DAVE WORTHINGTON, 74, of Atlantic, died Sat., March 2nd, at his home. Memorial services for DAVE WORTHINGTON will be held 11-a.m. Wed., March 6th, in the chapel at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.
Visitation at the funeral home is from 5-to 7-pm Tuesday (March 5th).
DAVE WORTHINGTON is survived by:
His daughter – Denise (Alan) King, of Atlantic.
His sister – Mary Ann (Robert) Sothman, of Ava, MO.
and 2 grandchildren.
Southwest and western Iowa look to have dodged a bullet where the latest snow storm is concerned.
The National Weather Services says \aA band of moderate to locally heavy snow is forecast to develop late tonight and continue into Monday morning across northern Iowa before moving northeast into Wisconsin and Minnesota. Periods of light snow are expected from late Monday morning through the afternoon before another round of moderate snow develops Monday evening and continues into Tuesday. North central to northeast Iowa looks to receive the higher snowfall amounts through Tuesday.
A brief period of sleet is possible tonight across southwest Iowa, but little ice accumulation is anticipated. Dry conditions and warmer temperatures are forecast by the late work week.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gov. Terry Branstad is expected to soon reveal his plans for revamping the IowaCare health program for low-income adults, sticking to an approach he holds is better for the state than the Medicaid expansion Democrats are clamoring for. IowaCare was designed to provide limited health benefits to low-income adults who don’t qualify for Medicaid. But the program, which now has about 70,000 enrollees, offers very limited services.
If Branstad agreed to expand Medicaid, the federal government would pay the full cost of the expansion for the first three years, then 10 percent of the cost would gradually be shifted to the state. But Branstad says he’s not convinced the federal government will keep its promise to pay most costs.
The American Red Cross’ Nebraska/Southwest Iowa Region “Heroes in the Heartland Awards Luncheon” scheduled to take place March 13th at the Embassy Suites in La Vista, NE., will honor individuals from Southwest Iowa and the Omaha metro who have saved another person’s life during the past year or who have positively impacted the quality of life in the Heartland in other ways. Among the honoree’s is a father and son who put the safety of others first, when they warned the Fremont County town of Thurman about an approaching tornado in April, 2012.
Rod Umphreys and his 16-year old son Mason, will receive an award and recognition. Mason alerted his father, the Mayor of Thurman, about the EF-2 twister, which packed winds of up to 125-miles per hour. Moments later, the mayor scrambled from his home to the fire station, where he sounded the tornado sirens that alerted the community. About 90-percent of the buildings in town were destroyed or sustained damage, but there were no reported fatalities and only a few, minor injuries.
The “Hereos in Heartland event, which is held each year on the second Wednesday in March, originates from the Red Cross’ belief that qualities of bravery, commitment, dedication and selfless behavior should be recognized and honored.
For more information, surf to: http://www.redcross.org/news/event/Heroes-in-the-Heartland
412 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
TODAY…CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT…CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SLEET IN THE EVENING…THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET OVERNIGHT. LOW AROUND 30. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
MONDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
MONDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
TUESDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20.
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AROUND 30. LOW 15 TO 20.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
ACKLEY, Iowa (AP) — A central Iowa school superintendent has been put on administrative leave as law enforcement officials confirmed he is the subject of a criminal investigation. Fifty-one-year-old Robert Weber was placed on leave Tuesday from his job as superintendent of Ackley-Geneva-Wellsburg-Steamboat Rock public school district. Law enforcement officials declined to disclose the nature of the investigation.
