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DRAYKE THOMAS BESCHORNER (Svcs. 4-19-12)

Obituaries

April 14th, 2012 by admin

DRAYKE THOMAS BESCHORNER, of Atlantic, (the son of Kaytie Jo Beschorner, of Atlantic, & Casey Ellerbeck, of Omaha) was born and passed away on Thursday, April 12th, at  Bergen Mercy Hospital in Omaha.  A Memorial service for DRAYKE THOMAS BESCHORNER will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., April 19th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

The family will greet friends at a luncheon in the Hockenberry Family Care Community Room, following the Memorial service.

HARRY CLAIR GILL, 92 of Atlantic (SVCS 4/18/12)

Obituaries

April 14th, 2012 by admin

HARRY CLAIR GILL, 92, of Atlantic died on Saturday, April 14 at the Heritage House in Atlantic.  Funeral services for HARRY GILL will be held on Wednesday, April 18 at 2:00 at the Heritage House in Atlantic.  Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

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Visitation with the family will be held after the service with a luncheon at the Heritage House.

Burial of the ashes will be Saturday, May 26 at 2:00 PM  at the Evergreen Cemetery.

HARRY GILL is survived by:

Jean Gill of Atlantic

Daughter:  Linda Schilling of Chicago, IL

Sister:  Patricia Tungland

Brother:  Ronald Gill

BESSIE E JOHNK, 87 of Atlantic (SVCS 4/17/12)

Obituaries

April 14th, 2012 by admin

BESSIE E JOHNK, 87 of Atlantic died on Friday, April 13 at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center.  Funeral services for BESSIE JOHNK will be held on Tuesday, April 17 at 2:30 PM at the Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic.  Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

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Visiatation will be held on Monday, April 16 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Burial will be in the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut.

BESSIE JOHNK is survived by:

2 Sons:  Wayne Johnk and Larry Johnk, both from Walnut

2 Daughters: Wanda Weidner of Marne and Nancy Brandhoij of Bradgate, IA

12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren

FLOOD ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF FREMONT CO., IA

Weather

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

533 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN…EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 531 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING. OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST THREE HOURS…MORE RAIN IS ON THE WAY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE HAMBURG. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES…MAIN DITCH NUMBER SIX.

SVR TSTRM WARNING: MILLS/FREMONT COUNTY, IA & COUNTIES IN NE

Weather

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 535 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...EAST CENTRAL CASS COUNTY IN EASTERN NEBRASKA…NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 531 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES SOUTH OF PLATTSMOUTH TO 6 MILES EAST OF UNION…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 34 MILES SOUTH OF OMAHA TO 54 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUND CITY…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

PLATTSMOUTH…GLENWOOD…MALVERN…PACIFIC JUNCTION…TABOR…SILVER CITY…THURMAN…HASTINGS AND RANDOLPH. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 35.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY…IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED…ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE…SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

SVR TSTRM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5:45-PM FOR FREMONT CO.

Weather

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

527 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR FREMONT COUNTY, IA…EXTREME EAST CENTRAL OTOE AND NEMAHA (NE) COUNTIES…

AT 521 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEROLOGISTS INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 26 MILES SOUTH OF UNION TO AUBURN…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 58 MILES SOUTH OF OMAHA TO 38 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUND CITY…MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE DAMAGING WINDS.

FLASH FLOOD WARNING: MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Weather

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

513 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…WEST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA… UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 512 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN AND MORE RAIN IS ON THE WAY. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…RED OAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

SEVERE TSTRM WARNING: FREMONT COUNTY

Weather

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

511 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...NEMAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA…OTOE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA…* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 507 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTSIN DICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 19 MILES SOUTH OF SYRACUSE TO JOHNSON…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 43 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LINCOLN TO 46 MILES NORTHWEST OF HIAWATHA…AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE DAMAGING WINDS.* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…NEBRASKA CITY…AUBURN…SIDNEY…HAMBURG…PERU…RIVERTON… TALMAGE…DUNBAR…THURMAN…BROCK…BROWNVILLE…JULIAN AND LORTON VILLAGE.THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 136 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 226 AND 240.

INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 20.

TWO COUNTIES DROPPED FROM TORNADO WATCH IN WESTERN IA

Weather

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

HARRISON AND SHELBY COUNTIES ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN A TORNADO WATCH.

THE REMAINING FAR WEST AND SOUTHWEST COUNTIES (FREMONT MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE) ARE UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 7-P.M..

OTHER COUNTIES IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA (ADAIR, ADAMS,AUDUBON, CASS, GUTHRIE, MADISON, RINGGOLD, TAYLOR & UNION) ARE UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT. (THE WATCH WAS EXTENDED FROM THE ORIGINAL 9-P.M. EXPIRATION TIME)

TORNADO WATCH EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR A PART OF THE AREA

Weather

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

TORNADO WATCH 169 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA: ADAIR ADAMS APPANOOSE AUDUBON CASS CLARKE DALLAS DAVIS DECATUR GUTHRIE JASPER LUCAS MADISON MAHASKA MARION MONROE POLK POWESHIEK RINGGOLD TAYLOR UNION WAPELLO WARREN WAYNE