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IRS phone scam making the rounds in Audubon County

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April 21st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The Audubon County Sheriff Todd Johnson reports his office has received numerous calls from citizens reporting they have received a phone call or had a recording left on their phone from someone claiming to be from the IRS. Johnson says with new technology, the scammers can use their number as the IRS or even the Department of Treasury.

The scam has been around for years but Johnson says it seems to be hitting Audubon County more frequently. The callers claim to be from the IRS and threaten to take legal action. Sheriff Todd Johnson would like to remind citizens that the IRS does not call to demand immediate payment over the phone, nor will the agency call about taxes without first mailing a bill.

Also, never give any personal or financial information.

Clarinda P-D & Page County S/O participate in fugitive arrest

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April 21st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports that at around 10:30-a.m. today (Friday) officers with the Clarinda Police Department and deputies from the Page County Sheriff’s Department, executed a felony fugitive from justice warrant from the State of Florida. 35-year old Liberty Joy Holland, of Clarinda, was subsequently arrested in the 200 block of N. 19th St.

Holland was wanted on an outstanding felony warrant from the Osceola County, Florida, for failing to appear for arraignment connected to the alleged assault and battery of a law enforcement officer.

Holland is currently in custody at the Page County Jail and is being held without bond, pending extradition to Florida.

Domestic Assault arrest in Red Oak Friday

News

April 21st, 2017 by admin

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a Red Oak man for Domestic Assault Friday morning. At 11:45am Officers arrested 53-year-old Robert Wade Abraham of Red Oak at 6th and Maple Streets in Red Oak.  Abraham was charged with Domestic Assault 2nd Offense and taken to the Montgomery County Jail. He is being held on no bond pending an appearance before a Magistrate.

Chiefs will play in NFL opener at New England; land six prime-time games

Sports

April 21st, 2017 by admin

The NFL released full schedules for the 2017 season on Thursday night and the Kansas City Chiefs will play in the first game of the new season. The Chiefs will play at the defending champion Patriots on Thurdsday, September 7th at 7:3opm CT in the NFL season opener.  The Chiefs will also play in 6 prime-time games throughout the season including 2 Monday Night Football games. The Chiefs will host the Redskins on Monday, October 12th and the Denver Broncos on Monday, October 30th.  Check out the full 2017 Kansas City Chiefs schedule below.

2017 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS PRESEASON SCHEDULE

Date | Opponent | Time | Network

Friday, Aug. 11 | San Francisco 49ers | 8 p.m. | KCTV5
Saturday, Aug. 19 | at Cincinnati Bengals | 6 p.m. | KCTV5
Friday, Aug. 25 | at Seattle Seahawks | 7:25 p.m. | CBS (KCTV5)
Thursday, Aug. 31 | Tennessee Titans | 7:30 p.m. | KCTV5

2017 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

Date | Opponent | Time | Network

Thursday, Sept. 7 | at New England Patriots | 7:30 p.m. | NBC
Sunday, Sept. 17 | Philadelphia Eagles | Noon | FOX
Sunday, Sept. 24 | at Los Angeles Chargers | 3:25 p.m. | CBS
Monday, Oct. 2 | Washington Redskins | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, Oct. 8 | at Houston Texans* | 7:30 p.m. | NBC
Sunday, Oct. 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers* | 3:25 p.m. | CBS
Thursday, Oct. 19 | at Oakland Raiders | 7:25 p.m. | CBS/NFLN/Amazon
Monday, Oct. 30 | Denver Broncos | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Sunday, Nov. 5 | at Dallas Cowboys* | 3:25 p.m. | CBS
Sunday, Nov. 12 | BYE WEEK
Sunday, Nov. 19 | at New York Giants* | Noon | CBS
Sunday, Nov. 26 | Buffalo Bills* | Noon | CBS
Sunday, Dec. 3 | at New York Jets* | Noon | CBS
Sunday, Dec. 10 | Oakland Raiders* | Noon | CBS
Saturday, Dec. 16 | Los Angeles Chargers | 7:30 p.m. | NFLN
Sunday, Dec. 24 | Miami Dolphins | Noon | CBS
Sunday, Dec. 31 | at Denver Broncos* | 3:25 p.m. | CBS

Home games in bold; all kickoffs are Central Time.
*Subject to Flexible Scheduling

Iowa State adds Virginia transfer Shayok to men’s hoops team

Sports

April 21st, 2017 by admin

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball team has added Virginia transfer Marial Shayok (mare-E-all SHAY-ock), head coach Steve Prohm announced today. Shayok, a 6-5 guard out of Ottawa, Ontario, will have one season of eligibility remaining after sitting out the 2017-18 season per NCAA transfer rules.

