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Oakland man dies in weekend accident

News

February 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The victim of a two-vehicle crash east of Treynor Saturday afternoon has been identified. The Rieken-Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland says 31-year old Joshua Alan Fritz, of Oakland, died in the crash that injured three other people. Additional details about the crash have yet to be released, but authorities say two vehicles collided head-on about 12:45 p.m. on 360th Street, just south of Iowa Highway 92. The Jaws of Life had to be used to remove at least one of the victims. The injured were transported to hospitals in Omaha.

An announcement from the funeral home says Fritz graduated from Riverside High School with the class of 2000. Afterward, he enlisted in the National Guard where he served until 2008. While in the Guard he was stationed in Afghanistan from 2004-2005 during Operation Enduring Freedom. On February 14, 2008 he was married to Melissa Ann Miller. The couple has one son.

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JOSHUA ALAN FRITZ, 31, of Oakland (Svcs. 2/8/14)

Obituaries

February 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

JOSHUA ALAN FRITZ, 31, of Oakland, died Saturday, Feb. 1st, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident west of Carson. Funeral services for JOSHUA FRITZ will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., Feb. 8th, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Oakland. Rieken-Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be held from 5-to 7-pm Fri., Feb. 7th, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Oakland.

A Memorial Fund has been set up at the Arbor Bank, in Oakland.

Burial will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery.

JOSHUA FRITZ is survived by:

His wife Melissa and his son Clayton, both of Oakland.

His father Marshall Fritz of Omaha, NE & is mother Karen Fritz of Greenfield

His sister Jaime of Treynor and his brother Jeremy Fritz of Maryville, MO.

His grandparents, Willard and Marilyn Fritz of Oakland, and Dale and Anna Carlson of Hartford, SD.

His in-laws, other relatives and friends.

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BRUNO BEHRENDS, 102, of Atlantic (Svcs. 2/8/14)

Obituaries

February 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BRUNO BEHRENDS, 102, of Atlantic, died Sat., Feb. 1st, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Funeral services for BRUNO BEHRENDS will be held 11:30-a.m. Sat., Feb. 8th, at the 1st Evangelical Lutheran Church south of Wiota. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-to 7-pm Friday, with the family present.

Burial will be in the 1st Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery at Wiota.

BRUNO BEHRENDS is survived by:

His son – Robert (Suzanne) Behrends, of The Villages, FL.

His daughters – Karene (Donald) Ridgley, of St. Louis, MO. & Shirley (Charles) Noecker, of Lynn Center, IL.

10 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.

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VELMA LUCILLE FELL, 89, of Avoca (Svcs. 2/7/14)

Obituaries

February 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

VELMA LUCILLE FELL, 89, of Avoca, died Sat., Feb. 1st, at the Avoca Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services for VELMA FELL will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., Feb. 7th, at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Walnut. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the 1st Presbyterian Church from 7-to 9-pm Thu., Feb. 6th.

Burial will be in the Layton Township Cemetery at Walnut.

VELMA FELL is survived by:

Her daughter – Jane Dyson, of Macedonia.

Her sons – Jeff (Peggy) Fell, of Deer Creek, MN.; Bill (Laurie) Fell, of Avoca, & Brett Fell, of Sioux City.

10 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren & 3 step-grandchildren.

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ROBERT LOUIS ALLEN, 85, of Walnut (Svcs. 2/8/14)

Obituaries

February 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ROBERT LOUIS ALLEN, 85, of Walnut, died Jan. 30th, at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Funeral services for ROBERT ALLEN will be held 1-p.m. Sat., Feb. 8th, at the Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-to 8-pm Fri., Feb. 7th, with the family present from 6-to 8-pm.

Burial will be in the Layton Township Cemetery at Walnut.

ROBERT ALLEN is survived by:

His wife – Deloris Allen, of Walnut.

His sons – Jim (Gia) Allen, of Huntington Beach, CA., & Jan Allen, of Walnut.

& 2 grandchildren.

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Bluffs convenience store robbed Sunday

News

February 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs report a convenience store was robbed Sunday morning. Officers responded to “The Filling Station” at 1531 2nd Avenue, where the clerk informed them a man wearing a bandana around his face came in and pointed a handgun at her while demanding money from the cash register.

