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Harrison County Man Sentenced on Firearms Charge

News

February 16th, 2013 by admin

22-year-old Michah David Meloccaro of Woodbine was sentenced on Friday (Feb. 15, 2013) on the charge of unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm.  US District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced Meloccaro to 30 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release.  Meloccaro also had to forfeit two shotguns and ammunition he possessed and was ordered to pay $100 the the Crime Victim Fund.  Meloccaro is currently on release pending his serving location designation.

Meloccaro had plead guilty to the charge which arose out of an emergency medical call to his residence in Woodbine.  Meloccaro had accidently shot a friend at close range with a 12-guage shotgun.  The victim is currently recovering.  During response to that incident Harrison County Sheriff’s Deputies observed a marijuana growing operation at Meloccaro’s residence.  As part of his federal plea agreement Melocarro must also plead guilty in District Court to manufacturing marijuana.

The investigation was conducted by the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department, the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The Harrison County Attorney’s Office also aided in this case, which was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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Council Bluffs Man Sentenced on Methamphetamine Conspiracy and Firearm Charges

News

February 16th, 2013 by admin

A Council Bluffs man was sentenced on Friday (February 15, 2013) in US District Court in Council Bluffs on charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in relation to drug trafficking.  28-year-old Clifford Arthur Ellis of Council Bluffs was sentenced to 235 months imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release following his release by District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose.  Ellis was sentenced to 60 months on the firearm charge and 175 months on the drug conspiracy charge.   The Court also ordered Ellis to forfeit the firearm and ammunition which he had possessed, and to pay a $200.00 special assessment for the Crime Victim Fund. Ellis remains in the custody of the United States Marshal pending designation of the Federal Bureau of Prisons facility at which he will serve his sentence.

Ellis had earlier plead guilty to the charges that arose out of an investigation by the SouthWest Iowa Narcotics Task Force which began in mid-2011.  Ellis admitted responsibility for approximately 1.36 kilograms of methamphetamine. Ellis also regularly carried a loaded .45 caliber pistol, and then, later, a loaded 9mm pistol.

On January 4, 2012, Ellis and two other persons were arrested by Council Bluffs Police Officers in the course of the burglary of a truck parked in an apartment parking lot in Council Bluffs. The 9mm pistol was recovered from Ellis at that time.

On April 1, 2012, an Iowa State Patrol Trooper and Mills County Sheriff Deputies arrested Ellis and another person in Mills County carrying approximately one ounce of methamphetamine for distribution.

The investigation was conducted by the SouthWest Iowa Narcotics Task Force, the Council Bluffs, Iowa, Police Department, the Mills County Sheriff’s Department, and the Iowa State Patrol. The Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office and the Mills County Attorney’s Office also aided in this case, which was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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JUDITH CLARK BELKNAP, 73, of Oakland (Visitation 2/19/13)

Obituaries

February 16th, 2013 by admin

JUDITH CLARK BELKNAP, 73, of Oakland died Friday, Feb. 15th at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home.  An open visitation for JUDITH BELKNAP will be held at the Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland, on Tuesday, Feb. 19th, with a prayer service at 5:30 PM, followed by visitation with the family until 7:30 PM.

Interment will be held at a later date.

JUDITH BELKNAP is survived by:

Her children – Kelly Horgdal of Shenandoah;  Kathy Carr and husband Myron of Carson, and Karen Stierk and husband Brian of Red Oak.

11 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren; Her special cousin Linda Palmer of Atlantic, and many other relatives and friends.

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3A and 4A Boys Basketball Postseason Begins Monday

Sports

February 16th, 2013 by admin

Postseason basketball play begins on Monday for 3A and 4A Boys basketball teams.  The following match-ups will take place including the Atlantic Trojans playing at home against ADM, a game we will have for you on KJAN:

CLASS 3A:
West Delaware, Manchester @ Anamosa (at Anamosa)
Central Clinton, DeWitt @ Assumption, Davenport (at Assumption, Davenport)
ADM, Adel @ Atlantic (at Atlantic)-ON KJAN at 6:50pm
Saydel @ Ballard (at Ballard)
Union, La Porte City @ Benton Community (at Benton Community)
Denison-Schleswig @ Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City (at Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City)
Pella @ Bondurant-Farrar (at Bondurant-Farrar)
Greene County @ Carroll (at Carroll)
Marion @ Center Point-Urbana (at Center Point-Urbana)
Knoxville @ Centerville (at Centerville)
Oskaloosa @ Chariton (at Chariton)
Gilbert @ Clear Lake (at Clear Lake)
Winterset @ Creston (at Creston)
Oelwein @ Crestwood, Cresco (at Crestwood, Cresco)
Boone @ Dallas Center-Grimes (at Dallas Center-Grimes)
Waukon @ Decorah (at Decorah)
South Tama County, Tama @ Grinnell (at Grinnell)
Glenwood @ Harlan (at Harlan)
Algona @ Humboldt (at Humboldt)
Webster City @ Iowa Falls-Alden (at Iowa Falls-Alden)
Fairfield @ Keokuk (at Keokuk)
Sergeant Bluff-Luton @ LeMars (at LeMars)
Wahlert, Dubuque @ Maquoketa (at Maquoketa)
Estherville Lincoln Central @ MOC-Floyd Valley (at MOC-Floyd Valley)
Clear Creek-Amana @ Mount Pleasant (at Mount Pleasant)
Perry @ Nevada (at Nevada)
Carlisle @ Norwalk (at Norwalk)
Washington @ Solon (at Solon)
Storm Lake @ Spencer (at Spencer)
Independence @ Vinton-Shellsburg (at Vinton-Shellsburg)
Charles City @ Waverly-Shell Rock (at Waverly-Shell Rock)
Fort Madison @ Williamsburg (at Williamsburg)

