712 Digital Group - top

More information released on crash that killed state trooper

News

September 23rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Public Safety Thursday afternoon, released more information about Tuesday’s car crash that killed a State Trooper near Indianola. The information includes two 911 calls placed shortly after the crash at 4:40 p.m. One caller stated, “I just saw a cop go in the ditch and he went in it pretty fast.” Trooper Mark Toney died in the crash as his squad car rolled into a field and burst into flames. The 43-year-old Toney had just started his shift at 4:00 p.m. Witnesses said the car’s emergency lights were flashing when it left the highway, but investigators say there was no communication between State Radio and Trooper Toney indicating his actions just prior to or during the crash. The in-car camera retrieved from Toney’s vehicle did not contain audio or video pertaining to the crash. An autopsy was conducted Wednesday but results are still pending. A press release states the official cause of the crash is still undetermined. It marks the first death of an Iowa State Trooper in the line of duty in 21 years. Toney’s funeral is scheduled for Saturday in Ankeny.

Some Iowa Guard Soldiers face tough time finding a job after deployment

News

September 23rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The three thousand Iowa National Guard soldiers who recently returned from active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan aren’t facing a daily life-or-death mission any more– but many are facing the tough task of trying to find work as civilians when jobs are not plentiful. Becky Coady works with the Department of Defense agency know as the “Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.” She says finding a job was an issue for many soldiers before they left for active duty.”There were a significant number 730 of them stated that they were not employed prior to going on the deployment due to the recession,” Coady says.

One Iowa guard member — 22-year-old Joe Carr of Pleasant Hill — said he had only a temporary job when he was called up. “And that was pretty much all I could get, and I had that until I deployed,” Carr said. Temporary positions aren’t covered under the federal law protecting soldiers’ jobs while they are on active duty, so the army private is looking for work. He repaired drone aircraft in Iraq. He says he got back to Iowa on July 15th and says he has not had very much luck in finding a job. “At first I was trying not to be picky, but I feel my skills earn me a little bit, not a minimum wage job,” Carr says, “But its really hard in this economy to find anything.”

Sergeant Clay Chickering deployed with a Denison Iowa Guard unit, and was in the same boat. “I knew before I went on the deployment that when I came back I was going to be unemployed,” Chikering says. His manufacturing job got moved out of state while he was overseas. In Iraq he ran raids on houses suspected of harboring the Taliban. That kind of background makes some civilian jobs less appealing. “I don’t want to be sitting behind a desk doing a telemarketing job,” Chickering says, “It is kind of nerve-racking knowing that there’s a lot of people that are looking for work. Now that I’m off active duty I’m going to go ahead and file for unemployment.”

Iowa Workforce Development is trying to help the soldiers by taking its job search program directly to armories around the state.

(Radio Iowa)

Thursday Volleyball Results

Sports

September 23rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10:

  • (3-0) Kuemper Catholic 26-25-26, Shenandoah 24-15-17

Western Iowa:

  • (3-0) Underwood 25-25-25, Audubon 19-15-20
  • (3-0) Missouri Valley 25-25-25, Griswold 15-18-9
  • (3-0) Tri-Center 25-25-26, Treynor 20-17-24

Others:

  • (2-0) Bondurant-Farrar 25-25, Nodaway Valley 20-19
  • (2-0) Winterset 25-25, Nodaway Valley 18-23
  • (3-0) Van Meter 25-25-25, West Central Valley 20-19-13
  • (2-0) West Harrison 25-25, Heartland Christian 15-6
  • (2-1) West Harrison 25-25-15, East Mills 27-21-13

BILLY TAYLOR, 81, of Atlantic (graveside svcs 9-26-11)

Obituaries

September 23rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

BILLY WESLEY TAYLOR, 81, of Atlantic (formerly of Casey), died Thu., Sept. 22nd, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center.  Graveside services for BILLY TAYLOR will be held at 10:30-a.m. Mon., Sept. 26th, in the Evergreen Cemetery at Anita. Hockenberrry Funeral Home in Anita has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family is from 3-5pm Sun., Sept. 25th, at the funeral home.

