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MARIE JORGENA JUHLER ROSS, 92, of Kansas City, MO (Svcs. 3/11/14)

Obituaries

March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

MARIE JORGENA JUHLER ROSS, 92, of Kansas City, MO ( & formerly of the Marne, Cumberland & Council Bluffs areas), died Fri. March 7th. Funeral services for MARIE ROSS will be held 10-a.m. Tue., March 11th, at the Cutler-O’Neill-Meyer-Woodring Bayliss Park Chapel, in Council Bluffs.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 6-to 8-p.m. Mon., March 10th.  Memorials may be directed to Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Council Bluffs (600 Bluff St., Council Bluffs, IA 51503).

Interment will be in the Atlantic Cemetery. A luncheon at the Cass County Community Center in Atlantic will follow the graveside service.

MARIE ROSS is survived by:

Her sons – Lynn (Terri) Ross, of Tulsa, OK., & Lanny (Kay) Ross, of Kansas City, MO.

Her sisters – Violet Kardell and Lillie Johnson, both of Atlantic.

and 5 grandchildren.

Central Iowa water utility plans for dry summer

News

March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Even as central Iowa residents continue to deal with winter, one utility is warning that it could ration water this coming summer. The Des Moines Water Works tells television station KCCI that it anticipates a dry summer ahead and may ask customers to reduce water use.

If Des Moines faces drought conditions, customers may be asked to voluntarily cut lawn watering. But if a drought persists, mandatory cuts will be enforced. The utility says that under mandatory cuts, anyone going over a set amount of water could pay four times the normal rate.

(Podcast) 8-a.m. News, Saturday 3/8/2014

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March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

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(Podcast) – Saturday Sports: 3/08/2014

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March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

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(Podcast) Saturday morning News – 3/8/2014

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March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

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Bluffs man arrested on a weapons charge in Red Oak

News

March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report the arrest of a Pottawattamie County man on a weapons warrant. 23-year old Michael Anthony Budka, of Council Bluffs, was arrested in Red Oak on a Pott. County warrant for Carrying Weapons. Budka was brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where he was being held on a $2,000 cash bond.

CLYDE IVAN FRAHM, 89, of Elk Horn (Svcs. 3/11/14)

Obituaries

March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CLYDE IVAN FRAHM, 89, of Elk Horn, died Fri., March 7th, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn. Funeral services for CLYDE FRAHM will be held 1:30-p.m. Tue., March 11th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

Visitation at the funeral home will be held from 12:30-until 1:30-pm, Tuesday (prior to the service).

Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.

CLYDE FRAHM is survived by:

His nieces, nephews, great-niece and nephews, and his great-great nieces and nephews.

Nebraska, Iowa move to daylight-saving time; “Spring Forward”

News

March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — It’s time to spring forward again, as the country makes the switch to daylight-saving time. Like those in almost all other states, Nebraskans and Iowans will trade an hour of sleep starting Sunday morning for an extra hour of sunlight in the evening.

The government expanded daylight-saving time in 2007 in an effort to save energy. It now begins on the second Sunday in March and continues until the first Sunday in November. The official change occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday, local time, although people often set their clocks ahead one-hour before going to bed Saturday night. Daylight-saving time ends Nov. 2nd.

Loverboy, The Guess Who & Three Dog Night to perform at Loessfest

News

March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Three rock bands with a long history of hits have been chosen to perform at the 2014 Loessfest along the riverfront, in Council Bluffs. The May 25th event at the Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park opens with a concert by Loverboy, The Guess Who and Three Dog Night. The concert will be free and open to the public.

Other events associated with the festival will run through June 8th. An estimated 30,000 people turned out to see the Beach Boys over Memorial Day weekend last year at the inaugural Loessfest. Several additional events will be announced between now and the start of the festivities.

The concert is sponsored by the Iowa West Foundation, American National Bank and ConAgra Foods.

Underwood School employees face stolen drug charges

News

March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Pottawattamie County say two employees with the Underwood Community School District were arrested Friday on felony drug charges. The Daily NonPareil reports 34-year old’s Samantha and Heath Telleen, of Underwood, surrendered themselves to law enforcement after a warrant was issued for their arrests in connection with the alleged use of stolen prescription pads to obtain pain medication in Iowa and Nebraska.

Samantha is a Underwood Middle School worker, while her husband teaches Social Studies at the Underwood High School. The pair was charged with two counts of pharmacy prohibited acts, which are Class C felonies. If convicted, they face up to 20 years in prison and a maximum $20,000 fine.

In total, the couple allegedly used prescriptions pads from Underwood Family Practice 14 times, according to a criminal complaint released Friday. Additional incidents occurred in Nebraska. Jacqueline Sullivan-Ogg, who works at the practice, told investigators Samantha Telleen was given the key to the building in June 2013 to check mail and faxes while Sullivan-Ogg and her husband were out of town.

According to the criminal complaint, Sullivan-Ogg identified the prescriptions as fraudulent because they were inconsistent with how she wrote them. Investigators spoke with pharmacy officials in Council Bluffs and found the couple had used their driver’s licenses as identification to receive the prescription drugs.

Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker said the couple was booked into jail and later released on their own recognizance. A court date is pending.