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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly survey report suggests economic growth is still slowing in nine Midwest and Plains states. The report released Wednesday says the Mid-America Business Conditions Index declined to 57.0 in July from 61.8 in June and 67.3 in May. It’s still the 20th straight month that the index remained above growth neutral 50.0.
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says the region’s manufacturing growth of 2.6 percent over the past 12 months exceeds the U.S. growth rate of 2.3 percent.
The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth in that factor. A score below that suggests decline.
The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
Police in Red Oak report 49-year old Robby Dale Lukehart, of Red Oak, was arrested Tuesday evening, for Driving While Suspended. His bond was set at slightly more than $566. And, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department reports two arrests. At around 2:15-a.m. today (Wednesday), 41-year old Alan Levern Walter, of Grant, was arrested near the 33 mile marker of Highway 48. Walter was charged with OWI/2nd offense, and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set at $2,000. And at around 9:45-p.m. Tuesday, Sheriff’s deputies arrested 20-year old Benjamin Parra-Moreno, of Lenox, on a valid Montgomery County Bench warrant for Violation of Probation. Parra-Moreno was taken into custody during a traffic stop at the intersection of Highway 34 and Vine Avenue. His bond was set at $5,000.
Today: Areas of fog this morning, otherwise partly cloudy, w/isolated showers & thunderstorms possible toward this evening. High 87. SW @ 10-15.
Tonight: P/Cldy w/isolated shwrs & tstrms early. Low 65.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 84. NE @ 10.
Friday: P/Cldy. High 90.
Saturday: Variably cloudy w/scattered showers & tstrms. High 88.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 85. Our Low this morning was 53. Last year on this date our High was 86 and the Low was 59. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 102 in 1897. The Record Low was 42 in 1898.
(Radio Iowa) — Aside from an outburst of destructive tornadoes two weeks ago, the just completed month of July was fairly uneventful in terms of weather. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says it was a welcome change from the extremes Iowans experienced the previous three months. “April was the coldest April on record, May was the warmest May on record, and then June was the 10th warmest and 10th wettest on record,” Glisan said. “Then, we get to July and compared to those months, it’s kind of ‘ho-hum,’ we’re almost in the middle for average temperature and almost in the middle for precipitation.”
It appears July 2018 will wind-up being the 55th coolest July in state history (tied with 1928 and 1981). 1936 was the warmest July of record, at 82.7 degrees…about 9 degrees above normal. 2009 was the coldest July on record at 68 degrees, almost six degrees below normal. The highest temperature recorded in Iowa last month was 101-degrees, in Lamoni, on July 13. The towns of Stanley, Sheldon, and Waukon tied for the coldest temperature of 48 on July 27th and 28th.
The statewide preliminary average temperature last month — 73.3 degrees — is only three-tenths-of-a-degree below normal for a typical July. “The beginning of the month was really hot, but we made up for it towards the end of the month with below average temperatures across much of the state,” Glisan said. The statewide preliminary average rainfall total for July is three-point-five inches. That’s just an inch below normal for a typical July.
“It has seemed dry, especially in the southern part of the state – where they’re in drought conditions. They’re in a deficit of rainfall, over the past three years in some places, up to 20 inches,” Glisan said. “Then, you have the northern part of the state that has been getting too much rain.”
The National Weather Service is still investigating, but so far, 12 tornadoes have been confirmed in Iowa last month. They all happened on the same day, with the three strongest twisters touching down in Marshalltown, Pella, and Bondurant. “On the 19th, we had three large population centers taking direct hits, which does not happen at all,” Glisan said.
Only minor injuries were reported in that tornado outbreak. Through the first seven months of 2018, there have been 27 tornadoes confirmed in Iowa.
(Radio Iowa) — A state commission has been examining barriers that pose problems for low and moderate-income Iowans in the civil justice system. Criminal cases are NOT heard in civil courts. Instead, lawsuits over things like property disputes and unpaid wages are handled in civil court.
The Iowa Access to Justice Commission has released its 2018 report. It notes as many as a million low and moderate income Iowans confronted with a legal matter cannot afford a lawyer and it lists ways to connect those Iowans with a lawyer who will volunteer their time or charge reduced rates.
The Commission hopes to find a way to establish a legal clinic in at least one Veterans Administration medical facility in Iowa. Iowa is one of only nine states that does not have a legal clinic at a VA hospital or clinic.
