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April 16th, 2012 by Jim Field

FOR SALE: Trek road bike—carbon frame—Shimano triple chain ring—24 speed.  Like new condition with 500 road miles.  Will sell for half of retail.  Call 712 655 2859.

FOR SALE: Raider pickup topper fits  Ford 2008 (and others)  6 1/2 ft. box.  Make offer.
Ph: 712-799-4738  or  712-249-4016.

WANTED: good used electric treadmill-ph. # 712-254-1447.

FOR SALE: Three female guinea pigs (breed) and one male guinea pig needing a new home with small re-homing fee (male born on Dec. 29th 2011)(females born last summer) can send pics via cell phone contact me at 712-249-1891.

WANTED: 220 volt late model window air conditioner in good condition.  Call 249-6835.

FOR SALE: 26 cubic ft Maytag refrigerator/freezer $150. 243-3315

FOR SALE: 2 matching John Deere riding mowers…10 HP.  One needs a new belt on the deck.  Will take $300 for the pair.  712-789-1928 in Lewis.

FOR SALE: Amana washer/dryer for $300.  Also selling a whirlpool dishwasher for $100.  563-2148.

WANTED: Older wheels to fit a ’56 Pontiac that he is restoring.  712-304-4262 in Audubon.

WANTED: A good riding mower.  243-5759 or 249-2591.

FOR SALE: TWIN SIZE BOX SPRINGS, NEVER USED STILL IN PLASTIC PAID $ 100.00 WILL SELL FOR  50.00 OBO. ALSO OLDER WASHER AND DRYER BOTH STILL WORK GOOD. $ 60.00 OBO ( 712) 249- 9688.

National Weather Service releases Creston Storm Survey results Sunday

News, Weather

April 15th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

For their complete report, including aerial view of the tornado path and graphics, click on this link: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/dmx/StormSurveys/2012/2012-04-14_Creston_Writeup.pdf

 

KRIS SOTHMAN, 48, of Cumberland (Svcs. 4-18-12)

Obituaries

April 15th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

KRIS SOTHMAN, 48, of Cumberland, died Sat., April 14th, at the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Funeral services for KRIS SOTHMAN will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., April 18th, at the Cumberland Community building in Cumberland. Steen Funeral Home in Massena has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 3-8pm Tue., April 17th, with the family greeting friends from 6-8pm. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Memorials may be directed to the Kris Sothman Memorial Fund to be established by the family.

Burial will be in the Union Township Cemetery, in Cumberland.

KRIS SOTHMAN is survived by:

Her mother – Mary (Marty) Mills, of Cumberland.

Her sons – Jonathan Sothman (& Jessica Nichols), of Atlantic; Spenser Sothman, of Lewis, & Hunter Sothman, of Cumberland.

Her brothers & sisters – Sharie Exceen, of Atlantic; David Powell (and Lisa Wahlert), of Anita; Derek (Pam) Mills, and Mark (Michele) Mills, all of Lees Summit, MO; Andrea Mills, of Confier, CO; and Becky (Keith) Rice, of Council Bluffs.

Her special friend – Wade Rich, of Cumberland.

Other relatives, and friends.

MONTGOMERY CO. EMERGENCY MGMT. ASKS FOR STORM DAMAGE INFO.

News

April 15th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Montgomery County Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Hamman is asking residents of the County who may have damage resulting from Saturday’s storm, to call his office so that the damage can be documented. Hamman said Sunday afternoon that at that time, he was only aware of a few rural Montgomery County residences that sustained damage to barns, out buildings, trees, and homes. If your property has sustained damage in Montgomery County, call Brian Hamman at712-623-3749, and leave a message.

Cardinals whip Cubs 10-3, take series

Sports

April 15th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake Westbrook allowed one earned run in seven strong innings and rookie Matt Carpenter homered, tripled and drove in five runs in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 10-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Cubs starter Paul Maholm (0-2) surrendered six runs in four innings. The left-hander is 0-7 with a 7.03 ERA in nine starts since his last win on July 10, 2011 against the Cubs when he was with Pittsburgh. Carpenter has been getting regular duty while Lance Berkman recovers from a strained left calf and is batting .409 with 10 RBIs in 22 at-bats. He singled his first two trips with an RBI, belted a two-run shot to straightaway center off Lendy Castillo in the fifth for his first career homer and added a two-run triple off Rodrigo Lopez in the seventh.

