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KENNETH CHRISTENSEN, 79, of rural Wiota, died Wed., March 28th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Funeral services for KENNETH CHRISTENSEN will be held 1:30-p.m. Mon., April 2nd, at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 5:30-to 7:30-pm Sunday (4/1/12).
Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.
KENNETH CHRISTENSEN is survived by:
His sons – Dannie (Dee) Christensen, of Missouri Valley; Dale (Kari) Christensen, of Rosenberg, TX; & David (Mona) Christensen, of Anita.
His daughters – Diane (Joe) Denney, of Anita, & Deann (Kelly) Dee, of Jonestown, TX.
His sisters – Lorraine Howell, of Walnut, & Lyla (Tom) Good, of Elliott.
His brother – Jim (Gladys) Christensen, of Kansas.
14 grandchildren & 17 great-grandchildren.
The world’s top ranked female pole vaulter will compete in a West Des Moines mall next month as part of the Drake Relays. Jenn Suhr was the 2008 Olympic silver medalist and will be part of the women’s field in the Pole Vault at the Mall in the Jordan Creek Towncenter. Drake Relays director Brian Brown says the presence of a top ranked competitor will add even more excitement to the competition. The Drake Relays are April 26th through the 28th.
Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz has made additional changes to his coaching staff. Recruiting coordinator Eric Johnson will move from tight ends coach and assist with the defensive line and graduate assistant David Raih will coach the tight ends. Ferentz says the change will allow Johnson to focus more of his attention on recruiting. He says the demands of that segment of the organization are so strong that his goal was to get Johnson in a position where he could dedicate more time to that area. Ferentz says Johnson is doing a lot of work for the Hawkeyes, with regard to personnel, and it’s a “critical job, and always has been”, especially in the way recruiting is constantly undergoing changes. Ferentz says by assisting with the defensive line Johnson will be more free to travel during the season. It is the latest of several changes on the Iowa staff which includes new offensive and defensive coordinators.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says he’ll eat some of the so-called “pink slime” meat to demonstrate that it’s safe and nutritious. Branstad joined his predecessor in Iowa’s statehouse, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, for a Des Moines press conference yesterday to fight “misinformation” about the food products. Besides the meat tasting, Branstad will join other governors to tour Beef Products Incorporated plants in South Sioux City, Nebraska today.
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — West Des Moines based grocery chain Hy-Vee says some customers were unhappy with the grocery chain’s decision this week not to sell ground beef with the ingredient known as pink slime. So the company now plans to offer beef with and without the ingredient. A Hy-Vee spokeswoman made the announcement yesterday.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Cable television provider Mediacom says customers in 17 counties in central and Southern Iowa whose televisions are not yet digital ready have been given a two-week extension before analog reception is fully eliminated. The company says the upgrade to all-digital channels will be completed by April 10th.
FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — A former Fort Dodge police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met at a bar has been given probation. Forty-six-year-old Galen Hindt had pleaded guilty to extortion. Judge Michael Moon gave Hindt three years of probation on Tuesday. The alleged sexual assault happened in April 2011 before Hindt resigned from the police force.
340 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012 Nat’l. Weather Service/Des Moines
TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON…THEN NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 80 PERCENT.
FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 60. HIGH IN THE MID 80S.
SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S.
MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Adam Wainwright struggled for 4 2-3 innings Wednesday in his final tuneup against big league hitters as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers 9-5. Wainwright, coming off reconstructive surgery on his right elbow that sidelined him for the entire 2011 season, had pitched 16 innings without allowing an earned run this spring before the Tigers broke through. Wainwright allowed four runs, three of them earned, on six hits and a walk. His final outing before opening day is expected to be against Cardinals minor leaguers. Jhonny Peralta broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the third. Andy Dirks later hit a two-run single.
The deadline to file papers for the June 5th Primary has passed. Persons interested in filing for County Offices had until the end of the business Wednesday to file with their County Auditors. In Cass County, as previously mentioned, incumbents Duane McFadden, Charles Rieken and Frank Waters have filed for re-election to the Board of Supervisors, Dale Sunderman filed for re-election to his County Auditor’s post, and Darby McLaren filed for re-election as Sheriff. All five men are Republican, and none will be opposed in the Primary. Also on the ballot in Cass County, are various candidates for the Iowa Senate and House of Representatives.
Among them, are Republicans: Tom Latham, U-S Representative – District 3; Jake Chapman & Matthew T. Mardesen, State Senate – District 10; Clel Baudler, State Representative – District 20, and Jack Drake, State Representative – District 21. Democrats having filed for the June 5th Primary include: Leonard Boswell, U-S Representative – District 3; Greg Nepstad, State Representative – District 20, & John Rose, State Representative – District 21.
In Montgomery County: Republican Ted Schoonover has filed for County Auditor; Incumbent Republican Joe Sampson faces a challenge from fellow Republican Chris Stephens, for the job of Sheriff; Republican Bryant Amos has filed for Supervisor – District 3; and Republican Donna Robinson has filed for a Supervisor seat in District 5.
MARY ELIZABETH VANDERSLUIS, 95, of Stuart, died on Wednesday, March 28 at the Stuart Care Center in Stuart. Funeral services for MARY ELIZABETH VANDERSLUIS will be held on Saturday, March 31 at 10:30-a.m., at the Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart.
Visitation will be held on Friday, March 30 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the funeral home.
Burial will be held on Saturday, March 31 at 2:30 PM in the Gullion Cemetery near Attica in Marion County.
Memorial contributions may be left to the Stuart Care Center or the Attica Methodist Church.
Online condolences can be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com
The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa reports two men, one from southwest Iowa, the other from northwest Missouri, were sentenced Tuesday in U-S District Court, to a total of nearly 21-years in prison for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in southwest Iowa and northwest Missouri. 54-year old Edward Eugene Gray, Sr., of Coin, Iowa, and 47-year old Wilbur Leo Long, III, of Elmo, Missouri, were sentenced by United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey.
United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt said Gray, Sr. was sentenced to 150 months (12 1/2-years) imprisonment, and Wilbur Leo Long, III, was sentenced to a term of 100 months (8-years, three months) imprisonment. Both men were also sentenced to five years supervised release following their incarceration.
Klinefeldt says from approximately January of 2005 until November of 2010, Gray, Sr. & Long were involved in the distribution of methamphetamine in the Southwest Iowa and Northwest Missouri areas with co-conspirators: 56-year old Orvis Lee Wagaman, of College Springs, Iowa; 34-year old Edward Eugene Gray, Jr., of Clarinda, Iowa; 23-year old Levi Edward Gray, of Clarinda, and others.
Gray, Jr. was sentenced on February 21st, 2012, to 15-years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and 5-years for possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking offense, for a total sentence of 240 months imprisonment. Levi Gray was also sentenced on that date to a term of 48 months in prison, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Co-defendant Orvis Lee Wagaman, is scheduled to be sentenced on May 22nd, 2012.
The case against the men was investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office (MO), Buchanan County Drug Strike Force (MO), NITRO Task Force (MO), Tri County Task Force (Adams, Ringgold, and Taylor Counties), Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office, Page County Sheriff’s Office, and the Ringgold and Taylor County Attorneys’ Offices. It was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
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