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DELORES MARIE ELIZABETH GROSS, 94, of Harlan (9-22-11)

Obituaries

September 20th, 2011 by Jim Field

Delores Marie Elizabeth Gross, 94, of Harlan died Monday, September 19 at Elm Crfest Assisted Living in Harlan.  Mass of Christian Burial for Delores Marie Elizabeth Gross will be held on Thursday, September 22 at 11:00 am at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan.  Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

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Visitation will be Wednesday from 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm with the family present from 4:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the funeral home.

A Rosary will be held Wednesday at 4:00 pm at the funeral home.

A Wake service will be held Wednesday at 7:00 pm at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Saints Peter & Paul Cemetery in Defiance.

Delores Marie Elizabeth Gross is survived by:

2 sons:  James (Norma) Gross of Manilla

Randy (Virignia) Gross of Roscoe, IL

4 daughters:  Marceleen (Fred) Youngman of Dale, TX

Mary Jane Brody of Omaha

Virginia (Paul) Kruse of Harlan

Lori (Scott) Bandow of Manilla

23 Grand children

28 Great-Grand children

Iowa State Announces Women’s BB Game Times And TV Schedule

Sports

September 20th, 2011 by Jim Field

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State women’s basketball team will have 23 games broadcast on television or over the internet this season, including four nationally by ESPN2 and FSN.  Mediacom will televise an additional seven games.

All of the Cyclones’ home games, excluding the nationally televised FSN game against Texas Tech on Jan. 22, will be available on the Clone Zone at cyclones.com.

Iowa State is still awaiting game times for road contests at Michigan (Dec. 4), Missouri (Feb. 8) and Oklahoma State (Feb. 25).

2011-2012 ISU Women’s Basketball Schedule

NOVEMBER
1 Tues. EXHIBITION (Coe College)————————————————————————-7 p.m.
6 Sun. EXHIBITION (Rockhurst)———————————————————————–5:30 p.m.
11 Fri. HOUSTON BAPTIST———————————————————————————7 p.m.
15 Tues. at Drake———————————————————————————5 p.m. (Mediacom)
20 Sun. NORTHERN ARIZONA————————————————————————–5:30 p.m.
25-26 Fri.-Sat. Nugget Classic# ———————————————————————————————-
25 Fri. vs. Penn State#—————————————————————————————-6 p.m.
26 Sat. vs. Butler/Nevada#————————————————————————7 p.m. or 9 p.m.
DECEMBER
4 Sun. at Michigan———————————————————————————————–TBA
7 Wed. IOWA (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)————————————————7 p.m. (Mediacom)
11 Sun. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE————————————————————————2 p.m.
20 Tues. NORTHERN IOWA——————————————————————-7 p.m. (Mediacom)
29-30 Thur.-Fri. CYCLONE CHALLENGE$———————————————————————————-
29 Thur. New Jersey Institute of Technology vs. Buffalo$————————————————–5 p.m.
29 Thur. vs. NEW HAMPSHIRE$————————————————————————-7:30 p.m.
30 Fri. Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2$——————————————————————-5 p.m.
30 Fri. Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2$———————————————————-7:30 p.m.
JANUARY
4 Wed. at Oklahoma*—————————————————————————————–7 p.m.
7 Sat. BAYLOR*—————————————————7 p.m. (Mediacom Tape Delay – 9:30 p.m.)
11 Wed. at Kansas*———————————————————————————————-7 p.m.
14 Sat. TEXAS A&M*—————————————————————————————–7 p.m.
18 Wed. at Texas*———————————————————————7 p.m. (Longhorn Network)
22 Sun. TEXAS TECH*—————————————————————————-1:30 p.m. (FSN)
25 Wed. at Kansas State*—————————————————————————————7 p.m.
29 Sun. at Texas A&M*——————————————————————————–1 p.m. (FSN)
FEBRUARY
1 Wed. OKLAHOMA STATE*——————————————————————————–7 p.m.
4 Sat. TEXAS*————————————————————————————————1 p.m.
8 Wed. at Missouri*———————————————————————————————-TBA
12 Sun. at Texas Tech*————————————————————————–1:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
15 Wed. KANSAS*———————————————————————————————-7 p.m.
18 Sat. OKLAHOMA*———————————————————————-5:30 p.m. (Mediacom)
21 Tues. MISSOURI*—————————————————————————–7 p.m. (Mediacom)
25 Sat. at Oklahoma State*————————————————————————————–TBA
29 Wed. KANSAS STATE*———————————————————————-7 p.m. (Mediacom)
MARCH
3 Sat. at Baylor*————————————————————————————-11 a.m. (FSN)
7-10 Wed.-Sat. Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Championship^
All times listed are Central Time
Dates and times are subject to change
*Big 12 Conference game
#Nugget Classic, Reno, Nev.
$Cyclone Challenge, Ames, Iowa
^Big 12 Conference Championship, Kansas City, Mo.

Southwest Cass County Rural Water Meeting

News

September 20th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Southern Iowa Rural Water Association (SIRWA) officials have planned a meeting at the Lewis Community Center on Thursday September 22nd beginning at 6:30 P.M. regarding the Southwest Cass County Rural Water Project.  SIRWA will be conducting the meeting to inform the rural residents of SW Cass County on the status of the project.  SIRWA officials spoke to the Cass County Board of Supervisors last March to get permission to utilize the area for a project to provide rural water to approximately 350 residents of SW Cass County.  Areas included in the proposed project are Pleasant, Noble, Cass, Bear Grove, Washington, Grove, Franklin, Lincoln, Union and Massena Townships.

