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MAPLETON, Iowa (AP) – Mapleton’s five churches have joined to maintain an emergency house that’s available to anyone who needs shelter. It sits near St. John’s Methodist Church, which bought the property and planned to raze the house so more parking spaces could be provided. But the pastor at the time and congregation had a change of heart and sought a higher purpose for the two-bedroom structure.
The current pastor, Jena Manchester, told the Sioux City Journal that “the former minister said, ‘There’s too much life left in it. Let’s use it until it falls down.”‘ It was dubbed God’s Little House and has provided free shelter for people since 2008. Members of Mapleton’s five churches work summers in the concession stand at the city’s ballfields for money to maintain the house.
The 7:07-a.m. news (podcast) w/KJAN News Director, Ric Hanson.
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The Iowa DOT reports (as of 7:15-a.m.), Interstate 80 westbound in Cass County is blocked between Exit 57 (the Olive Street exit), and Exit 54 (Highway 173/Elk Horn), due to an accident. A KJAN listener reports a semi has tipped over onto its side, blocking both lanes. The crash is just beyond the Olive Street overpass. Westbound traffic was being rerouted off I-80 westbound at the Exit 57 ramp, across Olive Street and back down the I-80 westbound on-ramp, around the obstruction.
Additional details are not available.
Today: Mostly Cloudy w/snow likely before 10-am, then scattered flurries. 1” or less accumulation is expected. High near 25. W/NW @ 10-20.
Tonight: Gradually becoming partly cloudy. Low around 10. W/NW @ 5-10. Wind chill values as low as zero.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High around 21. W/SW @ 10-15.
New Year’s Eve: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. W/NEW @ 5-10.
New Year’s Day: Clear to P/Cldy. High near 25.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 13.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High near 30.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 24. Our 24-hour ending at 7-a.m. today, was 12. We received .3” of snow overnight and until 7-a.m. That amounted to just .04” precipitation.
Last year on this date we reached 11 for a High and -4 was the low. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 64 in 2004, while the Record Low was -22 in 1917.
The National Weather Service says a fast moving weather system will produce periods of light snow this morning. Snowfall amounts will range from a dusting to around one inch. The morning commute will likely be impacted with roads become snow covered and slippery. Just before 6-a.m., the Iowa Dept. of Transportation’s map at 511ia.org showed most roads in southwest Iowa between Highway 92 and Highway 44, were partially covered with snow. South of Highway 92, roads were mostly covered with snow. The snowfall should move east of the area by around noon.
Otherwise expect mostly cloudy conditions the remainder of the afternoon with highs in the 20s. Mostly cloudy and cold conditions are expected on Thursday although it should be dry. Quiet but cold conditions are expected on New Year’s Eve with lows in the single digits north to the lower teens south. Expect some sunshine on New Year’s Day with seasonal temperatures in the 20s.
Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County arrested a Stanton man Tuesday night on a valid Page County warrant. 21-year old Cody Benjamin Carrol Johnson was taken into custody at around 9:50-p.m. on a warrant for Failure to Appear, on an original charge of Driving While Barred. Johnson was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $2,000 bond.
CARL R. KEMP, 45, of Atlantic, died Tue., Dec. 29th, at home. A Memorial service for CARL KEMP will be held 2-p.m. Monday, Jan. 4th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home, in Atlantic.
Burial will be in the Atlantic Catholic Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the family to help with funeral expenses.
Early This Morning: Light snow. Little or no new snow accumulation. West wind near 5 mph. Chance of snow 80 percent.
Today: Cloudy. Light snow likely through mid morning…then scattered flurries before noon. Little or no snow accumulation. High in the mid 20s. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low 5 to 10 above. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High in the lower 20s. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 5 to 10 above. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
New Years Day: Sunny. High in the mid 20s. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear. Low 10 to 15.
Saturday: Sunny. High in the upper 20s.
A northwest Iowa woman has been charged with attempted murder for her role in a two-vehicle accident in Plymouth County nearly four months ago. Authorities say 29 year old Melissa Ebert, of Cherokee, intentionally drove her vehicle into the path of a car driven by 28 year old Dustin Boll, of Le Mars, shortly before midnight on September 9th. Both drivers and a passenger in Ebert’s vehicle, 33 year old Damian Johnson, also of Cherokee, suffered serious injuries in the accident on a county road.
Ebert has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of serious injury by motor vehicle and second offense O-W-I. She’s being held in the Plymouth County Jail on $50-thousand dollars bond.
(Radio Iowa)
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