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Friday High School Basketball Scores

Sports

February 11th, 2012 by admin

BOYS BASKETBALL

Atlantic 57, Creston 46

Adair-Casey 51, Lenox 48

Bedford 60, Stanton 40

Bondurant Farrar 71, Carroll 57

Council Bluffs Lewis Central 67, Clarinda 64, OT

Boyer Valley 67, South Central Calhoun 57

Exira-EHK 81, AHST 54

Glenwood 53, Denison-Schleswig 50

East Greene 77, Audubon 73

Nodaway Valley 67, Kuemper Catholic 55

Harlan 59, Red Oak 41

Logan-Magnolia 65, East Mills 52

Murray 74, Martensdale-St. Marys 61

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 75, Council Bluffs Jefferson 50

Sioux City Heelan 74, Council Bluffs Lincoln 34

Treynor 64, Tabor Fremont-Mills 33

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Bondurant Farrar 51, Carroll 34

Glenwood 58, Denison-Schleswig 39

Harlan 53, Red Oak 43

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 84, Council Bluffs Jefferson 20

Sioux City Heelan 72, Council Bluffs Lincoln 42

Skyscan Forecast for Saturday 2/11/12

Weather

February 11th, 2012 by admin

Forecast for Saturday 2/11/12

**A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect until 8:00 this morning for western Iowa**

Today: Sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind between 9 and 13 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -20. West wind between 6 and 10 mph.

Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -20. West wind at 8 mph becoming south.

Sunday Night: Snow after midnight. Low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 5.

Monday: Snow. High near 32.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

Trojans Earn Hawkeye 10 Championship

Sports

February 11th, 2012 by admin

The Atlantic Boys Basketball team earned an outright Hawkeye 10 Conference Championship on Friday night with a 57-46 win on the road against Creston.  It is the first conference championship since 2002 for the Trojans and the 25th overall for the Atlantic Boys program.

Sam Markham lead the way in the victory with 19 points.  Harrison Hoegh and Dalton Franken chipped in with 16 apiece to help earn the win.  The Trojans used a combination of great defensive pressure and quick offensive attacks to wear down and frustrate the Panthers.

The Trojans improve to 17-3 overall and finish with a conference record of 11-2.  Atlantic will finish the regular season at home against Abraham Lincoln on Tuesday, February 14th before beginning postseason play at home versus Red Oak on February 20th.

Atlantic has also won boys conference titles in 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1991, 1996, 1998 and 2002.

 

RONALD L. YARGER, 79, of Massena (Svcs 2-15-12

Obituaries

February 10th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

RONALD L. YARGER, 79, of Massena, died Friday, Feb. 10th,  at the Veteran Administration Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Funeral services for RONALD YARGER will be held 11-a.m. Wed., Feb. 15th. at the Massena United Methodist Church. Steen Funeral Home in Massena has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held at the Steen Funeral Home in Massena, from 2-7pm Tue., Feb. 14th, with the family greeting friends from 4-7pm.

Memorials may be directed to the Ronald L. Yarger memorial fund to be established by the family at a later date. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

RONALD YARGER is survived by:

His wife – Mary Ellen, of Massena.

His children – Sandra (Jim) Roberts, of Wolcott, CO; Ronald “Tag” Yarger II & wife Christine, of Wahoo, NE; & Jeff (Caryn) Yarger, of Eagle, CO.

His sister – Jeanette (Don) Patach, of Lakeland, FL.

7 grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, other relatives, & friends.

Burn Bans lifted in Pottawattamie and Mills Counties

News

February 10th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Emergency Management Officials in Mills and Pottawattamie Counties have lifted their bans on open burning which were set in place a little more than a week ago. The Burn Ban in Mills County ended at 8-a.m. today (Friday). The Burn Ban in Pottawattamie County will no longer be in effect as of 6-p.m today (Friday).

Forecasted temperatures and precipitation chances have prompted Fire Chiefs tin both counties to lift the open burning ban that was issued on February 1st. Fire officials want to remind citizens to always have safety measures in place when burning, even when environmental conditions appear safe.

The lifting of the open burning ban does not apply within the corporate city limits of Council Bluffs and other communities within Pottawattamie County where city ordinances restrict open burning year-round. Please check with your local City Hall for more information regarding open burning within city limits.

