Police in Creston say a rural Creston resident reported the theft of tools from his tractor. The tools were stolen from a tractor that was on Park Street. The theft happened sometime between 11-p.m. Wednesday and 7-a.m. Thursday. The loss was estimated at $150.
Officials with the Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) will holding a town hall informational meeting Wednesday November 9th at 6:30 p.m., at Anita Community Building with regard to a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for housing rehabilitation in a targeted area of the city. SWIPCO will discuss the application process with city officials and residents of the target area, and staffers will help any residents who would like to apply for a grant that evening, in filling out the application and give them examples of supporting documentation needed. anita-town-hall-flyer
Community Development Director Amber Carcel, says “We really wanted to have a face to face with as many of the potential applicants as possible, walk them through the application and explain the process of the program once they are income qualified. So many homeowners struggle to understand what we need, why we need it, etc. There is a lot of back and forth via the mail, telephone calls, and fax. We hope to eliminate that and expedite the entire process by helping them in the beginning.”
Anita received a housing community development block grant (CDBG) to assist low to moderate income homeowners within a set target area in 2016. The grant is for $230,900 to repair six homes within the set target area. Each approved home is eligible for up to $24,999 in repairs. Carcel says “This amount of money allowed per home through this program allows us to do much more than with our other forgivable loan programs. We may do a roof, siding, windows, etc.” Community Development Block Grants are awarded annually by the Iowa Economic Development Authority with funding from the department of Housing and Urban Development.
SWIPCO is a council of government serving the eight counties of southwest Iowa with public transportation, community development, and housing. SWIPCO is an equal opportunity employer, provider, and lender.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa Department of Natural Resources commission has advanced restrictions on the state’s turtle trapping. The rules approved Thursday by the Natural Resource Commission would limit trappers to catching six or fewer turtles a day and bar trapping during a six-week period in late spring. The Des Moines Register reports that the rules now will go through a series of public hearings and administrative steps. If approved along the way, they are expected to be in place by early February.
Lawmakers passed a measure during the last legislative session that requires the department to set a trapping season and daily catch limit. Iowa is one of a small number of states that allows trappers to take unlimited numbers of certain turtles throughout the year.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Kansas is the pick to win the Big 12 basketball title in a vote by conference coaches. Oklahoma is picked to finish sixth and Oklahoma State is picked in a tie for seventh in the voting released Thursday. The Jayhawks received nine of 10 first place votes, making Kansas a unanimous selection as coaches are not allowed to vote for their own teams.
West Virginia is picked second, followed by Texas, then Iowa State – which received the other first place vote. Baylor is fifth, then OU, OSU and Texas Tech, Kansas State and TCU.
THOMAS YOUNG, 86, of Adair, died Wed., Oct. 12th, at home. Funeral services for THOMAS YOUNG will be held 3-p.m. Monday, Oct. 17th, at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Adair. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home has the arrangements.
Visitation with his family will be take place after the service Monday, at the 1st Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall in Adair.
Burial will be in the Sunnyhill Cemetery at Adair.
THOMAS YOUNG is survived by:
His wife – Marjorie Young, of Adair.
His son – Terry (Susie) Young, of Sunnyvale, TX.
His brother – Manley Young, of Fontanelle.
His sister – Betty Schmidt, of Oakland.
1 grandchild and 1 great-grandchild.
A man from Pottawattamie County was arrested Thursday afternoon on Montgomery County warrants for burglary and theft. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports Joseph L. Bartlett, of Council Bluffs, was taken into custody at the Pott. County Jail and transported back to Montgomery County to face charges of Burglary in the 2nd Degree and Theft in the 1st Degree. His bond was set at $10,000.
And, a Webster County woman was arrested Thursday afternoon in Council Bluffs on a Montgomery County warrant for Violation of Probation. Jolene M. Cain, of Ft. Dodge, was located at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital and transported to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where her cash bond was set at $5,000.
Hawkeye Ten Conference
(3-0) Harlan 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 14-14-18
(2-1) Shenendoah 21-25-15, Southwest Valley 25-20-12
(2-0) Shenandoah 25-26, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 23-24
(3-1) St. Albert, Council Bluffs 25-22-25-25, Clarinda 24-25-14-18
Western Iowa Conference Tournament
Championship
(3-1) Tri-Center, Neola 21-25-25-28, Treynor 25-23-20-26
Third Place Match
(3-2) Audubon 25-20-22-25-15, IKM-Manning 15-25-25-21-11
Consolation Pool Play
(2-0) Missouri Valley def Riverside
(2-0) Griswold def Riverside
(2-0) Missouri Valley def Griswold
(2-0) Underwood def AHSTW
(2-0) Logan-Magnolia def AHSTW
(2-0) Underwood def AHSTW
7th Place Match
(2-0) Griswold def Logan-Magnolia
5th Place Match
(2-1) Missouri Valley 29-23-15, Underwood 27-25-9
Corner Conference
(3-2) East Mills 20-25-20-25-15, Essex 25-15-25-22-13
(3-1) Sidney 25-22-25-25, Stanton 15-25-15-20
(3-1) South Page 25-24-25-25, Heartland Christian 16-26-21-19
Pride of Iowa Conference
(2-1) Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 15-25-15, Southwest Valley 25-17-4
Other Scores
(3-0) Des Moines Christian 25-25-25, Panorama 9-15-17
(3-0) Lawton-Bronson 25-25-25, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 19-8-13
(3-0) Van Meter 25-25-25, West Central Valley, Stuart 14-9-14
(3-0) Westwood, Sloan 25-25-25, OA-BCIG 14-11-18
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Patchy drizzle after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday: Patchy drizzle before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 60. Our 24-hour Low today (ending at 7-a.m.) will be 27. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 72 and the low was 37. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 88 in 1897. The Record Low was 16 in 1937.
The Cass County Republicans will be holding the grand opening of their county headquarters in Atlantic, on Saturday, October 15th, beginning at 3 p.m. According to County Chair David Wiederstein, the location of the event and the headquarters will be at the site of the old Bonnesen’s Five and Dime at 506 Chestnut St. in downtown Atlantic.
In addition to candidates for local elected office, 3rd District Republican Congressman David Young, will be in attendance to support the opening of the headquarters. Light refreshments will be provided. The public is invited to come out and enjoy the opportunity to meet the Republican candidates for office.
Chairman David Wiederstein asks also, that anyone who is willing to serve as a volunteer at the headquarters to contact him at 249-8417.
Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery says senior guard Peter Jok is the leader of the team as the Hawkeyes prepare for the upcoming season. The senior from Des Moines was named to the preseason All Big Ten team. (Click or touch the left side of the audio bars below to hear the comments)
Speaking at Big Ten Media Day in Washington D.C., McCaffery says Jok gained maturity during a process that saw him place his name in the NBA Draft before opting to return to school.
McCaffery says Jok’s experience will be a benefit for a young but talented Hawkeye squad.
The Hawkeyes open with an exhibition against Regis University on November fourth.
(Radio Iowa)
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