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Harlan Municipal Utilities asks for voluntary water conservation

News

August 22nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Harlan Municipal Utilities water plant said Tuesday the plant is on track to set a record for gallons produced in a month, and they’re asking customers to implement voluntary water conservation over the next couple of days. Doug Hammer from HMU said”We’ve seen a large demand for water this month. The water plant has been running at full capacity for most of August. We’ve been able to keep up with demand but we’re asking our customers to please implement some voluntary conservation and refrain from watering yards or gardens over the next couple of days to give us a chance to catch up and replenish the clear wells and water towers. There has been no compromise to quality, we just need a little breathing room this week so if customers could cut back just a little, it would help us out.”

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Murder warrants issued in slaying of Davenport boy, 5

News

August 22nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Police have been seeking the mother of a 5-year-old Davenport boy who died after he was assaulted by her boyfriend. Murder warrants have been issued for 24-year-old Jacqueline Rambert and 26-year-old Tre Henderson. Police say Ja’Shawn Bussell died May 1, 10 days after he received head and other injuries in Henderson’s attack.

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BARBARA J. MADSEN, 87, of Audubon (Celebration of Life 8/25/18)

Obituaries

August 22nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

BARBARA J. MADSEN, 87, of Audubon, died Aug. 16th, at the Exira Care Center. A Celebration of Life Memorial Gathering for BARBARA MADSEN will be held from 11-a.m. until 2-p.m.  Saturday, Aug. 25th, at the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon.

Friends may call at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon at a later date.

BARBARA J. MADSEN is survived by:

Her daughter – Sherry Madsen, of Hamlin.

Her daughter-in-law: Barbara A. Madsen, of Audubon;

4 grandchildren, 1 great-grandson, other relatives and friends.

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Skyscan Forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 8/22/18

Weather

August 22nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Patchy fog this morning; otherwise Mostly Sunny. High 80. W @ 10.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 58.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a chance of afternoon showers. High 77. SE @ 10-15mph.

Friday: Cldy to P/Cldy w/a chance of morning showers & tstrms. High 82.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 86.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 74. Our Low this morning 51. Last year on this date our High was 76 and the Low was 48. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 100 in 1914. The Record Low was 41 in 1904.

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Red Oak man arrested on Arson charge

News

August 22nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(UPDATED) — Police in Red Oak arrested a man on an arson charge, Tuesday afternoon. 38-year old Luke Daniel Rinehart, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 2-p.m.  Officers were sent to a residence in the 300 block of Second Avenue, with regard to a man that had set two lawn mowers on fire on his property. When authorities arrived on the scene, Rinehart was seen pouring gasoline inside of his residence. He was taken into custody before he was able to light the home on fire.  Rinehart was charged with Arson in the 2nd Degree, and is held in the Montgomery County Jail on $10,000 bond.

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Update: U.S. 30 east of the north junction with U.S. 59 in Denison now scheduled to close Aug. 29

News

August 22nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Iowa DOT’s Cherokee construction office said Tuesday, a road construction project on U.S. 30 east of the north junction with U.S. 59 in Denison will require closing the roadway to traffic starting at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, until 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, weather permitting.

During the closure, traffic will be detoured around the work zone using Seventh Street, Avenue C, Iowa 39, and U.S. 59.

The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations are at least double in work zones. As in all work zones, drivers should stay alert, allow ample space between vehicles, and wear seat belts.

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Adams County authorities investigate alleged suspicious vehicle activity

News

August 22nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Adams County said Tuesday, that at around 1-p.m. that day, the Sheriff’s Office took a report of a Maroon car or suv stoping near the intersection of 10th Street and Adams, at around Noon, Tuesday. The reporting party stated that a male and female attempted to get a female child into their vehicle.

The child said “No,” and walked away. Later, it was reported that the female child said that the female from the vehicle told her to have some “crushed smarties” candies but the child stated it was white in color and refused.

The alleged incident was under investigation.

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Hundreds of veterans on motorcycles ride through NW Iowa

News

August 22nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — A group of about 400 motorcycles rumbled through northwest Iowa Tuesday morning, as part of a multi-state fundraising ride. The all-veteran American Legion Riders are on their 13th Annual American Legion Legacy Run from Hutchinson, Kansas to Anoka, Minnesota, near Minneapolis. Bob Sussan, the lead rider, says they’re on a mission.

“After Nine Eleven, we started a scholarship to pay for the college education of anybody that lost a parent on active duty since Nine Eleven,” Sussan says. “Now, we’ve opened it up two years ago to children of disabled, 50% or more.”

