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Cass County Engineer Charles Marker reports a bridge located a couple of miles south of Interstate 80 in Pymosa Township was closed immediately today (Wednesday) following an inspection. The high truss bridge is located on Chicago Road near Buck Creek Road, not far from the Buck Creek Church. Marker said their inspection revealed a wooden “pile cap” on the northeast corner of the bridge has shattered, making it unsafe.
Their concern is that the northwest corner of the bridge, which will carry more of the weight, might soon be in a similar situation. Marker says the bridge was closed so crews can replace the pile caps.
Marker said also, the Atlantic quarry where road rock is obtained by the Secondary Roads Department, is now closed, so crews are getting rock from the Lewis Quarry and the Stennett Quarry south of Griswold.
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Police in Creston are investigating the theft of a rabbit. Authorities say a woman who resides in the 300 block of N. Oak Street, in Creston, reported that when she came home from work, Tuesday, one of her rabbits was missing. The loss was estimated at $35.
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Iowans are living much less physical lives now than they did a few decades ago and people are being encouraged to get outdoors for a brisk walk today (Wednesday) as part of National Walking Day. Kassi Wessing, spokeswoman for the American Heart Association of Iowa, says to start with just a half hour of hoofing it. “It’s a day for people to take charge of their heart health,” Wessing says. “It’s starting to get nice out, we’re enjoying warmer temperatures and people are ready to get outside and enjoy the spring weather. We would like everybody to get out and get at least a 30-minute walk today. So, lace up your sneakers and get moving.”
It’s recommended adults take part in at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity, or a combination of both, each week. “Walking is one of the easiest exercises you can take on,” Wessing says. “It’s low risk. All you need is a good pair of sneakers and a path to walk on, so it’s inexpensive. Pretty much anybody can do it and a lot of times, that can kind of be our gateway drug to more physical activity.”
She says everyone who walks can “donate” their minutes walked to the American Heart Association by posting their minutes on social media. “We’d like anybody that walks to share that they’re participating in National Walking Day,” Wessing says. “Share how many minutes you walked. Use #AHALaceUp. We’re going to track all of that and work toward the goal of 100,000 minutes walked nationally today.”
Studies suggest moderate physical activity has many proven benefits for overall health, like lowering blood pressure, increasing H-D-L or “good” cholesterol and controlling weight. All these changes help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke, Iowa’s number-1 and number-5 killers.
(Radio Iowa)
A new report shows it’s getting more expensive to live in Iowa and many families are struggling to earn enough money to cover their basic needs. The Iowa Policy Project’s 2016 “Cost of Living in Iowa” report outlines how much working families need to earn in order to pay for such things as food, housing, utilities, child care, and transportation. IPP research director Peter Brown says a couple areas of basic expenses have increased substantially in recent years. Rent, on average statewide, has risen seven-to-eight percent, while health insurance premiums have skyrocketed.
“Insurance, on the individual market at least, has gone up 17-to-23 percent,” Brown said. “These are actually premiums people are paying right now, in 2016, for health insurance.” Iowa’s current minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. The report states the average Iowa family of four would require each parent to earn at least $16.89 an hour to make ends meet.
“The median wage (in Iowa) is a little less than $16 (an hour). That means half of the jobs in this state pay less than that, yet…these families will need to earn $16 to $25 an hour — full-time, year-round — in order to get by,” Brown said.
The report identifies some of the lowest overall costs of living are found in the eastern Iowa metros of Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Davenport, Dubuque, and Cedar Rapids. The highest cost region of the state is in the southeast corner, including the cities of Fort Madison, Burlington, and Mount Pleasant.
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Officials with the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce and Megan Roberts State Farm have announced the nominee’s for this year’s Young Professionals of Atlantic (YPA) awards. The awards will be presented during the 3rd Annual Awards Luncheon and Dessert gala, beginning at Noon on April 29th at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club. The awards are designed to recognize the achievements of young professionals who demonstrate a commitment to excellence and innovation in their profession and within the community.
Award categories and nominees include:
Newcomer:
Brittany Burmeister, Nishna Valley YMCA
Nick Harris, Brocker, Karns and Karns Insurance
Dr. Kate Hoffman
Dan Mehmen, Principal Financial & Darryl D. Smith Company
Alexis Stensland, Southwest Iowa Planning Council
Business Leader:
Tim Cappel, Cappel’s Ace Hardware
Brad Henningsen, Henningsen Construction
Kevin Wieser, Brown’s Shoe Fit Company
Entrepreneur:
Amanda Graham, Picker’s Parlor
Megan Roberts, Megan Roberts State Farm
Public Servant:
Christina Bateman, Meyer & Gross Real Estate
Ashton Koehlmoos, Nishna Valley YMCA
Kelsey Smith, Iowa Child Care Resource & Referral
Seth Staashelm, Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department
Alexis Stensland, Southwest Iowa Planning Council
Natalie Struecker, Atlantic Public Library
Choice Workplace Award Nominees:
Dance Atlantic
Nishna Valley YMCA
Rolling Hills Bank & Trust
TS Bank
Firefighters from Atlantic were called to a reported vehicle on fire on Interstate 80 this morning. The call about a brake-line fire on a tractor trailer came in at around 6:05-a.m. The vehicle was located on I-80 eastbound at the 56-mile marker.
A Cass County Deputy arriving on the scene at around 6:15 reported no fire, but the line was smoldering. No injuries have been reported.
The pre-trial conference for a man charged in connection with a May, 2015 fatal crash in Cass County, was rescheduled this week to 10-a.m. April 20th, at the Shelby County Courthouse. The Trial for 50-year old Paul W. Marshall, of Modale, has been reset three times. Online court records show his trial, which was originally set for Nov. 15, 2015, is now set to take place April 26th in Shelby County.
Marshall faces a charge of Homicide by Vehicle/Operating Under the Influence, for the crash that took place at around 7-a.m. Saturday, May 16th, 2015 on Interstate 80, near the Marne exit. The Iowa State Patrol said Marshall was driving a 2009 Dodge pickup westbound in the eastbound lanes of the Interstate when the truck struck a 2009 Pontiac Vibe, head-on. The crash killed 31-year old Peter John Underwood, of Lincoln, NE., an assistant soccer coach for the University of Nebraska.
Underwood was traveling on a recruiting trip when the crash happened. He died at the scene. University officials said Underwood had just completed his fourth season with the Nebraska women’s soccer program, serving the last two as a full-time coach and the previous two as a volunteer assistant.
Police in Red Oak arrested a man early this (Wednesday) morning for allegedly violating a valid Order of Protection. 25-year old Michael David Jones, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 2-a.m. in the 2400 block of N. 8th Street, in Red Oak. Jones was being held at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on a $300 cash bond.