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Audubon County Sheriff reports two recent arrests

News

August 18th, 2015 by admin

Audubon County Sheriff Todd Johnson reported Monday on two recent arrests.

The Sheriff’s Office arrested 50-year-old Curt Thomas Anstey of Audubon on Friday, August 14th and charged him with Operating While Intoxicated, Driving While Suspended, and No Insurance.  The charges stem from a traffic stop in Audubon and Anstey was taken to the Audubon County Jail and held until being released following an appearance before the magistrate.

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office also arrested 38-year-old Kameo Margaret Smith of Exira at her residence on Monday, August 17th on an outstanding Audubon County warrant.  Smith has been charged with Theft in the 4th Degree.  The charge stems from several checks written to a business in Exira and a business in Audubon in late June and early July 2015.  Smith was taken to the Audubon County Jail and held until being released following an appearance before the magistrate.

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Iowa State’s Tsalmpouris turning pro

Sports

August 18th, 2015 by admin

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State says basketball player Georgios Tsalmpouris is turning pro.

Tsalmpouris, a 7-foot-1 center from Katerini, Greece, was a late addition to the Cyclones roster last season.

Tsalmpouris was a project for former coach Fred Hoiberg. He played in just eight games as a freshman in 2014-15, averaging 1.4 points. The move was expected after Tsalmpouris returned to Greece this summer.

Tsalmpouris’s departure frees up a scholarship for new coach Steve Prohm, who will lose four key contributors following next season.

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Skyscan Forecast 08-18-2015

Podcasts, Weather

August 18th, 2015 by admin

Skyscan Forecast  Tuesday, August 8, 2015  Dan Hicks

Today: Partly to Mostly Cloudy.  Scattered Showers and T’storms.  SE @ 10-20. High 75.

Tonight: Partly Cloudy to Cloudy. Showers ending.  W @ 10-20. Low 56.

Wednesday: Partly Cloudy. WNW 15-30. High 72.

Thursday: Partly Cloudy. High 81.

Friday: Partly Cloudy. High 84.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT: ADAMS/MADISON/UNION COUNTIES

Weather

August 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

504 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST IOWA. A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTHERN IOWA TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL OF AN INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

 

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Flash Flood Watch in effect for parts of western IA

Weather

August 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

406 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015

AREA COUNTIES:  SAC – CRAWFORD – CARROLL- MONONA…

HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY OVER NORTHWEST INTO NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. LOW PRESSURE LIFTING ACROSS IOWA INTO MINNESOTA TODAY WILL INCREASE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THROUGH THIS EVENING.

HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY WITH THE STRONGER STORMS AND WILL FALL OVER NORTHWEST IOWA WHERE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAD OCCURRED. THE EXPECTATION OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING FROM RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

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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Flash Flood Warning extended until 7-a.m. for SW Pott. County

Weather

August 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

413 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY UNTIL 7-A.M.

AT 405 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LAST BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH THE METRO. HOWEVER COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN…AND WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO RECEDE. RAIN TOTALS FROM 10 PM THROUGH 4 AM REPORTED FROM AUTOMATED GAGES ACROSS THE METRO HAVE COME IN BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES.

MANY OF THE NORMALLY FLOOD-PRONE AREAS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES AND LOW SPOTS IN ROADS AND NEIGHBORHOODS ARE FLOODING. MANY INTERSECTIONS ARE FLOODED AS WELL. THE AREA AROUND 60TH AND HARRISON WAS REPORTED IMPASSIBLE. PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION THIS MORNING…AND NEVER DRIVE THROUGH WATER COVERING THE ROAD.

 

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Significant Weather Advisory: S.W. Harrison & N.W. Pott. Counties

Weather

August 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

439 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE and SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 AM CDT…

AT 439 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER FORT CALHOUN…OR 14 MILES NORTH OF OMAHA…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

MISSOURI VALLEY…LOGAN…FORT CALHOUN…MAGNOLIA…DESOTO BEND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE…HISTORICAL VILLAGE WELCOME CENTER AND WILSON ISLAND STATE PARK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 30 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 5.

HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 105 AND 111.

INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 71 AND 79.

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.

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Weather forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA 8/18/15

Weather

August 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

216 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015

**FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SW POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY until 4:30-a.m.**

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.

TODAY…NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 90 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY…BREEZY…COOLER. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW IN THE MID 50S. WEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. HIGH AROUND 70. WEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.

 

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VIRGIL E. CARTER, 94, of Irwin (Svcs. 8/20/15)

Obituaries

August 18th, 2015 by admin

VIRGIL E. CARTER, 94, of Irwin, died Mon., Aug. 17th, in Harlan. A Memorial service for VIRGIL CARTER will be held 10-a.m. Thu., Aug. 20th, at the Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, in Harlan.

The family will greet friends from 9-until 10-am Thursday, at the funeral home (one-hour prior to the service).

Burial of ashes will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Irwin.

VIRGIL CARTER is survived by:

His wife – Ruby Carter, of Irwin.

His sons – Michel Carter, of Hamlin, and William (Kathleen) Carter, of Irwin.

4 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, other relatives & friends.

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Bluffs man charged w/the shooting of his father, struggled w/mental illness

News

August 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A Council Bluffs man accused of killing his father has struggled with mental health problems and discussed those problems openly on Facebook. The Omaha World-Herald reports police think the day after  55-year old Robert Schendel died from numerous gunshot wounds, his 21-year old son Sean posted statements on Facebook that he had “never felt more alone” and that “family isn’t forever.” Robert Schendel was found dead in his home, last Wednesday.

On July 22, Sean posted lyrics from the rapper T.I.: “All I wanna do Is chill … take my mind off all the ones I wanna go n kill.” He also posted statements about having panic attacks and said he is a “waste of life.” Duane Renz, Sean’s uncle, told the paper said Sean has struggled with mental health problems since birth. When he turned 18, his father and his mother, Phyllis Schendel, asked a judge to appoint them guardians of their son.

Sean Schendel wrote in court documents that he wanted his parents to have guardianship over him to help him with daily activities and medical decisions. Court records say st the time, he was receiving counseling for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and depression, and described him as having an impaired decision-making capacity. The guardianship arrangement allowed the parents to make financial and medical decisions for Sean without court approval. Phyllis Schendel is deceased. Robert Schendel terminated the guardianship a year ago.

Police say Sean Schendel withdrew money from his dad’s bank account and took his minivan to drive to Colorado. Sean was arrested last Friday at a motel in Sterling, Colorado. Authorities say during a police interview over the weekend, he admitted to killing his father. Officials haven’t said what might have led to the shooting.

Sean Schendel appeared in a Colorado court on Monday and signed a waiver to be extradited, according to a court clerk in Sterling. Iowa authorities have 14 days to transport him back to Iowa. When he’s returned to Iowa, he’ll face charges of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree theft. A memorial service for Robert Schendel is scheduled for 10 a.m. today (Tuesday), at Hoy-Kilnoski Funeral Home, (1221 N. 16th St.), in Council Bluffs.

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