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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING AUDUBON/GUTHRIE/CARROLL/GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 5-PM

Weather

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

420 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

NORTHERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 416 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AUDUBON…

AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

COON RAPIDS…GLIDDEN…GRAY…DEDHAM…WILLEY…BAYARD…BAGLEY

AND RALSTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A

BUILDING.

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING CASS & GUTHRIE COUNTIES UNTIL 10:30-P.M.

Weather

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

416 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…

CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

SOUTHERN AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

SOUTHWESTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 415 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE

WARNED AREA. RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE

AREA…WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF AROUND AN INCH EXPECTED THROUGH

5 PM EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…

ATLANTIC…AUDUBON AND GRISWOLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…

COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS…STREAMS AND

OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.

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1-A/2-A Girls State Golf Final Results

Sports

May 29th, 2013 by Jim Field

Complete results are located HERE

1-A Team:
1. Grundy Center         357    354     711
2. Bishop Garrigan     361    352     713
3. Valley             363    356     719
4. Pleasantville         382    382     764
5. New London         387    386     773
6. Gehlen Catholic     393    381     774
7. HLV             409    439     848
8. Corning             463    458     921

1-A Medalist:
1.  Alexa Capesius, Bishop Garrigan     79    71     150
10. Kaleigh Westlake, Corning         91    86     177
39. Serena Robinette, Griswold     114    100     214

2-A Team:
1. Alta-Aurelia             339    345     684
2. Dike-New Hartford         365    367     732
3. Nashua-Plainfield         363    376     739
4. Emmetsburg             376    372     748
5. Audubon                 375    390     765
6. Sumner-Fredericksburg     377    390     767
7. Central Decatur             389    406     795
8. North-Linn             419    425     844

2-A Medalist:
1. Sarah McMichael, Nashua-Plainfield     79    81     160
3. Taylor Gardner – Missouri Valley         80    83     163
9. Shelby Williams, CAM/A-C             82    87     169
10. Susie Bylund, Audubon             88    83     171
14. Lexie Thygesen, Audubon             86    90     176

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Flash Flood Warning until 9-pm: Adair/Dallas/Madison Counties

Weather

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

MADISON IA-ADAIR IA-DALLAS IA-
 351 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013
 
 …FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN DALLAS…
 NORTHEASTERN ADAIR AND MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT…
 
 AT 351 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
 THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
 ADDTIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM
 THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA.
 
 RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
 OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH  FLOODING INCLUDE…
 ADEL…DALLAS CENTER…DE SOTO…EARLHAM…GREENFIELD…WAUKEE AND
 WINTERSET.

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MARJORIE KILLION, 82,of Orient (Svcs. 6/3/13)

Obituaries

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

MARJORIE KILLION, 82,of Orient, died Wed., May 29th, at the Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston. Funeral services for MARJORIE KILLION will be held at 10-a.m. Mon., June 3rd, at the Orient United Methodist Church. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 2nd from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield, where the family will greet friends on Sunday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the church following the committal services at the cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the Orient Plymouth Congregational Church or to the Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston.

MARJORIE KILLION is survived by:

Her husband – Dale Killion, of Orient.

Her children – Dale LeRoy Killion of Orient; Kathryn Ann Wright and husband Jarrett of Des Moines; Richard Lee Killion of Orient; Dennis Gene Killion of Orient and Kristy Lynn Miller and husband Ed of Creston.

Her sisters – Louise Shirley Sackett and husband Virgil of Des Moines and Mildred Elaine Clayton of Orient.

Her brothers – Ray Dean Clayton and wife Victoria of Dexter and Robert Eugene Clayton and wife Kathy of Des Moines.

9 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, 6 great great grandchildren, her sister-in-law, other relatives and friends.

 

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Police: Person shot on Nebraska-Iowa bridge dies

News

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Police say one of three people shot on a pedestrian bridge that connects Omaha with Council Bluffs, Iowa, has died. Omaha police say 26-year-old Shamari Richards died Wednesday morning from injuries sustained on the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge. The other victims, 29-year-old Kevin Jenkins and 19-year-old Jeremy Fejeran, have non-life threatening injuries. The shootings were reported a little after 1:15 a.m. Wednesday. The bridge closes at 11 p.m. Police say there had been a disturbance at the bridge before the shots rang out.

Witnesses told officers that they heard gunshots and then saw a crowd of people scatter. Police didn’t report any arrests.

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Corning man arrested Wednesday

News

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Wednesday, of Jacob Jones, from Corning. Jones was taken into custody on a warrant for Failure to Appear. He was being held in the Adams County Jail on $5,000 bond.

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Tornado Watch issued for part of SW IA

Weather

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

WS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
 335 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013

THE SEVERE STORMS PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN, OK., HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH #243) IN EFFECT UNTIL 11-P.M. CDT WED., MAY 29TH, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IA : FREMONT AND MILLS.

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
   FAR SOUTHWEST IOWA
   NORTHEAST KANSAS
   SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
 
 * EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM
   UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.
 
 * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…
   SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE
   SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
     INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
   SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
 
 THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE
 MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF
 SALINA KANSAS TO 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF LINCOLN NEBRASKA.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
 
 REMEMBER…A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
 TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
 AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
 THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
 AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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Bates arrested Wednesday on Audubon County warrant

News

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A woman who was sentenced Tuesday in Cass County District Court to a total of 20-years in prison on drug, conspiracy and criminal mischief charges, was arrested by authorities in Audubon County today (Wednesday), on drug and child endangerment charges. 46-year old Katrina Sue Bates, of Walnut, was taken into custody at around 1:30-p.m.  on charges that include: Possession of Methamphetamine/3rd offense; Possession of contraband in a Correctional Facility, and, Child Endangerment.

The charges were filed in Sept. 2010, following an investigation into a traffic stop on March 12th, 20120, in Audubon County. Bates is currently being held in the Audubon County Jail awaiting an appearance before the magistrate.

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Severe Thunderstorm warning update: Cass/Audubon Counties

Weather

May 29th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

AUDUBON IA-CASS IA-
 314 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013
 
 …A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CASS AND
 SOUTHWESTERN AUDUBON COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT…
 
 AT 310 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ATLANTIC…AND
 MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
 
 HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
 
 SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
 
 IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND
          DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.
 
 LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
 WIOTA…ANITA AND BRAYTON.
 
 THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 73.

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