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WILMA P. BLAKE, 92, of Atlantic (11-10-2015)

Obituaries

November 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

WILMA P. BLAKE, 92, of Atlantic died Thursday, November 5th at the Heritage House in Atlantic.  Graveside services for WILMA P. BLAKE will be held on Tuesday, November 10th at 12:00 pm in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Blockton.  Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

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Open visitation will be held at the funeral home on Sunday from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm and Monday from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

WILMA BLAKE is survived by:

Her sons – Richard (Norma) Blake, of Hollister, MO; Donald (Marcine) Blake, of Stanton; and Walter (Donnis) Blake, of Norwalk.

13 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.

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ESTHER A. RASMUSSEN, 98, of Elk Horn & formerly of Audubon (Svcs. 11/9/15)

Obituaries

November 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ESTHER A. RASMUSSEN, 98, of Elk Horn (& formerly of Audubon) died Thu., Nov. 5th, at the Salem Lutheran Home, in Elk Horn. Funeral services for ESTHER RASMUSSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., Nov. 9th, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is from 2-until 4-p.m. Sunday (Nov. 8th).

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

ESTHER RASMUSSEN is survived by:

Her children – Ila (Terry) Waldron, of Council Bluffs; Karl (Delores) Rasmussen, of Cheney, KS.

5 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great grandson, other relatives & friends.

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5 men seek to replace Jack Drake in House District 21

News

November 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

In an update to our previous reports, four Republicans and one Democrat have so far announced their intentions to seek the Iowa House District 21 seat left vacant by the death of State Rep. Jack Drake of Griswold. The Omaha World-Herald says in the mean-time, the two political parties have announced the dates for their conventions to choose nominees to face off in a special election Dec. 8th.

The lone Democratic nominee so far is Tim Ellis, according to the Iowa Democratic Party. Ellis is vice chairman of the Adams County Democrats and ran for that seat last year. Republican candidates are Tom Moore of Griswold, John Hartkopf of Atlantic, Ian Barris of Atlantic and Doug Borkowski of Elliott.

House District 21 covers portions of Pottawattamie and Cass Counties and all of Adams and Union Counties. That seat has been vacant since Drake, 81, died Oct. 11th. The Republican nominating convention will be held Nov. 10 at the Corning Opera House at 6:30 p.m. The Democratic Party convention will be Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. at the Massena Public Library.

Delegates eligible for these conventions are the precinct committee members from Iowa House District 21 elected at the 2014 precinct caucuses or those elected by their county central committee after the caucuses.

 

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Man tries to break into 73-year old woman’s home gets thrown out

News

November 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A Council Bluffs man allegedly tried to break into a 73-year-old woman’s home, but he didn’t get very far inside before being thrown out. Bluffs Police Sgt. Dave Dawson told the Daily NonPareil, at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, 39-year old Jeremy Shepherd allegedly broke into the victim’s home on the 1500 block of Avenue P and pushed the woman up against the wall.

The victim’s 29-year-old grandson forced Shepherd back outside and restrained him on the ground, with assistance from the victim’s 53-year-old son. As the grandson held Shepherd down, Dawson said that Shepherd allegedly starting biting the grandson, who then punched Shepherd several times in the face. When police arrived, Shepherd, who was allegedly intoxicated, fought with one officer. Bluffs Police Sgt. Chad Meyers said injuries to the officer were minor, and he has able to return to work.

Shepherd was arrested on suspicion of second-degree burglary, aggravated assault and assaulting a police officer. Shepherd was taken to Pottawattamie County Jail. He remains in custody with bail set at $10,000.

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Iowa Youth Caucus events in 23 counties on November 19

News

November 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

About two dozen Iowa counties plan to host “Iowa Youth Caucus” events on Thursday, November 19th. Secretary of State Paul Pate says 12-hundred junior and senior high school students have already signed up to attend. “Both parties are participating in this, so the students will see both the Democratic Party caucus procedures and the Republican,” Pate says. The students will vote for their preferred presidential candidates and, just like the Iowa Caucuses scheduled for February 1st, Republicans will collect “straw poll” ballots to gauge who won and Democrats will calculate the delegate strength of each candidate to declare a winner.

