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DELTA ANNETTA WIUFF, 92, of Harlan (Svcs 12-7-11)

Obituaries

December 6th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DELTA ANNETTA WIUFF, 92, of Harlan, died Mon., Dec. 5th, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community. Funeral services for DELTA WIUFF will be held 1:30-p.m. Wed., Dec. 7th, at the Grace Baptist Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 5-9pm Tuesday (12/6), with the family present to greet friends from 6-8pm.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

DELTA WIUFF is survived by:

Her daughters – Connie (Larry) McDermott, & Luann (Jon) Hansen, all of Harlan.

Her son-in-law, 6 grandchildren & 8 great-grandchildren.

Missing trucker found dead from natural causes inside his semi, near Shelby

News

December 6th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County says a tractor trailer driver who had been missing, was found dead inside the cab of his semi Monday at a rest stop which is under construction, near Shelby. Corporal Nick Amdor, with the Pott County Sheriff’s Office, says the 58-year-old trucker from Monmouth, Ill., appeared to have died of natural causes, but Amdor declined to release the man’s name until his relatives had been notified.

Amdor says it appears the man died Friday evening or Saturday morning.  His body was found in the cab’s sleeper compartment. The semi was still covered in snow when a co-worker found the truck and the body about 7:15 p.m. Monday. The trucking company he had worked for, out of Burlington, had asked its drivers to be on the lookout for the semi-trailer truck, and had notified law enforcement offices along the driver’s route.

Corporal Amdor says while the rest stop near Shelby is under construction,  truckers are still able to pull in for the night to get some sleep.

Iowa Boys Basketball Prep Poll

Sports

December 6th, 2011 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. Marion Linn-Mar (6) 2-0 94 –
2. Ankeny 2-0 90 –
3. West Des Moines Valley (3) 2-0 88 –
4. Iowa City West (2) 2-0 78 –
5. Sioux City East 2-0 63 –
6. Cedar Falls 0-0 47 –
7. Des Moines Hoover 2-0 34 –
8. Dubuque Senior 2-0 27 –
9. Waukee 1-1 21 –
10. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2-0 10 –
Others receiving votes: Cedar Rapids Jefferson 9. Southeast Polk 8. Eldridge North Scott 7. Iowa City High 7. Davenport Central 6. Des Moines Roosevelt 5. Johnston 5. Pleasant Valley 3. Waterloo West 2. Des Moines North 1.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Waverly-Shell Rock (8) 2-0 105 –
2. MOC-Floyd Valley (1) 2-0 85 –
T3. Sioux City Heelan (1) 1-0 69 –
T3. Iowa Falls-Alden (1) 2-0 69 –
5. Davenport Assumption 1-1 60 –
6. Mount Pleasant 1-0 56 –
7. Harlan 1-0 29 –
8. Dubuque Wahlert 0-2 27 –
9. Epworth, Western Dubuque 1-0 18 –
T10.Solon 2-0 16 –
T10.Storm Lake 2-0 16 –
Others receiving votes: Carroll 13. Clear Lake 7. Ballard 7. Atlantic 6. Le Mars 5. A-D-M, Adel 4. Cresco Crestwood 3. Pella 3. Webster City 2. Union, La Porte City 2. New Hampton 2. Central Clinton, De Witt 1.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Monroe PCM (7) 3-0 92 –
2. Hull Western Christian (2) 1-0 80 –
3. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 1-1 64 –
4. West Marshall 2-0 61 –
5. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 3-0 53 –
6. West Fork, Sheffield (2) 1-0 46 –
7. Beckman, Dyersville 2-0 27 –
8. Mount Vernon 2-1 25 –
9. Regina, Iowa City 1-0 22 –
10. Des Moines Christian 3-0 21 –
Others receiving votes: Forest City 20. Sioux Center 19. Stanwood North Cedar 19. Ogden 12. Mediapolis 11. Dike-New Hartford 10. Garner-Hayfield 6. Emmetsburg 5. Donnellson Central Lee 3. Orange City Unity Christian 2. Packwood Pekin 2. Monona MFL-Mar-Mac 1. Denver 1. Bloomfield Davis County 1. West Branch 1. West Liberty 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Danville (5) 2-0 101 –
2. Kalona Iowa Mennonite (2) 2-0 83 –
3. Storm Lake St. Mary’s (3) 1-0 79 –
4. Blairsburg NE Hamilton 3-0 61 –
5. Boyden-Hull (1) 2-0 53 –
6. Treynor 2-0 39 –
7. Lisbon 2-0 33 –
T8. Greenfield Nodaway Valley 1-1 16 –
T8. Kingsley-Pierson 2-0 16 –
10. Algona Garrigan 2-1 15 –
Others receiving votes: Council Bluffs St. Albert 13. Keota 13. Troy Mills North Linn 11. Harris-Lake Park 9. Exira 8. Lone Tree 7. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 7. Buffalo Center North Iowa 7. Lawton-Bronson 6. Guthrie Center 5. Le Mars Gehlen Catholic 4. Pleasantville 4. Oakland Riverside 3. Mount Ayr 3. Tripoli 2. NUH, Cedar Falls 2. Ackley AGWSR 1. Bellevue Marquette 1. Britt West Hancock 1. Lynnville-Sully 1. Murray 1.

