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CRP Informational meeting to be held in Adair County

Ag/Outdoor

March 1st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

An official with the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Iowa, says the FSA will conduct several Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) informational meetings across the state. One of the meetings takes place 5:30-p.m. Thursday, March 15th, at the Adair County Fairgrounds 4-H building, in Greenfield.

John R. Whitaker, State Executive Director for the FSA in Iowa, says the State currently has more than 1.65-million acres enrolled in CRP, with nearly 232,000 acres expiring on September 30th, 2012.  A General CRP signup is scheduled to begin March 12th, 2012 and end April 6th, 2012.   

Environmentally desirable land devoted to certain conservation practices may be enrolled in CRP at any time under continuous sign-up.  Producers wanting to re-enroll continuous CRP practices expiring September 30, 2012, must do so prior to contract expiration.  Landowners with expiring CRP land or land that is not currently enrolled in CRP are encouraged to attend an informational meeting. 

Information on the meeting and other programs administered by FSA can be found at www.fsa.usda.gov/ia

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Gov. Branstad announces appointments to Iowa’s boards and commissions

News

March 1st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Governor Terry Branstad today (Thursday), announced the appointments of individuals to Iowa’s various boards and commissions.  Several western and southwest Iowans were among those appointed. Their terms begin on May 1st, 2012, unless otherwise noted and are subject to Senate confirmation.   Here are the Boards and/or Commissions, and those from our listening area appointed to them:

Accountancy Examining Board: Robert Snodgrass, Creston; Evelyn Rank, Clarinda

Alcoholic Beverages Commission: Tami Doll, Council Bluffs

Board of Barbering: Gwendolyn Ecklund, Denison

Commission on Community Action Agencies: Kelly Busch, Creston

Credit Union Review Board: Timothy Marcsisak, Atlantic

Early Childhood Iowa State Board: Jean Stadtlander, Manning; Robert Ockerman, Adel Michael Bunde, Denison

Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa Board (HAWK-I): Mary Mincer Hansen, Panora

Landscape Architectural Examining Board: David Fjare, Council Bluffs

Board of Medicine: Julie Perkins, Carroll

Mental Health and Disabilities Service Commission: Suzanne Watson, Council Bluffs

Board of Pharmacy: Susan Frey, Villisca

Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Examining Board: Rodney Schultz, Council Bluffs; Patricia Weese, Bedford

Board of Podiatry: Sarah Kleffman, Harlan

Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology: Jon Schuttinga, Denison

Commission of Status of Women: Brian Mueller, Winterset

Iowa Telecommunications and Technology Commission: Kathleen Kohorst, Harlan

Commission of Veterans Affairs: Mickey Williams, Harlan

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BURTON WITTRUP, 77, of Elk Horn ( SVCS 3/7/12)

Obituaries

March 1st, 2012 by admin

BURTON WITTRUP, 77, of Elk Horn died Thursday, March 1, 2012 at the Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan.  Services for BURTON WITTRUP will be held Wednesday, March 7 at 10:00 AM at the Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton.

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Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday, March 7 at 9:00 AM before the service.

BURTON WITTRUP is survived by:

Wife:  Carolyn Wittrup of Elk Horn

Brother:  Lyle (Betty) Wittrup of Atlantic

3 children

4 step-children

14 grandchildren

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Free women’s health care screenings still available in Cass County

News

March 1st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

 Free women’s health screenings are still available from the Cass County Health System and Cass County Home Care.  Karla Akers, Care for Yourself Coordinator of Cass County Home Care says the screenings are made available through the Iowa Care for Yourself program and a grant from the Iowa Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.  Screenings include mammograms, clinical breast exams, and pelvic exams with or without pap smears.

Some age, income, and insurance guidelines apply, but Akers encourages women to call about availability.  Enrollment numbers are limited and services must be completed by the end of March.  Women interested in accessing the women’s health screenings should contact Karla Akers at 712-243-7443.

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Cardinals set news conference with Catcher Molina

Sports

March 1st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals have scheduled a Thursday afternoon news conference to announce a new contract for four-time Gold Glove catcher Yadier Molina. The 29-year-old Molina is a lifetime Cardinal entering the final year of his contract. He’s considered one of the best defensively at any position, winning a platinum glove last season in voting by fans, and also is coming off the best offensive season of his career.  Molina batted .305 in 2011 with 14 home runs and 65 RBIs, and added 12 RBIs during the team’s World Series title run. He’s been durable, too, averaging 138 games the last three seasons.

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Not much change in the latest flood outlook

News, Weather

March 1st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service in Des Moines says in its latest Flood Outlook there’s not much change in the forecast for the risk of flooding as we head into Spring in a few weeks. The outlook, issued this (Thursday) morning, covers a time frame from early March through early June, and includes the Nishnabotna and 102 Rivers. Officials say the risk of flooding continues to be near or below normal at all locations. Current conditions, they say, are not conducive to major, large-scale flooding, since the last outlook was issued on February 16th.  The outlook does not include the heavy snowfall which fell earlier this week across the northern U-S (The Dakotas, Minnesota & Wisconsin). 

