ARLENE R. RAUB, 94, of Audubon, died Monday, Nov. 11th, at the Friendship Home, in Audubon. Following cremation, a Celebration of Life Memorial service for ARLENE RAUB will be held at a later date. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
ARLENE RAUB is survived by:
Her son – Paul (Andrea) Raub, of Walnut Creek, CA.
2 grandchildren, her sisters-in-law, other relatives, and friends.
Lewis, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is partnering with the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) to conduct Farm Bill: ARC/PLC & Farm Financial Decisions meetings statewide this fall. Atlantic is one of several locations across Southwest Iowa where producers and landlords can learn about the program election/enrollment process regarding the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and/or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) commodity crop programs.
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 4th beginning 9:30 AM, at the Cass County Community Center, 805 West 10th Street in Atlantic. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the meeting and it is open to the public at no cost. Patrick Hatting, Farm Management Specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach, says “This meeting is designed to help producers, landlords and other agri-business professionals with ARC/PLC elections, enrollment process and tools to available.”
Topics and presenters include:
The meeting will last approximately two and one-half hours. No pre-registration or registration fee is required. More than 50 similar meetings will be held statewide in November and December 2019. Additional meeting sites and information can be found at www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/info/meetings.html.
For more information on the Atlantic meeting, please contact the Cass County Extension office at (712) 243-1132 or visit www.extension.iastate.edu/cass.
OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — A jury has found an Ottumwa man guilty of second-degree murder in the 2018 killing of another man. Station KTVO reports that 19-year-old Jacob Heckethorn was also found guilty Wednesday of assault with intent to commit serious injury in the Aug. 23, 2018, shooting death of 43-year-old William Shettlesworth, of Bloomfield.
Heckethorn had been on trial for first-degree murder, but the Wapellow County jury convicted on the reduced count after nearly two days of deliberation. Heckethorn had argued he shot Shettlesworth in self-defense as he tried to rescue a friend from a fight.
Heckethorn faces up to 50 years when he’s sentenced in January.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drake University in Des Moines has announced it’s partnering with Des Moines Public Schools to develop a new community sports stadium in the city.
The university said in a news release Wednesday that the 4,000-seat stadium will be located on the Drake campus and serve as the venue for the public school district’s high school and middle school football and soccer games. It will also serve as the home field for the Drake Bulldogs’ soccer teams.
Construction of new stadium is estimated to cost $19.5 million. It will be funded in part by Des Moines Public Schools, which has budgeted $15 million in sales tax revenue for the project. Drake University will donate the land and manage the stadium. Drake will also be conducting a fundraising effort in support of the stadium.
Preliminary plans call for the stadium to open by the summer of 2021.
MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — A police officer who obtained a confession from the suspect in the disappearance and death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts says she made an honest mistake by initially failing to read him his legal rights. Officer Pamela Romero testified Wednesday that she tried to read Cristhian Bahena Rivera his Miranda warnings from memory during the Aug. 20, 2018, interrogation.
She said she didn’t realize until much later that she had inadvertently failed to warn him that his statements could be used against him in court.
After several more hours of questioning, Rivera led police officers to a cornfield where they discovered Tibbetts’ body underneath a stack of leaves and stalks. Romero says Rivera provided substantial information about what happened to Tibbetts at that point. Rivera’s lawyers have asked a judge to suppress Rivera’s alleged confession, in part due to the incomplete Miranda warning.
Police say they believe the body of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts would have eventually been discovered, even if the suspect in her killing hadn’t led police there. Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation agent Trent Vileta testified Wednesday at a hearing to determine if incriminating statements made by Cristhian Bahena Rivera can be used at his murder trial.
Rivera’s defense argues that evidence from a police interview that began on Aug. 20, 2018, should be suppressed because he had not been read his legal rights. Prosecutors concede that’s true but argue that Tibbetts’ body would have been discovered anyway and therefore the comments should be admissible. Vileta says farmers would have spotted Tibbetts’ fluorescent running shoes when harvesting the field where she was dumped. Judge Joel Yates is considering the issue.