The needs-based American Legion Legacy Scholarship provides up to $20,000 per student per year for up to six years. Since the program was started in 2002, more than $13-million has been raised. Sussan says the Legacy Run and its riders are responsible for raising every dollar. “They do local rides, poker runs, things in their states, plus people bring donations here and we collect donations every day,” he says.

The American Legion Riders is a motorcycle association made up of more than 120,000 veterans. “They ride for the children, they say, ‘For the cause, not the applause,’ and so they’re riding for the children of the fallen and children of the disabled and they’re passionate about it,” Sussan says. “Most of these people have been on the ride for over ten years.”

The group made stops in several Iowa communities, including Audubon, Carroll and Spencer. The full ride will run about 11-hundred miles through Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. The 2018 American Legion Legacy Run is expected to raise more than $1.5 million. (Learn more at https://www.legion.org/riders/legacyrun)

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Midwest Sports Headlines: 8/22/18

Sports

August 22nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yadier Molina and Marcell Ozuna slugged two-run homers, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 to improve to a major league-best 16-4 in August. The Cardinals have homered in 14 straight games.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Adams is bringing his power bat back to the St. Louis Cardinals after they traded him to Atlanta more than a year ago. The contending Cardinals got the 29-year-old first baseman and left fielder in a deal with Washington.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Blake Snell helped Tampa Bay match a team record with 27 consecutive shutout innings and the Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1. The scoreless stretch ended when Snell allowed a fifth-inning solo homer to Ryan O’Hearn. Snell struck out 11 and gave up four hits in six innings. The left-hander has 13 straight home starts of allowing one earned run or fewer, which is longest stretch in the majors since 1913, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals have traded second baseman Daniel Murphy to the Chicago Cubs and first baseman Matt Adams to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Nationals are essentially throwing in the towel on a disappointing season with the moves. They have a losing record despite a roster that boasts such stars as Max Scherzer and Bryce Harper. Washington is in third place, 7½ games behind the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs signed Orlando Scandrick over the weekend in the hopes of helping their shaky secondary. There are injuries to safety Daniel Sorensen and cornerback Steven Nelson, and the uncertain health of Eric Berry. So there are still plenty of questions about what is already a questionable defensive backfield.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sophomore Ivory Kelly-Martin will likely start the season as Iowa’s top running back, according to offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz. The move could be categorized as a mild surprise given that fellow sophomore Toren Young was listed ahead of Kelly-Martin on a depth chart released in fall camp. But Kelly-Martin has shown Iowa’s coaches he has the potential to become an every-down back.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., Aug. 22nd 2018

News

August 22nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man in the U.S. illegally has confessed to kidnapping a 20-year-old University of Iowa student, killing her and dumping her body in a cornfield. Twenty-four-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mollie Tibbetts. President Donald Trump noted the arrest and called for immigration law changes at a rally in West Virginia. And Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said residents are angry and heartbroken.

MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — The immigrant from Mexico charged in the kidnapping and murder of an Iowa college student worked at a dairy farm owned by the family of a prominent state Republican leader. Yarrabee Farms said in a statement that Cristhian Bahena Rivera had worked at its farms for the last four years and was an employee in good standing. The company said it was shocked to hear that Rivera had been charged in the death of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts. Spokesman Dane Lang said Tuesday night that Yarrabee Farms is a “small family farm” owned by him and his father, Craig Lang, who has long been a prominent Iowa farmer and political figure. Craig Lang previously served as president of the Iowa Farm Bureau and president of the Iowa Board of Regents, which governs the state’s public universities. In June, he lost a close GOP primary in the race for state agriculture secretary.

MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — A driver whose passenger drowned after the vehicle they were in broke through ice in eastern Iowa has been sentenced to up to 15 years. Television station KCRG reports that 37-year-old Joshua Juengel, of Manchester, was sentenced Tuesday. A witness spotted Juengel’s vehicle doing doughnuts on the ice before it plunged into the frigid water of Lake Delhi on Jan. 8. The body of 23-year-old Alex Salow was found in the vehicle.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha World-Herald is eliminating 23 positions from its staff, including 10 employees who were laid off. The layoffs were announced in a memo sent to the newspaper’s staff. The company will also leave eight jobs unfilled, and five other employees will retire. Omaha World-Herald President Phil Taylor says in the memo that the newspaper’s print advertising revenue continues to decline in certain categories, specifically among large national retailers.

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