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Four Osceola residents charged in double homicide investigationBy AMY HANSEN OST news editor • [email protected]

Four Osceola residents have been charged in connec-tion with a double homicide that occurred in the Osceola area.

On Saturday, Jan. 24, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Osceola Police Department received a report of two per-sons who had gone missing during the evening hours on Friday, Jan. 23.

After further investigation, the two missing persons were located in a vehicle at 1305 255th Ave., Osceola, in rural northern Clarke County, de-ceased. It appears both vic-tims died of gunshot wounds.

The following people have been charged in this case:

• Richard Ryan Lamb Carson, 38, Osceola — two counts of first-degree mur-der.

• Lynn Ranean Sutton, 47, Osceola — one count of ac-cessory after the fact.

• Tracy Kay Johnson, 43, Osceola — one count of ac-cessory after the fact.

• Christopher Martin El-ben, 42, Osceola — one count of accessory after the fact.

Accessory after the fact is a result of the suspects help-ing the perpetrator after the crime had occurred.

The names of the deceased are being withheld pending notifications of the family. An autopsy is being planned for Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny.

The victims were identified as Erick Reyna, 22, and Noe Flores Rascon, 27, both of Osceola.

The investigation is ongo-ing, however, it appears this is an isolated incident and the public is not in danger.

Press conferenceA press conference was

held 11 a.m Monday, Jan. 26, at Clarke County Law Enforcement Center. It was led by Osceola Police Chief Marty Duffus, Clarke Coun-ty Sheriff Bill Kerns and Mi-chael Motsinger, a special agent in charge of Iowa De-partment of Criminal Investi-gation.

Osceola Police Depart-ment is being assisted by Clarke County Sheriff’s Of-fice and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

Duffus said Carson and the victims are acquaintanc-es. The victims were also ac-quaintances with each other.

Two of the suspects charged are boyfriend and girlfriend and the others were acquaintances. Duffus said Carson and Johnson are the suspects who are in a rela-tionship with each other.

“They’re all known to us,” Duffus said about the sus-pects’ past criminal history.

Duffus said the investiga-tion is still working on a mo-tive for the homicide.

The victims were located Sunday night. Duffus said it’s unknown at this time if drugs were involved.

OST photo by AMY HANSENOsceola Police Chief Marty Duffus, left, speaks during a press conference Monday at Clarke County Law Enforcement Center. Also pictured are Michael Motsinger, a special agent in charge of Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, center, and Clarke County Sheriff Bill Kerns.

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OST photo by AMY HANSENJan Short, center, receives the 2014 Community Service award from Dave Selene, right, with Osceola Rotary Club and Osceola Chamber Main Street board of directors, during Osceola Chamber Main Street and Clarke County Development Corporation’s annual dinner Monday, Jan. 19, at Lakeside Casino. Jake Manternach, left, also provid-ed assistance with the award.

Humble acceptanceShort wins 2014 Community Service awardBy AMY HANSEN OST news editor [email protected]

To say that Jan Short was surprised at winning the 2014 Community Ser-vice award might be an understate-ment.

“All evening I’ve been waiting for my daughter to receive an award be-cause that’s what got me here,” Short joked.

The crowd erupted with laugh-ter as Short received her award and spoke from the podium during Osce-ola Chamber Main Street and Clarke County Development Corporation’s annual dinner Monday, Jan. 19, at Lakeside Casino.

“I was coming anyway,” Short add-ed. “So, thank you so much. This is just wonderful. I appreciate all of you who have helped me over the years in lots of ways. Thank you.”

AdmirationShort said she had been coming

to the annual dinner for many years and always admired the previous re-cipients of the award.

When she would hear what efforts the previous winners had undertak-en for the communities, she would think to herself — that’s what makes them good winners.

“They do things for their commu-nity without wanting recognition or boasting about what they have done in the past,” Short said. “I’m very grateful to be a part of this commu-nity and I am glad that we had the opportunity to raise our children

here.”Three of Short’s five children and

their spouses were able to attend the annual dinner and see her receive the award.

Even when the spotlight was on Short, she was thinking of her chil-dren first. She had her children stand

and receive applause from the crowd.“I certainly don’t feel very deserv-

ing of this award, but I’m very, very happy — very proud,” Short said.

• To read more on how Short has impacted the Osceola community, check out the sidebar accompanying this story on page 4.

OST photo by AMY HANSENJan Short speaks from the podium during her acceptance speech for the 2014 Community Service award, which was handed out during Osceola Chamber Main Street and Clarke County Development Corporation’s annual dinner Monday, Jan. 19, at Lakeside Casino.

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The January Shining Star award was presented by Warrior Osceola and Osceola Chamber Main Street to Penick Electric/US Cellular at715 W. McLane in Osceola..

Penick Electric/US Cellular was nominated by Karen Irwin. After an online special did not go as planned through the US Cellular website, Karen called Penick Electric/US Cellular. “David Redman...and another consultant, Dustie Daughenbaugh, were extremely helpful in helping me complete my purchase and activate my tablet. This required David spending considerable time on the phone with US Cellular. By the time everything was done it was nearly 6:30. Despite the fact that the store closes at 6 pm neither made any mention of that and both of them provided outstanding customer service.

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ACCIDENTS

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Roger Neil Byers, 45, of Pella was charged on a war-rant for possession with in-tent to deliver 8:30 p.m. Jan. 16.

——————Efrain Rey-Acosta, 34, of

Friona, Texas was charged with operating a motor ve-hicle while intoxicated 1:53 a.m. Jan. 18.

Rey-Acosta was arraigned and released from Clarke County Jail after posting bond.

——————Kevin Duane Smith of

Murray reported 2:12 a.m. Jan. 16 he has been receiv-ing harassing telephone calls from his ex-girlfriend Tracy Lynn Brown.

According to a Clarke County Sheriff’s report, an arrest warrant has been re-quested by the sheriff’s of-fice for Brown.

The incident is under in-vestigation by Clarke Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office.

——————Alliant Energy manag-

er Mike Shehann reported copper ground wire was taken from several poles in Clarke County between 6 a.m. Jan. 13 and 6 a.m. Jan. 15.

According to a Clarke County Sheriff’s report, the value of the wire and cost of labor to replace it is be-tween $600 and $1,000.

The incident is under in-vestigation by Clarke Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office.

——————David Ray Sorter, 33, of

Murray was charged with second degree theft 5:15 p.m. Jan. 21.

Sorter was arraigned and released from Clarke Coun-ty Jail after posting bond.

Lindsey Ann Cook, 19, of Leon was charged with driving under suspension and possession of para-phernalia Jan. 19.

——————Kody Wayne Vogel, 29,

of Murray was charged

with public intoxication Jan. 24.

——————Cody James Long, 20, of

Osceola was charged with domestic assault and inter-ference with official acts Jan. 24.

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Friday, Feb. 6: Chicken with supreme sauce, south-western corn, cauliflower, banana

No citations were issued after an accident 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 in the 1200 block of Highway 69.

According to a Clarke County Sheriff’s report, Mi-chael Eric Linde, 24, of Pen-sacola, Fla., driving a 2012 Dodge Caravan owned by the U.S. government north on Highway 69, struck a dog.

Damage estimate is $2,000.——————

No citations were issued after an accident 4:25 p.m. Jan. 16 at the intersection of Hoover Street and 130th Avenue.

According to a Clarke County Sheriff’s report, Dorothy Mae Jensen, 57, of Murray, driving a 2013 Chrysler south on 130th Av-enue, came upon a 1965 In-ternational tractor driven by Kelly Gene Simmerman, 57, of Murray.

Jensen didn’t realize how slow the tractor was mov-ing, tried to slow down and struck the tractor in the back tire.

No injuries were reported. Damage estimate is $4,000 to Jensen’s vehicle and $700 to Simmerman’s tractor.

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Osceola blood drive planned LifeServe Blood Center

needs regular blood donors, as well as new first time blood donors to roll up their sleeve this winter to help save lives.

Osceola Community Blood Drive is planned 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at Lifepoint Assembly of God, 801 N. Fillmore St.

Typically during the win-ter months, blood dona-tions tend to decrease sim-ply because of the cold and flu season and treacherous road conditions which can inhibit donors from reach-ing their donation destina-

tion. However, the need for blood remains constant and can often spike in the winter because of automobile acci-dents and increased surger-ies.

Members of the communi-ty can help ensure lifesaving blood is available for local hospital patients by giving blood at an upcoming blood drive. It takes less than one hour to save a life. Schedule your appointment now.

Sign up to save a life to-day. Schedule a blood dona-tion appointment online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 800-287-4903.

Farm Bureau scholarships available It is time once again for

high school seniors to apply for numerous scholarships available in the county.

This year, again, Clarke County Farm Bureau is offering two $250 scholar-ships to seniors whose fam-ily holds a Clarke County Farm Bureau membership. Students may pick up their application at their school guidance office, stop by the Clarke County Farm Bureau office, 2215 N. Main St., or call Leola Boyce at 641-342-6066 and have one mailed to a home address.

Completed applications are due back in the Clarke County Farm Bureau office by Monday, March 2.

Also available:Ruth B. Sayre Scholar-

ship – This memorial schol-arship of $500 is offered for the purpose of fostering ed-ucational development of women. The application is available at the iowafarm-bureau.com website under the Members Only tab, My Membership, Member Ben-efits, then Scholarships. Or to get more information, log on to www.cwcusa.org.

The application is due by March 1, to the Iowa Master Farm Homemakers-Presi-dent, Leah Maass and will be forwarded to the Coun-try Women’s Council for judging. Applicant must be a woman and a legal resident of the USA who shows financial need and the ability to complete her education. Two character reference letters, an official transcript of high school and college courses complet-ed, a one-page summary of participation in school and

community, work experi-ence, educational goals and financial need, and a picture of applicant are required to be attached to the two page application.

Also available:Iowa Farm Bureau Fed-

eration Scholarship — This $1,000 renewable scholar-ship is available to Farm Bureau member families. Students will find the ap-plication under the Mem-bers Only section of iowa-farmbureau.com, select My Membership, under Mem-ber Benefits select Schol-arships. The application is available on the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation website in a working PDF format. Handwritten applications submitted to IFBF will not be accepted.

Among other eligibility guidelines applicants must be working toward a degree in an occupational area of agriculture and/or agribusi-ness listed on the applica-tion. The five page applica-tion will need to be typed and accompanied by two character reference letters and other noted financial information. The completed application should be turned in to the Clarke County Farm Bureau office by Mon-day, March 2. Clarke County Farm Bureau will select two top applications to forward on to the IFBF office by Wednesday, March 20.

Several Clarke County Farm Bureau members have been recipients of these scholarships over the years and they would encourage seniors to be sure to apply for them as they are quali-fied.

COLLEGE NEWS

Iowa State UniversityAMES— More than 7,980

Iowa State University un-dergraduates have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2014 fall semester Dean’s List.

Students named to the Dean’s List must have earned a grade point aver-age of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a mini-mum of 12 credit hours of graded course work.

Grand River: Michaela Rose O’Grady, agricultural and life sciences education

Lamoni: Lydia Marie Si-mon, nutritional science (H SCI)

Murray: Joe L. Webb, nu-tritional science (H SCI)

Osceola: Josefina Lucero Avalos, apparel, merchan-dising and design; Maria D. Banuelos, child, adult and family services; Danelly Se-lene Barajas, elementary ed-ucation; Alicia Louise Blair, accounting; Kacey Leigh Klemesrud, animal acience; Jacob Daniel Oswald, land-scape architecture; Megan Liann Oswald, child, adult and family services; Jenna Elizabeth Sandquist, music; Kathryn Sarah Titus, jour-nalism and mass communi-cation; Andrew Ray Weeda, industrial technology

Woodburn: Allyssa Marya May, child, adult and family services

——————Kirkwood Community

CollegeCEDAR RAPIDS —

Kirkwood Community Col-lege has released its Dean’s List for the fall 2014 semes-

ter. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after com-pleting 12 or more credit hours with the college.

Davis City: Brock Bo-swell, Decatur County

——————Iowa Lakes

Community College ESTHERVILLE — Val-

erie Newhouse, president of Iowa Lakes Community College, has released the fall honors list of full-time students who have demon-strated academic excellence by earning at least a grade point average of 3.25 (based on a 4.00) or higher.

Fall semester students who have achieved a 3.25 grade point average or better are recognized by inclusion on the Dean’s list. Those with a 4.00 (A) average are on the President’s list.

* Indicates a 4.00 (A) av-erage (President’s List)

Leon: Austin DeLong, Dillon Delong

——————Simpson College

INDIANOLA — Michae-la Byers, Christopher Han-son and Stacie Kjellsen of Osceola were named to the President’s List at Simpson College in Indianolaf or the fall semester. To be named to the President’s List, a stu-dent must have a GPA of 4.0.

Kelli Ehrhardt and Lau-ra Swartz of Osceola were named to the Dean’s List at Simpson College in Indiano-la for the fall semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must have a GPA of 3.70 – 3.99.

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2014 Board of Directors: Richard M. Buesch; Doug Miller; Kevin Emanuel; Brian Evans; Bill Freeman; Dr. Jim Kimball; Helen Kimes; Amy Lampe; Ryan Lundquist;

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Executive Director - Bill Trickey, Program Manager - Elizabeth Simpson

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OSCEOLA MUNICIPAL WATER BOARDDave Neas, Chair; Ryan Rychnovsky, Vice Chair

Members: Alisha Kale, MacKenzie O’Hair, Laura CastroRegular water board meetings the first Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at 208 W. Jefferson. Special water board meetings at the Water Works Office and also online at www.osceolawaterworks.com.

OSCEOLA CITY COUNCILFred Diehl, Mayor

Council Members: Dr. George Fotiadis, Dennis Page, Dan Hooper, Chris Dorsey, and Dave Walkup.

Regular council meetings the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Council Chambers, City Hall, 115 North Fillmore.

Special council meetings are posted on City Hall bulletin board.

