CNA-01-04-2016

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November produced strong job gains in Iowa as payrolls grew by 8,400 jobs and the unemployment rate dipped again, according to Iowa Workforce Development. More on 8A. >>

It’s full speed ahead this week for the Creston Panther athletic teams, as well as the Southwestern Community College Spartan basketball teams. More in SPORTS, page 5A. >>

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Jason Brown concert set for Jan. 16 in Corning

This screenshot shows the login page for the Hy-Vee Aisles Online website, hy-veeaislesonline.com. Using this new service, customers can log in using a “My Hy-Vee” account and select groceries from their local store’s inventory for pickup or delivery.

Creston Hy-Vee offers online grocery shopping, home delivery.

The service, called “Hy-Vee Aisles Online,” is now standard in all 240 Hy-Vee stores.

By IAN RICHARDSON

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irichardson@crestonnews.com

Local Hy-Vee customers can now purchase groceries without leaving the house, thanks to an online grocery ordering system introduced late last year.

Called “Hy-Vee Aisles Online,” the new service allows customers to view a local store’s inventory online, create an online shopping list and have groceries delivered or prepared for store pickup. Hy-Vee has touted that the new service allows customers to “shop the way they want to shop from anywhere and at any time.”

The program began in certain Des Moines metro Hy-Vee stores in April and gradually spread to other stores during the summer. This fall, the West Des Moines-based

grocery store chain began offering the service in all 240 Hy-Vee stores across its eight-state region.

Creston’s Hy-Vee adopted the service in mid-October, a n d Chuck Irelan, Creston Hy-Vee store di- Irelan rector, said employees currently complete between 15 and 20 orders per week.

“It’s everywhere from moms and working mothers that don’t have a lot of time to some elderly peo-

ple who don’t want to get out, to some people who just don’t like to grocery shop,” Irelan said. “It’s a wide range.”

To order groceries, customers visit the Aisles Online website, hy-veeaislesonline.com, then create a “My Hy-Vee” account and select their local HyVee store.

There, they can view the store’s current inventory and weekly specials, load their online “carts” and pay electronically through electronic funds transfer or by credit card.

Online customers can still receive benefits of in-store shopping, such as advertised deals, coupons

“It’s everywhere from moms and working mothers that don’t have a lot of time to some elderly people who don’t want to get out, to some people who just don’t like to grocery shop.”

— Chuck Irelan

Creston Hy-Vee store director about those using online shopping

and Fuel Saver + Perks discounts.

Once the order is complete, a Hy-Vee employee — known as a “personal shopper” — will handpick the grocery items from the store.

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CORNING — Country recording artist Jason Brown perform 7 p.m. Jan. 16 at the multi-purpose Corning Opera House Cultural Center.

Brown has performed for hundreds of thousands of music fans throughout the United States. Brown has charted five songs consistently on the Billboard and MediaBase Country Charts without major label support or a radio promotion team: “Momma was a Rebel,” “Touchdown,” “I’d Love You to H a t e M e , ” Brown “ Y o u Don’t Play Fair” and “We’re All in the Same Boat.”

Brown has performed with country’s leading artists, including Blake Shelton, Rascal Flatts, Trace Adkins, Alan Jackson, Gary Alan, Luke Bryan, Little Big Town and more.

Brown was born in the heart of the Midwest, three miles outside of Pella, from a bloodline of truck drivers, coal miners and farmers. Gospel and traditional country songs are some of Brown’s favorite songs to sing.

“It takes me back to my family and the church members singing,” Brown said.

“When I was younger, there was always a gospel hymn or country song playing or being sung.”

Being raised in the country and working with his grandpa on the farm made

EVENT INFO When: 7 p.m. Jan. 16 Where: Corning Opera House Cultural Center Tickets: Adult tickets are $30 or $25 in advance and $10 for K-12 students. Tickets may be purchased at www. corningoperahouse. com, State Bank of Brooks or at the door. country music a natural fit.

Upon moving to Texas as a teen, it wasn’t long until Brown was singing and touring with his church youth group through Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Georgia and Florida during the summers. Returning to Iowa, Brown continues touring the Midwest fair circuit and many intimate venues, building a loyal fan base. For links to YouTube videos and tour information visit www. jasonbrowncountry.com.

