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BETTY JO DeBRUIN, 50, of Exira (Svcs. 08-20-2016)

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August 18th, 2016 by admin

BETTY JO DeBRUIN, 50, of Exira died Monday, August 15th at Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon. Funeral services for BETTY JO DeBRUIN will be held Saturday, August 20th at 2:00pm in the Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Family Visitation will be held Saturday afternoon from 1:00pm until the time of service at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon.

BETTY JO DeBRUIN is survived by:

Parents: John C. and wife Ruby Donahue of Audubon.

Children: Kimberly (fiance Adam Graves) Jorgensen of Audubon. Forrest DeBruin of Exira.

Brother: John T. Donahue of Marshfield, WI. Mandie (Chris) Finely of Audubon.

8 Grandchildren.

Nieces, Nephews, Other Relatives, and Friends.

ROBERT C. MADSEN, 94, of Avoca (Formerly of Elk Horn) (Svcs. 08-22-2016)

Obituaries

August 18th, 2016 by admin

ROBERT C. MADSEN, 94, of Avoca (Formerly of Elk Horn) died Tuesday, August 16th at Avoca Specialty Care in Avoca. Funeral service for ROBERT C. MADSEN will be held on Monday, August 22nd at 10:30am in the Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Burial will be in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery in Elk Horn.

Family visitation will be held Sunday, August 21st at 2:00pm at the Kessler Funeral Home in Exira.

ROBERT C. MADSEN is survived by:

Wife: Mabel Madsen of Avoca.

Daughters: Ellen (Gerald Eifer) Kay of Fremont, Nebraska.  Renee Madsen of Omaha.

Brothers: Earl Madsen of Mesa, AZ. Lester “Don” Madsen of Torres, CA.

Brother-in-law: Glenn (Marjorie) Jensen of Marion.

Nieces, Nephews, Other Relatives, and Friends.

Red Oak Police report multiple arrests Wednesday

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August 18th, 2016 by admin

The Red Oak Police Department released details on multiple arrests on Wednesday.

At 1:09pm officers arrested 30-year-old Katie Marie Pierce of Red Oak in the 300 block of 2nd Avenue on a valid Pottawattamie County Warrant for 1st Degree Theft, 3rd Degree Burglary, Identity Theft, and Credit Card Fraud.  She was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held pending extradition to the Pottawattamie County Jail on $20,000 cash bond.

At 1:37pm two inmates at the Montgomery County Jail were arrested on charges from Pottawattamie County. 21-year-old Timothy Allen Stubbs of Red Oak and 28-year-old Richard Dean Pierce III were arrested on valid Pottawattamie County Warrants.  Stubbs was charged with 1st Degree Theft and 3rd Degree Burglary.  He was being held on prior local charges and $15,000 cash bond for Pottawattamie County.  Pierce III was charged with 1st Degree Theft, 3rd Degree Burglary, Identity Theft, and Credit Card Fraud.  He was being held on prior local charges and $20,000 cash bond for Pottawattamie County.

Skyscan Forecast 08-18-2016

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August 18th, 2016 by admin

Skyscan Forecast  Thursday, August 18th, 2016   Dan Hicks

Today: Fog early. Partly cloudy, warm and humid. S @ 10-20. High 90.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. S @ 5-10. Low 72.

Friday: Partly cloudy. Warm and Humid. Few afternoon thunderstorms. S @ 15-25. High 88.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Morning showers. Cooler. High 72.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 76.

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College baseball video review expanding to regular season

Sports

August 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The video review rule in college baseball is being expanded to cover regular-season games starting in 2017. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel Wednesday approved a proposal that allows conferences and schools to implement the rule, which has been available for use on an experimental basis at the College World Series since 2012 and in super regionals the past two years.

Among other plays, reviews can be done to determine if an apparent home run is fair or foul, if a batted ball left the playing field for a home run or a ground-rule double, fan interference, if a batted ball is fair and if a fielder made a catch on a fair ball hit into the outfield or on any foul ball.

Martinez dominates over 7 innings, Cardinals beat Astros 8-2

Sports

August 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Martinez took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Jeremy Hazelbaker and Brandon Moss hit home runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 8-2 Wednesday. The Cardinals have won four straight and have a slim hold on the second NL wild-card spot over the Pirates and Marlins.

Martinez (11-7) pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, allowing a run while striking out seven. He retired 15 of the first 16 batters before giving up a leadoff double to Teoscar Hernandez in the sixth. Martinez leads St. Louis pitchers with 11 starts of seven or more innings.

Martinez had allowed 14 runs over his previous three starts. Doug Fister (11-8) allowed four runs in four innings for Houston.

Weapons found in vehicle during traffic stop in Pott. County

News

August 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A Nebraska man faces an OWI and Carrying a Concealed Weapon charges following a traffic stop Tuesday night, in Pottawattamie County. The Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday, 32-year David Charles Tozer, of Pawnee City, NE., was arrested at around  10:20-p.m. after he was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 29 southbound. The deputy also reported Tozer’s 2013 Ford Fusion was swerving over the fog line several times before it was stopped. After he was arrested on the OWI/1st offense charge, authorities searched Tozer’s vehicle.

Inside the car they found a 9-mm handgun in the center console. The gun was not loaded but ammo was located in the tray area of the center console along with fully loaded magazine in the glove box. There were also two rifles taken and placed into evidence for safe keeping.

Red Oak man arrested for Failure to Appear

News

August 17th, 2016 by Jim Field

Red Oak Police report the arrest of a man on Thursday for Failure to Appear on a trespassing charge. At 4:09 PM officers arrested 54-year-old David Lawrence Howe of Red Oak on a valid Montgomery County warrant for Failure to Appear on a trespassing charge in the 2400 block of N 8th Street in Red Oak. He was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 cash bond.

BILL HOOVER, 85, of Atlantic (8-21-2016)

Obituaries

August 17th, 2016 by Jim Field

BILL HOOVER, 85, of Atlantic died Tuesday, August 16th at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha.  A memorial service for BILL HOOVER will be held on Sunday, August 21st at 2:00 pm in the Atlantic High School.  Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic is handling the arrangements.

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Visitation with the family will be held on Saturday from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm at the funeral home.

Memorials may be left to the family.

BILL HOOVER is survived by:

Wife: Eleanor Hoover of Atlantic.

Daughters:  Lori (Mark) Christianson of Atlantic; Billie Hoover (and friend Terry Hoskins) of Atlantic; Jackie (Andre) Sampson of Atlantic.

4 Grandchildren

2 Great-Grandchildren

Judge gives young killer 2 life terms with chance of parole

News

August 17th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge has re-sentenced a man who killed two people at a Des Moines restaurant in 1992 to life in prison with the possibility of parole. The Des Moines Register reports District Court Judge Jeanie Kunkle Vaudt on Wednesday altered Joseph “Jo-Jo” White’s two life terms to give him the right to seek his freedom from the Iowa Board of Parole. White was sentenced to life without parole, but he sought the resentencing after rulings by the U.S. and Iowa supreme courts banning such sentences for people who committed crimes as juveniles.

White was convicted of gunning down 25-year-old Cara McGrane and 28-year-old Tim Burnett during a robbery of the Drake Diner, where both were managers. White, then 17, grabbed less than $500 from the cash register.