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August 3rd, 2011 by admin

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ISU Hosts 2 of Nation’s Best to Open Big 12 Play

Sports

August 3rd, 2011 by Jim Field

     AMES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa State women’s basketball team will open the home portion of next season’s Big 12 schedule against two of the nation’s best.  The Cyclones will host Baylor on Jan. 7 and defending national champion Texas A&M on Jan. 14. That’s according to the Big 12 schedule released Tuesday.  Iowa State will play an 18-game conference schedule this season, playing each league opponent in Ames and on the road.   The Big 12 tournament will start on March 7 in Kansas City.

Cardinals Outlast Brewers

Sports

August 3rd, 2011 by Jim Field

Lance Berkman singled in Matt Holliday with two out in the 11th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7 on Tuesday in a matchup of NL Central contenders that turned testy as the night wore on.  Sluggers Albert Pujols of the Cardinals and Ryan Braun each were hit by a pitch in the seventh, and Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina became so incensed after he was ejected in the 10th that plate umpire Rob Drake had to wipe his face during the argument.  St. Louis snapped Milwaukee’s seven-game winning streak and trimmed the Brewers’ NL Central lead to 2 1-2 games.  Marco Estrada (2-7) got the loss.

Drake Men Headed Overseas on Exhibition Tour

Sports

August 3rd, 2011 by Jim Field

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Drake’s men’s basketball team is leaving next week on a 10-day trip to New Zealand and Australia.  The Bulldogs will play four exhibition games against professional teams starting on Aug. 13.  Drake is set to square off against teams in Auckland, New Zealand and Melbourne and Sydney.  The Bulldogs will return to Des Moines on Aug. 20.

City of Grant receives safety recognition

News

August 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The city of Grant was recently named a Best Practices Member by the Iowa Municipalities Workers’ Compensation Association (IMWCA). In order to achieve this honor, Grant has shown commitment from the entire organization to adopt and implement rigorous safety standards that not only help contain workers’ compensation costs but ultimately benefit its overall operations.

The Best Practices program was developed to recognize and reward members for meeting “best practices” in the areas of underwriting, claims and loss control.

“As a risk pool, it’s important that each member does their part to keep workers’ compensation costs affordable for all members,” said Gerald Clausen, city manager for the city of Carroll and IMWCA board member. The city of Grant is unique in the fact that the city has only two part-time employees who represent the traditional workers’ compensation exposures on which IMWCA focuses. But the city also has an active volunteer fire department, which represents one of the largest risk exposures for IMWCA since under Iowa law the volunteers are considered employees “This recognition sets Grant apart as one that goes the extra mile to support the pool in these efforts.”

Before its August 1 council meeting Grant received a monetary award to be used to further enhance safety programs as well as a plaque acknowledging this outstanding achievement.

Most of Grant’s Volunteer Fire Department was present for the presentation, as the recognition especially highlights the safety programs in place with that department.

(IMWCA Press Release)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3rd

Trading Post

August 3rd, 2011 by Jim Field

FOR SALE: cherry stoner $ 25.49 new. Will take $5.00, call 712-789-9049.

FOR SALE: 2 tickets on a bus trip to Chicago to a Cubs game on Sat. Bus leaving from Des Moines Sat. Aug 6 at 4:30 A.M. Returning at 12P.M. Includes breakfast on the bus tickets to the ballgame and your bus tickets. $230.00.  Call 712-764-5092 or 712-249- 7259

WILMA “BILLIE” McGILL INHOFE, 92, WOODBINE (8-8-2011)

Obituaries

August 3rd, 2011 by Jim Field

Wilma “Billie” McGill Inhofe, 92, of Woodbine, formerly of Atlantic, died on Sunday, July 31st at the Community Memorial Hospital in Missouri Valley.  Funeral services for Wilma “Billie” McGill Inhofe will be held on Monday, August 8th at 11:00 am at the Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine, Iowa.  Graveside services will be at 2:00 pm on Monday, August 8th at the Atlantic Cemetery.

Visitation will begin after 4:00 pm on Sunday, August 7th with the family present to greet friends from 6 to 8 pm at the Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine.

Wilma “Billie” McGill Inhofe is survived by:

Daughter: Sue Rains & Denny Stoner of Woodbine
Son: Kenneth McGill of Rockwell City
5 grandchildren
7 great grandchildren

Red Oak break-in investigation

News

August 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak are investigating a reported residential break-in. Officials say someone entered the home of Ronald Lee Johnson Tuesday, and took several tools.

Among the missing items was three air-impact wrenches, a large tool box, several Craftsman wrenches, impact sockets and a pipe wrench.

Anyone with information on the burglary should is asked to contact the Red Oak Police Department at 712-623-6500.

DOROTHY ANN HANSEN, 77, of Atlantic (svcs 8-4-11)

Obituaries

August 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DOROTHY ANN HANSEN, 77, of Atlantic, died Mon., Aug. 1st, at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE. Funeral services for DOROTHY ANN HANSEN will be held 2-p.m. Thu., Aug. 4th, at the Exira Christian Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home. The family will be present at the church, from 1-p.m.. Thursday, until the time of service.

Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.

DOROTHY ANN HANSEN is survived by:

Her sons – Randy (Kathy) Hansen, of Brayton; Robert “Bob” (Lisa) Hansen, of Atlantic; Richard “Rick: (Janet) Hansen, of Audubon; Roger (Brenda) Hansen, of Wiota; and, Rodney (Nancy) Hansen, of Audubon.

Her sister

8 grandchildren

10 great grandchildren

Revote on LOST fails in Casey, passes in Stuart

News

August 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The turnout was very low for a special, Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) election held in Casey and Stuart, Tuesday. A petition to hold a re-vote in those two communities, on a renewal of the penny sales-tax, was presented to the Adair County Board of Supervisors in mid-May, following a County wide-vote held earlier that same month.

None of the 10 possible voters in Casey turned out for the election, and only 75 out 465 possible votes were cast in Stuart, where the measure passed by a vote of 55-to-20. The total voter turnout, including absentees, was just under 16-percent.

If voters in Stuart had failed to renew the tax, the city would have been out about $42,000 in annual revenue, while the City of Casey stood to lose just $650. In Casey, proceeds from the tax would have been directed toward the street repairs and improvements. In Stuart, the monies will be directed to the General Fund.

An extension of the seven-year Local Option tax will go into effect beginning January 2012, in Stuart, Adair, Bridgewater, Fontanelle, Orient, and Greenfield.