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SHELBY VAN MEER-LAFRENIERE, 56, of Linden (Svcs. 8/15/17)

Obituaries

August 4th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

SHELBY VAN MEER LAFRENIERE, 56, of Linden, died Monday, July 31st, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Memorial services for SHELBY VAN MEER LAFRENIERE will be held August 15th at 10-a.m., at the Twigg Funeral Home in Panora.

Burial of cremains will be at a later date.

SHELBY VAN MEER LAFRENIERE is survived by:

Her daughter – Kristin LaFreniere, of Panora.

Her sons – Michael Van Meer (& fiance’ Brandy), of Altoona, and Shane Van Meer, of Ft. Dodge.

Her mother – Gay Norton, of Linden.

Her twin sister – Shelly Van Meer, of New York.

Her sister – Brenda Rupp, of Michigan.

Her brothers – Victor Van Meer, of Lomimore, and Vincent Van Meer, of Linden.

Her step-sisters: Laura Norton, of Linden, and Ellen Norton, of Panora.

Her step-brother: Richard Norton, of Jefferson.

and her grandmother from Michigan.

LAURENCE ANDREW, 68, of Yale (Visitation 8/11/17)

Obituaries

August 4th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

LAURENCE ANDREW, 68, of Yale, died Monday, July 31st, at Mercy Medical Center, in Des Moines. A Visitation for LAURENCE ANDREW will be held on August 11th from 5-until 7-p.m., at the Twigg Funeral Home in Panora.

LAURENCE ANDREW is survived by:
His brother – Warren (Alisa) Andrew, of Clarinda.

And many cousins.

2 men already in jail charged with Probation Violation

News

August 4th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Two men already serving time in the Pottawattamie County Jail face new charges of Probation Violation. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says 24-year old Ismnael Ali Jordan and 37-year old Justin David Collier, both of Council Bluffs, were read the latest charges against them at the jail, and then returned to the custody of Jail staff.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 8/4/2017

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August 4th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 8/4/2017

Podcasts, Sports

August 4th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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Mom whose baby died on changing table gets probation

News

August 4th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A Des Moines mother whose baby daughter died on a changing table has been given five years of probation. On Thursday a judge also suspended a 10-year prison sentence for Laci Taylor. She’d pleaded guilty to felony neglect of a dependent person after prosecutors lowered the charge.

Court records say Taylor left the 3-month-old unattended on the table on Sept. 18 last year. The girl’s airway was cut off when she rolled over, and her neck was compressed against a table ledge.

CARSON DONALD LILLY, (stillborn) – Svcs. 8/5/17

Obituaries

August 4th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

CARSON DONALD LILLY, the stillborn son of Gregory and Kristine Lilly, of Greenfield, passed away Tuesday, August 1st, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A Mass of Christian Burial for CARSON LILLY will be held 11-a.m. Saturday, August 5th, at St. John’s Catholic Church, in Greenfield. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery.

CARSON LILLY is survived by:

His parents – Gregory and Kristine Lilly, of Greenfield.

His sister & brother – McKenzie and Brice Lilly, both of Greenfield.

His maternal grandparents: Patrick (Cindy) Schneider, of Riverside; Paternal grandparents: Steven (Deborah) Lilly, of Greenfield; Maternal grandmothers: Vernita Schneider, & Barbara Thomann, both of Riverside.

Other relatives and family friends.

Power tools stolen from vehicle in Creston

News

August 4th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A man from Cromwell reported to the Creston Police Department, Thursday, that someone had stolen several power tools from his vehicle. The theft occurred sometime between July 31st and Aug. 3rd, while the vehicle was parked at 902 N. Sumner Avenue, in Creston. The loss was estimated at $1,305.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 8/4/2017

News, Podcasts

August 4th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Kansas man charged in Nebraska deaths of 4 from Iowa

News

August 4th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

OGALLALA, Neb. (AP) – A 22-year-old Kansas man has been charged with vehicular homicide for the crash deaths of four Iowa residents in western Nebraska. Authorities say a car driven by 22-year-old Jeser Cisneros-Hernandez, of Liberal, Kansas, crossed the center line on U.S. Highway 26 south of Lake McConaughy on July 1st, striking two motorcycles carrying two people each.

Authorities say 54-year-old Sheila Matheny and 61-year-old James Matheny, from Bedford, Iowa, were on one motorcycle. The other riders were 58-year-old Michal Weese and 59-year-old Jerolyn Weese, who lived in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Cisneros-Hernandez remains in the Keith County, Kansas Jail today (Friday). He’d told investigators that he’d had little rest the day of the crash while driving from his workplace in Sidney, Montana, home to Kansas.