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ELDON E. SHERMAN, 93 of Stuart (Svcs 07-22-11)

Obituaries

July 19th, 2011 by admin

ELDON E. SHERMAN, 93, of Stuart died Monday, July 18th at the Stuart Community Care Center.  Funeral services for ELDON SHERMAN will be held 10:00am Friday, July 22nd at the Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart.

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A gathering of family and friends will be held from 6-8pm on Thursday, July 21st at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the South Oak Grove Cemetery in Stuart.  Memorial may be made to the Eldon E. Sherman Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home 123 NE 2nd St. Box 246 Stuart, IA 50250.  Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com

ELDON SHERMAN is survived by:

2 Sons: Eldon Sherman of Stuart and James Sherman of Johnston.

1 Sister: Cora Keim of Stuart

6 Grandchildren

16 Great-Granchildren

5 Great-Great Grandchildren with three more on the way.

Also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.

PAUL MATHIAS VOGGESSER, 84, of Hancock (Svcs 07-22-11)

Obituaries

July 19th, 2011 by admin

PAUL MATHIAS VOGGESSER, 84, of Hancock died Tuesday, July 19th at the Kavanagh House in Des Moines.  Funeral services for PAUL VOGGESSER will be held 10:30am Friday, July 22nd at the Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut.  Pauley-Jones Funeral Home of Avoca has the arrangements.

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Visitation with the family will be Thursday, July 21 at the Church. Family will great friends from 5-7pm on Thursday, July 21st.

Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Hancock.

PAUL VOGGESSER is survived by:

2 Sons: Gary Lee Voggesser of Minneapolis, MN and Christopher Paul Voggesser of West Des Moines.

2 Daughters: Lu Ann Neilsen of Granger and Lisa Lyn Hanson of Brooklyn, NY

3 Brothers: Robert Voggesser of Atlantic; Harold Voggesser of Bolivar, MO;  and Roy Voggesser of Denison

12 Grandchildren

10 Great-Grandchildren

Many other relatives and friends.

Tuesday State Softball Results

Sports

July 19th, 2011 by Jim Field

Class 4-A First Round

Class 3-A First Round

 

Clarinda Man gets 15 years Prison on Child Porn Charges

News

July 19th, 2011 by admin

A Clarinda man has been sentenced to over 15 years in prison on child pornography charges.

Robert Eugene Glassgow of Clarinda was sentenced to 188 months of prison Monday for receipt of child pornography. United States District Judge James Gritzner also ordered Glassgow to serve a ten year term of supervised release following incarceration.

Glassgow was found guilty of the charges by a jury in January. During the trial prosecutors claimed Glassgow had built his own computer and used it to share child pornography files.

The investigation was conducted by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation-Cyber Crimes Unit, Clarinda Police Department, Page County Attorney’s Office and Department of Homeland Security. The case was prosecuted by the United State Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Cass County Board of Supervisors Preview

News

July 19th, 2011 by admin

The Cass County Board of Supervisors are set to hold their regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday morning.

On the agenda for is a tourism report that features a proclamation of Cass County tourism week from July 31 – August 5.

Following reports from the Cass County attorney and Cass County Engineer about secondary roads updates, the board will discuss going into a closed session to discuss litigation matters. The board will go into a closed session on the matter if they deem it appropriate.

The board will then take action on a resolution to conduct a hearing on loan and bonds for the northwest Sewer and Water line extension project.

Following that discussion they’ll take action to approve changes to risk management programs. They include employee incident review and employee return to work programs.

A discussion and possibly action will then take place on the extension of tax credits for the fiscal year 2011-2012.

The meeting begins at 9:00 Wednesday morning.

Adair County Board of Supervisors Meeting Preview

News

July 19th, 2011 by admin

The Adair County Board of Supervisors will have their regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday morning.

On the agenda is the Success 4 Kids Fiscal Agent Contract.

County Auditor Mindy Schaefer will make a presentation, and Custodian Rich Wallace will discuss construction contracts and longevity increases.

Assistant to Engineer Tom McGovern will discuss longevity raises for Bruce Brown & Mick Sherer. McGovern will also review delivery of freightliner per truck bids.

The meeting begins at 9:00 AM at the Adair County Courthouse.

DNR Open House on Dams in Atlantic

News

July 19th, 2011 by admin

A DNR open house is coming to Atlantic in a couple weeks to help answer landowner’s questions about dams.

To assist local residents that own property with a dam and also owners of larger dams, the DNR is hosting seven open houses across the state this summer in cooperation with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. The session in Atlantic will primarily focus on maintaining dams and constructing ponds on an owners property.

Attendees will be able to ask DNR and NRCS staff questions about maintaining dams, constructing new ponds, fish management and stocking, regulations regarding dams, available technical and financial assistance, and water quality.

Those considering building a new pond or lake, as well as professionals who assist landowners with pond construction and maintenance, may also want to attend.

The Atlantic meeting is August 2nd at the Rock Island Depot from 3:00 to 7:00.

TUESDAY, JULY 19th

Trading Post

July 19th, 2011 by Jim Field

FOR SALE: Amana Washer in excellent condition, asking $60.  Kenmore Dryer in fair condition, some cosmetic wear but runs well, asking $30.  Phone 712-243-4092.

National Guard Soldiers Homecoming in Denison and Red Oak

News

July 19th, 2011 by admin

Homecoming ceremonies for two Iowa National Guard Units in the middle east will take place in Denison and Red Oak Wednesday.

Ceremonies for Company D, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry will be held at 3:00 Wednesday at the Crawford County Fairgrounds. Approximately 130 soldiers are part of that unit.

Ceremonies for Company F, 334th Brigade Support Battalion, both with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division will be held at 5:00 Wednesday at the Red Oak football field. Approximately 80 soldiers are part of the unit.

These units are part of the approximately 2,900 members of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division deployed to Afghanistan. The units arrived in Afghanistan in November 2010.

Backyard and Beyond 07-19-2011

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

July 19th, 2011 by admin

Lavon speaks with Billie Hoover, a RAGBRAI volunteer, about the need for some more volunteers.

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