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The Lake Panorama Association announced that a tree fell on the large dog park fence on May 21. Significant damage occurred, and that portion of the park will be closed until further notice. The small dog park is still open.
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Concordia University, Nebraska recently named 205 students to its honors list for the spring 2024 semester. Students who earn a 3.90 GPA or higher while also completing at least 12 credit hours during the semester qualify for this list. Leah Fett of Guthrie Center was named to the spring 2024 Term Honors List.
1971-2024
Darcy Jo Gliem, 52, daughter of Norman and Diane (Elliott) Downing, was born June 24, 1971, in Guthrie Center. She passed away Monday, May 20, 2024, at UnityPoint Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines.
Darcy was raised in the Panora area and graduated from Panora-Linden High School in 1989. She went on to graduate from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, being the first in her family to graduate from college. In December of 1994, she married Travis Gliem and, to this union, two sons were born, Shane and T.J. They made their home around the Panora area. Darcy worked as an accountant for various companies and also did some consulting work. For the last few years, she enjoyed writing books.
She also enjoyed crocheting, knitting and gardening.
She was a member of the First Christian Church, Panora.
Darcy is survived by her husband, Travis Gliem of rural Panora; sons, Shane Gliem of Panora and T.J. Gliem of Council Bluffs; her mother, Diane Arganbright of rural Guthrie Center; brothers, Scott Downing of Panora and Troy Downing of Fort Dodge. She was preceded in death by her father, Norman Downing, and step-father, Richard Arganbright.
Memorial services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at the First Christian Church, Panora. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial of her urn will be held following the services in Morrisburg Cemetery, near Stuart.
Twigg Funeral Home, Panora, is entrusted with her services.
From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Following days of heavy rainfall, flash flooding and Tuesday’s severe storms, multiple Iowa wastewater treatment plants have reported discharging untreated or partially treated wastewater.
These discharges can result from heavy precipitation, power outages and storm damage, among other things.
Since April 1, the Iowa DNR has received reports of 131 discharges at wastewater treatment facilities due to heavy precipitation, with 44 of those being reported in the last five days. Heavy rain can overload wastewater collection systems, which are underground sewer pipes that carry sewage to a treatment plant. Aging or poorly maintained sanitary sewer systems are particularly vulnerable to influxes of storm water.
With sewage pipes overwhelmed, excess water has nowhere to go, and can back up into basements through floor drains. Bypassing can lower the water level in the collection system, keeping sewage from backing up into basements, which could present health risks.
DNR staff continue to monitor these situations and will provide assistance to impacted communities.
It is highly recommended people and pets avoid these areas and stay out of flooded and elevated waterways due to safety concerns.
For more information on wastewater discharges and flooding updates, contact your local DNR Environmental Field office. You can find the office for your region at: https://www.iowadnr.gov/fieldoffice
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Adair County Health System (ACHS), managed by MercyOne, sustained substantial damage from Wednesday’s tornadic storms requiring evacuation of staff and patients and a temporary facility closure.
Staff and patients at ACHS were evacuated to area hospitals. There were no injuries to staff or patients inside the hospital during the storm. The hospital was closed immediately after the tornado passed through that devastated the town of Greenfield. It will remain closed until further assessments can be completed. It is likely to take weeks, if not months, to fully repair the damage.
With assistance from providers from MercyOne and other MercyOne affiliates, ACHS continues to provide care in Greenfield as follows:
Call 911. Emergency medical care cannot be currently provided at this location.
There is a 24/7 Urgent Care Clinic in the west wing of the Nodaway Valley Elementary School. Enter through the west side. The MercyOne Mobile Unit is on the west side of the Nodaway Valley Elementary School for the rest of the week.
Primary care services are available at the Nodaway Valley Elementary School. Enter through the west side.
The ACHS Stuart Clinic is taking walk-ins.
Those in need of medication refills are encouraged to first contact their pharmacy. Adair County Health System can continue to be contacted at 641-743-6189.