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AMES, Iowa – July 8, 2011: 6 a.m. – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is reporting that work on installation of the flood barrier wall along the north side of U.S. 30 in locations west of Missouri Valley is completed and the road reopened.
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Police in Harlan reported Thursday, a Harlan man was arrested June 30th on drug charges, after they investigated a suspicious vehicle in the pit area of the Shelby County Speedway. Officials say 52-year old Kenneth Kenkel, of Harlan, faces charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Prohibited Acts.
Authorities report also, 37-year old Mark Anthony Kaufman, of Harlan, was arrested this past Monday (July 4th), on a disorderly conduct charge, and two counts of assault. He was taken into custody after police were called to an altercation between Kaufman and three other persons, at a residence on Hill Street. Two of the individuals were from Council Bluffs, the other from Minden.
And, 21-year old Cody Lister, of Harlan, was arrested June 27th after turning himself in to the Harlan Police Department. Lister was wanted in connection with the theft of a vehicle from Shelby, and the burglary of a residence. He faces 3rd degree burglary, Aiding & abetting Possession of Stolen Property and Forgery charges.
JAMES L. MORRELL, 51, of Stuart, died Mon., July 6th, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services for James Morrell will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., July 11th, at the Twigg Funeral Home in Panora.
Visitation at the funeral home is from 4-8pm Sun., July 10th, with the family present from 6-8pm.
Burial will be in the West Linn Cemytery, in rural Linden.
MARCIA STEFFENS, 74, of Wiota, died Tue., July 5th, at her home in rural Wiota. No services are planned for MARCIA STEFFENS. Condolences may be left at Roland Funeral Home or on their website at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
Marcia Steffens is survived by:
Her husband – Bernard “Jr.” Steffens.
Her son – Scott (Ranea) of Atlantic.
Her daughter – Debra (Dennis) Clausen, of Creston.
8 grandchildren & 13 great-grandchildren
The Iowa State Patrol says a man from Minnesota died Wednesday, after being hit on an Interstate 80 off-ramp in Pottawattamie County. 31-year old Mosadaq A. Aden, of St. Paul, MN, was walking on the I-80 westbound Shelby/Exit 34 off-ramp, at around 3:10-a.m., Wednesday, when he was hit by a vehicle or vehicles.
The Patrol says the road was very dark and unlit, when Aden, who was wearing dark colored clothing, was hit. Officials say whomever hit him may not have known the accident occurred.
He suffered a crushed pelvis and severe head injuries, and was flown to an Omaha trauma center, where he later died. Officals say he had been traveling from Las Vegas, NV to St . Paul.
The State Patrol said Aden had been making his way across the country with whatever transportation was immediately available him, including by bus, taxi and hitchhiking.
AMES, Iowa – July 7, 2011: 11:50 p.m. – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is reporting that flooding has closed the ramp from northbound U.S. 75/Iowa 376 to westbound U.S. 20/Gordon Drive. Pumping of flood water allowed the ramp to open briefly on Thursday, but additional flood and ground water has forced it closed again.
Key traveler information resources
· Iowa DOT’s flood information call center 866-452-8510, open 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays; speak to an operator for travel assistance
· Road condition information 24 hours a day call 511 (in Iowa) or 800-288-1047 (anywhere in the United States) for a recorded message of road closures
· Iowa DOT on Twitter- http://twitter.com/#!/iowadot/
· View the flooded Iowa roads map for road closures, detours and areas at risk of flooding – http://tinyurl.com/3o2mtlp