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VIRGINIA BORNHOLDT, 96, of Exira & formerly of Audubon (Svcs. 12/18/15)

Obituaries

December 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

VIRGINIA BORNHOLDT, 96, of Exira (& formerly of Audubon), died Mon., Dec. 14th, at the Exira Care Center. Funeral services for VIRGINIA BORNHOLDT will be held 1:30-p.m. Fri., Dec. 18th, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family will be present 5-p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17th.

Burial is in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

VIRGINIA BORNHOLDT is survived by:

Her daughters – Janell (Gary) Lowe, of Humboldt, and Jolene (Ken) Burns, of Guthrie Center.

Her sister – Mary Childress, of Melbourne, FL.

4 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, 7 great-great grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren, 6 step great-great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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JEANENE PETERSEN, 82, of Exira (Svcs. 12/18/15)

Obituaries

December 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

JEANENE PETERSEN, 82, of Exira, died Tue., Dec. 15th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital, in Atlantic. Funeral services for JEANENE PETERSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., Dec. 18th, at the Exira Lutheran Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family will be present 5-p.m. Thu., Dec. 17th.

Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.

JEANENE PETERSEN is survived by:

Her husband – Allan Lee “Pete” Petersen, of Exira.

Her daughters – Cyndi (Keith) Nelson, of Carroll; Tracy (Richard) Johnston, of Exira, & Kristi (Tom) Simpson, of Brayton.

Her brother – Myron “Max” Abildtrup & wife Linda, of Tucson, AZ.

8 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, her in-laws, other relatives & friends.

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ROBERT IRVIN HUNDT, 75, of Avoca (Svcs. 12/18/15)

Obituaries

December 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ROBERT IRVIN HUNDT, 75, of Avoca, died Mon., Dec. 14th, at Creighton University Medical Center, in Omaha. Funeral services for ROBERT HUNDT will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., Dec. 18th, at the United Church of Christ, in Minden. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday, Dec. 17th, from 5-until 8-p.m.,m with the family greeting friends from 6-until 8-p.m.

Burial will be in the Minden Cemetery.

ROBERT HUNDT is survived by:

His wife – Karen Hundt, of Avoca.

His sons – Jeff (Krista) Hundt, of Harlan; Doug (Sandy) Hundt, of Pella, & Brad (Jessica) Hundt, of Minden.

His daughter – Kaylea (Darren) Goshorn, of Harlan.

His sisters – Lorraine (Richard) Norman, of Gretna, NE., & Shirley (Varel) Holaday, of Atlantic.

His half-sister: Judith (Dale) McPheeters, of Omaha.

and 13 grandchildren.

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NWS forecast for Atlantic & the area, 12/16/15

Weather

December 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Early this morning: A slight chance of rain and snow after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy, with a south southwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Today: A chance of rain and snow, mainly before 7am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 29 by 5pm. Windy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

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Iowa State promotes Tom Manning to offensive coordinator

Sports

December 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has promoted line coach Tom Manning to offensive coordinator. Manning spent the past four seasons as an assistant under Campbell at Toledo. Manning then came with Campbell when he was hired by Iowa State last month.

Manning and Campbell were teammates for a season at Division III powerhouse Mount Union. Manning later coached at Mount Union for a season before joining Campbell at Toledo.

Manning’s promotion fills one of the last pieces on Campbell’s new staff. The first-year coach still has yet to hire a defensive coordinator. Iowa State went 3-9 last season under Paul Rhoads, who was fired in November after seven years in Ames.

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ISU’s Mitrou-Long to miss the rest of the season

Sports

December 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State starting guard Naz Mitrou-Long is out for the rest of the season because of his ailing hips. The fifth-ranked Cyclones say Mitrou-Long will miss the remainder of his senior year because his surgically repaired hips haven’t responded the way he would like.

Mitrou-Long says he’ll seek a medical redshirt after playing eight games and averaging 12 points. Mitrou-Long missed Sunday’s win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, but apparently the rest didn’t help his discomfort.

Mitrou-Long’s absence will further deplete Iowa State’s thin rotation. Though the Cyclones (9-0) will finally have transfer Deonte Burton eligible for Saturday’s game against Northern Iowa, they’ll still be only seven players deep.

