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Shenandoah Mustang Boys Golf Invitational

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April 15th, 2015 by Jim Field

Large Schools:
1. Atlantic 306
2. Maryville 307
3. Shenandoah 318
4. Denison 322
5. Clarinda 331
6. Red Oak 336
7. Glenwood 351

Small Schools:
1. Nodaway Valley 360
2. East Mills 365
3. Southwest Valley 415
4. Shenandoah 418
5. Bedford 429
6. Southwest Iowa 463

Individual Scores
1. Jake Olsen, Atlantic 72 (Won Playoff)
2. Steven Martin, Shenandoah 72

Also for Atlantic:
6. Kyle Nelson 76
12. Ben Renaud 78
15. Zac Stork 80

Cass County Extension Report 04-15-2015

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April 15th, 2015 by admin

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Tuesday Golf/Tennis/Soccer Results

Sports

April 15th, 2015 by Jim Field

Girls Golf:
Atlantic 180, Glenwood 255 (Medalist: Erin Olsen, Atlantic 37)
Creston 193, Clarke 221, Winterset 287 (Medalist: Madison Hance, Creston 46)
Boyer Valley 224, IKM-Manning, 235 Denison-Schleswig 237 (Mikasia Jacobsen, IKM-M 52)

Boys Golf:
Creston 147, Winterset 176, Clarke 216

Girls Tennis:
Glenwood 9, Atlantic 0
Shenandoah 9, St. Albert 0
Lewis Central 5, Harlan 4

Boys Tennis:
Glenwood 6, Atlantic 3
Clarinda 7, Southwest Valley 2
Red Oak 8, Audubon 1
Lewis Central 8, Harlan 1
Denison-Schleswig 9, Sioux City East 0

Girls Soccer:
Glenwood 8, Denison-Schleswig 0
Kuemper Catholic 3, Creston 0
A-H-S-T-W 1, Riverside 0

Boys Soccer:
Riverside 4, A-H-S-T-W 3
Glenwood 1, Omaha North 0
Underwood 4, Creston 2
Nodaway Valley 5, Clarinda Academy 1
Kuemper Catholic 8, Alta-Aurelia 0
Sioux City West 4, Denison-Schleswig 1

MARY LOUISE BROWN, 75, of Stuart (Svcs. 4/17/15)

Obituaries

April 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MARY LOUISE BROWN, 75, of Stuart, died Mon., April 13th, at Iowa Methodist Hospital, in Des Moines. Funeral services for MARY BROWN will be held 10-a.m. Friday, April 17th, at the Johnson Family Funeral Home/Stuart Chapel.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 6-until 8-pm on Thursday, April 16th. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Memorials may be directed to the Mary Brown Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home.

A private family burial for Mary Brown will be held in the Dexter Cemetery.

Treynor Superintendent’s ethics case still on-hold

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April 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A decision on two alleged ethics violations by Treynor Community School District Superintendent Kevin Elwood may not happen until sometime this summer. The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners is reviewing a proposed decision in Elwood’s case. The Daily NonPareil reports a final order is expected at the Board’s May, June or August meetings.

Elwood has been charged with two violations of Iowa Administrative Code:

• “Failing to make reasonable effort to protect the health and safety of the student or creating conditions harmful to student learning”

• “Conducting professional business in such a way that the practitioner repeatedly exposes students or other practitioners to unnecessary embarrassment or disparagement.”

A hearing earlier this year before an administrative law judge resulted in an order being passed on to the Board of Educational Examiners, which has jurisdiction in the case, according to Dave Werning, the public information officer for the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. Although the Board has final say in the matter, its decision can be challenged in district court. Possible consequences range from a letter of reprimand to the permanent revocation of Elwood’s license.

The Iowa State Board of Education and Iowa Department of Education are not directly involved, although the director of the state department also serves as a member of the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners. The case has been active for more than a year.

A complaint was received Jan. 15, 2014, according to BOEE records. The BOEE ordered a probable cause hearing at its June 14, 2014, meeting. The case came to the public’s attention in December after a Nov. 4 notice of hearing. Elwood is accused of hiring a summer employee that he allegedly was aware had sexually assaulted a Treynor student earlier that year. A hearing was held in January, with a series of briefs scheduled after the oral arguments.

