duncan will take a leave of absence from the ballclub.  Duncan’s wife, Jeanine, underwent major surgery on Sunday (August 21) and will require additional tests and rehabilitation.  Duncan will remain with his wife during this period.  The Duncan family asks for privacy during this time.  They are optimistic that Jeanine will have a positive recovery and the Cardinals have expressed their full support to the Duncan family during this difficult time.

Four arrests reported in Atlantic over the weekend

News

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Police in Atlantic said today (Monday), four people were arrested over the weekend. On Friday, 35-year old Brent Beedle, of Oakland, was arrested on a Pottawattamie County warrant for Failure to Comply with the Iowa Sex Offender Registry.

And, on Sunday, officers with the Atlantic P-D arrested: 54-year old William Schreiber, of Atlantic, & 26-year old Quentin Moses, of Ralston, NE. Both men were charged with 1st offense OWI; and, 49-year old Harry Moses, of Oakland, was arrested Sunday on a Mills County warrant for Civil Contempt.

All four individuals were booked into the Cass County Jail.

Two accidents in Atlantic

News

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Police say two accidents occurred over the weekend, one of which resulted in minor injuries. An accident Sunday afternoon at the intersection of 2nd Street and Sunnyside Lane resulted in the driver and a passenger in one of the vehicles being sent to the Cass County Memorial, for treatment of pain.

Officials say a vehicle driven by Chelsey Leighton, of Griswold, was traveling north on Sunnyside Lane at around 12:50-p.m., and had stopped at the intersection with 2nd Street/Highway 83. A vehicle driven by Judy Miller, of Atlantic, stopped behind the Leighton vehicle.

When Leighton started to pull out into the intersection, followed by Miller, Leighton stopped again, and was hit from behind. Leighton and a passenger in her vehicle suffered minor injuries. No citations were issued. Damage from the accident amounted to $300.

The other accident happened just before 2-p.m. Friday, at the intersection of Linn and Commerce Streets, when vehicles driven by Bruce A. Hansen, and Matthew Prall, both of Atlantic, collided. Officials say Hansen was traveling north on Linn Street and stopped at the stop sign located near the intersection. Prall was traveling west on Commerce, and had swerved to go around a non-contact vehicle, before continuing westbound. Police say Hansen pulled out too soon, and hit the rear of Prall’s vehicle.

Damage from the mishap amounted to $4,200. No injuries were reported, and there were no citations issued.

Radio Iowa High School Football Poll (8/22/2011)

Sports

August 22nd, 2011 by Jim Field

Class 4A
1. Cedar Falls
2. Iowa City High
3. WDM Valley (1-0)
4. S.E. Polk (1-0)
5. Bettendorf
6. Ankeny
7. Dowling Catholic (0-1)
8. Linn-Mar
9. Cedar Rapids Xavier
10.Cedar Rapids Wahington

Class 3A
1. Solon
2. Sioux City Heelan (1-0)
3. Clear Lake
4. West Delaware
5. Union (La Porte City)
6. Decorah
7. Webster City
8. Pella
9. Denison-Schleswig (1-0)
10.Marion

Class 2A
1. Iowa City Regina
2. North Fayette
3. West Marshall
4. Carroll Kuemper
5. South Central Calhoun
6. PCM (Monroe)
7. Mediapolis
8. Sheldon (1-0)
9. North Polk
10.Central Lyon/GLR (1-0)

Class 1A
1. Emmetsburg
2. West Lyon
3. Woodward-Granger
4. St. Albert
5. Aplington-Parkersburg
6. West Branch
7. Saint Ansgar
8. Dike-New Hartford
9. Logan-Magnolia
10.North Cedar

Class A
1. West Hancock
2. North Tama
3. LeMars Gehlen
4. Madrid
5. Mason City Newman (1-0)
6. WACO
7. Postville
8. B-G-M (Brooklyn)
9. Clay Central-Everly
10.Algona Garrigan

Eight-man
1. Armstrong-Ringsted (1-0)
2. Preston (1-0)
3. N.E. Hamilton
4. West Central (Maynard) (1-0)
5. Fremont-Mills
6. West Bend-Mallard (1-0)
7. Adair-Casey
8. Glidden-Ralston
9. Stanton
10.Janesville (1-0)

Branstad & Reynolds to hold roundtable, public discussion regarding Mo. River Flooding

News

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds said today (Monday), they will hold a meeting on Friday, September 9th, with public and private sector officials and concerned citizens, to discuss Missouri River flooding and overall river management. The meeting takes place in Council Bluffs, from 1:00 to 3:45 p.m., at Iowa Western Community College’ Looft Hall (2700 College Road).

The administration’s announcement comes on the heels of last Friday’s meeting of government officials from several states affected by the Missouri River flooding. The meeting will consist of an hour long public roundtable discussion with community leaders followed by an hour of open discussion with the general public.

The entire event is free and open to the public.

Watson Historic Train Station re-opens

News

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Trains on display at the Watson Museum

Watson Museum Train ride

An historic train museum in Missouri Valley closed for several months due to flooding, re-opened over the weekend. The Watson Steam Train and Museum had closed as a precaution late this Spring, after being threatened by the Missouri River floodwaters. Mark Warner, Chairman of the Watson Station Committee, said they spent the past few weeks bringing things back, in preparation for Saturday’s re-opening. He says they’ve been getting things returned to the museum and cleaned-up. Warner says they hope to stay open as late as possible this Fall.

During the past four months, the museum’s trains were moved to a storage facility, to protect them from rising flood waters, which threatened, but never actually affected the museum. Warner says they were allowed to store the trains for the summer in a shed on high ground during the Summer.  He says they have plenty of artifacts and antiques on hand for you to view at the museum, including very rare steam and coal trains. Warner says they have a 1948 miniature coal fired Ottaway Steam Train and the 1959 Ottaway Streamliner gas train, which are completely original and extremely hard to find in the U-S.

The gas train runs on 1800 feet of track. The cost for adults and children to ride the train is just two-dollars. The trains will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays. The museum is located in the Missouri Valley City Park.

Backyard and Beyond 8-22-11

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

August 22nd, 2011 by admin

Lavon speaks with Jesse Duwois, Jennifer Duwois, and David Fields about the motorcycle rally at Baxter Cycle in Marne

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