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Council Bluffs Neighborhood Evacuated Because of Gas Leak

News

September 29th, 2011 by admin

Officials have evacuated a Council Bluffs neighborhood because of a natural gas leak.

About a dozen houses were evacuated before dawn Thursday morning.

The area was being evacuated as a precaution while officials searched for the source of the gas leak.

The affected neighborhood is a couple blocks east of Interstate 29 on the west side of Council Bluffs near 36th and B streets.

–AP

Winterset Drought Plan

News

September 29th, 2011 by admin

Winterset residents are being asked to conserve water as the level of the lake that supplies the city’s water continues to drop.

The level of Cedar Lake is at its lowest since 2006 and KCCI reported the 65-acre lake’s level gets lower each day.

The city’s water utilities manager says there hasn’t been any significant rain since July and with little rain in the forecast, the city is taking steps to keep more water in the lake by asking residents to voluntarily conserve water.

Officials say if the lake falls another 2 1/2 feet, the city will have to buy water from the Southern Iowa Rural Water Association. Residents are being asked to not wash cars, water their yards or run water when they brush their teeth.

–AP

Iowa School On Lockdown Tuesday Night

News

September 29th, 2011 by admin

An Iowa High School was put on lockdown Tuesday evening for a short time.

Dallas Center Grimes High School was put on lockdown during a volleyball game Tuesday evening when officials noticed a suspicious person walking along highway 44 near the school. The person reportedly looked to be carrying a rifle and a bullet proof vest.

After calling 911, the school’s doors were locked and officials were put on high alert for any suspicious activity that might occur. At the time of the lockdown, a volleyball game was taking place at the school.

Authorities eventually arrested Michael Jensen who is being held in the Polk County Jail on $100,000 cash bond.

WWII Veterans Gathering in Council Bluffs

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September 29th, 2011 by admin

A gathering of World War II Veterans will take place in Council Bluffs starting next Tuesday. Prisoners of War who surrendered to the Japanese in 1942 will be gathering at the annual Mukden Survivors and Descendants Reunion at the Holiday Inn and Suites at Ameristar in Council Bluffs from October 4-8.

The Mukden Prisoner of War Camp was a Japanese slave labor camp using men surrendered during WWII. Mukden POW camp was located in Manchuria in northeast China. It was one of the largest POW camps of the Japanese imprisoning 1500 Americans as well as military men from Great Britain, the Netherlands and several other nations.

Registration will be next Tuesday, with a banquet held on October 8th at the Holiday Inn.

On October 8 from 10:00-11:00am, the public is invited to meet and listen to the stories of these former WWII Japanese prisoners of war at the Holiday Inn.

For more information about the event, contact Gloria Myers, at 712-784-3913. Reservations for the banquet are $25 and need to be made by Saturday.

HAZEL L. NEWTON, 79, of Lewis (Svcs 10-1-2011)

Obituaries

September 28th, 2011 by admin

HAZEL L. NEWTON, 79, of Lewis died Wednesday, Septmber 28th, 2011 at the Cass County Hospice Center.  Memorial services for HAZEL L. NEWTON will be held 10:30am Saturday, October 1st at the United Congregational Methodist Church in Lewis.  Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic has the arrangemtents.

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Burial will be held at 10:00am Saturday, October 1st in the Oakwood Cemetery in Lewis.

HAZEL L. NEWTON is survived by:

Husband: Hugh Newton of Lewis

MERCEDES BOWERS, 94, of Manning (Svcs 10-8-2011)

Obituaries

September 28th, 2011 by admin

MERCEDES BOWERS, 94, of Manning died September 19th, 2011 in Colorado.  Funeral services for MERCEDES BOWERS will be held 10:30am Saturday, October 8th at the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning.  Ohde Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.

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Friends may call after 9:30am on Saturday, October 8th prior to the services, at Zion Lutheran Church.

Burial will be in the Manning Cemetery

MERCEDES BOWERS is survived by:

