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NWS forecast for Cass & area counties: Sun., 11/30/2014

Weather

November 30th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

EARLY THIS MORNING...CLOUDY…BREEZY…COLDER. NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

TODAY…CLOUDY THROUGH MID MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. MUCH COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW AROUND 10. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH AROUND 40. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.

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Portland starts fast, downs Drake 71-59

Sports

November 30th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Thomas van der Mars scored nine of his team-high 14 points in the opening minutes to spark Portland to a 79-51 win over Drake in the Challenge in Music City on Saturday. Portland, which beat Murray State, 64-61 in the opener Friday, jumped to a 24-11 start over the opening 10 minutes and led by 16 points at halftime, 38-22. The win gives the Pilots five straight to open the season, matching their best start under coach Eric Reveno, whose 2009-10 team got off to a 5-0 start and was ranked in the Top 25.

Portland got balanced scoring from its entire roster. Only one player failed to score against the Bulldogs while the team shot 50 percent from the floor (27 for 54). Gary Ricks, Junior scored 23 points to lead Drake (1-5), which lost to Valparaiso in the opener, 66-46.

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Schultz looks ahead to serving as county attorney

News

November 30th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After four tumultuous years, Secretary of State Matt Schultz is preparing to leave office with no regrets. Schultz, an attorney who previously worked at a Council Bluffs law firm, says he’s excited to return to the practice of law after winning easy victory in the Nov. 4 election for Madison County attorney. He’ll take a pay cut and have a much smaller staff but says the job will keep him closer to his home in Truro and allow him to continue public service.

He leaves behind a controversial legacy voter fraud investigations and criticism of efforts to get voter ID passed. Schultz says he truly believes ensuring that voters are eligible helps maintain trust in the voting system.

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Jennings nets 19 , No. 17 Iowa tops Gonzaga 79-67

Sports

November 30th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Whitney Jennings scored 19 points, Samantha Logic added 16 and No. 17 Iowa turned back repeated charges by Gonzaga for a 79-67 win at the South Point Thanksgiving Classic Saturday night. Melisa Dixon added 13 points, Ally Disterhoft added 12 and Bethany Doolittle had 10 with 12 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (6-1). Sunny Greinacher paced Gonzaga with 16 points and Shelby Cheslek had 10 and 13 rebounds.

Gonzaga, down 11 with 1:29 left, closed within 70-67 after Emma Stach followed a steal to hit 1 of 2 free throws at 55 seconds. Jennings countered with two free throws 4 seconds later and then found Disterhoft with a full-court pass for a layup after a Bulldog miss for a 74-67 lead at 38 seconds.

Iowa finished 20 of 28 from the line, including 16 of 19 in the second half. The Hawkeyes made nine 3’s and forced Gonzaga into 21 turnovers, good for 24 points.

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N Iowa beats Stephen F Austin in FCS Playoffs

Sports

November 30th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — David Johnson ran for 152 yards and three touchdowns, and had two receptions for 84 yards and a score, to lead Northern Iowa past Stephen F. Austin 44-10 to advance in the FCS Playoffs on Saturday night. Northern Iowa (9-4), which handed Illinois State (10-1) its only loss, will play the Redbirds in the second round on December 6th. Johnson scored on the first play from scrimmage, ripping off a 73-yard run.

Three plays later, Deiondre’ Hall returned an interception 24 yards, giving the Panthers first-and-goal from the 9. A 30-yard field goal by Michael Schmadeke made it 10-0 just 2 ½ minutes in and the rout was on. Stephen F. Austin (8-5) ran just 18 offensive plays for 34 yards in the opening quarter with as many three-and-outs and turnovers (two each) as first downs (the second coming on a defensive pass interference).

Schmadeke added field goals of 36 and 34 yards and Johnson tacked on a 1-yard touchdown run and Northern Iowa led 23-0 at the end of the first.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Sun., Nov. 30 2014

News

November 30th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A longtime store in downtown Cedar Rapids has closed after 125 years in business. Smulekoff’s Home Store closed its doors at the end of Friday, after shoppers made last-minute purchases and reminisced about the store’s history. The store had five floors of furniture, and included electronics and other home products. Its 72-year-old owner decided to shut down the store after he had no one to turn it over to.

