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MOC-Floyd Valley wins 3A title

Sports

March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Katie Landhuis scored 21 points and top-ranked MOC-Floyd Valley survived a subpar game by star Alexis Conaway and beat No. 6 Unity Christian 63-57 Saturday night to win the Class 3A state championship. Unity Christian slowed Conaway with a box-and-1 defense in the all-Orange City final, but her teammates came through in a big way.

Emily McDonald scored 13 points for the Lady Dutch (26-1), while Bre Harmelink had 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists.  Conaway, who scored a tournament record 46 points in a semifinal win over Mediapolis, wound up with nine points, five rebounds and four assists.

Kassidy DeJong led Unity Christian (22-5) with 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting. Sophomore Anna Kiel had 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

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BETTY JEAN KENT, 80, of CA (& formerly of Guthrie Center) – Svcs. 3/14/14

Obituaries

March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BETTY JEAN KENT, 80, of Palm Desert, CA (& formerly of Guthrie Center), died Thu., March 6th, at her home in California. Memorial services for BETTY KENT will be held 3-p.m. Fri., March 14th, at the Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 2-to 3-pm on Friday (3/14).

Inurnment will be in the Union Cemetery at Guthrie Center.

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ABEL JONATHAN KINZIE, of Atlantic, an infant (Svcs. 3/12/14)

Obituaries

March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ABEL JONATHAN KINZIE, of Atlantic, the infant son of Nathan Kinzie & Jodi Brookshire, of Atlantic, died Fri., March 7th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Memorial services for ABEL KINZIE will be held 11-a.m. Wed., March 12th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

ABLE JONATHAN KINZIE is survived by:

His parents – Nathan Kinzie & Jodi Brookshire, both of Atlantic.

His siblings – Cadence and Hunter Kinzie, of Atlantic.

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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.

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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.

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

News, Podcasts

March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

With KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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

Podcasts, Sports

March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A podcast of the 7:16-a.m. Sports report with KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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

News, Podcasts

March 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A Podcast of the 7:06-a.m. News with KJAN News Director 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.

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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.

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