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Iowa mail processing center closes despite fight

News

October 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Sioux City mail processing center has closed despite attempts to save it. The final pieces of mail went through the center on Saturday morning. Operations are being transferred to a processing center in Sioux Falls, S.D. The postal service announced the consolidation decision in June as part of its plan to cut its staggering losses. Iowa’s congressional delegation and others tried to fight the closure. Postal officials have said local mail delivery will not be affected by the move. However, Sioux City will lose about 70 jobs.

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JUDY KULLA, 78, of Audubon (svcs 10-5-11)

Obituaries

October 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

JUDY KULLA, 78, of Audubon, died Sat., Oct. 1st, at St. Anthony’s Regional Hospital in Carroll. Funeral services for JUDY KULLA will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Oct. 5th, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where family visitation will be at 7-p.m. Tue., Oct. 4th.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

JUDY KULLA is survived by:

Her husband – Ernie Kulla, of Audubon.

Her son – Craig (Nancy) Kulla.

1 grandson, her sister-in-law, other relatives and friends.

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EDWARD T. HOOBIN, JR., 76, of Panora (svcs 10-4-11)

Obituaries

October 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

EDWARD T. HOOBIN, JR., 76, of Panora, died Thu., Sept. 29th, at the New Homestead in Guthrie Center. Funeral services for EDWARD HOOBIN, JR., will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., Oct. 4th, at the Panora United Methodist Church. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 5-8pm Mon., Oct. 3rd, with the family present.

Burial will be at the Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines, beginning at 2:30-pm Tuesday.

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F. RAYMOND BURNHAM, JR., 87, of Griswold (svcs 10-4-11)

Obituaries

October 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

F. RAYMOND BURNHAM, JR. , age 87, of Griswold, died Sat., Oct. 1st, at the Griswold Care Center. Funeral services for RAYMOND BURNHAM, JR., will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., Oct. 4th, in the Griswold United Methodist Church. Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold has the arrangements.

An open visitation will be held at the funeral home, where a Masonic service is at 6-p.m. Monday, followed by visitation with the family, until 7:30-p.m. Online condolences may be left at www.duhnfuneral.com

Burial, with military honors, will be in the Flint Cemetery.

F. RAYMOND BURNHAM is survived by:

His wife – Jean.

His daughter – Nancy Hering, of Oakland.

His son – Nate (Annette) Burnham, of Ankeny.

His sisters – Betty Jean (Randall) Goettsch, of Villisca, & Carolyn Johnk, of Hancock.

5 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren; his sister-in-law, other relatives, and friends.

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Assault arrest in Montgomery County

News

October 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

An Elliott man was arrested early Sunday morning in Montgomery County, on an assault charge. Sheriff’s officials say 32-year old Joshua L. Franzen was taken into custody at around 3:15-a.m., after authorities investigated a domestic disturbance incident at a residence in rural Elliott.

Franzen was located at the residence and arrested on a charge of Simple Assault. He was brought to the Montgomery County Jail, and held on $300 bond.

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SEAL Team member from Omaha, NE killed in Afghanistan, Saturday

News

October 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Department of Defense announced today (Sunday) the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Caleb A. Nelson, 26, of Omaha, Neb.,died after his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while conducting a combat patrol in Zabul province, Afghanistan on Oct.1.  Nelson was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit, Norfolk, Va.

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Iowa religious group to protest at Neb. base

News

October 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AP) — A religious group from Iowa will lead a peace rally at Offutt Air Force Base. The Sisters of St. Francis from Dubuque, Iowa, say this (Sunday) afternoon’s demonstration is meant to commemorate both the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan and St. Francis of Assisi. The group says it expects about 100 protesters from across Iowa to travel to eastern Nebraska for the protest. It anticipates some demonstrators will be arrested for trespassing.

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Iowa’s backup QB Derby arrested in bar incident

Sports

October 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The backup quarterback for the Iowa Hawkeyes faces charges after an incident outside an Iowa City bar.

A criminal complaint filed against 20-year-old A.J. Derby in Johnson County District Court says authorities were called to the bar late Saturday after a man punched out the window of a bus as he was exiting it. The filing says Derby admitted to damaging the window and took a breath test, which measured his blood-alcohol level at .120. The complaint charges Derby with criminal mischief and public intoxication. The Hawkeyes did not play Saturday. Derby, a red-shirt freshman from Iowa City, has appeared in two games this season. An athletics spokesman told The Associated Press that appropriate discipline will be taken in keeping with university policy.

