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The former Fire Chief in Denison intends to plead guilty to a theft charge associated with funds missing from the City of Denison. The Omaha World Herald had reported in its Friday edition, that Michael McKinnon, a native of Clarinda, pled guilty to 1st degree theft. However, according to the Crawford County District Clerk’s office, McKinnon’s attorney, F. Montgomery Brown, submitted to the Court a “Notice of intent to plead guilty“.
The notice said McKinnon would plead guilty to a felony Theft in the First Degree charge and pay $9,265, the amount Crawford County incurred for the audit report, in exchange for the State dropping the second felony count of Misconduct. His appearance before a 3rd District Court Judge is set to take place January 7th. At that time McKinnon can follow-through by pleading according to the terms presented in the intent letter, or make a different plea.
As we reported last year, McKinnon left his employment as fire chief amid questionable purchases made by him and questionable payments made to him for training and equipment. A complaint was filed in Crawford County charging McKinnon with Theft in the First Degree, a Class C Felony, and Felonious Misconduct in Office, a Class D Felony. A report by the State Auditor’s Office last year, said questionable expenditures were made by McKinnon while he served as the Denison Fire Chief from 1999 to 2010. The 20 month investigation was prompted by the concern of local officials, and focused on the period from 2005 to 2010.
The questionable expenditures amounted to nearly $96,000. The audit identified a number of purchases that were improper or did not have proper documentation, including webcams, GPS units, a television, a riding lawnmower and snowblade and clothing. The audit also found thousands of dollars paid to businesses owned by McKinnon and included invoices with addresses for post office boxes in Des Moines that did not exist.
McKinnon is currently employed as a fire science program instructor at San Juan College in Farmington, New Mexico.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Purdue is trying to win for its embattled coach.
Iowa is vying to curb a tailspin that’s threatening to keep it out of a bowl game.
Neither the Boilermakers nor the Hawkeyes figured there would be so much at stake for a game that means so little in the Big Ten standings.
Purdue (3-6, 0-5) and Iowa (4-5, 2-3) have combined to lose eight straight league games heading into Saturday’s showdown in Iowa City. The Boilers have fallen apart after a 3-1 start that included a narrow loss at national title contender Notre Dame.
The Hawkeyes have dropped their last three games, including a 24-21 defeat at Indiana that gave the Hoosiers their first back-to-back league victories in five years.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Texas-Pan American (0-0) vs. Iowa (0-0); Friday, 8 p.m., Carver-Hawkeye Arena
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Series: Iowa leads 3-0
Leaders (2011-12):
Texas-Pan American Broncos
Iowa Hawkeyes
Notes: Iowa beings its third season under coach Fran McCaffery Friday night against Texas Pan-American. The Hawkeyes won 18 games and reached the NIT last season, but they lose star Matt Gatens. Iowa does bring in a pair of star recruits in center Adam Woodbury and Mike Gesell…Texas-Pan American was 11-21 a year ago.
At the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The Better Business Bureau that serves Nebraska, South Dakota and southwest Iowa has announced a merger with The Kansas Plains Better Business Bureau that serves most of Kansas. The new combined territory will have nearly 10,000 accredited businesses. Jim Hegarty is president of the bureau based in Omaha says that the merger will let each bureau “build on each other’s strengths, combine resources and initiate new programs to meet the needs of today’s businesses and consumers.”
The bureaus expect the merger to be completed in the next few months. The merged bureau will have its headquarters in Omaha, with in Lincoln, Neb.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; and Wichita, Kan.
RITA WAGEMAN, 95, of Omaha, died Thu., Nov. 8th, at the Omaha Nursing Center. A Mass of Christian Burial service for RITA WAGEMAN will be held 11-a.m. Mon., Nov. 12th, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home is from 5-to 9pm Sun., Nov. 11th, with the family present from 6-to 8-pm. A Vigil Service will be held at the funeral home beginning at 7-pm, Sunday. A second visitation will be held on Monday, from 9:30-a.m. to 10:45-a.m. (just prior to the service), at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia.
Burial will be in the St. Boniface Cemetery at Westphalia.
RITA WAGEMAN is survived by:
Her daughters – Carol (Marvin) Coenen, of Omaha; Shirley Trueman, of Camarillo, CA, and Janelle (Russell) Hansen, of Omaha.
Her sons – Joseph Wageman, of St. Joseph, MO, and Tim (Jenny) Wageman, of Monroe, NC.
Her sisters – Lorraine Korth and Genevieve Korth, both of Randolph, NE, and Theresa Brincks, of Adair.
15 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
GOLDIE ROSE UHLMANN, 97, of Anita, died Wed., Nov. 7th, at Caring Acres in Anita. Funeral services for GOLDIE UHLMANN will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., Nov. 13th, at the Hockenberry Funeral Home in Anita.
Visitation with the family is from 5-to 7pm Mon., Nov. 12th, at the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Adair.
GOLDIE UHLMANN is survived by:
Her daughters – Dolores Skellenger, of Exira, and Darlene (Ronald) Leib, of Indianola.
5 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren & 4 great-great grandchildren.
No injuries were reported following a single-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon, north of Corning, in Adams County. According to the Sheriff’s Department, the driver of a 2007 Chevy Impala, 55-year old Teresa A. Pratt, of New Market, and two unidentified passengers were traveling south on Highway 148. When Pratt lost control of the car, the vehicle entered the east ditch.