(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Police Department say a man residing in the 200 block of Myrtle Street, in Creston, reported Wednesday afternoon, that someone had broken into his storage unit. Property stolen from inside the storage unit included a red Toro Power Clear 721 snow blower, and a red Honda Tiller. The loss was estimated at $1,200.
(Harlan, Iowa) – The Board of Supervisors of Shelby County, Tuesday, passed an Ordinance regulating the flow of hazardous liquids through a pipeline. According to Auditor Mark Maxwell’s minutes of the Board’s regular weekly meeting, the motion passed unanimously, following a public hearing. During the hearing, Tim Whipple Shelby of Ahlers and Cooney acting on behalf of Shelby County, summarized a report and recommendations by the Shelby County Planning and Zoning Commission, on the proposed Ordinance (2022-4). Whipple explained that on the whole, the commission supported the proposed ordinance and found that it furthered the goals of the county’s residents, as expressed in the county’s comprehensive plan.
In particular, Whipple noted the report indicated that the commission was most concerned with three main issues: (1) the proximity to hazardous liquid pipelines; (2) their potential impact on economic development, property values and tax base. (3) their potential impact on present and future land uses such as the development of new housing and growth to cities. Whipple also noted that the Commission made two recommendations for revisions to the ordinance and recommended that the Supervisors adopt one of the Commissions proposed provisions. After summarizing the results and recommendations of the planning and Zoning process, Whipple made an introductory statement about hazardous liquid pipelines in general and about carbon dioxide pipelines in particular, including an explanation of the state and federal regulatory framework that the proposed ordinance must operate within. 
County Counsel then commented on the Planning and Zoning report submitted, with the possibility of amending first draft of the ordinance. It was noted that the ordinance reflects the will of Shelby County Residents. The main focus of the ordinance was put forth with mention of liquid carbon pipelines in Iowa being new to the State. Protection from pipeline accidents is tasked to local protection of for local citizens and economic development. A number of Shelby County citizens commented on the proposed amendment, prior to the Board’s action to approve it:
In other business, the Shelby County Supervisors approved the appointment of Jodee D. Dixon as Assistant County Attorney until December 31, 2022. Bryce Schaben was on hand to report to the Supervisors the replacement for his position as Weed Commissioner and Roadside Management Head. Jay Ring was introduced as Schaben’s replacement.
(Radio Iowa) – The season of ghosts and ghouls is nearly here and many Iowans will be heading off to Halloween parties over the next two weekends. Juanita Cameron, a clerk at The Theatrical Shop in West Des Moines, says plenty of adults are mimicking their favorite movies for costumes this year. She says guys are channeling their inner Tom Cruise as a “Top Gun” pilot while gals are mirroring the “Hocus Pocus” witches.
Kids are snapping up costumes from Disney’s “Encanto” line, or they’re falling back on Winnie the Pooh. After two COVID years, Cameron says she’s seeing an uptick in theme parties this October, while more businesses are having company parties.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa hunters will be searching the countryside for pheasants starting next weekend. Nate Carr, a D-N-R conservation officer in Hamilton and Hardin counties, says all factors point to a good season ahead. “Coming off some of our August roadside surveys, this year we’re expecting a very similar outcome to last year,” Carr says. “Last year, we had a good number of hunters participating, about 63,000, killing an estimated 370,000 birds, which is the highest we’ve seen in probably the past 10 years.” Carr offers a few reminders for Iowa’s pheasant hunters, be they new to the sport or seasoned veterans.
“Of course, you need your hunting license and habitat fee,” Carr says. “Shooting hours start at 8 AM and end at 4:30 PM, a little bit earlier than some of your typical hunting seasons, so remember to shut that off at 4:30. The daily limit is going to be three pheasants.” A hunter’s attire is also important, not only to keep them warm but to keep them safe. “Hunters are required to wear at least one article of external clothing that has at least 50% of solid blaze orange,” Carr says. “Whether it’s a hat, vest, jacket, something along those lines, make sure at least 50% is solid blaze orange so that other hunters can see you.” Another rule for hunters is to make sure you get permission from property owners to go on private land. The season runs October 29th through January 10th.
Learn more at iowadnr.gov.
CHUCK D. LYON, 81, of Harlan, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. A visitation for CHUCK LYON will be held from Noon until 2-p.m. Monday, Oct. 24th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.
Private graveside services will be held in the Harlan Cemetery.
CHUCK LYON is survived by:
His sons – Chad (Johanna) Lyon, of Plattsmouth, NE., & Scott (Marren) Lyon, of Harlan.
and 6 grandchildren.
DES MOINES, Iowa — The drought conditions are continuing to worsen across Iowa. According to the latest report from the Iowa Drought Monitor released Thursday, for the period ending Oct. 18th, the entire state remains in a drought, but 84% is now moderately dry. That number was just 57% last week. About 7% of the state remains extremely dry.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Windy.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Breezy.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 69. Our Low was 25. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 49 and the Low was 28. The Record High on this date was 87 in 1947. The Record Low was 13 in 1930.
Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder is embracing the high expectations. All five starters return from last season’s team that won the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles. They enter this season ranked fourth in the AP Poll.
Bluder wants her team to enjoy the expectations and not feel added pressure.
Among those returning is the nation’s top point guard in junior Caitlin Clark.
Despite all of the success last season had a crushing ending when the Hawkeyes were stunned by Creighton in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Drake football coach Todd Stepsis says the Bulldogs need to find a way to close out games. Drake is 0-7 overall and their four Pioneer Football League losses have been decided in the fourth quarter.
The Bulldogs host defending Pioneer Football League champ Davidson on Saturday. The Wildcats triple-option offense is averaging just under 400 yards of rushing per game.
Stepsis says preparing to defend the option does not begin during game week.
(Radio Iowa) – Early voting for Iowa’s General Election began this week and a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution is on the back of the ballot. Richard Rogers of the Iowa Firearms Coalition says gun rights advocates began lobbying for it 12 years ago — after they realized Iowa is one of only six states without state level constitutional protection of the right to keep and bear arms. The amendment says any gun restrictions would have to be judged by a legal standard called strict scrutiny. Rogers says the U.S. Supreme Court set up an even tougher legal standard in a ruling this summer.
“Frankly, the strict scrutiny thing I believe has largely been muted, but we can’t go back 12 years and rewrite the amendment and this is an all or nothing deal, I think,” Rogers says. “We’ll have this one chance and we won’t see another opportunity to put this in the state constitution in our lifetime.” Critics say if this STATE constitutional amendment is adopted, it will be nearly impossible to pass new gun safety measures in Iowa. Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner has joined Iowans for Responsible Gun Laws, a coalition of 30 different groups.
“We are not anti-gun, we are not anti-Second Amendment and we are not here to suggest taking your guns away,” Gardner said. “We are, however, here to inform you of a very poorly worded amendment that definitely will not make Iowans safer.” The only other states with similar constitutional amendments are Alabama, Missouri and Louisiana.
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