Shayok made 14 starts and was Virginia’s second-leading scorer as a junior, averaging 8.9 points in 20.6 minutes. Defensively, he was also second on the team with 30 steals.

A 44.5 percent shooter from the field, Shayok tallied double figures in 14 games in 2016-17 as Virginia advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in his career. He scored a career-high 23 points on 8-for-14 shooting in a win against UNC Wilmington in the NCAA Tournament. Shayok shot 79.6 percent from the free-throw line last season

In his career, Shayok played in 103 games and made 23 starts for the Cavaliers, averaging 5.7 points and 2.0 rebounds.

Shayok played his high school ball at Blair Academy (Blairstown, N.J.). He represented Canada at the 2012 U17 World Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Iowa State has three scholarships remaining for the 2017-18 season.

(from Cyclones.com)

Attorneys general to Trump: Don’t cut drug treatment funds

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April 21st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The top government lawyers from 19 states, including Iowa, are telling President Donald Trump and the Republican leaders of Congress not to cut federal money for drug treatment programs. A group of Democratic state attorneys general sent a letter Friday to federal officials saying the government “cannot abandon this commitment to our communities.” It’s the latest of several actions from Democratic attorneys general objecting to Trump policies.

In this case, it’s a pre-emptive argument that comes as Trump says Republican lawmakers are closing in on an agreement on how to replace former President Barack Obama’s health insurance overhaul. It’s not clear what any new plan would mean for drug treatment, which has become a major issue amid an epidemic of addiction to opioid drugs.

ALICE NELLIE BIXLER, 94, of Anita & formerly of Atlantic (Svcs. 4/29/2017)

Obituaries

April 21st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

ALICE NELLIE BIXLER, 94, of Anita (& formerly of Atlantic), died Tue., Feb. 7th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital, in Atlantic, Graveside services for ALICE BIXLER will be held Saturday, April 29th at 11:30am at the Carl Cemetery in Carl, IA. Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center of Corning has the arrangements.

Memorials in her name may be directed to the Carl United Methodist Church.

Online condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Fire killed thousands of turkeys at farm, Iowa officials say

Ag/Outdoor, News

April 21st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

WAPELLO, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say several thousand turkeys have perished in a southeast Iowa fire. The blaze was reported around 11:10 a.m. Thursday at a turkey farm southwest of Wapello in Louisa County.

Davenport television station KWQC reports that several fire departments responded to calls for extra help. Firefighters say the fire burned rapidly because of high winds and fresh sawdust bedding for the birds. Damage was estimated at $300,000 with the loss of nearly 10,700 turkeys.

The fire cause is being investigated.

Library in western Iowa moves inventory for renovation

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April 21st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

LE MARS, Iowa (AP) – Workers have had to move 24,000 items from a library in a small city in western Iowa before beginning a $350,000 renovation on the building.
Le Mars library director, Shirley Taylor, tells the Sioux City Journal that library staff and volunteers from various city departments helped move the items from its downtown building to a temporary home across the street.

The library closed earlier this month to allow staff to prepare to move its inventory to the Eagles Club building across the street. It’ll serve as the temporary library until late fall. The Eagles Club is scheduled to open for business as the town’s library on May 1st. Taylor says the library renovation will include a new entrance and shelves as well as a redesign of the building’s interior.

Spring sports scoreboard 4/20/2017

Sports

April 21st, 2017 by admin

Girls Golf

  • Atlantic 167, Clarinda 213. Medalist: Brooke Newell, Atlantic, 33. Runner-Up: Baylee Newell, Atlantic 41. Other Atlantic Scores: Alyssa Ginther 43, McKenna DenBeste 50, Sarah Fixmer 54, Mary Hayes 59.
    Atlantic Head Coach Kathy Hobson: “Was good to see Brooke Newell play the type of golf we know she can play.  She has struggled a bit lately even though she was still playing good golf, just scoring a little higher than what she is capable of.

    Baylee continues play well.  Really pleased with how she has improved on her scores lately.  Alyssa has been staying right at her average.

