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WILLIAM PAUL SCHAFER, 72, of Adair (Celebration of Life, 1/5/23)

Obituaries

December 31st, 2022 by Ric Hanson

WILLIAM PAUL SCHAFER, 72, of Adair, died Wed., Dec. 28, 2022, at Cass Health, in Atlantic. A Celebration of Life for WILLIAM SCHAFER will be held 10-a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at the First Congregational Church, in Stuart. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held at the Church on Wednesday, Jan. 4th, from 5-until 8-p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Congregational Church.

Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Saturday (New Year’s Eve Day), Dec. 31, 2022

Weather

December 31st, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
New Year’s Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 31. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday: Rain likely after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 42. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Rain before midnight, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm between midnight and 3am, then rain likely after 3am. Low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday: A chance of rain, snow, and freezing rain before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 42. The Low was 17. Last year on this date, the High was 31 and the Low was 4. The Record High for Dec, 31st in Atlantic, was 60 in 1891. The Record Low was -26, in 2014.

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Saturday, December 31, 2022 College Football Round-up

Sports

December 31st, 2022 by Jim Field

Music City Bowl:  Iowa 21, Kentucky 0

  • Joe Labas threw for 139 yards and a touchdown in his first start and Iowa posted the first shutout in the Music City Bowl’s 24-year history by beating Kentucky 21-0 Saturday.  Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz capped his 24th season by matching the late Joe Paterno for the most bowl victories among Big Ten coaches with his 10th. This was the Hawkeyes’ second shutout in a bowl game, following the 1996 Alamo Bowl, and the first by a Big Ten team since Penn State beat Texas A&M in the 1999 Alamo Bowl.  Iowa (8-5) got a bit of payback for ending last season by losing to Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl after a late comeback by the Wildcats. The Hawkeyes’ defense outscored its offense in this one, returning two interceptions for TDs in the second quarter. The Hawkeyes finished the season with their fifth win in six games.  The Hawkeyes scored all their points in the second quarter to seize control, scoring twice 11 seconds apart early in the quarter.  Taking his first snaps in a college game with Spencer Petras out with an upper-body injury, Labas hit Sam LaPorta with a short pass that the tight end took 27 yards, pushing through defenders. Labas then found Luke Lachey for a short pass, and the tight end finished off a 15-yard touchdown with 12:08 left.  Drew Stevens pushed the ensuing kickoff out of bounds, setting Kentucky up at the 35. Freshman Destin Wade, also making his collegiate debut, was picked off by Iowa safety Xavier Nwankpa, who went 52 yards for the 14-0 lead.  Bowl MVP Cooper DeJean picked off Wade on third-and-10 from the Kentucky 7 and easily ran 14 yards for a 21-0 lead.

 Sugar Bowl:  #5 Alabama 45,  #9 Kansas State 20

  • Bryce Young passed for 321 yards and five touchdowns in a game that other top NFL prospects might have skipped, and No. 5 Alabama responded to an early two-score deficit with 35 straight points to defeat 11th-ranked Kansas State 45-20 in the Sugar Bowl on Saturday.

 Fiesta Bowl:  #3 TCU 51, #2 Michigan 45

  • Max Duggan accounted for four touchdowns, TCU returned two interceptions for scores and the third-ranked Horned Frogs withstood a frantic second-half surge by No. 2 Michigan to win the Fiesta Bowl 51-45 on Saturday night and advance to the College Football Playoff national championship.  TCU (13-1), the most unlikely team ever reach the four-team playoff in its nine-year history, has one more game left in its improbable season against No. 1 Georgia on Jan. 9 at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

Peach Bowl:  #1 Georgia 42, #4 Ohio State 41

  • Stetson Bennett capped No. 1 Georgia’s comeback from a two-touchdown, fourth-quarter deficit with a 10-yard, last-minute scoring pass to Adonai Mitchell in a 42-41 victory over No. 4 Ohio State for a shot at its second straight national title.  The comeback in the College Football Playoff Peach Bowl semifinal held just after midnight Sunday when Noah Ruggles’ 50-yard field goal attempt for Ohio State with three seconds remaining sailed wide left, setting off a celebration on the Georgia sideline.  Georgia (14-0) will play No. 3 TCU, which beat No. 2 Michigan 51-45 in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal, on Jan. 9 for the national championship. The Bulldogs, who won their first national title since 1980 last season, will play for the first back-to-back championships in school history.