AIRPORT MANAGEMENT COMMISSIONDenis Weiser-Chairman, Lyle Persels, Ty Wheeler,

Ryan Lundquist, Les Van HeeswykMeets 2nd Tues. of each month at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall

OSCEOLA PARKS & RECREATION BOARDMeets third Monday of each month 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers

Board Members: Mel Miller, Amber Abraham, Stephanie Snell,

Sara Lumsden, Sarah Truitt

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Earnest Walley Holden Allen, Texas

Earnest Walley (E.W.) H o l d e n , b e l o v e d husband, f a t h e r , a n d g r a n d -f a t h e r , age 89, of Allen, TX, and Decatur, IL passed away January 22, 2015. He was born in Osceola, Iowa on July 18, 1925, son of Er-nest and Mamie (Baker) Holden. He married Shirley Cox of Marion, IL in 1951 at the First Baptist Church

in Decatur. Together they raised 3 children and en-joyed 63 years of marriage. Their marriage served as an inspiration, and a reminder of the importance of faith, family and commitment.

Walley proudly served his country during both WWII and the Korean War in the Air Force, serving as a navigator, 2nd Lieutenant, flying B-29s and A-26s. He received his bachelors in accounting from Bowling Green Kentucky University and worked for A.E. Staley for over 35 years in the tax department.

E.W. was a great man of faith, and known for his de-votion to the First Baptist Church in Decatur serving as a deacon as well as in many other capacities. He

was always known as “the one to call with any need.” He was selfless and dedicat-ed.

Walley had many inter-ests including spending time with his family, trav-eling around the world, camping, and working on his computer. He loved fast cars and the Indy 500. He was an avid bicyclist, riding his bike 20-30 miles a day. Those who knew him, re-member his smile and infec-tious laugh. He loved peo-ple, and touched the lives of many throughout the years, and was a gift to us all.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley (Cox) Holden of Al-len, Texas; children, Gary Holden of Albuquerque, daughter, Vicki Holden Croxton and husband Fred

of Allen, and Larry Hold-en and wife, Kristina of Plano, Texas; seven grand-children, two great-grand-children; sister, Jean Spell-erberg of Bloomington, MN; and a host of other loving family members and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Wilene Woods, and her husband, Doyle Woods.

A memorial service will be held at 10am on Fri-day, January 30th at Tur-rentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel in Allen, TX. Inter-ment with military honors will be at the DFW Nation-al Cemetery.

To convey condolences or to sign online registry, please visit www.tjmfuner-al.com.

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Merle Gookin Gainesville, Fla.

Merle Gookin, 87, of G a i n e s -ville, Fla., died Jan. 21, 2015, at the home of her son and daugh-ter-in-law in Gaines-ville, Fla.

Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at Kale Fu-neral Home, 301 S. Main St., Osceola, Iowa. Interment will be in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Iowa. Visitation with family present will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Online con-dolences may be left at www.kalefuneralhome.com.

Merle Maye Gookin, daughter of Jessie (Wilkins) and Leonard McCollum, was born April 5, 1927, in Mur-

ray.Merle grew up in Murray

and graduated from Murray High School.

On Jan. 26, 1945, Merle married Earl Wayne Gookin.

Merle and Wayne lived in Murray until 1953, when they moved to Des Moines.

Merle was a homemaker. She worked as a secretary for Urbandale Schools, the Order of the Odd Fellows and Triple F Feeds before she retired.

Merle lived in Urbandale from 1956 until she moved to Florida to be closer to her son in 2011.

Merle is survived by her son Gary (wife Judy) Gookin of Gainesville, Fla.; and granddaughter Tracy (husband Sean) Olin of Jack-sonville, Fla.

Merle was preceded in death by her parents; hus-band; and sisters, Edrie Mc-Neal and Nola Niedt.

Gookin

Barbara Elizabeth TaylorWest Des Moines

Barbara Elizabeth Taylor, 94, of West Des Moines died

Jan. 25, 2015, at Mercy Medi-cal Center in Des Moines.

Services are pending at Kale Funeral Home 301 S. Main St., Osceola.

Complete obituary infor-mation will publish in the Feb. 5 edition.

Frances Ellis Indianola

Frances Ellis, 97, of Indi-anola died Jan. 26, 2015, in Indianola.

Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2, at Kale Fu-neral Home, 301 S. Main St., Osceola. Larry Simmerman will officiate. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery. Visitation with family pres-ent will be one hour prior to services Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to HCI Care Services in Pella or Weldon Christian Church. Online condolences may be left at www.kalefuneralhome.com.

Frances Leola Wade Ellis, daughter of Audie Leticia

(Gregory) and John Wes-ley Wade, was born Nov. 1, 1917, in Clarke County.

Frances attended Hebron and Weldon schools. She graduated from Weldon High School in 1936.

On Dec. 23, 1936, Fran-ces married Archie Thomas “Tommy” Ellis in Indianola.

Frances was a homemak-er. She lived on the Weldon mail route for 65 years until her husband’s death in 1982, when she moved to Indiano-la.

Frances is survived by her daughter Wanda (husband Edward) Hockensmith of Berthoud, Colo.; son Ron-ald (wife Jane) Ellis of Indianola; grandchildren, Jayne Hockensmith of Ber-

thoud, Colo., Eddie (wife Karol) Hockensmith of Drake, Colo., Danny (wife Shireen) Hockensmith of Berthoud, Colo., E’Lynn Olsen of Des Moines, Boyd (wife Julie) Ellis of Germantown, Tenn., Kara (husband David) Mitchell of Seymour and Tyler Ellis of San Juan Bautista, Calif.; great-grandchildren, Ryan (wife Stephanie Wodylak) of Graham, Colo., Sarah Hockensmith (fiancé Matt Kilroy) and Nolan Hock-ensmith, all of Colorado, Emma (husband TJ) Hol-linden of Kentucky, Eliza-beth Olsen of Des Moines, Madellin and Quinton El-lis of Germantown, Tenn., Paige, Logan, Lucas and

Gabrielle Mitchell, all of Seymour; step-great-grand-daughter Tabitha (husband Tim) Pierson of Colorado; great-great- grandchildren, Ashlyn Hockensmith, Lilley Graham, Hailey Wodylak, Savannah Hockensmith, Carter and Kyson Hol-linden and Carley and Leif Pierson; sister Dorothy Ma-son of Oklahoma; as well as many other relatives and friends.

Frances was preceded in death by her parents; husband March 5, 1982; son Steven Thomas Ellis; great-grandson Ross Gra-ham; and sisters, Helen Woods, Marie VanScoy, Nora Hein and Georgia Wade.

CCH telemedicine keeps patients on schedule Clarke County Hospital

telemedicine technology kept patients’ appointments on schedule when unexpect-ed weather would have oth-erwise caused cancellations.

JoAnn Wilson of Osceola was one patient who used telemedicine when her spe-cialist was unable to travel to Clarke County Hospital from Des Moines because of icy road conditions.

“When I saw the weath-er, I thought I was going to get a call about changing my appointment,” Wilson said. “The telemedicine clinic was as good as if my doctor was sitting here. Like a normal appointment, she looked at me and answered all the questions I had. I definitely see the benefits of having it.”

Telemedicine technolo-gy enables medical practi-tioners to perform a routine physical, though they are not present in the patient room. Erin Houghton, RN and clinical telemedicine coordi-nator, explained the diagnos-tic tools that are used during a telemedicine clinic.

“We use several quality diagnostic tools that are very familiar to patients,” Hough-ton said. “The Bluetooth stethoscope, for example, allows a specialist located in Des Moines to hear a pa-tient’s heart and lungs from Clarke County Hospital. We also use an exam camera that has incredible zoom, 40x zoom to be exact, and the physicians are able to

see wounds and surgical sites better than with 20/20 vision. Sometimes, a specialist will prefer to make follow-up appointments using telemed-icine.”

Telemedicine at Clarke County Hospital began in 2009, when the hospital re-

ceived a grant to advance clinical communications in rural Iowa hospitals. Now, Clarke County Hospital has one of the most advanced systems in Iowa. Each inpa-tient room is equipped with telemedicine, and 18 of 25 specialists who visit Clarke

County Hospital can see patients through telemedi-cine as needed.

“I think we have a very good hospital, and I think we’re very fortunate to have these services offered to us close to home,” Wil-son said.

Contributed photoPictured are JoAnn Wilson and Wendy Stanley, RN.

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JOEL FRY

4 THURSDAY • JANUARY 29, 2015 OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNEEDITORIAL/NEWS

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“A friend of theirs reported them missing, and then one of their sisters followed up with that report Satur-day,” Duffus said.

DCI reportMotsinger said the suspects were

taken into custody without incident or resistance. He said he wouldn’t give many details about the murder weapon, other than to say it has been recovered.

The DCI has been investigating many locations in connection with the double homicide.

“So, being around town, different parts of the area, it’s just part of the investigation and gathering the evi-dence that we need to prosecute the people responsible,” Motsinger said.

He said there was a residence at the location of the main crime scene on

255th Avenue, but it isn’t occupied at this time.

Motsinger said law enforcement has interviewed many people about the crime, which has led them to charging the suspects involved in the case.

“Any time you have a tragedy like this, I mean, you have a double ho-micide, luckily, for Iowa, that’s not a common occurrence,” he said. “So, we do, obviously, take things seri-ously. We try to follow up every lead, bring everyone responsible to justice that are responsible for taking some-one’s life. Obviously, living here in Iowa, it’s a great state, and luckily, we don’t have double homicides that occur very often. So, is it strange? Yes, but are we able to handle it and work through all the leads and follow through with the investigation, that’s what law enforcement does.”

DOUBLE HOMICIDE:

Jan Short nomination letter

Appropriations committee to place focus on output, not inputs during 2015By Rep. Joel FryHouse District 27 [email protected]

With the directive from the speaker to find ways for state government to do less but do its core functions better, the House Appropriations Committee be-gins a new approach to budget-ary oversight this session.

The first steps in this new fo-cus started with the opening of budget subcommittee meetings last week. Each of the House subcommittees began submit-ting a series of questions all programs and agencies are ex-pected to answer prior to being funded in FY 2016. These ques-tions switch the focus of the subcommittees to what these investments are achieving in terms of results.

The questions break down into three different categories: Program performance, program efficiency, and program duplica-tion. The program performance questions focus on performance outcomes. They are:

• Do you have defined out-comes or measurements for your program(s)? What are they and are these measures listed somewhere so the public can see them?

• What data is available to show Iowans that your pro-gram(s) are an effective in-vestment of taxpayer dollars? Where can Iowans find this data?

• Can you provide the com-mittee with performance data for your programs over the last 5 or 10 years?

These questions are intend-ed to provide lawmakers and taxpayers with real data on performance, and to identify those areas in government were measures are not illustrative of the work being performed or non-existent.

The second group, focused on program efficiency, is intend-ed to find ways that programs and agencies can perform their assigned tasks in a more bud-get-conscious manner. These questions are:

• Have you examined what other states are doing to im-

prove performance and reduce costs?

• Can you share with the committee what other states are doing?

• Which of these ideas are you considering for implemen-tation here in Iowa?

• Are there websites or orga-nizations we could go to obtain more information on what oth-er states’ programs are doing to provide more efficient services?

• Do you have an email ad-dress or a comment section on your website where Iowans can suggest improvements to your program or agency?

The duplication category of questions is intended to try and illuminate those areas where multiple agencies or programs are performing the same or sim-ilar function. The questions in this category are:

• Are there any other pro-grams that are providing the same or similar services?

• Is there a reason why we need more than one program providing the same or similar service?

• Have you had any discus-sions with the other agencies or programs to find ways to max-imize the use of the taxpayer’s dollars?

• Are there any laws or ad-ministrative rules that would limit your ability to work with the other programs or depart-ments?

• Are there any laws or ad-ministrative rules that could be changed to make your program or agency work better?

The questions allow the sub-committees to make a thorough evaluation of each program to determine if it is achieving the goals set for it with the invest-ment of state money. While many seem focused simply on the input of state dollars, the House is intent on shining the light on what really matters — the output of the investment of state dollars.

The second phase of the new approach began on Wednesday, as the House Appropriations Committee holding intensive sessions on the major issues driving growth in the state bud-get. The Department of Human Services made a presentation to the full committee concern-ing the Medicaid program, its growth in recent years, and what can be done to control the program.

The committee will be ques-tioning the Board of Regents about a variety of issues related to higher education policy in the state. A number of questions will likely be asked of the board and the university presidents concerning the board’s propos-al to change how state funding is allocated amongst Iowa, Iowa State and UNI. Another area of focus will be the board’s ef-ficiency study, the proposed tuition freeze, and other is-sues specific to the individual schools.

The Department of Admin-istrative Services has been in-vited to appear and discuss the significant growth in cost of state employee health insur-ance. In future weeks expected topics will include reviewing the initial results of the Skilled Worker Initiative and specific issues identified by the budget subcommittees.

I look forward to seeing you at one of the next legislative fo-rums on Friday, Feb. 27:

8 a.m. – Wayne County Farm Bureau (Corydon)

10 a.m. – Chariton Mosaic (Chariton)

Noon – Lakeside Casino (Os-ceola)

2 p.m. – Leon Community Center (Leon)

These are excerpts from the letter nominating Jan Short for the 2014 Community Service award presented during Osceola Chamber Main Street and Clarke Community Development Corporation’s annual dinner Monday, Jan. 19, at Lakeside Casino.

“Jan has been a member of the Os-ceola Community since 1965.

During the years that her children were growing up she assisted with 4-H groups, coaching softball teams and being a booster for school sports and band — and this continues for her grandchildren also.

Clarke Area Arts Council has been one of her favorite projects, with her holding various offices, including president for almost seven years and others more than once.

Another organization that has ben-efited from her enthusiasm and dedi-cation is the American Cancer Society.

For several years she has participat-ed in the sales of the daffodils to sup-port the research for the disease that had slowed her down — just a bit — several years ago. She tirelessly visits businesses, family and friends to sell daffodils to benefit the fundraising ef-forts of the society and then goes back and delivers them — always with a smile that will light up anyone’s dreary days.

She also is an active member of the Breast Cancer Support Group that is invaluable to many women in the area.

Osceola Methodist Church is a bene-factor of the commitment she makes to the associations or institutions that are near and dear to her heart.

She has served as a Sunday school teacher, the secretary of the United Methodist Women and serves on the

church council. She is also a long-time member of the choir and adds her beautiful voice to the Community Cantata each year to the enjoyment of the community.

