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Pott County rollover accident

News

June 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

No injuries were reported following a rollover accident this (Friday) morning, in Pottawattamie County. The Iowa State Patrol says 46-year old Mark Darren Wilson, of Council Bluffs, was driving a 2001 Chevy Tahoe SUV north, down a hill on Wabash Avenue, when he was passed on the left by another vehicle.

Wilson was startled, steered to the right and then over-corrected. His actions caused the SUV to cross the center line of road before it entered the left ditch. Wilson over-corrected to the right again, which resulted in the vehicle catching the edge of the road and rolling onto its top.

The truck slid on its top down the roadway before finally coming to rest in the southbound lane of Wabash Avenue. Neither Wilson, nor his two passengers in the SUV were injured in the crash, which happened at around 12:20-a.m., and caused $5,000 damage.

The Patrol says Wilson was cited for Failure to Maintain Control.

2nd IGHSAU Softball Ratings

Sports

June 3rd, 2011 by Jim Field

2011 SECOND Iowa  High School Softball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
(6/3/2011)
Class 4A
4A
SCHOOL
Record
LW
1
Muscatine
4-0
2
2
Dowling Catholic
4-0
4
3
Des Moines East
2-1
1
4
Iowa City West
3-1
3
5
Sioux City East
6-0
9
6
West Des Moines Valley
2-2
5
7
Ottumwa
5-1
6
8
Bettendorf
5-0
10
9
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
2-0
11
10
Fort Dodge
4-2
7
11
Cedar Rapids Xavier
6-1
12
12
Waterloo West
3-1
9
13
Burlington
4-0
13
14
Des Moines Lincoln
3-1
14
15
Southeast Polk
5-1
15
Dropped Out: None

Class 3A
SCHOOL
Record
LW
1
Clear Creek-Amana
8-0
1
2
West Delaware
7-0
4
3
Carlisle
7-0
8
4
Winterset
6-1
12
5
Dallas Center-Grimes
5-3
3
6
Chariton
5-1
2
7
Keokuk
4-2
5
8
Harlan
3-0
9
9
Sioux City Bishop Heelan
4-0
10
10
Waverly-Shell Rock
5-1
6
11
Solon
5-0
11
12
Mount Vernon
6-1
7
13
Charles City
5-1
NR
14
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
4-2
14
15
Boone
6-1
NR
Dropped Out: Creston (13), Centerville (15)

Class 2A
SCHOOL
Record
LW
1
Bondurant-Farrar
7-0
1
2
Central Springs
4-0
4
3
Alta-Aurelia
5-3
3
4
Mid-Prairie
2-4
2
5
Durant
5-1
5
6
Iowa City Regina
3-2
8
7
PCM
4-0
12
8
West Marshall
5-0
14
9
Jesup
6-3
6
10
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto
7-1
NR
11
Estherville-LC
1-1
10
12
West Burlington
4-2
NR
13
Interstate-35
3-2
14
14
Logan-Magnolia
4-1
NR
15
Western Christian
2-1
NR
Dropped Out: IKM-Manning (7), CMB (9), Wilton (11), Fort Dodge St. Edmond (13)

Class 1A
SCHOOL
Record
LW
1
Akron-Westfield
7-0
1
2
Martensdale-St. Marys
8-0
2
3
Hinton
4-1
3
4
Preston
7-1
4
5
NSK-AR
3-0
5
6
Newell-Fonda
5-1
6
7
Lynnville-Sully
5-0
7
8
Woodward-Granger
7-1
9
9
Westwood
5-2
8
10
Janesville
5-0
NR
11
Emmetsburg
4-1
NR
12
Treynor
6-1
15
13
BCLUW
5-1
11
14
Mason City Newman Catholic
5-1
12
15
North Mahaska
4-0
NR
Dropped Out: Van Meter (10), Fremont Mills (13), Earlham (14)

Road work to begin June 13th in Atlantic

News

June 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Beginning the week of June 13th, construction will begin on the 2011 PCC (Portland Cement Concrete) Paving and Storm Sewer Improvement project within the City of Atlantic. The contractor intends to begin on Birch Street between 7th Street and 14th Street.

