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Class 1-A Girls State Tourney First Round Results

Sports

February 28th, 2012 by Jim Field

Bedford 55, Ar-We-Va 54

Bedford’s Kayla Lindenmeyer made two free throws at just the right time.

The Bulldogs missed six straight foul shots in the fourth quarter before Lindenmeyer dropped in a pair with 31.3 seconds left, giving her third-ranked team the cushion it needed to beat sixth-ranked Ar-We-Va 55-54 in first-round Class 1A play.

Bedford won for the first time in three tries at state and will take a 25-1 record into a semifinal game at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Caila Raymond led Bedford with 20 points and 13 rebounds. She made her first seven shots and finished 9-for-12 from the field. Lindenmeyer finished with 19 points and Savanna Thornton scored 11, including a go-ahead 3-pointer late in the game.

Dani Kock led Ar-We-Va with 18 points and 15 rebounds, while sophomore Paige Danner scored 14 and had four steals. Ar-We-Va, the state runner-up last year, finished 21-4.

Lindenmeyer’s two free throws gave Bedford a 55-52 lead, meaning Ar-We-Va needed a 3-pointer to tie it. The Rockets missed from long range and Kock scored on a putback for the final points.

LeMars Gehen Catholic 52, North Butler 34

The ninth-ranked Jays broke the game open in the second quarter and beat No. 2 North Butler 52-34 in a first-round Class 1A game.

Steph Rohe scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Gehlen in its first-ever state tournament game. The Jays improved to 21-4 and will play third-ranked Bedford in a semifinal game at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Rohe also had six of Gehlen’s 13 steals. Katelin Langel added nine points and nine rebounds for the Jays, while Emily Holtgrewe and Amber Timmins each scored eight.

Lisa Feldman led North Butler with 10 points. Cassidy Bangasser led the Bearcats with seven rebounds and scored six points.

West Sioux 54, Lynnville-Sully 43

A third-quarter comeback and clutch fourth-quarter shooting carried West Sioux to a victory in its first-ever state tournament game.

Jade Lynn Vlotho scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and fifth-ranked West Sioux rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to beat No. 4 Lynnville-Sully 54-43 in a first-round Class 1A game.

Dana Weerheim added 16 points for the Falcons, including a key 3-pointer and four big free throws in the fourth quarter. Carissa Anderson helped out with 11 points, while Shannon Kots grabbed 13 rebounds to go with seven points.

West Sioux improved to 25-1 and will play a semifinal game at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Lynnville-Sully, in the tournament for the third straight year and ninth time overall, finished 23-3. Brianna James led the Hawks with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Brittany Bryan scored 11 points. It was the final high school game for both, with James finishing her career with more than 1,000 points.

North Mahaska 47, North Tama 35

Top-ranked North Mahaska has held teams in check all season and the unbeaten Warhawks did it again in their first game at the Class 1A state tournament.

North Mahaska scored the game’s final 10 points and beat No. 13 North Tama 47-35 to complete the semifinal pairings. The Warhawks will take a 26-0 record against No. 5 West Sioux at 8:30 Saturday night.

Mallory Boyle and Abbie Agan led North Mahaska with 13 points each. Boyle also grabbed seven rebounds, while Agan made four of her team’s 12 steals. She turned her final steal into a layup that gave the Warhawks a 10-point lead in the final minute.

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Severe Weather Possible Across SW IA today

News, Weather

February 28th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

(Nat’l. Weather Service/Des Moines) — A strong storm system will push through the region today into Wednesday with the surface low tracking from NE Nebraska northeastward toward Minneapolis and into central Wisconsin by Wednesday. This system will bring a mix of winter precipitation to much of northern Iowa today, and spread rain showers and thunderstorms across central and southern Iowa mainly this afternoon into tonight. There is a slight risk of severe weather across portions of southwest Iowa with large hail the main severe threat. Strong west to northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph are possible during the day Wednesday as the system lifts northeast of Iowa.

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(Podcast) Forecast for Tue., Feb 28th 2012

Podcasts, Weather

February 28th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, from Freese-Notis Meteorologist Harvey Freese….

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Atlantic man arrested 3rd time for public intox

News

February 28th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

An Atlantic man was arrested Friday, on a charge of Public Intoxication, 3rd and subsequent offense. The Atlantic Police Department says 50-year old Robert Atkinson was booked into the Cass County Jail.

