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BARBARA “Bobbi” K. LOVEJOY, 52, of Audubon (Svcs. 1/14/17)

Obituaries

January 12th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

BARBARA “Bobbi” K. LOVEJOY, 52, of Audubon, died Tue., Jan. 10th, at Mercy Medical Center, in Des Moines. Funeral services for BARBARA “Bobbi” LOVEJOY will be held 2-p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14th, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is at 5-p.m. Friday, Jan. 13th.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

BARBARA “Bobbi” K. LOVEJOY is survived by:

Her husband – Vic Lovejoy, of Audubon.

Her daughters – Angela Lovejoy,  of Denison; Amanda (Doug) O’Neal, of Council Bluffs; Ashlee (John) Olmstead, of Dunlap, and Alyssia Lovejoy, of Audubon.

Her parents – Richard (& wife Sandy) Clements, of Evansdale, & Sandra (& husband Robert) Stokes, of Parkersburg.

Her brother – Michael Clements, of FL.

Her sisters – Terie (Charles) Skeens, of TX, & Susan (JOhnny) Weigh, of FL.

Her 1/2 brothers & 1/2 sister: Daniel (Sarah) Stokes, of Cedar Falls; Jim Clements; and Michelle Lane.

Her step-brothers and step-sisters: Shari; Jeff (Holly) Mastin; Traci (Rod) Pryor; and Darin Stokes.

3 grandchildren, her in-laws, other relatives and friends.

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BETTY L. BROWN, 74, of Atlantic (Graveside Svcs. 1/16/17)

Obituaries

January 12th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

BETTY L. BROWN, 74, of Atlantic, died Wed., Jan. 11th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Visitation with the family is from 3-until 4-pm, Monday (Jan. 16th), at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic, with Graveside services for BETTY BROWN taking place 4:15-p.m. Monday, at the Brighton Township Cemetery in Marne.

 

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DOROTHY D. JOHNSON, 91, of Elk Horn (No Services)

Obituaries

January 12th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DOROTHY D. JOHNSON, 91, of Elk Horn, died Wed., Jan. 11th, at the Salem Lutheran Home, in Elk Horn. In accordance with her wishes, cremation has taken place, and no services will be held for DOROTHY JOHNSON. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com

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Teen arrested after disturbance at Red Oak High School

News

January 12th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police, Wednesday afternoon, responded to a disturbance at the Red Oak High School. Officers were called to the school just after 1-p.m. for a report of a student who was out of control. Upon arrival and further investigation, Police arrested a 15-year old student for Disorderly Conduct. The student, who was not identified, was transported to the Juvenile Detention Center at the direction of Juvenile Services, and held until being seen by a judge.

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NWS forecast for the KJAN listening area, 1/12/17

Weather

January 12th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Early This Morning: Cloudy, colder. North wind around 10 mph.
Today: Partly sunny. Colder. High in the lower 20s. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low 5 to 10 above. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy. High in the lower 20s. East wind around 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy. High in the upper 20s. Northeast wind near 5 mph shifting to the north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday: Cloudy. A slight chance of light freezing rain and sleet in the morning, then light sleet likely possibly mixed with freezing rain in the afternoon. High in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Sunday Night: Freezing rain possibly mixed with sleet. Low in the mid 20s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Martin Luther King Jr Day: Freezing rain possibly mixed with rain in the morning, then light rain likely in the afternoon. High in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.

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Hawkeye women cruise past Illinois

Sports

January 12th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Hawkeye women pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Illinois 78-58 Wednesday night, as the Hawkeyes avenged a loss to the Illini in their Big Ten opener. Megan Gustafson led the Hawkeyes with 20 points and 15 rebounds. The Hawkeyes host third ranked Maryland Saturday afternoon.

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Pierre-Louis has 18 & 16, No. 22 Sooners drop Iowa St 67-57

Sports

January 12th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Vionise Pierre-Louis had 18 points and a career-high 16 rebounds and No. 22 Oklahoma held off Iowa State 67-56 on Wednesday night. Gabbi Ortiz and Gioya Carter added 11 points apiece and Maddie Manning had 10 for the Sooners (13-4, 4-1 Big 12).