Thursday, November 14
Eight-Player
9:00—#2 Turkey Valley vs. #3 Don Bosco, Gilbertville
12:00—#1 Audubon vs. #4 St. Mary’s, Remsen – ON KJAN Pregame 11:00am
Class 3A
5:30—#2 Epworth, Western Dubuque vs. #3 Lewis Central
8:30—#1 Solon vs. #4 Sergeant Bluff-Luton
State Volleyball Quarterfinals
Wednesday, November 13
Class 3A Quarterfinals
Top Bracket
(3-2) #8 Union 15-20-26-25-15 #1 Davenport Assumption 25-25-24-21-9
(3-2) #5 Mount Vernon 25-23-21-29-15, #4 West Liberty 13-25-25-27-11
Bottom Bracket
(3-1) #2 Kuemper Catholic 25-25-22-30, #7 Unity Christian 18-23-25-28
(3-0) #3 Red Oak 26-26-26, #6 Nevada 24-15-19
Thursday, November 14
Class 3A Semifinals
2:00 p.m. – Court One – Union (30-11) vs. Mount Vernon (34-10)
2:00 p.m. – Court Two – Kuemper Catholic (36-4) vs. Red Oak (34-6)
Class 2A Quarterfinals
Top Bracket
(3-0) #1 Western Christian 25-25-25, #8 Hudson 19-20-17
(3-0) #4 Osage 25-25-25 #5 Grundy Center 17-14-16
Bottom Bracket
(3-0) #2 Beckman Catholic 25-25-25, 7 Van Buren County 18-11-14
(3-0) #6 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 25-25-25, #3 Wilton 23-20-17
Thursday, November 14
Class 2A Semifinals
4:00 p.m. – Court One – Western Christian (39-5) vs. Osage (37-6)
4:00 p.m. – Court Two – Beckman Catholic (41-8) vs. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows (30-6)
Class 1A Quarterfinals
Top Bracket
(3-0) #1 Sidney 25-25-25, #8 Springville 15-17-11
(3-0) #4 Gehlen Catholic 25-25-26, #5 North Tama 20-22-24
Bottom Bracket
(3-1) #7 Holy Trinity Catholic 25-25-19-25, #2 Council Bluffs St. Albert 16-23-25-15
(3-1) #6 Wapsie Valley 25-25-16-25, #3 Janesville 23-19-25-14
Thursday, November 14
Class 1A Semifinals
6:00 p.m. – Court One – Sidney (36-6) vs. Gehlen Catholic (26-7)
6:00 p.m. – Court Two – Holy Trinity Catholic (29-10) vs. Wapsie Valley (24-15)
The Audubon Wheelers (11-1) are ready for the trip to the UNI-Dome for the 8-MAN Football Semifinals on Thursday to face the Remsen, St. Mary’s Hawks (11-0). The Wheelers have fought through an extraordinarily tough schedule to reach this spot, facing 5 playoff teams throughout the season and one of those teams twice. After edging out the CAM Cougars for the second time this year in the Quarterfinals, the Wheelers will now get the chance to avenge their lone loss on the season which was a week one 26-25 game against the Hawks. Audubon Head Coach Sean Birks said he’s really proud of what his squad has accomplished.
The Wheelers are a very veteran group that includes a lot of playmakers. Skyler Schultes led the way during the season on the ground with 1,584 yards and 25 touchdowns. Gavin Smith has thrown for 825 yards and 14 scores. Kaiden Smith has come on strong, accounting for 9 touchdowns in their two playoff wins. Remsen, St. Mary’s Head Coach Zach Arnold said the Wheelers are tough to defend because of their versatility.
The Hawks have been able to achieve some good balance on offense through the year. Quarterback Blaine Harpenau has thrown for 1,300 yards and 26 touchdowns with just 3 interceptions. Running Back Jeremy Koenck has racked up 1,005 yards and 13 scores and is complemented in the running game by Harpenau’s 833 yards and 21 more scores. Audubon Head Coach Sean Birks said the Wheelers can’t sell out too much one way or the other against this Hawks team.
These two teams have become very familiar with each other over the past few seasons. The Hawks knocked Audubon out in the Quarterfinal round in 2017 on their way to a Runner-Up finish. Coach Arnold expects this one to be a battle once again and with the two teams knowing each other fairly well it’s about which team will go out and execute.
We’ll have coverage of the Semifinal tilt on KJAN with pregame at 11:00am and kickoff set for Noon at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Chris Parks and Matt Mullenix will have the call on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at kjan.com.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A district court judge has rejected a request by former Gov. Terry Branstad’s lawyers to set aside a jury verdict that concluded Branstad discriminated against a former state official because he’s gay. The ruling by Judge Brad McCall filed Tuesday summarily rejects dozens of arguments, including challenges to legal rulings during trial and jury instructions.
Branstad’s attorneys asked McCall to set aside the July 15 jury verdict of $1.5 million awarded to former Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Chris Godfrey. Jurors concluded Godfrey was the victim of discrimination and retaliation when Branstad tried to force him to quit in 2011 and then cut his pay.
Branstad’s attorney Frank Harty asked McCall in a July 31 motion to dismiss the lawsuit or order a new trial. Harty says the verdicts are unsupported by substantial evidence and are contrary to law. McCall concluded that substantial evidence exists to support the jury’s conclusions. The bill to Iowa taxpayers for the case stands now at about $8 million if the verdict isn’t reverse.
November 12, 2019 CANVASS OF CITY/SCHOOL ELECTION OF 11/05/2019
The Cass County Board of Supervisors met as ex-officio Board of Canvassers with all members present. After inspection of the TALLY BOOKS from the November 5, 2019 regular CITY/SCHOOL ELECTION, the Board declared the following candidates elected.
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CITY OF ATLANTIC
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We declare Grace N. Garrett duly elected to the office of ATLANTIC CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE.
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We declare Jim Behrens duly elected to the office of ATLANTIC CITY COUNCIL FIRST WARD.
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We declare Pat McCurdy duly elected to the office of ATLANTIC CITY COUNCIL THIRD WARD.
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We declare Linda Hartkopf duly elected to the office of ATLANTIC CITY COUNCIL FOURTH WARD.
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We declare Erin McFadden and Ashley Hayes duly elected to the office of ATLANTIC PARKS & RECREATION BOARD.
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CITY OF ANITA
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We declare Thomas R. Harris duly elected to the office of ANITA MAYOR.
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We declare Pat Cassell and Kevin Littleton duly elected to the office of ANITA CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE.
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CITY OF CUMBERLAND
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We declare N. Virginia Coughlin duly elected to the office of CUMBERLAND MAYOR.
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We declare Sandra Eversole and Scott Becker duly elected to the office of CUMBERLAND CITY COUNCIL AT- LARGE.
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CITY OF GRISWOLD
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We declare Carmen Sorensen, Kirk Stapleton and Greg Lightner duly elected to the office of GRISWOLD CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE.
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CITY OF LEWIS
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We declare Russell Hansen duly elected to the office of LEWIS MAYOR.
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We declare Ryan Lockwood, Duane Scott Anderson and Richard L. Clark duly elected to the office of LEWIS CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE.
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PUBLIC MEASURE DG: Shall the City of Lewis change the composition of the Lewis Library Board of Trustees to: “Five (5) member Board of Trustees with Four (4) Bona Fide Citizens and Residents of the City and One (1) Non-Resident?”. We declare the public measure DG to be adopted.
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CITY OF MARNE {Transition year for going from 2 year to 4 year terms}
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We declare Randall I. Baxter duly elected to the office of MARNE MAYOR.
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We declare Mark Opbroek, Jericho Schmitt and Wayne Preister duly elected to the office of MARNE CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE, for the term of 4 years;
and further declare Aaron Williams and Angela Redler duly elected to the office of MARNE CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE, for the term of 2 years.
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CITY OF MASSENA
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We declare Philip Przychodzin duly elected to the office of MASSENA MAYOR.
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We declare Kevin McCunn, Micah Lee and Adam McCunn duly elected to the office of MASSENA CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE.
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CITY OF WIOTA
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We declare Ford Lillard duly elected to the office of WIOTA MAYOR.
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We declare Jim Fischer and Steven R. Havens duly elected to the office of WIOTA CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE.
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The Cass County Board of Supervisors also canvassed the votes cast in Cass County for the SCHOOL ELECTION. The certificates of votes will be submitted to the respective control counties. Next week a Tier 2 canvass will determine those elected. Chair declared canvass complete and canvass was adjourned.
[Full listing of votes canvassed posted with minutes on county website.]
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