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Class A Final: Logan-Magnolia 28, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 24

Sports

November 20th, 2014 by Jim Field

Logan-Magnolia captured their second state football championship today with a late 28-24 victory over Gladbrook-Reinbeck at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.

Logan-Magnolia running back Brady Charbonneau was huge carrying 18 times for 234 yards and two touchdowns, including an 83 yard TD run in the third quarter.  Charbonneau scored the winning touchdown on a fourth-and-one from the Rebels eight yard line with just :59 left.  The Panthers out rushed the Rebels 304-178.

Eric Stoakes led Gladbrook-Reinbeck rushing 24 times for 185 yards and two TD’s.

Logan-Magnolia ends the year 14-0, while the Rebels finish 12-2.

8-Man Final: Newell-Fonda 39, Fremont-Mills 35

Sports

November 20th, 2014 by Jim Field

Newell-Fonda captured the school’s first-ever state football title with a come-from-behind 39-35 win over Fremont-Mills in the 8-Man final at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls today.  The Mustangs ran off 11 straight wins after an 0-3 start to the season.

Newell-Fonda outgained the Knights 387-255 total yards.  After quarterback Brady Dicks was injured in the first half, running back Cole Wise picked up the offensive slack carrying 29 times for 127 yards and a touchdown.  Wise also caught three passes for 58 yards and a touchdown.  Dicks and his replacement Jason Hess combined to complete 10 of 17 passes for 172 yards and three TD’s.  Hess scored the winning touchdown on an eight yard run with just :17 left.

Fremont-Mills got the ball back at midfield after kick-off and after completing a couple of hook-and-lateral passes along the sideline to get inside the ten yard line with :04 left, a fumble recovered by Newell-Fonda ended the game.

Fremont-Mills ends the season with a mark of 13-1.

Atlantic Yard Waste site hours to change effective 11/24/14

Ag/Outdoor, News

November 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the City of Atlantic have announced a seasonal change in operation of hours for the Yard Waste site. Effective Monday, Nov. 24th, the Winter Hours of Operation for the site are as follows:

Saturdays, from 9:00 am. to 5:00 pm.

The City reminds the citizens to bring only trees, branches, grass, garden waste, and/or leaves.

Newell-Fonda beats Fremont-Mills 39-35

Sports

November 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Backup quarterback Jason Hess scored on an 8-yard run with 17 seconds left Thursday to lift Newell-Fonda to a 39-35 victory over Fremont-Mills and the eight-player state championship. Hess filled in for injured starter Brady Dicks and made several big plays, including a 16-yard touchdown pass to Cole Wise and a 33-yard heave to Wise to set up his winning touchdown.

Fremont-Mills used two hook-and-laterals to drive to the Newell-Fonda 9-yard line with 4 seconds remaining. But the Mustangs stripped the ball from quarterback Jason Rusten on the final play and Dustin Johnson recovered to end it.

Newell-Fonda ran off 11 straight victories after starting 0-3 to win its first state championship and deny Fremont-Mills (13-1) a second title in four years.

2 Iowa school districts opt to not share grades

News

November 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

LE MARS, Iowa (AP) — Two Iowa school districts have decided not to share grades in the upcoming school year. The decision means the Remsen-Union and Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn school districts will have to make big budget cuts. Together, they face budget cuts totaling about $600,000.

The Le Mars Daily Sentinel reports Remsen-Union will have to make about $400,000 worth of reductions in general fund expenditures to not face a budget shortfall. The MMC district will have to make about $200,000 worth of budget cuts. The decision was made at an MMC school board meeting Monday. Remsen-Union school board members also were in attendance.

Both school boards had to approve a whole grade sharing plan before February. Grade sharing would have meant sending students in grades five through eight to one district and those in grades nine through 12 to another.

JEAN EDILINE EITZEN, 87, of Clarinda (formerly of Red Oak) (Private Svcs.)

Obituaries

November 20th, 2014 by admin

JEAN EDILINE EITZEN, 87, of Clarinda (Formerly of Red Oak) died September 6, 2014 at the Clarinda Reginal Medical Center.  A Private Memorial Mass will be celebrated for JEAN EITZEN at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Red Oak.  Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel in Red Oak has the arrangements.

Burial of cremated remains will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Red Oak.

JEAN EDILINE EITZEN is survived by:

Children: Jim (Avis) Eitzen of Red Oak.  Teri (Wayne) Eitzen-Graves of Cape Coral, FL.  Susan (Mark) Smith of Clarinda.

