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JAMES “JIM” DOWNING, 74, of Shenandoah (Svcs 1-25-12)

Obituaries

January 24th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

JAMES “JIM” DOWNING, 74, of Shenandoah, died Sat., Jan. 21st, at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Funeral services for JIM DOWNING will be held 2-p.m. Wed., Jan.. 25th, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Shenandoah. Hackett-Livingston Funeral Home in Shenandoah has the arrangements.

Visitation will the family will be held from 6-8pm Tue. (1/24) at the funeral home.

A memorial is being established in his name.

Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Shenandoah.

JAMES “JIM” DOWNING is survived by:

His wife – Rosalie Downing.

Organization loses warehouse…area schools get free supplies

News

January 24th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A Central Iowa organizations’ misfortunes have turned into a blessing for students in eight southwest Iowa counties, who will be the beneficiaries of free school supplies. “Teacher Tools 4 Tomorrow” is a volunteer run, FREE store for qualifying teachers in Iowa. The Des Moines store was established to allow teachers of qualifying schools to shop at no cost to them for the supplies that they need to educate the students in their classrooms.

The non-profit group usually works with metro schools to provide the supplies, but because they’ve lost their warehouse, the excess school supplies must be removed from the facility in the Des Moines area.  Adams County Community Economic Development Executive Director Beth Waddle says it’s the first time they’ve been able to partner with Teacher Tools For Tomorrow. 15 pallets of school supplies were donated to help eight area schools, including: Corning, Prescott, Villisca, Lenox, Cumberland-Anita-Massena, Orient-Macksburg, Bedford and Clearfield.

Capital Sanitary Supply and Hy-Vee transported the pallets to Corning. Precision Pulley and Idler allowed use of its facility to store and sort the items. Akin Building Center provided supplies to sort and wrap the boxes. Corning Rotary Club and Southwest Iowa REC brought in volunteers to help sort the items. The schools were then notified to come to Corning to pick up their free materials.

Forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA, Tue. – Jan. 24, 2012

Weather

January 24th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

322 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2012 National Weather Service/Des Moines

TODAY…SUNNY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGH IN THE MID 30S.

College basketball tonight (1-24-12): ISU vs. TX

Sports

January 24th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State goes for its third Big 12 road win of the season when it plays at Texas tonight at the Erwin Center in Austin, TX. The Cyclones beat the Longhorns 77-71 in the league opener. Texas is coming of a 69-66 loss to Kansas, its first home defeat this year. Iowa State is 4-2 in the Big 12 for the first time in eight years. Tip-time is 8 o’clock.

Monday High School Basketball Results

Sports

January 24th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL
  • Clarinda 62, Fremont-Mills 46
  • South Page 54, North Nodaway, Mo. 38
  • Lenox 76, Diagonal 25
  • Mount Ayr 69, Clarinda Academy 52
  • illisca 60, Red Oak 58
Centennial Conference Tournament
First Round

Grand Island Central Catholic, Neb. 60, St. Albert 42

Western Valley Conference Tournament
First Round
  • Boyer Valley 70, Woodbine 52
  • IKM-Manning 74, Charter Oak-Ute 32
  • Kingsley-Pierson 59, Westwood 19
  • Lawton-Bronson 69, Ridge View 54
  • Logan-Magnolia 55, Ar-We-Va 42
  • Woodbury Central 55, River Valley 37
  • OA-BCIG 73, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 64
  • West Monona 55, Whiting 37
GIRLS BASKETBALL

Clarinda 35, Fremont-Mills 20

Centennial Conference Tournament
First Round

Columbus Scotus, Neb. 38, St. Albert 23

 

Associated Press Iowa Boys Basketball Prep Poll

Sports

January 23rd, 2012 by Jim Field

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Class 4-A
Record Pts Prv
1. Iowa City West (10) 13-0 127 1
2. Ankeny (3) 13-0 120 2
3. Marion Linn-Mar 9-2 89 3
4. West Des Moines Valley 11-2 88 4
5. Cedar Falls 9-2 67 5
6. Sioux City East 13-2 66 7
7. Dubuque Senior 10-1 59 6
8. Waukee 11-2 55 8
9. Des Moines Roosevelt 11-3 17 10
10. Des Moines Hoover 9-3 14 NR

Others receiving votes: Davenport Central 7. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2.

Class 3-A
Record Pts Prv
1. Waverly-Shell Rock (9) 13-0 125 1
2. MOC-Floyd Valley (4) 15-0 118 2
3. Mount Pleasant 14-1 106 3
4. Iowa Falls-Alden 12-1 80 4
5. Davenport Assumption 9-3 67 5
6. Epworth, Western Dubuque 10-2 59 7
7. Webster City 10-2 35 6
8. Atlantic 12-2 33 10
9. Carroll 11-2 29 9
10. Sioux City Heelan 8-4 24 8

Others receiving votes: Dallas Center-Grimes 11. Grinnell 10. Le Mars 7. Cresco Crestwood 6. A-D-M, Adel 3. Maquoketa 2.

Class 2-A
Record Pts Prv
1. West Marshall (10) 15-0 123 1
2. West Fork, Sheffield (3) 14-0 118 2
3. Des Moines Christian 14-1 82 5
4. Denver 13-1 68 3
5. Ogden 16-0 63 7
6. Monticello 12-0 53 9
7. Stanwood North Cedar 11-2 49 8
8. Monona MFL-Mar-Mac 12-1 43 NR
T9.Fort Dodge St. Edmond 10-3 24 6
T9.Clarinda 12-1 24 NR
T9.Mount Vernon 10-4 24 NR

Others receiving votes: Monroe PCM 16. Beckman, Dyersville 14. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 5. Forest City 3. Hull Western Christian 3. Sioux Center 2. West Branch 1.

