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L. VIRLEE “Tee” MULLENGER, 82, of Audubon (Svcs. 3/2/16)

Obituaries

March 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

L. VIRLEE “Tee” MULLENGER, 82, of Audubon, died Sun., Feb. 28th, at the Exira Care Center. Funeral services for VIRLEE “Tee” MULLENGER will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., March 2nd, 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 will be present beginning at 5-p.m. Tuesday (3/1).

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

VIRLEE MULLENGER is survived by her:

Children – Ron (Darla) Mullenger, of Hamlin; Lori (John) Bolick, of Gray, and Julie (Dean) Schmidt, of Audubon.

7 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, her sisters-in-law, other relatives and many friends.

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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties, 3/1/16

Weather

March 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Early This Morning: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light snow. Breezy. North wind 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Today: Cloudy. Much colder. High in the upper 20s. North wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 20s. North wind near 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Breezy…warmer. High in the upper 40s. South wind 5 to 15 mph shifting to the southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Cloudy. A chance of light rain through midnight… Then a chance of light rain…light freezing rain and a slight chance of light snow after midnight. Low around 30. East wind 5 to 15 mph shifting to the north 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Thursday: Partly sunny. High in the lower 40s. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny. High around 50.

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Two injured in Pott. County crash Monday night

News

March 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State Patrol says two people were injured during a single-vehicle rollover accident that happened at around 9:45-p.m. Monday, in Pottawattamie County. Officials say a 2000 Buick Regal driven by 20-year old Brandon S. Angus, of Des Moines, was traveling east on Interstate 680 when the car left the road and entered the south ditch near the Neola exit.

The car slid sideways and rolled over before hitting a guard rail and coming to rest upright on an embankment. Angus, and a front seat female passenger in the car, 20-year old Mariquita Ulrich, of Des Moines, were injured and transported by Minden Rescue to Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. An infant child was in a car safety seat in the back seat, and was not injured.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., March 1st 2016

News

March 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DECORAH, Iowa (AP) — Attorneys for a former Boone, Iowa, man accused of killing his wife opened their defense with statements by his relatives. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports lawyers for Alexander Fazzino called his mother, sister, brother and an aunt to testify yesterday in a Winneshiek County court. Fazzino contends his wife accidentally drowned in a bathtub, possibly induced by withdrawal from prescription drugs.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Council Bluffs woman accused of fatally stabbing her ex-boyfriend has been found guilty. In yesterday’s verdict, District Judge Kathleen Kilnoski found Jodie Sherman guilty of second-degree murder in the July 2014 death of Douglas Richt. Sherman was accused of stabbing Richt in the throat during an argument after he picked her up in a car. She waived her right to a jury.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The state Senate may debate a bill soon to increase oversight of facilities in Iowa that provide some educational instruction, but are largely unregulated. The debate would be in response to a sex abuse investigation at a now-closed boarding school in southeast Iowa. The Senate Education Committee met yesterday to discuss the legislation, introduced after authorities announced an investigation into Midwest Academy in Keokuk.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) —Washington state’s attorney general is asking a judge to find an Iowa-based group violated disclosure laws while backing a 2013 food labeling initiative. Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued Food Democracy Action! in December 2014, alleging it concealed sources of $200,000 in contributions supporting a measure that would have required labeling of genetically modified foods in Washington. Founder David Murphy says they were simply late in filing reports, and didn’t try to hide their donors or violate the law. A hearing is set for March 25th.

 

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No. 21 Iowa State beats Oklahoma State 58-50

Sports

March 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Abdel Nader scored 19 points, Georges Niang added 17 with 10 rebounds and No. 21 Iowa State held off Oklahoma State 58-50 on Monday night in Niang’s final home game. Jameel McKay had six points with 10 rebounds for the Cyclones (21-9, 10-7 Big 12), who clinched their fifth consecutive winning season in conference play.

