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Carter Lake Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography

News

May 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A Pottawattamie County man was sentenced Friday (May 19th) to slightly more than eight-years in prison on child pornography charges. According to the U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa, 41-year old Mitchell Eugene Obrecht, of Carter Lake, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 97 months in prison for possession of child pornography. Obrecht will be required to serve 10 years of supervised release following his imprisonment.

On January 30, 2017, Obrecht pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with possession of child pornography on or about September 18, 2015. The charge resulted from an investigation into the posting of a video and an image, each depicting child pornography, on a social networking site. Law enforcement followed up with a search warrant of Obrecht’s residence and located two computers that contained over 1,000 of images of child pornography.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Carter Lake Iowa Police Department, and Douglas County Nebraska Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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CAROLYN KINTNER, 88, of Elk Horn (Formerly of Harlan) (Svcs. 05/23/2017)

Obituaries

May 19th, 2017 by admin

CAROLYN KINTNER, 88, of Elk Horn (Formerly of Harlan) died Friday, May 19th at Salem Lutheran Nursing Home in Elk Horn. Mass of Christian Burial for CAROLYN KINTNER will be held Tuesday, May 23rd at 11:00am at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan.  Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held Monday, May 22nd from 5:00pm-8:00pm at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with a wake service at 7:00pm that evening.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

CAROLYN KINTNER is survived by:

Sons: Mike (Kathy) Kintner of Mesa, AZ. Larry (Anne) Kintner of Harlan.

Daughters: Pat (Richard) Lee of Avoca. Cathy (Steve Limke) Kintner of Omaha.

Sisters: Rosella (George) Williams of Anderson, IN. Marie St. Clair of Anderson, IN.

Sister-in-law: Norma Faulstich of LaPorte, IN.

8 Grandchildren

6 Great-Grandchildren

 

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Atlantic Boys Golf wins District title, heads to State

Sports

May 19th, 2017 by admin

Photo courtesy of Zac Stork

The Atlantic Boys Golf team is headed to the State Golf Tournament for the second year in a row after winning their district meet at Atlantic Golf and Country Club on Friday.  The Trojans battled through a drizzly day to shoot a 309 team total.  Ben Renaud led the charge with a 73 for medalist honors.

The Trojans will now head to the 3A State Tournament on May 26th and 27th at Spring Valley Golf Course in Livermore.  ADM and Norwalk also qualified as teams from the District.

Team Scores

  1. Atlantic 309
  2. ADM 321
  3. Norwalk 323
  4. Winterset 340

Atlantic Scores: Ben Renaud, 73, Medalist. Jake Olsen, 76, 3rd. Nate Gifford, 78. Matt Gearheart, 82. Cyle Renaud, 83. Zac Stork, 84.

Atlantic Head Coach Ed DenBeste: “These were the worst conditions we have played in this year.  It was good that we were on our home course today.  Jake had some struggles with his shots today. Good to see him work hard to shoot a 76.  Ben played well today.  I know he would like to play number 9 over but great score in tough conditions.  Zac struggled today.  Hope that he can bring it around at State.  Matt had a tough start but battled on the front.  He shot well there.  Cyle played ok.  Would like to see him a little lower.  Good to see Nate continuing the good play today.  Next stop Livermore, Iowa.  Looking forward to the State meet.”

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State Track 3A Boys Day 2 results 5/19/2017

Sports

May 19th, 2017 by admin

110M Hurdles Prelims

2nd Gratt Reed 09 Atlantic 14.79q 0.6 2

Long Jump

  • 3rd Nick Foss 11 Harlan 21-11.50 NWI 6.69m 6
    21-09.50(-0.0) 21-11.50(-0.0) 21-09(-0.0) 21-02.25(-0.0) 21-00.75(-0.0) FOUL
  • 13th Kolton Wilwerding 12 Glenwood J20-05.25 NWI 6.22m
    20-05.25(-0.0) 20-03(-0.0) 16-03(-0.0)

