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BILLY TAYLOR, 81, of Atlantic (graveside svcs 9-26-11)

Obituaries

September 23rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

BILLY WESLEY TAYLOR, 81, of Atlantic (formerly of Casey), died Thu., Sept. 22nd, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center.  Graveside services for BILLY TAYLOR will be held at 10:30-a.m. Mon., Sept. 26th, in the Evergreen Cemetery at Anita. Hockenberrry Funeral Home in Anita has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family is from 3-5pm Sun., Sept. 25th, at the funeral home.

BILLY TAYLOR is survived by:

His daughters – Rhonda (Rick) Burbridge, of Hannibal, MO; Billie (Mike) McLaren, of Atlantic; & April (Dana) King, of Des Moines.

His sister – LaRue (Art) Wheelock, of Anita.

His brother – Norman (Carolyn) Taylor, of Oklahoma City, OK.

3 grandchildren

Friday (9-23) High School Football Schedule

Sports

September 23rd, 2011 by Jim Field

2011 High School Football Schedule
Week 5 — September 23

Class 3-A, District 1
Atlantic @ Glenwood (live on KJAN & KJAN.com!)
Lewis Central @ Harlan
Winterset @ Carroll
Red Oak @ Creston

Class 3-A, District 2
Sergeant Bluff-Luton @ Denison

Class 2-A, District 2
Kuemper Catholic @ Missouri Valley

Class 2-A, District 8
Clarinda @ Bondurant-Farrar
Shenandoah @ Colfax-Mingo

Class 1-A, District 1
Hinton @ IKM-Manning

Class 1-A, District 7
Central Decatur @ West Central Valley
Nodaway Valley @ Panorama

Class 1-A, District 8
Clarinda Academy @ Logan-Magnolia
Griswold @ Treynor
Underwood @ St. Albert
Tri-Center @ Audubon

Class A, District 7
Guthrie Center @ Martensdale-St. Marys

Class A, District 8
Riverside @ Bedford
Corning @ A-H-S-T
Exira/EHK @ West Harrison (ND)

8-Man, District 6
Murray @ Adair-Casey
CAM @ Ankeny Christian
East Union @ Lamoni
Mormon Trail @ Lenox

8-Man, District 7
Boyer Valley @ Coon Rapids-Bayard
Ar-We-Va @ Charter Oak-Ute
East Greene @ Glidden-Ralston

8-Man, District
East Mills @ South Page
Nishnabotna @ Sidney
Essex @ Stanton
Fremont-Mills @ Villisca

Montgomery County Arrests

News

September 22nd, 2011 by admin

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrests of two people Thursday on unrelated charges.

At about 11:45 AM Thursday, the sheriff’s office arrested 20-year-old Yvonna Inlay of Sioux City for possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop on highway 34 near Stanton. Inlay was cited and released.

At about 1:00 PM Thursday, the sheriff’s office arrested 26-year-old Aaron Lucas Allen of Red Oak for breach of peace following an incident in the 300 block of Hilltop in Stanton. Allen was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and being held on $300 bond.

Two more people file for Cass County Supervisors seat

News

September 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

With less than 24-hours before the deadline to file nomination papers for the Cass County District 2 seat on the Board of Supervisors, a total of five people have taken steps to have their names placed on the ballot for the November 8th Special Election. Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman said as of 5-p.m. Thursday,those nominated by petition include: Donald W. Lappe, Pat McCurdy, Jeff J. Richter, and Kathy Somers, all of Atlantic.

Each of those individuals, along with Gaylord Schelling, of Atlantic, who was nominated by Republican convention, will be on the ballot in November. Nomination papers to fill the seat on the Board of Supervisors, which was left vacant by the death of Chuck Kinen, must be filed by no later than 5-p.m. Friday, September 23rd.

Lt. Gov. Reynolds announces four town hall meetings in Western Iowa

News

September 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Iowa Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds has announced that she will hold four town hall meetings in Western Iowa on Monday, September 26th,  and Wednesday, September 28th. The events, which are open to the public, will be held in Jefferson, Guthrie Center, Winterset, and Atlantic.

On September 26th, Reynolds will be: in Jefferson, 11:30-a.m., at the Greene County Community Center; in Guthrie Center at 1:30-p.m., in the Public Hearing Room at the Guthrie County Courthouse;  and, the  Lt. Governor along with Iowa Congressman Tom Lathamm will hold a town hall meeting in Madison County, beginning at 3-p.m., in the Winterset High School Auditorium.

On Wednesday, Reynolds will hold a Cass County town hall meeting beginning at 1-p.m., at the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce.
For more information please visit www.ltgovernor.iowa.gov.

2011 Fifth Iowa High School Volleyball Rankings

Sports

September 22nd, 2011 by Jim Field

IGHSAU Volleyball Ratings
(NOTE: The next set of volleyball rankings will be released Wednesday, Sept. 28)

