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NORMA JOAN KOHLES, 76, of Omaha (Svcs. 2/20/13)

Obituaries

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

NORMA JOAN KOHLES, 76, of Omaha, died Sat., Feb. 16th, at the Hospice House of Omaha. A Mass of Christian Burial service for NORMA KOHLES will be at 10:30-a.m. Wed., Feb. 20th, at the St. Pius X Catholic Church in Omaha. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

A visitation will be held at the Saint Pius the 10th Church in Omaha, from 6:30-p.m. to 9-pm on Tue., Feb. 19th, with a Wake service beginning at 7:30-p.m.

Burial will be at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, in Earling.

NORMA KOHLES is survived by:

Her husband – Ronald Kohles, of Omaha.

Her sons – Michael (Sue) Kohles, of Cairo, NE, and Daniel (Barbara) Kohles, of Omaha.

Her daughters – Christine (Bill) Brewer, Angela (Jeff) Miller, and Michelle Kohles, all of Omaha.

13 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.

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State Wrestling Championships

Sports

February 18th, 2013 by Jim Field

Listen to Live Coverage with Jim Field and Justin Williams right now!

Class 1-A :

  • 106:  Taylor Curtis (#2 Underwood) beat Tanner Greenwald (Wilton)  4-0
  • 113:  Hunter Washburn (#1 Alburnett)  beat Jack Walker (Wapello) Fall 1:30
  • 120: Carter Happel (#2 Lisbon) beat Brady Ruden (#3 Wilton) 4-2 (OT)
  • 126:  Andrew Foutch (#1 Underwood) beat Lane Nichols (#4 Woodbury Central) 14-3
  • 132:  Logan Loftus (Iowa Valley) beat Blake Marolf (#3 Eddyville-B-F) Fall 2:59
  • 138:  Kyle Blocker (#1 West Marshall) beat Jason Crosby (#5 Eddyville-B-F) 4-2
  • 145:  Evan Hansen (Exira/EHK) beat Caleb Wedeking (North Butler) 7-1
  • 152:  Loren Williams (#1 Tri-Center) beat Cody Nelson (#3  North Butler) Fall 4:51 (3rd State Title)
  • 160:  Dylan Windfield (#2 Alburnett) beat Jake Haberman (#4 Clarion-Goldfield)  Fall 4:37
  • 170:  Brendan Schott (#1 North Linn) beat Nick Schany (#5 Emmetsburg) 3-2
  • 182:  Dalton Ciavarelli (#2 Clarksville) beat Jesse Svoboda (#6 Audubon)  5-2
  • 195:  Cade Jones (#3 West Branch) beat Austin McCartan (#1 Emmetsburg) 5-4
  • 220:  Daniel Gaffey (#2 Iowa City Regina) beat Ryley Howell (#7 Wapello)  3-2
  • 285:  Brandon McCracken (#1 Aplington-Parkersburg) beat Dillon Suhr (#4 Guthrie Center) Fall 2:18

Class 2-A:

  • 106:  Patrick Woods (#1 West Delaware) beat Brock Rathbun (#2 Center Point-Urbana) Fall 1:41
  • 113:  Fletcher Green (#4 Washington) beat Zach Less (#2 West Delaware) 8-3
  • 120:  Doug Miner (#2 Spirit Lake Park) beat Shadow Leshen (#4 Albia) 1-0
  • 126:  Max Thompson (#1 Union) beat Kyle White (#4 Central Springs) 3-1
  • 132:  Colton McCrystal (#1 Sergeant Bluff-Luton) beat Cole Erickson (#6 Mediapolis) 11-0
  • 138:  Jake Marlin (#1 Creston/O-M) beat Adam Staudt (#5 Charles City) Fall 2:55 (4th State Title)
  • 145:  Brandon Sorensen (#1 Denver-Tripoli) beat Zach Muller (#4 West Delaware) 7-3 (4th State Title)
  • 152:  Logan Thomsen (#3 Union) beat Jackson Van Kirk (#8 Perry) Tech Fall 15-0
  • 160:  Logan McQuillen (Monticello) beat Trey Ryan (#1 Mount Vernon) 4-2
  • 170:  Adam Drain (#2 Mediapolis) beat Brice Wilckie (#5 Clear Lake) 7-3
  • 182:  Chase Shedenhelm (#2 Denver-Tripoli) beat Steven Holloway (#3 Mediapolis) 7-5
  • 195:  Keaton Hulett (#1 Creston/O-M) beat Riley Denny (#4 Centerville) 2-0
  • 220:  Adam Reth (#1 West Delaware) beat Tyler Dolieslager (#4 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley)  Fall 1:58
  • 285:  Dean Broghammer (#1 West Delaware) beat Chad Pohlmeier (#3 Bondurant-Farrar) Fall 3:50

