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GERALD JOHN BISSEN, 92, of Earling (Svcs. 4/23/18)

Obituaries

April 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

GERALD JOHN BISSEN, 92, of Earling, died Thursday, April 19th, at home. A Mass of Christian Burial for GERALD BISSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Monday, April 23rd, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, is from 4-until 8-p.m. Sunday, April 22nd, with a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 4-p.m.

Burial will be in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery.

GERALD BISSEN is survived by:

His daughters – Lori (Tom) Heit, of Evansdale (IA); Bette (Steve) Sheeran, of West Palm Beach, FL; Peg (Mike) Shappell, of Loxahatchee, FL, and Chris (Dave) Blum, of Glenwood.

His sons – Bob (Mary) Bissen, of Earling; Jim Bissen, of Mesa, AZ; Dale (Julie) Bissen, of Woodbury, MN; Jerry (Pat) Bissen, of Harlan, and Ron (Melissa) Bissen, of Westminster, MD.

24-grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and his brother-in-law from Oceanside, CA.

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Food trucks leaving downtown Des Moines for suburbs

News

April 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A combination of fees and parking difficulties could be prompting many food truck operators to abandon Des Moines and instead rumble off to the suburbs. The Des Moines Register reports the city of Des Moines has issued only three mobile vendor permits this year. That’s down from 15 permits last year and 21 permits in 2016. Food truck owners must pay $1,750 in permitting and parking fees to Des Moines annually and can only operate in specific locations.

That has led some vendors to leave downtown for suburban business parks where parking is free. Kevin Gollhofer says he gave up on street sales from his barbecue truck and has focused on catering. He says people like to see trucks downtown but don’t buy from them consistently.

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Atlantic resident asks thief to return yard ornament or face charges

News

April 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

An Atlantic resident, upset about a stolen cement yard ornament she’s owned for about 30-years, says if the person who took it returns it, undamaged, she won’t press charges. The woman, who resides in the 600 block of Elm Street, told KJAN News the 12-inch tall, black statue of a female “Hillbilly,” was taken sometime April 10th or early April 11th. And, while it’s only worth about $30, the sentimental value means much more to the woman from whom it was stolen.

The incident has been reported to the Atlantic Police Department, and the victim says a neighbor has surveillance video of the thief that police are reviewing. The woman promises that if the thief returns the statue in one piece, or can direct authorities to where it is, no charges will be filed.

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Big Ten Men’s Basketball in 2018-19 will include 20-game conference schedule

Sports

April 20th, 2018 by admin

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference revealed a breakdown of all 14 schools’ opponents for the 2018-19 Big Ten men’s basketball season on Thursday. Conference teams will compete in a 20-game conference schedule for the first time, playing seven teams both home and away and six teams once (three home and three away).

Iowa’s opponents for the upcoming season will include:

Home: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan
Away: Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue
Home/Away: Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin

Beginning with the 2018-19 season, the men will move to a 20-game scheduling format, while the women will move to an 18-game format. On the men’s side, each team will play seven opponents twice (home and away) and six opponents once (three home, three away). The women’s format will see teams play five opponents twice (home and away) and eight opponents once (four home, four away). In total, the new conference schedules will feature 140 men’s games (up from 126 games last season) and 126 women’s games (up from 112 games last season), resulting in an 11% and 13% increase, respectively.

Iowa women’s basketball opponents for the upcoming season will include:

Home: Maryland, Northwestern, Rutgers, Wisconsin
Away: Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State
Home/Away: Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Purdue

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2018 schedule released for Kansas City Chiefs

Sports

April 20th, 2018 by admin

The National Football League released the full 2018 regular season schedules for all teams on Thursday night. The Kansas City Chiefs will be featured in five primetime television games this year.

Those primetime match-ups will include a Monday Night Football game on October 1st at the Denver Broncos. A Sunday Night Football game at the New England Patriots on October 14th. The Chiefs will play another Monday Night Football game in Mexico City against the LA Rams on November 19th. The Chiefs will also play a Thursday Night Football game on December 13th at the LA Chargers and follow that with another Sunday Night Football game on December 23rd at the Seattle Seahawks.

Chiefs single-game and some season tickets are on sale starting today by visiting Chiefs.com. Here is a look at the full 2018 schedule.