Existing roadway surfacing will be removed, so therefore, there will be limited and restricted
access to residences. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Snyder and Associates’ Engineer Dave Sturm at 243-6505.

Red Oak man arrested on theft charge

News

June 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s office reports one person was taken into custody Wednesday on a theft charge. 27-year old Sean Duane Elston, of Red Oak, was taken into custody on a Magistrate’s Warrant for Theft 5th Degree.

Elston was brought to the Cass County Jail where he pled guilty, and was released later that day.

24-hour Iowa Concern Hotline launched; Additional information available for citizens with questions in Western Iowa

News

June 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES – Gov. Branstad’s office today is releasing the following information in conjunction with Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management:

Citizens in Western Iowa counties may access several resources for answers to questions regarding possible widespread flooding in the Missouri River valley.

Iowa Concern Hotline

Citizens in the affected areas may call the Iowa Concern Hotline at 1-800-447-1985. When flooding is a concern in the state, Iowa State University Extension’s Iowa Concern hotline is available for those who need assistance. The Iowa Concern Hotline is available 24 hours a day. All calls are free and confidential, and the operators are willing to assist wherever possible.

2-1-1

In addition, residents may call 2-1-1 with questions or concerns about the flooding and steps they should take. 2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their community:
*        Basic human needs resource: food banks, clothing, shelters, rent assistance, utility assistance.

*        Support for older Americans and persons with special needs: home health care, adult day care, congregate meals, Meals on Wheels, respite care, transportation, and homemaker services.

*        Volunteer opportunities and donations.
Donations and Volunteering

Donations of “stuff” (clothing, miscellaneous food items, household goods, etc.) are NOT needed at this time. Cash is best; it doesn’t need to be sorted, stored or distributed, and cash allows the receiving voluntary agency to direct the donation to the needs that most urgently need addressing. To donate cash, visit www.aidmatrixnetwork.org/CashDonations/Default2.aspx?ST=Iowa<http://www.aidmatrixnetwork.org/CashDonations/Default2.aspx?ST=Iowa>

Those wishing to volunteer in the flood fight may sign up to do so at www.volunteeriowa.org<http://www.volunteeriowa.org>.

RONALD DEAN PETERSEN (6-7-2011)

Obituaries

June 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

RONALD DEAN PETERSEN, 76, of Avoca, died Fri., June 3rd, at the Avoca Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services for RONALD PETERSEN will be held 2-p.m. Tue., June 7th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

Visitation at the funeral home will be from 1-2pm the day of the funeral. Burial is in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.

RONALD PETERSEN is survived by:

His wife – Martha Lynn Petersen, of Avoca.

His sons – Daniel (Ruth) Petersen, of Red Wing, MN,; Keith Petersen, of Avoca; & Kevin (Gwen) Petersen, of St. Augustine, FL.

His daughter – Shari (Scott) Anderson, of Avoca.

His brothers – Richard (Rose) Petersen, and Jack Petersen, all of Avoca.

6 grandchildren & 2 great grandchildren

DARLENE JEWELL BLAKELY (6-7-2011)

Obituaries

June 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DARLENE JEWELL BLAKELY, 94, of Harlan, died Thu., June 2nd, at Myrtue Medical Center. Funeral services for DARLENE BLAKELY will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., June 7th, at the 1st Baptist Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 8am-9pm Mon., June 6th.  Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

DARLENE BLAKELY is survived by:

Her daughter – Marcia (Lyle) Walker, of Harlan.

Her sister – Phyllis (Glen) Yeager, of Central Point, OR.

2 grandchildren

LISA BANE & KENNETH E. BANE (6-7-2011)

Obituaries

June 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

LISA BANE, 31, of Atlantic, died Thu., June 2nd, at Cass Incorporated Residential Services. Combination Funeral and Memorial services for Lisa Bane, and her grandfather, KENNETH E. BANE (who died April 14th in CA)  will be held 10-a.m. Tue., June 7th, at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Visitation is open at the funeral home from 8am-5pm Mon., June 6th, with the family present from 5-7pm Monday.

Burial is in the Oakland Cemetery.

LISA BANE is survived by:

Her parents – Joel and Pamela Bane, of Oakland.

