TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11th

October 11th, 2011 by Jim Field

FOR SALE: RED SOFA AND LOVESEAT, 250.00. QUALITY FULL SIZE LOFT BED OVER DESK, 250.00. BOTH EXCELLENT CONDITION! 243-7711.

FOR SALE: Firewood going for $75 per load…elm and walnut available. Also is willing to cut down trees, but would not be able to do anything more than 3 feet accross. 778-4672.

FOR SALE: 2 white storm doors…they’re glass/screen and in good condition. 32″ x 80″. 243-4308.

WANTED: A 10 gallon fish tank stand. 243-7734

FOR SALE: King sized bed w/ head board and railing. Mattress is included and in very good shape. $150 obo. 243-4094.

FREE: Walnuts…243-1453

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Backyard and Beyond 10-11-2011

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

October 11th, 2011 by admin

Lavon Speaks with Susan Oliver, Cass County Youth Coordinator, about now being the time to join 4-H.

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Iowa Transportation Commission approves grant for Mills County

News

October 11th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Transportation Commission today (Tuesday), approved a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Local Development grant application submitted by Mills County. Up to $876,510 will be made available to assist in construction of approximately 5,450 feet of 190^th Street north from U.S. 34 to K Avenue located west of Interstate 29. The project is should be completed by September, 2013.

Officials say the project is necessary to provide access to six lots totaling 402 acres for industrial, transportation logistics and warehousing purposes.

Funding for the grant comes from the county share of the RISE Fund.

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30 Prep Grid Teams Still Undefeated

Sports

October 11th, 2011 by Jim Field

Written by: Bud Legg, IHSAA

With two weeks remaining in the regular season, 30 high school football teams are trying to preserve undefeated seasons.

Half of the 30 teams are in Classes 1A (8) and 8-Player (7). Six teams in Class 2A remain undefeated while Classes 4A, 3A and A each have three.

The final two weeks of the season remain critical in determining the 2011 Playoff Field, which will be released with first round games on the IHSAA website the evening of Friday, October 21.

A year ago 34 teams went into Week 8 unbeaten.

Following is a list of this weekend’s contests involving undefeated teams.

Class 4-A
CEDAR FALLS (7-0) at Dubuque, Senior (1-6)
Iowa City, City High (6-1) at LINN-MAR, MARION (7-0)
VALLEY, WDM (7-0) at Waukee (5-2)

CLASS 3-A
A-D-M, ADEL (7-0) at Saydel (0-7)
Denison-Schleswig (4-3) at BOYDEN-HULL/ROCK VALLEY (7-0)
Hampton-Dumont (3-4) at CLEAR LAKE (7-0)

CLASS 2-A
Louisa-Muscatine (3-4) at REGINA, IOWA CITY (7-0)
MEDIAPOLIS (7-0) at Central Lee, Donnellson (1-6)
PCM, MONROE (7-0) at Interstate 35, Truro (4-3)
SOUTH WINNESHIEK, CALMAR (7-0) at MFL, MarMac (1-6)
Unity Christian, Orange City (5-2) at SPIRIT LAKE (7-0)
WEST MARSHALL, STATE CENTER (7-0) at Roland-Story (4-3)

CLASS 1-A
Audubon (2-5) at ST. ALBERT, COUNCIL BLUFFS (7-0)
EMMETSBURG (7-0) at Alta/Aurelia (1-7)
LAWTON-BRONSON (7-0) at West Monona, Onawa (1-6)
LOGAN-MAGNOLIA (7-0) at Griswold (4-3)
PANORAMA, PANORA (7-0) at Mount Ayr (4-3)
Pekin (4-3) at ALBURNETT (7-0)
Turkey Valley, Jackson Jct. (5-2) at WAPSIE VALLEY, FAIRBANK (7-0)
WOODWARD-GRANGER (7-0) at BCLUW, Conrad (2-5)

CLASS A
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn (4-4) at GEHLEN CATHOLIC, LEMARS (7-0)
New London (0-7) at LISBON (7-0)
POSTVILLE (7-0) at Valley Community, Elgin (1-6)

CLASS 8-Player
ARMSTRONG-RINGSTED (7-0) will receive a forfeit from Ruthven-Ayrshire
EAST MILLS (7-0) at Essex (2-5)
FREMONT-MILLS, TABOR (7-0) is idle
MELCHER-DALLAS (7-0) at Meskwaki Settlement School (4-4)
NORTHEAST HAMILTON, BLAIRSBURG (7-0) at CAL, Latimer (0-7)
River Valley, Correctionville (4-4) at NEWELL-FONDA (7-0)
WEST BEND-MALLARD (7-0) at North Sentral Kossuth (1-5)

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FRANCES JARNAGIN, 72, of Panora (svcs 10-15-11)

Obituaries

October 11th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

FRANCES JARNAGIN, 72, of Panora, died Sun., Oct. 8th, at her home. Memorial services for FRANCES JARNAGIN will be held 11-a.m. Sat., Oct. 15th, at the Twigg Funeral Home in Panora.

Visitation at the funeral home will begin one-hour prior to the service, Saturday.

Burial of her cremains will be in the West Cemetery, in Panora.

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Across Oceans Across Time 10-11-2011

Across Oceans Across Time, Podcasts

October 11th, 2011 by admin

René Rugholm Christiansen speaks about his internship at the Danish Immigrant Museum and his time spent in the United States.

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Late night fire near Elliott

News

October 11th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Firefighters from Griswold and Elliott spent about three-hours fighting a fire two-miles north of Elliott last night. The call about the blaze at 540^th and Yankton Road came in at around midnight. Griswold Fire Chief Jim Wyman says when they arrived on the scene, a vacant house with an adjacent trailer was fully engulfed in flames.

Mutual aid provided by firefighters from Elliott was dispatched at around 12:08-a.m. Tuesday, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department. Wyman told KJAN News the structures were a complete loss, and there wasn’t much left to do except clean-up the mess left behind and prevent the fire from spreading to three nearby corn fields . He says the cause of the fire remains undetermined, and because the home was unoccupied, the State Fire Marshal will not be called-in to investigate. Wyman says he hopes this isn’t the beginning of a trend.

Wyman said he “Just wonders where the next one is gonna be.” No injuries were reported. According to Wyman, a calm wind and heavy air prevented the spread of the fire to the fields. Fog was not a problem on the way to the fire, but Wyman says on the way back to the station, it was a problem they had to contend with. Early this (Tuesday) morning, visibilities were down to less than one-quarter of a mile.

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