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ELVIRA MILLER, 93, of Earling (Svcs. 3/5/15)

Obituaries

March 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ELVIRA MILLER, 93, of Earling, died Sun., March 1st, at the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home. A Mass of Christian Burial service for ELVIRA MILLER will be held 11-a.m. Thu., March 5th, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church is on Wed. (3/4) from 4-to 8-pm, with a Rosary at 7-p.m.

Burial will be in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling.

ELVIRA MILLER is survived by:

6 daughters – Joanne Grady, of Harlan; Karen Hutchinson, of Highlands Ranch, CO; Connie (Don) Reischl, of Gretna, NE; Charlotte (Ron) Willenborg, of Manning; Mary (Bob) Bissen, of Earling, & Julie (Pat) Rogers, of Omaha.

Her sister – Mildred Retz, of Hesperia, CA.

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NWS weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, 3/2/2015

Weather

March 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

(Updated 3:48-a.m.)

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN…A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLEET THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION. ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S.

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Hawkeyes prepare for final road test

Sports

March 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Hawkeyes play their final road game of the regular season tomorrow (Tuesday) night with a visit to Indiana. The Hawkeyes improved to 10-6 in the Big Ten with Saturday’s overtime win at Penn State to clinch their first winning record in league play since 2007. No matter what happens on Tuesday night the Hawks will finish with a winning record on the road in the Big Ten.

(Radio Iowa)

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Tougher penalties considered for ag-related theft

Ag/Outdoor, News

March 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Getting caught stealing a horse was a serious crime in the wild west. A small group of Iowa legislators has been mulling the idea of tougher penalties for modern day cattle rustlers, pig thieves and corn snatchers. Representative Lee Hein raises livestock and grain on a farm near Monticello and he says, unfortunately, it’s far easier to catch a car thief than to catch someone who’s stolen agricultural commodities.

“You always count everything going into the yard and then as we sell them, we count them going out,” Hein says, “And there’s been times when I’ve probably been short maybe 10-15 hogs and I wonder: ‘Did you miscount or did somebody slip in there at night and load a load up and is gone with it.” Hein first considered establishing a minimum prison sentence for those caught stealing livestock or corn and beans, but he’s now considering other options. And He’s not sure whether the bill he’s trying to craft will survive this Friday’s deadline to pass a House committee.

“But the biggest thing I want is to let agriculture understand that this is a bigger issue than what I realized,” Hein says. “Maybe we need to start figuring up ways to put up cameras or start lockimg things up way tighter.” 2011 is the most recent year for which data is available and there were more convictions in Iowa that year for stealing livestock or grain than for car theft.

(Radio Iowa)

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Iowa early News Headlines: Mon., March 2nd 2015

News

March 2nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa racing officials are reviewing a recommended plan to distribute $72 million settlement related to the end of greyhound racing in Council Bluffs. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission plans to review the report Thursday. Half of the money would support the Iowa Greyhound Association’s operation of the Dubuque track, which plans to run races from April 29th to October 25th on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Most of the rest of the money would go to Iowa breeders based on their past performance.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A new facility offering psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment to children and teens in northwest Iowa is expected to address an important need in the region when it opens this spring. The Sioux City Journal reports the new Jackson Recovery Centers Child and Adolescent Recovery Hospital opens in May.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police are investigating after finding a woman’s body in an alley in Des Moines. Sergeant Jason Halifax says the body was reported shortly before 8:45 a.m. yesterday in an alley near 14th Street and 14th Place. Halifax said the woman was 35-years-old. Her name wasn’t immediately released Sunday.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for fatally stabbing another man during an argument last March. The Quad-City Times reports Judge John Telleen says the argument between Tremaine Gabirel and Christian Wood outside a Davenport nightclub was about “stupid stuff.”

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Iowa racing officials look at plan to distribute $72 million

News

March 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) – Iowa racing officials are reviewing a recommended plan to distribute $72 million settlement related to the end of greyhound racing in Council Bluffs. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission plans to review the report Thursday. Half of the money would support the Iowa Greyhound Association’s operation of the Dubuque track, which plans to run races from April 29 to Oct. 25 on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.  Most of the rest of the money would go to Iowa breeders based on their past performance.