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Area basketball scores from Tue., 12/15/15

Sports

December 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 57, Glenwood 48- Ryan Hawkins 22pts, 11reb, 6steals, 3blk.  Garrett Franken 19pts, 13reb, 6asst.
Denison-Schleswig 65, Red Oak 49
Harlan 80, Creston 44
Lewis Central 53, Shenandoah 48
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 74, Clarinda 48

Corner Conference

Fremont Mills, Tabor 63, Essex 38
Stanton 92, Clarinda Academy 35

Western Iowa Confernece

Audubon 45, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 43
IKM-Manning 92, Griswold 31
Riverside, Oakland 69, Tri-Center, Neola 66
Treynor 50, Missouri Valley 35
Underwood 56, Logan-Magnolia 43

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 71, East Union, Afton 31
Lenox 63, Southwest Valley 46
Nodaway Valley 74, Mount Ayr 59

Rolling Valley Conference

Boyer Valley, Dunlap 60, West Harrison, Mondamin 49
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 68, Coon Rapids-Bayard 42
Glidden-Ralston 56, Paton-Churdan 53 (OT)
Woodbine 50, Adair-Casey 43

Other Scores

Iowa Christian Academy 56, Orient-Macksburg 36
Panorama, Panora 52, Madrid 51
Carroll 66, South Central Calhoun 47
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 82, Sioux City, North 64
Sioux City, West 73, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 53
Van Meter 66, West Central Valley, Stuart 51

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Confernce

Denison-Schleswig 47, Red Oak 43
Harlan 58, Creston 35
Glenwood 49, Atlantic 43- Molly Dean 19pts for Glenwood, Erin Olsen 18pts for Atlantic.
Lewis Central 48, Shenandoah 45
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 62, Clarinda 29

Rolling Valley Conference

Adair-Casey 66, Woodbine 20
Boyer Valley, Dunlap 71, West Harrison, Mondamin 21
CAM, Anita 37, Charter Oak-Ute 34
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 69, Coon Rapids-Bayard 29

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 46, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 26
IKM-Manning 73, Griswold 29
Logan-Magnolia 77, Underwood 62
Treynor 61, Missouri Valley 34
Tri-Center, Neola 62, Riverside, Oakland 24

Corner Conference

Essex 51, Fremont Mills, Tabor 38
Nishnabotna 63, South Page, College Springs 19
Stanton 67, Clarinda Academy 16

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 66, East Union, Afton 13
Mount Ayr 54, Nodaway Valley 33
Southwest Valley 50, Lenox 37

Other Scores

Panorama, Panora 49, Madrid 18
Sioux City, North 59, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 50
Sioux City, West 79, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 37
South Central Calhoun 79, Carroll 39
Van Meter 54, West Central Valley, Stuart 43

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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., 12/16/15

News

December 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa health officials say half of all potential contracts for Medicaid services have been signed ahead of the state’s switch to privatized care on Jan. 1. The Iowa Department of Human Services says the four private companies taking over the state’s Medicaid program have signed a total of more than 62,000 contracts with medical providers.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials say they’re trying to figure out how to respond to excessive alcohol consumption at multiple state beaches. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said it’s collecting informal public comments on ways to reduce alcohol-related incidents on beaches at state parks and state recreation areas. Iowa State Parks Bureau Chief Todd Coffelt says the inquiry is in response to reported cases of excessive alcohol consumption at multiple state beaches.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal education officials say Iowa and Nebraska have the top high school graduation rates in the country. Data released by the Education Department show Iowa ranked first among all states with a graduation rate of 90.5 percent for the 2013-2014 school year. Nebraska came in second with a graduation rate of 89.7 percent for the same period.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The value of Iowa farmland has declined for the second year in a row. An Iowa State University survey says the statewide average is about $7,600 an acre, compared to $8,700 two years ago. Researchers say they’re not expecting a rebound soon because of falling farm income and stagnant commodity prices.

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MANLEY E. ROBERTSON, 88, (Private graveside Svcs.)

Obituaries

December 16th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MANLEY EVERETTE ROBERTSON, 88, died Sat., December 12th, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak. A private family graveside service for MANLEY ROBERTSON will be held at the Oakwood Cemetery, in Lewis. Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold is in charge of arrangements.

MANLEY ROBERTSON is survived by:

His daughters – Jan Ludington and Susan Robertson.

2 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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15 Iowa Cities Receive $9.1 Million in Low-Interest State Revolving Fund Loans for Water Quality Initiatives

News

December 15th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Fifteen Iowa cities will benefit from a combined total of more than $9.1 million in low-cost water quality loans through the State Revolving Fund. Among them, is Underwood, which is receiving $313,000 for a sewer lift station and force main, and, Winterset, which is receiving $1.4-million for sewer treatment improvements.

State Revolving Fund Construction Loans are a low-cost construction financing option available for Iowa cities and municipalities for water quality initiatives. Planning & Design Loans are zero percent loans that assist with the first-phase of project expenses. The Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources jointly administer the State Revolving Fund in Iowa.

The State Revolving Fund has awarded Iowa communities and municipalities more than $2.5 billion in Construction Loans and $130 million through Planning & Design Loans since the program’s inception. More information is available at IowaSRF.com.

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