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Whole grade sharing between A-C and Guthrie Center is one-step closer

News

January 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Whole grade sharing between the Adair-Casey and Guthrie Center Community School Districts is one-step closer, after the Adair-Casey School Board Wednesday night approved the agreement, which now must be approved by the Guthrie Center School Board. Action on finalizing the agreement will come during a meeting of the Guthrie Center Board on January 27th.

The agreement stipulates each district would maintain its own kindergarten-6th grade program. 7th and 8th grade students would attend class at Adair-Casey. 9th-12th graders would attend high school in Guthrie Center. In addition, the districts would share all activities in grades 7-12, including athletic programs. All high school competitions will take place in Guthrie Center and the shared school districts will jointly compete in the West Central Activities Conference.

Approval by both districts would mean the agreement becomes effective July 1st, 2016. School officials say assuming the agreement is finalized, they hope to have open house events organized by students, so that students from both districts can check out their future educational facilities and meet their new classmates.

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ESTELLE C. ROSE, 102, of Audubon (Svcs. 1/23/16)

Obituaries

January 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ESTELLE C. ROSE, 102, of Audubon, died Wed., Jan. 20th, at the Friendship Home, in Audubon. Funeral services for ESTELLE ROSE will be held 2-p.m. Sat., Jan. 23rd, at the Kessler Funeral Home, in Audubon.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is from 1-p.m. Saturday, until the time of service.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, in Audubon.

ESTELLE ROSE is survived by:

Her children – Marvin Rose, and Judy (Charles) Petersen, all of Omaha; and Barbara (David) Abildtrup, of Creston.

13 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, 4 great-great grandchildren, her daughter-in-law, other relatives and friends.

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FRANK J. CLAUSSEN, 68, of Anita (Svcs. 1/23/16)

Obituaries

January 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

FRANK J. CLAUSSEN, 68, of Anita, died Jan. 12th, at the Veterans Administration Hospital, in Des Moines. A Celebration of Life service for FRANK CLAUSSEN will be held 10-a.m. Sat., Jan. 23rd, at the Anita American Legion Building, in Anita. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Burial will be held at a later date in the Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter.

FRANK CLAUSSEN is survived by:

His brothers – Sherman (Thelma) Claussen, of Irwin; Herm (Deb) Claussen, of Lawson, MO.; Bill (Kathy) Claussen, of Atlantic.

His sister – Olinda (Jim) Krause, of Massena.

Other relatives, and many friends.

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Drug-related arrests overnight in Montgomery County

News

January 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Two people were arrested Wednesday night on drug-and other charges, in Montgomery County. Just before 11-p.m., 39-year old Donald Lee Gay, of Villisca, was arrested for Domestic Abuse/Simple Assault, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Public Intoxication. His arrest followed an investigation into an incident that took place in the 400 block of E. 2nd Street, in Villisca. Gay was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail, pending an appearance in front of the magistrate.

The sheriff’s department said 41-year old Michael Devlin Alston, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at around 8-p.m., in Red Oak, following a traffic stop and brief investigation. Alston was taken into custody at the corner of E. Washington and N. 4th Streets, for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana. He was also cited for failure to have insurance and failure to have his vehicle registered. Alston was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.

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KJAN listening area forecast: Thu., 1/21/16

Weather

January 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Early this morning: Cloudy. Low 15 to 20. East wind around 5 mph.
Today: Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light snow until late in the afternoon. High in the mid 20s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy. A slight chance of light snow before midnight. A chance of light snow after midnight. Low 15 to 20. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High in the lower 20s. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny. High in the lowers 30s.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy. High in the mid 30s.

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IA Women fall to Penn State, Wed. night

Sports

January 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Big Ten Conference women’s basketball standings became more muddled Wednesday after Penn State shocked the University of Iowa, 82-69, in front of 3,873 on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. According to Hawkeyesports.com., Penn State (7-11 overall, 2-5 Big Ten) ended a five-game losing skid by shooting 49 percent from the field and out-rebounding the Hawkeyes (13-6, 3-4) by 14.

UI sophomore Chase Coley made 7-of-10 field goals and shared game-high scoring honors with 16 points. Junior Ally Disterhoft had a tough night shooting (3-of-14 from the field), but still managed 13 points with seven rebounds, three assists, and two blocked shots. The Hawkeye point guard duo of sophomore Whitney Jennings and Tania Davis combined for 20 points, nine assists, six steals, and five rebounds.

Sunday can’t come soon enough for the Hawkeyes. That’s their next opportunity (at Purdue) to snap out of a funk of four losses in five games. Iowa returns to action — and the road — Jan. 24 at Purdue (14-4, 5-2). Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. (CT) and the game will be televised by BTN. The Boilermakers lost at home Wednesday to Nebraska, 62-61.

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McCaffery says Hawks won’t overlook 0-6 Rutgers

Sports

January 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The 9th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes are on the road tonight (Thursday) to face Big Ten basement dweller Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights are 0-6 in the conference after a 107-57 loss to Purdue on Monday. Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery says Rutgers is a much better team than they showed against the Boilermakers.

“Purdue, with their incredible size, was not a good matchup for Rutgers. You look at the Wake Forest game or the Indiana game, I mean, that’s more indicative of how Rutgers is and we have to understand that,” McCaffery said. Wake Forest beat Rutgers by just one point in November, while the Scarlet Knights lost to Big Ten leader Indiana by seven points three weeks ago.

Iowa is riding a seven-game winning streak and with a win tonight, would join Indiana at 6-0 atop the Big Ten. On Sunday, Iowa beat Michigan 82-71 with the Hawkeyes coming off the bench scoring 22 points. McCaffery says Dom Uhl, Nicholas Baer, and Ahmad Wagner are giving the Iowa starters a big boost.

“You’ve got to be able to go to your bench in this league. It’s too long of a season, the teams are too good, the games are too physical, the travel…you just can’t get by with five or six guys,” McCaffery said. Sophomore forward Dom Uhl is averaging just under 8 points and 4 rebounds per game off the bench.

“He’s playing relaxed,” McCaffery said of Uhl. “He knows he’s going to play a lot. He knows I’m going to go to him and he’s going to be allowed to play through his mistakes. You don’t always get that when you’re a freshman.” Iowa and Rutgers tipoff at 6 p.m. in New Jersey.

Pre-game coverage begins at 5-p.m. on KJAN. The game will also be televised by ESPN-U.

(Learfield Sports)

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Iowa News Headlines: Thu., 1/21/16

News

January 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — A Fort Dodge tire warehouse is being demolished after a fire destroyed the walls of the building. The Fort Dodge Messenger reports the front wall of the building on Central Avenue has been knocked down and additional demolition is in progress. Fire Chief Kent Hulett said the front and rear walls of the building were “structurally unsound” after the fire on Monday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More hospitals and ambulances across the state may soon have access to an automated CPR device that health officials say is more consistent than human-performed CPR. The Iowa Department of Public Health has received a $6.3 million grant that will mainly go toward installing automated chest compression devices in ambulances and hospitals around Iowa, and to provide training for their use. The devices cost about $10,000 each.

HOLLIS, N.H. (AP) — Texas Senator Ted Cruz says his campaign took in $700,000 after Iowa Governor Terry Branstad declared he hoped Cruz would be defeated in the Hawkeye State. Cruz told reporters Wednesday in New Hampshire that the “Washington establishment” he loves to rail against is abandoning Florida Senator Marco Rubio and coalescing behind Donald Trump.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Ron Baker scored 21 points and Wichita State pulled away from Northern Iowa down the stretch in the Shockers 74-55 win Wednesday night. Northern Iowa has lost five of their last six.

 

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Wichita St pulls away late in 74-55 win over Northern Iowa

Sports

January 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Ron Baker scored 21 points and Wichita State pulled away from Northern Iowa down the stretch in the Shockers 74-55 win on Wednesday night. After an 80-76 OT loss to Seton Hall on Dec. 19 dropped Wichita State’s record to 5-5, the Shockers have won eight in row including their first seven in conference play.

Markis McDuffie finished with 15 points and Fred VanVleet added 12 points and six assists for Wichita State (13-5, 7-0 Missouri Valley), which shot 56.5 percent from the field while holding Northern Iowa to 32.8 percent.

The Shockers led just 58-52 with 4:11 to play but closed the game on a 16-3 run highlighted by two VanVleet 3-pointers and a perfect 4 for 4 at the free-throw line for Baker. Matt Bohannon, Bennett Koch, and Wes Washpun each finished with 14 points for the Panthers (10-10, 2-5). Northern Iowa has lost five of six.

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Missouri State defeats Drake 79-70 behind Miller’s 23 points

Sports

January 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Dequon Miller scored 23 points with four 3-pointers and Missouri State erupted for 50 second-half points to beat Drake 79-70 on Wednesday night. Drake led 39-29 at the half before the Bears used a 14-2 run in a little more than four minutes to take a two-point lead. By comparison, Missouri State (8-11, 4-3 Missouri Valley) used nearly 11 minutes in the first half to score 15 points.

The lead traded hands in the second half, but Miller’s 3 with 10:15 left gave Missouri State a 55-52 lead it would never surrender. Chris Kendrix went on his own 8-0 run with a dunk, layup and four free throws in 1:15 to put the Bears up 66-54.

Drake (5-14, 0-7) countered with 14-5 run, and Reed Trimmer’s layup cut the deficit to 73-68 with 1:53 left, but the Bulldogs shot just 1 for 6 from the floor the rest of the way. Trimmer led Drake with 21 points.

 

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