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Road Closures in Atlantic During RAGBRAI

News

July 20th, 2011 by admin

Some roads in Atlantic will be temporarily closed during RAGBRAI in an effort to keep the cyclists safe.

Most of the road closures will only be closed only for about an eight hour period when the 12,000 cyclists begin to enter Atlantic.

Atlantic Police Chief Steve Green strongly encourages motorists to avoid Highway 6 between Lewis and Atlantic Sunday. He says the shoulders of Highway 6 will have rumble strips on them and it will be difficult for bicyclists to move to the shoulder for vehicle traffic.

To keep Highway 6 traffic low, the 22nd street and Sunnyside Lane intersection will be closed to westbound traffic starting Sunday morning . Meanwhile, the 29th street intersection with Willow Street will also be closed starting Sunday morning to westbound traffic.

Areas of Sunnyside lane from 22nd to 10th street will be open only to RAGBRAI riders and those living on Sunnyside Lane in that area. Other areas may have traffic restrictions as the situation warrants throughout Sunday.

RAGBRAI support vehicles will use Olive Street (exit 57) from I-80 to enter Atlantic, so Green recommends avoiding Olive Street north of town if possible.

Other likely to be congested include 10th Street between Olive and Highway 6, Sunnyside Park, Cass County Fairgrounds, Roosevelt Drive, East 14th Street, and the areas around the Atlantic High School and Heritage House.

Green also suggests avoiding Highway 173 Monday as riders will be using that road to leave town.

Green suggests that Highway 6 traffic going to Griswold or Lewis use G-30 west to M-56 if . For those going to Omaha, Green suggests using I-80 via Highway 71.

School Board Elections in Cass County this Fall

News

July 20th, 2011 by admin

School Board elections in Cass County are set to take place on September 13 this fall.

Nomination papers for offices up for election must be filed with the appropriate school board’s secretary by August 4. All offices up for election this year are for four-year terms.

The following offices are up for election:

Atlantic Community School District

Three At Large local directors

Incumbents:

Jon Martens Atlantic IA

Phil Hascall Atlantic IA

Dennis Davis Atlantic IA

One At Large local directors (vacancy term ending 2013)

Incumbents:

Glen Smith (appointed) Atlantic IA

CAM Community School District

One North District local director

Incumbent: Randall Rabe Massena IA

One South Distric local director

Incumbent: Todd McKee Massena IA

CAM Community School District

One North District local director

Incumbent: Randall Rabe Massena IA

One South Distric local director

Incumbent: Todd McKee Massena IA

Hot Temps Cause Clarinda Sirens to Sound

News

July 20th, 2011 by admin

Hot temperatures were the cause of an early wake up call for residents of Clarinda early Tuesday morning.

Emergency sirens in Clarinda accidently sounded for about five minutes at about 3:00 AM Tuesday morning.

Officials in Clarinda say the sirens went off due to atmospheric conditions and their effects on wireless technology. The heat caused radio frequencies to skip hundreds of miles across the atmosphere. Those skips usually occur during prolonged periods of warm temperatures.

ELDON E. SHERMAN, 93 of Stuart (Svcs 07-22-11)

Obituaries

July 19th, 2011 by admin

ELDON E. SHERMAN, 93, of Stuart died Monday, July 18th at the Stuart Community Care Center.  Funeral services for ELDON SHERMAN will be held 10:00am Friday, July 22nd at the Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart.

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A gathering of family and friends will be held from 6-8pm on Thursday, July 21st at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the South Oak Grove Cemetery in Stuart.  Memorial may be made to the Eldon E. Sherman Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home 123 NE 2nd St. Box 246 Stuart, IA 50250.  Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com

ELDON SHERMAN is survived by:

2 Sons: Eldon Sherman of Stuart and James Sherman of Johnston.

1 Sister: Cora Keim of Stuart

6 Grandchildren

16 Great-Granchildren

5 Great-Great Grandchildren with three more on the way.

Also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.

