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A Red Oak woman was arrested Thursday evening on a moving violation. According to Red Oak Police, 20-year old Randi Lynn Vanleuven was charged with Driving Under Suspension. She was issued a citation and released on her own recognizance.
CLARA L. SUNDERMAN, 98, of Atlantic, died Thu., March 15th, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Funeral services for CLARA SUNDERMAN will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., March 19th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.
Visitation with the family will be from 3-5pm Sun., March 18th, at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.
Clara Sunderman is survived by:
Her sons – Kenneth (Sharon) Sunderman, of Bella Vista, AR; DeWayne Sunderman, of Colorado Springs, CO; Dale (Sheryl) Sunderman, of Atlantic; & David Sunderman, of Bentonville, AR.
Her daughter – Barbara (Jim) Waters, of Cumberland.
Her sister – Darlene Petersen, of Atlantic.
13 grandchildren, & 40 great-grandchildren.
EVELYN “TOOTIE” LYDON, 77, of Fontanelle, died Thu., March 15th, at home. Graveside services for EVELYN LYDON will be held 2:30-p.m. Mon., March 19th, in the Fontanelle Cemetery. Steen Funeral Home in Fontanelle has the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home is on Sunday, March 18th, from 4-8pm, with the family meeting friends from 6-8pm. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com
Memorials may be directed to the Evelyn “Tootie” Lydon Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.
TOOTIE LYDON is survived by:
Her son – Brad (Jana) Lydon, of Kimballton.
Her daughter – Christi Raasch of Corning.
Her brother – Bill (Peggy) Eggen, of Salt Lake City, UT.
7 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
WAYNE TIBBEN, 91, of Audubon, died Thu., March 15th, at the Manning Plaza Nursing Home. Funeral services for Wayne Tibben will be held 1-p.m. Sat., March 17th, at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. Johnson & Woodhouse Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.
Visitation at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning will be held from 4:30-pm Fri., March 16th.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.
Wayne Tibben is survived by:
His sons – Gale (Doris) Tibben, of Spirit Lake, & Clark (Vickie) Tibben, of Audubon.
His brother – Eldon (Delilah) Tibben, of Fairfield, NE.
6 grandchildren & 6 great-grandchildren.
The record warm temperatures in recent days have likely spurred water enthusiasts to break out their boating or canoe gear.
Todd Robertson
Todd Robertson, river programs outreach coordinator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, is reminding paddlers to dress for the water, not the air. “Even though air temperatures are nice and warm and all cozy, the water is a completely different story,” Robertson says. “The water temperatures are in the low 40s, which mean it is ice cold.” The general rule, according to Robertson, is that if the water and air temperatures do not equal 120 degrees, anyone dumped in the water is at risk for hyperthermia.
“I have already seen quite a few people going out paddling who don’t have a lot of experience. I’ve seen people on Gray’s Lake (in Des Moines) without life jackets and in cotton sweat shirts and jeans,” Robertson says. “I mean, God forbid if they were to ever dump their boat in the water, they’d run into a lot of trouble.” He says dry suits or wet suits are recommended for all paddling until the water temperatures hit safer levels in late April or early May.
Robertson also suggests taking a bag with plenty of dry clothing. A properly fitted lifejacket is always important, regardless of the water temperatures, but Robertson notes hypothermia causes the loss of coordination and movement becomes limited – so a lifejacket is necessary to stay afloat and keep the head above water.
(Pat Curtis/Radio Iowa)
402 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012/NWS Des Moines
…RECORD HIGHS TODAY…
…NEAR RECORD HIGHS SATURDAY...
EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. AREAS OF FOG. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH AROUND 80. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW AROUND 60. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOW AROUND 60. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOW AROUND 60.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Chris Allen led four Cyclones in double figures with 20 points, and Iowa State scored their final 14 at the free throw line Thursday night to beat Connecticut 77-64.
It’s the first time since UCLA in 1996 that the defending champs have lost in the opening game and only the second time the Huskies have lost their first game of the NCAA tournament. UConn coach Jim Calhoun was already on his feet before the final buzzer, walking to congratulate Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg.
Scott Christopherson tallied 15 and Melvin Ejim scored 11 for the Cyclones. Royce White finished with a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Iowa State will now play overall #1 seed Kentucky on Saturday in Louisville, KY.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Daniel Bard was hit hard, with Shane Robinson’s bases-loaded triple in the eighth inning chasing the Boston pitcher Thursday as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Red Sox 9-6. Bard allowed seven earned runs in 2 2-3 innings. Dustin Pedroia and Darnell McDonald hit home runs that gave Boston a 4-1 lead going into the sixth, and Bard took over. Red Sox starter Alfredo Aceves struck out four in four innings while allowing one run. St. Louis starter Kyle Lohse gave up three earned runs in 3 2-3 innings. Rafael Furcal had two hits for St. Louis. Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits for the Red Sox.
The Cass County Board of Supervisors this week approved a proposed amendment to the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Cass County Budget. The appropriation adjustments (or, changes in spending authority) for Fiscal Year 2012 included – General Basic Fund: increase Local Health by $62,340 (for flow thru of revenues for grants, etc); Increase Non-departmental by $44,150 (for Public Safety Communications); Decrease Local Option Sales Tax capital projects function by $199,372 and increase LOST debt service function by $199,372; Increase General Basic non-departmental by $520,000 (for return of appropriation borrowed for URA Amaizing Energy capital projects expenditures 8/31/11); and, increase URA Amaizing Energy Debt Service Fund by $520,000.
The Supervisors also unanimously approved Cass County Compensation Board recommendations for a 2.5-percent across the board compensation increase for all elected officials. They voted 3-to 2 in favor of the compensation boards’ recommendation the Board of Supervisor members also receive a 2.5% salary increase, with Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors receive $1,000 above the normal compensation. Frank Waters, Chuck Rieken and Duane McFadden voted in favor of the recommendation, Gaylord Schelling and Mark Wedemeyer voted against it.
Approval of the Compensation Boards’ recommendations means for FY 2013: The Cass County Attorney’s annual salary will be $87,468 (an increase of $2,133 over FY 2012); Auditor, Recorder and Treasurers annual salaries will be $50,198 (an increase of $1,224); Sheriff, $62,683 (an increase of $1,529); and, each Supervisor will be paid $26,202 (an increase of $639), with $1,000 additional for the Board Chair.
The Board Wednesday morning approved adoption of the proposed FY2013 Cass County budget, and the Secondary Roads/Iowa Department of Transportation expense budget for FY 2013. And, they unanimously approved the use of County Road N-28 as an official detour route (beginning at Iowa Highway 83, south for 10-miles to Iowa Highway 92), while work is being done on Iowa Highway 148 from Anita south, to Highway 92.
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