The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests. At around 1:15-a.m. today (Tuesday), 29-year old Ahmon Ellis O’Hara, of Harvey, IL., was arrested at 360th Street and Highway 34, on two counts Possession of a Controlled Substance. Bond was set at $2,000. And, Monday afternoon, 32-year old Aaron Justin Bible, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the :Pott. County Jail, on a Mills County warrant for Violation of Probation. Bond was set at $2,000.
VIRGINIA WERNIMONT, 90, of Atlantic, died Tuesday, Dec. 10th, at home. A Mass of Christian Burial for VIRGINIA WERNIMONT will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14th, at the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, in Atlantic. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation at the SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church is on Friday, Dec. 13th, from 4-until 7-p.m., with a Prayer Service at 7-p.m.; Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com.
Burial is in the SS Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery, in Atlantic.
Memorials may be directed to your choice of the following: SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic; St. Croix Hospice in Council Bluffs; Martha’s House of Hope in Ames, or Essential Pregnancy Services, in Omaha.
VIRGINIA WERNIMONT is survived by:
Her daughters – Carol (Ralph) Kramper, of Omaha; Sharon (Jeff) Becker, and Shele (Scott) Blum, all of Ames.
Her son – Dan (Leah) Wernimont, of Pocahontas, IA.
Her sister – Neva Whitaker, of Orange, CA.
22 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
An African man who was trying to build a new life in Cedar Rapids has spent the past 18 months at an Iowa City hospital, recovering from a traffic accident that killed two fellow immigrants. Jean-Claude Shako suffered head and other injuries in the June 25, 2018, collision while he and four other immigrants from the Democratic Republic of Congo were headed to work in Tama.
He’s well enough to be discharged, doctors have said, but he has no family to move in with, no money for a rehabilitation center and isn’t yet eligible for assistance through Medicaid.
Iowans can buy 2020 resident hunting, fishing and other licenses on Dec. 15. Licenses purchased for 2019 expire on Jan. 10. The menu of license options includes the popular Outdoor Combo annual resident hunting/fishing/habitat combo license for $55; the Angler’s Special three-year fishing license for $62; and the Hunter’s Special three-year hunting license with habitat included for $101. Also available is the Bonus Line option for $14 letting resident and nonresident anglers to fish with one more line in addition to the two lines allowed with the regular fishing license.
Upgrade your paper license to a durable hard card with custom art from Iowa artists for only $5. The Iowa DNR now offers a GoOutdoorsIowa mobile app for iPhone and Android devices that allows you to buy and access your license information, no matter where you are. You may download multiple customer licenses to offer one secure digital license document location for families, groups, and more. Licenses are available at 700 locations across the state, and on the DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov/GoOutdoorsIowa.
Hunting and fishing are often enjoyed with family and friends. A fishing or hunting license makes a great stocking stuffer.
The Iowa DNR reports Iowa anglers can buy the Missouri and Big Sioux River paddlefish license and tags starting Dec. 15 through Jan. 7. Buy your special paddlefish license and tags on the Iowa DNR online licenses sales website at https://gooutdoorsiowa.com. A resident license sells for $25.50. You must also have a valid Iowa fishing license. You can buy up to two tags – one from Dec. 15 to Dec. 31 and an additional tag from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7, or two tags if you didn’t buy one in December.
The license, harvest tag(s), and regulations will be mailed to purchasers in mid-January. Purchasers will be asked to complete an electronic survey that helps the Iowa DNR evaluate the success of the paddlefish season. Please complete the survey whether you harvested a paddlefish or not. The Iowa DNR is always working to improve the paddlefish season for anglers; any input provided is considered and is greatly appreciated.
The Missouri and Big Sioux River paddlefish season opens Feb. 4 and runs through April 30.
LOGAN, Iowa—Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) report DNR conservation officers were notified Sunday about a property damage incident in Logan, and later determined a hunter in hunting party was shot during a deer drive. Authorities say 18-year old Chase Maguire, of Logan, was shooting at a deer over a hilltop with a .450 Bushmaster when he missed the deer hitting a house in the distance.
Within the same group, 38-year old Craig Brenden, of Logan, was shot in the lower leg by another member of his hunting party. While the hunter was shooting a deer that had been wounded by another hunter of the party, Brenden was wounded. Investigators are still trying to determine which hunter fired the shot that hit Brenden. Brenden was transported to a local hospital and then air lifted to the University of Nebraska Medical Center and is currently in stable condition.
The investigation into this incident is on-going and no charges have been filed at this time.
Two French companies would pay the University of Iowa more than $1.1 billion to secure the rights to operate its utility system for the next 50 years under a proposal released Tuesday. The Iowa Board of Regents is meeting Tuesday to consider approving the deal with a newly-formed consortium made up of energy company ENGIE and investor and asset manager Meridiam. Gov. Kim Reynolds told the regents that it is a “historic day for higher education in Iowa.” She called it an innovative approach that will create revenue that help finance the school’s strategic plan. Critics have called the deal risky.
The Atlantic School Board will meet 6-p.m. Wednesday, in the High School Media Center. On the agenda for their regular meeting, is approval of resignations, including Jessica Newcomb – Special Education Paraeduactor, and Brad Rasmussen, Asst. Cross County Coach. Also, approval of contract recommendations for Mark Weis – Transportation Director; Ben Bartholomew – Substitute/Activity Driver, and Josh Perkins, Middle School Wrestling Volunteer Coach.
The Board will also act on Fall 2020 Coaching Contracts, as recommended by Activity Director Andy Mitchell. Mitchell recommends the following persons fill certain positions:
In other business, the Atlantic School Board will discuss the District’s Facilities Projects and receive an update from Bob Sweeney, with regard to demolition of the baseball/softball fields and Trojan Bowl. They will also discuss Capital Projects and Long-term planning, along with a District Survey. Following the conclusion of regular business, the Board will adjourn into a closed session with regard to negotiations and strategic planning.
LaVon Eblen visits with Tova Brandt of the Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn.
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(Radio Iowa) — The Republican leader in the Iowa Senate predicts the 2020 Iowa legislature will likely raise the legal age for buying and possessing tobacco and e-cigarette products from 18 to 21. “We’re at a unique period that we’ve never really been at where almost everyone across the board is in favor of raising it to 21, including the tobacco companies. They’ve never had that position.”
Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver of Ankeny says legislators are hearing from constituents who are scared about the growing “vaping” problem in Iowa high schools AND middle schools. “That’s a real issue and a serious issue,” Whitver says. “If we can raise it to 21, we think that might have a shot to eliminating the vaping that’s occurring in our schools.”
Whitver made his comments during taping of the Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press” program that will be broadcast this Friday. Near the end of the 2019 legislative session, the president of the senate unveiled a bill to raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products — including the pods used for “vaping” with an e-cigarette. Whitver says that initial discussion has laid the groundwork for action in 2020. Public health officials say there have been 49 cases in Iowa of respiratory problems linked to vaping. All but 10 of those cases involved the use of vaping and e-cigarette products that illegally contained T-H-C, the active ingredient in marijuana. No vaping-related deaths have been reported in Iowa.
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