Lavon Eblen speaks with Jill Jessen of Anita about the Whaletown Celebration Friday August 2nd and Saturday August 3rd in Anita.
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Lavon Eblen speaks with Jill Jessen of Anita about the Whaletown Celebration Friday August 2nd and Saturday August 3rd in Anita.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Conductors of a monthly survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states say the region’s economy will grow in the coming months, despite a fourth month of decline in the survey’s overall index. The overall economic index for the region declined to 53.5 in July from June’s 55.6, but any score above 50 suggests growth.
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey. He says the regional economy will continue to add jobs, but at a slow pace. The survey of business leaders and supply managers uses a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth, while a score below that suggests decline.
The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
MARION CARLEY, 96, of Avoca, died Tue., July 30th, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. Funeral services for MARION CARLEY will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., Aug. 3rd, at the Loess Hills Funeral Home in Carson.
Visitation at the funeral home will be held from 6-to 8-pm Friday (Aug. 2nd), with the family present.
Memorials may be directed to the Peace Haven Retirement Home.
Burial will be in the Macedonia Cemetery.
MARION CARLEY is survived by:
His son – Terry (Julie) Carley, of Avoca.
His brothers – Ernest (Myrna) Carley, of Carson, & Howard Carley, of Princeton, IL.
His sister – Gertrude Ensign, of Arlington, VA.
5 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs have signed cornerback Kamaal McIlwain and offensive tackle Mike Tepper to provide some depth during training camp. McIlwain entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Falcons in 2011. He spent his rookie year on the Saints’ practice squad before being released last year, and then signed with the Panthers, where he spent time on their practice squad.
The Chiefs are mostly set in the defensive backfield, though they did lose rookie safety Sanders Commings to a broken collarbone on the first day of camp. The 6-foot-6, 354-pound Tepper has bounced through Dallas and Indianapolis, where he played in six games and made four starts last season.
Jim Field speaks with Bruce Henderson about the upcoming Atlanticfest Road Race.
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FOR SALE: set of Chicago cutlery knives, with sharpening steel and wood holder. $25. 70’s orange molded chair. $25. Atari game controllers, round knobs and levers, $20. 712-243-4786.
FOR SALE: 2 pod racers and battle pack along with other vintage toys. Please call 243-4131.
WANTED: Looking to purchase sweet corn to freeze. Call 712-243-5096.
An official in Pottawattamie County reports that on Wednesday (July 31st), seven Southwest Iowa non-profit animal welfare organizations came together to create the Southwest Iowa Animal Coalition. Pott. County Supervisor Loren Knauss, facilitator of the Coalition, says the regional collaboration is comprised of: Catnip & Tails Rescue (in Council Bluffs), The Harrison County Humane Society (in Logan), Lusco Farms Rescue (in Malvern), Montgomery County Animal Rescue (in Red Oak), People for Paws (in Shenandoah), The Pottawattamie County Animal Shelter (Pottawattamie County), and the Western Iowa Feral & Homeless Cat Program (in Walnut). Each organization has committed to working together to improve the health, safety and quality of life of our communities through the humane treatment and management of animals in Southwest Iowa.
Knauss said “The Southwest Iowa Animal Coalition is the first regional collaboration of animal welfare organizations of its kind in Southwest Iowa. We have made the decision to design a new way for animal welfare and government organizations to work together in an effort to increase the number of animal adoptions, to better promote spay/neuter and microchip programs, to increase education and outreach, and to help create a more consistent and effective approach to animal control in Southwest Iowa.”
Sheila McKern with the Pott. County Animal Shelter, says the problem of neglected and unwanted animals in Southwest Iowa has no borders. McKern says “Owners that do not spay and neuter their animals have helped to increase the number of unwanted animals that are abandoned throughout Southwest Iowa. To solve the problem in one community, you must also attempt to solve the problem in all the surrounding communities. And this can only happen when everyone is working as a team. The animal coalition is our team effort.”
Linda Hoefing, with People for Paws says “The Southwest Iowa Animal Coalition has become the foundation for what we see as a regional team effort to reduce the number of neglected, unwanted, and abandoned animals in Southwest Iowa. Through shared adoption efforts, education programs, spay and neuter programs, microchipping, and a discussion on the best practices for addressing animal control, we feel we can take a realistic approach to reducing the number of unwanted and abandoned animals in our region.”
Knauss said the coalition has partnered with Petco in Council Bluffs, and Orschelin Farm & Home in Red Oak, Iowa to hold two regional adoption and microchip events in an effort to increase the number of animal adoptions and use of identification microchips in Southwest Iowa. The use of microchips has helped to increase the likelihood that lost, stolen, and injured pets are successfully returned to owners.
The first regional adoption and microchip event will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at Petco, at 3271 Marketplace Drive, in Council Bluffs. The second regional adoption and microchip event will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at Orschelin Farm & Home in Red Oak.
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