4x200M Relay Finals

  • 4th Glenwood 1:31.09 3 5
    1) Joey Saddler 11 2) Matt Bowden 12
    3) Nate Kennedy 11 4) Mavrick Decker 12
  • 21st Harlan 1:34.78 1
    1) Austin Smith 12 2) Jake McLaughlin 10
    3) Deren Schmitz 11 4) Nick Foss 11
  • DQ– Atlantic DQ 3
    1) Gratt Reed 09 2) Tyler Moen 09
    3) Zade Niklasen 10 4) Dillon Sonntag 11

400M Hurdles Finals

6th Gratt Reed 09 Atlantic 55.56 3 3
12th Brennan Bock 11 Carroll 56.42 2
22nd Austin Tye 12 Glenwood 59.39 1

Distance Medley Finals

20th Atlantic 3:50.77 3
1) Zade Niklasen 10 2) Tyler Moen 09
3) Dillon Sonntag 11 4) Jaxson Eden 11

Shot Put

  • 19th Caleb Bieker 10 Harlan 47-04.50 14.43m
    45-10.50 FOUL 47-04.50
  • 22nd Jade Magnuson 11 Denison-Schlswg 46-00.50 14.03m
    46-00.50 46-00.50 44-09.75

4x100M Relay Prelims

  • 21st Harlan 45.05 1 45.048
    1) Jon Owens 10 2) Jake McLaughlin 10
    3) Deren Schmitz 11 4) Nick Foss 11
  • 23 Glenwood 45.31 3
    1) Joey Saddler 11 2) Nate Nebel 12
    3) Kolton Wilwerding 12 4) Matt Bowden 12

4x400M Relay Prelims

  • 4th Glenwood 3:25.30q 2 (Qualified)
    1) Kohen Watson 11 2) Seth Little 12
    3) Mavrick Decker 12 4) Nate Kennedy 11
  • 9 Atlantic 3:28.05 3
    1) Zade Niklasen 10 2) Dillon Sonntag 11
    3) Zeke Whetstone 09 4) Gratt Reed 09

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Supreme Court rules in case against landlord and fees

News

May 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Supreme Court issued a mixed ruling in a lawsuit against an Iowa City landlord. Tenant Joan Walton sued landlord Martin Gaffey in 2014 saying some of the fees and charged in the lease — including carpet cleaning — were not legal. Walton also sought to have the lawsuit made a class action to include other tenants. Gaffey contended the contested provisions are not prohibited under Iowa Code, and Walton has no claim because the provisions were never enforced against her.

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the carpet-cleaning provision is unenforceable, but left open the possibility that other fees and damages are recoverable by Gaffey after the case goes back to the district court for review. The Supreme Court also reversed the class action ruling in favor of the tenant, but says that does not rule out that Walton can establish the grounds for certification when the district court reviews the case.

The Supreme Court issued a similar ruling in a case involving tenants of Southgate Property Management. It also sent that case back to the district court for review.

(Radio Iowa)

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Branstad defends DHS chief Chuck Palmer after 2 adopted girls starve to death

News

May 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Governor Terry Branstad says the parents accused of mistreating two Iowa teenagers who’ve recently starved to death will be held accountable by the justice system — and the governor says staff in the Department of Human Services who did child welfare checks in both homes are trying to do the best they can.

“We have to review what went wrong and how we can do a better job to prevent these kind of things from happening in the future,” Branstad says. An outside consultant is being hired to review the state’s child welfare system. Natalie Finn of West Des Moines starved to death last fall, despite reports from neighbors and school officials who raised concerns about her home environment. Sabrina Ray of Perry, who also was 16, died last week and the medical examiner says she was severely malnourished. Child abuse investigators had visited her home as well.

“It just breaks my heart to see this happening in our state and I want to do all I can to try to prevent it from happening again,” Branstad says. A few Democrats in the legislature have called for the resignation of Iowa Department of Human Services director Chuck Palmer after this second case of an adopted teenager dying of starvation. Branstad says Palmer’s running the biggest agency in state government and it deals “tens of thousands” of child welfare cases.

