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DeSantis, after distant second in Iowa, ends his presidential campaign

News

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has suspended his presidential campaign, just six days after finishing a distant second to former President Trump in the Iowa Caucuses. “It’s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” DeSantis said. “…He has my endorsement because we can’t go back to the old Republican guard of yester-year, a repackaged form of warmed over corporatism that Nikki Haley represents.”

DeSantis made his announcement Sunday afternoon in a video posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. With the New Hampshire Primary coming up on Tuesday, DeSantis said he could not ask his supporters to volunteer their time and money if there was not a clear path to victory. A month ago, DeSantis was predicting he’d win the Iowa Caucuses. DeSantis and political action committees supporting his campaign spent 35 million dollars in Iowa and he visited each of Iowa’s 99 counties

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaking to a crowd in a Pizza Ranch in Garner, Iowa on Aug. 28, 2023. (RI photo)

“Nobody worked harder and we left it all out on the field,” DeSantis said. DeSantis, in announcing his endorsement of Trump, mentioned he had signed a pledge to honor the Republican Party’s presidential nominee. Governor Kim Reynolds, who endorsed DeSantis in November, has also been saying she’ll back Trump if he’s the nominee.

“This wasn’t about President Trump. I supported him in ’16. I supported him in ’20. I wish he would have won,” Reynolds said. “…I can tell you without hesitation whoever our nominee is, I’m going to get behind them because this country is in trouble.”

Reynolds made her comments Friday on “Iowa Press” on Iowa P-B-S.

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Saturday afternoon accident in Union County

News

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – No injuries were reported following a collision Saturday afternoon at 195th and 190th Streets, in Union County. According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, a 1996 Dodge pickup driven by 20-year-old Logan Osterhout, of Afton, was traveling south on 195th Street at around 4:50-p.m. and had attempted to slow and turn right onto 190th Street to head westbound. The pickup struck a 2016 Chevy pickup driven by 34-year-old Kyle Thelen, of Creston, and which was stopped at the intersection.

Osterhout was given a verbal warning for Failure to Maintain Control of a vehicle. Damage from the collision amounted to $5,000.

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HAROLD PETERS, 97, of Tennant (Svcs. 1/25/24)

Obituaries

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

HAROLD PETERS, 97, of Tennant, died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at Rose Vista Nursing Home, in Woodbine. Funeral services for HAROLD PETERS will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 25, 2024, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan.Heartland Funeral and Cremation Services in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation with family greeting friends will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at the funeral home.

Burial is in the Shelby Cemetery at Shelby.

HAROLD PETERS survived by:

His daughters – Bonnie Utter, of Bondurant, and  Connie (Dale) Schroder, of Avoca.

His sons – David (Bonnie) Peters, of Shelby, and Ernest (Lori) Peters, of Portsmouth.

13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and his brothers-in-law.

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JANELL ROBERTS, 86, of Exira (1-23-2024)

Obituaries

January 21st, 2024 by Jim Field

JANELL ROBERTS, 86 OF Exira Died January 18, 2024 at the Exira Care Center.  Funeral services for JANELL ROBERTS will be held on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 10:30 A.M. in the Exira Lutheran Church.  Kessler Funeral Home in Exira is assisting the family.

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The family will meet with friends Tuesday from 9:30 until service time at the church.

Burial in the Exira Cemetery.

JANELL ROBERTS is survived by:

Children:  Jane (Scott) Houchins of Exira; Jason (Shelly) Roberts of Adair

5 Grandchildren

5 Great-Grandchildren

Sisters:  Mary Jane Steenhusen of Irwin; Laurel Nielsen of Audubon; Dee Anderson of Cedar Rapids; Veronica Roberts of Castle Rock, Colorado

nieces, nephews other relatives and friends.

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DESMOND JUNIOR RUDOLPH, 86, of Audubon (1-22-2024)

Obituaries

January 21st, 2024 by Jim Field

DESMOND JUNIOR RUDOLPH, 86, of Audubon died January 17, 2024 at the Exira Care Center.  A visitation for DESMOND JUNIOR RUDOLPH will be held on Monday, January 22, 2024 from 4:00 – 7:00 P.M. at the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon.

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Burial in the Hamlin Lutheran Cemetery at a later date.

