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3 injured during rollover accident in Atlantic Sat. morning

News

January 18th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Three people were said to have been injured during a rollover accident early this (Saturday) morning, near the Schildberg Quarry Recreational Area, in Atlantic. Atlantic Fire and Rescue and Medivac Ambulance crews were dispatched at around 1:12-a.m. to an area north of the bridge on Buck Creek Road, just north of the walking trails, for a passenger vehicle that had rolled over. One of the victims was partially ejected and  trapped under the vehicle. Two passengers in the vehicle were transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital, one was flown by helicopter a little over 90-minutes later to a trauma center in Omaha. A report on the victims’ conditions is not available.

The 19-year old driver of the car was brought to the Sheriff’s Office for questioning. Additional details about the accident are currently not available.

Cardinals reach 1-year deals with Jay, Bourjos

Sports

January 18th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Cardinals agreed to one-year contracts Friday with outfielders Jon Jay and Peter Bourjos, leaving infielder Daniel Descalso as the team’s final player in salary arbitration. Jay receives a raise from $524,000 to $3.25 million and Bourjos from $512,500 to $1.2 million.

The 28-year-old Jay set career highs last season with 151 hits, 67 RBIs and 27 doubles. He has hit .293 over the last four seasons, set a franchise record with 245 consecutive games in the outfield without an error and has a .995 fielding percentage.

Bourjos, 26, appeared in 55 games for the Angels in an injury-shortened 2013 season. He was hitting .333 on June 30 when he broke his right wrist. He was acquired by the Cardinals in November along with outfielder Randal Grichuk for infielder David Freese and pitcher Fernando Salas.

Area basketball scores from Fri., Jan. 17th 2014

Sports

January 18th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10

  • Lewis Central 56, Atlantic 37-Lincoln Rodenburg LC: 15pts, 11reb
  • Denison-Schleswig 62, Creston 59
  • Harlan 53, Clarinda 18- Nate Cave: 18pts
  • Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 73, Red Oak 38
  • St. Albert, Council Bluffs 66, Glenwood 53

Rolling Valley

  • Ar-We-Va, Westside 61, Woodbine 36
  • Boyer Valley, Dunlap 43, CAM, Anita 29
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 58, Adair-Casey 40

Western Iowa Conference

  • Griswold 48, A-H-S-T, Avoca 46
  • IKM-Manning 57, Underwood 45
  • Missouri Valley 60, Tri-Center, Neola 55
  • Riverside, Oakland 54, Audubon 44- on KJAN

 

Other Scores

  • Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 74, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 64
  • Carroll 85, Winterset 39
  • Heartland Christian 68, South Page, College Springs 31
  • Madrid 65, Earlham 41
  • Martensdale-St. Marys 60, Bedford 59
  • Nodaway Valley 79, Interstate 35,Truro 43-TJ Bower: 17pts, 10asst, 7reb
  • North Butler, Greene 62, Nashua-Plainfield 56
  • OA-BCIG 62, Lawton-Bronson 57
  • Ogden 61, Guthrie Center 33
  • Sergeant Bluff-Luton 64, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 43
  • Sidney 60, Stanton 41- Erick Rodriguez: 18pts
  • Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 44, East Union, Afton 39
  • Wayne, Corydon 51, Lenox 42
  • West Monona, Onawa 65, Whiting 43

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10

  • Creston 58, Denison-Schleswig 53
  • Glenwood 44, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 40
  • Harlan 71, Clarinda 37
  • Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 57, Red Oak 46
  • Lewis Central 50, Atlantic 41

Rolling Valley

  • Adair-Casey 42, Coon Rapids-Bayard 30
  • CAM, Anita 46, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 44
  • Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 52, Paton-Churdan 36

Western Iowa

  • Audubon 67, Riverside, Oakland 50- On KJAN- Susie Bylund and Haillie Anthofer 18pts each.
  • Griswold 32, A-H-S-T, Avoca 20
  • IKM-Manning 77, Underwood 54
  • Treynor 61, Logan-Magnolia 22- Taylor Carley: 10pts
  • Missouri Valley 49, Tri-Center, Neola 38

Other Scores

  • Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 77, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 70, OT
  • Earlham 72, Madrid 37
  • East Mills 46, Essex 36
  • Fremont Mills, Tabor 61, Nishnabotna 24- Macy Williams: 17pts, 9asst, 9stl: 1,000th Career Point reached.
  • Guthrie Center 52, Ogden 36
  • Heartland Christian 73, South Page, College Springs 24
  • Interstate 35,Truro 50, Nodaway Valley 46, OT
  • Lawton-Bronson 85, OA-BCIG 61
  • Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 43, Ridge View 34
  • Martensdale-St. Marys 52, Bedford 47
  • Panorama, Panora 80, West Central Valley, Stuart 43
  • Sergeant Bluff-Luton 59, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 14
  • Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 49, East Union, Afton 32
  • Stanton 62, Sidney 20- Carmen Subbert: 27pts
  • West Monona, Onawa 76, Whiting 59
  • Winterset 65, Carroll 20

Free Tax Prep available for SW IA low/moderate income families

News

January 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Free tax preparation services will be available in southwest Iowa for low and moderate income families as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. For more information or to make an appointment call after January23rd to the Shelby County Extension Office in Harlan, phone: 712-755-3104. Other tax sites will also be available in Atlantic, Guthrie Center, Carroll, Jefferson, Malvern, and Corning.

