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Atlantic’s “Walk to School” program continues Monday

News

October 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Nishna Valley Family YMCA in Atlantic say the “Walk to School” Program, sponsored by Healthy Cass County, will continue this week (Mon., Oct. 8th through Friday, Oct. 12th). As many as 15 kids walked daily from several of the sites in Atlantic last week. It’s hoped more students will participate as the program builds momentum.

Children will continue to walk with volunteers, beginning from four different starting points: The Cass County Community Center; Pellet Park (18th & Chestnut); Sycamore Village; and, 14th St. and Redwood Drive. The groups and volunteers will gather at those locations beginning at 7:15-a.m., and proceed to the Washington, Schuler and Middle Schools, at 7:30-a.m. Other students are welcome to join as the groups make their way to school. An added incentive this week: kids will get to walk with athletes from the Atlantic High School’s Cross County and Football teams. The kids will also receive charms or other prizes each day of the week, and if they walk every day, will receive a certificate of recognition for their accomplishment.

If it is too cold, or rain threatens during the morning of the walk, it will be cancelled by 6:30-a.m. Parents and volunteers can call the YMCA at 243-3934, or listen for any weather-related announcements, on KJAN.

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Harlan P-D arrests and incident report

News

October 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Harlan Police Department, on Friday, released a list of arrests and incidents from over the past week. On Oct. 4th, 38-year old Vicki Harris, of Harlan, was arrested on a charge of Interference with Official Acts, after she allegedly became unruly and uncooperative, following a traffic stop.  On Oct. 3rd, 23-year old Kyle Tearney, of Tennant, was arrested on Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Prohibited Acts, charges. Tearney was also cited for having a defective muffler. The charges were the result of a traffic stop.

On Oct. 1st, 27-year old David Coenen, of Harlan, was arrested on Possession of Stolen Property in the 2nd degree, Possession of Stolen Property in the 5th degree, and Ongoing Criminal Conduct, charges. His arrest followed the execution of a search warrant at a home in the 600 block of Broadway Street, in Harlan. That same day, 14-year old Elias Shaeffer, of Harlan, was cited for Possession of Tobacco, after officers called to the Harlan High School found the substance allegedly in the teens’ possession. Schaeffer was cited for the offense and released.

And on Sept. 29th, officers with the Harlan Police Department investigated several instances of unknown persons disturbing Halloween decorations and yard ornaments. No arrests have been made. Officials ask citizens to report any suspicious activity to the Police Department, and when you call, provide as much information as possible, such as a suspect description, and any vehicle they may have been using.

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(Updated story) NFL Final: Baltimore 9 Kansas City 6

Sports

October 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Ray Rice ran for 101 yards, Justin Tucker made all three of his field goal attempts and the Baltimore Ravens defense kept the Kansas City Chiefs out of the end zone in the fourth quarter to preserve a 9-6 victory Sunday.  Joe Flacco threw for 187 yards and was picked off once, but the Ravens (4-1) were still able to come up with enough points to beat the Chiefs (1-4), who turned it over four times.

Matt Cassel threw for 92 yards, was intercepted twice and credited with two lost fumbles before leaving in the fourth quarter with what the Chiefs described as a head injury.  Brady Quinn entered and led Kansas City to another field goal by Ryan Succop, but the Chiefs defense couldn’t get the ball back and Baltimore ran out the clock.

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IA High School Football – How teams fared Friday