DESMOND JUNIOR RUDOLPH is survived by:

Wife:  Kay Rudolph of Audubon

Children:  Pam (Dennis) Rudolph of Chariton; Alan Rudolph of Villisca; Christy (Mark)Martens of Wiota; Peggy (Jim) Vonahm of Sac City; Randy Rudolph of Audubon: Dennis (Heather) Rudolph of Altoona

16 Grandchildren

23 Great-Grandchildren

Brothers:  Charlie Wheeler of Exira; Delmar Rudolph of Audubon

Sisters:  Darlene (Bob) Soll; Delrene Greve; Diana Deist of all of Audubon; Dixie Petersen of Exira; Dorothy Gand (Bill) Snyder of Woodward; Della (Harry) Hinners of Manning; Dorris Flathers of Carroll

nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

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EDWARD “ZEKE” LEROY NIELSEN, 98, of Audubon (11-22-2024)

Obituaries

January 21st, 2024 by Jim Field

EDWARD “ZEKE” LEROY NIELSEN, 98, of Audubon died January 14, 2024 at Audubon County Memorial Hospital.  Services for EDWARD “ZEKE” LEROY NIELSEN will be held on Monday, January 22, 2024 at 11:00 am in the Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon.  Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon is handling the arrangements.

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Friends may call on Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 at the Kessler Funeral Home.

Burial in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

EDWARD “ZEKE” LEROY NIELSEN is survived by:

Sons:  Lee (Norma) Nielsen of Ross and Dean (Jane) Nielsen of Papillion, Nebraska

6 Grandchildren

8 Great-Grandchildren

Brother:  Paul (Janet) Nielsen of Harlan

Sisters:  Beverly Gude of Lincoln, Nebraska and Barbara (Gary) McFarland of Sandy, Oregon

and nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

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SUSAN JEAN ERICKSON, 63, of Atlantic (Celebration of Life 1/27/24)

Obituaries

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

SUSAN JEAN ERICKSON, 63, of Atlantic, died Sunday, January 21, 2024, at Cass Health in Atlantic.
Per SUE ERICKSON‘s wishes, a cremation will take place at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic, and a celebration of life gathering with a luncheon will be held on Saturday, January 27, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic.

SUE ERICKSON is survived by:

Her father – James, and his wife Carol.

Her husband – Jim.

Her daughters – Dezma (CW), and Clarissa (Josh).

6 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren.

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High School Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball Scores from Saturday

Sports

January 21st, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Girl’s Basketball

Pender 60, Glenwood 29 (NC)
#3 Des Moines Christian 56, Pella 49 (NC)
#9 Lewis Central 55, Papillion-LaVista South 50 (NC)
#7 Harlan Community 52, Underwood 33 (NC)
#9 CAM 31, #12 Coon Rapids-Bayard 25 (Rolling-Valley)

Boy’s Basketball

Freeman 59, Glenwood 57 (NC)
Kuemper Catholic 65, Grand View Christian 55 (NC)
#10 Mount Vernon 65, Bondurant-Farrar 61 (NC)
Ankeny Christian 62, St. Albert 54 (NC)
Dallas Center-Grimes 73, Carroll 43 (NC)
#6 Madrid 82, Nodaway Valley 33 (NC)
Decorah 62, North Polk 60 (NC)

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Public Notice: Montgomery County Supervisors to attend meeting in Griswold on Wed., 1/24

News

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Montgomery County Auditor Jill Ozuna, today (Sunday), issued a Public Notice, stating that the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors may be attending a Regional Board of Supervisors meeting at the Griswold Community Center in Griswold, on January 24th. The meeting begins at 7-p.m.

Ozuna says while there is a possibility that there will be a quorum,  no official county business will be acted upon during that time.

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S.W.A.T. Valkyrie Invitational Girls Wrestling Results

Sports

January 21st, 2024 by Jim Field

Team Scores:
1. S.W.A.T. Valkyrie 202.0
2. Lewis Central 189.5
3. Carroll 187.0
4. Des Moines Public Schools 140.0
5. Glenwood 103.0
6. South Central Calhoun 101.0
7. Clarinda 84.0
8. Raccoon River-Northwest 80.0
9. ATU 79.0
10. Red Oak 75.0
11. Southwest Iowa 71.0
12. Kuemper Catholic 63.0
13. Logan-Magnolia 41.0
14. Denison-Schleswig 31.0
15. Earlham 26.5
16. Woodbine 21.0
17. Shenandoah 20.0
18. Audubon 15.0
19. Harlan Community 2.0

Individual Results:

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1st Place – Lemuna Gurisho of Des Moines Public Schools
2nd Place – Cassidy McCallister of Raccoon River-Northwest
3rd Place – Jazz Christensen of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
4th Place – Phoebe Timm of Raccoon River-Northwest
5th Place – Kourtney King of South Central Calhoun
6th Place – Alexis Esquivel of Carroll

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1st Place – Sophia Hazen of ATU
2nd Place – Kennedy Pahl of Des Moines Public Schools
3rd Place – Sunny McGowan of Carroll
4th Place – Chloe Parks of South Central Calhoun
5th Place – Destiny Fry of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
6th Place – Jordan Mulford of Audubon

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1st Place – Evelyn Kramer of South Central Calhoun
2nd Place – Julia Kanne of Carroll
3rd Place – December Paw of Des Moines Public Schools
4th Place – Grace Hoffman of Kuemper Catholic
5th Place – Kambry Gordon of Clarinda
6th Place – Trinity Bret of ATU

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1st Place – Emily Lundvall of Glenwood
2nd Place – Brianna Kiger of Carroll
3rd Place – Avah Blakeman of Des Moines Public Schools
4th Place – Taytum Soppe-Cope of ATU
5th Place – Randi Welchans of Clarinda
6th Place – Quincy Sorensen of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie

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1st Place – Avaeh Smith of Lewis Central
2nd Place – Sadie Smith of Kuemper Catholic
3rd Place – Audrina Johansen of Glenwood
4th Place – Cadence Kinzie of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
5th Place – Kelsey McCool of Carroll
6th Place – Emily-Rose Ellrott-Schmielau of ATU

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1st Place – Meia Hefley of South Central Calhoun
2nd Place – Josie McCunn of Red Oak
3rd Place – Madison Allmon of Lewis Central
4th Place – Gracyn Baldwin of Raccoon River-Northwest
5th Place – Luaralyse Flint-Spencer of Glenwood
6th Place – Charlotte Gerdts of Clarinda

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1st Place – Nicole Bond of Red Oak
2nd Place – Kylar Downey of Clarinda
3rd Place – Bailey Lillard of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
4th Place – Emma Bektic of Raccoon River-Northwest
5th Place – Sophie Joyce of Logan-Magnolia
6th Place – Emersyn Howard of Glenwood

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1st Place – Espie Almazan of Lewis Central
2nd Place – Clara Sapienza of Southwest Iowa
3rd Place – Averi Burke of Carroll
4th Place – Kyra Wolterman of Kuemper Catholic
5th Place – Bella Bruins of Raccoon River-Northwest
6th Place – Angie Rivera of Denison-Schleswig

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1st Place – Diana Gaie of Des Moines Public Schools
2nd Place – Kassidy Fiala of Lewis Central
3rd Place – Kloee Jones of Carroll
4th Place – Mia South of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
5th Place – Alaina Norton of Raccoon River-Northwest
6th Place – Amber Rea of Red Oak

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1st Place – Mahri Manz of Lewis Central
2nd Place – Haley Glade of Earlham
3rd Place – Emily Kesterson of Southwest Iowa
4th Place – Giana Garcia of Denison-Schleswig
5th Place – Paige Baier of Red Oak
6th Place – Annabel Baxter of ATU

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1st Place – Nancy Bowman of Logan-Magnolia
2nd Place – Stella Beattie of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
3rd Place – Lindsay Trotter of Lewis Central
4th Place – Laila Christophersen of South Central Calhoun
5th Place – Ayla Nagl of Carroll
6th Place – Tatiana Orozco of Southwest Iowa

170
1st Place – Grace Britten of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
2nd Place – Kalen Westerfield of Lewis Central
3rd Place – Jalon Olson of Clarinda
4th Place – Lydia Logan of Glenwood
5th Place – Peyton Katzer of Lewis Central
6th Place – Cleidy Perez-Rivas of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie

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1st Place – Ellen Gerlock of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
2nd Place – Lillian Howe of Southwest Iowa
3rd Place – Emma Grossman of Carroll
4th Place – Miley Murdock of Woodbine
5th Place – Megan Gerlock of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
6th Place – Natalie McDowell of Shenandoah

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1st Place – Emma Daniels of Carroll
2nd Place – Haley Armstrong of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
3rd Place – Madison Wright of Lewis Central
4th Place – Dayanara Soriano-Amaya of Des Moines Public Schools
5th Place – Tatiana Cram of Des Moines Public Schools
6th Place – Brilee Vandusen of Shenandoah

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