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WAYNE EUGENE COLVIN, 79, of Oakland (Svcs. 8/11/14)

Obituaries

August 6th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

WAYNE EUGENE COLVIN, 79, of Oakland, died Tue., Aug. 5th, at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs. Services for WAYNE COLVIN will be held on Monday, August 11, 2014 at 10:30 AM at the Oakland United Methodist Church. Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be on Sunday, August 10, 2014 from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM at the Oakland United Methodist Church.

Interment will be at the Oaklawn Cemetery.

WAYNE COLVIN is survived by:

His wife – Mary Lou Colvin, of Oakland.

His daughters – Mary Waggoner and husband Bill, JR. of Oakland; Dawn Royalty and husband RT of Council Bluffs; Paula Kadlec and husband Larry of Frederick, CO, and Valerie Buchholz and husband Jeff of Omaha.

His brothers- Dick Colvin & Steve Colvin.

His sisters: Bonnie Lytle,  and Diana Hamilton and husband Steve.

5 grandchildren; 3 step grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; 3 step great-grandchildren; and  He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

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Jay lifts Cardinals to 3-2 win over Red Sox

Sports

August 6th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jon Jay hit an RBI single with two out in the eighth inning to break a tie and lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. The Cardinals won their third in a row and fourth in the last five. Boston has lost three in a row.

Jay, who missed the previous five games with a wrist injury, blooped a hit to left off reliever Junichi Tazawa to bring in former Red Sox A.J. Pierzynski with the winning run. Reliever Pat Neshek picked up the win by striking out the side in the eighth.

St. Louis closer Trevor Rosenthal recorded his NL-leading 35th save in 39 chances. Boston beat St. Louis in six games in last year’s World Series.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., Aug. 6th 2014

News

August 6th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa driving instructor has been accused of stealing another instructor’s identity to teach a class. Sixty-five-year-old Frederick Donald Bindner, of Mount Pleasant, faces a charge of felony identity theft. Bindner is accused of using the driving instructor’s personal identification information to teach a class over several days in June.

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in northeast Iowa have released the name of a Missouri man killed when his motorcycle hit a sport utility vehicle that veered into his path after another collision. The Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office says 54-year-old Mark Hill, of Cameron, Missouri, died in the Friday morning crash near New Hampton, Iowa.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal disaster declaration has been issued for 22 Iowa counties damaged by severe weather in June and July. The declaration was issued for Audubon, Black Hawk, Butler, Cedar, Des Moines, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Ida, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Mahaska, Muscatine, Poweshiek, Tama, and Washington counties. This is the third such declaration that Iowa has received this year.

WAVERLY, Iowa (AP) — Officials in the northeast Iowa city of Waverly have approved tax rebates for a planned four-story downtown hotel. Waverly City Council on Monday voted 6 to 1 to approve a development agreement that includes about $700,000 in rebates for the estimated $4.5 million project. Cobblestone Inns and Suites, a Wisconsin-based chain, plans to build the hotel at the site of a home furnishing store.

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Obama OKs disaster aid for 22 Iowa counties

News

August 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal disaster declaration has been issued for 22 Iowa counties damaged by severe weather in June and July.

The White House and Gov. Terry Branstad announced the presidential disaster declaration Tuesday. The declaration was issued for Audubon, Black Hawk, Butler, Cedar, Des Moines, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Ida, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Mahaska, Muscatine, Poweshiek, Tama, and Washington counties.

The governor requested the support from President Barack Obama after the counties were hit with storms, hail, tornadoes and heavy rain from June 26 to July 7. The declaration means the counties will get federal funding to help with rebuilding efforts, such as repairing property, removing debris and other emergency work.

This is the third such declaration that Iowa has received this year.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 5th

Trading Post

August 5th, 2014 by admin

FOR SALE: 30′ TV antenna pole and antenna $25; 12 hole rabbit cage, could be cut apart $20. 249-4005.