BILLY TAYLOR is survived by:

His daughters – Rhonda (Rick) Burbridge, of Hannibal, MO; Billie (Mike) McLaren, of Atlantic; & April (Dana) King, of Des Moines.

His sister – LaRue (Art) Wheelock, of Anita.

His brother – Norman (Carolyn) Taylor, of Oklahoma City, OK.

3 grandchildren

Friday (9-23) High School Football Schedule

Sports

September 23rd, 2011 by Jim Field

2011 High School Football Schedule
Week 5 — September 23

Class 3-A, District 1
Atlantic @ Glenwood (live on KJAN & KJAN.com!)
Lewis Central @ Harlan
Winterset @ Carroll
Red Oak @ Creston

Class 3-A, District 2
Sergeant Bluff-Luton @ Denison

Class 2-A, District 2
Kuemper Catholic @ Missouri Valley

Class 2-A, District 8
Clarinda @ Bondurant-Farrar
Shenandoah @ Colfax-Mingo

Class 1-A, District 1
Hinton @ IKM-Manning

Class 1-A, District 7
Central Decatur @ West Central Valley
Nodaway Valley @ Panorama

Class 1-A, District 8
Clarinda Academy @ Logan-Magnolia
Griswold @ Treynor
Underwood @ St. Albert
Tri-Center @ Audubon

Class A, District 7
Guthrie Center @ Martensdale-St. Marys

Class A, District 8
Riverside @ Bedford
Corning @ A-H-S-T
Exira/EHK @ West Harrison (ND)

8-Man, District 6
Murray @ Adair-Casey
CAM @ Ankeny Christian
East Union @ Lamoni
Mormon Trail @ Lenox

8-Man, District 7
Boyer Valley @ Coon Rapids-Bayard
Ar-We-Va @ Charter Oak-Ute
East Greene @ Glidden-Ralston

8-Man, District
East Mills @ South Page
Nishnabotna @ Sidney
Essex @ Stanton
Fremont-Mills @ Villisca

Montgomery County Arrests

News

September 22nd, 2011 by admin

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrests of two people Thursday on unrelated charges.

At about 11:45 AM Thursday, the sheriff’s office arrested 20-year-old Yvonna Inlay of Sioux City for possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop on highway 34 near Stanton. Inlay was cited and released.

At about 1:00 PM Thursday, the sheriff’s office arrested 26-year-old Aaron Lucas Allen of Red Oak for breach of peace following an incident in the 300 block of Hilltop in Stanton. Allen was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and being held on $300 bond.

Two more people file for Cass County Supervisors seat

News

September 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

With less than 24-hours before the deadline to file nomination papers for the Cass County District 2 seat on the Board of Supervisors, a total of five people have taken steps to have their names placed on the ballot for the November 8th Special Election. Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman said as of 5-p.m. Thursday,those nominated by petition include: Donald W. Lappe, Pat McCurdy, Jeff J. Richter, and Kathy Somers, all of Atlantic.

Each of those individuals, along with Gaylord Schelling, of Atlantic, who was nominated by Republican convention, will be on the ballot in November. Nomination papers to fill the seat on the Board of Supervisors, which was left vacant by the death of Chuck Kinen, must be filed by no later than 5-p.m. Friday, September 23rd.

Lt. Gov. Reynolds announces four town hall meetings in Western Iowa

News

September 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Iowa Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds has announced that she will hold four town hall meetings in Western Iowa on Monday, September 26th,  and Wednesday, September 28th. The events, which are open to the public, will be held in Jefferson, Guthrie Center, Winterset, and Atlantic.

On September 26th, Reynolds will be: in Jefferson, 11:30-a.m., at the Greene County Community Center; in Guthrie Center at 1:30-p.m., in the Public Hearing Room at the Guthrie County Courthouse;  and, the  Lt. Governor along with Iowa Congressman Tom Lathamm will hold a town hall meeting in Madison County, beginning at 3-p.m., in the Winterset High School Auditorium.

