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Today: **ICE STORM WARNING through late this evening**
Area of fog, periods of freezing rain/drizzle this morning; Rain/drizzle this afternoon. High 34. E/SE @ 10-20.
Tonight: Freezing rain or drizzle changing to light snow. Low 31. NW @ 10-15.
Tomorrow: Cldy to P/Cldy. High 38. NW @ 10-20mph.
Wednesday: P/Cldy High 48.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High near 50.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 35. Our Low this morning was 28. We received .2” of an inch of precipitation over the past 24-hours (ending at 7-a.m. today, here in Atlantic. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 20 and the low was -8. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 64 in 1990. The Record Low was -25 in 2009.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Travel remains hazardous in parts of Iowa and Nebraska as ice storms move north and east through the states. Authorities say most roadways that have been treated in anticipation of sleet or freezing rain are safe for cautious navigation. But untreated sidewalks, streets and rural roads could be treacherous Monday.
Fears of widespread power outages Sunday and early Monday have not materialized. Major utilities in both states report that fewer than 20 customers don’t have electricity. Air travel is problematical. More than 20 Monday departures have been canceled at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield and five at Des Moines International Airport.
National Weather Service meteorologist Josh Boustead says more rain is expected in both states Monday, but the temperature in most spots is hovering above the freezing mark.
A collision Saturday night between a Union Pacific train and a small SUV in Marshall County has resulted in the death of a Marshalltown man. The Iowa State Patrol says 62-year old Kyle Dean Quick died at a hospital in Des Moines after he was flown from the scene of the crash that happened at around 8-p.m Saturday, in Marshalltown.
Quick was driving a 1995 Geo Tracker northbound on 6th Street, when he went around the activated railroad crossing arms and was struck by the train. The accident remains under investigation.
The Shenandoah Police Department and law enforcement in southwest Iowa are searching for a woman wanted in connection with a burglary, theft of property and motor vehicle theft at the City of Shenandoah Cemetery garage. 34-year old Karly Jean Glidden (AKA Karly Parker),, of Shenandoah, has active, nationwide, arrest warrants for the crimes of Theft 1st Degree – a Class C Felony, Theft 2nd Degree – a Class D Felony, and Burglary 3rd Degree (Motor Vehicle) 2nd or Subsequent Offense – a Class D Felony.
If you see Glidden, call 911 immediately or the Shenandoah Police Department at 712-246-3512. Citizens are advised NOT to attempt to apprehend any individuals on their own.
DONALD D. ANDERSEN, 86, of Atlantic, died Monday, Jan. 16th, at the Heritage House, in Atlantic. Funeral services for DONALD ANDERSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Monday, Jan. 23rd, at the 1st United Presbyterian Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation is open the funeral home on Saturday (1/21) from 8-a.m. until Noon, and on Sunday from 10-a.m. until the time of family visitation (which is from 4-until 6-p.m. Sunday).; Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
Burial, with Military Honors by the Atlantic Color Guard, will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.
DONALD ANDERSEN is survived by:
His sons – Dean (Tammy) Andersen, of Gretna, NE; Darin (Lori) Andersen, of Council Bluffs, and Damon (Paula) Andersen, of Phoenix, AZ.
and 4 grandchildren.
Today (Monday) marks the halfway point between the purchase of a valuable lottery ticket in eastern Iowa and it’s expiration date. Iowa Lottery spokesperson Mary Neubauer says the $2 million winning Powerball ticket was purchased at a convenience store in Cedar Rapids for the drawing on July 16. After six months, no one has come forward with the ticke “It’s not very often that a prize of this size goes unclaimed for this long,” Neubauer says.
It’s possible the ticket was lost or even thrown away, but Neubauer says it’s not uncommon for frequent players of lottery games to leave the tickets unchecked for long periods of time. “People have said ‘oh yeah, I let them pile up on my dresser’ or one woman who contacted us said she kept her lottery tickets in a cookie jar and she would check the tickets after she got a lot of them in her cookie jar,” Neubauer said.
The $2 million winning ticket will expire at the close of business on July 17, if it isn’t claimed by then. “There are still six months for this particular ticket to go, but with every day that passes, it becomes a little more likely that maybe that ticket isn’t out there anymore,” Neubauer said. “So, we’re just trying to do all we can to get the word out.”
The ticket was purchased at the Hawkeye Convenience Store, 2330 Wiley Blvd. SW in Cedar Rapids. The ticket initially matched the first five numbers but missed the Powerball in the July 16 drawing to win a $1 million prize, but the person who bought the ticket also added the Power Play option to the purchase, which multiplied the prize to $2 million. The winning numbers in the July 16 Powerball drawing were: 11-17-40-50-62 and Powerball 26. The Power Play number was 2.
(Radio Iowa)
VELMA FERN PETERSON, 98, of Anita, died Sunday, Jan. 15th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Funeral services for VELMA PETERSON will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21st, in the Chapel at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Anita.
Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita.
VELMA PETERSON is survived by:
Her daughters – Janice (Gary) Christensen; Joyce (Russel) Strawn; Marilyn Basquin, and Evelyn Jacobs.
Her sister – Doris Taylor, of Indianola.
9 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
JERRY HOLLIDAY, 79, of Atlantic, died Sunday, Jan. 15th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. Cremation has taken place, per his wishes, and Celebration of Life Memorial services for JERRY HOLLIDAY will be held at a later date. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Online condolences may be left at www.RolandFuneralService.com.
JERRY HOLLIDAY is survived by:
His wife – June Holliday, of Atlantic.
EDWIN H. JENSEN, 67, of Atlantic, died Jan. 10th, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Memorial services for EDWIN H. JENSEN will be held 3-p.m. Friday, Jan. 20th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.
There is no visitation.
EDWIN H. JENSEN is survived by:
His wife – Edwina Jensen, of Atlantic.
His daughters – Gina (Dave) Wesson, of Omaha; Tammy Kirk, of Griswold, & Becky (Aaron) Brandwein, of Springfield, MO.
His brother – Gary (Elaine) Jensen, of Atlantic.