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Iowa News Headlines: Tue., Oct. 15th 2013

News

October 15th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court will hear cases in a Burlington school auditorium on Nov. 5. In one case a blind student is appealing a lower court decision that said sight is a requirement for studying to become a chiropractor at Palmer College of Chiropractic and having a sighted assistant was not an adequate solution. A second case involves a hunter who is challenging a state law that limits landowner hunting licenses only to Iowa residents.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition says 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will speak at its annual banquet in November. Palin served as governor of Alaska from 2006 through 2009. Since leaving office, she has been a best-selling author, public speaker and Fox News contributor. Utah Sen. Mike Lee is headlining the November program that’s being held in Des Moines on Nov. 9.

SPENCER, Iowa (AP) — Arrest warrants have been issued for an Iowa attorney once contracted by the State Public Defenders Office. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says the warrants for 60-year-old Ney McDaniel, of Spencer, are in connection to a July audit that questioned his billing practices. The audit identified more than $177,000 of improper disbursement to McDaniel. In one case, he claimed to have worked 24 hours or more in a single day during 80 days.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — A dozen organizations have received $100,000 each from the estate of a Marshalltown couple. The Marshalltown Times-Republican reports that recipients of funds from the estate of Verle and Ellen Hunt include the Animal Rescue League, First United Methodist Church, Iowa 4-H Foundation, Mid-Iowa Council of Boy Scouts of America and the Iowa State University Foundation.

NWS Forecast for the KJAN listening area

Weather

October 15th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

328 AM CDT TUE OCT 15 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY...PARTLY SUNNY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. BREEZY…COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 34 TO 39. HIGH IN THE MID 50S.

Flu Immunization clinics available in Cass County

News

October 15th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Officials with Cass County Public Health have announced the availability of seasonal influenza vaccinations and upcoming community clinics. In the County, the clinics will be held:

Tuesday, October 15th from 3 to 5:30 pm at Rex Pharmacy in Atlantic.

Thursday, October 17th, from 4 to 6 pm in the lobby at UnityPoint at Home (formerly Cass County Home Care).

Friday, October 18th, from 8 to 11 am at the Griswold Medical Center. And, 1 to 4 pm at the Massena Medical Center.

Friday, October 25th, from 9 am to 12 pm at the Anita Health and Wellness Center.

Tuesday, November 5th, from 4:45 to 6:45 pm at the CCMH cafeteria.

Charges for flu vaccinations at the community events, for individuals choosing to pay privately, will be: $30 for seasonal vaccine; $35 for Flu-mist (those 2yrs-49yrs); and $45 for the high-dose vaccine (those 65 and older). Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Humana, and hawk-i can be billed. To allow Cass County Public Health to bill these insurances, please have your card available.

Cass County Public Health will be giving flu vaccinations for students during school time at all Cass County schools in the next couple weeks. Schools distributed consent forms electronically by email, which were due back to the school by October 14. If you didn’t get a consent form contact the school.

BRIAN CHAMBERS, 35, of Greenfield (Svcs. 10/18/13)

Obituaries

October 15th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

BRIAN CHAMBERS, 35, of Greenfield, died Mon., Oct. 14th, at the Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston. A Mass of the Resurrection for BRIAN CHAMBERS will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., Oct. 18th, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Greenfield. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

A luncheon will immediately following the mass.  Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 17th from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the St. John’s Catholic Church in Greenfield with the family greeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com. Memorials may be directed to the Brian Chambers memorial fund to be established by the family at a later date.

Burial will be at the Graceland Cemetery in Creston.

BRIAN CHAMBERS is survived by:

His son – D’Vid Chambers of Creston; His mother– Phyllis Shilling and husband Kevin of Greenfield; His father – David Chambers and wife Kim of Cedar Rapids; His brother – Tim Chambers of Peoria, Illinois.

