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July 2023

Birthday Club

June 30th, 2023 by Jim Field

July 1:

  • Michelle Kirchhoff of Lewis (Winner)
  • Mark Knudsen of Atlantic
  • JoAnn Brahms of Griswold
  • Rayden Moore of Exira

July 2:

  • Kay Wickman of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Jacob Thomas of Atlantic
  • Julie Vais of Exira

July 3:

  • Cora Zikuda of Lewis (winner)

July 4:

  • Kelli Anstey of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Joyce Jenkins of Exira
  • Brandi Fiebelkorn of Exira

July 5:

  • Jodi Littleton of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Chris Wahlert of Exira

July 6:

  • Jordan Dailey of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Heather Sager of Atlantic

July 7:

  • Bobbie Jo Mathisen of Massena (winner)
  • Reid Mosier of Atlantic
  • Arnie Lamp of Atlantic
  • Cheryl Christiansen of Cumberland

July 8:

  • Shelli Brown of Atlantic (winner)
  • Chris Williams of Atlantic
  • Elizabeth Eilts

July 9:

  • No birthdays submitted

July 10:

  • Emery Nelson (winner)
  • Ellie Wahlert of Exira
  • Zach Blanchard of Atlantic

July 11:

  • Lynn Andersen of Audubon (winner)
  • Mike Bagshaw of Cumberland
  • Kellie Jimmerson of Atlantic

July 12:

  • Leah Schmidt of Harlan (winner)

July 13:

  • Mara Joann Nelson of Exira (winner)
  • Carol Seddon of Atlantic
  • Ashley Parker of Omaha
  • Annette Andersen of Kimballton

July 14:

  • Connie Dafford of Massena (winner)
  • Jenae Waters of Atlantic
  • Olivia Bateman of Atlantic
  • Rebecca Bak of Avoca

July 15:

  • No Birthdays Submitted

July 16:

  • Parker Grace Wedemeyer of Adair (winner)
  • Bill Michael Stockwell of Elk Horn
  • Braydon Androy of Elk Horn
  • Connie Jessen of Exira

July 17:

  • Hayden Lansdown of Atlantic (winner)
  • Spenser Sothman of Cumberland
  • Mike Haley Sr. of Exira
  • John Paul Walker of Exira
  • Nila Edwards of Prescott
  • Erin Kelly of Griswold

July 18:

  • Vern Kinneson of Wiota (winner)
  • Mike Mathisen of Lewis

July 19:

  • Betty Oehlertz of Avoca (winner)
  • Megan Wedemeyer of Adair
  • Alice Brown of Atlantic

July 20:

  • Dennis Witt of Atlantic (winner)
  • Tat Thygesen of Audubon

July 21:

  • Patricia Nymand of Atlantic (winner)
  • Hervetta Ronnfeldt of Hancock

July 22:

  • Madison Loving of Atlantic (winner)
  • Howard Lawshe of Audubon
  • Bill Larsen of Atlantic
  • Terri Thompson of Exira
  • Judy Hill of Exira

July 23:

  • Pastor Glen Meyers of Exira (winner)

July 24:

  • Evelyn Knop of Exira (winner)
  • Laurie Johnson of Exira
  • Mark Ericksen of Atlantic
  • Ruth Barton of Exira
  • Cheryl Newton of Atlantic
  • Diane Erickson of Atlantic

July 25:

  • Kim Kopp of Anita (winner)
  • Ella Rossell of Atlantic
  • Colleen Hendrick of Omaha
  • Sheila Hayden of Atlantic
  • Rumor Norma Jean Waters of LaVine, AZ
  • Nancy Armstrong of Atlantic
  • Mark McNeese of Atlantic

July 26:

  • Connie Paulsen of Anita (winner)
  • Nick Templeman of Wiota
  • Ricky Wood of Atlantic

July 27:

  • Carol Schwab of Brayton (winner)
  • Janice Rasmussen of Atlantic
  • Suzann Meyer of Atlantic

July 28:

  • Fletcher Toft of Exira (winner)
  • Carolyn Johnson of Atlantic
  • Randy Steffens of Griswold
  • Brinley Knudsen of Marne
  • David Wheatley of Atlantic

 July 29:

  • Lisa Meseck of Exira (winner)
  • Nick Meyers of Atlantic
  • Kerrigan Larsen of Audubon
  • Kim Wood of Exira

July 30:

  • Dean Schwab of Brayton (winner)
  • Mariah and Hailey Huffman of Atlantic

July 31:

  • Sherri Sieck of Atlantic (winner)

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Villisca woman arrested for Public Intox.

News

June 30th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak report a woman was arrested for Public Intoxication this (Friday) morning. Authorities say 34-year-old Megan Renea Guffey, of Villisca, was arrested at around 6:48-a.m. in the 400 block of W. Coolbaugh Street, in Red Oak. She allegedly had an odor of alcoholic beverage coming from her person, as well as red, bloodshot and watery eyes.

Guffey was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 bond.

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State Audit report for Audubon County

News

June 30th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Des Moines, Iowa) – Auditor of State Rob Sand has released an audit report on Audubon County, Iowa:

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
The County’s revenues totaled $12,314,147 for the year ended June 30, 2022, a less than 1.0% increase over the prior year. Expenses for County operations for the year ended June 30, 2022 totaled $10,716,449, a 1.9% increase over the prior year.

