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CAROLYN VONNAHME, 88, of Arcadia (formerly of Manning) – Svcs 2-23-12

Obituaries

February 19th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

CAROLYN VONNAHME, 88, of Arcadia (formerly of Manning), died Sun., Feb. 19th, at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll. A Mass of Christian Burial services for CAROLYN VONNAHME will be held 10-a.m. Thu., Feb. 23rd, at the Sacred Heart Church in Manning. Ohde Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 4-9pm Wed., Feb. 22nd, with a Prayer service at 4:30-p.m., and a Rosary at 6:30-p.m.

Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Manning.

CAROLYN VONNAHME is survived by:

Her children – Tom Vonnahme, of Vail; David Vonnahme, of Westside; Don Vonnahme, of Manning; Nancy Wittrock, of Audubon; Laurie Berger, of Westside; & Mike Vonnahme, of Manning.

26 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.

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(Update 5:33-pm) Clarinda man dies in small plane crashe

News

February 19th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

CLARINDA, Iowa (AP) – Officials are investigating a small plane crash in southwest Iowa that killed the pilot.  Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer says 53-year-old Jac Crain, of Clarinda, was killed in the crash that happened around 1:30 p.m. Sunday.  Crain’s BD-4 experimental, single-engine plane came to rest about 100 yards away from a farm house that’s about 2 miles southwest of Clarinda. The plane was registered to Crain Construction, Incorporated. It was manufactured in 2005.

A BD-4 experimental aircraft similar to one that crashed (from BD-4.org)

Sheriff’s Officials couldn’t say Sunday evening if Crain had issued a distress call, or if there was any indication of engine failure prior to the crash. Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration will work with local officials on Monday, to determine what caused the crash.

FAA records show the BD-4 Crain flew had a Lycoming engine capable of producing up to 200-horsepower.

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Villisca men arrested

News

February 19th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports two Villisca men were arrested over past few days. Sunday afternoon (Feb. 19th), 30-year old Adam Leroy Mattson, of Villisca, was taken into custody on a charge of Simple Assault, following an incident in the 400 block of 3rd Street, in Villisca. Mattson was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

And, late Thursday morning (Feb 16th), 28-year old Chad Allen McCuen, of Villisca, was arrested for Breach of Public Peace, following an incident in the 300 block of South 3rd Avenue, in Villisca. McCuen was also being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

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State Wrestling Team Scores – Final

Sports

February 18th, 2012 by Jim Field

Class 3-A

1. Bettendorf 170.0
2. Southeast Polk 156.5
3. Iowa City, West 126.5
4. Linn Mar, Marion 126.0
5. Prairie, Cedar Rapids 86.5
6. Valley, West Des Moines 84.0
7. Mason City 70.0
8. Pleasant Valley 70.0
9. Waverly-Shell Rock 70.0
10. Lewis Central 64.0
11. Urbandale 59.5
12. Ankeny 58.5
13. Indianola 44.0
14. Spencer 43.0
15. Burlington 39.0
16. Johnston 33.5
17. Des Moines, Roosevelt 28.0
18. Fort Madison 26.5
19. Cedar Falls 22.0
20. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 21.0
21. North Scott, Eldridge 19.5
22. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 18.0
23. Clinton 17.0
24. Sioux City, East 17.0
25. Fort Dodge 16.0
26. Keokuk 15.0
27. Oskaloosa 15.0
28. Epworth, Western Dubuque 13.0
29. Dubuque, Hempstead 12.5
30. Cedar Rapids, Washington 9.0
31. Davenport West 9.0
32. Sioux City, North 9.0
33. Iowa City, City High 8.0
34. Knoxville 8.0
35. Des Moines, North-Hoover 7.0
36. Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 6.0
37. Decorah 6.0
38. Muscatine 6.0
39. Dubuque, Senior 5.0
40. Davenport Central 4.0
41. Mount Pleasant 4.0
42. Ames 3.0
43. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 3.0
44. Marshalltown 2.0
45. Xavier, Cedar Rapids 2.0
46. Boone 1.0
47. Davenport North 1.0
48. Des Moines, East 1.0
49. Carroll 0.0
50. Cedar Rapids, Jefferson 0.0
51. Denison-Schleswig 0.0
52. Glenwood 0.0
53. Norwalk 0.0
54. Sioux City, West 0.0
55. Storm Lake 0.0
56. Waukee 0.0

