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Funeral services set for boy killed by falling tree

News

May 30th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Funeral services will be held next Tuesday afternoon in Fontanelle, for a 3-year old boy who died Sunday afternoon, when a tree fell on him as he was playing hide and seek with his stuffed animals under the tree in his family’s back yard. Nathan “Tader” Hutt died instantly from injuries he suffered when a huge Maple tree fell over and landed on top of him. The accident happened at around 12:45-p.m. His mother Alisha, made the call to 9-1-1.

Fontanelle Police Chief Pat Henry told the Des Moines Register that it had been windy that day. Too windy, for the old tree, which was basically hollow, with only about five inches of wood remaining around the edges of the trunk. Henry said the tree looked fine from the outside, and there was no way to tell it was so internally weak.

Funeral services for Nathan Hutt will be held 3-p.m. Tue., June 5th, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle. Memorials may be directed to the Nathan Hutt memorial fund in care of the First National Bank, 311 5th Street, Fontanelle, Iowa 50846.

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Examining fundraising reports for four Iowa congressional races

News

May 30th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The latest campaign disclosure reports show there’s a lop-sided fundraising race between Tom Latham and Leonard Boswell — the two incumbent Iowa congressmen who’re running against one another in November. Republican Congressman Tom Latham had nearly two-million dollars in cash in his campaign account by May 16th. That was a deadline day for reporting fundraising totals. It’s six times more than Democratic Congressman Leonard Boswell had. Boswell had about 300-thousand dollars in his campaign account by mid-May.

Democratic Congressman Bruce Braley of Waterloo raised about 100-thousand dollars since April 1st. Congressman Dave Loebsack, a Democrat from Iowa City, raised about 13-thousand more than that. But former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack, the Democrat who plans to challenge Republican Congressman Steve King in November, raised more than Braley and Loebsack combined. Her haul in the six-week period was 230-thousand dollars.Congressman King, however, is a more aggressive fundraiser than he has been in the past, collecting nearly 373-thousand dollars during that six-week period. King had about a million dollars in his campaign account by mid-May. Vilsack had about 144-thousand less.

Two Republicans face off in June’s primary to win the G-O-P nomination to challenge Braley in November. Loebsack faces a Democratic challenger in the primary who hasn’t set up a campaign website or raised enough money to require disclosing his donors. And two Republicans are running in the second congressional district for the change to run against Loebsack in November.

(O. Kay Henderson/Radio Iowa)

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Sweeney Accepts AD/AP Position in Shenandoah

Sports

May 30th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Former Atlantic High School Activities Director and Assistant Principal Bob Sweeney has accepted a similar position with the Shenandoah Community School District. Shenandoah Superintendent Jeff Hiser announced the move late Tuesday. Details of the contract are still being worked out. Sweeney served the Atlantic district for 13 years in the AD’s position, and has taught and coached at Shenandoah. He’s set to take over the position previously held by P-J Hedrington, whose contract was not renewed after one year.

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Uggla, Bourn Go Deep, Braves Beat Cardinals 5-4

Sports

May 30th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ATLANTA (AP) — Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer, Michael Bourn also went deep and the Atlanta Braves snapped their longest losing streak in more than two years, holding off the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 Tuesday night after an eight-game skid. Bourn led off the bottom of the first with his fifth homer of the season, tying a career high. Uggla made it 4-0 in the third, sending one into the seats in left-center. Randall Delgado (3-5) worked into the sixth, allowing three runs, and the Cardinals closed within a run in the seventh on Yadier Molina’s third RBI of the night, a run-scoring single. Molina went 4-for-4, including a solo homer. But Craig Kimbrel got the final three outs for his 14th save in 15 chances. Jake Westbook (4-4) took the loss.

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Cubs Option Lalli to Triple-A Iowa

Sports

May 30th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Chicago Cubs Tuesday, activated catcher Steve Clevenger from the 15-day disabled list before their game, optioning catcher Blake Lalli to Triple-A Iowa to make room on the roster. Cubs manager Dale Sveum said that Clevenger, who has been out since April 28 with a right oblique strain, will see the majority of action behind the plate. Regular backstop Geovany Soto is on the DL with a torn meniscus in his left knee

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Pacific Coast League Baseball

Sports

May 30th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Tuesday’s Games

Iowa 5, Omaha 4

 

Wednesday’s Games

Iowa at Omaha, 7:35 p.m.

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Hoiberg Agrees to 8-Year Contract with Cyclones

Sports

May 29th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg intends to stay with the Cyclones. The university says Tuesday that the Ames native and former ISU and NBA player has agreed to an eight-year contract worth an average of $1.5 million a year. ISU says terms of the contract will be released at a later date. Hoiberg, who took his first coaching job at any level just two years ago, was named the Big 12’s co-Coach of the Year in March and took his Cyclones to the NCAA tournament for the time in seven years. Hoiberg says in a statement that returning the Ames has been “much more than expected” for his family and he’s “thrilled” to have the chance to continue coaching at Iowa State.