The clerk complied and the suspect fled the store on foot with an undetermined amount of cash. Additional information concerning the suspect is not available. The Council Bluffs Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division is handling the incident investigation.

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Winter Storm Watch issued for Tuesday & Tue. Night

Weather

February 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

330 PM CST SUN FEB 2 2014

…WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…

SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. IN ADDITION…INCREASING NORTH WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DURING THE PERIOD.

MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES: WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…TOTAL SNOW…3 TO 8 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER.

MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT AND PAGE COUNTIES: WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT….

SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT…WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY…WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER.

VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW…ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP NEAR 30 MPH. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF NEAR -15 BELOW ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AS WELL.

SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  STORM TOTAL SNOW…3 TO 8 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER.

SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE WIND INCREASES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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Guthrie Center Wrestling Invitational

Sports

February 2nd, 2014 by Jim Field

Team Scores:

  1. Clarion-Goldfield  219
  2. Humboldt 180
  3. Ogden 156
  4. Greene County 143
  5. NW Webster  124
  6. Guthrie Center  104
  7. Tri-Center  98.5
  8. Riverside  95
  9. Interstate 35  91
  10. Underwood  80
  11. Panorama  79
  12. Gilbert  70
  13. Prairie Valley 49
  14. Woodward-Granger  49
  15. Coon Rapids-Bayard  44
  16. Griswold  41
  17. Moravia  35
  18. Nodaway Valley  35
  19. SE Webster-Grand  30
  20. West Central Valley  27
  21. East Union  7

Place winners:

106

  1. Justin Portillo of Clarion-Goldfield
  2. Spencer Johnson of Prairie Valley
  3. Austin Flynn of Ogden
  4. Tatem Bluml of Riverside
  5. Garrett Simmons of Panorama
  6. Daylen Fenton of Moravia
  7. Sinjin Briggs of Gilbert
  8. Marshall Rasmussen of Underwood

113

  1. Josh Portillo of Clarion-Goldfield
  2. Briar Cochran of Moravia
  3. Austin Pontier of Interstate 35
  4. Sheldon McMain of Ogden
  5. Levi Sawyer of Humboldt
  6. Guy Sudmann of Underwood
  7. Brennan Carter of Riverside
  8. Chase Bulten of Northwest Webster

120

  1. Christian Polley of Tri-Center
  2. Riley Klein of Underwood
  3. Jacob Challen of Greene County
  4. Colton Milosevich of Woodward-Granger
  5. Shawn Heaning of Ogden
  6. Jacob Vogel of Riverside
  7. Hadley Ogg of Griswold
  8. Christian Hilgenberg of Coon Rapids-Bayard

126

  1. Kyler Kiner of Ogden
  2. Joel Haberman of Clarion-Goldfield
  3. Dylan Forkner of Greene County
  4. Austin Gargano of Humboldt
  5. Tom Jennings of Underwood
  6. Eric Wedemeyer of Northwest Webster
  7. Ben Freese of Nodaway Valley
  8. Justin Firebaugh of Panorama

132

  1. Jordan Challen of Greene County
  2. Kaleb Simacek of Northwest Webster
  3. Kolby Munson of Ogden
  4. Jake Miller of Humboldt
  5. Jd Lyman of Nodaway Valley
  6. kyle bates of West Central Valley
  7. Calen Rosenbaum of Clarion-Goldfield
  8. Stephen Moore of Gilbert

138

  1. Taylor Lehman of Clarion-Goldfield
  2. Tommy Bradshaw of Greene County
  3. Lane Rumelhart of Guthrie Center
  4. Wyatt Rhoads of Gilbert
  5. Logan Klingson of Prairie Valley
  6. Scott Ruffcorn of Tri-Center
  7. Zach Evans of Coon Rapids-Bayard
  8. Mike Madsen of Humboldt

145

  1. Payton Rice of Manson Northwest Webster
  2. Race Brant of Woodward-Granger
  3. Kyle Chalfant of Guthrie Center
  4. Brady Brott of Clarion-Goldfield
  5. KC Bockoven of Prairie Valley
  6. Brock Bentley of Riverside
  7. Jayden Erlandson of Nodaway Valley
  8. Logan Adair of Interstate 35