2018 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS PRESEASON SCHEDULE

Date | Opponent | Time | Network

Thursday, Aug. 9 | Houston Texans | 7:30 p.m. | KCTV5
Friday, Aug. 17 | at Atlanta Falcons | 6:00 p.m. | KCTV5
Saturday, Aug. 25 | at Chicago Bears | Noon | KCTV5
Thursday, Aug. 30 | Green Bay Packers | 7:30 p.m. | KCTV5

2018 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

Date | Opponent | Time | Network

Sunday, Sept. 9 | at Los Angeles Chargers | 3:05 p.m. | CBS
Sunday, Sept. 16 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Noon | CBS
Sunday, Sept. 23 | San Francisco 49ers | Noon | FOX
Monday, Oct. 1 | at Denver Broncos | 7:15 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, Oct. 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars* | Noon | CBS
Sunday, Oct. 14 | at New England Patriots* | 7:20 p.m. | NBC
Sunday, Oct. 21 | Cincinnati Bengals* | Noon | CBS
Sunday, Oct. 28 | Denver Broncos* | Noon | CBS
Sunday, Nov. 4 | at Cleveland Browns* | Noon | CBS
Sunday, Nov. 11 | Arizona Cardinals* | Noon | FOX
Monday, Nov. 19 | at Los Angeles Rams (Mexico City) | 7:15 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, Nov. 25 | BYE WEEK
Sunday, Dec. 2 | at Oakland Raiders* | 3:05 p.m. | CBS
Sunday, Dec. 9 | Baltimore Ravens* | Noon | CBS
Thursday, Dec. 13 | Los Angeles Chargers | 7:20 p.m. | FOX/NFLN
Sunday, Dec. 23 | at Seattle Seahawks* | 7:20 p.m. | NBC
Sunday, Dec. 30 | Oakland Raiders* | Noon | CBS

Home games in bold; all kickoffs are Central Time.
* Subject to Flexible Scheduling

As always we will have coverage of the Kansas City Chiefs all season long on KJAN AM 1220 and FM 101.1 as part of the Chiefs Radio Network.

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2 state pursuit begins in Fremont County

News

April 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A two-state pursuit Thursday that began in Fremont County, ended in Nebraska with the suspect crashing into three sheriff’s department vehicles and an arrest. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports 39-year old Jay Rickman, of Eagle, NE., was finally arrested with the assistance of a Fremont County K9 Unit. The incident began, when the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a possible wanted subject staying at a hotel in Percival, Iowa. Deputies were advised the subject was possibly armed, and had made statements that he would kill law enforcement if they attempted to arrest him.

Deputies attempted to stop a 1999 Chrysler Sebring at the intersection of 195th Street and Highway 2, when the vehicle fled the area and traveled west on Highway 2 reaching speeds of about 115mph. The vehicle continued west on Hwy 2 into Nebraska, where Otoe County deputies began leading the pursuit. The vehicle attempted to turn north on Highway 43, west of Palmyra, NE., when it went out of control. The vehicle then rammed an Otoe County Deputy’s vehicle, causing disabling damage. The car then rammed a Fremont County vehicle, causing minor damage, and rammed a second Fremont County vehicle, causing extensive damage to the deputy’s vehicle and disabling the suspect vehicle.

Charges against Rickman are pending in Fremont County for Felony Eluding from law enforcement.

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Update coming soon in search for missing NE Iowa teen

News

April 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

An update is expected this (Friday) afternoon on the search for a missing autistic boy in northeast Iowa. Law officers involved in the search, centered in Black Hawk County, are holding a news conference at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Reports indicate there is -no- news on the whereabouts of 16-year-old Jake Wilson. He walked away from his home in LaPorte City almost two weeks ago, the night of April 7th. Hundreds of volunteers had joined in the search, which was scaled back in recent days.

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Backyard & Beyond 4-20-2018

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

April 20th, 2018 by Jim Field

LaVon Eblen visits with Lucy Netwon and Marcia Weis of the Cass County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary about the Spring Soup and Salad Luncheon of Wednesday, April 25.

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Former ISU football coach Earle Bruce passes at the age of 87

Sports

April 20th, 2018 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Former Iowa State head football coach Earle Bruce, who led the Cyclones to three-straight eight-win seasons and two Bowl games, passed away early this morning at the age of 87.

