(Radio Iowa) – Starting Memorial Day weekend, visitors will be allowed back on the deck of the retired Navy vessel named for the five Waterloo brothers who died together in World War II. The U-S-S The Sullivans — a floating museum in Buffalo, New York’s harbor — began sinking in April. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown says the ship was listing at 22 degrees.

“The effort to save The Sullivans and the ship is righted and floating,” Brown says. Crews pumped more than half a million gallons of water out of the ship, removed contaminants and began steam cleaning the ship last week. Buffalo’s Naval and Military Park will reopen Memorial Day weekend. Buffalo’s mayor says the emergency response is complete and the U.S.S. The Sullivans is now upright.

The Destroyer USS The Sullivans, via bufflonavalpark.org.

“A critical piece of naval and US military history that we are fortunate to have in our community.” The five Sullivan brothers enlisted in the Navy in early 1942 and asked to serve together. They were killed about 11 months later when a Japanese torpedo struck their ship. The U-S-S The Sullivans was launched in April of 1943 and decommissioned in 1965. The ship was donated to Buffalo’s Naval Park in 1977.

Anthony Titus

Sheriff’s deputies in Page County,Thursday, arrested 39-year-old Anthony David Titus, of Clarinda. He was taken into custody at his residence, on a Page County Warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault. Titus was transported to the Page County Jail and held on $300 bond, pending further court proceedings.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel, Friday, issued a statement with regard to Tuesday’s residential fire at W. 7th and LOCUST Streets. Cappel said the State Fire Marshal and the affected insurance company determined the fire was caused by an over-loaded electrical circuit, and declared accidental. It began at around 3-p.m. Tuesday, in the north third-floor window area.

Cappel said no one was in the apartment at the time. Smoke coming from the roof was observed by a neighbor across the street, who called 9-1-1.  The rental property is owned by Pat McCurdy, was home to eight people in five separate apartments.

Atlantic fire was assisted at the scene by firefighters from Griswold, Lewis, Marne and Anita. The Cass County Fire Association and others brought cold, bottled water to the scene. At one point in the afternoon, fire trucks sounded their horns, warning those inside the home to evacuate due to fears the roof would collapse.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic Municipal Utilities General Manager Steve Tjepkes, today (Friday), said a common telephone scam is going on in the Atlantic area again: Scammers are calling local individuals and requesting immediate payment for a past due electric bill. If payment is not made immediately, they claim your electric service will be disconnected.

Tjepkes reminds you, “AMU only calls customers during regular office hours 7:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday and allows customers at least 24 hours to pay their accounts during regular office hours. If customers have any questions at all about a suspicious call about your utility service, immediately hang up and call AMU directly.”

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors visited with Talya Kamies, Tierney Tanner and Cheryl Malzer-Kamies, owners of Lucy Mae’s Boutique, on Thursday, May 12th, 2022, to celebrate the Grand Opening of their clothing boutique in Atlantic.

The mother/daughter trio shared that their family purchased an acreage six or seven years ago and renovated the farmhouse into a beautiful boutique. They were running the business out of Talya’s home for a few years and are very happy to now have the space to display all the items and have a professional place to take photos of their merchandise. Talya describes the space as a “show room” due to the majority of their business being conducted through Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.

Photo/info. submitted by the Chamber

Lucy Mae’s Boutique carries a variety of clothing sizes XS-3XL, jewelry, purses, and bags for women of all ages. The boutique will be open on Saturdays from 9AM-12PM to reach those customers that prefer to shop in person.

Lucy Mae’s Boutique is located at 54166 598th Street, Atlantic.