JEANNE NANCARROW, 92, of Atlantic, died Sat., April 21st, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Funeral services for JEANNE NANCARROW will be held 10-a.m. Fri., April 27th, at the United Church of Christ in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation is open at the funeral home from 8am-5:30pm Mon., Tue. & Wed. (April 23rd, 24th and 25th), with the family visitation from 5-7pm Thursday (4/26).
Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.
NORMA JEAN SOTHMAN, 83, of Atlantic, died Sat., April 21st, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Funeral services for NORMA JEAN SOTHMAN will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., April 26th, at St. John’s United Church of Christ, south of Lyman. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation is open at the funeral home on Tue. & Wed. (4/24 & 4/25), from 8am-5pm, with the family present from 5-7pm on Wednesday.
Burial will be in the Weirich Cemetery, southeast of Lyman.
NORMA JEAN SOTHMAN is survived by:
Her children – Karen (Terry) Gholsen, of Grimes, Delores Sothman, of Des Moines, & Rodney (Malena) Sothman, of Cumberland.
Her brothers – Clifford (Mary Ann) Christensen, of Atlantic, & Howard (Verla) Christensen, of Fountain Hills, AZ.
5 grandchildren, and her sisters-in-law.
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind between 5 and 13 mph.
Monday: Patchy frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind between 5 and 8 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind between 8 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After decades of failed attempts, lawmakers say this could be the session they succeed in at least beginning to overhaul Iowa’s property tax system. With hopes of adjourning this week, legislators are running out of time, but they express optimism that Republicans and Democrats will reach a deal. Lawmakers have considered changing Iowa’s property tax system for at least 30 years, but the issue is a nightmare for politicians because in Iowa, farmland, businesses and residential property are all taxed differently. To tinker with one means shifting the burden onto the others. This year, though, veteran legislators have reached a bipartisan agreement to address the matter. Republican Rep. Stewart Iverson of Clarion speculates there is a 60 to 70 percent chance that lawmakers will get something done on property taxes.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
SPENCER, Iowa (AP) — Two apparent tornadoes have touched down in northwest Iowa but no damage has been reported. National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Temeyer says that one twister touched down east of Spencer about 4:30 p.m. yesterday and the second was spotted 15 minutes later about 10 miles southeast of Dickens. Temeyer says the tornadoes were in rural areas and no damage was reported.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Caterpillar dealer is expanding its Sioux City business, creating up to 20 jobs. William Hoeft, chairman and CEO of Zeigler Caterpillar, says that the $6 million expansion will help the company offer more equipment and services in western Iowa. The city will vacate two acres of unused land along Interstate 29 and turn it over to Zeigler for the project.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — A man has died after falling from a four-story balcony in Ames. Police say the 21-year-old man was found just before 2 a.m. yesterday outside an apartment building. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. Police say the man was visiting Ames and was not a resident. His name has not been released.
ATLANTIC, Iowa (AP) — One person has died and another has been injured in a crash at an Atlantic intersection. The Iowa State Patrol says that 84-year-old Norma Jean Sothman of Atlantic pulled out of the intersection and into the path of another vehicle. She was killed in yesterday morning’s crash.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A.J. Burnett pitched three-hit ball for seven innings in his injury-delayed Pittsburgh debut and the Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Saturday night. Burnett, who missed the first three weeks of the year while recovering from a fractured right orbital bone sustained during a bunting drill in spring training, walked two and struck out seven while giving up just three hits. Joel Hanrahan worked out of a two-on, one-out jam in the ninth for his second save of the season. St. Louis starter Jake Westbrook (2-1) gave up a pair of RBI singles to Pedro Alvarez, walking two and striking out six as his ERA moved from 0.64 to 1.31. Westbrook was good but Burnett was better, throwing 53 of his 76 pitches for strikes and looking like the No. 1 starter the Pirates envisioned when they traded for him in February.
FRANCES KEETON, 90, of Redfield, died Fri., April 20th, at the Stuart Community Care Center. Funeral services for FRANCES KEETON will be held 10-a.m. Wed., April 25th, at the Redfield United Methodist Church. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home will be held on Tue., April 24th, from 6-8pm, with an Eastern Star Ritual at 7:45-p.m. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Frances Keeton Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Chariton Cemetery in Chariton, at 2:30-p.m. Wednesday.
MILDRED L. BETTS, 93, of Panora, died Sat., April 21st, at her home. Funeral services for MILDRED BETTS will be held 11-a.m. Thu., April 26th, at the 1st Christian Church in Panora. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home will be held from 4-8pm Wed., April 25th, with the family present from 6-8pm.
Burial will be in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Des Moines, at 2:30-p.m. Thu., April 26th.
SPENCER, Iowa (AP) — Two apparent tornadoes have touched down in northwest Iowa but no damage was reported. National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Temeyer said one twister touched down east of Spencer about 4:30 p.m. Saturday and the second was spotted 15 minutes later about 10 miles southeast of Dickens. Temeyer says the tornadoes were in rural areas and no damage was reported. The storm system also brought hail, heavy rain and several funnel clouds that didn’t reach the ground.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Rulon Gardner’s coach says the 40-year-old heavyweight trained like a madman to get back to the Olympics. But Gardner says his body told him to stop cutting weight just hours before he was set to weigh in for the Olympic Team Trials. Gardner says he reached 269 pounds Friday before he realized he’d been pushing himself too hard to reach the 264.5 pound limit for his weight class. Gardner declined to weigh in, ending his quest to reach the London Olympics. Gardner won the gold medal in Sydney in 2000 and bronze in Athens eight years ago before gaining nearly 200 pounds after retiring from wrestling. U.S. national Greco-Roman coach Steve Fraser says Gardner trained harder than anyone else on the team over the past few months.
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