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Fremont County Weekend Arrests

News

February 16th, 2014 by admin

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports a number of arrests over the weekend.

On Friday (2/14) at approximately 11:20pm deputies conducted a traffic stop on a 1996 Mercury Villager for a broken taillight near the intersection of 190th street and 355th Avenue in Fremont County.  The driver, 34-year-old Craig Duane Ellis of Council Bluffs was found to have a warrant for his arrest for Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Prohibited Person and Possession of a Controlled Substance out of Nebraska.

Ellis was placed under arrest and a search of the vehicle produced a loaded firearm as well as several controlled substances.  Ellis was arrested on numerous charges and is being held on $131,548.00 cash only bond and his Nebraska warrants.  A passenger in the vehicle, 50-year-old Kelli Rachelle Gould of Shenandoah was also placed under arrests on numerous charges including possession of Methamphetamine and Marijuana.  Gould is being held on $125,300 cash only bond and more charges are pending in the case.

On Saturday (2/15) Sheriff’s deputies were called to County Line Bar in Shenandoah for a report of a fight in progress.  Upon arrival 26-year-old Charles Franklin Liles of Shenandoah was arrested for Public Intoxication and was later released on $300 bond.

Also on Saturday (2/15) Fremont County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a domestic disturbance at 402 Clay Street in Sidney at approximately 1:13am.  Sheriff’s officials along with Sidney Police responded to the scene.  36-year-old Melvin Benny Jurey of Sidney was arrested for Felony Assault and Domestic Abuse Assault and later received a Contempt of Court charge.  Jurey is being held on no bond.

Finally on Saturday (2/15) Fremont County Sheriff’s Officials received a report of a hit and run accident at 1406 Main Street in Hamburg that had occurred sometime in the evening hours Friday (2/14) or early morning Saturday.  An investigation was made of the scene and Sheriff’s Officials later made contact with the driver of the vehicle that left the scene 21-year-old Dalton Haler of Hamburg.  The investigation is ongoing and charges are pending.

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Public Intoxication Arrest in Villisca

News

February 16th, 2014 by admin

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Villisca man early Sunday (2/16) morning on a public intoxication charge.  Officers arrested 34-year-old Dean Richard Orr of Villisca following an incident in the 400 block of S 3rd Avenue in Villisca.  Orr was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond.

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Saturday Girls Regional Basketball Results

Sports

February 15th, 2014 by Jim Field

CLASS 3-A   

  • Red Oak 56, Atlantic 53
  • Kuemper Catholic 49, Gilbert 40
  • Shenandoah 48, Clarinda 33

CLASS 2-A

  • Audubon 62, Prairie Valley 37
  • Riverside 43, A-H-S-T 38
  • Saint Albert 54, Underwood 27
  • Earlham 46, Nodaway Valley 43
  • Missouri Valley 57, Logan-Magnolia 26
  • Mount Ayr 47, Southwest Valley 36

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RUTH WEDEMEYER POWELL, 83, of Adair (Svcs. 2/17/14)

Obituaries

February 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

RUTH WEDEMEYER POWELL, 83, of Adair, died Fri., Feb. 14th, at the Guthrie County Hospital. Funeral services for RUTH POWELL will be held 10-a.m. Mon., Feb. 17th, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held from 4-to 7-pm Sunday, Feb. 16th at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery at Adair.

RUTH WEDEMEYER POWELL is survived by:

Her daughters – Cheryl Powell & husband George Houston, of Des Moines; Linda Powell & husband Steve Sorensen, of Adel, & Peggy Powell, of Iowa City.

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HELEN MARY LANGENFELD, 94, of Harlan (Svcs. 2/18/14)

Obituaries

February 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

HELEN MARY LANGENFELD, 94, of Harlan, died Fri. Feb. 14th, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community. A Mass of Christian Burial services for HELEN LANGENFELD will be held 11-a.m. Tue., Feb. 18th, at the St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 4-to 9-pm on Mon., Feb. 17th, with a Rosary at 7-pm Monday.

Burial will be in the St. Boniface Cemetery.

HELEN LANGENFELD is survived by:

Her son – George (Julie) Langenfeld, of Harlan.

Her brother – Lawrence  Wordekemper, of Denison.

Her sister – Alice Rohling, of Shaler.

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LOVILA A. HANSEN, 84, of Audubon (Svcs. @ a later date)

Obituaries

February 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

LOVILA HANSEN, 84, of Audubon, died Fri., Feb. 14th, at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids. Following cremation, there will be a Celebration of Life Memorial Service for LOVILA HANSEN, at a later date. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon.