“We’re very excited about giving our young people the opportunity to learn first-hand how the Iowa Caucuses work,” Pate says. “Being First-in-the-Nation is a very serious responsibility and I think this activity will give them the background they need to become engaged in civics in their community.” Iowa Democratic Party chair Andy McGuire says many of the students will be close to voting age.

“If we want to get more young people involved politically, we have to engage them,” she says. “We have to involve them in public service and then programs like this really do that.” Iowa Republican Party chair Jeff Kaufmann says this exercise will help show the nation Iowa Caucuses deserve to be first in the nation. “We take this serious and we’re going to earn it again in 2016,” Kaufmann says.

Adults representing the Democratic and Republican Parties in each county will be on-site for the Youth Caucus events November 19. The students will debate issues and develop “planks” for their party platforms in addition to voting for their favorite presidential candidate. The events are fashioned after the “Mock Caucuses” Democrats and Republicans have been holding at high schools in the Des Moines area the past couple of years.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the Counties and locations for the Youth Caucus:

Cass County: Atlantic Middle School (Cass County Democratic Party Chair Sherry Toelle says there are over 100 students pre-registered, most of whom attend the CAM Schools.)
Dallas County: Adel-Desoto-Minburn High School
Fremont & Page Counties: Shenandoah High School
Guthrie County: Panorama High School
Ringgold County: Mt. Ayr High School
Taylor County: Bedford Elementary School
Union County: Creston High School

(Times might vary by school, but generally, registration will begin at 4:30 and the Youth Caucus gets underway at 5:30.)

(Radio Iowa)

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Ernst expects House to pass WOTUS resolution

Ag/Outdoor, News

November 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says she is encouraged by the passage of a resolution she sponsored to drop the expanded E-P-A’s rule governing the regulation of U-S waters. The “Waters of the U-S” or WOTUS rules issue now goes to the House. “I do think it will pass handily over in the House. This is significant overreach by the U-S government,” Ernst says. Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, says three Democrat Senators voted for her resolution.

“So there is an understanding of the importance of getting rid of the expanded definition of the rules, so I am very confident that this will pass through the House,” Ernst says. She says the new rule would give federal officials control over a majority of the waters in the state of Iowa, and control of how and what farmers put on the land. “There’s is a fallacy out there that it won’t change farming operations, oh farmers are excluded from this expanded definition,” Ernst says. “Well that is inaccurate because there are other examples where within this rule it doesn’t exclude any topical applications of other types of products, whether its herbicides or fertilizers. So there is a lot of confusion about that.”

Ernst says if the issue passes the House like she expects, then it will be up to the president to follow through. “The president will have to decide whether he’s siding with federal bureaucrats and their decisions on this WOTUS rule, or whether he is going to side with the American people and the quite obvious push back that is coming from the states and the stakeholders,” Ernst says. Ernst says the quickest way to solve the issue would be for the president to scrap the rules and have the E-P-A start over. She says if he doesn’t do that and the lawsuit against WOTUS continues in court, it could take many years before it is decided.

(Radio Iowa)

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KJAN listening area forecast from the NWS: 11/6/15

Weather

November 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TODAY…SUNNY…COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN CLEARING. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT…CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
SUNDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 30S.
MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S.

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Recent games give Hoosiers confidence against No. 10 Iowa

Sports

November 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana already gave No. 1 Ohio State and No. 6 Michigan State big challenges this season. With a third top-10 matchup in six weeks looming, the Hoosiers (4-4, 0-4 Big Ten) are focused on finishing the job with a signature victory. No, things won’t get any easier Saturday when they host Iowa (8-0, 4-0) and its stingy defense.

