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MONDAY, DECEMBER 30th

Trading Post

December 30th, 2013 by admin

FOR SALE: 2 Iowa State basketball tickets for Tues., Dec. 31st at 6 pm with parking pass. $23 each. 712-304-1281.

WANTED: Looking for a wall mount for a 42″ flatscreen TV. In Atlantic. 712-254-4170.

KEVIN FLOYD EDWARDS, 52, of Cumberland (No Svcs.)

Obituaries

December 30th, 2013 by admin

KEVIN FLOYD EDWARDS, 52, of Cumberland died Sunday, Dec. 29th at his parents home in Cumberland.  No services will be held for KEVIN EDWARDS.

KEVIN EDWARDS is survived by:

Special Friend: Debra Costello of Omaha, NE.

Parents: Denzel and Rebecca Edwards of Cumberland.

Son: Daniel F. Edwards of Cumberland.

Brothers and Sisters: Debbie Pitt of Gretna, NE.  Bonnie (James) Walker of Gretna, NE.  Robin (Chad) Coonz of Colorado.  Denise (Ron) Campbell of Belle Plaine, IA.

Cass Co. Sheriff reports 2 arrests

News

December 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports two recent arrests. On December 25th, 35-year old Phillip William Church, of Griswold, was arrested on charges of OWI 2nd Offense, Driving While Revoked, and Driving Under Suspension. Church was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released the following day on his own recognizance.

And on December 27th, 21-year old Brandon Adam Fredericksen, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on a District Court warrant for Failure to Appear for a Child Support Hearing. Fredericksen was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $600 bond.

The Top Twenty Five

Sports

December 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 29, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

                                                               Record      Pts         Prv

              1.  Arizona  (60)                      13-0          1,620      1

              2.  Syracuse  (5)                      12-0          1,550      2

              3.  Ohio  St.                             13-0          1,462      3

              4.  Wisconsin                          13-0          1,408      4

              5.  Michigan  St.                     11-1          1,364      5

              6.  Oklahoma  St.                    11-1          1,278      7

              7.  Duke                                  10-2          1,144      9

              8.  Wichita  St.                        13-0          1,067    10

              9.  Baylor                                10-1          1,013    11

            10.  Oregon                               12-0             987    12

            11.  Villanova                           11-1             943      8

            12.  Florida                               10-2             915    13

            13.  Iowa  St.                            11-0             869    14

            14.  Louisville                          11-2             812      6

            15.  Kentucky                           10-3             753    18

            16.  Kansas                                 8-3             666    16

            17.  UConn                               11-1             647    15

            18.  Memphis                             9-2             625    17

            19.  North  Carolina                   9-3             413    19

            20.  Colorado                           11-2             373    21

            21.  San  Diego  St.                  10-1            371    20

            22.  Iowa                                  11-2            258    22

            23.  UMass                               11-1            160    23

            24.  Gonzaga                            11-2              78    24

            25.  Missouri                            11-1              76    25

     Others receiving votes: Illinois 57, Texas 40, George Washington 37, Oklahoma 36, Toledo 32, Florida St. 24, UCLA 19, Harvard 10, Michigan 7, Creighton 5, Kansas St. 3, Pittsburgh 2, LSU 1.

Iowa population continues 26-year gradual increase

News

December 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Newly released figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show Iowa continues a trend of slow population increase. The state has an estimated population of 3,090,416 people as of July 1 last year. That’s an increase of 15,377 – about a half a percent increase in a year.  The state’s population is up about 1.4 percent from the 2010 census.

Gary Krob, coordinator of the State Data Center Program which keeps track of Iowa’s census figures, says Iowa has seen 26 straight years of population increase. The state ranks 30th in total population and is 32nd in the nation in the percentage of population increase from 2010 to 2013.

Nebraska has grown faster showing a 2.3 percent increase from 2010 to 2013 and a 0.70 percent increase in a year.

Backyard and Beyond 12-30-2013

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

December 30th, 2013 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Melanie Stoural, Organizer of Wings of HOPE, about a diaper drive going on now.

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Cass Supervisors to vote on Tech Svcs. agreement & new voting equipment

News

December 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Board of Supervisors are set to act on approving an Information Technology Services agreement and the purchase of vote tabulation equipment. Their action comes during the Board’s meeting scheduled for 9-a.m. Tuesday, at the Cass County Courthouse.

Approval of the IT Services agreement with Solutions would mean the arrangement would continue a contract already in place, and it would be effective Jan. 1 2014 through June 30, 2014. Approval of a new Unisyn Voting Solutions Precinct-based system is needed, according to Auditor Dale Sunderman, because the current voting equipment is out of date, is heavy and hard to move. The new equipment is certified by the United States Election Assistance Commission.

In other business, the Board will act on authorizing a $20,000 down payment for the newly purchased property at 707 Poplar Street. The funds will be derived from the Local Option Sales Tax Fund (LOST). The Supervisors will also act on approving a Resolution for a public hearing with regard to the vacating/closure of a portion of 644th Street in Section 14 of Grove Township.

Their meeting begins at 9-a.m., Tuesday.

SERINA HELINSKI, 37, of Anita (Svcs. 01-02-2014)

Obituaries

December 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

SERINA HELINSKI, 37, of Anita, died Fri., Dec. 27th, at home. Memorial services for SERINA HELINSKI will be held Thursday, Jan. 2nd at 10:30am in the Anita United Methodist Church.  Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Anita has the arrangements.

Burial will be at a later date in the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

SERINA HELINSKI is survived by:

Husband: Mark of Anita.

Her father – Robert Waterbury, of CA.

Step-father: Randy Pollock of Anita

Children: Andrew Waterbury of California.  Haley Helinski of Anita.

Brothers and Sisters: Tina (Joseph) Propst of Tulsa, OK.  Jim (Millie) Visker of Salem, OR.  Cindy (Marty) Edwards, Christine (Kevin) Koons, Pam Myers, Josh (Trisha) Smith, and Bobby Waterbury all of California.

Step-brothers: John Pollock and  Jim Pollock, both of Anita.

Her step-sister: Suzanne Raveling, of Templeton.

1 Grandchild

 

Atlantic man arrested for assault

News

December 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

An Atlantic man was arrested this (Monday) morning, on an assault charge. Atlantic Police report 24-year old John Chamberlin III was charged with assault. He was booked into the Cass County Jail and held pending an appearance before the magistrate.

GREG JAMES CULLEN, 57, (formerly of Massena) – Svcs. 1/2/14

Obituaries

December 30th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

GREG CULLEN, 57, of Peculiar, MO  (& formerly of Massena), died Sun., Dec. 29th, at the Kansas University Medical Center, in Kansas City, KS. A Mass of Christian Burial service for GREG CULLEN will be held 11-a.m. Thu., Jan. 2nd, at the St. Sabina Catholic Church in Belton, MO. Cullen Funeral Home in Raymore, MO. has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home will be from 4-to 8-pm Wed., Jan. 1st. Online condolences may be left at www.cullenfuneralhome.com.

GREG CULLEN is survived by:

His wife – Irene Cullen.

His children –  Kyli (Andy) Harmon; Aleisha (Kirk) Kintner, and Seth (Callie) Cullen.

His mother – Nancy Cullen.

His sister – Sheila (Butch) Symonds.

His brother – Jeff (Teresa) Cullen.

5 grandchildren, other relatives and friends.