Iowa State broke open a tight game with an 11-0 run to start the second half. The Cowboys made it interesting late, closing within 53-47, but ultimately fell to the Cyclones for the seventh straight time. Tavarius Shine, Jeff Newberry and Joe Burton all scored nine points for Oklahoma State (12-18, 3-14), which has lost five straight. The Cowboys were 4 of 27 from 3-point range.

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IA Boys basketball Class 3A Regional scores from 2/29/16

Sports

March 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

3A Substate 1 Championship
MOC-Floyd Valley 81, Carroll 29

3A Substate 2 Championship
Spirit Lake 60, Webster City 50

3A Substate 3 Championship
Wahlert, Dubuque 50, Waverly-Shell Rock 45

3A Substate 4 Championship
Solon 49, Mount Vernon 42

3A Substate 5 Championship
Cedar Rapids Xavier 63, Mount Pleasant 47

3A Substate 6 Championship
Chariton 55, Newton 53

3A Substate 7 Championship
Pella 81, Ballard 56

3A Substate 8 Championship
Perry 73, Glenwood 71

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IA Class 2A Girls State Basketball scores (2/29) and schedule (3/1)

Sports

March 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

1st round scores from Mon., 2/29/16

Top Bracket
5:00-p.m. – Western Christian, Hull 61, Central Decatur, Leon 50
6:45-p.m. – Pekin 48, Okoboji, Milford 44

Bottom Bracket
8:30-p.m. – Unity Christian, Orange City 52, West Branch 33

Today (Tuesday, March 1st)

Bottom Bracket
10:00-a.m. – Iowa City Regina (24-0) vs. Manson-NW Webster (20-4)

Class 2A Semifinals – Thursday, March 3rd

1:30-p.m. – Western Christian vs. Pekin
3:15-p.m. – Unity Christian vs. (winner of the IA City Regina vs. Manson-NW Webster game)

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Man accused in shooting of Iowa officer pleads not guilty

News

March 1st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An 18-year-old man accused of shooting a Sioux City police officer last month has pleaded not guilty. The Sioux City Journal reports that Isaiah Mothershed pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of attempted murder and five counts of first-degree robbery. Each count carries a 25-year prison sentence.

Mothershed is accused of pulling a gun from a couch while his hands were handcuffed behind his back, and shooting Officer Ryan Moritz in the leg while being arrested. Police say that as officers struggled with Mothershed, the gun fired again, shooting Mothershed in the leg.

Mothershed’s trial is set for May 24. He remains in the Woodbury County Jail on a $300,000 bond.

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Iowa woman found guilty of fatally stabbing ex-boyfriend

News

February 29th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Council Bluffs woman accused of fatally stabbing her ex-boyfriend has been found guilty. In a verdict handed down Monday, District Judge Kathleen Kilnoski found Jodie Sherman guilty of second-degree murder in the July 2014 death of Douglas Richt, her ex-boyfriend. Sherman previously waived her right to a jury.

She was accused of stabbing Richt in the throat during an argument after he picked her up in a car. Richt died while being taken to a hospital. Sherman’s attorneys argued that she’s not guilty by reason of insanity. The judge rejected the insanity defense but dropped the charge down from first-degree murder.

Sherman will be sentenced April 15th.

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Class 1A State Girls Basketball Scores

Sports

February 29th, 2016 by admin

Monday, February 29 – Class 1A First Round

Top Bracket

10:00 a.m. — Turkey Valley 55, Mount Ayr 51
11:45 a.m. — Burlington Notre Dame 56, Kee 44

Bottom Bracket

1:30 p.m. – Springville 60, Kingsley-Pierson 53
3:15 p.m. – Newell-Fonda 53, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 42

Thursday, March 3 – Class 1A Semifinals

10:00 a.m. – Turkey Valley (25-0) vs. Burlington Notre Dame (24-1)
11:45 a.m. –    Springville (24-1) vs. Newell-Fonda (19-6)

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