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December 30, 2022 Men’s College Basketball Scoreboard

Sports

December 30th, 2022 by Jim Field

TOP 25:

  • #14 Miami 76, Notre Dame 65
  • Pittsburgh 76, #25 North Carolina 74
  • #11 UCLA 67, Washington State 66
  • #15 Wisconsin 76, Western Michigan 66

BIG TEN:

  • Rutgers 90, Coppin State 57
  • Michigan State 89, Buffalo 68

 

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Rollover accident w/possible injuries in rural Griswold

News

December 30th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Cass County, Iowa) – Griswold Rescue and Cass EMS crews were paged at around 4:46-p.m. to the scene of a rollover accident. The crash was located near 60100 Yankton Road. A Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy was on-scene with the victim, who complained of pain, but the extent of their injuries was unknown. The driver was out of the vehicle with the deputy at last report.

No other details are currently available.

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DOUGLAS “DOUG” HOWARD, 65 of Atlantic (Svcs. 1/7/23))

Obituaries

December 30th, 2022 by Lori Murphy

DOUGLAS “DOUG” HOWARD, 65 of Atlantic, died Friday, December 30, 2022, at Cass Health (CCMH) in Atlantic. Funeral services for DOUG HOWARD will be held 11-a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at the Fellowship Church, in Oakland. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation, with the family present, is from 6 until 7:30-p.m. Friday, Jan. 6th, at the funeral home.

The family invites friends and relatives to a luncheon following the service in the church fellowship hall.

A Private family burial will be held at a later date.

Memorials may be directed to Gideon’s International.

DOUG HOWARD is survived by:

His daughter – Christina Flipse, of Omaha, NE.

His parents – George (Sharon) Howard, of Atlantic.

and 2 grandchildren.

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Audubon County Sheriff’s report, 12/30/22

News

December 30th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Audubon, Iowa) – The Audubon County Sheriff’s Department reports Deputies arrested 39-year-old Larry Oles, of Kimballton, on December 12th. Oles faces charges of Domestic Abuse Assault-1st offense, and Older Individual Assault- Impeding airflow- 1st offense. He was held on those charges.
On Dec. 20th, Deputies in Audubon County arrested 52-year-old Ronald Becker, of Exira, on an outstanding warrant for Driving While Barred. He was seen by the magistrate and held on a Violation of Parole charge.
25-year-old Andrew Malloy, of Audubon, was arrested December 21st, for Interference with Official Acts and Driving While Barred. He was released on his own recognizance the following day.
31-year-old Tyler Carter, of Exira, was arrested on December 24th, on an outstanding warrant for Driving While Barred. He was released on his own recognizance later that same day.
Note: Criminal Charges are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.

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JUDY ANN SCHEFFLER, 77, of Harlan (Celebration of Life 1/7/2023)

Obituaries

December 30th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

JUDY ANN SCHEFFLER, 77, of Harlan, died Dec. 6, 2022, at Methodist Hospital. A Celebration of Life for JUDY ANN SCHEFFLER will be held January 7th, from 1-until 4-p.m., at the C.G. Therkildsen Center, in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

JUDY ANN SCHEFFLER is survived by:

Her husband – Henry Scheffler, of Harlan.

Her sons – Bill Scheffler, Kale (Jacie) Scheffler, Mike (Jenny) Scheffler, and Joseph Scheffler, all of Harlan.

Her daughters – Wendy (John) Mesenbrink, of Ankeny, Jenny (Neil) Pfeifer-Penn, of Colorado Springs, CO, and Amy (Brian) Coenen, of Harlan.

Her brothers – Gary (Barb) Ellsworth, of Hillsboro, OR., & Mark (Marsha) Ellsworth, of Omaha.

Her sister – Joyce Rabenberg, of Armour, SD.

14 Grandchildren, 3 Great-Grandchildren, her sister-in-law (Peg Ellsworth, of Harlan), and other relatives.

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JANUARY 2023

Birthday Club

December 30th, 2022 by Lori Murphy

January 1:

  • Daryl Schrier of Cumberland (winner)
  • Fred Berge of Atlantic
  • Jeff Fancher of Exira
  • Shirley Jensen of Atlantic

January 2:

  • Jo Westphalen of Atlantic (winner)

January 3:

  • Bonnie Starlin of Atlantic (winner)
  • Sharon Elmquist of Atlantic

January 4:

  • Margene Hill of Atlantic (winner)
  • Tammy Keithley of Atlantic

January 5:

  • Kash Paulsen of Anita (winner)
  • Mick Sager of Atlantic
  • Elaine Jensen of Atlatic
  • Rick Daughenbaugh of Atlantic

January 6:

  • Mary Nelsen of Anita (winner)
  • Jazlyn Waters of Griswold
  • Travis Sandbothe of Atlantic
  • Ryleigh Gilner of Atlantic

