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RITA DENTLINGER, 89, of Manning (Svcs. 1/8/15)

Obituaries

January 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

RITA DENTLINGER, 89, of Manning, died Sun., Jan. 4th, at the Manning Plaza Nursing Home. A Mass of Christian Burial service for RITA DENTLINGER will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., Jan. 8th, at the Sacred Heart Church, in Manning.  Ohde Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 3-to 7-pm Wed. (1/7), where a Rosary begins at 4-p.m. Visitation will resume 9-a.m. Thursday at the Sacred Heart Church.

Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, in Manning.

RITA DENTLINGER is survived by:

Her children – Raymond (Joleen) Dentlinger, of Storm Lake; Eileen Dentlinger, of Omaha; Karen (Donol) Landrie, of Omaha; Margaret “Peg” Dentlinger, of Lincoln, NE; John F. (Mary) Dentlinger, of Manning; Pamela (Douglas) Hicks, of Thurman; and Valerie (Guy) Isaacson, of Omaha.

Her brothers – Kenneth Nees, of Mt. Carmel, OH; & Duane Nees, of Cinncinatti, OH.

Her sisters – Rosella Berger, of Carroll, & Mary Ann Brandt, of Manilla.

9 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren.

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MERLYN W. HANSEN, 89, of Exira & formerly of Brayton (Svcs. 1/6/15)

Obituaries

January 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MERLYN W. HANSEN, 89, of Exira (& formerly of Brayton), died Sat., Jan. 3rd, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Memorial services for MERLYN HANSEN will be held 2-p.m. Tue., Jan. 6th, at the Brayton Lutheran Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is from 6:30- to 8:30-p.m. Mon. (1/5).

Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, west of Brayton.

MERLYN HANSEN is survived by:

His nephew – Randy Hansen, of Exira; His niece – Lisa (Marty) Ericksen, of Brayton; His great-niece: Courtney Ericksen, of Brayton; his cousins, other relatives & friends.

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SAM J. STEENSEN, 67, of Guthrie Center (Svcs. 1/7/15)

Obituaries

January 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SAM J. STEENSEN, 67, of Guthrie Center, died Sat. Jan. 3rd. Memorial services for SAM STEENSEN will be held 11-a.m. Wed., Jan. 7th, at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center has the arrangements.

Visitation will take place one-hour prior to the service (10-until 11-am) Wed., at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Guthrie Center.

SAM STEENSEN is survived by:

His wife – Beverly Steensen.

His son – Scott Steensen.

His daughters – LIsa Rhodes & Melia Van Meter.

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Ex-Iowa teacher accused of sex with student takes plea deal

News

January 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) – A former Glenwood teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student and of giving alcohol to a minor has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge as part of a plea deal. The Omaha World-Herald reports 39-year-old Russell Crouch was arrested and charged in May with sexual exploitation by a school employee and supplying alcohol to a minor.

Crouch was given deferred judgment, meaning if he successfully completes a year of probation, the charge of misdemeanor aggravated assault will be removed from his record. A district court judge has ordered him to complete counseling and therapy.

Crouch taught at Glenwood High School before he resigned. He had been a teacher in the district since 2006 and taught in Hyannis and Ansley, Nebraska.

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NWS forecast for Atlantic & the area: Mon., 1/5/2015 (Updated 4-am)

Weather

January 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Today – A slight chance of snow before noon, then a chance of snow between noon and 2pm, then snow likely with patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -15. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south southeast 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tonight – Snow with patchy blowing snow before midnight, then scattered flurries between midnight and 1am, then patchy blowing snow after 1am. Low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph becoming north northwest 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tuesday – Partly sunny and cold, with a steady temperature around 5. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night – Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday – Sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around -11.
Thursday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Windy.

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Iowa seniors contemplate future

Sports

January 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The seniors on the Iowa football team are now considering what they’ll do next with their careers after the bowl game loss to Tennessee on January 2nd. Tackle, Brandon Scherff, won the Outland trophy as the nation’s best college lineman and was a consensus All-American, who will be moving to the next level. But Scherff wasn’t thinking about the N-F-L right after his final game.

“I’m gonna actually go deep sea fishing tomorrow, so I’m going to relax than I will worry about that after that,” Scherff says. He was asked if he has line up an agent to prepare for the N-F-L draft. “There’s a couple in mind yeah, but I am going to worry about catching fish tomorrow, and then I am going to start training on Thursday,” Scherff says. Runnnig back Mark Weisman went form walk-on to starter and is not the sure N-F-L prospect that Scherff is, but wants to give it a shot.

“I’m just going to see where my life goes, gonna try to play in the N-F-L, see if that works out, if not, then I’ll do something else.,” Weisman says. “I’m going to go 100 percent towards that and see where it takes me.” Weisman and ended up finishing second in the number of career touchdowns, one short of the record.

