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Injury accident in Union County

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September 5th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Kent, Iowa) – A collision Sunday afternoon northwest of Kent, in Union County, resulted in four people reporting pain, but only one was transported to the hospital. According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, a 2015 Nissan Altima driven by 20-year-old Lillian G. Watkins, of Creston, was southbound on Highway 25 at around 3-p.m., when Watkins attempted to make a U-turn and proceed northbound.

A 2005 Chrysler Town & Country van, driven by 60-year-old Alan D. Lawson, of Mount City, MO., was southbound on Highway 25 behind the Nissan. Lawson attempted to pass the car as the car veered right of the roadway to begin the left U-turn.

The car was struck broadside on the driver’s side, causing a total of $10,000 damage. Both drivers and a passenger in the Nissan complained of injuries. A passenger in the van, was also injured, and transported to the hospital. An investigation determined Watkins made an unsafe turn or failure to give a signal. No citations were issued.

ELEANOR KAY TIETZ, 83, of Griswold (Svcs. 9/8/22)

Obituaries

September 5th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

ELEANOR KAY TIETZ, 83, of Griswold, died Saturday, September 3, 2022, at the Montgomery County Hospital, in Red Oak. Funeral services for ELEANOR TIETZ will be held 11-a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2022, at St. John’s United Church of Christ south of Lyman. Rieken Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold has the arrangements.

The family greet friends on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the Funeral Home.

Burial will be in the St. John’s Cemetery south of Lyman.

Memorials are preferred to the family for a later designation.

ELEANOR TIETZ is survived by:

Her daughters –  Kristi (Joe) Morehouse of Omaha, NE, and Lori Wade, of Norton Shores, MI.

Her son – Lenny (Jenifer) Tietz, of Nebraska City, NE.

Her brother – Harold (Rosalie) Bissell, of Waukee/

8 grandchildren; two great-grandsons, her in-laws, other relatives and friends.

Gov. Reynolds announces appointments to Iowa’s boards & commissions 

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September 4th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Friday, announced appointments to Iowa’s boards and commissions.  

The following southwest/western Iowa appointments are not subject to Senate confirmation: 

Empower Rural Iowa Initiative
Jenna Ramsey, Montgomery 
Kimberly Tiefenthaler, Carroll 
Bonnie Ramsay, Taylor 

STEM Advisory Council
Marge Welch, Union
Dan Harbeke, Pottawattamie
 

Two non-injury accidents reported in Fremont County

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September 4th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Sidney, Iowa) – Fremont County Deputies responded a little after 1-a.m. Saturday, to a single-vehicle accident near the intersection of Highway 2 and 195th Street. Authorities say a 2016 Cadillac XTS, driven by 54-year-old Jay Tyler, of Medford, Oregon, failed to negotiate the lane changeover in the construction zone and stuck a cement barricade.

Tyler was uninjured. The vehicle was a total loss. A probable cause search of the vehicle uncovered methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Tyler was cited for Failure to Maintain Control and No Valid License. He was later placed under arrest for Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Tyler was released after posting a $1,300 bond.

And, at around 8:37-p.m., Saturday, Deputies in Fremont County were called to 2878 240th Street for a single-vehicle rollover accident involving a Ford 150 pickup. The driver 16-year-old Quentin Stanton was uninjured in the accident. Stanton was cited for Failure to Maintain Control and Careless Driving.

Inmate dies from a medical condition at the Page County Jail

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September 4th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Clarinda, Iowa) – Authorities in Page County, Sunday said shortly after 7-p.m. Saturday, September 3, 2022, the Page County Sheriff’s Office requested the Clarinda Ambulance Service to the Page County Jail for an adult male inmate with a medical condition. Clarinda Ambulance Service transported the adult male inmate to the Clarinda Regional Health Center where the adult male inmate later died.

Per Page County Jail policy, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation was contacted as well as a report filed with the State Jail Inspector’s Office. At this time, no personal information about the adult male inmate is being released, pending the investigation and notification of the inmate’s emergency contacts.

