Former police chief from KS arrested in IA & held in Pott. County

February 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

OSAWATOMIE, Kan. (AP) — The former police chief for an eastern Kansas town has been arrested on charges including witness intimidation. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says in a release that Robert Butters, former Osawatomie police chief, was arrested Thursday and is being held on $250,000 bond in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Jail records, however, show Butter’s being without bond. He’s due in court Friday.

The KBI says Butters was arrested on charges of aggravated intimidation of a witness, attempted interference with a law enforcement officer and possession of a firearm while under the influence. The KBI says the charges stem from a recent incident in the Osawatomie area.

Butters resigned earlier this year as police chief. The KBI says no other information would be released Thursday.

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Red Oak woman arrested for OWI drugged

News

February 18th, 2016 by admin

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a Red Oak woman on Thursday after a traffic stop. At 12:37pm Officers made a traffic stop in the 200 block of Prospect Street and after investigation arrested the driver 41-year-old Jill Leanne Schaefer of Red Oak on a charge of OWI Drugged 1st Offense. Schaefer was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 cash bond. She was also cited for Operation Without Registration.

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Boys Basketball schedule Thursday 2/18/2016

Sports

February 18th, 2016 by admin

Boys Playoff Basketball Schedule Class 1A and 2A

Class 1A District 13

Mormon Trail vs. Central Decatur (@ Lenox)

East Union @ Lenox

Mount Ayr vs. Murray (@ Nodaway Valley)

Diagonal @ Nodaway Valley

Class 1A District 14

Guthrie Center vs. Paton-Churdan (@ IKM-Manning)

CAM @ IKM-Manning

Coon Rapids-Bayard vs. Exira/EHK (@ Audubon)- 6:30pm Tipoff Coverage on KJAN

Glidden-Ralston @ Audubon- 8:00pm Tipoff Coverage on KJAN

Class 1A District 15

Nishnabotna vs. Sidney (@ Fremont-Mills

Essex @ Fremont-Mills

Griswold vs. Stanton (@ Bedford)

East Mills @ Bedford

Class 1A District 16

West Monona vs. Ar-We-Va (@ Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto)

Logan-Magnolia @ Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto

Woodbine vs. Boyer Valley (@ St. Albert)

Tri-Center @ St. Albert

Class 2A District 14

Van Meter vs. Earlham (@ Interstate-35)

Panorama @ Interstate-35

Class 2A District 15

Missouri Valley vs. Shenandoah (@ Treynor)

Underwood @ Treynor

Class 2A District 16

AHSTW vs. Ridge View (@ Kuemper Catholic)

South Central Calhoun @ Kuemper Catholic

Boys Regular Season Games

Atlantic @ Denison-Schleswig
Carroll @ Harlan
Abraham Lincoln @ Bishop Heelan

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State Wrestling Class 3A Session 2 results

Sports

February 18th, 2016 by admin

Class 3A First Round and First Round Consolations (Will be constantly updated)

3A-106
Champ. Round 1 – Anthony Humpal (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 36-20 won by decision over Dayne Cordray (Fort Madison) 12-6 (Dec 5-1)
Champ. Round 1 – Paxton Whiteaker (Lewis Central) 38-4 won by tech fall over Hans vonRabenau (Iowa City-West) 19-24 (TF-1.5 4:00 (15-0))

3A-113
Champ. Round 1 – McGwire Midkiff (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 50-5 won by decision over Hunter Versteegh (Newton) 35-10 (Dec 9-3)

3A-120
Champ. Round 1 – Zach Price (Johnston) 43-5 won by tech fall over Jackson Sharp (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 24-18 (TF-1.5 4:07 (18-3))

3A-126
Champ. Round 1 – Nolan Hromidko (Cedar Rapids-Kennedy) 34-3 won by major decision over Gabriel Kjeldgaard (Lewis Central) 37-15 (MD 9-0)

3A-132
Champ. Round 1 – James Dirkx (Carroll) 26-10 won by fall over Jacob Jones (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 19-7 (Fall 2:59)
Champ. Round 1 – Keenan Cook (Fort Dodge) 32-6 won by major decision over Kyle Kuckta (Lewis Central) 20-14 (MD 16-8)

3A-138
Champ. Round 1 – Jess Chapman (Clinton) 37-12 won by fall over Lanny Herzog (Council Bluffs-Abraham Lincoln) 44-6 (Fall 3:07)

3A-145
Champ. Round 1 – Dalton Woodyard (Waverly-Shell Rock) 39-19 won by decision over Caleb Kingery (Lewis Central) 35-17 (Dec 6-5)
Champ. Round 1 – Colten Mertens (Mount Pleasant) 39-0 won by decision over Sam Kastle (Carroll) 39-7 (Dec 7-1)