Iowa State pulled within 57-55 on a jumper by Seanna Johnson with 4:49 to play but from there the Cyclones missed their last four shots and had four turnovers. The Sooners didn’t run away and two free throws by Johnson with 2:55 left cut the deficit to 61-57. Manning had a quick layup and Pierre-Louis made two free throws with 2:02 to play but the only other points were two Manning free throws at 58 seconds.

Bridget Carleton had 15 points and Johnson 14 for the Cyclones (10-6, 1-4) and Meredith Burkhall had 11 points and 11 rebounds for her third career double-double. For the first time this season, 6-foot-9 freshman Nancy Mulkey failed to block a shot after swatting 38 in the first 16 games with back-to-back games of seven and six to open conference play.

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Drake takes out Indiana State 87-70 using balanced scoring

Sports

January 12th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ore Arogundade scored 15 points, Billy Wampler had 14, and T.J. Thomas added 12 points as Drake beat Indiana State 87-70 on Wednesday night. Wampler’s 3 broke a 30-all tie and was the beginning of a 12-3 Drake run to close the first half. Thomas’ jumper with 12:31 left extended the lead to 59-40. Thomas was 6 for 7 from the floor.

Reed Timmer scored 11 points and Graham Woodward scored 10 for Drake (5-12, 3-2 Missouri Valley). Everett Clemons and Brenton Scott each scored 12 points for the Sycamores (6-11, 0-5) and Jordan Barnes added 10. Clemons also had 10 rebounds.

The Bulldogs won back-to-back games for the second time this season and have won four of their last six after an eight-game losing streak. They shot 58 percent in the second half (19 of 33) while Indiana State was at 28 percent (10-36) but made 14 of 18 free throws.

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Morris leads Iowa St. over Oklahoma St.

Sports

January 12th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Monte Morris scored a career-high 30 points and added five rebounds, five assists and four steals to help Iowa State beat Oklahoma State 96-86 on Wednesday night.

Matt Thomas scored 19 and Nazareth Mitrou-Long contributed 17 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Cyclones (11-4, 3-1 Big 12), whose only conference loss was a 65-63 nail-biter at No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 4. It was Iowa State’s eighth-straight win over Oklahoma State.

Phil Forte scored 24 points and Jeffrey Carroll had 21 points and seven rebounds for Oklahoma State (10-6, 0-4). The Cowboys lost their fourth straight and coach Brad Underwood remains stuck at 99 career wins.

Forte’s 3-pointer with 9:19 remaining put Oklahoma State ahead 67-62, but the Cyclones responded with a 17-4 run over the next six minutes, with eight consecutive points from Morris, to seize control.

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Bradley tames N. Iowa 72-61 behind van Bree’s 20 PTs

Sports

January 12th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Luuk van Bree had a career high 20 points, and Donte Thomas and Darrell Brown each scored 12 to lift Bradley past Northern Iowa 72-61 Wednesday night.

Bradley (8-10, 3-2 Missouri Valley) raced to a 7-0 lead and never trailed. Klint Carlson tied it at 20 on a 3 with 7:20 left, but Drake outscored the Panthers 20-5 over the next six minutes and led 40-25 on van Bree’s jumper 60 seconds before intermission.

Spencer Haldeman’s 3 at the 10:45 mark of the second half brought Northern Iowa to within 50-44, but van Bree buried back-to-back 3s, and JoJo McGlaston’s thunderous dunk off a lob pass from Nate Kennell made it 58-44.

A freshman, van Bree was 8-for-13 shooting from the field including 4 for 7 from 3-point range. Thomas had a career-high 13 rebounds. Haldeman led Northern Iowa (5-11, 0-5) with 16 points, Carlson added 15, and Jordan Ashton scored 12. The Panthers have lost seven straight.

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