Sheriff’s officials in Fremont County and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are looking into the discovery of a body found Sunday afternoon in the Missouri River. Authorities were notified shortly after 1:45-p.m., that a fisherman found a body floating in the river west of Percival. Sheriff’s deputies recovered the body of an unidentified white male near the shoreline, on the Iowa side of the river. An autopsy was ordered to determine the man’s identity, and cause of death.
Several western and southwest Iowa communities have held meetings recently. with regard to the possible closure of their post offices. Another meeting takes place Monday evening, in Brayton. Residents of the Audubon County town received notices and questionnaires over the past few days, pertaining to a town hall meeting to be held Monday, October 24th, at the Brayton Town Hall. The meeting begins at 7:15-p.m. Representatives with the USPS will be in attendance, to discuss the proposal to close the Brayton Post Office, and instead, provide delivery and retail services by rural delivery, under the administrative authority of the Audubon Post Office.
A few weeks ago, postal customers in Kimballton received similar notices, and a meeting to discuss the matter and rally support to save the office, was held October 4th. Other southwest Iowa post offices being studied for possible closure include Bridgewater, Cumberland, Earling, Elk Horn, Elliott, Jamaica, Lewis, Macksburg, Marne, Nodaway and Wiota. Residents in Grant were put on notice earlier this year that they could be losing their Post Office. The could be turned into a “will be,” when the official closing was announced in August.
An appeal on that closing has been filed however, with the Postal Regulatory Commission, and a final decision on the matter is currently pending a hearing on the appeal. Earlier this Summer, Richard Watkins, spokesman for the Postal Service’s Des Moines based Hawkeye District, was quoted in the Omaha World-Herald, as saying that no offices will be closed before December.
There are nearly 270 small Post Offices around the State which could be on the chopping block. Officials say the Postal Service, which doesn’t receive tax dollars, lost $8.5 billion in its most recent fiscal year, the largest net loss in its history. It began a push in January to close 2,000 post offices nationwide (out of 32,000) in order to save money by any means possible. In July, the USPS announced that it was reviewing the use of 3,700 of its 32,000 offices nationwide.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Meetings begin this week on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ plan for managing the Missouri River over the next year. The first meeting will be Monday in Omaha. Others will follow through Nov. 3 in the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. The series begins as river communities clean up from record flooding. The corps released massive amounts of water from the dams along the river to deal with heavy rains and above-average snow melt.
The corps’ plan calls for drawing the reservoirs down enough to get rid of the floodwater collected this year, but the corps decided not to clear out any additional flood-storage space in the reservoirs beyond the usual 16.3 million acre feet of water.
The Adams County Sheriff’s Department reports 34-year old Jayson Joyce, of Corning, was arrested Friday afternoon on drug and child endangerment charges. Officials say Joyce was arrested following a traffic stop, at around 3:15-p.m. , Friday. Upon further investigation, and a through the use of a Ringgold County K-9 Unit, a controlled substance was located in Joyce’ vehicle.
A subsequent search warrant executed at the man’s home in Corning, resulted in the discovery and seizure of additional controlled substances, and drug paraphernalia. Jayson Joyce faces charges of Possession with the intent to deliver, Failure to affix a drug tax stamp, and child endangerment. He was being held over the weekend in the Adams County Jail, on $20,000 bond.
KRISTOPHER GEORGE CRAWLEY, 17, of Audubon, died Thu., Oct. 20th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital, in Atlantic. Funeral services for KRISTOPHER CRAWLEY will be held 2:30-p.m. Mon., Oct. 24th, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
Family visitation at the church is at 5-p.m. Sun., Oct. 23rd.
Burial will be in the Hamlin Lutheran Church Cemetery in Hamlin.
KRISTOPHER CRAWLEY is survived by:
His parents – James Crawley, of Hamlin, & Jodi Crawley, of Audubon.