“It’s such a terrible tragedy when you have a teenage child that starves to death or is mistreated,” Branstad says. “But I also want you to know that Chuck Palmer is a very dedicated public servant who has worked hard to deal with a lot of important issues, everything from the redesign of our mental health system to Medicaid, to protecting children.” Branstad says Palmer has “done a lot of good”and the agency has prevented tragedies.

“But we are very, very disappointed and upset that we have lost these young children and we obviously want to make sure we do everything we can to make sure this doesn’t happen again,” Branstad told reporters this afternoon. The Republican chairmen of the Government Oversight Committees in the House and Senate released a statement about their own investigation of the state agency.

The G-O-P legislators say the starvation death of a second child who was “on the Department of Human Services’ radar…confirms the need” for an examination of the state’s foster care system and how child abuse reports are handled.

(Radio Iowa)

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State Track 2A Boys Day 2 results 5/19/2017

Sports

May 19th, 2017 by admin

110M Hurdle Prelims

8th Lucas Shatava 12 Clarinda 15.32q 1.0 2 15.318 (Qualifies)
10th Tyler Freese 12 Underwood 15.35 1.1 1

4x200M Relay Finals

  • 7th AHSTW 1:33.08 2 2
    1) Sam Peterson 11 2) Cordale Armstrong 11
    3) Jake Martin 11 4) Gage Clay 11
  • 11th Kuemper Cath 1:34.01 2
    1) Von Kraus 12 2) Izak Baumhover 11
    3) Jacob Schaefer 12 4) Gage Gunnerson 12
  • 14th Tri-Center, N 1:34.90 1
    1) Collin Brink 12 2) Marcus Mumm 12
    3) Lane Ausdemore 11 4) Jake Wohlers 12
  • 18th ACGC 1:36.22 1
    1) Jacob Joliet 12 2) Caden Wardyn 11
    3) Justin Plowman 11 4) Dylan Soper 10

High Jump

  • 1st Miles Rupiper 11 Kuemper Cath 6-06.00 1.98m 10
    5-10 6-00 6-02 6-04 6-06 7-00
    PPP PPP O O O XXX
  • 16th Jared Johnson 11 IKM-Manning 5-10.00 1.77m
    5-10 6-00
    O XXX

400M Hurdles Finals

2nd Brett Daley 12 Treynor 54.35 3 8
9th Lucas Shatava 12 Clarinda 56.62 2
11th Cody Hayes 12 Clarinda 57.24 1
17th Izak Baumhover 11 Kuemper Cath 58.52 2

Distance Medley Finals

14th Underwood 3:43.42 1
1) Hunter Goehring 11 2) Gavin Dominguez 10
3) Blake Patten 12 4) Isaiah Humphrey 12

4x100M Relay Prelims

  • 8th Kuemper Catholic 44.65q 1
    1) Von Kraus 12 2) Miles Rupiper 11
    3) Jacob Schaefer 12 4) Gage Gunnerson 12
  • DQ– AHSTW DQ 3
    1) Sam Peterson 11 2) Jake Martin 11
    3) Korbin Martin 10 4) Gage Clay 11

Discus

  • 4th Matt Webner 12 Panorama, P 165-02 50.34m 5
    FOUL 155-01 165-02 FOUL FOUL FOUL
  • 11th Brandon Magnuson 11 Underwood 146-06 44.65m
    FOUL 146-06 141-01
  • 21st Daniel Jensen 11 Panorama, P 125-08 38.30m
    125-08 106-10 96-01
  • 23rd AJ Sieh 11 AHSTW 113-11 34.72m
    FOUL 113-11 FOUL