The Weather Service says people should continue to monitor conditions for any changes. On March 14th, the Weather Service will change the Flood Stage, Moderate Flood Stage and Major Flood Stage for 44 of its 47 river forecast points. The Flood Stage will change by several feet at many locations. For more information on the changes, go to www.weather.gov/desmoines. The most recent outlook uses the current flood stage predictors.

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Backyard and Beyond 03-01-2012

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

March 1st, 2012 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Kathie Mailander of Wiota about the Buck Run Conference Facility and Vacation Rental.  Find out more at www.buckruniowa.com

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March 2012

Birthday Club

March 1st, 2012 by admin

March 1st:

  • Phyllis Anderson of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Patricia Kinkade-Dorsey of Atlantic
  • Julie Symonds of Massena
  • Stella Rose of Audubon
  • Dorothy Tupper of Lewis
  • Sally Myer of Atlantic

March 2nd:

  • Clifford Christensen of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Percilla Juelsgaard of Audubon
  • Terry Bengard of Exira
  • Andrew Rothfusz of Atlantic

March 3rd:

  • Cathy Jones of Cumberland (Winner)
  • John Nowatzke of Kimballton
  • Pastor Nancy Jensen of Atlantic
  • Macey Bauer of Audubon

March 4th:

  • Barb Sorensen of Exira (Winner)
  • Mark Rothfusz of Atlantic
  • Kathy Ostrus of Council Bluffs

March 5th:

  • Sharon Witt of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Corri Pelzer of Atlantic
  • Lisa Mills of Massena

March 6th:

  • Cathleen Griffin of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Melissa Gries of Elk Horn
  • Meriel Hall of Fontanelle
  • Darin Jensen of Audubon
  • Bonnie Eggers of Shelby
  • Connie Nevins of Atlantic
  • Joan Robertson of Atlantic

March 7th:

  • Delma Bennett of Kimballton (Winner)
  • Madison Neighbors of Atlantic
  • Harry Tupper of Lewis
  • Tom Hill of Exira
  • Bruno Behrends of Atlantic
  • Peg Beschorner of Wiota
  • Aaron Rothfusz of Atlantic
  • Janice Brown of Atlantic

March 8th:

  • Ries Andersen of Elk Horn (Winner)
  • Nancy Munch of Exira

March 9th:

  • Dee Reilly of Massena (Winner)
  • Pat Simmons of Wiota
  • Nedra Perry of Atlantic
  • Chris Conrad of Atlantic
  • Jada Jensen of Atlantic
  • Tom Carroll of Avoca

March 10th:

  • Doug Kelly of Griswold (Winner)

March 11th:

  • Ethel Christensen of Brayton (Winner)
  • Raymond Nielsen of Audubon
  • Margery Walker of Exira
  • Harold Rochholz of Casey

March 12th:

  • Forrest Teig of Atlantic (Winner)

March 13th:

  • Marion Perdue of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Brett Pieken of Atlantic
  • Julia McNeese of Atlantic

March 14th:

  • Rayna Myers of Lewis (Winner)
  • Wallace Dolch of Atlantic
  • Eric Vogl of Anita
  • Arline Gans of Irwin

March 15th:

  • Drew Skartvedt of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Corbin Logemann of Atlantic
  • Betty Winston of Atlantic
  • Roger Petersen of Exira

March 16th:

  • Lawrence Eilts of Cumberland (Winner)
  • Brett Stakey
  • Lexi Winther of Anita
  • Zander Nielsen of Exira
  • Teresa Godwin of Cumberland
  • Rich Perry of Atlantic
  • Abbey Bishop of Atlantic

March 17th:

  • Mary Hoegh of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Lois Nelson of Atlantic
  • Julie Earnhart
  • Kevin Elliott

March 18th:

  • Rose Pangburn of Atlantic
  • Carolyn Rudolph of Audubon
  • Jazmine Smith of Atlantic
  • Florence Theilen of Atlantic

March 19th:

  • Jacob Juelsgaard of Elk Horn (Winner)
  • Jayden Fiebelkorn of Exira
  • Doreen Christensen of Audubon
  • Marlene Hummel of Atlantic
  • Karen Berger of Atlantic
  • Ike Harry of Atlantic
  • Robert Euken of Atlantic

March 20th:

  • Maren McNees of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Barry Williams of Casey
  • Donnis Helbourg of Atlantic
  • Delbert Christensen of Audubon

March 21st:

  • Kelsey Hamilton of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Lyle Hartmann of Cumberland
  • Randi Cranston of Atlantic
  • Dell Marten of Audubon
  • Lynda Martens of Atlantic

March 22nd:

  • JoAnn Hansen of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Katie Kelly of Griswold
  • Steve Schaaf of Massena
  • Lyle Pigg of Atlantic
  • Lydia Rothfusz
  • Shirley Pattee of Avoca

March 23rd:

  • Brandon Jensen of Audubon (Winner)
  • Patty Nelson of Atlantic

March 24th:

