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Police in Creston say a resident in the 600 block of Wyoming Avenue reported Thursday, that sometime between Sept. 6th and 8th, someone stole two tires and rims from a trailer parked outside the residence. The loss was estimated at $201.
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Today: Areas of patchy fog this morning; Scattered showers & tstrms High 80. S/SE @ 5-10.
Tonight: Shwrs & tstrms ending late. Low 58. SW-NW @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Skies clearing by afternoon. High 75. NW @ 10-15.
Tom. Night: Mostly clear. Low 55.
Sunday: Mo. Sunny. High 79.
Monday: P/Cldy. High 82.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 85. Our was 69. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 81 and the low was 53. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 100 in 1893. The Record Low was 36 in 1959.
A reminder today for residents of Atlantic. The Homecoming Parade begins at 2:30-p.m., and will result in the temporary closure of some streets. The parade begins at 10th & Linn Streets and proceeds west on 10th to Chestnut, north on Chestnut to 2nd Street, then east on 2nd to Walnut, and finally, south on Walnut to 6th Street.
Please be cautious as the parade makes its way through town. The Atlantic Trojans football team hosts the Denison-Schleswig Monarchs at the Trojan Bowl with kickoff set for 7:30-p.m., following the Freshman contest. Both teams come in at 1-1, with this being their first district game.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) – (The City Council in Atlantic won’t allow a pot bellied pig in the City limits, but…) The City Council in Cedar Falls has taken a step toward allowing backyard chickens. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that the council voted 4-3 Tuesday to revisit a 10-year-old ban on the domestic birds. The council ordered staffers to prepare an ordinance for a future council vote.
A staff review showed many Iowa cities, including Waterloo, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, allow a limited number of chickens. Cities that don’t include Ankeny, Coralville and Davenport. David Sturch of the city planning staff wrote in a memo to the mayor and council members that city staffers recognize that urban chickens “are a growing trend for people to have them as pets and for egg production.”
As we approach Sunday’s 15th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the U-S, Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says “the scars of 9/11” are still with many Americans today. “America will never forget those who were lost and our prayers are with their loved ones who continue to feel the deepest pain at their absence,” Ernst said, pausing then apologizing as her voice cracked with emotion. “All of you know how deeply I feel about our war on terror and those that we’ve lost.”
Ernst spoke with reporters yesterday (Thursday) about the approaching 15th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Ernst says while 9/11 is becoming a “distant memory” for some Americans, there are thousands of U.S. soldiers on duty in the fight against terrorism. And Ernst notes that students entering high school this fall were born after the airliner attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.
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Iowa State University Extension will be holding an informational meeting in Shelby County Sept. 19th, on the current issues surrounding the weed Palmer Amaranth. Officials say the weed has been located in Iowa in the past but has had many more discoveries, within the last year, in first year seeded conservation plantings. The weed has the potential to be detrimental to field crops in the future.
The meeting will discuss plant identification and biology, management tactics and the current infestations in Iowa. You’re invited to join Iowa State Field Agronomist Mike Witt on Monday, Sept. 19th at 9:30-a.m., at the Shelby County Extension office in Harlan.
Although the Cass County Democratic Party’s Headquarters has been open since August 29th, a Grand Opening is scheduled for Saturday, September 17th, beginning at 2 PM at 511 Chestnut in Atlantic, according to Sherry Toelle, County Chair. Toelle says she has “Invited all the Democratic Party candidates who will be appearing on the county’s ballot in November. Hillary Clinton’s campaign plans to send a surrogate for her. Patty Judge, Jim Mowrer, and Matt Paladino have been invited but their schedules have yet to be finalized for September.
Dana Kunze, candidate for the Cass County Board of Supervisors, District 4, and Scott Heldt, candidate for the Iowa House District 20, have confirmed their attendance. Snacks and refreshments will be served from 2-until 4-p.m.,” Toelle said.
The Democratic Party Headquarters will be open on weekdays from 10-a.m. until 5-p.m., and on weekends from noon-to 4-p.m. through Election Day. Campaign materials and signs for the Democratic candidates will be available as will voter registration and absentee ballot request forms. Toelle says the County Democratic Party “Will also be having a Food Drive so, should folks wish to participate, they can bring canned goods and/or other non-perishable food items to HQ on the 17th or at other times. Also needed are paper goods, soaps and detergents, personal hygiene items, and other items that folks in need may be able to use.”
Toelle said also, “Depending on the number of items donated,” they will provide donated goods to several food banks around the county.
Police in Red Oak, Thursday night, arrested a woman on a felony, 2nd degree Theft charge for the alleged theft of a motor vehicle. 18-year old Dakota Lynn Girouex, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 8:15-p.m. and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where her cash bond was set at $5,000.