Bruce was hired as the head football coach at Iowa State in 1973, replacing Johnny Majors, who left for Pittsburgh after the 1972 season.

Bruce, who arrived at Iowa State after directing Tampa to the 1972 Tangerine Bowl, led the Cyclones during one of their most prosperous periods in school history from 1973-78. He tallied a career 36-32 mark as the Cyclone mentor, but in his last three seasons (1976-78), the Cyclones went 24-11 and earned bowl bids in 1977 (Peach Bowl) and 1978 (Hall of Fame Bowl).

Bruce left Iowa State after the 1978 season to return to his alma mater Ohio State, replacing the legendary Woody Hayes. He won or shared four Big Ten titles in his nine seasons as the leader of the Buckeyes. He was the AFCA National Coach-of-the-Year in 1979.

A 2002 College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Bruce compiled a career 154-90-2 record as a head coach, which also included stops at Northern Iowa and Colorado State. In his 20 years as a head coach at the Division I-A level, he led his teams to 12 bowl appearances, including seven victories.

Bruce graduated from Ohio State in 1953 and earned his master’s degree from Kent State in 1963.

He was inducted into the Iowa State Hall of Fame in 2000.

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High School Track Scoreboard 04/19/2018

Sports

April 20th, 2018 by admin

Tiger-Knight Co-Ed Relays at Denison

Boys

  1. Atlantic 175
  2. CB Abraham Lincoln 107
  3. Denison-Schleswig 90
  4. Kuemper 89
  5. Carroll 61
  6. Greene County 60

Highlights: Atlantic won 11 events on the night to take the crown. Individual Winners: Zade Niklasen 200M, Chase Mullenix 400M, Craig Becker 800M, Gratt Reed 110M Hurdles, Jaxson Eden 1600M, Jalen Petersen 3200M. Relay Winners: 4x100M, 4x200M, 4x400M, 4X800M, Sprint Medley.

Girls

  1. Denison-Schleswig 141
  2. Atlantic 104
  3. Creston 86
  4. Carroll 59
  5. Boone 58
  6. Greene County 50
  7. Dallas Center-Grimes 49
  8. Kuemper Catholic 41

Highlights: Taylor McCreedy won the 3000M Run for Atlantic.

Full Results: 2018 Tiger-Knight Relays

Griswold Boys Tiger Relays

Division A

  1. Griswold 139
  2. Audubon 107
  3. Southwest Valley 98
  4. Fremont-Mills 86
  5. Riverside 62
  6. Tri-Center 50
  7. Bedford 32

Highlights: Griswold got wins from Preston Good in the 400M and 400M Hurdles and Josh Brownlee in the 1600M and 3200M. Audubon’s Joseph Zaiger won the Discus and Shot Put and was on the winning Distance Medley team for the Wheelers. Skyler Schultes won the 110 Hurdles for Audubon and was on the Sprint Medley winning team for Audubon. Riverside’s Val Andrusyshyn won the 100M and 200M.

Division AA

  1. Underwood 128
  2. Spirit Lake 127
  3. Missouri Valley 106
  4. Shenandoah 73
  5. Treynor 52
  6. Logan-Magnolia 44
  7. Clarinda 40
  8. Red Oak 19

Highlights: Underwood took 5 wins on their way to the team title. Dylan Reimer 110 Hurdles, Brandon Magnuson Discus, Gavin Dominguez Long Jump, 4x800M Relay, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay. Treynor got wins from Noah James in the High Jump and Brock Fox in the Shot Put.

Full Results: 2018 Tiger Relays

Southwest Valley Girls Timberwolf Invitational

  1. Shenandoah 137
  2. Red Oak 65
  3. Nodaway Valley 64
  4. Southwest Valley 48
  5. Clarinda 47
  6. Bedford 44
  7. I-35 38
  8. Griswold 35
  9. East Mills 34
  10. Stanton 31
  11. South Page 14

Highlights: Shenandoah won 4 events on their way to the team title. Nodaway Valley’s Reagan Weinheimer won that 800M. The Wolverines won the Sprint Medley and Shuttle Hurdle Relay as well. East Mills’ Janette Schraft won the 400M Hurdles. Jocelyn Amos of Griswold won the Long Jump.