    Our scoring came from a divided team tonight.  The top 3 playing positions played at their averages or 4-5 strokes below their averages.  The bottom 3 playing positions played 4, 6 and 9 strokes over their averages.  We need more consistency from that play to compensate for those times when the other golfers aren’t below averages.

    Short putts continue to be our downfall for many of our golfers.  We will continue to work on them in practice but we have to practice well if you are going to play well.”

  • CAM 217, Coon Rapids-Bayard 268. Medalist: Sammi Jahde, CAM, 44.
  • Creston 184, Southwest Valley NTS. Medalist: Sophia Groumoutis, Creston, 40
  • Griswold 222, Underwood 242. Medalist: Mateya Peters, Griswold, 50. Runner-Up: Reaghan Oakleaf, Griswold, 55.
  • Kuemper Catholic 181, Denison-Schleswig 218. Medalist: Alison Schweers, Kuemper, 42.
  • Logan-Magnolia 243, Riverside NTS. Medalist: Rachel Piss, Logan-Magnolia, 56.
  • Shenandoah 192, Abraham Lincoln 247. Medalist: Anna Carlson, Shenandoah, 44.
  • Tri-Center 241, Missouri Valley 245. Medalist: Madison Lease, Missouri Valley, 44.
  • Van Meter 235, Nodaway Valley 263, West Central Valley 271. Medalist: Molly Carey, Van Meter, 51.

Boys Golf

  • Atlantic 142, Clarinda 151. Medalist: Jake Olsen, Atlantic, 32. Runner-Up: Ben Renaud, Atlantic, 35. Other Atlantic Scores: Matt Gearheart 37, Zac Stork 28, Cyle Renaud 39, Nate Gifford 41.
    Atlantic Head Coach Ed DenBeste: “Another nice day to golf.  Cooler weather and a little breezy but the sun was out and the course was in good shape.  There were several tough pins today that were tucked to one side of green or the other.  Greens were fast too.  Much faster than we have seen.  Good test for us.  Great to see Jake shoot a one under on an away course.  He had one bogie and 2 birdies.  Ben had a nice round of two over.  He also had two birdies.  Good to see both Zac and Matt shoot well.  Good to see Cyle shoot below 40 and Nate be below 41.  This was a good win on an away course.”
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 173, CAM 175. Medalist: Colton Lenz, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 37.
  • Glenwood 154, Nebraska City 191, Plattsmouth 198. Medalist: Ryan Leath, Glenwood, 36.
  • Logan-Magnolia 156, Riverside 218. Medalist: Taylor Nelson, Logan-Magnolia, 35.
  • Tri-Center 197, Missouri Valley 227. Medalist: Nick Tennis, Missouri Valley, 44.
  • Underwood 186, Griswold 222. Medalist: Connor Fink, Underwood, 42. Runner-Up: Derek Ravlin, Underwood, 43.
  • Van Meter 195, Nodaway Valley NTS.

Girls Tennis

  • Clarinda 8, Atlantic 1. Atlantic Doubles Winners: Jena Brosam/Emma Templeton.
  • Creston 9, Audubon 0
  • Denison-Schleswig 9, Sioux City East 0
  • Red Oak 6, Lewis Central 3
  • Shenandoah 9, Harlan 0

Boys Tennis

  • Atlantic 8, Clarinda 1. Atlantic Winners: Grant Podhajsky, Cooper McDermott, Luke Hohenberger, Nile Petersen, Kaleb Flory, Podhajsky/Hohenberger, McDermott/Petersen, Flory/Caleb Williams.
  • Creston 9, Audubon 0
  • Glenwood 9, Thomas Jefferson 0
  • Harlan 5, Shenandoah 4
  • Red Oak 6, St. Albert 3
  • Red Oak 8, Lewis Central 1
  • St. Albert 7, Lewis Central 2

Girls Soccer

  • Denison-Schleswig 8, Harlan 4
  • Nodaway Valley/West Central Valley/ACGC 3, Kuemper Catholic 1
  • Thomas Jefferson 10, Riverside 0
  • Tri-Center 6, Underwood 2
  • Treynor 10, Riverside 0

Boys Soccer

  • St. Albert 2, Atlantic 1
  • Abraham Lincoln 5, Riverside 0
  • AHSTW 6, Missouri Valley 0
  • Bishop Heelan 7, Thomas Jefferson 2
  • Creston 2, Indianola 0
  • Denison-Schleswig 4, Harlan 0
  • Tri-Center 2, Underwood 1