Class 2-A

1. Denver-Tripoli 126.0
2. Assumption, Davenport 119.5
3. West Delaware, Manchester 119.0
4. Creston/Orient-Macksburg 90.5
5. New Hampton 77.5
6. Union – LaPorte City 64.5
7. Mediapolis 60.0
8. Solon 59.0
9. Perry 55.0
10. Spirit Lake Park 53.0
11. Charles City 44.5
12. Williamsburg 44.5
13. Osage 40.5
14. Sheldon South O`Brien 39.5
15. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 30.5
16. Red Oak 29.0
17. Webster City 28.0
18. Independence 27.0
19. South Tama County, Tama 27.0
20. Dallas Center-Grimes 26.0
21. Winterset 25.5
22. Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 24.0
23. Clear Lake 24.0
24. Albia 23.0
25. Louisa Muscatine, Letts 23.0
26. South Central Calhoun 22.0
27. PCM, Monroe 20.0
28. Atlantic 19.0
29. Estherville-Lincoln Central 18.0
30. New London 18.0
31. East Marshall/GMG 15.0
32. Laurens-Marathon 15.0
33. West Liberty 15.0
34. Central Clinton, DeWitt 14.0
35. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 14.0
36. Mount Vernon 14.0
37. ADM, Adel 13.0
38. Missouri Valley 13.0
39. North Polk, Alleman 13.0
40. Monticello 12.0
41. OA-BCIG 12.0
42. Wahlert, Dubuque 12.0
43. Wilton 12.0
44. Bondurant-Farrar 11.0
45. Anamosa 10.0
46. Ballard 9.0
47. Clear Creek-Amana 9.0
48. MFL-Central 9.0
49. Boyden Hull/Rock Valley 8.0
50. Centerville 8.0
51. Carlisle 7.0
52. Grinnell 7.0
53. JSPCEG 7.0
54. Fairfield 5.0
55. Riceville/Saint Ansgar 5.0
56. Saydel 5.0
57. Cherokee, Washington 3.0
58. Clarinda 3.0
59. Gilbert 3.0
60. Hampton-Dumont 3.0
61. MOC-Floyd Valley 3.0
62. Northeast, Goose Lake 3.0
63. Washington 3.0
64. Davis County, Bloomfield 2.0
65. Harlan 2.0
66. Van Meter 2.0
67. Woodward-Granger 2.0
68. Algona/NSK 1.0
69. Beckman, Dyersville 0.0
70. Bedford/Lenox 0.0
71. Central Decatur, Leon 0.0
72. Chariton 0.0
73. Columbus Community, Columbus Junction 0.0
74. Crestwood, Cresco 0.0
75. East Sac County 0.0
76. Nevada 0.0

