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Mills County men arrested on theft & burglary charges

News

February 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s Officials in Mills County said Friday, two Pacific Junction men were arrested earlier in the week on theft and burglary charges. 20-year-old Cody Jacob Blezek, and 18-year old Dustin Wayne Griffin, both of Pacific Junction, were arrested Tuesday in connection with incidents which were reported this past week, in Imogene. 

Blezek was charged with being an Accessory to 4th degree theft, Accessory to 4th degree Criminal Mischief 4th and Accessory to 2nd degree Burglary. Griffin was arrested for 4th degree theft, 4th degree criminal mischief, and 2nd degree burglary. Both men were being held in the Mills County Jail on $12,000 bond each.

The suspects are also wanted on warrants out of Fremont County, in connection with a second burglary reported Tuesday, in the Imogene area. In Fremont County, Griffin and Blezek were charged with 3rd degree burglary, 3rd degree theft and 2nd degree criminal mischief.

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JUANITA M. HEILAND, 80, of rural Panora (Svcs 2-20-12)

Obituaries

February 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

JUANITA M. HEILAND, 80, of rural Panora, died Fri., Feb. 17th, at home. Funeral services for JUANITA HEILAND will be held 2:30-p.m. Mon., Feb. 20th, at the 1st Christian Church in Panora. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 4-7pm Sun., Feb. 19th, with the family present from 5-7pm.

Burial will be in the West Cemetery at Panora.

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JANE M. WESSLING, 75, of Anita (Svcs 2-21-12)

Obituaries

February 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

JANE M. WESSLING, 75, of Anita, died Fri., Feb. 17th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Funeral services for JANE WESSLING will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., Feb. 21st, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Anita. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Anita has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-8pm Mon., Feb. 20th, where a Rosary will be at 5:30-pm. (prior to the visitation).

Memorials may be directed to the family, for designation at a later date.

Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery.

JANE WESSLING is survived by:

Her husband – Paul Wessling, of Anita.

Her children – Cathy (Dave) Jones, of Cumberland; Steve (Lana) Wessling, of Anita; Mary (Mike) Hosfelt, of Massena; Ann (Ben) Harris, of Anita, & Jim (Dianne) Wessling, of Anita.

12 grandchildren & 7 great-grandchildren.

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast – Sat., Feb 18, 2012

Podcasts, Weather

February 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the (podcast) forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, for Sat., Feb 18th thru Wed., Feb. 22nd, 2012….

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GUDRUN JACOBSEN, 87, of Elk Horn (Svcs 2-21-12)

Obituaries

February 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

GUDRUN JACOBSEN, 87, of Elk Horn, died Fri.,  Feb. 17th, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn. Funeral services for GUDRUN JACOBSEN will be held 2-p.m. Tue., Feb. 21st, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church, in Elk Horn.  Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton has the arrangements.

Friends may call from 4-7pm Mon., Feb. 20th, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church.

Burial will be in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery.

GUDRUN JACOBSEN is survived by:

Her husband – Warren Jacobsen, of Elk Horn.

Her daughter – Paulette Myers, of Boone.

Her daughter-in-law: Deb Bieker, of Elk Horn.

Her sister – Helen Nielsen, of Elk Horn.

11 grandchildren, 20 great-grand children.

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Weekend Forecast for Cass & area Counties in SW IA, 2-18-12

Weather

February 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

prepared at 403 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 by the NWS/Des Moines

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SAT. NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

MONDAY…CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.

MONDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S.

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Des Moines chosen to host March Madness’ Sweet 16 and Final 8

Sports

February 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Thousands of college basketball fans will be heading for central Iowa next month as Des Moines is one of the hosts of the regional N-C-double-A women’s tournament. Chris Connolly, general manager of the Iowa Events Center, says they’re still calculating the projected economic impact of bringing March Madness to the capitol city. “The event itself is absolutely huge,” Connolly says. “As far as predicting the number of people coming through, it’s really hard to predict at this time because we won’t know what teams will play here. We do know, the caliber of teams coming in will be phenomenal and that’s a great selling point.” The three other cities hosting regional tournaments are: Fresno, California; Kingston, Rhode Island; and Raleigh, North Carolina. Des Moines’ Wells Fargo Arena hosted the the first- and second-round games of the N-C-A-A women’s tourney in 2008 and had the highest attendance out of all eight sites. This time around, it’ll be the Sweet 16 and Final Eight rounds being held in central Iowa.

“Some of the likely teams that will be here in Des Moines, those folks travel, your Tennessees, your Yukons, your Baylors, even Notre Dame isn’t too far away,” Connolly says. “The economic impact will be huge. We’ll have people coming in from out of town, buying tickets, staying in the hotels, eating in our restaurants, it’ll be huge.” Pairings will be announced on March 12th and the games in Des Moines are scheduled for March 24th and 26th. “For the two sessions, which would actually be three games, the ticket packages are $45 for seats on the sides and $25 for seats in the end zones,” Connolly says. “That’s a great deal for three games of that caliber.” The regional champion will advance to the Final Four to be held in Denver, Colorado.

(by Matt Kelley/Radio Iowa)

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RONALD PURDY, 91, of Greenfield (Svcs 2-21-12)

Obituaries

February 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

RONALD PURDY, 91, of Greenfield, died Fri., Feb. 17th, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Society in Fontanelle.  Funeral services for RONALD PURDY will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., Feb. 21st, at the Greenfield United Methodist Church. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

A family visitation will be held at the funeral home from 4-8pm Mon., Feb. 20th, and a Masonic service (by the Crusade Lodge #386 A.F. & A.M.) will be held at the Greenfield United Methodist Church on Tuesday, during the funeral service.

Burial, with full military graveside rites will be in the Greenfield Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the Fontanelle American Legion Carlson Post #547, or the Good Samaritan Society. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

RONALD PURDY is survived by:

His children – Jeanette (David) Kern, of Cedar Rapids; Barbara Purdy-Gates, of Millbrae, CA; Jerry (Roxanne) Purdy, of Adel; & Jack (Peggy) Purdy, of Maryville, MO.

His brother – Durwood (Dorothy) Purdy, of Fontanelle.

His sisters – Linda (Kay) Jensen, and Patricia (Mike) McDermott, all of Fontanelle; & Beth Davis, of Altoona.

9 grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, 2 step-great grandchildren, his sisters-in-law, other relatives, and friends.

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N. Iowa loses at Virginia Commonwealth 77-68

Sports

February 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Darius Theus scored his only three field goals of the game in the final 4:45 Friday night, and Virginia Commonwealth held on to beat Northern Iowa 77-68. The Panthers (17-12), trying to bounce back from a 63-62 loss to Evansville earlier in the week, got 18 points from Deon Mitchell and 10 from Anthony James. They lost despite shooting 55.6 percent overall (25 of 45) and hitting 9 of 17 3-point shots. VCU was almost as good from deep, hitting 8 of 21 in Richmond.

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High School Basketball Scores from Friday, Feb. 17 2012

Sports

February 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL
South Sioux City, Neb. 76, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 42

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Class 1A Regional Semifinals
Bedford 72, Murray 28
Martensdale-St. Marys 36, Coon Rapids-Bayard 33
Corning 58, Tabor Fremont-Mills 39
Westside Ar-We-Va 80, Oakland Riverside 34

Class 2A Regional Semifinals
Hull Western Christian 74, Sioux Center 48
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 75, Cherokee, Washington 60
IKM-Manning 81, Des Moines Christian 66
Panora Panorama 48, Leon Central Decatur 43
Lawton-Bronson 75, Missouri Valley 43
OA-BCIG 94, Shenandoah 43

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