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Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer reports four arrests took place over the past few weeks. On Thursday, 26-year old Cole Jacob Benton, of Audubon, was arrested for Theft in the 5th Degree (shoplifting). On Oct. 17th, 25-year old Tyler Lee Carter, of Audubon, was arrested for Child Endangerment. On Oct. 8th, 23-year old Caine William Hedrick, of Audubon, was arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. That same day, 21-year old Andrew Jason Holmes, of Audubon, was arrested for Possession of Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia.
Jim Field visits with Rick Burns about the Atlantic Rotary Club’s Veterans Appreciation Luncheon on November 8th at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.
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Two Creston residents have reported recent incidents of theft. Creston Police say a resident in the 600 block of W. Mills Street reported Thursday that sometime between 7-a.m. and 7-p.m. that day, someone took a tote from the back of a vehicle parked outside the residence. The tote contained camouflage bibs, a camo jacket, other miscellaneous hunting apparel, calls and hunting knives. The loss was estimated at $420.
And, Friday morning, a resident of the 1300 block of W. Mills Street told police sometime on Oct. 11th, someone took a prepaid Motorola cell phone, a Samsung cell phone, Toshiba laptop computer, and prescription medication from her home. The loss was estimated at $250.
Police in Creston say five people were arrested over the past four days. Early this (Monday) morning, 39-year old Jeremy King, of Creston, was arrested at around 12:12-a.m. on Cromwell Road, for Interference with Official Acts, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Meth. King was being held in the Union County Jail on $1,000 bond. He was also served two Union County warrants for Failure to Appear, on Domestic Abuse Assault and Violation of a Protection Order. King was being held in the Jail while awaiting a bond hearing on those charges.
Also arrested at the same time and location, was 37-year old Michael Waddingham, of Orient. He was charged with Driving Under Suspension and later released on $300 bond.
At around 4:50-a.m. Sunday, Creston Police arrested 50-year old Robert Embree, of Urbandale, for OWI/2nd offense. He was later released on $2,000 bond. Saturday night, 28-year old Christopher DeBoard, of Mt. Ayr, was arrested in Creston for Driving While Revoked. He was later released on a $1,000 bond. Earlier in the day, Saturday, officers with the Creston P-D arrested 46-year old Parrish Ellis, of Shenandoah, on Taylor County warrants for Failure to Appear in court on an original charge of Driving while Denied, Suspended or Revoked. Ellis was later released on $300 bond.
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Today: Mostly cloudy w/areas of fog & drizzle this morning; P/Cldy this afternoon. High 72. S @ 15-30.
Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy. S winds @ 10-20 becoming NW. Low 45.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 68. NE @ 5-10.
Wednesday: A 30% chance of showere/thundersotms. High 58.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 68.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 59. We received a Trace of rain Sunday morning and this morning, in the form of drizzle. Our 24-hour Low (ending at 7-a.m. today) was 45. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 53 and the low was 33. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 83 in 1950 & 1953. The Record Low was 11 in 1954.
A developing La Nina pattern in the Pacific Ocean could impact Iowa’s winter weather, as well as the rest of the Midwest and Northern Plains. Climatologist Dennis Todey, director of the U-S-D-A’s Midwest Climate Hub in Ames, says the consensus points to “cold and snowy” for the upcoming winter, which isn’t exactly a stretch.
“That is every winter in the Northern Plains,” Todey says. “A lot of it then becomes, how much snow do you have on the ground? When you carry snow cover for a period of time, it allows that cold to set in and stay cold longer. If you don’t carry much snow cover, then you’ll bounce back and forth between the warm and the cold.”
A La Nina pattern occurs when Pacific Ocean surface temperatures drop below long-term normals and that has an effect on climate trends in North America. Todey says the predictions include the possibility of a more active storm track for our region.
“If you have a more active storm pattern, you’re going to have highs and lows coming through on a more frequent basis, so that would allow you to bounce back and forth fairly regularly,” Todey says. “So far, that’s kind of the way we’ve been this fall, although we’ve still been warmer than average.”
Todey says the forecast into mid-November indicates above-normal to much-above-normal temperatures for most of the Northern Plains.
(Radio Iowa)
ALGONA, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa National Guard says it will close its Algona Readiness Center next spring. Officials say the unit based there and the about 90 soldiers assigned there will be moving to Camp Dodge in Johnston. The unit is Battery B, 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery.
Officials say the Algona facility is the 13th to be closed as part of a statewide National Guard consolidation and facilities upgrade program. The 20,400-square-foot Algona facility was built in 1994. It will be turned over to the city for its use.