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PHYLLIS E. SCHWAB, 84, of Atlantic (formerly of Brayton) (Svcs. 02-01-2016)

Obituaries

January 30th, 2016 by admin

PHYLLIS E. SCHWAB, 84, of Atlantic (formerly of Brayton) died Tuesday, January 26th at Heritage House in Atlantic.  Funeral services for PHYLLIS E. SCHWAB will be held Monday, February 1st at 2:00pm in the Brayton Lutheran Church in Brayton.  Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Family Visitation will be held Sunday, January 31st from 4:00pm-6:00pm at Kessler Funeral Home in Exira.

Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.

PHYLLIS E. SCHWAB is surived by:

Children: Dennis (Jeanne) Schwab of Audubon.  Dean (Carol) Schwab of Brayton.  Donna (Winston) Hoegh of Atlantic.  Debra (Lee) Butler of Atlantic.

Sisters: Alice Mertes of Griswold.  Catherine (Virgil) Koob of Anita.

Brother-in-law: Emmert Paulsen of Exira.

8 Grandchildren

17 Great-Grandchildren

Nieces, Nephews, Other Relatives, and many Friends.

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LORENE M. VORM, 89, of Elk Horn (Svcs. 02-06-2016)

Obituaries

January 30th, 2016 by admin

LORENE M. VORM, 89, of Elk Horn died Friday, January 29th at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn.  Funeral services for LORENE M. VORM will be held Saturday, February 6th at 11:00am in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic.  Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home has the arrangements.

There is no scheduled visitation.

Burial will be in the Oakfield Cemetery East of Brayton.

LORENE M. VORM is survived by:

Children: Suzanne (Bob) Just of Atlantic.  Nancy (Chuck) Hansen of Audubon.  Kenneth (Julie) Vorm of Kimballton.  Bruce (Diane) Vorm of Casey.  Sheryl (Jeff) Harder of Walnut.

Sister: Lois Nelson of Atlantic.

17 Grandchildren

40 Great-Grandchildren

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Girls High School Basketball scores Friday 1/29/2016

Sports

January 30th, 2016 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 50, Red Oak 36
Creston 45, Shenandoah 37
Harlan 56, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 35
Lewis Central 52, Glenwood 43
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 56, Denison-Schleswig 51

Western Iowa Conference

Griswold 51, Riverside, Oakland 22
IKM-Manning 82, Underwood 34
Logan-Magnolia 60, Missouri Valley 38
Treynor 50, Audubon 42
Tri-Center, Neola 55, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 40

Rolling Valley Conference

Coon Rapids-Bayard 41, West Harrison, Mondamin 21
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 66, Ar-We-Va, Westside 29
Glidden-Ralston 44, CAM, Anita 33
Paton-Churdan 78, Woodbine 32

Corner Conference

Essex 61, South Page, College Springs 20
Fremont Mills, Tabor 45, Stanton 41
Nishnabotna 75, Clarinda Academy 30
Sidney 47, East Mills 28

Pride of Iowa Conference

Central Decatur, Leon 63, Bedford 55
Interstate 35,Truro 42, Southwest Valley 20
Pleasantville 50, Lenox 30

Other Scores

Mount Ayr 47, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 23
Perry 64, Carroll 45
Sioux City, West 52, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 32
Van Meter 45, Panorama, Panora 37

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Boys High School Basketball scores Friday 1/29/2016

Sports

January 30th, 2016 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 63, Red Oak 45
Harlan 67, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 32
Shenandoah 67, Creston 63
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 71, Denison-Schleswig 51

Western Iowa Conference

A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 62, Tri-Center, Neola 58
Griswold 53, Riverside, Oakland 43
IKM-Manning 76, Underwood 48
Missouri Valley 63, Logan-Magnolia 56
Treynor 70, Audubon 63

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va, Westside 47, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 36
Boyer Valley, Dunlap 55, Adair-Casey 39
CAM, Anita 44, Glidden-Ralston 39
Coon Rapids-Bayard 65, West Harrison, Mondamin 35
Paton-Churdan 60, Woodbine 43

Corner Conference

East Mills 42, Sidney 24
Fremont Mills, Tabor 60, Stanton 54
Nishnabotna 62, Clarinda Academy 52

Pride of Iowa Conference

Central Decatur, Leon 66, Bedford 57
Interstate 35,Truro 73, Southwest Valley 53
Lenox 64, Pleasantville 60
Nodaway Valley 64, Wayne, Corydon 52

Other Scores

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 81, Sioux City, West 63
Ogden 56, West Central Valley, Stuart 43
Panorama, Panora 58, Van Meter 56
Perry 60, Carroll 56

Western Valley Conference Tournament
First Round

Lawton-Bronson 48, Westwood, Sloan 47
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 67, Kingsley-Pierson 37
Ridge View 52, OA-BCIG 37
West Monona, Onawa 53, River Valley, Correctionville 28
Woodbury Central, Moville 95, Siouxland Community Christian 70

 

 

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Skyscan Forecast Saturday 1/30/2016

Podcasts, Weather

January 30th, 2016 by admin

Skyscan Forecast   Saturday, January 30th  Chris Parks

Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: A chance of rain, possibly mixing with snow after 9am, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. West northwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday: Snow. Areas of blowing snow. High near 30. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Windy.
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Bedford man convicted in 2015 child death case

News

January 29th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports a jury has found Bedford man charged in connection with the death of a child last year, guilty of 1st degree murder and child endangerment resulting in serious injury. 26-year old Charles Emanuel Hall was convicted Friday (1/29) in Taylor County district court of murder in the 1st degree and child endangerment resulting in serious injury in relation to the May 2015 death of 3 year old Janiya King, in Bedford. Hall, who is the father of the child, will be sentenced at a later date.

