DELLABELLE “DEB” HERBERT, 94, of Atlantic, died Sun., Dec. 8th, at Caring Acres, in Anita. Memorial services for DEB HERBERT will be held 2:30-p.m. Thu., Dec. 12th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home, in Atlantic.
There is no visitation. Memorials may be directed to the Cass County Historical Museum.
Burial will be held at a later date.
DEB HERBERT is survived by:
Many friends, including Jan Kinnison, of Atlantic.
Two people were arrested Sunday evening on drug charges in Fremont County, after authorities investigated suspicious activity in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. Sheriff’s officials say 22-year old Dakota Lee Standley, of Hamburg, and 25-year old Michael Allen Frakes, of Nebraska City, NE, were arrested shortly after 6:30-p.m. The pair were taken into custody at the Wendy’s parking lot near the junction of I-29 and Highway 2.
Standley was charged with Delivery of a Controlled Substance, while Frakes was charged with Possession with the Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Both were being held in the Fremont County Jail on $50,000 cash bond, each.
Officials with the Midwest Partnership Economic Development Corporation say they are currently accepting nominations for the Guy Powell Award- recognizing excellence in leadership and passion for economic development in the Midwest Partnership Development region. The MPEDC serves Adair, Audubon, Greene and Guthrie Counties.
Guy Powell, past president of the Midwest Partnership Development Corporation and active volunteer on the board of many other area organizations, was passionate about local and regional economic development. He was a strong believer in the region’s potential. In recognition of his life-long dedication, commitment, and service, the Midwest Partnership Development Corporation has created the Guy Powell Award.
Businesses and individuals who are members in Midwest Partnership Development Corporation are encouraged to nominate individuals who stand out as outstanding leaders in this area of west central Iowa, and who work to make it a more economically vital place to live, work, and play.
Those submitting nominations should consider: the nominee’s Vision, Leadership, Courage and Impact. The deadlines to submit nominations in Jan. 10th, 2014. For more information, go to www.westcentraliowausa.com.
The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports one person was transported to the hospital following an accident Saturday two-miles northeast of Henderson. Authorities say a 2012 Kia driven by Jamie Sayers, of Malvern, was traveling south on Highway 59 when Sayers’ car was hit by a 2010 GMC driven by Robert Larimer, of Bedford. The accident happened when Larimer failed to yield from a stop sign as he was traveling west on Brothers Avenue. Following the collision, the Kia entered the west ditch. Sayers was taken to the Red Oak Hospital by Macedonia Rescue.
(24-hour snowfall information compiled by the National Weather Service through its Cooperative Observer network. The 24-hour reporting period ended at 7-a.m. Monday.)
4 inches in Bedford; 3.8-inches near Jamaica; 3.1 inches near Bagley; 3.5 inches in Creston; 3.4 inches in Atlantic (at KJAN); 3 inches in Massena; 2.5 inches in Guthrie Center; 2.4 inches in Carroll; 2 inches in Audubon & Denison; 1.8 inches in Manning.
Other reports to the media indicate: 4-inches in Shenandoah, Hamburg & Clarinda; 2.75-inches near Avoca.
AREA COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE….
1011 AM CST MON DEC 9 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE MORNING…BUT VALUES OF 20 BELOW ZERO ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED…THUS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State junior Dustin Hogue has been named Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week after averaging 19.5 points and 15.0 rebounds in the Cyclones’ wins against Auburn and UNI.
Hogue, a forward from Yonkers, N.Y., started the week with career-highs of 22 points and 16 boards against the Tigers, recording the Big 12’s first 20-point, 15-rebound performance this season. He then followed with a 17-point, 14-rebound effort against UNI for his third double-double of the season.
On the week, Hogue shot 70.6 percent (12-of-17) from the field, while making 3-of-6 (.500) from 3-point range and 12-of-18 (.667) from the free-throw line.
Hogue is the third different Cyclone to earn Big 12 Player of the Week honors this season. It is the fifth overall award for an Iowa Stater.
Hogue and the Cyclones return to action Friday against Iowa. Tipoff is slated for 8:30 p.m.
AREA COUNTIES: DALLAS-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD….
1007 AM CST MON DEC 9 2013
WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 15 TO 2O MPH ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AND THIS HAS RESULTED IN A BRIEF DROP IN WIND CHILL READINGS TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 BELOW ZERO. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME MINOR BLOWING SNOW ACROSS NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS AS WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 MPH CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NOON HOUR TODAY AND THEN MODERATE TO 10 TO 15 BELOW BY THE NOON HOUR ACROSS THE AREA AND SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE.
IF YOU ARE WORKING OUTDOORS THIS MORNING OR PLAN ON BEING OUTSIDE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS…DRESS APPROPRIATELY. AREA TRAVELERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY COAT ROADWAYS WITH ADDTIONAL PATCHES OF SNOW RESULTING IN SLICK CONDITIONS.
Lavon Eblen speaks with Kenner Baxter of Marne about the holiday home lighting contest results and other upcoming events in Marne.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) – Retired managers Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox have been unanimously elected to the baseball Hall of Fame by the expansion era committee. Each of the inductees won more than 2,000 games in managerial careers that spanned more than four decades. Torre became the fifth manager to win at least four World Series titles. La Russa won championships with Oakland and St. Louis. Cox led Atlanta to one championship and 14 straight division titles.
The announcement was made Monday at the winter meetings. They will be inducted July 27 in Cooperstown, N.Y., along with any players chosen by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, 300-game winners, are among the newcomers to the writers’ ballot, with results announced Jan. 8.
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