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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties: Tue., April 8th 2014

Weather

April 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

330 AM CDT TUE APR 8 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. MUCH WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOW AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.

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JOHN W. NELSON, 85, of Brayton (Svcs. 04-09-2014)

Obituaries

April 7th, 2014 by admin

JOHN W. NELSON, 85, of Brayton died Saturday, April 5th at the Exira Care Center.  Funeral services for JOHN W. NELSON will be held on Wednesday, April 9th at 11:00am in the Kessler Funeral Home in Exira.

Burial will be in the Oakfield Cemetery, East of Brayton.

Family visitation will be held 10:00am until the time of the service on Wednesday, April 9th at the funeral home.

JOHN W. NELSON is survived by:

Wife: Lucille Nelson of Exira.

Children: Duane (Mel) Nelson of Casey.  Lavonne (Neil) Schroeter of Brayton.  Kevin (Candis) Nelson of Brayton.  Carol (Monti) Miller of Woodward.

Daughter-in-law: Janet (Fred) Klute of Atlantic.

Sisters: Edna Haggen of Huxley.  Olive (Charles) Ferguson of Lake View.

Brother-in-law: Lyle Brewer of Atlantic.

7 Grandchildren.  2 Step-Granchildren. 6 Great-Grandchildren.  Step Great-Grandchildren, Nieces, Nephews, Other Relatives, and Friends.

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MILDRED “MILLIE” ROSENOW, 74, of Shelby (Svcs. 04-10-2014)

Obituaries

April 7th, 2014 by admin

MILDRED “MILLIE” ROSENOW, 74, of Shelby died Monday, April 7th in Harlan.  Funeral services for “MILLIE” ROSENOW will be held on Thursday, April 10th at 10:30am at the United Lutheran Church in Shelby.  Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Shelby has the arrangements.

Burial will be in the Shelby Cemetery

Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 9th from 1:00pm-9:00pm at the Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Shelby with the family greeting friends from 5:00pm-8:00pm.

MILDRED “MILLIE” ROSENOW is survived by:

Daughter: LaVonne (Dan) Robinson of Shelby.

Son: Rod (Deb) Rosenow of Shelby.

Brothers: Doug (Betty) Kiesel of Shelby.  Darrel (Sharon) Kiesel of Shelby.  Merle (Jean) Kiesel of Custer, SD.  Ron Kiesel of Shelby.

Sister: Bev Peterson of Omaha, NE.

6 Grandchildren. 4 Great-Grandchildren.  Other Relatives and Friends.

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WILLIAM PLATE, 82, & MAVIS PLATE, 82, both of Earlham (Svcs. 04-10-2014)

Obituaries

April 7th, 2014 by admin

WILLIAM PLATE, 82, & MAVIS PLATE, 82, both of Earlham died Saturday, April 5th.  Joint Memorial services for WILLIAM & MAVIS PLATE will be held Thursday, April 10th at 11:00am at the Early Christian Chapel in rural Earlham.  Johnson Family Funeral Home in Earlham has the arrangements.

Burial will be at the Earlham Cemetery.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 9th from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the funeral home, with cremation to follow.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the William and Mavis Plate Memorial Fund, in care of the Johnson Family Funeral Home, PO Box 171, Earlham, IA 50072.  Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com

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Wacha outduels Cingrani as Cardinals win home opener

Sports

April 7th, 2014 by admin

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Michael Wacha outdid Tony Cingrani in a rematch of young power arms and the St. Louis Cardinals got a three-run double from Yadier Molina in the first inning, beating the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 in their home opener on Monday.

Standing room attendance of 47,492, the largest crowd at 9-year-old Busch Stadium, braved day-long rain and temperatures in the 40s to greet the NL champions and visit the new Ballpark Village. Hundreds milled about the attached complex, which features five sports bars and rooftop seating.

The Cardinals bunched three hits and a walk over the first five hitters to take the early lead against Cingrani (0-1), who allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings last week in Cincinnati.

St. Louis ended a three-game losing streak on opening day, including a blowout loss to the Reds last year.

The 22-year-old Wacha (1-0), the NL championship series MVP, pitched six stingy innings.