His brothers & sisters – Jamie Crawley, of Hamlin; Jarrod (Heidi) Crawley, of Shenandoah; Tiffany (Brian) Swagel, of Audubon; Robert Crawley, of Springfield, SD; Tammy (& wife Quinten Phipps), of Manning; and James Crawley (& special friend Tabby Schwab), of Audubon.
His grandparents – Edna Crawley, of Brayton; Bob & Darlene Soll, of Audubon.
Other relatives, and many friends.
MARVIN JAMES DOMINICK, 83, of Sioux City (formerly of Audubon), died Fri. Oct. 21st, at the Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City, IA. A Mass of Christian Burial service for MARVIN DOMINICK will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., Oct. 25th, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where family visitation is 7-p.m. Mon., Oct. 24th, at a Knights of Columbus Rosary is at 8-p.m.
Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in Audubon.
MARVIN DOMINICK is survived by:
His wife – Norma, of Sioux City.
His sons – Dr. Mark (Sally) Dominick, of Evansville, IN., & Gary (Holly) Dominick, of Sioux City.
His daughter – Diane Dominick, of Sioux City.
His brother – Ray (Marlene) Dominick, of Des Moines.
His sisters – Laura Bettesworth, of Sioux City, & Beverly (John) Harmelink, of Spirit Lake.
12 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, his in-laws, other relatives, and friends.
DORENE JANET (Gilliam) HUBBARD, 69, of Menlo, died Fri., Oct. 21st, at home. Funeral services for DORENE HUBBARD will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., Oct. 25th, at the 1st Congregational Church in Stuart. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home is from 6-8pm Mon., Oct. 24th. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.
Burial will be in the South Oak Grove Cemetery.
DOROTHY C. MULLIGAN, 96, a former Defiance resident, died Fri., Oct. 21st, at the Elm Crest Retirement Home. A Mass of Christian Burial service for DOROTHY MULLIGAN will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., Oct. 25th, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Visitation at St. Peter’s Catholic Church is from 5-9pm Mon., Oct. 24th, with a Wake service at 7pm. The family will meet at the funeral home at 9-a.m. Tuesday, before proceeding to the church for the service.
Burial will be in the Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Defiance.
DOROTHY MULLIGAN is survived by:
Her sons – James (Sheryl) Mulligan, of Gladstone, MO., & Richard (Diane) Mulligan, of Defiance.
Her daughter – Judy (William) Stuck, of Omaha, NE.
Her sister – Alice Wyant, of St. Joseph, MO.
9 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren.
JUNIOR WOHLENHAUS, 84, a long-time Atlantic resident, died Fri., Oct. 21st, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Funeral services for JUNIOR WOHLENHAUS will be held 2:30-p.m. Tue., Oct. 25th, at the 1st United Methodist Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation is open at the funeral home from 8am-5:30pm Mon., Oct. 24th. There is no family visitation.
Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery, south of Lyman.
JUNIOR WOHLENHAUS is survived by:
His daughters – Renee Wohlenhaus & husband Roger Weiner, of Bethesda, MD, & Sarah Wohlenhaud & husband Eric Amundsen, of Chappaqua, NY.
3 grandchildren.
WILLIAM “Bill” BLAZEK, 69, of Fontanelle, died Sat., Oct. 22nd, at the Good Samaritan Society in Fontanelle. Memorial services for BILL BLAZEK will be held 11-a.m. Wed., Oct. 26th, at the Steen Funeral Home in Fontanelle.
Family visitation at the funeral home is from 6-8pm Tue., Oct. 25th. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.steenfunerals.com. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Burial, with full military graveside rites, will be in the Greenfield Cemetery.
BILL BLAZEK is survived by:
His wife – Alice Blazek, of Fontanelle.
His children – William Blazek; Velma “Sis” Balzek; Andrew (Kara) Blazek; and Alan Blazek, all of Fontanelle.
His brothers – Kenneth (Estelle) Blazek, and Vern (Merideth) Blazek, all of Orient.
His sister – Jean Davis, of Prescott.
4 grandchildren, his in-laws, other relatives, and friends.
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