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Blend the ream cheese and mayonnaise together until smooth. Add the Coca-Cola, cocktail sauce, pecans and onion and mix thoroughly. Stir in the shrimp. Place lettuce cups on salad plates and arrange the grapefruit in the cups. Spoon the shrimp mixture on top.
Jim Field visits with ISU Nutrition Specialist Barb Fuller about her top ten survival tips for healthy holiday eating.
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SUPERIOR, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man died after being pinned by a machine he’d been working with in northwest Iowa. The accident occurred around 12:40 p.m. Friday at a farm in rural Superior. The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office says the man was pinned by a backhoe attached to a tractor. The Sheriff’s Office says the man was pronounced dead at the scene. He’s been identified as 72-year-old Thomas Mart.
Officials with the Creston Police Department report three arrests took place Monday. 63-year old Kathy Conley, of Creston, was arrested at her home at around 10:24-p.m., on a charge of (Simple) Domestic Assault. She was transported to the Ringgold County Jail and held while awaiting a bond hearing. At the same time and place, 36-year old Bobbie Sue Flynn, of Creston, was arrested for Disorderly Conduct. She was being held in the Union County Jail on a $300 bond.
And, 22-year old Jacob Davis, of Cromwell, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, Monday afternoon. Davis was arrested on a Union County warrant for Failure to Appear in Court on an original charge of Theft in the 3rd Degree. He was being held at the jail in Creston on a $5,000 bond.
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Members of Iowa’s largest business group are predicting the state’s economy will grow over the first three months of 2018. Mike Ralston is president of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI), which has released the results of an inaugural survey of its members. “Those who responded to the survey, 80-percent of them expect sales to increase in the first quarter of 2018,” Ralston said. “That’s really good news for Iowa.”
According to Ralston, there are several reasons why so many leaders of those companies expect a bump in sales over the first quarter of next year. “One is that ABI folks tend to be exporters and exports are strong right now. Another one is there seems to be an indication that the ag market is going to improve and a lot of folks in Iowa make things for the ag sector, so that’s good news,” Ralston said. “And third is folks have had some success in attracting new workers and thus, they’re able to fill out shifts and be more productive.”
Just over 72-percent of ABI board members said they plan to make capital expenditures in Q-1 and many expect to expand their workforces. “Fifty-percent of the people who responded to the survey indicated that they are going to hire in the first quarter,” Ralston said. “So, if you’re looking for work, there are jobs out there in Iowa.”
ABI member companies come from all 99 Iowa counties. This is the first time ABI has conducted a public quarterly survey of its board in the organization’s 114-year history.
(Radio Iowa)
Today: Partly cloudy. NW @ 10-15. High near 50.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 20.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 44. SE @ 10-15.
Thursday: Mostly Cloudy w/light rain & mixed precip. At times. High 42 early, with temps dropping during the day.
Friday: Mo. Cldy w/flurries. High near 25.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 51. Our Low this morning (as of 5:20-a.m.) was 26.Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 25 and the low was 3. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 58 in 1966. The Record Low for this date was -33 in 1983.
Red Oak Police say the driver of a vehicle involved in a collision at around 5:45-p.m. Monday was checked by medics but was not seriously injured. The accident happened at the intersection of 8th and Joy Streets, when a 2016 Chevy Silverado pickup driven by 56-year old Jeanne Franson, of Villisca, struck a 2009 Nissan Murano driven by 43-year old Shirley Urich, of Red Oak. Authorities say the crash happened when Franson failed to yield at the intersection. Her pickup struck the Murano on the passenger side front door. The impact caused the Nissan to spin 180 degrees on the roadway. Airbags deployed on both vehicles. Urich was checked out by medics but did not require transport to the hospital. Franson was cited for Failure to Obey a Stop or Yield sign.
Damage from the crash amounted to $9,000.