CLASS 4A:
Mason City @ Ames (at Ames)
Ottumwa @ Cedar Rapids, Jefferson (at Cedar Rapids, Jefferson)
Cedar Rapids, Washington @ Cedar Rapids, Kennedy (at Cedar Rapids, Kennedy)
Muscatine @ Davenport, Central (at Davenport, Central)
Davenport, West @ Davenport, North (at Davenport, North)
Des Moines, East @ Des Moines, North (at Des Moines, North)
Johnston @ Fort Dodge (at Fort Dodge)
Newton @ Indianola (at Indianola)
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln @ Lewis Central (at Lewis Central)
Dubuque, Hempstead @ Linn-Mar, Marion (at Linn-Mar, Marion)
Southeast Polk @ Marshalltown (at Marshalltown)
Iowa City, City High @ Prairie, Cedar Rapids (at Prairie, Cedar Rapids)
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson @ Sioux City, West (at Sioux City, West)
Waterloo, West @ Waterloo, East (at Waterloo, East)
Des Moines, Lincoln @ Waukee (at Waukee)
Clinton @ Xavier, Cedar Rapids (at Xavier, Cedar Rapids)

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Skyscan Forecast 02-16-2013

Podcasts, Weather

February 16th, 2013 by admin

SKYSCAN FORECAST           SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16TH, 2013

Today: Partly Cloudy.  High 35.  SE @ 5-10.

Tonight: Partly Cloudy.  Low 20.  SE @ 5-10.

Sunday: Partly Cloudy.  High 50.  S 5-10.

Monday: Partly Cloudy to Mostly Cloudy.  High upper 30’s.

Tuesday: Mostly Cloudy with clearing skies through the day.  High in the low 20’s.

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BERNARD NEARY, 85, of Audubon (Svcs. 02-19-2013)

Obituaries

February 15th, 2013 by admin

BERNARD NEARY, 85, of Audubon died Friday, Feb. 15th at the Friendship Home in Audubon.  Funeral services for BERNARD NEARY will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 19th at 10:30am in the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon.

Family visitation will be held on Monday, Feb. 18th at 6:00pm at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

BERNARD NEARY is survived by:

His wife: Mary Neary of Audubon.

Children: Michael (Marci) Neary of West Des Moines.  Patrick (Linda) Neary of St. Charles, IL.  Louise Gregory of Raritan, NJ.

5 Grandchildren

4 Great-Grandchildren

Brothers and Sisters-in-law: James Moss of Council Bluffs.  Sondra Neary of Atlantic.  Elvia Vanderpool of Sedalia, MO.  Beverly Ann Clark of Kansas City, MO.  Nate (Cathy) Catron of College Station, TX.  Melvin Black of Oklahoma City, OK.

Nieces, Nephews, other relatives, and friends.

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HSBB: Earlham at Adair-Casey 1A Regional Semi 02-15-2013

Podcasts, Sports

February 15th, 2013 by admin

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH

Trading Post

February 15th, 2013 by admin

FOR SALE: A load of Elm, already cut and ready to dry. Would be perfect for next winter. $75. I can also cut down green Bur Oak, $100 a load, if interested call 778-4672.

WANTED: If you have trees that need cutting down. Nothing over 2 feet across and open areas are preferred. If the tree is next to a building it depends on the situation. Can’t cut down trees in Atlantic because of city ordinance but anywhere else is fine.  778-4672

FOR SALE: Antique wood burning stove, round oak, very good condition $550. 712-304-4998

WANTED: Older Readers Digest magazines that have all the stories in them.  If you can help please call 712-243-3663.

WANTED:  Looking to rent an apartment near or in Atlantic. 712-542-7765.

FOR SALE:  I have a heavy duty trailer for sale. 4 wheels. 11 ft long by approx 5 and ahalf feet wide. If interested I will be glad to email you a pic.  400.00  Atlantic 712 243 9849.

FOR SALE:  Bruno Curb-sider lift for scooter or powerchair.  Fits mini-van.  $350.  Call 249-0640.  Ask for Rick.  See pictures.

                            

FOR SALE:  Female mini Dixie free to good home without children.  712-254-2351.

WANTED:  Used deep freezer that works well.  Call 712-249-6135 or 712-249-9492.

