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Pott. County woman sentenced to 10-years in prison on meth charges

News

February 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa says a Pottawattamie County woman was sentenced last Friday to 10-years in prison for her role in a methamphetamine distribution ring in western Iowa.  51-year old Susan Lea Combs was sentenced for conspiracy to distribute meth. Judge Ronald Longstaff also imposed a five-year period of supervised release on Combs following her incarceration.

Combs’ co-defendant, 52-year old David Dwayne Mendez, from of Polk County, was sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in the Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, as well as a four year period of supervised release. Combs and Mendez entered guilty pleas to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine on September 6th, 2012. At the time of their respective pleas of guilty, each admitted that they agreed to sell methamphetamine that was obtained from a source in South Omaha, Nebraska, to individuals in Iowa, particularly in the Council Bluffs and Des Moines areas.

The investigation was conducted by the Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force, Mid-Iowa Narcotics Task Force, and the Polk County Attorney’s Office. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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Iowa’s Campbell leaves program

Sports

February 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says wide receivers coach Erik Campbell has left the Hawkeyes staff. Ferentz also says D.J. Hernandez has joined his staff as a graduate assistant. He replaces David Raih, who left for a job at Texas Tech. Ferentz didn’t elaborate on the departure of Campbell, who had been with the program since 2008, other than to say Campbell wants to pursue other opportunities. But Iowa’s passing game struggled mightily in 2012, as quarterback James Vandenberg threw just seven TD passes in 12 games.

Hernandez, the brother of New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, played wide receiver and quarterback at Connecticut. He spent one season at Brown before joining the Hurricanes in 2011. Ferentz says Hernandez with work with the team’s tight ends.

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Former Anita elementary student sues CAM district over alleged sexual abuse

News

February 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former elementary student in the small western Iowa community of Anita has filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming the school’s principal and superintendent knew a former teacher abused girls and failed to report it. The girl and her mother, who are not named, claim she also was abused. The girl was a student until 2011 at Anita Elementary, one of the schools in the consolidated CAM School District. Last October, 66-year-old former teacher William Foulkes pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor. He received a suspended prison sentence and probation.

The lawsuit filed Monday claims Principal Larry Hunt and Superintendent Steve Pelzer knew about Foulkes’ behavior but allowed him to resign in 2010. Foulkes wasn’t charged until last March. School district attorney Rick Franck,of Denison, said he hadn’t seen the lawsuit Monday afternoon, and therefore couldn’t comment until he reviewed it. Pelzer, Hunt, and Foulkes did not return calls seeking comment.

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Western IA Resident Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

News

February 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A United States Senior District Court Judge on Friday, sentenced a Pottawattamie County resident to 10-years in prison on methamphetamine-related charges. 50-year old Michael James Vore received the sentenced for possession with intent to distribute meth. Judge Robert Pratt also imposed a period of eight years of supervised release following Vore’s incarceration.

The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa says in September of 2012, Vore was found guilty by a jury of possession with intent to distribute meth. The evidence at his trial showed that the Iowa State Patrol was conducting an investigation into the possession and transportation of stolen commercial utility trailers in May of 2011. As part of their investigation, members of the Patrol conducted a traffic stop on Vore as he was pulling a suspected stolen trailer behind his pick-up truck. While searching the pick-up truck that Vore was driving, troopers located approximately fifty grams of pure methamphetamine, along with a large stack of United States Currency, a digital scale and notes consistent with the sale of a controlled substance.

The investigation was conducted by the Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force, Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, and the Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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Iowa Boys Basketball Prep Poll

Sports

February 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

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 4A
  Record Pts Prv
1. Iowa City, West (13) 17-0 130 1
2. Bettendorf 17-0 115 2
3. Epworth, Western Dubuque 18-0 96 3
4. Dubuque, Senior 16-1 91 4
5. Sioux City, East 18-0 86 5
6. Valley, West Des Moines 15-3 65 7
7. North Scott, Eldridge 16-2 45 9
8. Ankeny 12-4 25 8
9. Des Moines, Hoover 14-2 23 NR
(tie) Sioux City, North 16-2 23 6

Others receiving votes: Cedar Falls 8. Urbandale 6. Pleasant Valley 1. Des Moines, Roosevelt 1.

Class 3A
  Record Pts Prv
1. Vinton-Shellsburg (12) 18-0 129 1
2. Atlantic 17-1 108 4
3. Centerville 16-1 90 5
4. Assumption, Davenport (1) 13-4 82 3
5. Creston 15-2 81 6
6. Dallas Center-Grimes 17-1 72 2
7. MOC-Floyd Valley 16-3 50 7
8. Waverly-Shell Rock 14-4 44 T8
9. Grinnell 15-3 27 10
10. Carroll 14-2 12 NR

Others receiving votes: Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 9. Solon 6. Le Mars 3. Nevada 1. Crestwood, Cresco 1.