But after pushing the Buckeyes and Spartans to the brink in October, Indiana’s players are convinced they’re capable of playing with any team even after losing four straight. What they must do, though, is play four full quarters of good football. The Hawkeyes, meanwhile, are the clear favorite in the West Division and have a chance to sneak into the College Football Playoff picture if they can sweep their final four games.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Friday, Nov. 6th 2015

News

November 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a fire truck that was responding to a medical emergency was damaged when it collided with a vehicle in Cedar Falls. The Cedar Falls Fire Department says the fire truck had its emergency lights on and its siren activated Thursday when it collided with a second vehicle that had pulled away from a stop sign.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A group that opposes an oil pipeline across Iowa says the regulatory board overseeing its potential approval is limiting public comments on the project. Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement says the Iowa Utilities Board will only hear comments from roughly 200 people when it holds a public hearing on November 12th in Boone. Attendees both for and against the project will be given up to two minutes each to speak.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee have been relegated out of prime-time and onto the undercard at next week’s GOP presidential debate. And former New York Governor George Pataki and South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham won’t appear at all. That’s the decision announced Thursday night by Fox Business, which is hosting next Tuesday’s debates in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana already gave top ranked Ohio State and Number 6 Michigan State big challenges this season. With a third top-10 matchup in six weeks looming, the Hoosiers are focused on finishing the job with a signature victory. But things won’t get any easier Saturday when they host Iowa.

 

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Girls State Swimming and Diving begins today

Sports

November 6th, 2015 by admin

The Girls State Swimming and Diving Meet will be held this weekend at the Marshalltown YMCA/YWCA.  The schedule of events is as follows.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Friday Night –Diving Competition
5:00 p.m. —   Start
Awards —       Immediately after competition

SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Saturday —     Swimming Competition
11:45 a.m.     Officials close the pool area
11:50 a.m.     District Coaches of the Year Ceremony
12:00 noon    Parade of Teams
12:20 p.m.     Hall of Fame/Golden Plaque of Distinction Award

NATIONAL ANTHEM
Swimming competition begins immediately following the National Anthem

200 Medley Relay
200 Freestyle
AWARDS 200 MEDLEY RELAY
200 Individual Medley
AWARDS 200 FREESTYLE
50 Freestyle
AWARDS 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
20 minute break — first 15 minutes warm-up
AWARDS 50 FREESTYLE
100 Butterfly
100 Freestyle
AWARDS 100 BUTTERFLY
500 Freestyle
AWARDS 100 FREESTYLE
200 Freestyle Relay
15 minute break – first 10 minutes warm-up
AWARDS 500 FREESTYLE
100 Backstroke
AWARDS 200 FREESTYLE RELAY
100 Breaststroke
AWARDS 100 BACKSTROKE
  400 Freestyle Relay
AWARDS 100 BREASTSTROKE
COACH OF THE YEAR
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
AWARDS 400 FREESTYLE RELAY
PRESENTATION OF TEAM AWARDS

Local qualifiers include:

200 Freestyle

24. Zoe Pawloski, Lewis Central.

50 Freestyle

7. MyKenzie Leehy, Lewis Central.
14. Mycala Kickland, Atlantic.

100 Freestyle

2. MyKenzie Leehy, Lewis Central.
15. Mycala Kickland, Atlantic.

500 Freestyle

12. Zoe Pawloski, Lewis Central.

200 Freestyle Relay

7. Atlantic: Mckenna Ewoldt, Abby Brown, Madelyn Kickland, Mycala Kickland.
24. Lewis Central: MyKenzie Leehy, Nicole Gochenour, Abby Bruck, Zoe Pawloski.

400 Freestyle Relay

14. Atlantic: Mckenna Ewoldt, Madelyn Kickland, Cambry Miller, Mycala Kickland.
15. Lewis Central: Zoe Pawloski, Abby Bruck, Rebecca Weis, MyKenzie Leehy.

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