ISU’s Okoro plays through family tragedy

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State freshman guard Kerwin Okoro got a brief respite from an extremely painful time when his basket capped an 87-53 victory over TCU on Saturday. It was the first action in two months for Okoro, who had just returned from his brother Idiongo’s funeral in New York. Idiongo died earlier this month of colon cancer at just 28 years old, just two months after Okoro said his 72-year-old father, Stanislaus Okoro, died of a stroke. Kerwin Okoro says the reception he got from his teammates and Cyclones fans shows how much the program has become like a family to him.

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Winter Storm Watch issued for SW Iowa late Wednesday night

News, Weather

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

315 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013

COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT & PAGE-

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING…SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * MAIN IMPACT…SNOWFALL POTENTIAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS INDICATED WITH EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

* OTHER IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS DUE TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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MARY LOUISE HOWEY, 81, of Guthrie Center (Svcs. 2-20-2013)

Obituaries

February 18th, 2013 by admin

MARY LOUISE HOWEY, 81, of Guthrie Center died Sun., Feb., 17th at the Guthrie County Hospital. A funeral service for MARY LOUISE HOWEY will be held at 10:00 AM Wed., Feb., 20th at First Christian Church in Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center is in charge of the arrangements.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 PM Tues., Feb., 19th at Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center.

Place of interment will be Union Cemetery in Guthrie Center.

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GUY RICHARD BARTON, 80, of Exira (Svcs. Pending)

Obituaries

February 18th, 2013 by admin

GUY RICHARD BARTON, 80, of Exira died Mon., Feb., 18th at the Exira Care Center. Celebration of life memorial service for GUY RICHARD BARTON will be held at the Exira Christian Church at a later date. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

GUY RICHARD BARTON is survived by:

Wife, Ruth Barton of Exira

His children: Sheryl (Bill) Norman-Ryan of Pleasant Hill; Brenda Barton of Ames; and Paul Steven Barton of Chula Vista, CA.

Sister, Agnes Barton Atwood of Exira

His sister and brother-in-law, Trudy Crosby of Omaha, NE and Russell (Betty) Walker of Des Moines.

Eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

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BETTY JANE SHEPHERD, 87, of rural Stuart (Svcs. 2-23-2013)

Obituaries

February 18th, 2013 by admin

BETTY JANE SHEPHERD, 87, of rural Stuart died Sat., Feb., 16th at her home. A memorial service for BETTY JANE SHEPHERD will be held 1:30 PM Sat., Feb., 23rd at the Stuart Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held on Fri., Feb., 22nd from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart.

Private family burial will be held at the Jefferson Center Cemetery in rural Stuart.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Stuart Rescue Unit, in care of, Johnson Family Funeral Home, PO Box 246, Stuart, IA 50250.

Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com

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Governor Says 9,000 Signed Online Olympic Petition

Sports

February 18th, 2013 by Jim Field

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad says 9,000 people have signed an online petition aimed at keeping wrestling in the Olympics.

Branstad launched the petition drive last week at the state high school wrestling tournament after the International Olympic Committee decided to remove the sport from the Olympic Games in 2020.

The governor gave the newest count of online petitioners from the Let’s Keep Wrestling campaign website at a news conference Monday.

The move to end wrestling at the Olympics surprised many because the sport had been part of the Olympics for more than a century.

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Special Weather Statement: SW IA Counties

Weather

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: PAGE -SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS HARRISON- MONTGOMERY-FREMONT
1107 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013

A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS…POSSIBLY MIXED WITH A LITTLE RAIN…WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST IOWA AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN HALF A MILE AT TIMES WITH SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD MAINLY BE LESS THAN AN INCH.

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This is Your Nishna Valley 02-16-2013

Podcasts, This is Your Nishna Valley

February 18th, 2013 by admin

w/ Chris Parks and Stacie Linfor

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (5.9MB)

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Copper wire theft reported in Montgomery County

News

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Montgomery County are investigating the theft of copper wire from a piece of machinery. The Sheriff’s Department says the wire was stolen from machinery belonging to Crushed Aggregate Products, LLC, of Red Oak, sometime between Saturday and early this (Monday) morning. An exact dollar amount of the loss is currently not available, but officials estimate it to be more than $10,000.

Anyone with information about the theft is asked to contact the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 1-712-623-5107, or Crimestoppers, at 1-800-432-1001.

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