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Vehicle vs. pedestrian accident in Atlantic

News

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

One person was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic Tuesday afternoon, following an vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident. According to the Atlantic Police Department, a vehicle driven by Marlene Strauss, of Atlantic, was backing out of a parking stall near the Dollar General Store on east 7th Street, when her vehicle hit an unidentified 70-year old woman, who was loading merchandise into her vehicle. No citations were issued. The accident happened at around 12:20-p.m., Tuesday.

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Nat’l. Weather Service Forecast for Cass & area Counties – Wed., Oct 17 2012

Weather

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING… THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS BEFORE NOON. MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDY…COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WINDY…COOLER. HIGH AROUND 50. WEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY. LOW AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 30S. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.

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Tuesday Volleyball Results

Sports

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Class 1-A Regional First Round Volleyball Results

Region 2:
(3-1) Bedford 25-25-23-25, Essex 14-19-25-18
(3-0) Whiting 25-25-25, Charter Oak-Ute 23-12-17
(3-1) Corning 22-25-27-25, Villisca 25-17-25-20
(3-0) Stanton 25-25-25, Sidney 15-15-18
(3-0) Fremont-Mills 25-34-25, Nishnabotna 23-32-15
(3-0) Woodbine 25-29-25, Boyer Valley 17-27-19
(3-2) West Harrison 25-22-25-11-17, Heartland Christian 19-25-16-25-15

Region 3:
(3-0) Adair-Casey 25-25-25, CAM 11-15-19
(3-0) Earlham 25-25-25, Exira/Elkhorn-Kimballton 23-22-14
(3-2) Orient-Macksburg 22-25-25-23-15, Lenox 25-18-18-25-9
(3-0) East Union 25-25-25, Diagonal 9-20-4
(3-0) Murray 25-25-25, Morman Trail 22-10-14

Region 4:
(3-0) Guthrie Center 25-25-25, Iowa Christian Academy 9-15-5
(3-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-25-25, Ankeny Christian 15-17-13

Regular Season Scores:
(3-2) Carroll 25-20-25-19-15, A-D-M 16-25-22-25-10
(3-1) Clarinda 17-25-25-25, Shenandoah 25-22-16-11
(3-0) Creston 25-29-25, Glenwood 21-27-18
(3-0) Harlan 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 4-23-11
(3-1) Lewis Central 25-25-24-25, Red Oak 23-8-26-21

 

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CREIGHTON SINDT, 84, of Lyman (Svcs. 10-21-12)

Obituaries

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

CREIGHTON SINDT, 84, of Lyman, died Tue., Oct. 16th, at the Heritage House, in Atlantic. A Celebration of Life service for CREIGHTON SINDT will be held beginning 1:30-p.m. Sun., Oct. 21st, at the Griswold Community Center. Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold has the arrangements.

A short scripture and prayer service will be held during the service, followed by visitation with the family until 4-p.m.

A private family burial will be held later, at the Noble Center Cemetery.

Memorials will be directed to Alzheimer’s research.

CREIGHTON SINDT is survived by:

His wife – Carolyn, of Griswold.

His daughters – Cindi (Rod) Jackson, and Shelley (Jim) Trostle, all of Denver, CO.

His sons – Rod (Eileen), Kevin (Tina), and Corey (Kelley) Sindt, all of the Lyman area.

His sister – Gloria (Ray) Ellerbusch, of Holstein.

16 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, 1 step-grandson, His brother-in-law, other relatives and friends.

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Chiefs offense a no-show the last 2 games

Sports

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The struggling offense of the Kansas City Chiefs has more than a quarterback controversy to work on this week. The Chiefs (1-5) have not scored a touchdown in the last eight quarters while losing 9-6 to Baltimore and getting blown out 38-10 at Tampa Bay. Here’s how bad it was for offensive coordinator Brian Daboll last week in Tampa: When the Chiefs had the ball, the Buccaneers outscored them 7-3. Trying to get the offense back on track is a big priority for the Chiefs during their bye week.

