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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Montgomery/Page/Fremont Counties

Weather

July 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

322 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…UNTIL 415 AM CDT

* AT 322 AM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ESSEX TO NEAR  FARRAGUT…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

CLARINDA…SHENANDOAH…VILLISCA…ESSEX…FARRAGUT…COIN…COLLEGE SPRINGS…SHAMBAUGH…BRADDYVILLE…YORKTOWN…NORTHBORO…COBURG…BLANCHARD…HEPBURN AND PIERCE RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 22.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS…AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

 

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Flash Flood Watch in effect until 10-a.m. Thursday (7/16)

Weather

July 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS–CASS-ADAIR-MADISON– MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE–ADAMS-UNION–TAYLOR-RINGGOLD

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY

* SUCCESSIVE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THURSDAY. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE VERY HIGH RAINFALL RATES FROM TIME TO TIME WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

IN ADDITION…THE INITIAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS MAY SATURATE THE GROUND WITH SUBSEQUENT THUNDERSTORMS ALSO PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.

* BE ESPECIALLY AWARE AT NIGHT IF FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING. MOST DEATHS FROM FLASH FLOODING OCCUR AT NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Pottawattamie/Mills/Montgomery Counties

Weather

July 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

306 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…SOUTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…EASTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA… * UNTIL 400 AM CDT

* AT 305 AM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR TREYNOR TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF MALVERN…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…RED OAK…MALVERN…TREYNOR…CARSON…STANTON…EMERSON…ELLIOTT…MACEDONIA…SILVER CITY…HENDERSON…HASTINGS…GRANT…FARM CREEK PUBLIC WILDLIFE AREA…OLD TOWN PARK AND VIKING LAKE STATE PARK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND 51.

HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 25 AND 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

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Significant Weather Advisory for s.w. Montgomery County

Weather

July 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

943 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2015

FREMONT IA-PAGE IA-MILLS IA-MONTGOMERY IA-

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY…

SOUTHEASTERN MILLS…PAGE AND NORTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM CDT…

AT 943 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF MALVERN TO NEAR CLARINDA…AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… CLARINDA…SHENANDOAH…ESSEX…COIN…TABOR…COLLEGE SPRINGS… SHAMBAUGH…RANDOLPH…YORKTOWN…IMOGENE…COBURG…BLANCHARD AND PIERCE RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 28.

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Sioux City man busted in Omaha area for fencing stolen camera gear on Craigslist

News

July 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A northwest Iowa man is jailed in the Omaha area on a charge of selling several thousand dollars worth of stolen camera equipment through the website Craigslist. La Vista (Nebraska) Police Chief Bob Lausten (LAW-stun) says it’s an open-and-shutter case.  “Back in May, we had a photographer from California that was staying at the Courtyard Marriott,” Chief Lausten says. “When he checked in with all of his equipment, one of his bags didn’t make it up to his room and he reported it lost or stolen. On July 4th, he sent me an email that said he’d seen a Craigslist ad that had what he believed was his equipment for sale by somebody from Sioux City.” La Vista police detectives posed as buyers and contacted the seller.

“Detectives had an idea this might be our victim’s property and asked the suspect to send us the serial numbers so we could make sure it wasn’t stolen,” Lauston says. “He sent us the serial numbers, we verified it was the stolen property. The suspect still wanted to come down and make the sale. He showed up in La Vista with the stolen camera equipment and he was taken into custody.” The suspect is identified as Keegan Ingram of Sioux City and the chief says Ingram has his version of events.

“His story was that he’d bought that from somebody else, so this may’ve been the second or third time this property had been sold,” Lauston says. “We don’t know exactly who stole it but we know who had possession of it.” The camera equipment is valued at four-thousand dollars.

(Radio Iowa)

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Students getting refunds after learning online degrees wouldn’t allow them to teach

News

July 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Nearly 300 Iowans, who hoped to become teachers, will be getting refunds after taking classes from an online college and later learned their education degree would not allow them to teach school in Iowa. The students took classes with Ashford Online, a subsidiary of Bridgeport Education of San Diego. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners had not approved Ashford for certification for Iowa teachers. The students who were “deceived,” according to Miller, will be splitting refunds totaling more than $5.2 million.

“The checks range from $1,000 up to $55,000,” Miller said. “All of these folks, but particularly the people getting larger checks, have student debt for (Bridgeport), including federal loans, far beyond the checks we are delivering, but they are substantial checks.” Ashford has a physical campus in Clinton that will be closed down next year. Miller said around 99-percent of the students taking Ashford courses do so online. Christina LeBlanc, of Camanche, was shocked to learn she wouldn’t get a teaching certificate after her time at Ashford, but she’s planning to take classes elsewhere in hopes of one day becoming a teacher.

“I’m going to keep pushing forward, so it’s an obstacle and I’ll jump over it,” LeBlanc said. LeBlanc is getting a $21,000 refund as part of the settlement between Bridgeport-Ashford and the Iowa Attorney General’s office. That will cover less than half of her student loan debt. “I’ve got about $50,000 and I’ve still got so much further to go,” LeBlanc said. LeBlanc said she was drawn to Ashford because she could take classes online, continue to work full-time and take care of her family.

(Radio Iowa)

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for western Mills County

Weather

July 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

922 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…WEST CENTRAL MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA…UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 922 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PLATTSMOUTH…OR 18 MILES SOUTH OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…PLATTSMOUTH AND PACIFIC JUNCTION.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 6.

HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 76.

INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 29 AND 37.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

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Corning man arrested for harassment Wed. evening

News

July 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says a Corning man was arrested on a simple misdemeanor charge of Harassment, Wednesday evening. Jay John Russell was taken into custody at his home at around 6-p.m., and was being held in the Adams County Jail without bond pending an appearance in front of a magistrate.

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AP source: Chiefs, Houston reach 6-year, $101 million deal

Sports

July 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that the Chiefs and All-Pro linebacker Justin Houston have agreed to a six-year, $101 million contract that includes $52.5 million in guarantees. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the deal has not been announced. The sides had until late afternoon to work out a deal, otherwise Houston would have played the upcoming season under the franchise tag.

The deal is not only the richest in franchise history but also the richest for a linebacker in NFL history. The only defensive player to sign for more is Ndamukong Suh, who reached a six-year, $114 million deal with Miami.

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Atlantic P-D clarifies arrest report

News

July 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Police Department today (Wednesday) issued a clarification with regard to the arrest of a Cumberland woman on a charge of 2nd Degree Theft.

Tiffany Lillard (Booking photo)

Tiffany Lillard (Booking photo)

Police Chief Steve Green said “As a result of an internal investigation conducted by Hy-Vee loss prevention personnel, and in collaboration with an investigator with the Atlantic Police Department, Tiffany Lillard, of Cumberland, was arrested for Theft in excess of $9,800 that she allegedly perpetrated over a period of several months.”

Green said “The charge alleges that Lillard falsely showed that she was charging prescriptions to nursing homes, when in actuality, she was simply diverting Hy-Vee store funds to gift cards for her own use.”

Green concluded by saying that “No patient accounts or nursing homes were ever falsely charged, and that only internal funds belonging to Hy-Vee were diverted.”

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