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Pursuit leads to fatal accident in Greene County

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October 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A high speed chase involving an erratic driver Tuesday night in northwest Jefferson, lead to two-vehicle crash that killed one-person and injured another. The Iowa State Patrol reports the driver of the vehicle being pursued, 18-year old Jonathan Dalton Bindel, of Jefferson, died in the crash. A passenger in the vehicle, 20-year old Miranda Sue Parris, also of Jefferson, was injured, and transported by Jefferson Rescue, to the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson. Both of the accident victims were wearing their seat belts.

Officials say Bindel’s 2006 Ford Taurus was being pursued by a State Trooper on westbound Highway 30 at around 11:30-p.m.  The Patrol says Bindel was driving erratically and at a high rate of speed. A Ford F-250 pickup driven by on-duty Jefferson Police Officer Heath Aaron Enns,  was traveling north on North Grimmell Road, and had turned east onto Highway 30 to assist with the pursuit, when Bindel drove into the eastbound lane of Highway 30.

The Patrol says Enns tried to avoid a head-on collision by driving onto the shoulder, but his pickup was hit by car, causing the pickup to spin around and enter the south ditch, before it rolled over and came to rest on its wheels. After the impact, the Taurus came to rest in the south ditch. Officials say Enns was not injured in the crash.

Consumer confidence is tanking, so retailers plan for slow holiday sales

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October 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Santa’s sleigh may be lighter this holiday season. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says consumers in Iowa and nationwide are continuing to show signs of hesitation about buying, so merchants are beginning to make plans for another slow December.

“Retailers are very guarded on what’s going to happen,” Goss says. “As a result, they’ve been very cautious in terms of expanding their inventories. They’ve pared them back fairly significantly.” Iowa and the Midwest are in better shape than many other states and regions, Goss says, and growth in holiday sales here ought to be higher than elsewhere, too.

“In my judgment, we’re going to see growth from last year of about three to four-percent,” Goss says. “At the national level, it’s going to be about half that, one to two-percent.” With consumer confidence tanking, he says that projection is a far cry from where it would ordinarily be during a healthier economy. “While it’s not as good as we’d like to see, a normal expansion would be in the six to seven-percent range but still, it’s much better than what we saw last year,” Goss says.

(by Matt Kelley/Radio Iowa)

LOUISE ARP, 85, of Massena (svcs 10-29-11)

Obituaries

October 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

LOUISE ARP, 85, of Massena, died Tue., Oct. 25th, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Funeral services for LOUISE ARP will be held 11-a.m. Sat., Oct. 29th at the Trinity Christian Church in Bridgewater. Steen Funeral Home in Massena has the arrangements.

Visitation is open at the funeral home from 4-to 8pm Fri., Octo. 28th, with the family present from 6-8pm.  Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com. Memorials may be directed to the Louis Arp Memorial Fund to be established by the family.

A private family burial will take place in the Atlantic Cemetery.

LOUISE ARP is survived by:

Her sons – Edward (Debra) Arp, of West Des Moines; John (Jennifer) Arp, of Massena; & Alan Arp, of Atlantic.

Her brother – Carroll (Maxine) Edwards, of Urbandale.

6 grandchildren, other friends and relatives.

Body found in MO. River near Percival, IA is that of an Omaha man

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October 25th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police have identified a body found on the Iowa side of the Missouri River as a man who jumped off a bridge in Omaha nearly three weeks ago. Police on Tuesday identified the man as 19-year-old Corey Criss, of Omaha. Authorities say his death doesn’t appear suspicious or criminal. A fisherman discovered a body on Sunday in the river west of Percival, Iowa.

Police say a man was seen jumping from the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge on Oct. 7. Witnesses lost sight of the man in the water. Emergency crews searched the river, but couldn’t find him and the search was called off.

HMA Project in Atlantic to affect parking patterns Friday & Saturday

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October 25th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Officials with Snyder and Associates Engineers in Atlantic have issued a notice to the public about road work that require some temporary changes in your parking patterns. Beginning this Friday, October 28th, construction will resume on the 2011 HMA (Hot Melt Asphalt) Paving and Storm Sewer Improvement project within the City of Atlantic.