4x400M Relay Prelims

  • 10th Treynor 3:30.81 3
    1) Brett Daley 12 2) Dillon Faubel 11
    3) Trey Castle 12 4) Chase Reed 12
  • 17th MO Valley 3:32.93 1
    1) Duke Kyle 10 2) Gage Graeve 11
    3) Grant Guinan 10 4) Colton Ford 11
  • 21st Underwood 3:35.35 2
    1) Blake Patten 12 2) Jalen Humphrey 10
    3) Hunter Goehring 11 4) Isaiah Humphrey 12

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State Track 3A Girls Day 2 results 5/19/2017

Sports

May 19th, 2017 by admin

Distance Medley Finals

  • 11th Denison-Schlswg 4:20.99 1
    1) Whitney Weiss 11 2) Alex Mohr 10
    3) Vanessa Gunderson 10 4) Raegan Andersen 10
  • False Start– Creston FS 2
    1) Cayla Maitlen 11 2) Kiersten Latham 11
    3) Makenna Hudson 09 4) Brielle Baker 10

100M Hurdles Prelims

7th Allison Bruck 12 Harlan 15.56q 0.7 3 (Qualifies)
18th Sunday Faya 12 Denison-Schlswg 16.42 0.8 1

4x200M Relay Finals

  • 12th Glenwood 1:49.74 2
    1) Devon Bomer 11 2) Bailey Ostrander 10
    3) Jaeda Wilson 09 4) Sadey Allgood 10
  • 17th Harlan 1:50.98 3
    1) Sidney Craig 11 2) Chloe Hansen 10
    3) Molly Gubbels 11 4) Alyssa Sotelo 11
  • 22 Creston 1:52.57 1
    1) Kiersten Latham 11 2) Stephanie Hemsworth 11
    3) Kesia Stewart 10 4) Cayla Maitlen 11

Shot Put

  • 1st Hannah Hood 12 Creston 42-04.50 12.91m 10
    40-03 38-07.25 37-10 41-00.50 42-04.50 38-03.75
  • 16th Gillian Streit 12 Harlan 34-11.00 10.64m
    32-04.75 34-11 33-00.75
  • 23rd Sydney Biermann 10 Glenwood 33-08.50 10.27m
    FOUL 33-02.75 33-08.50

Long Jump

21st Molly Gubbels 11 Harlan 14-08.50 NWI 4.48m
14-08.50(-0.0) 12-10.25(-0.0) 13-04.50(-0.0)

4x100M Relay Prelims

  • 23rd Denison-Schlswg 52.45 2
    1) Paige Davis 09 2) Sarah Branning 12
    3) Alex Mohr 10 4) Whitney Weiss 11
  • 24th Harlan 53.03 1
    1) Sidney Craig 11 2) Allison Bruck 12
    3) Alyssa Sotelo 11 4) Chloe Hansen 10

4x400M Relay Prelims

  • 20th Creston 4:17.69 3
    1) Brielle Baker 10 2) Breanna Wallace 11
    3) Cayla Maitlen 11 4) Makenna Hudson 09
  • 22nd Glenwood 4:18.55 3
    1) Jaeda Wilson 09 2) Danielle Hardcastle 10
    3) Sadey Allgood 10 4) Devon Bomer 11
  • 24th Carroll 4:26.43 1
    1) Josie Pate 11 2) Emma Perkins 09
    3) Sydney Renning 12 4) Taylor Mohr 10

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State Track 2A Girls Day 2 results 5/19/2017

Sports

May 19th, 2017 by admin

Distance Medley Finals

  • 6th Underwood 4:18.27 3 3
    1) Erin McMains 09 2) Hannah James 11
    3) Cecilia Myers 11 4) Karley Larson 11
  • 17th ACGC 4:29.22 1
    1) Mady Smith 11 2) Olivia Laabs 09
    3) Sara Schmeling 11 4) Kate Crawford 09
  • 22nd Red Oak 4:38.02 1
    1) Sydney Streicher 11 2) Dana Marsden 12
    3) Juhi Boeye 11 4) Ellie Rengstorf 09