Burial of the cremains will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

LOVILA A. HANSEN is survived by:

Her Children: Steven D. Hansen of Audubon.  Donna J. Bills of Sunrise Beach, MO.  Debra A. (Don) Laster of West Des Moines.  Julie A. (Roger) Bylund of Audubon.  Kathy A. Hansen of Audubon.

Sister-in-law: Linda Hansen of Audubon

Nieces, Nephews, other relatives and friends.

13 Grandchildren

12 Great-Grandchildren

 

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This is Your Nishna Valley 02-15-2014

Podcasts, This is Your Nishna Valley

February 15th, 2014 by admin

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(Retired) Lt. Col. THOMAS BRIAN NIELSEN, 53, of Urbandale ( a native of Atlantic) – Svcs. 2/19/14

Obituaries

February 15th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

(Retired) LT. COL. THOMAS BRIAN NIELSEN, 53, of Urbandale (a native of Atlantic), died Wed., Feb. 12th, at his home. A funeral service for THOMAS B. NIELSEN will be held 9-a.m. Wed., Feb. 19th, at the Caldwell-Raddatz Funeral Home in Urbandale.

A visitation for retired Lt. Col. Thomas Nielsen will be held from 5-to 7-p.m. Tue., Feb. 18th, at the funeral home.

Following the funeral service, military honors will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter.

Monetary donations are preferred to support the creation of a scholarship program in memorial of his pursuit of education. PO Box 615, Johnston, IA 50131-0615. Condolences may be left at caldwellraddatz.com.

Lt. Col. THOMAS NIELSEN is survived by:

His stepmother-  (Retired) Chief Warrant Officer 4 Cindy S. Nielsen, of Knoxville.

His brothers –  (Retired) Major Michael R. Nielsen, and Wife Martha, of Leavenworth, KS, & Charles G. Nielsen, of Oakdale.

His son –  2nd LT. Nathaniel T. Nielsen and wife Megan, of West Des Moines.

And his cherished friend – Gina Henry, of Urbandale.

 

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Class 1-A District Wrestling Results from Greenfield

Sports

February 15th, 2014 by Jim Field

Class 1-A State Qualifiers from District meet at Greenfield:

  • 106 – Austin Flynn, Ogden (Champ) Blake Baue, Southeast Warren (Runner-up)
  • 113 – Jared Hensley, Bedford/Lenox (Champ) Craig Rice, Southwest Iowa (Runner-up)
  • 120 – Shawn Heaning, Ogden (Champ)  Dusten Reed, Bedford/Lenox (Runner-up)
  • 126 – Jake Hunerdosse, Southeast Warren (Champ)  Dalton McCarroll, Clarinda Academy (Runner-up)
  • 132 – Gabe Henderson, Southeast Warren (Champ)  Brett Carstens, Coon Rapids-Bayard (Runner-up)
  • 138 – Erik Freed, Mount Ayr (Champ)  Lane Rumelhart, Guthrie Center (Runner-up)
  • 145 – Alex Mitchell, Southeast Warren (Champ)  Hunter Russel, Bedford/Lenox (Runner-up)
  • 152 – Jacob Hoch, Southeast Warren (Champ)  Austin Lentz, Ogden (Runner-up)
  • 160 – Kallan Schmelzer, Southwest Valley (Champ)  Henry Haglund, Ogden (Runner-up)
  • 170 – Gavin Gremmel, Clarinda Academy (Champ)  Spencer Winnett, Coon Rapids-Bayard (Runner-up)
  • 182 – Austin Laabs, Guthrie Center (Champ)  Zach Barton, Southwest Valley (Runner-up)
  • 195 – Ty Schieder, Southeast Warren (Champ)  Wilson Solorzano, Panorama (Runner-up)
  • 220 – Cale Crowder, Guthrie Center (Champ) Marcus Boldy, Panorama (Runner-up)
  • 285 – Joe Ricker, Mount Ayr (Champ)  Garrett Johnston, Panorama (Runner-up)

Team Scores:

  1. Southeast Warren  109.5
  2. Ogden  101,5
  3. Bedford/Lenox  62
  4. Guthrie Center  51.5
  5. Southwest Iowa  45
  6. Mount Ayr  44
  7. Clarinda Academy  43
  8. Panorama  39
  9. Coon Rapids-Bayard  37
  10. Southwest Valley  32
  11. East Union  9.5
  12. Griswold  0
  13. Nodaway Valley  0

Finals Results:

106

  • 1st Place Match – Austin Flynn (Ogden) 29-9 won by fall over Blake Bauer (Southeast Warren) 34-15 (Fall 0:27)
  • 3rd Place Match – Konner Martin (Bedford/Lenox) 3-3 won by fall over Kolton Birkby (Southwest Iowa) 9-27 (Fall 0:29)

113

  • 1st Place Match – Jared Hensley (Bedford/Lenox) 35-1 won by fall over Craig Rice (Southwest Iowa) 30-9 (Fall 4:00)
  • 3rd Place Match – Sheldon McMain (Ogden) 17-6 won by fall over Micah Hoffman (Coon Rapids-Bayard) 21-9 (Fall 1:15)
  • Wrestle Back – Craig Rice (Southwest Iowa) 30-9 won by major decision over Sheldon McMain (Ogden) 17-6 (MD 16-2)

120

  • 1st Place Match – Shawn Heaning (Ogden) 20-6 won by decision over Dusten Reed (Bedford/Lenox) 44-5 (Dec 5-2)
  • 3rd Place Match – Jonathon Hardy (Southeast Warren) 30-6 won by decision over Hadley Ogg (Griswold) 31-18 (Dec 4-1)

126

  • 1st Place Match – Jake Hunerdosse (Southeast Warren) 48-3 won by fall over Hunter Rasmussen (Southwest Iowa) 10-12 (Fall 1:10)
  • 3rd Place Match – Dalton McCarroll (Clarinda Academy) 9-7 won by injury default over Ben Freese (Nodaway Valley) 21-19 (Inj. 0:00)
  • Wrestle Back –  Dalton McCarroll (Clarinda Academy) 9-7 won by fall over Hunter Rasmussen (Southwest Iowa) 10-12 (Fall 3:34)

132

  • 1st Place Match – Gabe Henderson (Southeast Warren) 30-5 won by decision over Brett Carstens (Coon Rapids-Bayard) 25-11 (Dec 7-1)
  • 3rd Place Match – Dakota Erickson (Southwest Iowa) 21-7 won by fall over Grant Staats (Mount Ayr) 26-10 (Fall 2:45)

138

  • 1st Place Match – Erik Freed (Mount Ayr) 50-4 won by decision over Lane Rumelhart (Guthrie Center) 43-10 (Dec 8-5)
  • 3rd Place Match – Zach Evans (Coon Rapids-Bayard) 35-9 won by fall over Austin Dollen (Griswold) 23-17 (Fall 3:10)
  • Wrestle Back – Lane Rumelhart (Guthrie Center) 43-10 won by decision over Zach Evans (Coon Rapids-Bayard) 35-9 (Dec 7-6)

145

  • 1st Place Match – Alex Mitchell (Southeast Warren) 42-11 won by decision over Hunter Russel (Bedford/Lenox) 31-17 (Dec 8-1)
  • 3rd Place Match – Logan Sturtz (Ogden) 21-17 won by fall over Cal Daughton (Mount Ayr) 30-21 (Fall 3:27)

152

  • 1st Place Match – Jacob Hoch (Southeast Warren) 46-6 won by tech fall over Austin Lentz (Ogden) 32-6 (TF-1.5 4:58 (17-2))
  • 3rd Place Match – Jacob Beamgard (Mount Ayr) 40-19 won by decision over Austin Wagner (East Union) 15-17 (Dec 5-3)
  • Wrestle Back – Austin Lentz (Ogden) 32-6 won by fall over Jacob Beamgard (Mount Ayr) 40-19 (Fall 3:38)

160

  • 1st Place Match – Kallan Schmelzer (Southwest Valley) 33-2 won by decision over Henry Haglund (Ogden) 33-6 (Dec 6-0)
  • 3rd Place Match – Brogan Kinyon (East Union) 27-17 won by tech fall over Tom Brooks (Guthrie Center) 17-29 (TF-1.5 3:20 (16-1))

170

  • 1st Place Match – Gavin Gremmel (Clarinda Academy) 27-0 won by fall over Trevor Wheelock (Ogden) 25-8 (Fall 4:28)
  • 3rd Place Match – Spencer Winnett (Coon Rapids-Bayard) 28-12 won by fall over Zayne Dolph (Griswold) 3-3 (Fall 5:40)
  • Wrestle Back – Spencer Winnett (Coon Rapids-Bayard) 28-12 won by fall over Trevor Wheelock (Ogden) 25-8 (Fall 3:33)

182

  • 1st Place Match – Austin Laabs (Guthrie Center) 43-4 won by fall over Zach Barton (Southwest Valley) 34-6 (Fall 1:10)
  • 3rd Place Match – Nick Ross (Ogden) 32-9 won in sudden victory – 1 over Austin Lorenz (Griswold) 35-18 (SV-1 4-2)

