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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A new monthly survey suggests the economy remains strong in nine Midwest and Plains states and business will continue to improve in the months ahead. The overall index for the region declined to 55.6 in June from 56.2 in May, but any score above 50 suggests growth.
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says business leaders expect slower growth in the next few months. Modest job growth is also expected as the hiring index dropped to 53.7 in June from May’s 59.3.
The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota. 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.
Police in Red Oak report the arrest on Sunday of a woman on Child Endangerment charges. Officials say officers responded to a call about an infant that was inside a car parked near a store, with its windows up and the engine shut-off. It was unclear how long the two-year old child had been inside the vehicle.
While Police searched the store for the driver of the vehicle, other officers removed the child from the car and placed her in a patrol car. The infant was said to be sweating and breathing hard. Red Oak Rescue crews examined the child, who began to have less labored breathing during the examination.
The child’s grandmother, and driver of the vehicle, 56-year-old Vicky Sue Allen, of Red Oak, was located about 30 minutes later. Allen was taken into custody on a charge of child endangerment. She was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $2,000 bond.
Authorities notified the child’s father, who took custody of the girl and brought her home.
A traffic stop Friday evening in Taylor County resulted in numerous charges. Lenox Police stopped a pickup at around 8-p.m. in the 500 block of West Nebraska for equipment violations and for the driver failing to wear a seatbelt. The driver denied having identification on him but identified himself as 46-year old Tinoco Alvarez, of Lenox.
A routine check of his drivers status showed he did not have a Iowa drivers license and that he was wanted on an arrest warrant from California. At that time he was handcuffed and searched. The search located a California identification card in the name he provided as well as a Kansas identification with his picture but in a different name. during questioning he admitted using the false name to obtain employment.
Alvarez was arrested and charged with failure to have a drivers license, failure to have insurance, failure to wear a seat belt and identity theft, a Class D Felony. Additional charges are pending further investigation. He was transported to the Taylor County jail for processing
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NORMA L. McMAHON, 85, of Atlantic, died Sun., June 30th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Visitation for NORMA McMAHON will be held from 9- until 11:00-a.m. Sat., July 6th, at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.
A private family committal service will be held in the Atlantic Cemetery.
Condolences may be left online at www.rolandfuneralservice.com
NORMA McMAHON is survived by:
Daughters, Mary (Mike) Knight of Des Moines; Ruth (JR) Richter of Atlantic; and Kimberly (Rudy) Noriega of Phoenix, AZ
Brothers, Jerome Shaw of Bothell, WA and Bill (Shirley) Shaw of Audubon
Sisters, Opal Smith of Clarion and Alice (Duane) Brown of Atlantic
Four grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
MAXINE SHEWMAN, 95, of Atlantic, died Sun., June 30th, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral service for MAXINE SHEWMAN will be held 10-a.m. Sat., July 6th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.
Visitation with the family is from 9-a.m. to 10-a.m. Saturday, at the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Prairie Rose Cemetery southeast of Corning.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
MAXINE SHEWMAN is survived by:
Her daughters – Beverly Anstey, of Ralston, NE; Patricia (Robert) Salzman, of Tucson, AZ, & Kathy (Michael) Bustos, of Omaha.
6 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great grandchildren.
345 AM CDT
EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 80. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 80. NORTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S.
INDEPENDENCE DAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 60S. HIGH IN THE MID 80S.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With a historically productive legislative session wrapped up and bills signed with suitable pomp, Republican Governor Terry Branstad is setting himself up to run for an unprecedented sixth term in 2014. Although Branstad isn’t indicating his plans, his powerful political operation is gearing up this summer with staffing and fundraising.
FAYETTE, Iowa (AP) — The northeastern Iowa city of Fayette has hired a new police chief to lead a department the city almost eliminated. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that 44-year-old Brad Gardner will be Fayette’s new police chief. Gardner will be sworn in at today’s city council meeting.
MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Police are investigating a shooting inside a Muscatine home that left one person dead and another wounded. Muscatine Police said the shooting happened around 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon. Officers entered the home and found two people with gunshot wounds. One person was dead, and the other person was taken to a hospital in Iowa City. The victims’ names were not immediately released.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man charged with sharing child pornography has been found dead. The Polk County Sheriff’s office says 48-year-old Paul Hildreth was found dead shortly after 1 p.m. yesterday at a rural Polk City home. The sheriff’s office says Hildreth’s death does not appear suspicious, but the case is still being investigated.