Snyder’s Dave Sturm says the contractor intends to begin paving on the following streets:
1. 13th Street between Chestnut Street and Elm Street.
2. Poplar Street between 8th Street and 10th Street.
3. Walnut Street between 8th Street and 10th Street.
4. Redwood Drive between 14th Street and 17th Street.
Residents will be required to remove their vehicles from these streets in order to accommodate the paving equipment. Vehicles shall remain off the streets through Saturday, October 29th. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dave Sturm at 243-6505.

BERNETTA MARIE ARCHER, 81, of Avoca (10-28-11)

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October 25th, 2011 by Jim Field

BERNETTA MARIE ARCHER, 81, of Avoca died Monday, October 24 at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn.  Funeral services for Bernetta Marie Archer will be held on Friday, October 28 at 10:30 am in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca.  Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

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Visitation will be Thursday from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with the family present from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Burial in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.

Bernetta Marie Archer is survived by:

Husband: Vincent Archer of Avoca

3 Sons: Neil (Sue) Archer of Champaign, IL

Jeff (Dorothy) Archer of Fort Collins, CO

Brad (Kris) Archer of Des Moines

Brother: James Jiricek of Greeley, CO

4 Grandchildren

4 Great-Grandchildren

EILEEN REIS, 103, of Greenfield, (svcs 10-28-11)

Obituaries

October 25th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

EILEEN REIS, 103, of Greenfield, died Tue., Oct. 25th, at the Greenfield Manor.  A Funeral Mass for EILEEN REIS will be 10:30-a.m. Fri., Oct. 28th, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Greenfield.  Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 3-8pm Thu., Oct. 27th, with the family present from 6:30-to 8pm.  A Prayer service will be held at the funeral, at 6-pm Thursday.   Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Memorials may be directed to the Eileen Reis Memorial Fund, to be established by the family.

Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery.

EILEEN REIS is survived by:

Her children – Mary Margaret Spayer, of Greenfield; Frances Benedict, of Sabin, MN; & Larry (Ginger) Reis, of Greenfield.

28 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, in-laws, other relatives, and friends.

KEVIN MICHAEL MARSHALL, 15, of Brayton (10-28-11)

Obituaries

October 25th, 2011 by Jim Field

KEVIN MICHAEL MARSHALL, 15, of Brayton died Monday, October 24 at Children’s Hospital in Omaha, NE.  Funeral services for Kevin Michael Marshall will be held on Friday, October 28 at 2:00 pm at Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

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Visitation with the family will be held Thursday, October 27 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Kevin Michael Marshall is survived by:

Father: Jebadiah (Tanya) Marshall of Brayton

Mother: Shannon (Jason) Bradley of Walnut

Brothers/Sisters: Erynn & Tyler Julick of Walnut, Sarah & Jessie Marshall of Brayton

Vandalism and burglary reported in Page County

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October 25th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Page County are investigating two separate incidents of vandalism in Coin. According to Sheriff Lyle Palmer, the incidents occurred last weekend. On Sunday, Debra Turnbull, of Coin, reported someone destroyed items on her deck and had gained entrance to her home at 408 Crook Street. In the process, a nylon patio chair and pumpkins were damaged, and, various bottles of wine were stolen. The items had a total value of about $265.00

The second incident was reported Monday morning, when the City Clerk in Coin told the Sheriff’s Department a light bulb, which illuminated the American Flag at the Coin City Office, had been broken out. The Clerk indicated it was the 3rd time in the past couple of weeks the light, which was valued at eight-dollars, had been broken.

Both incidents remain under investigation.

Vehicle versus deer accidents cause nearly $10,000 damage in Page County

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October 25th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer says two vehicle-versus-deer accidents over the weekend caused nearly $10,000 damage to the vehicles involved, but no one was injured. Sunday night, a car driven by 19-year old Michael Ribbey, of Blanchard, collided with a deer on I Avenue. The impact disabled the car, causing an estimated $2,200 damage.

The second other accident happened Friday night, on Highway 2. Sheriff Palmer says an SUV driven by 76-year old David Haning, of Sidney, hit a deer which the entered the roadway just east of N Avenue. The impact resulted in $7,000 damage.