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JEANETTE CLAYTON, 81, of Walnut (3-3-2018)

Obituaries

February 26th, 2018 by Jim Field

JEANETTE CLAYTON, 81, of Walnut died Sunday, February 25th at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.  Funeral service for JEANETTE CLAYTON will be held on Saturday, March 3rd at 10:00 am at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

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Visitation will be held at the funeral home Friday from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.

Family will greet friends Friday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the funeral home.

Burial in the Harlan Cemetery.

JEANETTE CLAYTON is survived by:

Husband:  Eugene “Jack” Clayton of Walnut

Daughters:  Janine (Bob) Berndt of Avoca; Janelle (Dwayne) Bornholdt of Atlantic; Julie (Kurt) Schwarck of Spencer

Son:  John (Michelle) Clayton of Walnut

10 Grandchildren

11 Great-Grandchildren

NANCY BRAMAN, 77, of Omaha (Svcs. 3/1/18)

Obituaries

February 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

NANCY BRAMAN, 77, of Omaha, died Sunday, Feb. 25th, at home. Funeral services for NANCY BRAMAN will be held 11-a.m. Thursday, March 1st, at the Roland Funeral Home, in Atlantic.

Visitation with the family is on Wed., Feb. 28th, from 4-until 7-p.m., at the Crosby-Burket-Swanson-Golden Funeral Home, at 11902 West Center Road, in Omaha.; Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Burial will be in the Lorimor Cemetery, in Lorimor, 1:30-p.m. Thursday.

NANCY BRAMAN is survived by:

Her husband – Richard Braman.

Her daughters – Mary Ann (Thomas) Atilano, and Audra (Tim) Crandell.

Her son  –  Boyd (Angela) Braman.

7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Mom who left kids alone to visit Germany takes plea deal

News

February 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa mother accused of leaving her four children home alone to travel to Europe has taken a plea deal. Johnston resident Erin Macke entered Alford pleas Monday in Polk County District Court to four counts of child endangerment. In exchange prosecutors will drop a charge of making a firearm available to a person under age 21. In an Alford plea, a person doesn’t admit guilt but acknowledges there is enough evidence for a likely conviction. Her sentencing is scheduled for April 19.

Police were called to her home in September by the children’s father, who said the kids — two age 12, one 7, one 6 — had been left alone. Police say Macke failed to make child care arrangements before leaving Sept. 20 for a 10-day Germany vacation.

Audubon Police Report (2/26)

News

February 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer reports three arrests. On Feb. 18th, 32-year old Skielynn Laverne Stephens, of Audubon, was arrested and charged with Disorderly Conduct, Public Intoxication, Possession of a Controlled Substance – Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possessing a Controlled Substance in a Detention Facility.  Stephens was transported to the Audubon County Jail and released the following day after appearing before a magistrate.

On Feb. 20th,  20-year old Jay Robert Edwin Pedrin, of Audubon, was arrested on an active Cass County Warrant, and was released to Cass County authorities. And, on Feb. 23rd, 23-year old Collin Jacob Wernimont, of Carroll, was arrested for Driving While Revoked.  Wernimont was transported to the Audubon County Jail where he later posted bond and was released.

(12:40-p.m. News)

AP Men’s Basketball Top 25 02/26/2018

Sports

February 26th, 2018 by admin

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Virginia (48) 26-2 1608 1
2. Michigan St. (17) 28-3 1571 2
3. Xavier 25-4 1422 4
4. Villanova 25-4 1416 3
5. Duke 24-5 1362 5
6. Kansas 23-6 1272 8
7. Gonzaga 27-4 1231 6
8. Purdue 26-5 1178 9
9. North Carolina 22-7 1140 10
10. Cincinnati 25-4 1013 11
11. Wichita St. 23-5 945 13
12. Texas Tech 22-7 887 6
13. Ohio St. 24-7 791 16
14. Auburn 24-5 781 12
15. Michigan 24-7 753 17
16. Tennessee 21-7 564 19
17. Rhode Island 23-4 558 18
18. Clemson 21-7 499 15
19. Arizona 22-7 450 14
20. West Virginia 21-8 429 21
21. Nevada 25-5 386 20
22. Saint Mary’s (Cal) 27-4 318 22
23. Kentucky 20-9 174
24. Middle Tennessee 23-5 144 24
25. Houston 22-6 45 23

Others receiving votes: TCU 41, Butler 34, St. Bonaventure 29, NC State 28, Creighton 26, Loyola of Chicago 8, Southern Cal 7, Florida St. 4, Seton Hall 3, Arkansas 3, Virginia Tech 2, Oklahoma 1, Florida 1, Boise St. 1.

