LETHA MAE JOSEPHSEN, 94, of Audubon & formerly of rural Exira (Svcs. 1/6/16)

January 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

LETHA MAE JOSEPHSEN, 94, of Audubon (& formerly of rural Exira), died Dec. 29th, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center, in Des Moines. Funeral services for LETHA JOSEPHSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Jan. 6th, at the Anita United Methodist Church, in Anita. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 6-until 9-pm Tuesday (1/5).

Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.

LETHA MAE JOSEPHSEN is survived by:

Her daughter – Shirley (Jerry) Karns, of Audubon.

Her son – Dan (Marilyn) Josephsen, of West Des Moines.

Her sister – Arvis McKeane, of Coon Rapids, MN.

13 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, 5 great-great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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LAWRENCE ESKOV, 95, of Elk Horn (Svcs. 01/07/2016)

Obituaries

January 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

LAWRENCE ESKOV, 95, of Elk Horn, died Sat. Jan. 2nd, at the Salem Lutheran Home, in Elk Horn. Funeral Services for LAWRENCE ESKOV will be held Thursday, January 7th at 1:30pm at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn. Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton is in charge of the arrangements.

Burial will be in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery.

Friends may call on Wednesday, January 6th at Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton. Visitation will resume at 12:30pm on Thursday at the Church prior to services.

LAWRENCE ESKOV is survived by:

Son: Charles (Cheryl) Eskov of Moville.

Daughter: Mary (Scott) Graham of Tulsa, OK.

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Iowa defense spurs rally for 70-63 upset at No. 14 Purdue

Sports

January 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Jarrod Uthoff scored 25 points, Peter Jok had 11 points and nine rebounds and Iowa erased a 17-point halftime deficit in a 70-63 upset victory over No. 14 Purdue on Saturday night. The Hawkeyes (11-3, 2-0 Big Ten) have won four straight and eight of nine, including two upsets of Top 15 teams this week. They beat No. 1 Michigan State on Tuesday night.

Kendall Stephens led Purdue (13-2, 1-1) with 12 points, and A.J. Hammons had 11. The Boilermakers had won 15 straight at hole. Purdue completely dominated the first half, using seven 3-pointers to build a 37-20 lead. But the Boilermakers collapsed in the second half.

Iowa used a 13-0 spurt to finally take the lead, 48-46 lead with 7:30 to go. And after Purdue tied it for the final time, at 48, Iowa scored five straight.

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Hield leads No. 3 Oklahoma past No. 11 Iowa State, 87-83

Sports

January 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 22 points and No. 3 Oklahoma beat No. 11 Iowa State 87-83 on Saturday night to match the second-best start in school history at 12-0. Ryan Spangler had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Isaiah Cousins scored all 15 of his points in the second half for the Sooners in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

Oklahoma plays at No. 2 Kansas on Monday in what could be a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown after No. 1 Michigan State lost to Iowa on Tuesday night. Oklahoma, the nation’s top 3-point shooting team, made only 3 of 16 3s in the first half, but was 8 of 13 in the second.

Georges Niang scored 29 points, and Deonte Burton had 14 of his 19 points in the second half for Iowa State (11-2).

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Southern Illinois holds on to edge Northern Iowa 75-73

Sports

January 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Anthony Beane made six 3-pointers and matched a career-best with 32 points, and Southern Illinois held off Northern Iowa’s late rally for a 75-73 victory on Saturday night. Beane made a 3-pointer and Southern Illinois led 70-59 with 1:35 remaining. Klint Carlson, Matt Bohannon and Paul Jesperson each made 3-pointers as part of a 13-3 run that pulled Northern Iowa to 73-72 with 12 seconds to play.

Beane dunked with three seconds left, sealing the fifth-straight win for Southern Illinois (13-2, 2-0 Missouri Valley). The Salukis led 39-30 before Northern Iowa used a 16-11 spurt to pull to 50-46 with 12 minutes to go. Beane answered with two 3s and Sean O’Brien added four points to stretch Southern Illinois’ lead to 60-48.

The Panthers cut the deficit to six points with 4:28 remaining. Carlson sparked the rally at the 1:10-mark. Wes Washpun led Northern Iowa (9-6, 1-1) with 19 points.

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Area basketball scores from Sat., 1/2/16

Sports

January 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Atlantic 64, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 46
Treynor 55, Red Oak 39
Tri-Center, Neola 58, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 38

Timberwolves Shootout

Champlin Park, Minn. 76, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 45
Maple Grove, Minn. 70, Iowa City, West 57

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Panorama, Panora 57, Shenandoah 41
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 84, Atlantic 43
Treynor 72, Red Oak 27
Tri-Center, Neola 47, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 42

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No grand prize winner for $334 million Powerball jackpot

News

January 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery officials say there was no grand prize winner in the first Powerball drawing of the year that also offers one of the biggest prizes in the game’s history. The numbers drawn were: 05-06-15-29-42 and the Powerball was 10. The Power Play number was 2.

The jackpot in Saturday’s drawing had grown to $334 million, the 12th largest in Powerball history. The lump-sum cash prize for the winner would have been $205 million. The last time the prize was close to that amount was in March 2013, when a New Jersey man won $338 million.

The next drawing will be held Wednesday. The odds of winning Saturday’s Powerball jackpot were 1 in 292 million.

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Rose Bowl draws lowest TV rating since 1999

News, Sports

January 2nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Lopsided games and having the College Football Playoff semifinals on New Year’s Eve led to a 13 percent drop in TV ratings for the New Year’s Six Bowls from last year. The Rose Bowl on Friday drew its lowest rating (7.9) since it became part of the BCS in 1999. The overnight ratings for the big New Year’s Day bowls were announced Saturday by ESPN, which broadcasts all the games.

All three of Friday’s major bowls were blowouts. The Fiesta between Ohio State and Notre Dame, earned a 6.2 rating. That was up 35 percent from last season’s Arizona-Boise State game. The Buckeyes won 44-28. Stanford beat Iowa 45-16 in the Rose Bowl. The Sugar Bowl, which Mississippi won 48-20 against Oklahoma State, drew a 5.3 rating.

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Police: Shoplifting arrests surged in Council Bluffs in 2015

News

January 2nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Council Bluffs police say the city saw a 30 percent increase in shoplifting arrests last year compared to 2014. The Daily Nonpareil says the police records department reported 1,013 shoplifting arrests as of Dec. 30. During the previous year, Council Bluffs police say they arrested 772 people for the crime.

Anyone who is arrested for allegedly stealing items worth less than $500 is considered a shoplifter. Council Bluffs Police Sgt. Dave Dawson says the opening of a new Walmart store likely played a role in the increase.

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