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KENNETH MARTIN KOBOLD, 80, of Harlan (Svcs. Pending for a later date)

Obituaries

June 6th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

KENNETH MARTIN KOBOLD, 80, of Harlan, died Saturday, June 5th, at the Friendship Home, in Audubon. Services for KENNETH KOBOLD are pending for a later date, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, in Harlan.

Burial is in the Harlan Cemetery.

KENNETH MARTIN KOBOLD is survived by:

His wife – Susan Kobold, of Harlan.

His sons – Kelly (Kimmy) Kobold, of Kirkman; Tracey Kobold, and Scott (Christina Wilson) Kobold, all of Harlan.

His brother – Jerry Kobold, of Tiffin.

His sisters – Marlene (Harold) Brensel, of Harlan, & Maxine (Dan) Obrecht, of Ames.

2 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

GAIL JOHNSON, 86, of Atlantic (Celebration of Life Graveside Svc. 6/12/21)

Obituaries

June 6th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

GAIL JOHNSON, 86, of Atlantic, died Nov. 25, 2020. A Celebration of Life Graveside service for GAIL JOHNSON will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, June 12th, in the Atlantic Cemetery. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic is handling the arrangements.

Following the service, Saturday, a time of food and fellowship will be held from 11-a.m. to 1-p.m., at Rumor’s Lounge, in Atlantic.

Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

GAIL JOHNSON is survived by:

Her daughters – Denise (Curtis) Bradley, of Corning; Debbie (Jerry) Martin, of Atlantic, & Julie (Jay) Muhe, of Yuma, AZ.

5 grandchildren & 6 great-grandchildren.

Minnesota man arrested Sunday, for Violating a Protective Order

News

June 6th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report 48-year-old Paul Edward Robinson, of Minnesota, was arrested at around 12:15-p.m. Sunday, on a valid Red Oak Police warrant charging him with two counts of Violating a Protection Order. Robinson was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $600 bond.

RICHARD C. KLITGAARD, 91, of Harlan (Svcs. 6/9/21)

Obituaries

June 6th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

RICHARD C. KLITGAARD, 91, of Harlan, died Friday, June 4th. Funeral services for RICHARD KLITGAARD will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., June 9th, at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan, on Tue., June 8th, from 1-until 9-p.m., with the family greeting friends from 5-until 8-p.m.

Burial is in the Harlan Cemetery.

RICHARD C. KLITGAARD is survived by:

His sons – Steve (Carolue) Klitgaard of Pocatello, ID, & Dr. Don (Laurel) Klitgaard of Harlan.
His daughter – Jane (Larry) Buck of Lime Springs, IA.
His sister – Darlene Taylor of Florissant, MO.
16 Grandchildren, 29 Great-grandchildren, his son-in-law (Joel Schwery, of Lenexa, KS), other relatives & friends.

2021 Girls State Team Tennis Results

Sports

June 6th, 2021 by admin

Class 1A

Semifinal: Cedar Rapids, Xavier 5, Spirit Lake 0
Semifinal: Columbus Catholic 5, Fairfield 2
3rd Place: Fairfield 5, Spirit Lake 1
Championship: Cedar Rapids, Xavier 5, Columbus Catholic 1

Class 2A

Semifinal: Dowling Catholic 5, WDM Valley 3
Semifinal: Cedar Falls 5, Iowa City West 2
3rd Place: Iowa City West 5, WDM Valley 2
Championship: Dowling Catholic 5, Cedar Falls 2

Full results HERE.

2021 Boys State Soccer Finals Scoreboard

Sports

June 6th, 2021 by admin

Class 1A

Notre Dame, Burlington 4, Western Christian 1

Class 2A

Cedar Rapids, Xavier 2, Bondurant-Farrar 0

Class 3A

Pleasant Valley 1, Iowa City West 0

High School Baseball Scoreboard 06/05/2021

Sports

June 6th, 2021 by admin

Coon Rapids-Bayard Tournament 

Bedford 9, Pleasantville 6
Coon Rapids-Bayard 17, Bedford 3
Coon Rapids-Bayard 8, Pleasantville 2

Missouri Valley Triangular 

Clarinda 13, Missouri Valley 2
Missouri Valley 15, Red Oak 14  (8 inn)

Martensdale-St. Marys Tournament

Martensdale-St. Marys 3, Lamoni 2
Consolation: Lamoni 8, Clarke 7
Championship: Des Moines Christian 17, Martensdale-St. Marys 7

Other Scores

Southeast Warren 6, Ankeny Christian Academy 5 (Game 1)
Ankeny Christian Academy 2, Southeast Warren 1 (Game 2)

High School Softball Scoreboard 06/05/2021

Sports

June 6th, 2021 by admin

Atlantic Trojan Tournament

Atlantic 6, AHSTW 1
Atlantic 12, Treynor 2
Atlantic 11, Panorama 1
ACGC 12, Clarinda 5
ACGC 14, Red Oak 1
ACGC 7, Lewis Central 6
Carroll 3, Harlan 1
Carroll 12, Red Oak 1
Carroll 6, Creston 5
Creston 9, Treynor 1
Exira-EHK 17, Red Oak 2
Exira-EHK 6, Creston 4
Harlan 11, Exira-EHK 1
Harlan 11, AHSTW 0
Lewis Central 6, Panorama 2
Lewis Central 6, AHSTW 4
Panorama 11, Clarinda 7
Treynor 8, Clarinda 0

