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Drop-off mail for inmates at Cass County Jail to end today (Friday)

News

September 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says beginning Saturday (October 1st), letters to and from inmates held in the Cass County Jail, can no longer be dropped off or picked up at the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. All inmate correspondence will need to be sent through the U.S. Mail.

October 2016

Birthday Club

September 30th, 2016 by admin

October 1st:

  • Frank Greiner of Atlantic (Winner)

October 2nd:

  • LaVern Martens of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Betty Marcellus of Atlantic
  • Amy Coenen of Harlan
  • Karen Bateman of Atlantic

October 3rd:

  • Jolene Roecker of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Tebra Reynolds of Griswold

October 4th:

  • Kenny Powers of Exira (Winner)

October 5th:

  • Jim Rogers of Wiota (Winner)
  • Terry Martens of Atlantic
  • Lana Tanner of Atlantic

October 6th:

  • Carly Paulsen of Exira (Winner)
  • Tracy Paulsen of Atlantic

October 7th:

  • Ann Butler of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Jean Petersen of Exira
  • Brandon Lamp of Atlantic

October 8th:

  • Dane Paulsen of Exira (Winner)
  • Pam Jones of Red Oak
  • Mary Ann Moorman of Atlantic
  • McKenna Nielsen of Audubon
  • Sandy Fairbairn of Atlantic

October 9th:

  • Connie Wiechmann of Lewis (Winner)
  • Dee Bebensee of Atlantic

October 10th:

  • Alice Owen of Exira (Winner)

October 11th:

  • Agnes Reisgaard of Avoca (Winner)
  • Frank Olsen of Exira
  • Vickie Asberry of Exira
  • Ruth Richter of Atlantic
  • Glynn Westphalen of Atlantic
  • Jim Johnson
  • BJ Hart of Atlantic
  • John McDermott of Atlantic
  • Stacie Linfor of Atlantic

October 12th:

  • Richard Hoffman of Cumberland (Winner)

October 13th:

  • Barb Jacobsen of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Larry Brown of Atlantic
  • Lisa Paulsen of Exira
  • Beau Buskirk of Atlantic
  • Mary Gittens of Atlantic
  • Jayne Knight of Atlantic
  • Katelyn Johnson of Exira

October 14th:

  • Tyler Thomas of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Rick Kirchner of Atlantic
  • Paulette Boidt of Audubon
  • Kevin Hinners of Exira
  • Mallory Androy of Elk Horn

October 15th:

  • Holly Brenton of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Jan Brehmer of Atlantic
  • Ruth Applegate of Oakland
  • Becky Marten of Audubon

October 16th:

  • Lily Barber of Wiota (Winner)
  • Abby Stangl of Atlantic
  • Harold Goold of Atlantic
  • Galen Becker of Cumberland

October 17th:

  • Ron Owens of Audubon (Winner)

October 18th:

  • Oliver Becker of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Darla Casady of Atalntic
  • Diane Block of Hamlin
  • Ruth Steffens of Cumberland

October 19th:

  • Lynn Mortensen of Kimballton (Winner)
  • Jacob Fielbelkorn of Exira
  • Tony Schmidtke of Atlantic
  • Angela Immel of Exira
  • Selma of Exira
  • Janell Roberts of Exira

October 20th:

  • Ants Kommes of Exira (Winner)
  • Marg Huston of Atlantic
  • Crystal Buskirk of Atlantic
  • Donnis Schwanke of Atlantic
  • Tucker Sager of Exira

October 21st:

  • Carol Thompson of Exira (Winner)
  • Garrett Franket of Atlantic
  • Ted Namany of Atlantic

October 22nd:

  • Britni Olsen of Audubon (Winner)
  • Kenny Petterson of Atlantic

October 23rd:

  • Pansie Hoffman of Cumberland (Winner)
  • Vicki Brown of Atlantic

October 24th:

  • Judy Lauridsen of Exira (Winner)

October 25th:

