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Teacher pleads not guilty to failure to report sex abuse

News

April 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

MARION, Iowa (AP) – A July trial has been scheduled for an Iowa kindergarten teacher who prosecutors say didn’t report that a 15-year-old volunteer sexually abused her students. Court records say 59-year-old Diane Graham has pleaded not guilty to failure to report child abuse. Her trial is set to begin July 31.

Court records say Graham was a teacher at Starry Elementary in Marion when two students told her in August that they were being abused by the volunteer. Prosecutors say Graham did not report the abuse, allowing it to continue for two more months.

The student volunteer was convicted as a juvenile last month of fondling three kindergarteners. His legal fate will be decided at a disposition hearing scheduled for Friday.

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Bluffs man arrested after I-29 accident Monday night

News

April 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A Council Bluffs man is in custody following a rollover accident late Monday night in Pottawattamie County. Council Bluffs Police, along with Fire and Rescue personnel responded to the 53 mile marker of Interstate 29 for a single-vehicle rollover accident at around 11-p.m. Authorities say 24-year old Andrew Buss, of Council Bluffs, was driving a 2005 Chevy Silverado pickup southbound on I-29, when he lost control of the vehicle, which rolled over on the roadway.

Buss reported he had swerved to miss a deer on the road, but he was arrested for Failure to Maintain Control and on suspicion of Operating a motor vehicle While Intoxicated.  A couple lanes of the interstate had to be shut down for a short time until the vehicle could be removed from the roadway.

Andrew Buss

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Hummel Relays Relays @ Woodbine

Sports

April 25th, 2017 by Jim Field

  1. Missouri Valley  149
  2. Boyer Valley  117
  3. Woodbine  98
  4. West Harrison 87
  5. Logan-Magnolia  82
  6. Riverside  49
  7. Charter Oak-Ute  6

2017 Hummel Relays

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Glenwood Ram Co-Ed Relays Results

Sports

April 25th, 2017 by Jim Field

Girls:

  1. CB Abraham Lincoln  125.00
  2. Glenwood  122.00
  3. Shenandoah  98.00
  4. CB Thomas Jefferson  91.00
  5. Sc- North  76.00
  6. Lewis Central  70.00
  7. Fremont Mills  48.00
  8. Red Oak  34.00
  9. East Mills  28.00
  10. Atlantic  25.00
  11. St. Albert  24.00

CLICK HERE for full girls results

Boys:

  1. Glenwood  136.50
  2. Ames  111.00
  3. Sc- North  98.00
  4. Lewis Central  70.00
  5. Atlantic  60.50
  6. St. Albert  57.00
  7. CB Thomas Jefferson  53.00
  8. Treynor  52.50
  9. Fremont Mills  32.50
  10. Shenandoah  24.00
  11. Harlan Community  18.50

CLICK HERE for full boys results

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Monday, April 24 Local Soccer Results

Sports

April 25th, 2017 by Jim Field

GIRLS SOCCER

  • Atlantic 3 Missouri Valley 0
  • Underwood 2 AHSTW 0
  • Tri-Center 3 Harlan 0
  • Glenwood 8 Treynor 2
  • Kuemper Catholic 1 Carroll 0
  • Ballard 4 NV/WCV/ACGC 3

BOYS SOCCER

  • Atlantic 3 Creston 2 (OT)
  • AHSTW 5 Underwood 0
  • Kuemper Catholic 5 Carroll 0

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Monday, April 24 Local Golf Results

Sports

April 25th, 2017 by Jim Field

GIRLS GOLF:

  • Atlantic 195 Harlan 217 (Medalist: Brooke Newell, Atlantic 41)
  • Kuemper Catholic 183 Lewis Central 245
  • Denison-Schleswig 223 Cherokee 241
  • Southwest Iowa 210 East Mills 231 Heartland Christian NTS
  • AHSTW 222 Griswold 232 (Medalist: Ali Hoepner, AHSTW 52)
  • Tri-Center 216 IKM-Manning 221
  • Treynor 179 Missouri Valley 258
  • Gilbert 175 Perry 204 West Central Valley 262 Nodaway Valley 270

Rolling Valley Meet @ Coon Rapids-Bayard

  1. Boyer Valley 198
  2. CAM 213
  3. Exira/EHK 220
  4. Woodbine 249
  5. Charter Oak-Ute 275
  6. Glidden-Ralston 277
  7. Coon Rapids-Bayard 280

Top Ten

  1. Abbie Miller, Boyer Valley 45
  2. Sammi Jahde, CAM 46
  3. Ericka Stender, CAM 46
  4. Anna Puck, Boyer Valley 47
  5. Katie O’Day, Boyer Valley 50
  6. Mara Burmeister, Exira/EHK 54
  7. Brook Schwery, Exira/EHK 54
  8. Jacey Anthofer, Exira/EHK 55
  9. Cathryn Klein, Boyer Valley 56
  10. Katy Puck, Boyer Valley 56
  11. Taylor Klein, Boyer Valley 56

