REGIONAL – The annual weather summary from the Farmers Almanac says this winter will be colder than normal with more snow than average    If December is any indication of the rest of the winter months to come, then the almanac may be spot on with its predictions.  Bitter cold temperatures and some snow and ice greeted Shelby Countians in December, and there’s more likely to come.    It’s always fun to project what could come, but regardles

    COUNTY – Shelby County has approved an amendment to its urban renewal plan, which will allow the county to recoup costs through tax increment financing for specific bridge replacements and/or improvements.    The county’s board of supervisors unanimously approved the amendment, along with an ordinance providing for the division of taxes levied on property in the urban renewal plan.

    COUNTY – Shelby County has approved a new job creation incentive plan is hoped to help small businesses in the county grow and prosper in the future.    The county’s board of supervisors has voted unanimously to approve the plan, targeted to small and entrepreneurial businesses (businesses with 10 employees or less at time of application) in Shelby County.    “The purpose of this plan is to encourage/support new and existing businesses in

    COUNCIL BLUFFS - Charles H. Frisby, 68, formerly of Earling, died Wed., Dec. 28 at CHI Mercy Hospital here.    He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Frisby, Council Bluffs; brothers, John (Valerie) Frisby, Sikes, LA; Paul (Bonnie) Frisby, Olla, LA; and  brother-in-law, John (Julie) Sealock, Treynor.    A Mass of Christian Burial was held Tues., Jan. 3, at 11 a.m. at St.

    KIMBALLTON - Harold N. Nissen, 87, Kimballton, died Wed., Dec. 28 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs.    Services were held Tues., Jan. 3 at 11:30 a.m.

    WALNUT - Charlotte M. Shepherd, 81, died Thurs., Dec. 29 at the Avoca Nursing & Rehab Center. A memorial service will be held Sat., Jan. 7 at the First Presbyterian Church, Walnut at 10:30 a.m.

    DAVID CITY, NE - Helen Barta, 105, formerly of Persia, died Wed., Dec. 28 at St. Joseph’s Villa Nursing and Rehab Center in David City, NE.  A Mass of Christian Burial was held Mon., Jan. 2 at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima, Portsmouth with burial in the St.

     Eugene, OR - Courtney Anne Lee Dunham-Rosmann, 31, Washington, D.C., died December 27 of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at her family’s home here.  She is survived by her husband Mark Rosmann, Washington, D.C., parents Curtis and Janet Dunham, Eugene, OR; brother Brian Dunham, Eugene, OR; twin sister Leslie Dunham, Denver, CO; and father-in-law and mother-in-law Ron and Maria Rosmann, Harlan.

    AVOCA - Timothy L. Heilig, 69, Avoca, died at his home in Avoca.    Visitation will be Wed., Jan. 4 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. and funeral services will be held Thurs., Jan. 5 at 10:30 a.m. both at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca, with burial in the Shelby Cemetery.    Survivors include his brother Ted (Judy) Heilig, Shelby and numerous nieces and nephews.     Pauley Jones, Avoca, is in charge of the arrangements.