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Injury accident reported in Fremont County

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November 4th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Three people were hurt during a collision Thursday afternoon northwest of Shenandoah, in Fremont County. Sheriff’s officials say the drivers of the vehicles, 16-year old Judson Krein, of Farragut, and 21-year old Michael Glenn, of Riverton, suffered minor injuries. A passenger in the Glenn vehicle, 23-year old Rebecca Hart, of Sidney, was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated by emergency crews. She was transported to the Shenandoah Medical Center by Shenandoah Rescue.

Sheriff’s officials say the accident happened at around 4:15-p.m., as a 2007 Dodge Caliber driven by Krein was traveling north on 370th Avenue, and Glenn was traveling east on 190th, in a 2000 Buick Century. The vehicles collided at the intersection. The impact resulted in Michael Glenn’s vehicle being shoved into the south ditch.

The accident remains under investigation.

Governor and Ag Secretary ask for extension to comment on child work rules

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November 4th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Governor Terry Branstad and state Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey have asked the U-S Department of Labor to extend the comment period on new regulations covering kids who work on farms. Northey says the rules were apparently designed to deal with migrant kids working with their parents, but he says they can impact farms that are family-owned. Northey says it looks like if the farm is owned by uncles, brothers and multiple family members, the rules would apply to them and the kids would not be able to work on the farms until they reach age 16. 

U-S Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said recently the rules are not meant to apply to kids who work on a farm owned by their parents. Northey agrees those farms are exempt. He says there is clearly an exemption for solely owned family and there appears to be an exemption soley-owned family farm corporations, but he says it doesn’t appear that there is an exemption for farms that are owned by more than one person, even if they are all family members. 

Northey says he asked along with the governor, that the comment period be extended. Northey says the comment period happened right during the harvest, and some farmers in Iowa and other parts of the country are just finding out about them. He says extending the comment period by 45 days would ensure that everyone is allowed to give their input. The extension would push the comment period into January. 

(Radio Iowa)

Corps of Engineers tries to explain causes of summer flooding

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November 4th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the U-S Army Corps of Engineers are meeting with residents along the Missouri River after this summer’s record flooding to explain plans for next year. At a meeting Thursday in Sioux City, several residents surrounded Jody Farhat (FAR-hat), head of the Corps’ reservoir control office, as she explained how the Corps tried to manage this spring’s massive run-off.

Farhat says the snowpack from the mountains and plains was captured into the reservoir system and it was all accounted for and normal rainfall and even above-normal rainfall could have been handled as there was still storage space. Farhat says in a single weekend, a record rainfall filled the reservoirs and they were left with no alternatives but to further open the floodgates, flooding the basin.

“If you don’t have storage, and we lost that storage because of the rainfall, then basically we had to say how much will our peak inflows be from that mountain snowpack and we’re going to have to pass it through because we have so little storage left,” Farhat says. “The cup is full, whatever comes in is going to have to go out.” Gary Brown, director of the Woodbury County Emergency Services office, says they need better communications from the Corps.

Brown says the Corps needs to do a much better job of letting local governments know what’s coming, as he says they were sometimes hours or days behind the information curve. Brown says the recovery continues in the Sioux City area, but it’s slow going. He says, “There are a lot of people in all three states that aren’t home yet and we’re working to do everything we can to try to get them back home but it’s going to be a long road.” Brown says they have learned some important lessons from this year’s flooding. He says they’re adding personnel and training to be able to run a 112-day emergency operation again, if needed. The Corps will release its 2012 operating plan for the Missouri River in late December or early January.

(Radio Iowa)

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GAIL SCHWARTE, 62, of Earling (Svcs 11-8-11)

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November 4th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

GAIL SCHWARTE, 62, of Earling, died Thu., Nov. 3rd, in Earling. A Mass of Christian Burial service for GAIL SCHWARTE will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., Nov. 8th, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Earling.  Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the St. Joseph Church in Earling from 4-9pm Mon., Nov. 7th, where a Wake service & Rosary takes place at 7-p.m.

GAIL SCHWARTE is survived by his:

Special Friend – Anita Buckley, of Earling.

Son – Kelly (Tina) Schwarte, of Earling.

3 grandchildren, other relatives, & friends.

8AM Newscast 11-04-2011

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Heartbeat Today 11-04-2011

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Jim Field speaks with the folks from the Narvanon Arrowhead agency about addiction and recovery services provided.

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West Central to award $4,500 in Scholarships

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November 4th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Officials with West Central, a farmer owned cooperative based in Ralston, IA, have announced they will once again offer $4,500 in scholarships to area students graduating high school in 2012, and planning to pursue an education in an agricultural field. The funds are available through West Central’s “Excellence in Agriculture” scholarship program. Details about the program are available at area schools and extension offices. It’s also available online at www.west-central.com/about/communityrelations.

Since 1996, West Central has awarded more then $50,000 to local students interested in pursuing an education and career in the agricultural industry. Officials say as the Ag Industry continues to become more complex and technical, the need for an increasingly skilled workforce grows. Persons working in agriculture today are working with technologies including Variable Rate Technology (VRT), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), advanced gentic engineering, and more.

Questions regarding the Excellence in Agriculture program should be directed to Sarah Dorman, Communication Specialist, at 712-667-3200.

Information for the November 8th City election in Atlantic & Special Cass Co. Supervisor District 2 election

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November 4th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

This information is provided by Cass Co. Auditor Dale Sunderman….

NOTE: Atlantic polling centers for Ward 1, Ward 4 and Ward 5 open at 12:00 noon and close at 8:00 P.M. and Atlantic polling centers for Ward 2/Grove 2 Township and Ward 3 open at 7:00 A.M. and close at 9:00 P.M. because a Special County Election for Supervisor District Two is being conducted at these two voting centers along with the regular city election while polling centers for all other Cass County cities open at 12:00 noon and close at 8:00 P.M.  (In accord with Code of Iowa

ATLANTIC:  The following Atlantic polling precincts will open at 12:00 noon and close at 8:00 P.M.  Places to vote are:

FIRST WARD  –       Zion Lutheran Church, 9th St between Linn St and Oak St

FOURTH WARD –  United Church of Christ, 1607 Hazel

FIFTH WARD  –      Heritage House, 1200 Brookridge Circle

The following Atlantic polling precincts will open at 7:00 A.M. and close at 9:00 P.M.

SECOND WARD –  Atlantic Public Library, 6th & Poplar St

THIRD WARD  –  Cass County Community Building, 805 West 10th St

ANITA:  The polling precinct is located at the Anita Community Center, 805 Main St and will open at 12:00 noon and close at 8:00 P.M. 

CUMBERLAND:  The polling precinct is located at the Cumberland Community Building, 200 W 2nd St and will open at 12:00 noon and close at 8:00 P.M. 

GRISWOLD:  The polling precinct is located at the Griswold Community Center, 601 2nd St  and will open at 12:00 noon and close at 8:00 P.M. 

LEWIS:  The polling precinct is located at the Lewis City Hall, 416 W Main St and will open at 12:00 noon and close at 8:00 P.M. 

MARNE:  The polling precinct is located at the Marne City Hall, 402 Washington and will open at 12:00 noon and close at 8:00 P.M. 

MASSENA:  The polling precinct is located at the Massena Public Library, 122 Main St and will open at 12 noon and close at 8:00 P.M. 

WIOTA:  The polling precinct is located at the Wiota City Hall, 311 Center St and will open at 12:00 noon and close at 8:00 P.M.

7AM Newscast 11-04-2011

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