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Skyscan Forecast for April 14th

Weather

April 14th, 2012 by admin 

A dense fog advisory is in effect until 9 AM this morning for:
CARROLL,AUDUBON, GUTHRIE, CASS, ADAIR, ADAMS, UNION, AND TAYLOR COUNTIES.

Today: Areas of fog this morning.  Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.  Southeast winds about 20 MPH.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Tuesday:  Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

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Cubs Tag Wainwright, Spoil Cardinals Home Opener

Sports

April 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ian Stewart hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Bryan LaHair later connected for a grand slam and the Chicago Cubs hammered Adam Wainwright, spoiling the St. Louis Cardinals’ home opener with a 9-5 victory on Friday. Starlin Castro had three hits and a walk for the Cubs. Chicago has scored 17 runs the last two games after totaling 19 runs in the first six. Wainwright’s first start at home since Sept. 19, 2010, was a total mess from the get-go and tied his worst ever from a statistical standpoint — eight earned runs in just three innings. His outing unraveled just moments after pregame pomp and circumstance that featured 91-year-old Hall of Famer Stan Musial waving from a golf cart to fans who gave him a standing ovation.

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Investigation into drug activities nets 2 arrests in Mongtomery County

News

April 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report two Red Oak men have been arrested on drug charges, following the execution of search warrants at two locations in the community.The searches were the result of a two-month investigation into the alleged activities of 47-year old Dean Glen Heideman, and 55-year old Charles William Taylor, both of Red Oak.  A search residences located in the 200 block of North 7th Street, and the 2400 block of North 8th Street, resulted in the recovery of illegal drugs, and items related to the sale of illegal drugs, as well as firearms.

Heideman was charged with three counts of Delivery of Methamphetamine. Taylor was charged with three counts of possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, two counts of delivery of methamphetamine, and one count of delivery of marijuana. Both men are being held at the Montgomery County Jail on $50,000 bond each.

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Former Essex Mayor convicted on sexual assault charges – faces up to 85 years in prison

News

April 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A jury in Page County has convicted the former Mayor of Essex on sexual assault charges. 65-year old Charles Dean White faces up to 75-years in prison on his conviction of three-counts of 2nd degree sexual assault, and 10-years on a charge of lascivious acts with a child. After the verdict was handed down, Friday, White taken into custody by Page County Deputies. His sentencing hearing is scheduled to take place June 1st.

White served as the mayor in Essex from 1998 to 2002. Authorities said in April 2011, an investigation was conducted into allegations White committed sexual abuse against a 7-year old female, in March of that year. The case against him was prosecuted by the Iowa Attorney General’s Office and the Page County Attorney’s Office. An investigation to the allegations against him was conducted by the Iowa DCI, Essex Police Department, Shenandoah Police Department, and the Iowa Department of Human Services.

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Gable Fired Up for Olympic Trials in Iowa City

Sports

April 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Wrestling legend Dan Gable has spent the last 40 years working to help grow the sport that’s defined his life. Supporters won’t need to look at the statue set to be unveiled in Gable’s honor in Iowa City to see the ultimate payoff for those efforts. The U.S. Olympic Team Trials will be held in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on April 21-22 before what is expected to be the largest crowd in the event’s history. Organizers have already sold more than 10,000 tickets, far surpassing the record crowd of 9,434 set 12 years ago in Dallas. The enthusiasm in Iowa has been spurred by four decades of work by the 63-year-old Gable, a former Olympic gold medalist and successful coach.

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(Update)Bluffs Fire Chief: Smoking contributed to house fire Thursday night

News

April 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Council Bluff officials now say a man injured in a house explosion was smoking too close to combustible materials. Fire Chief Alan Byers says 38-year-old James Aherns suffered critical burns in the blast and fire that happened Thursday night. Aherns was taken to an Omaha hospital. Byers said earlier that Aherns had been manufacturing fireworks when the explosion happened, but later said he was smoking to close to “combustible/flammable materials.” Aherns’ mother, who was also in the house but not injured, told firefighters her son had fireworks in his room. The cause of the explosion remains under investigation.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook for far west/southwest Iowa

News, Weather

April 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES IN IOWA: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE 615 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012 National Weather Service/Valley, NE

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA…WEST CENTRAL IOWA…EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.

DAY ONE…TONIGHT:

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND FAR SOUTHERN SOUTHWEST IOWA. SEVERE WEATHER IS GENERALLY NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY:

THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA ON SATURDAY. THE MAIN THREAT FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFTER 3 PM AND BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE TORNADOES…VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ON SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY.

A MORE POTENT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER THE INITIAL THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FIRST EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS WARM AND MOIST AREA RETURNS TO THE AREA…THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE STRONGLY UNSTABLE…THIS ALONG WITH VERY STRONG SHEAR WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER…SOME SIGNIFICANT INCLUDING VERY LARGE HAIL…DAMAGING WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TORNADOES.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT….BUT WILL BE NEEDED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON SATURDAY.

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BEVERLY A. NELSON, 76, of Atlantic (4-17-12)

Obituaries

April 13th, 2012 by Jim Field

BEVERLY A. NELSON, 76, of Atlantic died Friday, April 13th at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center.  Funeral services for Beverly A. Nelson will be held on Tuesday, April 17th at 10:30 am in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic.  Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

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Visitation with the family will be held Monday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the funeral home, with a Does service at 6:00 pm.

Burial in the Atlantic Cemetery

BEVERLY A. NELSON is survived by:

Children: Susan Brownlee of Atlantic.  Sandra Crecelius of Atlantic.  Max Nelson of the Ukraine.  David Nelson of Atlantic.  Bernard Nelson of Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

13 Grandchildren

8 Great-Grandchildren

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ELIZABETH LEE McMAHAN, 57, of Menlo (4-17-12)

Obituaries

April 13th, 2012 by Jim Field

ELIZABETH LEE McMAHAN, 57, of Menlo died Thursday, April 12th at her home.  Graveside services for Elizabeth Lee McMahan will be held on Tuesday, April 17th at 11:00 am in the Iowa Veteran’s Cemetery in Van Meter.  Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart is handling the arrangements.

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Visitation will be held Tuesday from 9:30 am to 10:30 am prior to the services at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Elizabeth McMahan Memorial Fund and directed to the Johnson FamilyFuneral Home at Box 246, Stuart, IA 50250.

Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com

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Nick Ross is New Atlantic Head Football Coach

Sports

April 13th, 2012 by Jim Field

The Atlantic Community School District has named Nick Ross the new Head Football Coach for the Atlantic Trojan football team. Nick is currently serving the district as a history and physical education teacher at the Atlantic High School. Nick is a 2003 graduate of Atlantic High School. Nick played football for Atlantic and served as a team captain for Atlantic’s 2002 state championship football team. Nick then continued his playing days at Drake University where he played linebacker and served as a team captain his junior and senior seasons.  After Nick’s playing days were over, Nick began his coaching career at the collegiate level, serving as a linebackers coach for the Drake University Bulldogs. Nick then took a teaching and Assistant Football Coaching position at Waukee High School and most recently the Defensive Coordinator for the 2011 Atlantic Football team.  Nick and his wife Natalie, also a teacher and coach at Atlantic High School, along with their son Nolan, reside here in Atlantic.

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