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Jim Field visits with State Historical Society of Iowa Curator Leo Landis about a program he will present Sunday at 2:00 pm at the American Legion Memorial Building in Atlantic focusing on the contributions of Iowans in World War I.
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Today: Mostly cloudy w/scattered light rain or drizzle this afternoon. High around 58. SE @ 15-30.
Tonight: Light rain. Low 36. N @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Cloudy w/light rain or flurries in the morning. High 40. NW @ 20-35.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 47.
Monday: P/Cldy. High 57.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 49 (Our 24-hour High at 7-a.m. today. During the day, the High was 46). The Low this morning (24-hour Low) was 18 (Overnight, temps rose into the 40’s). Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 71 and the low was 40. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 73 in 1941. The Record Low for this date was -2 in 1959.
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WILMA M. FAGAN, 89, of Adair, died Thursday, Nov. 16th, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Funeral services for WILMA FAGAN will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., Nov. 20th, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Adair. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Adair has the arrangements.
Visitation with her family will be held 2-until 4-p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19th at the funeral home, where a Rosary begins at 3:30-p.m., Sunday.
Burial will be at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Adair.
Memorials may be directed to her wishes.
WILMA FAGAN is survived by:
Her daughters – Rose (John) Meredeth, of Ft. Calhoun, NE.; Rita (James) Frie, of La Crescent, MN, and Shirley Fagan, of Urbandale.
Her son – Robert (Diana) Fagan, of Manning.
Her sister – Cleo (Larry) Gipple, of Charlotte, NC.
7 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren
Two men were arrested early this (Friday) morning, in Red Oak. Police say 40-year old Michael Todd Brace, of Red Oak, was arrested on an active Adams County warrant for Accessory to a Misdemeanor. His bond at the Montgomery County Jail was set at $300. And, 22-year old Juan Esquivel, of Shenandoah, was arrested today (Friday) on an active Page County warrant for Probation Revocation. Esquivel was transported to the Page County Jail.
Sheriff’s Deputies in Montgomery County, late Thursday night arrested 40-year old Jennifer Sue Graham, of Villisca, on a valid Taylor County Felony warrant for Fraudulent Practices/2nd Degree. Graham was taken into custody at around 11:24-p.m. in the 100 block of E. 6th Street, in Villisca, and transported to the Taylor County Jail, where she was being held without bond.
Red Oak Police arrested three people in the same area, Thursday night. At around 9:30-p.m., Officers arrested 19-year old Dawson Allen Squires, of Red Oak, along with 20-year old Alexis Cheyenne Straw. Both were charged with Violating a No Contact Order. At about that same time, 19-year old Michael Wade Hamilton was arrested for Harassment. Those individuals were transported to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where Dawson and Straw were being held without bond, and Hamilton was held on $300 bond.
A traffic stop Thursday night in Adams County resulted in the arrest of a woman on a drug-related charge. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports a vehicle driven by Heather Newkirk, of Nodaway, was pulled over at around 7:37-p.m. Upon further investigation, Newkirk was placed under arrest for Possession of Drug paraphernalia, after deputies located a blue methamphetamine pipe in her purse. Newkirk was also cited for Driving Under Suspension. The Adams County K9 “Tracer” assisted deputies at the scene.