Her sisters – Betsy Bane, of Colorado Springs, CO., & Janet (Brett) Bane-Schafer, of Elkhart, IA.

Her grandmothers – Eileen Williams, of Honey Creek, IA & Dorothy Bane, of Oakland.

Her niece – Peyton Schafer, of Elkhart.

DNR CLOSING LEWIS AND CLARK STATE PARK ALONG MISSOURI RIVER MONDAY

News

June 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

ONAWA – Due to anticipated flooding, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will close Lewis and Clark State Park along the Missouri River in Monona County beginning Monday, June 6.

The rising water table in the area will cause the park to flood around June 10 and is not expected to recede for close to eight weeks. High water will cut off the park road and infiltrate the park facilities.

“Campers currently in the park are safe,” said Eric Haakenson, DNR park ranger. “We just want to make sure the park is cleared beforehand.”

In addition to Lewis and Clark, the DNR has closed and removed the staff at Wilson Island State Recreation Area, north of Council Bluffs, and is watching the levee separating Lake Manawa State Park from the Missouri River.

The DNR has suspended the 14-day maximum length of stay rule for evacuees who choose to camp at Waubonsie State Park in Fremont County and may look at doing the same at other western Iowa parks if the need arises.

Friday Girls State Tennis Results

Sports

June 3rd, 2011 by Jim Field

Class 1-A Singles Consolation Semifinals

  • Ena Alcan (Fairfield) defeated Elizabeth Metheny (Atlantic) 7-5, 7-5
  • Kristy Carr (Ballard) defeated Amanda Stefanik (Oskaloosa) 6-1, 6-0

Class 1A Semifinals

  • Sarah Dalton (Dubuque Wahlert) defeated Mary Eide (Fort Dodge St. Edmond) 6-0, 6-1
  • Celia Morton (Dubuque Wahlert) defeated Kylie Vogel (Camanche) 6-2, 6-2

Class 1-A Seventh Place

  • Elizabeth Metheny (Atlantic) defeated Amanda Stefanik (Oskaloosa) 3-6, 6-4, 1 (5)

Class 1-A Fifth Place

  • Kristy Carr (Ballard) defeated Ena Alcan (Fairfield) 6-1, 6-3

Class 1-A Third Place

  • Kylie Vogel (Camanche) defeated Mary Eide (Fort Dodge St. Edmond) 6-1, 6-3

Class 1A Championship

  • Sarah Dalton (Dubuque Wahlert) defeated Celia Morton (Dubuque Wahlert) 6-0, 6-4

Class 1-A Doubles Consolation Semifinals

  • Kim Bearbower/Rachel Schaefer (Waterloo Columbus) defeated Beth Reiter/Teal Driscoll (Clarinda) 6-1, 6-1
  • Alli Gerking/Aubry Kolegraff (Spirit Lake/Okoboji) defeated Katie Meyer/Kathleen Hutchinson (Dubuque Wahlert) 6-1, 6-2

Class 1-A Semifinals

  • Rachel Pierson/Emily Pierson (Red Oak) defeated Whitney Schipper/Ashley Dohlman (Aplington-Parkersburg) 6-1, 6-1
  • Tiana Bark/Jalyn Deering (Camanche) defeated Lindsay McGonegle/Lindsay McManus (Waterloo Columbus) 6-4, 6-3

Class 1-A Seventh Place

  • Beth Reiter/Teal Driscoll (Clarinda) defeated Katie Meyer/Kathleen Hutchinson (Dubuque Wahlert) 6-4, 7-5

Class 1-A Fifth Place

  • Alli Gerking/Aubry Kolegraff (Spirit Lake/Okoboji) defeated Kim Bearbower/Rachel Schaefer (Waterloo Columbus) 3-6, 6-2, 1 (5)

Class 1-A Third Place

  • Lindsay McGonegle/Lindsay McManus (Waterloo Columbus) defeated Whitney Schipper/Ashley Dohlman (Aplington-Parkersburg) 6-3, 6-2

Class 1-A Championship

  • Rachel Pierson/Emily Pierson (Red Oak) defeated Tiana Bark/Jalyn Deering (Camanche) 6-0, 6-1