The Atlantic City Council will hold the second and final readings of an ordinance establishing new ward boundaries for the City, during their meeting Wednesday evening, at City Hall. The City Clerk is required to draw-up new ward boundaries per Iowa Code, as the result of the 2010 census. Following the census, Ward 3 showed a decrease in population, while the population in Ward 5 increased significantly, compared to the other three wards. The ordinance must be adopted by September 1^st.

The Council will also consider a recommendation by Snyder and Associates Engineers, in Atlantic, for a contract with Redler Excavation to remove and replace the street manholes at 11^th and Cedar and 1111 Locust, along with sewer repairs at 5^th and Oak Streets. Redler provided the lowest cost proposal for the project.

In other business, the Council, Wednesday, will act on a Resolution granting a sewer line easement to Andrew J. Knuth, who was offered to pay the City $50 for the easement, which would allow him to replace the sewer line for his law office building. And, the Council will consider a request from Atlantic resident Ed Leistad, to terminate a purchase agreement and pay the City $1,000 in compensation. City Attorney Dave Wiedersteen will recommend the Council accept Leistad’s offer.

The City Council meeting begins at 5:30-p.m.

The Cass County Board of Supervisors are set to meet Wednesday morning, in Atlantic. During their session, which begins at 9-a.m., the Board will act on a Resolution calling for the issuance of approximately $520,000 in bonds, to fund the northwest water/sewer extension project in the Amaizing Energy Urban Renewal area.

They’re also expected to acknowledge receipt of a letter of information, regarding an expenditure of a $10,000 state-provided allocation, to be used for the operational expenses of running the Cass County Veteran’s Affairs Department. Auditor Dale Sunderman says none of the funds are to be used for direct assistance to veterans.

And, the Cass County Supervisors will hear from Gary Stephenson, with regard to the display of a lithograph copy of the U-S Constitution in each of Iowa’s 100 county courthouses.

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914 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2011

…THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWEST IOWA… 

THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE ANOTHER INCH OF RAINFALL THROUGH 10 AM BETWEEN ATLANTIC…CRESTON…MOUNT AYR…BEDFORD AND CORNING. SOME OF THIS AREA HAS ALREADY RECEIVED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ACCORDING TO RAIN GAGE MEASUREMENTS AND DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES. STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER WILL OCCUR IN URBAN AREAS…ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS COULD QUICKLY RISE TO BANK FULL IN RURAL AREAS. THE AREA OF HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD BEGIN TO DRIFT SOUTH INTO MISSOURI AFTER 10 AM. 

OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING…BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS…ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. 

IF YOU ENCOUNTER PONDED WATER ON HIGHWAYS…DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IT.

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Thanks to all who reported their rainfall to us here at KJAN, via the phone and thru Facebook! We appreciate the information 🙂

As of 7-a.m. (the 24-hour reporting cycle)…..

In Atlantic, at the KJAN studios (official NWS reporting site) = 3.00-inches

In Lewis, nearly 2.oo-inches (listener report)

Near Hamlin, 1.5-inches (listener Facebook report)

N. of Marne, 3.9-inches (listener report)

In Massena (official spotter) = 3.6-inches

Near I-80/Hwy 71 = 4.1-inches (reported by a resident)

Harlan = 1.8-inches

Audubon = 1.7-inches (Mayor Sam Kauffman reporting)

Heavy rain has fallen here in Atlantic, this morning,. The heaviest shower and thunderstorm activity occurred between 2:30- and 5-a.m.  As of 6-a.m, here at the KJAN studios, we had received 2.8-inches of rain. Light to moderate rain continues to fall.

Today’s (Tuesday’s) 10-a.m. Arthritis water class at the Nishna Valley Family YMCA in Atlantic, has been cancelled.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says much of the state is dry and in need of rain as the quality of the corn crop dipped slightly. Northey released his weekly crop report Monday saying corn was in 67 percent good to excellent condition, down slightly from last week and 1 percentage point behind the average. Soybeans were in 70 percent good to excellent condition.

Northey says the big issue for Iowa is the need for rain. Topsoil moisture was 46 percent short or very short with 52 percent adequate and 2 percent at a surplus. Subsoil moisture was 36 percent short or very short, 62 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. Northey August is a critical month for soybean development and some timely rain would be beneficial.

A fire over the weekend at an office trailer and separate storage facility owned by the Council Bluffs Community School District has been deemed “suspicious” in nature.

The fire on the property located near the Wilson Middle School and the City of Council Bluffs-owned Pirate Cove Water Park was reported at around 3:30-a.m., Sunday.

Council Bluffs Fire Marshal’s Office Investigator Dan Busch said the fire started in the office trailer. The flames also damaged equipment and supplies in the nearby storage shed, including two John Deere mowers, a front-end loader, a Gator utility vehicle, a walk-behind mower and a number of blowers and weed eaters, as well as painting equipment and supplies. School district officials estimated the damages at more than $100,000.

Busch told the Omaha World-Herald that, while the cause of the fire was still under investigation, it appeared suspicious in nature. He said they’re asking the community for any information they may have with regard to the blaze. A $15,000 reward is available through the Arson Hotline at 800-532-1459.

Friday’s football game between Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson will go on as scheduled at the stadium. Buildings and grounds foreman Joseph Smith said anything damaged in the storage shed that will be needed for the game — number markers and pylons — have already been ordered and should be received by tomorrow (Wednesday).