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Grassley: Whistleblower anonymity in laws should be honored

News

November 6th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Chuck Grassley doesn’t agree with calls from President Donald Trump and other Republicans to reveal the identity of the whistleblower who first reported concerns about Trump’s dealings with the Ukrainian president. Grassley, who wrote significant portions of federal whistleblower laws, says they ensure anonymity for whistleblowers and should be followed.

Grassley told reporters in a call Wednesday that it’s important not to reveal the identity of intelligence agency whistleblowers because it could endanger them. He says the whistleblower is less important now that documents have been released of the call that led the U.S. House to begin an impeachment inquiry into whether Trump sought favors from the Ukrainian president that would help Trump’s re-election campaign.

Trump and Sen. Rand Paul called on reporters to release the whistleblower’s identity this week. Grassley says he doesn’t advocate journalists violating professional ethics.

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LUCILLE ALFF, a long-time Lewis resident (Svcs. 11/9/19)

Obituaries

November 6th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

LUCILLE ALFF, a long-time Lewis resident, died Wed., Nov. 6th. Funeral services for LUCILLE ALFF will be held 2:30-p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9th, at the Roland Funeral Home, in Atlantic.

Visitation is open at the funeral home after 3-p.m. Friday, Nov. 8th.

Burial is in the Oakwood Cemetery in Lewis.

LUCILLE ALFF is survived by:

Her daughters – Madonna (Jim) Cripe, of Bloomfield, NE., and Deborah (Craig) Meyer, of Lewis.

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DANNIE HARTER, 83, of Greenfield (Svcs. 11/11/19)

Obituaries

November 6th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DANNIE HARTER, 83, of Greenfield, died Tue., Nov. 4th, at home. Funeral services for DANNIE HARTER will be held 1:30-p.m. Monday, November 11th, at the United Methodist Church in Greenfield. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday, November 10th, from Noon until 5:00 p.m., with the family greeting friends from 3-until 5-p.m.

Burial is in the Greenfield Cemetery with full military graveside rites to be conducted by the Greenfield American Legion Head-Endres Post No. 265 and V.F.W. Post No. 5357. A luncheon will be held at the church following the committal services at the cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Dannie Harter memorial fund to be established by the family at a later date.

DANNIE HARTER is survived by:

His wife – Suzanne Harter, of Greenfield.

His daughter – Kim (Jeff) Clayton, of Greenfield

His brother – Bill Harter, of Greenfield.

3 grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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LLOYD RINGER, 71, of Greenfield (Svcs. 11/9/19)

Obituaries

November 6th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

LLOYD RINGER, 71, of Greenfield, died Tuesday, November 5th, at the Select Specialty Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services for LLOYD RINGER will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9th, at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield.

Friends may call at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield on Friday, November 8, 2019, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m, with the family present from 5-until 7-p.m. ; Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Burial is in the Greenfield Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to a scholarship fund at the Nodaway Valley High School in memory of Lloyd Ringer.

LLOYD RINGER is survived by:

His wife – Cheryl Ringer, of Greenfield.

His sons – Daniel (Pamela) Ringer, and Kevin Ringer, all of Greenfield; and James (Caol) Ringer, of Littleton, CO.

His brother – Michael (Emily) Ringer, of Evanston, WY.

4 grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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Class 1A and 2A State Volleyball Brackets

Sports

November 6th, 2019 by admin

The IGHSAU released the Class 1A and 2A State Volleyball Brackets following completion of Regional Finals on Tuesday night.

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2019 Rolling Valley Conference Volleyball All-Conference Teams

Sports

November 6th, 2019 by admin

RVC Volleyball 2019 Final Standings

Glidden-Ralston 8-0
Coon Rapids-Bayard 7-1
Ar-We-Va 5-3
West Harrison 4-4
Boyer Valley 4-4
Woodbine 3-5
Exira-EHK 3-5
Paton-Churdan 2-6
CAM 0-8

First Team All-Conference

Talia Schon, Glidden-Ralston
Gretchen Wallace, Glidden-Ralston
Alexa Culbertson, Coon Rapids-Bayard
Cora McAlister, Coon Rapids-Bayard
Cassidy Baker, Coon Rapids-Bayard
Jadeyn Smith, Ar-We-Va
Chloe Gilgen, West Harrison
Katelyn Nielsen, Boyer Valley
Jessica Fokken, Boyer Valley
Danielle Hoyle, Paton-Churdan

