GEORGE WILLIAM CLARK, 81, of CA (& formerly of Griswold), died Feb. 8th, in California. A graveside service for GEORGE CLARK will be held at a later date. Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold is in charge of arrangements.
GEORGE CLARK is survived by:
His sisters – Darlene Von Weihe and husband Marlyn, and Romona Weeks, of Creston.
He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
An Iowa couple has pledged 100-thousand dollars to help restore the Battleship Iowa — but only if the non-profit group that manages the floating museum can match their donation. The historic ship was saved from the salvage yard and is docked in the Port of Los Angeles. Volunteers have been working to restore the battleship, but it needs more work. For example, the wooden deck, which is made of teak, needs to be replaced.
USS Iowa in action, 1984. (Wikipedia image)
An Iowa couple who has asked to remain anonymous is offering 100-thousand dollars for the effort, but the Pacific Battleship Center — the owner and operator of the Battleship IOWA Museum — has until June 30th to raise the matching funds. A few years ago the State of Iowa provided funds for the ship’s restoration and Iowans can show an Iowa driver’s license and board the ship for free. The Battleship Iowa floating museum was the site of a pre-Rose Bowl pep rally for thousands of University of Iowa football fans in late December.
(Radio Iowa)
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa is facing a broad federal civil rights investigation into allegations that its athletics department does not provide equal opportunities for female athletes. Documents obtained by The Associated Press show the Office for Civil Rights is looking into gender bias allegations in 13 areas, including how the department counts participation levels, awards scholarships, and schedules practices and games. Investigators will visit Iowa in April.
The review comes as Iowa’s highly ranked men’s basketball and football teams have been showered with attention. If discrimination is found, the case could result in a settlement requiring the university to change policies or spend more on female programs. A school lawyer says she believes the review will show Iowa “strives to provide male and female students an equal opportunity to participate.”
The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office says three people were arrested Wednesday, following an investigation into a rural Crawford County residential burglary. The victim said two shotguns and several power tools were taken from their residence. The incident was investigated and information was obtained that resulted in the execution of a search warrant being executed at 201 Chamberlin Drive, Lot 11, in Denison.
Sheriff’s Deputies, assisted by Denison Police, recovered both shotguns and the power tools. Taken into custody as a result of the search warrant, was 22-year old Jose Rafael Rivera-Zarazoga, and 21-year old Moises Alexander Carrera, both of Denison. Rivera-Zarazoga was faces felony charges of Burglary in the 3rd Degree and Theft in the 2nd Degree. Carerra faces felony charges Burglary in the 3rd Degree and Theft in the 2nd Degree.
Also arrested was Karen Yamilet Melara, who happened to be at the residence when the search warrant was executed. Melara was wanted on a Crawford County Warrant, and was allegedly found to be in possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Officers with the Council Bluffs Police Department responded this (Friday) morning to a reported home invasion. Authorities say Officers were called at around 7:15-a.m. to 1727 Avenue F, with regard to a home invasion robbery involving armed subjects that were still in the residence. Upon their arrival, it was determined that all of the occupants of the residence were outside and uninjured. 
Roosevelt Elementary School was contacted and advised of the situation as a precautionary measure for any students arriving early for class. After establishing a perimeter it was determined that there was no forced entry to the residence as reported by the victims. Officers then made entry and cleared the house. No one was located inside the residence and it was determined that nothing from the residence was stolen or damaged.
The residence was turned back over to the homeowners and the school and the neighborhood returned to normal activities.
The Northern Iowa Panthers take a five-game winning streak on the road in Missouri Valley Conference play to tangle with 25th ranked Wichita State. Just a couple of weeks after sitting at 2-6 in the Valley the Panthers are now 7-6 and just two games behind second place Illinois State.
The Panthers were clobbered by the Shockers 74-55 back on January 20 in the McLeod Center. Wichita State is running away with the Valley regular season crown and takes a 12-1 record into Saturday’s game.
UNI is 15-11 overall. Tip off in Koch Arena is 11:00 a.m. and the game will be carried by ESPN2.
(Learfield Sports)
LaVon Eblen visits with Sharon Winterboer about the Audubon Country Players Dinner Theater.
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A blast of Arctic air and additional chances for snow are in Iowa’s weekend weather forecast. National Weather Service meteorologist Rod Donovan says a cold front is descending on the state today. “That will lead to a very cold night. Right now, we’re expecting temperatures of 10-to-15 below zero across much of northern Iowa overnight tonight,” Donovan said.
A wind chill advisory is posted for much of Iowa’s northern half tonight into tomorrow (Saturday), covering the cities of Storm Lake, Fort Dodge, Mason City, Ames, Marshalltown, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Dubuque. “The coldest wind chill readings for the overnight will be 30-below zero across northern Iowa,” Donovan said.
The southern half of Iowa can expect actual temperatures overnight in the single digits below zero, with wind chill readings of 10-to-20 below. Another system will bring chances for snow late Saturday night and into the day on Sunday. “Right now, the heaviest snowfall amounts look to be over the northeast half of the state with snowfall amounts in the 3 to 6 inch range,” Donovan said.
Lighter accumulations of around an inch or two are expected across the southwest half of Iowa. A warming trend is in store for the state by Monday and Tuesday. “We’ll have highs in the 30s and 40s,” Donovan said. “There will be a brief cool down on Wednesday and then it’ll be much warmer toward the end of next week…with highs maybe reaching the 50s by Friday.”
(Radio Iowa)
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