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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA, 8/31/16

Weather

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Early this morning: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog early in the morning. Low in the lower 60s. Northeast wind near 5 mph.
Today: Partly sunny through mid morning then clearing. Patchy fog through mid morning. High around 80. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low in the mid 50s. Northeast wind near 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny. High in the upper 70s. East wind near 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Low in the mid 50s. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny. High in the upper 70s.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Low in the upper 50s.
Saturday: Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the upper 70s.

Area Volleyball Scores from Tue., 8/30/16

Sports

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10 Conference
(3-2) A-D-M, Adel 25-25-16-17-15, Creston 16-16-25-25-13

Western Iowa Conference
(2-0) Audubon 28-25, Ar-We-Va 26-17
(2-0) Audubon 25-25, ACGC 21-12
(2-1) Griswold 22-25-15, East Mills 25-20-7
(2-1) Griswold 25-12-15, Essex 17-25-10
(2-1) Griswold 26-19-15, Fremont-Mills 24-25-12
(2-0) Underwood 25-25, East Mills 14-7
(2-0) Underwood 26-25, Fremont-Mills 24-20
(2-0) Underwood 25-25, Boyer Valley 8-13

Rolling Valley Conference
(2-0) AC-GC 25-25, Ar-We-Va 21-15

Corner Conference

(2-0) East Mills 28-25, Essex 26-22
(2-0) Essex 25-25, Boyer Valley 8-14
(2-0) Fremont-Mills 25-25, Boyer Valley 8-14
(3-0) Diagonal 25-25-25, South Page 22-9-16

Pride of Iowa Conference
(3-1) Central Decatur 23-24-25-25-15, Martensdale St Marys 25-26-16-10-8
(2-0) I-35 25-25, Lenox 18-22
(3-2) Nodaway Valley 23-25-25-25-15, Martensdale-St Marys 25-27-16-10-8
(2-0) Winterset 25-25, Lenox 23-17
(2-0) Winterset 25-25, I-35 18-20

Other Scores
(2-0) Mount Ayr 25-25, Ankeny Christian Academy 14-14
(2-0) Mount Ayr 26-25, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 24-17
(3-1) Ogden 25-22-26-25, Earlham 22-25-24-14
(3-0) South Central Calhoun 25-26-25, Carroll 15-24-17
(3-2) Westwood, Sloan 11-18-25-25-15, West Monona 25-25-19-11-6
(3-0) Woodward-Granger 25-25-25, West Central Valley, Stuart 6-16-6

Ferentz previews Miami of Ohio

Sports

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says every season is a new challenge but if this year’s version of the Hawkeyes can learn to prepare like last year’s team it could be another successful season. The Hawkeyes take a number-17 national ranking into Saturday’s opener against Miami of Ohio after a banner 2015 campaign in which they finished 12-0 in the regular season.

Ferentz says the key is to focus on the current challenge and not the big picture. The Hawkeyes will be heavily favored against a Miami team that struggled to a 3-9 record in 2015. Quarterback C.J. Beathard returns for his senior season and is healthy following off season surgery. Beathard showed the ability to make plays with his feet even when he was banged up in 2015.

The Hawkeyes open the season with a true freshman walk-on kicker. Ferentz says he did not even know who Keith Duncan was when the North Carolina native visited the campus.

(Radio Iowa/Learfield Sports)

College students urged to beware of scams

News

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

With school back in session, a new round of scams is surfacing that are targeting college students. Jim Hegarty, president of the Better Business Bureau in Omaha-Council Bluffs, says scammers are using social media to offer tempting deals on student loans.  “We’ve been warning for a few weeks about a scam that’s popped up on Facebook offering education grants,” Hegarty says. “We need our young people need to understand that they’re vulnerable and that they are being targeted just like seniors are and they need to be cautious.”

The first scam makes it sound very easy to get thousands of dollars in education grant money. “Kids are taking the bait on that, thinking they’re going to get access to some great college education money,” Hegarty says. “Of course, it involves processing fees, they’ve gotta’ get Green Dot money pack cards and send off some money in advance.” Any money they do send off in advance is usually lost.

Other scams offer students free trials on all sorts of programs which end up charging a monthly fee. The bureau is also warning students who may still be looking for a place to live near campus to watch where they click. Con artists are offering great apartments for rent and excellent prices, but the apartments either don’t exist or they’re not really owned by the advertiser. “It’s either individuals that are claiming that they’re looking for a roommate and they won’t be in the area for a few weeks,” he says, “or it’s scammers who have lifted legitimate properties that are on the market and they’ve just created their own ads on Craigs List.”

Hegarty warns that if a deal sounds like it is too good to be true, it probably isn’t true.

(Radio Iowa)

Chiefs move Houston to PUP list, place Mauga on IR

Sports

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have placed Justin Houston on the physically unable to perform list and put fellow linebacker Josh Mauga on injured reserve as they trimmed down to the NFL’s roster limit. Houston is still recovering from surgery in February to repair a non-functioning ACL in his left knee. He will continue his rehab and be evaluated by Dr. James Andrews during the Chiefs’ bye week in early October with the hope that he will play at some point this season.

Mauga tore the labrum in his hip in early August. He will have surgery on Sept. 8. The Chiefs also waived Mitch Matthews, getting them to 76 players by Tuesday’s deadline. The limit is normally 75 but Kansas City got a roster exemption for Eric Berry, who reported to camp Sunday.

