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STEP program in Atlantic & Cass County this Thursday

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August 31st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Police Department reports officers will be working with Cass County Sheriff’s deputies this Thursday, September, 2nd for a special traffic enforcement project. The project will be taking place both within the City of Atlantic and on County roads. Residents can expect heightened traffic enforcement on this date throughout the county.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area, Tue., 8/31/2021

Weather

August 31st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Today: Showers & thunderstorms ending this morning; Becoming partly cloudy. High 80. NE @ 10.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 63. N @ 5.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 85. SE @ 10.

Thursday: P/Cldy. High 87.

Friday: Mostly cloudy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 82.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 87. Rainfall overnight through 7-a.m. at KJAN amounted to 2.10 inches. Our Low was 60. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 82 and the Low was 50. The Record High on this date was 101 in 1913. The Record Low was 35 in 1967.

Rubio says Afghanistan withdrawal shows Biden’s arrogance and incompetence

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August 31st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A few hours after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, Florida Senator Marco Rubio told a crowd in Iowa the Biden Administration’s handling of the withdrawal was horrifying and indefensible. Speaking at an Iowa G-O-P fundraiser at the Mason City Municipal Airport last (Monday) night, Rubio said the pullout plan was based on assumptions that were not real.

“Why were those assumptions made? Number one, because of arrogance, because they knew better. They know better than everybody else, they went to certain schools, we’re the grown-ups, we’re in charge now, we’re the opposite of the people that were here before. We know what we’re doing, we’ve got this,” Rubio said. “That’s what they told everybody.” Rubio says the Biden Administration’s August 31st deadline for withdrawal had nothing to do with the safety of Americans and our allies there.

“They wanted a press conference on 9-11…just like they wanted a press conference right before July 4th to tell everybody the pandemic was over. The new freedom Independence Day…that was about, what, 10 days before they told everybody they had to wear three masks,” Rubio said and the crowd laughed. “So now, it’s the same thing with this.” Rubio says the country’s credibility has taken a huge hit over the past two weeks as the world watched what was happening in Kabul.

“This is so damaging to our country, so humiliating, so embarrassing on the world stage, and so immoral,” Rubio said. “…so immoral.” Rubio compared Biden’s handling of the situation to the failed attempt to rescue hostages from the U.S. Embassy in Iran after it was seized in 1979.  “It’s really inexcusable and both sides know it. Even Democrats know it and you don’t see them rallying to the White House’s defense,” Rubio said. “You cannot defend what is so horrifying and indefensible.”

Rubio finished third in the 2016 Iowa Caucuses behind Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. He was asked during last (Monday) night’s event if Iowa’s Caucuses should go first in 2024 and Rubio said yes before the host got done asking the question. Former President Trump told radio talk show host Todd Starnes yesterday that he plans to visit Iowa soon as well.

Ernst has visited with grandmother of Red Oak native killed in Kabul

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August 31st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Senator Joni Ernst says she’s talked to the grandmother of the Iowa native who is among the 13 U.S. soldiers killed last Thursday in a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport. “The family is really hurting right now, but they are very grateful for the expressions of love and support that the communities are sending to them,” Ernst says. Marine Corporal Daegan Page grew up in Red Oak and Omaha.

Ernst, who is from Red Oak, says she hasn’t been able to speak with Page’s mother, Wendy, who traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware where the remains of Page and the other service members were received, but Ernst has spoken to Page’s grandmother Peggy, who is a close friend of Ernst’s mother.

“I told her that I loved her. You know, I love the family, our prayers are with them,” Ernst said. “And she told me: ‘Please tell everybody what an amazing young man Daegan was.'” Ernst says the Marine’s grandmother mentioned Libby, Ernst’s daughter who is a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point — and told Ernst to give Libby a hug.

“Peggy used to give Libby hugs all the time when she was a little girl,” Ernst said. “And she said, ‘because you never know when you’re not going to be able to give that child a hug.'” Page’s family has set up a Facebook tribute page in his honor and posted a statement of thanks for the support and generosity of people who are honoring the 23-year-old Marine.

Storm reports 8/30-31/2021

Weather

August 31st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Here are some of the severe storm reports as received by the National Weather Service, for storms that developed late Monday night (8/30) into Tuesday morning (8/31):

  • 12:36-a.m., 50 mph wind gust in Greenfield reported by Adair County EMA
  • 12:04-a.m., 57 mph gust recorded 2 miles N of Winterset
  • 12:02-a.m., thunderstorm wind damage in Stuart: 12-to 14-inch diameter tree limb down
  • 11:04-p.m., 59 mph gust of wind 7-miles SW of Gray, in Crawford County.
  • 10:30-p.m., 1″ diameter hail and 50-to 60 mph winds in Vail (Crawford County)

LYLE E. CHESNUT, 91, of Anita (Memorial Svcs. 9/2/21)

Obituaries

August 31st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

LYLE E. CHESNUT, 91, of Anita, died Sunday, August 29th, at the Heritage House, in Atlantic. Memorial services for LYLE CHESNUT will be held 10:30-a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2nd, at the Hockenberry Funeral Home, in Anita.