The program is open to Iowa residents with adjusted gross income below $57,000. Tax preparation services will be provided by IRS trained and certified local volunteers who utilize the Tax Wise software to complete returns. The IRS now requires all returns to be quality reviewed by a second tax volunteer which could delay the filing of a tax return by a day or two. Most returns will be electronically filed and to speed up the refund process participants are encouraged to have a savings or bank account, although it is not required. Taxpayers can have refunds deposited into more than one account and also purchase Series I US Savings Bonds.

Only Basic Federal, Iowa and nearby state returns will be processed. The program does not prepare Schedules or Forms related to Business profit/loss (except Form C-EZ with business expenses under $10,000), Capital gains/losses, Farm or rental income, Employee business expenses, or Moving expenses. A professional tax preparer should be consulted for these services.

Health savings accounts (HSA’s) and Cancellation of Debt returns are only prepared where volunteers are certified to do so.

In rural southwest Iowa the VITA program is a joint effort of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and Iowan’s for Social and Economic Development. The program is financially supported by the Internal Revenue Service and the Iowa Department of Human Services. For more information about the program contact Mary Beth Kaufman, ISU Extension Program Specialist and VITA Coordinator at 712-755-3104.

Boil Advisory lifted for Prescott

News

January 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Residents of Prescott in Adams County can drink their tap water again after a boil advisory was lifted today (Friday), at 3:30 p.m. The DNR and Southern Iowa Rural Water lifted the advisory after two sets of water samples taken a day apart tested clean for bacteria.

The advisory was issued Wednesday after a contractor hit a water main, causing the town to lose water pressure. Pressure drops can allow bacteria to enter the drinking water.

Winter Weather Advisory for Guthrie & area Counties on Saturday

Weather

January 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: CARROLL-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-MADISON-
352 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA SATURDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
  INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER
  50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AFTER 10 AM. THIS WILL CREATE AN AREA OF LOW
  LEVEL BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. AREAS WITH
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES MAY OCCUR.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS
  ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA SATURDAY WHERE THE HIGHEST WINDS AND
  ONE INCH OR MORE OF SNOW OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

Wind Advisory issued for Cass & area Counties on Saturday

Weather

January 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CRAWFORD-AUDUBON-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE

355 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY.

* TIMING…MID MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON

* WINDS…NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN ADDITION TO WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

IEDA approves awards to support the creation & retention of up to 177 jobs

News

January 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) board (Friday) today awarded direct financial assistance and tax benefits to five companies for job creation and expansion projects. The awards will assist in the creation of 91 jobs and the retention of 86 jobs and will result in over $90 million in new capital investment for the state. The board also took action to support the growth of start-ups and small businesses in Iowa. The board approved assistance for planned or proposed projects located in Sioux City, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Norwalk, Carter Lake, Rose Hill, Coralville and Johnston.

Owen Industries, Inc. in Carter Lake supplies fabricated steel for commercial, industrial and nuclear projects at its Carter Lake facility. The company was awarded $50,000 in direct financial assistance as well as tax benefits for a project to expand operations to a new green-field facility and add several major pieces of processing equipment to meet customer requirements. The $33.6 million capital investment is expected to create 16 new jobs and retain 72 jobs, of which 20 are incented.

BERT MORENZ, 75, of Auburn (Svcs. 1/20/14)

Obituaries

January 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BERT MORENZ, 75, of Auburn, died Wed., Jan. 15th, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital, in Carroll. A Mass of Christian Burial for BERT MORENZ will be held 10-a.m. Mon., Jan. 20th, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Auburn. Lampe Funeral Home in Lake City is in charge of the arrangements.

Visitation will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Auburn from 3-to 6-pm on Sunday (1/19), with a Rosary at 3-pm and a Vigil Service at 6-p.m. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lampefuneralhome.com.

Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Auburn.

BERT MORENZ is survived by:

His wife – Pat Morenz, of Auburn.

His children – Jeff (JoAnne) Morenz, of Atlantic; Kim (Bowen) White, of Overland Park, KS: Todd (Lori) Morenz, of Tonganoxie, KS, and Jodi Morenz, of Carroll.

His brothers – Dwight (Frannie) Morenz, Jim Morenz, Gene (Cheryl) Morenz, and Joel (Carole) Morenz.

His sisters – Judy (Bill) Vote, Gert Drost, Donna (Wayne) Smidt, and Dianne (Bruce) Seymour.

11 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

Traffic stop leads to drug arrest in Clarinda

News

January 17th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Clarinda report a traffic stop early this (Friday) morning resulted in the arrest of one person on drug charges. 37-year old old Joshua Joel Moses, of Clarinda was taken into custody at around 2:20-a.m.

Moses faces possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and/or under the influence of a controlled substance,  charges. Moses was booked and later posted bond before being released from custody.

His case has been referred to the Page County Attorney’s Office for the filing of formal charges.