(Radio Iowa) – A former Fort Dodge man wanted in connection to a Christmas Day murder in Fort Dodge was arrested in southeast Minnesota Saturday morning. Authorities say Darwin Green is currently being held in the Fillmore County Jail pending local charges as well as a warrant out of Webster County. The Fillmore County Sheriff’s office says deputies and Preston, Minnesota Police officers located Green in a residential garage north of Preston, which is 40 miles north of Decorah.
Authorities issued an alert for Green after he fled a traffic stop in the area on foot on Friday. Green is charged with aiding and abetting first-degree murder of the death of Montreail Dungy in Fort Dodge on December 25th.
Another suspect in the case, Lakendrick Mosley of Des Moines, is also in custody. Mosley was arrested Friday night in the same Minnesota County where Green was arrested Saturday morning.
ALBERTA ERICKSON, 97, of Cumberland, died Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa. A Celebration of Life Memorial service for ALBERTA ERICKSON will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 1st at the Cumberland Community Center in Cumberland. A time of food and fellowship will be held immediately following the service. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Open visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, March 31st at the funeral home, followed by visitation with the family present from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
A private family burial will be held at the Reno Methodist Cemetery, southwest of Cumberland at a later date.
ALBERTA ERICKSON is survived by
Her Son: Merritt Dean (Linda) Erickson of Papillion, NE
Daughters-in-law: Nancy M. Erickson of Massena, Nancy K. Erickson of Red Oak, and Cindi Erickson of Cedar Rapids
Sons-in-law: Richard Ryan of Atlantic
Sisters: Geneva May and Lucille Dostart of Oregon
Also over 100 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
DUANE ELLISON, 44, of Avoca, died Saturday, March 25, 2023, at his home. A visitation with the family of DUANE ELLISON will be held April 8, 2023, from 5:30-until 7:30-p.m., at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.
A private family Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
Memorials may be made to the family for later designation.
Duane Ellison is survived by:
His mother – Connie Grover, of Atlantic.
His father – Larry (Nancy) Ellison, of Griswold.
His brother – Tim (Wendy) Ellison, of Atlantic.
Sisters – Christie (Rich) Holtz, of Walnut, Lindsey (Nathan) Kinney, of Atlantic and Brandy (Allen) Gray, of Walnut.
Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports a traffic stop at around 12:40-a.m. today (Sunday at Highway 48 and 140th Street, resulted in the arrest of 36-year-old Claire Ashly Thalken, of Emerson, for OWI/1st offense. Thalken was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.
Today: **Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 1-p.m.** Snow likely, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northwest wind around 8 mph. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. North wind around 7 mph. Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy.
Yesterday’s high was 60. Our low this morning was 31. We received a trace of snow through 7-a.m. This day last year the high was 53 and the low was 25. The all-time record high was 91 set in 1907. The record low was -2 set in 1955. Sunrise is at 7:13 a.m. and sunset will be at 7:39 p.m.
(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds says if a New York District Attorney announces an indictment against former President Trump, it will be a politically charged prosecution. Reynolds says it’s ironic that D.A. is focused on charging a Republican former president of the United States when New York is facing unprecedented crime. Reynolds notes New York and federal prosecutors who had previously investigated Trump’s 130-thousand dollar payment to a porn star declined to press charges.
The governor says Americans are concerned about more pressing issues like inflation, border security and emerging foreign adversaries, while Reynolds says a New York District Attorney appears hellbent on a pursuing a ridiculous case against Trump.
BEVERLY ANN JENSEN, 91, of Harlan, died Friday, March 24, 2023, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community. A Memorial service for BEVERLY JENSEN will be held 11:30-a.m. on April 29, 2023 at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, in Harlan.
Friends may call at the funeral home on April 29th, from 9:30-until 11:30-a.m.
Burial is in the Boot Hill Fairview Township Cemetery in Harlan.
The Family suggests memorial donations be directed to Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa.
BEVERLY ANN JENSEN is survived by:
Her husband – Ronald Jensen, of Harlan.
Her sons – Steve (Merry Jo) Jensen; Wade (Linda) Jensen
(Griswold, Iowa) – A number of special guests, donors and citizens of Griswold and Cass County turned out Saturday morning for a groundbreaking ceremony, in Griswold. The ceremonial gold spades donated by Henningsen Construction were dug-in just behind and slightly southeast of the $2.3-Griswold Community Schools for the Lakin Child Development Center. Before the honored speakers addressed those in attendance, Miss Christina and Miss Autum’s preschool class donned plastic “hardhats” and carried plastic shovels to sing a couple of songs, including “Bob the Builder.”
Noble Initiative Foundation Board Member and Cass County Supervisor Board Chair Steve Baier gave a brief summary of how the special day was made possible. He said “Go back five years ago. Noble Center Church was facing a very difficult decision: whether to keep the rural churches doors open while facing a declining and aging-out membership, or use the funds they had amassed for a greater purpose: supporting the needs of the community through child care, and support the young families in the community.
The church members ante-up’d $65,000 to get the ball rolling on a daycare center, and a series of community meetings were held with citizens and stakeholders in the project.
Just about the time planned fundraising events and community meetings were set to take place, COVID hit in 2020, leaving the project “adrift,” for about a year, according to Baier. When COVID began to wane, the Board was able to get back to business, and fundraising strategies came back to the forefront. It wasn’t long thereafter nine-acres land for project was negotiated, and donations and grants for the viable project began to pour in.
That includes a $450,000 grant from the State of Iowa, $150,000 from the ARPA Fund provided by the Cass County Board of Supervisors and hundreds of gifts from individuals and organizations from within and outside of the community help push the the total to $1.8-million. Baier said in late 2022, the Charles E. Lakin Foundation stepped-forward with a grant totaling $500,000, which ensured the Initiative had the funds to make the Lakin Childhood Development Center in Griswold, a reality.
Other speakers included: long-time active member of the Griswold community, Shirley Bierbaum. She made a significant donation toward the project; Nick Zimmer, from Red Oak, whose expertise in organizational fundraising and grant writing helped form relationships with several entities and incorporated into the success of the project; and Noble Initiative Board President/City Councilman, Jared Wyman.
Kids dig-in during the groundbreaking!
Afterward, visitors and guests were invited to head outside to witness the groundbreaking by Board members and others, including a special opportunity for the kids to dig-in their shovels. The dirt really went flying when the kids pitched-in.
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