FRANKLIN DUANE EVANS, 69, of Shelby (Svcs. 10-24-12)

October 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

FRANKLIN DUANE EVANS, 69, of Shelby, died Sun., Oct. 21st, at his home near Shelby. Memorial services for FRANKLIN EVANS will be held 7-p.m. Wed., Oct. 24th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

The family will visit with friends at the funeral home, from 5-7pm Wednesday, prior to the service.

A private burial of cremains will be held in the Shelby Cemetery.

FRANKLIN EVANS is survived by:

His wife – Marilyn Evans, of Shelby.

His sons – Andy Evans, of Dunlap, and Joel (Erin) Evans, of Shelby.

His daughter – Allison (Richard) Maassen, of Persia.

His brothers – John (Doris) Evans, of Fargo, ND; Gerald (Jeanette) Evans, of Shelby; Richard Evans, of Bloomfield; & Steven (Christy) Evans, of Shelby.

Sister: Nancy (Ken) Collins of Shelby.

4 grandchildren, other relatives & friends.

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SW IA man arrested for speeding and drugs, Saturday

News

October 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Fremont County say a traffic stop for speeding early Saturday morning in Hamburg, resulted in a Farragut man being arrested on numerous drug-related charges. A deputy stopped 18-year old Ryan Michael Casey, of Farragut, at around 3:40-a.m. Upon further investigation, Casey was taken into custody for OWI/1st Offense, Speeding, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Amphetamines, Possession of Diazepam, Possession of Alprazolam, Unlawful Possession of a Prescription Drug, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Casey was brought to the Fremont County Jail and held over the weekend on $15,000 bond.

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Nittany Lions Roll Hawkeyes

Sports

October 20th, 2012 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Bill Belton ran for 103 yards and three touchdowns and surging Penn State throttled Iowa 38-14 on Saturday night for its fifth straight win.

Matt McGloin threw for 289 yards and a pair of TDs for the Nittany Lions, who beat the Hawkeyes in Iowa City for the first time in 13 years.

Penn State (5-2, 3-0) took the suspense of this matchup between previously-unbeaten Big Ten teams by storming out to a 24-0 lead at halftime. The Nittany Lions scored again just 27 seconds into the second half to go ahead 31-0.

James Vandenberg threw for 189 yards for Iowa (4-3, 2-1). The Hawkeyes were held to just 209 yards of offense and tacked on a pair of late touchdowns that made the final score seem much closer than the game ever really was.

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WILLIAM “BILL” MURPHY, 76, of Wiota (Svcs. 10-24-12)

Obituaries

October 20th, 2012 by admin

WILLIAM “BILL” MURPHY, 76, of Wiota (A Long time resident of Cass County, North of Wiota) died Sat., Oct. 20th, at the Southern Hill Specialty Care Center in Osceola. Funeral services for BILL MURPHY will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Oct. 24th, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Anita. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation is open at the funeral home Mon. & Tue. (Oct. 22nd & 23rd), from 8am-to 5:30pm. A Rosary will be held at the funeral home 6-p.m. Tues., with the family meeting friends from 6:30-to 8pm Tuesday. Condolences may be left online at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

BILL MURPHY is survived by:

His wife – Judy Murphy, of Wiota.

His children – Paulette (John) Aggen, Dianne (Jim) Wessling, & Doug (Kristi) Murphy, all of Anita, along with Karla (Tim) Eilts, of Wiota.

7 grandchildren & 1 great-grandchild.

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Drake Rallies Late, Defeats Marist in OT 34-27

Sports

October 20th, 2012 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gary Scott scored on a 2-yard run in overtime and Mike Piatkowski threw for 373 yards and two touchdowns as Drake scored the final 31 points of the game to defeat Marist 34-27 Saturday.

Scott, who rushed for 90 yards, also scored on a 10-yard run in the fourth quarter that pulled the Bulldogs (6-2, 5-0 Pioneer League) within 27-19.

Piatkowski followed with a 17-yard TD to Joey Orlando with 7:07 remaining, then found Kevin Marshall for the two-point conversion to tie the game.

Marist (2-5, 1-3), which led 27-3 late in the third quarter, got 80 yards rushing and a pair of scores from Max Jacques, and two TD passes from Tommy Reilly, who was 9 of 21 for 185 yards in his first start of the year. The Red Foxes had a third-and-goal from the 1-yard line on their overtime possession, but Reilly was sacked on each of the next two plays.

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Cyclones Can’t Find Offense, Fall to Cowboys

Sports

October 20th, 2012 by admin

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) – J.W. Walsh threw for 415 yards and a touchdown, and Joseph Randle scored twice and set up another touchdown with a big fourth-quarter run as Oklahoma State beat Iowa State 31-10 on Saturday.

Walsh was 32 of 47 in compiling the ninth-highest single-game passing performance in school history. The victory was the 63rd of coach Mike Gundy’s career, moving him past Pat Jones into No. 1 on the school’s all-time list.

The Cowboys (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) gained a small measure of revenge on Iowa State (4-3, 1-3), which ended Oklahoma State’s national title chances last year with an upset in double overtime. There was no drama this time – the Cyclones struggled to move the ball after scoring 10 first-quarter points.

Randle had 151 yards on 24 carries. His 62-yard gain early in the fourth quarter put the Cowboys at the 14-yard line, and Walsh scored three plays later.

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Iowa Researchers Find “Superbug” In Area Wildlife

Ag/Outdoor

October 20th, 2012 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – An antibiotic resistant “superbug” has been found by University of Iowa researchers in area wildlife.

Cedar Rapids television station KCRG-TV reports (http://bit.ly/RedumJ) that the potentially deadly bacterial strain MRSA was found in two rabbits and a migrating bird in a study led by the university’s Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases.

MRSA is a contagious bacterial infection often called a superbug because it is resistant to many commonly used antibiotics.

Epidemiology professor Tara Smith says previous research has found MRSA in swine and pets and a few cases in the wild, such as in dolphins and chimpanzees. But she says this was the first time a broad species distribution was studied in one geographical area.

Researchers collected samples from 114 animals brought to the Wildlife Care Clinic at Iowa State University.

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Nebraska Man Found Guilty in Iowa on Child Sex Assault

News

October 20th, 2012 by admin

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – A Nebraska man already sentenced to 50 to 80 years in prison in Nebraska for sexually assaulting a child has also been found guilty of assaulting the same girl in Iowa.

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil reports (http://bit.ly/TzNkt0) that 41-year-old Stewart Newman, a former youth pastor, was found guilty Friday in Pottawattamie County District Court of three counts of second-degree sexual abuse, three counts of indecent contact with a child and three counts of lascivious acts with a child.

Prosecutors say Newman had the sexual contact with the girl from the time she was 8 until she was 10 while on camping trips at Wilson Island. Both the victim and Newman lived in Omaha, Neb.

Newman is set to be sentenced in Iowa on Dec. 6.

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