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HELEN BANDOW, 77, of Manilla (Svcs. 3-9-12)

Obituaries

March 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

HELEN BANDOW, 77, of Manilla, died Mon., March 5th, at home. Funeral services for HELEN BANDOW will be held 2-p.m. Fri., March 9th, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manilla. Ohde Funeral Home in Manilla has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 4-p.m. Thursday (3/8).

Burial will be in the Nishnabotna Cemetery near Manilla.

Helen Bandow is survived by:

Her children – Georgette (Mike) Barry, and Deb (Jon) Blom,  Scott (Laurie) Bandow, Wyatt (Sylvia) Bandow, Dale (Jane) Bandow, Kim (Greg) Terlisner,all of Manilla; Stan (Donna) Bandow, and Rachel (Kevin) Donahue, all of Jonestown, TX;  and Kelly Rutherford, of Manning.

Her brothers and sisters:

Mary Bargenquast, of TX; Josephine (Ray) Lingle, Raymond (Alice) Boeck, and Frank (Gloria) Boeck, all of Manilla; Jane (Jim) Niday, of Cedar Rapids; and Judy (Don) Schaben, of Defiance.

28 grandhchildren & 33 great-grandchildren.

Extreme Fire Danger across parts of SW IA today

News, Weather

March 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service says the Grassland Fire Danger Index will be in the “Extreme” category today across parts of southwest Iowa and southeast Nebraska. In our area, that includes Montgomery, Fremont and Page Counties.

Extreme Fire Danger means that fires can start quickly, spread furiously, and burn intensely. All fires are potentially serious. All outdoor burning should be avoided in areas with Extreme Fire Danger! South to southwest winds at 15- to 30-mph today, will also bring an “Elevated Fire Danger” risk to the rest of the listening area.

Sunderman & McLaren file for re-election in Cass County

News

March 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman and Sheriff Darby McLaren have filed papers to run for re-election in the June 5th, 2012 Primary. Sunderman and McLaren were the first two candidates to announce their intentions to run for County office, Monday, March 5th, which was also the first day persons were allowed to file. The final date for filing nomination papers is Wednesday, March 28th, 2012.

Iowa Supreme Court to visit Council Bluffs: Atlantic & Hamburg cases to be heard

News

March 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Justices of the Iowa Supreme Court plan to be in Council Bluffs on Wednesday evening and Thursday. They will hear arguments in two cases, visit seven high schools, and speak at the local community college. The court will hold a special session at Iowa Western Community College to hear oral arguments in two cases. The session, which is open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday. In the first case, a nude dancing business in Hamburg is challenging a 2008 city ordinance regulating such businesses. The second case involves the American Civil Liberties Union, which wants to find out details of disciplinary action taken against two Atlantic School district employees after a strip search was conducted of five students in 2009. The school visits are scheduled for Thursday.

Near Record Highs Possible Today (Tues., March 6 2012)

Weather

March 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

336 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 – Nat’l. Weather Service Forecast for Cass and area Counties….

NEAR RECORD HIGHS TODAY...

TODAY…SUNNY…BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…COOLER. HIGH AROUND 60. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SLEET THROUGH MIDNIGHT. MUCH COLDER. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S.

FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S.

Western IA man electrocuted in tree trimming accident

News

March 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

SAC CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man was electrocuted in a tree trimming accident in Sac County. The sheriff’s office says 63-year-old Edward Peters, of Lake View, died on Monday while working near Nemaha. Sheriff Ken McClure says Peters, who owned Peters Painting and Tree Trimming, was leaning on a boom truck, while a worker in a bucket on the truck was cutting branches. McClure says the 50-foot boom touched an overhead power line. Electricity traveled through the truck and Peters, who died at a hospital in Sac City. An autopsy is pending.

Iowa News Headlines: Tues., March 6th 2012

News

March 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governor Terry Branstad made a rare public plea for lawmakers to approve his proposed overhaul of Iowa elementary and secondary schools. He spoke Monday night at a House hearing about the education plan and argued that student test scores have fallen and school reform is needed.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The governor is defending Iowa’s new law that he signed Friday. The law makes it a crime to lie in order to gain access to a livestock operation to record animal abuse. Governor Terry Branstad says gaining access to property under false pretenses is a serious matter and property owners deserve protections.

MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — Delaware County supervisors will proceed with a $3 million bond to help fund the rebuilding of the Lake Delhi dam. The dam in northeast Iowa collapsed during flooding in 2010 and nearly drained the 9-mile lake that’s surrounded by private homes on the Maquoketa (muh-KOH’-kuh-tuh) River. A public hearing is scheduled for March 19.

SAC CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a western Iowa man was electrocuted in a tree trimming accident. Police say 63-year-old Edward Peters who owned Peters Painting and Tree Trimming was leaning on a boom truck, while a worker in a bucket on the truck was cutting branches. The 50-foot boom touched an overhead power line and electricity traveled through the truck and Peters. The co-worker wasn’t injured.

MARCELLA JOSEPHINE CAUGHELL, 92, of Avoca and formerly Hancock (SVCS 3/8/12)

Obituaries

March 5th, 2012 by admin

MARCELLA JOSEPHINE CAUGHELL, 92, of Avoca and formerly Hancock, died on Sunday, March 4 at the Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center.  Funeral services for MARCELLA CAUGHELL will be held on Thursday, March 8 at 11:00 AM at the United Church of Avoca.  Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

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Visitation will be held on Thursday March 8 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 am at the United Church of Avoca.

Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.

MARCELLA CAUGHELL is survived by:

Her friends Dean Kock of Hancock and Mike Ohm of Okoboji.

Century Old Human Remains Found in Hamburg Cemetery are not those of missing man

News

March 5th, 2012 by admin

The State Archeologist’s Office has confirmed human remains recovered from the Hamburg Cemetery, are NOT those of a man missing since 1968. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reported Monday afternoon, the Archeologist’s Office has determined the skeletal remains belonged to an unidentified man of European ancestry, 16-to 23-years of age, who lived sometime between 1850 and the early 1900’s. The remains were found in mid-February, while crews were excavating a new burial shaft.

Prior to receiving official word from the State on the identity of the remains, many had speculated they might have been those of Hamburg resident Gary Sebek, who disappeared in 1968. The Sheriff’s Office says the remains will be returned to Hamburg for reburial within the city cemetery.

Iowa News Headlines: Monday afternoon, March 5 2012

News

March 5th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A public hearing at the Statehouse on proposed changes to Iowa’s public school system is expected to draw a crowd of lobbyists and regular citizens tonight. The House is holding the hearing to offer people a chance to speak out on Governor Terry Branstad’s plan, which includes new testing and performance requirements for students.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — University of Northern Iowa professors whose programs are downsized will receive a year’s salary and other benefits to retire or resign under a program created by the Iowa Board of Regents. The regents voted 8-0 today to approve the Early Separation Incentive Program. Employees interested in receiving the benefits will have to apply for the program by April 23rd.

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Highway 20 in north-central Iowa has reopened after two separate chain-reaction collisions that sent eight people to the hospital. The pileups happened this morning east of Webster City. The Iowa State Patrol says 22 vehicles were involved in the westbound crash, with seven others on the eastbound side. Two people are in serious condition.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A man charged in a deadly 2010 motorcycle crash in Mason City has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide. James Bollinger entered his plea during a hearing today. Bollinger told the judge he was drunk the night he slammed his car into a motorcycle, killing Tim Wurtzel of Hanlontown.