Jim Field visits with Cass County Naturalist Lora Kanning about the Hitchcock House Pioneer Festival on May 6.
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Jim Field visits with Cass County Naturalist Lora Kanning about the Hitchcock House Pioneer Festival on May 6.
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Police in Creston have arrested a woman on drug charges. 31-year old Cassondra Arni, of Creston, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a Clinton County, MO., warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, and Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Arni was being held in the Ringgold County Jail while awaiting extradition to Missouri.
And, 24-year old Tyler McKay, of Creston, was arrested Tuesday evening in Creston on a Madison County warrant for Failure to Appear in court on an original, Driving While Revoked charge. McKay was released to Madison County Sheriff’s Deputies.
The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson
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The Atlantic School District’s Board of Education will meet in a work session this (Wednesday) evening in the High School Media Center. The session begins at 5:30. On their agenda is approval of a recommendation from the administrative team for the hiring of a person to assume the newly created position of Director of Finance, which replaces the title of Business Manager.
That individual will succeed current Business Manager Mary Beth Fast, who had previously announced her resignation effective the end of the current year. Fast has accepted a similar position with the Urbandale School District.
The Atlantic School Board will also act on any resignations to come before them, and discuss 2016-17 Achievement with the District’s building Principals. The meeting will conclude with a closed session to deal with a student disciplinary matter.
Paul McCartney is bringing his long list of hits to Iowa this summer. The 74-year-old rock-n-roll hall-of-famer will perform at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on July 21st. Tickets go on sale next Monday at 10 a.m. The former Beatle’s other tour stops announced Tuesday include Omaha, Chicago, and Wichita, Kansas.
McCartney has performed in Iowa two previous times. His show on October 27, 2005 in Des Moines was the first announced concert in the history of Wells Fargo Arena. McCartney also played at Jack Trice Stadium (then Cyclone Stadium) in Ames on July 18, 1990.
(Radio Iowa)
Today: Mostly cloudy w/any light rain ending this morning. High 50. NW @ 15-25.
(Frost Advisory from 12-a.m. through 9-a.m. Thursday for Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont and Page Counties.)
Tonight: Partly Cloudy. Low 33. NW @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cloudy. High 56. NW @ 10.
Friday: Mo. Cldy w/light rain. High 50.
Saturday: Mo. Cldy w/rain. High 52.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 64. Our Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.), was 40. We also received .01” of rain yesterday into early this morning. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 71 and the low was 44. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 92 in 1987 & 1989. The Record Low was 15 in 1907.
FOR: Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page Counties (354 AM CDT Wed Apr 26 2017)
A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY.
* TEMPERATURES…Overnight lows are forecast between 29 and 35 degrees in most areas, with the warmer temperatures across western Iowa and extreme southeast Nebraska.
* IMPACTS…Sensitive outdoor vegetation may be damaged or killed if left unprotected.
* UNCERTAINTY…The most likely areas for widespread frost is west of a line from Seward to Fremont to Onawa, Iowa. Patchy frost is possible east of this line. Despite cold temperatures, winds may stay strong enough across western Iowa and extreme southeast Nebraska to prevent much frost formation.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in locating a male teenager who has been missing since Monday. Authorities say 17-year old River Jordan Studey, from Hamburg, was last seen leaving his residence at 906 Lake Street, on Monday. River is believed to be a harm to himself and/or others whom try to return him back to his residence.
He’s described as having brown hair and blue eyes, stands five-feet six-inches tall, and weighs 120 pounds. Studey was last seen wearing a grey baseball cap and carrying a black back pack. River made statements to a friend that he may try to jump on a train and take it to the next town. If you have any information with regard to his location, call the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office at (712) 374-2424 or 1-800-432-9240.