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Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 7/6/16

Weather

July 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Showers & thunderstorms this morning; P/Cldy, warm & humid. High 91. SE @ 10-15. .

Tonight: Scatt. Showers & tstrms. Low 73. SE @ 10.

Tomorrow: Variably Cldy w/scatt shwrs & tstrms. SE @ 10-15.High 88.

Friday: P/Cldy. Less humid High 85.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 85.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 88. Our 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 68. We received a trace of rain this morning, between 6-and 7-a.m. at the KJAN studios. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 76 and the low was 52. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 106 in 1937. The Record Low was 47 in 1967 & 2006.

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Dutch oven cooking workshop set for Cold Springs State Park

Ag/Outdoor, News

July 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Conservation Board is holding a “Dutch Oven Cooking Workshop”, July 16th The free public program will be held at the Campground Shelter at Cold Springs Park in Lewis, from 9-a.m. until Noon. images

During the workshop, you’ll learn how to make a breakfast, lunch entrée, and dessert in a dutch oven. You’re asked to bring your own place setting for samples. A Free will donation for supplies will be accepted. You DO NOT have to be a registered camper to attend the program.

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Cass County Extension Report 7-6-2016

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

July 6th, 2016 by Jim Field

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Weeds Week 2016 Will Focus on Herbicide Resistance and Weed Management Plans

Ag/Outdoor

July 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ISU Extension and Outreach in Cass County will host and event for farmers and retailers at Armstrong Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm. Farmers and retailers are encouraged to attend the second annual Weeds Week program on July 19th at the Armstrong Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm near Lewis. The one-day, educational program, hosted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, will focus on herbicide resistance and weed management.

Aaron Saeugling, field agronomist at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, says “Sessions have been developed to provide tools that help farmers and agribusinesses work together to develop long-term weed management plans that identify sites of action, promote timely application of herbicides and avoid the expenses of dealing with herbicide resistance.”

Each session will include presentations, hands-on weed management planning, small group discussion and plot tours presented by extension field agronomists. Attendees will learn how to select herbicides from the herbicide effectiveness table, identify which herbicides to apply and develop their four-year weed management plans for their operation or for customers.

The Armstrong Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm is located at 53020 Hitchcock Avenue. Check-in will begin at 9:30 a.m. The program will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m., with lunch served at noon. The pre-registration deadline for the Lewis location is July 14 at midnight. Attendees are asked to pre-register to assist with facility and meal planning. The $25 registration fee includes lunch, refreshments, and course materials and publications.

To register online, visit www.aep.iastate.edu/weeds. For more information, contact field agronomist host Aaron Saeugling, 712-769-2650, clonz5@iastate.edu.

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Walnut City Council to consider naming I-80 bridge for Kerrie Orozco

News

July 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The City Council in Walnut, Thursday evening, will consider and possibly act on a Resolution “Designating the bridge over Interstate 80 on Antique City Drive and Pottawattamie County Road M-47, as the ‘Officer Kerrie Orozco Memorial Bridge,” and the placement of appropriate signage denoting the designation. On Tuesday, the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors gave its blessing to north-south road bridge designation. The Iowa DOT will have to approve signs for the east and westbound sides of the Interstate before they can be placed near the exit.

Orozco, a native of Walnut and 2004 graduate of the Walnut High School, was 29-years old when she lost her life on May 20th, 2015, while serving as an Officer for the Omaha Police Department. She was the first female officer of the department to die in the line of duty.

Orozco was fatally wounded when a convicted felon, Marcus Wheeler opened fire on officers who were trying to arrest him. Wheeler was killed when another officer returned fire. Orozco was one day away from going on maternity leave to care for the daughter she had delivered prematurely three months earlier.

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Urban & Small Stream Flood Advisory: Montgomery/Mills/Pott. Counties

Weather

July 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

550 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
SOUTH CENTRAL POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 845 AM CDT

* AT 550 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
RED OAK…GLENWOOD…MALVERN…STANTON…PACIFIC JUNCTION…
EMERSON…MACEDONIA…SILVER CITY…HENDERSON…HASTINGS…
COBURG AND OLD TOWN PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.

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Branstad names western Iowans to State Boards & Commissions

News

July 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Governor Terry Branstad, this week, appointed several western Iowans to various State Boards and Commissions. The appointments became effective last Friday, are unpaid, and are not subject to Iowa Senate confirmation.

Among those persons appointed to:

The Southwest STEM Advisory Board – Alan Ladd, of Atlantic; Gilbert Thomas, of Clarinda; Barbara Crittendon, of Creston; Lisa Hilder, of Red Oak, and Lane Plugge, of Council Bluffs.

The Iowa Arts Council – Ken Sidey, of Greenfield.

Advisory Council on Brain Injuries – Roxanne Cogil, of Jamaica and Jennifer Durfey, of Council Bluffs.

State Building Code Advisory Council – Marsha Bannister, of Panora.

Statewide Independent Living Council – Monalisa McGee, of Council Bluffs.

Medical Assistance Advisory Council – Brandi Jensen, of Earlham, Richard Crouch, of Malvern, and Marsha Fisher, of Adel.

Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council – Robert Fisher, of Adel.

Iowa Council on Homelessness – Diogenes Ayala, of Winterset.

Rural Health and Primary Care Advisory Committee – Patrick Pucelik, of Whiting.

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Significant Weather Advisory: Montgomery/Shelby/Fremont/Page/Harrison/Pott. Counties

Weather

July 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

FREMONT IA-PAGE IA-MILLS IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-MONTGOMERY IA-
459 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MONTGOMERY…SOUTHERN SHELBY…NORTHEASTERN FREMONT…NORTHERN PAGE…SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON…MILLS…POTTAWATTAMIE…UNTIL 600 AM CDT…

AT 458 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ELLIOTT…OR 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC…MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
SOUTHEASTERN COUNCIL BLUFFS…RED OAK…GLENWOOD…OAKLAND…AVOCA…VILLISCA…MALVERN…TREYNOR…UNDERWOOD…CARSON…ESSEX…WALNUT…STANTON…SHELBY…MINDEN…PACIFIC JUNCTION…EMERSON…ELLIOTT…MACEDONIA AND TABOR.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 51.
HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 66.
INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 24 AND 45.
INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY…SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS…AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS…FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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Red Oak woman arrested for Public Intox

News

July 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak arrested a familiar face early this (Wednesday) morning. 46-year old Shelby JoAnn Olivares, of Red Oak, was taken into custody just after midnight, for Public Intoxication. Her arrest took place at the intersection of N. 1st and E. Elm Streets. Olivares, who has been arrested numerous times in the past on a variety of charges, was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond.

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MARTHA L. RENFTLE, 90, of Indianola [formerly of Audubon] (Svcs. 7/8/16)

Obituaries

July 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MARTHA L. RENFTLE, 90, of Indianola [formerly of Audubon], died May 29th, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home, in Indianola. A Celebration of Life Memorial service for MARTHA RENFTLE will be held 10:30-a.m. Friday, July 8th, at the 1st United Methodist Church, in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Inurnment will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, in Audubon.

MARTHA RENFTLE is survived by:

Her children – Stephen (Julie) Renftle, of Indianola, and Louann Jackson, of Colorado Springs, CO.

Her sister -JoAnn Patrick, of Carson.

4 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, other relatives & friends.

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