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NextGen spends $112,000 on digital ads targeting Iowa millennials, Generation Z

News

September 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — A group working to get more young voters to turn out for Democrats this year has bought more than 100-thousand dollars worth of ads on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter aimed at millennials and Generation Z in Iowa. Haley Hager is the state director for NextGen America, a group that’s spending 33 million dollars nationally on these kind of digital ads. “Eighteen to 35 years olds don’t watch a lot of cable,” Hager says. “They are on their phones, all the time.”

Unlike traditional campaign ads that run 30- and 60 seconds, these NextGen digital ads are short, 15 second messages. That’s designed to deliver the message before the viewer doesn’t click away. Hager says in Iowa, 18-to-24 year olds are the least active voting block. “Political ads don’t usually target 18 year olds,” Hager says. “We turn out at half the rate, which means that traditionally campaigns don’t talk to us.”

NextGen has nearly five dozen paid staff in Iowa as well, working to register young voters. NextGen is financed by a California billionaire who has held town hall meetings around the country and has run T-V ads calling for impeachment proceedings against President Trump.

Western Iowans have love/hate relationship with pending wind farm

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Western Iowans are divided about the merits of industrial wind projects being planned in the region. Chicago-based Invenergy wants to build almost 170 wind turbines in Sac and Ida counties in the next year, enough to power 90-thousand homes. Mason Fleenor, an Ida County farmer, says he’s worried about the noise and the view of large turbines on the horizon.  “If you know anything about cattle, when it’s real windy, cattle don’t work real good in the wind. They can’t hear what’s going on around them,” Fleenor says. “I’m the same way, I don’t like to listen to these things every day.”

Invenergy developed another wind farm in the county that’s been operating for about two years. The county estimates it gains more than two-million dollars each year from industrial wind energy after taxes. Ida County Board of Supervisors Chairman Rhett Leonard says revenue from the turbine property values benefits road infrastructure projects. “The good thing about this is, we were to the point where our roads and infrastructures were deteriorating so quickly and it’s such a high priced item to replace and maintain,” Leonard says, ” we were getting to the point where we weren’t sure what we were going to do with these.”

After the first phase of Invenergy’s initial project in the area was complete, about 500 residents petitioned the county to have wind turbines be at least one mile away from a house. The county established a code saying they have to be at least 15-hundred feet away. In a statement, Invenergy said it builds projects where landowners have voluntarily signed easements or leases.

In Adair County, an amended ordinance setting a 2,000-foot setback from non-participating residences and an 800-foot setback for participating property owners associated with two Mid-American Energy wind farms, has a third its third and final reading set to take place at the next meeting of the Adair County Board of Supervisors. When complete, a total of nearly 500 turbines will be spread throughout the County. Construction began last summer, but the erection of turbines has been met with public push-back over noise, visual pollution and bird safety concerns.

(Thanks to Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio)

RUDY MOSES, 21, of Atlantic (Svcs. 10/1/2018)

Obituaries

September 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

RUDY MOSES, 21, of Atlantic, died Sept. 5th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital, from injuries suffered in a bicycle accident. A Mass of Christian Burial for RUDY MOSES will be held 10-a.m. Monday, Oct. 1st, at the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

An open visitation will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, Sept. 30th, from 3-p.m. Until the time of family visitation from 4-until 5:30-p.m. Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Burial will be in the Chuuk Cemetery, Chuuk Island, Micronesia.

EARL BLUNK, 74, of Atlantic (Svcs. 10/6/18)

Obituaries

September 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

EARL BLUNK, 74, of Atlantic, died Saturday, Sept. 29th, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Funeral services for EARL BLUNK will be held 1-p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6th, at the First Lutheran Church South of Wiota. Roland Funeral Home, in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation is open at the funeral home on Friday, Oct. 5th, from 8:30-a.m. until the time of family visitation from 5-until 7-p.m.; Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery at 3:15-p.m., Saturday.

EARL BLUNK is survived by:

His wife – Carolynn Blunk, of Atlantic.

