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MURIEL JOYCE FREVERT, 83, of Audubon (Svcs. 2/24/14)

Obituaries

February 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

MURIEL JOYCE FREVERT, 83, of Audubon, died Feb. 14th, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for MURIEL FREVERT will be held 11-a.m. Mon., Feb. 24th, at the Faith Lutheran Church in Clive. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be held from 6-to 8-pm Sunday (2/23) at the Taylor Hill Lodge, north of Audubon.

MURIEL JOYCE FREVERT is survived by:

Her daughters – Diane Frevert, Karen (Randy) Nelsen, & Nancy (David) Solohub.

Her son – Charles (Regina) Frevert.

Her brother – Marvin Espeland.

& 5 grandchildren.

RICHARD L. “DICK” GRANGER, 85, of Atlantic (No services)

Obituaries

February 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

RICHARD L. “Dick”  GRANGER, 85, of Atlantic, died Tue., Feb. 18th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. Per his wishes, DICK GRANGER was cremated, and there will be no visitation or services, but condolences may left left at Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home, in Atlantic. (www.hockenberryfamilycare.com)

RICHARD “DICK” GRANGER is survived by:

His wife – Jean Granger, of Atlantic.

His daughters – Susan (Larry) Treloar, and Linda (Doug) Ward, all of Clear Lake, & Jeanne Pike, of Bondurant.

7 grandchildren & 12 great-grandchildren.

NWS forecast for the KJAN listening area, Wed. 2/19/14

Weather

February 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming south 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: A chance of rain before 3am, then rain and sleet likely. Cloudy, with a low around 33. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

**A BLIZZARD WATCH remains in effect from 6am Thu. to 6am Fri. for Adair, Guthrie, and Dallas Counties in the KJAN listening area**
Thursday: Snow before noon, then areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow between noon and 3pm, then areas of blowing snow and a slight chance of snow after 3pm. High near 34. Windy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Windy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

Deer harvest in 2013 falls below 100,000,

Ag/Outdoor, Sports

February 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The number of deer taken by hunters in Iowa last year has fallen below 100,000 for the first time since the mid-1990s. It’s the eighth straight year the dear harvest has declined in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says hunters reported 99,406 deer for the 2013 season, a decline of 14 percent from 2012 and 34 percent from the high in 2006. The 2012 deer harvest was 115,606.

The harvest data will be considered when the DNR begins the process of discussing hunting seasons later this winter. Deer hunters purchased 359,956 licenses last year, nearly 18,500 fewer than in 2012.

Pott. Co. Board approves the use of metal detectors at the courthouse

News

February 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors, Tuesday, voted to approve new security measures at the courthouse in Council Bluffs. The Omaha World-Herald reports three metal detectors and one X-ray machine will be placed in the middle of the main lobby.Anyone coming into the Pottawattamie County Courthouse will eventually have to go through metal detectors and, if necessary, X-ray machines in the building lobby before continuing onto their destination.

The County Board voted 3-2 to approve the new security measures, which had support from law enforcement and judicial officials. The new equipment will initially cost $387,050.

Bill to update Iowa law on “sexting”

News

February 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Legislators are making another attempt to relax state laws for “sexting” between teenagers who are dating. Assistant Iowa Attorney General Sherri Soich says, for example, a teenage girl who sends a racy photo to her boyfriend could be charged with a felony today. “Under the current law, it makes teenagers who are ‘sexting’ actually child pornographyers,” Soich says, “because under the definition of child pornography…if you produce a picture of a prohibited sex act involving a minor, then you are deemed a producer of child pornography.”

Iowa’s attorney general began asking legislators in 2010 to change these laws, to make most cases of “sexting” a misdemeanor. Eric Tabor, another assistant attorney general, says young people sometimes do dumb things. “What we want to ensure here is that some youthful mistake like that does not turn into someone being convicted of a serious crime or being put on the sex offender registry forever,” Tabor says.

A bill that would make most cases of “sexting” a misdemeanor has cleared a senate committee. The bill would allow some “sexting” to be legal if the two parties are in a relationship and the text or photo or video is NOT sent to others, but once that content distributed beyond its original recipient, Soich says charges could be filed. “We want the law to sort of keep up with technology and this kind of new behavior that teenagers are engaging in,” she says. But Senator Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids says legislators are likely to seek changes in the bill.