The adult male inmate’s body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022

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September 4th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Labor Day (Monday): Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 82 and the low was 56. This day last year the high was 77 and the low 54. The all-time record high was 101 in 1918 and the record low was 33 in 1891. Sunrise is 6:48 a.m. and Sunset will be 7:48 p.m.

1 teen died, another was injured in a Lee County crash

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September 4th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Keokuk, Iowa) – The crash of a small car in southeastern Iowa’s Lee County, Saturday night, claimed the life of one 15-year-old and resulted in injuries to a 16-year-old. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2000 Toyota Matrix was traveling south on the Mississippi River Road at around 10:45-p.m., Saturday, when the driver failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle entered the west ditch and came to rest.

Both teens were transported by Lee County EMS to Blessing Health, in Keokuk, when one died from their injuries. Neither of the occupants of the car were wearing their seat belts. No names were released.

KATHLEEN RUTH EYBERG, 91, of Atlantic (Svcs. 9/9/22)

Obituaries

September 3rd, 2022 by Ric Hanson

KATHLEEN RUTH EYBERG, 91, of Atlantic, died Saturday, September 3, 2022, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. A Funeral service for KATHLEEN EYBERG will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 09, 2022, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic. Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

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A luncheon will be served immediately following the funeral in the reception hall of the church.

Visitation with family present will take place 5-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 08, 2022, at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic, IA.

Interment will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Friday at Greenlawn Cemetery in Afton, IA.

Memorials may be directed to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and may be mailed to the Schmidt Family Funeral Home (P.O. Box 523 Atlantic, IA 50022).

KATHLEEN RUTH EYBERG is survived by:

Children:  Bill (Connie) Eyberg; Kathy (Bob) Bye; Steve Eyberg; Jim (Kristi) Eyberg; Jeff (Julie) Eyberg; Jane (Mike) Ohnemus; Deb Miller; Patti (Steve) Grant; Jill (Paul) Hans; Judy (Dennis) Kinen.

Brother:  Chuck (Marlene) Erickson

Sister-in-law:  Dorothy Eyberg

19 grandchildren

29 great-grandchildren

and many nieces and nephews.

Grassley says a GOP majority in 2023 would ‘probably’ move to block hiring IRS agents

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September 3rd, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Senator Chuck Grassley is putting some caveats on the promise that a Republican majority in congress will be able to repeal the plan to hire 87-thousand I-R-S agents. Last weekend, Grassley said those I-R-S agents probably won’t be hired if Republicans hold a majority of seats in the U.S. Senate and House after this year’s election. This week, Grassley said it would be a long process and Senate debate rules could prevent the G-O-P from taking action. “When that bill would come to the senate, we’d have to have 60 votes to get it done,” Grassley says, “and there’d have to be some bipartisanship.”

If that 60 vote threshold is cleared and the bill passes, it would be up to President Biden to decide whether it becomes law. And it was the Biden Administration that proposed spending to modernize the I-R-S computer system and hire new agents to replace retiring staff over the next decade.

That’s a rarity. Congress has voted to override just six presidential vetoes in the past 21 years. In 1996, Grassley was appointed as one of 17 members on the National Commission on Restructuring the I-R-S.

Grassley helped write a 1998 law that reorganized divisions within the agency and limited some auditing techniques.

Grassley was cheered by the crowd at Congresswoman Ashley Hinson’s fundraiser when he said a G-O-P congress probably would vote to repeal the I-R-S hiring plan.

North Linn school start date unclear after asbestos found during construction

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September 3rd, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The delayed start of the school year in an eastern Iowa district has been pushed back even farther after the discovery of asbestos. Due to a construction project, next Tuesday, September 6th, had been set as the first day of school in North Linn district, but Superintendent Dave Hoeger says the construction disturbed asbestos in the high school building.

All classes are delayed, not just at the high school.

Asbestos removal crews are cleaning the buildings and Hoeger says more tests will be done next week.

The North Linn School District serves students in and around Coggin, Troy Mills and Walker.