Storm Lake 57, Denison-Schleswig 15
Logan-Magnolia 66, Tri-Center 12
Bedford/Lenox 56, Mount Ayr 22
Storm Lake 57, Denison-Schleswig 15
Logan-Magnolia 66, Tri-Center 12
Bedford/Lenox 56, Mount Ayr 22
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Snow is moving across southern Iowa this morning. The National Weather Service in Johnston says snow fall totals will range from 1 to 3 inches south of Interstate 80 with the highest totals near the Missouri border.Winter Weather Advisories for snow and blowing snow have been posted for all counties along and south in I-80 thru the mid-day hours. Roads have become snow covered and with winds gusting up to 20 miles per hour, visibilities will fall below one-mile, especially in areas of heavier snowfall. Use caution while driving today.
High Pressure will arrive tonight and will bring very cold temperatures to the state. Overnight lows will be 5 to 15 degrees below zero. Warmer temperatures arrive Friday into Saturday. Highs in the 30s and 40s are possible during this period.
MARJORIE M. MILLER, 80, of Audubon, died Mon., Feb. 2nd, at the Friendship Home, in Audubon. Funeral services for MARJORIE MILLER will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., Feb. 7th, at the Kessler Funeral Home, in Audubon.
Friends may call at the funeral home, with the family meeting friends from 9:30-a.m. Saturday, until the time of service.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, in Audubon.
MARJORIE MILLER is survived by:
Her brother – Lee (Sandy) Miller, of Crete, NE.
Her sister – Linda (Richard) Shinofield, of Minneapolis, MN.
other relatives, and friends.
The first-degree murder trial of Brian Heath Davis got underway before a judge in Fremont County District Court, Tuesday. The 34-year-old Davis is charged with murder in the death of Holly Rae Durben in July of 2009. Davis waived his right to a jury trial and today marked the beginning of a bench trial presided over by 4th District Judge Timothy O’Grady.
Following opening statements the prosecution began by calling witnesses and playing the 9-1-1 call made on the day of Durben’s death. The trial is expected to last until at least Friday when a key medical witness is expected to testify. The defendant claims Durben committed suicide, however the prosecution told Judge O’Grady they are prepared to show evidence that her death was a homicide.
(Radio Iowa)
Officials with the Council Bluffs Community School District have accepted the resignations of two Thomas Jefferson High School teachers, although one will remain on the district’s payroll for three months. According to The Daily NonPareil, the school board accepted the resignation, effective Monday, of Jeffrey Daugherty, a former math teacher who faces criminal charges after an alleged relationship with a 15-year-old female student at the school.
Dan Liggett, a physical education teacher, also resigned effective April 30th. Liggett was named in an affidavit about the Daugherty case as being aware of the alleged relationship prior to being approached by the school’s principal. It is uncertain why he was placed on administrative leave by the district.
Both men’s resignations were accepted during a special school board meeting held Tuesday afternoon that lasted just over two minutes. Diane Ostrowski, the district’s chief communications officer, said the reason Liggett resigned and any stipulations are confidential. Superintendent Martha Bruckner said Liggett negotiated the resignation date with the district’s lawyer.
Liggett will remain on paid administrative leave. He’ll earn $11,252 in salary for the months of February, March and April. Daugherty faces two counts of third-degree sexual abuse, five counts of sexual exploitation by a school employee, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of lascivious conduct with a minor, according to court records.
He is set to be arraigned Feb. 9. A jury trial is currently scheduled to start March 24. He is currently free after posting a $10,000 bond.
The second time was the charm for voters in the East Mills Community School District, Tuesday, as they passed by a slim margin, a Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL), during a special election. Unofficial results from the Mills County Auditor’s Office show the PPEL of $1.34 per thousand dollars valuation passing by a vote of 478 “Yes” to 410 “No” votes The referendum received almost 54% of the vote–a simple majority was necessary in order to pass. Voters rejected a similar PPEL referendum in September.
Monies raised through the 10-year levy will be used to complete geothermal upgrades in each of the district’s buildings. District officials have said the PPEL is key part of the district’s long-range building plans, which call for converting East Mills Junior-Senior High School in Malvern into a K-12 facility.
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A bond referendum that would have been used to build and equip a new elementary building and improve the site in the Nodaway Valley School District has failed by a slim margin. Unofficial results from the Adair County Auditor’s Office show that while there were 397 “Yes” votes to 283 “No” votes for the $8.8-million dollar referendum, the measure needed 60-percent approval in order to pass. It received 58.4-percent. There were a total of 680 votes cast out of the 3,004 registered voters in the district.
At least two informational meetings were held prior to the vote. The current building is nearly 60-years old. Officials have said it would cost $6.5-million to renovate the existing facility, which is not currently energy efficient, is difficult to maintain, and not ADA compliant.
Nodaway Valley Superintendent Casey Berlau has stated that the new structure would have included a safe room/storm shelter, and met all energy efficiency and ADA requirements.
WILMA McCURDY, 88, of Bridgewater, died Tuesday, February 3rd, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. A Funeral Mass for WILMA McCURDY will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., Feb. 7th, at St. Timothy’s Catholic Church Reno, south of Cumberland. Steen Funeral Home in Massena has the arrangements.
An open visitation will be held from Noon until 7-p.m. Friday (2/6) at the funeral home, where the family will greet friends from 5-until 7-p.m., and a Rosary will be held at 4-p.m.; Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.
Burial will be in the St. Timothy’s Catholic Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Wilma McCurdy memorial fund to be established by the family at a later date.
WILMA McCURDY is survived by:
Her husband – Calvin McCurdy of Bridgewater.
Her children – Linda Reineke and husband Don of Massena, Mike McCurdy and wife Sandy of Bridgewater, Jerry McCurdy and wife Debbie of Cumberland and Karen Bower and husband Kevin of Polk City
9 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends