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Property stolen from Clarinda recovered from Yorktown man’s home after his arrest

News

June 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop Wednesday afternoon in Page County led to the recovery of property stolen from various locations in Clarinda. The Page County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy stopped a vehicle driven by 25-year old Keith James Land, of Yorktown, at around 1-p.m., in Clarinda. Land was subsequently arrested for driving while barred. He was transported to the Page County Jail, and held on $2,000 bond.

Keith James Land

Keith James Land

During the arrest of Land, stolen property was found in the vehicle. The property was from a burglary that occurred in the city of Clarinda, in the last week. The Page County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at Land’s residence 301 Jefferson in Yorktown, during which more stolen property was located and seized.

The Page County Sheriff’s Department worked together with the Clarinda Police Department in solving the crime. More charges are pending against Land. Authorities say anyone with information about the burglary is asked to contact the Clarinda Police Department 712-542-2194 or the Page County Sheriff’s Office at 712-542-5193.

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Atlantic the wettest spot in Iowa last month

News, Weather

June 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Despite a few hot days and some heavy downpours in parts of Iowa, state climatologist Harry Hillaker says the state overall ended the month of May with both near-normal warmth and rainfall. Hillaker says, “For the statewide average, very close to normal both for temperatures and precipitation, although certainly the last week of the month we were much warmer than usual and also much wetter than usual at the tail end of the month.”

The warmest day in Iowa for the month was May 6th when it reached 90 degrees in Cedar Rapids and Hawarden. The lowest temperature was set on May 15th with 27 degrees in Cresco, Decorah and Elkader. While most of eastern Iowa was drier than normal, much of Iowa’s western third got a drenching during May, wrapping up the month much wetter than normal.

“The largest rain totals that I’ve seen, Atlantic in southwest Iowa had 10.75 inches of rain there,” Hillaker says. “That was helped a lot by about 6 inches during the last week of the month, locally very heavy rains.” One of the driest places in the state was the Des Moines area, with just 2.6 inches of rain during May. The forecast for the month of June calls for slightly cooler-than-normal temperatures and near-normal rainfall.

(Radio Iowa)

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SHERMAN RHOTEN, 51, of Carson (6-6-2016)

Obituaries

June 1st, 2016 by Jim Field

SHERMAN RHOTEN, 51, of Carson died Tuesday, May 31st at CHI Health Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs. Celebration of Life for SHERMAN RHOTEN will be held  on Monday, June 6th at 2:00 p.m. at the Carson Community Center.  Loess Hills Funeral Home of Carson in charge of arrangements.

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Visitation will be on Sunday from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Carson Community Center.

The family request memorials to be given to the Carson Community Rodeo (P.O. Box 485, Carson, IA 51525) where a memorial scholarship will be established in Sherman’s memory.

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ROBERT “BOB” DONELS, 78, of Waterloo, formerly of Atlantic (6-4-2016)

Obituaries

June 1st, 2016 by Jim Field

ROBERT “BOB” DONELS, 78, of Waterloo (formerly of Atlantic) died Saturday, January 9th at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines as a result of injuries received in an auto accident.   Memorial services for ROBERT “BOB” DONELS will be held on Saturday, June 4th at 11:00 am at Kearns Chapel, 3146 Kimball Avenue, Waterloo.  Locke Funeral Home in Waterloo is in charge of arrangements.

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Visitation will be held for an hour before the service

Burial following cremation at Palo Alto Cemetery in Newton

Memorials may be made to Central Christian Church, 3475 Kimball Ave., Waterloo.

ROBERT “BOB” DONELS is survived by:

Wife:  Beverly Donels of Waterloo.

Sons:  Bradly (Leslie) Donels of Murphy, TX and Brent (Krista) Donels of Waukee.

Brother:  Bill (Sue) Donels of Springfield, IL.

3 Grandchildren

2 step grandchildren

2 great grandchildren

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Tuesday Girls Class 5-A State Golf Results – First Round

Sports

June 1st, 2016 by Jim Field

Team Scores:

  1. Cedar Falls  322 – 321 = 643
  2. Dowling Catholic  335 – 319 = 654
  3. Ankeny Centennial  334 – 335 = 669
  4. Waukee  339 – 334 = 673
  5. Dubuque Hempstead  368 – 351 = 719
  6. Dubuque Senior  363 – 359 = 722
  7. Cedar Rapids Kennedy  364 – 362 = 726
  8. Iowa City West  367 – 360 = 727

Top 3 Scores:

  1. Tenley Moretti, Ankeny Centennial  75 – 71 = 146 (+2)
  2. Hannah Bermel, Cedar Falls  73 – 75 = 148 (+4)
  3. Allison Olberding, Dowling Catholic  80 – 73 = 153 (+9)

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Girls Class 4-A State Golf – FINAL RESULTS

Sports

June 1st, 2016 by Jim Field

Team Scores: 

  1. Washington  351 – 364 = 715
  2. Fairfield  369 – 363 = 732
  3. Wahlert  361 – 375 = 736
  4. Pella  366 – 389 = 755
  5. Creston  374 – 407 = 782
  6. Mount Pleasant  395 – 392 = 786
  7. Western Dubuque  414 – 389 = 803
  8. Spencer  420 – 425 = 845

Top 3 Scores:

  1. Sarah Nacos, Washington  78 – 76 = 154 (+12)
  2. Lindsey Repp, Fairfield  83 – 80 = 163 (+21)
  3. Charlotte Flynn, Wahlert  81 – 88 = 169 (+27)