3A-152
Champ. Round 1 – Nic Jarvis (Iowa City-City) 47-8 won in sudden victory – 1 over Mac Southard (Lewis Central) 22-4 (SV-1 3-1)
Champ. Round 1 – Colton Clingenpeel (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 57-0 won by fall over Wyatt Schlotter (Ottumwa) 35-9 (Fall 3:42)
Champ. Round 1 – Morgan Hood (Prairie-Cedar Rapids) 27-20 won by major decision over Eric Bruening (Carroll) 34-15 (MD 11-0)

3A-160
Champ. Round 1 – Jack Koethe (Valley-West Des Moines) 43-1 won by fall over Parker Preul (Denison-Schleswig) 30-10 (Fall 1:51)
Champ. Round 1 – Gavin Babcock (Southeast Polk) 24-11 won by fall over Cory Lear (Lewis Central) 38-13 (Fall 1:26)

3A-170
Champ. Round 1 – Drew Singbush (Johnston) 28-18 won by decision over Colton Lear (Lewis Central) 36-17 (Dec 10-8)

3A-182
Champ. Round 1 – Max Lyon (Epworth-Western Dubuque) 48-0 won by fall over Damon Deyo (Lewis Central) 24-11 (Fall 1:34)

3A-195
Champ. Round 1 – Hayden Waldstein (Lewis Central) 24-11 won by fall over Ethan Rummel (Carroll) 36-11 (Fall 1:00)
Champ. Round 1 – Sam Cook (Fort Dodge) 42-0 won by fall over Cameron Baker (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 39-10 (Fall 0:45)

3A-220
Champ. Round 1 – Wyatt Wriedt (North Scott-Eldridge) 43-3 won by fall over Tanner Miller (Lewis Central) 25-18 (Fall 1:54)

3A-285
Champ. Round 1 – Zach Beyerink (Carroll) 32-12 won by fall over Tyler Bookin-Nosbisch (Ottumwa) 35-15 (Fall 5:08)
Champ. Round 1 – Nick Mitchell (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 30-17 won by fall over Alex Heisdorffer (Prairie-Cedar Rapids) 16-19 (Fall 1:57)

First Round Consolations

3A-106

3A-113

3A-120
Cons. Round 1 – Brandon Wieland (Lewis Central) 24-7 won in tie breaker – 2 over Bryson Hervol (Waverly-Shell Rock) 31-22 (TB-2 9-6)
Cons. Round 1 – Keegan Schultschik (Xavier-Cedar Rapids) 31-19 won by major decision over Jackson Sharp (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 24-19 (MD 18-4)

3A-126
Cons. Round 1 – Gabriel Kjeldgaard (Lewis Central) 38-15 won by decision over Tyler Menegay (Ankeny) 31-10 (Dec 9-8)

3A-132
Cons. Round 1 – Jacob Jones (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 20-7 won by decision over Elijah Demmer (Epworth-Western Dubuque) 32-23 (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 1 – Nathan Feldman (Dubuque-Hempstead) 38-9 won by major decision over Kyle Kuckta (Lewis Central) 20-15 (MD 11-2)

3A-138
Cons. Round 1 – Cole Detmering (Fort Dodge) 35-12 won by fall over Lanny Herzog (Council Bluffs-Abraham Lincoln) 44-7 (Fall 2:51)

3A-145
Cons. Round 1 – Johnny Clymer (Linn-Mar-Marion) 39-9 won by fall over Caleb Kingery (Lewis Central) 35-18 (Fall 3:04)
Cons. Round 1 – Joel Shapiro (Valley-West Des Moines) 37-6 won by decision over Sam Kastle (Carroll) 39-8 (Dec 5-1)

3A-152
Cons. Round 1 – Alec Helmkamp (Ankeny Centennial) 39-10 won by decision over Mac Southard (Lewis Central) 22-5 (Dec 4-3)

3A-160
Cons. Round 1 – Austin Lamm (Urbandale) 23-15 won by decision over Parker Preul (Denison-Schleswig) 30-11 (Dec 9-6)
Cons. Round 1 – Cory Lear (Lewis Central) 39-13 won by decision over Brycen Carney (Ames) 17-14 (Dec 5-3)

3A-170
Cons. Round 1 – Nate Kelsay (Iowa City-West) 37-17 won by major decision over Colton Lear (Lewis Central) 36-18 (MD 16-5)

3A-182
Cons. Round 1 – Damon Deyo (Lewis Central) 25-11 won by decision over Peyton Patterson (Ankeny) 16-20 (Dec 4-1)

