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JUNE 2018

Birthday Club

June 1st, 2018 by admin

June 1st:

  • Tom Carlson of Griswold (Winner)
  • Marian Finnell of Atlantic
  • Scott Robinson of Atlantic

June 2nd:

  • Isaiah Imhoff of Exira (Winner)
  • Jan Steffen of Cumberland

June 3rd:

  • Ruth Eilts of Massena (Winner)
  • Larry Steffen of Cumberland

June 4th:

  • Linda South of Lewis (Winner)

June 5th:

  • Hannah Jespersen of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Jerilyn Kay of Atlantic
  • Judi Nelson of Exira
  • Charlotte Evans of Griswold

June 6th:

  • Bailey Roenfeld of Atlantic (Winner)

June 7th:

  • Lucas Mosier of Atlantic

June 8th:

  • Deb Freund of Lewis (Winner)

June 9th:

  • Josie Fiebelkorn of Exira (Winner)
  • Mary Frederiksen of Atlantic
  • Susie Briseno of Atlantic
  • Sharol Andersen of Atlantic
  • Heather Chambers of Audubon
  • Joyce Struble of Exira

June 10th:

  • Julie Topolewski of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Becki Rasmussen of Atlantic
  • Doyle Kneisel of Griswold

June 11th:

  • Dorothy McElfish of Massena (Winner)
  • Kristi Euken of Atlantic

June 12th:

  • Ethel Oathoudt of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Sara Jensen of Harlan

June 13th:

  • Travis Meyer of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Sonja Smith of Atlantic
  • Paulette Cambridge of Atlantic
  • Chris Knudsen of Atlantic
  • Sara Jessen of Atlantic

June 14th:

  • Ryleigh Anthofer of Exira (Winner)

June 15th:

  • Kris Ford of Bridgewater (Winner)
  • Bryan Guy of Atlantic
  • Kendell Warner of Atlantic
  • Bonnie Holtz of Atlantic

June 16th:

  • Susan Wedemeyer of Atlantic (Winner)

June 17th:

  • Mike Parrott of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Ruth Ann Bock of Hamlin
  • Mike Huegerich of Exira
  • Bailey Riesgaard of Atlantic

June 18th:

  • Susan Wedemeyer of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Patty Argo of Atlantic

June 19th:

  • Hallie Ann Wedemeyer of Adair (Winner)

June 20th:

  • Sara Hilyard Hebard of Cumberland (Winner)
  • Sue Brownlee of Atlantic
  • Megan Burg of Atlantic
  • Jan Black of Exira

June 21st:

  • Jeannie McMullen of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Dave Steffen of Cumberland

June 22nd:

  • Kim Ressler of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Mildred Meyer of Exira
  • Taryn Thompson Nelson of Creston

June 23rd:

  • Joey Marie Teegerstrom of Elk Horn (Winner)
  • Ricky Rasmussen of Harlan
  • Jayme Farver of Wiota
  • Rich Riesenberg of Exira
  • Payton Burg of Atlantic
  • Dianna Huey Krull of Atlantic

June 24th:

  • Ardell McCunn of Massena (Winner)
  • Delores Yoshida of Exira
  • Nick Andersen of Audubon
  • Barb Rabe of Audubon
  • Shirley Wiedeman of Atlantic
  • Jason Lamp of Atlantic
  • Tom Paulsen of Exira
  • Tayler Burg of Atlantic
  • Gail Butler of Atlantic
  • Adaline Paulsen

June 25th:

  • Ashley Nodgaard of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Bev Kleen of Marne
  • Dylan Rowland of Atlantic
  • Emmett Clemsen of Brayton

June 26th:

  • Dean Weber of Audubon (Winner)
  • Shelly Brown of Atlantic

June 27th:

  • Merlin Scarf of Anita (Winner)
  • Rocky Gustin of Adair
  • Janice N Petersen of Atlantic
  • Steph Petersen of Exira

June 28th:

  • Craig Smith of Walnut (Winner)
  • Leola Kanning of Atlantic
  • Victor Perlacia-Monzon of Villisca

June 29th:

  • Betty Porter of Cumberland (Winner)
  • Rosalee Jensen of Hamlin

June 30th:

  • Ella Mathisen of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Mason Loving of Atlantic

 

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Girls Regional Soccer Schedule Friday 06/01/2018

Sports

June 1st, 2018 by admin

Girls Regional Soccer play continues tonight. Here is a look at area match-ups.

Class 1A Regional Semifinals

Region 1
MOC-Floyd Valley at Western Christian 5:00pm
St. Albert vs. Bishop Heelan 6:00pm

Region 2
Panorama at Gilbert 6:00pm
Tri-Center at Treynor 6:00pm

Region 3
Creston at Nevada 6:00pm
Harlan at Des Moines Christian 6:00pm

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Man pleads guilty in death of malnourished daughter

News

June 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

WASHINGTON, Iowa (AP) — An August sentencing is scheduled for the father of a 17-month-old girl who weighed just 11 pounds when she died in southeast Iowa. Station KCRG reports that Anthony McCoy filed written guilty pleas Thursday to involuntary manslaughter and two counts of child endangerment. His sentencing is set for Aug. 3. McCoy and the little girl’s mother, Ambrashia Chrzan, were charged after the girl’s Nov. 9, 2016, death in rural Riverside. An autopsy found that malnutrition and neglect significantly contributed to her death. Chrzan is scheduled to be sentenced July 27 for her child endangerment conviction.

