The Audubon City Council will hold its regular meeting Monday (July 9th), beginning at 7-p.m. During their session at the Audubon City Hall, the Council will hear and possibly act on a request from the Chamber of Commerce, for street closing, tables, the parade route, and other matters pertaining to the T-Bone Festival, which takes place August 4th. The Council will also discuss sewer rates and raises, and, they’ll hear from the Audubon County Extension, with regard to the Wellness Walk.

The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the Atlantic Fly Iowa marketing committee has released a Facebook event page on AtlanticIowa.com with details regarding the September 15th Heritage & Homecoming Atlantic Fly Iowa Air Show. According to Fly Iowa Chair Garry Pellett, the performers at the Air Show will be “phenomenal,” and the Committee needed a way to share information with the public prior to the event, to help drum-up excitement, and preview the types of acts the public can expect to see. 

The website can be found at AtlanticIowa.com in cooperation with the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce information, under the Visiting Atlantic section. There is a special place for the Atlantic Municipal Airport information where the Fly Iowa details have been added. Pellett says four or five P-51 Mustangs will be at the Air Show. The aircraft are well known for their performance, and helping turn the tide in favor of the Allies, during World War II. Pictures of the Mustangs are available on the Facebook event Page for Fly Iowa as well as details that are being released weekly on the other performers also. Pellett says there will also be a comic aerobatic pilot and some unique, static display items. 

Find the page online at AtlanticIowa.com. For more information regarding Fly Iowa call 712.243.3017 or email chamber@atlanticiowa.com.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The extreme heat appears to have contributed to the death of an Iowa man shortly after an Omaha car accident last month. 48-year-old Paul Tamayo, of Council Bluffs, had a core body temperature of 110 degrees when he died on June 27th.  Douglas County, NE, officials have ruled that Tamayo’s high body heat was likely the cause of his death, but the ruling won’t be final until toxicology tests are completed.
 
Tamayo, who worked as a roofer, crashed his car into a dirt mound in an Omaha construction zone. Then police found him collapsed about a half-mile away from the vehicle. The National Weather Service says the temperature was 101 about the time of the accident.

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Page County Deputies responded to a single vehicle rollover accident approximately 2 miles west of Clarinda at 4:52pm on Friday (7/6/12) night.  64-year-old Steven Earl Cozad of Clarinda was ejected from the 2007 Pontiac G6 he was driving and was pronounced dead at the scene.  Cozad was traveling westbound on Highway 2 and had left the roadway to the right, then back across traffic to the left side causing the vehicle to rollover and eject Cozad.  The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Clarinda EMS and the Clarinda Fire Department.

At approximately 11:15pm on Friday, July 6th the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office arrested 44-year-old Ronald L. Borem of Villisca following an incident at 305 E 5th Street in Villisca.  Deputies had to respond to the scene two times during the night to a report of a disturbance and after an investigation Borem was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault simple misdemeanor and transported to the Montgomery County Jail.  He is being held on $300 bond.

The Adams County Sherriff’s Office reports the arrest last night (7/6/12) at approximately 11:07pm of 29-year-old Richard Buchanan-Riley of Shenandoah for possession of marijuana (4th offense) and driving while suspended.  After being pulled over a K-9 unit was deployed at the scene and found marijuna.  No further details are known at this time.

Police in Harlan report a Harlan man was arrested Thursday on 12 counts of forgery and one-count of on-going criminal conduct, in association with check fraud. Officials say 32-year old Nicholas Gaer allegedly forged numerous checks on an account belonging to Martha Anastasi, of Harlan. Gaer was being held in the Shelby County Jail.

That same day (Thursday), Harlan Police investigated a report of damage to a vehicle in the 800 block of Tarkington. A 2004 Dodge Dakota pickup belonging to James Laver, of Harlan, sustained $400 damage. The incident remains under investigation.

The Harlan Police Department reports also, on June 30th, 22-year old Andrew Vasquez, of Harlan, was arrested and later cited for Criminal Mischief, after officers observed him allegedly throwing and breaking beer bottles in the 500 block of Market Street. The incident allegedly occurred while officers were investigating another, separate incident.

Interstate Power and Light Co. (IPL), an Alliant Energy company, announced today (Friday), that it will cycle air conditioners for all participating Iowa customers. Weather conditions are such that from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. today customers enrolled in the Appliance Cycling program will have their air conditioner cycled in 15-minute intervals to reduce overall energy usage.

Participating residential customers have a small control switch placed on or near their central air conditioner. Today, Alliant Energy will send a signal to all switches in the state. The control switch will cycle the outdoor cooling unit off and on every 15 minutes. The furnace fan will continue to circulate the cooler, drier air already in the home. 

Alliant Energy pays each participating residential customer $8 per month from June through September – whether the air conditioner is cycled or not. A similar program for electric water heaters is also included in today’s event. Customers enrolled in that program receive a $2 per month discount during the same June through September time period. 

Appliance Cycling events typically occur between May 15 and September 15 on weekdays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. They are not initiated on weekends or holidays.

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