Short has served on the Clarke County Extension Council for the past two years, and is scheduled to serve a four year term. The council works for the benefit of the youth in Clarke County that are involved in 4-H or oth-er programs offered by the extension service from Iowa State University.

She has been a member of TTT (TRI-T) EL since 2006. TTT is a philanthropic organization that sends fourth grade girls from the community who may not have the opportunity to attend a camp, to TTT (TRI-T) camp each summer.

Beginning in 2010, Short was elected to the Clarke County Public Hospi-tal Board and currently serves on the quality executive committee as a board member.

She also serves as treasurer of the Questers Club in Osceola.

Short’s love of children is shown with her volunteerism at the elementa-ry school, assisting in filling the back-packs for the Backpack Program each week. She also spends endless hours wrapping gifts for the local Toys for Christmas program each year during the holiday season.

Short was a dedicated, loyal employ-ee at Clarke County State Bank for 28 years, before her retirement in 2005.

This lady is an unpretentious, genu-ine and sincere friend to many. She is generous with her time and talents for the betterment of our community, her church, and as you have read, many organizations in Osceola.”

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Meeting with leaders: Reps. Joel Fry, R-Osceola, and Jack Drake, R-Griswold, recently met with students from Creston and East Union schools at the Capitol in Des Moines. These students were chosen to be part of the High Lakes Youth Leadership Program. Pictured are the leadership program’s members with Drake and Fry.

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MOSAIC: The St. Bernard Knights of Columbus Council No. 8702 of Osceola presented Scott McLin, the MOSAIC Community Relations Manager, with a $1,226.57 check to be utilized directly for benefits to people with intellectual dis-abilities in MOSAIC. Over the past several years, the local Knights of Columbus have made donations of more than $13,000 to the local MOSAIC organization. The St. Bernard KC Council No. 8702 are represented by Grand Knight Kevin Seuferer, Father David Polich (pastor at St. Bernard), and John Kooiker chairman of the Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Drive in 2014. Pictured, from left, are Seuferer, Polich, McLin and Kooiker.

College newsCentral College

PELLA — The following stu-dents were named to the fall 2014 Central College dean’s list:

Walker Adams of Osceola is the son of Richard and Madeline Adams.

Kimberly Eddy of Osceola is the daughter of Brian and Mela-nie Eddy.

Kate Patton of Grand River is the daughter of Shawn and Lisa Patton.

The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the semester.

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5OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNE THURSDAY • JANUARY 29, 2015NEIGHBORS/NEWS

Moores celebrate 60 years The family of Bob and

Nancy Moore is planning a card shower in honor of the couple’s 60th wedding anni-versary. They were married February 5, 1955, in LeRoy Iowa.

They have three children, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Cards may be sent to 731 N Front St, Humeston, Iowa 50123.

Bob and Nancy Moore

A party is planned in hon-or of Adrian T. Fuller on the occasion of his 95th birthday.

The event is planned 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at the United Methodist Church in Osceola.

Cards may be sent to him at 334 West View Drive, Apt. 121, Osceola, IA 50213.

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KW Hustlers: KW Hustlers held their annual holiday meeting in December. In lieu of a gift exchange the club voted to have all club members and family members bring one item to donate to the local animal shelter. KW Hustlers has a goal to do at least one community service project a month all year. Other community service projects include painting pumpkins for the nursing home, cleaning up and planting flowers at the fair grounds, helping the American Legion with flags during holidays, and installing fire pits at the campgrounds.

Middle school band students provide helping hand On Tuesday, Jan. 20, sev-

en Clarke eighth grade band members participated in the Simpson College Orpheus Honor Band at Simpson Col-lege in Indianola.

Prior to this event, their band teacher Christie Aver-weg asked the participants to assist Izzy Buddenhagen the day of the festival with carry-ing her heavy tuba across the college campus to the differ-ent rehearsal areas.

Averweg said, “The tuba is a very large and heavy in-strument, especially in com-parison to the size of Izzy. Unfortunately, her tuba case does not have wheels on it.”

Kyle Haltom, a bari sax player and honor band par-ticipant, took initiative by volunteering to construct a cart for his classmate to use. He came up with a design and built a sturdy cart with durable wheels and a strap to hold the tuba in place. He even carpeted the top to protect the tuba case and painted “Clarke Band” on the sides.

Haltom completed this entire project outside of the school day. Averweg of-fered to reimburse Haltom for the materials and labor, but he would not accept any payment for his work.

Averweg said, “I was very impressed with the quality of Kyle’s project. It is obvious

that Kyle put a great deal of time and care into designing and building the cart. The cart worked so effectively at honor band. Plus, this handy

cart can be used by Izzy for future band trips, as well as

for other middle school tuba players in future years.”

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Contributed photoPictured are Izzy Buddenhagen and Kyle Haltom with the band cart.

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6 THURSDAY • JANUARY 29, 2015 OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNESPORTSBair, CD’s Ranney second at John J Harris InvitationalBy SCOTT VICKEROST sports editor • [email protected]

CORNING — Clarke sophomore Jacob Bair and Central Decatur senior Colton Ranney finished run-ner-up in their respective weight classes here Saturday at the John J Harris Invita-tional.

Creston/Orient-Macks-burg won the prestigious two-day tournament for the fourth straight year with 237 points, pulling away from runner-up New Hampton in the final round. New Hamp-ton scored 170.5 points.

Central Decatur finished 15th in the 23-team field with 39 points, led by two place-winners. Clarke finished 20th with 24 points.

Bair, Clarke’s sophomore 182-pounder, advanced to

Saturday’s finals by winning in a variety of ways.

He opened the tourna-ment with a pin of Central Decatur’s Trae Reed in 1:38, before scoring an 11-4 deci-sion over Winterset’s Wyatt Miller in Friday’s quarterfi-nals.

Bair matched up with Jackson Mikkelsen of Cres-ton/O-M, who will be in Clarke’s sectional meet, during the semifinals. Bair secured a 3-2 victory in over-time, advancing to the finals.

“He had a tough kid in the semis from Creston,” Clarke head coach Brian Re-ece said. “We knew he was a pretty physical kid. He’s in our sectional, so it was good to get an idea where we stand versus him. Those guys are pretty even, from what I can tell.”

In the 182-pound finals,

Clarinda’s Trey Stickler came out on top from a scramble situation, throwing Bair to his back for a five-point move in the first peri-od. Stickler went on to win a 13-3 major decision.

“We just got out of posi-tion in the first period and gave up five,” Reece said. “From that point forward, we were fighting from be-hind the whole time. Stick-ler is very hard to score on. He’s even harder to score on multiple times, so when you get down by five, it’s going to cost you. If we come out of that scramble with a take-down, it’s a different match.”

Reece said making finals of the prestigous John J Har-ris Invitational is a big ac-complishment for the sopho-more grappler.

“With Nathan, it’s quite an accomplishment to make

finals, period. To make it as a sophomore is impressive and to make it as a sophomore at 182 is even more impres-sive,” he said. “So hopefully it’s something we can build on. We recognize it as a special accomplishment, so hopefully our fans do, too.”

Ranney scored a pair of pins in his first two matches, decking Winterset’s Bran-don Ryerson in 5:19 before pinning Riverside’s Brock Bentley in 1:19.

In the semifinals, Ranney won a 15-5 major decision over Clarinda’s Cain Jo-hanns.

The 10th-ranked senior from Central Decatur ran into a buzzsaw in the finals, where he lost a 13-4 major decision to Creston/O-M’s top-ranked and undefeated sophomore Chase Shiltz.

“That’s the first time we’ve wrestled Chase, so we kind of wanted to see where we were at, because section-als and districts coming up, we’ve got Creston in both of them,” Central Decatur head coach Dan Christensen said.

“So it was a good testing ground for Colton. He knows what he has to work on the next couple of weeks.”

Central Decatur fresh-

man Wyatt Dale lost his first match on Friday, but went 3-1 in the consolation bracket to finish fifth at 106 pounds. Dale won a 7-4 de-cision over Creston/O-M’s Kelby Luther and a 12-0 ma-jor decision over Shenando-ah’s Skylor Rice.

He won by forfeit in the fifth-place match over Win-terset’s Logan Allen, when Allen ran out of blood time.

“Wyatt Dale wrestled re-ally well,” Christensen said. “He wrestled above his seed at 106.”

Reece said the tournament was a good learning experi-ence for the rest of his team.

“We came out and wres-tled well,” he said. “We had to wrestle some tough kids, with our records, we had some tough draws. We had Gable (Reece) at 160. He got a win and had to wres-tle Shiltz, which is tough for anybody. But he competed.

“Parker Hardy at 113, he’s had some varsity experience this year, mostly as a backup. He’s going to be our varsity 113-pounder now moving forward. So it was good for him to kind of see what the difference in level of compe-tition is.”

John J Harris InvitationalTeam standings (individual

champions) — 1. Creston/O-M (5)

237, 2. New Hampton (3) 170.5, 3. Clarinda (2) 166, 4. Atlantic 138, 5. Winterset 122.5, 6. Oakland Riverside 71, 7. Chariton 67, 8. Bedford/Lenox (1) 66.5, 8. East Mills (1) 66.5, 10. Tri-Center (1) 66, 11. Mount Ayr (1) 59.5, 12. Missouri Valley 53, 13. Southwest Iowa 52, 14. Red Oak 42, 15. Central Decatur 39, 16. Panorama 36, 17. Nodaway Valley 32, 18. Coon Rapids-Bayard 28, 19. Shenandoah 27, 20. Clarke 24, 21. Griswold 23, 22. Wayne 16, 23. Southwest Valley 4.

Individual results(championship and area

placing matches)106 — 1. Noah Fye (NH) tech

fall Tatem Bluml (Riv), 18-2 (2:17); 5. Wyatt Dale (CD) forfeit Logan Allen (Wint).

113 — 1. Connor Cleveland (NH) major dec. Jared Hensley (B/L), 10-2.

120 — 1. Keaton Geerts (NH) pinned Hadley Ogg (Gris), 3:07.

126 — 1. Christian Polley (TC) dec. Nick Rounds (MV), 7-6.

132 — 1. Dusten Reed (B/L) pinned Tucker Bluml (Riv), :55.

138 — 1. Spencer Wray (C/O-M) dec. Ryan Gorman (NH), 13-10.

145 — 1. Joey Huntington (C/O-M) dec. Reid Nichols (Atl), 5-2.

152 — 1. Josh Hopkins (EM) dec. Luke Strong (Clar), 8-3.

160 — 1. Chase Shiltz (C/O-M) major dec. Colton Ranney (CD), 13-4.

170 — 1. JJ Clark (Clar) pinned Tayler Pettit (C/O-M), :53.

182 — 1. Trey Stickler (Clar) major dec. Nathan Bair (Clarke), 13-3.

195 — 1. Seth Maitlen (C/O-M) dec. Christian Lauritsen (Clar), 3-1 (SV-1).

220 — 1. Kadon Hulett (C/O-M) pinned Brook Stephens (Clar), 3:18.

285 — 1. Joe Ricker (MA) pinned Skyler Svoboda (Atl), 1:53.

OST photo by SCOTT VICKERClarke sophomore Jacob Bair scrambles with Clarinda’s Trey Stickler during their finals match at 182 pounds Saturday at the John J Harris Invitational in Corning. Stickler won a 13-3 major decision over Bair.

OST photo by SCOTT VICKERCentral Decatur freshman Wyatt Dale works for positioning during his fifth-place match with Winterset’s Logan Allen Saturday at the John J Harris Invitational. Dale won by forfeit after Allen ran out of blood time.

Cardinals set for keymatchup with Bedford

By SCOTT VICKEROST sports editor • [email protected]

GREENFIELD — A 19-11 third-quarter pushed Central Decatur past Nodaway Valley 60-48 here Friday, setting up a massive contest Friday between the Cardinals and Bedford.

The win improved Cen-tral Decatur to 10-1 in conference play, just a half game behind Bedford (11-1) in the conference stand-ings. Those two teams meet Friday night in Leon, in a game that could determine the conference champion-ship.

Nodaway Valley dropped to 8-3 in the conference, moving into a three-way tie with Interstate 35 and Mar-tensdale-St. Marys for third place.

Trailing 31-29 at halftime, Nodaway Valley forged a 33-33 tie early in the third quarter before Central De-catur jumped ahead 41-33 on a Lydia Martin rebound and putback.

Paige McElfish’s re-bound, putback and free throw cut the lead to 41-38, but Central Decatur ended the quarter on a 9-2 run, highlighted by a Lily Simon 3-pointer at the buzzer, to build a 50-40 lead.

“I really just feel like they wanted it worse than we did,” Nodaway Valley head coach Tom Thompson said. “Every loose ball went their way tonight. They made that happen and we just kind of got caught standing flat footed. A little disap-pointed with our effort that second half.”

Nodaway Valley cut the led to six in the fourth quar-ter, but the Cardinals closed the game on a 10-4 run for the 60-48 victory.

The Wolverines started the game on a 12-2 run, as Jessica Nelson and Mer-cedes Harter each knocked down a 3-pointer, but the Cardinals fought back to tie the game at 18-18 with 5:27 left in the first half.

“Nodaway Valley came out of the gates red hot, we weren’t playing very good defense and they were killing us on the of-fensive boards,” Central Decatur head coach Cur-tis Boothe said. “I thought ‘here we go,’ so we made some tweaks. Weathered the storm the first quarter and got back into it second quarter.”

Josie Clarke led Nodaway Valley with 20 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots. McElfish added 11 points with nine boards. Josie Carter scored nine points with four assists.

Hallie Linhart scored 19 points with four assists to lead Central Decatur. Mar-tin recorded a double-dou-ble with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Simon had 10 points with four assists and four steals.

Linhart hit several timely buckets for Central Deca-tur, which opened things up for Martin to get layups on

OST photo by SCOTT VICKERCentral Decatur senior Lydia Martin (25) battles with Nodaway Valley’s Josie Clarke (54) for a rebound during Central Decatur’s 60-48 win Friday.

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CD positions itself for first POI title since ‘91-92


GREENFIELD — Cen-tral Decatur did something here Friday it hadn’t done since 2000, and in the pro-cess, positioned itself for its first Pride of Iowa Confer-ence title in boys basketball since 1991-92.