Full Results: 2018 Girls Timberwold Invitational

Boys Sidney Cowboy Invitational

  1. Sidney 173
  2. Clarinda Academy 96
  3. Glenwood JV 86
  4. East Mills 71
  5. Essex 66
  6. Stanton 41
  7. AHSTW 21
  8. Heartland Christian 4
  9. South Page 4
  10. ISD 4

Highlights: Stanton’s Drake Johnson won the 110 Hurdles and 400M Hurdles.

Full Results: 2018 Boys Sidney Cowboy Invitational

Girls AL/TJ Invitational

  1. CB Abraham Lincoln 115
  2. Glenwood 109
  3. Bishop Heelan 105
  4. Treynor 95
  5. Lewis Central 75
  6. Logan-Magnolia 74
  7. CB Thomas Jefferson 62.5
  8. Harlan 45.5
  9. Fremont-Mills 30
  10. CB St. Albert 26
  11. Heartland Christian 3

Full Results: 2018 AL/TJ Invitational

OA-BCIG Co-Ed

Girls

  1. KP-WC 145
  2. OA-BCIG 88
  3. MVAO-COU 76
  4. IKM-Manning 65
  5. Sheldon 65
  6. Boyer Valley 50
  7. Ridge View 33
  8. MMCRU 30
  9. Ar-We-Va 27
  10. Siouxland Christian

Highlights: Payton Sporrer of IKM-Manning was 2nd in the 400M and the Wolves 4x800M team was 2nd.

Full Results: 2018 OA-BCIG Girls

Boys

  1. Humboldt 97
  2. OA-BCIG 92
  3. Sheldon 77
  4. IKM-Manning 55
  5. KP-WC 54
  6. West Sioux 52
  7. Ridge View 40
  8. MVAO-COU 30
  9. Boyer Valley 29
  10. West Hancock 22
  11. MMCRU 18
  12. Ar-We-Va 15
  13. OA-BCIG JV 8

Highlights: Jared Johnson of IKM-Manning won the High Jump.

Full Results: 2018 OA-BCIG Boys

WCV Co-Ed Wildcat Relays

Girls

  1. AC/GC 169
  2. Van Meter 118
  3. West Central Valley 81
  4. Ogden 69
  5. Glidden-Ralston 64
  6. Woodward-Granger 59
  7. CAM 23
  8. Iowa Christian Academy 2

Highlights: AC/GC picked up wins from Audrey Stowe 800M, Kate Crawford 1500M and 3000M, Mady McDermott Discus, Sara Schmeling Long Jump. The Chargers also won the 4x100M, 4x200M, and Distance Medley Relays.

Full Results: 2018 WCV Wildcat Relays

Boys

  1. Van Meter 148
  2. AC/GC 144
  3. WCV 84
  4. Woodward-Granger 79
  5. Iowa Christian Academy 37
  6. Glidden-Ralston 34
  7. Ogden 28
  8. Ankeny Christian 26
  9. Paton-Churdan 9

Highlights: AC/GC picked up wins from Dylan Soper 100M, Clay Billheimer 400M and 800M and 1600M, Noah Nelsen 3200M, and Caden Wardyn Long Jump.

Full Results: 2018 WCV Wildcat Relays

Waukee Invitational

Boys AA

  1. Waukee 197.83
  2. Lewis Central 111.33
  3. Ankeny 96.5
  4. DM Roosevelt 96
  5. Ankeny Centennial 89.5
  6. Indianola 65.83
  7. CB Thomas Jefferson 43
  8. Fort Dodge 36

Full Results: 2018 Waukee Invitational

East Union Eagle Relays Co-Ed

Girls

  1. Panorama 197
  2. Central Decatur 109
  3. Murray 75
  4. East Union 66
  5. Des Moines Christian 48
  6. Lamoni 44
  7. Mormon Trail 28
  8. Orient-Macksburg 11

Boys

  1. Des Moines Christian 180
  2. Panorama 164
  3. East Union 71
  4. Lamoni 69
  5. Central Decatur 35
  6. Murray 19
  7. Lenox 19
  8. Orient-Macksburg 18
  9. Mormon Trail 7

Full Results: 2018 East Union Eagle Relays CoEd

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