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MABLE ALICE CLARK, 66, of Stuart (Svcs. 12/4/15)

Obituaries

December 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MABLE ALICE CLARK, 66, of Stuart, died Mon., Nov. 30th, at home. Funeral services for MABLE CLARK will be held 1-p.m. Fri., Dec. 4th, at the Historic Saints Center in Stuart. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.

Friends may call from 6-until 8-pm Thursday at the Historic Saints Center. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Burial will be in the South Oak Grove Cemetery in Stuart.

Memorials may be directed to the Stuart Rescue Unit, in care of the funeral home (P.O. Box 246, Stuart, IA, 50250).

HARLEY MERRITT, JR., 89, of Guthrie Center (Svcs. 12/4/15)

Obituaries

December 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

HARLEY MERRITT, JR., 89, of Guthrie Center, died Mon., Nov. 30th. Funeral services for HARLEY MERRITT, JR., will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., Dec. 4th, at the 1st United Methodist Church in Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 5:30-until 7:30-p.m. Thursday. Online condolences may be left at www.twiggfuneralhome.com.

Burial will be in the Union Cemetery at Guthrie Center.

2 men arrested Wed. morning on drug charges in Villisca

News

December 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop in Villisca at around 2:15-a.m. today (Wednesday), resulted in the arrest of two men on drug charges. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says 45-year old John Leon Lynn Bowen, of Villisca, faces a felony, Possession of Methamphetamine charge, while 36-year old Joshua Duane Mohn, of Red Oak, was arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Sheriff’s deputies were assisted in conducting the stop by Montgomery County K9 “Rush.”

Stolen property & drug paraphernalia found in Pacific Junction

News

December 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

An investigation into several Fremont County burglaries that occurred Nov. 29th, resulted in the arrest of two people, Tuesday. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says the burglaries occurred at a farm residence near Sidney. Among the items taken was at least one firearm. A search warrant executed by Fremont and Mills County deputies in Pacific Junction, Tuesday, resulted in the recovery of several pieces of stolen property, as well as drug paraphernalia.

Taken into custody for Possession of Stolen Property and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, was 35-year old Leo Alan Edwards, of Pacific Junction, who was brought to the Mills County Jail. Charges against Edwards are currently pending in Fremont County. 25-year old Sonia Danielle Smith, of Hamburg, was arrested in Glenwood. Smith was charged with Burglary in the 3rd Degree, Theft in the 2nd Degree, and Possession of Contraband in a Correctional Institution. Additional charges are pending. Smith was being in the Fremont County Jail on a $15,000 cash only bond.

Authorities are looking for anyone who may have purchased items over the past few weeks from either Smith or Edwards. Officials believe items may have been sold through Craigslist in either Council Bluffs or the Clarinda areas.

NWS forecast for the KJAN listening area, 12/2/2015

Weather

December 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

357 AM CST WED DEC 2 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY…CLOUDY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOW 15 TO 20. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S.

 

Person of interest in Des Moines murders arrested following stand-off w/law enforcement

News

December 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A man Des Moines Police said was a “Person of Interest” in a double homicide investigation was arrested late Tuesday night in northern Dallas County, after a four-hour stand-off with authorities. According to Perry radio station KDLS, 39-year old Michael Wanchanic surrendered and was taken into custody near Bouton.  Wanchanic was wanted for questioning in the murders of 36-year-old Bryon Howard and 31-year-old Heather Belieu, who were found dead inside a home on Des Moines’ west side Monday afternoon. Police are not saying how they died. Wanchanic reportedly lived in the couples’ home, along with several other persons, including children.

Authorities received a tip at around 6:15-p.m. Tuesday, that Wanchanic was possibly in Woodward. Woodward Police Chief Joe Cox saw the man at a local convenience store and pursued the subject’s van until the vehicle died on Highway 141, near Bouton. Wanchanic remained in van for hours as law enforcement agencies from the Dallas County Sheriff’s office, Woodward Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, Boone County Sheriff’s office and Suburban Emergency Response Team attempted to negotiate with him.

The man reportedly told authorities during the incident, that he had a 9 millimeter gun with him, and he wanted a cigarette. He never directly threatened officers at the scene but he did threaten to harm himself and commit suicide. Wanchanic was processed by the Des Moines Police Department and taken to the Polk County jail.

Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., Dec. 2nd 2015

News

December 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa state senator and congressional candidate is being criticized by Republicans and Democrats after he said he supports executing immigrant felons who seek to re-enter the U.S. illegally after being deported. Republican Mark Chelgren is running for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. Chelgren told The Associated Press on Tuesday that his comments came during a conversation about terrorism and border control. Chelgren stressed he was talking specifically about immigrants with felony convictions trying to re-enter the U.S. illegally.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa’s governing body is withholding details of a plan to rename a campus building, which is scheduled to be announced and approved within a matter of hours Wednesday. Iowa Board of Regents spokesman Josh Lehman says the details of the proposal will be released at Wednesday’s board meeting, where regents are scheduled to vote on it in the afternoon.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Jeb Bush and his super PAC have put roughly three times as much money into television advertising as any of his Republican presidential rivals. But the former Florida governor appears to have made little progress in a race that continues to be dominated by political novices like real estate mogul Donald Trump. Bush’s poll numbers are in the single digits nationally and in New Hampshire, the second-to-vote state where he has concentrated its efforts.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The presidents of two public universities in Iowa say they want more state dollars to add faculty and increase salaries. University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld says he’s requesting more than $5 million in additional funds for the upcoming fiscal year to help increase the salaries of some faculty. He says the money would keep the university competitive.

ISU’s Campbell makes first 4 hires

Sports

December 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Matt Campbell’s first staff at Iowa State will apparently look a lot like his last one at Toledo. Campbell announced his first four hires Tuesday, and all four have connections to Campbell while with the Rockets.

Former Toledo assistant Tom Manning will be Iowa State’s offensive line coach. D.K. McDonald will work with the cornerbacks and John Kuceyeski will be Campbell’s director of scouting. Alex Golesh, who spent the last four seasons at Illinois, will be Campbell’s tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator.

Campbell, hired Sunday to replace Paul Rhoads, says he has a “pretty good idea” of who his coordinators will be but didn’t offer specifics.

 

Atlantic Boys open up season with emphatic win over Winterset

Sports

December 1st, 2015 by admin

The Atlantic Boys Basketball team got their 2015-16 season off to a great start on Tuesday night at the Atlantic High School with an 84-46 win over Winterset. The Trojans jumped out to a 30-14 lead at the end of the first quarter and led by 15 at halftime.

Head Coach Alan Jenkins thought his team played a great overall game but felt like their defensive effort wasn’t great in the first half with a lot of missed assignments. The Trojans responded to that challenge in a big way in the third quarter as they held Winterset to just 4 points in the quarter while stretching their lead to 38 points at 73-35.

Atlantic was led in the win by Ryan Hawkins and Garrett Franken with 24 points each. Two other players also finished in double figures as Austin Alexander had 12pts and Scott Leonard at 11pts. The Trojans dominated the rebounding effort throughout the game and shot 14-20 from the free throw line.

The Trojans now travel to Council Bluffs on Friday to take on Hawkeye 10 foe St. Albert.

High School Basketball scores Tuesday 12/01/2015

Sports

December 1st, 2015 by admin

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10

Atlantic 84, Winterset 46
Creston 66, Mount Ayr 56
Glenwood 84, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 38
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 66, Carroll 58
Nodaway Valley 90, Clarinda 60
Shenandoah 80, Southwest Valley 57
Sioux City, East 67, Lewis Central 60

Rolling Valley

Ar-We-Va 83, CAM, Anita 61
Coon Rapids-Bayard 54, Charter Oak-Ute 50 (OT)
Glidden-Ralston 46, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 45
Paton-Churdan 65, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 59
West Harrison, Mondamin 77, Adair-Casey 51

Corner Conference

Sidney 58, Clarinda Academy 43
Stanton 71, Essex 42
Underwood 64, Fremont Mills, Tabor 54

Western Iowa Conference

Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 39, Missouri Valley 30
South Central Calhoun 54, Audubon 48
Treynor 67, Tri-Center, Neola 38

Other Scores

Lenox 85, Orient-Macksburg 38
Panorama, Panora 65, Des Moines Christian 64

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 53, Glenwood 46
Dowling Catholic 56, Harlan 54 (Harlan: 52-game win streak snapped)
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 68, Carroll 40
Lewis Central 57, Sioux City, East 25
Nodaway Valley 64, Clarinda 16
Shenandoah 60, Southwest Valley 32

Rolling Valley

Ar-We-Va 56, CAM 47
Charter Oak-Ute 66, Coon Rapids-Bayard 37
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 66, Paton-Churdan 42
Glidden-Ralston 46, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 42

Corner Conference

Essex 39, Stanton 30
Sidney 63, Clarinda Academy 23
Underwood 68, Fremont Mills, Tabor 21

Western Iowa Conference

Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 61, Missouri Valley 35
South Central Calhoun 34, Audubon 30
Treynor 60, Tri-Center, Neola 44

Other Scores

Des Moines Christian 48, Panorama, Panora 34
Lenox 58, Orient-Macksburg 23
Madrid 46, Guthrie Center 39