His step siblings – David (Jennifer) Shilling, Daniel (Anna) Shilling, Josh (Shelly) Luchtenburg, Jason (Megan) Luchtenburg, Jacob Luchtenburg, Sarah (Jason) Curby and Linda (Steve) Carnicle.

His maternal grandmother – Martina Breheny of Greenfield; Other relatives and friends.

Council Bluffs settles wrongful conviction lawsuit

News

October 15th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The city of Council Bluffs has settled a lawsuit with two Omaha, Neb., men who sought millions of dollars after the courts concluded they were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 25 years. The lawsuit filed by Terry Harrington and Curtis McGhee was scheduled for retrial Tuesday before a federal jury in Des Moines. The first trial ended in mistrial last year after jurors disagreed on the verdict.

The two men seek compensation from the city and two former police detectives for years in prison after their conviction for the 1977 shooting death of a retired police captain. Harrington and McGhee were released in 2003 after the Iowa Supreme Court found prosecutors committed misconduct by hiding evidence.

Federal court documents show a judge has ordered details of the city settlement sealed.

A-P High School Football Poll (released Mon., Oct. 14th 2013)

Sports

October 15th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2013 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Class 4-A

  1. West Des Moines Dowling (14) 7-0 149 1
  2. Pleasant Valley (1) 7-0 133 3
  3. Ames 7-0 123 4
  4. Waukee 6-1 95 5
  5. Cedar Rapids Xavier 6-1 68 6
  6. Iowa City High 6-1 61 NR
  7. West Des Moines Valley 5-2 57 8
  8. Davenport Assumption 6-1 44 10
  9. Bettendorf 6-1 42 9
  10. Iowa City West 6-1 33 2

Others receiving votes: 11, Urbandale 15. 12, Sioux City East 4. 13, Southeast Polk 1.

Class 3-A

  1. Sioux City Heelan (15) 7-0 150 1
  2. Decorah 7-0 127 2
  3. Pella 7-0 118 3
  4. Clear Lake 7-0 108 4
  5. Harlan 6-1 81 6
  6. Boone 7-0 69 7
  7. Washington 6-1 51 8
  8. Spencer 6-1 35 9
  9. Solon 6-1 29 10
  10. Carroll 5-2 23 5

Others receiving votes: 11, Dallas Center-Grimes 18. 12, Webster City 10. 13, Grinnell 3. 14, Williamsburg 2. 15, Manchester West Delaware 1.

Class 2-A

  1. Kuemper Catholic (11) 7-0 146 1
  2. Waukon (4) 7-0 129 2
  3. West Marshall 7-0 104 3
  4. Albia 7-0 100 4
  5. Mediapolis 7-0 83 5
  6. Boyden-Hull-RV 6-1 75 7
  7. New Hampton 7-0 71 6
  8. Spirit Lake 6-1 39 9
  9. Central Lyon-GLR 6-1 38 8
  10. Cascade 6-1 14 10

Others receiving votes: 11, Alleman North Polk 10. 12, Waterloo Columbus 9. 13, Sioux Center 5. 14, Camanche 1. 14, Wellman Mid-Prairie 1.

Class 1-A

  1. Iowa City Regina (14) 7-0 149 1
  2. St. Albert (1) 7-0 128 2
  3. Dike-New Hartford 7-0 114 3
  4. North Fayette 7-0 99 5
  5. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 7-0 89 6
  6. Maquoketa Valley 7-0 65 7
  7. Wilton 6-1 63 4
  8. Van Meter 7-0 63 8
  9. South O’Brien 6-1 15 NR
  10. Mount Ayr 6-1 14 10

Others receiving votes: 11, Guttenberg Clayton Ridge 11. 12, Calmar South Winneshiek 10. 13, Ogden 2. 14, Ridge View 1. 14, Jewell South Hamilton 1. 14, Manson-NW Webster 1.

