Jim Field visits with Amelia Juhl, Communications Specialist at the Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn about the 40th anniversary celebration.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (23.2MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Jim Field visits with Amelia Juhl, Communications Specialist at the Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn about the 40th anniversary celebration.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (23.2MB)
Subscribe: RSS
WYNONA WENDT, 97, of Audubon, died Monday, May 29, 2023, at the Exira Care Center, in Exira. Funeral services for WYNONA WENDT will be held 11-a.m. Saturday, June 3rd, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.
The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday, June 3, 2023.
Burial is in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.
Memorials may be directed to the Wynona Wendt Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.
WYNONA WENDT is survived by:
Her daughters – Sherry Jo Coufal (Bobby Neal), of Omaha, NE., and Carol Ann Root (Dave Kneeskern), of Greenfield, IA.
2 grandsons, one great-grandson, her brother-in-law, and other relatives.
Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.
(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Police Department report two arrests: On Monday, 22-year-old Alejandro Zafra Jimenez, of Ames, was arrested at the Creston Walmart. Jimenez was charged with Theft 5th. He was cited and released from the scene; and, late Friday morning, 40-year-old Mark Anthony Weems, of Creston, was charged with two Union County Warrants for Burglary 3rd Degree, and Theft 2nd Degree. Weems was being held in the Union County Jail.
There were several incidents reported to Creston Police over the past couple of weeks:
RED OAK, Iowa – Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst has announced that Governor Ron DeSantis will be one of her special guests at her annual Roast and Ride this Saturday, June 3rd. Ernst’s previously announced, other special guests, include Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Mike Pence, Larry Elder, Vivek Ramaswamy, Asa Hutchinson, and Perry Johnson. Proceeds from her annual Ride are donated to veterans charities. This year, she will be honoring Freedom Foundation of Cedar Rapids.
Ernst says “I’m thrilled to welcome Ron DeSantis as a special guest to Roast and Ride this year! Despite Democrats ditching Iowa, Republicans are fired up for 2024 as we host the FIRST in the nation caucus. This year’s Roast and Ride will be my biggest yet — with eight exciting special guests — making it the can’t miss event of 2023!”
Governor DeSantis said “I’m delighted to be joining Senator Ernst in Des Moines. As military veterans, Joni and I both understand the importance of supporting those who have served our nation — and I’m excited to get the chance to do just that at the annual Roast and Ride. Over the past few months, Casey and I have had the pleasure of getting to know hard-working patriots across the great state of Iowa. Florida and Iowa have led the way in the fight for our way of life — and I’m running for president to take that fight to the White House. Our mission is simple: We are building a movement to restore America.”
EVELYN SAGER, 85, of Des Moines (formerly of Atlantic) died May 28, 2023 in Norwalk, Iowa. Funeral services for EVELYN SAGER will be held 11-a.m. Saturday, June 17th, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, in Atlantic. Merle Hay Funeral Home in Des Moines has the arrangements.
The family will greet friends and share lunch immediately following the service at the church.
EVELYN SAGER is survived by:
Her daughters – Marcy (Mark) Anderson, of Norwalk, and Mitzi Sager, of Englewood, CO.
Her son – Mick (LaVon) Sager, of Atlantic.
Her step-daughter: Linda Rae Orfield, of Clinton, MO.
Her sister – Doris Wolken, of Earlham.
11 grandchildren 14 great-grandchildren; and other relatives.
(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – The Iowa State Patrol Trooper is rally around a Trooper in her battle with significant cancer. Rose Ives (Badge #191), serves with District 3, based in Council Bluffs. She has served southwest Iowa for about 5 ½ years. A T-shirt is being sold to help Ives with her additional medical expenses. The shirt design symbolizes Rose’ personality and her will as a fighter. The shirts are being sold through Thursday, June 1st, with all the proceeds directed to Ives and her daughter.
The Iowa Hawkeyes have been named the #2 seed in the NCAA Baseball Tournament Regional in Terre Haute, Indiana.
The Hawkeyes, who are playing in the postseason for the first time since 2017, will face North Carolina in their regional opener Friday at 6:00 pm. The top seed Indiana State will face Wright State.
The pairings were announced this morning.
Regionals will be played Friday, June 2 through Monday, June 5. The regional champions will advance to the Super regionals, with the Super Regional winner making up the College World Series field. The CWS will be played in Omaha starting Friday, June 16.
Here is the complete list of regional match-ups:
Auburn Regional hosted by Auburn
Baton Rouge Regional hosted by LSU
Charlottesville Regional hosted by Virginia
Clemson Regional hosted by Clemson
Columbia Regional hosted by South Carolina
Conway Regional hosted by Coastal Carolina
Coral Gables Regional hosted by Miami (FL)
Fayetteville Regional hosted by Arkansas
Gainesville Regional hosted by Florida
Lexington Regional hosted by Kentucky
Nashville Regional hosted by Vanderbilt
Stanford Regional hosted by Stanford
Stillwater Regional hosted by Oklahoma St.
Terre Haute Regional hosted by Indiana St.
Tuscaloosa Regional hosted by Alabama
Winston-Salem Regional hosted by Wake Forest
(Radio Iowa) – A Cresco man drowned in a lake near New Hampton Monday. Authorities say Iowa Underwater Search and Rescue found the body of 52 year old Alvardo Barranco shortly before six p.m. The Chickasaw county sheriff’s office says they received a 9-1-1 call reporting that someone was drowning at the Airport Lake Park around quarter to two p.m. The Chickasaw County Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be consistent with a fresh water drowning. ]
No foul play is suspected, and the death is being ruled accidental at this time.
(Red Oak, Iowa) – A traffic stop at around 4:37-a.m. today (Tuesday), in Red Oak, resulted in an arrest. Red Oak Police say 31-year-old Bengerman Jordan Housh, of Whiting, was arrested at Highway 34 and 4th Street in Red Oak, for Driving Under Suspension. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on slightly more than $491 bond.
(Iowa DNR News) – Iowa residents can try fishing without buying a license on June 2, 3 and 4, as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) free fishing weekend. All other regulations remain in place. Free fishing weekend is a great time to share the fun of fishing with a kid, your family or a friend. Outdoor fun awaits at hundreds of Iowa lakes, thousands of miles of rivers or a neighborhood pond. Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa DNR’s Fisheries Bureau says “A summer of family fun is just a short drive and a fishing pole away. The water is waiting. Get your lines in the water and put your worries behind you.”
Find a list of stocked lakes and ponds that are easily accessible in parks and along trails on the Iowa DNR’s interactive Iowa Community Fisheries Atlas at www.iowadnr.gov/Fishing/Fish-Local. Fun, hands-on fishing events will be offered across Iowa to help families new to fishing get started. Check the general fishing calendar on the DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov/fishing for a list of free fishing events.
Keep the fun going all summer long by buying a fishing license. It’s easy to buy a fishing license with the DNR Go Outdoors Iowa online licensing system at https://license.gooutdoorsiowa.com/Licensing/CustomerLookup.aspx. You can download the public Go Outdoors IA mobile app for iPhone and Android devices to buy and store your fishing license, so you will always have access to your license no matter where you are. Yearly, seven-day, or 24-hour fishing licenses are available.
Enticing a fish to bite your hook is fun for all ages. Get tips for taking kids fishing and catching crappie and bluegills on the DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov/Fishing/Ready-to-Fish.