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BETTY SCHULER, 95, of Griswold (Graveside Svcs. 12/16/20)

Obituaries

December 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

BETTY SCHULER, 95, of Griswold, died Sunday, December 13, 2020. Graveside services for BETTY SCHULER will be held at Noon on Wed., Dec. 16th. in the Noble Center Cemetery, south of Lyman. Masks will be required, and social distancing encouraged. Rieken-Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold is assisting the family.

An open visitation will be held at the Rieken Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold on Tuesday from 9:00 AM until 7:00 PM. The family will not be present at any specific time.

Memorials are suggested to St. Jude’s or Shriners Hospital.

BETTY SCHULER is survived by:

Her sister –  Helen.

Five children, and “a harvest truck full of grandkids, great grand and great great grandkids.”

Wilkins scores 23 to lead Drake past Air Force 81-53

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December 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — D.J. Wilkins had a career-high 23 points on 7-of-11 shooting from 3-point range and Drake easily beat Air Force 81-53. Abe Kinrade led the Falcons with 15 points.

 

MARCUS WALTER KAUFMAN, 71, of Earling (Private Mass of Christian Burial 12/17)

Obituaries

December 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

MARCUS WALTER KAUFMAN, 71, of Earling, died Friday, Dec. 11th, at home. A private, family Mass of Christian Burial for MARCUS KAUFMAN will be held 10:30-a.m. Thursday, Dec. 17th, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Wesphalia. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Wesphalia is on Wed., Dec. 16th, from 4-until 8-p.m.

Burial is in the St. Boniface Cemetery.

MARCUS WALTER KAUFMAN is survived by:

His son – Mark (Tahni) Kaufman, of Harlan.

His daughter – Michelle (Greg) Alter, of Sgt. Bluff

His brother – Don Kaufman, of Portsmouth.

His sister – Marj (Leo) Kramer, of Omaha.

10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Mahomes, Chiefs clinch AFC West with 33-27 win over Dolphins

Sports

December 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs overcame a 30-yard sack, four turnovers and a 10-point deficit to clinch their fifth consecutive AFC West title by beating Miami 33-27. Mahomes was picked off three times, his first multi-interception game in more than two years, but threw for 393 yards and two scores to help the Chiefs earn their eighth consecutive victory.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) and Miami Dolphins outside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel (43) go after the football after Mahomes fumbled the snap, during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Chiefs recovered the ball. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Tyreek Hill ran through the Dolphins’ secondary and behind it, scoring on a 32-yard run and a 44-yard reception when Mahomes hit him at the goal line. Travis Kelce had eight catches for 136 yards and a touchdown.

 

AP College Football Top 25 12/13/2020

Sports

December 13th, 2020 by admin

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 12, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Alabama (62) 10-0 1550 1
2. Notre Dame 10-0 1482 2
3. Ohio St. 5-0 1405 3
4. Clemson 9-1 1388 4
5. Texas A&M 7-1 1286 5
6. Cincinnati 8-0 1248 7
7. Indiana 6-1 1140 8
8. Iowa St. 8-2 1059 10
9. Coastal Carolina 11-0 994 11
10. Georgia 7-2 968 12
11. Florida 8-2 940 6
12. Oklahoma 7-2 902 13
13. Southern Cal 5-0 774 16
14. BYU 10-1 724 14
15. Northwestern 6-1 691 15
16. North Carolina 8-3 631 20
17. Louisiana-Lafayette 9-1 566 17
18. Iowa 6-2 502 19
19. Miami 8-2 454 9
20. Tulsa 6-1 408 18
21. Texas 6-3 227 23
22. Liberty 9-1 184 22
23. Buffalo 5-0 183 24
24. NC State 8-3 137
25. San Jose St. 6-0 124

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 83, Marshall 47, Boise St. 12, UCF 11, Washington 9, Army 9, Auburn 8, TCU 3, Appalachian St. 1.

Northern IA opts out of 2 games this coming week

Sports

December 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

UNDATED (AP) — Northern Iowa says it won’t play its scheduled men’s basketball matchups with No. 13 Wisconsin or Marshall this week. The Panthers were scheduled to visit Wisconsin on Wednesday and Marshall on Saturday. Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson announced today (Sunday) that the team is pausing all basketball activities, including practice and those two games.

Jacobson said the COVID-19 pandemic and injuries have had a major impact on his team and the players it has available. Northern Iowa begins its Missouri Valley Conference schedule Dec. 27 by hosting Missouri State.

Coastal breaks into top 10; Alabama still No. 1; ISU jumps two positions

Sports

December 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

UNDATED (AP) — The first top-10 shakeup in more than a month has pushed Coastal Carolina to No. 9 in The Associated Press college football poll. Alabama was a unanimous No. 1, followed by Notre Dame, Ohio State, Clemson and Texas A&M as those teams held their spots for a sixth straight week. Surprising losses by Florida and Miami shuffled the rest of the top 10. No. 6 Cincinnati and No. 7 Indiana each moved up one spot and No. 8 Iowa State jumped two.

Then come the unbeaten Chanticleers at No. 9, the first Sun Belt Conference team to crack the AP’s top 10. Georgia landed at No. 10 ahead of Florida at 11. The Gators dropped five spots after losing in bizarre and dramatic fashion to LSU in the fog Saturday night. Miami plummeted 10 spots to No. 19 after getting blown out by North Carolina. The Tar Heels moved up four spots to No. 16.

Garza scores 23, No. 3 Iowa routs Northern Illinois 106-53

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December 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza scored 23 points and Joe Wieskamp added 20 as No. 3 Iowa beat Northern Illinois 106-53 on Sunday. Garza, who came into the game leading the nation in scoring at 30.4 points per game, added eight rebounds while playing just 20 minutes as coach Fran McCaffery used his reserves for much of the second half. It was a season high in scoring for Wieskamp, who played just 19 minutes.

Iowa center Luka Garza drives to the basket past Northern Illinois center Adong Makuoi, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Iowa had its third game of 100 or more points. Adong Makuoi had 14 points and Anthony Crump had 10 for winless Northern Illinois.

 

DCI Assists Urbandale Police Department In Homicide Investigation

News

December 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is assisting Urbandale Police in conducting an investigation into the death of a female. On Saturday, Dec. 12th, Urbandale Police responded at around 6:45-p.m. to 4205 90th Street, for a report of a medical emergency. Responding officers found an adult female suffering from injuries to her head. The woman died at the scene. Her name was being withheld pending notification of family. The death is being investigated as a homicide.

Murder suspect Dustin Sample

On Sunday, Dec. 13th, Urbandale Police Detectives, with the assistance from the Iowa DCI, arrested 35-year old Dustin Sample, of Urbandale, and charged him with Murder in the 1st Degree. Sample was taken into custody at the Urbandale Police Department and transported to the Polk County Jail.

Additional information will released when it becomes available.

Report blames national Dems for role in Iowa caucus mess

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December 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A new audit report blames the national Democratic Party’s involvement in the Iowa caucuses for problems that delayed the results for days at the beginning of the 2020 presidential nominating battle. The report was commissioned by the Iowa Democratic Party. It criticizes the national party’s role in delaying development of an app used to report results and in demanding a last-minute data conversion tool that failed on caucus night in February. But the report also says the state party should have bolstered its back-up phone system for compiling results after the rollout of the app was slow. That phone system was overwhelmed on caucus night.