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GENIECE OTTO, 84, of Manning (Svcs 2-24-12)

Obituaries

February 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

GENIECE OTTO, 84, of Manning, died Tue., Feb. 21st, at the Manning Plaza. Funeral services for GENIECE OTTO will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., Feb. 24th, at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. Ohde Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-7pm Thursday, Feb. 23rd.

Burial will be in the Manning Cemetery.

GENIECE OTTO is survived by:

Her daughter – Beverly Woeke, of Irwin.

4 grandchildren, & 8 great-grandchildren.

Red Oak man arrested following domestic incident

News

February 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County say a Red Oak man was arrested Monday night, on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault/2nd Offense. Troy W. Schneckloth was taken into custody at his residence, following an investigation into a reported domestic disturbance. Officials say there were no reported victims during the incident. Schneckloth was arrested without incident, and was held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 cash bond.

Atlantic man arrested twice this past weekend

News

February 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Three men were arrested over the weekend, in Atlantic….one of them twice. According to the Atlantic Police Department, 52-year old Brian Boken, of Lewis, was arrested Sunday on a charge of Serious Assault. That same day, 25-year old David Tyler Andersen, of Atlantic, was arrested for Driving Under Suspension. Andersen was also arrested Saturday on the same charge, in addition to a Possession of a Controlled Substance charge. 

On Saturday, 37-year old Gregory Storjohann, of Walnut, was arrested for Driving While Barred. All three men were booked into the Cass County Jail

Audubon man arrested on OWI charge

News

February 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

An Audubon man was arrested late Monday morning for Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated. The Audubon County Sheriff’s Department says 64-year old James Mason Edwards faces a charge of OWI/2nd offense, following an incident in the 1800 block of Jay Avenue. He was taken into custody at around 11-a.m. Monday, and brought to the Audubon Jail. Edwards later posted a $2,000 cash bond, and was released.

Ex-Brave Linebrink recalls last season’s collapse

Sports

February 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Arriving for the first time at the St. Louis Cardinals’ spring training clubhouse, Scott Linebrink plopped down an Atlanta Braves equipment bag in front of his locker stall. It was a vivid reminder of the front row seat the relief pitcher had during the collapse that helped the Cardinals make their improbable World Series title drive last fall. The Braves were 9-18 in September, and the 35-year-old right-hander took the loss in a 13-inning setback to the Phillies on the final day that gave St. Louis the NL wild card. Linebrink’s description of the downward spiral: A three-week car wreck that slid past in slow motion. The Cardinals signed Linebrink to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

AP source: Chiefs, Routt reach 3-yr, $19.6M deal

Sports

February 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that the Kansas City Chiefs and cornerback Stanford Routt have agreed to terms on a $19.6 million, three-year deal. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity Monday because the team had not announced the deal, said the agreement includes a $4 million signing bonus and $6 million the first season. Routt is still owed $5 million next month from the Raiders, who released him after the first year of a $54.4 million, five-year deal. Routt chose the Chiefs over competing offers from Buffalo, Cincinnati, Houston, New Orleans, Minnesota and Tennessee. Routt will likely take over for Brandon Carr, who will become a free agent. Signing Routt means the Chiefs are more likely to use the franchise tag on wide receiver Dwayne Bowe instead of Carr.

McCarney out of hospital after stroke

Sports

February 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DENTON, Texas (AP) — North Texas football coach Dan McCarney is out of the hospital following a stroke last week. McCarney felt his left side go numb Feb. 12 and was taken to an area hospital. Doctors later confirmed he had a stroke. A university spokesman says McCarney was released last Thursday and has returned to the office for about an hour each day. McCarney has said he expects to lead the Mean Green through spring drills, which begin on March 28. The 58-year-old McCarney was hired to coach the Mean Green in November 2010. He went 5-7 in his first season last year. Previously, he coached at Iowa State from 1995 to 2006 and has worked as an assistant at Florida, South Florida, Wisconsin and Iowa.

A-P Iowa Boys High School Basketball Poll rankings

Sports

February 21st, 2012 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. Ankeny (3) 21-0 93 2
2. Iowa City West (7) 21-0 88 1
3. Cedar Falls 19-2 80 3
4. Sioux City East 17-3 67 4
5. Marion Linn-Mar 17-4 62 6
6. Des Moines Hoover 17-4 39 9
7. West Des Moines Valley 16-5 38 5
8. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 15-6 24 8
9. Urbandale 15-6 23 NR
10. Des Moines Roosevelt 16-5 20 NR

Others receiving votes: Waukee 10. Dubuque Senior 6.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. MOC-Floyd Valley (9) 21-0 99 1
2. Waverly-Shell Rock (1) 20-1 85 2
3. Mount Pleasant 20-1 83 3
4. Davenport Assumption 18-3 69 4
5. Epworth, Western Dubuque 19-2 58 5
6. Webster City 19-2 46 7
7. Iowa Falls-Alden 19-2 41 6
T8. Atlantic 18-3 19 8
T8. Dallas Center-Grimes 19-3 19 9
10. Sioux City Heelan 14-6 13 NR

Others receiving votes: Le Mars 8. A-D-M, Adel 5. Maquoketa 4. Grinnell 1.

Iowa News Headlines, Tue. Feb. 21, 2012

News

February 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa City woman has been arrested after police say her 22-month-old child was legally drunk. Twenty-six-year-old Natasha Kriener was charged last week with child endangerment resulting in bodily injury. Police records show the toddler’s father took the child to the hospital. Doctors found the child had a blood-alcohol level of .09 percent.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials say a woman whose 3-year-old son was the subject of an Amber Alert has been arrested in Des Moines. Twenty-two-year-old Melanie Stout was taken into custody yesterday and was wanted for violating a custodial order and escaping from a correctional facility. Last Thursday, Stout’s son was not returned to his custodial guardian. The boy was found later in the day.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa senator has introduced a resolution urging Congress to extend tax cuts. Senator Bill Dix from Shell Rock says families depend on the cuts which were approved under former President George W. Bush. They are set to expire this year after President Barack Obama successfully pushed a two-year extension.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state Senate panel endorses a measure to legalize Internet poker in Iowa in the state’s casinos and racetracks. Projections show it could generate between $3 million and $13 million for Iowa. The full Senate State Government Committee is expected to debate the measure later this week.

Nat’l. Weather Svc. Forecast for Cass County & the area, Tue. Feb. 21st, 2012

Weather

February 21st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

322 AM CST TUE FEB 21 2012

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. LOW IN THE MID 30S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.

FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S.