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Flash Flood Warning (update) – Cass/Audubon/Guthrie Counties

Weather

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

GUTHRIE IA-AUDUBON IA-CASS IA- 558 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CASS…SOUTHERN AUDUBON AND SOUTHWESTERN GUTHRIE COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT…

AT 558 PM CDT…HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED…BUT EXCESS FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE… ATLANTIC…AUDUBON AND GRISWOLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS…STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR AND THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.

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TORNADO WATCH ISSUED FOR WESTERN/SW IA UNTIL 2-AM THURSDAY

Weather

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 247

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

625 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013

TORNADO WATCH 247 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE: ADAMS AUDUBON CARROLL CASS CRAWFORD FREMONT HARRISON MILLS MONONA MONTGOMERY PAGE  POTTAWATTAMIE SAC SHELBY TAYLOR

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3-A/4-A Girls State Golf Final Round Cancelled

Sports

May 29th, 2013 by Jim Field

Inclement weather in Ames forced the cancellation of the second round of the tourney.  The 18 holes scores are the final results.  The complete results are HERE.

Class 3-A @ Ames Golf & CC

  1. Kuemper Catholic     367
  2. Beckman Catholic     374
  3. Unity Christian     383
  4. Williamsburg         393
  5. Cascade             394
  6. Atlantic             401
  7. Columbus Catholic     402
  8. Clarinda             411

1.  Paige Van Dyk, South Tama             72
2.  Kate Coyle, Cascade                 78
3.  Makayla Ernst, East Sac County         80
4.  Brooke Fletcher, Atlantic             83
10. Morgan Naberhaus, Kuemper Catholic      87

Class 4-A @ Ames Golf & CC

  1. Charles City         330
  2. Cedar Rapids Xavier     352
  3. Clear Lake         360
  4. Grinnell             360
  5. Western Dubuque     393
  6. Newton             394
  7. Mt. Pleasant         395
  8. Humboldt         409

1.  Jessie Sindlinger, Charles City     65 (-8)

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Manilla VFD to receive $22,474 AFF grant

News

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The United States Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program has announced 7 fire departments including one in Crawford County, received grant monies totaling $292,675. Iowa Democratic Senator Tom Harkin announced the news in a press release today (Wednesday). The funds will be used to increase the effectiveness of fire operations and to support firefighter safety. The Manilla Fire Department received $22,474 in grant funds. The fire department will use the funding to replace old equipment, mainly hoses, with new.

The assistance to firefighters grant program places a particular emphasis on rural fire departments. At least 55 percent of the program’s funding must go to fire departments that use volunteer firefighters. This means that smaller towns are not competing against larger cities. Senator Harkin said in the press release, “This grant will allow these fire departments to improve and update operations and safety procedures to better assist Iowa’s citizens in need.”

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING AUDUBON/GUTHRIE/CARROLL/GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 5-PM

Weather

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

420 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

NORTHERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 416 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AUDUBON…

AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

COON RAPIDS…GLIDDEN…GRAY…DEDHAM…WILLEY…BAYARD…BAGLEY

AND RALSTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A

BUILDING.

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING CASS & GUTHRIE COUNTIES UNTIL 10:30-P.M.

Weather

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

416 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…

CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

SOUTHERN AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

SOUTHWESTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 415 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE

WARNED AREA. RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE

AREA…WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF AROUND AN INCH EXPECTED THROUGH

5 PM EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…

ATLANTIC…AUDUBON AND GRISWOLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…

COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS…STREAMS AND

OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.

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1-A/2-A Girls State Golf Final Results

Sports

May 29th, 2013 by Jim Field

Complete results are located HERE

1-A Team:
1. Grundy Center         357    354     711
2. Bishop Garrigan     361    352     713
3. Valley             363    356     719
4. Pleasantville         382    382     764
5. New London         387    386     773
6. Gehlen Catholic     393    381     774
7. HLV             409    439     848
8. Corning             463    458     921

1-A Medalist:
1.  Alexa Capesius, Bishop Garrigan     79    71     150
10. Kaleigh Westlake, Corning         91    86     177
39. Serena Robinette, Griswold     114    100     214

2-A Team:
1. Alta-Aurelia             339    345     684
2. Dike-New Hartford         365    367     732
3. Nashua-Plainfield         363    376     739
4. Emmetsburg             376    372     748
5. Audubon                 375    390     765
6. Sumner-Fredericksburg     377    390     767
7. Central Decatur             389    406     795
8. North-Linn             419    425     844

2-A Medalist:
1. Sarah McMichael, Nashua-Plainfield     79    81     160
3. Taylor Gardner – Missouri Valley         80    83     163
9. Shelby Williams, CAM/A-C             82    87     169
10. Susie Bylund, Audubon             88    83     171
14. Lexie Thygesen, Audubon             86    90     176

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Flash Flood Warning until 9-pm: Adair/Dallas/Madison Counties

Weather

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

MADISON IA-ADAIR IA-DALLAS IA-
 351 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013
 
 …FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN DALLAS…
 NORTHEASTERN ADAIR AND MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT…
 
 AT 351 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
 THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
 ADDTIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM
 THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA.
 
 RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
 OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH  FLOODING INCLUDE…
 ADEL…DALLAS CENTER…DE SOTO…EARLHAM…GREENFIELD…WAUKEE AND
 WINTERSET.

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MARJORIE KILLION, 82,of Orient (Svcs. 6/3/13)

Obituaries

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

MARJORIE KILLION, 82,of Orient, died Wed., May 29th, at the Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston. Funeral services for MARJORIE KILLION will be held at 10-a.m. Mon., June 3rd, at the Orient United Methodist Church. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 2nd from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield, where the family will greet friends on Sunday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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

Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the church following the committal services at the cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the Orient Plymouth Congregational Church or to the Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston.

MARJORIE KILLION is survived by:

Her husband – Dale Killion, of Orient.

Her children – Dale LeRoy Killion of Orient; Kathryn Ann Wright and husband Jarrett of Des Moines; Richard Lee Killion of Orient; Dennis Gene Killion of Orient and Kristy Lynn Miller and husband Ed of Creston.

Her sisters – Louise Shirley Sackett and husband Virgil of Des Moines and Mildred Elaine Clayton of Orient.

Her brothers – Ray Dean Clayton and wife Victoria of Dexter and Robert Eugene Clayton and wife Kathy of Des Moines.

9 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, 6 great great grandchildren, her sister-in-law, other relatives and friends.

 

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Police: Person shot on Nebraska-Iowa bridge dies

News

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Police say one of three people shot on a pedestrian bridge that connects Omaha with Council Bluffs, Iowa, has died. Omaha police say 26-year-old Shamari Richards died Wednesday morning from injuries sustained on the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge. The other victims, 29-year-old Kevin Jenkins and 19-year-old Jeremy Fejeran, have non-life threatening injuries. The shootings were reported a little after 1:15 a.m. Wednesday. The bridge closes at 11 p.m. Police say there had been a disturbance at the bridge before the shots rang out.

Witnesses told officers that they heard gunshots and then saw a crowd of people scatter. Police didn’t report any arrests.

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