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MAXINE A. HEILESEN, 87, of Irwin (Svcs. 12/30/16)

Obituaries

December 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MAXINE A. HEILESEN, 87, of Irwin, died Monday, Dec. 26th, in Elk Horn. Funeral services for MAXINE HEILESEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Friday, Dec. 30th, at the Irwin Church of Christ. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home has the arrangements

Visitation at the Irwin Church of Christ will be held from 3-until 8-p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29th, with the family greeting friends from 5-until 7-p.m.; Online condolences may be left at www.burmeisterjohannsen.com.

Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Irwin.

MAXINE HEILESEN is survived by:

Her son – Keith “Statman” Heilesen, of Harlan.

Her daughter – Denise Winchell, of Kirkman.

4 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

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DELORES WEISENBORN, 84, of Sac City (Svcs. 12/31/16)

Obituaries

December 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DELORES WEISENBORN, 84, of Sac City, died Tue., Dec. 27th, at Loring Hospital, in Sac City. Funeral services for DELORES WEISENBORN will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31st, at the United Methodist Church in Sac City. Farber & Otteman Funeral Home in Sac City has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 4-until 7-p.m. Friday.

Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery, in Sac City.

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NWS forecast for Cass & surrounding Counties in IA: 12/28/16

Weather

December 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Early this morning: Mostly clear. Low in the upper 20s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Today: Partly sunny. High in the mid 40s. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Breezy. Low in the mid 20s. West wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, breezy. High in the upper 30s. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 20. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph through midnight.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High in the lower 40s.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low in the mid 20s.
Saturday: Partly sunny. High in the mid 30s.

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Fishing licenses now on sale for 2017

Ag/Outdoor, Sports

December 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

State fishing licenses for the new year are now available. Iowa Department of Natural Resources fisheries chief, Joe Larschied, says you do still have some time on your old license. “Your 2016 is good all the way through January 10th, but if you want to get a jump on the 2017 season, we encourage you to go out and get your license,” Larschied says.

He says they now have a three-year license available. “What that does is it locks your price in for three solid years. So if you want to lock it in and not worry about thinking about buying license for three years, that’s a good option,” Larscheid says. “We also have the outdoor combo license where you buy the fishing and hunting license at the same time.”

Lascheid says there are many places to buy your license. He says you can go online or buy them on your cellphone, or go to bait shops, Walmarts, Kum & Go stores. Larscheid says they have a map on their website at IowaDNR.gov to see a list of the vendors and a map.

Once you have your license, Larscheid says they have a way to help you catch fish. Larscheid suggest you check the website and go to the fish report, which has detailed maps that shows where the fish are. A three-year fishing license costs 53 dollars and the D-N-R says that saves you four dollars compared to buying a new license every year. The outdoor combo license that includes hunting, fishing and a habitat fee is 47 dollars.

(Radio Iowa)

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Early Sports Headlines: 12/28/2016

Sports

December 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DALLAS (AP) — James Harden scored 24 of his 34 points by halftime and had 11 assists in just three quarters as the Houston Rockets beat Dallas 123-107 to improve to 13-2 this month. Justin Anderson had 22 points for the Rockets, who have a chance to tie the single-month club record of 15 wins set in November 1996. The game featured eight technical fouls, the ejection of Rockets forward Trevor Ariza (ah-REE’-zuh) and a pair of flagrant fouls called on the Mavericks.

MIAMI (AP) — Russell Westbrook delivered 29 points, 17 rebounds and 11 assists as Oklahoma City posted a 106-94 win at Miami. It was Westbrook’s NBA-high 15th triple-double of the season, and the sixth time he’s done it within the first three quarters. Enes Kanter finished with 19 points and Steven Adams added 15 in the Thunder’s fourth straight win.

UNDATED (AP) — Shannon Brooks turned a deflected pass into a 13-yard, go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter as Minnesota upset Washington State, 17-12 in the Holiday Bowl at San Diego. The Golden Gophers were looking to regroup after threatening to skip this game if 10 teammates suspended following a sexual assault investigation weren’t reinstated. Their boycott lasted less than 36 hours before the players backed down.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets have extended their team-record winning streak to 13 games with a 4-3 triumph against Boston. The Jackets wasted a 3-0 lead before Nick Foligno (foh-LEE’-noh) scored a power-play goal midway through the third period. The streak is four off the NHL record set by the 1992-93 Penguins.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nigel Hayes scored 20 points and Zak Showalter added 18 to lead 14th-ranked Wisconsin to a 72-52 win over Rutgers in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Wisconsin opened with a 16-4 run en route to a 15-point halftime lead. Hayes delivered 12 points by intermission, Showalter finished with four steals and Ethan Happ had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Badgers.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Boston 113 Memphis 103
Final Oklahoma City 106 Miami 94
Final Houston 123 Dallas 107
Final Utah 102 L.A. Lakers 100
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Columbus 4 Boston 3
Final Pittsburgh 5 New Jersey 2
Final N-Y Islanders 4 Washington 3
Final N-Y Rangers 4 Ottawa 3
Final Buffalo 4 Detroit 3
Final OT Minnesota 3 Nashville 2
Final Winnipeg 3 Chicago 1
Final Calgary 6 Colorado 3
Final Dallas 3 Arizona 2
Final OT San Jose 3 Anaheim 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (14) Wisconsin 72 Rutgers 52

