DOROTHY E. JOHNSON, 89, of Griswold, died Sat., Nov, 1st, at the Griswold Care Center. Per her wishes, DOROTHY JOHNSON‘s body has been donated to science and a Memorial service will be held at a later date. Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic is assisting the family.
Today Scattered showers, mainly after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Partly sunny, with a high near 61. South southwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Windy.
VIRGINIA HOPKINS, 90, of Greenfield, died Sat., November 1st, at her home in Greenfield. A Memorial Service for VIRGINIA HOPKINS will be held at a later date. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.
Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.
Memorials may be directed to the Salvation Army, in care of Steen Funeral Home, P.O. Box 390, Greenfield, Iowa 50849.
VIRGINIA HOPKINS is survived by:
Her two children – Cherly Mather and husband Bill of Greenfield and Phil Hopkins and wife Judy of Bristol, VT.
Her brothers – Clifford Murray, Jack Murray and Gilbert Murray.
Her sisters – Barbara Baroldy and Georgia Murray.
13 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
The Iowa Hawkeyes opened the second half with a 31-11 run and cruised to a 92-51 victory over Northwood of Florida in a college basketball exhibition game, Sunday. Peter Jok led the Hawks with 16 points, Jared Uthoff added 15 points and Aaron White had 12. Northwood is an N-A-I-A program and is led by former Villanova coach Rollie Massimino.
The Hawkeyes open the regular season at home against Hampton on November 14th.
With precinct polling places around the state opening at seven o’clock tomorrow (Tuesday) for the 2014 General Election, the two major party candidates for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat are embarking on a frenetic round of campaign activity. Republican Joni Ernst plans to make a dozen stops between now and Tuesday morning when she plans to vote in Red Oak.
“I am asking for your support November 4,” Ernst said in Ames this weekend. “I cannot do it along, folks. I do need your help in order to take this seat back so, please, grab a neighbor, grab a friend, grab a colleague and get them out to the polls on Tuesday.” Democrat Bruce Braley is embarking on a tour with stops in six eastern Iowa cities today (Monday). On Sunday, he campaigned in cities along the Mississippi River, starting in Decorah.
“We always knew it was going to be a very tight race and it’s going to be decided on who gets people out to the polls,” Braley says. “Democrats have always had an advantage when it comes to the ground game. I see that as I travel all across the state of Iowa. I see highly-motivate volunteers and campaign staff turning people out to vote and that’s how we’re going to win on Tuesday.”
A Des Moines Register “Iowa Poll” released Saturday night showed Ernst with a seven-point lead over Braley. A C-N-N poll released Sunday showed Ernst two points ahead of Braley.
(Radio Iowa)
(Update 3:54-a.m – Escapee captured)
(In an update to our post at 3:30-a.m.) Authorities in southwest Iowa say a black male teenager who escaped from the Clarinda Academy early this morning has been caught. The 16-year old was on the lam for about an hour after he jumped out a window at around 2:50-a.m. Dispatch reports said the subject was seen allegedly trying to break into cars in the Academy parking lot at around 3-a.m.
He was apprehended at around 3:45-a.m., and return to the residential foster care facility that provides residential treatment and shelter care to at-risk and delinquent male and female youth from several states.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — More people have voted early in 10 states than in 2010, and Republicans and Democrats alike say the numbers show they have the advantage in key races for Senate and governor races heading into Election Day. Registered Democrats have a 1 point edge in Iowa, but that’s tighter than their usual advantage there. That leaves Republicans confident in the chances of their Senate nominee, Joni Ernst.
STACEYVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities are investigating a fish kill that was caused by manure from a hog confinement farm spilling into the Little Cedar River near Stacyville. The state Department of Natural Resources says about 5,000 gallons of manure flowed into the creek after a hose broke. The spill was reported around 11 p.m. Friday.
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A deceased Iowa attorney is being accused of mishandling $64,000 before his death. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports a claim was filed against David Alan Roth’s estate. The claim accuses Roth of taking $64,000 from a life insurance policy that he was supposed to invest.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The owner of cosmetology schools in Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska is asking a judge to dismiss a consumer fraud lawsuit filed by the Iowa attorney general’s office. State attorneys filed a petition August 28th alleging Cynthia Becher, owner of a company that operates La’ James International Colleges violated Iowa’s Consumer Fraud Act. Miller alleges the schools failed to adequately staff classrooms and required students to perform janitorial duties.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Smith threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns, Jamaal Charles ran for another score and the Kansas City Chiefs won 24-10 on Sunday, sending the New York Jets to their eighth straight loss.
Tight ends Travis Kelce and Anthony Fasano each caught touchdown passes, and the Chiefs (5-3) won their third straight and fifth in six games on the same day former running back Priest Holmes was inducted into their ring of honor.
Making his first start with the Jets (1-8), Michael Vick was 21 of 27 for 196 yards and a touchdown. He briefly left in the fourth quarter after taking a massive hit from the Chiefs’ Josh Mauga and walking unsteadily off the field, but eventually returned later in the quarter.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A northwest Iowa restaurant is offering its customers an incentive to put away their cell phones and talk to each other. The Sioux City Journal reports Sneaky’s Chicken promises a 10 percent discount to customers who give up their cell phones while eating dinner at the restaurant on Wednesdays.
Owner Dave Ferris and his daughter, general manager Christy Wright, came up with the idea after they noticed a decline in conversation among customers who seemed preoccupied with their cell phones. Wright says nearly all their customers participate in the promotion by putting their phones in a box their server brings to the table.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The number of lawyers practicing in rural parts of Iowa is steadily declining because older lawyers are retiring but few young lawyers move to those areas. The Des Moines Register reports the lack of lawyers is increasingly forcing people who live in rural areas to drive significant distances to get legal help. A state database shows that 75 percent of Iowa’s attorneys work in 11 counties that all have sizeable cities.
At one extreme, Polk County – the state’s most populated county – has 2,517 attorneys. At the other end, Ringgold County in southern Iowa has only two attorneys. One of those Ringgold County lawyers, James Pedersen, wants to retire but he hasn’t been able to find anyone to buy his successful law firm.
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