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Today: Mostly sunny. High 83. SE @ 5-10 mph.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 54. Winds light & variable.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High 86. SE @ 5-10 mph.
Monday: P/Cldy. High 86.
Tuesday: P/Cldy to cldy w/scattered showers & tstorms. High around 84.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 85. Our Low this morning, 49. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 90 and the Low was 58. The Record High on this date was 107 in 1936. The Record Low was 45 in 1929.
The driver of a 2018 Chevy Cruz was attempting to park her vehicle, Thursday morning, when she accidentally stepped on the accelerator pedal instead of the brake. The vehicle, driven by 77-year-old Norma Jean Parish, of Villisca, struck the side of the Casey’s General Store in Villisca, causing an estimated $25,000 damage to the structure, and $4,500 damage to the car. The accident happened at around 10:45-a.m., Thursday.
Parish wasn’t injured during the mishap. Authorities say there were no citations issued, since it happened on private property.
NORMAN MATHIASEN, 91, of Harlan, died Thursday, Aug. 12th, at home. Funeral services for NORMAN MATHIASEN will be held 11-a.m. Monday, Aug. 16th, at the First Baptist Church, in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the First Baptist Church in Harlan, on Sunday, Aug. 15, from 5-until 8-p.m.
Burial is in the Harlan Cemetery.
NORMAN MATHIASEN is survived by:
His Wife – Joanne Mathiasen, of Harlan.
His son – Scott (Mary) Mathiasen, of Forest City.
His daughters – Marcy (Mike) Cain, and Edie (Ken) Shetler, all of Harlan; and Nancy (David) Buman, of Council Bluffs.
His brother – Ron Mathiasen, of Harlan.
His sisters – Rosemary Petersen, of Elk Horn, & Ann Wendt, of Omaha.
11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
(Red Oak, Iowa) — Authorities in Montgomery County say a woman faces drug and public intoxication charges after she reportedly jumped in-and-out of traffic while carrying an item and attempting to strike vehicles with it, Friday morning. 50-year-old Christina M. Shipley, of Clarinda, was arrested at around 8:18-a.m. on Highway 34, about a half-mile West of K Avenue.
Shipley faces charges that include Public Intoxication and Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd offense. She was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 bond.
McLEAN, Va., Aug. 13, 2021 — At its monthly meeting yesterday, the Farm Credit Administration board received FCA’s 2020 Annual Report on the Farm Credit System’s Young, Beginning, and Small (YBS) Farmer Mission Performance. FCA defines young farmers as those who are 35 years old or younger, beginning farmers as those who have been farming for 10 years or less, and small farmers as those with gross annual sales of less than $250,000.
Outstanding loans
Both the dollar volume of the System’s total loans outstanding and the dollar volume of YBS loans outstanding increased in 2020. Total System loan dollar volume outstanding increased by 11.3%, and loan dollar volume outstanding to young farmers increased by 8.0%, to beginning farmers by 12.5%, and to small farmers by 12.9%.
The total number of loans outstanding both for the System as a whole and for YBS borrowers also grew in 2020. The number of total System loans outstanding increased by 3.5%. The number of loans outstanding to young farmers increased by 2.1%, to beginning farmers by 4.1%, and to small farmers by 2.4%.
New loans
The dollar volume of loans made in 2020 increased significantly for the System as a whole and even more for the YBS categories. From Dec. 31, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2020, the System’s overall new loan dollar volume increased by 31.6%. New loan dollar volume to young farmers increased by 36.9%, to beginning farmers by 57.4%, and to small farmers by 63.0%.
The number of loans made during the year also increased substantially in 2020 for total System lending and for all YBS categories. The number of total System loans made during the year increased by 37.4%. The number of loans to young farmers increased by 34.0%, to beginning farmers by 40.6%, and to small farmers by 34.9%.
System institutions are required by law and FCA regulation to maintain programs to provide sound and constructive credit and related services to YBS farmers and ranchers. They must report annually to FCA on their YBS lending activity.
“The Farm Credit System has made consistent efforts to serve YBS farmers, but the average age of American farmers has continued to rise,” said FCA Board Chairman and CEO Glen Smith in a statement at the board meeting. “USDA reported in 2017 that the average age of U.S. farm producers was 57.5 years, up 1.2 years from 2012. There obviously is work to be done in continuing to improve and advance the System’s YBS programs. It makes sense from a business development standpoint. It makes sense for the security of American agriculture.”
The Department of Justice announced today that it reached a settlement with JP Senior Healthcare LLC and JP Senior Management LLC, resolving the department’s claims that these companies violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against a Latino employee based on assumptions that the worker was not a U.S. citizen.
JP Senior Management manages two nursing facilities owned by JP Senior Healthcare: Pioneer Valley Living and Rehab located in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, and Goldenrod Manor Care Center located in Clarinda, Iowa.
Based on its investigation, the department determined that while verifying a new employee’s legal right to work in the United States, JP Senior Healthcare and JP Senior Management rejected the U.S. citizen’s valid driver’s license and unrestricted Social Security card. The investigation further concluded that the companies demanded that the worker instead present a Permanent Resident Card based on the companies’ incorrect belief that the worker was not a U.S. citizen, even after the worker explained that he was a U.S. citizen, and therefore, not eligible for a Permanent Resident Card. Additionally, the department determined that these documentary demands resulted in the end of the worker’s employment. The INA’s anti-discrimination provision prohibits employers from requesting more or different documents than necessary to prove work authorization based on employees’ citizenship status or national origin. Instead, all work-authorized individuals, regardless of citizenship status or national origin, may choose which valid, legally acceptable documents to present to demonstrate their ability to work in the United States.
“Employers must treat all workers fairly and consistent with the law, without making assumptions about a worker’s citizenship based on appearance or Hispanic national origin,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “The Civil Rights Division is committed to ensuring that workplaces are free of discrimination.”
Under the terms of the settlement agreement, JP Senior Healthcare LLC and JP Senior Management LLC will pay a civil penalty to the United States; pay the injured worker back pay plus interest; and train relevant employees on the INA’s anti-discrimination provision.
The Civil Rights Division’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) is responsible for enforcing the anti-discrimination provision of the INA. The statute prohibits citizenship or immigration status and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing or recruitment or referral for a fee; unfair documentary practices; and retaliation and intimidation.
Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson reports five arrests occurred over the past week. Most recently, on Tuesday (Aug. 10), 40-year-old David Thomas was arrested for Interference with Official Acts. On Monday, 42-year-old Monty Casteel, of Atlantic, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense, and Willful Injury.
On Aug. 6th, 23-year-old Sean Smith, of Atlantic, was arrested for Burglary in the 3rd Degree, Criminal Mischief in the 5th, Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana), and Interference with Official Acts. On Aug. 4th, Atlantic Police arrested 42-year-old Christopher Knight, of Atlantic, for Driving While Barred. And, on August 3rd, 39-year old Chad Wilcox, of Atlantic, was arrested for Public Intoxication.
Each of those subjects were transported to the Cass County Jail and booked-in. As of Aug. 13th, only Monty Casteel remained in the jail.
Friday, August 13, 2021 @ Atlantic Golf & Country Club (CLICK HERE for Saturday Tee Times)
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