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ALLEN BIRKS, 78, of Manilla (SVCS 6/2/12)

Obituaries

May 29th, 2012 by admin

ALLEN BIRKS, 78, of Manilla died on Tuesday, May 29 at the Crawford County Hospital in Denison.  Funeral services for ALLEN BIRKS will be held on Saturday, June 2 at 10:30 AM at the Church of Christ in Irwin.  Ohde Funeral Home in Manilla has the arrangements.

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Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday, June 1 from 5 to 8 PM.

Burial will be at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Irwin.

ALLEN BIRKS is survived by:

Wife:  JoAnn Birks of Manilla

4 sons:  Mark (Denise) Birks of Sioux Center;  David (Jill) Birks of Rockwell City;  Jay (Jean) Birks of Carroll;  Joel (Geri) Birks of Missouri Valley

1 brother:  Randy (Rachel) Birks of Irwin

2 sisters:  Reva (Darwin) Haskins of Manning and Peggy (Roger) Ahrenholtz of Manilla

10 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild

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LLOYD ROBINSON, 72, of Irwin (SVCS 6/1/12)

Obituaries

May 29th, 2012 by admin

LLOYD ROBINSON, 72, of Irwin, died on Monday, May 28 at St. Anthony’s Regional Hospital in Carroll.  Funeral services for Lloyd Robinson will be held on Friday, June 1 at 10:30 AM at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

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Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 31 from 1 to 9 PM at the funeral home, with family greeting friends from 6 to 8 PM.

Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery

LLOYD ROBINSON is survived by:

Mother:  Ethel (Huey) Robinson of Irwin

Wife:  Linda Robinson of Irwin

2 sons:  Jamie Robinson and Lenny (Lisa) Robinson of Irwin

Brother:  Donald (Gladys) Robinson of Irwin

Sister:  Jean (Jim) Borcher of Irwin

2 grandchildren

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Tuesday Girls State Golf – Round 1

Sports

May 29th, 2012 by Jim Field

3-A Team:

  1. Clear Lake  358
  2. Charles City  359
  3. South Tama  359
  4. Grinnell  366
  5. Atlantic  378
  6. ADM  382
  7. Wiliamsburg  389
  8. Central Dewitt  396

3-A Individuals:

  1. MacKenzie Black, Independence  74
  2. Amy Ihm, Wahlert  76
  3. Jessie Sindlinger, Charles City  79
  4. Malorie Fischels, Clear Lake  80
  5. Taylor Van Dyke, South Tama  80
  6. Brooke Fletcher, Atlantic  82

Also for Atlantic:

  • Kaitlynn Walter  91
  • Bailey Walter  102
  • Shelby Worth  103

Also:

  • Sara Pettitt, Carroll  94
  • Rachel Van Erdwyk, Carroll  91
  • Courtney Leinen, Harlan  100

2-A Teams:

  1. Dyersville Beckman  349
  2. Cascade  371
  3. Kuemper Catholic  373
  4. Alta-Aurelia  387
  5. Dike-New Hartford  391
  6. Wapello  395
  7. Sheldon  400
  8. Clarinda  410

2-A Individuals:

  1. Ellie Ament, Beckman  75
  2. Brooke Klosterman, Beckman  84
  3. Briana Weber, Dike-New Hartford  84
  4. Erin Rasmussen, OA-BCIG  87
  5. Morgan Naberhaus, Kuemper Catholic  89
  6. Megan Wiederin, Kuemper Catholic  89

Also:

  • Taylor Gardner, Missouri Valley  97

1-A Teams:

  1. Bishop Garrigan  343
  2. Grundy Center  375
  3. Valley  389
  4. Hinton  391
  5. HLV  392
  6. Gehlen Catholic  397
  7. Lynnville-Sully  417
  8. Audubon  420

1-A Individuals:

  1. Victoria Grasso, Ankeny Christian  79
  2. Sheridan Berte, Bishop Garrigan  82
  3. Alexa Capesius, Bishop Garrigan  83
  4. Katie Clausen, Hinton  84
  5. Haley Froehlich, Bishop Garrigan  87

Audubon Scores:

  • Susie Bylund  95
  • Lexie Thygesen  102
  • Rachel Flug  110
  • Teagan Albright  113
  • Faith Fliflet  120
  • Melanie Petersen  134

Also:

  • Anna Hildebrand, Riverside  98
  • Kaleigh Westlake, Corning  96

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