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Ericksen trial delayed again

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May 23rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The trial in the case of a Pottawattamie County man who faces 10 felony counts of Sexual Abuse in the 2nd Degree in Cass County, has been delayed again.

Roger Allen Ericksen (booking photo courtesy Cass Co. Sheriff's Dept.)

Roger Allen Ericksen (booking photo courtesy Cass Co. Sheriff’s Dept.)

The trial for 55-year old Roger Allen Ericksen, of Underwood, was to have taken place in Cass County District Court on Wed., May 27th, but Judge James Heckerman on Friday, set the date as July 7th. A pre-trial conference, which was to have been held this Tuesday, has now been postponed until June 1st. It’s the third time the pre-trial conference has been delayed, and the second postponement of the trial.

Ericksen was arrested on February 23rd in connection with acts that allegedly happened with a minor child in 2011. He has entered a written plea of Not Guilty to the charges. Ericksen remains held in the Cass County Jail on $25,000 cash bond. On May 11th, Ericksen’s lawyer, Jay Mez, filed for a Waiver of Speedy Trial and a request for a continuance.

In December 2012, Ericksen, who resided in Lewis, pled guilty in a prior case in Cass County District Court to Sexual Abuse 3rd Degree.

This is Your Nishna Valley 05-23-2015

Podcasts, This is Your Nishna Valley

May 23rd, 2015 by admin

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Final State Track Team Scoring

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May 23rd, 2015 by Jim Field

Girls Class 1-A:

Hudson is the state champ with 72 points.  North Linn is second with 67, followed by Pekin in third with 57.  Griswold had the best local finish, placing fourth with 41 points.  Other area teams include:  Fremont-Mills 20.5, Lenox 14, Logan-Magnolia 14, Woodbine 14, Sidney 13.

Girls Class 2-A:

Clayton Ridge had 54 points to win the crown, followed by Mount Vernon 46, Northeast 44, Osage 41 and Saint Ansgar 40.  Locally, Clarinda, Panorama and Shenandoah each scored 13 points to tie for 18th place.

Girls Class 3-A:

Davenport Assumption is the 3-A team champ with 79 points.  Decorah placed second with 67 points.  Locally, Glenwood placed 10th with 24 points, Creston had 19 points, Harlan scored 5 and Atlantic had 2 points.

Girls Class 4-A:

Pleasant Valley scored 99 points to edge Linn-Mar with 90.

Boys Class 1-A:

Lisbon won the title with 42 points.  Alta/Aurelia was second with 36.  From the area, Adair-Casey placed 7th overall with 28 points, Audubon scored 15 points to tie for 17th, St. Albert had 9 points and Nodaway Valley had 8.

Boys Class 2-A:

West Burlington Notre Dame wins easily with 107 points.  Panorama scored 10 points and Underwood scored 7.

Boys Class 3-A:

Center point scored 56 points to edge Mount Pleasant with 54 and Algona with 53 points.  Glenwood scored 21 points for 13th place.  Harlan scored 12 points and Atlantic collected nine points.

Boys Class 4-A:

Waukee is the state champion with 83 points.  Linn-Mar is the runner-up with 53 points.

CLICK HERE to find the complete results from the State Track Meet!

BETTY GRIFFITH, 93, of Walnut (5-26-2015)

Obituaries

May 23rd, 2015 by Jim Field

BETTY GRIFFITH, 93, of Walnut died Thursday, May 21st at her home.  Funeral service for BETTY GRIFFITH will be held on Tuesday, May 26th at 10:30 am in the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut.  Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

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Visitation will be held on Monday from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the funeral home with the family greeting friends from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Burial in the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut.

BETTY GRIFFITH is survived by:

Son:  Frank (Florence) Griffith of Hayward, CA.

Daughters:  Mary Ellen (David) Woltmann of Harlan & Carol Corey of West Des Moines.

5 Grandchildren

7 Great-Grandchildren

2 Great-Great-Grandchildren

Saturday State Track & Field Championship Results

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May 23rd, 2015 by Jim Field

— All Classes — All Finals —

Girls Sprint Medley
1-A: Lenox – placed 3rd 1:52.89
1-A: Sidney – placed 7th 1:54.02
1-A: Fremont-Mills – placed 9th 1:54.16
1-A: Tri-Center – placed 16th 1:55.92
1-A: St. Albert – placed 17th 1:56.37
1-A: Bedford – placed 19th 1:56.66
1-A: Nodaway Valley – placed 20th 1:57.72
2-A: Panorama – placed 4th 1:51.97
2-A: Underwood – placed 17th 1:54.73
2-A: Shenandoah – placed 23rd 1:56.39
3-A: Harlan – placed 7th 1:49.89
4-A: Thomas Jefferson – placed 22nd 1:55.52

