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Arrests made in Copper theft from Pott. County

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May 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Two men from Omaha were arrested Tuesday morning in connection with the theft of copper from Center-Point Irrigation systems in the northwest part of Pottawattamie County. According to Sheriff Jeff Danker, the arrests followed a call early Tuesday morning from a farmer who received an alarm at around 4:40-a.m., from his two CPI units in the vicinity of 145th and Treasure Lane (about 3-miles south of the Interstate 29/I-680 split). Danker says deputies quickly responded and found a 1994 Dodge Intrepid with Nebraska plates, but no one around the vehicle.

The deputies discovered the Center Pivots had copper stripped-off. After a search of the area revealed no suspects, the vehicle was towed. About 3-hours later, deputies located an individual walking on the railroad train tracks in the same area, at about 145th and Desoto. Clifford Krings, 38, of Omaha, was brought to the Sheriff’s Office for questioning. A little more than 90-minutes later, 41-year old Scott Mohr, also of Omaha, the owner of the car, was located in the same area as Krings. Danker says a comparison of the mens’ footwear with impressions left in the area where the thefts occurred were similar. Both men were arrested on charges of Theft in the 2nd Degree and Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree.

Krings was being held this (Wednesday) morning in the Pott. County Jail on $5,300 bond, while Mohr was later released on a $5,000 bond. The Sheriff says the theft of copper from the Center Point irrigation system is just the latest in a string of such occurrences in the area devastated by last year’s flooding. He says there are no residences nearby, and the remote location makes it an easy target for thieves looking to steal copper wiring any chance they get. Danker said it costs about $5,000 to replace the wiring in just one of the CPI units, which is why the farmer who called them had an alarm system installed.

Drug arrests made after weekend traffic stop in Pott. County

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May 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Two men from the western part of the country were arrested over the weekend on drug charges, in Pottawattamie County. Sheriff Jeff Danker said the driver of a 2012 Kia Optima, 40-year old Greg Lisheski, of Ventura, CA, and his passenger, 38-year old Michael Christy, of Hayden Lake, ID, were arrested following a traffic stop last Saturday morning.

Danker says Deputy Brian Miller stopped the eastbound rental car on I-80 at around 11:35-a.m., for excessive speed. Conversations the deputy held with Lisheski and Christy led Miller to suspect the men were transporting drugs. He requested permission to search their vehicle, but was denied. Miller and his K-9 partner “Francisco” then conducted a free-air search around the car, during which the dog alerted to the presence of narcotics in the trunk.

A search of the trunk resulted in the recovery of 18-pounds of packaged marijuana. Both men were taken into custody and brought to the Pott. County Jail on Possession of Marijuana with the Intent to Deliver, Prohibited Acts and Tax Stamp Violation, charges.

Lisheski and Christy posted $5,000 bond each, and were released from custody.

8AM Sportscast 05-16-2012

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May 16th, 2012 by admin

w/ Jim Field

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8AM Newscast 05-16-2012

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May 16th, 2012 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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LEILA SHEPPERD, 73, of Atlantic (Svcs. 5-18-12)

Obituaries

May 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

LEILA SHEPPERD, 73, of Atlantic, died Tue., May 15th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Funeral services for LEILA SHEPPERD will be held 1:30-p.m. Fri., May 18th, at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Visitation is open at the funeral home from 8am-5pm Thu., May 17th, with a family visitation from 5-8pm.

Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.

LEILA SHEPPERD is survived by:

Her husband – Duane Shepperd.

Her son – Doug (Jill) Shepperd.

Her daughter – Nancy (Duane) Duffy, of Council Bluffs.

Her sister – Leola Butler, of Treynor.

5 grandchildren.

Tuesday Boys Team Tennis Preliminary Sub-State Results

Sports

May 16th, 2012 by Jim Field

Class 1-A

@ Atlantic:  Glenwood beat Atlantic 5-2

@ Clear Lake:  Aplington-Parkersburg beat Clear Lake 5-0

@ Creston:  Creston beat Ballard 5-4

@ Decorah:  Northern University High beat Decorah 5-2

@ Fairfield:  Keokuk beat Fairfield  5-2

@ Grinnell College:  Chariton beat Grinnell 5-3

@ LeMars:  LeMars beat Spencer 5-4

@ Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque:  Cedar Rapids Xavier beat Wahlert Catholic 5-4

Atlantic Results:

Singles:
#1 Mitch Leiferman 12 (A) over Garrett Hembry 12 (G) 6-1 6-2
#2 Grant Stivers 12 (G) over Tyler Fischer 11 (A) 6-3 6-4
#3 Ryan Hansen 12 (G) over Gunnar Blum 12 (A) 6-3 5-7 6-3
#4 Jake Rhodes 12 (G) over Noah Welter 12 (A) 6-2 4-6 6-3
#5 Joe Gunkelman 10 (G) over Jake Arneson 10 (A) 6-1 6-0
#6 EJ Hackett 11 (G) over Rob Nichols 12 (A) 0-6 7-6(8-6 tiebreak) 6-3

Doubles:
#1 Leiferman/Fischer (A) over Hembry/Gunkelman (G) 6-2 6-0

Coach Shawn Petersen says:  Kind of a disappointing end to a good season for the guys — Glenwood is the deepest team in the conference, and were without their #2 player — but they were too tough for us.  I thought we needed a split in singles to have a chance, but we let a 3-0 lead in 3rd set at #3 get away, and we had 3 match points in the #6 match slip away, which was the clinching 5th team point for Glenwood.  Give Glenwood credit, though — they hung in tough and fought hard.  This was the end of the road for the team — overall a very good season, and we have a lot to work with for next year.

I thought everyone in the lineup played well — Tyler’s match could’ve gone either way, and Noah did well to fight back after losing the first set.  Mitch was the dominant player of the day — he’s really on top of his game right now.  I look forward to seeing how Mitch and Tyler do at the state tournament next weekend.

Heartbeat Today 05-16-2012

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May 16th, 2012 by admin

Jim Field speaks with some of the top graduating seniors from AHST High School.

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7AM Newscast 05-16-2012

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May 16th, 2012 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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Cass County Extension Report 05-16-2012

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May 16th, 2012 by admin

w/ Kate Olsen

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 16th

Trading Post

May 16th, 2012 by Jim Field

WANTED: Looking for 2 or 4 tires P215 x 65 x 16 in good shape. Phone 712-789-1216.

FOR SALE: Restore Deck Stain, Color Cape Cod Grey(lt. grey) Will cover app. 20 x 20 deck with  recommended 2 coats. 2 gallon of stain for side rails at $15.00 each and 2-3.88 gallon stain for the floor at $50.00 each. All are unopened. Stain is advertised to have a life of 8-10 years. Applied to my deck if you want to see.  Call 712-243-1252.

FOR SALE: 110 Air conditioner for $50.  And also looking for some fence pieces that are about 4 feet.  243-6903.

FOR SALE: 27″ RCA tv. $50 obo. 712-254-3518

FOR SALE: Front loader whirlpool washer and dryer for $400 on each the washer and dryer.  249-9838.