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DARWIN D. WARNER, 84, of Harlan (Svcs. 11/8/13)

Obituaries

November 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DARWIN D. WARNER, 84, of Harlan, died Tue., Nov. 5th, in Harlan. Memorial services for DARWIN WARNER will be held 11-a.m. Fri., Nov. 8th, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

There will be no viewing or visitation.

Burial of ashes will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

DARWIN WARNER is survived by:

His wife – Arlene Warner, of Harlan.

His daughters – Beverly (Ray) Courtney, of Adel & Denise (Karl) Wellensiek, of Syracuse, NE.

His sons – Dennis (Linda) Warner, of Atlantic & Allan (Linda) Warner, of Havasu City, AZ.

His sister – Hazel (“LaVon”) Nihsen, of Council Bluffs.

9 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, other relatives & friends.

2013 Montgomery County election results

News

November 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak

Mayor – William H. Billings, Jr. 521*

City Council – At Large (1)

Fred Pilecki     197

Roger Waggener 336*

Rusty Williams 126

City Council – Ward 2 (1)

Jerry Dafffer 86

Bill Hauffle     90*

Red Oak LOST   511 yes   136 no (Local Option Sales Tax)

Elliott

Mayor – Michael Carson 67*

City Council (3)

Michelle R. Cockburn 50*

Nancy Jo Nelson 45*

Ken Potter 36

Jeff Smith 54*

Grant

Mayor

Andrea Holldorf  18

City Council (5)

Michael Bradley Amos 24

Jeffrey Brown 22

Michael A. Ford 19

Lyn Sliger 25

Nancy L. Taylor 24

Stanton

City Council (3)

Dan Allen 68*

Harold Clark 82*

Tysen Sederburg 65

Dan Shehan 88*

Villisca

Mayor

Larry E. Figgens 63

Marilyn Halda 172*

City Council (2)

Vince Abraham 41

Rex Galloway 68

Mark Heimbach 71

T.J. Leonard 112*

Richard Mullen 105*

Ed Ramsey 67

Coberg

Mayor

Cal Myers 9*

Jody R. Schooling 7

City Council (2)

Ellen Houser 8*

Sandra Gray 7*

Bill Hardy 4

Montgomery County Township Local Option Sales & Service Tax (LOST)

Yes 44*      No 7

City Election results – Local races (Part 2) – Final

News

November 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

* denotes winner in contested races

Audubon County:

City of Audubon

City Council (elect 3)

Delyte A. Borkowski 220

Jason Hocker 322*

Teresa Murray 279*

Thomas R. Nielsen 280*

City of Gray

Mayor (no candidate filed)

(wi) William Cramer 2

(wi) Bryan Olsen 6*

City Council At Large (2)

Brandon D. Bruch 6*

Joan Cramer 6*

(wi) Marilyn Newell 1

City of Brayton

Mayor

Cally Christensen 9*

City Council At Large (2)

Greg Gust 9*

Shawn Kline 4*

City Council At Large (to fill a vacancy)

Tanya Marshall 10*

City of Kimballton

Mayor

Randy Poldberg 22*

City Council At Large (3)

Aaron Hoegh 22*

Jim McClain 23*

Tony Petersen 22*

City of Exira

Mayor

Brenda Bengard 48*

City Council At Large (2)

Dwight Jessen 50*

Jeff Jensen 18*

Peggy Toft 3

City Council At Large (to fill a vacancy)

Robert Sorensen 50*

Jeff Jensen 2

Charlie Asberry 1

Guthrie County:

City of Bagley

City Council (3)

Emily Chapman Olesen 21

Jamie Galivan 22*

Deanna Gibson 36*

Ruth Riley 29*

City of Bayard

City Council (3)

Dean Hopkins 32

Gary Allen Long 68*

Ben Sease 64*

Tom Wardyn 63*

City of Casey

City Council (2)

Marilyn Harden 54*

Dan Irlbeck 33

Robbi Sneller 48*

Guthrie Center

City Council (2)

Ruth Ann Newell 51

Randy Nickel 128*

Dennis Patrick 130*

City of Menlo

City Council (2)

Deanna Harwood 21

Larry Jacobsen 41*

Bob Sudbrock 9

Briana Wolfe 34*

Shelby County:

Harlan

City Council 3rd Ward

Mike Kolbe 62*

Corey Sorensen 30

Shelby

Mayor

Melvin Hursey 60*

Ronald Kroll 24

City Council (2)

Patricia Honeywell 56*

Karen E, Schluter 62*

Brad Blum 13

Westphalia

City Council (3)

Brian Arkfeld 17*

Julie Goetzinger 27*

Diane Hall 26*

Bill Holzer 10

Kirkman

Mayor

Ron Heese 19*

City Council (2)

Marvin Goans 29*

Clinton Kienast 4*

Portsmouth

Mayor (no candidate filed)

(wi) Bill Sondag 22*

City Council (3) (No candidates filed)

