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(Update) Man from Manning man faces terrorism charge after standoff

News

March 26th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

MANNING, Iowa (AP) – A 58-year-old Manning man faces a felony charge of terrorism after standoff at his home ended in a tear gas cloud.  A Carroll County jailer says David Wurr remained in custody today (Monday), pending $25,000 bail.  The incident began Friday night when a relative asked police to check on Wurr. 
 
Carroll County Sheriff Doug Bass says Wurr had a pistol when he came to the front door a little before 8 p.m. He refused to leave his home but later talked to a negotiator who was called to the scene. Iowa State Patrol Lt. Darin Fratzke says several shots were fired inside the home, then more at officers outside. No injuries were reported.

Around 7:30 a.m. Saturday, tear gas was fired into the home, and officers went in to apprehend Wurr.

(Podcast) Forecast – Mon., March 26 2012

Podcasts, Weather

March 26th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, & weather stats for Atlantic….

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Corps of Engineers finishes inspection tour of Missouri River dams

News

March 26th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Top brass in the U-S Army Corps of Engineers have wrapped up a spring inspection tour of the six dams along the main stem of the Missouri River. All of the dams had to release record amounts of water last spring and summer as the Corps dealt with record levels and historic flooding. Brigadier General John McMahon, commander of the Corps’ Northwest Division, says the recovery and repair process is well underway. “We’re making good progress in the assessments,” General McMahon says. “We have money flowing at one dam. We have construction crews going out that we actually saw at other dams, there was evidence of construction so, the process is working. That’s always good to see. We’ve got a lot to do and we don’t know all that we have to do because we haven’t concluded all of the assessments that we need to do.”

 McMahon says there are critical issues at some of the dams. “There are, but they’re being addressed, as you would expect them to be,” he says. “We have a good scheme of what needs to be done first and those things are being done but no surprises in that regard.” There were several levee breaks downstream of Gavins Point Dam in Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri. McMahon says most of those compromised levees have had at least temporary repairs. “There are other places in northwestern Missouri where we’ve got a lot of work to do but that’s being held up by different aspects of the process,” he says. “We’ve got to get easements, we’ve got to get land and those are responsibilities of the local folks but all of that’s unfolding as we speak.” McMahon says another issue for the Corps will be regaining the trust of the people who live along and near the river.

(Matt Kelley/Radio Iowa)

MAXINE DOLCH, 91, of Atlantic (Svcs 03-31-2012)

Obituaries

March 26th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

MAXINE DOLCH, 91, of Atlantic (a life-long resident of Cass & Montgomery Counties), died Sun., March 25th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Services for MAXINE DOLCH will be held Saturday, March 31st at 10:30am in the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.

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Visitation at the funeral home is open daily from 8am-5:30pm, with the family greeting friends from 9:30am-10:15am prior to the service Saturday.

Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery at Lewis.

Maxine Dolch is survived by:

Her sons – Stephen (Linda) Dolch, of the Morton’s Mill/Villisca area; Vincent (Becky) Dolch, of Elliott; & W. Mark (Priscilla), of Story City.

and 10 grandhcildren.

DOROTHY M. LEBECK, 71, of Audubon (Svcs. 3-28-12)

Obituaries

March 26th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DOROTHY M. LEBECK, 71, of Audubon, died Sat., March 24th, at Creighton University Medical Center, in Omaha. Funeral services for DOROTHY LEBECK will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., March 28th, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where a family visitation takes place beginning at 6-p.m. Tue., March 27th.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

Dorothy Lebeck is survived by:

Her husband – Donald Lebeck, of Audubon.

Her daughters – Donita (John) Nowatzke, Sr., of Kimballton; & Denise (Jeff) Finster, of Hamlin.

Her brother – Robert (Mary) Christensen, of Cherokee.

Her sisters – Marge (Galen) Hansen, of Exira; Lois Pfeiffer, of Lake Havasu, AZ; & Violet Rush, of Atlantic.

6 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, her in-laws, other relatives & friends.

DELORES RAMSEY, 97, of Manning (Svcs. 3/30/12)

Obituaries

March 26th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DELORES RAMSEY, 97, of Manning, died Sun., March 25th, at the Manning Plaza Nursing Home. Services for DELORES RAMSEY will be held on Friday, March 30 at 11:00 AM at the United Methodist Church in Manning.  Ohde Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.

Friends may call on Friday, March 30 from 10:00 AM until the start of the funeral service at the church.

Burial will be at the Manning Cemetery.

DELORES RAMSEY is survived by:

2 sons:  Leonard Ramsey of Coon Rapids;  Denny (Joan) Ramsey of Manning

15 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren, and 26 great-great-grandchildren.

NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties in Iowa: March 26 2012

Weather

March 26th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

356 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 Nat’l. Weather Service/Des Moines

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE NOON. WINDY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOW AROUND 60. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOW IN THE MID 40S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 40S. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S.

Iowa (early) News Headlines: Mon., March 26th 2012

News

March 26th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

BOONE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities are trying to determine whether two Boone police officers acted appropriately when they shot and wounded a fleeing suspect. The Division of Criminal Investigation says it’s investigating what happened around 10:45 Saturday night when the officers went to a home to follow up on a previous incident. The DCI says the man’s identity won’t be released until later today.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a young Iowa mother was upset about custody arrangements one day before killing her 2-year-old son at her apartment and then driving her vehicle into a bridge pillar. Indianola and Des Moines police held a joint news conference yesterday about the deaths of 23-year-old Kelli Sly and her son Gavin.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden will speak in Iowa again this week about the administration’s efforts to create U.S. manufacturing jobs. Wednesday’s speech in Davenport will be the second Iowa speech Biden has given this month. The re-election campaign for Biden and President Barack Obama announced this week’s event yesterday. Biden will speak at PCT Engineered Systems in Davenport.

Fire Weather Watch in effect Tuesday afternoon/evening for parts of western IA

News, Weather

March 26th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

For MONONA & HARRISON Counties….

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE issued 325 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING

DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON TUESDAY, BRINGING LITTLE CHANGE TO TEMPERATURES BUT MUCH DRIER AIR. BEHIND THE FRONT. WESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH, WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HIGH FIRE DANGER.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT BY NOON TUESDAY ACROSS THE AREA, AND WILL REMAIN LOW UNTIL SUNSET. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

Jefferson, IA, Athletic Equipment Supplier Under Disciplinary Investigation

Sports

March 26th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Gymnastics world governing body FIG has opened a disciplinary case against United States equipment supplier American Athletic Inc. over landing mats it provided for the American Cup in New York earlier this month. The FIG says the mats “have no valid FIG certification and … are incongruent” with its specifications. The March 3 event at Madison Square Garden was part of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series. The FIG says it has appointed officials from Belgium, Switzerland and Tunisia to judge the case. AAI, which is based in Jefferson, Iowa, says on it website that it supplied gymnastics equipment to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.