The 8:05-a.m. News from Ric Hanson.
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The Washington G.E.M. 4-H Club is celebrating 100 years as a club. Spokesperson Melanie Petty says the club is asking both present and past members and leaders please join in on Thursday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m. during the King and Queen contest, for a celebration. Afterwards Washington G.E.M. past and present club members and leaders are invited to stop at the 4H Food Stand for an ice cream social to reminisce about the club’s history and thoughts for the future.
Petty says “We are sure there are many stories to be told and heard.” You can also take time during the fair to view the glass case in the entry of the community center building displaying some wonderful pieces of the club’s history.
The Cass County Fair begins Wednesday, July 28th and runs through Tuesday, August 3rd. The fair is free to all ~ come out and enjoy what we have to offer!
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DAVID KOLL, 70, of Omaha (& formerly of Walnut), died Friday, July 23rd, in Omaha. A Celebration of Life service for DAVID KOLL will be held 11-a.m. Wed., July 28th, at the John A. Gentleman Mortuary on 72nd Street, in Omaha.
DAVID KOLL is survived by:
His wife – Donna Koll, of Omaha.
His son – Mark Van Goethen, of Omaha.
His daughter – Melanie (Scott) Hobbs, of Hagerstown, MD.
His brother – Stephen (Cindy) Koll, of Atlantic.
2 grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
FOR SALE: Ball Automatic Jam & Jelly Maker. Only used once. Does all the work, no cooking or boiling needed. Asking $49, half of the original price. Call 712-243-2288.
FREE: to pick….. Jonathan Apples in Highland Addition . They are falling off the trees…. Pick anytime in the day time or evening. Plus, still have kitties to give away to good homes. Thunder and lightning… Yellow males .. neutered and front declaw. Missy needs a home with no other kitties. They love to be brushed and petted. Pic of Missy trying to lay in small box. Thunder is sitting on one of his favorite toy that he enjoys his catnip. Lightning is the other one with the white on neck. I am trying to get him to his old self after being let outside before we got him back. Call 712-254-3267.
FOR SALE: Sweet corn, you pick, for a free will donation. Located just north of Atlantic (Ron St. John). Call 712-249-0233. GONE!
FOR SALE: 15 cubic ft chest type deep freeze. Good condition, asking $100. Call or text Kurt at 712-249-0186. SOLD!
FOR SALE: A small Baldwin piano with bench, in beautiful condition, like new. Maple color. No one in the house plays it anymore and it needs to go. Would consider donating to church or other organization. Will make you a great deal on a wonderful piano. Located in Adair, call 641-742-3654.
FOR SALE: Pie saver for $40.00. Call 712-249-7733. SOLD!
FOR SALE: Futon in great shape for $50.00 (See the pic below) call 712-249-7733. (Still available as of 8/13/21) SOLD!
FREE: Pro Form tread mill. Works great, just a little noisy at times. Call 712-254-2811.
FOR SALE: Coleman sleeping bag, 33 X 75 with 4 pounds of filling, like new. $15. Call 712-254-2811.
Officials with the Nebraska-Iowa Region of the American Red Cross report, as uncertain as the past year has been, one constant has been the need for lifesaving blood. Patients rushed to emergency rooms, those battling sickle cell disease and mothers with complicated childbirths rely on the generosity of volunteer donors to help receive the blood transfusions they rely on. And right now, the blood supply has fallen to critical levels. The Red Cross needs to collect more than 1,000 additional blood donations each day to meet current demand as hospitals respond to an unusually high number of traumas and emergency room visits, organ transplants and elective surgeries.
Patients need the help of the American people, who can make a difference by making an appointment to give blood or platelets as soon as possible by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). In thanks for helping meet patient needs, all who come to give between now and July 31 will receive automatic entry for a chance to win gas for a year (a $5,000 value) and a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card by email. Additional information and details are available at rcblood.org/fuel.
Red Cross Disaster Team Completes Busy First Half of 2021
The first half of 2021 saw an increased number of disasters, keeping volunteer responders busy. Between January 1-June 30 in the Nebraska-Iowa Region, the Red Cross responded to more than 470 disasters, 95 percent of which were home fires. Through those responses, the Red Cross served more than 2,000 people.
Disaster Responses (January 1-June 30, 2021)
State Events Individuals Assisted
Nebraska 174 755
Iowa 297 1,281
The Red Cross provides shelter, food, relief supplies, comfort, health service, recovery planning and other assistance in times of disaster through the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. Nationally, the Red Cross responds to more than 60,000 disasters every year, most of which are home fires. However, large disasters such as floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and wildfires are increasing with frequency and intensity.
To learn more about Red Cross Disaster Relief, visit redcross.org.
A vigil was held Sunday in Montezuma, for 11-year-old Xavior Harrelson, who has been missing for two-months. KCCI reports dozens of people filled the bleachers of the Montezuma High School football stadium to pray for the boy. They also sang and released of butterflies as organizers implored them not to forget Harrelson and to maintain hope that he will be found.
Diane Hoffman, who organized the event, said she also wanted to show the Harrelson family that the community has their backs.Volunteers handed out more flyers with Xavior’s name and face on them; Hoffman said in putting on the event, she wants to ensure that people don’t forget him as time passes by. Family members of Harrelson, including his mother, Sarah, and aunt, Michelle, attended the vigil.
Family members and organizers also called for changes to the AMBER Alert criteria, believing that such an alert would have potentially helped find Xavior. Xavior did not meet the criteria, which, according to the State of Iowa, requires law enforcement to confirm a child has been abducted, believe “the circumstances surrounding the abduction indicate that the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death,” and have “enough descriptive information about the child, abductor, or suspect’s vehicle to believe an immediate broadcast alert will help.”
Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office at 641-623-2107. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has also set up a special web page for tips related to the case.
(Radio Iowa) – An Iowa State University economist says if G-O-P lawmakers intend to cut taxes again in 2022, there’s one tax that’s out of whack when it comes to attracting new businesses here. ) “If you compare Iowa to its neighbors, it’s our property tax rates that are the most destructive when looking at, say, which side of a border new firms enter.” I-S-U’s Peter Orazem has done research on the factors business owners consider as they examine where to locate. He says it’s probably counter productive to cut income taxes, as it’s likely to be done in tandem with a sales tax increase. “If you’re starting up a business, you may not have an income and you may not have any sales, but you have to have property and you’re going to have to pay that tax right up front,” Orazem says.
Orazem also served eight years on the Ames City Council and he says it would make sense for state policymakers to take the pressure off property taxes and remove some of the constraints that prevent cities and counties from collecting other kinds of taxes. “You look at Lincoln, Nebraska that paid for all this public entertainment space with an entertainment tax and we’re not allowed to have an entertainment tax in Iowa,” Orazem says. “I think that we have sort of made way too many restrictions on how local governments fund themselves and then put too much burden then on state support for those local efforts and that’s one of the reasons we have a relatively uncompetitive tax structure overall.”
Orazem made his comments earlier this month during an appearance on “Iowa Press” on Iowa P-B-S.