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2014 IGHSAU Pre-Season Soccer Rankings

Sports

April 7th, 2014 by Jim Field

Class 1-A
School
2013 Record
1
Davenport Assumption
19-1
2
Sioux City Bishop Heelan
17-1
3
Nevada
13-6
4
Iowa City Regina
12-3
5
Waterloo Columbus Catholic
13-6
6
Solon
14-5
7
Gilbert
12-6
8
Bondurant-Farrar
10-8
9
Council Bluffs St. Albert
18-3
10
Denver
10-5
11
Center Point-Urbana
18-4
12
Dubuque Wahlert
8-10
13
Tri-Center
14-4
14
Union
11-6
15
Gladbrook-Reinbeck
10-4
Class 2-A
School
2013 Record
1
Cedar Rapids Xavier
19-1
2
Ankeny Centennial
N/A
3
North Scott
12-8
4
Pleasant Valley
14-3
5
Waverly-Shell Rock
15-4
6
Dallas Center-Grimes
15-4
7
Lewis Central
13-6
8
Glenwood
11-7
9
Ankeny
22-0
10
Pella
18-2
11
ADM
12-7
12
Nodaway Valley/WCV/AC
11-4
13
Newton
13-4
14
Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson
9-11
15
Burlington
8-8
Class 3-A
School
2013 Record
1
Dowling Catholic
18-3
2
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
13-6
3
Bettendorf
14-4
4
Linn-Mar
15-4
5
Iowa City West
16-5
6
Dubuque Hempstead
13-6
7
Muscatine
12-5
8
Johnston
16-4
9
Waukee
16-5
10
Sioux City East
18-3

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Hazardous Weather Outlook western/central IA

Weather

April 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD. 402 PM CDT MON APR 7 2014

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT: ISOLATED TO SCATTERED NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.

TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS AND RH VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A FEW SEVERE STORMS MAY OCCUR.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

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Ennis announces candidacy for IA House D-21

News

April 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

An Adams County man has announced his candidacy for Iowa House of Representatives in District 21, which includes parts of Cass and Pottawattamie, and all of Union and Adams Counties. Tim Ennis, from Corning, says he intends to run for the seat currently held by Jack Drake, from Griswold.

Ennis currently serves on the Adams Community Industrial Development Committee and has served as President of the Adams County Extension Council. He’s also a member and officer of the Knights of Columbus, and is active in other service organizations as well.

Ennis markets organic grain for farmers in Iowa and six other Midwest states. He’s a native of Wisconsin and grew up on a hog and dairy farm. He and his wife Kathy have three children and three grandsons who all live in the Des Moines area. His bio says he has a BA degree in Economics from University of Chicago.

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Iowa State’s Gibson to transfer

Sports

April 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State says that junior center Percy Gibson is leaving the program. Cyclones coach Fred Hoiberg says Gibson intends to transfer to another school following the end of the spring semester. Gibson, a 6-foot-9 native of Detroit, played in just 14 games for Iowa State last season despite the team’s occasional struggles inside.

The Cyclones also gave post player Daniel Edozie playing time over Gibson after forward Georges Niang broke his foot in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Iowa State will add promising junior college transfer Jameel McKay next season, a move that likely would have further cut into Gibson’s playing time.

Gibson’s departure will free up an extra scholarship for the Cyclones to use next season.

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Special Weather Statement: Strong Thunderstorms

Weather

April 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

343 PM CDT MON APR 7 2014

GUTHRIE-AUDUBON-CARROLL-BOONE-DALLAS-GREENE-COUNTIES

…A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT GUTHRIE…AUDUBON… CARROLL…BOONE…DALLAS…GREENE…COUNTIES.

AT 342 PM CDT…A NARROW LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF JEFFERSON TO 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GLIDDEN TO NEAR COON RAPIDS…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

JEFFERSON…COON RAPIDS…LAKE PANORAMA…GRAND JUNCTION…BAYARD… BAGLEY…RIPPEY…YALE…JAMAICA…DAWSON…DANA…BERKLEY…LAKIN

SLOUGH GAME MANAGEMENT AREA…JEFFERSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND SPRINGBROOK STATE PARK.

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