Agents search Iowa AAU coach’s cabin in nude videos case

News, Sports

February 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DELHI, Iowa (AP) — Investigators have seized a trove of electronic devices from a northeastern Iowa cabin owned by a prominent youth basketball coach under investigation for allegedly making videos of naked boys. Greg Stephen, co-director of the Iowa Barnstormers, left the traveling youth organization Thursday after agents searched his Monticello home.

Newly available documents show agents also searched a cabin in a recreation area near Lake Delhi. Investigators say Stephen occasionally spent weekends there and used it for summertime group gatherings with players. Agents seized smartphones, tablets, flip phones, hard drives, thumb drives, memory cards and digital video cassettes.

Stephen hasn’t been charged and his father says he’s done nothing wrong. The searches came after a source gave police a device from Stephen’s home that contained video clips of underage males disrobing in a hotel bathroom.

Several Barnstormers players have gone on to play Division I college basketball.

DEE ROBERT KRUEGER, 97, of Panora (Svcs. 3/3/18)

Obituaries

February 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DEE ROBERT KRUEGER, 97, of Panora, died Saturday, Feb. 24th, at the New Homestead in Guthrie Center. Funeral services for DEE ROBERT KRUEGER will be held 11-a.m. Saturday, March 3rd, at the Panora Church of the Brethren. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is on Friday, March 2nd, from 4-until 6-p.m.

Burial will be in the Richland Township Cemetery in rural Guthrie Center.

DEE ROBERT KRUEGER is survived by:

His son – Alex, of Bagley.

His daughter – Harriet (John) Gushue, of Hudson, WI.

2 granddaughters, other relatives, and friends.

Atlantic Rising is Seeking Award Nominations

News

February 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Rising, a civic-minded social group for networking and social events, will host their 5th Annual Awards Luncheon and Dessert Gala on April 27th, 2018 and are seeking community-wide nominations for the awards. The awards are designed to recognize the achievements of young professionals who demonstrate a commitment to excellence and innovation in their profession and within the community. The awards are open to any Young Professional that meets the following criteria: the professional is between the age of 21-45 years old as of January 1, 2018, and the professional either works or resides within Cass County.

Young Professionals will be nominated for their excellence in four different categories: YP Newcomer, YP Entrepreneur, YP Business Leader and YP Public Servant. There will also be one YP Choice Workplace Award given. The YP Choice Workplace Award recognizes a company who effectively attracts, retains and develops young professionals. Individuals can either nominate their company or another company. Companies must be Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce members. You can check the membership directory at www.atlanticiowa.com for eligibility. Nominees for Newcomer, Entrepreneur, Business Leader, and Public Servant do not need to be members of Atlantic Rising to be eligible for nomination.

The winners for the Young Professional Awards in 2017 included: David Wiederstein – Public Servant of the Year, Brian Ruge – Newcomer of the Year, Nate Robinson – Entrepreneur of the Year, Brad Henningsen – Business Leader of the Year, and Rolling Hills Bank – Choice Workplace of the Year. To submit a nomination, go to www.atlanticiowa.com for a nomination form or pick one up at the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Office (102 Chestnut, Atlantic, IA 50022). All nomination forms must be submitted by Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 by 5 PM. The 2018 Atlantic Rising Dessert Gala & Awards is sponsored by Megan Roberts, State Farm.

The Atlantic Rising nominations will be reviewed by a selection committee including: an AR Representative, an Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Board Representative, a member of CADCO, an Atlantic City Official and an out of town guest. The mission of Atlantic Rising is to connect, engage and attract young leaders into the community while promoting the greater Atlantic area.  Members are young professionals between the ages of 21-45. Any interested individuals can contact the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce at 712-243-3017 for more information on joining.

Fremont County man arrested on warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault

News

February 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports that at around 3-p.m. February 23rd, 24-year old Dominic Douglas Aistrope, of Randolph,  was arrested on a Page County Warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault. Aistrope turned himself in at the Page County Sheriff’s Office in Clarinda. Aistrope bonded out of jail once he was seen by a Magistrate.

Aistrope

Girl Scouts to sell part of Dubuque-area campground

News

February 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

EPWORTH, Iowa (AP) — Girl Scouts officials plan to sell part of an eastern Iowa campground in the latest move to reduce property holdings and adjust to changes in demand from the youth it serves.
Stacy Conforti serves as director of property and outdoor program for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. Conforti tells the Telegraph Herald that the group intends to divest between 50 and 90 acres of its 154-acre Camp Little Cloud property in the Dubuque area.

She says the property is sloping timberland and not integral to the Girl Scouts’ programming. The group spent about $139,000 to keep the property open but the camp recouped only $34,000 in revenue.
Officials are contacting camp neighbors to gauge interest in purchasing the property. The parcel’s location and price haven’t been finalized yet.