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Jim Field speaks with folks at the Hy-Vee free Veteran’s Day breakfast and also talks about Operation Barnabas.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Services have been scheduled for a western Iowa soldier who was killed in Afghanistan. The Pentagon says 19-year-old Pfc. Brandon Buttry, of Shenandoah, died Nov. 5 while serving in Kandahar Province. The Hackett-Livingston Funeral Home says a visitation is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Shenandoah. The funeral is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Buttry was stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord south-southwest of Tacoma, Wash. He was deployed to Afghanistan in August.
Around two dozen flower shops across Iowa are participating in a food drive today (Monday) through Saturday as part of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. The effort, which involves several states in the central U.S., is expected to generate over 32 tons of food for those in need. Brian Barks is spokesperson for Foodbank for the Heartland in Omaha, which provides services to 16 counties in western Iowa and 77 counties in Nebraska. “Thirty-two tons of food going to organizations like ours…will make a great deal of difference,” Barks said. “But, we need so much more.”
The economic downturn is credited for a 40% increase in demand for food from charity providers across the country. Barks said demand is definitely outpacing food donations at the foodbank in Omaha. “Last fiscal year, approximately 16-percent of our inventory was purchased. So far this fiscal year, about 31-percent of the food we’ve distributed are items we’ve purchased,” Barks said. “As of right now, we are on pace to about double the amount of food we are buying.”
The decline in inventory is blamed primarily on cuts to the U.S.D.A. Commodities Program. This week, donors who bring two cans of food to participating flower shops can buy one dozen long-stemmed roses for just $10. The cans will then be delivered to a local food-distribution charity, such as the Foodbank for the Heartland. “This campaign with local flower shops is tremendous,” Barks said. “It’s one of a myriad of campaigns that we need to happen in order to keep our shelves stocked.”
This marks the 14th year for the “Caring Rose Week” effort. More information and a map of participating florists is available at www.caringrose.org.
(Radio Iowa)
DR. RICHARD COATNEY, 78, of Atlantic, died Sun., Nov. 11th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Funeral services for DR. RICHARD COATNEY will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., Nov. 14th, at the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, in Atlantic. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
A visitation with the family will be held from 5:30-to 7:30pm Tue., Nov. 13th, at the funeral home, where a Scriptural Wake service is at 5-pm Tuesday.
Memorials may be directed to his wife Lana, so she can divide them among Doc’s many charities.
Burial will be in the Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry, 3-p.m.Wed.
DR. RICHARD COATNEY is survived by:
His wife – Lana Coatney, of Atlantic.
His son – Thomas (Lois) Coatney.
His daughters – Jane (Jim) O’Connell, and Ann (Ron) Morrell.
His step-children: Chrystal (Scott) Sullivan, of Marne, and Keven (Jodi) Feuring, of Carson.
11 grandchildren.
An accident Sunday afternoon near Coburg, in Montgomery County, caused a total of $2,500 damage, but there were no reports of injuries. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, a 1995 Honda Passport driven by 16-year old Teesha Mary Hardy, of Red Oak, and a 2004 Chevy Blazer, driven by 50-year old Dawn Eloise Milgrove, of Red Oak, collided at the intersection of 270th Street and Fernwood Avenue, on the east side of Coburg, at around 1:05-p.m.
Officials say the Honda was traveling east on 270th as the Blazer was heading west. As the vehicles met, their side-view mirrors hit, causing damage to both vehicles. No citations were issued.
Authorities in Montgomery County report the arrest of three individuals over the weekend. On Saturday, 17-year old Edward Richard Lockerby, of Prescott, was taken into custody at around 12:30-p.m., on a charge of harassment. He was brought to Montgomery County Corrections Center, booked-in, and later released to the custody of his mother. That same day, at around 1:50-p.m., 48-year old David Alan Adist, of Prescott, was arrested by Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies, for violating a Protective Order. Adist was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on full bond.
On Sunday, 30-year old George Allen Westbrooke, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 4:30-p.m.. Westbrooke was taken into custody on a valid Adams County warrant for Burglary in the 3rd degree, Criminal Mischief in the 4th degree, and Trespassing. He was transported to the Adams County Jail and held on $5,000 cash bond.
Class 1-A Championship
(3-1) Tripoli 25-25-17-25, Grundy Center 21-22-25-18
Class 1-A All-Tournament Team
Courtney Anderson, Tripoli; Heather Hook, Grundy Center; Mikaela Foecke, Holy Trinity Catholic; Brittney Hanson, Janesville; Samantha Meyers, Grundy Center; Bailey Kirchhoff, Tripoli (Captain).
Class 2-A Championship
(3-2) Dike-New Hartford 18-18-25-25-16, Western Christian 25-25-18-25-14
Class 2-A All-Tournament Team
Jamie Gesink, Western Christian; Rachel Koop, Dike-New Hartford; Katie Kuck, Council Bluffs St. Albert; Brandi Bueltel, Kuemper Catholic; Brooke Wolterstorff, Western Christian; Briana Weber, Dike-New Hartford (captain).
Class 3-A Championship
(3-2) MOC-Floyd Valley 23-25-25-19-17, Union 25-21-14-25-15
Class 3-A All-Tournament Team
Alyssa Brown, MOC-Floyd Valley; Breann Bader, Union; Heidi Hillyard; Mediapolis; Shelby Schouten, MOC-Floyd Valley; Sam Barz, Union; Alexis Conaway, MOC-Floyd Valley (Captain).
Class 4-A Championship
(3-2) Charles City 16-18-25-25-15, Solon 25-25-14-23-13
Class 4-A All-Tournament Team
Hali Hillegas, Charles City; Rylee Smith, Solon; Lauren Brobst, Bishop Heelan; Abby Caldwell, Waverly-Shell Rock; Kelsey Cave, Solon; Jessie Sindlinger, Charles City (Captain).
Class 5-A Championship
(3-1) Bettendorf 28-23-26-25, Iowa City High 26-25-24-23
Class 5-A All-Tournament Team
Ruth Grace, Iowa City High; Anna Willey, Bettendorf; Chloe Miller, Pleasant Valley; Jaali Winters, Ankeny; Michaela Nelson, Iowa City High; Caitlin Wernentin, Bettendorf (captain).
The Freese-Notis forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather data for Atlantic….
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