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Body of missing kayaker from Frederika found in NE Iowa

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May 28th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The search for a missing kayaker in northeast Iowa has ended in tragedy. Monday, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported seeing what they believed was a body in the Upper Iowa River near Lundy Bridge in Winneshiek County. Authorities say the Decorah Fire Department confirmed a short time later that was the body of 39-year-old Justin Limkemann of Frederika.

Limkemann was last seen May 18th when he went kayaking on the Upper Iowa River near Decorah. A capsized kayak and several items belonging to Limkemann were found on the 19th.

Webster City firefighters rescue kayaker from rain-swollen river

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May 28th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A recreational boater was rescued late Saturday from the flooded Boone River in Hamilton County. The Webster City Fire Department received a call after the individual had fallen off of a kayak. The fire department used a rescue boat to rescue the person. The rescue was reported in the Boone River between Webster City and Stratford. The individual was hanging on to the kayak at the time of the rescue.

Once the person was rescued, the person was taken to Van Diest Medical Center in Webster City for further care and evaluation. The Boone River is not safe for a boat or kayak to be on due to the river cresting over 10 feet.

Atlantic RAGBRAI “Atlantipalooza” Merchandise Still Available

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May 28th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic RAGBRAI® Committee continues to sell Atlantipalooza merchandise, a collection of tee shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops, and stickers. The Atlantipalooza merchandise was launched during a Town Hall meeting early this May. The committee chose a music festival theme and came up with Atlantipalooza as a play off the well-known music festival Lalapalooza.

The merchandise features the bold “Atlantipalooza” logo on brightly colored tank tops, tee shirts, sweatshirts, and stickers. The committee has limited designs and sizes on hand at the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, but the full line of merchandise can be viewed and purchased online at www. AtlanticRAGBRAI.com

The Atlantic RAGBRAI Committee will continue to meet regularly to plan for Atlantipalooza on July 22nd. All forms and information available can be accessed on the website www.atlanticragbrai.com. Community members and riders alike are encouraged to follow Atlantic RAGBRAI on Facebook and Instagram for all things Atlantic RAGBRAI.

JERRY NORMAN JUHLER, 72, of Griswold (Celebration of Life 6/1/24)

Obituaries

May 28th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

JERRY NORMAN JUHLER, 72, a resident of the Griswold Rehabilitation and Health Center Center, died Nov. 17, 2023. A Celebration of Life for JERRY JUHLER will be held from 2-until 4-p.m. Saturday, June 1st, 2024, at America’s Best Value Inn & Suites in Atlantic (1902 E. 7th Street). Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

ROSE MARIE PETERSEN, 92, of Avoca (Svcs. 5/21/24)

Obituaries

May 28th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

ROSE MARIE PETERSEN, 92, of Avoca, died Thursday, May 23, 2024, at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Funeral services for ROSE MARIE PETERSEN will be held 11-a.m. Friday, May 31st, 2024, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

The family will greet friends at Trinity Lutheran Church on Friday, from 10-until 11-a.m.

Burial is in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.

ROSE MARIE PETERSEN is survived by:

Her sons – Terry (Melody) Beck, of Norfolk, NE; Allan (Pam) Petersen, and Mike (Molly) Petersen, all of Avoca.

Her daughters – Kathy Beck, of Avoca; Christy Benavidez, of Henderson, NV; and Debbie Fledge, of Madison, NE.

16 grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren; 5 great-great grandchildren; other family and many friends.

Montgomery County Emergency Manager’s update on last week’s tornadoes

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May 28th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Montgomery County Emergency Management Director Brian Hamman, today (Tuesday), updated the status of repairs following tornadoes that caused damage last week. He started his report on the latest information on the number and strength of the tornadoes. A lot of the information is still in the preliminary stages. Hamman said there were four tornadoes.

He said there was extensive, scattered damage throughout the County, along the twister’s paths.

Montgomery County Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Hamman (5/28/24)

Hamman said as with any storms, there was extensive tree damage. He’s said they’re still working on getting a dollar amount of the damage to homes, property and infrastructure from the tornadoes and flooding, altogether. Brian Hamman said Secondary Roads also took a big hit, including the destruction of a road, gravel loss, signs and tree removal. The Conservation Department, he said, also has a lot of damage to contend with, estimated “On the lower side of $100,000,” Hamman said. He’s working to get volunteers organized to help clear the trails later this week. The City of Red Oak’s Public Works Department building was damaged in the storms.

Montgomery County’s Communications tower located west of Villisca, was topped in the storm, and another was damaged. It was an emotional topic for him to discuss.

It’s not clear when the tower will be replaced, but the best case scenario, would be about one-year. The north site tower, Hamman said, was still standing, but the micro-wave link is out-of-alignment, and is scheduled to be aligned later this week. He said with the one tower down, there will be a loss of communications in the County, especially in the southeast part of the County, but there are work-around solutions, including fiber optics.

Montgomery County Engineer Karen Albert said there is still a road closed due to a washout resulting from the storms.

Montgomery County Engineer Karen Albert

She said they lost 50 signs to the storms. President Biden has approved a Disaster Declaration for the County.

Glenwood Police arrest 2 on separate charges

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May 28th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Glenwood, Iowa) – Police in Glenwood say there were two arrests over the weekend. On Sunday, 19-year-old Josiah Franklin, of Omaha, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance. He posted a $1,000 bond and was released. And, on Friday, 25-year-old Montana Garbez, of Glenwood, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension. Garbez posted a $300 bond, and was released.

