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ROBERT W. KRUSE, 90, of Manning (Svcs. 12/27/12)

Obituaries

December 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ROBERT W. KRUSE, 90, of Manning, died Thu., Dec. 20th, at the Manning Plaza Nursing Home. Funeral services for ROBERT KRUSE will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., Dec. 27th, at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. Ohde Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-to 7pm Wed., Dec. 26th.

Burial will be in the Manning Cemetery.

ROBERT KRUSE is survived by:

His wife – Mary Kruse, of Manning.

His children – Lynn Kruse and Shary Arkfeld, both of Manning, and Luanne Sandvik, of Nipoma, CA.

His stepchildren – Kelly Croghan, of Sloan, Brian Croghan, of Templeton, Shawn Croghan, of Des Moines, Jason Croghan, of Kansas City, and Jenny White, of Omaha.

16 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

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Weather forecast for Cass & area Counties: Fri., Dec. 21st 2012 (NWS-Dsm)

Weather

December 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 30. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 10 TO 15.

MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AROUND 20. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

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Winter storm possibly biggest to hit Iowa in three years

News, Weather

December 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The first major winter storm of the season left a wide range of snowfall totals across Iowa. Harry Hillaker is the State Climatologist. He says the heaviest snow, 13.8 inches, fell at the National Weather Service office in Johnston. Marshalltown reported 13 inches of snow, while the Des Moines Airport recorded 12.4 inches. Areas of northeast Iowa are also reporting high snowfall totals with 10 inches in Waterloo and up to 11 inches in Dubuque. Meanwhile, many areas of far northwest and southeast Iowa received just 1 to 3 inches snow. Hillaker says this blizzard may be the biggest winter storm to hit Iowa since December 8-9, 2009 — although that event was more widespread.

“A larger area of heavy snow occurred with that December 2009 storm,” Hillaker said. “We had a statewide average of 10.3 inches of snowfall. This current storm will probably end up being around 6 to 6.5 inches for a statewide average.” This storm, like the one in 2009, included high winds that helped knocked out power to tens-of-thousands of Iowans. The National Weather Service reported winds of 40 to 50 miles per hour across much of the state Thursday, with a 60 mile per hour wind gust recorded in Ottumwa. This blizzard could also be compared to a massive winter storm that blanketed Iowa in early January 1996 when nearly 14 inches of snow fell in Des Moines. Hillaker notes there was already a lot of snow on the ground when that storm hit.

“And it was a much colder storm. Temperatures were in the teens when the snow started, so it was a very dry, fluffy snow that drifted very badly compared with this current event as temperatures were near freezing and the snow was a bit stickier,” Hillaker said. The snow that’s on the ground across Iowa won’t be melting anytime soon as high temperatures are expected in the teens to low 30s over the next several days. The next chance for snow arrives early next week, including Christmas Day.
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Other snowfall totals for Thursday:

Atlantic: 7.0 inches

Audubon: 7 inches
Carroll: 6 inches
Clarinda: 2.5 inches
Creston: 5.5 inches
Denison: 8 inches

(Radio Iowa)

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2 injured in Pott. Co. crash Thursday afternoon

News

December 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State Patrol reports two Nebraska men were injured during an accident Thursday afternoon in Pottawattamie County. Officials say the driver of the 2007 Mistubishi truck, 26-year old Miles Pappan, and his passenger, 25-year old Frank King, Jr., both of Omaha, were transported by Underwood Rescue to Mercy Hospital following the crash, which happened on Interstate 80, at around 2:35-p.m.

The Patrol says the truck was traveling westbound about six-miles south of the Underwood exit, went it went out of control on the ice-covered road. The vehicle spun-out into the median and rolled onto its right side.

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ROBERT A. TURNER, 73, of Greenfield (No services planned)

Obituaries

December 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ROBERT A. TURNER, 73, of Greenfield, died Thu., Dec. 20th, at his home in Greenfield. No services are planned at this time for ROBERT TURNER. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

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KC Chiefs football news

Sports

December 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles says he’s focused on finishing strong after coming back from a devastating knee injury and then dealing with a murder-suicide that hit close to home. Charles tore his left ACL early last season, but has returned to be one of the few bright spots for the 2-12 Chiefs. He’s run for 1,230 yards and four touchdowns this year. What he’s overcome physically pales in comparison to what he’s dealt with emotionally.

