(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Nebraska was arrested Thursday morning (Sept. 26) in Nebraska. 56-year-old James Mut Nyang, of Bellevue, NE, was picked-up from Nebraska authorities, on an Adair County warrant for Violation of Probation. Nyang was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $2,o00 bond.
DONALD JENSEN, 73, of Kimballton, died Saturday, September 28, 2024, at his home. A Celebration of Life Gathering for DONALD JENSEN will be held Friday. Oct. 4, 2024, from 5-p.m. to 7-p.m. at the home of Jeff Jessen, 1485 280th street in Exira. Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.
Private family burial will be held at a later date at the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery in Kimballton.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the family and can be sent in care of Schmidt Family Funeral Home to P.O box 201 Audubon, Iowa 50025.
KIRK D. MATHIS, 71, of Burlington, a Shenandoah native, died September 25, 2024, at his home. Per his wishes, cremation has taken place, and a Memorial service for KIRK D. MATHIS will be held 11-a.m. Saturday, October 12, 2024, at the First United Methodist Church in Shenandoah. Lunning Chapel in Burlington is assisting the family.
A visitation will be held one-hour prior to the service, on Saturday.
Inurnment will be held in Rose Hill Cemetery in Shenandoah.
KIRK D. MATHIS is survived by:
His wife – Karen.
His sons – T.J. (Jill) Mathis, of Danville, IA, and Joel (Becky) Mathis, of Libertyville, IL.
His brothers – Greg (Francoise) Mathis, of Council Bluffs, Tim Mathis, of Shenandoah, and Jeff (Margie) Mathis, of Wellsville, KS.
3 grandchildren, his in-laws, and other relatives.
Online condolences can be made by visiting www.lunningfuneralchapel.com.
(Radio Iowa) – Dozens of utility workers from Iowa are now in Ohio, helping restore electricity to thousands of homes and businesses in areas where the remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread damage over the weekend. Geoff Greenwood, a spokesman for MidAmerican Energy, says they sent about 70 line workers and support crews to Cincinnati after staging with their big bucket trucks in Des Moines and Davenport on Friday night.
There are areas of the south and southeastern U-S that were much harder hit by the storm’s remnants than Ohio, and Greenwood says the Iowa crews that are now in the Cincinnati metro are expecting to get another assignment very soon.
It’s still unclear where the Iowa crews will be heading next to lend a hand.
At the peak, about 140-thousand Cincinnati area customers were without power, and by 9 A-M on Monday, only three-thousand or so remained offline, so the Iowa crews should be wrapping up there very soon. While Ohio is a long way from the ocean, the former hurricane still caused severe damage.
Des Moines-based MidAmerican Energy serves 820,000 electric customers in Iowa, Illinois and South Dakota, and 797,000 natural gas customers in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and South Dakota.
(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds spent about a third of the month of September on a trade mission in India. Reynolds says the groundwork for her meetings was laid decades ago by the Iowa native who won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his research that improved wheat and rice yields.
Borlaug took a wheat variety he’d developed to India in the mid-1960s and increased wheat production there by 60 percent.*
Reynolds met with India’s Secretary of Agriculture as well as the country’s Minister for Food Processing and Minister of Commerce. Iowa Corn Growers President Stu Swanson says a memorandum of agreement was signed to promote discussions between Iowa’s and India’s feed sectors.
An Iowa-based start-up company called “Power Pollen” also signed a letter of agreement with an India company called V-R-N Seed that does business in the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia. Power Pollen, which is based in Ames, has developed a process for collecting pollen, storing it and then applying it to fields to increase production of rice, wheat and corn seeds.
(Radio Iowa) – An analysis from the group Food & Water Watch says Iowa is the top-ranking state for producing manure from livestock feeding operations at 109 billion pounds annually. Amanda Starbuck is the nonprofit organization’s research director.
Starbuck says there is a difference between the two types of waste.
While manure can add nutrients and organic matter to farm fields, Starbuck says the sheer amount of waste is too much for the land to handle.
