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May 23rd, 2016 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  Two couches in excellent condition from a non smoking home. No holes, rips, stains or mice.  Asking $175.00/OBO, for the pair.  Please call 712-249-4378 please leave a message if I don’t answer.

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FOR SALE:  2 patio swivel chairs in perfect condition. These chairs were used in a non smoking camper for a very short time and have never been used outside.  Asking $125.00/OBO, for the pair.
Please Call 712-249-4378 please leave a message If I don’t answer.

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FOR SALE: White Electric LG Dryer. Less than 2 years old. In excellent condition. Need gone ASAP.$250. 712-250-0342.

FOR SALE:  2 Goodyear tires, 225/50/ZR17 Eagle.  Asking $10 each or best offer.  Call 712-249-4005.

WANTED:  someone to do septic tank work.  Call 712-249-4005.

FOR SALE: 5,000 BTU window air conditioner, works fine, 2 years old. $50; 2 matching sofa chairs real good condition $20 total. 712-304-4998.

FOR SALE: Upright Campbell-Hausfield Air Compressor, never used, asking $400. Airless Campbell-Hausfield Paint Sprayer, like new, asking $250; DeWalt 7 1/4 circular saw, newer, never used – $90; DeWalt 18v cordless sawzall, new $80. Call 712-243-2860.

Iowa rainfall in past month leaves west drenched, east very dry

News, Weather

May 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A color-coded rainfall map of Iowa shows the western third of the state in deep purple hues while most of eastern Iowa is multiple shades lighter, in yellow and orange. Jeff Zogg, a hydrologist at the National Weather Service, says parts of water-logged western Iowa have seen 200-percent more rain than average since mid-April, while areas in the much-drier east are only at 50-percent.

Rainfall“It’s been much wetter across the western part of the state than the eastern part of the state,” Zogg says. “You get near the Missouri River in western Iowa and rainfall totals over the past month have been twice the normal amount. On the other hand, you get to northeast Iowa, some location have half the normal amounts, so, quite the change across the state.”

While parts of southwest Wisconsin are experiencing near-drought conditions, Zogg does -not- think that’s likely here. “At this point, we’re not expecting drought conditions to materialize across the eastern part of the state,” Zogg says. “We’ve had some persistent wet weather across the western part of the state but we’re seeing an evolution in the weather pattern, especially for the next month or so. It looks like wet weather will be overspreading more of the state. The wetness won’t be confined just to western Iowa.”

Compared to last week, the week ahead is expected to bring big changes in the forecast with warmer temperatures and the likelihood for multiple showers and the potential for heavy rain and severe weather.

(Radio Iowa)

Shenandoah man arrested on drug & moving violation charges

News

May 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police arrested a Shenandoah man Sunday evening on charges of Driving While Suspended, and Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana. 34-year old Tommy Alan Coodey was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $1,000 cash bond.

HEDWIG “Hattie” OWENS, 95, of Atlantic (Svcs. 5/25/16)

Obituaries

May 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

HEDWIG “Hattie” OWENS, 95, of Atlantic, died Sat., May 21st, at the Heritage House, in Atlantic. Funeral services for “HATTIE” OWENS will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., May 25th, at the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church, in Atlantic. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be from 5-until 7-p.m. Tue., May 24th, at the funeral home, where a Prayer service begins at 5-p.m., Tuesday.

Memorials may be directed to the Heritage House Good Samaritan Fund.

Burial will be in the Ft. Lincoln Cemetery at Brentwood, MD.

HEDWIG “HATTIE” OWENS is survived by:

Her daughters: Sue (Emile) Roux, of Manchester, CT., & Liz (Richard) Winston, of Louisa, VA.

Her sister: Lucy Campbell, of Umatilla, FL.

6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

GENE FUNKE, 65, of Greenfield (Svcs. 5/26/16)

Obituaries

May 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

GENE FUNKE, 65, of Greenfield, died Sunday, May 22nd, at home. Funeral services for GENE FUNKE will be held Thursday, May 26th at 10:00am at the Greenfield United Methodist Church. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield on Wednesday, May 25th from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with the family greeting friends on from
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Online condolences may be left to www.steenfunerals.com.