Second Team All-Conference

Kimberly Daily, Glidden-Ralston
Hannah Whitver, Glidden-Ralston
Lexie Davis, Coon Rapids-Bayard
Alaya Betts, Coon Rapids-Bayard
Leslie Luft, Ar-We-Va
Sara Schurke, Ar-We-Va
Haley Koch, West Harrison
Taylor Klein, Boyer Valley
Erin Irlmeier, Exira-EHK
Ellie Schultes, Exira-EHK
Jozie Lett, CAM

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2019 Western Iowa Conference Volleyball All-Conference Teams

Sports

November 6th, 2019 by admin

2019 Western Iowa Conference – Final Standings

*Tri-Center                     7-1            21-16
*Treynor                         7-1            17-20
Logan-Magnolia            6-2            19-8
^Underwood                 6-2            30-6
Riverside                        3-5            26-13
AHSTW                          3-5            20-14
Missouri Valley              2-6            13-23
IKM-Manning                2-6            11-24
Audubon                        0-8            5-23
*2019 WIC Regular Season Co-Champions
^2019 WIC Tournament Champions

2019 Western Iowa All-Conference Volleyball

First Team

Macy Van Fossen, Underwood, jr.; Presley Pogge, Tri-Center, jr.; Kinsey Sheffler, AHSTW, sr.; Emma Flather, Treynor, soph.; Kylie Morrison, Logan-Magnolia, sr.; Miranda Ring, Tri-Center, soph.; Zoe Rus, Underwood, jr.; Paige Osweiler, AHSTW, sr.

Second Team

Peyton Cook, Underwood, jr.; Maddie Lewis, Treynor, soph.; Gracie Bluml, Riverside, sr.; Tatum Carlson, Tri-Center, soph.; Jaden Achenbach, Riverside, sr.; Lexie Branning, IKM-Manning, sr.; Natalie Simpson, Treynor, soph.; Jaice Johnsen, Logan-Magnolia, sr.

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CHRIS WILSON, 54, of Griswold (11-9-2019)

Obituaries

November 6th, 2019 by Jim Field

CHRIS WILSON, 54, of Griswold died Tuesday, November 5th at Griswold Care Center.  A Private Family Graveside Service for CHRIS WILSON will be held on Saturday, November 9th at 2:00 pm in the St. Timothy Catholic Cemetery in Cumberland.  Hockenberry Family Care has the arrangements.

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Visitation with the family will be held on Saturday beginning at 4:00 pm in the Griswold Care Center.

Burial in the St. Timothy Catholic Cemetery in Cumberland.

Memorials may be directed to the family’s wishes.

CHRIS WILSON is survived by:

Step-Father:  Pat (Diane) McCurdy of Atlantic.

Sister:  Sherry (Brian) Wall of Shelby.

Brothers:  James ( Connie) McCurdy of Iowa City; Timothy (Jen) McCurdy of Chesterfield, MO; John (Ann) McCurdy of Anita.

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Court: Former Ottumwa police sergeant firing was justified

News

November 6th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Court of Appeals says an Ottumwa police chief and the local civil service commission were right to fire a police sergeant for failure to be truthful during an internal investigation into a January 2017 arrest. Former Ottumwa police Sgt. Mark Milligan was disciplined for remaining in his car during a stop involving a possible stolen car.

Milligan, the supervising officer at the scene, didn’t intervene when another officer argued with a juvenile female and arrested her on a charge that was later dropped. Milligan claims it was cold and he didn’t want to get out of the car.

After an internal investigation, Police Chief Tom McAndrew concluded Milligan lied about his interactions during the incident and fired Milligan. The civil service commission upheld the decision. A district court judge in August 2018 found his dismissal harsh and arbitrary and reinstated Milligan with back pay.

The appeals court judges disagreed Wednesday, saying Milligan’s termination was appropriate discipline for dishonesty and is in the public interest. Milligan’s attorney says he plans to appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court.

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Man convicted of hate crime for tearing down LGBTQ flag

News

November 6th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

NEVADA, Iowa (AP) — A jury has convicted a man of a hate crime and other counts for tearing down and burning an LGBTQ flag flying at a church in Ames. Television station KCCI reports that 30-year-old Adolpho Martinez was found guilty Wednesday of a hate crime, third-degree harassment and being a habitual offender.

Martinez was arrested in June. He told KCCI in an interview that he tore down the flag that had been hanging from the United Church of Christ and burned it because he opposes homosexuality.

Story County Attorney Jessica Reynolds says Martinez faces 15 years in prison when sentenced. A sentencing date has not yet been set.

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