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Audubon City Council to take up City Clerk matter again

News

February 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

(Updated 2/10/14 9:20-a.m.)

The Audubon City Council will meet Monday evening, to once again take up the matter of who will serve as the City Clerk. In a meeting on January 13th, the Council voted not to reappoint long-time City Clerk Lora Hansen. The result of that action was a packed crowd filling the Community Room in the City Hall building on January 27th, demanding answers as why the Council made its earlier decision, and asking questions as to whether it violated State law in doing so. There were hints of possible legal action if the Council did not reconsider their decision.

During tonight’s (Monday night’s) session, according to the agenda, the County Attorney will review the Council’s action. That will be followed by a vote on a motion to rescind and void action taken by the Council with regard to the City Clerk appointment during the January 13, 2014 Council meeting. In addition, there will be discussion and/or consideration “Of applicants for City Clerk position and of tentative proposal, re: Expectations of current City Clerk, ” and the Council will act on the “Appointment of City Clerk or Interim City Clerk.”

Other business, includes a motion on a vote to schedule a public hearing on the acquisition or condemnation of 408 Market Street in Audubon. The Audubon City Council will also hear from Linda Weston, with regard to views in the local paper, and Office of the State Ombudsman.

The final item of business is a review of the proposed 2014-2015 Budget. The Audubon City Council meeting begins at 7-pm, Monday.

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Class 1-A Sectional Wrestling Results

Sports

February 9th, 2014 by Jim Field

@ Audubon

Team Scores:

  1. East Mills 216 (dual qualifier)
  2. Audubon 205 (dual qualifier)
  3. Riverside 204
  4. A-H-S-T 116
  5. Woodbine 99
  6. Exira/EHK 85.5
  7. Treynor 58

District Qualifiers:

  • 106: 1. Tatem Bluml of Riverside, 2. Joel Becerra of A-H-S-T
  • 113: 1. Kyle Juelsgaard of Audubon, 2. Chandler Foss of East Mills
  • 120: 1. Alec Moorman of East Mills, 2. Ethan Rankin of Riverside
  • 126: 1. Brad Kerkhoff of Audubon, 2. Lucas Hedstrom of Woodbine
  • 132: 1. Jake Mulford of Audubon, 2. Tucker Bluml of Riverside
  • 138: 1. Lane Stortenbecker of East Mills, 2. Zane Loring of Riverside
  • 145: 1. Trevor Smith of Audubon, 2. Kyle Bauerkemper of A-H-S-T
  • 152: 1. Josh Hopkins of East Mills, 2. Dustin Engel of A-H-S-T
  • 160: 1. Austin Fink of A-H-S-T, 2. Dane Livengood of Treynor
  • 170: 1. Payton Housman of Riverside, 2. 2nd Place – Nate Rudd of Woodbine
  • 182: 1. Evan Hansen of Exira/EHK, 2. Colton Story of East Mills
  • 195: 1. Trey Sander of Exira/EHK, 2. Nick Perkins of East Mills
  • 220: 1. Matt Fett of Audubon, 2. Garrett Graves of Riverside
  • 285: 1. David Howell of East Mills, 2. Jesse Espinoza of Woodbine

@ Onawa

Team Scores:

  1. Westwood 215 (dual qualifier)
  2. Logan-Magnolia 207.5 (dual qualifier)
  3. Underwood 169
  4. Tri-Center 126
  5. West Monona 120
  6. Maple Valley 119
  7. St. Albert 91

District Qualifiers

  • 106: 1. Kody Berg of Westwood, 2. Remington Meeker of Logan-Magnolia
  • 113: 1. Guy Sudmann of Underwood, 2. Kyle Drees of Maple Valley
  • 120: 1. Christian Polley of Tri-Center, 2. Riley Klein of Underwood
  • 126: 1. Tom Jennings of Underwood, 2. Braiden Tank of West Monona
  • 132: 1. Lucas Brouillette of Westwood, 2. Brett Greenwood of Logan-Magnolia
  • 138: 1. Derik Bailey of Maple Valley, 2. Drew Anderson of Westwood
  • 145: 1. Brady Charbonneau of Logan-Magnolia, 2. Tyler Jewett of Westwood
  • 152: 1. Cody Kingery of Underwood, 2. Avery Nelson of West Monona
  • 160: 1. Wyatt Lewis of St. Albert, 2. Casey Kirkendall of Westwood
  • 170: 1. Logan Moore of West Monona, 2. Riley Wohlers of Logan-Magnolia
  • 182: 1. Jacob Becker of Westwood, 2. Brendan Hansen of West Monona
  • 195: 1. Ben Wellman of Tri-Center, 2. John Gibson of West Monona
  • 220: 1. Sean O`Neill of St. Albert, 2. Tanner Winther of Logan-Magnolia
  • 285: 1. Joe Graf of Logan-Magnolia, 2. Cole Jensen of Maple Valley

