Jim Field visits with Rich Kanning about Operation Barnabas and their conference coming up on October 15.
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MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) – After a 15-year restoration, a mechanic was taking a classic 1961 Chevrolet Corvette for a final test drive in Mason City before shipping the car to its owner in Florida. Then came the crash. Ray Shimak told the Globe Gazette he was checking on a shifter adjustment when another car swerved into the Corvette.
No one was hurt, but the crash damaged the Corvette’s right rear and front.
Shimak had been restoring the Corvette since 2006 for retired Mason City businessman Lee Snell, who bought the car in the 1970s and had worked on it for years. Shimak says the latest repairs should be done by Jan. 1st. He says Snell accepted the news of the crash well, noting “He’s a patient man.”
The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson
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Today: Areas of fog this morning; P/Cldy. High 73. W-SE @ 10.
Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy w/shwrs late. Low 55. SE @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 73. SE @ 10-20.
Friday: P/Cldy. High 62.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 68.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 71. We received 1.42” of rain over the past 24-hours (ending at 7-a.m. today) Our 24-hour Low was 56. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 68 and the low was 44. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 93 in 1963. The Record Low was 22 in 2012.
Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department say two men were arrested early this (Wednesday) morning for failing to obey the orders of a police officer. According to the police report, at around 1:25-a.m., an officer was conducting a traffic stop on the 3500 block of John Street. When the vehicle came to a stop the driver, later identified as 38-year old Gary Boro, of Omaha, exited the vehicle and allegedly moved in an aggressive manner toward the officer. The officer then called for assistance.
Boro continued to disobey the officer’s commands and would not remove his hands from his pockets.
He also would not return to his vehicle. A passenger in the vehicle, later identified as 21-year old Jami Theisen, of Louisville, exited the vehicle and also allegedly began to come at the officer. Theisen then moved away and came toward the officer again. At that point, neither Boro nor Theisen would follow the officers’ command. Boro was arrested on charges that include Possession of drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Weapons, Obedience to Peace Officers, No Driver’s License, No Insurance, No signal, and U-Turn. Theisen was charged with Obedience to Peace Officers.
(Updated 9:55-a.m.)
A man from Nebraska was arrested following an attempted traffic stop and pursuit this (Wednesday) morning, in Council Bluffs. Authorities say just before 2-a.m., Bluffs Police Officers pulled over a 2001 Chevy Tahoe in the area of N. 8th St. and Ave F. Officers made contact with the driver of the vehicle and identified him as 38-year old Moreice Stewart, of Omaha. Stewart had valid warrants for his arrest issued out of Douglas County, NE. When the officer was returning to his patrol car Stewart accelerated away from the traffic stop and headed east out of Council Bluffs on Highway 6.
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Deputies pursued Stewart and deployed stop sticks at 270th and Highway 6. After Stewart’s vehicle went into a ditch, he fled on foot into a cornfield. Following a foot pursuit, Deputies took Stewart into custody and transported him to the Pottawattamie County jail.
He faces Pott. County charges that include: Fugitive from Justice (with regard to the Nebraska warrant); Felony Eluding; OWI/1st Offense; Reckless Driving and Interference with Official Acts. Bluffs Police also charged Stewart with Fraudulent use of Plates, No Registration, Equipment violation and Eluding.
Iowa City’s Kinnick Stadium will be playing host to an “away game tailgate” event for veterans again this season. Gary Boseneiler, Director of Johnson County Veterans Affairs, says this marks the third year for the event. “The first year we had 300 veterans and family members attend and last year I had 500 sign in. I’m anticipating about the same this year,” Boseneiler says.
The event is scheduled for October 15 and will begin at 10:30 a.m., about 30 minutes before the kickoff between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Purdue Boilermakers in West Lafayette, Indiana. A light tailgating lunch is free (first-come, first-serve) to veterans and their family members who can watch the game on TVs at Kinnick Stadium. Boseneiler says, judging from the first two years, plenty of vets from outside the Iowa City area will attend. “Folks from all across the state and even a few who come across the border,” Boseneiler said.
The tailgate event takes place inside the press box at Kinnick. Parking is available on the west side of the stadium. “You can park for free right outside the stadium and student veteran volunteers will help escort people from the parking lot upstairs to the area where the food and TVs will be,” Boseneiler said.
As of right now, it’s unclear what channel the game will be on. The possibilities include ABC, ESPN2, or ESPN-U. Boseneiler warns, if the Iowa-Purdue game is televised by ESPN-U, that channel is NOT part of the cable package at Kinnick Stadium — so attendees would be able to watch the game.
Anyone who has questions or would like more information can contact Gary Boseneiler at 319-356-6049 or by email: gbosenei@co.johnson.ia.us
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