Red Oak man arrested on warrant for probation violation

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April 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

One person was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon in Red Oak, for probation violation. Red Oak Police say 26-year old Kyle Wayne Pack, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 4:45-p.m. at Cubby’s in Red Oak, on an active warrant for allegedly violating the terms of his probation. Pack was on probation related to his original charges of OWI and Careless Driving. Pack was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $250 bond.

Later in the evening, a Nebraska man was arrested in Red Oak, also on a Montgomery County warrant for Violation of Probation. 39-year old Floyd Robert Johnson, Jr., of Omaha, was taken into custody at around 8:20-p.m. at 106 W. Coolbaugh Street. Johnson was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $10,000 bond.

Red Oak woman arrested for assault; 4 cited on drug charges

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April 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A call to a residence in Red Oak Tuesday afternoon resulted in one person being arrested on an assault charge, and four individuals cited on a drug-related charge. According to Red Oak Police, officers went to 111 E. Prospect Street at around 4-p.m., to investigate a reported incident of domestic abuse. During the investigation, police arrested 24-year old Eylissa Rose Strange, of Red Oak, on a charge of Domestic Abuse/Simple Assault. The woman was transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where she was being held without bond, pending an appearance before the magistrate.

While on the scene, officers cited four people for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia: 28-year old David Andrew Strange, of Red Oak; 19-year old Robert Mitchell Farley; 22-year old Dale Monroe Reich, Jr.; and 21-year old Jazmine Raeanne Putnam. The four were released after receiving their citations, and ordered to appear in court at a future date.

Bluffs man hurt in a crash near Macedonia, Tuesday

News

April 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Pottawattamie County say one person was injured during a single-vehicle rollover accident late Tuesday morning, near Macedonia. The Daily NonPareil reports 45-year old Troy Shields, of Council Bluffs, lost control of the vehicle he was driving, which hit a cement bridge, crossed the road and entered a ditch before rolling several times. The accident happened at around 11:40-a.m., as Shields’ 1994 Chevy pickup truck was traveling west on Pioneer Trail, near 385th Street, just west of Macedonia.

A passenger in the pickup, 46-year-old Randy Robinson, of Council Bluffs, suffered a broken arm and head injury in the wreck. Authorities say both men were enroute to Council Bluffs in a private vehicle after the accident, before being pulled over by a Sheriff’s deputy for speeding on U.S. Highway 6, just east of Council Bluffs.

Robinson and Shields explained they had been in a wreck and that Robinson was injured. From there, Underwood Rescue transported Robinson to Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital for treatment.

Weather forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA, 4/15/2015

Weather

April 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

401 AM CDT WED APR 15 2015 via NWS in Des Moines

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS. EAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH AROUND 70. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF  SHOWERS. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF  THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S.

 

Freedom Rock lands in Oakland

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April 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

An 82-ton pink quartzite rock has landed in Oakland’s Chautauqua Park. The 13-foot long and 10-feet wide boulder was brought in on a special flatbed trailer and carefully maneuvered into place, Monday. The Omaha World-Herald reports the event bringing Pottawattamie County’s version of the “Freedom Rock” to the park unfolded before residents of the community, including members of the Oakland Friday Coffee Ladies,  the group which spearheaded the project and collected donations for the purchase, transportation and, eventually, the painting of a patriotic mural on the rock.

The project began June 10th, 2011 when the coffee ladies traveled to Greenfield to see the Freedom Rock located north of there along Highway 25. Seeking one for Pottawattamie County as a show of respect and remembrance of military service members past, present and future, the group took the idea to the City Council Aug. 8t, 2013, where it was approved.

The rock, formed by a glacier about 2-million years ago, was mined from Schildberg Rock Quarry near Macedonia. Freedom Rocks are appearing in other places and painted by Ray “Bubba” Sorensen, based out of Greenfield. The Freedom Rock in Adair County attracts 14,000 people annually.

About $27,000 was the cost to buy and transport the rock, made possible through grants by the Pottawattamie County Community Foundation and from Oakland Foods and other fundraising. The cost of the painting will be around $8,000.