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

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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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This is Your Nishna Valley 10-20-2012

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October 20th, 2012 by admin

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Sportscast 10-20-2012

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October 20th, 2012 by admin

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JAMES EDWIN HERRINGTON, 79 of Harlan (Svcs. 10-22-2012)

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October 20th, 2012 by admin

JAMES EDWIN HERRINGTON, 79, of Harlan died Friday, October 19, 2012 at his home.  Funeral services for JAMES EDWIN HERRINGTON will be held Monday, October 22nd at 10:30am in the Faith Lutheran Church in Marion.  Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

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Family will greet friends on Saturday (10/20) from 5-7pm at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Also on Sunday (10/21) from 5-7pm at the Fauth Lutheran Church in Marion.

Burial will be in the Benton Cemetery in Benton, IA.

JAMES EDWIN HERRINGTON is survived by:

His Wife: Rosemary Freeze Herrington of Marion, IA.

Daughters: Connie Herrington and Pamela Rust both of Harlan.

Sons: Jim and Tim Freeze of Robins, IA.

Sister: Mary Ann Matthews of Baytown, TX.

Brother: Max Herrington of Atlantic.

5 Grandchildren

7 Great Grandchildren

 

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Public Invited to “CyTennial” Community Appreciation Event at Cass County Extension Office

Ag/Outdoor, News

October 20th, 2012 by admin

The Cass County Extension office would like to invite community members to join them for a “CyTennial Celebration” open house on Friday, October 26 from 11 AM to 1 PM. This will be a tailgate-themed event in honor of the 100th anniversary of homecoming at ISU during their game on Saturday the 27th.

Tailgate snacks and beverages will be served and door prizes will be given out during the event. There will also be a “Cyclone Harvest” display where attendees can have their picture taken, as well as opportunities to participate in Extension and Cyclone trivia and learn more about resources and upcoming classes available through Cass County Extension.

Cyclone fans, Extension fans and ISU Alumni will be able to autograph a wall in “Cy’s Locker Room” and enter their name into a drawing for some great Extension resources and ISU gear. The wall will be up all week before the event, beginning Monday morning October 22nd, for anyone to stop in and sign if they won’t be able to make the event on Friday.

For more information on the open house, or other upcoming extension programs, call the Cass County Extension Office at 243-1132, email xcass@iastate.edu or visit www.extension.iastate.edu/cass . Information, updates and previews of the fun will also be posted on Cass County ISU Extension’s Facebook page.

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