FOR SALE: 2 – 1500 watt car stereo amplifiers $100 each or $175 for both; 8 smaller car stereo amplifiers – $20 each or $100 for the group. 712-304-4998.
FOR SALE: 2 – 1500 watt car stereo amplifiers $100 each or $175 for both; 8 smaller car stereo amplifiers – $20 each or $100 for the group. 712-304-4998.
The President of Casey’s General Stores today (Friday), recognized Division of Criminal Investigation Special Agent Shelby McCreedy for her selfless actions of stopping an attempted robbery at an Atlantic Casey’s convenience store, while off-duty.
Casey’s President/CEO Robert Myers presents a letter of gratitude to Special Agent Shelby McCreedy. (DPS Photo)
CEO Robert Myers presented Special Agent McCreedy with a framed letter of gratitude from Casey’s for what he says was “going above and beyond the call of duty.”
On January 29th, 2014, 22-year old Brady Thomas Salberg entered the Casey’s store and informed the cashier he had a weapon and demanded the money in the cash register. Special Agent McCreedy noticed the incident unfolding, instructed people in the parking lot not to enter the store, and had her son call 911. Special Agent McCreedy entered the store and ordered Salberg to the floor and held him there until officers from the Atlantic Police Department arrived.
Salberg was taken into custody and charged with 2nd Degree Robbery, a Class C Felony.
JOYCE HANSEN, 87, of ELK HORN died Fri., Apr. 4th at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Funeral services for JOYCE HANSEN will be held on Mon., Apr 7th at 11am at The Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn. The Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton is in charge of the arrangements.
Friends may call the church after 10am on Monday morning.
JOYCE HANSEN is survived by:
Her husband, Paul Hansen of Elk Horn.
Her children: Susan Hansen of Kimballton; Linda (Jim) Ballantyne of Boone; Benjamin (Michaela) Hansen of Munich, Germany; Jung Hansen of Medford, OR; and Mark (Monica) Hansen of Minneapolis, MN.
Her Siblings: Alice Hansen of Mesa, AZ; Carol McNair (Robert DeVoe) or Ashland, OR; Jane Wittrup of Albuquerque, NM; John (Rita) Griffith of Seattle, WA; and Gene Griffith of Sohoma, CA.
7 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
A new health report finds nearly seven-percent of all Iowans have diabetes and the numbers are climbing every year. Chris Carmichael, national spokesman for the Tour de Cure, says the cause of diabetes is still a mystery, but both genetics and environmental factors like obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles. “It’s a growing concern nationally,” Carmichael says. “Nearly 26-million people have diabetes and if this trend continues, by 2050, one in three adults will have diabetes.” In Iowa, the latest studies find six-point-nine percent of the population has diabetes, or about 207-thousand Iowans.
“Almost everybody has been touched by diabetes in some form, whether you have it yourself or a family member or a friend,” Carmichael says. “That’s why we need to get out, get active and raise some money to eventually find a cure that stops it.” Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, a hormone needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. Several bicycling fundraisers for diabetes research are planned in the coming months in Iowa and in the region.
“Go to diabetes.org/tour and you can find out all the information you need to know in order to get signed up and start fundraising for Tour de Cure events,” Carmichael says. Events include: May 31st in Omaha, June 7th in Clive, June 28th in Coralville and July 12th in Sioux Falls. Most have family-friendly rides as short as five or ten miles, with longer options of 20, 50 and 100 miles.
(Radio Iowa)
JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says he’s confident the agricultural economy will remain strong despite an expected drop in farm income next year as corn prices lag and a pig virus reduces herds. Vilsack, in an interview Friday for “Iowa Press,” the Iowa Public Television program, says this year’s farm income is expected to be slightly under last year’s record but significantly above the 10-year average.
He says another record year of exports for beef, poultry and pork products will help keep the farm economy strong. Challenges include the pig virus, which can be deadly for new-born pigs. Vilsack says it is worrisome but efforts are underway to come up with a vaccine, and the department is working with farmers to minimize losses through herd management.
Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley will hold five town hall meetings in Iowa during the week of April 14th, as part of his annual 99-county tour. Grassley has held a meeting in each of Iowa’s 99 counties at least once every year since he was first elected to the U.S. Senate. On April 14th, 15th and 16th, Grassley will be in Corning, Hamburg, Woodbine, Harlan and Audubon. The town meetings are open to the public.
Grassley starts off his day April 14th with an Adams County Town Meeting at Boz’ Kitchen (613 Davis Ave.) in Corning, from 7:30-to 8:30-a.m. Later that afternoon, he’ll hold a Fremont County Town Meeting in the dining room at the George C. Grape Community Hospital in Hamburg. The meeting takes place from 3:30-to 4:30-p.m.
On April 15th, a Harrison County Town Meeting will be held from 2:45-to 3:45-pm at the Main Street Station (303 Walker St.), in Woodbine. An hour later (4:45-to 5:45-pm), he’ll be in Harlan for a Shelby County Town Meeting at Shelby County DevelopSource (1901 Hawkeye Ave.) in Harlan. And on April 16th, Grassley will hold an Audubon County Town Meeting in the Community Room at Audubon County Economic Development (800 Market St.), from 8-to 9-am.
Iowa’s senior Senator says “Representative government is a two-way street. It’s strengthened by dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent.” He added “I appreciate the opportunity to hold town meetings, answer questions and take comments.”
1154 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1-PM FOR PARTS OF THE KJAN LISTENING AREA.
CURRENTLY WIND SPEEDS ARE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS BUT THIS IS BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. AS A RESULT THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WESTERN IOWA.
A NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH IS STILL EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON SO ALTHOUGH THE ADVISORY IS CANCELLED IT WILL STILL BE VERY WINDY.
The Atlantic Police Dept. reports the arrest on Thursday of 30-year old Daniel Duranceau. The Atlantic man was taken into custody on Possession of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, charges. Duranceau was booked into the Cass County Jail.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Creighton’s Doug McDermott has picked up his second award for player of the year in as many days, accepting the honor Friday from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
McDermott, who finished his career at Creighton as college basketball’s fifth-leading scorer, accepted the honor from Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson at AT&T Stadium, site of the Final Four. Robertson’s name is on the award.
The 6-foot-8 McDermott was selected The Associated Press player of the year on Thursday. He led the nation in scoring with a 26.7 average while shooting 52.6 percent from the field, including 44.9 percent from 3-point range.
Authorities in Mills County report a Nebraska woman was injured during a collision Wednesday morning, nine-miles northwest of Pacific Junction. Officials say Dortha Frost, of Bellevue, NE, was transported by Pacific Junction Rescue to Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, after her 2009 Ford hit the rear of a camper trailer being pulled by a 2012 Ford that was slowing to make a right turn.
The driver of the other vehicle, Timothy Scheidle, of Council Bluffs, was not injured during the crash, which happened at around 9:15-a.m., on Highway 370. Frost told authorities afterward, that she had been feeling ill prior to the collision and didn’t see the other vehicle slowing to pull into a driveway.