Class 1-A

1. Don Bosco, Gilbertville 95.5
2. Nashua-Plainfield 90.0
3. Alburnett 79.0
4. North-Linn, Troy Mills 72.5
5. West Branch 66.0
6. Lisbon 61.0
7. Martensdale-St Marys 61.0
8. Underwood 58.5
9. Eddyville-Blakesburg 52.0
10. South Winneshiek, Calmar 49.0
11. Clarion-Goldfield 48.0
12. Emmetsburg 46.0
13. West Hancock, Britt 43.0
14. Woodbury-Central, Moville 42.5
15. Maquoketa Valley, Delhi 40.0
16. Manson Northwest Webster 38.0
17. St. Albert, Council Bluffs 36.0
18. Aplington-Parkersburg 34.0
19. Okoboji, Milford 31.0
20. Highland, Riverside 30.0
21. Clarksville 29.0
22. Akron-Westfield 26.5
23. Tri-Center, Neola 26.0
24. Columbus Catholic, Waterloo 24.0
25. Tri-County-Montezuma 24.0
26. Sigourney-Keota 20.0
27. Valley Community, Elgin 20.0
28. Central Springs 19.0
29. Ogden 19.0
30. Logan-Magnolia 18.0
31. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 18.0
32. Sumner-Fredericksburg 18.0
33. English Valleys, North English 17.0
34. Graettinger-Terril 17.0
35. Audubon 16.0
36. Midland, Wyoming 16.0
37. Corning 15.0
38. St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 15.0
39. B-G-M, Brooklyn 14.0
40. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 13.0
41. Iowa Valley, Marengo 13.0
42. Ridge View 13.0
43. Hudson 12.0
44. Jesup 11.0
45. Riverside, Oakland 11.0
46. East Buchanan, Winthrop 10.0
47. Guthrie Center 10.0
48. Newman Catholic, Mason City 10.0
49. Woodbine 10.0
50. Westwood, Sloan 9.0
51. South Hamilton, Jewell 8.0
52. North Cedar, Standwood 7.0
53. EHK-Exira 6.5
54. Belle Plaine 6.0
55. Edgewood-Colesburg 6.0
56. West Marshall, State Center 6.0
57. Durant 5.0
58. Lake Mills 5.0
59. Pekin 5.0
60. Rockford 5.0
61. Western Christian, Hull 5.0
62. Regina, Iowa City 4.0
63. Cardinal, Eldon 3.0
64. Pocachontas Area/Pomeroy-Palmer 3.0
65. Van Buren, Keosauqua 3.0
66. West Sioux, Hawarden 3.0
67. East Mills 2.0
68. Lynnville-Sully 2.0
69. Mount Ayr 2.0
70. Pleasantville 2.0
71. West Central Valley, Stewart 2.0
72. Dike-New Hartford 1.0
73. Tipton 1.0
74. Colfax-Mingo 0.0
75. Coon Rapids-Bayard 0.0
76. Interstate 35, Truro 0.0
77. Lawton-Bronson 0.0
78. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 0.0
79. Nodaway Valley 0.0
80. North Butler, Greene 0.0
81. Panorama 0.0
82. Sibley-Ocheyedan 0.0
83. Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 0.0
84. Treynor 0.0
85. Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction 0.0
86. West Monona, Onawa 0.0

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State Wrestling Championship Matches

Sports

February 18th, 2012 by Jim Field

Class 3-A

  • 106: Matt Wempen (Linn Mar) 48-2 won 3-1 in overtime over Travis Willers (Pleasant Valley) 50-3
  • 113: Phillip Laux (Iowa City West) 50-3 won by 3-1 decision over Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf) 42-2
  • 120: Tyler Willers (Pleasant Valley) 51-2 won by 3-1  decision over Chris Walters (CR Prairie) 40-4
  • 126: Cory Clark (Southeast Polk) 46-1 won by 6-2 decision over Eric DeVos (Waverly-Shell Rock) 44-4
  • 132: Dakota Bauer (Iowa City West) 52-2 won by 5-4 decision over Luke Kremer (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 39-6
  • 138: John Meeks (DM Roosevelt) 45-0 won by 9-6 decision over Connor Ryan (Bettendorf) 39-5
  • ***John Meeks is the 6th Iowa wrestler to end his career undefeated with 4 state titles***
  • 145: Gabriel Moreno (Urbandale) 41-0 won by 8-1 decision over Ross Lembeck (Linn Mar) 48-3
  • 152: Zach Witte (CR Prairie) 23-0 won by 5-3 decision over Dylan Blackford (SE Polk) 44-4
  • 160: Zeb Wahle (Lewis Central) 50-2 won by 3-2 decision over Justin Koethe (Iowa City West) 53-2
  • 170: Alex Meyer (Southeast Polk) 46-1 won by 10-4 decision over Colbey Vance (Bettendorf) 39-6
  • 182: Jared Bartel (Mason City) 49-0 won by 5-0 decision over Mark Atwater (Linn Mar) 31-4
  • 195: Ross Larson (Ankeny) 41-0 won by pin (1:21) over Bud Smith (Southeast Polk) 37-5
  • 220: Willie Miklus (Southeast Polk) 47-0 won by pin (1:49) over Zach Renshaw (Lewis Central) 48-3
  • 285: Nate Shaw (Bettendorf) 31-1 won 6-4 in overtime over Don Dawson (Indianola) 37-3