  • Sophie Jane Christensen of Audubon (Winner)
  • Connie Steffen of Griswold

October 26th:

  • Jim Syvertsen of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Bart Peppers
  • Lynsi Lamp of Atlantic
  • Jade Mosier of Atlantic
  • Lesli Welter of Atlantic
  • Bernie Kilworth of Brayton
  • Patti Bissell of Atlantic

October 27th:

  • Joanne Greving of Elk Horn (Winner)
  • Joyce Jensen of Atlantic
  • Randy Thompson of Exira

October 28th:

  • Morgan Kirchner of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Donna Crandel of Atlantic

October 29th:

  • Hayden Larsen of Audubon (Winner)

October 30th:

  • Evan Kelly of Griswold (Winner)

October 31st:

  • Brandon Stapley of Lewis (Winner)
  • Rod Christensen of Atlantic
  • Ardith Euken
  • Kenny Struble of Exira

Backyard & Beyond 9-30-2016

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

September 30th, 2016 by Jim Field

LaVon Eblen visits with Cass County Youth Program Coordinator Beth Irlbeck about 4-H Week.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th

Trading Post

September 30th, 2016 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  2007 Kawasaki 900 Vulcan Cruiser.  Asking $3,249.  Call 712-249-0938.

WANTED:  Looking for an old couch or loveseat for free will pick up. 712-292-9902.

FOR SALE: Felt driven saw burke for the front end of an older tractor $40; Lennox down draft furnace for a shop, good shape $280; steel cement mixer $30. 402-651-8173 (Hancock)

FOR SALE: 6 couches, in good shape $25 each. 249-0244.

Shoplifting arrest in Creston

News

September 30th, 2016 by admin

Creston Police report an arrest of an Osceola woman on Thursday. At 2:42pm officers arrested 45-year-old Carole Lynette Cooper of Osceola on the charge of shoplifting.  She was arrested at 806 Laurel Street in Creston, cited, and released.

“Wall That Heals” at Living History Farms

News

September 30th, 2016 by Jim Field

The traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall is making a stop in Urbandale this weekend at Living History Farms.
Joy Wehmas, a member of the group “Team Welcome Home Iowa” that helped to coordinate the visit, said it was an awesome sight with so many motorcycles leading the display into the area Wednesday.  Iowans are encouraged to stop by through Sunday to see the half-scale replica wall and the educational display. There are programs held each day at 11:00 am and a military tribute concert at 3:00 pm on Saturday.  The closing ceremony will be held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon with the display closing at 3:00 pm.  It will be taken down and loaded onto trucks and taken to it’s next location.  Wehmas says it all goes by quickly but is an amazing experience.  To find out more about the exhibit and events at Living History Farm, go online to TeamWelcomeHomeIowa.com.

Trial set for man accused of shooting Sioux City officer

News

September 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Opening statements are expected to be delivered Friday in the trial of a man accused of shooting a Sioux City police officer. Isaiah Mothershed has pleaded not guilty two counts of attempted murder and five counts of robbery. Authorities say Mothershed pulled a gun from a couch while his hands were handcuffed behind his back and then shot Officer Ryan Moritz in a leg while being arrested Feb. 7.

Police say that as officers struggled with Mothershed, the gun fired again, wounding Mothershed in a leg. Mothershed also is accused of several robberies and break-ins and of firing a shot at a homeowner who interrupted a break-in.

Griswold Schools Facilities Committee set to hold work session Monday

News

September 30th, 2016 by admin

Members of the Facilities Committee of the Griswold Community School District will hold a work session on Monday, October 3 at 5:00 p.m. at the Griswold Community School District’s Middle School / High School Library for the purpose of assessing current educational facilities.