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LYLE OTTO PETERS, 89, of Avoca (Svcs 3-1-12)

Obituaries

February 28th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

LYLE OTTO PETERS, 89, of Avoca, died Mon., Feb. 27th, at the Avoca Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services for LYLE PETERS will be held 11-a.m. Thu., March 1st, at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Avoca. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca, frpm 10-11am Thursday.

Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.

LYLE PETERS is survived by:

His children – Heidi (Tony) Schoening, of Council Bluffs, & Scott Peters, of Avoca.

His brothers – Vernus (Ethel) Peters & Clyde (Mary) Peters, all of Avoca and, Jack (Colleen) Peters, of Council Bluffs.

3 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

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Adel man claims he tried to scare, not kill man

News

February 28th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ADEL, Iowa (AP) – A central Iowa man accused of fatally shooting another man says in court documents that he fired a rifle to scare him, not kill him.  Brandon Madren, of Adel, is charged with first-degree murder and reckless use of a firearm causing injury in the Feb. 18 shooting of Nathan Greene, also of Adel. Court documents show the gunshot that killed Greene was fired from a third-story apartment window.

Madren told police that Greene tried to kick down his apartment door, then left the building and was standing on Madren’s car in the parking lot. Madren says Greene was threatening him when Madren fired a rifle, hitting Greene in the chest. Madren remains in the Dallas County jail on $500,000 bond.

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VERA V. WAHLERT, 101, of Exira (Svcs. 3-2-12)

Obituaries

February 28th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

VERA V. WAHLERT, 101, of Exira, died Sun., Feb. 26th, at the Exira Care Center. Funeral services for VERA WAHLERT will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., March 2nd, at the Exira Christian Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home. A family visitation will be held from 9-am until the time of service Friday, at the Exira Christian Church.

Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.

VERA WAHLERT is survived by:

Her children – Anna J. Martin, of Exira, and David (Mona) Wahlert, of Ft. Morgan, CO.

6 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, other relatives & friends.

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Nat’l. Weather Service Forecast for Cass & surrounding Counties: 2-28-12

Weather

February 28th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

352 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

TODAY…BREEZY. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN LIKELY THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. NO ICE ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOW IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH MID MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

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Iowa News Headlines: Tue., Feb. 28 2012

News

February 28th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — With yesterday’s hasty vote, the Iowa Board of Regents will close a public school long tied to University of Northern Iowa’s teacher training program. Malcolm Price Laboratory School in Cedar Falls will close before June 30, a move that infuriated local politicians and school supporters. The regents said it was too expensive to operate. The school is known for its small class sizes and research into cutting-edge practices.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is coming to Iowa State University on Thursday to speak about creating manufacturing jobs. The visit further solidifies Iowa’s importance as a swing state in the upcoming presidential election.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has ordered the University of Iowa to release a resignation agreement with a former medical employee who is trying to keep the document and his identity a secret. District Judge Thomas Reidel agreed with The Associated Press that the settlement was a public record under Iowa law and said the public has a right to know the details, including a $100,000 bonus offered if he left the university’s employment before a specific date.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa will not to invite the University of North Dakota to an April track meet because of the school’s Fighting Sioux nickname. Policy prohibits Iowa’s athletic department from scheduling competitions with schools using Native American mascots, unless those mascots are approved by the NCAA.

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Public Hearing in Atlantic Wednesday, over loan agreement & bond purchase

News

February 28th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic City Council Wednesday, will hold public hearings on loan agreements amounting to $4.95-million, followed by action from the Council on a resolution expressing the City’s intent to enter into a General Obligation Corporate Purchase and Refunding Loan Agreement, and approval of a bond purchase agreement with Ruan Securities. The hearings and action will come during a Special Council Meeting that begins 5:30-p.m. Wednesday, at City Hall.

City Administrator Doug Harris says the bonds will help to cover nearly $4.9-million altogether, in Capital Improvement Projects (for Streets, Storm Water, Park and Building Improvements as well as Equipment Acquisition), and, the refunding of 2007 General Obligation Bonds. Harris says refunding the 2007 G-O Bonds will save the City $45,845 in interest, over the next 5-years.

The Council will consider a resolution authorizing the issuance of 2012 G-O Bonds during its meeting on March 7th. In other matters, the Council this Wednesday, will enter into a closed session to discuss collective bargaining strategy, following the conclusion of regular business.

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