152

  1. Sal Arzani of Interstate 35
  2. Jeremy Scheuermann of Greene County
  3. Cody Kingery of Underwood
  4. Austin Lentz of Ogden
  5. Thaylan Bowman of Humboldt
  6. Logan Nelson of Clarion-Goldfield
  7. Skyler Michalski of Northwest Webster
  8. Logan Namanny of Coon Rapids-Bayard

160

  1. Spencer Fluckiger of SE Webster-Grand
  2. Henry Haglund of Ogden
  3. john askren of West Central Valley
  4. Adam Hartman of Riverside
  5. Gus Arnold of Humboldt
  6. Chase Whetstone of Gilbert
  7. Kegan McManigal of Griswold
  8. Isaiah Yoder of Greene County

170

  1. Nikko Wheeler of Humboldt
  2. Payton Housman of Riverside
  3. Nathan Krueger of Northwest Webster
  4. Spencer Winnett of Coon Rapids-Bayard
  5. Trevor Wheelock of Ogden
  6. Jordan Lee of Clarion-Goldfield
  7. Dillon Manhart of Tri-Center
  8. Dante Arzani of Interstate 35

182

  1. Austin Laabs of Guthrie Center
  2. Adam Mickelson of Humboldt
  3. Ryan Anderson of Clarion-Goldfield
  4. Nick Ross of Ogden
  5. Austin Lorenz of Griswold
  6. Levi Pingrey of Coon Rapids-Bayard
  7. Jon Gehrman of Riverside

195

  1. Ben Wellman of Tri-Center
  2. Reed Dreyer of Humboldt
  3. Wilson Solorzano of Panorama
  4. Lonnie Harper of Interstate 35
  5. Cade Suhr of Guthrie Center
  6. Elliott Ahrens of Clarion-Goldfield
  7. Peterson Tanner of Northwest Webster
  8. Kenny Carstensen of Southeast Webster-Grand

220

  1. Caleb Hanson of Clarion-Goldfield
  2. Cale Crowder of Guthrie Center
  3. Marcus Boldy of Panorama
  4. Brady Kline of Gilbert
  5. Garrett Graves of Riverside
  6. Cordes Olthoff of Humboldt
  7. Garret Thompson of Interstate 35
  8. Brady Flemming of Tri-Center

285

  1. Dylan Hendricks of Humboldt
  2. Garrett Johnston of Panorama
  3. Mitch Gambrill of Clarion-Goldfield
  4. Tim Butcher of Northwest Webster
  5. Bobby Heilman of Interstate 35
  6. Adam McDermott of Tri-Center
  7. Rene Guzman of Greene County
  8. Tristan Evans of Underwood

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Audubon Wheeler Invitational Wrestling Tourney

Sports

February 2nd, 2014 by Jim Field

Team Scores:

  1. Audubon  195.5
  2. Logan-Magnolia  182.5
  3. East Mills  142
  4. Exira/EHK  86
  5. Woodbine  84
  6. Missouri Valley  83
  7. A-H-S-T  82
  8. Treynor  65
  9. Clarinda Academy  58
  10. Southwest Valley  45
  11. East Sac County  3

Individual Champions:

  • 106 – Collin Subbert, Audubon
  • 113 – Kyle Juelsgaard, Audubon
  • 120 – Alec Moorman, East Mills
  • 126 – Brad Kerkhoff, Audubon
  • 132 – Jake Mulford, Audubon
  • 138 – Andrew Malloy, Audubon
  • 145 – Brady Charbonneau, Logan-Magnolia
  • 152 – Josh Hopkins, East Mills
  • 160 – Dane Livengood, Treynor
  • 170 – Gavin Gremmel, Clarinda Academy
  • 182 – Evan Hansen, Exira/EHK
  • 195 – Trey Sander, Exira/EHK
  • 220 – Matt Fett, Audubon
  • 285 – David Howell, East Mills

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Hawkeye 10 Wrestling Tourney Results

Sports

February 2nd, 2014 by Jim Field

Team Scores:

  1. Creston/O-M  258.5
  2. Clarinda  195
  3. Glenwood  178
  4. Lewis Central  160.5
  5. Atlantic/CAM  142
  6. Harlan  112.5
  7. Red Oak  85
  8. Saint Albert  72
  9. Kuemper Catholic  65.5
  10. Denison  54
  11. Shenandoah  48

Place Winners:

106

  1. Paxton Whiteaker, Lewis Central
  2. Josef Rogers, Denison
  3. Wil Beach, Harlan
  4. Brody Frain, Creston/O-M
  5. Brandon Gross, Kuemper Catholic
  6. Nate Hoyt, Shenandoah

113

  1. Kruz Adamson, Creston/O-M
  2. Jorge Partida, Denison
  3. Dakota Petty, Red Oak
  4. Dakota Foster, Clarinda
  5. Hunter Ackerson, Glenwood
  6. Brandon Trevino, Harlan

120

  1. Dillion Cox, Atlantic/CAM
  2. Wyatt Thompson, Creston/O-M
  3. AJ Slaughter, Glenwood
  4. Alec Selberg, Red Oak
  5. Elias Shaeffer, Harlan
  6. Austin Cline, Lewis Central

126

  1. Darrian Schwenke, Atlantic/CAM
  2. Blake Luna, Clarinda
  3. Cole Peckham, Glenwood
  4. Jordan Bailey, Lewis Central
  5. William Fargo, Creston/O-M
  6. Brody Bopp, Shenandoah

132

  1. Matt Malcom, Glenwood
  2. Spencer Wray, Creston/O-M
  3. Alexander Schmitz, Kuemper Catholic
  4. Tanner Mertz, Red Oak
  5. Mac Southard, Lewis Central
  6. Jake Johnson, Shenandoah

138

  1. Joey Huntington, Creston/O-M
  2. Trey Stickler, Clarinda
  3. Chase Evans, Glenwood
  4. Mason Heredia-Pugh, Lewis Central
  5. Logan Roberts, Shenandoah
  6. Tim Sibbel, Kuemper Catholic

145

  1. Chase Shiltz, Creston/O-M
  2. Jared Eischeid, Kuemper Catholic
  3. Broghan Kelly, Harlan
  4. Reid Nichols, Atlantic/CAM
  5. Andrew Tilley, Glenwood
  6. Cory Lear, Lewis Central

152

  1. Ethan Ruby, Lewis Central
  2. Gavin Leith, Creston/O-M
  3. Luke Strong, Clarinda
  4. Jon Stavas, Glenwood
  5. Adam Scharfenkamp, Kuemper Catholic
  6. Jacob Wingert, Harlan

160

  1. Wyatt Lewis, St Albert
  2. John Clark, Clarinda
  3. Josh Clark, Glenwood
  4. Tayler Pettit, Creston/O-M
  5. Jacob Johnson, Atlantic/CAM
  6. Scott Hastings, Shenandoah

170

  1. Trevor Frain, Creston/O-M
  2. Hayden Waldstein, Lewis Central
  3. Dustin Swindler, Clarinda
  4. Zach Haggstrom, Glenwood
  5. Drake Roller, Atlantic/CAM
  6. Eli Finn, St Albert

182

  1. Adam Baker, Creston/O-M
  2. Cain Johanns, Clarinda
  3. Chris Thomas, Lewis Central
  4. JD Lewis, Shenandoah
  5. Collin Bruce, Red Oak
  6. Jeremy Flies, Harlan

195

  1. Cale Stork, Harlan
  2. Seth Maitlen, Creston/O-M
  3. Christian Lauritsen, Clarinda
  4. Keagan Hosfelt, Atlantic/CAM
  5. Christian Terry, Red Oak
  6. Andersen Kouri, St Albert

220

  1. Dallon Bendorf, Harlan
  2. Sean O`Neill, St Albert
  3. Tyler Christensen, Atlantic/CAM
  4. Kaden Hulett, Creston/O-M
  5. Brook Stephens, Clarinda
  6. Drayton Slaughter, Glenwood

285

  1. Dakota Calfee, Clarinda
  2. Jacob Cook, Lewis Central
  3. Jezidiah Phippen, Atlantic/CAM
  4. Collin Ransom, Glenwood
  5. Keaton Kephart, Red Oak
  6. Bradley Meeves, Denison

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