Today: Partly Cloudy. High 77. NW @ 10-15.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 45.
Tomorrow: Mostly Sunny. High 77. NW @ 10.
Thursday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered showers & tstrms. High 78.
Friday: P/Cldy w/isolated thunderstorms. High 82.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 75. Our (24-hours) Low was 47. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 86 and the low was 62. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 105 in 1934. The Record Low was 33 in 1930.
Police in Red Oak are looking for the female driver of a Chevy Impala who was involved in a hit-and-run property damage accident Monday evening. Officials say the accident happened at around 5:10-p.m. in the Red Oak Taco Bell parking lot, when, according to witnesses, a silver 4-door Chevy Impala backed out of a parking stall and in the process struck the side of a 2016 Nissan Altima, causing $2,000 damage to the Nissan.
The driver of the Impala was said to be a larger build white female with blonde hair, who was wearing an orange shirt. A witness captured a partial license plate image. The plate began with “EK.” The accident remains under investigation. If you have any information concerning the incident, call the Red Oak Police Department.
DARWIN G. SCHLATER, 82, of Exira, died Saturday, May 27th, at the Exira Care Center. Graveside services for DARWIN SCHLATER will be held 11-a.m. Saturday, June 3rd, at the Exira Cemetery. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home is from 8-a.m. until 9-p.m. Friday, June 2nd.
Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.
DARWIN SCHLATER is survived by:
His wife – Shirley Schlater, of Exira.
His daughters – Connie Bevil, of Tempe, AZ., and Diane Schlater, of Carroll.
His son – Mitch (Becky) Schlater, of Council Bluffs.
His brother – Dean Schlater, of Exira.
His sister – Barb (Doug) Schwaller, of Atlantic.
11 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, other relatives, his in-laws, and friends.
URSULA THERESA BRUCK, 85, of Harlan, died Sunday, May 28th, at Myrtue Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial for URSULA BRUCK will be held 10:30-a.m. Thursday, June 1st, at the St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Church in Portsmouth. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
The family will greet friends at the St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Church on Wednesday, from 5-until 8-p.m.
Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Portsmouth.
URSULA BRUCK is survived by:
Her daughters – Theresa (Wayne) Corrin, of Neola; Debra (Ken) Leinen, of Portsmouth; Sharon (Allen) Embree, of Oakland; Jackie (Gary) Schaben, of Portsmouth; and Cristie (Roger) Kenkel, of Earling.
Her sons – James (Julie) Bruck, of Harlan; John (Janet) Bruck, of Portsmouth; Joseph (Robin) Bruck, of La Vista, NE; Jeffrey (Dianne) Bruck, of Denison, and Jay Bruck, of Atlantic.
Her brothers – Jim (Dorothy) Leinen, of Denison, and Orville (Kathleen) Leinen, of Panora.
Her sisters – Eunice Blum (& husband Gil Loeffler), of Panama; Mildred (Jerry) Brus, of Denison, and Zita (Gaylen) Smith, of Portsmouth.
28-grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and three sisters-in-law.
Firefighters from Harlan along with a Medivac Ambulance crew were called to the scene of a fire at the West Ridge Acres Mobile Home Park (3002 12th St.), early this morning. The call went out just before 4-a.m. By the time a deputy arrived on the scene moments later, one of the mobile homes was completely engulfed in flames. One person living inside the home was able to escape, but according to dispatch reports, suffered a laceration to his hand.
No other details are currently available.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…
DUNDEE, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say an 8-year-old girl has been injured after falling 60 feet (18 meters) at a state park in eastern Iowa. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said in a news release that the girl was hiking with friends and family Sunday afternoon at Backbone State Park when she fell. A department spokesman said Monday the girl may have fallen down a steep embankment as she jumped from rock to rock.
JEFFERSON, Iowa (AP) – A well-known Iowa bell tower will soon be ringing for the first time in more than 30 years. KCCI-TV reports that a $440,000 renovation project on the Mahanay Bell Tower in Jefferson is expected to finish next week. The project refurbished existing bells and added more than 30 additional bells. The bell tower had been in disrepair since the 1980s and had been playing recordings instead of actually ringing.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say witnesses kept a car driver from drowning in a ditch near Interstate 80 in Council Bluffs. The accident was reported around 9:45 p.m. Saturday. Police say the driver lost control of his car. It grazed a road sign, struck a light pole and ran off the roadway into the ditch. Police say the car was submerged in waist-deep water, but witnesses who had rushed to help kept the driver’s head out of the water.
MCINTIRE, Iowa (AP) – Organizers have raised about half the $10,000 needed for a veterans memorial in a tiny northern Iowa town. Vietnam veteran Marvin King is among those supporting efforts to erect a memorial in the Mitchell County community of McIntire, which has about 120 residents. King says: “We thought every other town has one; why not us?” The Mason City Globe Gazette reports the 20-foot-long limestone monument will include U.S. and Iowa flags.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Chase Utley, Cody Bellinger and Logan Forsythe hit solo home runs, leading Rich Hill and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 Monday for their fifth straight victory.
Hill (2-2) recovered from a bout of wildness in his last start to pitch five innings, giving up one run and two hits. In his previous outing, also against the Cardinals, he permitted five runs on four hits and seven walks in four innings.
Mike Leake (5-3) entered the game leading the majors with a 1.91 ERA, but allowed a season-high four runs in 6 2/3 innings.
NORMA EICHELBERGER, 89, of Avoca, died Sunday, May 28th, at Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center. Memorial services for NORMA EICHELBERGER will be held 10-a.m. Friday, June 2nd, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, in Avoca.
Visitation will be held at the United Church of Avoca from 5-until 7-p.m. Thursday, June 1st.
Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.
NORMA EICHELBERGER is survived by:
Her sons – Rex (Paula) Eichelberger, of Avoca, and Lafe Eichelberger, of Saint Augustine, FL.
Her daughters – Margie (Mike) Espelund, of Council Bluffs, and Sally (Larry) Obrecht, of Harlan.
8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
NANCY E. ALLEN, 85, of Avoca, died Monday, May 29th, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. Funeral services for NANCY ALLEN will be held 2-p.m. Saturday, June 3rd, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, in Harlan.
Friends may call at the funeral on Friday, June 2nd, from 6-until 8-p.m., with the family present.
Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.
NANCY ALLEN is survived by:
Her daughter – Marcie Cave, of Harlan.
Her son – Kevin Allen, of Omaha.
Her step-daughter: Carolyn Allen, of OH.
Her sister – Maurine (Dean) Butterfield, of AZ.
6 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
PEARL M. YEAGER, 78, of Panora, died Sunday, May 28th, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center. Graveside services for PEARL YEAGER will be held 10:30-a.m. Thursday, June 1st, at the Brethren Cemetery in Panora. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Wed., May 31st, from 5-until 7-p.m.
Burial will be in the Brethren Cemetery at Panora.
PEARL YEAGER is survived by:
Her sons – Joe Yeager, of Des Moines; Kevin (Drenda) Yeager, of Linden; Bob Yeager and Wayne Yeager, both of Panora, and Dale Fender, of CO.
Her daughter – Carol (Doug) Long, of Panora.
5 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
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