He is also survived by: Kathy Dorsey, of Corning, Carrie Kirchhoff, of Lewis, and David Crum, of Atlantic.

6 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

WALLACE L. ENSLEY, 86, of Avoca & formerly of Harlan (Svcs. 10/3/18)

Obituaries

September 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

WALLACE L. ENSLEY, 86, of Avoca (& formerly of Harlan), died Saturday, Sept. 29th. Funeral services for WALLACE ENSLEY will be held 11-a.m. Wed., Oct. 3rd, at the Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, in Harlan.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Tue., Oct. 2nd, from 2-until 8-p.m., with the family greeting friends from 5-until 7-p.m., Tuesday.; Online condolences may be left at www.burmeisterjohannsen.com.

Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.

WALLACE ENSLEY is survived by:

His wife – Delores Ensley, of Avoca.

His son – Allen (Katherine) Ensley, of Altus, OK.

His daughters – Debra Ricklefs, of Davenport, and Cindy Ensley, of Avoca.

4 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

KIM LUBECK, 67, of Panora (Svcs. 10/2/18)

Obituaries

September 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

KIM LUBECK, 67, of Panora, died Thursday, Sept. 27th. Funeral services for KIM LUBECK will be held 10-a.m. Tue., Oct. 2nd, at Saint Cecilia Catholic Church in Panora. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is on Monday, Oct. 1st, from 5-until 8-p.m., with a Masonic service at 4:30-p.m., and a Wake service at 7-p.m.

Burial will be at the Resurrection Cemetery in rural Guthrie Center.

KIM LUBECK is survived by:

His wife – Maureen Lubeck, of Panora.

His daughter – Courtney (Chris) Rogne, of Cresco.

His son – Phillip (Becky) Lubeck, of New Zealand.

His brothers – Terry Lubeck, of Ft. Dodge, and David Lubeck, of Tomball, TX.

His sister – Jan Popp, of Newell.

and 3 grandchildren.

MARY SANDBOTHE, 84, of Atlantic (Mass of Christian Burial 10/4/18)

Obituaries

September 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

MARY SANDBOTHE, 84, of Atlantic, died Saturday, Sept. 29th, at Methodist Hospital, in Omaha. A Mass of Christian Burial for MARY SANDBOTHE will be held 10:30-a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4th, at the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church, in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Home, in Atlantic has the arrangements.

A Rosary will be held 5:30-p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, followed by visitation with the family from 6-until 8-p.m.; Online condolences may be left to the family at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Burial will be in the SS Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery.

MARY SANDBOTHE is survived by:

Her sons – William (Judy) Sandbothe; Lawrence (Darla) Sandbothe; Randall (Denise) Sandbothe; Douglas (Lisa) Sandbothe; Thomas (Robyn) Sandbothe  and Allen (Tonia) Sandbothe.

17 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Red Oak man arrested on Assault charge, Saturday

News

September 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red arrested 26-year old Dustin James Danick, Saturday. Danick, from Red Oak, was arrested in the 300 block of E. Market Street, for Domestic Abuse Assault/2nd Offense. Danick was being held without bond at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center.

Injury accident in Council Bluffs early Sunday morning

News

September 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Police Officers in Council Bluffs were called to the 1800 block of Valley View Drive at around 2:25-a.m. today (Sunday), for a reported single vehicle rollover accident. The vehicle left the roadway while traveling West on Interstate 80 near mile marker 5, and ended up on its top on Valley View Drive. The driver, 21-year old Kevans Faustin, of Maryland, was extricated by the Fire Department and transported to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

Skyscan Weather forecast for Atlantic & the area, 9/30/18

Weather

September 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: An 80% chance of rain, mainly after 2pm. High near 54. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A 90% chance of showers w/some thunderstorms. Low around 52. E/NE @ 10. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday: A 60% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 67. E/SE winds @ 5-10 in the morning becoming Westerly during the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: A 20% chance of showers & thunderstorms thru midnight. Low around 51.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy & breezy, with a low around 67.
Wednesday: Partly sunny & windy, with a high near 84.