Burial with Full military graveside rites will be conducted by the Greenfield American Legion Head-Endres Post No. 265 and V.F.W. Post No. 5357, will be in the Greenfield Cemetery with a luncheon will be held at the church following the burial at the cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the Gene Funke Memorial Fund to be established by the family.

GENE FUNKE is survived by:

His children – Patty Abell and husband Dan, of Greenfield;  Jon Funke and wife Brenda, of Fontanelle, and Jerry Funke and wife Eleisca of Greenfield.

His brother – Dean Funke, of Fontanelle.

Hi sisters –  Rolene Lundy and husband Scott, of Greenfield, and Charlene Scheall and husband Patrick, of Altoona.

6 grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

Red Oak man arrested for Disorderly Conduct, Sunday night

News

May 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak say a man was arrested a little after 9:45-p.m. Sunday, for Disorderly Conduct. 55-year old Gary Richard Germar, Jr., of Red Oak, was arrested in the 500 block of E. Corning Street and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set at $300.

Democratic forum set for June 5th in Panora

News

May 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Senate 10 Progressives Committee has announced that Rick Smith, managing editor of “the Iowa Daily Democrat” which is an online progressive newsletter, will be moderating the Democratic Candidate Forum on 1-p.m. Sunday, June 5th at at the Panorama West Golf & Club House in Panora.  Area voters will have a last chance to ask questions of the candidates before the Primary on June 7th. All Democratic candidates for the US Senate and the US House of Representative have been invited. Local State Legislative candidates have also been invited.

The committee is presenting questions ahead of the forum with the rest of the questions to be presented from the audience.  A forum question for the federal candidates is:  “Farmers are concerned about ‘dirt police’.  What suggestion do you have for collaboration for gains between Iowa farmers and the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service so an outcome is both a strong agricultural sector and good water quality?”

A picnic lunch will be served at the Panorama West Golf & Club House, 6616 Panorama Road in Panora. The cost of the event is $25; there is no cost for children’s admission. There will be outdoor carnival games and prizes for the children. The event is hosted by the Senate 10 Progressives Committee, representing Democrats from Adair, Cass, Dallas, and Guthrie Counties.

3 arrests in Corning Sunday night

News

May 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Adams County report three people were arrested late Sunday night, following a traffic stop, in Corning. Deputies stopped a vehicle at around 10:06-p.m. near the intersection of 6th and Grove Avenue, in Corning. The driver, Kati Hansen, was placed under arrest for OWI/1st Offense.

During the investigation, Howard Herring, of Corning, was placed under arrest for Possession of Marijuana and Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia. And Aaron Gray, also of Corning, was placed under arrest for Open Container-Passenger.

NWS forecast for Cass & surrounding Counties in IA, 5/23/16

Weather

May 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

331 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2016

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.

TUESDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE MID 60S.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWERS 80S.

Iowa early News Headlines: Monday, May 23rd 2016

News

May 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa historian who crisscrosses the state on his retrofitted bus museum is now pursuing an Independent bid for the U.S. Senate. More attention has been focused on four Democrats seeking the nomination to face Grassley, who has spent 36 years in the Senate. But Michael Luick-Thrams, a 53-year-old Mason City resident, said he’s the right person to bring new ideas to Washington that will help Iowa.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Landowners have filed two lawsuits in northwest Iowa in an attempt to block construction of a $3.8 billion oil pipeline. The Des Moines Register says the landowners are trying to keep the pipeline company from being able to use eminent domain powers to secure access to their land for the project. Construction of the Dakota Access pipeline had already begun in North Dakota, South Dakota and Illinois but challenges remain in Iowa. The pipeline would carry a half-million barrels of oil a day.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A zoo in Iowa is expecting a new and rare addition in the fall: an eastern black rhinoceros. Ayana and Kiano, eastern black rhinos at Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, are expecting a baby in late October or early November. Experts say Ayana’s pregnancy is the first confirmed among the eastern black rhino zoo population in almost two years, marking a major turning point in the species’ decadeslong decline.

MOVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Heath DeStigter watched the school bus drive six blocks from Woodbury Central School to drop off students at their homes. The physical education teacher wondered, “Why aren’t they walking home? It’s beautiful out!” DeStigter and other members of Moville’s Safe Routes to School/Complete Streets Coalition, which formed in 2014, learned some parents weren’t letting their kids walk or bike to school because they didn’t feel it was safe.