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220 members of Iowa National Guard return home

News

April 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Some 220 members of the Iowa National Guard have returned home from Afghanistan. The 132nd Fighter Wing arrived in Des Moines late Saturday, after several flight delays.  Tina Claus, of Omaha, Neb., told the Des Moines Register that the wait was worth it to see her husband, Lt. Col. Brian Claus. She says their children, ages 11 and 7, had been looking forward to it all day, and they would have been there even if the wait extended into Sunday.  Fifty members of the unit were sent to Afghanistan in November. The rest deployed in February.  The 1,000-member unit has flown more than 8,000 combat missions. Congress is considering a proposal to cut the size of the unit and remove its 21 F-16 fighter jets in favor of unmanned drones.

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Red Oak woman arrested on a drug charge

News

April 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report the arrest Saturday morning, of 24 -year-old Megan Mae Rose Ross, of Red Oak. Ross was taken into custody on a possession of a controlled substance charge. She was being held in the Montgomery County Jail, on $1,000 bond.

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Area Drake Relays High School Qualifiers

Sports

April 22nd, 2012 by Jim Field

Thursday Events:

Boys Discus

  • Tyler Hovey, Atlantic
  • AJ Scarborough, Fremont-Mills
  • Dallas Franks, Fremont-Mills

Girls High Jump

  • Chaley Rath, Treynor

Girls Shot Put

  • Kaylee Blake, IKM-Manning

Boys Long Jump

  • Grant May, Glenwood

Girls 3000

  • Rebekah Topham, Griswold

Boys 3200

  • Brandon Phipps, Creston

Friday Events:

Girls 100 hurdles

  • Chaley Rath, Treynor

Boys 110 hurdles

  • Austin Hess, Harlan

Boys Shot Put

  • Tyler Hovey, Atlantic

Girls 100

  • Emma Konkler, Audubon
  • Caitlyn Stroud, Corning

Boys 100

  • Cleo Harris, Abraham Lincoln
  • Kyle Kuhlmann, Woodbine

Girls Discus

  • Abby Sonderman, Harlan
  • Dusty Olson, Thomas Jefferson
  • Kaylee Blake, IKM-Manning

Girls Long Jump

  • Brianna Maitlen, Creston

Boys High Jump

  • Connor Meis, Treynor
  • Robert Tank, IKM-Manning

Girls 800

  • Harlan

Boys 4 x 200

  • Abraham Lincoln

Girls 800

  • Rebekah Topham, Griswold

Boys 800

  • Cade Cleaveland, Riverside

Girls 4 x 100 relay

  • Glenwood
  • Exira/EHK
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Carroll
  • Harlan
  • Denison-Schleswig
  • Creston

Boys 4 x 100 relay

  • Harlan
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • East Mills
  • Thomas Jefferson

Girls 4 x 400 relay

  • Harlan

Saturday Events:

Boys shuttle hurdle relay

  • Harlan

Girls 400 hurdles

  • Rebekah Topham, Griswold

Boys 400 hurdles

  • Derek Jones, Glenwood

Girls 1500

  • Rebekah Topham, Griswold

 

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JEANNE NANCARROW, 92, of Atlantic (Svcs. 4-27-12)

Obituaries

April 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

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.

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NORMA JEAN SOTHMAN, 83, of Atlantic (Svcs. 4-26-12)

Obituaries

April 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

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.

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NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Sun., April 22 2012

Weather

April 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

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.

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Lawmakers optimistic about property tax changes

Ag/Outdoor, News

April 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

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.

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Iowa News Headlines: Sunday, April 22nd 2012

News

April 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

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.

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Burnett Sparkles as Pirates Trip Cardinals 2-0

Sports

April 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

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.

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FRANCES KEETON, 90, of Redfield (Svcs. 4-25-12)

Obituaries

April 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

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.

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