Class 2A
  Record Pts Prv
1. West Fork, Sheffield (11) 20-0 127 1
2. Western Christian, Hull (2) 18-1 112 2
3. Cascade,Western Dubuque 19-0 104 3
4. Nodaway Valley 18-1 94 4
5. IKM-Manning 19-1 80 6
6. PCM, Monroe 18-1 60 T7
7. Sheldon 18-2 39 5
8. Des Moines Christian 19-2 35 9
9. New Hampton 14-3 27 10
10. North Cedar, Stanwood 17-3 9 NR

Others receiving votes: MFL-Mar-Mac 8. Pella Christian 6. Notre Dame, Burlington 6. West Marshall, State Center 5. West Branch 1. Sumner-Fredericksburg 1. Sioux Center 1.

Class 1A
  Record Pts Prv
1. Danville (13) 20-0 130 1
2. Lone Tree 19-0 111 2
3. St. Mary’s, Storm Lake 18-1 94 4
4. Lawton-Bronson 20-1 82 3
5. Harris-Lake Park 18-1 76 5
6. Boyden-Hull 16-3 63 6
7. Dunkerton 19-0 47 9
8. North Tama, Traer 19-1 44 T7
9. Murray 18-1 34 T7
10. Riverside, Oakland 18-1 25 10

Others receiving votes: Preston 4. Ankeny Christian Academy 4. Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 1.

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Sisters power top girls team in Iowa

Sports

February 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

MEDIAPOLIS, Iowa (AP) — You could say the girls on the Mediapolis High basketball team are like sisters to each other. And there’s a good chance you’d be right. The Bullettes feature four sets of sisters on a team that is 20-1 and ranked seventh in Iowa for its class. And that doesn’t even count Aubrey Siegle and her sibling, Chloe, the team manager. The girls recently won their conference and could become the first team from Mediapolis to earn a berth in the state tournament in Des Moines since 1987. Senior Allison Hedges says the sisters are often able to guess what they’re going to do because they’ve played together so much.

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IHSAA Announces 3-A, 4-A Boys Basketball Pairings

Sports

February 4th, 2013 by Jim Field

Class 3-A Sub-State 8

District Semi-Finals Monday, February 18th

  • ADM @ Atlantic
  • Winterset @ Creston
  • Greene County @ Carroll
  • Glenwood @ Harlan

District Finals Thursday, February 21st

  • ADM/Atlantic winner vs. Winterset/Creston winner @ Nodaway Valley
  • Greene County/Carroll winner vs. Glenwood/Harlan winner @ Denison

Sub-State Final Monday, February 25th

  • at TBD

Class 3-A Sub-State 1

District Semi-Finals Monday, February 18th

  • Denison-Schleswig @ Bishop Heelan Catholic
  • Sergeant Bluff-Luton @ LeMars
  • Estherville-LC @ MOC-Floyd Valley
  • Storm Lake @ Spencer

District Finals Thursday, February 21st

  • Denison/Bishop Heelan Catholic winner vs. SB-Luton/LeMars winner @ Sioux City North
  • Estherville-LC/MOC-FV winner vs. Storm Lake/Spencer winner @ Storm Lake or Spencer

Sub-State Final Monday, February 25th

  • @ LeMars or Sioux Center

Class 4-A Sub-State 1

Sub-State Quarter-Finals Monday, February 18th

  • Abraham Lincoln @ Lewis Central
  • Thomas Jefferson @ Sioux City West

Sub-State Semi-Finals Friday, February 22nd

  • Abraham Lincoln/Lewis Central winner @ Sioux City East
  • Thomas Jefferson/Sioux City West winner @ Sioux City North

Sub-State Final Tuesday, February 26th

  • @ Sioux City West or North

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Severe Weather Awareness Week — March 25-29, 2013

News, Weather

February 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and the National Weather Service have declared the week of March 25th through March 29th,  2013 Severe Weather Awareness Week.   Severe Weather Awareness Week is an annual event to remind Iowans that severe weather is part of living in our state and that understanding the risks and how to respond to them can save lives.

During Severe Weather Awareness Week, the National Weather Service will promote severe weather safety by issuing informative Public Information Statements.  More information and activities for Severe Weather Awareness Week will be posted as the week approaches.

The highlight of the week will be the Statewide Tornado Drill on Wednesday, March 27, 2013.  The Iowa test will occur at the same date and time as the Nebraska test.

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February 2013

Birthday Club

February 4th, 2013 by admin

February 1st:

  • Donald Williams of Casey (Winner)
  • Lolita Hansen of Walnut
  • Margaret Slepsky of Atlantic
  • Katie Parrott of Atlantic
  • Marilyn Hennick of Exira

February 2nd:

  • Jim Field of Atlantic

February 3rd:

  • Lola Hodge of Walnut (Winner)
  • Ronda Butcher Atlantic
  • Robin Petersen of Atlantic
  • Ruby Christoffersen of Kimballton
  • Marell Sorensen of Exira

February 4th:

  • Cammi Nelson of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Kelly Koll of Atlantic
  • Briely Jean of Atlantic
  • Hal Stevenson

February 5th:

  • Mardelle Maley of Atlanitc (Winner)
  • Marsha Borders of Atlantic
  • JimSkartvedt of Atlantic

February 6th:

  • Elmar Gries of Elk Horn (Winner)
  • Charlotte Perkins of Atlantic
  • Brenda Brown of Atlantic
  • Mary Larsen of Kimballton

February 7th:

  • Barbara Harris of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Mary Nichols of Atlantic
  • Nathan Johnson of Atlantic

February 8th:

  • Shawna Bohnsack of Anita (Winner)
  • Rhonda Wholleber of Atlantic
  • Shannon Gearheart of Atlantic
  • Ruth Harrison of Anita
  • Kayla Mendenhall

February 9th:

  • Mary Turner of Anita (Winner)
  • Charles Prmley of Brayton
  • Jean Miller of Atlantic
  • Britni Hays of Adair
  • Pam Rodriguez of Atlantic
  • Marilyn Freund of Atlantic
  • Deanna Cooper of Atlantic
  • Betty Knight of Atlantic

February 10th:

  • Darlene Eggerss of Avoca (Winner)
  • Jeff Albert of Kimballton
  • Susie Simpson of Exira
  • Amanda Denny of Anita
  • Patty Williams of Atlantic
  • Amanda Denny of Anita

February 11th:

  • Maritess Kelly of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Dorothy Bates of Atlantic
  • Devin Fischer of Atlantic

February 12th:

  • Terri Jensen of Kimballton (Winner)
  • Bruce Camblin of Atlantic
  • Helen Wendt of Atlantic
  • Bob Plagman of Shelby
  • Lois Andersen of Atlantic
  • Cheryl Watson of Anita

February 13th:

  • Corky Brown of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Chad Christensen of Atlantic
  • Rex McDermott of Atlantic
  • Bert Rose of Atlantic

February 14th:

  • Gabrielle Larson of Harlan (Winner)
  • Grace Cook of Griswold
  • Delbert Kirchhoff of Atlantic
  • Drue Kirchhoff of Griswold
  • Teresa Marshall of Atlantic
  • Emily Nowatzke of Kimballton

February 15th:

  • Ardell Eiben of Anita (Winner)
  • Shirley Arn

February 16th:

  • Norma Brix of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Kathie Rose of Atlantic
  • Dennis Schlueter of Atlantic

February 17th:

  • Nicholas Terwilleger of Kimballton (Winner)
  • Karen Christoffersen of Kimballton
  • Don Spoo of Atlantic
  • Joyce Rochholz of Casey
  • Larry Mills of Massena

February 18th:

  • Wilma Bowman of Audubon (Winner)
  • Jeffery Kirchhoff of Lewis
  • Michael Pieken of Atlantic
  • Carol Wright of Atlantic
  • Casey Pelzer of Atlantic

February 19th:

  • Ariel Soll of Kimballton (Winner)
  • Kathy Butler of Atlantic
  • Austin Conrad of Atlantic
  • Shirley Mattheis of Massena
  • Rick Thompon of Exira

February 20th:

  • Anton Clausen of Anita
  • Ardell Thompson of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Shirley Schroeter of Atlantic
  • Ileen Furne of Atlantic
  • Nancy Askeland of Atlantic

February 21st:

  • Ann Carroll of Avoca (Winner)
  • Joyce Hart of Atlantic
  • Trent Partridge of Elk Horn
  • Theresa Hensley of Massena
  • Aiden Brown of Atlantic
  • Fay Schroder

February 22nd:

  • Bea Sherman of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Erwin Sieh of Avoca
  • Barbara Jean Funke of Fontanelle
  • Dorothy Burnett of Atlantic
  • Jason Christensen of Audubon

February 23rd:

  • Jane Kite of Marne (Winner)
  • Clare Christensen of Audubon
  • Beverly Walter of Atlantic

February 24th:

  • Laura Pardee of Exira (Winner)
  • Robert Evans of Elliott
  • Sarah Darling of Atlantic
  • Millie Nelson of Atlantic
  • Nolan Parker of Elk Horn
  • Tanner Winther of Anita

February 25th:

  • Sid Petty of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Jeanette Larsen of Atlantic

February 26th:

  • Ruth Peteron of Exira (Winner)
  • Debi McCurdy of Atlantic
  • Amber Johnson of Avoca
  • Dave Woltman of Harlan

 February 27th:

  • Alisha Blake of Walnut (Winner)
  • Bob Lytle of Atlantic
  • Guy Barton of Exira
  • Elaine Wedemeyer of Atlantic
  • Rod Cook of Lewis
  • Darla Conn of Atlantic
  • Marke Wedemeyer of Atlantic

February 28th:

  • Randy Fiebelkorn of Exira (Winner)
  • Gary Zinke of Atlantic
  • Robert Kelley of Atlantic

 

 

 

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Backyard and Beyond 02-04-2013

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

February 4th, 2013 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Christine Arylo, Author and Speaker, about her book Madly in Love With Me and discuss how to become your own best friend and implement self-love.

 

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