The money for this project includes $1.8 million in loans, $5.4 million is grants and $108,000 of SIRWA’s money. Grant money is associated with the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). Total estimated project cost is $7.2 million dollars.

Anyone living in SW Cass County with an interest in connection to rural water is encouraged to attend the meeting. Back in May SIRWA began canvassing the area to determine interest in the project. To date only 20% of eligible customers have indicated an interest in connecting to the new service. In order to qualify for the ARRA funding 70% of potential customers need to consent to hooking up. Without the ARRA funding SIRWA will be unable to continue with the project and there is no contingency plan to provide rural water to the area in the future. SIRWA will determine if they will proceed with the project by Mid-October 2011. 

If anyone is unable to attend meeting, but would like more information concerning the project, please contact Max Crawford at 641-782-5744.

Accident reported in Atlantic

News

September 20th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

No injuries were reported following an accident in Atlantic Monday morning. Atlantic Police say following their investigation into a collision at 10th and Plum Streets, Sandra Meis, of Lewis, was cited for failure to obey a stop or yield sign.

Officials say Meis was traveling north on Plum Street at around 10:30-a.m., and had stopped at the intersection with 10th Street before proceeding into the intersection. Her vehicle collided at the intersection with the right front end of a vehicle driven by Evelyn Rechtenbach, of Atlantic, as Rechtenbach was traveling west on 10th.

The accident caused a total of $2,300 damage.

Corning man arrested on Indiana warrant

News

September 20th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Adams County report a Corning man was arrested this (Tuesday) morning on a warrant out of Indiana for Failure to Appear in court. 29-year old Richard Doran Alexander was taken into custody just after 9-a.m. after he turned himself-in.

Alexander was being held without bond in the Adams County Jail, awaiting extradition to Indiana.

Atlantic School Officials admit fault in Strip search case

News

September 20th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A statement was released this (Tuesday) morning by Atlantic Community School District Business Manager Mary Beth Fast regarding the a settlement in the strip search lawsuit.  The statement reads quote “After the investigation of all the facts involving the searches of several girls at the Atlantic High School several years ago (Aug. 2009), the Atlantic Community School District has determined that the searches violated the school’s policy and state law regarding school searches. The school district acknowledges that the involved girls did nothing wrong.”

The district’s attorney, Gregory Barntsen of Council Bluffs, declined to elaborate or discuss any financial terms of the settlement. The statement, according to Barton, is what both parties agreed to be issued as a press release, and  is part of the recently settled lawsuit that followed the search. The families of three of the searched girls filed it in 2010 against the district and two school officials involved in the incident. Iowa law bans strip-searches of students by school employees.
The plaintiffs alleged that Paul Croghan, then Atlantic High School’s assistant principal and athletic director, ordered guidance counselor Heather Turpin to search five female students after another student reported $100 missing.  Court documents indicate Turpin had at least four of the girls individually strip to varying degrees in a locker room while Croghan waited in an adjacent room. No money was found. Croghan resigned in November 2009. He is now the principal and athletic director of East Mills High School in Malvern. Turpin remains a guidance counselor in Atlantic, according to the school district’s website. The families had alleged, among other things, that the girls’ state and federal rights against unreasonable searches had been violated.

In related news, the ACLU of Iowa’s related open records case has reached the Iowa Court of Appeals. The civil-rights organization says the case will be argued Thursday. The American Civil Liberties Union has been trying to find out what discipline, if any, was imposed on school officials involved in the search. The organization lost its bid in district court, but appealed.

 

Tyson Fresh Meats settles sex bias cases

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 20th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

WASHINGTON (AP) – Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is paying $2.25 million to settle federal allegations of sex discrimination. The Labor Department says Tyson will distribute the payment as back wages, interest and benefits to more than 1,650 qualified female job applicants who were rejected for employment at plants in Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. Tyson entered into two consent decrees with the department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, which brought the cases. Tyson Fresh Meats is a subsidiary of Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson Foods Inc., and one of the world’s largest processors of beef and pork.

(Update 3:45-a.m. Wed.) Two nominated for Cass Co. Supervisor’s seat

News

September 20th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Cass County Republican Party Chair David Wiederstein has announced delegates to the County Convention for Atlantic Wards 2 and 3 convened Monday night (Sept. 19th), to select a Republican nominee to appear on the November 8th Special Election ballot for the District 2 position on the Cass County Board of Supervisors. The seat was left vacant by the recent death of Supervisor Chuck Kinen. Nominated by convention was Atlantic resident Gaylord Schelling. Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman reported late Tuesday afternoon, that Jeff J. Richter had also been nominated by petition, for the seat.

Sunderman said earlier this month, that while the County Republican and Democratic Conventions may select their own candidates for the seat, the nomination is also open to all interested persons who are residents of Cass County, who file a nomination petition by 5-p.m. Friday, September 23rd.

Backyard and Beyond 09-20-2011

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

September 20th, 2011 by admin

Lavon speaks with E.D. Brocker of Anita about the Dutch Oven Cooking Contest coming up at Lake Anita State Park.

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9AM Newscast 09-20-2011

News, Podcasts

September 20th, 2011 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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