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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING: WESTERN POTT COUNTY

Weather

August 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
917 PM CDT TUE AUG 7 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…
WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 915 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS
INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR FORT CALHOUN…OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF OMAHA…AND
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
UNDERWOOD…CARTER LAKE…CRESCENT AND MCCLELLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH…
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL…DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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Significant Weather Advisory: Pottawattamie County

Weather

August 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
 912 PM CDT TUE AUG 7 2012
 
 IAZ069-NEZ045-052-080245-
 POTTAWATTAMIE IA-DOUGLAS NE-WASHINGTON NE-
 912 PM CDT TUE AUG 7 2012
 
 …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE…
 EASTERN DOUGLAS AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM
 CDT…
 
 AT 910 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
 TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTH OF FORT CALHOUN…OR 7 MILES
 NORTH OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
 
 HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE
 POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
 
 LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
 DOWNTOWN OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…CARTER LAKE AND CRESCENT.

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PETER JOHN BRENT, JR. 73, of Stuart (Svcs. 8-10-12)

Obituaries

August 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

PETER JOHN BRENT, JR. 73, of Stuart, died Mon., Aug. 6th, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, in Des Moines. Funeral services for PETER BRENT, JR. will be held 10-a.m. Fri., Aug. 10th, at the Menlo United Methodist Church. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 6-8pm Thu., Aug. 9th.

Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Peter Brent Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home.  Online condolences may be left to the family at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com

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MARGARET LIPPINCOTT, 74, of Atlantic (Svcs. 8-10-12)

Obituaries

August 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

MARGARET LIPPINCOTT, 74, of Atlantic, died Mon., Aug. 6th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Memorial services for  MARGARET LIPPINCOTT will be held 10-a.m. Fri., Aug. 10th, at the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements.

A Scriptural Wake service will be held 6:30-p.m. Thu., Aug. 9th, followed by family visitation from 7-to 8:30pm at the church.

MARGARET LIPPINCOTT is survived by:

Her husband – Bill Lippincott.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: NE Cass County & NW Adair County in Iowa

Weather

August 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson 

45 PM CDT TUE AUG 7 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
  NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 744 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11
  MILES EAST OF ATLANTIC...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ANITA...BRIDGEWATER...MASSENA AND FONTANELLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A
MOBILE HOME...GET OUT NOW...AND SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED
BUILDING.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Western Mills County

Weather

August 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson 

747 PM CDT TUE AUG 7 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA...
  WESTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
  EASTERN SARPY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 745 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OFFUTT AFB...OR 14
  MILES SOUTH OF OMAHA...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A
  HISTORY OF SEVERE WEATHER.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BELLEVUE...OFFUTT AFB...PLATTSMOUTH...GLENWOOD AND PACIFIC JUNCTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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Stream Global Services to fill 350 jobs in Iowa

News

August 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Stream Global Services is looking for fill 350 positions at its service center in Sergeant Bluff near Sioux City. The company, headquartered in Bloomington, Minn., operates about 50 call centers around the world and has over 31,000 employees. The company says the new positions in Sergeant Bluff will provide sales and customer support for a variety of clients. Steam Global will host an open house at the service center on Thursday.

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Harlan man latest winner in IA Lottery scratch game. Ticket purchased in Massena

News

August 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Lottery says Curtis Scheffler, of Harlan, was the latest big instant/scratch game winner in Cass County during fiscal year 2012, winning $3,000 in the “Match 2 Tripler” game, with a ticket purchased at the 21st Century CoOp C-Store, in Massena. The Lottery says Fiscal Year 2012 ended June 30th, and they released a review of its top prize winners for the year on Monday.

Players in Iowa have up to 365 days from the date of the drawing to claim prizes in Powerball, Mega Millions and Hot Lotto. Players have up to 90 days from the date of the drawing to claim prizes in Iowa’s $100,000 Cash Game and the Iowa Lottery’s Pick 3 and Pick 4 games. If the expiration date falls on a weekend or holiday when the lottery’s offices are closed, the winner has until the close of business on the next business day to turn in the ticket.

Prizes in instant-scratch and pull-tab games must be claimed within 90 days of the end of the game. Scratch-game prizes can be claimed at any Iowa Lottery retail location where the games are sold, while prizes in pull-tab games must be claimed at the location where the tickets were purchased. Prize money left unclaimed after redemption deadlines is invested in the lottery’s future prize pools.

Players may visit an Iowa Lottery retailer or go to one of the lottery’s offices in Des Moines, Council Bluffs, Storm Lake, Mason City or Cedar Rapids to claim prizes. Winning lotto numbers may be checked by visiting the lottery website at www.ialottery.com or calling the winning numbers hotline at (515) 323-4633. They may also be checked by visiting a lottery retail outlet or calling the lottery at (515) 725-7900 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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President Obama to visit Council Bluffs next week

News

August 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Campaign aides say President Barack Obama plans to campaign across Iowa next week, visiting at least seven cities over three days. It will be the Democratic president’s fifth campaign visit to Iowa this year. It’s Obama’s longest Iowa stay since taking office in 2009 and his longest visit in one state during this presidential election campaign. Obama is scheduled to visit Council Bluffs and Boone on Monday; Marshalltown, Oskaloosa and Waterloo on Tuesday, and Dubuque and Davenport Wednesday. First lady Michele Obama will join the president for Wednesday’s stops.

Republican Mitt Romney was scheduled to campaign in Iowa later Tuesday and Wednesday morning, making his fourth visit to the state since clinching the GOP nomination. Iowa is among about a half dozen states where polls show the race very close.

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Iowa to pay newspaper’s legal fees in records case

Sports

August 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa will pay over $30,000 in a newspaper’s legal fees in a lawsuit over records from the University of Iowa related to its handling of a 2007 sexual assault incident involving two football players. The Iowa City Press-Citizen says the payment was approved on Monday by the State Appeal Board, which reviews and signs off on the state’s legal settlements. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled 4-3 last month that the university can withhold certain records requested by the Press-Citizen. The court found some records were protected by the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act, while others were available for disclosure. Because the case resulted in some records being released, the university didn’t challenge a lower court order that the state pay the newspaper’s attorney fees.

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