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RUSSELL R. DENNIS, 75, of Atlantic (Celebration of Life at a later date)

Obituaries

April 19th, 2023 by admin

RUSSELL R. DENNIS, 75, of Atlantic died April 14th at the Exira Care Center in Exira. A Celebration of Life Memorial gathering for RUSSELL R. DENNIS will be held at a later date. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

RUSSELL R. DENNIS is survived by:

Children: Sheri (Keith) Wede of Round Rock, Texas. Staci (Chris) Johnson of Camden, Missouri. Sarah Dennis of Avoca. Brett Dennis of Omaha, Nebraska.

Brothers: Ron (Christine) Dennis of Bremerton, WA. Roger (Meleaia) Dennis of Aurora, CO. Rod (Christy) Dennis of Waukee.

13 Grandchildren

3 Great-Grandchildren

Nieces, Nephews, Other Relative, and many friends.

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LARRY GENE JOHNSON, 81, of rural Audubon County (Svcs. 04/21/2023)

Obituaries

April 19th, 2023 by admin

LARRY GENE JOHNSON, 81, of rural Audubon County died April 17th at Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon.
Funeral services for LARRY GENE JOHNSON will be held on Friday, April 21st at 10:30 a.m. at Kessler Funeral Home in Exira.

Family will meet with friends on Friday, April 21st from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at Kessler Funeral Home in Exira.

Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.

LARRY GENE JOHNSON is survived by:

Wife: Bernadine “Bernie” Johnson of Exira

Sister: Marilyn (Roger) Nelson of Ogalala, Nebraska

Nieces, Nephews, Other Relatives, and Friends

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CONNIE COLLEEN WISE, 82, of Avoca (Mass of Christian Burial 4/22/23)

Obituaries

April 19th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

CONNIE COLLEEN WISE, 82, of Avoca, died Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at home. A Mass of Christian Burial for CONNIE WISE will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, April 22, 2023, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Avoca. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

The family will greet friends at the funeral home on Friday, April 21st, from 5-until 7-p.m.

Burial is in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.

CONNIE COLLEEN WISE is survived by:

Her daughters – Michele (Gene) Pauley, of Avoca; Renee (Clark) Price, of Shelby, and Lynette (Dan) Nelsen, of Walnut.

Her son – Mark Wise (& Beth Hargens), of Shelby.

Her sister – Virgilene Koenig, of Papillion, NE.

14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

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3 juveniles hurt, 1 seriously, in a Red Oak accident

News

April 19th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – A collision between an SUV and a pickup Tuesday afternoon in Red Oak, resulted in injuries to three juveniles from Red Oak. All three were in the SUV. One of them, a nine-year-old male, was seriously hurt and flown by Air Evac helicopter to the UNMC in Omaha. The other two, a 12-year-old male and a 9-year-old female,  suffered suspected minor injuries.

Authorities say Red Oak Fire and Rescue and Red Oak Police were dispatched to the accident scene at the intersection of N. 2nd and East Valley Streets, at around 4:40-p.m. Upon investigation, it was determined a 1996 Chevy pickup driven by 38-year-old Michael Squires, of Red Oak, was traveling south on N. 2nd, when the vehicle broadsided a 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander SUV, driven by Melissa Vanscyoc, of Red Oak, as she was traveling east on Valley Street.

Squires was cited for Failure to Yield, and Failure to show proof of insurance. Both vehicles were totaled, which damages amounting to $19,000.

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Iowans are called to serve during this National Volunteer Week

Ag/Outdoor, News

April 19th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – There’s Effigy Mounds National Monument in the northeast Iowa town of Harpers Ferry, but outside of that, Iowa has no big national parks that draw visitors from around the world. Still, Iowans are encouraged to sign up to lend a hand during this National Volunteer Week through the National Park Service. The agency’s volunteer program manager Shari Orr explains what the effort is all about. “National Volunteer Week was created many years ago by Points of Light,” Orr says, “and it was really just an opportunity to recognize the value and impact of volunteers across the country.”

The week was established in 1974 and has grown exponentially each year, with thousands of volunteer projects and special events scheduled. “Our two internal goals for this week are to say ‘thank you’ to all of our current volunteers,” Orr says, “and to say ‘join us’ to folks who haven’t volunteered in a while or who have not yet volunteered with us.” While volunteering is a way to give back to your community, for some, giving back is also a way to receive. Orr says if you’ve always wanted to visit a particular national park, say Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, or Yosemite, this could be your golden opportunity.

“People like to get involved in that special place in their community, but they also like to volunteer to those parks that they’ve dreamed about traveling to for their whole lives.” She encourages Iowans to search the National Park Service’s website — N-P-S-dot-gov — and see what opportunities they find.

