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(Updated 6-a.m.) Skyscan Weather Forecast: Sat. Dec. 21st 2013

Weather

December 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

…A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect from 6-pm this evening to 6-pm Sunday, for Cass, Adair, Adams, Guthrie, Dallas Counties and until 6-am Sunday for Montgomery, Fremont & Page Counties. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 3-pm today until 6-pm Sunday for Madison and Union Counties.

Today: Cloudy w/a 20% chance of snow after 4pm. High near 25. N-NE @ 5-10.
Tonight: Snow. Low around 14. N-NW @ 15-25. Wind chill values as low as zero. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday: Patchy blowing snow and a slight chance of snow before noon, then a chance for flurries. Temperature rising to near 16 by noon, then falling to around 11 during the remainder of the day. N-NW @ 15-25. Wind chill values as low as -5.

Sunday Night: Scattered flurries. Low around -4. NW @ 10-25. Wind chill values as low as -20.

Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.

Tuesday: Partly sunny & breezy, with a high near 21.

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Red Oak man arrested for Trespassing

News

December 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report the arrest on Friday of a man charged in connection with an incident which occurred earlier this week. 29-year old Zachariah Michael Holland, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 10:30-p.m. Friday on a charge of Trespassing, for an incident which allegedly occurred on Wednesday (Dec. 18th).

Holland was being held in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on $300 cash bond.

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MADDOX M. STARMER, age 2 months, of Audubon (Svcs. 12/23/13)

Obituaries

December 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

MADDOX M. STARMER, age 2 months, the son of Matt & Melissa Starmer, of Audubon, died Thu., Dec. 19th, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, in Iowa City. Funeral services for MADDOX STARMER will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., Dec. 23rd, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 2-until 6-pm Sunday (12/22).

Burial will be in the Diagonal Cemetery, in Diagonal.

MADDOX STARMER is survived by:

His parents – Matt & Melissa Starmer, of Audubon.

His brother – Mason, of Audubon.

His grandparents – Eldon (Linda) Starmer, and Robert (Esther) Trausch.

Other relatives and friends.

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BYRON P. LEBECK, 81, of Walnut (Svcs. 12/23/13)

Obituaries

December 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

BYRON P. LEBECK, 81, of Walnut, died Thu., Dec. 19th, at the Immanuel Medical Center, in Omaha. A funeral service for BYRON LEBECK will be held 1:30-p.m. Mon., Dec. 23rd, at the Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

The family will greet friends at the funeral home from 1-to 4pm Sunday (12/22).

Burial will be in the Layton Township Cemetery at Walnut.

BYRON LEBECK is survived by:

His son – Rodny (Lorraine) Lebeck, of Walnut.

His daughters – Cheryl Lebeck, of Walnut; Karen (George) Threadgill, of Milan, TN; Jean (John) Romano, of Omaha, & Lisa (Darwin) Holtz, of Avoca.

His sister – Carole (Marvin) Schroder, of Walnut.

His special friend – Rula Sacco, of West Valley City, UT.

10 grandchildren & 1 great-grandchild.

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ROBERT GREGG, 73, of Linden (No Svcs.)

Obituaries

December 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ROBERT GREGG, 73, of Linden, died Thu., Dec. 19th, at the Panora Nursing & Rehab Center. No services are planned at this time. Burial of cremains will be held in May, 2014. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora is in charge of the arrangements for ROBERT GREGG.

There is no visitation.

Burial of cremains will be in the West Linn Cemetery at Linden.

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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties: Sat., 12/21/13

Weather

December 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

354 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

…A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect from 6-pm this evening to 6-pm Sunday, for Cass, Adair, Adams, Guthrie and Dallas Counties and a WINTER STORM WATCH is in effect from 5-pm  Saturday until 6-am Sunday for Montgomery, Fremont & Page Counties…

TODAY…CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…SNOW LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. LOW AROUND 15. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. SCATTERED FLURRIES. LOW ZERO TO 5 BELOW. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW.

MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW ZERO TO 5 BELOW.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

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Winter Weather Advisories & Storm Watches for Saturday (12/21/13)

Weather

December 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

…A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY…FOR: GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-COUNTIES.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE TODAY AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY. A TOTAL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES FURTHER IN ADDITION TO FALLING SNOW.

ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AS THEY BECOME COVERED WITH SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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

…A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR: & MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES.

LIGHT SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY TOWARD AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE WATCH AREA MAY REACH 3 TO 6 INCHES.

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Friday Boys High School Basketball Scores

Sports

December 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10:

  • Shenandoah 64, Atlantic 60
  • Harlan 73, Lewis Central 42
  • Kuemper Catholic 64, Creston 45
  • Glenwood 49, Denison-Schleswig 35

Western Iowa:

  • IKM-Manning 73, A-H-S-T 45
  • Treynor 60, Griswold 40
  • Underwood 63, Missouri Valley 42

Rolling Valley:

  • Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 56, CAM 40
  • Boyer Valley 52, Adair-Casey 46
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 58, Charter Oak-Ute 35
  • Paton-Churdan 78, West Harrison 68
  • Glidden-Ralston 48, Woodbine 39

Others:

  • Bishop Heelan Catholic 72, Thomas Jefferson 46
  • Carroll 74, Perry 53
  • Clarinda Academy 72, South Page 35
  • East Mills 53, Stanton 42
  • Nodaway Valley 82, Martensdale-St. Marys 63
  • Sidney 64, Nishnabotna 48
  • Sioux City West 63, Abraham Lincoln 61

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

  • West Central Valley vs. Ogden, ppd.
  • Van Meter vs. Panorama, ppd.
  • Central Decatur vs. Lenox, ppd.
  • Orient-Macksburg vs. Moravia, ppd.

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Iowa News Headlines: Sat., Dec. 21st 2013

News

December 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Fire officials and witnesses say a man jumped from a Muscatine bridge that spans the Mississippi River and couldn’t be found despite a quick response by rescuers. The Muscatine Journal reports authorities received reports yesterday morning of suspicious activity at the Norbert F. Beckey Bridge, a more than 3,000 foot bridge between Muscatine and Rock Island County, Illinois. A search continued through Friday afternoon without success.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governor Terry Branstad has appointed Stuart Palmer Werling as a judge in eastern Iowa’s Seventh Judicial District. Branstad announced yesterday he’d appointed Werling to fill a vacancy by Judge Gary McKenrick.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Waterloo Community Schools has hired its first woman as superintendent of 10,000-student district. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports the district’s Board of Education unanimously approved Jane Lindaman on Friday as superintendent. Lindaman, a 46-year-old associate superintendent in the district, will replace Gary Norris, who will retire on June 30th.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Educators from Des Moines and Shell Rock were among 102 teachers given a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The White House made the announcement yesterday, giving the award to teachers from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. In Iowa, the winners were Josie Burg, a math teacher in Des Moines, and Mason Kuhn, a science teacher in Shell Rock.

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Chiefs get McCluster back for game vs Colts

Sports

December 20th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs will have dangerous punt returner Dexter McCluster back from injury when they play the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. McCluster missed last week’s win at Oakland after developing an infection in his ankle. Chiefs coach Andy Reid also said Friday that linebacker Justin Houston and left tackle Branden Albert could be ready for the Colts. Houston has missed three games after dislocating his elbow against San Diego on Nov. 24, while Albert has missed two games after hyperextended his knee.

Reid also said that tight end Anthony Fasano, who’s been out with a concussion, has been cleared to play against Indianapolis. He’s also missed the last two games.

The Chiefs are tied with the Broncos atop the AFC West, while the Colts have already clinched the AFC South. Their game Sunday could be a preview of a first-round playoff matchup.

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