PAUL MATHIAS VOGGESSER, 84, of Hancock (Svcs 07-22-11)

Obituaries

July 19th, 2011 by admin

PAUL MATHIAS VOGGESSER, 84, of Hancock died Tuesday, July 19th at the Kavanagh House in Des Moines.  Funeral services for PAUL VOGGESSER will be held 10:30am Friday, July 22nd at the Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut.  Pauley-Jones Funeral Home of Avoca has the arrangements.

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Visitation with the family will be Thursday, July 21 at the Church. Family will great friends from 5-7pm on Thursday, July 21st.

Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Hancock.

PAUL VOGGESSER is survived by:

2 Sons: Gary Lee Voggesser of Minneapolis, MN and Christopher Paul Voggesser of West Des Moines.

2 Daughters: Lu Ann Neilsen of Granger and Lisa Lyn Hanson of Brooklyn, NY

3 Brothers: Robert Voggesser of Atlantic; Harold Voggesser of Bolivar, MO;  and Roy Voggesser of Denison

12 Grandchildren

10 Great-Grandchildren

Many other relatives and friends.

Tuesday State Softball Results

Sports

July 19th, 2011 by Jim Field

Class 4-A First Round

Class 3-A First Round

 

Clarinda Man gets 15 years Prison on Child Porn Charges

News

July 19th, 2011 by admin

A Clarinda man has been sentenced to over 15 years in prison on child pornography charges.

Robert Eugene Glassgow of Clarinda was sentenced to 188 months of prison Monday for receipt of child pornography. United States District Judge James Gritzner also ordered Glassgow to serve a ten year term of supervised release following incarceration.

Glassgow was found guilty of the charges by a jury in January. During the trial prosecutors claimed Glassgow had built his own computer and used it to share child pornography files.

The investigation was conducted by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation-Cyber Crimes Unit, Clarinda Police Department, Page County Attorney’s Office and Department of Homeland Security. The case was prosecuted by the United State Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Cass County Board of Supervisors Preview

News

July 19th, 2011 by admin

The Cass County Board of Supervisors are set to hold their regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday morning.

On the agenda for is a tourism report that features a proclamation of Cass County tourism week from July 31 – August 5.

Following reports from the Cass County attorney and Cass County Engineer about secondary roads updates, the board will discuss going into a closed session to discuss litigation matters. The board will go into a closed session on the matter if they deem it appropriate.

The board will then take action on a resolution to conduct a hearing on loan and bonds for the northwest Sewer and Water line extension project.

Following that discussion they’ll take action to approve changes to risk management programs. They include employee incident review and employee return to work programs.

A discussion and possibly action will then take place on the extension of tax credits for the fiscal year 2011-2012.

The meeting begins at 9:00 Wednesday morning.

Adair County Board of Supervisors Meeting Preview

News

July 19th, 2011 by admin

The Adair County Board of Supervisors will have their regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday morning.

On the agenda is the Success 4 Kids Fiscal Agent Contract.

County Auditor Mindy Schaefer will make a presentation, and Custodian Rich Wallace will discuss construction contracts and longevity increases.

Assistant to Engineer Tom McGovern will discuss longevity raises for Bruce Brown & Mick Sherer. McGovern will also review delivery of freightliner per truck bids.

The meeting begins at 9:00 AM at the Adair County Courthouse.

DNR Open House on Dams in Atlantic

News

July 19th, 2011 by admin

A DNR open house is coming to Atlantic in a couple weeks to help answer landowner’s questions about dams.

To assist local residents that own property with a dam and also owners of larger dams, the DNR is hosting seven open houses across the state this summer in cooperation with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. The session in Atlantic will primarily focus on maintaining dams and constructing ponds on an owners property.

Attendees will be able to ask DNR and NRCS staff questions about maintaining dams, constructing new ponds, fish management and stocking, regulations regarding dams, available technical and financial assistance, and water quality.

Those considering building a new pond or lake, as well as professionals who assist landowners with pond construction and maintenance, may also want to attend.

The Atlantic meeting is August 2nd at the Rock Island Depot from 3:00 to 7:00.