KATHRYN ANN MOHN, 65, of Elk Horn, died Fri., March 21st, at the Oakland Manor in Oakland. A Memorial service for KATHRYN MOHN will be held from 6:30-to 8-pm on Thu., March 27th, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church.
KATHRYN MOHN is survived by:
Her sister – Linda (Paul) Serwe, of Green Bay, WI.
Other relatives, and friends.
Jim Field speaks with Margaret Sonntag with Atlantic BPW about a fundraising dance this Saturday at the Atlantic Elks Lodge and other upcoming BPW events.
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In a saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons butter over low heat. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add milk; cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in salt and cheeses until melted. Add potatoes; stir gently to mix. Place in a greased 2 quart baking dish. Melt the remaining butter; toss with bread crumbs. Sprinkle over potatoes. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. YIELD: 6-8 servings.
(Nellie Webb, Athens, TN)
The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports charges have been filed in connection with a double fatal accident that occurred on Highway 44 four-miles east of Kimballton on Sept. 27th, 2013. 42-year old James David Gibson, of Panora, faces charges that include Driving Left of Center (with enhanced penalty), and Speeding 10 miles per hour or less over the limit (with enhanced penalty). Killed in the crash, was 79-year old Doris Akers and 82-year old Harold Akers, both of Exira.
An investigation by the Iowa State Patrol concluded Gibson was traveling west in a 2012 Ford F-150 pickup when the vehicle’s tires made contact with the south fog line and rumble strips in the eastbound lane, before Gibson attempted to return to the westbound lane. The Akers van was traveling east on Highway 44 when the vehicles collided. The Exira couple died at the scene.
Gibson suffered minor injuries during the crash. Officials say neither alcohol, drugs, weather or seat belt use were factors in the crash.
A federal report finds fewer hogs are being brought to market nationwide and in Iowa, which is the country’s number-one hog producing state. Gerry Bange, chairman of the U-S-D-A’s Outlook Board, says hog slaughter rates may be down due to the spread of a virus that’s striking hog lots. “Packers are out there looking for the hogs and they’re having difficulty so that could be leading to the bid-up in prices,” Bange says. “One thing’s for sure, even with the bid-up in prices, the hogs are not coming forth and that suggests a problem there and it may, in fact, be reflecting this virus situation.”
A year ago, the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus or P-E-D-V was reported in hogs in one state. Now it’s in 26 states, including Iowa. With the hog numbers dropping, Bange says the demand and the prices are rising. “The price is $67.13 per hundred-weight for 2014, that would be an increase of nearly 5% from the $64.05 recorded last year and about 7% higher than our previous forecast,” Bange says. “Given the strong demand and the tight supply, we’re looking at a pretty strong price.”
The U-S-D-A report finds some beef producers are sending their herds to market sooner, but production numbers for beef are also dropping, down about four-percent from last year, which is driving up prices and demand. Bange says prices will continue to climb and another six-dollars was added per hundred-weight to the latest forecast.
Bange says, “That’s a very, very sharp increase for any given month and reflects the strong prices we’ve seen to date which really reflects the very good demand we’re still seeing and the very, very tight supply.”
The U-S-D-A is forecasting the average steer price at $142-plus per hundred-weight, up 13-percent from last year. Reasons for the drop in cattle production include: the drought in the West, dry conditions in the southern Plains, and the severe just-ended winter in the North.
(Radio Iowa)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A new study shows higher rates of smoking in rural Iowa counties. The Des Moines Register reports that the study says some Iowa counties have double the smoking rates of others. The national report from the University of Washington says Iowa’s Dallas County had the seventh-fastest decline in smoking from 1996 through 2012, when it went from 19.4 percent to 10.9 percent.
The report also shows that all Iowa counties have had declines in smoking. The researchers used data from phone surveys taken for the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
DORIS J. DITTO, 73, of Audubon, died Sun., March 23rd, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for DORIS DITTO will be held 2-p.m. Thu., March 27th, at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation begins at 5-pm Wed., March 26th.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.
DORIS DITTO is survived by:
Her husband – Floyd Ditto, of Audubon.
Her daughters – Delana Ditto, of Branson, MO, & Denise (Chris) Vernon, of Des Moines.
Her brother – Paul (Rita) Powell, of Weeping Water, NE.
Her sister – Dola Freeman, of Branson, MO.
a grandson and one step-grandson, other relatives and many friends.
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