Girls 800
1-A: Rebekah Topham, Griswold – placed 2nd 2:18.08
1-A: Katie Dukes, Lenox – placed 3rd 2:18.47
1-A: Megan Maaske, Woodbine – placed 8th 2:22.13
1-A: Destiny Scar, Nodaway Valley – placed 16th 2:27.49
1-A: Alyssa Carley, St. Albert – placed 21st 2:30.75
2-A: Kate Walker, Red Oak – placed 5th 2:19.39
2-A: Hannah Dugdale, Missouri Valley – placed 7th 2:20.25
2-A: Shyanne Sporrer, IKM-Manning – placed 13th 2:23.06
3-A: Natalie Mostek, Creston – placed 5th 2:17.67
3-A: Maria Mostek, Creston – placed 17th 2:24.51

Boys 800
1-A: Jared Corder, Nodaway Valley – placed 3rd 2:01.19
1-A: Nick Schnitker, Tri-Center – placed 7th 2:03.28
1-A: Jim Lake, Logan-Magnolia – placed 8th 2:03.43
1-A: Josh Haning, Nishnabotna – placed 11th 2:04.74
1-A: Jacob Bolinger, Lenox – placed 23rd 2:08.15
2-A: Matt Deitchler, Treynor – placed 22nd 2:05.72
2-A: Brody Stogdill, Panorama – placed 23rd 2:06.47
3-A: Jay Wolfe, Creston – placed 1st 1:55.18
3-A: Bryce Briley, Creston – placed 8th 1:59.68
3-A: Andrew Mumm, Harlan – placed 10th 2:00.55
4-A: Eldon Warner, Thomas Jefferson – placed 5th 1:55.16

Girls Shuttle Hurdle
1-A: Logan-Magnolia – placed 2nd 1:08.33
1-A: Fremont-Mills – placed 4th 1:09.3
2-A: Panorama – placed 7th 1:09.72
3-A: Glenwood – placed 3rd 1:06.52

Boys Shuttle Hurdle
1-A: Audubon – placed 2nd 1:00.5
2-A: Panorama – placed 5th :58.87
3-A: Glenwood – placed 4th :58.41
3-A: Atlantic – placed 6th :59.88

Boys 100
1-A: Emmitt Wheatley, Adair-Casey – placed 2nd :11.52
1-A: Chad Blank, Nishnabotna – placed 7th :11.79
1-A: Derek Kirchhoff, Griswold – placed 8th :11.8
2-A: Sage Lloyd, Missouri Valley – placed 8th :11.57

Girls 100 Hurdles
1-A: Rachel Rummelhart, Guthrie Center – placed 5th :15.65
1-A: Andrea McClary, Fremont-Mills – placed 7th :16.35
2-A: Laura Hempel, Treynor – placed 5th :15.9

Boys 110 Hurdles
1-A: Parker Powers, Fremont-Mills – placed 4th :15.5
1-A: Mitchell Nelsen, Audubon – placed 5th :15.51
1-A: Clay Schmidt, Woodbine – placed 7th :15.86
2-A: Tony Klocke, Southwest Valley – placed 7th :15.53
3-A: Dane Kruse, Glenwood – placed 3rd :14.76
4-A: Avery Thomas, Abraham Lincoln – placed 7th :15.12

Girls 200
1-A: Kelsey Hurley, Fremont-Mills – placed 7th :26.84
1-A: Rachel Rummelhart, Guthrie Center – placed 8th :26.96
2-A: Jaedra Moses, Clarinda – placed 6th :26.35
3-A: Mikayla Evers, Harlan – placed 6th :25.75

Boys 200
1-A: Emmitt Wheatley, Adair-Casey – placed 2nd :22.43
1-A: Chad Blank, Nishnabotna – placed 7th :23.31
2-A: Sage Lloyd, Missouri Valley – placed 5th :22.41
3-A: Caleb Rasmussen, Harlan – placed 8th :23.15

Boys 1600
1-A: Jared Corder, Nodaway Valley – placed 7th 4:38.72
1-A: Max Ross, St. Albert – placed 10th 4:40.19
1-A: Cody McClintock, Essex – placed 16th 4:45.69
1-A: Josh Haning, Nishnabotna – placed 22nd 4:51.72
2-A: Logan LeRette, Red Oak – placed 17th 4:38.01
2-A: Trey Castle, Treynor – placed 24th 4:45.36
3-A: Jaxson Eden, Atlantic – placed 14th 4:43.93
3-A: Chandler Hagen, Carroll – placed 18th 4:48.64
4-A: Eldon Warner, Thomas Jefferson – placed 18th 4:34.82

Girls 1500
1-A: Rebekah Topham, Griswold – placed 1st 4:45.76
1-A: Megan Maaske, Woodbine – placed 3rd 4:59.7
1-A: Alyx Flippin, Griswold – placed 6th 5:06.66
1-A: Destiny Scar, Nodaway Valley – placed 15th 5:13.53
2-A: Kate Walker, Red Oak – placed 12th 5:01.6
2-A: Alexis Cook, Missouri Valley – placed 14th 5:01.86
2-A: Payton Sporrer, IKM-Manning – placed 18th 5:06.4
3-A: Tiffany Williams, Atlantic – placed 9th 4:56.7
3-A: Ellie Mendlik, Denison – placed 11th 5:00.43
3-A: Maria Mostek, Creston – placed 17th 5:07.37
4-A: Claire Jones, Abraham Lincoln – placed 20th 4:58.07