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Ozzie Smith to auction Gold Gloves

Sports

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

LAUGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith is planning to auction his 13 Gold Gloves and a pair of World Series rings he received from the St. Louis Cardinals in retirement. SCP Auctions said Tuesday that bidding for the online sale will start Nov. 14 and end Dec. 1. SCP said Smith decided on the auction, which also includes 11 All-Star game rings, as part of estate and family planning.

In a separate sale, bidding began Tuesday at Goldin Auctions for Pete Rose’s copy of the 1990 agreement in which he agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball following an investigation of his gambling while manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Bidding runs through Nov. 17th.

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Cardinals back home for NLCS Game 3 against Giants

Sports

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyle Lohse is all about efficiency, about avoiding extended at-bats and letting the hitters get themselves out. The St. Louis Cardinals are in a spot where they could really use that kind of game. The 16-game winner can pitch his team to the lead today (Wednesday), with the NL championship series against the San Francisco Giants tied 1-1.

St. Louis has gone three straight games without a starter getting an out in the fifth inning. Lohse gets a chance to end that troubling trend when he faces Matt Cain in a matchup of 16-game winners. The game carries more of the usual Game 3 buzz due to the uncertainty of Marco Scutaro’s availability after getting rammed by Matt Holliday while busting up a double play on Monday night. A person with knowledge of the injury told the Associated Press that Scutaro strained his left hip.

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Iowa early News Headlines – Wed., Oct. 17th 2012

News

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A homecoming celebration has been scheduled for 30 members of the Iowa Air National Guard. The guard says the airmen from the 132nd Fighter Wing in De Moines are scheduled to return tomorrow morning. The airmen have been in Southeast Asia for the past six months.

CENTERVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a young woman and a girl were injured when their horse-drawn Amish buggy collided with a semitrailer in southern Iowa. The Appanoose County sheriff’s office says the buggy was heading east on a rural road yesterday morning. The horse unexpectedly moved to the left and pulled the buggy into the path of a westbound truck. The truck driver wasn’t injured. It’s unclear what happened to the horse.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say thieves are scaling great heights in Iowa in the search for copper. Pottawattamie County officials say the thieves are yanking wiring from cellphone towers and wind turbines. Sheriff Jeff Danker says the thieves are risking jail or death for a few dollars.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governor Terry Branstad says a South Dakota artist has been chosen to create a statue of Norman Borlaug that will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Benjamin Victor of Aberdeen, S.D., will create the statue of the Nobel Peace Prize winner. Borlaug, a Cresco native, died in 2009 at age 95. The statue is set to be installed by March 2014.

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No fines for OT parking for Game 3

Sports

October 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The National League Championship Series is coming to St. Louis for the seventh time since 2000, and the city is clearing some parking space. The Cardinals and Giants split the first two games in San Francisco. The next three games are in St. Louis Wednesday through Friday. If necessary, the final two games would be back in California. Today’s (Wednesday’s) game is scheduled to start shortly after 3 p.m. Central time. City Treasurer Larry Williams says overtime parking violations will not be enforced at meters in parts of downtown near Busch Stadium — specifically in the area bounded by Tucker, Chouteau, Locust and the Mississippi River. All other regulations will be enforced.

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It’s back to work for surging Penn State

Sports

October 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Bill O’Brien allowed himself to relax a little for his first weekend without a football game in nearly two months — but only briefly. After taking his wife out for a nice dinner, it was back to the work early the next day for Penn State’s coach. Following an off week, the Nittany Lions want to keep the momentum of a four-game winning streak rolling into this weekend’s tough trip to Iowa. Both teams enter this weekend’s tilt with identical records (4-2, 2-0 Big Ten). A win Saturday for Penn State, coupled with a victory by No. 7 Ohio State over Purdue, would set up a high-stakes showdown on Oct. 27 for first place in the Leaders Division. But the Nittany Lions vow they’re only concentrating on Iowa.

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