Class 2-A

  • 106: Doug Miner (Spirit Lake Park) 46-0 won by pin (3:03) over Mason Miller (Winterset) 41-4
  • 113: Max Thomsen (Union) 47-1 won by 6-0 decision over Shadow Leshen (Albia) 44-6
  • 120: Dylan Peters (Denver-Tripoli) 48-0 won by pin (:37) over Tony DeVriese (Dav. Assumption) 45-6
  • 126: Colton McCrystal (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 45-1 won by 8-6 decision over Kyle Springer (Dav. Assumption) 50-2
  • 132: Brandon Sorensen (Denver-Tripoli) 49-1 won by 3-1  decision over Topher Carton (Dav. Assumption) 49-2
  • 138: Jake Marlin (Creston/O-M) 51-1 won by 10-2 major decision over Logan Thomsen (Union) 45-2
  • ***Jake Marlin wins his 3rd straight state title***
  • 145: JC Vercande (Williamsburg) 53-1 won by 19-4 tech fall over Cory Chapin (Denver-Tripoli) 40-4
  • 152: Nick Georgean (Dav. Assumption) 50-1 won by 8-5 decision over Cody Fritz (Solon) 46-1
  • 160: Erik Lux (South Tama County) 45-3 won by pin (5:31) over Chase Shedenhelm (Denver-Tripoli) 37-3
  • 170: Nick Fuller (Independence) 49-1 won by 9-0 major decision over JJ Hanus (Solon) 44-4
  • 182: Seth Esaias (Red Oak) 50-0 won by pin (6:41) over Garrett Smith (Denver-Tripoli) 29-2
  • 195: Adam Reth (West Delaware) 44-0 won by 3-2 decision over Keaton Hulett (Creston/O-M) 49-3
  • 220: Kane Seeley (Perry) 48-1 won by 24-9 tech fall over Terron Geerdes (Central Lyon/GLR) 35-2
  • 285: Collin Bevins (Creston/O-M) 52-1 won by pin (2:50) over Logan Hopp (New Hampton) 41-2

Class 1-A

  • 106: Hunter Washburn (Alburnett) 46-0 won by 11-2 major decision over Blake Dietz (Nashua-Plainfield) 44-3
  • 113: Jordan Bremer (Woodbury-Central) 47-1 won by 5-3 decision over Kyler Kiner (Ogden) 24-2
  • 120: Charlie Jones (Columbus Catholic) 45-7 won by 8-2 decision over Aaron Anderson (Clarion-Goldfield) 37-1
  • 126: Tyler Shulista (Alburnett) 46-1 won by pin (1:22) over Kyle White (Central Springs) 46-8
  • 132: David Walker (Martensdale-St Marys) 52-0 won by 13-3 major decision over Kolbi Kohl (Lisbon) 31-5
  • 138: Logan Mulnix (North-Linn) 45-0 won by 7-1 decision over Payton Rice (NW Webster) 46-4
  • 145: Robert Walker (Martensdale-St Marys) 30-0 won by 13-4major decision over Jake Slocum (West Branch) 44-5
  • 152: Loren Williams (Tri-Center) 52-0 won by 5-3 decision over Tait Simpson (Lisbon) 30-1
  • ***This is Loren Williams 2nd state title***
  • 160: Mark Weber (Don Bosco) 45-7 won by 3-2 decision over Taylor Wedeking (Nashua-Plainfield) 40-9
  • 170: Brendan Schott (North-Linn) 46-0 won by 9-3 decision over Brett Roberts (Eddyville-Blakesburg) 52-3
  • 182: Andy Glaser (Nashua-Plainfield) 43-3 won by  3-2 decision over Tanner Taylor (Okoboji, Milford) 43-1
  • 195: Caleb Ciavarelli (Clarksville) 36-2 won by pin (2:17) over Cade Jones (West Branch) 39-7
  • 220: Nick Schmelzer (South Winneshiek) 38-3 won by 6-3 decision over Derrick Miller (West Branch) 43-6
  • 285: Marco Naughton (St. Albert) 37-0 won by 11-2 major decision over Brandon McCracken (Aplington-Parkersburg) 43-5

