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ALBERT L. PETERSON, 70, of Urbandale (Formerly of Adair) (Svcs. 1/2/16)

Obituaries

December 19th, 2015 by admin

ALBERT L. PETERSON, 70, of Urbandale (Formerly of Adair)
died December 18th at Mercy Hospice in Johnston.  A Memorial service for ALBERT PETERSON will be held 11-a.m. Sat., Jan. 2nd, at the Canby Friends Church, in Canby. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Adair has the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com

Burial of ashes will be in the Canby Friends Cemetery following the memorial service. Visitation with the family will be held during lunch, following burial, at the Canby Friends Church’ Fellowship Hall.

ALBERT L. PETERSON is survived by:

His son – Curt (Sharlotte) Peterson, of Van Meter.

His daughter – Connie (Dale) Brown, of Redfield.

His brother – Rex (Michaelle) Peterson, of Casey.

His sister – Shirley (Craig) Simmons, of Muse, OK.

and 3 grandchildren.

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Family Fun in the Kitchen 12-19-2015

Podcasts, Family Fun in the Kitchen

December 19th, 2015 by admin

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Iowa official terminates contract with Medicaid company

News

December 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An official has terminated Iowa’s contract with a private company that was scheduled to help manage the state’s $4.2 billion Medicaid program. Iowa Department of Administrative Services Director Janet Phipps released a report Friday night that terminates the Iowa Department of Human Services’ contract with WellCare of Iowa.

Phipps was selected by Governor Terry Branstad to review an administrative law judge’s recommendation that WellCare be dropped over allegations that it didn’t properly disclose information about fraud or mismanagement during its bid for a contract. WellCare officials have said they disagree with the judge’s ruling.

Phipps’ report upholds the state’s contracts with Amerigroup Iowa, AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa and UnitedHealthcare Plan of the River Valley. A spokesman for Branstad says the governor’s office is still reviewing the decision.

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FCC & West Central merger approved

Ag/Outdoor, News

December 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Members of Farmers Cooperative Company (FC), in Ames, and West Central® Cooperative, in Ralston, have both approved the merger of their cooperatives effective April 1st, 2016.  West Central Board Chair and Paton, Iowa-area farmer Sue Tronchetti said  “In this merger vote, our members were presented with a rare opportunity to combine two strong, financially-stable cooperatives in a merger of equals to maintain local ownership for generations to come.”  FC Chief Executive Officer Jim Chism added “We are pleased the memberships approved the boards’ recommendation. We are confident that together, we will become an even stronger cooperative and be better positioned to help improve the economic well-being of our member-owners.”

Each membership met Iowa’s state voting requirement for a successful cooperative merger as certified by independent auditing firm of Gardiner Thomsen. To approve a merger, Iowa law requires at least 50 percent of each membership (plus one) to vote, with two-thirds of those casting ballots voting in favor of the merger. West Central President and CEO Milan Kucerak will become the CEO of the newly formed cooperative.

The unified cooperative, to be known as Landus Cooperative, will be led by current West Central President and CEO Milan Kucerak and be headquartered in Ames. The board of directors will be made up of nine directors from each cooperative for equal representation. More information on any changes will be provided in coming months as integration plans are finalized.

Together, West Central and FC have more than 70 grain, agronomy and feed locations in 26 Iowa and three Minnesota counties. According to World Grain magazine’s Grain and Milling Annual, Landus Cooperative will become the seventh largest grain company in North America based on storage capacity and have shuttle-loading access on all seven major Iowa rail lines.