 

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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., Dec. 28th 2016

News

December 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 1:50 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some Iowa voters returned to the ballot box for one more election before the end of the year. Polls opened Tuesday morning for a special election to fill the District 45 seat left open by the September death of Iowa Democratic Sen. Joe Seng. The eastern Iowa district includes parts of Davenport.

BELLEVUE, Iowa (AP) — State officers have joined the investigation of what authorities say is the “suspicious” death of an eastern Iowa man. Police found the body of 59-year-old James Remakel at a home in Bellevue around 1 p.m. Sunday. An autopsy has been ordered.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A new report says sales of Iowa Lottery tickets spiked in the budget year that ended June 30 and generated the most revenue in the program’s 31-year history. Backed by surging sales of instant-scratch and Powerball tickets, the Lottery brought in $366.9 million in total revenue, a $42 million increase from the prior year. A state audit says $88 million of that money went to the state’s general fund and to help veteran’s programs, the highest amount for the Lottery since its start in 1985

MONTICELLO, Iowa (AP) — A Monticello woman says she’s gotten back the class ring she lost 30 years ago. Theresa Martin told station KCRG a man named Curtis Rose had posted a Facebook item about it, asking whether anyone knew someone who’d gone to Monticello High School with the initials TKM. Classmates saw the post and put Rose and Martin in contact. He told her he found it two years ago in Cedar Rapids.

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Harlan Police report (12/27)

News

December 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Harlan Police Department reports the arrest on Dec. 21st, of 32-year old Anthony Koester, of Harlan. Koester was arrested on an active Shelby County warrant charging him with theft 5th degree.  Koester was taken to the Shelby County Jail.

And, on Dec. 20th,  a criminal complaint was sent to the Shelby County Clerk of Court requesting a warrant be issued for Carlos Fonseca-Triminio charging him with violation of a no contact order.  Triminio allegedly sent Facebook messages to woman from Harlan.  There is a no contact order in-place between the woman and Fonseca-Triminio.

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Atlantic woman arrested Friday on drug charges

News

December 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports an Atlantic woman was arrested last Friday (Dec. 23rd) on drug charges. 22-year old Maisie Sheryl Williams was taken into custody on a Sheriff’s Office warrant for felony Possession with Intent to Deliver/Meth. Williams was taken to the Cass County Jail and remains held on $50,000 bond.

That same day, 18-year old Brittnee Marie Chase, of Oakland, was arrested in Cass County on a charge of OWI 1st Offense. Chase was taken to the Cass County Jail and released later that day on her own recognizance.

And on December 20th, Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 27-year old Andrew Bennet Leeper, of Adair, on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for OWI 1st Offense. Leeper was taken to the Cass County Jail and was released later that day on $1,000 bond.

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Surplus soil moisture in parts of Iowa and Upper Midwest

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

December 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

There’s a lot of soil moisture in the north central Corn Belt and DTN meteorologist Bryce Anderson says it could impact the 2017 planting and growing season. “Parts of northeastern Iowa, southern Minnesota, parts of Wisconsin…that’s a very high producing sector of the Corn Belt,” Anderson says.

Soil moisture has been an issue for much of the past 10 years, except for the drought in 2012. “There’s been some planting problems during the spring time and I think this is likely to happen again,” Anderson says.

He says there are adequate to surplus soil moisture supplies in northern and eastern Iowa, much of Minnesota, Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and parts of Indiana. Anderson says it won’t take much rain to bring those levels “over the top.”

(Reporting by Julie Harker, Brownfield Ag News)

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Vehicle vandalism in Harlan

News

December 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Several thousand dollars in damage was done to vehicles in Harlan, over the weekend. Officials with the Harlan Police Department say someone apparently used a BB or pellet-type gun to break seven vehicle windows over the weekend at various locations in the community. The damage was estimated at $3,000 altogether.

Anyone with information about any of the incidents is asked to call the Harlan Police Department at 712-755-5151. Shelby County Crimestoppers is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the incidents.

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