CLASS 3-A
- Mt. Pleasant 62, ADM 32
CLASS 4-A
- Sioux City East 66, West Des Moines Valley 60
- Ankeny 58, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 26
- Linn-Mar 51, Dubuque Senior 50
- Iowa City West 74, Waukee 52
CLASS 3-A
CLASS 4-A
MARJORIE R. KUSTER, 85, of Panora (& formerly of Guthrie Center), died Tue., March 6th, in Panora. Funeral services for MARJORIE KUSTER will be held 10-a.m. Mon., March 12th, at the 1st Christian Church in Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center has the arrangements.
Visitation with the family present at the funeral home, is from 2-6pm Sunday, March 11th.
Burial will be in the Bear Grove Cemetery in rural Guthrie Center.
HELEN BULL, 85, of Coon Rapids, died Wed., March 7th, at the Manning Regional Healthcare Center. Funeral services for HELEN BULL will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., March 12th, at the Ascension Lutheran Church in Coon Rapids, with Ohde Funeral Home in Coon Rapids in charge of arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-6pm Sunday (March 11th).
Burial will be in the Orange Township Cemetery near Coon Rapids.
Helen Bull is survived by:
Her sister-in-law, Anna Lackman, of Denison, and other relatives.
EMMA ANN LARSEN, 96, of Audubon, died Tue., March 6th, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for EMMA ANN LARSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., March 9th, 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 visitation is 6:30-p.m. Thu., March 8th.
Burial will be in the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery, northeast of Kimballton.
Emma Ann Larsen is survived by:
2 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, her son-in-law, other relatives and friends.
Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County say only minor injuries were reported following a single-vehicle accident early this (Thursday) morning, on the west side of Red Oak. Kevin M. Hardy, of Red Oak, told investigators he was returning home from work at around 2-a.m. and traveling south on Ginkgo Avenue, when he fell asleep at the wheel of his 2003 Saturn.
Hardy woke up just as he was traveling through the intersection with 205th Street and had attempted to stop, but ended up colliding with a fence on the south side of the T-intersection. A pole from the fence crashed through the car into the passenger compartment and went through Hardy’s shirt sleeve, causing a minor abrasion, but no serious injuries.
Damage to the car was estimated at $1,200. No citations were issued.
Authorities say three Red Oak men were arrested on felony burglary charges Tuesday, following a joint investigation between deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Red Oak Police. Taken into custody on charges of Burglary in the 3rd degree, was 38-year old Jody Lee Michaelsen, 20-year old Cameron Allen Crismon, and 20-year old James LeRoy Christensen, Jr., all of Red Oak. Christensen had faced an Aggravated Serious Misdemeanor charge of Accessory to a Felony, but that was dismissed by the court. The trio allegedly burglarized a residence at 1685 G Avenue in rural Red Oak, during the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 6th.
All three subjects were brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held without bond. Their preliminary hearings were set for March 16th. At that time, a judge may set their bail at $5,000 each.
Authorities in Montgomery County are investigating the burglary of a business in Red Oak. Sheriff’s officials say an investigation into an incident at the Red Oak Lanes bowling alley began just after 2-a.m. Tuesday. They determined a person or persons unknown forcefully entered the building at 1663 200th Street, and began vandalizing it. An undetermined amount of cash was also reported missing. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Montgomery County Crimestoppers at 1-800-432-1001, or the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department at 712-623-5107.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Organizers of a local food summit set for April 3 at Iowa State University want producers, distributors, educators, policymakers, and consumers to join in a conversation about how to boost production and use of locally grown food. The Iowa Legislature created the Local Food and Farm Program last year to promote lowa-grown livestock, eggs, milk, fruits, vegetables, and other products. The study that led to creation of the program indicated that Iowans spend about $8 billion a year on food, but only about 14 percent is grown in the state. The summit, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at ISU, will include discussion on business development and financial assistance, food safety, beginning and minority farmer programs, and local food incentives.
(prepared 3:47-a.m by the NWS in Des Moines)…
Today…Mostly sunny. Cooler. High in the mid 40s. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
Tonight…Mostly clear. Low in the lower 20s. North wind near 10 mph.
Friday…Sunny. High in the lower 50s. Southeast wind near 5 mph shifting to the south 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night…Mostly clear. Low in the lower 30s. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday…Sunny. High around 60. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
Saturday Night Through Sunday Night…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Low around 40. High in the mid 50s.
Here is the latest Iowa news from the Associated Press…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A group opposed to the development of new nuclear power plants is running more than $8,000 worth of television ads in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Sioux City.The advertising campaign from Friends of the Earth comes as a legislative committee prepares to consider a bill Thursday that outlines how utility rates would be set if a company builds a nuclear power plant in Iowa. MidAmerican Energy is considering one that could cost it as much as $2 billion.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials say a chemical spill after a truck accident has closed part of Iowa Highway 7 near Newell in northern Iowa. The Department of Natural Resources says a semitrailer went off the road and rolled early Wednesday, throwing several chemical containers into a ditch, where they leaked or ruptured. There were no injuries. The spill involves three 55-gallon drums of phosphoric acid, three to five 275-gallon plastic containers of sodium and potassium hydroxide mix and one 55-gallon drum of chlorine bleach.
WHITTEN, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a valve malfunction may have a caused an anhydrous ammonia spill at a grain elevator in Whitten in northern Iowa. The Times-Republican in Marshalltown reports three supply tanks began leaking at the Mid-Iowa Co-Op late Tuesday morning. Gundy County Sheriff Rick Penning estimates they spilled about 80 percent of their 28,000 gallons by the time a hazardous materials crew got the leak under control Tuesday afternoon. No one was hurt and no evacuations were ordered, but a nearby highway was closed for most of the day.
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Mason City man facing 13 state charges of sexually abusing children has been indicted on five federal charges. Michael Goodale was indicted Tuesday on two counts of aggravated sexual abuse, two counts of interstate transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and one count of accessing child pornography. The sexual abuse charges stem from incidents involving two boys under the age of 12 between 2008 and September 2011.
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