The Cardinals held off a late rally by Nodaway Valley to defeat the Wolverines 57-54, improving to 11-0 in con-ference play.

Head coach Zach Clark said he believes it’s the first Central Decatur victory over Nodaway Valley since his se-nior season in 2000.

The win, coupled with Interstate 35’s victory over Bedford Friday, gave the Cardinals a three-game lead over all other teams in the conference.

“This is just a huge win,” Clark said. “It clinches us a first round bye in districts. It really solidifies our position in conference. We have to continue to play well, but it keeps us at the top. What a program he’s (Darrell Bur-meister) run over the last 20 years. The size of the win de-pends on the size of the team you beat, and we beat a real-ly good team and really good program.”

Trailing 53-45 with less than 3:30 remaining in the game, Nodaway Valley staged a furious comeback, having a shot to tie the game in the final seconds.

Nathan Andrews and Nate Venteicher knocked down 3-pointers and Tanner Arm-strong scored a basket after a David Schweitzer offensive rebound. Andrews made one of two free throws to cut Central Decatur’s lead to 57-54.

After freshman Carter Boothe missed the front end of a one and one with

12 seconds remaining in the game, the Wolverines had an opportunity to tie the game. Nodaway Valley had already sank 10 3-pointers in the game to that point.

Jackson Lamb, who fin-ished with 17 points, had to get rid of the ball and Sch-weitzer put up the last shot, which hit front iron. Central Decatur pulled down the re-bound and ran out the final seconds of the clock for the win.

“Sometimes we foul there, but with so much time on the clock, we didn’t want to foul,” Clark said. “Once we got it out of Lamb’s hands, I got a lot more comfortable. We got a good contest on the shot and got the defensive rebound. We went man on that last possession, because we didn’t want to lose any-one.”

Central Decatur built an 11-point lead at 40-29 mid-way through the third quar-ter, but Dallas Kreager came in off the bench and sank a

3-pointer for the Wolver-ines, sparking a run that saw Nodaway Valley get back to within 46-45 on a Jackson Lamb layup and free throw.

“A couple of times we lost guys in the corner,” Clark said. “We had it at 11 and a kid who’s shot one three all year comes in and makes one. We had a chance to blow it open, but they made some big shots and came back.”

Peyton Pedersen led Cen-tral Decatur with 21 points. Nick Durell scored 12 and Aaron Linhart and Boothe each finished with nine points.

Noah Bishop and Kyle Palmer shared the duties of chasing Lamb around the court. The Nodaway Valley junior is one of the state’s top scorers, averaging 24.5 points per game.

The Cardinals played box and one against him most of

OST photo by SCOTT VICKERCentral Decatur freshman Carter Boothe dribbles around a screen set by teammate Nick Durell on Nodaway Valley’s Jackson Lamb during Friday’s win. Durell scored 12 points and Boothe finished with nine.

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TRURO — Interstate 35 overcame a 31-25 deficit mid-way through the third quarter here Monday, as Creston girls basketball team went ice cold from the floor.

The Panthers scored just four points in a stretch that lasted from the 3-minute mark of the third quarter until the 4-minute mark of the fourth quarter, while Interstate 35 started knocking down shots, eventually winning 46-40.

“When we got up 31-25, I thought we just need to keep this thing going,” Creston head coach Brent Douma said. “That’s when she (Slye Richardson) hit that three and we went from the 3-minute

mark to the 4-minute mark and scored four points. That’s the difference in the game right there.”

Richardson’s three sparked Interstate 35, cutting the lead to 32-28. Four points by Grac-ey Griglione to end the quar-ter made it 33-32 going to the fourth.

Then Richardson, who scored a game-high 18 points, sank a 3-pointer to start the fourth and Riley Morris dumped a pass over the top to Griglione on a high low play for a basket.

Brenna Baker answered with a shot from the corner to cut the Roadrunners’ lead to 37-35, but a Griglione of-fensive rebound and jumper made it 39-35.

Creston managed just five points over the final four min-

utes of the game. Interstate 35 survived four missed free throws from the 2:05-mark through the 58-second mark of the game, before Haley Schaf-fer hit two big free throws to give the Roadrunners cushion at 42-35.

Baker hit a 3-pointer from the corner to cut the lead back to four points with :35 left in the game, but Interstate 35 shot 4-of-6 from the free throw line down the stretch.

“I thought we battled well,” Interstate 35 head coach Ja-mie Smith said. “We got off to a good start. Creston kind of picked it up a notch, which I thought they would. They’re well-coached. They bring some intensity. Fourth quarter, we stepped it up on defense, hit some shots, didn’t let 23 (Taylor Briley) into the lane as much.”

After Interstate 35 led 14-9 through one quarter, Briley was instrumental in Creston fighting back for a 22-20 half-time lead.

Briley scored 11 of her 15 points in the first half and scored six points during a 10-0 Creston run. Cammy Ruther-ford finished with six points and 10 rebounds, while Jenna Taylor added nine points and eight boards.

For Interstate 35, Griglione complemented Richardson’s 18 points with 17 of her own, to go with 10 rebounds and seven blocked shots. Richard-son finished with four assists and three steals. Cheyenne Hiatt scored six points.

The Roadrunners host Southwest Valley on Friday.

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two straight possessions.“Hallie, she had a lull

there for a few games, but she’s coming on strong now,” Boothe said. “They knew they had to take the ball out of her hands, and

that’s where we were able to throw it over the top to Lyd-ia for some big layups.”

Boothe said after games against Chariton on Mon-day and Southeast Warren on Tuesday, his team will be ready to go for Friday’s con-test against Bedford.

“We feel like there’s five or six teams in our confer-ence that could probably still win it,” he said. “So we’ll still have to play Mon-day and Tuesday, but we’ll be ready for that matchup Friday.”

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Continued from page 6

the night, with Bishop and Palmer making any points he scored difficult to earn.

“We didn’t want to do anything where we let him

get going,” Clark said. “He got some shots down, but holding him to 17 is a good night for us. Great job by Bishop and Palmer, getting in his face. He’s a unani-

mous first-team guy, so you just have to contain him, because you’re not going to stop him.”

The Cardinals host Bed-ford on Friday.

CD:

Roadrunners come back for win over Creston

OST photo by SCOTT VICKERInterstate 35 sophomore Riley Morris drives by Creston’s Taylor Briley during the second half of a 46-40 win Monday.

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F amily starts donation collection for victims of Colorado flooding

By AMY HANSEN OST news editor • [email protected]

Imagine losing everything you had in a flood.

That’s what people in Colorado are currently ex-periencing with September’s flooding.

“I don’t think people re-ally realize how devastating it is when it hits a canyon like that, because the water has nowhere to go,” said Angela Haskell of Winter-set. “I know we have floods here, and it’s horrible, but we’re flatter, so it kind of disperses. There, it comes down like a wall and it just takes everything out.”

Haskell and her family are trying to help those who have lost so much by collect-ing canned good and non-perishable food items.

Donation boxes have been set up at Southwestern Com-munity College (SWCC) in Osceola, Creston and Red Oak. Great Western Bank in Osceola is a drop-off site for donations, too.

Haskell is a SWCC stu-dent, and her mother Karen Samson is an Osceola resi-dent. The family’s first load has already been driven to Colorado. A second load will be driven to the state in another week.

2013 floodIn Colorado, the natural

disaster began Sept. 9 with a slow-moving cold front that stalled across the state. The cold front soon clashed with warm, humid monsoonal air coming in from the south. The result was heavy rain and intense flooding along the state’s front range from Colorado Springs north to Fort Collins.

As days went by, the situ-ation intensified with Boul-der County, Colo., being the worst hit. Flood waters have spread across a range of al-most 200 miles with 17 coun-ties affected by the disaster. Many roads and highways have been washed out and destroyed.

At least 1,750 people and 300 pets have been rescued

by air and ground.So far, eight people have

died and six are still miss-ing. Damages from the natu-ral disaster are estimated at more than $1 billion.

1976 floodEven though Haskell and

her family are a couple of states away from the flood-ing in Colorado, the situa-tion still hits close to home for them. They are collect-ing items in memory of fam-ily members who died in the July 31, 1976, Big Thompson Canyon flood in Colorado.

The Big Thompson flood is Colorado’s deadliest flash flood in recorded history with 143 deaths.

“We lost six people that year, so this is our way of giving back to the people who are suffering now,” Haskell said. “We may not have money to do anything financially, really, but we’re volunteering to drive the material goods out to the food banks, and also to the shelters out there.”

RecommendedRecommended donations

items are food, diapers, pet food and other animal sup-plies. Haskell said a lot of material goods and clothing have already been supplied to those in need.

She said she has been in contact with United Way and the Red Cross, and has

OST photo by AMY HANSENPictured is a donation box for Colorado flood victims located at Southwestern Community College Osceola Center.

“I know we have a lot of floods here, and it’s horrible, but we’re flatter, so it kind of dis-perses. There, it comes down like a wall and it just takes everything out.”

— Angela HaskellOrganizer of local relief

effort

Please seeCOLORADO FLOODING, Page 4

Helping hands in Haiti Weston Brokaw, Sue and Kooper Brimm share story of Haitian service trip

By AMY HANSEN OST news editor [email protected]

“Life-changing.”That’s how Sue Brimm, a staff

member at Clarke Community High School, described her experience in Haiti this summer.

Sue was a group chaperone for a service trip her son Kooper Brimm, 15, and Weston Brokaw, 16, complet-ed in Haiti from June 12-22.

Kooper and Weston are both mem-bers of Clarke’s FFA chapter.

The program the boys participated in was through the Sioux Central FFA chapter. They were with other stu-dents from across the Midwest help-ing to construct Sukup SafeTHomes, which look like grain-bin houses.

To be selected for the service trip, the boys had to answer a three-ques-

tion essay about why they should be picked to help build homes in Haiti.

EarthquakeIn 2010, a major earthquake struck

Haiti with the country’s capital Port-au-Prince near the the center of the destruction. It was estimated 316,000 people died, 300,000 were injured and 1 million were left homeless by the di-saster.

Kooper said the experience was fun, but there was a lot of work to do.

“Right when we got down there and stepped out of the airport, it was really different and kind of scary, a little bit, because all you could see for awhile was just people. It’s all people,” Kooper said. “Once we got driving around, it was pretty crazy to see the rivers of Styrofoam that were

Contributed photoKooper Brimm stands by a river bed near a village in Haiti.

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The homes are 20-gauge gal-vanized steel with a 70-year life span. The sidewalls are 8 feet high and the overall structure stands 13.5 feet from floor to roof peak.

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News• Permit-to-carry class

Russell Sportsmen’s Club will sponsor an Iowa per-

mit-to-carry class 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 in the

new building at 41570 280th Ave., southwest of Rus-

sell. To register for the class, or for more information,

call Dan at 641-203-5296.

Don’t Forget

High-school carpentry class spaghetti feed

The event is scheduled 4 to 7 p.m. today at

Osceola Hy-Vee. Charge is $6 per person.

Weather

Index

Obituary .....................

..3

Editorial .....................

...4

Church Directory .........9

Classifi eds .................11

Neighbors ....................5

Public Notices ...........10

Record .....................

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Sports ......................

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Thu

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79/60

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Fri

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73/45

Showers possible. Highs

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Times of sun and clouds.

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Homecoming: Pictured, from left, are Clarke homecoming royalty, Cassidy Bierbrodt, princess, Allyssa May, queen, Lenin

Lopez, king, and Christopher Hanson, prince, during Clarke’s homecoming assembly Friday afternoon.

F amily starts donation

collection for victims

of Colorado flooding

By AMY HANSEN

OST news editor • ahan-

[email protected]

Imagine losing everything

you had in a flood.

That’s what people in

Colorado are currently ex-

periencing with September’s

flooding.

“I don’t think people re-

ally realize how devastating

it is when it hits a canyon

like that, because the water

has nowhere to go,” said

Angela Haskell of Winter-

set. “I know we have floods

here, and it’s horrible, but

we’re flatter, so it kind of

disperses. There, it comes

down like a wall and it just

takes everything out.”

Haskell and her family

are trying to help those who

have lost so much by collect-

ing canned good and non-

perishable food items.

Donation boxes have been

set up at Southwestern Com-

munity College (SWCC) in

Osceola, Creston and Red

Oak. Great Western Bank

in Osceola is a drop-off site

for donations, too.

Haskell is a SWCC stu-

dent, and her mother Karen

Samson is an Osceola resi-

dent. The family’s first load

has already been driven to

Colorado. A second load

will be driven to the state in

another week.

2013 flood

In Colorado, the natural

disaster began Sept. 9 with a

slow-moving cold front that

stalled across the state. The

cold front soon clashed with

warm, humid monsoonal air

coming in from the south.

The result was heavy rain

and intense flooding along

the state’s front range from

Colorado Springs north to

Fort Collins.

As days went by, the situ-

ation intensified with Boul-

der County, Colo., being the

worst hit. Flood waters have

spread across a range of al-

most 200 miles with 17 coun-

ties affected by the disaster.

Many roads and highways

have been washed out and

destroyed.

At least 1,750 people and

300 pets have been rescued

by air and ground.

So far, eight people have

died and six are still miss-

ing. Damages from the natu-

ral disaster are estimated at

more than $1 billion.

1976 flood

Even though Haskell and

her family are a couple of

states away from the flood-

ing in Colorado, the situa-

tion still hits close to home

for them. They are collect-

ing items in memory of fam-

ily members who died in the

July 31, 1976, Big Thompson

Canyon flood in Colorado.

The Big Thompson flood

is Colorado’s deadliest flash

flood in recorded history

with 143 deaths.

“We lost six people that

year, so this is our way of

giving back to the people

who are suffering now,”

Haskell said. “We may not

have money to do anything

financially, really, but we’re

volunteering to drive the

material goods out to the

food banks, and also to the

shelters out there.”

Recommended

Recommended donations

items are food, diapers, pet

food and other animal sup-

plies. Haskell said a lot of

material goods and clothing

have already been supplied

to those in need.

She said she has been in

contact with United Way

and the Red Cross, and has


Pictured is a donation box for Colorado flood victims

located at Southwestern Community College Osceola

Center.

“I know we have

a lot of floods

here, and it’s

horrible, but

we’re flatter, so

it kind of dis-

perses. There, it

comes down like

a wall and it just

takes everything

out.”

