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JANET STAPLETON, 70, of Fontanelle (Svcs. 11/20/13)

Obituaries

November 17th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

JANET STAPLETON, 70, of Fontanelle, died Fri., Nov. 15th, at the Community Care Center, in Stuart. Funeral services for JANET STAPLETON will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Nov. 20th, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle. Steen Funeral Home in Fontanelle has the arrangements.

Family Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 19th, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Steen Funeral Home in Fontanelle. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Memorials may be directed to the Janet Stapleton memorial fund to be established by the family at a later date.

Burial will be the Fontanelle Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the church following the committal services at the cemetery.

JANET STAPLETON is survived by:

Her daughters – Lori (Mike) Antisdel,  of Des Moines, and Jill (Bart) Mostaert of Anita.

Her son – Britt Stapleton (JoDee Rolland) of Gilbert, AZ.

Her brother – Jack Brown of Fontanelle

9 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren. Her in-laws, other relatives and friends.

MELVIN LAUGHERY, 81, of Fontanelle (Svcs. 11/18/13)

Obituaries

November 17th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

MELVIN LAUGHERY, 81, of Fontanelle, died Thu., Nov. 14th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Funeral services for MELVIN LAUGHERY will be held on Monday, November 18, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at the Fontanelle United Methodist Church with burial in the Fontanelle Cemetery.  Steen Funeral Home in Fontanelle has the arrangements.

Pastors Jerry Hoff and Cathy Nutting officiate the service.  A luncheon will be held at the church following the committal services at the cemetery.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 17th, at the Steen Funeral Home in Fontanelle from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with the family greeting friends from 4 to 6 p.m.  Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Memorials may be directed to the Melvin Laughery memorial fund to be established by the family at a later date.

MELVIN LAUGHERY is survived by:

His wife: Janice Laughery of Fontanelle

His Children: Connie Tews (and husband John) of Guthrie Center. Doug Laughery of Greenfield. Judy Sorensen (and husband Jeff) of Topeka, Kansas.  Kathy Thompson (and husband Tom) of Fontanelle.

Brother: Lyle Laughery (and wife Carol) of Guthrie Center

9 Grandchildren

10 Great Grandchildren

Bluffs woman arrested on assault charge in Red Oak

News

November 17th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak say a 32-year old woman was arrested Saturday night on an assault charge. Marcia Lynn Funkhauser, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at around 11:45-p.m. Saturday, after officers in Red Oak responded to an incident of simple assault in the 400 block of Highland Avenue. Funkhauser was being held in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on a $300 cash bond.

Glenwood man arrested Sunday morning on Theft charge in Montgomery Co.

News

November 17th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest early this (Sunday) morning of Brandon M. Smith, of Glenwood. Smith was taken into custody at around 4:45-a.m. on a warrant for Theft in the 5th Degree (a Simple Misdemeanor). He was transported to the Mills/Montgomery County line without incident and brought by Montgomery County deputies to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where Smith was being held on $300 bond.

Corning man arrested following accident investigation

News

November 17th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

An investigation into a vehicle on its top Saturday morning in Adams County led to the arrest of a Corning man. The Adams County Sheriff’s Department says 28-year old Marcus Corcoran was charged with OWI/1st offense, after authorities received a call at around 4-a.m. Saturday, about a car on its roof in the ditch at the 26 mile marker of Highway 148. Corcoran told deputies he was traveling south on Highway 148 and swerved to miss a deer, but an investigation determined he had been drinking.

After Corcoran was brought to the Adams County Jail and searched, he was found to be in possession of a pipe used to smoke marijuana. He was subsequently charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

IA High School Football Semifinals: Sat., Nov. 16th 2013

Sports

November 16th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Class 1A
Semifinal

Regina, Iowa City 45, North Fayette Valley 21

St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 35, Van Meter 14

Class 2A
Semifinal

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 28, Sioux Center 6

Waukon 27, Albia 21

(Waukon takes on Kuemper Catholic in the 2A State Championship Game 2:06-p.m. Fri., Nov. 22nd. )

Fremont County Rollover Accident Friday

News

November 16th, 2013 by admin

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office released details Saturday about a rollover accident in the 3800 block of State Highway 2 on Friday (11/15/13).

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office along with Shenendoah and Farragut Rescue responded to the one vehicle accident at approximately 3:20pm Friday.  Responders discovered a 1999 Pontiac driven by 19-year-old Adriana Gomez of Shenendoah had slid off the south side of the roadway and then rolled several times ejecting Gomez in the process.

Gomez was transported in critical condition to the Nebraska Medical Center via Mercy One helicopter.  No further details are known at this time.

No. 22 Oklahoma routs Iowa State 48-10

Sports

November 16th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Bob Stoops matched Barry Switzer’s record for most coaching victories at Oklahoma when the 22nd-ranked Sooners cruised to a 48-10 victory over Iowa State on Saturday. Trevor Knight led the way as Stoops recorded win No. 157 with Oklahoma (8-2, 5-2 Big 12), which closed the game with 45 unanswered points over the final three quarters. The backup quarterback was 8-of-14 passing for 61 yards and rushed for 123 yards and one touchdown.

Iowa State (1-9, 0-7) held Oklahoma scoreless in the first quarter and led 10-3 before Jalen Saunders returned a punt 91 yards for a touchdown right before halftime. Damien Williams added 10 carries for 128 yards and two touchdowns for the Sooners.

Knight provided an instant spark after replacing injured starter Blake Bell in the opening minutes of the second quarter. Bell was 2 of 5 for 10 yards.

Iowa site picked for archaeological center

News

November 16th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — A location in western Iowa for the proposed Loess Hills Archaeological Interpretive Center has been approved by the Iowa Preserves Advisory Board. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports that the location is on a state preserve at the south edge of Glenwood, just across the Missouri River from Nebraska.

The multimillion-dollar center will be devoted to studying the Native Americans who lived in earthen dwellings in extreme western Iowa and eastern Nebraska between 600 and 750 years ago. The 906-acre preserve, Iowa’s largest, was previously a part of the state-operated Glenwood Resource Center.

Its re-designation as a preserve was hastened by the evidence that beneath its surface are dozens of ancient earth lodges, camping areas and agricultural pursuits.

Northern Iowa holds off Missouri State 17-10

Sports

November 16th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — David Johnson was the workhorse for Northern Iowa, carrying the ball 37 times and scoring twice in a victory over Missouri State 17-10 on Saturday. Johnson gained 167 of the Panthers’ 212 yards rushing, and had TD runs of 1 and 21 yards in the close contest. Northern Iowa (6-5, 2-5 Missouri Valley Conference) ended the Bears (5-7, 5-3) four-game win streak. Missouri State has not defeated Northern Iowa since 2005.

Five turnovers — three fumbles and two interceptions — hurt Missouri State, which had jumped ahead 3-0 on an Austin Witmer 37-yard-field goal on the opening drive. Successive possessions ended with six punts, three fumbles, an interception and two missed field goals but the Bears were still only down 17-10 after scoring on a Ryan Heaston 8-yard run with 4:57 to play.

After forcing a Panthers punt, however, Missouri State’s Ashton Glaser was intercepted a second time.