Authorities in Montgomery County say three people were arrested Saturday. 16-year old Brittney Maynes was charged with Serious Assault. The teen was later released to the custody of her parents. And, two Red Oak residents were arrested on trespassing charges, for allegedly trespassing on railroad property. 51-year old William Coatney and 23-year old Jennifer Dellaca were taken into custody at around 5-p.m. Saturday. The pair were issued citations, and released.
Audubon High School FFA Advisor Brittany Elmquist says the Audubon High School Chapter of the FFA has been awarded a $1,500 “Planting a Seed” grant from the Iowa Food & Family Project. The grant will be used to conduct activities which increase agricultural awareness and interest among youth in food production and life sciences. The “Planting a Seed” program is sponsored by Pioneer Hi-Bred, in cooperation with the Iowa FFA Foundation.
The Audubon FFA and other grant recipients, will conduct programs this spring that stimulate interest among K-through 12 students in agricultural careers, and emphasize the role science and technology play in providing wholesome food, using less land and fewer inputs. The Audubon Chapter of the FFA plans to host a “Poverty Dinner” for the entire Audubon High School student body, grades 8-through 12. The goal of the event is to increase awareness about food insecurity and the important role farmers play in providing greater quantities of wholesome food for more people.
The dinner will be held during lunch on March 21st, with students randomly assigned to one of three Socio-economic levels that represent proportional global standards of living. The meal might be one of just rice and beans eaten on the floor, or, a nice four-course meal…depending on the students’ assigned socio-economic status. Prior to the dinner, FFA members will discuss scenarios which set the stage for the meal, and what the average day is like for people in the various levels around the world.
During the week leading up to the event, the Audubon FFA Chapter will post facts about agriculture and related Ag-science careers. The chapters’ members will also be recognized April 23rd at the Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference in Ames. The State Chapter determined to have conducted the most innovative and successful activity, will be presented with a $1,500 Award of Excellence, to be used for general chapter activity.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Creighton coach Greg McDermott says his Bluejays deserved a fifth or sixth seed in the NCAA tournament.
Instead, the selection committee made Creighton a No. 8 seed in the Midwest Regional. If the Bluejays beat No. 9 Alabama on Friday in Greensboro, N.C., and top-seeded North Carolina wins its game against either Lamar or Vermont, a Doug McDermott-Harrison Barnes matchup will be set for Sunday.
Doug McDermott, the Creighton star, and the Tar Heels’ Barnes were teammates on the powerful Ames (Iowa) High team that won 53 straight games and made national headlines when Barnes was the nation’s top recruit in 2010.
The 19th-ranked Bluejays (28-5) won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament for the league’s automatic NCAA bid.
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BERNIECE CASADY, 97, of Atlantic, died Sun., March 11th, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Funeral services for BERNIECE CASADY will be held 2-p.m. Thu., March 15th, at the Lewis Congregational United Methodist Church. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation is open daily at the funeral home from 8am-5:30pm, with the family present from 7-8pm Wed., March 14th.
Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery at Lewis.
Berniece Casady is survived by:
Her daughter – Sharol (Randall) Breckerbaumer, of Atlantic.
Her son – Richard (Darla) Casady, of Atlantic.
4 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren & 11 great-great grandchildren.
A Red Oak man was arrested Sunday night on a charge of Simple Domestic Assault. According to Red Oak Police, 19-year old Caleb Lee Walter was taken into custody at around 11:35-p.m.. Walter was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond, pending a court appearance.
ROY “DUSTY” RHODES, 64, of Council Bluffs (& formerly of the Cumberland & Atlantic areas) died Fri., March 9th, at his home in Council Bluffs. Graveside services for ROY RHODES will be held on Thursday, March 15 at 2 PM at Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter. Cutler-O’Neill-Meyer-and Woodring Funeral Home in Council Bluffs is handling the arrangements.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 14 at 4 PM at the funeral home.
Roy “Dusty” Rhodes is survived by:
His wife – Linda Rhodes.
His sisters – Norma Wyllie, of Atlantic; Candace Reed, of Odessa, TX; Rita Trout, Doris Ballard, Beverly Breeden, and Shirley Bonebrake, all of Council Bluffs.
His sons: James Rhodes, of Atlantic, and Dusty Lee Rhodes.
321 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 National Weather Service/Des Moines
…NEAR RECORD HIGHS POSSIBLE TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY…
EARLY THIS MORNING…SHOWERS. SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 80 PERCENT.
TODAY…CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 40S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S.
THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE MID 50S.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police in Iowa’s Linn County are now accepting text message tips about crimes. Anyone can now send text message tips to 274637 with the number 5227 in the subject line to reach the Linn County Crime Stoppers.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A wild turkey has created traffic trouble in Cedar Rapids, so experts are trying to relocate the bird. Cedar Rapids television station KGAN reports that the bird likes to strut across busy streets in the northeast part of the city. The director of the Blackhawk County Wildlife Project says she’s working to relocate the turkey once he can be apprehended.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State earned a Number 8 seed for the NCAA tournament and will play ninth-seeded Connecticut in Louisville on Thursday. It’s the first NCAA tournament bid in seven years for the Cyclones. The Iowa Hawkeyes will host Dayton in the National Invitational Tournament on Tuesday. And Northern Iowa also earned an NIT bid. The Panthers will play at second-seeded St. Joseph’s on Wednesday.
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Jim Flanery waited a long time for this moment. In his 10th season at Creighton and after a bunch of close misses, he finally gets a chance to coach in the NCAA tournament. “We’re thrilled to be here,” Flanery said after the Bluejays beat Drake 53-38 in the Missouri Valley Conference women’s tournament final yesterday in St. Charles, Missouri. Omaha-based Creighton’s men’s basketball team is also headed to the NCAA tournament.
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