3A-195
Cons. Round 1 – Ethan Rummel (Carroll) 37-11 won by fall over Cody McDermott (Epworth-Western Dubuque) 24-20 (Fall 0:53)
Cons. Round 1 – Cameron Baker (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 40-10 won by decision over Brayden Schultz (Linn-Mar-Marion) 16-10 (Dec 7-2)

3A-220
Cons. Round 1 – Brock VanLoon (Indianola) 30-19 won by decision over Tanner Miller (Lewis Central) 25-19 (Dec 4-3)

3A-285

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1 person injured in Fremont County accident

News

February 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

An accident early this (Thursday) morning in Fremont County, resulted in one person being transported to the hospital. Sheriff’s officials say a 2004 Chevy Impala driven by 68-year old Linda Moyer, of Riverton, was traveling west on 250th Street near Riverton, at around 9:30-a.m., when Moyer lost control of her car as she was passing another vehicle.

The Impala crossed the centerline of the road and entered the south ditch, where it rolled twice before coming to rest on its top. Moyer was extricated from her car by witnesses to the crash, and transported to the Grape Community Hospital in Hamburg, by Riverton Rescue. The extent of her injuries was not immediately known.

Riverton Fire and Rescue and Hamburg Fire and Rescue assisted the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office with the call.

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Atlantic man injured in Monday morning accident

News

February 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports on Atlantic man was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital by private vehicle Monday morning, following a single-vehicle accident on White Pole Road, southwest of Atlantic. Deputies responded to the scene at around 3-a.m., Monday. An investigation determined a 2001 Buick driven by 40-year old Manuel Lopez, of Atlantic, was southbound on White Pole Road when the car went out of control on the snow-covered road, and hit a utility pole. A passenger in the car, 30-year old Daniel Morales-Reyes, of Atlantic, was transported to CCMH by private vehicle. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $8,000. The accident remains under investigation.

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Atlantic woman & man face drug charges in Cass County

News

February 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman who was already being held in jail for Failure to Appear in Court, now faces additional charges. 35-year old Lisa Mae Harper, of Atlantic, faces felony charges that include Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine, and a Drug Tax Stamp Violation, as well as an aggravated misdemeanor Possession with Intent to Deliver a Scheduled Substance, charge. Harper remains held at the Cass County Jail on $50,300 bond.

The Sheriff’s Office reports also, that on Wednesday, deputies arrested 26-year old Mildred Helenora Douglas, of Red Oak, on three Magistrate’s warrants for Failure to Appear. Douglas was taken to the Cass County Jail where she remains held on $2,000 bond. That same day, 39-year old Terrence Russell Frazier, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Sheriff’s Office warrant for two felony counts of Possession with Intent to Deliver. Frazier was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $15,000 bond.

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Cover crop spring management workshop to be held March 3 near Lewis

Ag/Outdoor

February 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

AMES, IOWA— Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Practical Farmers of Iowa and the Iowa Cover Crop Working Group, will host a cover crop workshop on Thursday, March 3, from 10:30a.m.-12:30p.m. at the Armstrong Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm near Lewis. The event is free, open to the public, and includes a complimentary meal.

Cover crops continue to grow in popularity in Iowa due to the many benefits they provide. Such benefits include reduced nitrogen and phosphorus loads entering water bodies, increased soil organic matter, and reduced soil erosion. Fall 2015 was a good season for cover crop establishment and growth, with adequate moisture and growing temperatures. Great fall growth helped protect the soil during the heavy rain events, but could present challenges this spring if farmers are not prepared with a termination plan and equipment adjustments.

To help producers prepare for spring management Carl Pederson, Iowa State University (ISU) Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering agricultural specialist will share his experiences managing cover crops on both large and small scale trial plots around the state. Stefan Gailans, Practical Farmers of Iowa research scientist and cooperators’ program manager, will discuss cover crop variety trial results and species selection. Tom Kaspar, plant physiologist at the USDA-ARS National Soil Tilth Laboratory, will highlight cover crop effects on soil health and spring termination considerations.

The workshop will take place at Armstrong Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm 53020 Hitchcock Avenue, Lewis, IA 51544 and the complimentary meal will be prepared by The Downtowner. The workshop is free and open to the public, but reservations are suggested to ensure adequate space and food. Contact Liz Juchems at 515-294-5429 or email ilf@iastate.edu.

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Backyard and Beyond 02-18-2016

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

February 18th, 2016 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Sharon Guffey Lewis, Vice President of the Hitchcock House Board, about volunteers needed for Pioneer Days and throughout the upcoming season.