The Veterans Administration operations 23 hospitals, clinics and health care centers in Iowa. In the KJAN listening area, that includes the Shenandoah VA Clinic, and the Carroll Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). For other sites, click on this link:
https://www.va.gov/directory/guide/fac_list_by_state.cfm?State=IA&dnum=All
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Charlie Blackmon and Carlos Gonzalez each went deep, Jon Gray pitched into the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3. Gray struck out five over 7 1/3 innings, helping Colorado finish the month 17-6. Gray allowed three runs, two earned, with four hits and two walks. Wade Davis got his 31st save in 35 opportunities with a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan O’Hearn hit a two-run homer in his major league debut, leading Danny Duffy and the Kansas City Royals to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Brett Phillips also hit a two-run shot for last-place Kansas City, which had dropped four of five. Duffy pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, rebounding nicely from a rocky start against Detroit.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tommy Pham was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Tampa Bay Rays, a year after establishing himself as one of the NL’s top outfielders. St. Louis sent the 30-year-old and $500,000 in international signing bonus allocation to the Rays for a trio of minor leaguers: outfielder Justin Williams, left-hander Genesis Cabrera and right-hander Roel Ramirez. The Cardinals are likely to miss the postseason for a third straight year for the first time since 1997-99.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have placed outfielder Brian Goodwin on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left groin. Goodwin got hurt running the bases in the seventh inning of Saturday night’s 5-4 loss to the New York Yankees in the second game of a doubleheader. Goodwin is 8 for 17 with a homer and four RBIs in five games with Kansas City after he was acquired in a trade with Washington.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa safety Brandon Snyder is leaving the program as a graduate transfer and lineman Tristan Wirfs will be suspended for the season opener after getting charged with intoxicated driving. Snyder spent most of the past two years working his way back onto the field after twice tearing the ACL in his left knee. Snyder returned last season to return an interception 89 yards for a score against Illinois, but he re-injured his knee in the same game.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Officials say two former Omaha Tribal Council members have pleaded guilty to misusing federal funds. Nebraska federal prosecutors say 44-year-old Doran Morris Jr. and 70-year-old Mitchell Parker each pleaded guilty last week to one count of conversion and misapplication of funds of a health care benefit program. Prosecutors say Morris and Parker are the last of nine defendants in the case to enter guilty pleas.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Officials have closed the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge linking eastern Nebraska to western Iowa for a routine inspection. Omaha Parks and Recreation says the bridge closed Monday and will remain closed most of the week until a five-year maintenance inspection can be completed. Officials expect the bridge to reopen before the coming weekend, but note “there is no guarantee.”
MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — Friends say a missing Iowa college student had been planning to travel to the Dominican Republic this week for a wedding. Blake Jack says his brother Dalton and Dalton’s longtime girlfriend, 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts, were supposed to be there when he married his fiancee, Aimee Houghton. He says he joked with his brother that he should propose to Tibbetts during the trip. Tibbetts was last seen jogging on the evening of July 18 the small Iowa town where she had been living this summer.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The interim leader of Briar Cliff University in Sioux City has been named the new president. The university trustees announced their choice of Rachelle Karstens on Tuesday. She’s been leading the campus since last summer, following the resignation of President Hamid Shirvani. He quit after 14 months on the job.
The Adair County Board of Supervisors will meet 9-a.m. Wednesday in the Adair County Courthouse in Greenfield. The Board will discuss and possibly act on: A Township Trustee and Clerk appointment question resolution; Fireworks permit; A Hazard Mitigation Plan adoption resolution; and a Health Insurance Financial Committee appointment.
County Auditor Mindy Schaefer will discuss an Election Deputy/IT Support Staff new hire. VA Director Rick Schaecher will present the annual VA report. Mike Lamb and Joanie Finck will once again talk about wind farms/safety concerns, and the Supervisors will discuss wind farm matters, followed by a public forum.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Officials say two former Omaha Tribal Council members have pleaded guilty to misusing federal funds. Nebraska federal prosecutors say 44-year-old Doran Morris Jr. and 70-year-old Mitchell Parker each pleaded guilty last week to one count of conversion and misapplication of funds of a health care benefit program.
Prosecutors say Morris and Parker are the last of nine defendants in the case to enter guilty pleas. Prosecutors say those council members charged gave themselves bonuses of $388,972 in federal money intended to provide health care to tribal members.
Those defendants will be sentenced in separate hearing in the coming months, starting in September and stretching through October.
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