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West Des Moines man gets 18 months for bank embezzlement

News

April 24th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Prosecutors say a West Des Moines man has been sent to prison for bank embezzlement. Brian Madison, of West Des Moines, was sentenced Friday to 18 months and ordered to pay $259,000 in restitution. He also must serve five years of supervised release after he leaves prison. Prosecutors say Madison moved cash from his teller drawer at TruBank into an unmonitored teller drawer and modified cash count sheets so officials conducting the counts wouldn’t have known to look for the money.

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Audubon Police report (4/24)

News

April 24th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Audubon Police Department reports 42-year old Jamie Renea Clausen, of Audubon, was arrested Monday. Clausen was charged with Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree, and Disorderly Conduct.  Clausen was transported to the Audubon County Jail and held to appear before a magistrate. Also on Monday, 32-year old Seth Alexander Olesen, of Audubon, was charged with Owning a Vicious Dog and Dog at Large.  Olesen was cited and released on promise to appear.

And, on Saturday, 31-year old Randy Travis Kurth, of Audubon ,was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Emmet County, for Failure to Appear.  Kurth was transported to the Audubon County Jail where he posted bond and was released.

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Officials identify Iowa man killed in Wyoming avalanche

News

April 24th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Officials have released the name of a 24-year-old north-central Iowa man who was killed in a weekend avalanche while snowmobiling in northwestern Wyoming. Teton County officials say Taylor Bruggeman of Saint Ansgar, Iowa, died Sunday afternoon near Togwotee Pass in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports Bruggeman was snowmobiling with two friends at the time.
Sheriff’s Lt. Matt Carr says Bruggeman’s riding partners saw him get buried and could see part of his snowmobile, but couldn’t find him. One of the friends stayed to dig while the other one rode about 30 minutes to where he could get cell service. He called for help shortly after 4 p.m.

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Authorities release name of man killed by train

News

April 24th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

BELLE PLAINE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man killed by a train in eastern Iowa. Belle Plaine police identified him as 42-year-old Justin Wisner, who lived in Belle Plaine.
The incident on the Union Pacific tracks was reported in Belle Plaine early Monday morning.

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Backyard & Beyond 4-24-2018

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

April 24th, 2018 by Jim Field

LaVon Eblen visits with Gail Richardson about the Audubon Public Library programs and history.

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JEAN MILFORD, 97, of Atlantic (Svcs. 4/28/18)

Obituaries

April 24th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

JEAN MILFORD, 97, of Atlantic, died March 13th at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Graveside services for JEAN MILFORD will be held 10-a.m. Saturday, April 28th, at the Atlantic Cemetery. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic, is in charge of the arrangements.

There is NO visitation.

JEAN MILFORD is survived by:
Her sister – Betty Bowen, of Medford, OR.

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Grassley to question Ag Sec Perdue on state of rural America

Ag/Outdoor

April 24th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley will be questioning U-S Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today (Tuesday) in a Senate Ag Committee hearing focused on the state of rural America. Rural states like Iowa are facing serious economic threats from looming international trade wars following years of poor commodity prices, in addition to new obstacles on the production of ethanol. “That’s why I intend to stress to Secretary Perdue that trade and ethanol are very important to farmers of Iowa and to the prosperity of the Midwest,” Grassley says, “particularly to good paying jobs in small towns of Iowa.”

According to Grassley, Perdue has already demonstrated he’s very willing to support corn-based ethanol with his efforts on the renewable fuel standard (RFS) and to boost the production and sale of the E-15 blend. Grassley says, “He deserves a lot of credit for working with the ethanol industry and corn producers to get E-15 without damaging a RIN cap that would undercut the RFS more than Administrator Pruitt has already done with the EPA’s potential illegal abuse of so-called hardship waivers.”

Those waivers are designed to benefit oil producers. Corn and soybean growers have seen the value of their crops spiral in recent years, with few lasting rebounds. Those staple Midwestern commodities are in much worse shape than cotton, for example, and Grassley says the Southern farmers complain that cotton is always distressed. “I suppose you could talk about putting a lot of money into rural America through rural development programs,” Grassley says, “but the vitality of agriculture and prices that farmers get is a good part of solving the problems in rural America.”

Today’s hearing began at 9 A-M.

(Radio Iowa)

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Iowa Athletics and Athletics Development announce 2018 Hawkeye Events

Sports

April 24th, 2018 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa Departments of and Athletics Development are pleased to present to you the 2018 Hawkeye Events outreach schedule. Over the last four decades, Hawkeye coaching legends such as Hayden Fry, Dan Gable, C. Vivian Stringer, and Tom Davis have traveled across the state of Iowa to meet and thank our great fans. This year, as we continue to evolve our traditional banquet tour to meet the needs of our fans, UI Athletics Development has joined forces with UI Athletics Marketing and Ticket Departments to coordinate and expand our presence across the state of Iowa with a variety of events and activities, now called Hawkeye Events.

The goal with our Hawkeye Events is to continue to offer fans of all ages across the state of Iowa the opportunity to meet and interact with our coaches and student-athletes through a variety of events. These will include events featuring our head coaches, Hawkeye Hometown visits with our student-athletes and coaches, ballpark nights, RAGBRAI, the State Fair, and more.

Following is a list of the dates and cities for the 2018 Hawkeye Events:

April 24: Des Moines

May 1: Council Bluffs/Omaha

May 9: Carroll

May 10: Quad Cities

May 30: Cedar Rapids

June 1: Okoboji

June 27: Mason City

August 24: Cedar Rapids Kernels

For more information on our Hawkeye Events locations please visit jointheiclub.com/events. These dates are in addition to the events planned and hosted throughout the year by our statewide local I-Club chapters. We look forward to seeing you in your black and gold this spring and summer. Go Hawks and Fight for Iowa!

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TUESDAY, APRIL 24th

Trading Post

April 24th, 2018 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  Two Kuhl Bell Chicken Waterers.  One is new and the other was only used a few days.  A new Suevia Water Pressure Regulator:  use to lower the water pressure for the Bell Chicken Waterers.  Call 712-250-0311 for information.

WANTED: Dorm sized refrigerator.  Must be good condition. 712-243-6474.  FOUND!

FOR SALE: Push mower. Craftsman 20-22″, just a standard size mower. $40. Call 712-254-3878.

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2018 IOWA FFA PUBLIC SPEAKING CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENT: 90th Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference

Ag/Outdoor, News

April 24th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic FFA Adviser Eric Miller reports the Iowa FFA Public Speaking Leadership Event was held at Iowa State University, Ames, on Monday, April 23rd, 2018. Twelve individuals, including Emily Saeugling, of Atlantic, participated in this year’s Career Development Event (CDE). Saeugling placed first (Gold) in the individual competition during the event. The second place individual for the event was Brookelyn Harned from the West Liberty FFA Chapter.

Miller says the event is designed to develop rural and agricultural leadership, to provide for member participation in agricultural public speaking activities and to stimulate interest along such lines. The prepared public speaking event requires participants to write and deliver a six-to-eight minute speech in front of a panel of judges. Scoring is based on the written manuscript, the delivery of the speech and the answers to questions. The Iowa FFA Public Speaking CDE was made possible with support from GROWMARK and the 2003-2004 Iowa FFA State Officers through the Iowa FFA Foundation.

 

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