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The deadline for non-profit groups and organizations to apply for funds online from either the Cass or Audubon County Community Foundation is looming ever near. The deadline is Sept. 1st.
Funds from the Cass County Community Foundation (CCCF) and the Audubon County Community Foundation (ACCF) are available countywide, to groups and organizations in each respective county. In Cass County, $29,000 was allocated for the Fall grant cycle. In Audubon County, $40,590 is available. Both counties’ grant dollars are for a single year.
Application procedures and guidelines are available online at www.iowacommunityfoundations.org/casscef, (Cass County) www.iowacommunityfoundations.org/auduboncef. (Audubon County)
Click on the Grant Information tab and follow the links. Detailed instructions are provided in a downloadable form, and a link to the online application is also provided. Only online applications will be considered. The grant funds are made possible by the generosity of Cass and Audubon County Community Foundation donors for recipients in each respective county, only.
Contact Dennis Nissen at 800-794-3458 or dennis@omahafoundation.org or Denise Cardos at denise@omahafoundation.org with grant application specific questions. All completed applications will be considered at the October board meeting with notification of results the end of October.
To inquire about donating to either the Cass or Audubon County Community Foundation, contact your county’s respective board members. In Cass County, the CCCF Board Members are: Chair, Nicholas Hunt of rural Atlantic, 243-5485; Vice Chair, Gary Maas, of Anita, 762-3434; Secretary/Treasurer, Roland K. Landsness, Esq. of Atlantic, 243-4154; Royal Bierbaum of rural Griswold, 778-2586; John Curry of Massena, 779-0216; and Mark D. Kyhnn, CPA of Atlantic, 243-1800.
In Audubon County, the ACCF Board Members are: Chair, Genelle Deist of Audubon, 712-563-4288; Vice Chair, Joel Hoegh of rural Brayton, 712-249-3692; Secretary/Treasurer, Barbara Johnson of Audubon, 712-773-5732; Shelley Burr of Audubon, 712-563-2644; Steven B. Hansen of Audubon, 712-563-2065; Daryl Olsen, DVM of Audubon, 712-563-2080; and Joseph T. Rasmussen of Exira, 712-268-5357.
In Southwest Iowa Community Foundations are particularly attractive charities, because donations to those funds may be eligible for a 25% Endow Iowa Tax Credit.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A Des Moines mother whose baby died on a changing table has been ordered to undergo substance abuse and mental health treatments as part of her sentence. Laci Taylor had been accused of drinking alcohol before her original sentencing hearing Aug. 3, when she was given a suspended 10-year prison sentence and five years’ probation. She’d pleaded guilty to felony neglect of a dependent person.
On Monday a judge added the treatments to her sentence but didn’t order her to immediately serve any time behind bars. Taylor also must complete 200 hours of community service. Prosecutors say Taylor left the 3-month-old unattended Sept. 18 on a changing table. The girl’s airway was cut off when she rolled and her neck was compressed against the table ledge.
All of the milk collected from dairy cows being shown at the 11-day Iowa State Fair will be dumped. In years past, the milk was sold to a Des Moines area co-op for production into cheese. This year, however, the longstanding buyer backed out and no one else stepped up. Dairy farmer Doug Lyons of Castalia says it’s a commentary on the larger picture of the dairy industry. “It’s just a fine way of saying we have too much milk in the country and we don’t have to mess with it, we’re not gonna take the chance,” Lyons says. “That’s why they’re not doing it.”
Dairy farmers at the fair can milk their cows in the popular, window-lined milking parlor. Fairgoers can watch as cows are led into stalls and connected to milking machines. Lyons says it’s unfortunate the milk is all going to waste. “I did get paid for the milk and it did help, but showing cows is not a money maker,” Lyons says. “It’s more just for advertising the farm.”
Lyons says when his herd generates attention at the fair, that can lead to breeding sales down the road. The state fair runs through Sunday.