Class 1A
School
Record
LW
1
Tripoli
17-2
1
2
LeMars Gehlen Catholic
18-1
2
3
Holy Trinity Catholic
19-1
3
4
Boyden-Hull
14-2
5
5
East Union
18-1
4
6
Stanton
14-1
7
7
Iowa Christian Academy
8-1
9
8
Adair-Casey
9-2
6
9
Marquette Catholic
20-2
12
10
Janesville
12-5
14
11
Guthrie Center
11-3
NR
12
Ar-We-Va
12-6
8
13
Woodward-Granger
7-2
10
14
Lisbon
17-4
15
15
Bedford
17-4
13
Dropped Out: Coon Rapids-Bayard (11)
Class 2A
School
Record
LW
1
Western Christian
20-0
1
2
Grundy Center
18-0
2
3
Lake Mills
23-0
3
4
Dike-New Hartford
20-1
4
5
Mediapolis
15-0
5
6
Pella Christian
14-2
6
7
Sumner-Fredericksburg
12-1
7
8
Sheldon
16-1
8
9
Edgewood-Colesburg
7-0
9
10
Gilbert
18-1
10
11
West Liberty
9-3
13
12
West Branch
21-2
14
13
Clarinda
15-4
11
14
East Sac County
19-1
14
15
Jefferson-Scranton
14-3
NR
Dropped Out: Sioux Center (12)
Class 3A
School
Record
LW
1
Dubuque Wahlert
13-3
1
2
Sioux City Bishop Heelan
16-5
2
3
Charles City
10-2
3
4
Solon
17-1
5
5
Waverly-Shell Rock
17-3
4
6
Union
18-4
7
7
Maquoketa
14-1
9
8
West Delaware
18-3
8
9
Bondurant-Farrar
15-2
6
10
Harlan
16-4
11
11
Red Oak
11-3
10
12
Central DeWitt
14-9
12
13
Davenport Assumption
10-4
14
14
Fairfield
15-1
NR
15
Carroll
12-4
NR
Dropped Out: Marion (13), Clear Creek-Amana (15)
Class 4A
School
Record
LW
1
Ankeny
10-3
3
2
Iowa City West
19-5
2
3
Iowa City High
17-2
1
4
Dowling Catholic
10-2
6
5
Urbandale
16-3
5
6
Waukee
17-3
7
7
Southeast Polk
10-3
7
8
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
13-4
8
9
Pleasant Valley
14-4
9
10
Johnston
12-3
11
11
Dubuque Hempstead
8-3
10
12
Cedar Falls
11-7
12
13
North Scott
12-9
13
14
Clinton
15-6
14
15
Sioux City East
11-4
NR
Dropped Out: Lewis Central (15)

Flags ordered lowered for firefighter, trooper

News

September 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered flags flown at half-staff Friday to honor a volunteer firefighter and state trooper who died in separate accidents this week.

Firefighter Michael Collins of Shelby was struck by a vehicle and killed while directing traffic Sunday around a car accident on Interstate 80 in western Iowa. Trooper Mark Toney was killed when his patrol vehicle crashed while on patrol near Indianola on Tuesday. Collins’ funeral is scheduled for Friday. Toney’s funeral is scheduled for Saturday. Flags flown at all state buildings and facilities across the state will be flown at half-staff from Friday until Monday. Individuals, businesses, schools, cities and counties are encouraged to also lower their flags to half-staff during that time.

 

Cass County Jury finds Adair man to be a sexually violent predator

News

September 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

An eight-person jury in Atlantic deliberated for less than two-hours Wednesday afternoon before finding an Adair man to be a sexually violent predator. According to Cass County District Court documents, 52-year old David Charles Whetstone was remitted to the custody of the Director of the Department of Human Services, where he will be controlled, receive care and treatment for “His mental abnormality” until he is deemed safe for placement in a transitional release program, or discharged. The court made it clear his was a civil, and NOT a criminal, commitment.

Whetstone was immediately sent to the DHS Civil Commitment Unit for Sexual Offenders on the campus of the Cherokee Mental Health Institute, in Cherokee, where in addition to treatment, he will receive an annual medical examination of his mental state of being. The judge also said Whetstone must register as a sex offender before he is released from confinement, and submit a sample of his DNA to be kept on file. The sentence is subject to appeal.

In May 2008, Whetstone was found guilty of Assault with the Intent to Commit Sexual Abuse, an aggravated serious misdemeanor offense. The incident which led to his arrest and conviction occurred on April 4th, 2008. He was sentenced in August of that year to a two-year prison term. Prior to his release from prison and parole, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office filed a petition to have Whetstone committed, as an “extremely dangerous sexually violent predator.”

A little more than two-years earlier, Whetstone pled guilty to a charge of Disorderly Conduct, and was ordered to pay a $100 fine, following an incident which occurred between Whetstone and Greenfield Republican Representative Clel Baudler. Baulder told KJAN News in February 2006, that Whetstone had been harassing him for nearly a year, and had made veiled threats against his life.

ZOLA M. KRUEGER, 87, of Panora, formerly of Bagley (9-24-11)

Obituaries

September 22nd, 2011 by Jim Field

Zola M. Krueger, 87, of Panora (formerly of Bagley) died Wednesday, September 21 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.  Funeral services for Zola M. Krueger will be held on Saturday, September 24 at 11:00 am in the Panora Church of the Brethren.  Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.

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Visitation will be held Friday from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the funeral home with the family present from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Burial in the Richland Township Cemetery in rural Bagley.

DARLENE MARY KAY, 90, of Council Bluffs (9-26-11)

Obituaries

September 22nd, 2011 by Jim Field

Darlene Mary (Pedersen) Kay, 90, of Council Bluffs has died.   Funeral services for Darlene Mary (Pedersen) Kay will be held on Monday, September 26 at 10:00am in the United Church of Christ in Minden. Cutler-O’Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home in Council Bluffs has the arrangements.

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Visitation with the family will be Sunday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Cutler-O’Neill-Meyer-Woodring Bayliss Park Chapel.

Burial in the  Minden Cemetery with lunch and fellowship back at church.

Family has suggested memorials to the church.

Darlene Mary (Pedersen) Kay is survived by:

3 Daughters:

  • Marlene Campbell and husband Robert of rural Neola
  • Sharon Price and husband Richard of rural Corning, Iowa
  • LuAnn Leaders and husband Douglas of rural Hancock, Iowa.

1 Sister:

  • Mable Schnitker and husband Donald of Council Bluffs

1 Brother:

  • Glen Pedersen and wife Leona, StormLake,Iowa

8 Grandchildren

17 Great-Grandchildren

3 Great Great-Grandchildren