@ Bedford

Team Scores:

  1. Bedford/Lenox 189 (dual qualifier)
  2. Southwest Iowa 159 (dual qualifier)
  3. Mount Ayr 131
  4. Griswold 130
  5. Clarinda Academy 121.5
  6. Southwest Valley 118
  7. East Union 108

District Qualifiers:

  • 106: 1. Konner Martin of Bedford/Lenox, 2. Kolton Birkby of Southwest Iowa
  • 113: 1. Jared Hensley of Bedford/Lenox, 2. Craig Rice of Southwest Iowa
  • 120: 1. Dusten Reed of Bedford/Lenox, 2. Hadley Oggg of Griswold
  • 126: 1. Hunter Rasmussen of Southwest Iowa, 2. Dalton McCarroll of Clarinda Academy
  • 132: 1. Dakota Erickson of Southwest Iowa, 2. Grant Staats of Mount Ayr
  • 138: 1. Erik Freed of Mount Ayr, 2. Austin Dollen of Griswold
  • 145: 1. Hunter Russel of Bedford/Lenox, 2. Cal Daughton of Mount Ayr
  • 152: 1. Austin Wagner of East Union, 2. Jacob Beamgard of Mount Ayr
  • 160: 1. Kallan Schmelzer of Southwest Valley, 2. Brogan Kinyon of East Union
  • 170: 1. Gavin Gremmel of Clarinda Academy, 2. Zayne Dolph of Griswold
  • 182: 1. Zach Barton of Southwest Valley, 2. Austin Lorenz of Griswold
  • 195: 1. Mike Ward of East Union, 2. Karon Pinson of Clarinda Academy
  • 220: 1. Zach McMillin of Bedford/Lenox, 2. Bret Blackburn of Southwest Iowa
  • 285: 1. Joe Ricker of Mount Ayr, 2. Spencer Phillips of Southwest Iowa

@ Ogden

Team Scores:

  1. Ogden 214 (dual qualifieer)
  2. Southeast Warren 203 (dual qualifier)
  3. Coon Rapids-Bayard 156
  4. Guthrie Center 137
  5. Panorama 119
  6. Nodaway Valley 77.5
  7. Martensdale-St. Marys 42

District Qualifiers:

  • 106: 1. Austin Flynn of Ogden, 2. Blake Bauer of Southeast Warren
  • 113: 1. Micah Hoffman of Coon Rapids-Bayard, 2. Sheldon McMain of Ogden
  • 120: 1. Shawn Heaning of Ogden, 2. Jonathon Hardy of Southeast Warren
  • 126: 1. Kyler Kiner of Ogden, 2. Jake Hunerdosse of Southeast Warren
  • 132: 1. Gabe Henderson of Southeast Warren, 2. Brett Carstens of Coon Rapids-Bayard
  • 138: 1. Lane Rumelhart of Guthrie Center, 2. Zach Evans of Coon Rapids-Bayard
  • 145: 1. Alex Mitchell of Southeast Warren, 2. Logan Sturtz of Ogden
  • 152: 1. Jacob Hoch of Southeast Warren, 2. Austin Lentz of Ogden
  • 160: 1. Henry Haglund of Ogden, 2. Tom Brooks of Guthrie Center
  • 170: 1. Trevor Wheelock of Ogden, 2. Spencer Winnett of Coon Rapids-Bayard
  • 182: 1. Austin Laabs of Guthrie Center, 2. Nick Ross of Ogden
  • 195: 1. Ty Schieder of Southeast Warren, 2. Wilson Solorzano of Panorama
  • 220: 1. Cale Crowder of Guthrie Center, 2. Marcus Boldy of Panorama
  • 285: 1. Garrett Johnston of Panorama, 2. Brian Jimenez of Southeast Warren

