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GLADYS FERN OCKER, 81, of Linden (& formerly of Ankeny), died Wed., April 16th, at home. A Private Graveside service will be held for GLADYS OCKER. Johnson Family Funeral Home/ Stuart Chapel has the arrangements.
Memorials may be directed to the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.
JACK ROGERS, 80, of Manning, died Fri., April 18th, at his home. Funeral services for JACK ROGERS will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., April 24th, at the United Church in Manning. Ohde Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-to 7-pm on Wed., April 23rd. Visitation will resume 9-a.m. Thursday, at the United Church in Manning.
Burial will be in the Nishnabotna Cemetery near Manilla.
JACK ROGERS is survived by:
His wife – Kae Rene Rogers, of Manning.
His daughters – Sherri Bromley, of Lake Havasu City, AZ., & Paula Knotts, of Clayton, NY.
His step-daughter: Karen Elwell & fiance’ Terry Gordon.
His sisters – Betty Lewis, of Anaheim, CA., & Rose Smith, of Conway, AR.
His in-laws, other relatives and friends.
6 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren
23 non-profit agencies in Cass County have received a total of $110,139 in grants from the Cass County Community Foundation. CCCF Chair Nicholas Hunt says organizations in Cass County that submitted their applications for funds by the Feb. 1st, 2014 deadline, were eligible for grants.
Grant recipients include:
All grantees met the criteria as Cass County non-profit agencies or organizations with charitable missions in areas of civic, cultural, health, education and social services. The grant recipients received their checks on Friday, April 18th.
For more information about the Cass County Community Foundation, and/or how you can receive a tax credit for donations to a permanently endowed fund, contact Dennis Nissen, Iowa Foundations Director for the Community Foundations of Southwest Iowa, at 1-800-794-3458.
A three-vehicle collision in Montgomery County late Friday morning caused a total of $25,400 damage, but no one was injured. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department reports vehicles driven by 41-year old Denise Reed, of Clarinda, 34-year old Gregory Franzen, of Omaha, and 81-year old Robert Randolph, of Council Bluffs, collided at around 11:50-a.m. near the intersection of Highway 34 and 4th Street.
Officials say Reed’s eastbound 2011 Toyota Camry had slowed and then stopped for a vehicle in front of her that was turning left onto northbound 4th Street. Franzen’s 2013 Ford Fusion came to a stop behind the Toyota, but Randolph failed to notice Franzen’s vehicle was stopped until it was too late. He tried to stop, but Randolph’s 2008 Ford truck hit Franzen’s vehicle in the rear, causing that vehicle to be pushed into the rear of the Camry.
Authorities cited Robert Randolph for Following too Closely.
Authorities in Fremont County report a Shenandoah man was arrested Friday, following an investigation into an accident. Officials say deputies were called to the 2300 block of 330th Avenue for a report of a vehicle in a ditch. Upon arrival, deputies saw a 1996 Dodge Ram pickup on its side in the southbound ditch. The driver, 25-year old Travis Hoyt, of Shenandoah, was taken into custody.
Hoyt was charged with OWI/3rd offense, Use of an electronic communication device while driving, open container, Failure to provide proof of/or hold insurance; and Failure to Maintain Control.
Hoyt was brought to the Fremont County Jail and later released on $6,950 bond.
347 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2014
EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOW IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
SUNDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
TUESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.
A retired utility engineer who is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives is raising concerns about a proposed high-voltage transmission line that is to be constructed across Iowa. Representative Ralph Watts, a Republican from Adel, objects to the use of the government’s “eminent domain” authority to seize property along the 500-mile route for the Rock Island Clean Line project.
“Rock Island Clean Lines is a non-utility, private enterprise embarking on a private project for private gain,” Watts says.”…Therefore, it would not serve a public purpose which is required as a justification for use of eminent domain.” Developers of wind farms are not allowed to use eminent domain authority to seize ground for wind turbines, but state law does allow eminent domain authority to be used for power lines. A bill stalled in the House this year that would have set up a new appeal process for Iowa landowners affected by power line projects that stretch 200 or more miles.
The proposed Rock Island Clean Line would export energy from wind turbines in northwest Iowa to Chicago and other electricity customers to the east. Representative Watts says it would be “shamefully negligent” for the Iowa utility board to allow the firm to use eminent domain authority to seize some of the Iowa farm ground needed for its project. “After all is said and done, if Rock Island Clean Lines is allowed the use of eminent domain for their project, it could likely result in the largest unjustified taking of private property in the history of the state of Iowa,” Watts says.
Governor Terry Branstad’s economic development director has called the transmission line “an important infrastructure project that needs to occur” because wind energy has the potential to be a growing Iowa export. Developers of the 500-mile Rock Island Clean Line project have charted a preferred route that would start in northwest Iowa’s O’Brien County and would exit on the east side of the state in Scott County, just north of the Quad Cities.
(Radio Iowa)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina’s throwing error combined with Michael Wacha’s wild pitch to allow two unearned runs in the seventh inning, breaking a tie and helping Gio Gonzalez and the Washington Nationals beat St. Louis 3-1 Friday night.
Gonzalez (3-1) allowed one run and four hits in seven innings, retiring the last 11 batters he faced. He finished with seven strikeouts and one walk as Washington ended an eight-game losing streak against St. Louis that dated to Game 5 of the teams’ 2012 NL division series.
Wacha (2-1) gave up five hits and one earned run. But a night after the Nationals made three errors — they initially were charged with four, but one was changed to a hit Friday — it was the Cardinals’ turn to be sloppy.