Trojan Softball Invite
All Tournament Team

  • Mady Kelsey AC/GC
  • EmmaKay McClain AC/GC
  • Kailey Jones AHSTW
  • Olivia Engler Atlantic
  • Malena Woodward Atlantic
  • Camryn Schable Carroll
  • Alyssa Brant                 Carroll
  • Gracie Hagle Creston
  • Shay Burmeister Exira-EHK
  • Julia Schechinger Harlan
  • Avery Heller Lewis Central
  • Claire Woodworth Panorama
  • Alexa McCunn Red Oak
  • Jadyn Huisman Treynor

Belle Plaine Tournament 

Vinton-Shellsburg 7, Riverside 2
Consolation: Belle Plaine 5, Riverside 1

Kuemper Catholic Tournament

Bishop Garrigan 7, St. Albert 5
Remsen, St. Mary’s 4, Kuemper Catholic 3
St. Edmond 3, St. Albert 0
Consolation: Kuemper Catholic 8, Bishop Heelan Catholic 2

Missouri Valley Triangular 

Fremont-Mills 5, Missouri Valley 3
Woodbine 11, Fremont-Mills 1
Woodbine 13, Missouri Valley 3

Murray Tournament 

Consolation: Lamoni 4, Moravia 2
Consolation: Seymour 5, Orient-Macksburg 3
5th Place: Lamoni 10, Seymour 4
7th Place: Moravia 5, Orient-Macksburg 3
Semifinal: Melcher-Dallas 12, East Union 0
Semifinal: Nodaway Valley 7, Murray 6
3rd Place: East Union 9, Murray 1
Championship: Nodaway Valley 6, Melcher-Dallas 5

Perry Tournament  

Van Meter 11, Glenwood 3
Consolation: Glenwood 16, Baxter 2

Southwest Valley Tournament

Southwest Valley 15, East Mills 3
Griswold 10, CAM 0
Consolation: CAM 12, East Mills 0
Championship: Griswold 7, Southwest Valley 0

Storm Lake Tournament 

Denison-Schleswig 15, Pocahontas 3
Championship: Denison-Schleswig 11, Storm Lake 0

West Central Valley Tournament

West Central Valley 13, Coon Rapids-Bayard 5
Consolation: Coon Rapids-Bayard 16, Des Moines North 6

Iowa COVID-19 update for 10-a.m. Sunday, 6/6/21: 2 additional deaths, 109 additional cases

News

June 6th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Public Health reports two additional deaths attributed COVID-19 (including one in Union County), and 109 additional positive cases. The total number of positive cases in the state as of 10-a.m. Sunday, and since the beginning of the pandemic, is 402,511, and there a total of 6,068 deaths. Deaths at Iowa’s Long-Term Care facilities are at 2,367.

There remain four LTC outbreaks in Iowa, with 25 positive cases among patients and staff, and one person recovered.

Iowa’s 14-day positivity rate is holding steady at 2.0%, while the 7-day positivity rate remains 1.8%. State health officials say 80 people are hospitalized with COVID-19; 16 patients are in an ICU; 10 COVID patients were admitted to a hospital, and eight patients are on a ventilator. In RMCC Region 4 (hospitals in western & southwest Iowa), there are two people hospitalized with COVID-19. One is in an ICU, one person was admitted over the previous 24-hours, at no one was on a ventilator.

In the immediate KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County (since the beginning of the pandemic) and the total number of deaths (Since the beginning of the pandemic) in each county to date:
Cass, 1,476 cases; 54 deaths
Adair, 993; 32
Adams, 353; 4
Audubon, 542; 10
Guthrie, 1,311; 32
Harrison County, 1,936; 73
Madison County, 1,787; 19
Mills County, 1,796; 24
Montgomery, 1,117; 38
Pottawattamie County, 12,331;173
Shelby County, 1,369; 37
Union County, 1,377; 35

DONNA DIERS, 89, of Orient (Mass of Christian Burial 6/11/21)

Obituaries

June 6th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

DONNA DIERS, 89, of Orient, died Saturday, June 5, 2021, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.  A Mass of Christian Burial for DONNA DIERS will be held 10-a.m. Friday, June 11th, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Greenfield. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

Open Visitation:  Will be held on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Family Visitation:  The family will greet friends on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Burial is in the Orient Cemetery.   A luncheon will be held at the church following the committal services at the cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to Donna Diers Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.

DONNA DIERS is survived by:

Her son – Larry (Risa) Diers, of Orient.

Her daughters – Patti (John) Wilson, and Jolene (Phil) Neal, all of Orient, and Janet (Jeff) McAtee, of Stuart.

Her sisters – Phyllis (Jerome) Ransom, of Newton, and Joyce Kingery, of Florida.

10 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.