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FRANCIS HENRY HEESE, 76, of Earling (svcs 7-5-11)

Obituaries

July 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

FRANCIS HENRY HEESE, 76, of Earling, died Sat., July 2nd, at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. A Mass of Christian Burial service for FRANCIS HEESE will be held 2-p.m. Tue., July 5th, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 6-9pm Sun., July 3rd, with the family present from 6-8pm. A Knights of Columbus Rosary will begin at 8pm, Sun.  Visitation will also be held from 3-8pm Mon., July 4th at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, with a Rosary at 7-p.m. There will also be an open casket viewing at the church from Noon until 2-p.m. on Tue., July 5th.

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

FRANCIS HEESE is survived by:

His wife: Mary Alice (Kramer) Heese, of Earling.

His sons: Frank (Shari) Heese, of Harlan; Joe (Denise) Heese, of Earling; & Scott (Jennifer) Heese, of Bennington, NE.

His daughters: Pam (Brian) Gubbels, of Harlan; Vicki (Loren) Jorgenson, of Omaha, NE; & Shelli (Larry) Schaben, of Earling.

His Sisters: Marie Blum, of Earling, & Leona Sondag, of Portsmouth.

His two brothers-in-law,

19 grandchildren.

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Weekend Newscast 07-02-2011

News, Podcasts

July 2nd, 2011 by admin

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Weekend Sportscast 07-02-2011

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July 2nd, 2011 by admin

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Alcohol related arrests in Stanton

News

July 2nd, 2011 by admin

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of three individuals early Saturday (7/2) morning in Stanton.  At approximately 1:29am a gray Kia Sportage was stopped at the parking lot of the Stanton School for having no headlamps on.  After further investigation arrests were made on alcohol related charges. 

The driver of the vehicle, 22-year-old Justin D. Williams of Stanton, was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated First Offense.  The two passengers, 20-year-old Kristopher A. Maley of Stanton and 19-year-old Jordan D. Williams also of Stanton, were arrested for Possession of Alcohol Under 21.  Maley and Jordan Williams were processed and released on citation, while Justin Williams was held on $1,000 bond.  All of the arrests occurred without incident or injury.

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ROSS MARDESON, 73, of Elk Horn (svcs 7-7-11)

Obituaries

July 2nd, 2011 by admin

ROSS MARDESON, 73, of Elk Horn, died Friday, July 1st at his home in Elk Horn.  Funeral services for Ross Mardeson will be held at 10:30-a.m. Thu., July 7th, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church.  Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 4-p.m. Wed., July 6th.

Burial is in the Elk Horn Lutheran Church Cemetery.

ROSS MARDESON is survived by:

His son: Chad Mardeson, of Omaha, NE.

His step-sisters: OPal Nelson, of Pasadena, TX, & Donna Bjorn, of Atlantic.

2 grandchildren.

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Chase ends in Council Bluffs

News

July 2nd, 2011 by admin

The Council Bluffs Police department assisted the Omaha Police Department in a vehicle pursuit on Friday evening.  Officers from the Omaha Police department were actively pursuing two armed suspects in what was believed to be a stolen vehicle, when officers from the Council Bluffs Police Department joined the chase at 8:50pm.  During the pursuit the vehicle struck a parked vehicle in the area of South 35th Street and 8th Avenue, but continued to flee. 

Eventually the suspects crashed in the 10th block of South 31st Street and both suspects were taken into custody as the vehicle caught fire as a result of the crash.  Members of the Council Bluffs Fire Department were able to extinguish the blaze and the vehicle was confirmed stolen from Omaha.  The driver of the vehicle was identified as 21-year-old Eric Lozano who was arrested for previous valid warrants and also charged with Theft in the 2nd Degree and Felony Eluding.  The passenger in the vehicle was 18-year-old Aleazar Rodriguez who was charged as a material witness in a felony assault of police officers in Omaha, Theft in the 2nd Degree and Eluding.  Both suspects were held pending a court appearance.

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Friday Baseball/Softball Results

Sports

July 2nd, 2011 by admin

Friday Baseball

  • Walnut 21, CAM 1 (4 innings)
  • St. Albert 17, Clarinda 6
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 8, Earlham 6
  • Nishnabotna 14, Sidney 6
  • Red Oak 8, Corning 7
  • Urbandale 3, Lewis Central 1
  • Treynor 10, Missouri Valley 0 (5 innings)
  • Southeast Warren 13, Nodaway Valley 2
  • Martensdale-St. Mary’s 3, Gilbert 0
  • Martensdale-St. Mary’s 4, Dallas Center-Grimes 2
  • Iowa Christian 4, Orient-Macksburg 2
  • West Harrison 10, Woodbine 0 (6 innings)

Friday Softball                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