IOWA FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Two school bus drivers in central Iowa have been fired after school officials say they engaged in a drag race while students were on the buses. Des Moines television station WHO-TV reports that the incident happened on February 14th, as buses were bringing young Iowa Falls students back from a Valentine’s Day field trip.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police plan to charge a 13-year-old Des Moines boy accused of shooting his friend with a simple misdemeanor. Police tell The Des Moines Register that the teenager will be charged tomorrow with discharging a firearm within city limits, as opposed to more serious assault or weapons charges. If convicted, the teen could face a maximum of 30 days in juvenile detention.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Romero Osby had 22 points and nine rebounds and Oklahoma tied the NCAA record for free throws without a miss in an 86-69 victory over Iowa State yesterday. Tyrus McGee led ISU with 22 points. Babu Palo added 12 points and Melvin Ejim and Georges Niang scored 10 each for the Cyclones in Norman, Oklahoma.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kayla Armstrong drove into the lane and scored with 9 seconds left to give Cedar Rapids Xavier a 53-52 victory over Harlan and the Class 4A girls state championship Saturday night. Armstrong hit her shot from right in front of the basket just seconds after Harlan had taken a 52-51 lead when sophomore Taylor Wagner drove down the right side of the lane and banked in a shot. Harlan called time to set up a final shot after Armstrong scored, but Wagner lost the ball dribbling up the floor and Xavier (17-9) had its fourth state championship. Armstrong finished with 23 points and was voted captain of the all-tournament team. Wagner’s 16 points led Harlan (23-3), the state runner-up for the second time.
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CLASS 5A Title Game
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Annie Penquite scored 14 points and sank five late free throws to help Southeast Polk beat West Des Moines Dowling Catholic 43-34 Saturday night to win the Class 5A girls state championship. Southeast Polk (20-5) relied on defense, rebounding and free throw shooting to win its first five-player title. The Rams also were state champs in 1977, when Iowa schools played the 6-on-6 version of girls basketball.
Audrey Faber’s 15 points led Dowling (21-5), which sought its fifth title. The Maroons cut a 12-point lead to five, but consecutive turnovers in the final minute thwarted the rally.Caitlin Ingle scored 8 for Southeast Polk and was voted captain of the all-tournament team. The Rams held Dowling to eight field goals through the first three quarters and outrebounded Dowling 30-18.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Cody Zeller overcame a sluggish start to score 22 points and Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell added a career-high 19 as No. 1 Indiana got past Iowa 73-60 on Saturday night. The Hoosiers (25-4, 13-3 Big Ten) rebounded from this week’s loss to Minnesota. But it was no typical night for Indiana’s shooters, who were 38.9 percent from the field and didn’t hit a 3-pointer until the final minute. But Indiana played defense and took care of the ball.
Iowa (18-11, 7-9) committed 14 of its 19 turnovers in the first half and shot just 38.2 percent from the field. Roy Devyn Marble scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half to lead Iowa, while Aaron White had 14. Indiana used an early 10-2 spurt and a 6-0 run to close the half to take a 26-14 halftime lead. Iowa couldn’t get closer than eight in the second half.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Anthony James scored 19 points and Jake Koch and Seth Tuttle each had double-doubles Saturday night as Northern Iowa defeated Illinois State 80-72 in the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season finale for both schools. Koch had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Tuttle had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Marc Sonnen also scored 18 points for the Panthers (18-13, 11-7), who will be the No. 3 seed in the MVC tournament next weekend in St. Louis. Tyler Brown led the Redbirds (17-14, 8-10) with 28 points and nine rebounds. Johnny Hill scored 14 for Illinois State.
Northern Iowa held a 42-26 rebounding advantage, including 19 offensive boards that led to an 18-4 edge in second-chance points. The Redbirds jumped to a 19-8 lead, but the Panthers came back to lead 39-32 at halftime.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jeff Early scored four points in the final 16 seconds to help preserve Southern Illinois’ 66-63 victory over Drake on Saturday night. Early finished with a game-high 26 points and had three steals. Southern Illinois (14-16, 6-12 Missouri Valley) also got 15 points from Desmar Jackson, including a pair of 3-pointers.
Drake (14-16, 7-11), which is expected to face Bradley in the conference tournament this week, got 15 points from Ben Simons and 12 from Jordan Clarke. Simons had four 3-pointers. Southern Illinois won despite making just 5 of 9 free throws for the game. Early converted 4 of 5. Southern Illinois had an 18-5 scoring edge off turnovers.
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