The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson
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Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer reports that on March 15th, 23-year old Tray D Anderson, and 20-year old Adam Richard Finley, both of Audubon, were arrested for Disorderly Conduct. Both were transported to the Audubon County Jail to appear before a magistrate
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports 21-year old Carlos Cortez was arrested Tuesday in Lenox, on a warrant for Failure to Appear (on an original charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance). Cortez was being held in the Taylor County Jail on a $1,000 bond.
Spring is here, and tomorrow (Thursday, March 22nd) will mark the 2nd Produce in the Park planning meeting of 2018. The meeting will be held at 4:30-p.m. in the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce meeting room at 102 Chestnut Street, Atlantic. Anyone interested in this community event is invited to attend, especially those interested in selling locally grown produce and handmade crafts. The market is always looking for fresh ideas for entertainment and kids activities as well.
The opening date for Produce in the Park is May 31 and it will be held every Thursday night, 4:30 to 6:30 in Atlantic City Park. The vendor fee is $60 for the season. Funding and budget will be discussed as well as volunteer opportunities and a discussion on sampling goods at the market. Decisions are made by attendees of the meeting. The mission of Produce in the Park is promoting local food production and consumption, and building community to enhance the health and well-being of residents. Produce in the Park provides opportunities for direct marketing for producers, access to fresh local foods for consumers, social networking and educational opportunities for all participants.
For more information contact Emily Paulsen, Susan Retz, Emily Krengel, LaVon Eblen or the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The House has approved more than $35 million in mid-year cuts to Iowa’s $7.2 billion budget. The Republican-controlled chamber voted 59-41 Tuesday along party lines for the reductions, which impact the budget running through June. The GOP-majority Senate must OK the cuts before Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds can give final approval. The reductions affect various government agencies. Funding for the board that oversees Iowa’s three public universities is reduced by more than $10 million, making it the largest cut. The University of Northern Iowa’s funding is spared in the bill.
A budget panel estimated last year that incoming state revenue was below projections. GOP legislative leaders have been at odds over the extent of the reductions, though a compromise has been reached. State revenue has been up recently, though GOP lawmakers say the cuts will give the budget a cushion.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is asking the Defense and Justice Departments to explain how they handle student-on-student sexual assaults at K-12 schools the Pentagon runs on military bases worldwide. The Iowa Republican wrote Defense Secretary James Mattis and Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday asking a dozen questions based on issues raised in an ongoing Associated Press investigation.
In stories published last week, the AP found that reports of student-on-student sexual assaults or rapes often languish, and that administrators do not accurately track them. The 71,000 students who the schools educate have fewer protections than public school kids if they are sexually attacked by a classmate on campus.
Ernst, who is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joins colleagues who last week demanded answers and promised a public hearing.
LYTTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a traffic accident in northwest Iowa killed the younger brother of Des Moines Police Chief Dana Wingert. The crash occurred around 2:30 p.m. Monday near Lytton, in rural Sac County. The Iowa State Patrol says the vehicle driven by 44-year-old Deon Wingert, of Carroll, drifted into a ditch, hit a field entryway, went airborne and then rolled several times, ejecting him.
Deon Wingert was pronounced dead at the scene.
LESTER AUERBACH, 91, of Atlantic, died Tuesday, March 20th, at the Heritage House, in Atlantic. Funeral services for LESTER AUERBACH will be held Sunday, March 25th at 2:00pm in the United Church of Christ in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Home, in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation with family will be held Saturday, March 24th from 5:00pm-7:00pm at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.
Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.
Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
LESTER AUERBACH is survived by:
Son: Richard (Anne) Auerbach of Broomfield, CO.
Daughters: Joyce (Chuck) Bruggeman of Cedar Rapids. Janet (John) Albert of Marion.
10 Grandchildren
NORMA THOMAS BELL PETERSEN, 95, of Audubon, died March 16th, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. Funeral services for NORMA THOMAS BELL PETERSEN will be held 1:30-p.m. Saturday, March 24th, at the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is from 5-until 7-p.m. Friday, March 23rd, at a Prayer service takes place at 7-p.m.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.
NORMA THOMAS BELL PETERSEN is survived by:
Her sons – Greg (Kathy) Petersen, of Tampa, FL.; Dr. Richard Nelson, of Overland Park, KS., and Brad (Chris) Peterson, of Omaha.
8 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.