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Lawyer says former city administrator will plead not guilty

News

June 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

HARLAN, Iowa (AP) — A former city administrator in western Iowa has been charged with stealing from the city. Shelby County Court records say 67-year-old Terry Cox is charged with felony theft, felonious misconduct in office and misdemeanor records tampering. His lawyer, Mark Weinhardt, says Cox will plead not guilty. Cox’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 5.

He was city administrator for Harlan until he resigned in 2016 after questions were raised about his expenses. A state audit requested by the city identified nearly $145,000 in improper and unsupported disbursements from July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2016. Cox’s attorney says the audit report is flawed.

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Flash Flood Watch from 1-p.m. today through Thursday morning

Weather

June 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Cass, Adair, Audubon, Carroll, Crawford, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Harrison, Pottawattamie, Sac and Shelby Counties.

* From 1 PM this afternoon (6/20) through Thursday morning. A widespread swath of 1.5 to 3 inches of rainfall totals with higher amounts over 4 to 5 inches are anticipated this afternoon into early Thursday. This heavy rain will fall on top of an already saturated ground from recent rains earlier this week.

* Intense rainfall rates are likely with these storms where 2 to 4 inches per hour rates will be common this afternoon and tonight. Be prepared for water over roads due to rapid rises on creeks and streams or even water flowing from farm fields. If a road is closed or if water is running over it, please find an alternate route. Turn Around Don`t Drown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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Red Oak man arrested Tue. night

News

June 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak, Tuesday night, arrested 57-year old Tony Joe Christensen, of Red Oak. He was taken into custody for Public Intoxication, and transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital for evaluation before being transferred to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set at $300.

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LORRAINE MANN, 85, of Avoca (Svcs. 6/22/18)

Obituaries

June 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

LORRAINE MANN, 85, of Avoca, died Monday, June 18th, at Select Specialty Hospital. Funeral services for LORRAINE MANN will be held 11-a.m. Friday, June 22nd, at the United Church of Avoca. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

The family will greet friends at the United Church of Avoca, from  5-until 7-p.m. Thursday.

Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.

LORRAINE MANN is survived by:

Her husband – Bernie Mann, of Avoca.

Her sons – Brett (Michelle Aguilar) Mann, of Houston, TX, and Bruce Mann, of Avoca.

Her sister – Bernadine Grove, of Macedonia.

Her brother – Carrol Childs, of McClelland.

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JUNE E. SCHABEN, 62, of Harlan (Memorial Mass 6/26/18)

Obituaries

June 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

JUNE E. SCHABEN, 62, of Harlan, died Monday, June 18th, in Omaha. A Memorial Mass for JUNE SCHABEN will be held 11-a.m. Tuesday, June 26th, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, in Defiance. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

The family will greet friends on Tuesday, from 10-until 11-a.m., at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance (prior to the service)

Burial of ashes will be in the St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery in Defiance.

JUNE SCHABEN is survived by:

Her daughter – Megan (Michael) Wolfe, of Omaha.

Her brothers – Steve (Karen) Schaben, and Neil (Barb) Schaben, all of Denison; Rick (Laurie) Schaben, and Tim Schaben, all of Harlan; and Randy Schaben, of Carroll.

His sister – Jeanne (Dick) Bornhoft, of Irwin.

1 granddaughter, other relatives and friends.

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DANIEL COY EMERSON RILEY, 25, of Harlan (Svcs. 6/23/18)

Obituaries

June 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DANIEL COY EMERSON RILEY, 25, of Harlan, died Monday, June 18th, at the UNMC in Omaha. A Mass of Christian Burial for DANIEL RILEY will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, June 23rd, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

DANIEL COY EMERSON RILEY is survived by:

His mother – Barbara (Kivland) Riley, of Harlan.

His father – Brian Riley, of Harlan.

His sisters – Shannon Riley, of St. Petersburg, FL., and Abigail Riley, of Nashville, TN.

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Flash Flood Watch until 7-a.m. (6/20) for far western IA Counties

Weather

June 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont …FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY…

* A frontal boundary will continue to provide a focus for thunderstorms to move along and through the area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: 6/20/18

Weather

June 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

**FLASH FLOOD WATCH from 1-p.m. today through 7-a.m. Thursday**

Today: Mostly cloudy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 79. Variable breeze @ 10-15.