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Class 2-A Sectional Wrestling Results

Sports

February 9th, 2014 by Jim Field

@ Shenandoah

Team Scores:

  1. Creston 283 (dual qualifier)
  2. Atlantic/CAM 214 (dual qualifier)
  3. Clarinda 214
  4. Red Oak 97
  5. Missouri Valley 93
  6. Shenandoah 83

District Qualifiers:

  • 106: 1. Carter Cox of Atlantic, 2. Brody Frain of Creston
  • 113: 1. Kruz Adamson of Creston, 2. Dakota Petty of Red Oak
  • 120: 1. Blake Luna of Clarinda, 2. Dillion Cox of Atlantic
  • 126: 1. Darrian Schwenke of Atlantic, 2. William Fargo of Creston
  • 132: 1. Spencer Wray of Creston, 2. Tanner Mertz of Red Oak
  • 138: 1. Joey Huntington of Creston, 2. Trey Stickler of Clarinda
  • 145: 1. Chase Shiltz of Creston, 2. Reid Nichols of Atlantic
  • 152: 1. Gavin Leith of Creston, 2. Luke Strong of Clarinda
  • 160: 1. J.J. Clark of Clarinda, 2. Taylor Pettit of Creston
  • 170: 1. Trevor Frain of Creston, 2. Dusty Swindler of Clarinda
  • 182: 1. Adam Baker of Creston, 2. Cain Johanns of Clarinda
  • 195: 1. Seth Maitlen of Creston, 2. Christian Lauritsen of Clarinda
  • 220: 1. Tyler Christensen of Atlantic, 2. Kaden Hulett of Creston
  • 285: 1. Dakota Calfee of Clarinda, 2. Jezidiah Phippen of Atlantic

@ Perry

Team Scores:

  1. Perry  205.5 (dual qualifier)
  2. Kuemper Catholic  204 (dual qualifier)
  3. Harlan  202
  4. Greene County  187
  5. West Central Valley  62
  6. East Sac County  41

District Qualifiers:

  • 106: 1. Wil Beach of Harlan, 2. Brandon Gross of Kuemper Catholic
  • 113: 1. Kade VanKirk of Perry, 2. Brandon Trevino of Harlan
  • 120: 1. Gisaveri Niyibizi of Perry, 2. Jacob Challen of Greene County
  • 126: 1. Dylan Forkner of Greene County, 2. Ivan Garcia of Perry
  • 132: 1. Jordan Challen of Greene County, 2. Alexander Schmitz of Kuemper Catholic
  • 138: 1. Tommy Bradshaw of Greene County, 2. Jacob Thompson of Perry
  • 145: 1. Jared Eischeid of Kuemper Catholic, 2. Broghan Kelly of Harlan
  • 152: 1. Seth Stetzel of Perry, 2. Jeremy Scheuermann of Greene County
  • 160: 1. Adam Scharfenkamp of Kuemper Catholic, 2. Kaleb Carstarphen of Perry
  • 170: 1. Gabe wagner of West Central Valley, 2. Issack Anderson of Kuemper Catholic
  • 182: 1. Tray Binkley of Greene County, Nathan Becker of Kuemper Catholic
  • 195: 1. Cale Stork of Harlan, 2. Mitch Rohe of Kuemper Catholic
  • 220: 1. Dallon Bendorf of Harlan, 2. Seth Gehling of Kuemper Catholic
  • 285: 1. Joe Olvera of Perry, 2. Rene Guzman of Greene County

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Red Oak man arrested on theft charge Sunday morning

News

February 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A Red Oak man with a long history of run-in’s with the law was arrested again, early this (Sunday) morning. Red Oak Police say 29-year old Kenton Jarvis Schooling was taken into custody at around 2:45-a.m., on a charge of Theft in the 5th Degree. Schooling was arrested at the Kum and Go Store on N. Broadway Street in Red Oak, and brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where he was being held on $300 bond.