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Minor injuries during rollover accident in Montgomery County

News

February 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says minor injuries were reported following a single-vehicle rollover accident Saturday afternoon. Officials say at around 12:30-p.m., an investigation into the crash determined a 1998 Dodge  Caravan operated and owned by 73-year old Philip Larry Turner, of Elliott, was traveling west on 120th Street, when the van got too close to the shoulder of the road.

The vehicle sustained $3,000 damage after it entered a ditch and rolled over.  Turner was transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital by private vehicle, for treatment of minor injuries. No charges have been filed.

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McKines guides New Mexico State past Drake 71-55

Sports

February 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Wendell McKines had 25 points and 12 rebounds Saturday to pace New Mexico State to a 71-55 victory over Drake. McKines’ performance was the 42nd double-double of his career and 15th this season. Hernst Laroche scored 17 points, including three 3-pointers, as the Aggies (20-8) picked up their third consecutive victory. Daniel Mullings added 10 points. Rayvonte Rice scored 18 points for the Bulldogs (15-13), whose two-game winning streak was snapped. Aaron Hawley hit four 3-pointers and scored 14. New Mexico State used a 14-2 run for a 19-7 lead with 9:57 left in the first half, and it was not close thereafter. The Aggies shot 48 percent (24 of 50) and 54 percent (7 of 13) from 3-point distance. Drake was limited to 34 percent (18 of 53) and 32 percent (7 of 22) from long range. The BracketBusters game was the 2,500th contest in Drake’s 106-year basketball history.

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Change defines spring for World Series winners

Sports

February 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — So long, Albert Pujols. Happy trails, Tony La Russa. Timeout, Dave Duncan. The World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals have had plenty of upheaval. Now they enter spring training looking for a new No. 3 hitter and breaking in a rookie manager and pitching coach. Time for the newcomers to step forward. With pitchers and catchers reporting Saturday at Roger Dean Stadium, Mike Matheny checked that this was where La Russa usually held court for 16 springs. Derek Lilliquist plans on sticking with Duncan’s tried and true methods in his first year as pitching coach. Lilliquist was acting pitching coach late last season while Duncan took a leave following his wife’s surgery to remove a brain tumor. How will the Cardinals ill fill the third spot in the batting order now that Pujols is with the Angels? Matheny says there’s plenty of time to figure that out.

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2 hospitalized following NW Iowa pit bull attack

News

February 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A woman and teenager in northwest Iowa were hospitalized after the woman’s pit bull attacked them. The Sioux City Journal says both victims suffered bite wounds Friday afternoon. Sioux City police said the woman put the dog in a garage shortly after 3 p.m., after it became excited by two men who were making a delivery. Police say the dog attacked the woman and bit her face when she attempted to go into the garage. A 19-year-old who was helping with the delivery was bitten on the arm when he attempted to pull the dog away. Both the woman and teenager were taken to Mercy Medical Center Sioux City with non-life threatening injuries. Animal control workers took the dog into custody.

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Iowa State blasts Oklahoma 80-69

Sports

February 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Scott Christopherson scored 25 points, Chris Allen added 16 and Iowa State beat Oklahoma 80-69 on Saturday for its fifth win in seven games. Melvin Ejim had 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Cyclones (19-8, 9-5 Big 12), who’ve won five straight league games at home for the first time in eight years. Iowa State cruised past the scuffling Sooners without much help from Royce White, who battled foul trouble and scored just four points. The Cyclones went on a 15-6 run following White’s fourth foul with 12:17 left, opening up an insurmountable 18-point lead. Cameron Clark led five in double figures with 16 points for the Sooners (13-13, 3-11), who’ve lost six straight and have fallen to .500 for the first time this season.

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