(Learfield Sports)

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Hawkeyes host Nebraska in Big 10 hoops

Sports

January 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Hawkeyes return to Big Ten action at home this (Monday) evening against Nebraska. The Hawkeyes opened the Big Ten race with a win at Ohio State and this will be the first of two home games this week for coach Fran McCaffery’s team. The Hawkeyes take on a Nebraska team known for its defense.

McCaffery says the key will be ball movement and quality shots. The Huskers have a potent one-two combination in juniors Terran Petteway and Shavon Shields. The combine for nearly 37 points per game.
Nebraska opened Big Ten play with a loss at home to Indiana. The Huskers are 8-5 overall. You can hear the game on KJAN beginning tonight at 7.

(Learfield Sports)

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Select a tax preparer wisely

News

January 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The end of the calendar year also marks the end of the tax year and the clock is now ticking on the deadline for you to file your tax return. I-R-S spokesman, Bill Brunson, says it’s important that you get someone who knows what they are doing to do your taxes. “More than half of all Iowans will go to a paid preparer, so you want to make sure that you chose wisely in this area, because you are sharing personal financial information with that business that’s going to prepare your tax return,” Brunson says. He has a few tips for selecting a tax preparer.

“Make sure that you go to one that is ethical, will be around after the filing season in case you get a letter from the I-R-S in your mailbox,” Brunson says. “Make sure that they’ve gone back to the schoolhouse and learned about the current tax law so they can provide you benefit from it.” Brunson says you should be concerned if the tax preparer makes big promises without first knowing your situation.

“A good tax preparer is going to ask you a lot of questions and ask you for your receipts and documents. A bad preparer will say to you ‘hey I can get you a large refund’ without running any numbers through the form. Or they might say ‘I am only going to charge you a percentage of what I can get back for you,'” Brunson says. “Those two items are red flags. You don’t want to go to those folks.” He says there are steps you need to take to protect yourself no matter who you have do your taxes.

“You never want to sign a blank return. You always want to review your return before you sign it. You are legally responsible for that information reported to the I-R-S, even though someone else prepared it,” Brunson says. For more information on filing your taxes, go to I-R-S-dot-gov (www.irs.gov).

(Radio Iowa)

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Storm warning: snow, followed by “dangerously cold conditions”

News, Weather

January 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service is warning snow will fall in much of Iowa this (Monday) afternoon and “dangerously cold conditions” will arrive by Tuesday morning. Meteorologist Jim Lee of the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Des Moines posted a video online describing the forecast. “The storm will produce moderate to heavy snowfall accumulations, generally in the four to eight inch range, extending from northern through central and into eastern portions of Iowa,” Lee says. “The heavy snow will fall on Monday afternoon and evening, causing slick roads and travel difficulties during the afternoon commute in many areas.”

The National Weather Service predicts wind speeds of 15 to 20 miles per hour and perhaps even higher in some areas as the snow is falling. “As snow tapers off Monday night, very cold air will stream into Iowa resulting in wind chills of 20 to 30 below zero by Tuesday morning and even colder on the following days,” Lee said in the video. Snow fell across much of Iowa as Saturday night turned into Sunday morning.

The Iowa Department of Transportation reported roads in southeast Iowa were completely covered in snow by Sunday, with most of the rest of the state’s roads at least partially covered in snow. Dozens of Iowa churches cancelled services on Sunday morning as temperatures plummeted. By Sunday evening, roads in a chunk of northwest Iowa, including the Sioux City and Fort Dodge areas were still partially covered in snow.

Snow was also causing Sunday night travel problems north of Davenport and in a triangular section of southeast Iowa that stretched from Iowa City, down to Ottumwa and then over to Burlington.

(Radio Iowa)

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Winter Weather Advisory for Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pott. Counties

News, Weather

January 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

338 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015

A CLIPPER SYSTEM DROPPING OUT OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR INDUCING SNOWFALL OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WEST-CENTRAL IOWA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE QUICK IN NATURE…THUS THE SNOW ACTIVITY SHOULD BE COMING TO A CLOSE BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

Winter Weather Advisory & Watch graphic (NWS/Des Moines). For more see www.crh.noaa.gov/dmx/

Winter Weather Advisory & Watch graphic (NWS/Des Moines). For more see www.crh.noaa.gov/dmx/

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES….WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION AND SUB-ZERO WIND CHILL INDICES…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING…THE SNOW ACTIVITY SHOULD LAST THOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EVENTS END THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION…WIND CHILL INDICES AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED AS WELL THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

PERIODS OF SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

 

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