Daughter in law Jan Bowers of Loveland, CO

4 Grandchildren

1 Great Granddaughter

2011 Sixth Iowa High School Volleyball Rankings

Sports

September 28th, 2011 by Jim Field

Class 1A
School
Record
LW
1
Tripoli
19-2
1
2
LeMars Gehlen Catholic
23-1
2
3
Holy Trinity Catholic
27-1
3
4
Boyden-Hull
19-2
4
5
Stanton
20-1
6
6
East Union
22-3
5
7
Iowa Christian Academy
9-1
7
8
Adair-Casey
10-2
8
9
Janesville
18-6
10
10
Marquette Catholic
23-4
9
11
Woodward-Granger
8-2
13
12
Guthrie Center
11-4
11
13
River Valley
27-8
NR
14
Lisbon
21-6
14
15
Bedford
18-6
15
Dropped Out: Ar-We-Va (12)
Class 2A
School
Record
LW
1
Western Christian
23-0
1
2
Lake Mills
29-0
3
3
Dike-New Hartford
26-2
4
4
Grundy Center
23-1
2
5
Sumner-Fredericksburg
19-1
7
6
Mediapolis
22-1
5
7
Pella Christian
19-3
6
8
Sheldon
22-3
8
9
West Branch
22-2
12
10
Edgewood-Colesburg
17-1
9
11
West Liberty
15-4
11
12
Roland-Story
13-3
NR
13
Glbert
20-5
10
14
West Burlington
15-1
NR
15
Clarinda
15-5
13
Dropped Out: East Sac (14), Jefferson-Scranton (15)
Class 3A
School
Record
LW
1
Dubuque Wahlert
14-3
1
2
Solon
22-1
4
3
Waverly-Shell Rock
22-3
5
4
Sioux City Bishop Heelan
21-6
2
5
Charles City
14-4
3
6
West Delaware
25-3
8
7
Bondurant-Farrar
23-2
9
8
Union
21-6
6
9
Maquoketa
18-4
7
10
Central DeWitt
18-11
12
11
Harlan
21-5
10
12
Carroll
18-4
15
13
Red Oak
11-4
11
14
Algona
18-7
NR
15
Fairfield
18-3
14
Dropped Out: Davenport Assumption (13)
Class 4A
School
Record
LW
1
Iowa City West
20-5
2
2
Iowa City High
23-2
3
3
Ankeny
15-4
1
4
Urbandale
17-3
5
5
Dowling Catholic
16-4
4
6
Southeast Polk
20-3
7
7
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
20-5
8
8
Waukee
20-5
6
9
Pleasant Valley
18-5
9
10
Cedar Falls
18-7
12
11
Johnston
12-4
10
12
Dubuque Hempstead
12-5
11
13
North Scott
13-9
13
14
Muscatine
18-3
NR
15
Ames
15-9
NR
Dropped Out: Clinton (14), Sioux City East (15)

SYLVIA CARR, 76, of Greenfield (SVCS 10-1-11)

Obituaries

September 28th, 2011 by admin

 

Sylvia Carr, 76, of Greenfield passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, September 27, 2011. Funeral Services for Sylvia Carr will be held Saturday, October 1, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at the Orient United Methodist Church. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

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Burial will be in the Penn Avenue Cemetery in Rural Greenfield on Saturday, October 1st.

Open Visitation will be Friday, September 30 from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield.

Family Visitation will be Friday, September 30th from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield.

Memorials may be made to the to the Orient United Methodist Church or the Adair County Historical Society.

Online condolences may be left to the family at

www.steenfunerals.com 

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Sylvia Carr

is survived by:

Husband: Harry Carr of Greenfield

1 Son: Alan Carr and wife Diane of Greenfield

3 Daughters: Cathy Manring and husband Joe of Olathe, Kansas; Linda Smith and husband Scott of Minneapolis, MN; Ruth Spear and husband Grant of Las Vegas, NV;

2 Sisters: Carol Bucher and husband Eugene of DuBois, NE and Cathy Rohrig and husband Norman of Richland, WA

1 Brother: Gerald Schwab and wife Martha of Holt, Michigan

11 grandchildren

Other friends and relatives

I-680 Construction Zone Closed to Public

News

September 28th, 2011 by admin



The Iowa DOT is reminding the public that all persons are prohibited from entering the Interstate 680 construction site. The construction site will only be open to contractor employees and individuals directly involved in the rebuilding project.

The Iowa DOT would like to have interstate 680 partially or completely open by the end of the year. Disruptions caused by the public by entering the construction site could cause delays in re-building the interstate.

The contractor is mobilizing its equipment to the site and beginning work using heavy equipment and trucks. The work environment is heavily congested and unsafe for observers.

The Iowa DOT says it will let the public know if there are any opportunities in the future to view the construction site.

NEDRA LACY, 92, a longtime resident of Atlantic (SVCS 9-29-11)

Obituaries

September 28th, 2011 by admin

Nedra Lacy, 92, a longtime resident of Atlantic, died on Monday, September 26th at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Services for Nedra Lacy will be held Thursday, September 29th at 10:00 AM at the Atlantic Cemetery. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

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Open visitation will be Wednesday, September 28th and Thursday September 29th from 8:00 to 5:00. Family meeting of friends will be from 5:00 to 7:00 Wednesday, September 28th.

Burial will be in the Atlantic cemetery.

Nedra Lacy is survived by:

2 brothers: Jermome Shaw of Bothell, Washington and Bill (Shirley) Shaw of Audubon

3 sisters: Opal Smith of Clarion; Norma McMahon and Alice (Duane) Brown who are from Atlantic.

7 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren and other friends and relatives