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ANNA MARIE ARKFELD, 90, of Avoca and formerly of Harlan and Defiance died Fri., May 31st at the Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center. Mass of Christian Burial for ANNA MARIE ARKFELD will be held at 10:30 AM Mon., June 3rd at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Visitation will be from 1:00 to 9:00 PM Sun., June 2nd at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan where family will greet friends from 6:00 to 9:00 PM and a wake service will be held at 7:00 PM.
Visitation at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan will be from 9:00 to 10:30 AM Mon., June 3rd. (Prior to the service.)
Burial will be in Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery in Defiance.
ANNA MARIE ARKFELD is survived by:
Daughters, Delores “Dee” (Ken) Hoffman of Omaha, NE and Mary Lee Passmore of Omaha, NE
Sons, Ronald (Jan) Arkfeld of Defiance; Gerald “Jerry” (Caryolyn) Arkfeld of Omaha, NE; Denny (Char) Arkfeld of Harlan; David Arkfeld of Omaha, NE; Joseph (Mary) Arkfeld of Valley, NE; and Mark (Lori) Arkfeld of Defiance
Brother, Henry (Hank) Schmeiding of Omaha, NE
Sisters, Lucille Michalski of Omaha, NE; Betty (Carrol) Cox of Council Bluffs; and Margaret “Boots” (Elmer) Wageman of Defiance
And 25 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
RANDALL ROYCE WILLIAMS, 64, of Avoca died Thurs., May 30th at his home. Funeral Service for RANDALL ROYCE WILLIAMS will be held at 1:00 PM Mon., June 3rd at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 9:00 PM Sun., June 2nd with family greeting friends from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.
Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.
RANDALL WILLIAMS is survived by:
His father, Laverne D. Williams of Woodbine
His wife, Judy Williams of Avoca
Son, Michael Williams of Avoca
Daughters, Tena (Aaron) Massie of Underwood and Jessica Williams of Des Moines
Brothers, Rick (Pat) Williams of Missouri Valley and Bruce (Vivian) Williams of Woodbine
And four grandchildren.
MICHAEL WILLIAM MEHLMANN, 65, of Anita, died Thursday, May 30th, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. Funeral services for Michael Mehlmann will be held on Monday, June 3rd, at 10:30 a.m. in the Hockenberry Funeral Home in Anita.
Visitation with family well be from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 2nd, in the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Michael Mehlmann is survived by:
His wife: Rose Mehlmann of Anita
His sons: Jonathan (Amy) Mehlmann of Marlborough, MA; William (Joanna) Goodman of Killeen, TX; and Robert Goodman of Anita.
Brother: Jerry (Sandy) Mehlmann of Las Vegas, NV
Sisters: Margaret Mehlmann of Indianola; and Melissa (Mike) Johnson of Anita
And four grandchildren.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The game between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants was postponed Friday night because of rain. The contest was rescheduled for 12:15 p.m. CDT on Saturday as part of a day-night doubleheader. The weekend’s three-game series is the final time the teams play each other this season. Matt Cain was scheduled to pitch for the Giants on Friday night against rookie Shelby Miller for the Cardinals.
Pre-game coverage begins at 11:20-a.m. Saturday, on KJAN.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State announced Friday that former Marshall guard DeAndre Kane will play for the Cyclones next season. Kane, who averaged 15.1 points and ranked 11th nationally with seven assists per game last season, has one year of eligibility left. Kane figures to challenge for the starting job at point guard for Iowa State, which lost four perimeter players from last year’s NCAA tournament team. Kane scored nearly 1,500 points in three seasons at Marshall.
Coach Fred Hoiberg says Kane will add “great versatility” to the Cyclones, while Kane says Iowa State’s up-tempo style was a major draw.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Tom Lehman, Duffy Waldorf, Dan Forsman and Scott Hoch shot 3-under 69 on Friday to share the first-round lead in the Champions Tour’s Principal Charity Classic. Hale Irwin, who turns 68 on Monday, topped a group of eight at 70. Defending champion Jay Haas opened with a 71, and tour points leader Bernhard Langer had a 72.
