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The Creston Police Department reports 47-year old Mary Giles, of Creston, was arrested Tuesday night at her home, on a Union County warrant for Theft in the 4th Degree. Giles was brought to the Union County Jail and later released on $1,000 bond.
And, 56-year old Michael Fry, of Creston, was arrested early this (Wednesday) morning, on a charge of Driving While Barred. Fry was being held in the Union County Jail on $2,000 bond.
Authorities said also, 30-year old Tawayna Wyett, of Creston, was cited Tuesday evening for Allowing an Animal to Run At-Large. Wyett was released on a Promise to Appear later, in court.
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AMES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources forestry bureau, working in coordination with the US Forest Service has grant money available for Iowa’s rural fire departments to help battle wildfires. The grants offer funding assistance for wildfire suppression equipment, slide in units, hoses, nozzles, adapters, portable tanks and pumps, personal protective equipment and communications equipment.
Additionally, if a fire department has a special need that can be tied directly to wildfire suppression, this grant allows for such special requests. The grant provides 50 percent reimbursement for wildland fire equipment with a maximum reimbursement grant of $3,500 per department.
Gail Kantak, DNR state wildland fire supervisor, reminds fire departments that they should send her a Wildland Fire Report whenever they respond to a wildland fire or provide assistance to a prescribed or controlled wildland fire. Departments actively returning these reports can receive priority points in the Volunteer Fire Assistance grant application scoring process.
“It is important for rural fire departments to return these reports so we can assess the actual demands on our rural fire departments as a result of wildfire activity,” Kantak said. “The wildland fire reports are compiled locally and nationally and reported to Congress.”
The Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant applications are due October 15, 2016. In mid-June, fire departments were mailed information about the Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant. The grant application package and the Wildland Fire Report form are also available online at www.iowadnr.gov/fire.
The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency reports work has been completed on a bridge over Lyons Creek, and 1700th Street Street, is now open again. The road had been closed in the 1100 Block of 1700th Street since April 4th.
MARY ANN CHRISTENSEN, 83, a long-time resident on a farm west of Atlantic died Thursday, June 30 at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. The Celebration of Life for MARY ANN CHRISTENSEN, will be held on Friday, July 22 at 11:30 A.M. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic. A visitation, beginning at 9:30 A.M., will be at St. Paul’s preceding the service, and lunch will follow the service.
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MARY ANN CHRISTENSEN is survived by:
Her four children – Calvin Christensen of Los Angeles and Phoenix; Nancy (Roger) Charley of Gilbert, IA; Teresa (Michael) Clarke of Garland, TX; and Michael Christensen of London, OH.
Her brothers – Hugo (Karen) Dittmer of Shelby, IA; and Bill Dittmer of Lexington, NE;
Her sister – Betty Dieter of Omaha;
3 grandchildren
4 great-grandchildren.
**Excessive Heat Warning begins 1-p.m. today & runs through 7-pm Friday**
Today: Partly cloudy w/isolated thunderstorms. High 94. Heat Index around 106. S @ 10-20.
Tonight: Partly cloudy.Low around 77. SW @ 10-20.
Tomorrow: Sunny, hot & humid. High near 97. Heat index around 110. SW @ 10-20.
Friday: P/Cldy, hot & humid. High near 95.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 97.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 80. We received 1.68 inches of rain here at the KJAN studios. Our 24-hour Low (through 5:30-a.m. today) was 67. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 84 and the low was 55. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 109 in 1934. The Record Low was 44 in 1953.
SHIRLEY SIMMONS, 77, of Coon Rapids, died Monday, July 18th, at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids. Funeral services for SHIRLEY SIMMONS will be held 10:30-a.m. Thursday, July 21st, at the American Legion Community Building in Coon Rapids. Ohde Funeral Home in Coon Rapids has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Wed., July 20th, from 4-until 7-p.m.; Visitation will resume 9:30-a.m. Thursday, at the American Legion Community Bldg., prior to the funeral service.
Burial will be in the Union Township Cemetery near Coon Rapids.
SHIRLEY SIMMONS is survived by:
Her daughters – Sue (Dean) Brummer, of Storm Lake, & Raynette (Bryan) Whitecotton, of Coon Rapids.
Her sons – Eugene Simmons, Jr., of Coon Rapids, & Tom (Tammy) Simmons, of Coon Rapids.
Her sisters – Betty (Gerald) Simmons, of Guthrie Center; Bernita Dorpinghaus, of Coon Rapids; Donna Hoffman, of Carroll; Diane (Bob) Richards, of Coon Rapids, & Sandy (Randy) Clipperton, of Bayard.
1 grandchild, 3 step-grandchildren, 4 step great-grandchildren, her sister-in-law Darlene Randolph, of Coon Rapids, other relatives and friends.
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