Open visitation with the family present will be held from 5-until 7-p.m. Wed., Sept. 1st, at the funeral home.; Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com.

Lunch will be held at the Anita Community Center on Thursday, following the services.

A private burial will be held at the Sunnyhill Cemetery in Adair.

Memorials may be directed to the Anita Volunteer Fire Department, the Anita Library, or the Anita American Legion Scholarship Fund.

LYLE CHESNUT is survived by:

His son – Alan (Rita) Chesnut, of Atlantic.

His daughter – Vickie (Mike) Michels, of Dixon, IL.

His brothers – Dale (Marline) Chesnut, of Elkader, and Ray Chesnut, of Anita.

3 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and his sisters-in-law [Janice (Delbert) Sheeder, of Adair; Jean Hall, of Fontanelle; Jeanette (Bill) Crees, of Casey, and Joyce Rocholz, of Atlantic].

Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s report, 8/30/21

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August 31st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, Monday, said a man from Council Bluffs was arrested a little after 7-a.m. Friday, on Indecent Exposure and other charges. A Deputy observed 58-year-old Randy Joe Wilcox was completely nude when he riding his bicycle eastbound over the Avenue G bridge. When the deputy attempted to stop Wilcox, he turned around on his bike and attempted to flee back over the bridge westbound. The Deputy eventually caught up to the man. During the stop, items of drug paraphernalia and methamphetamine were found on Wilcox’ person. He was charged with Indecent Exposure, Interference with Official Acts, Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

The Sheriff’s Office reports also:

  • 33-year-old James Perry Watkins was arrested after Deputies were called to the 100 block of 3rd Street in Neola on August 29th for a check welfare. Dispatch advised that a female had been assaulted by her boyfriend. Watkins was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault – Strangulation and Child Endangerment.
  • 40-year-old Angela Michelle Marsh was arrested after Deputies were called to the 200 block of Dye Street in Carson on August 28th for a disturbance. Marsh was charged with Assault Causing Bodily Injury or Mental Illness.
  • 22-year-old Allee Rose Hart was arrested following a traffic stop at North 8th Street and Kanesville Boulevard on August 29th for Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana) 1st Offense.
  • 50-year-old Timothy Jess Paulson Abboud was arrested on August 25th for Operating While Intoxicated 1st Offense and Carrying Weapons.
  • 28-year-old Kenneth Lewis Pippin was arrested at Highway 59 and Highway 92 on August 26th for Operating While Intoxicated 1st Offense and Driving While License Denied, Suspended, Canceled or Revoked.
  • 43-year-old Scott Wayne Casson was arrested on August 28th for Operating Under the Influence 3rd or Subsequent Offense and Driving While License Denied, Suspended, Canceled or Revoked.
  • 33-year-old Cory Robert Kyle was arrested following a traffic stop on August 27th for Driving While Barred.
  • 44-year-old Timothy Shane Peffer was arrested on August 28th for Driving While Barred.
  • 27-year-old Dalton Gaston, of Omaha, was arrested following a traffic stop on August 28th on a fugitive warrant out of Nebraska.
  • 51-year-old Steven Craig Pleas, of Council Bluffs, was charged on August 25th with Criminal Mischief 2nd after he broke several sprinkler heads at the jail.
  • and, 26-year-old Alberto Eduardo Elquezabal turned himself in on August 26th on a warrant for Violation of Probation.

Montgomery County Sheriff’s & Red Oak Police reports, 8/30/21

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August 31st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports a man and a woman were arrested on separate valid warrants for probation violation, Monday.  27-year-old, Clara Jane Heitshusen, of Farragut, and 28-year-old, Ozzy Ray Hunter, of Red Oak, were booked into Montgomery County Corrections and held on $10,000 cash bond, each.

And, Red Oak Police, Monday, arrested 48-year-old Tiffany Lea Palmer, of Red Oak, and a charge of Harassment in the 3rd Degree. Palmer was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for SW Harrison County until 1-a.m. 8/31/21

Weather

August 31st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
1215 AM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Harrison County in southwestern Iowa...
  Central Washington County in east central Nebraska...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 1215 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest
  of Blair, or 26 miles north of Omaha, moving southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Blair around 1235 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Kennard.

This includes Interstate 29 near mile marker 75.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:45-a.m. for NE Cass, Southern Guthrie, SE Audubon & Adair Counties

Weather

August 31st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1207 AM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

The National Weather Service in Des Moines  has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Cass County in southwestern Iowa...
  Southern Guthrie County in west central Iowa...
  Southeastern Audubon County in west central Iowa...
  Adair County in southwestern Iowa...

* Until 1245 AM CDT.

* At 1206 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles
  northwest of Greenfield, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Greenfield around 1225 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Stuart.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 61 and 96.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.