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MONDAY, APRIL 23rd

Trading Post

April 23rd, 2012 by Jim Field

FOR SALE: New Kirby Vacuum with all attachments, used twice.  $800 712-249-2994.

FOR SALE: Crib mattress for sale in Cumberland $15.00, 1 large 1000 Watt Kenmore microwave $75. 1 Jogging stroller $75.00 712-774-5621.

FOR SALE: Hide a bed sofa, queen size mattress with new mattress that you can wipe off spills (not the cloth kind) $50; handmade little dog house, has a window in the back and the roof has shingles on it. $10. 712-249-8367 (corrected phone number!)

FOR SALE: ink cartridges for an Epson printer. Purchased and put in printer to find out printer needs work Friday 4-20-12 no use at all. Called Epson and they confirmed couldn’t print.  Will sell for 1/2 price $34.00 includes color and black #97, 69/68. Can show the packing invoice. Call 712-243.1252.

FOR SALE: Female Chi-Chi (Chihuaha and Chinese Crested)  Born: 12/18/2011 Great with kids, very playful. Asking $200. Call Donna @ 712-243-7790

FOR SALE: Echo Generator EG  2300. $200 obo. 712-769-2546 or 712-789-0419. Please leave a message.

FOR SALE: I have a side by side Kenmore Fridge (Almond color) for sale. It is 5yr old. It has an Ice maker and water on the front door. The only thing wrong with it is that the spring in the door for the ice dispenser is broken. (the flapper doesn’t always close tight) But the ice machine itself works great. WOULD LIKE $500 OBO.  Leave a message @ 712-249-6983.

FOR SALE: Nice Yamaha flute with music stand. $225 OBO  712-249-1231.

Panorama Boys Golf Meet Results

Sports

April 23rd, 2012 by Jim Field

The Audubon boys varsity golf team played Saturday, April 21, in the Panorama Invitational, at Lake Panorama National Golf Course.  Eleven schools competed and Audubon finished 4th with 361 strokes (the team’s four best 18-hole scores).  It was the top team in Class IA.  2A South Hamilton finished in first place with 316, 2A Des Moines Christian was second with 327, and 3A Dallas Center-Grimes was third, followed by Audubon (361), Panorama (365), Guthrie Center (381), Adair-Casey (393), Earlham (415), and West Central Valley (428).  Golfers from IKM-Manning and Ankeny Christian Academy also played, but neither school had four golfers to compete for the team honors.  The Wheelers were lead by senior Michael Bylund who shot 81, a score that tied for the 5th place medal, but the tiebreaker gave it to a Des Moines Christian golfer, Andrew Minor.  Audubon’s other scores that counted in the team total were Nick Fett (93), Cameron Mennenoh (93), Andrew Irlmeier (94), and Andy Hoffmann (94).
The top individuals were South Hamilton’s Jordan Sogard (76), Trevor Ullestad (79), Austin Heeren (79), and Des Moines Christian’s Chris Sturdivant (77).
Audubon’s dual meet record is 5-1, second in the Western Iowa Conference,  and overall record (counting Saturday tournaments) is 17-4.  The Wheelers travel to Griswold on Monday, April 23, and to Coon Rapids on Thur., April 26.

Shenandoah woman in custody on a drug charge

News

April 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Shenandoah say one person was arrested Saturday on a felony drug charge. 44-year old Kathy Hale, of Shenandoah, was taken into custody after a Shenandoah Police Officer observed the woman allegedly involved in illegal activity in the 500 block of South Fremont Street. Hale faces a felony charge of selling prescription drugs. She was brought to the Fremont County Jail and held on $10,000 bond.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: 4-23-12

Podcasts, Weather

April 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the Freese-Notis (podcast) forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and the weather stats from KJAN News Director, Ric Hanson….

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NADINE WHEELER, 86, of Exira (Svcs. 4-24-12)

Obituaries

April 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

NADINE WHEELER, 86, of Exira, died Sat., April 21st, at the Exira Care Center. Funeral services for NADINE WHEELER will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., April 24th, at the Exira Christian Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where a family visitation will be held 6-p.m. Mon., April 23rd.

NADINE WHEELER is survived by:

Her sons – Larry (Sandra) Wheeler, Charles Wheeler, Craig Wheeler & friend Linda Flathers, all of Exira.

And her daughter – Sandra (Jeffrey) Bauer, Sr., also of Exira.

8 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, her in-laws, other relatives, and friends.

Ellis Coleman earns bid to London Games

Sports

April 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Ellis Coleman, best known for his unorthodox “Flying Squirrel” flip over opponents, headlined the list of wrestlers who earned spots Sunday night on the U.S. team headed to the London Olympics. The 20-year-old Coleman upset top-seeded Joe Betterman in the 60-kilogram Greco-Roman weight class to earn a trip to London in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Jake Herbert, Jared Frayer, Tervel Dlagnev, Ben Proviso and Sam Hazewinkel also claimed spots on the U.S. team. Clarissa Chun became the first American woman to qualify for the Olympics twice, and Elena Pirozhkova made the team for the first time. Henry Cejudo, who won a freestyle gold medal in Beijing in 2008, lost to Nick Simmons in the semifinals earlier Sunday and promptly retired.

