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GEORGE “G.M.” BAIER, 92, of Atlantic (5-1-14)

Obituaries

April 28th, 2014 by Jim Field

GEORGE “G.M.” BAIER, 92, of Atlantic died Monday, April 28th at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center.  Funeral services for GEORGE “G.M.” BAIER will be held on Thursday, May 1st at 2:00 pm in the Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic.  Hockenberry Family Care of Atlantic has the arrangements.

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Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery. A time for visitation and refreshments will be held in the church fellowship hall following the burial.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

GEORGE “G.M.” BAIER is survived by:

Son:  Lynn (Barb) Baier of Atlantic

Son-in-law:  Melvin Tessman of Atlantic

Brother:  Randall (Phyllis) Baier of Griswold

Sister:  Dorothy Spiker of Newton

5 Grandchildren

4 Great-Grandchildren

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Special Weather Statement: Shelby- Harrison-Monona Counties

Weather

April 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1243 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

IAZ043-055-056-281830-
SHELBY IA-HARRISON IA-MONONA IA-
1243 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN SHELBY…NORTHEASTERN
HARRISON AND SOUTHEASTERN MONONA COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CDT…

AT 1242 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES WEST OF EARLING…OR 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DENISON…MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MOORHEAD…DUNLAP…SOLDIER…SCHABEN PARK AND PREPARATION CANYON
STATE PARK.

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Cardinals ship Wong, Robinson to minors

Sports

April 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals have demoted struggling rookie Kolten Wong to the minors.
Wong, the starting second baseman to open the season, and reserve outfielder Shane Robinson were optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Monday. Rookies Greg Garcia and Randal Grichuk, both off to strong starts, were recalled from Memphis and are in the majors for the first time.

The 23-year-old Wong was batting .225 with five RBIs in 71 at-bats and didn’t play the last two games of a weekend series against Pittsburgh. Robinson was batting .100 with no RBIs in 20 at-bats. Mark Ellis will start at second base for the Cardinals.

Garcia was batting .267 at Memphis with a team-leading five home runs and three triples while starting at second base. Grichuk, acquired from the Angels last offseason, was batting .310 with a team-leading 17 RBIs and 16 runs and was hitting .421 with runners in scoring position.

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Seizure causes single-vehicle accident on I-29

News

April 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A woman who experienced a medical condition crashed her vehicle Sunday morning in Harrison County. The Iowa State Patrol says 35-year old Athena Clayborne was traveling north on Interstate 29 at around 10:07-a.m., Sunday, when she experienced an epileptic seizure. The woman lost control of her vehicle, which entered the median and struck a cable guard rail on the east side of I-29 southbound.

Clayborne was transported by Mondamin Rescue to Burgess Hospital in Onawa. She told authorities that she had forgotten to take her epileptic medication prior to getting behind the wheel.

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2 arrests in Atlantic Saturday

News

April 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Atlantic report two arrests over the weekend. Both took place Saturday. Officials say 21-year old Jason T. Smith, of LeMars was arrested for 5th Degree Theft. And, 32-year old Joshua Larsen, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Failure to Appear on a Driving While Suspended charge. Both men were booked into the Cass County Jail.

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4 industrial development sites in Iowa certified

News

April 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Four Iowa cities have had economic development sites certified under a new state program designed to have land project-ready for industrial development. Gov. Terry Branstad says the first four Iowa Certified Site Program properties are in Dexter, Fort Dodge, Iowa Falls, and Van Meter.

The program run by the Iowa Economic Development Authority is an effort to address the lack of project-ready industrial sites. IEDA Director Debi Durham says the state has lost projects because sites weren’t ready for immediate development. The department has spent about $244,000 to hire a consultant to help complete air permits, archaeological sampling, and ensure no wetlands are present. The certification process took two years to complete

Site certification is a growing trend. Branstad says certification allows Iowa to better compete for large-scale projects.

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Backyard and Beyond 04-28-2014

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

April 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Lavon Eblen speaks with local Veteran Bob Boots about flag care.

Some extreme examples of flags that should be retired:

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DORIS “DORY” SCHMIDT, 85, of Greenfield (Svcs. 5/3/14)

Obituaries

April 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DORIS “DORY” SCHMIDT, 85, of Greenfield, has died. Graveside services for DORY SCHMIDT will be held 2-p.m. Sat., May 3rd, at the Greenfield Cemetery in Greenfield. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

DORY SCHMIDT is survived by:

Her husband – Verne Schmidt, of Greenfield.

Her son – Jeff Cox.

Her daughters – Julie Laumer and Jill Kirkman.

6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.

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DARYL GENZEN, 78, of Manning (4-30-14)

Obituaries

April 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DARYL GENZEN, 78, of Manning, died Sunday, April 27th at the Manning Regional Health Care Center. Funeral services for DARYL GENZEN will be held on Wednesday, April 30th at 10:30 am at the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning.  Ohde Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.

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Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the funeral home.

Burial in the Manning Cemetery.

DARYL GENZEN is survived by:

Wife:  Diane of Carroll

Sons:  Dana Genzen of Carroll; David (Lori) Genzen of Mannng; Dean Genzen of Manning

Brother:  Royce (Jan) Genzen of California

Sisters:  Phylis Hagge of Westside; Joyce (Roger) Koepke of Missouri; Beverly (Larry) Beckman of Odeboldt

2 Grandchildren

2 Great-Grandchildren

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Heartbeat Today 04-28-2014

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

April 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Jim Field speaks with Jennie Deerr, Vice President of Marketing at Living History Farms in Urbandale, about getting ready for a new season and some of the events they have on the schedule.

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