KIMBERLY GAYLE ERICKSON, 54, of Lewis (Svcs. 8/23/18)

August 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

KIMBERLY GAYLE ERICKSON, 54, of Lewis, died Sunday, Aug. 19th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital, in Atlantic. Funeral services for KIM ERICKSON will be held 10:30-a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23rd, at the Rieken-Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold.

Visitation at the funeral home is on Wed., Aug. 22nd, from 6-until 8-p.m.

Interment will be at the Oakwood Cemetery in Lewis. A lunch will follow the interment at the Lewis Community Building in Lewis.

KIM ERICKSON is survived by:

Her husband – Tim.

Her daughter – Autumn (Nick) Osterloh, of Lewis.

Her son – Caleb, of Lewis.

Her brother – Kyle Brown, of FL.

Her sister – Kameo Brown, of CO.

3 grandchildren, many friends and other family members.

, Iowa. Rieken Funeral Home, Inc. is assisting the family with arrangements.

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IRS again encourages you to check your withholding

August 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The Internal Revenue Service is again asking you to make sure the right amount of taxes are being taken out of your paycheck. I-R-S spokesman, Chris Miller, says it’s important to look at the numbers now. “Time is running out for taxpayers to do a paycheck checkup. To check their withholding yet this year — to make sure the right amount of tax is being withheld from their paycheck for their particular situation,” Miller says.

Miller says if you find a problem, there are still a few months to adjust your withholding amount to fix it. Doing a paycheck checkup now is going to help those taxpayers avoid a potential unwelcome surprise at tax time,” according to Miller. “And that could be an unexpected tax bill and a penalty. Or it could be a refund that’s unnecessarily large.” He says it’s better for you to not get a big refund, because you can use that money throughout the year. Miller says they made an earlier push for everyone to check their withholding after the new tax law went into effect.

“The new tax law will change the way many of us calculate our taxes. And it also has changed the amount of tax our employers are withholding from our paychecks,” Miller explains. He says those with more complicated tax returns are the ones who most need to check their withholding. Miller says that includes two-income households, those with two or more jobs at a time, those who have had a job only part of the year, those who claim the child tax credit or itemize deductions in 2017 are all some who may see differences. Miller says they know that many people haven’t looked at their withholding since the tax law changed. He says it is easy to do.

“Just go to our website I-R-S-dot-gov (www.irs.gov) and click on the link to do a paycheck checkup, or search for the withholding calculator,” Miller says. “You will need last year’s tax return, and a copy of your most recent pay stub.” Miller says there are still several months left to allow you to adjust your withholding and make up for any imbalance. But he says if you wait — you could run out of time to make a correction that would make a difference.

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ADAM RICHARD NELSEN, 38, of Polk City [a native of Atlantic] (Svcs. 8/24/18)

August 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

ADAM RICHARD NELSEN, 38, of Polk City (a native of Atlantic) died Thursday, Aug. 16th. Funeral services for ADAM NELSEN will be held at Noon on Friday, Aug.24th, at the Lutheran Church of Hope, in Ankeny (520 NW 36th St.). Hamilton’s Funeral Home in West Des Moines has the arrangements.

Visitation at the church is on Thursday, August 23rd from 4 to 7 p.m.; Online condolences may be left at www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com.

Burial will be at Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel at 2:00 p.m.

Memorials may be directed to to Team Rubicon.

ADAM NELSEN is survived by:

His wife of 10 years – Jennifer Bellman Nelsen.

His parents – Glennda (Richard) Nelsen.

His sisters – April (Jonathan Hansen) McAfee, and Holly (Gary) Hermann

His parents-in-law: Terry (Walt) Beedle and Jim (Paula) Bellman

His sister-in-law: Natalie (Mark Lawless) Beeler.

Other relatives, a host of friends and extended family members.

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ROBERT A. “Bob” LARSON, 68, of Omaha, NE, formerly of Atlantic (8-23-2018)

August 20th, 2018 by Jim Field

ROBERT A. “Bob” LARSON, 68, of Omaha, NE (formerly of Atlantic) died Saturday, August 18th. Mass of Christian Burial for ROBERT A. “Bob” LARSON will be held on Thursday, August 23rd at 10:30am at St. Gerald Catholic Church in Omaha. Heafey-Hoffmann-Dworak-Cutler Funeral Home in Omaha has the arrangements.

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The family will receive friends on Wednesday, August 22nd from 5pm to 7pm at St. Gerald Catholic Church, 9602 “Q” St. in Omaha, followed by VIGIL SERVICE at 7pm.

Interment in St. Patrick Cemetery in Massena.

Memorials will be directed by the family.