Sheriffs’ group: child abuse linked to juvenile crime

News

December 5th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Iowa law enforcement officials are highlighting a connection between juvenile crime and child abuse. The Iowa State Sheriff and Deputies Association released a report today (Monday) in cooperation with a national group called “Fight Crime, Invest in Kids”. Spokeswoman Jessica Fast says children who suffer mistreatment or neglect are almost twice as likely to commit a crime. And in 2009, 13-thousand (13,000) kids were confirmed victims of abuse or neglect in Iowa.

“It puts numbers on a situation that is very, very real in Iowa. And that’s even under reported because a lot of the times those victims don’t get reported to the police or they don’t rise to the level of criminal abuse,” Fast said. There are currently a handful of state-run programs where parents can volunteer to have their home examined to ensure it’s a safe environment for their children. The latest figures show 15-thousand (15,000) Iowa families had a home visit in 2009. Fast hopes the Iowa legislature will protect funding for the programs during the upcoming session. She says national data shows such programs have the ability to reduce the chance of child abuse by 50 percent.

“What we are really asking the state is to make sure those are high quality programs — evidence based, quality programs that really show the desired results of reducing child abuse and neglect which then increases public safety and saves tax payers’ dollars,” Fast said. Investing in children now, Fast said, would go a long way toward decreasing crime in the future.

(Pat Curtis/Radio Iowa)

Authorities investigate car theft & arrest teen for possession of Pot

News

December 5th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Montgomery County, Monday, were investigating the theft of a car from Villisca. They also report the arrest of a Villisca teen, on drug charges.

The Sheriff’s Department said a 2009 silver, 4-door Chevy Impala was reported stolen from the 200 block of East 5th Street in Villisca, Monday. The car bore Iowa plate number 497 YAM.  Anyone with information on the location of the vehicle or with regard to the theft, is asked to contact their local law enforcement agency or the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, at 712-623-5107.

In other news out of Montgomery County, authorities say 13-year-old Ashley Fitzwater, of Villisca, was taken into custody Monday morning, for allegedly being in possession of marijuana.  The teen was later released to the custody of a parent.

Council Bluffs man arrested after 2 state chase

News

December 5th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State Patrol says a Council Bluffs man was arrested early this (Monday) morning following a chase that wound its way from Iowa into Nebraska, and resulted in a collision with a trooper’s patrol cruiser. Authorities say 41-year old Richard David Poast was trying to elude Trooper James Bullington when Poast lost control of the 1994 Ford Explorer as it was traveling south on North 19st Street in Council Bluffs. The SUV had been reported stolen.

As the SUV went out of control, the 2008 Ford Crown Victoria patrol car Bullington was driving collided with the right side of the Explorer,causing only minor damage to the cruiser. The trooper was not injured.  Damage to the SUV was estimated at $3,000.  Following the collision, Poast continued to elude authorities and made his way into Nebraska, where he was eventually taken into custody.

The incident began at around 1:40-a.m., Monday.

Danish Immigrant Musuem receives $158-k grant

News

December 5th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Danish Immigrant Museum in Elk Horn have announced the awarding of a major grant to the museum from a foundation which provides grants for co-operation and cultural interaction between Denmark and the other Nordic-related countries. A $158,000 grant from the A.P. Møller and Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller Foundation in Denmark will be used to digitize and provide global, on-line access to historic Danish-American archival collections.

Danish Immigrant Museum, Elk Horn, IA

The project is a partnership with the Danish American Archive and Library in Blair, Nebraska, the Danish Immigrant Archive – Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, and the Danish American Heritage Society, Salem, Oregon. The project will also include digitization of forty-nine (49) original scrapbooks of newspaper clippings by the world renowned Danish tenor, Lauritz, Melchior, which he began keeping in 1925.