100M Hurdles Prelims

3rd Kristin Culp 12 West Central Valley 15.59q -0.5 2
6th Morgan Johnk 10 Panorama, P 16.04q 1.2 1
11th Jaycie Schueman 12 AHSTW 16.18 1.2 1
22nd Hannah Irlbeck 10 Kuemper Cath 17.04 1.7 3
23rd Konnor Sudmann 10 Treynor 17.27 1.2 1

4x200M Finals

  • 12th Treynor 1:49.78 2
    1) Regan Harter 10 2) Sarah Fremstad 10
    3) McKayla Olsen 12 4) Megan Carley 10
  • 13th Underwood 1:49.85 1
    1) Erin McMains 09 2) Hannah James 11
    3) Emma Bonnet 12 4) Cecilia Myers 11

Discus

  • 7th Lydia Knapp 10 Panorama, P 120-06 36.72m 2
    112-08 120-06 FOUL FOUL 114-11 113-07
  • 10th Lauren Shapcott 11 Underwood 115-03 35.12m
    115-03 104-03 102-11
  • 18th Grace Dupuy 11 W Central Valley 105-11 32.28m
    105-11 105-00 95-07
  • 22nd Logan Hughes 10 Shenandoah 98-07 30.04m
    FOUL 98-04 98-07

400M Hurdles Finals

1st Kristin Culp 12 W Central Valley 1:04.84 3 10
6th Jaycie Schueman 12 AHSTW 1:07.44 3 3
13th Olivia Laabs 09 ACGC 1:09.46 1
21st Adrianna Holmes 11 Shenandoah 1:11.19 1

High Jump

  • 5th Morgan Johnk 10 Panorama, P J5-02.00 1.57m
    4-10 5-00 5-02 5-04
    O O XO XXX
  • 13th Sienna Black 11 Treynor J5-00.00 1.52m
    4-10 5-00 5-02
    O XXO XXX
  • 14th Jenna Merical 09 West Central Valley 4-10.00 1.47m
    4-10 5-00
    O XXX
  • — Jessica Jackson 11 Shenandoah NH
    4-10
    XXX

4x100M Relay Prelims

  • 7th Missouri Valley 51.35q 3 51.342
    1) Asia Hughes 11 2) Cailynn Gilpin 12
    3) Meggan Coberly 12 4) Jessica Norman 11
  • 13th Treynor 51.71 2
    1) Konnor Sudmann 10 2) Megan Carley 10
    3) Regan Harter 10 4) McKayla Olsen 12
  • 20th ACGC 52.43 2
    1) Rachel Rumelhart 12 2) Sara Schmeling 11
    3) Mady Smith 11 4) Savana Fuller 10

4x400M Relay Prelims

  • 9th Tri-Center, N 4:07.93 3
    1) Lilly Dahir 10 2) Courtney Chapman 12
    3) Brooklyn Hundt 10 4) Amanda Brich 09
  • 12th Treynor 4:09.37 2
    1) Regan Harter 10 2) Megan Carley 10
    3) Sienna Black 11 4) Noel James 10
  • 15th Panorama, P 4:11.84 1
    1) Bailey Beckman 10 2) Morgan Johnk 10
    3) Brianna Hoffman 11 4) Devyn Kemble 11
  • 23rd Clarinda 4:17.75 1
    1) Skie Campbell 12 2) Taylor Wedemeyer 10
    3) Shelby VanFosson 12 4) Lauren Bair 11

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Police: Teen shot 3-year-old sister twice in face with BBs

News

May 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City teen has been arrested and charged with a felony after police said he intentionally shot his 3-year-old sister twice in the face with a BB gun, severely injuring her. The Sioux City Journal reports that the 17-year-old shot the preschooler Wednesday, breaking her jaw and requiring surgery.

The teen has been charged with willful injury. The Associated Press generally does not name juveniles charged with crimes. Doctors say one BB was removed during surgery, but the other BB entered near her eye and lodged next to her brain. Doctors say it was too risky to remove, so has been left in place.

The teen is being held in Woodbury County Jail.

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