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EARL F. GUTTENFELDER, JR., 73, of Atlantic (No services)

Obituaries

August 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

EARL F. GUTTENFELDER, JR., 73, of Atlantic, died Monday, August 8th, at home. Cremation has taken place, and No Services are planned for EARL GUTTENFELDER, JR. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic is in charge of the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

KRISTIE K. MILLS, 52, of Atlantic (Svcs. 8/12/16)

Obituaries

August 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

KRISTIE K. MILLS, 52, of Atlantic, died Tue., Aug. 9th, at the Exira Care Center. Funeral services for KRISTIE MILLS will be held 2-p.m. Friday, Aug. 12th, at the Evangelical Free Church, in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be held one-hour prior to the service (1-to 2-pm) Friday, at the Evangelical Free Church in Atlantic. A signing of the guest book is available during daily business hours until the time of service.

Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

KRISTIE MILLS is survived by:

Her husband – Matt Mills.
Her children – Danielle (Jeremy) Warren, Robert (Andrea) Malloy, Matthew Mills, Darien Mills.

Her step-children: Tyler and Cody Mills.

Her dad and step-mother: Kenneth (Marcia) Snyder.

Her sister – Kennett (Bruce) Palmer, Kennell Gust (& Special friend Matt Denny).

and 6 grandchildren.

CHARLES J. HARMAN, JR., 36 (Visitation & Vigil Svc. 8/12/16)

Obituaries

August 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CHARLES J. HARMAN, JR., 36, died Sunday, August 7th. The family of CHARLES HARMAN, JR., will receive friends on Friday, Aug. 12th, from 4-until 6-p.m. at the Bel Air Chapel (12100 W. Center Road, in Omaha), with a Vigil service at 6-p.m. Heafey-Heafey-Hoffman-Dworak and Cutler Funeral Home/Bel Air Chapel has the arrangements.

Memorials may be directed to the Harman Children Education Fund; The family is also accepting donations at www.gofundme.com/s-a-k-fam-fund.

CHARLES HARMAN, JR. is survived by:

His wife – Kari.

His children – Kaya Mallett, Chayton and Coyle Harman.

His parents – Donna (LLoyd) Dunn, Charles (Betty) Harman, and Susie (Craig) Fusselman.

His sister – Jennifer (Jim) Dutcher.

His brothers – Matthew and Mark.

other relatives, his many club brothers and sisters of the Bloodrose Motorcycle Club, and many friends.

ANN [Levis] NIELSEN, 68, of Waverly & formerly of Audubon (Svcs. 8/13/16)

Obituaries

August 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ANN [Levis] NIELSEN, 68, of Waverly (& formerly of Audubon), died August 4th, at her home in Waverly. A Celebration of Life Memorial service for ANN NIELSEN will be held 1-p.m. Saturday, August 13th, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery at Audubon.

ANN [Levis] NIELSEN is survived by:

Her husband – Steve Nielsen, of Waverly.

Her daughters – Jensine (Jason) Scanlan, of Fredericka, IA, and Emily Heim, of Zearing.

Her brother – Lance (Gayle) Levis, of Lake Panorama.

Her sister – Cheryl (John) Rigler, of New Hampton.

3 grandchildren, other relatives, her in-laws, and many friends.

USDA pegs value of Iowa cropland at $8000 an acre, down 2.4 percent from 2015

Ag/Outdoor, News

August 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Farmland values in Iowa have dipped for the second year in a row according to the U.S.D.A. The U-S-D-A’s National Agricultural Statistics Services estimates the average price for Iowa “cropland” is now eight-thousand dollars ($8,000) an acre. That’s a nearly two-and-a-half percent decline from 2015. Experts say the drop is fueled by low commodity prices. The average price for Iowa land used as pasture for livestock is 34-hundred dollars, unchanged from a year ago.

A spring survey of realtors who sell Iowa farmland indicated a bigger drop in the price for Iowa cropland, of nearly nine percent. The U.S.D.A.’s report concluded the total value for farm real estate in Iowa is 244 TRILLION dollars. That’s the value of all the agland as well as the barns and farmhouses in Iowa.

The RENTAL price for cropland in Iowa averaged 235-dollars ($235) an acre for this growing season. That’s down 15 dollars an acre from a year ago.

(Radio Iowa)

New ‘Anti-Trump’ independent has 10 days to qualify for Iowa ballot

News

August 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

An “anti-Trump” Republican plans to run for president as an independent — and he has until Friday, August 19th to collect enough qualifying petition signatures to get his name printed on Iowa’s General Election ballots. Forty-year-old Evan McMullin is a former C.I.A. counter-terrorism operative. He’s left his job as the chief policy director for Republicans in the U.S. House and is running as an independent candidate for president. He’s already missed the filing deadline in two dozen states.

To get his name on Iowa’s 2016 General Election ballot, McMullin and his supporters must do this: They have to circulate nominating petitions and get the signatures of at least 15-hundred Iowa registered voters — and Iowans from at least 10 counties must be represented on those petitions.