On Wednesday, Reynolds will hold a Cass County town hall meeting beginning at 1-p.m., at the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce.
For more information please visit www.ltgovernor.iowa.gov.

2011 Fifth Iowa High School Volleyball Rankings

Sports

September 22nd, 2011 by Jim Field

IGHSAU Volleyball Ratings
(NOTE: The next set of volleyball rankings will be released Wednesday, Sept. 28)

Class 1A
School
Record
LW
1
Tripoli
17-2
1
2
LeMars Gehlen Catholic
18-1
2
3
Holy Trinity Catholic
19-1
3
4
Boyden-Hull
14-2
5
5
East Union
18-1
4
6
Stanton
14-1
7
7
Iowa Christian Academy
8-1
9
8
Adair-Casey
9-2
6
9
Marquette Catholic
20-2
12
10
Janesville
12-5
14
11
Guthrie Center
11-3
NR
12
Ar-We-Va
12-6
8
13
Woodward-Granger
7-2
10
14
Lisbon
17-4
15
15
Bedford
17-4
13
Dropped Out: Coon Rapids-Bayard (11)
Class 2A
School
Record
LW
1
Western Christian
20-0
1
2
Grundy Center
18-0
2
3
Lake Mills
23-0
3
4
Dike-New Hartford
20-1
4
5
Mediapolis
15-0
5
6
Pella Christian
14-2
6
7
Sumner-Fredericksburg
12-1
7
8
Sheldon
16-1
8
9
Edgewood-Colesburg
7-0
9
10
Gilbert
18-1
10
11
West Liberty
9-3
13
12
West Branch
21-2
14
13
Clarinda
15-4
11
14
East Sac County
19-1
14
15
Jefferson-Scranton
14-3
NR
Dropped Out: Sioux Center (12)
Class 3A
School
Record
LW
1
Dubuque Wahlert
13-3
1
2
Sioux City Bishop Heelan
16-5
2
3
Charles City
10-2
3
4
Solon
17-1
5
5
Waverly-Shell Rock
17-3
4
6
Union
18-4
7
7
Maquoketa
14-1
9
8
West Delaware
18-3
8
9
Bondurant-Farrar
15-2
6
10
Harlan
16-4
11
11
Red Oak
11-3
10
12
Central DeWitt
14-9
12
13
Davenport Assumption
10-4
14
14
Fairfield
15-1
NR
15
Carroll
12-4
NR
Dropped Out: Marion (13), Clear Creek-Amana (15)
Class 4A
School
Record
LW
1
Ankeny
10-3
3
2
Iowa City West
19-5
2
3
Iowa City High
17-2
1
4
Dowling Catholic
10-2
6
5
Urbandale
16-3
5
6
Waukee
17-3
7
7
Southeast Polk
10-3
7
8
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
13-4
8
9
Pleasant Valley
14-4
9
10
Johnston
12-3
11
11
Dubuque Hempstead
8-3
10
12
Cedar Falls
11-7
12
13
North Scott
12-9
13
14
Clinton
15-6
14
15
Sioux City East
11-4
NR
Dropped Out: Lewis Central (15)

Flags ordered lowered for firefighter, trooper

News

September 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered flags flown at half-staff Friday to honor a volunteer firefighter and state trooper who died in separate accidents this week.

Firefighter Michael Collins of Shelby was struck by a vehicle and killed while directing traffic Sunday around a car accident on Interstate 80 in western Iowa. Trooper Mark Toney was killed when his patrol vehicle crashed while on patrol near Indianola on Tuesday. Collins’ funeral is scheduled for Friday. Toney’s funeral is scheduled for Saturday. Flags flown at all state buildings and facilities across the state will be flown at half-staff from Friday until Monday. Individuals, businesses, schools, cities and counties are encouraged to also lower their flags to half-staff during that time.