On May 22nd, 2015, authorities said they responded to a 911 call for a child not breathing at 806 Washington St.  Deputies found Janiya King, unresponsive. She was pronounced dead by the medical examiner. Court documents indicate Janiya had severe burns on her face and right shoulder.

Hall’s girlfriend, 25-year-old April Clair, of Bedford, was also initially charged with child endangerment causing serious injury, a Class-C forcible Felony. Clair had told authorities that Janiya accidentally knocked over a pot of boiling hot dog water onto herself two weeks prior to her death. Clari told authorities she didn’t think it was necessary to seek medical attention.

Authorities however, said the burns were so bad that they caused permanent disfigurement. Clair also told investigators the girl fell down the stairs multiple times and became weaker, but still did not seek medical attention. The woman reached a plea deal and was found guilty by the court on Sept. 8th of Child Endangerment Causing Bodily Injury, a Class-D Felony, which carries a maximum prison term of 5-years. Her sentencing hearing was set for Feb. 16th.

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DNR INVESTIGATING MANURE RUNOFF COMPLAINT SOUTH OF RED OAK

Ag/Outdoor, News

January 29th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

COBURG – The DNR Atlantic field office is investigating a complaint of manure runoff about three miles southwest of Coburg near the Montgomery-Page county line. DNR staff found manure runoff and snow melt leading to an unnamed tributary to the East Nishnabotna River. Field tests show ammonia levels of greater than 10 parts per million, which is high enough to kill fish. However, staff found no dead fish in the stream.

Water samples collected from the creek will be sent for laboratory analysis. Field staff are working to determine which of several potential sources is responsible for the runoff. DNR will continue to monitor the situation, and look for the responsible party to begin clean up. The DNR will consider appropriate enforcement action.

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Chiefs sign TE Kelce to $46 million, 5-year deal

Sports

January 29th, 2016 by admin

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has signed a $46 million, five-year extension that includes $20.5 million guaranteed.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the Chiefs did not disclose the terms of the contract in announcing the extension.

Kelce, a former third-round draft pick of the Chiefs, was entering the final year of his rookie contract. The 6-foot-5, 260-pound tight end has started 27 of the 33 games he’s played over three seasons, catching 139 passes for 1,737 yards and 10 touchdowns.

He missed the majority of the 2013 season after undergoing knee surgery.

 

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Proposed Atlantic ethanol plant gets $4.2 million tax break

Ag/Outdoor, News

January 29th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Minnesota businessman whose construction company has built many of the nation’s ethanol plants is planning to complete a previously idled southwest Iowa plant using newly approved state tax incentives. The Iowa Economic Development Authority approved Friday tax benefits for the corn ethanol project proposed by Farmers Energy Cardinal northwest of Atlantic.

The IEDA board approved $4.25 million in sales tax refunds for the company promising to create 49 jobs. Ohio-based FEC is led by Ron Fagen, founder of Minnesota-based Fagen Inc., which has helped build 100 biofuels plants in the U.S. and will design and build the Atlantic facility.

The plant, originally planned in 2006, stalled and wasn’t completed. It will be Iowa’s 44th corn ethanol refinery and at 150 million gallons a year is among the state’s largest.

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ISU Heifer Development 3 program rescheduled in Atlantic

Ag/Outdoor

January 29th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Heifer Development 3 program in Atlantic, originally set for Feb. 1st,  has been rescheduled for Monday, February 8th. The Iowa caucus and a new snow forecast for the original date of February 1st led site host ISU Extension and Outreach beef program specialist Chris Clark to reschedule the event for the following Monday.

Clark said he hopes “Rescheduling to February 8th will allow more producers to attend. We heard from several people that wanted to come but could not attend because of the caucuses. And it sounds like we may have some weather to contend with as well. We want to be accommodating and do what works best for area beef producers.”

The program will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Cass County Community Center. Registration will begin at 5 p.m. and the presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m.  Clark says “There will be an opportunity to visit with our sponsors during that check-in/registration time prior to the actual start of the presentation. We are partnering with the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association (ICA), ABS Global, Accelerated Genetics, Select Sires and Merial to conduct this series and most of those sponsors will be represented at the Cass County site.”

This is the third installment of the heifer development series, building on the 2011 and 2014 programs on yearling and first-calf heifer best management practices, respectively. The focus of this year’s series is on current genetic and phenotypic selection tools that can be utilized to improve cow longevity and enhance lifetime productivity.

A catered meal will be served. The cost is $20 when pre-registered three days prior to event. (The new pre-registration deadline is February 5th.) Walk-in registration is $25 per person with no guarantee of meal.

For Registration: call 515-294-BEEF (2333) or email beefcenter@iastate.edu or contact Chris Clark at 712-250-0070 or by email at caclark@iastate.edu for more information.

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