Class 3-A:

  • 106:  Henry Pohlmeier (#4 Johnston) beat Jacob Schwarm (#2 Bettendorf) 6-1
  • 113:  Clayton Eicher (#2 WDM Valley) beat Kaz Onoo (#3 Mason City) 2-1 (OT)
  • 120:  Jake Koethe (#2 WDM Valley) beat John Gioffredi (#3 Indianola) 4-2
  • 126:  Fredy Stroker (#1 Bettendorf) beat Jonathon Eide (#5 Dowling Catholic) Tech Fall 16-0
  • 132:  Logan Ryan (#1 Bettendorf) beat Bryce Steiert (#3 Waverly-Shell Rock) 7-6 (OT)
  • 138:  Jacob Woodard (#2 Bettendorf) beat Karsten VanVelsor (#7 Ottumwa) 15-9
  • 145:  Alex Hernandez (#2 Bettendorf) beat Austin Boyd (#4 Burlington) 4-0
  • 152:  Spencer Derifield (#2 Waverly-Shell Rock) beat Dawson Nemmers (#4 Western Dubuque)  9-4
  • 160:  Tim Miklus (#1 SE Polk) beat Logan Walkup (Johnston) 11-5
  • 170:  Dylan Blackford (#3 SE Polk) beat Mitch Bowman (#4 North Scott) 3-1 (OT)
  • 182:  Matt Seabold (#2 Burlington) beat Kyler Matthews (Waterloo West)  2-1
  • 195:  Marcus Harrington (#1 Waterloo West) beat Adam Walther (#3 Waverly-Shell Rock)  5-4
  • 220:  Bryce Fisher (#1 SE Polk) beat Gannon Gremmel (#10 Dubuque Hempstead) 9-4
  • 285:  Pedro Gomez (#1 Marshalltown) beat Zach Renshaw (#6 Lewis Central)  5-2

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CAM, EHK & Griswold School Boards have meetings tonight

News

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Members of the CAM, Elk Horn-Kimballton and Griswold School District’s Boards of Education all have separate meetings scheduled for this evening. In Anita, the CAM School Board will gather at the High School Media Center for a 7-p.m. session, during which they will hear a presentation on Innovative Classrooms, and then discuss and possibly act on: A Resolution approving contracts and bonds for the multipurpose building; A contract; and, Setting the date and time for a public hearing on an early start date for the 2013-2014 school year. In addition, the CAM School Board will take time to review the budget, set the date and time for a budget hearing, and, act on a School Funding Resolution. Prior to adjournment, the board will enter into a closed session to discuss negotiations for the 2013-2014 school year.

In Elk Horn, the EHK School Board will meet in the Family/Consumer Science Room at the High School, beginning at 7-p.m.  During their meeting, the Board will act on a contract for Special Education Instructor Andrea Wilch. They’ll also hear a report from Superintendent Dean Schnoes, with regard to the Reorganization Timeline, and discuss the 2013-2014 School Calendar, for which a public hearing will be held, in March. In other business, the EHK Board will act on: Approving a Whole Grade Sharing agreement, with regard to the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA); a School Funding Resolution; and, a matter pertaining to the Heat Pumps.

And finally, the Griswold School Board will meet at 5:30 in the Central Office Board Room, to go over and possibly act on a Budget Guarantee Resolution, bids for chemical application to the lawns, the selection of an Engineer/Designer for the school Track Project, an agreement with Estes Construction, and School-based Interventionist.