Food & Water Watch used the latest data from the U-S Census of Ag and the E-P-A’s definition of medium-sized concentrated animal feeding operations to develop state rankings and create interactive maps. The 20-year trends across the U-S show fewer farms but larger livestock operations.
(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Glenwood Police Department reports two people were arrested Sunday (Sept. 29) on drug charges. 47-year-old Christina Roberts, of Omaha, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. She posted $1,300 bond, and was released.
And, 48-year-old Timothy Horvath, of Blenco, was arrested Sunday for OWI/2nd offense, possession of Marijuana 3rd offense, possession of Methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was being held in the Mills County Jail on a $5,300 bond.
FOR SALE: Queen size quilted rose pattern bed spread for $25 and yellow queen size sheet set for $10. Call 712-789-0395
FOR SALE: Hydraulic Log Splitter, Didier MFG Co. 2 stage hydraulic pump, Brigg & Stratton engine, owners manual, engine manual. $550.00 located in Greenfield, Iowa. Phone 641-745-5461. SOLD!
FOR SALE: Used standard size Paella patio door with blinds in the windows, asking $500 obo. Call 243-1166 for information.
FOR SALE: Very nice large men’s leather jacket. Asking $40. Call 712-549-2272
FOR SALE: 5 old tricycles for yard art. Asking $20 each obo. Call 515-240-8267. Located in Stuart.
FOR SALE: 4wd Chevy 3 door pickup with new transmission asking $4000. Also for sale is a Nissan Titan 4wd, 4 door pickup with no rust. Taking offers. Also looking for Snoopy/Red Baron decals. Call 712-355-1566
FOR SALE: 2 Carhartt hooded, zippered sweatshirts. Size 2x. One is green the other is tan. $20 each. Call 712-304-4550 SOLD
FOR SALE: 2 garage doors…brand new still in boxes. One measures 9×7 and the other is 16×7. Asking $500 and up. Bedliner for 2000 and newer short-bed Chevy pickups, plus wheel covers for tractors. Grinder/mixer for $2000. Call for more information 712-355-1566.
The Creston Police made a few arrests over the weekend. On Saturday, September 28, 26 year old Isaac Wayne Hayes of Creston was charged with violating a no-contact order. Hayes was held in the Union County Jail on $500 cash bond.
On Sunday, September 29, 22 year old Christopher Gage Selvy of Creston was charged with violating a no-contact order. Selvy was held without bond. Also Sunday, 22 year old Zoe Paulette Marie Hull of Creston was charged with violating a no-contact order and held without bond at the Union County Jail.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The City Council in Atlantic will meet at 5:30-p.m. on Wednesday, October 2nd, at City Hall. During their regular meeting, the Council will act on an Order to close selected streets (see map below) for the Atlantic Fireman’s Parade on October 12th, beginning at 4-p.m.
The Council will also act to pass the 3rd and final reading of an Ordinance that amends the City’s Code of Ordinances, with regard to “Prohibited Trees,” and an Order to approve a partnership with the Nishna Valley Family YMCA and the City of Atlantic, for management during the Summer of 2025, of the Sunnyside Pool.
YMCA Director Dan Haynes, last week, sent a report to the City Administrator after closing Sunnyside Pool for the year. The admissions were down a little from 2023, even with a significant boost during RAGBRAI. The pool needs to be painted. The City loses money operating the pool, which is typical for cities our size. Haynes said that the Y would be willing to manage the Pool again next summer, but the sooner they get the contract, the better so there is time for planning and promotion.
In other business, the Council is expected to approve the second pay application to the Hensley Group, LLS, for the Sunnyside Park Splashpad project, in the amount of $88,058.91. And, Mayor Grace Garrett is expected to announce the date for Halloween Trick-or-Treating in Atlantic, is Oct. 31st, from 5-until 7-p.m.
Oct. 12, 2024 Atlantic Fireman’s Parade route
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