NWS Forecast for Cass & surrounding Counties in IA: 4-23-12

Weather

April 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

TODAY…SUNNY…WARMER. PATCHY FROST THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOW IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…SUNNY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WARMER. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND  NEAR 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S.

Iowa early News Headlines: Mon., April 23rd 2012

News

April 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Teachers from Nebraska and Iowa will be among those honored this week by President Barack Obama. The 2012 National Teacher of the Year and state finalists will attend a Monday reception with Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, at the U.S. Naval Observatory. The national award is given to a state Teacher of the Year. Iowa’s finalist is Charity Campbell, a physical education teacher at Norwalk Middle School.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some 220 members of the Iowa National Guard have returned home from Afghanistan. The 132nd Fighter Wing arrived in Des Moines late Saturday, after several flight delays. Fifty members of the unit were sent to Afghanistan in November. The rest deployed in February. The 1,000-member unit has flown more than 8,000 combat missions.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After decades of failed attempts, lawmakers say this could be the session they succeed in at least beginning to overhaul Iowa’s property tax system. With hopes of adjourning this week, legislators are running out of time. But they express optimism that Republicans and Democrats will reach a deal. Lawmakers have considered changing Iowa’s property tax system for at least 30 years, but the issue is a nightmare for politicians because in Iowa, farmland, businesses and residential property are all taxed differently. To tinker with one means shifting the burden onto the others. This year, though, veteran legislators have reached a bipartisan agreement to address the matter.

THURMAN, Iowa (AP) — Most of the storm debris and downed trees have been cleared from tornado-ravaged Thurman. Volunteers have been working since last weekend’s storm to help the town of 229 get back to normal. The tornado ripped through the town, damaging most homes but causing only a few minor injuries. Mayor Rod Umphreys Junior says most roads were clear and most debris removed after a hundred volunteers turned out Saturday. The town has been inundated with volunteers since the storm, some coming from as far as Wisconsin and Montana.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Board of Regents has asked the court to throw out a lawsuit seeking to stop the closure of a laboratory school run by the University of Northern Iowa. The lawsuit was filed by more than a dozen parents, teachers and citizens who say Iowa statute gives the board authority to operate and govern the Malcolm Price Laboratory School but not close it. The board voted in February to close the pre-kindergarten-through-12th-grade school because of budget cuts.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa newspaper has devoted the entire front page of its Sunday edition to an anti-bullying editorial after a teen in its community committed suicide. The move by the Sioux City Journal is highly unusual. Editor Mitch Pugh says the newspaper has run front-page editorials before but has never devoted the entire page to one. The opinion piece calls on the community to be pro-active in stopping bullying. The editorial cites the death last week of Kenneth Weishuhn Junior, a freshman at South O’Brien High School in Paullina whose family says he was bullied for being gay. Pugh says the newspaper has a responsibility to be a strong community advocate, and Weishuhn’s death and the opening of the movie “Bully,” which features a Sioux City school, provided an opportunity.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A Burlington woman and her adult daughter have pleaded guilty to theft in an abuse case involving a mentally handicapped man. 54-year-old Cindy Dameron and 35-year-old Jodi Dameron entered their pleas last Monday in exchange for the promise of probation over jail time. Charges of abuse of a dependent adult were also dismissed under the deal. The Damerons were executors for Robert Luth, an elderly man who is mentally handicapped, from 2006 to 2010. Authorities say they stole more than $50,000 from him for their own use. Luth told authorities that he was given little cash, often ran out of food and had his cable and telephone shut off for unpaid bills. The Damerons will be sentenced June 4th in Des Moines County court.

Audubon City Council to hold a public hearing, Monday

News

April 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A public hearing will be held in Audubon Monday evening, with regard to the vacating of a portion of an alley in Lot 14, of the west Audubon addition to the City of Audubon. The hearing, and action on approving an ordinance pertaining to the same subject, takes place during a regularly scheduled meeting of the Audubon City Council, which begins at 7-p.m.

Also on the Council’s agenda, is action on a resolution setting the Public Works Director’s wage, and the first consideration of an ordinance pertaining to nuisance lighting. The Council will hear from Craig Hansen, with regard to repairs to an unsafe structure, and, hold discussion pertaining to the Audubon County Landfill Commission.

Henry Cejudo loses at Olympic trials, retires

Sports

April 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo is retiring after his comeback bid ended with a loss in the semifinals of the U.S. Olympic trials. Cejudo was the freestyle champion in Beijing four years ago at 55 kilograms. He fell to top-seeded Nick Simmons 3-0, 5-9, 5-2 on Sunday. Cejudo removed his shoes after the loss, symbolic of a wrestler calling it quits, and flung them into the crowd in Iowa City. Cejudo, a native of Phoenix, was the only U.S. wrestler to win gold in the Beijing Games. Cejudo didn’t wrestle for three years and competed in just a few tournaments before returning for the Olympic trials. Cejudo says he returned to the sport to inspire people, adding that he’s at peace with his decision to retire.