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2 vehicle accident in Red Oak, Monday

News

January 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak say no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon, at the intersection of west Walnut and north Broadway Streets. Officials say vehicles driven by 17-year old Morgan Marie Wolford and 16-year old Chase Alan Rea, both of Red Oak, collided at around 2:45-p.m., when Rea failed to yield after stopping at the intersection and proceeding west on west Walnut. The 1990 Chevy pickup he was driving was hit by a 2011 Toyota RAV4 driven by Walford, as she was traveling south on north Broadway.

Damage from the crash amounted to $5,000. Rea was cited for Failure to Yield the right of way.

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ALICE E. MADREN, 89, of Redfield (Svcs. 1/17/14)

Obituaries

January 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ALICE E. MADREN, 89, of Redfield, died Sun., Jan. 12th, at Iowa Methodist West Hospital, in West Des Moines. Funeral services for ALICE MADREN will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., Jan. 17th, at the Redfield Christian Church. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.

Visitation at the church will be held from 5-to 7pm Thu., Jan. 16th. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Burial will be in the Harper Cemetery near Redfield.

Memorials may be directed to the Redfield Christian Church, in care of the funeral home.

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HELEN M. PETSCHE, 95, of Harlan (Svcs. 1/17/14)

Obituaries

January 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

HELEN M. PETSCHE, 95, of Harlan, died Mon., Jan. 13th, in Harlan. A Mass of Christian Burial service for HELEN PETSCHE will be held 11-a.m. Fri., Jan. 17th, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 1-to8-pm on Thu., with the family greeting friends from 5-to 7-pm. A Wake service will begin 7-pm Thu. at the funeral home, also.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

HELEN PETSCHE is survived by:

Her daughter – Jane Petsche, of Omaha.

4 sisters, 4 brothers, other relatives and friends.

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NICHOLAS “NICK” GEORGE HEESE, 88, of Earling (Svcs. 1/16/14)

Obituaries

January 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

NICHOLAS “NICK” GEORGE HEESE, 88, of Earling, died Sun., Jan. 12th, at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. A Mass of Christian Burial service for NICK HEESE will be held 11-a.m. Thu., Jan. 16th, at St, Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling is from 4-to 8-pm Wednesday, with a Rosary at 7-pm.

Burial will be in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery.

NICK HEESE is survived by:

His daughters – Janice (Dave) Williams, and Diane (Ron) Willenborg, all of Carroll; Norma Crocker, and Lois Ratay, both of Papillion, NE; Barb (Gene) Rice, of Crescent; Marilyn (Bill) Nicolosi, of Yukon, OK; and Sharon (James) Ward, of Earling.

His son – Ron (Janet) Heese, of Earling.

His brothers – Bernard Heese and Vincent Heese, both of Earling.

His sister – Sister Leta Heese, of Milwaukee, WI.

23 grandchildren, and 25 great-grandchildren.

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Clarinda woman arrested Tues. morning

News

January 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Montgomery County report the arrest early this (Tuesday) morning, of a Clarinda woman. 27-year old Megan Diana Reynolds was taken into custody at around 1:30-a.m. on a valid warrant for Driving While Suspended. She was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and later released on $300 bond.

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Special Weather Statement for slick road surfaces

Weather

January 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS COUNTIES… 428 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

AN AREA OF RAIN WITH SOME SNOW MIXED WITH THE RAIN MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. ROAD SURFACES REMAIN WET WITH AIR TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING. IN SPITE OF THIS…THE PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES WERE NEAR TO JUST BELOW FREEZING IN AREAS. REFREEZING HAS LEFT SLICK SPOTS…ESPECIALLY IN PROTECTED AREAS OR LOCATIONS WHERE THE ROAD IS NORMALLY SHADED.

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WIND ADVISORY in effect for Today (1/14/14)

Weather

January 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE–SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES….

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING…

* TIMING…STRONG WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREAS BETWEEN NOW AND 8 AM. THEY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND DIMINISH AFTER 3 PM.

* WINDS…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS…LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY.

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Task force looks at teacher prep standards

News

January 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Board of Education has authorized a task force to study how to beef up standards in the state’s teacher preparation programs. The department’s Lawrence Bice says they’re looking at tougher standards for professors in the teacher prep programs, and clearer rules for what student teaching should look like. “We’ve been charged by the state board of education to update the standards, to make sure they are rigorous, and that’s what we’re doing,” Bice says. ” Beefing up teacher prep is a high priority of the state board. ” Bice says state law already mandates what tests prospective teachers have to pass:

“We don’t have the authority to change legislation certainly, that’s what our legislators do. So what we’re doing is we’re lookint at what do we have control over — and we’re trying to, frankly we’re trying to make the requirements more rigorous,” Bice explains. That includes requiring the teacher preparation programs to report on what they’re doing to improve based on their last accreditation review.

(Radio Iowa)

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NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties: Tue., Jan. 14th 2014

Weather

January 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

331 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE. BREEZY. WEST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE THROUGH MID MORNING. WINDY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. NOT AS COLD. LOW IN THE MID 20S. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY WINDY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. VERY WINDY. COLDER. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. LOW AROUND 10.

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No. 15 Kansas beats No. 8 Iowa State 77-70

Sports

January 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Naadir Tharpe scored a career-high 23 points, freshman Andrew Wiggins had 17 points and 19 rebounds and Number 15 Kansas beat 8th ranked Iowa State 77-70 on Monday night. The Jayhawks (12-4, 3-0) handed the Cyclones their second consecutive loss after a 14-0 start. Kansas opened the second half with a 16-5 run and led the rest of the way.

Joel Embiid finished with 16 points and five blocks for the Jayhawks, who out-rebounded Iowa State 53-36 in perhaps their most impressive win of the season. DeAndre Kane, who sprained an ankle in the loss to Oklahoma on Saturday, had 21 points for Iowa State (14-2, 2-2), which lost for the 17th time in 18 games against Kansas.

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