Class A

  1. West Lyon (10) 7-0 144 1
  2. BGM (3) 7-0 133 2
  3. Wapsie Valley (2) 7-0 126 3
  4. AGWSR 8-0 100 4
  5. A-H-S-T 7-0 97 5
  6. Pekin 6-1 72 8
  7. Hinton 5-2 42 10
  8. Montezuma 6-1 40 6
  9. Algona Garrigan 5-2 23 NR
  10. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 5-2 20 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Lisbon 15. 12, Lawton-Bronson 8. 13, East Mills 3. 14, Grundy Center 2.

Class 8-Man

  1. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (8) 7-0 138 1
  2. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (5) 8-0 132 2
  3. Newell-Fonda (2) 7-0 110 3
  4. West Bend-Mallard 8-0 101 6
  5. Adair-Casey 7-0 99 4
  6. Springville 7-0 91 5
  7. Janesville 6-1 45 8
  8. MMC 6-1 39 NR
  9. HLV 7-1 27 9
  10.  Glidden-Ralston 6-1 22 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Correctionville River Valley 10. 12, Lamoni 8. 13, Bussey Twin Cedars 2. 14, Fremont Mills, Tabor 1.

Dodgers top Cardinals 3-0, cut NLCS deficit to 2-1

Sports

October 15th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hyun-Jin Ryu outpitched Adam Wainwright with seven innings of three-hit ball, Adrian Gonzalez’s RBI double ended a 1-for-17 drought for the Dodgers with runners in scoring position, and Los Angeles got back into the NL championship series with a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.

Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez also had run-scoring hits for the Dodgers, who trail the best-of-seven series 2-1. Game 4 is Tuesday at Dodger Stadium, followed by Game 5 on Wednesday. Retired Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda, whose 1988 team won the franchise’s last World Series title in 1988, stood up and waved his white rally towel in the eighth to raucous applause.

St. Louis third baseman David Freese left Game 3 of the NL championship series in the fifth inning Monday night with an apparent ankle injury. Pinch-runner Daniel Descalso then made a major mistake in his place, getting doubled off second base to hurt a St. Louis rally. Freese singled to lead off the fifth with the Cardinals’ first hit off Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu, but the Cardinals’ training staff came out to meet him at first base.

After Freese advanced to second on Matt Adams’ single, Descalso emerged from the St. Louis dugout to replace Freese. Descalso then took off for third base on Jon Jay’s tailing fly to shallow left field, and Carl Crawford doubled him up. The Cardinals failed to score in the inning and trailed 2-0.

Red Oak woman arrested on theft charge Monday

News

October 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A woman from Montgomery County was arrested Monday afternoon on theft charges. According to Red Oak Police, 37-year old Rachel Charise Kathleen Hadden, of Red Oak, was taken into custody on a Red Oak Police warrant, and two Montgomery County warrants, for Theft in the 5th Degree. Hadden was being held in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on $2,300 cash bond.

JOLENE SCHWINGER, 60, of Stuart (10-17-13)

Obituaries

October 14th, 2013 by Jim Field

JOLENE SCHWINGER, 60, of Stuart, formerly of Clarksville died Friday, October 11th at her home.  Funeral services for JOLENE SCHWINGER will be held on Thursday, October 17th at 10:00 am at the First Congregational Church in Stuart.  Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.

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Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the church.

Burial will follow the services in the South Oak Grove Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the JOLENE SCHWINGER Memorial Fund c/o Johnson Family Funeral Home, PO Box 246, Stuart, IA 50250.

Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Shelby County Fire Danger remains “Moderate”

Ag/Outdoor, News

October 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency has updated the fire danger warning signs in the county. Emergency Coordinator Bob Seivert says the signs will stay in the moderate category to start the week. He says showers forecasted this morning did not materialize and the winds are once again strong out of the southeast.

The winds will elevate the danger of a wild fire spreading quickly while also gaining fuel by creating drying conditions. The Shelby County EMA will update the situation again on Thursday.