— Angela Haskell

Organizer of local relief

effort

Please see

COLORADO FLOODING, Page 4

Helping hands in Haiti

Weston Brokaw, Sue and Kooper Brimm

share story of Haitian service trip

By AMY HANSEN

OST news editor

[email protected]

“Life-changing.”

That’s how Sue Brimm, a staff

member at Clarke Community High

School, described her experience in

Haiti this summer.

Sue was a group chaperone for a

service trip her son Kooper Brimm,

15, and Weston Brokaw, 16, complet-

ed in Haiti from June 12-22.

Kooper and Weston are both mem-

bers of Clarke’s FFA chapter.

The program the boys participated

in was through the Sioux Central FFA

chapter. They were with other stu-

dents from across the Midwest help-

ing to construct Sukup SafeTHomes,

which look like grain-bin houses.

To be selected for the service trip,

the boys had to answer a three-ques-

tion essay about why they should be

picked to help build homes in Haiti.

Earthquake

In 2010, a major earthquake struck

Haiti with the country’s capital Port-

au-Prince near the the center of the

destruction. It was estimated 316,000

people died, 300,000 were injured and

1 million were left homeless by the di-

saster.Kooper said the experience was

fun, but there was a lot of work to do.

“Right when we got down there

and stepped out of the airport, it was

really different and kind of scary, a

little bit, because all you could see

for awhile was just people. It’s all

people,” Kooper said. “Once we got

driving around, it was pretty crazy to

see the rivers of Styrofoam that were

Contributed photo

Kooper Brimm stands by a river bed near a village in Haiti.

Sukup SafeTHomes

Sukup Safe T Homes are engi-

neered structures suitable for all

phases of recovery effort.

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As a veteran of the United States Navy and Air Force, Robert “Bob” Horton, 83, has quite a few stories to tell about his life experiences.

However, Horton’s story begins in Osceola, where he was born and raised. Horton gradu-ated from high school in 1948, and joined the Navy when he was 17, but had to wait until he was 18 to be sworn in.

After Horton completed basic training, there was no position available in the Naval Aviation Cadets for six to 10 months.

Horton chose the other option of going into

the Navy’s radio-operator school. He also signed up for submarine duty for extra money.

“I had a chance to take a tour on a subma-rine, and that didn’t really appeal to me,” Hor-ton said. “I couldn’t even walk standing up.”

For a period of time, Horton was stationed on a Navy destroyer in California.

After being discharged from the Navy, he returned to the family farm in Osceola.

Air ForceWhile on the family farm, Horton said he

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LIFEPOINT ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 801 N. Fillmore, 641.342.2334, Chuck DeVos, Lead Pastor, Chad Queener, Youth Pastor. Sunday - 9 am & 10:30 am, Worship, 9 am, Bible Classes. Wednesday - 7 pm - Kid’s Activities, Focal Point Youth & Prayer Meeting. Web site: www.lifepointministries.net

CALVARY BIBLE CHURCH, 2225 N. Main. Transportation provid-ed by Church if needed. 641-342-4778. Sunday - 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School. 11 a.m. - Morning Worship. 6 p.m. - Sunday Evening Services. 7 p.m. - Wednesday, Bible Study & Prayer. Transportation provided by church if needed. Web site: www.calvaryosceola.org

CHRIST’S WAY CHURCH, Shane Simpson, pastor, 201 Leann Drive, 641-342-6181 or Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday School, 10 a.m. - Worship Service. Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. - Youth Groups & Adult Bible Study. Sunday - 6:30 p.m. - Worship. Bible Studies are offered throughout the week. Call for schedule.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 3310 West McLane, 641-342-2720. Sunday - 7:30 a.m.-”Search” on Channel 23 KCWI. 9:30 a.m.-Bi-ble Classes. 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Worship. Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Worship and Bible Study.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LATTER-DAY SAINTS, East on Highway 34, 641-342-6333. Sunday - 10 a.m. -Sacrament meet-ing. 11:20 a.m. - Sunday School and Primary. 12:10 p.m. - Relief Society-Priesthood. Wednesdays - 2:00-8:00 p.m. - Family History Center.

COMMUNITY OF CHRIST CHURCH, 414 East McLane, Elder Tom Meyer, pastor, 342-2553. 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School. 10:00 a.m.

FAITH FELLOWSHIP, Evangelical Free Church, 230 S. Fillmore, Pastor Sheldon Lorenson, 342-6603. Youth Pastor Darrin Baumfalk. Sunday - 9:00 a.m. - Sunday School. 10:00 a.m. - Morning Worship. Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Mid-week Bible study and prayer service. Weekly small groups - call for info.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Southern Baptist, 900 South Fillmore. Pastor Leslie Wooten, 641-342-4296, Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday eve-ning Bible study 6:30 p.m.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ), 300 South Main St., The Rev. Dr. Al Adams, minister, Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday school for all, 10 a.m. - Worship, Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. Soul Cafe worshipful sup-per.

GRACE BIBLE CHURCH OF SOUTHERN IOWA, meets at 410 N. Dewey Osceola. 641-342-7110. 10:00 a.m. Church Service.

LIGHT OF GRACE, 400 E. Cass St., 641-745-7257, Victor Lochman, pastor, worship Sunday, 10 a.m.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 101 E. View Place, Rev. J.R. Wheeler, pastor, 641-342-3121. Sunday - 9:00 a.m. God’s Service. 10:15 a.m. - Sunday School. Wednesday - 7:30 p.m. - Elders & Deacons meet-ing.

OSCEOLA FULL GOSPEL CHURCH, 700 Colorado, Osceola, IA. Pastor James R. Sheesley. Sunday - Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. - Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. - Evening Worship, 6 p.m. Wednesday - Bible Study, 7 p.m. Website: www.osceo la fu l lgos -pelchurch.com

S E V E N T H - D A Y ADVENTIST, corner of Hwy. 69 and 152,

[email protected]. Saturday - 9:30 a.m. - Sabbath School. 11:00 a.m. - Church Service.

ST. BERNARD CATHOLIC CHURCH, 222 East Pearl. 641-342-2850. Fr. David Polich. English mass on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Spanish mass on Sundays at noon. Misas espanol los domingos 12 p.m.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 130 W. Grant St. Osceola, 641-342-2830. Julie M. Poore, pastor. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. www (Wonderful Wednesday Worship). Sunday: Worship; 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m. Nursery available.

La Iglesia Metodista Unida Les Invita, Miercoles: Estudios Biblicos 5 p.m., Sabados oracion en las casas, 5 p.m., Domingo: servicio de adoracion 2 p.m., 130 W. Grant St., Pastora: Rosa Maria Rodriguez, 515-344-7221.

HOPEVILLEHOPEVILLE UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor, 641-338-2248. Sunday -10 a.m. - Morning Worship. 11 a.m. - Sunday School.

LACELLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pas-tor. Sunday - 11 a.m. -

Morning Worship Service.

LA IGLESIA DE DIOS DE LA PROFECIA, Lilia Perez, Pastora. 1215 S. Main St, Osceola. Dia de Cultos: Domingo - 10:30 a.m., Escuela Dominical. 11:30 a.m., Servicio. Martes - 6:00 p.m., Oracion. Jueves - 6:00 p.m., Misioneros. Viernes - 6:00 p.m., Hogares.

MEDORA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Keith Putney, pastor, 641-449-3544. Sunday - 9:00 a.m. - Worship, 9:15 a.m. - Church School.

CHARITONST. ANDREWS

EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 1112 N. 7th St., Chariton, IA. Rev. Fred Steinbach. 641-774-4911. Evening prayer service Wednesday 5:30 p.m., Bible Study Tuesday 10:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Service: 9:15 a.m.

MURRAYCHURCH OF CHRIST,

430 Third St., Murray, IA 50174, 641 447-2569. Minster - Brian McCracken. 8:30 a.m. worship, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:35 a.m. late worship, Wednesday night W.O.W. for children through teen-agers at the church build-ing at 7 p.m., small adult groups meeting at church, contact church for times,

second Wednesday of every month, W.O.W. for all ages at church building at 6:30 p.m.

MURRAY BAPTIST CHURCH, 641-447-2487. Corner of 3rd and Grant Streets. Pastor Alex Bauman. Sunday - 8:45 a.m. - Sunday School. 10 a.m. - Morning Worship. 6 p.m. - Sunday Evening Service. 7 p.m. - Jr./Sr. High Youth Group. Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Prayer and Bible Study. 3rd Thursday each month - 7 p.m. -Ladies Missionary Group.

MURRAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 707 Maple St., Pastors Brandon Campbell, Sandy Smith. Sunday Worship 11 a.m.-12 p.m., children’s church during worship; Fellowship and Adult Lessons 10 a.m.

NEW VIRGINIA

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH- 304 Knotts St., New Virginia, Sunday wor-ship - 10 a.m. Wednesday evening — Youth, 7 p.m., Prayer, 7:30 p.m

NEW VIRGINIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Box 301, Keith Putney, pastor. 641-449-3779. Sunday - 10:30 a.m. - Worship. Sunday School 9:15 - 10:15 a.m.

NEW VIRGINIA

CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ), 604 Main Street, 641-449-3421, Sunday - 10 a.m. - Sunday School. 11 a.m. - Church.

OTTAWABETHEL CHAPEL

CHRISTIAN UNION CHURCH- 8 miles north of Ottawa, Dan Newell, pastor. Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. morning worship.

TRUROPERU-TRURO UNITED

METHODIST PARISH, Truro, 641-765-4782. Sandy Smith, Pastor. Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday School - Worship-11:00 a.m. Peru 8:30 a.m. Worship.

T R U R O C O N G R E G A T I O N A L UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Truro, Shonda Deranleau, pastor, 641-765-4524. Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School -10:30 a.m. Worship.

VAN WERTVAN WERT UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH, Rick Hawkins, pastor. Sunday - 10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship Service. 9:30 a.m. - Children’s Sunday School.

VAN WERT ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH, Pastor Butch Black, Sunday - 10 a.m. - Sunday School. 11 a.m. - Worship. Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. - Bible Study.

WELDONSMYRNA FRIENDS

CHURCH, 6 miles E. & 1 mile N. of Weldon, Charlie Coffey, minister. Sunday - fellowship and coffee 10 a.m. Church starts at 10:30 a.m. - Worship.

WELDON CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Weldon, Dennis Huffman, Ed West, co-pastors. Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday School. 10 a.m. - Church Service. CWF meets first and third Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

WELDON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Rick Hawkins, pastor. Sunday 9:30 a.m. - Church Service.

WOODBURNW O O D B U R N

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Willa Heaberlin - Pastor, Gary Parsons, Sunday School superintendent. Morning Worship - 9:30 a.m., Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

WOODBURN METHODIST CHURCH, Tom Murr, pas-tor. Sunday - 8:45 a.m. - Worship Service.

By The Rev. Dr. Al AdamsFirst Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Osceola

Jury duty. Those two words stir a variety of reactions. Most value a justice system which includes decisions made by a group of one’s peers. They just aren’t thrilled to be called to serve as one of those peers sitting in judgment.

Some chafe at the time spent sitting, often all day, wait-ing to see if their juror services will be needed. Others rel-ish a day of reading a favorite book, catching up with letter writing or meeting new people.

I observed all these possibilities as I responded to a call to jury duty. I met interesting people as I relaxed in the central potential juror area with a mystery novel, which I hadn’t had time to finish reading in the last month.

Many conversations I overheard centered on what peo-ple could be doing if it didn’t take so much time to see if they were needed for jury duty.

As time went by and groups of potential jurors were called, the population of the waiting area shrank.

As the latest group to be called was led out of the central area, a man sitting next to me turned to me, “I wonder if we’re going to get called at all. You know, it’s not the time I mind. It’s just, I don’t know what I’d do if I ever actually got put on a jury.”

Thinking he was referring perhaps to time spent away from work and/or family, I began to respond with some-thing like, “Yeah, it can take days,” but stopped when he shook his head “no.”

“No, it’s not the time I’d mind. Not at all. It’s just, well, It’s so hard to know what’s really true. I mean, they say different things. How do you decide for sure who’s telling the absolute truth, and which evidence is really reliable? Somebody’s life is on the line, and I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to tell which evidence was completely reliable.”

Listen to this conversation recorded in John 8:13-20: The Pharisees objected, “You are the only one speaking for yourself, and what you say isn’t true!”

Jesus replied, “Even if I do speak for myself, what I say is

true! I know where I came from and where I am going. But you don’t know where I am from or where I am going. You judge in the same way that everyone else does, but I don’t judge anyone. If I did judge, I would judge fairly, because I would not be do-ing it alone. The Father who sent me is here with me. Your law requires two witnesses to prove that something is true. I am one of my witnesses, and the Father who sent me is the other one.”

“Where is your Father?” they asked.“You don’t know me or my Father!” Jesus answered. “If

you knew me, you would know my Father.”Jesus said this while he was still teaching in the place

where the temple treasures were stored. But no one arrest-ed him, because his time had not yet come.

It wasn’t just the Pharisees who yearned for absolutely, 100 percent reliable evidence that Jesus was who He said he was. It wasn’t only the disciples who kept asking Jesus to demonstrate undeniably, absolutely reliable evidence of His Messiahship.

How often do we yearn for “reliable evidence” that Christ is present with us in the midst of our current strug-gles and triumphs,and everything in between? Prayers such as “God, please be with us,” or “Lord, come into this place,” demonstrate our yearning for reliable evidence of God’s presence.

God is present. In every situation and circumstance, in the midst of every company we keep. How would our life’s journey of faith and discipleship to Christ be made stronger and richer if we acknowledged the presence of the eternally reliable, loving and grace-filled God.

Perhaps we could begin our prayers in ways such as, “Lord, may we notice You,” or “Lord, we know You are here; open our eyes to experience You.”

Reliable evidence

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTCLARKE COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF ESTATE OF

Floybelle Alms, Deceased.Probate No. ESPR009937

NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OFAPPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR,AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To All Persons Interested in the Es-tate of Floybelle Alms, Deceased, whodied on or about January 11, 2015:

You are hereby notified that on the13th day of January, 2015 the last willand testament of Floybelle Alms, de-ceased, bearing date of the 13th day ofJuly, 2011 was admitted to probate inthe above named court and that NancyA. Olson was appointed executor of theestate.