  • Matthew Gearheart of Atlantic
  • Chelsey Conrad
  • John Riesberg of Audubon

March 25th:

  • Donita Nowatzke of Kimballton
  • Dannan Mathisen of Atlantic
  • C.W. Adams of Atlantic
  • Tammy Wiley of Lewis

March 26th:

  • Anabel Schroder of Atlantic (Winner)
  • George Schultes of Exira

March 27th:

  • Adella Vogl of Adair (Winner)
  • Chelsie Steffens of Atlantic

March 28th:

  • Kaley Ladd of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Mary ANn Nielsen of Avoca
  • Karen Blum of Harlan
  • Jonelle Ruffing of Atlantic
  • Amanda Blake of Walnut

March 29th:

  • Ciela Nichols of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Harry Williams of Atlantic
  • Drake Partridge of Elk Horn

March 30th:

  • Shirley Warne of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Diane Martens of Atlantic

March 31st:

  • Cecil Denney Jr. of Anita (Winner)
  • Mary Fry of Audubon
  • Ruth Norman of Atlantic
  • Todd Madsen of Harlan

 

     

     

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    National High School Hall of Fame Inducts Hoiberg

    Sports

    March 1st, 2012 by Jim Field

    AMES, Iowa- Iowa State head men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg will be inducted into the 2012 National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Hall of Fame, announced today by the NFHS.

    Hoiberg is among 12 individuals in this year’s class. Since 1982, the NFSA has annually honored athletes, coaches, contest officials, administrators and others for their extraordinary achievements and accomplishments in high school athletics. The induction ceremony is July 11 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn.

    An Ames, Iowa native, Hoiberg led his Ames High School team to the 1991 Iowa Class 4A boys basketball state championship, Ames’ first state title since 1976. In the 1991 state tournament, Hoiberg was named captain of the all-tournament team after shooting an incredible 75.0 percent from the field (42-of-56).

    Hoiberg won Iowa’s Mr. Basketball Award as the state’s top player in 1991. He averaged 29.8 points and recorded a career-high 51 points vs. Indianola as a senior.

    A multi-sport star, Hoiberg didn’t just excel on the hardwood. He was an all-state quarterback, capturing Iowa’s Gatorade Player of the Year honors in 1990 as the state’s top gridder. He was the signal-caller on two state playoff teams and is the school’s career leader in passing yards and total offense.

    Hoiberg also finished second in the high jump at the 1991 state track meet, clearing 6-6, and ran the 200-meter leg on the state-champion-winning medley to help Ames High win its sixth-straight Class 4A state track title.

    Hoiberg later went onto a successful career in basketball at Iowa State. A two-time All-Big Eight selection, Hoiberg earned All-America honors and was an Academic All-American as a senior in 1995. He finished his career as the third-best all-time scorer (1,993) in Iowa State history, earning Big Eight Co-Male Athlete of the Year honors in 1995.

    The 52nd pick in the 1995 NBA Draft, Hoiberg enjoyed an outstanding 10-year career in the NBA. He played for three teams (Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves), leading the NBA in 3-point percentage in his final season in 2005.

    Hoiberg is now in his second season as Iowa State’s head basketball coach. The Mayor has led the Cyclones to one of the biggest turnarounds in Big 12 history in his second year, directing Iowa State to a 21-9 record and 11-6 conference mark. ISU’s 11 wins in league play is the third-most in school history.

    Hoiberg was inducted into the Ames High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001, Iowa State’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005 and Iowa High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

    Hoiberg joins former Iowa State stars Dan Gable (1984) and Gary Thompson (2000) as members of the NFHS Hall of Fame.

    Posted in Sports |

    DNR to hold public meeting to discuss fall hunting and trapping regulations

    Ag/Outdoor, News, Sports

    March 1st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

    The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will hosting public meetings on March 6th, to discuss possible changes in the hunting and trapping regulations for this fall. The changes would affect deer and waterfowl hunters as well as hunters and trappers who pursue bobcats and otters. Proposed changes would stabilize deer numbers in some areas, potentially add a third zone for waterfowl and increase the harvest number of otters and bobcats.

    Dr. Dale Garner, chief of the wildlife bureau, says regulation changes for deer would allow deer numbers to stabilize in areas of the state where numbers have been reduced to the department’s goal while still allowing hunters to harvest extra does in areas of the state where numbers need to be reduced. He says “Without these changes deer numbers in some areas of the state will continue to decline and Iowa will lose its standing as one of the best states for hunting whitetail deer. Failure to make these changes could adversely affect rural areas since deer hunters spend nearly $200 million annually.”  The proposed changes for the waterfowl season are due to a change by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service which now allow states to have three zones and a split waterfowl season.

    The public meetings on March 6th from 6- to 9-p.m., will be held locally, in: Carroll; Council Bluffs; Creston and Onawa. The list of possible changes is available online at http://www.iowadnr.gov/Portals/idnr/uploads/Hunting/proposed_changes2012.pdf“  For those who cannot make the meeting, comments may be sent to wildlife@dnr.iowa.gov.

    Posted in Ag/Outdoor, News, Sports |