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Disaster assistance sign-up for 2010 crop losses begins Nov. 14th

Ag/Outdoor

October 28th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Guthrie County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Director Daniel Curry says that the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program enrollment for 2010 crop losses, begins Nov. 14th.  Curry says “Producers across the state experienced several natural disasters during the 2010 crop year, that caused hardship and financial losses to many agricultural operations.” The SURE program provides assistance to producers when disasters strike.

Guthrie County has been designated as a Secretarial Disaster area. Curry encourages producers with 2010 crop losses to contact his officerto learn more about the program. To qualify for the SURE program, a producer must have at least a 10-percent production loss that affects one crop of economic significance. To meet eligibility requirements, producers must have obtained a policy or plan of insurance for all insurable crops through the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, and obtained Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage on non-insurable crops, if available from the FSA.

For more information on the SURE program eligibility requirements, contact the Guthrie County FSA officer at 1-641-332-2640, or visit www.fsa.usda.gov/sure on the web.

18 sick, neglected horses rescued in Guthrie County

News

October 28th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Eighteen sick and neglected horses have been rescued from an 8-acre property in Guthrie County. The Animal Rescue League of Iowa says it helped county officials remove the animals on Thursday. The horses were taken to two of the league’s rehabilitation facilities for veterinary care, food and shelter. League Executive Director Tom Colvin said in a news release that the horses had been living without food, shelter and veterinary care for an undetermined amount of time. Colvin says the animals face a long road to recovery. Once healthy, the horses will be available for adoption through the league’s Barn Buddy adoption program.

Friday 1-A/2-A Regional Volleyball Semi-Finals

Sports

October 28th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

(all matches begin at 7:00 p.m.)

CLASS 1-A:

  • Ar-We-Va vs. River Valley @ Woodbine
  • Lamoni vs. Corning @ Bedford
  • Stanton vs. Nishnabotna @ Tabor

CLASS 2-A

  • Kuemper Catholic vs. Roland-Story @ Jefferson
  • St.Albert vs. Clarinda Academy @ Griswold

Thursday Regional Volleyball Results

Sports

October 28th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

CLASS 3A SEMI-FINALS

  • (3-2) Red Oak 16-19-25-25-15, ADM 25-25-23-20-8
  • (3-0) Harlan 25-25-25, Glenwood 13-16-18

CLASS 4A SEMI-FINALS

  • (3-0) Abraham Lincoln 25-25-25, Thomas Jefferson 21-16-21

 

3-A Regional Final:

  • Wed., Nov. 2nd @ Atlantic” Harlan vs. Red Oak

4-A Regional Final:

  • Wed., Nov. 2nd @ Adel: Abraham Lincoln vs. Urbandale

 

Pella Corp offering incentives for employee retirement & voluntary leave at 4 IA facilities

News

October 28th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A door and window maker is blaming the continued recession in the housing market for an offer to employees at four operations in Iowa. Pella Corporation spokesperson Kathy Krafka Harkema says the move is designed to trim the company’s bottom line. Pella is offering offering incentives for employees to retire or voluntarily leave the workforce. The offer involves Pella Corporation facilities in Carroll, Shenandoah, Sioux Center and Pella. It’s also being offered at Pella manufacturing sites in Macomb, Illinois and Portland, Oregon. The incentives were announced Thursday along with the closing of a plant in South Carolina.

“Unfortunately, we must close our manufacturing facility in Columbia, South Carolina that employs 147 people,” Harkema said. That plant will close by the end of December. Harkema says new home construction has dropped 70-percent since 2006 and the recession in the U.S. housing economy is projected to continue. “If people aren’t building new homes, they’re not needing as many new windows and doors. That’s what led us to take these actions,” Harkema said. “We’re sorry to have to take these actions, but we’re doing all we can to partner with area officials to try and help people find new careers.”

Pella Corporation is a privately-held company headquartered in Pella, Iowa with 8,000 employees around the country.

(Pat Curtis/Radio Iowa)

Construction worker ejected from dump truck during rollover near Neola

News

October 27th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

One person was seriously injured when a dump truck overturned this (Thursday) morning, northeast of Neola. According to scanner traffic, the accident happened at around 9:40-a.m, on the Old Railroad Highway off-ramp to Interstate 680 eastbound. The unidentified 39-year old driver of the truck was ejected from the vehicle and suffered a serious head injury.  He was flown by helicopter from the scene to Creighton University Hospital’s Trauma Center. His injuries, while serious, were not believed to be life-threatening.
The dump truck he was driving was hauling broken asphalt and concrete from the I-680 re-construction project. The vehicle  rolled down the embankment south of the 680 ramp. The driver reportedly told authorities the truck’s brakes had failed, causing him to lose control of the vehicle.

Elk Horn, IA. business to prep & ship Care/gift packages to troops overseas

News

October 27th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

An Elk Horn business is preparing to gather items for use in Care packages which will be shipped to our troops serving overseas. The AmericInn’s efforts come in advance of the November 11th Veteran’s Day national holiday. The gift packages are part of a special initiative to support the troops deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and at other military bases overseas.

AmericInn General Manager Jackie Wright says they’ll be organizing donations, merchandise contributions and volunteers to prepare the Care packages, which will contain gift items that are not readily accessible during overseas military deployment. That includes personal care merchandise, clothing, food treats, magazines, games and stationary items.

AmericInn in Elk Horn will host the event in the hotel’s Meeting Room, beginning at 4:30-p.m Friday, November 11th.   Blue Star Mothers, hotel staff, friends, family, and local businesses will be participating in the event, but the public is weclome to come and make a donation or help prepare the gift packages.

AmericInn has sponsored several previous initiatives to support members of the military as part of an overall “AmericInn Cares” commitment to caring, involvement and patriotism. At the company’s 2011 Annual Convention earlier this year, AmericInn partnered with the national Blue Star Mothers organization to donate over 300 Personal Care Packages that were prepared and shipped overseas to active duty troops.

The company also offers a national discount to active duty and retired members of the military and their dependents. They can receive this discount by requesting the AmericInn Military Rate (rate code: MIL) when they make their reservation at a hotel, AmericInn.com or by calling company’s toll free telephone number.  A military I.D. is also required at check-in.

For more information about the local Care package initiative, call 712-764-4000.

HMA Street project work in Atlantic delayed until Monday

News

October 27th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Residents of Atlantic now have until Monday, October 31st, before they need to adjust their parking habits for a couple of days. Dave Sturm, with Snyder and Associates Engineers in Atlantic, says the milling and paving crew which had been scheduled to begin a Hot Melt Asphalt Paving and Storm Sewer Project on Friday, is unable to start the project until Monday. The work had been scheduled to take place Friday and Saturday, and would have required residents to remove their vehicles from certain streets so the paving equipment may operate uninterrupted.

Because of the unexpected delay, construction begin Monday, on the following streets…

1. 13th Street between Chestnut Street and Elm Street.
2. Poplar Street between 8th Street and 10th Street.
3. Walnut Street between 8th Street and 10th Street.
4. Redwood Drive between 14th Street and 17th Street.

Vehicles will have to be off of those streets Monday and Tuesday of next week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dave Sturm at 243-6505.

Backyard and Beyond 10-27-2011

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

October 27th, 2011 by admin

Lavon speaks with Bahia Nightengale, Local Food Coordinator, about LocalDirt.com and other events related.

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8AM Sportscast 10-27-2011

Podcasts, Sports

October 27th, 2011 by admin

w/ Jim Field

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