Class 1-A
Record Pts Prv
1. Danville (10) 15-0 126 1
2. Storm Lake St. Mary’s (3) 14-0 119 2
3. Blairsburg NE Hamilton 14-0 99 3
4. Treynor 15-0 85 5
5. Harris-Lake Park 14-0 69 6
6. Boyden-Hull 13-2 63 4
7. Keota 15-0 53 7
8. Troy Mills North Linn 13-1 34 8
9. Greenfield Nodaway Valley 12-2 20 NR
10. Lone Tree 12-2 13 9

Others receiving votes: Kalona Iowa Mennonite 9. Kingsley-Pierson 6. Le Mars Gehlen Catholic 6. Algona Garrigan 4. Lynnville-Sully 4. Lawton-Bronson 2. Buffalo Center North Iowa 2. Murray 1.

Schleswig women dies in Crawford County crash, Monday

News

January 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A collision between a semi and a car this (Monday) morning in Crawford County has claimed the life of a Schleswig woman. The Iowa State Patrol says 61-year old Margaret Rebecca Irvine, who was wearing a seatbelt, died at the scene of the crash on Highway 59, about 3-miles north of Denison. Officials say a 2004 International was traveling south on Highway 59 at around 8:35-a.m., when a northbound 1993 Oldsmobile driven by Irvine went out of control on the slick road surface, and crossed the center line. The vehicle was then struck broadside by the truck.

The driver of the truck, 51-year old David Charles Joslin, of Galva, was not injured in the crash.

Adair County Extension Office to move in April

Ag/Outdoor, News

January 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Adair County Extension office is moving. Officials with the Extension office in Greenfield says as of this April, the center of Adair County’s 4-H and Youth programs will be housed in the south portion of the Warren Cultural Center on the Greenfield Square. “We’re really excited about being up there,” says Adair County Extension Council Chairman Randy Caviness. “We see really positive things coming out of this.”

The Extension Service oversees a variety of ag-related programming, including Adair County 4-H, Clover Kids, and Youth Council. It provides pesticide and manure handling training, livestock and crop management education, and Master Gardener programs, as well as partnering with the Neely Kinyon Research Farm for its annual field day. Extension also focuses on area families with the Growing Strong Families program.

It is currently housed in the City Hall Building on South First Street, where it has been for 15 years. The city will use the additional space to accommodate its office needs. “Agriculture is a part of our culture, and that makes the Extension Service a good fit for our mission,” says Nancy Queck, chairman of the Warren Cultural Center project. “They’re more than just a tenant. They’re a vital part of our community and we’re thrilled to have them in the center.”

Patrons of the Extension office will enter via the main entrance to the building. Extension and the WCC will share a receptionist. The Extension Service will utilize other portions of the building for meetings and conferences as needed. “It’s not only good for us, but it will get people into the building that might not o herwise go there,” says Caviness. “It’s a wonderful historic building, and it’s great to have the opportunity to be a part of it.”

Atlantic Police report an arrest and accident

News

January 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Police Chief Steve Green said today (Monday), his officers arrested one person and investigated an accident over the weekend. On Sunday, 22-year old Tyler Johnston, of Atlantic, was arrested on a charge of Disorderly Conduct. Johnston was booked into the Cass County Jail and held pending an appearance before the magistrate.

And, on Saturday, officers with the Atlantic P-D cited Shannon Schmitt-Boudle, of Atlantic, for Failure to yield while backing onto a highway, after Schmitt began to pull her properly parked vehicle out of a stall and collided with a vehicle driven by Matthew Nielsen, of Exira. The accident happened as Nielsen was traveling north in the 300 block of Chestnut Street, at around 1:30-p.m., Saturday. Damage from the mishap amounted to $8,000.

Arrests and accident reported in Cass County over the past week

News

January 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Cass County say four people were arrested over the past week on unrelated charges. Last Thursday, deputies arrested: 27-year old Thomas Lee Curtis, of Red Oak, on a District Court Warrant for Probation Violation. Curtis was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was being held on $5000 bond; 23–year old Travis Derrick Collins, of Cumberland, was arrested Thursday on a charge of Disorderly Conduct. Collins was taken to the Cass County Jail where he pled not guilty and was released on his own recognizance later that day; and, 39-year old Robert Joseph Dambra, of Atlantic, was arrested Thursday on a Cass County Warrant for Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine. Dambra was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released later that day on $50,000 bond.

 On Sunday, 70-year old Michael Francis Wagner, of Cumberland, was arrested on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault Simple. Wagner was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remained pending a hearing before the magistrate. 

And, on Saturday, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies investigated a non-injury accident at 7th Street and Hospital Drive, in Atlantic. Officials say a 2006 Ford Freestar owned and driven by 74-year old Robert Leroy Baker, of Griswold, was attempting a left turn onto Hospital Drive when his vehicle struck an oncoming 2006 Pontiac G6 owned and driven by 66-year old John Allan Carns, of Atlantic. Damages from the accident amounted to $5,500.  Deputies cited Baker for Failing to Yield the Right of Way.