(Update) Squirrel causes power outage in Atlantic on Monday

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May 28th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – A squirrel that got into a line at 7th and Mulberry in Atlantic, Monday afternoon, causing power to be knocked-out to some 300 customers of Atlantic Municipal Utilities. AMU General Manager Steve Tjepkes told KJAN the incident caused a couple of “phase” issues, which resulted in scattered sections of the eastern side of Atlantic were without power for about an hour while crews effected repairs on the system. A loud boom could be heard just before the power went out, followed by the sounds of a transformer shorting out. The Cass County Communications Center reported traffic lights were out in areas mainly east of Chestnut Street, including 7th and Plum.

Various locations, including the Dollar General Store, Hy-Vee, McDonalds, the Atlantic High School and Middle School, Murphy USA and the AmericInn were in the dark for a while, while other sites, including WalMart (which has an emergency generator), were up and running as usual. Others commented their lights only flickered, but stayed-on.

 

NW Iowa native and her dog to appear on nationally-televised talent show

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May 28th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A former Storm Lake resident will be featured on the season premiere of “America’s Got Talent.” Amy Freese (Freeze) will be on the show Tuesday with her basset hound Daisy, who does obstacle course runs. “We’ve been practicing together for about four to five years and what we’ve been doing is posting our videos on our social media just because she’s funny but also it’s just really nice to showcase that, a little tiny dog like her can do something that typically big dogs have an easier time doing,” she says.

Freese says one of her social media followers works on the show. “Sent me a message that he had a basset himself and he knew how hard it was to train a basset hound to go through a tunnel and go over jumps and even just listen,” she says, “because basset hounds do tend to be a little stubborn. And he just said, ‘Hey, it’s amazing what she does,’ and he just suggested that we audition for America’s Got Talent.”  She decided to do it. “In December and January, we created a video audition. Later in January, we heard that they wanted us to come and do a live audition. So very quickly had to kind of pull our act together,” Freese says. “My husband drove the dog all the way out to California. I flew and then you’re there for two days. You’re there for a day of practice, and then you’re there for a day of filming your act in front of a live audience.”

Freese says you face a lot of competition to get on the show. “I’ve heard there’s approximately 6,500 video auditions each season and then about 120 to 130 make it to the stage in front of the judges, so that’s very exciting,” she says. “From there, the judges vote on you, yes or no. And then of the 130 that get on stage, maybe 30 go to the live show, which will happen later in the season.”

Freese’s act also includes her other dog, a bloodhound named Clifford. Her audition will be part of the “America’s Got Talent” season premiere at 7 pm on NBC. Freese graduated from Storm Lake High School in 1993, and graduated from Buena Vista University in 1997. She lives in Chicago and works as a special education administrator.

WEEK OF MAY 27, 2024

Trading Post

May 28th, 2024 by Jim Field

FOR SALE: 4 brand new Ivory Lace panel curtains with scalloped edges.  58″x64″. Not wide enough for intended windows. $18 each. Call 712-268-2609

WANTED: A small pickup to buy or trade for a 2002 Ford Explorer. Also looking for a driver side seat for 2002 Ford Explorer…or someone to look at mine to see if it can be fixed. Also looking for a owner’s manual/fix it book for a Deluxe scooter. Call Fred at 712-243-4016

FOR SALE: Super Boom Turbo Diesel New Holland Skid Loader. Put new Catepillar wheels on it. Hoses have been placed. Cylinders have been rebuilt. Asking $16,000 or would consider a trade in for it. Also, Nissan Titan pickup. Has new wheels on it. Replacing transmission on it. Should be ready to go in the next two weeks. Asking $16,000 for it or make an offer. FOR SALE: A state of the art Westinghouse Hot Water Heater. Bought it for $2,400, asking $700. Call 712-355-1566 in Council Bluffs.

Garage Sale: Wednesday, May 29 and Thursday, May 30 at 1101 Roosevelt Drive in Atlantic. Boys and Girls clothing size 4 and up. Lots of knick knacks and miscellaneous.

FREE:  Maytag washer/dryer set, old but good.  712-250-1005GONE!

FOR SALE:  2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab LT pickup 4D, Z71, Brown, 99,500 miles, very clean with no rust. Tires with less than 5,000 miles.  Asking $17,500.  Call 712-254-1177SOLD!

WANTED:  Caring, responsible person wanted to provide part-time oversight of a high functioning special needs person.  Competitive pay, expenses paid.  Background check required.  Call 402-659-2752.

FOR SALE: 3 coolers with drain plugs. One is a Yeti. Asking $100 on the Brand New Yeti, $20 each on the other 2. Also have a Huffy bicycle for sale. Make offer. 712-243-4308

FOR SALE: SOLD A pair of H&H brown cowboy boots, size 12-D. Never worn. $20. Still available: An MTD 4.5 horsepower engine with new oil and new air filter. $20. Call 712-304-4550.

WANTED:  New to Atlantic Iowa and needing a vehicle to get me from my home to my job at Fareway. It can be old and ugly and barely going, just need something to help get around town. 720-629-8624

FOR SALE:   ODL Encapsulated Add On White Aluminum Door Blind. 29 1/2 × 68 3/8. New, never used. Would not fit over our door trim. Great for adding blinds for privacy that don’t have to be dusted. Less expensive that buying a new door. Call 712-249-5206. We paid $175.00 and would take $125.00 or best offer.