HAMBURG, Iowa (AP) — Two communities in southwest Iowa are asking residents whether it’s OK to merge their school districts in response to dwindling student enrollment. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports a special election will be held Tuesday to decide whether to merge the school districts in Hamburg and Farragut, located in Fremont County.

LE MARS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say two people were hospitalized after two semitrailers collided in northwest Iowa. The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened Friday afternoon at an intersection between Highway 60 and a county road. Both vehicles ended up in a ditch.

DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a woman has died after her car was hit by a locomotive in northeast Iowa. The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office tells KCRG-TV Mary Buillion of Coralville died Friday at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The collision occurred early Wednesday near Dyersville.

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Iowa Men’s Hoops Defeats Longwood

Sports

November 29th, 2014 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Aaron White scored 19 points as Iowa rolled to a 77-44 win over Longwood on Saturday.

Jarrod Uthoff added 11 points and six rebounds for Iowa (5-2). Gabriel Olaseni had 10 points and five blocks for the Hawkeyes. Josh Oglesby added nine points.

Shaquille Johnson had 16 points, six rebounds and six assists to lead the Lancers (2-5), who dropped their fourth straight game. Lotanna Nwogbo added eight points and 12 rebounds.

Iowa forced a season-best 20 turnovers, which led to 21 points.

The Hawkeyes normally try to go inside and get to the foul line, but they were held to a season-low nine free throw attempts. Iowa made nine 3-pointers on a season-high 30 attempts.

Iowa used a 17-2 run late in the first half to pull away from Longwood.

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RICHARD L. JOBE, 84, of Atlantic (Svcs. 12-04-2014)

Obituaries

November 29th, 2014 by admin

RICHARD L. JOBE, 84, of Atlantic died Friday, November 28, 2014 at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center.  Memorial services for RICHARD L. JOBE will be held on Thursday, December 4th at 2:00pm in the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Visitation with the family will be held following the services at a luncheon in the Hockenberry Community Room.

Memorial may be directed to the family.

RICHARD L. JOBE is survived by:

Wife: Rosalie Jobe of Atlantic.

Children: Pam Blackman of Westboro, MO.  Lee Jobe of Red Oak.  Peggy McClain of Villisca.  Paula Hensel of Bellevue, NE.  Kevin Jobe of Griswold.

Brother: Robert Jobe.

Sister: Janet Hutchinson.

17 Grandchildren

20 Great-Grandchildren

3 Great-Great-Grandchildren

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MERLIN “JOHN” NORTON, 72, of Atlantic (Svcs. 12/13/14)

Obituaries

November 29th, 2014 by admin

MERLIN “JOHN” NORTON, 72, of Atlantic died Friday, November 28, 2014 at Nebraska Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Omaha, NE.  Memorial services for MERLIN “JOHN” NORTON will be held Saturday, December 13th at  10:30-a.m. in the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Online condolences may be left at www.RolandFuneralService.com

MERLIN “JOHN” NORTON is survived by:

Wife: Mary Norton

Sons: Johnny Norton of Atlantic.  Brian (Arliss) Norton of Manning.

Daughter: Brenda.

6 Grandchildren.

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Iowa State Falls to West Virginia

Sports

November 29th, 2014 by admin

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Backup quarterback Skyler Howard threw three TD passes, Rushel Shell ran for 146 yards and West Virginia beat Iowa State 37-24 Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak. Howard was 21 of 40 for 285 yards in his first career start in place of Clint Trickett, who missed the game with a concussion.

Mario Alford added two TD catches for West Virginia (7-5, 5-4 Big 12), which finished above .500 in the Big 12 for the first time. The Mountaineers (7-5, 5-4) erased an early 14-point deficit by closing the game on a 30-3 run. They went up 34-24 with 9:10 left on a 15-yard TD catch by Daikiel Shorts.

Sam Richardson threw for 275 yards and two TDs for Iowa State (2-9, 0-8), which lost its fifth straight.

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