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Forecast for Cass County, IA & surrounding counties on 12-27-11

Weather

December 27th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

NWS/Des Moines 337 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S.

FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S.

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Bachman to visit Atlantic & nearby towns, Tuesday

News

December 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann will continue her 99 county bus tour today (Tuesday, December 27th), visiting with voters in nine towns throughout Iowa. The Minnesota Congresswoman will be in Atlantic Tuesday evening at the Pizza Ranch Restaurant, beginning at 7:10 p.m.  Other stops include Council Bluffs, Harlan, Glenwood, Sidney, Shenandoah, Red Oak and Hamlin.

Bachman events, time and locations…

EVENT:
WHEN:
WHERE:		 Council Bluffs Tour Stop and Media Availability
9:30 am CT
Scooter’s Coffeehouse
3030 W. Broadway Suite 1
Council Bluffs, Iowa
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 Mondamin Tour Stop
10:25 am CT
King’s Crossing Cafe
97 Maple Street
Mondamin, Iowa
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 Onawa Tour Stop
11:10 am CT
Dairy Queen
2805 Iowa Avenue
Onawa, Iowa
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 Harlan Tour Stop
12:45 pm CT
Pizza Ranch
613 Court Street
Harlan, Iowa
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 Glenwood Tour Stop
2:30 pm CT
Oasis Steakhouse & Lounge
104 South Walnut Street
Glenwood, Iowa
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 Sidney Tour Stop
3:45 pm CT
Penn Drug
714 Illinois Street
Sidney, Iowa
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 Robin Read House Party
4:40 pm CT
Home of Robin Read
404 South Center Street
Shenandoah, Iowa
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 Red Oak Tour Stop
5:45 pm CT
Pizza Ranch
1511 North Broadway Street
Red Oak, Iowa
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 Atlantic Tour Stop
7:10 pm CT
Pizza Ranch
1512 East 7th Street
Atlantic, Iowa
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 Hamlin Tour Stop
8:30 pm CT
Darrell’s Place
4010 1st Street
Hamlin, Iowa

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Strange odor leads to 5 arrests in Red Oak

News

December 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

An investigation into a strange odor in Red Oak Monday morning led to the arrest of 5 people on drug charges. Police in Red Oak Police arrived at 1660 E Summit, and after an investigation, arrested 19-year old Timothy Gene Humphrey, of Omaha, 18- year old Ashley Ann Wood and 19-year old Jodi Michelle Booher, both of Shenandoah, 24-year old Madison Christina Parson, and 20-year old Brett Michael Donnelly, both of Red Oak, for gathering where a controlled substance was being used.

Humphrey was also charged with possession of a controlled substance. All five persons were brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on 1,000 dollars bond each. Red Oak Police was assisted in their investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies.

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MURYL JEAN VOKT, 80, of Adair (Svcs 12-29-11)

Obituaries

December 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

MURYL JEAN VOKT, 80, of Adair, died Mon., Dec. 26th, at the Cass County Hospice Center. Funeral services for MURYL VOKT will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., Dec. 29th, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Adair. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Adair has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 5-8pm Wed., Dec. 28th.

Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery at Anita.

MURYL VOKT is survived by:

Her husband – Merle Vokt, of Adair.

Her children – Keith (Cindy) Vokt, of Audubon; Janet (Daryl) Brauckman, of Atlantic; Joyce (Craig) Lundy, of Adair; & Jean (Darren) Littleton, of Council Bluffs.

Her brothers – Ray (Marcy) Rathman, of Greenfield, & Roger Rathman, of Anita.

9 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

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GEORGE DRAKE, 76, of Bayard (Svcs 12-29-2011)

Obituaries

December 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

GEORGE DRAKE, 76, of Bayard, died Sun., Dec. 25th, at the Israel House, in Ames. Funeral services for GEORGE DRAKE will be held Thursday, December 29th at 10:30a.m. at the Ohde Funeral Home in Bayard.

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Burial will be in the Orange Township Cemetery south of Coon Rapids.

Friends may call on Wednesday, December 28th from 3-7pm at the funeral home.