(wi) Craig Rau 9*

(wi) Tim Blum 20*

(wi)Donnie Kenkel 11*

(wi) Chuck Leinen 7

Tennant

City Council (2)

Dennis A. Oellrich 18*

Harold Peters 11*

Mark W. Tearney 10

Pottawattamie County

Carson

City Council (3)

Donnie Hendricks 96*

Adam Houser 73*

Ron Ransom 72

Andrew Taylor 25

James Taylor 24

Timothy Todd 161*

Macedonia

Mayor

Eileen C. Adickes 50*

Chris Marsh 10

City Council (2)

Michelle Faxon 8

Paul Faxon 12

Susan Goos 48*

Patty Tripp Stephens 10

Gary Wax 42*

Neola

Mayor

Scott Brooks 83*

Lon Ring 50

Walnut

City Council (3)

Dennis Hullinger 70*

Robert Kreeger 59*

Ray Rasmussen 50

Sue Shepherd 67*

Full Guthrie County Election results can be found at www.guthriecounty.org.

Pottawattamie County Election results are at http://www.pottcounty.com/departments/auditor/election-results/

 

2013 City Elections – Local Results (Final)

News

November 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

(I) = Incumbent (A) = Appointed    * denotes winner(s) in contested races (wi= write-in)

Atlantic

Mayor

Dave Jones (I)                          243*

Council At Large

Bob Cord                                 252*

2nd Ward Council

Kathy Somers (I)                      28*

5th Ward Council

Lori Stuart                                78

Park & Recreation Board (elect 2)

Charlene Beane                        234*

(wi) Erin McFadden                 57*

Sandra Landsness                     2

Anita

Council (elect 3)

Mark Harris                             27*

Dennis L. Zimmerman (I)          69*

(wi) Wade Jessen                     39*

(wi) Duane Murphy                  9

(wi) David Dennis                     9

(wi) Gerald Wessels                 3

Cumberland

Mayor

Nancy Virginia Coughlin           21*

(wi) Kim Bagshaw                    2

Council (elect 3)

Gary Cooper (I)                       20*

Douglas C. Neiner (A)  19*

(wi) Kathy Cullen                     2

(wi) Brad Penton                      2

(wi) Janet Erickson                   2

(wi) Mike Martin                      15*

Griswold

Council (elect 2)

Barry Moore                            28*

Jared Wyman (I)                      59*

(wi) Julie Adams                       6

(wi) Tom Shellberg                   5

(wi) Phil Rink                            4

Lewis

Council (elect 2)

Matt Klein (I)                           37*

Marilyn Mundorf (I)                  30*

Marne

Mayor

Randall Baxter (I)             35*

Council (elect 5

Alan Cranston (I)             34*

Randy L. Fischer              36*

Randy L. Henningsen (I) 38*

Lori Holste                         35*

Lanny H. Kite (I)             20

Angela Redler (I)            39*

Massena

Mayor

Linda Reineke (A)                    91*

Council (elect 2)

Jackson R. Bissell                     55*

Kevin McCunn             47

Robert McKnight (I)                 27

Doug Venteicher                       79*

Wiota

Mayor

J. Ford Lillard (I)                      25*

(wi) Jeff Schaaf                          2

Council (elect 3)

Kathryn A. Havens (I)              22*

Jeff Lillard                                16*

Lamar K. Spies                        14

Deanna Spry (I)                        28*

(wi) Steven Havens                   15

Adair County

City of Adair

Mayor

John M. Larsen                     152*

Dennis J. Weigel                    145

City Council (2)

Richard A. Hayes                  144

Rick Stanley                            130

Bridgewater

Mayor

(wi) Steve Frese                   17*

City Council (elect 2)

(wi) Dean Griffith                18*

(wi) Marlo Smith                 15*

(wi) Merrill Bower              2

City County to fill vacancy (elect 1)

(wi) Merrill Bower             16*

Fontanelle

Mayor

(wi) Nathan Jensen             13*

(wi) Scott Homan                 9

City Council (elect 2)

Rodney Dukes                        30

Ron Reed                                  54*

Jim Warrior                             72*

Greenfield

City Council (elect 3)

Kevin Hall                               103*

Debra Houghtaling              59*

John Selleck                           52*

Park Board (elect 2)

Robert Guikema                    117*

(wi) Willard Olesen              3*

City of Orient

City Council (elect 3)

Justin Boswell                   31*

Marvin D. McGinnis        15*

Loretta Umbonhower     33*

Mayor

Cecilia McGinnis                17*

City Council (3)

Justin Boswell                    31*

Marvin D. McGinis            15*

Loretta Umbonhower      33*

City of Stuart

Mayor

Dick Cook                             72*

City Council (elect 3)

Bryan Belden                     68*

Matt Funk                            55*

Neal Crawford                    60*

Adams County

City of Carbon

Mayor

Jerry M. Anderson          6

Edward E. Harlow             3

(wi) Dwight Sunderman  8*

City Council (elect 5)