ROBERT A. “Bob” LARSON is survived by:

Wife: Sandi Larson

Children: Buffy (Tim) Larson-Heavey; Alan Larson; Chris Larson; Gini Larson; Nikki (Mike Shellito) Golden and Mike Larson

Siblings: Candi (Randy) Petry;, Sue Randel; Gini Keefhaver; Richard (Diane) Larson and Lisa (Tim) Shaver

9 Grandchildren

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Alabama tops preseason AP College Football Top 25

August 20th, 2018 by admin

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press preseason college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and 2017 final ranking:

	Record	Pts	Pv
1. Alabama (42)	13-1	1505	1
2. Clemson (18)	12-2	1476	4
3. Georgia	13-2	1350	2
4. Wisconsin (1)	13-1	1271	7
5. Ohio St.	12-2	1256	5
6. Washington	10-3	1215	16
7. Oklahoma	12-2	1173	3
8. Miami	10-3	1027	13
9. Auburn	10-4	1013	10
10. Penn St.	11-2	1012	8
11. Michigan St.	10-3	877	15
12. Notre Dame	10-3	804	11
13. Stanford	9-5	778	20
14. Michigan	8-5	773	NR
15. Southern Cal	11-3	543	12
16. TCU	11-3	533	9
17. West Virginia	7-6	511	NR
18. Mississippi St.	9-4	450	19
19. Florida St.	7-6	384	NR
20. Virginia Tech	9-4	351	24
21. UCF	13-0	312	6
22. Boise St.	11-3	292	22
23. Texas	7-6	216	NR
24. Oregon	7-6	148	NR
25. LSU	9-4	106	18

Others receiving votes: South Carolina 96, Florida 68, Utah 60, Oklahoma St. 51, FAU 38, Arizona 28, NC State 22, Texas A&M 21, Boston College 18, Northwestern 13, Kansas St. 10, Iowa St. 8, Houston 6, Memphis 3, Troy 2, Iowa 2, Kentucky 1, Arkansas St. 1, Fresno St. 1.

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Montgomery County arrest Monday morning

August 20th, 2018 by admin

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports an arrest on Monday morning. At 9:30am Deputies arrested 47-year-old Angela Kay Shetterly of Red Oak an a Montgomery County Bench Warrant for Violation of Probation. She was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,000 bond.

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Racing stickers pouring in for Iowa boy’s casket

August 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) — Race drivers and others have been answering the call from an 11-year-old Iowa boy who wants racing stickers to cover his casket after he dies from leukemia. Caleb Hammond’s uncle, Chris Playle, told The Des Moines Register that his family returned him to Oskaloosa after determining the painful treatments he’d been undergoing at a Des Moines hospital weren’t working and other options offered little hope. Playle says Caleb’s been home for about three weeks, doing normal 11-year-old things, but tires easily.

He says he and his nephew became racing buddies as Caleb visited Playle’s home near Southern Iowa Speedway. Playle says the stickers pouring in from social media appeals have helped keep spirits up and says the family is “just trying to do as much as we can with him while he’s here.”

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Quad Cities suburb to create commercial, industrial park

August 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

ELDRIDGE, Iowa (AP) — Leaders of the Quad Cities suburb of Eldridge are moving to create a commercial and industrial park in the hopes of attracting new employers and lowering property taxes. The Quad-City Times reports that the proposed 500 acre site is mostly privately-owned farmland located between Eldridge and the Eastern Iowa Industrial Center in north Davenport. Eldridge has been working with Quad-Cities First, the economic development arm of the Quad-Cities Chamber of Commerce, to pursue site certification through the Iowa Economic Development Authority. Officials are also working to market some of the parcels that are available in the future business park.

Eldridge Mayor Marty O’Boyle says the Industrial Center is running out of large-sized tracts to attract another major development. Sterilite and Kraft Heinz recently constructed plants at the center.

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Cass County Candidate filing update

August 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Cass County Deputy Auditor Sheri Karns today (Monday), provided an update on candidates filing for office in the County. Kevin A. Stender and Travis Erickson have filed to fill two Non-partisan Edna Township Trustee positions. Incumbents Kristi Plagman and Chad Becker have filed for the Non-Partisan Ag Extension Council, along with Jeb Peck. There are five seats open on the Council. Republican Incumbents Michael D. Hooper, Mary Ward and Tracey J. Marshall have all filed for election as Cass County Attorney, Recorder and Treasurer, respectively.

Incumbent Julie Pollock has filed papers to run for the single open seat on the Hospital Board, Northeast District. Mark T. O’Brien, who won in the June Primary, will be on the ballot for the open District 2 Board of Supervisor’s seat. Republican John Hartkopf, who also won in the Primary, will face a challenge from Dana Halder, who lost in the Primary, but was Nominated By Petition. Both men will be vying for the Board of Supervisor’s seat in District 3.

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Man accused of trying to smother fellow patient sentenced

August 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of trying to smother a fellow state psychiatric hospital patient has been sentenced to 10 years in an Iowa prison. Buchanan County District Court records say 45-year-old Terrance Rooney Jr. was sentenced last week after pleading guilty to burglary and harassment. Prosecutors dropped a charge of attempted murder in exchange for Rooney’s pleas. Court records say an evaluation determined Rooney was competent to go to trial.

Rooney has been a patient at the Mental Health Institute in Independence for years and was a patient there when he pleaded guilty in 1999 to making a threat to the life of President Bill Clinton. Authorities say in the latest case that Rooney tried to suffocate another patient in November and twisted the thumb of a staffer and threatened to kill her in February.

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