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August 3rd, 2011 by Jim Field

FOR SALE: cherry stoner $ 25.49 new. Will take $5.00, call 712-789-9049.

FOR SALE: 2 tickets on a bus trip to Chicago to a Cubs game on Sat. Bus leaving from Des Moines Sat. Aug 6 at 4:30 A.M. Returning at 12P.M. Includes breakfast on the bus tickets to the ballgame and your bus tickets. $230.00.  Call 712-764-5092 or 712-249- 7259

WILMA “BILLIE” McGILL INHOFE, 92, WOODBINE (8-8-2011)

Obituaries

August 3rd, 2011 by Jim Field

Wilma “Billie” McGill Inhofe, 92, of Woodbine, formerly of Atlantic, died on Sunday, July 31st at the Community Memorial Hospital in Missouri Valley.  Funeral services for Wilma “Billie” McGill Inhofe will be held on Monday, August 8th at 11:00 am at the Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine, Iowa.  Graveside services will be at 2:00 pm on Monday, August 8th at the Atlantic Cemetery.

Visitation will begin after 4:00 pm on Sunday, August 7th with the family present to greet friends from 6 to 8 pm at the Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine.

Wilma “Billie” McGill Inhofe is survived by:

Daughter: Sue Rains & Denny Stoner of Woodbine
Son: Kenneth McGill of Rockwell City
5 grandchildren
7 great grandchildren

Red Oak break-in investigation

News

August 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak are investigating a reported residential break-in. Officials say someone entered the home of Ronald Lee Johnson Tuesday, and took several tools.

Among the missing items was three air-impact wrenches, a large tool box, several Craftsman wrenches, impact sockets and a pipe wrench.

Anyone with information on the burglary should is asked to contact the Red Oak Police Department at 712-623-6500.

DOROTHY ANN HANSEN, 77, of Atlantic (svcs 8-4-11)

Obituaries

August 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DOROTHY ANN HANSEN, 77, of Atlantic, died Mon., Aug. 1st, at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE. Funeral services for DOROTHY ANN HANSEN will be held 2-p.m. Thu., Aug. 4th, at the Exira Christian Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home. The family will be present at the church, from 1-p.m.. Thursday, until the time of service.

Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.

DOROTHY ANN HANSEN is survived by:

Her sons – Randy (Kathy) Hansen, of Brayton; Robert “Bob” (Lisa) Hansen, of Atlantic; Richard “Rick: (Janet) Hansen, of Audubon; Roger (Brenda) Hansen, of Wiota; and, Rodney (Nancy) Hansen, of Audubon.

Her sister

8 grandchildren

10 great grandchildren

Revote on LOST fails in Casey, passes in Stuart

News

August 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The turnout was very low for a special, Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) election held in Casey and Stuart, Tuesday. A petition to hold a re-vote in those two communities, on a renewal of the penny sales-tax, was presented to the Adair County Board of Supervisors in mid-May, following a County wide-vote held earlier that same month.

None of the 10 possible voters in Casey turned out for the election, and only 75 out 465 possible votes were cast in Stuart, where the measure passed by a vote of 55-to-20. The total voter turnout, including absentees, was just under 16-percent.

If voters in Stuart had failed to renew the tax, the city would have been out about $42,000 in annual revenue, while the City of Casey stood to lose just $650. In Casey, proceeds from the tax would have been directed toward the street repairs and improvements. In Stuart, the monies will be directed to the General Fund.

An extension of the seven-year Local Option tax will go into effect beginning January 2012, in Stuart, Adair, Bridgewater, Fontanelle, Orient, and Greenfield.

Local Option Sales Tax Special Election results – Adair County

News

August 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Results from the Aug. 2nd. Special Election…..

City of Casey:   Yes         No                      Voted Polls        possible             %

2 NE Casey             0              0                              0                            10               0.00%

Absentee                0              0

Total                         0              0

City of Stuart

2 NE Stuart          55            17                            72                        465              15.48%

Absentee               0                3                             3                                                  4.%

 

Total                      55            20                            75                         475              15.79%

WANDA R. BARRETT, 95, of Panora (svcs 8-4-11)

Obituaries

August 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

WANDA R. BARRETT, 95, of Panora, died Mon., Aug. 1st, at the Panora Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services for WANDA BARRETT will be held 10-a.m. Thu., Aug. 4th,  at the 1st Christian Church in Panora. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 4-8pm Wed., Aug. 3rd, with the family present from 6-8pm.

Burial will be in the Dodge Township Cemetery, in rural Bagley.

Road construction planned for Hwy 25 & bridge repair in Guthrie County

News

August 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

CRESTON, Iowa – Aug. 2, 2011 – The second phase of a bridge replacement project on Iowa 25 south of Guthrie Center requires reducing the current lane width limit restrictions to 12-feet-6-inches in the open lane beginning Thursday, Aug. 11, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Creston construction office.

Traffic signals will be used to move traffic through the construction work zone. The completion date for this project is early November.

CRESTON, Iowa – Aug. 2, 2011 – Road construction work will reduce Iowa 25 to one lane between U.S. 34 and Union County Road H-24 near Creston beginning Thursday, Aug. 4, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Creston construction office.

A 16-foot lane width restriction will be in place in the open lane. Flaggers and a pilot car will be used to control traffic during the closure. The roadway will return to normal traffic patterns when workers are not present. This project will be completed Aug. 8.

Road construction planned for Hwy 34 & I-680

News

August 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

CRESTON, Iowa – Aug. 2, 2011 – Road construction work will reduce U.S. 34 to one lane between Iowa 148 near Corning and Iowa 25 in Creston until early September, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Creston construction office.

A 16-foot lane width restriction will be in place in the open lane. Flaggers and a pilot car will be used to control traffic during the closure. The roadway will return to normal traffic patterns when workers are not present.

MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa – Aug. 2, 2011 – Patching work on a bridge approach requires closing eastbound Interstate 680 between I-29 (exit 71) and Pottawattamie County Road L-34 (exit 21) east of Crescent from 7 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Missouri Valley garage. There is no detour in operation during this project.
 
The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations are at least double in work zones. As in all work zones, drivers should stay alert, allow ample space between vehicles and wear seat belts.

Adams Co.woman arrested on Cass County warrant

News

August 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A woman from Corning was arrested this (Tuesday) afternoon on a warrant issued out of Cass County late last month. The Adams County Sheriff’s office reports 27-year old Shannon Kaye Claiser was taken into custody just after 2:15-p.m.

Claiser was found guilty by court on July 6th for driving while her license suspended, cancelled or revoked. The incident which led to her arrest occurred in June.

Claiser was brought to the Adams County Jail, posted bond, and given a date to appear in Cass County District Court.