Larry E. Johnson               20*

Cathryn M. Jones (I)        16*

Donna Rochau (I)               16*

Daryl Mageneson               10*

Jerry Anderson                 8*

City of Corning

Mayor

Timothy Paul Blaisure       46

Janet Scheilz Wood             97

Jilly Steele-Moralez            12

Courtney Turnis                   144*

City Council – Ward 2

Guy A. Brace (current Mayor – did not run for re-election)  70*

City Council – At Large

Dick Blazek (I)                      261*

City of Nodaway

Mayor

Patricia Shipley (I)            22*

City Council (elect 5)

Renee Boysen                     9

Hartford Cooper (I)          27*

Christine Dunn (I)             26*

Becky Poen (I)                     25*

Gary Poen (I)                       19*

Christine Wiechman (I)   23*

City of Prescott

Mayor

Jerry Loghry (I)                 32*

City Council (elect 3)

Robert Hinrichs                 34*

Billy Preston (I)                 23*

James Adam Ray              33*

City Council (to fill a vacancy)

Rusty Zimmerman           32*

DORIS MAE JORGENSEN, 85, of Exira (Svcs. 11/8/13)

Obituaries

November 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DORIS MAE JORGENSEN, 85, of Exira, died Mon., Nov. 4th, at the Exira Care Center. Funeral services for DORIS JORGENSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., Nov. 8th, at the Exira Lutheran Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home at their convenience.

Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.

DORIS JORGENSEN is survived by:

Marvin Jorgensen, of Exira.

Her daughters – Suzanne (Denny) Kuehl, of Atlantic, & Linda (Steve) Tibben, of Cedar Falls.

Her sister – Norma (Bob) Roberts, of Las Vegas, NV.

Her brother – Dale (Avis) Jensen, of Mason City.

8 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, her sister-in-law, other relatives and friends.

Big Ten struggling to fill 8 reserved bowl slots

Sports

November 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

No. 4 Ohio State is chasing perfection and a chance play for a national championship. No. 18 Michigan State has the inside track to the Big Ten championship game. Four other conference teams are bowl-eligible and Iowa could join that list with a win this weekend.

But with only four weeks left in the regular season, the Big Ten is looking at the possibility of coming up short in postseason play again — even before the bowl lineups are announced. With eight bowl tie-ins, six qualifiers and Iowa on the cusp, the last available spot will have to be filled by one of three teams that are a combined 1-12 in league play this season: Illinois, Indiana or Northwestern.

Chiefs active Commings from IR, waive McDougald

Sports

November 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have activated rookie defensive back Sanders Commings from injured reserve and waived defensive back Bradley McDougald to clear space on their roster. The moves came Tuesday during the Chiefs’ bye week. After impressing the Chiefs during the offseason, Commings broke his collar bone on the first full day of workouts in training camp. He was placed on the temporary IR and the Chiefs had until this week to active him.

Commings was picked in the fifth round of April’s draft out of Georgia. Many scouts believed he had the ability to go much earlier in the draft, but some legal issues during his time with the Bulldogs caused his stock to slide. McDougald, an undrafted free agent out of Kansas, played in one game this season.

Autopsy: Slain Atlantic boy had blunt head injuries

News

November 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

LOGAN, Iowa (AP) — An autopsy shows a 5-year-old Atlantic boy’s death late last August was caused by blunt force head injuries and drowning. The Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner released the autopsy of Dominic Elkins on Tuesday. His death has been ruled a homicide.

A foster family caring for Dominic found his body on Aug. 31st at the bottom of a rural Harrison County ravine. The boy had been living with the family for about two weeks. Cody Metzker-Madsen, a 17-year-old described by authorities as a member of the foster family, has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder in connection to Dominic’s death. Additional information has not been released.

Denison couple injured during a crash in Pott. Co., Tuesday

News

November 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State Patrol says a Denison couple was injured during a rollover accident Tuesday afternoon near Underwood, in Pottawattamie County. Officials say 56-year old Blanca and 54-year old Juan Pacas were traveling east during a moderate rain shower behind a semi on Interstate 80 in a 2001 Dodge Caravan, when Blanca attempted to transition from the right lane into the left, passing lane. As she did so, the driver a non-contact vehicle in the left lane honked their horn. Pacas swerved right and lost control of the van, which entered a ditch and rolled several times down a hill. The accident happened at around 1:20-p.m.

The couple were transported to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs. Their injuries were not believed to be life threatening.

Iowa’s offense takes step backward

Sports

November 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — With less than a month left in the 2013 regular season, Iowa’s offense is starting to look more and more like the 2012 version. That’s not a good thing for the Hawkeyes.

Iowa (5-4, 2-3 Big Ten) has taken a big step backward the past two weeks. The Hawkeyes have scored just 19 points in regulation and are now tied for 11th in the Big Ten at 25.3 points per game heading into Saturday’s game at Purdue.

The rushing game, once among the nation’s best, is now averaging a pedestrian 4.3 yards per carry. The passing game isn’t much better, with just 205 yards per game and 12 TDs against 10 interceptions.