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8AM Newscast 09-22-2015

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September 22nd, 2015 by admin

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THOMAS MARVIN SCHULER, 86, of Harlan (Svcs. 09-24-2015)

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September 22nd, 2015 by admin

THOMAS MARVIN SCHULER, 86, of Harlan died Monday, September 21st at Elm Crest Assisted Living in Harlan.  Funeral services for THOMAS SCHULER will be held on Thursday, September 24th at 10:00am at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, September 23rd from 5:00pm-7:00pm at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

THOMAS MARVIN SCHULER is survived by:

SOn: Marvin (Donna) Schuler of Avoca.

Daughters: Natalie (John) Felhofer of Hudson, WI.  Sheri (George) Chrouser of Stratford, WI.  Lisa (Tim) Schulz of West Bend, WI. Paula (Randy) Dreyer of Luxemburg, WI.

Foster Child: Russell (Sylvia) Plank of Boise, ID.

19 Grandchildren

29 Great-Grandchildren

1 Great-Great-Grandchild

ARLENE LOUISE KUSEL, 88, of Manning (Svcs. 09-26-2015)

Obituaries

September 22nd, 2015 by admin

ARLENE LOUISE KUSEL, 88, of Manning died early Tuesday, September 22nd at the Manning Plaza Nursing Home.  Funeral services for ARLENE KUSEL will be held Saturday, September 26th at 10:00am at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. Ohde Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.

Burial will be in the Manning Cemetery.

Friends may call on Friday, September 25th from 4:00pm-6:00pm at the Ohde Funeral Home in Manning.  Visitation will resume on Saturday morning at 9:00am at the church.

ARLENE KUSEL is survived by:

Husband: Glen Kusel of Manning.

Children: Pam Kusel of Manning.  Connie (Ivan) Walter of Denver, CO.  Jerilyn Kusel of Virginia Beach, VA. Carlys (Allen) Stribe of Manning.

6 Grandchildren

10 Great-Grandchildren

Crop report released, Northey comments

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 22nd, 2015 by admin

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October.

“The warm and windy weather helped the crop continue to mature and widespread harvest will likely start in the next week or two,” Northey said. “We are in the midst of National Farm Safety and Health week, which runs from September 20 to 26, and is a great reminder to everyone working on the farm or traveling through rural areas to be careful and stay alert during the harvest season.”

CROP REPORT

A windy, warm, and mostly dry week aided crop maturity for the week ending September 20, 2015, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork. Fieldwork for the week included harvesting seed corn, chopping silage, cutting hay, and reports of scattered corn for grain and soybean harvest. Farmers were also preparing farm equipment for the upcoming harvest. Reports indicated seed corn harvest was wrapping up, and corn harvested for grain has had widely varying moisture content.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 3 percent short, 86 percent adequate and 11 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 6 percent short, 82 percent adequate and 12 percent surplus.

Ninety-five percent of the corn crop was in the dent stage or beyond, with 49 percent mature, 5 days ahead of last year, but 5 days behind the 5-year average. Corn condition rated 79 percent good to excellent. Eighty-three percent of soybeans were starting to turn color or beyond, while 48 percent of soybeans were dropping leaves, 5 days ahead of 2014, and 2 days ahead of normal. Soybean condition rated 76 percent good to excellent.

The third cutting of alfalfa hay was 89 percent complete, 1 week ahead of last year, but a week behind the average. Pasture condition rated 67 percent good to excellent. Livestock conditions were reported as good.

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September 22nd, 2015 by admin

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Atlantic Park and Rec Updates

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September 22nd, 2015 by admin

The Atlantic Park and Recreation Board met Monday night and a few updates were given on active projects.

Atlantic Parks and Recreation Director Roger Herring informed that the Kiddie Korral shelter at Sunnyside Park has been demolished and removed.  That area is currently closed off and concrete work is set to begin October 1st and work is scheduled to begin on the new shelter on November 7th.

Repairs have also been made to the fishing dock at the Shildberg Recreation Area and repair work on the boat ramp is still pending.

Work is scheduled on the reconstruction of the Bull Creek/Schuler Trail the second week of October and work is expected to last ten days.

Two basketball courts at Sunnyside Park are scheduled to be painted to make pickle ball courts.

After discussion of projects, the board set a work session meeting for October 7th at 5:00pm at the Parks and Recreation Building.

Sausage Chowder (9-22-2015)

Mom's Tips

September 22nd, 2015 by Jim Field

  • 1 pound pork sausage
  • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
  • 4 cups diced potatoes
  • 2 cups diced carrots
  • 3 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley or dried parsley
  • 1 tablespoon minced basil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  •  2 to 3 cups corn
  • 1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk
  • 1/2 pound Velveeta or processed cheese

In a soup kettle or Dutch oven over medium heat, brown the sausage and onion.  Slowly add the potatoes, carrots, water, parsley, basil, salt and pepper; bring to a boil.  Reduce heat; cover and let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.  Add remaining ingredients, cook 5 to 10 minutes longer or until heated through.  You can replace whole milk for the evaporated milk, if you prefer.

Creston PD Report

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September 22nd, 2015 by admin

The Creston Police department announced two separate arrests on Monday.

At 11:25am Officers arrested 32-year-old Frances Burton of Prescott in the 100 block of South Jarvis Street on a Ringgold County Warrant for Faulure to Appear on the original charge of Failure to Pay Child Support.  She was transported to the custody of the Ringgold County Jail.

At 12:36pm Officers arrested 31-year-old Cassy Holcomb at the Law Enforcement Center and charged her with Violation of a Protection Order. She was released from the Union County Jail on a $300 bond.

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Details released on standoff in Adair Sunday

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September 22nd, 2015 by admin

Adair Police Chief Matthew Heinz has released information regarding an incident that led to a standoff on Sunday, September 20th.

On Sunday the Adair Police Department received a report of a man firing several shots from a firearm inside a residence while his wife and two children were present. The wife and children made it safely out of the home before Chief Matthew Heinz arrived on scene.

Upon initial contact with the man he refused to come out and speak to Officers and barricaded himself inside the residence. He told officers he was armed and it would be “bad” if officers came to get him. The subject did fire a shot into the air outside of the residence during the standoff.

After nearly three hours the man admitted during a phone conversation with another individual that he made a mistake and walked up the long driveway towards the officers with his hands up.

The man was identified as 35-year-old Cory Gregersen of Adair and he was taken into custody without further incident.  Gregersen was charged with Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon, and booked into the Guthrie County Jail.

Several residents living near the incident were evacuated from their homes. They were allowed to return at around 8:00 p.m. Sunday.

The Adair Police Department was assisted at the scene by the Iowa State Patrol and the Adair, Cass and Guthrie County Sheriff’s Offices.