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Body found in MO. River near Percival, IA is that of an Omaha man

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October 25th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police have identified a body found on the Iowa side of the Missouri River as a man who jumped off a bridge in Omaha nearly three weeks ago. Police on Tuesday identified the man as 19-year-old Corey Criss, of Omaha. Authorities say his death doesn’t appear suspicious or criminal. A fisherman discovered a body on Sunday in the river west of Percival, Iowa.

Police say a man was seen jumping from the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge on Oct. 7. Witnesses lost sight of the man in the water. Emergency crews searched the river, but couldn’t find him and the search was called off.

HMA Project in Atlantic to affect parking patterns Friday & Saturday

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October 25th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Officials with Snyder and Associates Engineers in Atlantic have issued a notice to the public about road work that require some temporary changes in your parking patterns. Beginning this Friday, October 28th, construction will resume on the 2011 HMA (Hot Melt Asphalt) Paving and Storm Sewer Improvement project within the City of Atlantic.

Snyder’s Dave Sturm says the contractor intends to begin paving on the following streets:
1. 13th Street between Chestnut Street and Elm Street.
2. Poplar Street between 8th Street and 10th Street.
3. Walnut Street between 8th Street and 10th Street.
4. Redwood Drive between 14th Street and 17th Street.
Residents will be required to remove their vehicles from these streets in order to accommodate the paving equipment. Vehicles shall remain off the streets through Saturday, October 29th. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dave Sturm at 243-6505.

BERNETTA MARIE ARCHER, 81, of Avoca (10-28-11)

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October 25th, 2011 by Jim Field

BERNETTA MARIE ARCHER, 81, of Avoca died Monday, October 24 at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn.  Funeral services for Bernetta Marie Archer will be held on Friday, October 28 at 10:30 am in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca.  Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

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Visitation will be Thursday from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with the family present from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Burial in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.

Bernetta Marie Archer is survived by:

Husband: Vincent Archer of Avoca

3 Sons: Neil (Sue) Archer of Champaign, IL

Jeff (Dorothy) Archer of Fort Collins, CO

Brad (Kris) Archer of Des Moines

Brother: James Jiricek of Greeley, CO

4 Grandchildren

4 Great-Grandchildren

EILEEN REIS, 103, of Greenfield, (svcs 10-28-11)

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October 25th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

EILEEN REIS, 103, of Greenfield, died Tue., Oct. 25th, at the Greenfield Manor.  A Funeral Mass for EILEEN REIS will be 10:30-a.m. Fri., Oct. 28th, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Greenfield.  Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 3-8pm Thu., Oct. 27th, with the family present from 6:30-to 8pm.  A Prayer service will be held at the funeral, at 6-pm Thursday.   Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Memorials may be directed to the Eileen Reis Memorial Fund, to be established by the family.

Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery.

EILEEN REIS is survived by:

Her children – Mary Margaret Spayer, of Greenfield; Frances Benedict, of Sabin, MN; & Larry (Ginger) Reis, of Greenfield.

28 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, in-laws, other relatives, and friends.

KEVIN MICHAEL MARSHALL, 15, of Brayton (10-28-11)

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October 25th, 2011 by Jim Field

KEVIN MICHAEL MARSHALL, 15, of Brayton died Monday, October 24 at Children’s Hospital in Omaha, NE.  Funeral services for Kevin Michael Marshall will be held on Friday, October 28 at 2:00 pm at Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

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Visitation with the family will be held Thursday, October 27 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Kevin Michael Marshall is survived by:

Father: Jebadiah (Tanya) Marshall of Brayton

Mother: Shannon (Jason) Bradley of Walnut

Brothers/Sisters: Erynn & Tyler Julick of Walnut, Sarah & Jessie Marshall of Brayton

Vandalism and burglary reported in Page County

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October 25th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Page County are investigating two separate incidents of vandalism in Coin. According to Sheriff Lyle Palmer, the incidents occurred last weekend. On Sunday, Debra Turnbull, of Coin, reported someone destroyed items on her deck and had gained entrance to her home at 408 Crook Street. In the process, a nylon patio chair and pumpkins were damaged, and, various bottles of wine were stolen. The items had a total value of about $265.00

The second incident was reported Monday morning, when the City Clerk in Coin told the Sheriff’s Department a light bulb, which illuminated the American Flag at the Coin City Office, had been broken out. The Clerk indicated it was the 3rd time in the past couple of weeks the light, which was valued at eight-dollars, had been broken.

Both incidents remain under investigation.

Vehicle versus deer accidents cause nearly $10,000 damage in Page County

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October 25th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer says two vehicle-versus-deer accidents over the weekend caused nearly $10,000 damage to the vehicles involved, but no one was injured. Sunday night, a car driven by 19-year old Michael Ribbey, of Blanchard, collided with a deer on I Avenue. The impact disabled the car, causing an estimated $2,200 damage.

The second other accident happened Friday night, on Highway 2. Sheriff Palmer says an SUV driven by 76-year old David Haning, of Sidney, hit a deer which the entered the roadway just east of N Avenue. The impact resulted in $7,000 damage.

Mills County fatal accident

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October 25th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State Patrol reports a Red Oak man died during a single vehicle accident this (Tuesday) morning east of Hastings, in Mills County. 86-year old Charles Phelps was traveling west on Highway 34, when for reasons unknown, his 2010 Dodge pickup went off the road and into the north ditch. The vehicle entered a field, hit the eastbound ditch of 370th Street. The impact caused the pickup to vault over 370th Street before it came to rest in the west ditch.  Officials say Phelps was wearing a seat belt.

The accident, which occurred at around 9:15-a.m., remains under investigation.

Page County man to be sentenced on drug charges

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October 25th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A Page County man has pled guilty to two counts of Possession of a Methamphetamine precursor, with the intent to manufacture. 38-year-old Gary L Runyon, Jr., of Coin, entered his plea Monday in Nodaway County, Missouri Circuit Court. Runyon is scheduled to appear in court for a sentencing hearing, on December 5th

The charges stem from a massive investigation into methamphetamine manufacturing and distribution in southwest Iowa and northwest Missouri. The investigation and arrests were coordinated by law enforcement officers in both states.

Drug arrests follow traffic stop in Audubon County

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October 25th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Two men were arrested early this (Tuesday) morning on drug charges, following a traffic stop in Audubon County. The Audubon County Sheriff’s Department reports 30-year old Kaleb Christopher Vaughn, of Omaha, and 28-year old Phillip Edwin Cline, of Council Bluffs, were taken into custody at around 1:30-a.m.

Officials say both men were charged with Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, after a deputy pulled their vehicle over on Highway 71, about two-miles east of Gray. Vaughn and Cline were brought to the Audubon County Jail and held, until making an appearance before the magistrate.