This event is in its first year at Wakonda Club. The tournament was held at Glen Oaks Country Club in neighboring West Des Moines 11 of the last 12 years. The switch led to much higher scores than usual. The first-round leading score was the highest ever in Iowa — and every player had at least one bogey.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for Iowa, making federal funds available to 19 counties that were battered by severe storms and flooding in April. The declaration signed Friday covers a period from April 17 to 30 in 19 counties, including Ringgold, in the KJAN listening area.
The action makes federal funds available to state and some local governments as well as certain nonprofit groups on a cost-sharing basis. The money can be used for emergency work and the repair or replacement of damaged facilities. The federal funds also can be used for hazard mitigation statewide.
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball team bolstered its backcourt with the addition of Marshall transfer DeAndre Kane, a 6-4, 195-pound guard who averaged 15.1 points, 7.0 assists and 4.4 rebounds last season. Kane earned All-Conference USA second team honors and ranked 11th nationally in assists per game last season for the Thundering Herd.
“Having lost four perimeter players that were major contributors last year, DeAndre adds great versatility to our team,” Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg said. “His experience will be a great addition to our team.”
Kane, a Pittsburgh, Pa. native, will be eligible immediately after graduating from Marshall. He signed his financial aid agreement to attend Iowa State.
“The up-tempo offense ISU runs played a major role in my decision,” Kane said. “I like to get up and down the court. The style that Coach Hoiberg allows his team to play fits my game perfectly.”
Kane made 26 starts for the Thundering Herd while playing in 28 of 32 games. He was one of just two players in Division I to average at least 14.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists. Kane played a league best 37.1 minutes per game, including eight complete games. He earned conference player of the week honors after posting Marshall’s fourth triple double in school history with a 33-point, 11-rebound and 10-assist performance against Hofstra.
In three seasons with Marshall, Kane scored 1,496 points and grabbed 498 rebounds. He has averaged over 15 points per game in each season, including a career-best 16.5 points as a sophomore.
Kane owns the Conference USA Tournament single-season record for points scored after tallying 40 in Marshall’s 2012 triple overtime win against Tulsa.
Kane played prep basketball at The Patterson School in Lenoir, N.C., in 2008-09. Prior to attending Patterson he won a state championship as a junior at Pittsburgh’s Schenley High School.
The Atlantic Chamber of Commerce reports the Atlantic business community showed First Whitney Bank they accepted the Cash Mob challenge by adding 13 new businesses to the list of participants and generating nearly $3,500 in sales in under two months. First Whitney President Paul Gude said “This is exactly what we wanted to see happen, and I would further the challenge to say, we want to see more.” Forming a partnership with the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, First Whitney Bank originated the idea of handing each of their 23 employees $20 and sending them to a local small business at the same time to “mob” them with cash sales.
The Chamber’s initiative to increase Local Option Sales Tax receipts and relaunch the +5 Grow Atlantic Campaign led to the team effort for the organized events. Cash Mobs have been hosted at Robinson’s Hardware, Sweet Joy Shoppe, Cappel’s and Bonnesen’s 5 & 10 in April and May. Chamber Executive Director Megan Roberts said the calls from businesses wanting to jump on board just keep coming. Roberts says “The Chamber membership is embracing the program wholeheartedly. “The majority of those who attend are being given the $20 from their employer to spend and most of them spend a little of their own cash on top of that.”
According to Roberts, social media like Facebook, YouTube, email marketing and photos have helped spread the word. The First Whitney Bank Cash Mob Challenge video went viral, reaching 1,900 views in three days. Roberts says the Chamber will “Officially re-launch the +5 Grow Atlantic campaign in mid-June. The original +5 Grow Atlantic campaign started in 2005-2006 with a study done by Iowa State University Economist Dave Swenson. His research showed a number of jobs would be created, and the general economy boosted if Atlantic shifted a simple 5 percent of its leaked spending back to a local business.
The City of Atlantic’s resolution to distribute Local Option Sales Tax funds stipulates 25 percent of the funds will be used for a Recreation Center Fund, 40 percent to Capital Improvement/Streets, 7 percent to Community Promotion Fund, and 28 percent to Progress Fund including industrial, housing, commercial development, sidewalks/pathways and Bull Creek Storm Sewers.