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Boys State Soccer Semifinal Schedule 06/01/2018

Sports

June 1st, 2018 by admin

Boys State Soccer Semifinals will be played today at the Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines.

Class 1A

#1 Iowa City Regina vs. #4 Gilbert 12:00pm (Field #9)
#2 Williamsburg vs. #3 Des Moines Christian 12:05pm (Field #6)

Class 2A

#1 Pella vs. #5 Cedar Rapids Xavier 2:30pm (Field #9)
#2 Storm Lake vs. #3 Marion 2:35pm (Field #6)

Class 3A

#8 Waukee vs. #5 Iowa City West 5:00pm (Field #9)
#7 Ankeny vs. #3 Bettendorf-Morningstar-Rivermont 5:05pm (Field #6)

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Backyard & Beyond 6-1-2018

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

June 1st, 2018 by Jim Field

LaVon Eblen visits with Poet Laureate Mary Swander about her event at the Atlantic Public Library on June 5.

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RUTH LAVONNE STEWART, 80, of Kansas City, MO (Svcs. 06/04/2018)

Obituaries

June 1st, 2018 by admin

RUTH LAVONNE STEWART, 80, of Kansas City, MO died Wednesday, May 30th at home. Funeral services for RUTH LAVONNE STEWART will be held on Monday, June 4th at 10:00am in the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 3rd from 5:00pm-8:00pm at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

RUTH LAVONNE STEWART is survived by:

Sister-in-law: Vera Stewart of Harlan.

6 Nieces and Nephews, 10 Great Nieces and Nephews, and 6 Great-Great Nieces and Nephews.

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‘Wear Orange’ event aims to honor gun violence victims, unite communities

News

June 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

At least ten Iowa communities are hosting “Wear Orange” events this weekend as part of National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Megan Gentrup, an organizer of the Wear Orange campaign in Omaha-Council Bluffs, says deadly gun attacks in schools and elsewhere have become too common across the country. “We found a lot of community members didn’t know what to do but knew we wanted to do something,” Gentrup says. “We decided to hold an event where the only purpose is to gather, get to know your neighbors, learn about more organizations in the community that are making us safer and also honoring those we have lost to gun violence.”

More than 350 Wear Orange events will take place across the country tomorrow (Saturday), from concerts to picnics to Orange Walks. Gentrup says survivors of gun violence will attend some of the Iowa events, like the one at Lake Manawa, in Council Bluffs. “We’ll have families who have lost loved ones to gun violence to talk about that,” Gentrup says. “We do want to acknowledge that this is happening and we need to talk about it. We’ll also have activities for kids, family-friendly events. We’ll have board games, cornhole, we’ll have Giant Jenga.”

While the events are called “Wear Orange, she says actually wearing orange clothing isn’t a requirement. “Color options of any kind are welcome,” Gentrup says, laughing. “Wear Orange is just the color we use because it signifies safety with hunters and we want to signify safety at our event and with everyone in our communities.”

Events are planned in several other Iowa communities, including: Ames, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Dubuque, Grimes, Iowa City, the Quad Cities, Keosauqua and Waterloo.

(Radio Iowa)

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SCOTT AUDREY KEENEY, 64, of Griswold (Celebration of Life 6/3/18)

Obituaries

June 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

SCOTT AUDREY KEENEY, 64, of Griswold, died Wed., May 30th, at Methodist Hospital, in Omaha. A Celebration of Life for SCOTT KEENEY will be held at his home in Griswold (608 Adair St., Griswold), beginning at 5-p.m., Sunday, June 3rd, with a bonfire. Rieken-Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold is in charge of the arrangements.

You’re asked to bring a lawn chair and memories of Scott to the Celebration of Life.

A Memorial Fund has been established in his name.

SCOTT KEENEY is survived by:

His wife – Vickie Keeney, of Griswold.

His daughter – Jenny (Adam) Kite, of Ogden, UT.

His sister – Ricka Fine, of Owings Mills, MD.

1 grandson, and his nephews.

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High School Baseball Scoreboard Thursday 05/31/2018

Sports

June 1st, 2018 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Denison-Schleswig 5, Clarinda 0
Harlan 2, Creston 1 (Game 1)
Harlan 10, Creston 0 (Game 2)
Kuemper Catholic 3, Glenwood 2 (Game 1)
Kuemper Catholic 7, Glenwood 4 (Game 2)
Lewis Central 14, Red Oak 1
St. Albert 4, Shenandoah 3

Rolling Valley Conference

Boyer Valley 7, Whiting 5
Pocahontas Area 15, Coon Rapids-Bayard 4

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 10, Griswold 0
Audubon 3, Missouri Valley 2
Logan-Magnolia 9, IKM-Manning 2
Treynor 9, Cherokee 3
Tri-Center 4, Underwood 3

Corner Conference

Fremont-Mills 26, Clarinda Academy 10
Stanton 3, CAM 1

Pride of Iowa Conference

Lenox 11, Southwest Valley 3
Mount Ayr 12, Bedford 7
Nodaway Valley 12, East Union 3

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Motorcycle vs. deer accident in Union County

News

June 1st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Union County report a deer ran out of a ditch Thursday morning, and collided with the side of a motorcycle and the rider. The incident happened on Highway 25, as 32-year old Michael Matherly, of Creston, was traveling south on a 1997 Honda Shadow. Matherly was transported by Medic 1 to the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston.

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