The clipping have recently come into the possession of The Danish Immigrant Museum and are in a very fragile and deteriorating condition.

Atlantic vs. Audubon/Griswold Wrestling Match Results

Sports

December 5th, 2011 by Jim Field

Match Date: 12/1/2011
Atlantic 42, Audubon 30

106: Schwenke, Darrian (Atlantic)  FALL Juelsgaard, Kyle (Audubon) 2:35
113: Cox, Dillion (Atlantic)  DEC Kerkhoff, Brad (Audubon)  8-5
120: Nichols, Reid (Atlantic)  FALL Smith-Petersen, Lucas (Audubon) 4:46
126: Petersen, Chase (Audubon)  FALL Smith, Matthew (Atlantic)  1:17
132: Young, Rob (Atlantic)  FALL Mennenoh, Cameron (Audubon) 1:16
138: Kerkhoff, Blair (Audubon)  won by Forfeit
145: Jensen, Riley (Audubon)  won by Forfeit
152: Stephens, Nate (Audubon)  DEC Heuton, Cal (Atlantic)  5-3
160: Nichols, Rob (Atlantic High)  DEC Jensen, Kolton (Audubon)  6-2
170: Stork, Derek (Atlantic)  FALL Christensen, Dakota (Audubon) 1:54
182: Svoboda, Jesse (Audubon)  DEC Williamson, Matthew (Atlantic)  5-4
195: Stork, Tyler (Atlantic)  won by Forfeit
220: Christensen, Tyler (Atlantic)  won by Forfeit
285: Fett, Nick (Audubon)  FALL Conrad, Austin (Atlantic)  1:20

 

Match Date: 12/1/2011
Atlantic 60, Griswold 3

106: Schwenke, Darrian (Atlantic)  won by Forfeit
113: Cox, Dillion (Atlantic)  FALL Ogg, Hadley (Griswold) 1:29
120: Nichols, Reid (Atlantic)  won by Forfeit
126: Vance, Zach (Griswold)  DEC Smith, Matthew (Atlantic)  3-2
132: Young, Rob (Atlantic)  FALL Potter, Tanner (Griswold) 3:44
152: Heuton, Cal (Atlantic)  FALL Oakleaf, Treighton (Griswold) 3:04
160: Nichols, Rob (Atlantic)  FALL McManigal, Kegan (Griswold) 1:38
170: Stork, Derek (Atlantic)  FALL Anstey, Mason (Griswold) 1:16
182: Williamson, Matthew (Atlantic)  DEC Olivo, Xavier (Griswold)  10-6
195: Stork, Tyler (Atlantic)  DEC Lorenz, Austin (Griswold)  8-5
220: Christensen, Tyler (Atlantic)  FALL Steinbeck, Jacob (Griswold) 3:42
285: Conrad, Austin (Atlantic)  FALL Oldenkamp, Austin (Griswold) :15

Three arrested over the past four days in Audubon County

News

December 5th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Department reports three people were arrested recently, with one of the arrests occuring over the weekend. 19-year old Dilan Seth Olesen, of Audubon, was arrested at around 2-a.m. Saturday on charges of OWI/2nd offense and Driving While Revoked. The charges stem from a traffic stop in Exira. Olesen was brought to the Audubon County Jail and released after posting a $2,000 bond.

Friday morning, 24-year old Randy Travis Kurth, of Audubon, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for Violation of his probation. Kurth posted bond and was released from custody. He was scheduled to appear in court today (Monday). And, 29-year Kenneth James Peel, of Audubon, was also arrested Friday afternoon on an outstanding warrant for Violation of his probation. Peel was being held in the Audubon County Jail on $10,000 bond.

Audubon teen injured during Friday rollover accident

News

December 5th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports a local teen was injured Friday evening during a single-vehicle rollover accident just east of the Audubon City limits. 16-year old Riley Thomas Christensen, of Audubon,  was driving a 1992 Pontiac westbound on 200th Street at around 6:25-p.m. Friday, when he lost control of the car.  The vehicle entered a ditch and rolled an undetermined number of times before hitting a power pole and landing in a field on the north side of the road. Christensen was taken to the Audubon County Memorial Hospital by Audubon Rescue. Damage to the car was estimated at $5,000. The report didn’t indicate if any charges were filed.