“I don’t want this legislature to convey a message that ‘sexting’ is o.k.,” Hogg says. “I want to convey a message that that is still illegal, but it’s not going to put you on the sex offender registry and it’s not going to make you serve a multi-year prison sentence if you do it.” The bill has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee. As currently written prosecutors could have the discretion to charge individuals between the ages of 14 and 18 with a simple misdemeanor for sending images of a minor engaged in a sex act or in a state of full or partial nudity.

(Radio Iowa)

Officials: Synthetic marijuana linked to 3 deaths

News

February 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say three young Iowans died last year after using a new kind of synthetic marijuana. The Des Moines Register reports the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy disclosed the deaths Tuesday. Office Director Steve Lukan called the news a demonstration that the “quick-changing products are unsafe” and the need to educate people about their danger. Officials say those who died were in their late teens through late 20s. Officials wouldn’t provide details about the deaths.

The Iowa Poison Control Center says those who died had used a compound called 5F-PB-22. Although it’s hard to prove the drug was the sole cause of death, it was in the systems of those who died. The compound is the latest of many synthetic marijuana products, often known as spice or K2.

No. 17 Iowa State beats No. 19 Texas 85-76

Sports

February 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Melvin Ejim scored 25 points and DeAndre Kane added 22 to help No. 17 Iowa State beat 19th-ranked Texas 85-76 on Tuesday night for its fifth victory in six games. Georges Niang had 20 points for the Cyclones (20-5, 8-5 Big 12), who clinched their third straight 20-win season under coach Fred Hoiberg.

Iowa State outscored Texas 25-12 late in the second half to pull away and move within a game of the second-place Longhorns in the Big 12. They were keyed by Ejim, who had his second-best scoring game of the season. Isaiah Taylor had 26 points to lead the Longhorns (20-6, 9-4), who’ve followed up a seven-game winning streak by splitting their last four.

Drake holds off a Northern Iowa rally, 70-67

Sports

February 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Richard Carter scored 19 points to help Drake hold on after nearly blowing a 20-point second-half lead against Northern Iowa on Tuesday night, 70-67. Carter’s 3-pointer put Drake up 52-32 with 13:22 left. After a basket at the 7:49 mark, Drake did not score again until Carter’s two free throws with 59 seconds remaining for a 64-60 lead.

Six Northern Iowa players scored during its 16-0 run, led by Deon Mitchell with five — including a steal and layup with 1:23 left. Northern Iowa got within 65-64 with 26 left and had a chance to tie it at the 12 second mark, but Mitchell missed an open layup. Drake’s Karl Madison made two free throws to seal it.

Trevor Berkeley added 15 points for Drake (14-13, 5-10 Missouri Valley). Seth Tuttle had 20 points in defeat for Northern Iowa (13-14, 7-8) while Mitchell added 16 points and four steals.

Area basketball scores from Tue., Feb. 18 2014

Sports

February 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 64, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 41
Harlan 70, Creston 60
Lewis Central 70, Glenwood 66

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Class 1-A Region 6 Quarterfinal
Ankeny Christian Academy 62, Guthrie Center 48
Coon Rapids-Bayard 52, Paton-Churdan 41

Class 1-A Region 7 Quarterfinal
Bedford 57, Lamoni 33
Fremont Mills 50, Essex 43
Murray 53, Lenox 26
Stanton 73, Sidney 38

Class 1-A Region 8 Quarterfinal
Adair-Casey 60, Heartland Christian 51
Ar-We-Va 61, Storm Lake St. Mary’s 48
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 74, Woodbine 48
Kingsley-Pierson 56, Westwood 50

Class 2-A Region 7 Quarterfinal
Central Decatur 62, Mount Ayr 53
IKM-Manning 77, Riverside 44
Panorama 43, Earlham 40
South Central Calhoun 52, Audubon 41

Class 2-A Region 8 Quarterfinal
Treynor 48, St. Albert 47
Tri-Center 60, Missouri Valley 55
Woodbury Central 61, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 55