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Saturday Volleyball Results

Sports

October 2nd, 2011 by Jim Field

Tri-Center Tournament:

  • (2-0) Adair-Casey 25-25, CAM 11-10
  • (2-0) Adair-Casey 28-25, A-H-S-T 26-19
  • (2-0) Adair-Casey 28-25, Riverside 26-19
  • (2-1) A-H-S-T 18-25-15, CAM 25-10-13
  • (2-0) A-H-S-T 25-25, Riverside 23-11
  • (2-1) Red Oak 16-25-15, Glenwood 25-22-9
  • (2-0) Red Oak 25-25, Adair-Casey 14-11
  • (2-0) Red Oak 25-25, A-H-S-T 16-15
  • (2-0) Red Oak 25-25, CAM 9-16
  • (2-0) Red Oak 25-25, Riverside 14-9
  • (2-0) Glenwood 25-25, Adair-Casey 21-12
  • (2-0) Glenwood 25-25, A-H-S-T 19-17
  • (2-0) Glenwood 25-25, CAM 12-7
  • (2-0) Glenwood 25-25, Riverside 11-7
  • (2-0) Tri-Center 25-25, Adair-Casey 12-14
  • (2-0) Tri-Center 25-25, A-H-S-T 17-16
  • (2-0) Tri-Center 25-25, CAM 12-18
  • (2-0) Tri-Center 25-25, Glenwood 23-8
  • (2-0) Tri-Center 25-25, Riverside 7-8
  • (2-0) Red Oak 25-25, Tri-Center 23-19 (Championship)

Thomas Jefferson Tournament:

  • (2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, Missouri Valley 17-6
  • (2-0) Lewis Central 21-22, Denison-Schleswig 9-20
  • (2-0) Lewis Central 21-23, Abraham Lincoln 15-21
  • (2-0) Lewis Central 22-21, Kuemper Catholic 20-9
  • (2-0) Abraham Lincoln 25-25, Thomas Jefferson 17-15
  • (2-1) Thomas Jefferson 17-24-15, Missouri Valley 21-22-10
  • (2-1) Denison-Schleswig 13-21-15, Missouri Valley 21-13-11
  • (2-0) Kuemper Catholic 21-21, Denison-Schleswig 11-6
  • (2-0) Kuemper Catholic 21-23, Missouri Valley 15-21
  • (2-0) St. Albert 21-21, Kuemper Catholic 17-12
  • (2-0) St. Albert beat Abraham Lincoln
  • (2-0) St. Albert beat Thomas Jefferson
  • (2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, St. Albert 6-18 (Championship)

Others:

  • (2-1) Ankeny Christian Academy 17-21-16, Paton-Churdan 21-17-14
  • (2-0) Ankeny Christian Academy 21-22, Southeast Warren 16-20
  • (2-0) Bishop Heelan, Sioux City 21-21, Carroll 14-6
  • (2-0) Grandview Park Baptist 21-21, Ankeny Christian Academy 13-11
  • (2-0) Grandview Park Baptist 21-21, Paton-Churdan 12-11
  • (2-0) Grandview Park Baptist 25-25, Ankeny Christian Academy 19-19
  • (2-1) Iowa Christian Academy 21-18-15, Colfax-Mingo 18-21-8
  • (2-0) Madrid 21-21, Iowa Christian Academy 16-14
  • (2-0) River Valley 21-21, Charter Oak-Ute 8-11
  • (2-0) Harlan 21-21, Carlisle 12-14
  • (2-0) Harlan 21-21, Knoxville 18-11
  • (2-0) Harlan 24-21, Pella 22-14
  • (2-0) Harlan 25-25, Eddyville-Blakesburg 16-14
  • (2-0) Harlan 25-25, Newton 16-16

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KENNETH S CHRISTENSEN, 90, of Audubon (SCVS 10-3-11)

Obituaries

October 1st, 2011 by admin

Kenneth S Christensen, 90, of Audubon died on September 24 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.  Funeral services for Kenneth S Christensen will be held on Monday, October 3 at 2:00 PM at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Audubon.  Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

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Family visitation will be at 1:00 PM until the time of the service on Monday October 3 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Audubon.

Burial will be in the Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery west of Audubon.

Kenneth S Christensen is survived by:

Daughter:  Kathy Leppert of Brooklyn Park, MN.

2 grand-daughters and other friends and relatives

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