Grichuk gives Cards lead, Duke gets big K in win vs Brewers

Sports

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Zach Duke stranded the bases loaded with a strikeout in the 10th inning after Randal Grichuk hit an RBI single in the top half of the inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Seung Hwan Oh (4-2) pitched out of a jam in the ninth to get the win. Duke got his first save with the Cardinals by striking out pinch-hitter Manny Pina after Matt Bowman walked three batters.

The Cardinals’ Jhonny Peralta led off the 10th with a single off Corey Knebel (0-2) and moved to third on Yadier Molina’s ground-rule double. Jeremy Hazelbaker, who pinch ran for Peralta, scored the winning run on Grichuk’s flare to right.

St. Louis’ Adam Wainwright and Milwaukee’s Wily Peralta dueled for seven innings, leaving a 1-1 game for the bullpens.

Men from Council Bluffs, Clear Lake to be released from federal prison early

News

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

President Barack Obama has commuted the sentences of 111 people who’re doing time in federal prison for drug crimes, including two Iowans and four other people who were sentenced for crimes committed in Iowa. Mark Francis Glidden, of Clear Lake, was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison back in 2003 for making and selling meth. Kenneth Russell McCoy, of Council Bluffs, has been in a federal prison since 2007 after a meth-related conviction.

President Obama’s order sets August 30th of NEXT year as the end of the prison sentences for both men. But the president’s commutations come with the condition that both men enter a residential substance abuse treatment program as soon as they are released.

Duane Clasen of Evansville, Wisconsin; Jevon Gayden of Chicago; Emmanuel Herron of Stella, Missouri, and Raeanna Mae Paxton of Casper, Wyoming, were all convicted of federal drugs crimes that occured in Iowa and sentenced to lengthy prison time. The president commuted their sentences yesterday (Tuesday), as well.

(Radio Iowa)

(Update) Bluffs shooting victim identified

News

August 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police officials in Council Bluffs late Tuesday night, identified a man who was the victim of a homicide. Authorities say the body 39-year old Larry J. Scott, of Council Bluffs,was found at around 4:20-a.m. Tuesday, after Council Bluffs officers responded to a report of a man lying in the middle of Avenue B, just west of North 10th Street. A preliminary investigation determined Scott had been the victim of a shooting. An autopsy was tentatively scheduled to take place today (Wednesday).

Anyone with any information related to the incident is being asked to call the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 712-328-4728 or they can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 712-328-STOP (7867).

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31st

Trading Post

August 31st, 2016 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  2002 Jeep Liberty Sport.  3.7L Automatic Transmission, 4 Wheel Drive.  As is.  Runs but needs work.  Radiator cooling fan does not work.  124,335 miles.  Has a few minor scrapes and dings.  Defintely needs a battery & probably tires.  New transmission pan and has had the recall done where they put on a trailer hitch to protect the gas tank.  Hasn’t been driven much since 2014.  $1400 or best reasonable offer.  Will negotiate as we need it gone.  If interested call 712-243-6905.If no answer please leave message.No way to deliver anything so will have to be picked up. SOLD!

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FOR SALE:  Proform Crosswalk 395CW treadmill.  Been in shed covered with tarp.  Needs cleaning but plugged in and it works.  Treadmill folds up.  Has slight elevation control.  Best offer.  If interested call 712-243-6905.If no answer please leave message.No way to deliver anything so will have to be picked up.

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FOR SALE:  Delta Pickup above rail tool box.  Will fit bed 69″ wide.  2 tool trays.  2 keys.  Delta badge has fallen off but it’s there.  Best offer.  If interested call 712-243-6905.If no answer please leave message.No way to deliver anything so will have to be picked up.

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FOR SALE:  CharBroil gas grill. 3 burner. 1 year old. Excellent condition. $50.  Glass entertainment center. 40” wide. $40.  Desk on rollers. $20.  Call 250-0266. SOLD!

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WANTED:  Wringer Washing Machine, must work. Call 712-249-9207.

FOR SALE:  2 tickets to the September 3rd Nebraska vs. Fresno State football game.  $75.  Call 712-249-9084.

FOR SALE:  11 piece Allen wrench set, $25.  Call 243-2860.

FOR SALE:  1978 Chevy Dually truck,gets good mileage, in good shape, new motor on the hoist, 12′ box, 350 motor.  Asking $2000.  Call 712-764-8161 in Elk Horn.

FOR SALE: Couch and loveseat, brown tweed, excellent condition- no stains, no smoke, $150 obo for both. Call 712-774-5373.

TIM ROWEDDER, 51, of Manning (Svcs. 09-03-2016)

Obituaries

August 30th, 2016 by Jim Field

TIM ROWEDDER, 51, of Manning died Tuesday, August 30th at the Manning Hospital.  Mass of Christian Burial for TIM ROWEDDER will be held Saturday, September 3rd at 10:30am in the Sacred Heart Church in Manning.  Ohde Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.

Friends may call Friday, September 2nd from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the Sacred Heart Church in Manning. Visitation will resume Saturday morning at 9:30am at the church prior to services.

Burial will be in the Manning Cemetery.

TIM ROWEDDER is survived by:

Mother: Bev Rowedder of Manning.

Wife: Brenda Rowedder of Manning.

Sister: Julie (Lonnie) Grau of Manning

Parents-in-law: Bill and Kathy Rupiper of Templeton.