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LESLIE J. MAROUSEK, 87, of Atlantic (Memorial Svcs. 11-23-13)

Obituaries

November 20th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

LESLIE J. MAROUSEK, 87, of Atlantic died Tuesday, November 19th at the Cass County Memorial Hospital.  Memorial services for LES MAROUSEK will be held on Saturday, November 23rd at 11:00 am in the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic.  Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

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A Prayer service will be held 6-p.m. Friday (11/22) at the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic, followed by visitation with the family from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

A private family burial service will be held.

LES MAROUSEK is survived by:

Wife:  Mary Beth of Atlantic

Children:  Lori (Dave) Knudsen of Atlantic & Dave (Sherry) Marousek of Cedar Rapids.

4 Grandchildren

2 arrests in Montgomery County, Tuesday evening

News

November 20th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report two arrests Tuesday evening. At around 4:45-p.m., 38-year old Jason N. Beacham, of Coburg, was arrested for Domestic Abuse/Simple Assault. His bond was set at $300. And, at around 4:20-p.m., 41-year old Michelle M. Neville, of Red Oak, was arrested on a valid Montgomery County District Court warrant for violation of probation. Her bond was set at $5,000.

Public Intox arrest in Red Oak

News

November 20th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report the arrest Tuesday night of 60-year old John Keith Locke, of Red Oak. Locke was taken into custody at around 9:30-p.m. in the 100 block of West Coolbaugh Street, on a charge of Public Intoxication. Locke was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

Red Oak man arrested twice Tuesday

News

November 20th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A man in Red Oak who was arrested early Tuesday morning on a harassment charge apparently didn’t learn his lesson. Red Oak Police report 53-year old Victor Audie Stephens, of Red Oak, was arrested again at around 3:40-p.m. Tuesday at a residence on North 8th Street.  Stephens was also arrested just after 1-a.m. Tuesday, in the 100 block of East Walnut Street in Red Oak.  Both times he was charged with Harassment in the 3rd degree. Stephens was booked into the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center for the afternoon offense, and held on a $300 bond.

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA: Wed., 11/20/13

Weather

November 20th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

401 AM CST WED NOV 20 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. BREEZY. NOT AS COOL. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. COLDER. HIGH AROUND 40. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.

THURSDAY NIGHT…SNOW…BREEZY…COLDER. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH AROUND 30. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW 10 TO 15.

SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

Seahawks edge Broncos in AP Pro32 power rankings

Sports

November 20th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

UNDATED (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks moved back on top of the AP Pro32 power rankings, edging out Denver despite the Broncos’ victory over previously unbeaten Kansas City. The Seahawks, who were second a week ago, received 379 points and seven first-place votes from the 12-member panel that regularly covers the league. The Broncos moved ahead of the Chiefs into second with 377 points and the other five first-place votes. Kansas City dropped to third, followed by New Orleans and Carolina.

The Saints knocked off the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, while the Panthers beat the New England Patriots 24-20 in a controversial finish on Monday night. The Patriots were sixth in the AP Pro32, followed by the Colts, Niners, Bengals and Lions.

Broncos’ win over Chiefs draws big TV ratings

Sports

November 20th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

NEW YORK (AP) — The Broncos’ win over the previously undefeated Chiefs drew the largest television audience for a prime-time November game in 17 years. Denver’s 27-17 victory averaged 26.9 million viewers Sunday on NBC. The network said Tuesday that was up 48 percent from last season’s Week 11 “Sunday Night Football” game between Baltimore and Pittsburgh.

It was the most for a November prime-time NFL game since 31.5 million people watched the defending Super Bowl champion Cowboys beat Brett Favre and the Packers on “Monday Night Football” on ABC in 1996, when the population was smaller.

Cardinals look to purchase Memphis affiliate

Sports

November 20th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals hope to purchase their minor-league affiliate in Memphis as city leaders there consider a plan to save the financially strapped Class AAA Redbirds. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that general manager John Mozeliak and chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. are scheduled to meet with Memphis business leaders Tuesday to pitch the plan.

The Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation and the Cardinals announced a tentative purchase deal last week. The Memphis City Council will consider the offer at its Dec. 3 meeting, The city would acquire AutoZone Park and lease the stadium to the Cardinals

The Cardinals already own three of their minor-league affiliates: Class A Palm Beach and the Gulf Coast League team, both of which play in Jupiter, Fla., and Class AA Springfield in southwest Missouri.

Chiefs release DT Toribio, sign DT Love

Sports

November 20th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have released defensive tackle Anthony Toribio and signed former New England Patriots defensive tackle Kyle Love. The Chiefs made the moves Tuesday, two days after a loss to the Denver Broncos.

Toribio joined the Chiefs in 2010 and had hung around the past four seasons, despite having to impress three different head coaches. He was pressed into service against the Broncos on Sunday night when Mike DeVito had to leave a 27-17 loss with a leg injury. It’s unknown how long DeVito will be out.

Love started 25 games over the past three seasons in New England, but was waived in May after he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. He was claimed by the Jaguars and cut in September.

Iowa News Headlines: Wed., Nov. 20th 2013

News

November 20th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Julian Garrett has defeated former Democratic lawmaker Mark Davitt in a special election for state Senate. Garrett received about 60 percent of the vote in the election for Iowa Senate District 13. The seat was vacated when former Sen. Kent Sorenson resigned after an independent investigator found he likely broke ethics rules by taking money from presidential candidate Michele Bachmann’s political action committee and presidential campaign.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The McCaughey septuplets say they don’t mind that they’re taking a lower profile these days. The now-16-year-olds gained international fame when they became the world’s first surviving septuplets in 1997. But Nathan McCaughey tells the Des Moines Register it’s nice to live a more normal life. He says the attention was fun, but at the same time he never really liked cameras following the family around everywhere.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former Des Moines doctor accused of improperly prescribing painkillers to patients won’t go on trial until next year. The Des Moines Register reports the trial of Dr. Daniel Baldi has been pushed back from Dec. 2 to Feb. 3. Prosecutors say Baldi prescribed large amounts of narcotic painkillers to patients including Paul Gray, founder of the band Slipknot, who died in 2010. Baldi’s lawyers say his patients either took more medication than prescribed or also took other drugs.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A jury has found a man guilty of first-degree murder in the 2012 shooting of a man in Iowa City. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that a Johnson County jury returned the verdict Tuesday in the trial of Brandon D. Brown. Brown pleaded not guilty in connection to the June 2012 shooting of 30-year-old Donelle Derrell Lindsey in Iowa City. Witnesses testified that the men got into an argument before Brown shot Lindsey several times.