COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Roman Penn had a career-high 22 points as Drake narrowly beat Air Force 85-80. Ryan Swan led the Falcons on Saturday with a season-high 24 points.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Roman Penn had a career-high 22 points as Drake narrowly beat Air Force 85-80. Ryan Swan led the Falcons on Saturday with a season-high 24 points.
Atlantic Fire and Rescue, Medivac Ambulance, Atlantic Police and Cass County Ermegency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon all responded to a reported house fire at around 5:04-p.m., Saturday. The fire occurred at 304 W. 3rd Street. Damage to the home appeared to be limited mainly to the north, or rear of the structure. Flames were seen shooting out the back when firefighters arrived. Authorities were not sure if anyone was in the residence until they could get inside and put out the flames.
304 W. 3rd (Ric Hanson/photo)
Neighbors said a man known to be homeless was sometimes inside the residence, but a search determined the home was unoccupied.
Atlantic Police helped to move a trailer parked between the residence and a neighboring garage. Firefighters got the flames under control quickly, and spent the next hour-and 30 minutes or so handling hot spots, conducting mop-up activities and an investigation.
Fire Chief Mark McNees said the cause of the blaze remains under investigation, and they hope to get a closer look inside after sunrise, Sunday.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new survey of bankers indicates a waning economy in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, and weak farm income is hurting producers’ ability to borrow money from banks. The Rural Mainstreet survey shows its overall index fell to to 50.2 this month from 54.2 in November. Any score above 50 suggests a growing economy, while a score below 50 indicates a shrinking economy.
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey and says federal agriculture crop support payments and somewhat higher grain prices kept the overall index from falling into negative territory. Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Police say a Davenport woman accused of sexually abusing a child on multiple occasions has been charged. The Quad-City Times reports that 35-year-old Roxanne Marie Evans is charged with one count of third-degree sexual abuse. She faces up to 10 years in prison if she is convicted. An arrest affidavit says police received a sexual assault complaint involving Evans on Dec. 12. Investigators say Evans sexually abused the victim, who was 14- or 15-years-old, from July through November. Evans was arrested Thursday and booked into the Scott County Jail. She was released Friday after posting 10 percent of a $10,000 bond.
DUNCOMBE, Iowa (AP) — After more than a century, a barn near the tiny northern Iowa community of Duncombe is getting a new home and a new look. Matt and Libby Mitchell acquired the barn built in 1915 and watched nervously Thursday as it was moved about a mile over fields to a new location. Matt Mitchell prepared a path over fields by driving a blade over the land and smoothing out ruts. He now plans to restore the barn, saying, “To tear it down or burn it would have been a tragedy.”
LINDA KAY BRADSHAW, 74, of Linden died Friday, December 20th at her home. A Celebration of Life Open House for LINDA KAY BRADSHAW will be held on Sunday, December 29th from 1:00 p.m – 4:00 p.m. at the Linden Lions Building in Linden. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.
Burial of her cremains will be held at a later date.
LINDA KAY BRADSHAW is survived by:
Husband: Chuck Bradshaw.
Children: Chuck Bradshaw of Jefferson. Kandi (Tom) Meinecke of Panora. Codi (& husband Allen) Ayers, of Casey.
Mother-in-law: Rosalie Bradshaw of Panora.
11 Grandchildren
9 Great-Grandchildren.
AMES, Iowa – With fall harvest mostly done and the holidays upon us, Iowans can now sit back, relax and take it easy. Well, sort of. Farmers spent the past few months focused on one primary thing: wrapping up a historically late harvest. Now their focus will turn to family gatherings, gift-giving and making plans for 2020.
Photo credit: Rymden/stock.adobe.com
Tammy Jacobs, hotlines coordinator with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, said December is typically a quiet month for calls made to Iowa Concern – the 24/7 hotline available to both farmers and non-farmers, rural and urban Iowans. But in another month or two, Jacobs said the calls and the questions will likely increase.
“What we usually see is a trend in January and February, as we enter tax season,” Jacobs said. “People realize how much they overspent at Christmas, they’re preparing to meet with their lender and they’re making plans for the next growing season.”
Iowa Concern provides access to an attorney for legal education, stress counselors, and information and referral services for a wide variety of topics. To reach Iowa Concern, call 800-447-1985; language interpretation services are available. Or, visit the website, https://www.extension.iastate.edu/iowaconcern/, to live chat with a stress counselor one-on-one in a secure environment. Or email an expert regarding legal, finance, stress, or crisis and disaster issues.
On the website, visitors can also find additional information and publications related to finance, stress, crisis and disaster, and legal referrals. Jacobs said caller information is kept confidential, and the staff of Iowa Concern connects the caller with the kind of help and resources they need. “Each call just kind of depends on what that person is looking to do, and the level of stress they are experiencing,” Jacobs said.
Iowa Concern receives about 15-30 agriculture-related phone calls per month, according to Jacobs. ISU Extension and Outreach has offered the hotline since 1985.
Jacobs is coordinator for Iowa Concern and all Human Sciences Extension and Outreach hotlines at Iowa State. She also suggests visiting Human Sciences Extension and Outreach’s “Finding Answers Now” website, for additional information and resources on dealing with stress.
JIMMY “LOUIE” CHRISTENSEN, 68, of Greenfield died on Friday, December 20th at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral Services for JIMMY “LOUIE” CHRISTENSEN will be held on Monday, December 23rd at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Greenfield. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.
Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the church following the services at the cemetery.
Family will greet friends on Sunday, December 22nd from 4:00pm-6:00pm at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield.
Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.
Memorials may be sent to the Jimmy Christensen memorial fund to be established by the family at a later date.
JIMMY “LOUIE” CHRISTENSEN is survived by:
His two Sisters: Carol (Larry) Woosley of Greenfield. Peggy (Frank) Kinney of Prosper, Texas.
Longtime Companion: Ginger Thompson of Greenfield and all of her family.
Other Relatives and Friends.
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