FOR SALE: 1994 Ford Taurus, 4-door. Needs a little exhaust work done, otherwise works fine. Asking $1,000. Call 712-304-4262.

FOR SALE: Maytag gas dryer, cream color $100; Burgandy sofa (8ft) – can be used as a twin bed & loveseat (6ft) $395 for both. 243-3396

FOR SALE: 2 pc entertainment center with glass doors, adjustable shelves, holds a 42″ tv, 75″x85″x19″. $950. 249-9126

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CAROL TREMEL, 60, of Harlan (Svcs. 2-19-2013)

Obituaries

February 15th, 2013 by admin

CAROL TREMEL, 60, of Harlan died Thurs., Feb., 14th at  her home. Mass of Christian burial for CAROL TREMEL will be held 11:00 AM Tues., Feb., 19th at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 9:00 PM Mon., Feb., 18th with a wake service held at 7:00 PM at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

CAROL TREMEL is survived by:

Husband, Allen Tremel of Harlan

Son, Chad (Kathy) Tremel of Omaha, NE

Daughter, Erin (SFC Robert) Putnam of Clifton Park, NY

Sisters: Linda (Dave) Shanahan of Omaha, NE; Ellen (Mark) Greenway of Canby, MN; Jeanne (Brad) Lyman of Springfield, IL; and Nancy (Tom) Ernst of Lincoln, NE.

Brothers: James “Jim” Finken of Kansas City, MO; William “Bill” (Deb) Finken of Davenport; Richard “Rick” (Pam) Finken of Davenport; Patrick “Pat” Finken of Peoria, IL; and John (Lori) Finken of Kansas City, MO.

And four grandchildren.

 

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Friday State Wrestling Semi-Finals & 3rd Round Consolation

Sports

February 15th, 2013 by Jim Field

Class 1-A Semi-Finals:

106: Taylor Curtis (#2 Underwood) beat Zach Fowler (#1 Alburnett) 2-1

126: Andrew Foutch (#1 Underwood) beat Sawyer Amling (#2 Edgewood-Colesburg) 9-4

145: Evan Hansen (Exira/EHK) beat Cody Marks (#5 Nashua-Plainfield) 5-2

152: Loren Williams (#1 Tri-Center) beat Kain Queck (#8 Nodaway Valley) 3-0

182: Jesse Svoboda (#6 Audubon) beat Gunnar Clark (#4 West Hancock) 3-1

195: Trey Sander (#7 Exira/EHK) lost to Austin McCartan (#1 Emmetsburg) 13-5

285: Dillon Suhr (#4 Guthrie Center) beat Mitch Gambrill (#8 Clarion-Goldfield) 8-6 (OT)

Class 1-A 3rd Round Consolation:

113: Christian Polley (#8 Tri-Center) lost to Ryan Cale (Cardinal Community) 6-0

120: Brad Kerkhoff (#9 Audubon) lost to Jared Coyle (#10 Maquoketa Valley) 4-2

126: Jared Eischeid (#3 Kuemper Catholic) lost to Colby McIntire (#8 Clarion-Goldfield) Fall 4:29

145: Ryan Joint (#2 West Central Valley) lost to Casey Pence (#10 West Branch) 9-6

145:  Cody Kingery (Underwood) lost to Jake Mize (#7 Woodbury Central) Fall 3:53

160: Josh Matusik (#7 Woodbine) beat Dru Kenny (Ridge View) 11-3

160:  Wyatt Lewis (#10 St. Albert) beat Jake Hogan (#3 Don Bosco) Injury Default 5:16

195: Taylor Hein (Panorama) lost to Nathan Aitchison (West Hancock) Fall 3:51

 Class 3-A Semi-Finals:

120: Justin Kaltved (#8 Carroll) lost to Jake Koethe (WDM Valley) 9-1

285: Zach Renshaw (#6 Lewis Central) beat Andrew Netolicky (Cedar Rapids Prairie) 2-1 (OT)

Class 3-A 3rd Round Consolation:

106: Colton Clingenpeel (#7 CBTJ) beat Erik Birnbaum (Fort Dodge) Tech Fall 16-0

152: Ethan Ruby (#8 Lewis Central) beat Weston Shaw (Algona) 4-3

Class 2-A Semi-Finals:

138: Jake Marlin (#1 Creston/O-M) beat Alan Perry (Bondurant-Farrar) 23-9

195: Keaton Hulett (#1 Creston/O-M) beat Luke Johnson (#3 Charles City) 1-0

Class 2-A 3rd Round Consolation:

113: Chris Hopkins (Harlan) beat Chris Hanke (Osage) Fall 3:17

120:  Blake Luna (#5 Clarinda) beat Elliot Henderson (West Liberty) 13-7

126: Cole Race (Clarinda) lost to John Christopherson (#2 Spencer) 6-5

138:  Brett Marcum (Missouri Valley) lost to Steven Garcia (#6 Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 5-4

160:  Trevor Frain (#5 Creston/O-M) beat Colin Barker (#7 Osage) 5-0

170:  Matthew Williamson (#10 Atlantic) lost to Seth Davisson (#7 Fairfield) 12-8

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