Sports

October 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

By The Associated Press
 Class 4A
1. Ankeny (7-0) beat Sioux City North 63-13.
2. Iowa City West (7-0) beat Iowa City High 44-0.
3. Pleasant Valley (7-0) beat Davenport Central 41-12.
4. Cedar Rapids Xavier (7-0) beat Waterloo West 49-14.
5. Cedar Falls (7-0) beat Dubuque Wahlert 35-0.
6. West Des Moines Dowling (5-2) beat Ottumwa 41-7.
7. Sioux City East (6-1) beat Urbandale 27-21.
8. Southeast Polk (5-2) beat Sioux City West 63-14.
9. Urbandale (5-2) lost to Sioux City East 27-21.
10. West Des Moines Valley (5-2) beat Des Moines Lincoln 37-7.
 Class 3A
1. Decorah (7-0) beat Cresco Crestwood 35-15.
2. Sioux City Heelan (7-0) beat Carroll 17-14.
3. Norwalk (6-1) lost to Pella 27-0.
4. Grinnell (7-0) beat Ballard 35-14.
5. Boone (6-1) lost to South Tama County, Tama 37-14.
6. Creston-Orient-Macksburg (6-1) beat Glenwood 14-0.
7. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (5-2) lost to Harlan 35-10.
8. Adel ADM (5-2) lost to Newton 17-13.
9. Williamsburg (6-1) beat Keokuk 33-27.
10. Solon (5-2) lost to Marion 24-14.
(tie) Harlan (6-1) beat Council Bluffs Lewis Central 35-10.
 Class 2A
1. Boyden-Hull-RV (7-0) beat MOC-Floyd Valley 47-6.
2. Mediapolis (7-0) beat Mid-Prairie, Wellman 41-0.
3. State Center West Marshall (7-0) beat East Marshall, Le Grand 55-16.
4. Carroll Kuemper (7-0) beat OA-BCIG 44-2.
5. Spirit Lake (6-1) beat Clarion-Goldfield 46-7.
6. New Hampton (7-0) beat Osage 26-13.
7. La Porte City Union (6-1) beat Hampton-Dumont 52-27.
9. Bondurant Farrar (7-0) beat Davis County, Bloomfield 32-13.
10. Dyersville Beckman (6-1) beat Monticello 31-12.
 Class 1A
1. Iowa City Regina (7-0) beat Wilton 50-18.
2. Dike-New Hartford (7-0) beat Hudson 42-6.
3. Calmar South Winneshiek (6-1) lost to Waukon 45-6.
5. Emmetsburg (6-1) beat Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 42-0.
6. Aplington-Parkersburg (6-1) beat Eagle Grove 62-16.
7. Fort Dodge St. Edmond (6-1) beat Manson Northwest Webster 21-7.
8. Council Bluffs St. Albert (6-1) beat Red Oak 62-13.
9. St. Ansgar (6-1) beat Jesup 56-13.
10. Mount Ayr (7-0) beat Central Decatur, Leon 41-24.
 Class A
1. Fairbank Wapsie Valley (7-0) beat Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction 37-0.
2. Woodward-Granger (7-0) beat Madrid 52-14.
3. Akron-Westfield (7-0) beat Alta/Aurelia 34-18.
4. Britt West Hancock (6-1) beat Southeast Webster-Grand, Burnside 42-6.
5. Packwood Pekin (6-1) lost to Montezuma 28-20.
6. Traer North Tama (6-1) idle.
7. West Lyon, Inwood (6-1) beat Lawton-Bronson 57-3.
8. Lawton-Bronson (5-2) lost to West Lyon, Inwood 57-3.
9. Lisbon (6-1) beat New London 69-0.
(tie) Logan-Magnolia (6-1) beat Underwood 48-0.
 Class 8-Man
1. Newell-Fonda (7-0) beat CWL, Corwith 73-16.
2. Murray (7-0) beat Colo-NESCO 87-44.
3. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (7-0) beat Riceville 34-14.
4. Elk Horn-Kimballton/Exira (7-0) beat Villisca 72-18.
5. Sidney (7-0) beat Essex 65-24.
6. HLV, Victor (7-0) beat Seymour 56-14.
7. Marcus MMC (7-0) beat River Valley, Correctionville 80-38.
8. Fremont Mills, Tabor (6-1) beat Nishnabotna 68-6.
9. Adair-Casey (6-1) idle.
10. Buffalo Center North Iowa (6-1) beat Ruthven-Ayrshire 20-0.

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Chiefs’ Cassel knocked out of Ravens game

Sports

October 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Quarterback Matt Cassel has been knocked out of the Chiefs’ game against Baltimore on Sunday after getting hit by the Ravens’ Haloti Ngata while attempting a pass.  Cassel remained flat on his back for several minutes before getting helped up and walking off the field under his own power. Brady Quinn started warming up and entered the game to a round of applause.  Cassel has been the subject of much angst by Chiefs fans during a 1-3 start to the season, and a banner towed by an airplane before the game implored coach Romeo Crennel to bench Cassel – and the Chiefs to fire general manager Scott Pioli.  Cassel was 9 of 15 for 92 yards and two interceptions when he left the game.