Tyson Foods plans expansion in Council Bluffs

News

September 30th, 2016 by admin

Tyson Foods says its Tyson Fresh Meats subsidiary in Council Bluffs will spend 27 million dollars to expand production at the plant to be able to make more of its beef and pork products and meal kits that it distributes to grocery stores. A company news release says the expansion will allow them to add 350 jobs to bring the total number of employees to 14-hundred. The company also operates a pepperoni plant in Council Bluffs and a bacon plant in Omaha, for a total of two-thousand employees in the Council Bluffs-Omaha area. Work on the expansion in Council Bluffs is already underway, and the company says it should be completed by July of 2017.

(Radio Iowa)

Sixth High School Volleyball rankings released by IGHSAU

Sports

September 30th, 2016 by admin

SIXTH Iowa Girls High School Volleyball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Thursday, September 29, 2016

Class 1A

School Record LW
1 Janesville 13-8 1
2 Hudson 23-4 3
3 Springville 16-7 2
4 Tripoli 10-9 4
5 Grand View Christian 23-11 5
6 Holy Trinity Catholic 20-1 6
7 Lawton-Bronson 21-3 7
8 Sidney 20-2 9
9 Iowa Valley 14-9 8
10 LeMars Gehlen Catholic 20-11 12
11 Siouxland Christian 21-6 10
12 Audubon 20-4 13
13 New London 17-7 NR
14 Edgewood-Colesburg 16-9 NR
15 Starmont 18-5 14

Dropped Out: Burlington Notre Dame (11) Westwood (15)

Class 2A

School Record LW
1 Western Christian 18-3 1
2 Sumner-Fredericksburg 20-3 2
3 Unity Christian 21-2 3
4 Tri-Center 20-0 4
5 Lake Mills 29-0 5
6 Central Lyon 18-3 6
7 Council Bluffs St. Albert 14-3 7
8 North Cedar 23-3 8
9 Woodward-Granger 19-6 9
10 Mediapolis 18-3 10
11  Columbus Catholic 16-7 11
12 Treynor 18-4 12
13 Central Springs 15-2 14
14 South Hamilton 16-3 NR
15 Tipton 18-5 NR

Dropped Out: BCLUW (13), Hinton (15)

Class 3A

School Record LW
1 Kuemper Catholic 17-0 1
2 Dike-New Hartford 30-3 2
3 Union 19-3 3
4 West Delaware 29-2 4
5 Mount Vernon 15-4 5
6 Davenport Assumption 15-5 7
7 Sioux Center 21-4 6
8 Humboldt 22-0 8
9 Gilbert 18-5 9
10 Spirit Lake 22-7 10
11 Beckman Catholic 16-5 11
12 East Sac County 20-4 12
13 North Polk 27-7 13
14 Osage 15-8 15
15 Forest City 17-2 14

Dropped Out: None

Class 4A

School Record LW
1 Pella 18-4 1
2 Marion 17-5 3
3 Dubuque Wahlert Catholic 14-2 6
4 Cedar Rapids Xavier 23-4 5
5 Sioux City Bishop Heelan 19-6 2
6 Charles City 15-3 4
7 Lewis Central 21-6 9
8 Nevada 20-6 8
9 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 19-6 7
10 ADM 16-5 10
11 Independence 19-3 12
12 Clinton 15-10 13
13 Waverly-Shell Rock 18-13 11
14 Norwalk 19-10 14
15 Ballard 12-6 NR

Dropped Out: Dallas Center-Grimes (15)

Class 5A

School Record LW
1 Cedar Falls 26-2 2
2 Ankeny Centennial 19-2 1
3 West Des Moines Valley 25-3 3
4 Ankeny 22-4 4
5 Linn-Mar 20-5 7
6 Dubuque Hempstead 16-4 6
7 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 12-5 5
8 Iowa City West 14-9 9
9 Bettendorf 10-7 8
10 Dowling Catholic 18-11 10
11 Urbandale 16-7 11
12 Iowa City High 11-9 NR
13 Cedar Rapids Prairie 12-6 12
14 Johnston 9-9 13
15 Pleasant Valley 10-7 14

Dropped Out: Southeast Polk (15)