GEORGE DRAKE is survived by:

5 Children: Pam (Roger) Williams of Slater; Raynette (Tim) Corsaut of Nevada; Bob (Mikey) Drake of Wall Lake; Randy (Michele) Drake of Ankeny; Kelly Drake and Joe Jones of Ankeny.

10 Grandchildren

3 Great-Grandchildren

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WAYNE H. BETTS, 91, of Guthrie Center (Svcs 12-29-11)

Obituaries

December 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

WAYNE H. BETTS, 91, of Guthrie Center, died Sat., Dec. 24th, at the New Homestead in Guthrie Center. Memorial services for WAYNE BETTS will be held 11-a.m. Thu., Dec. 29th, at the 1st Christian Church in Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center has the arrangements.

Visitation is from 4-8pm Wed., Dec. 28th, at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 6-8pm.

Burial will be in the Union Cemetery at 10-a.m. Thursday, prior to the Memorial service.

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DARYL “CHRIS” PAULSEN, 79, of Avoca (Graveside Svcs 12-28-11)

Obituaries

December 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DARYL “CHRIS” PAULSEN, 79, of Avoca, died Sat., Dec. 24th, at his home in Avoca. Graveside services for DARYL PAULSEN will be held 1-p.m. Wed., Dec. 28th, at the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

There is no public visitation.

DARYL “Chris” Paulsen is survived by:

His sons – Jeff (Lynn) Paulsen, & Mark (Nyla) Paulsen, all of Avoca, & Bruce Paulsen, of Silver City, IA.

His siblings,

4 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren and 2 step-grandchildren.

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Cyclones land in Big Apple

Sports

December 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State football team is in New York City to continue preparations for the December 30th Pinstripe Bowl against Rutgers. ISU coach Paul Rhoads says the final few practices before leaving Ames he concentrated on the game plan. Rhoads says with the regular season stretching into December there is less of a concern about rust than there was two years ago prior to an Insight Bowl matchup against Minnesota. Rutgers has used two quarterbacks this season, sophomore Chas(chase) Dodd and freshman Gary Nova.

Rutgers coach Greg Schiano says the Scarlet Knights need to try and find a way to effectively run the ball against a Cyclone defense that is played its best at the end of the regular season. Running the ball has been a struggle for Rutgers which averages 91 yards per game and ranks 115th nationally. Schiana says another reason the Cyclones made a late season run was the play of quarterback Jared Barnett. The Cyclones are 6-6 while Rutgers finished the regular season 8-4.

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Iowa and Oklahoma continue preparations for Insight.

Sports

December 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops says playing the Iowa Hawkeyes in Friday’s Insight Bowl gives this game a much different feeling. Stoops played on Hayden Fry’s first Big Ten championship team back in 1981 and later served on Fry’s staff. Stoops says having been a part of the Iowa program he knows the last thing his Sooners should do is take the Hawkeyes lightly. Oklahoma is a better than two touchdown favorite. Stoops expects a hard fought game. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says it was no surprise to him that Stoops led the Sooners to the national title in only his second year at the helm.

This is the second straight trip to the Insight Bowl for the Hawkeyes who beat Missouri in last year’s game. Injuries hurt the Oklahoma offense late in the season but Ferentz says Sooner quarterback Landry Jones has a bright future at the next level. Oklahoma arrived on Phoenix last night. You can hear the action from the Insight Bowl live on KJAN, Friday night.

(Radio Iowa/Ric Hanson)

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Website to send bullying reports to Iowa schools

News

December 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some people, advocacy groups and Iowa school districts have been seeking innovative ways to battle bullying of students. A website being launched this month, http://ReportBullyingIowa.com, will take reports from students and parents and forward the reports to school districts. The website is run by the Eychaner Foundation, a Des Moines nonprofit group that says it wants to promote tolerance and nondiscrimination.

Iowa law requires school districts to report bullying cases to the Iowa Department of Education. But last year, more than half of Iowa school districts didn’t report any bullying. Foundation executive director Michael Bowser told The Des Moines Register (http://dmreg.co/tVCWsa ) there are many reasons for why reports aren’t being made, but he says the website could make it easier to report bullying.

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