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Test Tornado Warning has expired for western/SW Iowa

Weather

March 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: PAGE IA-HARRISON IA-MONTGOMERY IA-MONONA IA-MILLS IA-SHELBY IA-
FREMONT IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-
1029 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2014

…THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY…

…THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PAGE…HARRISON…MONTGOMERY…MONONA…
MILLS…SHELBY…FREMONT…POTTAWATTAMIE…BURT…JOHNSON…GAGE…
DOUGLAS…KNOX…DODGE…BOONE…PLATTE…CASS…RICHARDSON…
BUTLER…SALINE…SAUNDERS…SARPY…ANTELOPE…SEWARD…CEDAR…
LANCASTER…CUMING…MADISON…COLFAX…NEMAHA…WAYNE…
WASHINGTON…THURSTON…OTOE…JEFFERSON…STANTON…PIERCE AND
PAWNEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 AM CDT…

THE TEST TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED.

THIS TEST WAS CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS
WEEK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE DRILL. HAVING A PLAN
OF ACTION IN PLACE AHEAD OF TIME IS IMPORTANT DURING AN EMERGENCY.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OMAHA.

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Test Tornado Watch remains in effect until 11-a.m. CDT

Weather

March 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

TEST…TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 9991…TEST
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1024 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2014

TORNADO WATCH 9991 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
.    IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAIR                ADAMS               ALLAMAKEE
APPANOOSE            AUDUBON             BENTON
BLACK HAWK           BOONE               BREMER
BUCHANAN             BUENA VISTA         BUTLER
CALHOUN              CARROLL             CASS
CEDAR                CERRO GORDO         CHEROKEE
CHICKASAW            CLARKE              CLAY
CLAYTON              CLINTON             CRAWFORD
DALLAS               DAVIS               DECATUR
DELAWARE             DES MOINES          DICKINSON
DUBUQUE              EMMET               FAYETTE
FLOYD                FRANKLIN            FREMONT
GREENE               GRUNDY              GUTHRIE
HAMILTON             HANCOCK             HARDIN
HARRISON             HENRY               HOWARD
HUMBOLDT             IDA                 IOWA
JACKSON              JASPER              JEFFERSON
JOHNSON              JONES               KEOKUK
KOSSUTH              LEE                 LINN
LOUISA               LUCAS               LYON
MADISON              MAHASKA             MARION
MARSHALL             MILLS               MITCHELL
MONONA               MONROE              MONTGOMERY
MUSCATINE            O’BRIEN             OSCEOLA
PAGE                 PALO ALTO           PLYMOUTH
POCAHONTAS           POLK                POTTAWATTAMIE
POWESHIEK            RINGGOLD            SAC
SCOTT                SHELBY              SIOUX
STORY                TAMA                TAYLOR
UNION                VAN BUREN           WAPELLO
WARREN               WASHINGTON          WAYNE
WEBSTER              WINNEBAGO           WINNESHIEK
WOODBURY             WORTH               WRIGHT

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**TEST** Tornado Warning – TEST ONLY

Weather

March 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TEST…TORNADO WARNING…TEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1015 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2014

…THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. TEST TORNADO WARNING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL
IOWA FOR SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK…

* THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. UNTIL 1035 AM CDT.

* THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS OCCURRING OR
EXPECTED. THIS TEST TORNADO WARNING INITIATES THE WARNING PHASE OF
THE SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK TORNADO DRILL.  REPEATING…THIS
IS ONLY A DRILL.  ALL SCHOOLS…BUSINESSES…HOSPITALS…OTHER
INSTITUTIONS AND ALSO THOSE AT HOME SHOULD TREAT THIS DRILL AS IF
IT WERE A REAL EMERGENCY AND PRACTICE YOUR SEVERE WEATHER
EMERGENCY PLANS.

* THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. ALL LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL IOWA SHOULD
PRACTICE THEIR SEVERE WEATHER EMERGENCY PLANS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

PRACTICE YOUR SEVERE WEATHER EMERGENCY PLANS.