In 2004, Ralph Nader’s supporters had to collect petition signatures to get his name printed on the Iowa ballot. A John Kerry supporter challenged some of the signatures, but a three-member panel approved the petitions and Nader was listed as an independent candidate that year. In 1992, Ross Perot’s supporters completed a similar petition process and Perot was listed as the Reform Party candidate on Iowa ballots.

In 1980, former Republican Congressman John Anderson of Illinois ran for president as an independent in every state.

(Radio Iowa)

Phone call prompts another warning about IRS scams

News

August 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Iowans are being reminded to beware of phone calls from someone claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service. One of the would-be scammers called a radio station in southwest Iowa recently and the entire call was recorded.  “Sir, the reason behind the call is to inform you there is a lawsuit filed against your name by the IRS regarding the tax evasion,” the caller said. “Are you aware about this lawsuit before?” When the radio station employee said no, the caller began with the scam.

“We came to know there were some miscalculations, some errors in your tax filing,” the caller said. “I’m not blaming on you that you’ve not paid your taxes. I know you pay your tax regularly, but the amount you’re filing as your tax was not correct. You were filing some of the wrong amounts which you actually have to pay to the government as your tax.” The caller didn’t like being questioned.

“I want to notify you that this line are being recorded and monitored by the IRS,” he said. “Please do not interrupt me and listen to me very carefully. Once I complete my part, after that, I will give you time to ask me the question, but until that time, you have to listen to me very carefully.” The scammer claimed the IRS was owed nearly 39-hundred dollars which needed to be paid immediately.

Upon being informed he’d called a radio station and that the conversation was being recorded, he hung up. Iowans are warned to not give this sort of caller any personal information and to just hang up. The I-R-S does not conduct business this sort of business on the phone. It’s done by mail.

(Radio Iowa)

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties, 8/10/2016

Weather

August 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Early This Morning: Clear. Patchy fog. South wind near 5 mph.

Today: Mostly sunny. Hot and humid. Patchy fog through mid morning. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. High around 90. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Highest heat index readings 100 to 102 in the afternoon.

Tonight: Partly cloudy until early morning then becoming mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Low in the mid 70s. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Hot and humid. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. High in the lower 90s. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent. Highest heat index readings 100 to 105 in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Thunderstorms likely. Low around 70. South wind 5 to 15 mph decreasing to up to 5 mph after midnight. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent. Highest heat index readings 100 to 102 through midnight.

Friday: Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the mid 80s. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. High in the lower 80s.

Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., August 10th 2016

News

August 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa side of a pedestrian bridge that connects Omaha, Nebraska, to Council Bluffs has reopened. The Daily Nonpareil reports that the bridge reopened Tuesday morning after closing early Monday for construction work. The Iowa side of the bridge had been scheduled to remain closed until 6 p.m. Tuesday, but officials say work near the entrance at Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park in Council Bluffs was completed early.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested a 30-year-old Des Moines mother after finding her toddler alone in his home’s backyard sucking on a frozen chicken breast. Television station KCCI reports that officers went to the home Monday and found the 2-year-old boy alone in a filthy diaper. A small dog was also in the backyard, trying to get the chicken from him. The mother was later arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and drug possession.

MONTROSE, Iowa (AP) — Voters in southeast Iowa’s Lee County will decide whether to end their unique status as the state’s only county with two functioning courthouses. The Hawk Eye in Burlington reports the Lee County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday morning to place a bond referendum on the Nov. 8 ballot seeking funding for a new courthouse estimated to cost $8.5 million. Officials haven’t determined where the courthouse would be located but Supervisor Don Hunold has suggested it be built in Montrose.

OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — The chief Wapello County prosecutor says two Ottumwa officers were justified in shooting an armed man. The officers were checking a report June 25 about a man shooting a rifle. Police have said the man wouldn’t put down his rifle and pointed it toward one of the officers before they fired, striking him twice.

Holt sparks 8th inning rally as Reds beat Cardinals 7-4

Sports

August 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Duvall drove in two runs and Tyler Holt’s double drove in the game-winning run as the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 on Tuesday night. Holt’s double off Matt Bowman (1-4) broke a 4-4 tie in the eighth. He then scored from second on an infield hit by Billy Hamilton after Cardinals second baseman Matt Carpenter bobbled a barehanded attempt to get the speedy Hamilton at first.

Duvall’s two-run single in the third broke a career high 0-for-18 skid and gave the Reds a 2-1 lead. Joey Votto had two hits, an RBI and a walk and has hit safely in 18 of his last 19 games.

Reds lefty Brandon Finnegan struck out five, but walked six in six innings. Michael Lorenzen (2-0) gave up a run in two innings of relief and Raisel Iglesias picked up his first save.

Listen for more action between the Cardinals and the Reds again this evening at 6:15, with the pre-game at 5:20, here on KJAN!