January 7:

  • Tiffany Hardisty of Cumberland (winner)

January 8:

  • Eddie Jensen of Atlantic (winner)
  • Alan Zellmer of Atlantic

January 9:

  • Sheri Conn of Lewis (winner)

January 10:

  • Lois Schramm of Atlantic (winner)
  • Merv Templeman of Atlantic
  • Jeff Knight of Atlantic
  • Sonya Clausen of Atlantic

January 11:

  • Gus Warne of Atlantic (winner)

January 12:

  • Joyce Goff of Lewis (winner)
  • Richard Parks of Glenwood

January 13:

  • Charlie Ehen of Atlantic (winner)

January 14:

  • Kathi Kirchhoff of Atlantic (winner)
  • Joe Bateman of Atlantic
  • Pat Marshall of Atlantic
  • Becky Bonney of Atlantic

January 15:

  • Linda Kauffman of Audubon (winner)
  • Kathy Hayes of Atlantic
  • Carson Parks of Atlantic

January 16:

  • Zach Mathisen of Atlantic (winner)
  • Brett Parks of Glenwood

January 17:

  • Mike Freund of Lewis (winner)

January 18:

  • Justin Retallic of Atlantic (winner)
  • Alan Gochanour of Atlantic

January 19:

  • Barb Drogo of Atlantic (winner)

January 20:

  • Kathy Nelson of Atlantic (winner)
  • Travis Waters of Atlantic
  • Kay Nosekabel of Atlantic

January 21:

  • Will Wedemeyer of Adair (winner)
  • Melissa Nantz of Atantic
  • Anna Stork of Atlantic
  • Patte Testa of Atlantic

January 23:

  • Krosby Well of Anita (winner)
  • Don Murphy of Atlantic
  • Evan Reisgaard of Brayton
  • Grace Mosier of Atlantic

January 24:

  • Becky Reisgaard of Brayton (winner)
  • Lorinda Patchin of Adair
  • Mike Westphalin of Anita
  • John Finnell of Atlantic

January 25:

  • Donna Jean Cooper of Cumberland (winner)
  • Ben Riesgaard of Brayton
  • Beverly Henningsen of Atlantic
  • Kennedy Waters of Long Beach, CA

January 26:

  • Linda Jensen of Exira (winner)

January 28:

  • Lettie Benton of Exira (winner)
  • Mikal Buskirk of Atlantic

January 29:

  • Tammy Waters of Marne (winner)
  • Blake Asberry of Exira
  • Delbert Sheeder of Adair
  • Pat Swanson of Atlantic
  • Chuck Goff of Lewis

January 30:

  • Jenny McCunn Hoakison of Massena (Winner)
  • Angel Garcia of Atlantic

January 31:

  • Jane Mathisen of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Dawn Brown of Fontanelle
  • David Wallace of Griswold

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Iowa couple part of first millionaire drawing on New Year’s Eve

News

December 30th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – An Iowa woman and her husband from the small town of Swan south of Des Moines will be in New York for a special one million dollar Powerball drawing. Chris Manuel of Swan is among 29 nationwide finalists for the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year drawing on New Year’s Eve. The winner will be announced just after during A-B-C’s broadcast of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from Times Square. The 60-year-old Manuel is a locksmith who has undergone cancer surgery and radiation treatments — and says says the money would be a big boost.

“I see retiring early you know, I still got another year and a half but if I would win the money and I could retire a year early and enjoy this time with my husband,” she says. This is the fourth consecutive year for the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year promotion, and the first time since the inaugural edition in 2019 that finalists get to travel to New York City for the event. Manuel said she’s heard from nearly everyone in her Marion County community of 76 about her win, and she expect them to be watching. “My next door neighbor who I know she has told everybody and anybody about it so yeah there’s gonna be a lot of people watching,” she says. Manuel’s husband Randy says he thought it was going to be something bad when she told him she had something to tell him.

Chris & Randy Manuel

“She told me that her name was drawn. You sure? That’s what they said. She wasn’t sure either….I mean she’s pretty lucky so hopefully her luck keeps going,” he says. Each of this year’s finalists receives an exclusive trip for two to New York valued at more than 28-thousand dollars that includes round-trip airfare; a three-night hotel stay in Times Square; two tickets to a theater performance and other iconic excursions; all meals while in New York, one-thousand dollars spending cash. Just after the ball drops to usher in the New Year, Powerball’s First Millionaire of the Year will be announced live on the national broadcast at 11 p-m Iowa time.

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