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**TEST** Tornado Warning – TEST ONLY

Weather

March 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

1011 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2014

…THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. TORNADO WARNING FOR…
PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
MONONA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

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Backyard and Beyond 03-26-2014

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

March 26th, 2014 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Alayna Clancy with the Audubon County Hospital Foundation about a Concert Sunday afternoon to celebrate their 20th anniversary.

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Test Tornado Watch Issued for Iowa

Weather

March 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
950 AM CDT WED MAR 26 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A…TEST…

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
IOWA

* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 950 AM UNTIL 1100 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…

THE TEST TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 95 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
DENISON IOWA TO 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

REMEMBER…A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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2nd week in April dedicated to 9-1-1 Education

News

March 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Governor Terry E. Branstad has proclaimed the week of April as 9-1-1 Education Month in Iowa.  911 Education Month is sponsored by the Iowa 9-1-1 Communications Council and the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEMD). 9-1-1 Education Month is an opportunity to help all Iowans recognize the importance of 9-1-1 and the role they play in ensuring effective emergency response.

Robert Kempf, coordinator for Adair & Guthrie Counties emergency management programs, says “Iowa’s 9-1-1 Education Month is an opportunity to remind citizens of the importance of this powerful safety tool.” Both the U.S. Congress and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) have recognized April as National 9-1-1 Education Month.

Information and resources about 9-1-1 are available on the Ready Iowa website and also on the NENA website at www.nena.org under the “Education” tab. Kempf says “When calling 9-1-1, remember, stay calm, and be aware of your location so you can help 9-1-1 dispatchers locate you during an emergency.”

HSEMD will post information on 9-1-1 throughout the month of April to its websites, www. homelandsecurity.iowa.gov and www.beready.iowa.gov.

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Iowa political ad makes The Tonight Show

News

March 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A Republican candidate for U-S Senate from Red Oak got some airtime on N-B-C’s “Tonight Show” last night (Tuesday) and also received something of an endorsement from host Jimmy Fallon. “I saw this on YouTube today,” Fallon said. “It’s a commercial from a woman from Iowa named Joni Ernst who is running for the Senate, I think. Today, she released a campaign ad. Take a look at this.”

The ad plays, and Ernst is heard saying: “I’m Joni Ernst and I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm…” The ad is cut short as the audience howls and applauds, while Fallon — back on camera — cries: “Stop, stop, stop!” As the laughter continues, he adds, “I don’t know what she’s running for but just give her the job.”

Later in the commercial, Ernst said she knows “how to cut pork” and promises to make big spenders in Washington “squeal.”

(Radio Iowa)

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2 western Iowa restaurants among top 10 finalists in Best Burger contest

News

March 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Two western Iowa restaurants are among the top 10 finalists in the Iowa’s Best Burger Contest sponsored by the Iowa Beef Industry Council and the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association. Those organizations counted the nominations which were received online, via text and paper ballots. Nominations were accepted between Feb. 12th and March 17th. Among those getting the most votes, was the Elm’s Club, in Creston, and Sam’s Sodas and Sandwiches, in Carroll.BurgerLogo23

Officials say Iowans submitted more than 9,600 nominating votes. Now in its fifth year, Iowa’s Best Burger contest received nominations for 456 Iowa restaurants. All Top Ten restaurants will be visited by judges who will evaluate the hamburgers based on taste, appearance, and proper serving temperature (160 degrees).

Last year, the 61 Chop House Grille in Mediapolis took home the grand prize. Previous winners include the Coon Bowl III (2012); the Rusty Duck in Dexter (2011) and the Sac County Cattle Company in Sac City (2010).

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LAVONNE OLIVER, 96, of Coon Rapids (Svcs. 3/29/14)

Obituaries

March 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

LAVONNE OLIVER, 96, of Coon Rapids, died Wed., March 26th, at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids. Funeral services for LAVONNE OLIVER will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., March 29th, at the 1st United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids. Ohde Funeral Home in Coon Rapids has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-until 6-pm on Friday (3/28).

Burial will be in the Union Township Cemetery near Coon Rapids.

LAVONNE OLIVER is survived by:

Her son – Mark & wife Pat Oliver, of Coon Rapids.

Her daughter – Sue Oliver, of Coon Rapids.

3 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

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