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JOYCE E. WRIGHT, 86, of Casey (Svcs. 5-23-2013)

Obituaries

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

JOYCE E. WRIGHT, 86, of Casey , died Sat., May 18th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Funeral services for JOYCE WRIGHT will be held at 10:30 AM Thurs., May 23rd at United Methodist Church in Casey. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be from 9:30 to 10:30 AM Thurs., May 23rd at the United Methodist Church in Casey.

Burial will be in the Dalmanutha Cemetery in Casey.

JOYCE WRIGHT is survived by:

Sons, Robert (Donna) Wright of Laurel, Delaware; Dick (Jan) Wright of Ames; and Verle (Joyce) Wright of Marshall, VA

Daughter, Renae (Greg) Wedemeyer of Adair

12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

 

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Sidney woman arrested for OWI test failure

News

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report the arrest early this (Sunday) morning, of a Fremont County woman. 41-year old Jill Lynn Davalos, of Sidney, was taken into custody just before 2-a.m., for driving while revoked following an OWI test failure. She was booked into the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 cash bond.

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Red Oak Police make drug arrest

News

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report the arrest late Saturday night of 37-year old Rachel Charise Kathleen Hadden, of Red Oak. Hadden was taken into custody in the 400 block of east Senate Avenue, on a warrant charging her with a felony controlled substance violation. Hadden was booked into the Montgomery County Jail and held, on $50,000 bond.

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Stanton man arrested in Adams County

News

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Saturday evening, of 45-year old Dennis Graham, from Stanton. Graham was pulled over for speeding at around 6:15-p.m., and subsequently arrested for driving while intoxicated, speeding and having an open container. He was being held in the Adams County Jail on bond amounting to nearly $2,195.

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Special Weather Statement: Audubon, Crawford & Carroll Counties

Weather

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

AUDUBON-CARROLL-CRAWFORD-

210 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

…GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE…AT 206 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DENISON…MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL…WINDS UP TO 50 MPH…BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS…ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

MANILLA… GRAY… ASPINWALL…TEMPLETON… MANNING… DENISON…VAIL… HALBUR… DELOIT…WESTSIDE… ARCADIA… KIRON…BREDA…

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN…AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Cancelled

Weather

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 175 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS CANCELS 8 COUNTIES: IN SOUTHWEST IOWA – FREMONT HARRISON MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE

SHELBY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA – MONONA (The Watch was originally set to expire at 4-a.m.)

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Bianchi’s single in 10th lifts Brewers over Cards

Sports

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jeff Bianchi drove in two runs with a 10th-inning single up the middle, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Saturday night. Joe Kelly (0-2) allowed runs for the first time in five appearances and took the loss. He allowed two hits and a walk in one inning for the Cardinals, who fell to 0-3 in extra-inning games.

John Axford (1-3) gave up one hit and two walks in 1 1-3 innings to earn the win. Axford struck out two, including pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso with the bases loaded to end a ninth-inning threat. Jim Henderson worked a perfect inning for his eighth save in eight chances.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Update)

Weather

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

SHELBY IA-MONTGOMERY IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-MILLS IA-PAGE IA-

119 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN SHELBY…MONTGOMERY…EASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE… NORTHEASTERN MILLS AND NORTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTIES… AT 116 AM CDT…A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MACEDONIA TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF CORNING…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… RED  OAK…CLARINDA…OAKLAND…VILLISCA…WALNUT…STANTON…CARSON… EMERSON…ELLIOTT…MACEDONIA…HASTINGS…HENDERSON…

GRANT…HEPBURN AND COBURG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

120 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ADAMS AND TAYLOR COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM CDT…

AT 117 AM CDT…A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF VILLISCA TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF CORNING TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BEDFORD…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 4-a.m. Sunday

Weather

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE

115 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 175 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA: FREMONT HARRISON MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE SHELBY; IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA: MONONA

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Adams & Taylor Counties

Weather

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson 

107 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
  TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 103 AM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF ESSEX TO CLARINDA TO
  HOPKINS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BEDFORD...CORNING...LENOX...ATHELSTAN...NODAWAY...GRAVITY...
  BLOCKTON...CONWAY...CARBON...SHARPSBURG...CLEARFIELD AND PRESCOTT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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