The Adair County Emergency Management Agency reports the City of Fontanelle is experiencing a major water leak. The leak affects customers west of 3rd Street on Highway 92. Officials have been trying to pinpoint the location, but the water is not coming to the surface.

They are trying to get a water leak detection company in the City as soon as possible. If residents of Fontanelle sees any water coming to the surface in that vicinity, please let a city employee know. You can also call the sheriff’s office and they can relay a message.

Officials they will try to get the leak fixed as soon as possible, but that may not be until Tuesday, in a worst case scenario.

Dozens of communities and a County in Iowa including Exira, and Audubon County, will be taking part in tomorrow (Tuesday) evening’s National Night Out. Matt Paskin is a spokesman for the 31st annual event which brings people together in their neighborhoods to unite in fighting crime. Paskin says, “It’ll be the block parties, the parades, the cookouts, the festivals, visits from local law enforcement, visits from local officials, all designed to bring people out, get them to know their neighbors better and get them to know local police and sheriffs departments.”

Nationwide, some 16-thousand communities will be participating in the National Night Out. “It kind of turns the clock back to the ’40s and ’50s,” Paskin says. “People knew their neighbors and routinely looked out for each other and everybody knew the cop on the beat. Society is a lot different now and if we’re going to keep up with criminals, we’ve got to do things like this.”

Learn more through the National Association of Town Watch website: www.natw.org.

(Radio Iowa)

Officials with the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce have announced entertainment for this weekend’s AtlanticFest. Live entertainment including gymnastics, dance routines, singer/songwriters and solo instrumentals will be featured all day on Saturday, August 9th, and into the evening.

Programs Director Ouida Wymer says the entertainment will start at 10-a.m. Saturday and continue until 11-p.m. at the main stage, at 6th and Chestnut. The band Exit 113 will be the evening entertainment starting at 8-pm and playing until 11-pm. They perform a wide range of music styles for everyone focusing on favorites from the 50’s and 60’s.

All the entertainment for AtlanticFest is free for the entire family, thanks to all the sponsors that make the entertainment (including: Great Western Bank, A.M. Cohron & Sons, Partners Insurance, Plastic Professionals, Salute Gymnastics, Wells Fargo, Atlantic Municipal Utilities, MAHLE Engine Components, Atlantic Motor Supplies, McDermott and Sons Roofing, Audiological Services of Iowa & Sunset Inns and Suites).

You can find the complete AtlanticFest Schedule at www.atlanticiowa.com or on the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce facebook page. You can also stop into the Chamber and pick up a schedule. For more information contact the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce at 712.243.3017

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Syracuse University knows how to party. The Orange are at the top of the annual list of the nation’s top party schools released Monday by The Princeton Review. Last year’s winner, the University of Iowa, is second. Rounding out the top 5 are: the University of California-Santa Barbara, West Virginia University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Repeating at the top of “stone-cold sober schools” was Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

Syracuse University officials aren’t commenting on the private university’s showing in the 2015 edition of “The Best 379 Colleges.”  About 130,000 students on 379 campuses were surveyed for the book, which contains 62 top-20 lists ranking factors like financial aid awards, athletic facilities and food.

The publication is not affiliated with Princeton University.

(updated 11:57-a.m., 8/4/14)

Officials with the Southern Iowa Rural Water Association have issued a BOIL ADVISORY for the southeastern Cass County distribution system. SIRWA says the system has had chlorine residual that was below the allowable standard in area that includes Bridgewater and Lyman. The levels have been below tolerance since Saturday night. Due to the potential for bacterial contamination, it is being recommended that the water be boiled before using for drinking or cooking or that an alternative source be used.

SIRWA says residents in the Bridgewater and Lyman areas should NOT drink the water without boiling it first. Bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, and food preparation until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water. The water may be used for bathing and other similar purposes.

The system is being chlorinated and flushed to restore the residual needed. The first set of bacteria samples will be collected after system flushing is completed. The first set of samples will be taken Tuesday morning (Aug. 5th), and then a repeat set of samples will be taken Wednesday the 6th, to ensure the water is safe to drink. Pending the results, the advisory will be lifted Thursday morning, the 7th.

The advisory is a precaution until bacterial sample results are available. SIRWA is working with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to resolve the situation as quickly as possible in order to restore water service and lift the advisory.

Officials with this past weekend’s “Operation T-Bone,” in Audubon, have announced the winners of various activities associated with the event.

Winners in the Operation T-Bone Parade include:

• Antique Auto 1959 & older: Darrell Jensen.
• Milestone Auto 1960 & newer: Mike Wede.
• Antique Machinery: Keith Grabill.
• Jr. Division: Audubon Recreation Foundation.
• Sr. Division, 1st Prize: Audubon Friendship Village.
• Sr. Division, 2nd Prize: Community Insurance Agency.
• Good Neighbor: Atlantic Fire Dept.
• Grand Champion: Audubon Fire Dept.

Winners of the 2014 Audubon T-Bone Festival, Cowboy/Cowgirl: Olivia Grace & Lane Elmquist.

Audubon County Cook-Off Contest Winners:

• 1st place: Andy Van Aernam w/his Brisket Philly Sandwich.
• 2nd place: Andy Van Aernam w/his BBQ Brisket Sandwich.
• 3rd Place: Scott Brand, with Pulled Beef.

And, the raffle winners this past weekend include:

• 1st Prize, $1,000 Cash: John Whetzal.
• 2nd Prize, $500 Cash: Joe Rasmussen.
• 5 winners of $100 Cash: Raymond Gladman, Brett Rold, Jane Weber, Clint Grabill & Darrin Nordhues.