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Lenox man arrested on alcohol charge

News

January 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A man from Lenox was arrested Sunday afternoon. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports 40-year old Matthew Rayhons was taken into custody at around 4-p.m., on a charge of Public Intoxication. His bond was set at $1,000.

PATRICIA L. CURTIS, 70, of Audubon (Svcs. Private)

Obituaries

January 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

PATRICIA L. CURTIS, 70, of Audubon, died Mon., Jan. 19th, at her family home in Audubon. Her body was donated to science, and a private family Celebration of Life service for PATRICIA CURTIS will be held at a later date. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon is assisting the family.

PATRICIA CURTIS is survived by:

Her daughter – Jenny Curtis, of Audubon.

Her brother – William Gerhard, of Iowa City.

Other relatives, and many friends.

DERALD D. MENDENHALL, 77, of Audubon (Visitation 1/25/15)

Obituaries

January 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DERALD D. MENDENHALL, 77, of Audubon, died Mon. Jan. 19th, at the Friendship Home, in Audubon. No services are planned, but a visitation for DERALD MENDENHALL will be held from 2-until 4-pm Sun., Jan. 25th, at the Hockenberry-England Funeral Home in Audubon.

A luncheon will be served at the home of Delores and Roy Rustvold (315 Pacific St., in Audubon), at 5-p.m. Sunday, following the visitation.

Burial will be at a later date.

DERALD MENDENHALL is survived by:

His mother – Ollivene Mendenhall, of Audubon.

His children – Brad Mendenhall, Randy (Dorene) Mendenhall, and Gina Lillie.

His brothers – Gary (Patty) Mendenhall, & Jeff Mendenhall.

His sisters – Marilyn Andreason, & Delores (Roy) Rustvold.

and 4 grandchildren.

NAOMI C. (LeRette) AKERS, 84, of Anita (Svcs. 1/24/15)

Obituaries

January 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

NAOMI C. (LaRETTE) AKERS, 84, of Anita, died Mon., Jan. 19th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital, in Atlantic. Funeral services for NAOMI AKERS will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., Jan. 24th, at  the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home, in Anita.

There is no formal visitation.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

NAOMI AKERS is survived by:

Her sons – Tim (Karka) Akers, of Anita; Ralph Akers, of Murray; John (Linda) Akers, of Adair, & Mitchell Akers, of Kansas City, MO.

8 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

CLARENCE “BUTCH” LaVERNE LOVE, 70, of Redfield (Svcs. 1/21/15)

Obituaries

January 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

CLARENCE “BUTCH” LaVERNE LOVE, 70, of Redfield, died Sat., Jan. 17th, at Mercy West Lakes Hospital. Celebration of Life services for CLARENCE “BUTCH” LOVE will be held 11-a.m. Wed., Jan. 21st, at the Redfield American Legion Hall. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart assisted with the cremation service.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Clarence Love Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

NWS forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, 1/20/2015

Weather

January 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Today Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night Cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

Rural Cass County man cited in deer remains case

Ag/Outdoor, News

January 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

One of two Cass County men suspected of illegally possessing more than 100 sets of deer remains has been cited in the matter. 23-year old Sean Chamberlin, of rural Atlantic, is charged with 111 counts of illegal possession of deer remains, plus one count of illegally transporting deer, illegally killing a raccoon, illegally killing a badger, unlicensed harvesting of fur and failure to report a harvested deer. He had earlier been ticketed for littering. State Conservation Officer Brian Smith told the Daily NonPareil Sean’s father, 47-year old John Chamberlin, Jr., also of rural Atlantic, will be cited later this week.

John Chamberlin Jr., will be cited on suspicion of 111 counts of illegal deer possession, according to Smith. The citations for illegal possession of wildlife remains are simple misdemeanors and can result in thousands of dollars in civil penalties.

Authorities began investigating the father and son after a Dec. 29th report of someone dumping litter on the side of a rural road northeast of Atlantic, near the home of John Chamberlin. Responding deputies found the hides of four deer, a raccoon and a badger carcass. According to court documents, a deputy spoke to the two men about the remains. Sean Chamberlin said he dumped the remains along the road. The deputy asked Sean Chamberlin how he obtained the deer. Chamberlin said the deer were found dead, were roadkill or were shot in hunts.

But the story didn’t make sense when investigators compared the Chamberlins’ licenses to the animals that had been harvested, according to court documents. The next day, law enforcement officers were allowed onto John Chamberlin’s property, where antlers from at least 111 deer and other animal remains were discovered. In addition to the fine of $195 per set of dead animal remains, liquidated damages for an individual animal could be as much as $2,500, plus 80 hours of community service, or $5,000 in lieu of those hours.

Cardinals to honor late Taveras with uniform patches

Sports

January 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals will wear uniform patches this season to honor the late Oscar Taveras. The rookie outfielder died last October in a car accident in his native Dominican Republic. Cardinals uniforms will feature patches with Taveras’ initials and his No. 18. Team chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. said the club also is renovating a field in Taveras’ hometown of Sosua.

Young, Blum talk about tonight’s State of the Union speech

News

January 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A rookie Republican in Iowa’s congressional delegation has accepted the invitation of the lone Iowa Democrat in congress for tonight’s (Tuesday’s) “State of the Union” address. Republican David Young of Van Meter has agreed to sit next to Democrat Dave Loeback of Iowa City for President Obama’s speech. “I’ll sit with him and we’ll listen to the president,” Young says. But Young says he wants to find out if Obama “understands” what happened during the November 4th election.

“And that was about the American people saying: ‘It’s time to govern. It’s time to come together. It’s time to do the will of the people and the people’s priorities,'” Young says. Rod Blum is Iowa’s other rookie representative in the U.S. House. He’ll also be listening with a critical ear. “I’m all for listening to his ideas and I hope they’re good ideas and I hope they help the economy and I hope they help working families, but I also want them to be constitutional,” Blum says.

Blum, who is from Dubuque, is Iowa’s new first district congressman. Democratic Congressman Dave Loebsack, who represents Iowa’s second congressional district, was part of a movement in 2011 to break up the partisan cheering sections for the president’s State of the Union speech. Republican Congressman Steve King has said just finding a seat on the House floor is a challenge with 435 members of congress, 100 senators, members of the president’s cabinet and U.S. Supreme Court justices all crowding into the area.

Iowa’s rookie Republican Senator — Joni Ernst — has a special spot reserved for her tonight (Tuesday) on network television. Ernst will deliver the Republican response to President Obama’s speech.

(Radio Iowa)

Suspect in Chariton shooting taken into custody Mon. night

News

January 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Iowa say a suspect in the shooting of a woman outside a home in Chariton Friday morning was apprehended Monday night, in Missouri.  At approximately 10:00 PM, 45-year old Robert Eugene Graham was taken into custody without incident at Poosey State Park in Livingston County, Missouri, by members of the Grundy and Livingston County Sheriff’s Offices and the Missouri State Highway Patrol SWAT Team.  Graham is currently being held at the Livingston County Jail.

Officials say at approximately 7:13 am on January 16th, the Lucas County Dispatch Center received a 911 in reference to a female being shot outside a residence.  Chariton Police Officers responded to 1701 Court Avenue, in Chariton.  Upon arriving at the residence, Chariton Police officers found a female lying in the driveway by a vehicle with a gunshot wound.  The victim was transported to a local hospital and was then taken by air ambulance to a Des Moines hospital.  The victim, 33-year old Gayle Darrah, is still in critical condition at this time.