Individual Scores:

Creston

  • 11. Ashton Carter  88 – 94 = 182 (+40)
  • T15. Madison Hance  92 – 96 = 188 (+46)
  • 35. Camryn Somers  102 – 102 = 204 (+62)
  • 38. Sophia Groumoutis  93 – 115 = 208 (+66)
  • 49. Haley Osmun  101 – 121 = 223 (+81)
  • 55. Morgan Shawler  133 – 139 = 272 (+130)

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Atlantic Wins State Title – Girls Class 3-A State Golf – FINAL RESULTS

Sports

June 1st, 2016 by Jim Field

Class 3-A:

Team Scores:

  1. Atlantic  359 – 337 = 696
  2. Clear Lake  369 – 367 = 736
  3. Centerville  379 – 363 = 742
  4. Shenandoah  371 – 379 = 750
  5. Humboldt  379 – 372 = 751
  6. North Fayette Valley  385 – 385 = 770
  7. West Liberty  391 – 391 = 782
  8. MOC-Floyd Valley  399 – 382 = 883

Individual Scores:

Top 3:

  1. Emily Snelling, Clear Lake  73 – 67 = 140 (-2)
  2. Brooke Newell  85 – 69 = 154 (+12)
  3. Bailee Frayne, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 84 – 81 – 165 (+23)

Atlantic 

  • 2. Brooke Newell  85 – 69 = 154 (+12)
  • 4. Erin Olsen  90 – 79 = 169 (+27)
  • T22. Baylee Newell  92 – 96 = 188 (+46)
  • T26. Alyssa Ginther  92 – 98 = 190 (+48)
  • T26. Sarah Fixmer  97 – 93 = 190 (+48)
  • T43. McKenna DenBeste  101 – 106 = 207 (+65)

Shenandoah

  • T8. Anna Carlson  87 – 89 = 176 (+34)
  • T15. Ciara Burnison  88 – 94 = 182 (+40)
  • T19. Olivia Denton  94 – 92 = 186 (+44)
  • T41. Cayleen Kirsch  102 – 104 = 206 (+64)
  • T56. Allie Gluck  107 – 125 – 232 (+90)

Kuemper Catholic

  • 13. Alison Schweers  88 – 91 = 179 (+37)
  • 36. Courtney Snyder  104 – 95 = 199 (+57)

Clarinda

  • T8. Grace Davidson  88 – 88 = 176 (+34)

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Girls Class 1-A State Golf – FINAL RESULTS

Sports

June 1st, 2016 by Jim Field

Team Scores:

  1. New London  337 – 329 = 666
  2. Akron-Westfield  364 – 376 = 740
  3. West Monona  370 – 376 = 746
  4. River Valley  374 – 385 = 759
  5. Boyer Valley  408 – 394 = 802
  6. Newman Catholic  402 – 403 = 805
  7. Nashua-Plainfield  421 – 405 = 826
  8. Iowa Valley  413 – 415 = 828

Top 3 Scores:

  1. Samantha Knight, West Monona  73 – 73 = 146 (+6)
  2. Emma Pry, New London  75 – 76 = 151 (+11)
  3. Casey Noble, New London  76 – 76 = 152 (+12)

Individual Scores:

Griswold

  • T18. Mateya Peters  91 – 97 = 188 (+46)

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Girls Class 2-A State Golf – FINAL RESULTS

Sports

June 1st, 2016 by Jim Field

Team Scores:

  1. Alta-Aurelia  342 – 332 = 674
  2. Treynor  360 – 343 = 703
  3. Unity Christian  358 – 350 = 708
  4. South Winneshiek  370 – 357 = 727
  5. Pleasantville  371 – 371 = 741
  6. Emmetsburg  371 – 378 = 749
  7. Ogden  389 – 368 = 757
  8. Sumner-Fredericksburg  377 – 390 = 767

Top 3 Scores:

  1. Aly Anderson, Treynor  80 – 77 = 157 (+15)
  2. Annika Patton, Alta-Aurelia 83 – 77 = 160 (+18)
  3. Lexie Patton, Alta-Aurelia 85 – 76 = 161 (+19)

Individual Scores:

Treynor

  • T1. Aly Anderson, Treynor  80 – 77 = 157 (+15)
  • T20. Madelyn Deitchler  93 – 91 = 184 (+42)
  • T20. Kayla Chapman  93 – 87 = 180 (+38)
  • T23. McKenna Waffle  94 – 88 = 182 (+40)
  • T27. Randi Robinson  95 – 92 = 187 (+45)
  • T33. Sierra McGuire  97 – 100 = 197 (+55)

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Manure spill into a small Union County creek

Ag/Outdoor, News

June 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa DNR said Wednesday that a Union County maintenance crew accidentally nicked a hose used to transport manure Tuesday afternoon, while they were mowing. The incident happened in a right-of-way about one-mile north of Thayer. Officials said while the hose was not in use, about 800 to 900 gallons of residual manure leaked from a small hole. An unknown amount of manure reached an unnamed tributary of Four Mile Creek.

Iowa Select representatives reported the spill as they responded, quickly placing small dams in the unnamed creek to collect manure and pumping it out to land apply it. DNR staff checked the unnamed creek Tuesday. Field tests showed low ammonia levels. They found no dead fish.

Wednesday morning, DNR was on site and concluded most of the released manure probably remained in the right of way or on the shoulders of the gravel road. Iowa Select continues to clean up, scraping and gathering manure along the road edges. The DNR will consider appropriate enforcement action.

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