BOYS GOLF:

  • Atlantic 149 Harlan 165 (Medalist: Jake Olsen, Atlantic 35; Runner-up: Matt Gearheart, Atlantic 37)
  • Kuemper Catholic 162 Lewis Central 188
  • Southwest Iowa 199 East Mills 217 Heartland Christian 228
  • AHSTW 165 Griswold 195 (Medalist: Brandon Osbahr, AHSTW 38)
  • Treynor 192 Missouri Valley 213
  • IKM-Manning 177 Tri-Center 195
  • Gilbert 163 Perry 181 West Central Valley 207 Nodaway Valley NTS

Rolling Valley Meet @ Woodbine

  1. Exira/EHK 165
  2. Coon Rapids-Bayard 172
  3. CAM 187
  4. Glidden-Ralston 190
  5. Woodbine 192
  6. Boyer Valley 197
  7. Charter Oak-Ute 202

Top Place Winners:

  1. Everet Carroll, Exira/EHK 36
  2. Colton Lenz, Coon Rapids-Bayard 37
  3. Gage Lauritsen, Exira/EHK 41
  4. Tyler Kopp, CAM 41
  5. Grant Kenkel, Boyer Valley 43
  6. Isaac McAlister, CAM 43
  7. Sam Brant, Glidden-Ralston 43
  8. Chris Paulsen, Exira/EHK 44
  9. William Carroll, Exira/EHK 44
  10. Brady Schlepp, Coon Rapids-Bayard 45
  11. Ben Tibken, CAM 45
  12. Trent Willis, Woodbine 45

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Monday, April 24 Local Tennis Results

Sports

April 25th, 2017 by Jim Field

GIRLS TENNIS:

  • Harlan 7 Atlantic 2 (Carly Westphalen, Jena Brosam/Emma Templeton)
  • Shenandoah 8 Southwest Valley 1
  • Kuemper Catholic 5 Lewis Central 4
  • Denison-Schleswig 7 Abraham Lincoln 2
  • Ballard 9 Creston 0

BOYS TENNIS:

  • Atlantic 7 Harlan 2
  • (Atlantic winners: Cooper McDermott, Nile Petersen, Kalob Flory, Caleb Williams, Grant Podhajsky/McDermott, Luke Hohenberger/Petersen, Flory/Williams)
  • Shenandoah 5 Southwest Valley 4
  • Denison-Schleswig 8 St. Albert 1
  • Thomas Jefferson 7 Audubon 2

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2 Bluffs woman arrested Tue. morning on burglary & other charges

News

April 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

An investigation into a  report of a bloody woman and man in the area of 29th and Avenue B in Council Bluffs early this (Tuesday) morning, resulted in two women being arrested on Burglary and other charges. Bluffs Police say 23-year old Hope Nikol Walking Bull and 32-year old Jherri Rae Stabler, both of Council Bluffs, were arrested for Burglary, Disorderly Conduct and Public Intoxication. They suffered minor lacerations during their alleged break-in from coming into contact with broken glass. The pair were brought to the Pottawattamie County Jail and held on $25,000 bond, each.

Hope Nikol Walking Bull

Jherri Rae Stabler

Authorities say Council Bluffs Police officers were notified shortly after midnight, that one of the two persons who was bloody at the scene, allegedly attempted to break into a residence before assaulting the 23-year old male homeowner. Upon arrival in the area officers located two intoxicated female parties covered in blood matching the description of the burglary suspects. Walking Bull and Stabler were positively identified by the victim as being the burglars / assailants.

The victim / homeowner reported minor injuries, but refused medical treatment.

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MARY ELAINE BOWEN, 100, of Audubon (Svcs. 4/27/17)

Obituaries

April 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

MARY ELAINE BOWEN, 100, of Audubon, died Sunday, April 23rd, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. Funeral services for MARY BOWEN will be held 2-p.m. Thursday, April 27th, at the 1st United Methodist Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is on Wednesday, from 5-until 7-p.m.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

MARY ELAINE BOWEN is survived by:

Her daughters – Kathleen (James) Steele, of Washington, IL, and Elizabeth “”Betty” Bowen, along with Barbara (& husband Kim) Krauel, all of Audubon.

4 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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KENNETH R. STRUBLE, 92, of Exira (Svcs. 4/27/17)

Obituaries

April 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

KENNETH R. STRUBLE, 92, of Exira, died Saturday, April 22nd, at the Exira Care Center. A Celebration of Life Memorial service for KENNETH STRUBLE will be held 10:30-a.m. Thursday, April 27th, at the United Church of Christ in Atlantic. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is at 6-p.m. on Wed., April 26th.

Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.

KENNETH STRUBLE is survived by:

His wife – Joyce Struble, of Exira.

His sons – Robert (Carol) Struble, of Ames, and Roger Struble, of Carroll.

His daughter – Sharon (Pete) Eivins, of Ankeny.

His sisters – Ruth (Frank) DiMauro, and Jeneane Baier, all of Westminster, CO.

6 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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