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The Adam’s County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Corning man on Friday. Fifty-nine year old Joseph Johnson was charged with harassment for continuous phone calls and threatening his landlord over a dispute about monthly rent payments. Johnson’s bond has been set at $1,000.
GREGORY EDWARDS, 58, of Adair died Fri., Feb., 1st at his home in Adair. Services for GREG EDWARDS will be held at 2:00 PM Tues., Feb., 5th in the First United Methodist Church in Audubon. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Adair has the arrangements.
Visitation with family will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Mon., Feb., 4th at Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Adair.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemeteryin Audubon.
GREG EDWARDS is survived by:
Parents, Dale and Ruth Edwards of Audubon
Children, Tahara (Dan) Norton of Johnnston and Tracie Edwards of Des Moines.
Brothers, Jeff (Susan) Edwards of Vinton and Jim Edwards of Audubon.
Firefighters from Atlantic and Marne responded Friday afternoon to a mobile home fire in Marne. The call came in at 4:36-p.m. The trailer, which was located a little west of the Roadhouse Bar & Grill, was unoccupied prior to the firefighters’ arrival. Heavy smoke was showing from the structure when the first units arrived on scene. The residence, which sustained extensive damage, was being used by two adult females and their dog. The Red Cross notified, to try and find suitable housing.
Fire officials say the blaze apparently started in the kitchen area, but the cause remains under investigation. No injuries were reported.
Class 1-A and 2-A wrestlers will begin a journey they hope will end at the state wrestling championships when the sectional meets get the post-season underway on Saturday. Each sectional meet will begin at 12:00 pm with the top two wrestlers in each weight class at each sectional advancing to the district meets scheduled for Saturday, February 9th. Click the links below to see the sectional assignments.
DES MOINES, Iowa (February 1, 2013) – Blank Park Zoo’s Red Pandas picked the winner of the Big Game this morning. Keepers placed two boxes in the exhibit of the same size and labeled the boxes with the team’s logos. They were filled equally with healthy treats that Red Pandas enjoy, such as bamboo and raisins.
Berry the Red Panda studied both teams before quickly picking Baltimore to win, while Razz thinks San Francisco will beat Baltimore. Kitar the Red Panda stayed out of the picking process for a while and eventually joined Berry in the pick for Baltimore.
“These types of activities are part of our enrichment program and provide variety to the animal’s lives. Enrichment is a normal everyday part of zoo keeping duties, and it is fun to do public demonstrations of enrichment that people can enjoy,” said Kevin Drees, Director of Animal Care and Conservation.
Blank Park Zoo’s animals have had success in the past picking the winner of the Big Game as Papa the donkey correctly chose New York to win.
Officials with the Cass County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary said Friday they will award two $1,000 scholarships to students entering into or continuing education in the healthcare field. Application forms have been sent to area high school guidance counselors. Forms are also available from the Human Resources office at Cass County Memorial Hospital.
The application must be returned to Cass County Memorial Hospital by March 31st. Applications can be dropped off or mailed to: Cass County Memorial Hospital, Attn: Human Resources, 1501 East 10th Street, Atlantic, Iowa 50022.
ELVA ARLENE COLVIN, 97, of Oakland, died Fri., Feb. 1st, at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Oakland. Graveside services for ELVA COLVIN will be held 2-p.m. Mon., Feb. 4th, in the Oaklawn Cemetery at Oakland. Rieken-Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland has the arrangements.
A Prayer service will be held 2-p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3rd, at the funeral home, followed by visitation with the family until 4-p.m.
ELVA COLVIN is survived by:
Her children: Wayne Colvin and wife Mary Lou; Bonnie Lytle; Dick Colvin; Diane Hamilton and husband Steve; and, Steve Colvin.
13 grandchildren, great grandchildren and her great great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
NADINE P. GREINER,89, of Ames and formerly of Harlan died Thurs., Jan., 31 in Ames. Services for NADINE P. GREINER will be held 11:00 AM Mon., Feb., 4th at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan.
Family will greet friends from 10:00 to 11:00 AM prior to the service at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home.
Friends may call the funeral home from 8:00 to 11:00 AM on Mon., Feb., 4th.
Burial will take place in the Harlan Cemetery.
NADINE P. GREINER is survived by:
Five sons: Richard Martin of Kingsport, TN; Robert (Holly) Greiner Jr. of Ames; Ronald (Pamela) Greiner of Holiday, FL; Rodney (Celia) Greiner of Ames.
Daughter, Carol Tomney of Half Way, MO
21 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren and other relatives and friends.