Girls 4 x 100
1-A: Guthrie Center – placed 8th :53.36
2-A: Clarinda – placed 1st :50.44

Boys 4 x 100
1-A: Audubon – placed 7th :45.51
2-A: Shenandoah – placed 6th :44.34
3-A: Glenwood – placed 7th :44.47

Girls 4 x 400
3-A: Creston – placed 7th 4:11.0

Boys 4 x 400
3-A: Glenwood – placed 3rd 3:23.14
3-A: Harlan – placed 6th 3:25.7

Griswold Among Teams Headed to Boys State Golf Meet

Sports

May 23rd, 2015 by Jim Field

Class 1-A @ Crestwood Hills, Anita

  1. Earlham  314 (state qualifier)
  2. Griswold  317 (state qualifier)
  3. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto  320
  4. Nodaway Valley 325
  5. Coon Rapids-Bayard  326
  6. Riverside 327
  7. Guthrie Center 332

Individual State Qualifiers:

  1. Chris Shroyer, Guthrie Center 73
  2. Jackson Lamb, Nodaway Valley 74
  3. Ben Clement, Earlham  74
  4. James Reynolds, Griswold  75
  5. Tyler Krueger, Riverside 75

Class 2-A @ Lake Panorama

  1. Panorama 309 (state qualifier)
  2. Des Moines Christian 327 (state qualifier)
  3. Kuemper Catholic  338 (state qualifier)

Individual State Qualifiers:

  1. Will Babcock, Panorama 72
  2. Jordan Eng, Panorama 74
  3. George Appleseth,Panorama 78
  4. Keaton Van Soelen, Des Moins Christian 79
  5. Noah Miller, Des Moines Christian79
  6. Nathan Sogard, South Hamilton 79

Friday Soccer Results

Sports

May 23rd, 2015 by Jim Field

BOYS:

  • Atlantic 6, Treynor 1
  • Harlan 4, Abraham Lincoln 1
  • Kuemper Catholic 7, A-H-S-T-W 1
  • St. Albert 3, Glenwood 0
  • Underwood 7, Missouri Valley 0
  • Denison-Schleswig 1, Lewis Central 0

GIRLS:

  • Glenwood 5, Atlantic 0
  • Kuemper Catholic 3, A-H-S-T-W 2 (OT)
  • Underwood 5, Missouri Valley 1
  • Lewis Central 2, Sioux City East 1
  • Abraham Lincoln 10, Harlan 0

Family Fun in the Kitchen 05-23-2015

Podcasts, Family Fun in the Kitchen

May 23rd, 2015 by admin

Ice Cream Bread—adapted from recipe discovered on the Internet by Joy Sexton

Ingredients:

  • 1 pint any flavor ice cream, softened (I used Vanilla Bean)
  • 1-1/2 c. self-rising flour (may substitute with 1-1/2 c. all-purpose flour and 1-1/2 t. baking powder—I did)
  • ¼ c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 8 dried apricot halves, snipped into small pieces
  • 2 dried apricot halves
  • 1 t. semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • Optional: 1 T. apricot preserves

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray bottom and sides of an 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2-1/2-inch loaf pan with vegetable spray with flour. In a bowl mix together ice cream and self-rising flour. Spray the blades of a kitchen shears with vegetable spray. Snip 8 dried apricot halves into small pieces. Add to batter. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour mixture into prepared loaf pan. Level batter with small bent-handle spatula. Decorate top with remaining dried apricot halves and chocolate chips. Bake for approximately 45 minutes. Test for doneness; no batter should cling to a cake tester or toothpick. Remove from oven. Brush top of loaf with optional apricot preserves. Cool in pan for 10 min. Turn out of pan on to cooling rack. Cool thoroughly before enjoying.

NOTE from MISS NiNi: This is an unusual, very simple to make, dense bread. The original recipe only called for ice cream and self-rising flour. The ingredients added by Miss NiNi definitely helped with the textural and flavor profiles and indeed brought some colorful pizzazz to this bread. Brushing the top of the bread with apricot jam after baking gave a shiny luster, giving the bread a more inviting presentation. I found that the more bites I took, the more I enjoyed it. Make this recipe your own by adding, deleting, or changing fruits, chocolate chips, and nuts. OR leave the batter “naked” without added fruits, nuts, or chips. Plate cut slices and adorn with fresh fruit and whipped cream.

Miss NiNi

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Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Reports Early Morning Citation

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May 23rd, 2015 by admin

On Saturday morning at approximately 2AM, deputies of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Cited 18 year old Buck Owen Schaforth of Orient and 19 year old Jordan Joseph Villhauer of Corning at the intersection of East 3rd street and 2nd avenue in Villisca for possession of an open container of alcohol in a vehicle. Both subjects where released upon issuance of the citations.

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Reports Arrest

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May 23rd, 2015 by admin

On Saturday at approximately 3:40 AM, deputies of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office arrested Seth Michael Lewis of Farragut at the intersection of Main street and Frankfort street in Stanton. Lewis is charges with possession of drug paraphernalia and minor in possession of alcohol. Lewis was transported to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, processed, and released to the custody of his parent.