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The Atlantic City Council Wednesday evening approved the second reading of an ordinance on Illegal Dumping, and the first reading of an ordinance with regard to No Parking on 8th Street near the old Lincoln School/Wickman Day Care Center, while school is in session. The Council however failed to approve the second reading of an ordinance pertaining to Private Wells, opting instead to have the wording clarified and a public hearing on the matter, which was set for September 5th.
The No Parking ordinance was amended to say it would not be allowed on the east side of Linn Street from 8th Street and 100-feet north, so that school buses may unload and load students safely, and if passed on the second and third readings, would cover the hours of 7:45-a.m. to 3:15-p.m., while school is in session, only. In addition, the board approved a request from Atlantic School District Transportation Director Dave Eckles, to have an area on the west side of Linn Street, from 8th Street and 80-feet north, designated as a School Bus Loading Zone.
The Council also heard a report from Atlantic Police Chief Steve Green, who said his officers made 296 arrests over the past year. Green said his officers also made 1,514 traffic stops, during which they issued 700 citations. The department answered and/or responded to 6,700 calls last year, as well. Green says one of his officers has accepted a job in Dallas County, will work in the West Des Moines area. The officer was the Police Department’s drug recognition expert. He’ll continue with those types of activities in central Iowa.
The Chief says he’s received applications to replace the officer, with testing to take place next week. Green said also, his future plans may call for the purchase of a drug dog for the City. He says in order for his department to be more effective during search and seizures, and in light of recent Supreme Court rulings, they need to have more people trained as Drug Recognition Experts, and he may have to acquire a dog to conduct searches for illegal substances.
He also plans to upgrade some of his police vehicles to SUV’s, because his officers are simply too tall for the cruisers. He says he’s ordered a new, Ford pursuit-rated SUV with all-wheel drive. Green also reminded persons interested in bow hunting deer within the Atlantic City limits, that the first of two qualify sessions will be held this Saturday morning. He says the session will begin at 10-a.m. in Sunnyside Park by the old school house. The next session is Wed., Aug. 22nd, at 6-p.m. For more information, stop by the Police Department during their normal business hours.
Cass County: Corn $7.60, Beans $16.36
Adair County: Corn $7.57, Beans $16.39
Adams County: Corn $7.57, Beans $16.35
Audubon County: Corn $7.59, Beans $16.38
East Pottawattamie County: Corn $7.63, Beans $16.36
Guthrie County: Corn $7.62, Beans $16.40
Montgomery County: Corn $7.62, Beans $16.38
Shelby County: Corn $7.63, Beans $16.36
Oats $3.65 (always the same in all counties)
Storms that formed in Nebraska late Wednesday night, moved into parts of western and southwest Iowa early this (Thursday) morning. The first warnings for our listening area were broadcast at around 11:40-p.m., and affected eastern Douglas County in Nebraska, and Western Pottawattamie County in Iowa. About 20-minutes later, additional warnings were issued for northwestern Mills and southwestern Pott. Counties. According to the National Weather Service, half dollar-sized hail fell near Lake Manawa, shortly after midnight.
About 45-minutes later, severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for eastern Mills, southwestern Montgomery, and extreme northwestern Page County. Penny-sized hail was reported to have fallen three-miles west of Pacific Junction at around 12:25-a.m., according to the Weather Service. As the storms in southwest Iowa moved out to the southeast, other storms moved into western and northwest Iowa and tracked east.
Thunderstorm warnings went out for Crawford and Sac Counties at around 1:45-a.m. It wasn’t long afterward that penny-to-quarter sized hail began to fall in Mapleton, which is in Monona County. Less than an hour after the warnings were issued for Crawford and Sac Counties, the Weather Service in Des Moines issued warnings for northeastern Audubon and northern Guthrie Counties. Those same storms moved into Dallas County and points east, bringing half-dollar sized hail to Adel, along with winds of up to 50-miles per hour, at around 3:30-a.m.
There were no immediate reports of damage early this morning.
The Freese-Notis (podcast) forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic.
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MARGARET K. NORMAN, 91, of Harlan (& formerly of Portsmouth), died Wed., Aug, 15th, in Harlan. Funeral services for MARGARET NORMAN will be held 11-a.m Sat., Aug. 18th, at the Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 9-until 11-am Saturday (prior to the service).
Burial will be in the Logan Cemetery in Logan.
MARGARET NORMAN is survived by:
Her son – Kirk Norman, of Ida Grove.
2 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, other relatives & friends.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Wrestler Jake Varner and hurdler Lolo Jones and Jake Varner will join several other athletes with Iowa ties for an Iowa celebration of the London Olympics. The Hy-Vee grocery store chain will honor the athletes who competed for the United States this weekend. The event will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Drake University’s Knapp Center in Des Moines. Varner, who won gold in the men’s 96-kilogram freestyle, and Jones, who finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles, will join gymnast Gabby Douglas, who won two gold medals, her coach Liang Chow, runner Lisa Uhl; and Miranda Leek, who competed in archery. Gymnast Shawn Johnson, who won gold in the 2008 Olympics, also will attend the event. Doors open for the free event at 10 a.m.
341 AM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.
TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BREEZY…COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOW IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTH UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH 79 TO 84. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a student pilot and a flight instructor suffered only minor injuries when they were forced to make an emergency landing in a corn field in northern Iowa. The Globe Gazette in Mason City reports the accident happened yesterday afternoon near Manly. Neither man required hospitalization.
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Waterloo police say a baby was taken to a hospital after a patrol officer found the infant had been left alone in a parked car. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports the 9-month-old child was found about noon yesterday when the officer saw the car parked on the wrong side of the street. The car wasn’t locked. Officers found the mother inside a nearby apartment building. The names of the mother and child weren’t immediately released.
WALL LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Kidnapping charges have been dropped against three northwest Iowa men after prosecutors failed to file the formal charges by a state-mandated deadline. Thomas Schroeder the Second and Bradley Jacobsen, both of Wall Lake, and Steve Schroeder of Odebolt, were arrested last month for allegedly kidnapping and beating a migrant worker, Rafael Trevino, on August 3rd, 2009.
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin-based Johnsonville Sausage is recalling some packages of turkey sausage with cheddar cheese because the product may include pieces of glove. The company is recalling select 13.5-ounce vacuum packages of Johnsonville “Turkey Sausage with Cheddar Cheese” with a “Best By” date of August 20th, 2012, and the establishment number “EST. P-34224.”