Any action to set aside the will mustbe brought in the district court of saidcounty within the later to occur of fourmonths from the date of the secondpublication of this notice or one monthfrom the date of mailing of this noticeto all heirs of the decedent and deviseesunder the will whose identities are rea-sonably ascertainable, or thereafter beforever barred.

Notice is further given that all per-sons indebted to the estate are requestedto make immediate payment to the un-dersigned, and creditors having claimsagainst the estate shall file them withthe clerk of the above named districtcourt, as provided by law, duly authen-ticated, for allowance, and unless sofiled by the later to occur of fourmonths from the second publication ofthis notice or one month from the dateof mailing of this notice (unless other-wise allowed or paid) a claim is there-after forever barred.

Dated this 13th day of January, 2015.Nancy A. Olson

Executor of the Estate431 W. McLane

Osceola, IA 50213Unes J. BoothAttorney for the Executor122 W. Jefferson Street Osceola, IA 50213Date of second publication: January 29, 2015

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGREGARDING THE PROPOSED

REZONING OF 412 SOUTH MAIN STREET

You are hereby notified that a publichearing will be held on Tuesday, Febru-ary 3rd, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the regular-ly scheduled Osceola City Councilmeeting in the City Hall Council Cham-bers, Osceola, Iowa. The purpose ofthe meeting is to inform the public onthe proposed rezoning of 412 S Mainfrom RB to B-2. All members of thepublic are invited to attend and maymake statements concerning the matter.In addition, comments may be submit-ted in writing at the time, or before atCity Hall and said comments shall bemade a part of the public record con-cerning the hearing.

Osceola City Council

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGREGARDING THE VACATING

AN ALLEYYou are hereby notified that a public

hearing will be held on Tuesday, Febru-ary 3rd, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the regular-ly scheduled Osceola City Councilmeeting in the City Hall Council Cham-bers, Osceola, Iowa. The purpose ofthe meeting is to inform the public onthe vacation of the East half of theeast/west alley in block 9 of SouthOsceola. All members of the public areinvited to attend and may make state-ments concerning the matter. In addi-tion, comments may be submitted inwriting at the time, or before at CityHall and said comments shall be made apart of the public record concerning thehearing.

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CITY OF WOODBURN607 SIGLER BOX 26

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The regular council meeting was heldMonday, January 12, 2015, at Wood-burn City Hall, Woodburn, Iowa. May-or, Randy Wright called the CouncilMeeting to order at 7:00 P.M. CouncilMembers present - Joy Durham, GaryKent and Teresa Wright. Jodi CarsonCity Clerk, Bill Kerns Clarke CountySheriff, Merrill Snell Fire Chief andtwo guests were present.

Gary Kent made a motion to approvethe minutes as read. Seconded by JoyDurham. All Ayes. Motion carried.

Update on Vicious Dog Ordinance:One resident has still not provided theCity with proof of insurance. The CityClerk will send another letter.

Joy Durham made a motion for theCity to give the Woodburn Fire Depart-ment $1200.00 for the FY 2015-2016budget. Seconded by Gary Kent. AllAyes. Motion Carried.

Joy Durham made a motion to ap-prove the bills. Seconded by Gary Kent.All Ayes. Motion carried.

Gary Kent made a motion to adjourn.Seconded by Joy Durham. All Ayes.Motion carried. Meeting was adjournedat 7:25 P.M.

Randy Wright/MayorJodi Carson/City Clerk

EXPENDITURES APPROVED BYCOUNCIL DECEMBER, 2014

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT**PARKS**TOTAL(HD)...................................0.00COMMUNITY PROTECTION**STREET LIGHTS**Alliant Utilities...........................458.54**FIRE DEPARTMENT**Alliant Utilities.............................40.86Solutions - computer repair...........90.99SWCC - training.........................130.00JP Auto Supply - parts................131.81Feld Fire - boots/helmets...........1280.00Fire Service Training Bureau......150.00TOTAL (CP).............................2282.20POLICY & ADMINISTRATION**CITY HALL**Alliant Utilities.............................95.33Windstream - phone/fax/long dist.78.76SIRWA - Water/Sewer..................37.00Creston Pub. Co. - legal pub.......260.51Harold Allen Jr./reservoir mtgs...120.00Postmaster - stamps.......................49.00TOTAL.......................................640.60**CLERK & FINANCIAL**Jodi Carson - Payroll...................458.40EFTPS -941 Tax.........................131.80IPERS............................................89.28CC Auditor - Local Option Tax............................................4663.49Randy Wright - 12 mtgs..............277.05Vickie Brown - 8 mtgs................147.76Gary Kent - 10 mtgs....................184.70Joy Durham - 10 mtgs.................184.70Tim Pollard - 11 mtgs.................203.17Teresa Wright - 11 mtgs..............203.17TOTAL (PA).............................7184.12HOME & COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT**LANDFILL**Clarke County Landfill...............242.92**CEM**"ROADS, BRIDGES, SIDEWALKS**Iowa one Call................................20.70TOTAL (HCE)............................263.62RECEIPTSGENERAL....................................17.15ROAD USE TAX......................1223.83FIRE DEPARTMENT....................4.22LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX..........................................2416.41PROPERTY TAX.....................2354.26LAKESIDE CASINO...............2060.86TOTAL.....................................8076.73DISBURSEMENTSHUMAN DEVELOPMENT...........0.00COMMUNITY PROTECTION..........................2282.20POLICY ADMINISTRATION.7184.12HOME & COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT.......................263.62TOTAL.....................................9729.94

Board of SupervisorsJanuary 12, 2015

The Supervisors met in regular ses-sion, at the Courthouse with the follow-ing members present: Marvin McCann,Larry Keller and Bill Black. Alsopresent, Auditor Janice White, Sec-ondary Rd. Office Mgr. Cindy Westand Co. Engineer Tom Andersen.Chairman McCann called the meetingto order at 9:00 a.m. Keller made a mo-tion to approve the agenda, secondedBlack. All Ayes.

Moved by Keller, seconded byBlack, to award Contract for Project #BROS-C020(98) 5F-20 (Center BridgeProject). All Ayes.

Moved by Black, seconded by Kellerto set Jan. 26, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. forfuel letting. All Ayes.

Ms. West left at 9:25 a.m.Moved by Keller, seconded by Black

to modify the county s farm to marketroad system with the addition of H37 at120th Ave., west, to the Union Co. line.All Ayes.

Moved by Black, seconded byKeller, to endorse an application to theIA DOT for the designation of the Jef-ferson Hwy Heritage Byway as a stateheritage byway. All Ayes

Mr. Andersen left at 9:40 a.m.Moved by Keller, seconded by

Black, to approve reports of Clerk ofCourt, Recorder, and Sheriff for quarterending Dec. 31, 2014. All Ayes.

Moved by Keller, seconded byBlack, to approve claims submittedfrom Dec. 23, 2014 - Jan. 12, 2015. AllAyes.Agriland FS Inc., Fuel..............9,416.06Airgas, Sup....................................62.97Alliant, Util..............................6,138.41Andersen, Thomas B, Exp............71.70Animal Health & Surg, Sup........109.94Barker, Amy, Exp ........................15.00Blain, Marcia, Exp .......................13.25Blue Tarp Fin, Tools...................349.00Bob's Auto, Parts......................1,413.20Bowlsby Lawson, Betty, Exp .....225.79Brown, Janice L, Exp......................3.05Callison, Randy, Twp Mtg ...........29.00Carpenter Uniform,Sup............1,596.23Carson, Darrell, Twp Mtg.............29.00Carson, Jodi, Exp .........................15.00Central Decatur Prescl, Srv .....3,510.34Central IA Detention, Srv .......7,545.28Central States, Ins..................78,089.60Century Link, Srv.........................35.63Cert. Power Inc, Sup...................169.04Chew, Monty L., Twp Mtg...........29.00Christian Home Assc, Srv........1,306.20Co Engineer, Fuel.........................53.51Co Hospital, Srv.......................1,309.65Co Landfill, Srv.......................3,184.58Co Sheriff, Transprt ...................857.98Clarke Co St Bank, Sup ...............74.19Clarke Elec., Util...........................55.52Control Install. Of IA, Srv .......1,830.73Country Club Est, Rent ..............400.00CR Services, Sup .......................140.06Creston Pub. Co, Srv...................194.91Cross Dillion Tire, Sup...............988.86Crossroads, Srv........................4,341.50Decatur Co.,Qrt Srv...............18,319.53DHS Case Mgmt, Srv.............12,455.00Diamond Mowers, Pmnt..........5,000.00Digital Ally, Camera................4,125.00E.Side Auto, Srv ........................101.89Elec. Engineering, Srv.............1,921.00Excel, Srv ................................8,348.50Freeman Ent., Lease....................100.00Galls, Sup....................................180.41H T C. Inc, Parts............................89.19Hampton Equip, Pmnt..............5,000.00Hwy Lumber, Repairs.................254.56Hood, Janiece, Twp Mtg...............29.00I S A C, Reg................................200.00I S A C Unemp., 4th Qtr .........1,031.31ICAP, Ins...............................54,303.87IA DOT, Sup...............................205.23IA Health Phys., Fees....................75.00IA Law Enforce Acdmy, Srv.......480.00ISU, Training..............................385.00IA Water Mgmt Corp, Srv..........170.00Ideal Ready Mix, Grout...........1,174.50Imes, Sharon, Arbitrator...........2,218.97Infomax, Srv...............................331.70Iowa Neg Serv, Qrt Pmnt..........450.00J P Auto, Tools............................152.54John Deere Fin, Sup....................230.97Karl Chev., Repair.................39,596.32KD Tires, Sup.............................295.00Keller, Laurence, Exp...................63.00Kistler, Melissa, Exp.....................35.50Lynn, Debbie L., Exp....................20.00M & M , Sup...............................163.50Mag. Beginnings, Tuition...........648.00Manley, Myron L., Exp ..............105.50Martin Marietta, Sup...................175.01Mediacom, Util ..........................296.07Medicare, Reimburse.................246.96Midland GIS Sol., Srv.................500.00Midwest Off. Tech., Contr..........177.50Midwest Wheel , Parts..................91.23Mitchell, Jennifer, Exp ...............106.30MLK Holdings, Srv....................200.00Mosaic, Srv .............................1,334.58Norris, George, Exp......................21.00Northland Prod, Oil.....................128.70O'Halloran Int., Parts...................317.40Osc Chamber, Sup...................1,614.39Osc Serv, Fuel.................................8.57Osc Water Works, Util................473.87Penick Elec, Srv............................69.99Pitney Bowes, Postage................216.50Polk Co Treas., Srv.....................161.30Powernet Global., Srv...................45.64Premier Off. Equip, Maint..........519.32Purchase Power, Postage..........3,541.98Ricoh USA Inc, Srv.................1,636.00Robinsons, Sup...........................105.70Rychnovsky Lawn, Srv ..............130.00Schade, Mary J, Exp ..................257.04Schildberg Const Co , Sup.......5,513.30Schindler Elev., Qrt Pmnt...........332.13Short Const.,Srv..........................152.00Smith, Steve, Exp .........................15.00Smith, Twyla, Exp .......................43.85Snap-On, Tools.............................34.00Snell, Shirley, Exp .......................25.10Solutions, Sup..........................1,415.37S. IA Trolley, Srv...................11,684.00Staples, Sup...................................98.71St of IA, Permit.............................75.00Stephens-Peck Inc., Sup................85.00Storey Kenworthy, Sup...............238.93Superior Const., Repair............1,319.18Thomas, Shelly, Reimburse .......110.00Tompkins Indust, Inc, Parts..........54.71Torres, Maribel, Exp ....................61.95Treat America, Meals ..............1,245.28Try Auto , Pmnt.......................5,000.00Tyler Tech, Srv...........................448.00U S Cell., Srv..............................801.28U S Post., Stamps .......................721.48Wste. Mgmt Of Creston, Srv.......345.71West Bend Ins, Srv.....................420.00West Pmnt Ctr, Srv .................1,327.98Wilders, Srv................................160.00Windstream, Srv......................2,068.39

Having completed agenda items andhaving no other business, Keller made amotion to adjourn, seconded by Black.All Ayes. Meeting adjourned at 3:50p.m.

Signed: Marvin McCann, Chairman.Attest: Janice M. White, Auditor.

Board of SupervisorsJanuary 12, 2015

The Supervisors met in regular ses-sion, at the Courthouse with the follow-ing members present: Marvin McCann,Larry Keller and Bill Black. Alsopresent, Auditor Janice White, Sec-ondary Rd. Office Mgr. Cindy Westand Co. Engineer Tom Andersen.Chairman McCann called the meetingto order at 9:00 a.m. Keller made a mo-tion to approve the agenda, secondedBlack. All Ayes.

Moved by Keller, seconded byBlack, to award Contract for Project #BROS-C020(98) 5F-20 (Center BridgeProject). All Ayes.

Moved by Black, seconded by Kellerto set Jan. 26, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. forfuel letting. All Ayes.

Ms. West left at 9:25 a.m.Moved by Keller, seconded by Black

to modify the county s farm to marketroad system with the addition of H37 at120th Ave., west, to the Union Co. line.All Ayes.

Moved by Black, seconded byKeller, to endorse an application to theIA DOT for the designation of the Jef-ferson Hwy Heritage Byway as a stateheritage byway. All Ayes

Mr. Andersen left at 9:40 a.m.Moved by Keller, seconded by

Black, to approve reports of Clerk ofCourt, Recorder, and Sheriff for quarterending Dec. 31, 2014. All Ayes.