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Girls Basketball Regional Semifinals/Finals Friday and Saturday

Sports

February 18th, 2013 by admin

Class 1A

Friday, February 15th at 7pm

Region 1

  • West Sioux (Hawarden) 47, West Bend-Mallard 46
  • Central Lyon, Rock Rapids 66, George-Little Rock 55

Region 2

  • Northwood-Kensett 51, Clarksville 50
  • Newell-Fonda 73, SE Webster-Grand (Burnside) 40

Region 3

  • Marquette Catholic (Bellevue)  44, Central (Elkader) 39
  • Grundy Center 53, Tripoli 34

Region 4

  • Lisbon 57, Preston 55 (OT)
  • Burlington-Notre Dame 90, Winfield-Mount Union 38

Region 5

  • Colo-Nesco 62, B-G-M (Brooklyn) 49
  • Meskwaki Settlement (Tama) 55, Keota 49

Region 6

  • Twin Cedars (Bussey) 74, Moravia 63
  • Earlham 54, Adair-Casey 48

Region 7

  • Villisca 57, Murray 46
  • Bedford 50, Fremont-Mills (Tabor) 27

Region 8

  • Gehlen Catholic (LeMars) 47, Remsen-Union 34
  • Ar-We-Va (Westside) 59, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 39

Class 2A

Friday, February 15th at 7:00pm

Region 1

  • Okoboji (Milford) 41, Emmetsburg 39
  • Western Christian (Hull) 81, South O’Brien (Paulina) 45

Region 2

  • Manson-NW Webster 77,West Hancock (Britt) 71
  • Panorama (Panora) 65, Kuemper Catholic (Carroll) 56

Region 3

  • West Marshall (State Center) 72,  Hudson 54
  • Aplington-Parkersburg 32, Dike-New Hartford 24

Region 4

  • Maquoketa Valley (Dehli) 41, Bellevue 36
  • North Butler (Greene) 38, Sumner-Fredericksburg 33

Region 5

  • Iowa City Regina 69, Highland (Riverside) 43
  • North Linn (Troy Mills) 54, West Branch 50

Region 6

  • Woodward-Granger 44, Des Moines Christian 38
  • Pella Christian 48, #10 North Mahaska (New Sharon) 41

Region 7

  • Treynor 63, Audubon 55 OT
  •  IKM-Manning 65, Nodaway Valley 44

Region 8

  • Hinton 68, West Monona (Onawa) 66
  • Lawton-Bronson 62, Tri-Center, Neola 34

Class 3A

Saturday, February 16th at 7:00pm

  • Region 1: MOC Floyd Valley 59, South Central Calhoun 30
  • Region 2: Spirit Lake 51, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 37
  • Region 3: Estherville-Lincoln Central 62, Nevada 31
  • Region 4: Cascade (Western Dubuque) 44, Crestwood (Cresco) 34
  • Region 5: Davenport Assumption 76, Center Point-Urbana 44
  • Region 6: Mid-Prairie (Wellman) 36, Williamsburg 32
  • Region 7: Bondurant-Farrar 50, #7 Central Lee (Donnellson) 35
  • Region 8: Red Oak 49, A-D-M (Adel) 37

Class 4A

Saturday, February 16th at 7:00pm

Region 1

  • Spencer 60, Humboldt 54
  • Bishop Heelan (Sioux City) 59, LeMars 53

Region 2

  • Charles City 40, Clear Lake 39
  • Waverly-Shell Rock 54, West Delaware (Manchester) 29

Region 3

  • North Scott (Eldridge) 35, Central Clinton (DeWitt) 22
  • Dubuque Wahlert 61, Western Dubuque (Epworth) 48

Region 4

  • Washington 59, Keokuk 52
  • Cedar Rapids Xavier 50, Solon 27

Region 5

  • Fairfield 54, Oskaloosa 49
  • Benton Community (Van Horne) 59, Clear Creek-Amana 31

Region 6

  • Winterset 51, Norwalk 48 (2 OT)
  • Dallas Center-Grimes 44, Des Moines Hoover 39

Region 7

  • Lewis Central (Council Bluffs) 51, Glenwood 38
  • Indianola 54, Carlisle 33

Region 8

  • Harlan 71, Carroll 36
  • Perry 50, Ballard (Huxley) 45

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NWS Forecast for the KJAN listening area: Mon., Feb. 18 2013

Weather

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

347 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013

TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. MUCH COLDER. LOW AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. NOT AS COLD. LOW 15 TO 20. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…SNOW…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT.

THURSDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOW 15 TO 20. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S.

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Wind Advisory issued for Monday, affecting Crawford & Carroll Counties in the KJAN listening area

Weather

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

345 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 …WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING, FOR PARTS OF WESTERN IOWA, INCLUDING CRAWFORD AND CARROLL COUNTIES IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA.

* TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN INTO THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING VERY GRADUALLY OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS…SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME.

* IMPACTS…THE WIND WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT AND BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS ABOUT.

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Wind Advisory Monday morning for Monona & Harrison Counties in Western IA

Weather

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

329 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 …WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MONONA AND HARRISON COUNTIES IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA.

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE GUSTY INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING SLIGHTLY.

* WINDS...SPEEDS SHOULD REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN ABOUT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Mon., Feb. 18th 2013

News

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A businessman from Cedar Rapids is the first Republican to declare he’s running for the northeastern Iowa congressional seat that will be vacated by U.S. Representative Bruce Braley. Steve Rathje said Friday he will run for the 1st Congressional District seat. He is the founder and president of International Procurement Services Incorporated in Hiawatha. The 1st District includes 20 northeast Iowa counties.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Police say an Iowa man fatally shot his girlfriend before taking his own life this weekend. Council Bluffs Police Sergeant Chad Meyers said 38-year-old Stephony Metzger died Saturday morning in the bedroom of her mobile home. Police say that after 42-year-old Terry Francis shot his girlfriend, and then shot himself. The shooting was discovered after Metzger’s 18-year-old daughter called police around 10:15. Saturday morning.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Family members say the 33-year-old man who died in an Iowa police chase while his son rode along was a veteran who abducted his son last fall out of concern for his safety. Relatives of Jeremiah Johnson told The Des Moines Register this weekend he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Devyn Marble and Aaron White each had 15 points as Iowa shrugged off an early 16-point deficit and rolled past Minnesota 72-51 yesterday for its third straight win. Freshman Mike Gesell added 11 for the Hawkeyes in Iowa City.

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Iowa women rout No. 18 Purdue 72-52

Sports

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Samantha Logic scored 26 points Sunday to lead Iowa to a 72-52 win over No. 18 Purdue. Logic made 10 of 13 shots and contributed nine assists, while Theairra Taylor had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. The Hawkeyes (17-10, 6-7 Big Ten) ended a five-game losing streak and won for the first time in West Lafayette since 1998; Purdue had won the last 12 meetings at home.

Morgan Johnson scored 12 points and Melissa Dixon scored 10 for Iowa. The Hawkeyes swept Purdue – winning the earlier meeting 62-46 in Iowa City – and are 7-1 against ranked teams, losing only to No. 8 Penn State 81-69 on Thursday. Sam Ostarello led Purdue with 15 points and 11 rebounds. The Boilermakers (19-6, 8-4) lost for the second time at home in 11 games.

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West Virginia women down No. 24 Iowa State 68-66

Sports

February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Freshman Bria Holmes scored 13 of her 18 bench points in the second half and West Virginia closed with a 6-0 run to snap No. 24 Iowa State’s four-game winning streak 68-66 Sunday. The Mountaineers (15-10, 7-7 Big 12 Conference) trailed 66-62 with 2 1/2 minutes remaining. Ayana Dunning hit a layup, and Averee Fields followed with a free throw at 0:48 and then a go-ahead layup with 12 seconds left. Brooke Hampton added a free throw with 3 seconds remaining.

During the 6-0 run, Iowa State (18-6, 9-5) failed to take a shot, committing six turnovers in the final 1:52. Holmes entered averaging 4.5 points in league play. Dunning added 13 points, all in the second half. Hallie Christofferson tied the career high she set last Thursday against No. 22 Oklahoma with 27 points for Iowa State and became the 25th Cyclone to reach 1,000 points for her career.

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