HELEN M. HENDERSON, 104, of Avoca (& formerly of Harlan) No services planned

November 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

HELEN M. HENDERSON, 104, of Avoca (& formerly of Harlan), died Monday, Nov. 7th. Per her wishes, her body was donated to Creighton University, and no services are planned for HELEN HENDERSON. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.burmeisterjohannsen.com.

HELEN HENDERSON is survived by:

Her son – Dr. Floyd (Gayle) Henderson, of Keller, TX.

Her daughter – Kay (Bill) Schechinger, of Keller, TX.

4 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 4 great-great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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State Volleyball Scores – Day 2 (Wed., 11/9/16)

Sports

November 9th, 2016 by admin

2016 State Volleyball Tournament: November 8-11, 2016 • U.S. Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Wednesday, November 9, Class 3A First Round (34-4)

Top Bracket

(3-0) Union 25-25-25, Osage 19-20-20

(3-1) Mount Vernon 25-19-27-25. Sioux Center 18-25-25-20

Bottom Bracket

(3-1) Dike-New Hartford 23-25-25-25, North Polk 25-18-18-22

(3-0) Kuemper Catholic 25-25-25, Davenport Assumption 20-21-16

Wednesday, November 8 – Class 2A First Round

Top Bracket

(3-0) Western Christian 25-25-25, Grundy Center 11-17-16

(3-0) Council Bluffs St. Albert 25-25-25, Central Lyon 21-18-20

Bottom Bracket

(3-1) Unity Christian 22-25-25-25, Mediapolis 25-16-20-118

(3-1) Waterloo Columbus Catholic 23-29-25-25, Sumner-Fredericksburg 25-27-20-20

Wednesday, November 9

Class 1A First Round

Top Bracket

(3-0) Janesville 25-25-25, Starmont 20-21-13

(3-0) Holy Trinity Catholic 25-25-25, Sidney 19-16-21

Bottom Bracket

(3-1) Hudson 28-26-25-26, Lawton-Bronson 25-24-14-24

(3-0) Springville 25-25-25, Audubon 16-15-19

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Garrett Franken Signs with North Dakota

Sports

November 9th, 2016 by Jim Field

Atlantic senior basketball player Garrett Franken made it official on Wednesday, signing a national letter of intent with the University of North Dakota. Franken, the son of Greg and Tina Franken, says he’s glad to have the decision behind him.

Franken says U-N-D immediately made an impression.

Franken says he has gotten a lot of encouragement from his high school coaches.

Atlantic coach Alan Jenkins says Franken has earned this opportunity.

Franken will play for a team that is coached by former University of Iowa assistant Brian Jones.

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Brooke Newell Signs with Nebraska

Sports

November 9th, 2016 by Jim Field

Atlantic’s Brooke Newell will play college golf at the University of Nebraska. Newell signed a national letter of intent Wednesday to play in the Big Ten with the Huskers. Newell said she narrowed down her search and Nebraska stood out.

Newell says getting her golf game to that level has taken a lot of practice.

Playing golf in division one is a dream come true, but Newell knows she will be pushed hard.

Newell gives a lot of credit to her coaches, but Atlantic High School golf coach Kathy Hobson says it’s her determination that makes Brooke special.

Newell, the daughter Danny and Tori Newell, will play for a Nebraska team coached by Robin Krapfl.

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Cass County Supervisors receive annual request for funding from libraries

News

November 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Board of Supervisors today (Wednesday), heard an annual report from Atlantic Public Library Director Natalie Struecker, on behalf of the six libraries located in Cass County, and a request for Fiscal Year 2018 funding.

Struecker said the libraries are looking at updating some of their community services because the State has updated the standards by which libraries are graded and receive State funding. She said the Atlantic Library already does much of what the State is asking, because it is bigger and has the funding to accomplish many of the goals, but some of the smaller libraries in the County will struggle in some areas, such as adding an online catalogue.

Struecker asked the Board to consider an increase in funding over last year’s increase, in the amount of $2,000 per library, or $24,000 altogether.

The Board will consider how much to contribute when they work on hammering out their County budget in January. During the last Fiscal Year (2017), the Board gave each of the libraries a $600 increase. The prior Fiscal Year they gave an additional $1,000.

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Backyard & Beyond 11-9-2016

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

November 9th, 2016 by Jim Field

LaVon Eblen visits with author Linda McGann about her book, “Prohibition in Iowa.”

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (23.7MB)

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Adair County man arrested on Union County warrant

News

November 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Union County Sheriff’s Office says an Adair County man was arrested this (Wednesday) morning on a Union County warrant for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. 37-year old Michael Ross Waddingham was taken into custody at around 8-a.m. at the Adair/Union County line. He was transported to the Union County Jail and held on $300 bond.

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Atlantic man arrested for Probation Violation

News

November 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Police report the arrest on Tuesday of 38-year old Robert Atkinson, of Anita. Atkinson was taken into custody on an Audubon County warrant for Probation Violation. He was transported to the Audubon County Jail.

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