Moved by Keller, seconded byBlack, to approve claims submittedfrom Dec. 23, 2014 - Jan. 12, 2015. AllAyes.Agriland FS Inc., Fuel..............9,416.06Airgas, Sup....................................62.97Alliant, Util..............................6,138.41Andersen, Thomas B, Exp............71.70Animal Health & Surg, Sup........109.94Barker, Amy, Exp ........................15.00Blain, Marcia, Exp .......................13.25Blue Tarp Fin, Tools...................349.00Bob's Auto, Parts......................1,413.20Bowlsby Lawson, Betty, Exp .....225.79Brown, Janice L, Exp......................3.05Callison, Randy, Twp Mtg ...........29.00Carpenter Uniform,Sup............1,596.23Carson, Darrell, Twp Mtg.............29.00Carson, Jodi, Exp .........................15.00Central Decatur Prescl, Srv .....3,510.34Central IA Detention, Srv .......7,545.28Central States, Ins..................78,089.60Century Link, Srv.........................35.63Cert. Power Inc, Sup...................169.04Chew, Monty L., Twp Mtg...........29.00Christian Home Assc, Srv........1,306.20Co Engineer, Fuel.........................53.51Co Hospital, Srv.......................1,309.65Co Landfill, Srv.......................3,184.58Co Sheriff, Transprt ...................857.98Clarke Co St Bank, Sup ...............74.19Clarke Elec., Util...........................55.52Control Install. Of IA, Srv .......1,830.73Country Club Est, Rent ..............400.00CR Services, Sup .......................140.06Creston Pub. Co, Srv...................194.91Cross Dillion Tire, Sup...............988.86Crossroads, Srv........................4,341.50Decatur Co.,Qrt Srv...............18,319.53DHS Case Mgmt, Srv.............12,455.00Diamond Mowers, Pmnt..........5,000.00Digital Ally, Camera................4,125.00E.Side Auto, Srv ........................101.89Elec. Engineering, Srv.............1,921.00Excel, Srv ................................8,348.50Freeman Ent., Lease....................100.00Galls, Sup....................................180.41H T C. Inc, Parts............................89.19Hampton Equip, Pmnt..............5,000.00Hwy Lumber, Repairs.................254.56Hood, Janiece, Twp Mtg...............29.00I S A C, Reg................................200.00I S A C Unemp., 4th Qtr .........1,031.31ICAP, Ins...............................54,303.87IA DOT, Sup...............................205.23IA Health Phys., Fees....................75.00IA Law Enforce Acdmy, Srv.......480.00ISU, Training..............................385.00IA Water Mgmt Corp, Srv..........170.00Ideal Ready Mix, Grout...........1,174.50Imes, Sharon, Arbitrator...........2,218.97Infomax, Srv...............................331.70Iowa Neg Serv, Qrt Pmnt..........450.00J P Auto, Tools............................152.54John Deere Fin, Sup....................230.97Karl Chev., Repair.................39,596.32KD Tires, Sup.............................295.00Keller, Laurence, Exp...................63.00Kistler, Melissa, Exp.....................35.50Lynn, Debbie L., Exp....................20.00M & M , Sup...............................163.50Mag. Beginnings, Tuition...........648.00Manley, Myron L., Exp ..............105.50Martin Marietta, Sup...................175.01Mediacom, Util ..........................296.07Medicare, Reimburse.................246.96Midland GIS Sol., Srv.................500.00Midwest Off. Tech., Contr..........177.50Midwest Wheel , Parts..................91.23Mitchell, Jennifer, Exp ...............106.30MLK Holdings, Srv....................200.00Mosaic, Srv .............................1,334.58Norris, George, Exp......................21.00Northland Prod, Oil.....................128.70O'Halloran Int., Parts...................317.40Osc Chamber, Sup...................1,614.39Osc Serv, Fuel.................................8.57Osc Water Works, Util................473.87Penick Elec, Srv............................69.99Pitney Bowes, Postage................216.50Polk Co Treas., Srv.....................161.30Powernet Global., Srv...................45.64Premier Off. Equip, Maint..........519.32Purchase Power, Postage..........3,541.98Ricoh USA Inc, Srv.................1,636.00Robinsons, Sup...........................105.70Rychnovsky Lawn, Srv ..............130.00Schade, Mary J, Exp ..................257.04Schildberg Const Co , Sup.......5,513.30Schindler Elev., Qrt Pmnt...........332.13Short Const.,Srv..........................152.00Smith, Steve, Exp .........................15.00Smith, Twyla, Exp .......................43.85Snap-On, Tools.............................34.00Snell, Shirley, Exp .......................25.10Solutions, Sup..........................1,415.37S. IA Trolley, Srv...................11,684.00Staples, Sup...................................98.71St of IA, Permit.............................75.00Stephens-Peck Inc., Sup................85.00Storey Kenworthy, Sup...............238.93Superior Const., Repair............1,319.18Thomas, Shelly, Reimburse .......110.00Tompkins Indust, Inc, Parts..........54.71Torres, Maribel, Exp ....................61.95Treat America, Meals ..............1,245.28Try Auto , Pmnt.......................5,000.00Tyler Tech, Srv...........................448.00U S Cell., Srv..............................801.28U S Post., Stamps .......................721.48Wste. Mgmt Of Creston, Srv.......345.71West Bend Ins, Srv.....................420.00West Pmnt Ctr, Srv .................1,327.98Wilders, Srv................................160.00Windstream, Srv......................2,068.39

Having completed agenda items andhaving no other business, Keller made amotion to adjourn, seconded by Black.All Ayes. Meeting adjourned at 3:50p.m.

Signed: Marvin McCann, Chairman.Attest: Janice M. White, Auditor.

OSCEOLA WATER BOARDJANUARY 8, 2015

(UNOFFICIAL - NOT BOARD APPROVED)

The Osceola Water Board met for theregularly scheduled meeting on Thursday,January 8, 2015 at 5:30 P.M. This beingthe time and place as legally posted, themeeting was called to order by Vice-ChairMacKenzie O'Hair with the followingBoard Members present: Alisha Kale andLaura Castro. Dave Neas and Ryan Rych-novsky was absent. Also present were Su-perintendent Brandon Patterson, UtilityOffice Manager Carrie Benda and othersnot signed in.

Board member Kale motioned to ap-prove the agenda as presented and Castroseconded the motion.

Ayes: Kale, Castro, O'HairNays: NoneAbsent: Neas, RychnovskyMotion PassedNo one was present to speak to the

board about items not on the agenda.Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding theChair and Vice Chair position for 2015.Board member Kale motioned to electDave Neas as Chair & Ryan Rychnovskyas Vice Chair, for the calendar year of2015 with an effective date of February 1,2015 due to their absence and Castro sec-onded the motion.

Ayes: Kale, Castro, O'HairNays: NoneAbsent: Neas, RychnovskyMotion PassedWater Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regarding a wa-ter meter testing policy by stating thatthere is currently not a policy in place andrequested the board's decision to approve apolicy for when a customer feels their me-ter is not working properly. After discus-sion was held, board member Kale mo-tioned to approve resolution 2015-01 set-ting a water meter testing policy and Cas-tro seconded the motion. Roll call of thevote was:

Ayes: Kale, Castro, O'HairNays: NoneAbsent: Neas, RychnovskyMotion PassedResolution 2015-01Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-

son opened the discussion regardingamending rule #20, letter S of the OsceolaWater Works Rules and Regulations bypresenting the current rule which statesthat all service lines and service connec-tions that may become useless because oflaying of larger or other new services, orbecause of water no longer being usedthrough them, must be permanently aban-doned and covered with a stainless steelclamp at the main. Mr. Patterson request-ed a change to this rule by stating that cus-tomers wishing to reuse the service line orservice connection must fill out the appli-cation requesting to reuse the water ser-vice line or water service connection with-in one year. If the line is not reused withinthe year, the owner will be responsible tocut off and cap the water service line at themain. Mr. Patterson stated this policywill help ensure private water lines are notleft in the system that are not being uti-lized. After discussion was held, boardmember Kale motioned to approve resolu-tion 2015-02 amending rule #20 letter S ofthe Osceola Water Works Rules and Regu-lations and Castro seconded the motion.Roll call of the vote was:


son opened the discussion regardingamending rule #20, letter F of the OsceolaWater Works Rules and Regulations bystating that we now require a meter pit onnew construction and requested wordingto be added to the rule to require a 2" pre-drilled hole in the center of the lid so ourmeter system can be installed. After dis-cussion was held, board member Kale mo-tioned to approve resolution 2015-03amending rule #20 letter F of the OsceolaWater Works Rules and Regulations andCastro seconded the motion. Roll call ofthe vote was:


son opened the discussion regarding locat-ing private water lines by stating at the lastboard meeting, the board requested us tocheck with counsel regarding the liabilitythat the Water Works takes on when locat-ing the private water service lines. Afterdiscussion, the board requested a policy tobe brought back at the February meetingfor approval.

Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-son opened the discussion regardingamending section 2.7 residency of theOsceola Water Works employee manualby presenting that in the attempt to findqualified individuals with DNR licensesfor the water treatment plant the boardmay need to look beyond the 30 minuteresponse time requirement. Mr. Pattersonrecommended sixty minutes for primaryWater Treatment Plant Operators. Afterdiscussion, board member Kale motionedto approve resolution 2015-04 to amendsection 2.7, Residency of the Osceola Wa-ter Works Employee Manual and Castroseconded the motion. Roll call of the votewas:


son opened the discussion regarding Wa-ter Works staffing by presenting a flowchart for the future structure of the WaterWorks staffing and employee numbers.

Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-son opened the discussion regarding a let-ter of understanding with Teamsters Local238 by stating that the union was decerti-fied on December 12, 2014 and per legaladvice the Water Works should follow thecurrent contract until June 30, 2015. Mr.Patterson requested the board approve theLetter of Understanding with TeamstersLocal 238. After discussion, board mem-ber Kale motioned to approve the Letter ofUnderstanding and Castro seconded themotion.


son reported to the board the retirementagreement with Gene McKnight effectiveMarch 31, 2015, memorial contributionfor Bill Freeman and the FY 2014 finan-cial audit. Also discussed was a requestreceived from Osceola Chamber MainStreet for an Investment Membership andpossible joint council meeting discussiontopics. Mr. Patterson concluded his reportby updating the board on three mainbreaks that happened in December thatwere repaired by Water Works staff.

Vice Chair O'Hair presented the consentagenda. Board member Kale motioned toapprove the consent agenda as presentedand Castro seconded the motion. The con-sent agenda included the Aging Report,YTD Budget Report, minutes from themeeting held on December 4, 2014 as wellas the following Bills and Claims:A R S CONSTRUCTIONSERVICES...................................$1,155.00AFLACPAYROLL......................................$240.68AGSOURCE LABORATORIESLAB TESTING...............................$240.68ALLIANT ENERGYUTILITIES...................................$5,755.71CARRIE BENDAREIMBURSEMENT......................$261.75BRITTANY BETHARDSDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00CHRISTINA BURKHARTDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00CAPITAL CITY EQUIPMENT COREPAIRS........................................$254.23CARD MEMBER SERVICESERVICES........................................$49.50CARD SERVICE CENTERCLOTHING....................................$395.93CASEY'S GENERAL STORESFUEL ..............................................$760.50CHEM-SULT INC.CHEMICALS............................$38,225.06CITY OF OSCEOLAMONTHLY COLLECTIONS......................$126,158.82COUNTRY CONCRETE SERVICES......................................$862.50CR SERVICESSERVICES......................................$389.61D & D PEST CONTROLSERVICES........................................$45.00GRAINGERSERVICES......................................$138.24HACH COMPANYLAB TESTING ..............................$414.93HIGHWAY LUMBERSUPPLIES.......................................$194.25CASEY HUFFDEPOSIT REFUND.........................$21.15HYDRITE CHEMICAL CO.CHEMICALS..............................$1,819.60IA DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICESPAYROLL......................................$525.76IDEAL READY MIX CO.SERVICES...................................$2,743.50INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICESPAYROLL...................................$8,820.33IOWA DEPT OF REVENUEPAYROLL...................................$1,528.00IOWA DEPT OF REVENUESALES TAXES...........................$3,850.00IOWA ONE CALLSERVICES......................................$116.90IOWA PHYS CLINIC MED FNDSERVICES......................................$119.00IPERSPAYROLL...................................$4,211.01J P AUTOPARTS...............................................$26.74LISA JONESDEPOSIT REFUND ........................$44.61LOGAN CONTRACTORS SUPPLYSUPPLIES...................................$1,430.76LILIA & ANTHONY MAGALLONDEPOSIT REFUND.......................$100.00MATT PARROTT SUPPLIES.........................................$96.28MET LIFEDENTAL INSURANCE................$321.51METERING & TECHNOLOGY SOLSUPPLIES...................................$1,740.03MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGYSERVICES........................................$77.13MUNICIPAL SUPPLY INC.SUPPLIES...................................$2,513.08MUTUAL OF OMAHALIFE INSURANCE..........................$68.24OSCEOLA WATER WORKS...... APPLYDEPOSITS......................................$490.48PENICK ELECTRIC SUPPLIES........................................$23.98KYLE ROBINSDEPOSIT REFUND.........................$43.76ROBINSON'S CO.SUPPLIES.......................................$123.81SCHILDBERG CONSTRUCTIONROCK...........................................$1,186.88SEMINOLE RETAIL SERVICESUTILITIES......................................$160.22SOLUTIONSSERVICES........................................$39.99SPRAYER SPECIALTIESSERVICES........................................$50.62STATE HYGENIC LABORATORYLAB TESTING...............................$302.00SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION SERSERVICES......................................$221.16U.S. CELLULARCOMMUNICATION.....................$319.12U.S. POST OFFICEPOSTAGE.......................................$509.23UNITED HEALTH CAREHEALTH INSURANCE...........$11,437.60UNITED METHODIST CHURCHCONTRIBUTION..........................$150.00JEFF WERNERREIMBURSEMENT..........................$6.67WILD BLUECOMMUNICATION.......................$86.32WILDER'S TRUCK SERVICEREPAIRS........................................$187.50WINDSTREAMCOMMUNICATION.....................$474.56ZEE MEDICAL INCSERVICES........................................$85.95ZIMCO SUPPLY CO.SUPPLIES.......................................$350.00TOTAL CLAIMS....................$220,015.87

Ayes: Kale, Castro, O'HairNays: NoneAbsent: Neas, RychnovskyMotion PassedUtility Office Manager Carrie Benda re-

ported on the penalty and rate tables, HGILakeside requirement on the employmentnumbers, Income Offset update and pre-sented the insufficient funds policy. Alsopresented were a citizen concern and Firecredit policy.

Board Member Reports: Board memberKale wished to thank the citizens forbringing up their concerns as it allows usto find loop holes that need to be fixed inour policies and procedures.

