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Special Weather Statement: Cass County

Weather

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson 

CASS IA-ADAIR IA-
749 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF SMALL HAIL...

AT 749 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ATLANTIC...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATLANTIC...ANITA...LEWIS...MASSENA...CUMBERLAND...BRIDGEWATER...
MARNE...WIOTA...ATLANTIC MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...ANITA MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT...LAKE ANITA STATE PARK AND COLD SPRINGS STATE PARK.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR  IOWA.

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Severe thunderstorm warning expires

Weather

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

729 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2014

…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN SHELBY AND NORTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM CDT…

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS…AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

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DORIS A. CHAMBERS, 90, of Fowler, CO (Svcs. 5/24/14)

Obituaries

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DORIS A. CHAMBERS, 90, of Fowler, CO., died May 17th, at the Fowler Health Care Center. Funeral services for DORIS CHAMBERS will be held 11-am Sat., May 24th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 10-am to 11-am on Saturday.

Burial will be in the Valley View Cemetery at Persia.

DORIS CHAMBERS is survived by:

Her sons – William “Bill” Chambers, of Manzanola, CO; Bob (Kelly) Chambers, of and Ben (Debbie) Chambers, all of Des Moines.

Her daughters – Janice (Ralph) Feese, of Roselle, IL; Janette McCulley, of Hudson, IA; Jean Jennings, of Woodridge, IL; and JoAnne (Pat) Bohl, of Humboldt, SD.

Her sisters – Juanita Johnsen, of Woodbine; Marilyn Bosworth, of San Marcos, CA., & LaVonne (Don) Griffith, of Webster City.

10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren.

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LEE ROECKER, 84, of Harlan (Svcs. 5/23/14)

Obituaries

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

LEE ROECKER, 84, of Harlan, died Mon., May 19th, at the Elm Crest Assisted Living Facility. A Mass of Christian Burial service for LEE ROECKER will be held 11-a.m. Fri., May 23rd, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 8am-to 9-pm on Thu., May 22nd, with a Rosary at 7-p.m.

Burial will be in he Harlan Cemetery.

LEE ROECKER is survived by:

Her sons – Greg (Denise Van DeBerg) Roecker, of Harlan; Todd (Jolene) Roecker, of Atlantic; Marc (Kim) Roecker, of Lebanon, MO., & Scott (Kathleen) Roecker, of Redondo Beach, CA.

Her sisters – Buelah Eblen, of Atlantic, & Alice Larsen, of Omaha.

Her brother – Bob Neiens, of Omaha.

11 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Shelby/Pottawattamie Counties

Weather

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

652 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…NORTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 652 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHELBY…OR 26 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATLANTIC…MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

AVOCA…WALNUT…SHELBY…MINDEN…HANCOCK…PORTSMOUTH…

TENNANT…NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA…PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK AND

BOTNA BEND PARK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS… HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 58 AND 73. INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 27 AND 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

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Update: Iowa teacher accused of inappropriate contact turns himself in

News

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

TREYNOR, Iowa (AP) — A western Iowa elementary school teacher faces felony charges in connection to alleged inappropriate contact with former high school students. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office told The Daily NonPareil 44-year-old Michael Douglas Travis turned himself in to authorities Tuesday morning after a warrant was issued for his arrest as a result of an investigation led by the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office that alleged Travis had inappropriately touched two softball players during separate incidents in 2002 and 2006. He was released a short time later on pretrial supervision.

Travis faces two counts of sexual exploitation by a school employee. A preliminary hearing is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. on June 10. If convicted, Travis faces a maximum of 10 years in prison for each charge.Travis is a fifth-grade teacher at Treynor Elementary School and an assistant softball coach at Treynor High School. He was placed on paid administrative leave in April.

Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker says it has identified three women that may be victims of inappropriate contact from Travis. They are pressing charges on behalf of two women, since one of the cases no longer falls under the Statute of Limitations.

 

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Iowa teen accused of sending threatening email

News

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

EARLY, Iowa (AP) — A 14-year-old boy has been accused of sending a threatening email to several students and a staff member at a middle school in northwest Iowa. The Sac County Sheriff’s Office says the boy sent the email May 12 to 16 students and one staff member at Ridge View Middle School in Early. Authorities say the email told recipients they had three days to live.

School administrators were notified about the email several days later. The Storm Lake Pilot Tribune reports law enforcement officials removed the boy from school and he was taken into custody. He appeared before juvenile court officials before being released to his parents.

Sheriff Ken McClure says there’s no evidence indicating the teen planned to act on his threat

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Atlantic City Council to act on hiring of Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent

News

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic City Council, Wednesday evening, will hold a closed session at the end of their regular session, to discuss a personnel matter. Once the Council resumes their open session, they’re expected to act on a motion to execute an Employment Agreement with regard to the filling of an upcoming Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor vacancy position. In April, City Administrator Doug Harris announced Mark Farrier, who was hired to run the new treatment plant in 2012, tendered his resignation, effective July 3rd, 2014. Farrier, his wife and family are moving to Guatemala to become Missionaries.

In other business, the Atlantic City Council, Wednesday, will hold the second reading of an ordinance regarding “Flood Plain Regulations.” The State has asked the City of adopt the technical changes in our to keep Atlantic’s regulations in conformance with FEMA requirements. The Council will also act on setting June 4th as the date for a public hearing on a proposed Airport Land Use and Height Overlay Zoning Ordinance, which the Airport Board is recommending for approval. The ordinance regulates the height of structures, objects and growth of natural vegetation, as well as land uses within the vicinity of the airport.

The Atlantic City Council is also expected to act on awarding a bid for the sale of property at 405 W. 4th Street, which the Council voted to dispose of during its last regular meeting. The City Council session gets underway at 5:30-p.m., Wednesday, in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall.

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Update: Shelby County Severe T-storm warning

Weather

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

431 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2014

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY…

AT 430 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HARLAN…OR 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATLANTIC…MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

HARLAN…ELK HORN…IRWIN…KIRKMAN…NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA…

PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK AND ELK HORN CREEK RECREATION AREA.

 

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 70 AND 80.

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING: CARROLL, AUDUBON, GUTHRIE COUNTIES

Weather

May 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

422 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…NORTHERN AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…NORTHWESTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 422 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR IRWIN…OR 0 MILES NORTHWEST OF AUDUBON…MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

AUDUBON…COON RAPIDS…TEMPLETON…DEDHAM…GRAY AND AUDUBON

COUNTY AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

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