Jim Field visits with some of the top graduating seniors at A-H-S-T-W High School.
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Jim Field visits with some of the top graduating seniors at A-H-S-T-W High School.
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In an update to our previous report, Council Bluffs Police said this (Wednesday) morning, that a 60-year old man who was hit by a vehicle Tuesday morning, has died from his injuries. Clifford Guild had been listed in critical condition following the accident that happened at around 8:30-a.m., Tuesday, in the 3800 block of Avenue G. Guild was struck by a vehicle driven by 25-year old Jessica Sawyer, of Council Bluffs. He was transported to Creighton University Medical Center, where he later died.
An initial investigation determined Guild was crossing the street, and for an unknown reason, crossed in front of the vehicle, driven by Sawyer. Authorities said speed and/or alcohol did not appear to have been factors in the accident. The case remains under investigation by the Council Bluffs Police Traffic Unit.
The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Council Bluffs voters have approved a bond referendum for a new, $20 million police headquarters. Nearly 63 percent of the votes counted Tuesday approved the referendum for a bond issue. The unofficial turnout was nearly 3,900 voters, or about 11.6 percent.
Several city sites are under consideration for the new building. The current 19,000-square-foot headquarters was built in 1977. Police Chief Tim Carmody has said the department needs at least 58,000 square feet for current and future needs.
Today: Mostly Sunny. High 68. N @ 10-15.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 38.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High 72. W @ 5-10.
Friday: P/Cldy. High 81.
Saturday: P/Cldy w/isolated shwrs & tstrms. High 79.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 68. Our 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 35. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 69 and the low was 57. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 91 in 1918. The Record Low was 18 in 1907.
FOR SALE: 54-inch steel air flow pickup tailgate, asking $60. Also, a 120 gallon poly water tank, never used, like-new condition, asking $100. Call 243-2408 and leave a message if no answer.
WANTED: four or five 265/R16 all-terrain truck tires. Call 243-2408 and leave a message if no answer.
FOR SALE: Upright Campbell-Hausfield Air Compressor, never used, asking $400. Airless Campbell-Hausfield Paint Sprayer, like new, asking $300; Skill Router $50. Call 712-243-2860.
FOR SALE: Red recumbent bicycle: gear adjustment needed. Asking $100. Call 712-249-6880.
FOR SALE: 5 ft by 6 ft trailer. Great for hauling mower or whatever. 200.00. In Atlantic. Call 243 9849.
FOR SALE: I have a commercial Dixon 45-inch riding lawn mower in very good condition. I would be interested in selling it or trading up or down on a smaller unit for a small lot. I also have an older boat trailer with lights, jack, 5-bolt wheels and tires and registration for $250. Call 712-790-1841 in Carroll.
WANTED: Wheelchair. Call 712-243-9849.
WANTED: Looking for a used wooden porch swing. Call 712-304-2890.
Cass County Democratic Party Chair Sherry Toelle reports five delegates and one alternate were seated at the Third District Democratic Convention, which started Saturday, April 30th, and ran thru early Sunday morning.
Cass County delegates attending the convention included Gerard O’Rourke, Don Sonntag, Mike Young, Cheryl Wessels, and Toelle; Melissa Warren, as an alternate, was seated as a delegate during the convention, after Sonntag had to leave.
The five delegates will be attending the state convention to be held in Des Moines on June 18th.
Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department report their “Operation Medicine Cabinet” drug drop-off program was a huge success over the weekend. Lt. Dan Flores says on Saturday, April 30th, between 10:00 am. and 2:00 pm. Council Bluffs Police Department Officers, volunteers/partners, and City of Council Bluffs Recycling Center personnel, participated in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s sponsored National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
The event was located at the Walgreens at 535 East Broadway. Flores says despite a steady, light rain with colder temperatures, people in 239 vehicles drove through the designated drop off lane to surrender 561 pounds of prescription drugs. That weight is the highest total of prescription drugs in any of the previous 11 events since 2010. From 2010 through 2016, the prescription drug take-back events in Council Bluffs have taken in over 3,900 pounds of prescription drugs with over 2,200 persons dropping off drugs anonymously, with no questions asked.
Lt. Flores says the Council Bluffs Police Department thanks its volunteers and partners who helped to make the event so successful. The Department would also like to extend its appreciation to the community for its willingness to take the time and effort to drop off their expired or unused prescription drugs. Flores says together, “We have helped to make Council Bluffs a safer community!”