195

  • 1st Place Match – Ty Schieder (Southeast Warren) 42-3 won by decision over Wilson Solorzano (Panorama) 41-13 (Dec 7-5)
  • 3rd Place Match – Karon Pinson (Clarinda Academy) 22-16 won by decision over Mike Ward (East Union) 21-13 (Dec 5-4)
  • Wrestle Back – Wilson Solorzano (Panorama) 41-13 won by decision over Karon Pinson (Clarinda Academy) 22-16 (Dec 12-10)

220

  • 1st Place Match – Cale Crowder (Guthrie Center) 39-7 won by fall over Marcus Boldy (Panorama) 34-22 (Fall 2:29)
  • 3rd Place Match – Zach McMillin (Bedford/Lenox) 39-11 won by decision over Bret Blackburn (Southwest Iowa) 33-16 (Dec 5-2)

285

  • 1st Place Match – Joe Ricker (Mount Ayr) 50-2 won by fall over Garrett Johnston (Panorama) 46-3 (Fall 0:20)
  • 3rd Place Match – Spencer Phillips (Southwest Iowa) 24-6 won by fall over Brian Jimenez (Southeast Warren) 28-22 (Fall 1:01)

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Class 1-A District Wrestling Results from Underwood

Sports

February 15th, 2014 by Jim Field

Class 1-A State Qualifiers from Underwood District Meet:

  • 106 – Kody Berg, Westwood (Champ) Joel Becerra, A-H-S-T (Runner-up)
  • 113 – Kyle Juelsgaard, Audubon (Champ) Guy Sudmann, Underwood (Runner-up)
  • 120 – Riley Klein, Underwood (Champ) Christian Polley, Tri-Center (Runner-up)
  • 126 – Brad Kerkhoff, Audubon (Champ) Tom Jennings, Underwood (Runner-up)
  • 132 – Jake Mulford, Audubon (Champ)  Tucker Bluml, Riverside (Runner-up)
  • 138 – Derik Bailey, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto (Champ)  Drew Anderson, Westwood (Runner-up)
  • 145 – Trevor Smith, Audubon (Champ) Kyle Bauerkemper, A-H-S-T (Runner-up)
  • 152 – Cody Kingery, Underwood (Champ)  Josh Hopkins, East Mills (Runner-up)
  • 160 – Wyatt Lewis, St. Albert (Champ)  Austin Fink, A-H-S-T (Runner-up)
  • 170 – Logan Moore, West Monona (Champ) Payton Housman, Riverside (Runner-up)
  • 182 – Evan Hansen, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (Champ)  Jacob Becker, Westwood (Runner-up)
  • 195 – Ben Wellman, Tri-Center (Champ) Trey Sander, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (Runner-up)
  • 220 – Matt Fett, Audubon (Champ)  Sean O`Neill, St. Albert (Runner-up)
  • 285 – David Howell, East Mills (Champ)  Joe Graf, Logan-Magnolia (Runner-up)

Team Scores:

  1. Audubon  94
  2. Underwood  69.5
  3. East Mills  58.5
  4. Westwood  56
  5. West Monona  47
  6. Riverside  43
  7. A-H-S-T  41
  8. Maple Valley/A-O 38
  9. Exira/EHK  34
  10. Logan-Magonlia   34
  11. Tri-Center  33.5
  12. St. Albert  30
  13. Treynor  9
  14. Woodbine  0

Finals Results:

106

  • 1st Place Match – Kody Berg (Westwood) 47-1 won by fall over Tatem Bluml (Riverside) 41-12 (Fall 1:43)
  • 3rd Place Match – Joel Becerra (A-H-S-T) 33-13 won by fall over Remington Meeker (Logan-Magnolia) 21-11 (Fall 1:58)
  • Wrestle Back – Joel Becerra (A-H-S-T) 33-13 won by decision over Tatem Bluml (Riverside) 41-12 (Dec 14-7)

113

  • 1st Place Match – Kyle Juelsgaard (Audubon) 37-12 won by major decision over Guy Sudmann (Underwood) 33-21 (MD 10-0)
  • 3rd Place Match – Kyle Drees (Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto) 18-12 won by fall over Chandler Foss (East Mills) 18-13 (Fall 4:19)
  • Wrestle Back – Guy Sudmann (Underwood) 33-21 won by fall over Kyle Drees (Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto) 18-12 (Fall 1:52)