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Area forecast for Cass & surrounding counties: Sun., 2/9/14

Weather

February 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy. Colder. Scattered flurries in the late morning and early afternoon. High around 10. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Bitterly cold. Low 10 to 15 below. North wind near 10 mph. Wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero.**Wind Chill Advisory in effect from Midnight until 11-am Monday.**

Monday: Mostly sunny. Very cold. High 5 to 10 above. North wind near 5 mph. Lowest wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low 5 to 10 below. Light wind becoming southeast up to 5 mph after midnight. Wind chill readings around 15 below.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High around 15. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Lowest wind chill readings around 15 below in the morning.
Tuesday Night And Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Not as cold. Low around 10. High 15 to 31.

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No. 4 Wichita St (25-0) beats Northern Iowa 82-73

Sports

February 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Tekele Cotton scored 18 points and fourth-ranked Wichita State beat Northern Iowa 82-73 on Saturday night, clearing perhaps its toughest remaining hurdle for an unbeaten regular season. Cleanthony Early had all 16 of his points in the first half for the Shockers (25-0, 12-0 Missouri Valley Conference). They became the first team to open 25-0 since Derrick Rose helped Memphis win its first 26 games in 2007-08.

Northern Iowa got as close as 44-43 before Wichita State went on a 12-1 run early in the second half. The Panthers pulled back within single digits before Fred VanVleet’s 3-pointer made it 69-57 with just more than 5 minutes left. Matt Bohannon had 17 points and Seth Tuttle scored 16 for the Panthers (11-13, 5-7), who were outrebounded 40-24.

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Area High School Basketball Scores from Sat., 2/8/14

Sports

February 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL
Atlantic 56, Creston 41
Glidden-Ralston 66, Charter Oak-Ute 35
Heartland Christian 77, Clarinda Academy 71
Kuemper Catholic 56, Bishop Heelan Catholic 54
Sidney 48, Omaha Christian Academy, NE 45
Treynor 68, Clarinda 49
Tri-Center 59, Riverside 39

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Creston 60, Atlantic 43
Harlan 44, Panorama 42
Heartland Christian 71, Clarinda Academy 21
Omaha Duchesne Academy, NE 40, Abraham Lincoln 34

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Iowa News Headlines: Sun., Feb. 9 2014

News

February 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

KEOKUK, Iowa (AP) — Police are investigating a report of shots fired at Keokuk High School in the southeast corner of Iowa. Police Chief Dave Hinton tells the Keokuk Daily Gate City that the call came in just before 8 p.m. Thursday. Hinton says no suspects have been found and no one was injured, but that two bullet holes were found in a wing of the school building.

CARLISLE, Iowa (AP) — Police and school officials are looking into an incident in which a Carlisle High School student allegedly used a stun gun on a classmate. The Des Moines Register reports that the incident happened Friday afternoon when one student used a self-defense Taser on another student during the last period of the school day. Officials did not identify the students involved.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Pets would be better protected and animal abuse offenders punished more severely under legislation being discussed by Iowa lawmakers. Republican Representative Bobby Kauffman of Wilton says he hopes to prevent animal abuse by increasing criminal penalties. Lobbyists are also pushing for a bill in the Senate to ban the slaughter of horses.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An illness among the cats at the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center has shut down cat adoptions and visits to the shelter’s cat room. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the shelter’s cat room will be closed at least until Monday. Viewing and visits to the cat room won’t resume until the room reopens.

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Wind Chill Advisory Midnight Sunday until 11-a.m. Monday

Weather

February 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ISSUED 340 AM CST SUN FEB 9 2014

AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES….WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST MONDAY. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING.

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO NEAR 10 BELOW BY MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 20 TO 25 BELOW BY MORNING AND SLOWLY MODERATE BY LATE MORNING.

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Ejim scores 48; No. 16 Iowa State beats TCU 84-69

Sports

February 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Melvin Ejim hit 20 of 24 shots in scoring a Big 12-record 48 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds to lead Number 16 Iowa State to an 84-69 victory over TCU on Saturday. Ejim had two 3-pointers and six dunks during his big game, one on a spectacular fast-break lob from DeAndre Kane that gave the Cyclones (18-4, 6-4 Big 12) a 67-52 lead and effectively put the game out of reach.

A 6-foot-6 senior, Ejim scored 20 straight Iowa State points during one stretch in the second half. It was his 30th career double-double. Georges Niang added 11 points and Kane finished with 10 assists for the Cyclones, who avoided a letdown after their thrilling three-overtime victory at Oklahoma State on Monday, their first win in Stillwater since 1988.

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