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Ida County’s Official Newspaper
Courier Ida County
Vol. 42, No. 40 Ida Grove, Iowa
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Wednesday,, October 4, 2017 Wednesday
Residents seek road clarifica on
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Ida County Board of Supervisors discussed a bridge request from two residents and secondary road matters at its regular meeting Sept. 25. Alan and Kyle Bennett were present to speak to the board regarding the bridge on Pioneer Avenue, north of 170th Street, in Sections 2 and 3 of Silver Creek Township. “There is a sign there that reads, ‘no trucks over eight tons,’” said Alan Bennett, who uses the road for his bean harvest. “You can’t get a combine or an empty truck across it.” “We noticed the new sign the other day,” said Alan. The matter came up in public input and was referred to Secondary Road Engineer Jeff Wil-
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liams. “I don’t want to be responsible for going on a bridge in a vehicle that’s overweight, if something happened,” said Alan. “I met with our bridge consultant, who said we could consider it for a wind turbine funded project, but then I decided that it was not necessary,” said Williams. Alan Bennett said that he would like to start bean harvest as soon as the dry conditions return. Williams said he will investigate the matter and see what could be done with the bridge. “The problem is the pilings of the substructure are shot,” said the engineer. (continued on page 2)
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Ida Sheriff ’s office releases August statistics
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2017 Falcons homecoming court Page 18
Upcoming Events UBI Falcon Homecoming Grillout Thursday, October 5 5 pm
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King facelift: Mobile Blasting Services of Carroll sandblasted the paint covering the front exterior brick of the King Theatre in Ida Grove Sept. 27. Several spectators noted how much better the front of the building looked without the paint.
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Area farmers, grain handling facili es ready for fall harvest season ❚ by DEB LOGER
Area elevators, ethanol plants and farmers are ready for the fall harvest season to get in full swing. Unseasonably warm temperatures Sept. 1724 saw crops changing colors overnight. Some beans were harvested prior to cool temperatures and rain Sept. 25. “In 2017, many again struggled to plant in a timely manner, and, once it was in the ground, many areas got dry and stayed that way through much of June and July. Some neighborhoods received some rainfall during that time, and it made a large difference. We were fortunate to cool temperatures down in late July and into August, allowing our beans to end up in pretty good shape, and allowing the corn kernels to develop well, also. I think the overall average will be pretty good, but the range from the good ields to the bad ones will likely be very wide. Spotty rainfall events during the growing seasons make for varied yield results,” said Joel
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DeJong, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach ield agronomist. DeJong said, “Recent temperatures above normal have hurried along the maturity of these crops – but that is okay. I was a little worried that we were lagging behind normal in crop development, mainly corn, and that would have meant additional drying costs. Recent warmer temperatures have reduced this risk for many. “Summers that are dry during the middle of the season followed by moisture late, like many have observed, seem to increase the risk for stalk rot and standability problems in corn ields. All corn ields should be evaluated for stalk integrity, and those with signi icant problems should be harvested earlier, to reduce loss of corn in the ields.” The Landus Cooperative teams in Ida Grove and Odebolt are prepared for harvest and urge customers to work safely this fall. Over the summer, Steve Ferry was named location manager for Ida Grove and Odebolt, adding to his current locations
of Yetter and Ulmer. Ferry has more than 30 years of experience at the cooperative, overseeing grain and agronomy (continued on page 2)
were used and 39 hours of vacation time were used. Property loss through theft, burglary or criminal mischief totaled $10,200. In August, 14 males and seven females were booked into the Ida County Jail for three felonies and 18 misdemeanors. This compares to 30 (25 males and ive females) booked into the jail in August 2016 for three felonies and 27 misdemeanors. A total of 178 citations were issued as follows: Arthur— two, Battle Creek—11, Galva— ive, Holstein—eight, Ida (continued on page 2)
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Holstein controlled burn: The Holstein Fire Department held a training fire and controlled burn at 975 Industrial Dr., just outside of town on the Parker farm Sept. 24. Holstein Fire Chief Rex Reisdorph said,“We did some rollover knockdown drills and then some positive pressure attacks. We had 15 firefighters on the scene and the house was on the ground an hour and a half after we were done with our practice. The Galva Fire Department assisted us.”
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The Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice released August statistics at the Sept. 19 Ida County Public Safety and Communications Commission meeting in Arthur. In August, deputies logged 19,022 miles and 1,287.25 patrol hours. Deputies assisted seven motorists, investigated six accidents, found 15 open doors, served 41 civil papers and conducted 938 premise checks. A total of 60 hours was spent in the of ice, 42.5 hours on special investigations, 27 hours in training, two hours in court, 15 hours of comp time
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