Three weeks ago Saturday, Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot to death his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, and then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide. Perkins was the cousin of Charles’ wife, Whitney, and Charles introduced her to Belcher. Charles declined to talk about the shootings Thursday, saying “I just want to talk about football.”

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Arrowhead Stadium hasn’t been much of a home-field advantage for the Chiefs lately. Kansas City must win its home finale Sunday against Indianapolis to avoid having a single home win over the course of a season for the third time in five years. Prior to that, the Chiefs had won more than once at Arrowhead Stadium every season since 1977.

Kansas City is a combined 12-27 over the past five seasons, a winning percentage of .308 — well below the Chiefs’ success rate of better than 57 percent at their 40-year-old home. Empty seats have been multiplying with every loss the past two seasons, too. While the Chiefs’ average home attendance remains 69,304 — good for 13th in the NFL — it also represents just 90.3 percent of capacity, better only than six teams in the league.

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Midwest, Plains bankers see rural economy growing

News

December 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new survey of rural bankers shows that rising commodity prices and lower energy costs are helping businesses in Midwestern states and the northern Plains. The Rural Mainstreet Index released Thursday climbed in December, the fourth straight month of growth. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss, who oversees the survey from Omaha, Nebraska says the reading is the healthiest recorded since June 2007. The survey showed increases in bank borrowing to purchase farmland and equipment, and rising farmland prices. The December hiring index rose half a point, to 53.5. The home-sales index slipped in December, to 61.3 from November’s 62.0.

The index ranges from 0 to 100, with 50 representing “growth neutral.” It’s based on a survey of rural bankers in the Dakotas, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Fri., Dec. 21st 2012

News

December 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials say some drivers have been stuck along parts of Interstate 80 for hours as progress to clear the roadway has slowed due to heavy snowfall. The Iowa State Patrol said last night that drivers in a 10-mile stretch between mile marker 187 and 197 were grid locked in both directions.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) —Republicans have nominated a candidate for a special election in a northeast Iowa state House district. A special nominating convention chose Dennis Litterer for the January 22nd special election in House District 52.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Police say a Council Bluffs man was shot in the chest while taking a car for a test drive. Twenty-five-year-old Charles Duncan told police he had stopped the car in a Council Bluffs parking lot Wednesday morning. Duncan says when he got out of the car to switch seats with his sister, someone in a black car with Nebraska license plates fired two shots at him. Duncan says he doesn’t know the assailants.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Senator Tom Harkin is refusing to say whether he played a role in securing donations for his namesake university institute from a South Korean businessman and his Iowa-based company. Harkin was asked yesterday on a conference call whether he was involved in obtaining $500,000 in contributions that PMX Industries and CEO Jin Roy Ryu gave to the Harkin Institute of Public Policy at Iowa State University. Harkin would not answer the question Thursday.

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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 9-M THURSDAY

News, Weather

December 20th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-346 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...FRESH SNOWFALL WILL BE EASILY LOFTED BY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE…ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. HOWEVER…WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS…MANY ROADS REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE. VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS WILL ALSO REMAIN QUITE LOW MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE TO SNOW COVERED TREES AND POWER LINES.

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TAMI K. AMOS, 54, of Griswold (Svcs. 12/27/12)

Obituaries

December 20th, 2012 by Jim Field

TAMI K. AMOS, 54, of Griswold died Thursday, December 20th at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic.  Funeral services for TAMI K. AMOS will be held 11-a.m. Thu., Dec. 27th, at the United Methodist Church in Atlantic. Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation, with the family present, is from 6-to 8-pm Wed., Dec. 26th, at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

TAMI AMOS is survived by:

Her husband – Tim, of Griswold.

Her mother – Carolyn Darnold, of Atlantic.

Her children – Brian (Ashley) Bintner, of Sioux Falls, SD, and Lindsey (Dustin) Van Horn, of Atlantic.

Her brother – Dale Darnold, of Cave Creek, AZ.

Her sister – Lisa (David) Andersen, of Atlantic.

and 4 grandchildren.

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