Brothers and Sisters: Lois Ludington, Bud Laughlin, Gerald Laughlin, Helen Robinson, Robert Laughlin, Pat Laughlin, John Laughlin, and Teresa Christensen

Sisters-in-law: Jean Laughlin, Kathryn Nelson and Helen Eitzen.

Brother-in-law: Hogart Korshoj

11 Grandchildren

26 Great-Grandchildren

1 Great-Great-Grandchild

Many Other Relatives and Friends.

 

Atlantic P-D to conduct tobacco compliance checks

News

November 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

As part of a pledge to keep tobacco, alternative nicotine and vapor products out of the hands of Atlantic’s youth, officers with the Atlantic Police Department will be conducting compliance checks on local establishments, in the near future. The checks are part of the “I-Pledge” program, in partnership with the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (IBD), and serve to educate local retailers as well as enforce Iowa’s tobacco, alternative nicotine and vapor products law.

Underage customers, under the supervision of law enforcement personnel, will enter establishments and attempt to purchase tobacco or similar products. Clerks who make the illegal sale, will be cited on the spot. Criminal penalties for selling tobacco, alternative nicotine and vapor products to a minor include a $100 fine for a first offense, $200 for a second offense, and $500 for a third or subsequent offense.

Atlantic Police Chief Steve Green says the intent of the I-Pledge Program is not to hand out citations, although that may be the result. The intent, he says, is to educate sales clerks and maintain a compliant retail environment in our community.

For more on I-Pedge, go to www.iowaabd.com.

Iowa man pleads not guilty in police standoff

News

November 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CHEROKEE, Iowa (AP) – A Cherokee man has pleaded not guilty to several charges in connection to a lengthy standoff with police. Thirty-five-year-old Joshua Allender entered his written plea Wednesday in Cherokee County District Court. He faces charges of attempted murder, possession of a firearm or offensive weapon by a domestic violence offender, intimidation with a dangerous weapon, assault while participating in a felony and assault on a police officer.

The Sioux City Journal reports police responded to a call on Oct. 30 about a suicidal person. Allendar is accused of refusing to come out when officers arrived and firing a gun from an upstairs window. After six hours, a tactical unit fired tear gas into the home and Allender was arrested.

Orthopedic Surgeon to join Cass County Health System and Myrtue Medical Center

News

November 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Edward Fisher, M.D., orthopedic surgeon, will be joining Myrtue Medical Center and Cass County Health System in February 2015. Dr. Fisher is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with over 25 years of experience.

Edward Fisher, M.D., orthopedic surgeon

Edward Fisher, M.D., orthopedic surgeon

“We are thrilled to bring a highly skilled orthopedic surgeon to live and practice in southwest Iowa on a full-time basis,” noted Todd Hudspeth, CEO of Cass County Health System. “This will allow patients to receive quality orthopedic care, including joint replacement surgeries, with the convenience of staying in their hometown hospitals.”

MMC and CCHS have a long history of working collaboratively to enhance services and employment opportunities. This joint venture is the most recent in that ongoing partnership. “It is great to be able to work together to bring Dr. Fisher to both of our communities,” said Barry Jacobsen, CEO of Myrtue Medical Center. “Rural hospitals need to be creative and work together in order to ensure we continue to meet the healthcare needs of the citizens who depend on us.”

Dr. Fisher will provide full orthopedic services at hospitals, conducting clinics and performing surgeries at least two days each week in Atlantic and Harlan. His care will encompass a wide variety of orthopedic surgeries including:
• Joint replacement (hip and knee)
• Carpal Tunnel
• Arthroscopies (knee and shoulder)
• Rotator cuff
• Fracture and dislocation procedures

Dr. Fisher completed medical school and his orthopedic internship and residency training at the University of California, Irvine. After practicing in California for seven years he moved to Russellville, Alabama where he practiced for 15 years. He has been working in Clarksdale Mississippi since 2009.

Dr. Fisher and his fiancée, Maggie Doran, will relocate to southwest Iowa in early 2015.

(CCHS Press Release)

Elliott man arrested on OWI charge in Cass County

News

November 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A Montgomery County man was arrested Wednesday in Cass County on an OWI charge. Sheriff’s officials report 50-year old Randall Joe Conry, of Elliott, was taken into custody on charges of OWI 3rd or Subsequent Offense and Driving While Barred. Conry was brought to the Cass County Jail where he remained pending a hearing before the Magistrate.