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VELMA ETTA SMITH, 101, of Lewis (Svcs. 9/7/13)

Obituaries

August 31st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

VELMA ETTA SMITH, 101, of Lewis, died Sat., Aug. 31st, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Funeral services for VELMA SMITH will be held 10-a.m. Sat., Sept. 7th, at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Visitation is open at the funeral home from 1-to 4-pm Sun., Sept. 1st; 8-am to 5:30-pm Monday through Thursday (9/2-9/5); & from 8am to 5-pm on Friday (9/6). Visitation with the family present, is from 5-to 7-pm Friday. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.

VELMA SMITH is survived by:

Her sons – Larry (Laverne) Smith, of Granby, CT, & Roy (Lorane) Smith, of Lewis.

and 4 grandchildren.

CHARLES ASMUS MAFFIN, 77, of Earlham (Svcs. 9/4/13)

Obituaries

August 31st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

CHARLES ASMUS MAFFIN, 77, of Earlham, died Fri., Aug. 30th, at his home. Funeral services for CHARLES MAFFIN will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Sept. 4th, at the Earlham Presbyterian Church. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Earlham has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 6-to 8-pm Tue., Sept. 3rd. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Memorials may be directed to the Charles Maffin Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Penn Center Cemetery.

CHARLES MAFFIN is survived by:

His wife – Marilyn, of Earlham.

His children – Becky (Steve) Massure, of DeSoto; Chuck (Lydia) Maffin, of Van Meter, & Matt (Sue) Maffin, of Earlham.

N. Illinois stuns Iowa 30-27

Sports

August 31st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Mathew Sims hit a 36-yard field goal with four seconds left and Northern Illinois rallied to beat Iowa 30-27 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams. Jordan Lynch threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns for the Huskies, who scored 10 points in the final 5:05 to record their first win over the Hawkeyes.

Northern Illinois safety Jimmie Ward intercepted Iowa’s Jake Rudock with 1:17 left. He brought it to the Hawkeyes 30-yard line, setting up the game-winning kick from Sims. Rudock threw for 256 yards, a touchdown and two picks in his debut for Iowa, which lost its seventh straight game dating back to last season.

The Hawkeyes also lost their first opener since 2000.

NE man dies in Pottawattamie County crash, Saturday

News

August 31st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A Nebraska man died as the result of rollover accident this (Saturday) morning, in Pottawattamie County. The Iowa State Patrol says 57-year old Thomas Vogtman, of Omaha, was flown by LifeNet to Creighton University Hospital in Omaha where he was pronounced dead. The Patrol says Vogtman was driving a 2004 Toyota RAV 4 eastbound on Interstate 80 about 5-miles northeast of Council Bluffs at around 11:10-a.m., when for reasons unknown, the vehicle veered left into the median and came back out before rolling across I-80 and coming to rest in the northeast ditch. Vogtman, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle.

Chiefs cut Draughn in reaching 53-man limit

Sports

August 31st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have cut 20 players, including veteran running back Shaun Draughn, and waived two other injured players to reach the 53-man roster limit by Saturday’s deadline. Tight end Tony Moeaki fractured his shoulder in a preseason game against Pittsburgh and offensive lineman Ricky Henry ruptured his bicep in the Chiefs’ game against Green Bay. Both of them will end up on injured reserve if they pass through waivers without getting claimed.

Draughn was beaten out by Cyrus Gray for the No. 3 running back job behind Jamaal Charles and Knile Davis in one of the few battles to come down to the wire. Wide receivers Rico Richardson and Josh Bellamy were beaten out by Devon Wylie and Junior Hemingway for roster spots.

Palo dismissed from Iowa State basketball team

Sports

August 31st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State basketball player Bubu Palo, reinstated last January after he served a suspension, has been dismissed from the team. Palo originally was suspended last year after being charged with second-degree sexual assault. That charge was dropped in January of this year and the university’s Office of Judicial Affairs cleared him to play, allowing him to return to the team.

But that decision was appealed, the university said in a statement released Saturday, and Palo then was found to have violated ISU’s Student Code of Conduct, resulting in his dismissal. Palo, a senior from Ames and a reserve guard, played in 17 games last season, averaging 2.8 points. 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists.

Iowa power utility warns of scam

News

August 31st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa power utility is warning residents not to fall for a phone scam that has targeted power customers around the country. The Des Moines Register reports that MidAmerican Energy has received reports from its customers complaining of suspicious calls. People posing as electric company employees tell customers they are behind on their bills and must purchase a prepaid debit card, load it with money and hand over the serial number, or else face having their electricity shut off.

The utility is warning customers not to give credit card numbers, account information and personal information.

1 killed in Iowa motorcycle crash; man arrested

News

August 31st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A man has died after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a pickup, and a woman riding as a passenger on the bike has been seriously injured. Sioux City television station KTIV reports that a man driving the truck has been arrested on suspicion of leaving the scene of a fatal crash and running a stop sign.

Sioux City police say the crash happened shortly before 11 p.m. Friday in Sioux City. Investigators say a woman who witnessed the crash performed CPR on the man driving the motorcycle until help arrived, but the man died at the scene.

The names of those on the motorcycle have not yet been released.

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Sign up now for chance to rappel off one of Iowa’s tallest buildings AND raise money for charity

News, Sports

August 31st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

One of the primary annual fundraisers for the Iowa chapter of Special Olympics is next month and it involves overcoming one’s fear of heights. The event is called Over The Edge, according to Hal Pittman, president and C-E-O of Special Olympics Iowa. Participants can sign up now to rappel down the side of the Financial Center in downtown Des Moines, about 345 feet from the top, to raise money for the charity.

The unusual event will be held all day on Wednesday, September 18th, at one of the tallest buildings in the state. You can sign up through the website and then raise money for Special Olympics Iowa. The first 100 people to raise $1,000 get to take the leap. If you’re not interested in doing the deed yourself but would still like to help out the charity, Pittman says there are certainly options. Employees can get a team together at work to raise money to “toss the boss,” or you can “fling a friend” by signing up a buddy and raising the funds to get them to go over the edge.

Money raised will benefit the 11-thousand Iowans with intellectual disabilities who participate in Special Olympics. The event raised more than 35-thousand dollars last year. Learn more about Over the Edge at: www.soiowa.org.

(Radio Iowa)