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Area Basketball Scores & Regional Results from 2/12/15

Sports

February 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL
Boyer Valley 63, Whiting 50
Abraham Lincoln 66, St. Albert 59 (OT)
Creston 67, A-H-S-T-W 40
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 66, Underwood 13
Missouri Valley 45, Westwood 35

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Creston 57, Clarinda 42

Class 1-A Region 1 First Round
Charter Oak-Ute 61, Whiting 16
Westwood 63, West Harrison 14
Woodbine 60, Boyer Valley 57

Class 1-A Region 2 First Round
Ar-We-Va 51, River Valley 34
CAM 51, Paton-Churdan 46
Coon Rapids-Bayard 40, Griswold 35
Glidden-Ralston 60, Guthrie Center 38

Class 1-A Region 7 First Round
Lamoni 49, Diagonal 43
Mount Ayr 62, Mormon Trail, Garden Grove 30

Class 1-A Region 8 First Round
Essex 46, South Page 18
Nishnabotna 48, East Mills 44
Orient-Macksburg 43, East Union 41
Sidney 56, Heartland Christian 25
Stanton 51, Lenox 46

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NWS/KJAN listening area weather forecast: 2/13/2015

Weather

February 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

351 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING…THEN A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH 15 TO 20. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. COLDER. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

SUNDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGH AROUND 15. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S.

 

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Walker hits late free throws; Minnesota beats Iowa 64-59

Sports

February 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Maurice Walker sank two free throws with 11 seconds left to help Minnesota beat Iowa 64-59 on Thursday night. Walker finished with seven points on 1-of-5 shooting, but went 5 of 6 from the line. Andre Hollins led Minnesota (16-9, 5-7 Big Ten) with 20 points, making 7 of 14 from the field.

Iowa (15-9, 6-5) came within two points with 20 seconds left after Jarrod Uthoff sank two free throws. But Minnesota’s Nate Mason made 1 of 2 from the line with 19 seconds left and Walker sealed it. Uthoff finished with 17 points and seven boards for Iowa. Minnesota, winners of three straight, snapped the Hawkeyes’ two-game winning streak. The Gophers shot just 40 percent from the field, making just 23 of 57 shots, including a 6 of 19 from behind the arc.

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No. 14 Iowa women defeat No. 22 Nebraska 69-61

Sports

February 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Ally Disterhoft had 14 points and seven rebounds and No. 14 Iowa passed No. 22 Nebraska with a late surge to take a 69-61 victory on Thursday night. Kali Peschel added 13 points and Bethany Doolittle 12 for the Hawkeyes (20-4, 11-2 Big Ten), who won their third straight game, swept Nebraska and got their first win in Lincoln since March 21, 2005.

Tear’a Laudermill scored 18 points and Brandi Jeffery 16 for Nebraska (17-7, 7-6). Emily Cady grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds. Nebraska lost its third straight, all to ranked conference rivals. Nebraska led 37-28 at halftime but Iowa came back to take a lead with 7:55 to go. Jeffery scored six points in an 8-2 run to give the Cornhuskers a 56-54 advantage before Iowa began a game-ending 15-5 run.

Nebraska had 46 rebounds but also 22 turnovers. The Cornhuskers shot just 26.7 percent in the second half.

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Iowa couple charged in Va. with sex trafficking

News

February 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An Iowa couple are being charged in Virginia with sex trafficking after a woman found in their recreational vehicle said they were holding her against her will. The U.S. attorney’s office says 36-year-old Aldair Hodza and 31-year-old Laura Sorensen of Clive, Iowa, made in an initial appearance Thursday in federal court.

The two were arrested on Jan. 6 east of Richmond in New Kent County after police said a frightened and malnourished 20-year-old woman told officers the couple had physically and sexually abused her. She also said she had been forced to engage in prostitution during the trip from Iowa to Virginia.

The government said Sorensen and Hodza told officers they were on vacation.

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IA native, former Creighton President Schlegel diagnosed with cancer

News

February 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Former Creighton University President John Schlegel has been diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer. The Omaha World-Herald reported Thursday the Jesuit priest who led Creighton during a period of growth between 2000 and 2011 shared news of his diagnosis in a letter. Schlegel asked for prayers from his family and friends as he decides whether to undergo chemotherapy or let the disease take its course. He says this week’s letter may be his farewell, but he does not fear death.