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Heartbeat Today 04-19-2023

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

April 19th, 2023 by admin

Chris Parks speaks with Cass County Relay for Life Committee Chair Carole Schuler about the 2023 Relay that is set for Sunday, June 25th from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Nishna Valley Family YMCA. Sign up at www.relayforlife.org/casscountyia

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Creston Police report: Creston man arrested for FTA on a Sex Offender Registration Violation x2

News

April 19th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston report the arrest at around Noon, Tuesday, of a Creston man. 44-year-old James Alan Ford was arrested at his residence. He was charged with Failure to Appear on Sex Offender Registration Violation 1st Offense – two counts. Ford was taken to Union County Jail. He was seen by Magistrate and released on Own Recognizance.

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Looming El Nino could bring Iowa farmers decent growing season, drought relief

News, Weather

April 19th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The La Nina weather pattern is gone, and the National Climate Prediction Center anticipates an El Nino will develop within a few months, which could be welcome news for Iowa farmers. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the U-S-D-A’s Midwest Climate Hub — based in Ames, says El Ninos typically mean a decent growing season for our region, while the extra rainfall could help to knock down the long-running drought. “Conditions look like they’re heading towards El Nino, in the way of the computer models and what we’re seeing in the way of sea surface temperatures,” Todey says, “so they issue what they call an El Nino Watch, which means that an El Nino is likely to be occurring after this.”

While the La Nina lasted for three years, he say the switch to an El Nino pattern is coming on much faster than expected. “The ocean temperatures in the Pacific, especially close to South America, are warming up very quickly,” Todey says. “The computer models continue that progression to likely being El Nino. Reading the advisory now, the El Nino seems more likely by summer which seemed a very quick transition.” Wide areas of Iowa have suffered with drought, and this weather shift could provide some much-needed relief.

“El Ninos typically are better growing seasons for us. They may not be outstanding growing seasons but the tendency is for them to not be bad growing seasons,” Todey says. “Temperatures tend to be more moderate, better chances for precipitation. So for the drought areas, that’s not a bad thing and actually a good thing.” Northwest Iowa’s Monona and Woodbury counties are in the worst category — exceptional drought, while much of Iowa’s western half is either rated in moderate, severe or extreme drought, while broad sections of central and eastern Iowa are listed as abnormally dry.

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Classes at the DeSoto Middle School cancelled due to fire & water damage

News

April 19th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(DeSoto, Iowa) – Adel-DeSoto-Minburn (ADM) School District Superintendent Greg Dufoe, posted on social media this (Wednesday) morning, that late Tuesday evening, “DeSoto Intermediate experienced a roof fire on the 1990’s portion of the building.” The fire was contained, but “Due to the efforts taken to stop the fire and in order to determine the full extent of the damage,” Dufoe said, “Intermediate students will not have school…” today (Wed., April 19, 2023.

“All other students and ADM School Buildings,” he said, were holding classes as planned. The Superintendent added, “We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause and will share more information when we know more. We would also like to thank the many first responders and firefighters who responded quickly.”

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ACGC boys win at Ballard Co-Ed Meet, Charger girls finish 7th

Sports

April 19th, 2023 by admin

Ballard Co-Ed Meet
04/18/2023

Girls Team Scores

  1. Ballard 138
  2. Gilbert 101
  3. Iowa Falls-Alden 89
  4. West Marshall 80
  5. South Hamilton 68
  6. Collins-Maxwell 49
  7. ACGC 42
  8. South Tama County 17

Ava Campbell went 2nd in the 800M for ACGC (2:37.09) and they won the 4x800M Relay (Hayden Coffman, Adalyn Benson, Katelyn Schafer, Ava Campbell 11:03.39).

Boys Team Scores

  1. ACGC 156
  2. Central Springs 94
  3. Ballard 93
  4. South Tama County 72
  5. Collins-Maxwell 58
  6. South Hamilton 50
  7. Dowling Catholic 32
  8. Perry 21

The Chargers picked up a number of wins on their way to the team crown. Lance Bunde won the High Jump (6-00) and Long Jump (20-01.50). Austin Kunkle took the 100M (11.49), Treyton Schneider won the 110M Hurdles (17.52), and Payton Jacobe won the Shot Put (51-06.50). The Chargers also won the 4x100M Relay (Brock Littler, Jedd Weinkoetz, Lance Bunde, Austin Kunkle 44.92) and Shuttle Hurdle (Tate Fever, Jathan South, Brexton Schneider, Treyton Schneider 1:08.28).

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