Wind Chill Advisory issued for Western/West Central & SW Iowa

News, Weather

February 10th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

348 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SATURDAY.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…COLD TEMPERATURES ALREADY IN PLACE ARE EXPECTED TO SLIP FURTHER THIS EVENING. THE FAR NORTHWEST ALONG WITH SNOW COVERED AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL IOWA WILL SEE TEMPERATURES EVENTUALLY DIP TO ZERO OR BELOW.

* WINDS…A NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND AT 2O TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON THIS EVENING. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH SOME OVERNIGHT BUT SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE.

* IMPACTS…WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL SLIP TO NEAR ZERO THIS EVENING AND IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN -20 TO -25 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

RUTH HELEN BOBENHOUSE HUNTER, 94, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Earlham (2-13-12)

Obituaries

February 10th, 2012 by Jim Field

RUTH HELEN BOBENHOUSE HUNTER, 94, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Earlham died Wednesday, February 8th at Living Care West in Cedar Rapids.  Funeral services for RUTH HUNTER will be held 11-a.m. Monday, February 13th at the Johnson Family Funeral Home in Earlham.

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Visitation will be held Monday one-hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Earlham Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Earlham United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

RUTH HUNTER is survived by:

Her son – Richard “Crete” Bobenhouse, of Cedar Rapids.

Her step-daughter: Reg Schafer, of Earlham.

Her brother – Dr. Robert (Marjorie) Anderson, of West Des Moines.

Her sister – Rev. B. Jean (John) McKinney, of Des Moines.

7 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren.

Ticket Sales Brisk for Iowa City Olympic Trials

Sports

February 10th, 2012 by Jim Field

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Officials say that over 7,500 tickets have been sold for the April’s U.S. Olympic team wrestling trials in Iowa City.

USA Wrestling events director Pete Isais says ticket demand for the 2012 trials is the highest it’s ever been.

The trial will determine who’ll wrestle for the U.S. in the London Olympics in August. They’ll be held April 21 and 22 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Six former University of Iowa wrestlers are among the 175 athletes who’ve already qualified for the event.

Iowa’s Ferentz on Steady Ground Despite Turmoil

Sports

February 10th, 2012 by Jim Field

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two straight years of disappointing results, star running backs leaving the program and the loss of both coordinators would land many coaches on the hot seat.

Not Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz. He’s not going anywhere.

Ferentz is the Big Ten’s longest-tenured coach at 13 seasons and counting. He also has the unwavering support of athletic director Gary Barta despite the turmoil that has engulfed the program over the past 18 months.

Barta says Ferentz has run a program that’s extremely successful on the field and sports one of the highest graduation rates in the country. Barta also says Ferentz’s value system is shared by the people of Iowa.

Mutiple Charges filed in Lenox drug investigation

News

February 10th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Lenox Police Department reports two people were arrested on drug charges, Thursday, following an investigation into a suspicious vehicle parked at the Lenox High School. Officials say 21-year old Victor Daniel Govea and 20-year old Maria Alvarez, both of Lenox, were taken into custody at around 2:15-a.m.

Alvarez was charged with possession of meth, possession of alcohol under the legal age and possession of an open container of alcohol in a vehicle. Govea was charged with possession of meth, OWI-1st offense, open container of alcohol, failure to have a driver’s license, identity theft, a class D felony, and forgery, a class D felony. Both are being held in the Ringgold County Jail. .

The pair was arrested after Lenox Police stopped the vehicle they were in as it was leaving the Lenox High School parking lot. The vehicle was stopped for an equipment violation. When the officer approached the vehicle he could see several open bottles of beer. The driver (later identified as Govea) provided a Virginia drivers license identifying him as 32-year old Jeiel Hernandez. The man said he lived in Lenox. Alverez was a passenger in the car.

During a search of the vehicle, the officer located methamphetamine. While the search was underway, the owner of the vehicle, Alfredo Zapata-Gonzalez, arrived on the scene. Zapata-Gonzalez was issued a citation for allowing an unlicensed driver to operate a vehicle and the car was released to him.During the investigation it was discovered Hernandez’s real name was actually Victor Daniel Lopez Govea.  The Lenox Police Department obtained a search warrant for Govea’s residence, and at around 1:30-p.m., Thursday, officers with the Lenox Police Department, Taylor County Sheriff’s office, the Ringgold County K-9 unit and the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Office served the warrant at the home, which resulted in the recovery of additional evidence. The investigation continues, with additional charges possible.