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Griswold woman arrested for OWI Friday morning

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December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s Deputies in Montgomery County arrested a woman from Cass County early this (Friday) morning. 24-year old Taylor Renee Huerta, of Griswold, was taken into custody at around 1:40-a.m. in the 1200 block of Highway 71. Huerta was charged with OWI/1st offense and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where her bond was set at $1,000.

Red Oak woman arrested Thu. afternoon for felony probation violation

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December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police, Thursday afternoon, arrested a woman wanted on an active warrant for Probation Violation. 21-year old Cassandra Jane Rohner, of Red Oak, was a seen riding in a vehicle traveling east on Washington Street at around 3:15-p.m. Officers stopped the vehicle in the 100 block of East Nuckols Street and confirmed the warrant was valid for Rohner. She was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, and held on $5,000 bond.

NWS forecast for Cass & surrounding Counties, 12/23/16

Weather

December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Updated 338 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AND. NOT AS COLD. SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

TODAY…LIGHT SNOW UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. WIDESPREAD FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. WIDESPREAD FOG IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE THROUGH THE NIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

CHRISTMAS DAY…RAIN AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD FOG THROUGH THE DAY. WINDY, WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOW IN THE MID 20S.

MONDAY…SUNNY, BREEZY. MUCH COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S.

(Update) Father and daughter dead in WDM accident, second child critical

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December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

West Des Moines police have identified two people killed in an accident Wednesday evening. Police say a truck driven by 36-year-old Jacob Griffiths of Urbandale struck a pillar of a bridge on Interstate 235 just before eight p-m. Witnesses stopped and pulled two children out of the truck. Griffiths died in the accident as did his six-year-old son Wyatt. A young girl who was in the truck was taken to a Des Moines hospital, where she was reported in critical condition.

One of the people who pulled the children out of the wreck was injured and treated at the scene. Police have not released any other details surrounding the accident. Des Moines television station K-C-C-I is reporting that Griffiths had a protective ordered issued against him and had just received visitation rights for the children.

(Radio Iowa)

Wampler’s 27 points helps Drake snap 8 game skid, 101-69

Sports

December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Billy Wampler hit eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 27 points and Drake snapped an eight game losing streak with a 101-69 win over Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night. Wampler’s eight 3s were the second most in school history for a single game, one shy of the school record. It was the first time the Bulldogs topped the 100-point barrier since 2013.

Reed Trimmer hit three 3-pointers to finish with 15 points for Drake (2-10). Overall the Bulldogs shot 52.9 percent, hit 17 total 3s, and dished out 27 team assists for its 36 field goals. Rashaan Surles had 21 points to lead Mississippi Valley State (0-13), which has been on the road the entire month of December and hasn’t played at home since a Nov. 22 tilt with UMass-Lowell.

A Graham Woodward jumper for Drake pushed the lead past 20, and two T.J. Thomas free throws made it 85-55 with 7:10 left.

Iowa rolls past Delaware State 89-57

Sports

December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Peter Jok scored 17 points and Iowa throttled Delaware State 89-57 on Thursday night. Ahmad Wagner scored 12 points and Isaiah Moss added 10 for the Hawkeyes (8-5). Iowa went on a 21-1 run in the first half and outscored the Hornets 21-0 in fastbreak points. The Hawkeyes had a season-high 12 steals and scored 33 points off turnovers.

The only stressful moment for Iowa came with 6 ½ minutes left in the first half when Jok went down with a hip injury — silencing the crowd at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. But Jok, the Big Ten’s top scorer, returned to start the second half. He scored seven points in four minutes before heading to bench for good.

Devin Morgan scored 24 points to lead Delaware State (3-11). The Hornets shot just 24 percent from the floor. They missed 17 straight field goals during the first half, going nearly 12 minutes between buckets.

Area boys/girls basketball scores from Thu., 12/22/16

Sports

December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 84, Underwood 60

Ar-We-Va, Westside 70, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 53

Fremont Mills, Tabor 72, Sidney 50

Logan-Magnolia 65, Missouri Valley 38

St. Albert, Council Bluffs 84, Atlantic 62

Stanton 65, Clarinda Academy 45

Treynor 76, Griswold 31

Tri-Center, Neola 66, Riverside, Oakland 46

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 42, Omaha Central, Neb. 26

East Mills 56, South Page, College Springs -Clarinda 21

Logan-Magnolia 61, Missouri Valley 34

OA-BCIG 51, Alta/Aurelia 49

Sidney 51, Fremont Mills, Tabor 36

St. Albert, Council Bluffs 68, Atlantic 33

Treynor 62, Griswold 28

Underwood 59, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 40

Iowa early News Headlines: Friday, Dec. 23rd 2016

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December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former lottery computer administrator from Iowa and a friend from Texas have been charged in Wisconsin with racketeering and theft by fraud for allegedly fixing a 2007 state Megabucks game. Eddie Tipton of Iowa and Robert Rhodes of Texas were charged by the state’s attorney general in documents filed Thursday.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge who was accused of insurance fraud and fired after helping expose improper influence in Gov. Terry Branstad’s administration is facing a felony charge two years later. Susan Ackerman, former administrative law judge for Iowa Workforce Development, is charged with making false certifications so that her daughter could receive state health insurance. Her supporters say her firing and prosecution are retribution for blowing the whistle in 2014 on improper pressure facing judges.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say an Iowa woman has been charged with murder in connection with the 2012 disappearance of a woman last seen alive in Omaha. Police say officers Thursday arrested 41-year-old Shanna Goylar at her home in Persia, Iowa, a city of 300 people about 35 miles northeast of Omaha. Goylar was charged with 1st degree murder in the death of Cari Farver, who was last seen Nov. 13, 2012, in Omaha. Goylar was taken to the Pottawattamie County jail awaiting extradition to Omaha.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a naturalized U.S. citizen from China who pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to steal seed corn must pay the U.S. companies that made the seed $425,000. Mo Hailong entered a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in January. In it, he admitted to the plan that would send stolen Monsanto and DuPont Pioneer seed corn to China, where scientists planned to reproduce its genetic traits. Monday’s judgment also said he must forfeit two farms.

(Update) Citizen tips lead to the arrest of a youth in connection w/Bluffs BB-Pellet gun vandalism

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December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs said late Thursday night, that tips from citizens resulted in the arrest of a Council Bluffs youth who is allegedly connected to several incidents of vandalism perpetrated on homes and vehicles in the Council Bluffs area. The youth’s name was not released. The investigation by the Council Bluffs Police Department Criminal Investigations Division began, when authorities received several reports of multiple windows being damaged on vehicles and homes. Authorities say it appears a BB/Pellet gun was used to cause the damage.

If you have any information regarding the incidents, please call crime stoppers at 712-328-7867 or the Criminal Investigations Division at 712-328-4728

Listed below are the dates, report times, and general locations of the damaged vehicles:
Date          Time   Location                             Description
12-20-16   23:36   400 Block of Grace St.         2 vehicles multiple windows
12-21-16   00:24   600 Block of Grace St.         1 vehicle multiple windows
12-21-16   04:12   400 Block of Voorhis St.       2 vehicles multiple windows
12-21-16   23:33   600 Block of Franklin Ave.   5 vehicles multiple windows
12-22-16   01:07   800 Block of Grace St.          1 vehicle multiple windows

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23rd

Trading Post

December 23rd, 2016 by Jim Field

FOR SALE: Rogue GS100R Guitar Amp: two twelve inch speakers, two channels, 100 watts of power. Amp is in excellent shape used very little in studio, no outside gigs. This amp is built like a tank.  $125. Call 641-745-2235 in Fontanelle.