Dubuque’s Mystique Casino and Bluffs Run Greyhound Park in Council Bluffs agreed to pay the settlement in exchange for ending subsidized racing. About $1.2 million would be set aside for closing expenses at Bluffs Run and no-kill greyhound adoption centers.

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JULIA SCHLICHTE, 47, of Manning (Svcs. 3/6/15)

Obituaries

March 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

JULIA SCHLICHTE, 47, of Manning, died Feb. 28th at home, as the result of a residential fire. A Mass of Christian Burial service for JULIA SCHLICHTE will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., March 6th, at the Sacred Heart Church in Templeton. Ohde Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the Templeton Community Center from 4-until 8-pm Thu., March 5th, with a Prayer service at 7-p.m.;  Visitation will resume Friday at the Sacred Heart Church, from 9:30-a.m. until the time of service.

Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Templeton.

JULIA SCHLICHTE is survived by:

Her husband – Leroy Schlichte, of Manning.

Her children – Elizabeth Schlichte, of Cedar Rapids; Ryan Schlichte, of Nevada; and Sarah and Steven Schlichte, both of Manning.

Her mother – Arlene Stangl, of Dedham.

Her sisters – Sandie Gonnerman, of Lincoln, NE; Faye Seidl, of Coon Rapids; Peggy Pinto, of Argentina; LeAnn McElroy, and Linda Byrum, both of Des Moines.

Her brothers – Craig and Royce Stangl, both of Coon Rapids.

Brothers and Sisters in law- Dan (Marcia) Schlichte of Ralston; Susan (Robert) Block of Ames and Rebecca (Jason) Bahl of Urbandale. Numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and many friends.

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GENEVA KAVEN, 97, of Atlantic (Svcs. 3/5/15)

Obituaries

March 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

GENEVA KAVEN, 97, of Atlantic, died Sat., Feb. 28th, at the Heritage House, in Atlantic. Funeral services for GENEVA KAVEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., March 5th, at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Avoca. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-until 7-pm Wed., March 4th, with the family present.

Burial will be in the Minden Cemetery.

GENEVA KAVEN is survived by:

Her daughters – Jane (Dennis) Turner, of Atlantic, & Mary Leigh (Chuck) Morris, of Ames.

Her son – Dale (Mary Ann) Kaven, of Schuyler, NE.

8 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, & 1 great-great grandchild.

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Dixon, No. 17 Iowa women pull away from Minnesota 92-76

Sports

March 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Melissa Dixon hit eight 3-pointers and scored 27 points, two other players got close to triple-doubles on Sunday and No. 17 Iowa set a record for home wins with a 92-76 win over Minnesota that also secured No. 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament for the Hawkeyes. Samantha Logic had 24 points, 13 assists and 6 rebounds and Bethany Doolittle had 12 points, 12 rebounds and 9 blocks for the Hawkeyes (23-6, 14-4), who won their 16th home game, finishing unbeaten for the fifth time.

Shae Kelly had 29 points and 12 rebounds for the Golden Gophers (22-8, 11-7), who are the sixth seed in the tournament. Amanda Zahui B., who had 39 points and a Big Ten record 29 rebounds in a 93-80 win over the Hawkeyes 12 days earlier, had 22 points, 21 rebounds and seven blocks.

Dixon and Logic had 12 points at the half as Iowa took a 42-37 lead. The Hawkeyes hit 7 of 11 3s and 9 of 10 free throws in the second half.

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New NW Iowa psychiatric facility for children opens in May

News

March 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A new facility offering psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment to children and teens in northwest Iowa is expected to address an important need in the region when it opens this spring. The Sioux City Journal reports the new Jackson Recovery Centers Child and Adolescent Recovery Hospital is expected to open in May.

Right now the closest child psychiatric crisis centers are either about 60 miles away in Cherokee, Iowa, or about 90 miles away in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The $10.5 million project has been under construction in Sioux City since August. It will have 72 inpatient beds and a 12-bed psychiatric stabilization unit.

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