Iowa police chief says tornado sirens didn’t sound

News

April 15th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

CRESTON, Iowa (AP) — The Creston police chief says tornado sirens didn’t sound before a strong storm swept into town, damaging a hospital and community college. Paul Ver Meer says there was no warning before an apparent tornado hit Saturday evening, and the first he knew that the city was at risk came from a call from Greater Regional Medical Center. The hospital sustained roof damage and had its windows blown out by storm. Southwest Community College also suffered damage but the extent wasn’t known.  The school’s website says classes won’t be held there Monday or Tuesday. Ver Meer says Creston was “very lucky” that no one was injured.

Suspect charged in death of man found on Iowa road

News

April 15th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DEXTER, Iowa (AP) — A Menlo man has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and several other charges in the death of a man found on a gravel road in Dexter.

Mike Beeler, of Menlo (Booking photo courtesy Guthrie Co. Sheriff's Dept.)

 The Iowa Department of Public Safety says 21-year-old Mike Beeler was intoxicated when he drove a tractor that ran down 23-year-old Justin Westfall, of Menlo, during a house party in Dexter. Westfall’s body was found about 4:45 a.m. Saturday. Authorities say Beeler is being held Sunday in the Guthrie County jail on $25,000 bond. In addition to vehicular homicide, Beeler is charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident, criminal mischief and operating while intoxicated.

Residents of Thurman say early warnings saved lives

News

April 15th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

THURMAN, Iowa (AP) — One resident says it looks “like World War III” in Thurman following a tornado that damaged at least 75 percent of the homes in the small town. But people are giving thanks because no one died. The only injuries reported are cuts and bruises. Thurman Mayor Rod Umphreys says city officials sounded the tornado sirens six or seven minutes before the twister with 135 mile-per-hour winds swept into town Saturday evening. Residents also received warnings through Code RED, an emergency system used by Fremont County that sends alerts to subscriber cellphones. Umphreys says the combined warnings likely saved lives, as the tornado was shrouded in rain. Larry Hill, who barricaded himself in a closet as the roof was torn from his home, says he’d been paying close attention to weather warnings for days and was as ready as he could be for the storm.

The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Thurman Saturday night was an EF-2 on the Fujita Scale of winds and destruction. The twister touched down about 2-miles north of Percival and tracked for 10-miles before dissipating about a mile south of Tabor.Officials say the tornado was one-half mile wide.  

NWS to conduct Preliminary Storm Survey today (Sunday)

Weather

April 15th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A STORM SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN DES MOINES IN CRESTON AND NEAR OSCEOLA, TODAY(APRIL 15, 2012) IN RELATION TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA ON
APRIL 14, 2012. THE SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

THE RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE SURVEY WILL BE COMPLETED AND TRANSMITTED VIA A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT AND ALSO POSTED TO THE WEATHER SERVICES’ WEBSITE [WEATHER.GOV/DMX] LATER TODAY.

Audubon Wins Dale Erickson Boys Golf Tourney

Sports

April 15th, 2012 by Jim Field

Dale Erickson Memorial Golf Tournament at Anita (Saturday, April 14, 2012)

  1. Audubon  323
  2. Panorama  335
  3. East Mills  359
  4. Adair-Casey  359
  5. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton  385
  6. West Central Valley 394
  7. Glidden-Ralston  424
  8. Villisca  435

CAM and Ankeny Christian Academy had individuals compete for medals but didn’t have 4 golfers for the team competition.

Individual honors (medals):

  1. Hunter Grunsted (Panorama)  77
  2. Andrew Irlmeier (Audubon)  78
  3. Austin Moore (Panorama) 78
  4. Michael Bylund (Audubon)  80
  5. Evan Baldwin (Villisca) 80

Audubon players claimed five of the top eight individual scores (46 in the entire field.)  Andrew Irlmeier (78) was second, Michael Bylund (80) was fourth, Nick Fett (82) was sixth, and Drew Keller (83) and Andy Hoffmann (83) tied for seventh.  Cameron Mennenoh shot 89.

Audubon Coach Gary Keller’s comments: Players teed off into heavy fog about 8:30 a.m. and putted on dewy greens, but there was very little wind and temps were pleasant.  The tournament ended at 2:00 p.m. just ahead of the thunderstorms.  Audubon’s guys played very steady, consistent golf, with only 2 individual hole scores (out of 108) higher than a 6.      The 4-man total of the 2nd 9 was our lowest of the year:  155.     Michael (41-39), Andrew (38-40), and Nick (41-41) played the front and back nines pretty evenly, while Drew (44-39) and Andy (46-37) made big comebacks.  Andrew had an eagle on #5, the long par-5 hole than runs along the edge of the State Park.  Panorama had never lost in all the years that tournament has been held.   Mostly the same Audubon players placed 2nd at this tournament two years ago.