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7AM Sportscast 12-19-2015

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December 19th, 2015 by admin

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7AM Newscast 12-19-2015

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December 19th, 2015 by admin

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High School Basketball Scoreboard 12-18-2015

Sports

December 19th, 2015 by admin

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 64, Shenandoah 62
Harlan 55, Lewis Central 39
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 89, Creston 49
Red Oak 52, Clarinda 38

Western Iowa Conference

A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 57, Griswold 55
Audubon 67, Logan-Magnolia 52
IKM-Manning 84, Riverside, Oakland 35
Missouri Valley 71, Underwood 69

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va, Westside 62, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 54
Boyer Valley, Dunlap 69, Adair-Casey 43
CAM, Anita 68, Glidden-Ralston 62
West Harrison, Mondamin 46, Coon Rapids-Bayard 42

Pride of Iowa Conference

Interstate 35,Truro 57, Mount Ayr 50
Lenox 57, Central Decatur, Leon 56
Southwest Valley 76, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 66

Corner Conference

Fremont Mills, Tabor 87, Heartland Christian 16
Sidney 57, Nishnabotna 41
Stanton 67, East Mills 48

Other Scores

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 73, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 44
Moravia 89, Orient-Macksburg 39
Perry 79, Carroll 73

MAC Shootout

Glenwood 79, Denison-Schleswig 53
Papillion-LaVista, Neb. 74, Sioux City, North 55
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 73, Tri-Center, Neola 51

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 64, Shenandoah 56
Creston 32, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 30
Harlan 43, Lewis Central 40
Red Oak 55, Clarinda 48
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 73, Tri-Center, Neola 51

Western Iowa Conference

Griswold 37, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 28
IKM -Manning 79, Riverside, Oakland 18
Logan-Magnolia 56, Audubon 41
Underwood 75, Missouri Valley 54

Rolling Valley Conference

Adair-Casey 65, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 47
Coon Rapids-Bayard 50, West Harrison, Mondamin 40
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 58, Ar-We-Va, Westside 35
Glidden-Ralston 47, CAM, Anita 35
Paton-Churdan 71, Woodbine 49

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 59, Pleasantville 38
Central Decatur, Leon 72, Lenox 28
Interstate 35,Truro 43, Mount Ayr 37
Southwest Valley 46, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 31

Corner Conference

Fremont Mills, Tabor 82, Heartland Christian 17
Sidney 46, Nishnabotna 41
Stanton 49, East Mills 41

Other Scores

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 61, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 24
Des Moines Christian 58, Guthrie Center 13
Moravia 77, Orient-Macksburg 35
Perry 55, Carroll 20

MAC Shootout

Glenwood 55, Denison-Schleswig 47

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Theft arrest in Red Oak Friday

News

December 19th, 2015 by admin

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a Red Oak man for Theft on Friday.  At 7:31pm Officers arrested 41-year-old Troy Alan Myers for 5th Degree Theft on North Broadway Street in Red Oak.  Myers was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and is being held on $300 cash bond.

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Skyscan Forecast 12-19-2015

Podcasts, Weather

December 19th, 2015 by admin

Skyscan Forecast    Saturday, December 19, 2015    Chris Parks

Today: Sunny, with a high near 39. Light south southeast wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 38 by 5am. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: A slight chance of drizzle after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of drizzle before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
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LEE HENRY MANZ, 85, of Avoca (Svcs. 12-22-2015)

Obituaries

December 18th, 2015 by admin

LEE HENRY MANZ, 85, of Avoca died Thursday, December 17th at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.  Funeral Services for LEE HENRY MANZ will be held Tuesday, December 22nd at 10:30am at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

Visitation will be held Monday, December 21st from 2:00pm-8:00pm at the funeral home with family greeting friends from 5:00pm-8:00pm.

Burial will be in the Shelby Cemetery.

LEE HENRY MANZ is survived by:

Son: Larry (Deb) Manz of Avoca.

Daughters: Ronda (Craig) Davis of Shelby.  Coleen (Chuck) Schumacher of Shelby.  Karen (Delbert) Turner of Johnston.  Sherry (Trevor) Pfaff of Raytown, MO.

Sisters-in-law: Margaret Manz of Council Bluffs.  Hyla Nash of Atlantic.  Maye Babbitt of Avoca.

Brother-in-law: Dell (Sharon) Babbitt of Estes Park, CO.

18 Grandchildren

28 Great-Grandchildren

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