  • Abraham Lincoln 12, St. Albert 0
  • AHST 10, Griswold 2
  • Audubon 14, Underwood 3 (6)
  • Charter Oak-Ute 8, Logan-Magnolia 2
  • Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 10, Stanton 4 (S: 10-5)
  • Creston 8, Chariton 4
  • Creston 3, Fort Dodge 0
  • Denison-Schleswig 2, Lewis Central 1
  • Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton 13, West Central 3 (Exira/EHK: 21-4)
  • Fremont-Mills 10, East Mills 0 (5) (FM: 21-7)
  • Nodaway Valley 4, Southeast Warren 1
  • Treynor 6, Missouri Valley 0 (T: 24-3; MV: 19-6)

Dallas Center-Grimes Tournament

  • Creston 8, Chariton 4
  • Creston 2, Ft. Dodge 0
  • Bishop Heelan 8, Chariton 3
  • Dallas Center-Grimes 8, Ft. Dodge 0
  • Dallas Center-Grimes 4, Bishop Heelan 3  (8)

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LAWRENCE VORRATH (svcs. set for July 9th)

Obituaries

July 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

LAWRENCE VORRATH, 98, of Greenfield, died May 30th, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Society in Fontanelle. Memorial Services for LAWRENCE VORRATH will be held 1-p.m.  Sat., July 9th, at the Greenfield United Methodist Church. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of the arrangements.

Memorials may be may to the Lawrence Vorrath Memorial Fund, to be established by the family.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com

Lawrence Vorrath is survived by:

His wife – Lucille Vorrath, of Greenfield.

His son – Gary (Columbine) Vorrath, of Greenfield.

His Daughter – Marleta (Maurice) Thompson, of Highland Village, TX.

His sister – Ethel Heuckendorf, of Council Bluffs.

7 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, other relatives, and friends.

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2011 Final Iowa Girls High School Softball Rankings

Sports

July 1st, 2011 by Jim Field

Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7/1/2011
Class 4A
4A
SCHOOL
Record
LW
1
Bettendorf
35-0
2
2
Des Moines East
32-3
1
3
Muscatine
28-6
3
4
Ottumwa
25-6
4
5
Iowa City West
25-7
7
6
Burlington
26-5
8
7
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
26-6
4
8
Sioux City East
26-6
9
9
Ankeny
27-5
10
10
Davenport West
25-8
6
11
Waukee
25-8
11
12
West Des Moines Valley
22-10
NR
13
Johnston
25-9
12
14
North Scott
22-0
NR
15
Dubuque Hempstead
27-4
15
Dropped Out: Dowling Catholic (13), Cedar Rapids Xavier (14)
Class 3A
SCHOOL
Record
LW
1
Carlisle
31-1
2
2
Clear Creek-Amana
28-2
1
3
Dallas Center-Grimes
30-4
3
4
Solon
25-7
7
5
Winterset
24-9
4
6
Chariton
21-7
5
7
Charles City
28-4
9
8
Keokuk
22-8
6
9
West Delaware
29-7
8
10
Creston
25-4
13
11
Sioux City Bishop Heelan
22-6
NR
12
Waverly-Shell Rock
27-6
10
13
Mount Vernon
26-6
14
14
Glenwood
21-6
12
15
Harlan
22-7
15
Dropped Out: Sergeant Bluff-Luton (11)
Class 2A
SCHOOL
Record
LW
1
Durant
27-4
2
2
Bondurant-Farrar
28-5
3
3
Central Springs
28-1
1
4
Alta-Aurelia
22-5
4
5
West Burlington
24-5
5
6
Wilton
26-8
9
7
Emmetsburg
23-6
8
8
Missouri Valley
19-5
10
9
Mediapolis
24-4
13
10
Sumner-Fredericksburg
27-7
12
11
Iowa City Regina
17-12
7
12
Logan-Magnolia
18-3
6
13
Ridge View
20-9
NR
14
Estherville-LC
16-7
14
15
Ogden
20-7
15
Dropped Out: Albia (11)
Class 1A
SCHOOL
Record
LW
1
Akron-Westfield
28-1
1
2
Martensdale-St. Marys
31-0
2
3
NSK-AR
31-3
4
4
Preston
22-5
3
5
Treynor
23-3
8
6
North Mahaska
20-3
9
7
Don Bosco
26-4
6
8
Earlham
21-6
7
9
Lynnville-Sully
19-4
11
10
Charter Oak-Ute
24-7
NR
11
Hinton
19-11
5
12
Mason City Newman Catholic
25-8
NR
13
Des Moines Christian
19-5
13
14
Janesville
27-6
12
15
Newell-Fonda
17-12
10
Dropped Out: West Lyon (14), WCLT (15)

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Jahnke Named Atlantic Volleyball Coach

Sports

July 1st, 2011 by Jim Field

The Atlantic Community School District has announced the hiring of Chris Jahnke for the position of Head Volleyball Coach. Coach Jahnke is currently employed at CASS Incorporated in Atlantic and resides in Lewis with his wife Keri. Chris and his wife have five sons and one grandson. Coach Jahnke has most recently served as the Head Coach for the CAM and Griswold school districts. AHS Activities Director Josh Rasmussen says Coach Jahnke will bring leadership, experience, and knowledge to our volleyball program and is excited about working with our girls in preparation for this upcoming volleyball season.

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