The board took a short break from 7:15p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Water Superintendent Brandon Patter-son opened the discussion regarding theFY 2015-2016 Water Works budget byexplaining updates to the report from thelast meeting. After discussion, boardmember Kale motioned to approve resolu-tion 2015-05 authorizing submittal of theFY 2015-2016 budget and Castro second-ed the motion. Roll call of the vote was:

Ayes: Kale, Castro, O'HairNays: NoneAbsent: Neas, RychnovskyMotion PassedResolution 2015-05There being no further business to dis-

cuss, board member Kale motioned andCastro seconded adjournment at 8:25 p.m.

Ayes: Kale, Castro, O'HairNays: NoneAbsent: Neas, RychnovskyMotion Passed

Attest: MacKenzie O'Hair, Vice ChairCarrie Benda, Utility Office Manager






























































































THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTCLARKE COUNTYIN THE MATTER OF

THE ESTATE OFJudy I. Vasey, Deceased.Probate No. ESPR009910

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTOF ADMINISTRATOR

AND NOTICE TO CREDITORSTo All Persons Interested in the Es-

tate of Judy I. Vasey, Deceased, whodied on or about May 20, 2014:

You are hereby notified that on the6th day of June, 2014, the undersignedwas appointed administrator of the es-tate.

Notice is hereby given that all per-sons indebted to the estate are requestedto make immediate payment to the un-dersigned, and creditors having claimsagainst the estate shall file them withthe clerk of the above named districtcourt, as provided by law, duly authen-ticated, for allowance, and unless sofiled by the later to occur of fourmonths from the second publication ofthis notice or one month from the dateof the mailing of this notice (unless oth-erwise allowed or paid) a claim is there-after forever barred.

Dated this 12th day of January, 2015.Brian Mericle

Administrator of the Estate3035 State Hwy. 2, Bedford, IA 50833

Stephen J. Banks ICIS PIN Number AT0000644PO Box 1227Waukee, IA 50263Date of second publication: January 29, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICE

10 THURSDAY • JANUARY 29, 2015 OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNENEWS


Board of director’s award: Bill Trickey, executive director of Clarke County Development Corporation (CCDC), right, hands out the CCDC Board of Director’s Award for Job Creation and Retention to Carl Christensen from Altec during Osceola Chamber Main Street and CCDC’s annual dinner Monday, Jan. 19, at Lakeside Casino.


Generation Next: Bill Trickey, executive director of Clarke County Development Corporation (CCDC), right, and Carl Christensen with Altec, present a check of $1,500 to the Generation Next program during Osceola Chamber Main Street and CCDC’s annual dinner Monday, Jan. 19, at Lakeside Casino. Altec won the CCDC Board of Director’s Award for Job Creation and Retention during the annual dinner and chose to sponsor the Generation Next program with the check.


Retail committee: Lonnie Smith, center, is pre-sented with the retail commit-tee award from Dave Selene, right, with Osceola Chamber Main Street’s board of direc-tors. Jake Manternach, left, also provided assistance with handing out the awards.


Promotions: Karen Irwin, left, is presented Osceola Chamber Main Street’s (OCMS) promotion’s committee award from Dave Selene with the OCMS board of directors.


Quintet: Members of the Metro Brass Quintet, which is based out of the Des Moines

area, play during Osceola Chamber Main Street and

Clarke County Development Corporation’s annual dinner

Monday, Jan. 19, at Lakeside Casino. The theme for the night was “A Night at the

Osceola Oscars.”

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Timeshares

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Miscellaneous

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time of need, visit the Fisher House website at www.fisherhouse.org

ADOPTION

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REAL ESTATE

OWNER FINANCED PROPERTIES: 15 Acres Springfed Creek Elec $450 a month, 8 Acres Spring Creek & Elec $290 a month, Large Lot by Golf Course Utils 1 mile to Marina $200 a month! home-steadcrossinginc.com 417-469-4100 (MCN)

FOR SALE

Trailer SALE! $100.00 off All 14,000 lb. Skid-loader trailers, One Week, must mention this ad! 6’x12’ V-nose, ramp door $2,750.00; Steel & Aluminum ATV/UTV open trailers. Dump Trailers, Close-out on Gooseneck 24k & 25k trailers. 515-972-4554 www.FortDodgeTrail-erWorld.com (MCN)

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

$25,000 REWARD for older FENDER, GIBSON, GRETSCH, MARTIN, MOSRITE, NATIONAL guitars. Paying from $500 to $25,000 or more. Please call Craw-ford White in Nashville, TN at 1-800-477-1233 or email [email protected] (MCN)

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AUTOMOBILES

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

$23.75 Per Hour On-line! Processing Simple

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EMPLOYMENT/HELP WANTED

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SAFE STEP WALK-IN TUB: Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic Jets. Less than 4 Inch Step-In. Wide Door. Anti-Slip Floors. American Made. Installation Included. Call 800-985-0685 for $750 Off (MCN)

Canada Drug Center is your choice for safe and affordable medi-cations. Our licensed Canadian mail order pharmacy will provide you with savings of up to 75 percent on all your medication needs. Call today 1-800-263-4059 for $10.00 off your first prescription and free shipping. (MCN)

LIVING WITH KNEE PAIN? Medicare recipients that suffer with knee pain may qualify for a low or no cost knee brace. Free Shipping. Call now! 855-948-5623 (MCN)

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MISCELLANEOUS

ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLES WANTED. Cash paid for Harley Davidson, Indi-an or other motorcy-cles and related parts from 1900 thru 1970. Any condition. Mid-west collector will pick up anywhere. Phone 309-645-4623 (MCN)

FRUIT TREES Low As $16.00! Blueberry, Grape, Strawberry, As-paragus, Evergreen & Hardwood Plants. FREE Catalog. WOODSTOCK NURSERY N1831 Hwy 95

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DISH NETWORK - $19 Special, includes FREE Premium Movie Chan-nels (HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and Starz) and Blockbuster at home for 3 months. Free installation and equipment. Call NOW! 1-866-820-4030 (MCN)

$14.99 SATELLITE TV. Includes free instal-lation. High speed internet for less than $.50 a day. Low cost guarantee. Ask about our FREE IPAD with Dish Network. Call today 1-855-331-6646 (Not available in NE) (MCN)

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Get CABLE TV, INTER-NET & PHONE with FREE HD Equipment and install for under $3 a day! Call Now! 877-635-2095 (MCN)

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LEGAL

If you or a loved one suffered a stroke, heart attack or died after using testosterone supplements, you may be entitled to mon-etary damages. Call 866-368-0546 (MCN)

PERSONALS

FIND THE LOVE YOU DESERVE! Discover the path to happiness. New members receive a FREE 3-minute love reading! Entertainment purpos-es only. 18 and over. 800-981-0092 (MCN)

MEET SINGLES RIGHT NOW! No paid opera-tors, just real people like you. Browse greet-ings, exchange mes-sages and connect live. Try it free. Call now: 800-357-4970 (MCN)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SUPPORT our Service Members, Veterans and their Families in Their Time of Need. For more information visit the Fisher House website at www.fish-erhouse.org (MCN)

Maintenance Tech$18.50 for entry level, with experience negotiable

Instrument & Controls Technician$26.00

Process Tech - $19.25

Boiler Operator$24.25 for entry level, with experience negotiable

Pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check are required.

Apply online at: www.chsinc.comEEO/AAP Employer

CHS Inc., a Fortune 100 Company, has exciting career opportunities at our soybean facility in Creston, IA!

NEED A JOB?COMPLETE YOUR PROFILE AT

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It only takes 2 minutes to complete.Sponsored By:

• Hospice Aide, PRN: (relief/or as needed) • Hospice Aide, PRN: (relief/or as needed)

Osceola Hy-Vee is seeking Helpful Smiles!!

We offer part-time benefits, competitive pay

& flexible hours.

OSCEOLA

1012 Jeffreys Drive, Osceola, IA 50213

(641) 342-2125

• Part-time Cashiers• Part-time Day Stocker• Part-time Pharmacist• Part-time Produce Clerk• Part-time Bartender• Part-time Servers• Full-time Restaurant Manager• Full-time Lead Cook• Full-time Chinese Cook• Part-time Line Cook

Apply online only at: www.hyvee.com

No applications available at store

HBC Warehouse ORDER SELECTOR

OPENINGSHy-Vee Distribution Center

in Chariton, 1801 Osceola Ave. Approximately 28 hours/week;

Mon/Wed/Sat 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. or Tues/Thurs/Sat 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.

$9.00 per hour; repetitive lifting required, 5 to 70 lbs. Must pass pre-employment simulation test, drug screen,

and background check. Apply online at www.hy-vee.com or call Deb Storm

at 641-774-7617 with questions. EOE

Hy-Vee Distribution Center

1801 Osceola Ave.Chariton, IA

EOE

RN / MDS Coordinator

Lamoni Nursing & Rehab Center is seeking a dynamic RN to join our team. Long-term care experience is required; experience with MDS 3.0 is preferred. This full-time position will be split between MDS functions and RN Charge Nurse.

Visit our web site for full details and benefits provided. To be considered, email resume, apply online, or apply in person.

Lamoni Nursing & Rehab [email protected]

EOE/AAP Veterans & Disabled Not For Profit

Walnut Grove PorkA new 5,600 hd. sow facility opening

February 9th, located north of Blythedale, MO

Looking for career minded individuals - positions available in piglet and farrowing departments

$1500/hr withproduction bonuses

Health packages available

Apply via email to [email protected]

WGP is a equal opportunity employer.

In memory of Peggy Otto

The family of PeggyOtto would like to thankyou all for such greatsupport and kind words,and messages that weall received, it was agreat comfort in know-ing there are such greatpeople in this communi-ty.

We would like tothank Kale FuneralHome for all of the greathelp they gave us, andto my mother's greathospice nurses anddoctors.

Again, thank you ev-eryone for your supportin our time of sorrow.

The Otto and Babb family

Card of Thanks

Employment

For Rent

OSCEOLA DUPLEXground level, wood builtin's frnt rm and dng rm,Included Laundryw/mach., heat, attachedgarage, snow and lawn.Deposit/Electric/WaterFee No Pets or Smok-ing. 515-961-8640.

IN APPRECIATION toall of my family, friends,and associates who cel-ebrated with me on mydecade birthday on Jan-uary 3rd, THANKS.

And to my mother,with whom I spent timein the hospital: 3 scoreand 10 years ago on De-cember 30th. THANKS.

Thanks for the calls,cards, gifts, and espe-cially to the 53 of youwho drove out for sand-wiches and cake.

To those who havehonored me with yourfriendship. THANKS

Bart

IOWA SELECT FARMShas local openings forSow Farm Techniciansand Class A CDLdrivers. Technicians areresponsible for the dailycare of animals. Posi-tions start at$28,000/year and in-crease to $31,000 afterjust one year plus fullbenefits. Class A CDLdrivers ideally live nearCreston, Afton or Osce-ola and transport pigswithin our productionsystem five days aweek, home EVERYDAY. Benefits, competi-tive salary and $1200SIGN ON BONUS. CallAllyson at 641-316-3251 for more info! UNDERGROUND CON-STRUCTION laborersand operators. DL andconstruction experiencerequired. CDL preferred.100% paid employeehealthcare, 401K andcompetitive wages. Paidsafety and welding train-ing annually. Travel re-quired, travel paid.Background check re-quired due to securityclearance requirements.Please call 641-755-4692 between 10-2pm.AA/EOE

FOR RENT: TWO-BED-ROOM apartment withgarage, call 641-223-8133 1-BEDROOM APART-MENT in Van Wert onMain Street, #2. Call321-636-9607, Everettand Mildred Whitehead

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Adoption

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Auto Sales

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Auto’s Wanted

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11OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNE THURSDAY • JANUARY 29, 2015CLASSIFIEDS

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DANCE

TRAVIS MARVINSaturday, Jan. 31st, 2015

8 PM to Midnightat Clarke County Events Center

$5.00 Cover at Door

Clarke County Fairboard Welcomes

Back to Osceola

Yes, I’m Open!Yes, I’m Open!Yes, I’m Open!Yes, I’m Open!Yes, I’m Open!Yes, I’m Open!Yes, I’m Open!Yes, I’m Open!Yes, I’m Open!Yes, I’m Open!Yes, I’m Open!Yes, I’m Open!Yes, I’m Open!Gina’s Cakes

West side of the square in OsceolaSpecializing in

Decorating CakesServing Coffee & Other Treats

641-414-8585Valentine Cakes, Cupcakes &

Cookies Available

CALL NOW 1-800-285-1541CALL NOW 1-800-285-1541

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12 THURSDAY • JANUARY 29, 2015 OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNENEWSPhotos from OCMS/CCDC’s annual dinner


Presidential recognition: Chance Porter, right, the 2014 president for Osceola Chamber Main Street’s (OCMS) board of directors, receives an award in recognition of his ser-vice. Dave Selene, left, with the OCMS board of directors and Clarke Community High School students assisted with handing out awards.


Volunteer of the Year: Amy Lundquist, left, receives the 2014 volunteer of the year award from Dave Selene with Osceola Chamber Main Street’s board of directors.


Sportsman’s Banquet committee: Becca Kedley, left, receives the Sportsman’s Banquet committee award from Dave Selene with Osceola Chamber Main Street’s board of directors.


Design committee: Darby Brignac, left, receives the design committee award from Dave Selene with Osceola Chamber Main Street’s board of directors.


Business improvement committee: Dave Leonard, left, accepts the business improvement committee award from Dave Selene with Osceola Chamber Main Street’s board of directors.


Fundraising committee: Dave Selene with Osceola Chamber Main Street’s (OCMS) board of directors, right, hands the fundraising committee award to Chance Porter, the 2014 president of the OCMS board of directors. Porter was accepting the award on behalf of Karon Keefe.


Silver Arrow: Derek Lumsden with Osceola Chamber Main Street (OCMS), left, presents the 2014 Silver Arrow award to Vicky Benning, who was accepting it on behalf of Dr. Thomas Lower, during the OCMS and Clarke County Development Corporation’s annual dinner Monday, Jan. 19, at Lakeside Casino.


Latino festival: Jorge Avalos, left, is presented with the Latino Festival award from Dave Selene with Osceola Chamber Main Street’s board of directors.

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