AUDIT FINDINGS:
Sand reported three findings related to the receipt and expenditure of taxpayer funds. They are found on pages 76 through 80 of this report. The findings addressed issues such as lack of segregation of duties and material adjustments needed to properly record receivables and payables. Sand provided the County with recommendations to address each of the findings.
The segregation of duties finding discussed above is repeated from the prior year. The County Board of Supervisors and other County officials have a fiduciary responsibility to provide oversight of the County’s operations and financial transactions. Oversight is typically defined as the “watchful and responsible care” a governing body exercises in its fiduciary capacity.

A copy of the audit report is available for review on the Auditor of State’s website at Audit Reports – Auditor of State.

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State audit report on Pottawattamie County

News

June 30th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Des Moines, Iowa) – Auditor of State Rob Sand has released an audit report on Pottawattamie County, Iowa:

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
The County’s revenues totaled $95,971,855 for the year ended June 30, 2022, a 3.7% increase over the prior year. Expenses for County operations for the year ended June 30, 2022 totaled $81,725,336, a 3.9% increase over the prior year. The increase in revenue is due primarily to receipts received from the American Rescue Plan Act and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program due to the floods of 2019. These programs also primarily accounted for the increase in disbursements.

AUDIT FINDING:
Sand reported six findings related to the receipt and expenditure of taxpayer funds. The findings address issues such as errors in reporting capital assets, receipts and transfers, lack of independent review of the coding of receipts received outside of the treasurer’s office as well as transfers. There were also findings related to the preparation and review of bank reconciliations for the sheriff’s office jail account and a lack of independent review of bank reconciliations for the County Recorder.

Also, the budget was exceeded for the mental health function, noncompliance with Chapter 554D.114 of the Code of Iowa pertaining to retaining cancelled checks and paid lunch periods for certain employees in the Sheriff’s Office in violation of the bargaining agreement and County personnel manual. Sand provided the County with recommendations to address each of these findings.

Two of the six findings discussed above are repeated from the prior year. The County Board of Supervisors and other County officials have a fiduciary responsibility to provide oversight of the County’s operations and financial transactions. Oversight is typically defined as the “watchful and responsible care” a governing body exercises in its fiduciary capacity.

A copy of the audit report is available for review on the Auditor of State’s website at Audit Reports – Auditor of State.

Posted in News |

Heartbeat Today 6-30-2023

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

June 30th, 2023 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Ashley Danielson of the Iowa Department on Aging about the Instructional Campus on Aging Nutrition program.  To find out more or to register for the online program, visit: https://acl.gov/senior-nutrition/ican.

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Missouri man injured in a motorcycle-SUV crash in Creston

News

June 30th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – A motorcyclist from Missouriwas injured Thursday evening, during a collision in Creston. According to Creston Police, 58-year-old Lori Ann Clayton, of Creston, was driving a 2021 Buick Enclave SUV on Highway 34 east, in Creston, and had stopped to turn north into the Dollar General parking lot. A 2022 Kawasaki motorcycle operated by 32-year-old Anthony William Bigby, of Warrenton, MO., was also eastbound on Highway 34, when the cycle struck the rear of the SUV.

Bigby was transported by ambulance to the hospital in Creston, and subsequently flown by LifeFlight helicopter, to Methodist Hospital, in Des Moines. Damage from the collision amounted to $3,800. No citations were issued.

Posted in News |

Local 24-Hour Rainfall Totals at 7:00 am on Friday, June 30, 2023

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

June 30th, 2023 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  .75″
  • Atlantic Airport  .67″
  • 7 miles NNE of Atlantic  .54″
  • Massena  .85″
  • Elk Horn  .26″
  • Audubon  .54″
  • Oakland  .57″
  • Corning  1.19″
  • Guthrie Center  .44″
  • Logan  .51″
  • Red Oak  1.3″
  • Creston  1.26″
  • Clarinda  1.15″
  • Shenandoah  1.1″

Posted in Ag/Outdoor, Weather |

Baseball Scores

Sports

June 30th, 2023 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Red Oak 5 Atlantic, 4
Creston 2 Denison-Schleswig, 1
Denison-Schleswig 4 Creston, 2
Lewis Central 10 Shenandoah, 2
Clarinda 8 Harlan, 5
Harlan 7 Clarinda, 6
Woodbury Center 8 St. Albert, 3 (NC)

Western Iowa Conference:
Logan-Magnolia 8 Stanton, 7  (NC)

Pride of Iowa Conference:
West Marshall 8 Martensdale, St. Mary’s, 2 (NC)

West Central Conference:
I35 11 Pleasantville, 1
Ogden 11 Panorama, 6

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Softball Scores

Sports

June 30th, 2023 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Atlantic 11 Red Oak, 0
Atlantic 11, Red Oak, 0
Creston 7 Denison-Schleswig, 0
Creston 9 Denison-Schleswig, 2
Lewis Central 4 Shenandoah, 2
Clarinda 12 Harlan, 5
Clarinda 14 Harlan, 4

West Central Conference: 
Ogden 9 Panorama, 6
Van Meter 8 Saydel, 7 (NC)

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TSA Gives Tips For Quick Airport Check In

News

June 30th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The summer travel season is starting to pick up with the Independence Day holiday. T-S-A spokesperson, Jessica Mayle (May-lee), works at the state’s busiest airport, and says they one key to successful air travel is to give yourself plenty of time by thinking about every step of your travel journey, not just going through T-S-A, but also parking your car, checking your bag getting to your gate. She says two hours is still the recommended amount of time you should give yourself when you’re flying out. Mayle says they see a lot of people who unintentionally bring items in their bags that can’t be taken on the plane and that can be avoided by starting with an empty bag.

You can learn what is and what isn’t allowed by going to the website, tsa.gov and clicking on the a feature called ‘What can I bring?”.You can type in the name of an item and it will tell you this can go in your checked bags or in your carry on.

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