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Shaky steering wheel sends car into Montgomery County ditch

News

December 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A problem with steering was to blame for an accident late Saturday morning in Montgomery County, that sent two women to the hospital. According to sheriff’s officials, a vehicle driven by 80-year-old Maxine Mary Wilkinson, of Emerson, was traveling west on Highway 34, when the steering wheel began to shake. The motion caused Wilkinson to lose control of the 1986 Pontiac, which went into the south ditch and came to rest.

Wilkinison, and a passenger in her car, 92-year-old Ruby Dorothy Warren, of of Emerson, were both transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital to be checked for possible injuries. Damage to the car was estimated at $2,000. The accident happened a little before 11-a.m. Saturday, just past the intersection of Highway 34 and Evergreen Avenue.

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Sunday evening forecast for Cass & area Counties in Iowa…

Weather

December 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ATLANTIC
338 PM CST SUN DEC 16 2012

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE EVENING. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. COLDER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…SNOW LIKELY. BREEZY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S.

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ROSEMARY FEICK, 57, formerly of Orient (Svcs. 12/21/12)

Obituaries

December 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ROSEMARY FEICK, 57, of Hollywood, CA (formerly of the Orient area), died Wed., Dec. 12th, at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA.  Funeral services for ROSEMARY FEICK will be held 11-a.m. Fri., Dec. 21st, at the Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield.

The family will greet friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service on Friday. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Burial will be in the Fontanelle Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the Rosemary Fieck Memorial Fund, to be established by the family.

ROSEMARY FEICK is survived by:

He brothers – Ted Feick, of St. Louis, MO., and Max (Phyllis) Feick, of Orient.

Other relatives, and friends.

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LILLIAN “GRANNY” MAE MAHRT, 89, of Guthrie Center (Svcs. 12-18-2012)

Obituaries

December 16th, 2012 by admin

LILLIAN “GRANNY” MAE MAHRT, 89, of Guthrie Center, died Fri., Dec. 14th,  at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services for LILLIAN MAHRT will be held 2-p.m. Tues., Dec. 18th, at the Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home in Gregory, South Dakota.

Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery in Burke, South Dakota.

LILLIAN MAHRT is survived by:

Her daughter: Sherry Fiebelkorn of Guthrie Center

4 grandchildren

3 great grandchildren

2 great great grandchildren

Nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

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Chiefs Send Bowe to IR

Sports

December 16th, 2012 by admin

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have put wide receiver Dwayne Bowe on injured reserve with hurt ribs, ending his season and potentially his career in Kansas City.

The Chiefs’ leading receiver had already been ruled out of Sunday’s game at Oakland.

Bowe was playing this season on a $9.5 million deal as the team’s franchise player, and it’s possible the two sides could agree on a new deal or the Chiefs could franchise him again.

Bowe wasn’t happy getting the tag last season, though. He refused to sign his tender until well into training camp, forcing him to play catch-up at the start of the year.

Bowe, who hurt his ribs last Sunday at Cleveland, has 59 catches for 801 yards and three of the Chiefs’ eight touchdown catches this season.

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Saturday High School Hoops Scores (12-15-2012)

Sports

December 16th, 2012 by admin

BOYS BASKETBALL
  • Atlantic 64, Norwalk 53
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 62, CAM 25
  • Harlan 75, Underwood 32
  • IKM-Manning 74, Charter Oak-Ute 26
  • Treynor 59, St. Albert 50
  • West Harrison 70, Missouri Valley 66
  • Woodbury Central 60, Logan-Magnolia 49
GIRLS BASKETBALL
  • Atlantic 40, Creston 36
  • CAM 25, Coon Rapids-Bayard 24
  • Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 41, Nodaway Valley 31
  • Harlan 71, Underwood 26
  • IKM-Manning 75, Charter Oak-Ute 23
  • Kingsley-Pierson 56, Boyer Valle, 40
  • Missouri Valley 63, West Harrison 59
  • Treynor 32, St. Albert 30
  • Woodbury Central 63, Logan-Magnolia 22

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Iowa State Beats Drake in Big 4 Classic

Sports

December 16th, 2012 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Junior Melvin Ejim notched his 11th career double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds as Iowa State beat Drake 86-77 Saturday in a contest marred by fouls.

Ejim returned to the starting lineup after one game off the bench and responded with his fourth double-double of the season to lead the Cyclones (8-3).

Drake (4-5) was down six with 3:13 left when Iowa State’s Will Clyburn stole a pass under the Bulldogs basket for a decisive dunk and three-point play.

Clyburn finished with 17 points and 10 boards.

Seth VanDeest had 18 points to lead the Bulldogs, who committed four straight turnovers down the stretch and had 31 of the game’s astounding 52 fouls.

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Hawkeyes Win Big 4 Classic Opener Over UNI

Sports

December 16th, 2012 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Devyn Marble scored a season-high 30 points as Iowa beat Northern Iowa 80-73 Saturday in the inaugural Big Four Classic.

Freshman Mike Gesell added a career-best 23 points for the Hawkeyes (9-2), who have won four in a row after a brief two-game skid in late November.

Iowa buried a season-high nine 3-pointers in the first half alone, jumping ahead 40-32. The Panthers stayed within a few possessions for much of the second half but couldn’t quite erase Iowa’s lead.

Deon Mitchell had 23 points to lead Northern Iowa (6-4), whose losses have come against Louisville, Stanford, Memphis and the Hawkeyes.

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MARY E. ANDERSEN, 70, of Exira (Svcs. 12-18-2012)

Obituaries

December 16th, 2012 by admin

MARY E. ANDERSEN, 70, of Exira died Friday, December 14th, 2012 at her home in Exira.  Funeral services for MARY E. ANDERSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Tuesday, December 18th, at  the First Baptist Church in Brayton.  Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Family visitation will be held on Monday, December 17th from 6-8pm at the Kessler Funeral Home in Exira.

Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.

MARY E. ANDERSENis survived by:

Husband: Delbert C. Andersen of Exira.

Daughter: Sally (Dr. Frank) Dunham of Norwalk.

Sisters: Cleone (Duane) Tessman of Audubon.  Verley (Roger) Johnson of Exira.  Marilyn (Roger) Jones of Clarinda.

Brothers-in-law: Robert (Marilyn) Andersen of Exira.  Richard (Sylvia) Andersen of Exira.  Wilfred Andersen of Glenwood.

1 Granddaughter

Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

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DOROTHY EVANS, 93, of Casey (Svcs. 12-19-2012)

Obituaries

December 16th, 2012 by admin

DOROTHY EVANS, 93, of Casey died Saturday, December 15th, 2012 at The New Homestead in Guthrie Center.  Funeral services for DOROTHY EVANS will be held Wednesday, December 19th at 10:30am at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Casey.  Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 18th from 6-8pm at St John’s Lutheran Church.

Burial will follow the services in the Oakwood Cemetery in Casey.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Church in care of Johnson Family Funeral Home PO Box 246 Stuart, IA 50250.   Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com

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