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Atlantic CC set to approve 1st reading of Urban Revitalization Plan

News

August 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic City Council, Wednesday, will hold act on a Resolution establishing an Urban Revitalization Plan for the City, and, the first reading of “An Ordinance designating the 2014 City of Atlantic Urban Revitalization Area.” Both will follow a required public hearing on the Plan. The URP as presented has some significant changes from the last version the Council reviewed.

For instance, the Community Development Committee has recommended a prohibition on granting both Tax Increment Finacing (TIF) benefits and Tax Abatements on project properties, be removed. Two other changes were made after the URP was reviewed by the City’s bond counsel, Bob Jostens. Jostens’ legal opinion was that contrary to SWIPCO’s assertion, the entire City of Atlantic is not blighted, and therefore the newer, non-blighted areas would not qualify for more favorable tax treatment limits (granting tax exemptions on new added value up to $250,000), and that Tax Abatements in the newer area (south of 14th Street) be limited to the first $75,000 in added value.

However, the Community Development Committee minimized the effect of the legal abatement recommended by Jostens, by increasing the Tax Exemption rate schedule from 80% to 100% for the first through 5th years. The variance will be a continuum with abatements steadily increasing for improvements under $125,000 and decreasing as values exceed $250,000. The plan would also significantly increase the abatement amounts on all commercial improvements, regardless of location.

And, whereas the original URP said “Improvements that began after Jan. 1st, 2014 and not completed prior to adoption of the plan may be eligible for abatement,” the Committee will leave it up to the County Assessor, who has indicated she would have to use the Jan. 1, 2014 Assessments (which are based on inspections made in the fall of 2013), as the base. Any increase in valuation due to improvements that was completed at the time of her inspections this fall, may be eligible for a tax abatement. Another option is to set Jan. 1st, 2015, as the base for valuations, which would limit the length of the program to 3 years, as originally intended.

In other business, the Atlantic City Council will act on a recommendation by the Personnel and Finance Committee to issue a loan amounting to $400,000 at an interest rate of 4-percent, to developer Pat McCurdy, who plans to build a 24-unit apartment complex near the existing Walnut Hill Apartment building at 1300 E. 10th Street. The loan would be contingent upon McCurdy’s grant application being approved by the State, in January, 2015.

The Atlantic City Council meeting begins at 5:30-p.m., Wednesday, in their chambers at City Hall.

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Rhoads happy with early practice

Sports

August 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State Cyclones opened fall practice Monday and afterward, coach Paul Rhoads said it was what you expect from the first day. “There’s some good, there’s some bad, and there’s a lot of inbetween and there’s nothing to be overly excited about at the same time,” according to Rhoads. He says getting back into shape for the daily workouts is one of the first issues they face. “You’ve got rust, you’ve got a little conditioning fall off and that shows. Playing football is always different than working out and training and so there was some conditioning football from play-to-pay wise that we will continue to address on a daily basis, that’s one of the primary things you’ve got to get accomplished during training camp,” Rhoads said. He liked the attitude of the team.

He says the players were intent and had good enthusiasm for the first day. Rhoads says he will stick to his timeline of picking a starting quarterback by the end of next week. Richardson, sophomore Grant Rohach, and redshirt freshman Joel Lanning are vying for the starting Q-B spot. Iowa State will hold their fall media day on August 10th.

(Radio Iowa)

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Hawkeye Scherf gains lots of attention for a lineman

Sports

August 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Offensive linemen often get overlooked in football with the focus the quarterback, runningbacks and receivers. But University of Iowa senior Brandon Scherf, of Denison, is getting a lot of notice after deciding not to leave early for the N-F-L. A lot of the attention came from a weightroom video that went viral showing him doing what’s called the “hang clean” of 443 pounds three times. The left tackle says it was just something that happened while working with strength coach Chris Doyle.

