Jim Field speaks with Rich Mortensen of the Griswold Optimist Club talking about their upcoming fundraiser dinner.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (7.6MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Jim Field speaks with Rich Mortensen of the Griswold Optimist Club talking about their upcoming fundraiser dinner.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (7.6MB)
Subscribe: RSS
EARL ALBERT VORRATH, 88, of rural Casey, died Tue., Nov. 16th, at home. Funeral services for EARL VORRATH will be held 11-a.m. Monday, Nov. 22nd, at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Adair.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the Adair Fire Department or Ave of Flags at Sunnyhill Cemetery and may be mailed to the Schmidt Family Funeral Home (P.O. Box 532, Atlantic, IA 50022).
Burial will be held at the Sunnyhill Cemetery just south of Adair, IA.
EARL VORRATH is survived by:
He is survived by his loving wife – Nola Vorrath.
His sons – Arlynn (Jane) Vorrath, Leland Vorrath, and Terry (Carla Goetz) Vorrath of Adair
His daughter – Rhonda (Randy) Wheatley, of Adair.
His sister – Shirley Herrick of Norwalk.
11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; his sister-in-law, Patty Huntsman of Arispe, other relatives, and many friends.
JANELLE FERN EVANS, 86, of Harlan, died Saturday, Nov. 20th, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. A Graveside service for JANELLE EVANS will be held 2-p.m. Wed.,Nov. 24th, in the Monroe Township Cemetery at Walnut. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
JANELLE EVANS is survived by:
Her daughters – Shirley (Kenneth) Olson, of Harlan, & Betty (Erwin) Erickson, of Ames.
Her son – Alfred Petersen, of Saint Olaf, IA.
Her sister – Verle (Dallas) Ruth, of Grant City, MO.
4 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren.
A gathering of some of the latest area News, with News Director Ric Hanson.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (11.2MB)
Subscribe: RSS
(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department says a woman from Creston reported on Saturday, vandalism had occurred at Rainbow Park (601 S. Park St.). At the scene, a blow-up “Nutcracker” was punctured, and strings of lights were damaged. The loss was estimated at $42. And, on Sunday, a man from Afton reported to Creston Police, that his storage unit in the 900 block of S. Walnut Street had been broken into. Multiple items were taken. A dollar value of the loss was not available.
Late Saturday night, Creston Police arrested 18-year old Miracle Ann Freeman, of Creston, on an Assault charge. She was released from the scene with a citation. Also arrested Saturday night, was 23-year-old Kole Andrew Lovely, of Creston, for Harassment in the 2nd Degree. His bond at the Union County Jail was set at $1,000.
Late Friday morning, Creston Police arrested 31-year-old Brooke Marie Carter, of Creston. She was taken into custody at the Union County Courthouse, on a Union County warrant for Driving While Barred. Carter was later released on a $2,000 cash or surety bond. A few hours earlier, 39-year-old Charles Edward Keeton, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on two outside agency warrants. His cash bond was set at $25,300.
The Kansas City Chiefs sacked Dak Prescott 5 times and intercepted two passes to help the Chiefs come away with a 19-9 win on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. Prescott was held to just 216 yards passing and the Cowboys were held out of the end zone.
Travis Kelce ran for a touchdown to go along with his 74 yards receiving and Clyde Edwards-Helaire had 63 yards and a score in his return to the lineup.
Kansas City improved to 7-4 on the season and the Cowboys fell to 7-3. The Chiefs now head into a bye week before playing the Broncos on December 5th.
Rank | Team | Record | Points (No. 1 votes) |
1 | Georgia | 11-0 | 1,550 (62) |
2 | Ohio State | 10-1 | 1,434 |
3 | Alabama | 10-1 | 1,423 |
4 | Cincinnati | 11-0 | 1,416 |
5 | Notre Dame | 10-1 | 1,262 |
6 | Michigan | 10-1 | 1,246 |
7 | Oklahoma State | 10-1 | 1,209 |
8 | Ole Miss | 9-2 | 1,060 |
9 | Baylor | 9-2 | 1,046 |
10 | Oklahoma | 10-1 | 1,001 |
11 | Oregon | 9-2 | 849 |
12 | Michigan State | 9-2 | 778 |
13 | BYU | 9-2 | 771 |
14 | Texas A&M | 8-3 | 628 |
15 | UTSA | 11-0 | 583 |
16 | Utah | 8-3 | 561 |
17 | Iowa | 9-2 | 538 |
18 | Wisconsin | 8-3 | 517 |
19 | Houston | 10-1 | 516 |
20 | Pitt | 9-2 | 445 |
21 | Wake Forest | 9-2 | 344 |
22 | San Diego State | 10-1 | 273 |
23 | Louisiana | 10-1 | 246 |
24 | N.C. State | 8-3 | 141 |
25 | Arkansas | 7-4 | 105 |
Others receiving votes: Clemson 101; Mississippi State 44; Penn State 26; App State 24; Kentucky 10; Purdue 3.
The Iowa State men’s basketball team hit 13 threes and ran away from Grambling 82-47 on Sunday evening to improve to 4-0. The Cyclones the game open with a 13-0 run about 6 minutes into the game and led 49-25 by halftime. The Cyclones shot 52% from 3 point range and 46% from the field.
Aljaz Kunc led Iowa State with 21 points, including 5-5 from three point range. Tristan Enaruna dropped in 15 and Tyrese Hunter and Tre Jackson each scored 12 for the Cyclones.
Iowa State improved to 4-0 on the season and will now head to Brooklyn, New York for the NIT Season Tip-Off. The Cyclones play Xavier on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. on ESPNU.
AMES, Iowa – No. 14 Iowa State (4-0) picked up its third win in seven days with a 96-55 win over Southern (0-4) Sunday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum. It was a wire-to-wire victory for the Cyclones, who took the lead on the first possession of the game and did not look back.
Leading the way was Aubrey Joens, who just three days after setting a new career-high of 18 at Drake upped it with 21 against the Jaguars on Sunday on 7-of-11 shooting, which included five 3-pointers. She also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds, tying her career-best of nine against South Dakota State on Monday. Joining her in double figures was Ashley Joens (16), Lexi Donarski and Nyamer Diew (career-high 13). Emily Ryan dished out a career-best 13 assists, tied for the sixth-most in a single game in ISU history.
Up Next
Iowa State travels to Florida for the Gulf Coast Showcase, with three games starting on Friday with Charlotte at 4 p.m. Central Time. All the games will be streamed on FloHoops.
(Atlantic, Iowa) The Cass County Board of Supervisors are set to meet 9-a.m. Tuesday (11/23) in their Boardroom at the Cass County Courthouse, in Atlantic. On their agenda, is an annual report and request for funding, from West Central Community Action (WCCA). Following an update from Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken, the Board will act on approving a Resolution to award a contract for a Bridge Replacement Project (L-280-73-15), and they expect to hear a report from the Director of CADCO (Cass-Atlantic Development Corporation), along with a request for a tax abatement.
The Board will discuss the establishment of an abatement plan for property improvements to certain classes of property in the non-incorporated portion of Cass County. In other business, the Supervisors will act on allowing or disallowing certain family farm credits, and to approve agricultural Land credits, in accordance with the Code of Iowa. They will also discuss and/or take action on, the allowance rate and list of those eligible for reimbursement, with regard to the use of personal cell phones for County business.
Their final order of business is to discuss and/or take action on the use of American Rescue Plan (Covid Relief) funding.