Schlegel is currently pastor of Church of the Gesu in Milwaukee. He was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1943. Before becoming president at Creighton, Schlegel was president of the University of San Francisco, another Jesuit college. Earlier in his career, he also worked at Marquette University and John Carroll University.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Friday, Feb. 13th 2015

News

February 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — By posting online all of his personal email from his eight years as Florida’s governor, Jeb Bush sought to show himself as a tech-savvy executive, in touch with constituents and an active administrator. But tucked away in a small percentage of those hundreds of thousands of messages were the names, birthdates and Social Security numbers of more than 12,000 people. A data security firm, Identity Finder, audited the database. By Thursday, Bush had removed the private information from all but a few hundred of the emails he had posted to a website, jebemails DOT com.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 28-year-old man who fell into a large tank filled with chemical cleaning solution has been rescued. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded yesterday to a call that an employee had fallen into a vat of chemical cleaner at Chemorse, Limited in Des Moines.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A 30-year-old Davenport man has been sentenced to a maximum of 15 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter and other crimes. The Quad-City Times reports that Devyn Fix was sentenced Thursday for the shooting death of 18-year-old Thomas Taylor in September.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa assistant coach Brian Ferentz has been named the program’s running game coordinator. Ferentz, the son of head coach Kirk Ferentz and a former three-year starter for the Hawkeyes, has served as Iowa’s offensive line coach for the past three seasons. He’ll continue to coach the linemen.

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LARRY EDWARD JACOBSEN, 73, of Walnut (Svcs. 2/16/15)

Obituaries

February 12th, 2015 by admin

LARRY EDWARD JACOBSEN, 73, of Walnut died Thu., Feb. 12th, at home. A Celebration of Life services for LARRY JACOBSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Monday, Feb. 16th, at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

Visitation at the funeral home will be from 3-until 7-pm Sunday, with his family present from 4-until 7-pm.

Burial will be in the Layton Township Cemetery at Walnut.

LARRY JACOBSEN is survived by

His wife – Sherry Jacobsen, of Walnut
His sons- Tomas (Katherine) Jacobsen, of Lawson, MO. & Jason (Tori) Jacobsen, of Roland, IA

His daughter- Shelley (Steven) Welter, of Atlantic

His sisters – Shirley Bladt, of Walnut, and Sharon Yearsley, of Omaha NE.

and 7 grandchildren

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DARWIN PETERSEN, 84, of Tucson, AZ (formerly of Elk Horn) Svcs 2/14/15

Obituaries

February 12th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DARWIN PETERSEN, 84, of Tucson, AZ (& formerly of Elk Horn), died Jan. 10th, in Tucson. Services for DARWIN PETERSEN will be held Sat., Feb. 14th at 11-a.m., at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church, in Elk Horn. Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton has the arrangements.

Friends may call after 10-a.m. Sat., at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church.

Burial will be in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery.

DARWIN PETERSEN is survived by:

His wife – Wanda Jean Petersen, of Tucson.

His sons – Sheldon Petersen, of Leesburg, VA., & Curtis Petersen, of Sioux Center.

His daughter – Beth Brower, of Torrington, CT.

His brothers – Gary Petersen, of Osceola, & Marc Petersen, of Omaha.

7 grandchildren & 1 great-grandchild.

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Iowa State says DL Meyers has cancer

Sports

February 12th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State says defensive lineman Mitchell Meyers has been diagnosed with cancer. Coach Paul Rhoads says Meyers has Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He’ll begin a treatment plan that will include chemotherapy. Team physician Dr. Marc Shulman says the cure rate for Hodgkin’s lymphoma is 90 percent, adding that the fact that Meyers is in excellent overall shape should help his prognosis.

Meyers, who grew up in Texas, says in a statement that he’s receiving his treatment in Ames so he can stay in school. Meyers’ treatment plan is expected to last at least four months. Meyers started all 12 games for the Cyclones last season and was a first-team Academic All-Big 12 pick.

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