Scherf says Doyle asked him what he wanted to do that day and he says he wanted to do something different after lifting 437 pounds two times. “I was just trying to get one, and three popped out. I was happy with it, all those teammates pushing me was a great environment and it’s a memory I will never forget,” Scherf says. Scherf didn’t know that Doyle posted the video until he started hearing about it. “Everbody just texted me, I didn’t know what they were talking about. We were fishing and everybody texted me and I was ‘aw jeeze, so,” Scherf explains. Scherf is 6-5 and 320 pounds, and while he is soft spoken off the field, he tries to send a message during the game.

“We want to be know as the most physical unit on the field, that’s what we are trying to play for,” Scherf says. “Attack, compete, finish that’s our motto and we are just trying to impose our will on other people. We just want to get the last hit in.” The offense has a lot of experience returning along with Scherf and he says that can lead to being good unit. “We can be as good as we want to be,” Scherf says. He says they have four returning linemen, as well as a returning starter at quarterback and receivers, which he says will make a difference. “Like I said, we can be as good as we want to be, we’ve just got to put everything together.” Scherf says the enter fall camp looking to end up on top of the conference.

“Our goal is to win the Big 10 Championship game and to get into that four-team playoff. That’s everybody’s goal and the team that comes the most ready and they do the little details right, they are going to win the game,” Scherf says. Scherf is on several pre-season watch lists and has been named to several pre-season All-Big 10 teams, to go along with the attention he’s received for his weight lifting prowess.

(Radio Iowa)

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Iowa Hawkeye wrestling schedule released

Sports

August 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The University of Iowa wrestling team’s 2014-15 schedule was released today (Tuesday). The Hawkeyes will meet Iowa State in Iowa City at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 28, the day after Thanksgiving. Other highlights on the home schedule include duals with Michigan State, Illinois, Northwestern, and Michigan. Carver-Hawkeye Arena will also serve as a host for two rounds of the Cliff Keen National Duals on February 15 and 22. The Hawkeyes’ road dates include meetings with Oklahoma State on January 11, Minnesota on February 1, and four-time defending NCAA champions Penn State on February 6.
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2014-15 Iowa Wrestling Schedule

Nov. 21 (Friday) Iowa City Duals Iowa City, Iowa
(Baker, Cornell, Iowa CC)

Nov. 28 (Friday) Iowa State Iowa City, Iowa

Dec. 6 (Saturday) Michigan State Iowa City, Iowa

Dec. 29 (Monday) at Midlands Evanston, Ill.
Dec. 30 (Tuesday) at Midlands
Jan. 2 (Friday) at Rutgers Piscataway, N.J.

Jan. 4 (Sunday) at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio

Jan. 11 (Sunday) at Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla.

Jan. 16 (Friday) Illinois Iowa City, Iowa

Jan. 23 (Friday) Northwestern Iowa City, Iowa

Feb. 1 (Sunday) at Minnesota Minneapolis

Feb. 6 (Friday) at Penn State State College, Pa.

Feb. 8 (Sunday) at Maryland College Park, Md.

Feb. 13 (Friday) Michigan Iowa City, Iowa

Feb. 15 (Sunday) Cliff Keen National Duals Iowa City, Iowa
Feb. 22 (Sunday) Cliff Keen National Duals Iowa City, Iowa

Mar. 7 (Saturday) at Big Ten Championships Columbus, Ohio
Mar. 8 (Sunday) at Big Ten Championships Columbus, Ohio

Mar. 19 (Thursday) at NCAA Championships St. Louis
Mar. 20 (Friday) at NCAA Championships St. Louis
Mar. 21 (Saturday) at NCAA Championships St. Louis

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Michigan St. girding for Ohio St. in Big Ten East

Sports

August 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Michigan State has played in two of the three Big Ten title games, is the defending Rose Bowl champion and on the best run in program history with 42 wins in four years. Yet the Spartans cling to an underdog mentality. It’s the product of being overshadowed historically by Michigan and Ohio State. Coach Mark Dantonio never wants his team to stop playing with that edge.

The Spartans likely will have to beat the Buckeyes to win the East Division. They also have a major September test with a road game against Oregon. Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin are the top contenders in the West.

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