Tonight: Mo. cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms ending late. Some heavy rain possible. Low 65. W @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 76. W/NW @ 10-15.

Friday: Mo. cldy w/scatt. shwrs & tstrms. High 78.

Saturday: P/Cldy w/scatt. shwrs & tstrms late. High 82.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 83. Our Low this morning was 68. As of 6-a.m. today, we had received 1.75 inches of rain over the past 23-hours in Atlantic. Add that to the 1.6” we had for the period ending 7-a.m. Tuesday, our rain total amounts to 3.35 inches. Last year on this date our High was 91 and the Low was 64. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 101 in 1937 & 1988. The Record Low was 40, in 1961.

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Midwest Sports Headlines: 6/20/18

Sports

June 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Hamels allowed four hits over seven innings, Delino DeShields doubled home two runs and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 to extend their winning streak to a season-high four games. The Royals have lost eight straight, matching their season high, and 14 of 15.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Carpenter hit a tiebreaking solo homer with two out in the ninth, helping the St. Louis Cardinals edge the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6. Carpenter also had a tying two-run double in St. Louis’ four-run seventh. Tommy Pham homered and singled for the Cardinals, and Kolten Wong also went deep.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa wrestler Sam Stoll has been hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after he was accidentally shot in the knee early Tuesday. Iowa City police responded to a report of a gunshot victim who showed up at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics shortly before 5 a.m. Police say a preliminary investigation found Stoll was shot by mistake in a resident and several people were present.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alcides Escobar’s streak of making 406 consecutive starts as the Kansas City Royals shortstop is about to end. Manager Ned Yost said he plans to play Adalberto Mondesi, 22, a couple of days a week at shortstop. Escobar, 31, has been the Royals everyday shortstop since 2011 after being acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers as part of the Zack Greinke trade.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jackson Kowar struck out a career-high 13 in 6 2/3 innings as defending national champion Florida eliminated Texas from the College World Series with a 6-1 win. Kowar held the Longhorns scoreless on five hits. He mixed his changeup with a fastball still touching the mid-90s deep into his season-high 121-pitch afternoon. Jonathan India hit his 21st home run to break the game open in the sixth inning.

UNDATED (AP) — Joe Bugel and Emmitt Thomas are winners of the 2018 Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award given by the Professional Football Writers of America for work as an NFL assistant coach. Bugel is best known for building Washington’s famous Hogs offensive line unit as the Redskins won three Super Bowls. Chiefs defensive backs coach Thomas made the Pro Football Hall of Famer as a player and is in his 38th season as an NFL assistant coach.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Texas Rangers have optioned rookie left-hander Yohander Mendez back to Triple-A Round Rock for violating team rules. Mendez was supposed to start Wednesday’s series finale against Kansas City. But right-hander Austin Bibens-Dirkx will get the ball instead. General manager Jon Daniels says at least one other player was involved, but his discipline will be handled in-house. He says the incident is “not criminal, nothing involving MLB or the police.”

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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., 6/20/18

News

June 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials say a 9-year-old boy who was found underwater Sunday at a central Iowa lake has died. The Des Moines Register reports that Landyn Short, of Tama, died Tuesday at a Des Moines Hospital. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office says the boy was reported missing in the water at Rock Creek State Park, near Grinnell, around 1:30 p.m. Sunday and found underwater about 45 minutes later.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With recent heavy rains and more on the way, the National Weather Service says there is a potential for more serious flooding in the southern half of Iowa by week’s end. While only some scattered thunderstorms are expected across the state for much of Tuesday, more widespread storms and heavy rain are expected Tuesday night into Wednesday, with some spots possibly getting up to 4 inches.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Environmental activists are asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ authority to manage a program designed to limit water pollution. About 30 members of the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement held a rally Tuesday at the state Capitol. They distributed a letter to the EPA where they alleged the DNR hasn’t done enough to adequately regulate massive hog farms.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state housing agency that’s been reviewing its decision to lease new office space is moving ahead with the relocation plans. The Iowa Finance Authority says its board of directors agreed Tuesday to reaffirm the move after receiving a new external review of expected costs. The agency says the review shows the move would be the most cost-effective option in year ten when compared to choices like staying in the current location.

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