(Radio Iowa, w/Thanks to Amy Mayer, Iowa Public Radio)
The Iowa basketball team completed a trip to Europe with a 4-0 record after an 88-49 win over the Vicenza Al-Stars in Italy. The Hawkeyes won despite making only four of 21 from three point range. The team will spend the final two days of the trip sight seeing. Freshman center Luka Garza had 24 points and 14 rebounds and sophomore forward Tyler Cook also had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
(Learfield Sports)
Today: Areas of fog this morning; P/Cldy to Cldy w/isolated Shwrs & tstrms. High 85. SE @ 5-10.
Tonight: Scatt. Shwrs & tstrms late. Low 68. SE @ 5.
Tomorrow: Scatt. Shwrs & tstrms. High 80. S @ 10-15.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 82.
Friday: P/Cldy w/a chance of tstrms late. High 84.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 87. Our 24-hour Low for the past 24-hours was 61. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 82 and the low was 58. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 103 in 1937. The Record Low for this date was 40 in 1929.
DARLENE HANSON, 90, of Harlan, died Monday, Aug. 14th, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. Funeral services for DARLENE HANSON will be held 11-a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17th, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Wed., Aug. 16th, from 1-until 8-p.m., with the family greeting friends from 5-until 8-p.m.
Burial will be in the Danway Cemetery at Kirkman.
DARLENE HANSON is survived by:
Her daughters – Peggy (Ron) Doonan, of Harlan; Laura (Mike) Albert, of Willmar, MN., & Linda VanMeter, of New London, MN.
Her son – Karl (Cindy) Hanson, of Kirkman.
8 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.
Dry weather continues to impact Iowa’s corn and soybean crop. The U-S-D-A weekly crop released Monday afternoon shows corn condition declined so three percent of the crop is in very poor condition compared to two percent last week. Nine percent is rated in poor condition, compared to eight percent rated that way last week. Eighty-one percent of the corn crop is rated in fair to good condition — but just nine percent is rated excellent.
The soybean crop also saw a drop with four percent rated in very poor condition — compared to three percent last week. The report shows 11 of the soybeans are no rated in poor condition — an increase of two percent compared to last week. Seventy-eight percent of the bean crop is rated in fair or good condition, with just seven percent rated in excellent shape.
(Radio Iowa)
The Union County Sheriff’s Office says no serious injuries were reported following an accident late Monday morning on the east side of Creston, near Wellman Dynamics. Authorities say vehicles driven by 17-year old Jared Ryan Long, of Ankeny, and 42-year old Michell Dewayne Grossoehme, of Clarinda, collided at around 11:20-a.m. at the intersection of Highway 34 and Pole Road.
The accident happened when a 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup driven by Long stopped at the stop sign as he was headed north on Pole Road, but then proceeded into the intersection. The pickup struck an eastbound 2006 Ford Expedition, driven by Grossoehme, in the middle of the intersection.
Neither driver was injured, but a passenger in Long’s pickup, 17-year old Sam Carstensen, of Elkhart, and a passenger in the Ford, 10-year old Bryson Grossoehme, of Clarinda, suffered suspected, minor injuries that did not require transport to the hospital. All the vehicles’ occupants were wearing their seat belts.
Damage from the collision amounted to $12,000. Authorities say Long was cited for Failure to Obey a Stop Sign and Yield the Right of Way.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Cam Gallagher hit a grand slam for his first career home run and second big league hit, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Monday night. Gallagher’s shot into the left-field seats in the sixth inning marked the first grand slam by a Royals rookie since Paulo Orlando connected in the first game of a doubleheader against Tampa Bay on July 7, 2015.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Cornhuskers’ athletics department plans to fund a new scholarship program for nonathletes. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green says Nebraska Athletics will contribute $5 million annually. The first scholarships will be awarded in time for the 2018-19 school year.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The two quarterbacks competing for the starting job at Kansas happen to be roommates and best of friends. Carter Stanley is the sophomore who started three games last season, while Peyton Bender is the transfer who began his career at Washington State. Kansas coach David Beaty has been in no hurry to appoint a starting quarterback.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joey Gallo’s 33rd homer of the season and a second straight strong outing from Martin Perez lifted the Texas Rangers over the Detroit Tigers in Arlington. Perez trailed 2-0 just two batters into the game but gave up no more runs in Texas’ 6-2 victory.
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