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3 Iowa football players arrested in separate cases

Sports

October 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Three Iowa football players, including starting cornerback Micah Hyde, have been arrested in separate incidents.  The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the 21-year-old Hyde was arrested early Saturday morning at an Iowa City bar on suspicion of public intoxication and interference with official acts. A police report says he was among of group of people who refused to leave the bar at closing time and fought with the bar’s staff. Back-up tight end Ray Hamilton was arrested at a different bar on suspicion of being underage at a bar after 10 p.m., and reserve offensive lineman Drew Clark was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication.

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MARJORIE DARLENE REASON, 90, of Stuart (Svcs. 10-9-12)

Obituaries

October 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

MARJORIE DARLENE REASON, 90, of Stuart, died Sat. Oct. 6th, at the Adair County Medical Center. Graveside services for MARJORIE REASON will be held 2:30-p.m. Tue., Oct. 9th, in the Canby Cemetery in rural Adair County. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 1-to 2-pm Tuesday.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Marjorie Reason Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home.  Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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ISU ends TCU’s 12 Game Win Streak as Lenz Leads the Way

Sports

October 6th, 2012 by admin

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Jared Barnett threw three touchdowns to Josh Lenz, who later had a scoring toss of his own on a trick play, and Iowa State won 37-23 at No. 15 TCU on Saturday to end the Horned Frogs’ FBS-best 12-game winning streak.

It was the first Big 12 home game for conference newcomer TCU (4-1, 1-1), which played without suspended quarterback Casey Pachall.

Barnett was 12-of-21 passing for 183 yards and ran nine times for 30 yards in his first start this season for the Cyclones (4-1, 1-1).

The Frogs had won a nation-best 25 conference games in a row, the first 24 while winning the Mountain West championship each of the last three seasons.

Lenz had TD catches of 51 and 74 yards in the first quarter.

Trevone Boykin started for TCU and was 23-of-40 passing for 270 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions.

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DAVID VAN SCOYK, 64, of Manilla (Svcs. 10-10-12)

Obituaries

October 6th, 2012 by admin

DAVID VAN SCOYK, 64, of Manilla died Saturday, October 6th, at Myrtue Memorial Hospital,  in Harlan.  Funeral services for DAVID VAN SCOYK will be held 11-a.m. Wed., Oct. 10th, at the Ohde Funeral Home in Manilla.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-to 7-pm on Tuesday (10/9).

DAVID VAN SCOYK is survived by:

His parents – LeRoy (Jodie) Van Scoyk, of Tucson, AZ.

His wife – Loretta, of Manilla.

His children: Greg (Dawn) Van Scoyk, James Van Scoyk, and Anna Van Scoyk, all of Council Bluffs; Tim (Stacy) Van Scoyk, and Rob (Jennie) Case, all of Omaha; Jeff (Rhonda) Swager, and Lisa Swager, all of Manilla; Russell Case, of Arnolds Parks, & Janelle (Mike) Brungardt, of Denison.

His brother – T.J. (Anna) Shanon, of Lawndale, NC.

His sister – Debbie, of Tucson, AZ.

22 grandchildren & 7 great-grandchildren.

 

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Drake Defense Shines in Win Over San Diego

Sports

October 6th, 2012 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Drake University football team’s defense forced six turnovers en route to a 38-10 victory over San Diego Saturday afternoon at Drake Stadium. The homecoming win avenged the Bulldogs’ only Pioneer Football League loss from a year ago and improved Drake to 3-0 in the PFL and 4-2 overall.

The Toreros, who shared the PFL title with Drake last season, dropped to 2-3 on the year and 1-1 in PFL play.

The Drake defense forced a season-high six turnovers on the afternoon, never giving San Diego an opportunity to get into rhythm on offense.

Drake put up 378 yards of total offense, but had great field position throughout the day thanks to the defense’s effort. Senior quarterback Mike Piatkowski had four touchdowns on the afternoon, three passing and one on the ground and was 21-of-31 through the air for 250 yards.

The Bulldogs continue PFL play next weekend at Valparaiso. Kickoff is scheduled for noon

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