120

  • 1st Place Match – Riley Klein (Underwood) 46-4 won by decision over Christian Polley (Tri-Center) 39-3 (Dec 3-1)
  • 3rd Place Match – Alec Moorman (East Mills) 23-7 won by tech fall over Ethan Rankin (Riverside) 17-15 (TF-1.5 2:39 (16-0)
  • Wrestle Back – Christian Polley (Tri-Center) 39-3 won by fall over Alec Moorman (East Mills) 23-7 (Fall 3:51)

126

  • 1st Place Match – Brad Kerkhoff (Audubon) 44-6 won by fall over Tom Jennings (Underwood) 32-18 (Fall 2:55)
  • 3rd Place Match – Braiden Tank (West Monona) 37-14 won by injury default over Lucas Hedstrom (Woodbine) 35-9 (Inj. 0:00)
  • Wrestle Back – Tom Jennings (Underwood) 32-18 won by fall over Braiden Tank (West Monona) 37-14 (Fall 5:25)

132

  • 1st Place Match – Jake Mulford (Audubon) 27-7 won in sudden victory – 1 over Tucker Bluml (Riverside) 34-15 (SV-1 8-6)
  • 3rd Place Match – Lucas Brouillette (Westwood) 30-18 won by decision over Brett Greenwood (Logan-Magnolia) 21-17 (Dec 4-3)

138

  • 1st Place Match – Derik Bailey (Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto) 42-3 won by decision over Drew Anderson (Westwood) 42-6 (Dec 5-1)
  • 3rd Place Match – Lane Stortenbecker (East Mills) 33-9 won by injury default over Zane Loring (Riverside) 26-13 (Inj. 0:00)

145

  • 1st Place Match – Trevor Smith (Audubon) 43-11 won by fall over Kyle Bauerkemper (A-H-S-T) 20-12 (Fall 2:44)
  • 3rd Place Match – Brady Charbonneau (Logan-Magnolia) 41-8 won by fall over Tyler Jewett (Westwood) 27-17 (Fall 1:25)

152

  • 1st Place Match – Cody Kingery (Underwood) 51-3 won by fall over Josh Hopkins (East Mills) 39-3 (Fall 4:00)
  • 3rd Place Match – Avery Nelson (West Monona) 35-3 won by decision over Dustin Engel (A-H-S-T) 24-11 (Dec 6-4)

160

  • 1st Place Match – Wyatt Lewis (St. Albert) 51-1 won by decision over Austin Fink (A-H-S-T) 25-4 (Dec 11-6)
  • 3rd Place Match – Dane Livengood (Treynor) 26-6 won by major decision over Casey Kirkendall (Westwood) 24-11 (MD 17-8)
  • Wrestle Back – Austin Fink (A-H-S-T) 26-4 won by decision over Dane Livengood (Treynor) 26-7 (Dec 6-5)

170

  • 1st Place Match – Logan Moore (West Monona) 46-0 won by fall over Payton Housman (Riverside) 45-5 (Fall 1:02)
  • 3rd Place Match – Riley Wohlers (Logan-Magnolia) 38-12 won by fall over Nate Rudd (Woodbine) 35-12 (Fall 5:33)

182

  • 1st Place Match – Evan Hansen (Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton) 53-0 won by injury default over Jacob Becker (Westwood) 40-5 (Inj. 0:02)
  • 3rd Place Match – Colton Story (East Mills) 37-8 won by fall over Brendan Hansen (West Monona) 18-24 (Fall 1:46)

195

  • 1st Place Match – Ben Wellman (Tri-Center) 41-0 won by decision over Trey Sander (Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton) 42-2 (Dec 4-3)
  • 3rd Place Match – John Gibson (West Monona) 33-13 won by major decision over Nick Perkins (East Mills) 30-21 (MD 14-2)

220

  • 1st Place Match – Matt Fett (Audubon) 44-8 won by major decision over Sean O`Neill (St. Albert) 39-7 (MD 10-1)
  • 3rd Place Match – Garrett Graves (Riverside) 31-24 won by decision over Tanner Winther (Logan-Magnolia) 29-17 (Dec 6-4)

285

  • 1st Place Match – David Howell (East Mills) 34-1 won by decision over Joe Graf (Logan-Magnolia) 39-7 (Dec 7-3)
  • 3rd Place Match – Cole Jensen (Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto) 36-8 won by fall over Jesse Espinoza (Woodbine) 18-15 (Fall 2:56)
  • Wrestle Back – Joe Graf (Logan-Magnolia) 40-7 won by decision over Cole Jensen (Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto) 36-9 (Dec 7-1)

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