Adult tickets are $30 or $25 in advance, available until 24 hours before the show starts, and $10 for kindergarten through 12th-grade students. Tickets may be purchased at www.corningoperahouse.com, State Bank of Brooks or at the door.

The Corning Opera House is located at 800 Davis Ave., in Corning.

Executive Director De Heaton may be contacted by email at corning.oh@ gmail.com or by calling 641-418-8037 for further information on upcoming shows, rentals or tours.

Gentle push:

Waylon Clayton, left, gives his wife Kylie and 2-yearold daughter Andie a gentle push down Bus Barn Hill in Creston Thursday afternoon. The hill has been a main attraction for many children and adults, too, after 4 inches of snow blanketed Creston last week.

CNA photo by KYLE WILSON

CNA photo by KYLE WILSON

First hike: Maynard Allen, left, and Marion James, of Creston participate in the annual First Day

hike at Green Valley State Park near Creston Friday morning. Nearly 35 participants hiked the park’s newly-paved 3.3-mile trail on the eastern edge of the lake. Hot chocolate, coffee, muffins and cookies were served after the hike. The event was hosted by Department of Natural Resources. See more photos from the event by visiting the Friends of Green Valley State Park Facebook page.

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Deaths Mary Stender Massena

On the morning of Dec. 30, 2015, M a r y Stender passed a w a y peacefully surrounded by her Stender husband and children at the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Bellevue, Nebraska. She was 72 years old.

Mary Jean and her twin brother Lary Dean were born in Creston on Dec. 31, 1942. Lary was born first, making Mary the youngest of five children and only daughter of William J. and Grace May (Coleman) Kosar.

The Kosars made their home in Massena, Cass

County. At the age of 15, through the influence of her friends Beth Waters and Mary Ann Mills, Mary was baptized and joined the Catholic Church on May 10, 1958, at St. Patrick Church in Massena. Charlotte Langfelt was her godmother. She was confirmed the next day. She attended elementary school in Massena and attended the Cumberland and Massena Community High School freshman through junior year. Mary spent her senior year at the Mount St. Scholastica Academy in Atchison, Kansas and graduated with the class of 1961.

She briefly entered the novitiate of the Benedictine Sisters in Atchison, but decided that the religious life was not her ultimate vocation. She moved back to Massena and started dating Arlo Stender.

Mary and Arlo were married on April 28, 1962, at St.

Tom O’Neall

2016, at his home in Afton.

Afton Services are pending at Tom O’Neall, 89, of Af- Powers Funeral Home, 612 ton died Monday, Jan. 4, N. Dodge St., in Afton.

Workshops coming for small-scale farmers Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering a workshop to address food safety, good agricultural practices (GAP) and MarketReady strategies. The three, all-day workshops will be held at the ISU Extension and Outreach Union County Office in Creston on consecutive Thursdays in 2016: Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and Feb. 11. Producers can register for and attend one or more the workshops.

Level 1 GAP workshops are for growers who provide food to consumers through community-supported agriculture or farmers’ markets, or are considering retail food-service sales. Training covers good agriculture practices and market considerations.

Level 2 GAP workshops guide farmers in the development of a written farm food safety plan. Farmers considering sales to retail food-services such as grocers, restaurants, hospitals and other institutions, and those interested in adding value to fresh produce and selling products in a convenience form will have the tools to demonstrate GAPs are in place after attending the workshop.

Iowa MarketReady training is for local food producers who currently sell their products directly to consumers and are looking into wholesale marketing to restaurants,

grocery stores and institutions. It is not intended for home gardeners. This course is taught in two parts: the first is an online pre-workshop activity that is viewed at home before attending the face-toface workshop. The second is the workshop where attendees will hear from a panel of grocery produce buyers and restaurant chefs. Chuck Ireland from Hy-Vee and a rep from Capital City Fruit, a produce distribution company out of Norwalk will be Market Ready panelists.

MarketReady online activity: Prior to Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 MarketReady face-to-face workshop: Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 GAP Level 1: Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 GAP Level 2: Thursday, Feb.11, 2016 Registration deadline is midnight, 10 days before the workshop date. Cost for each workshop is $55 and includes training materials, lunch and refreshments.

Discounted registration is available for attending two or more workshops. Online registration is required to attend each workshop and must be received no later than 10 days prior to the workshop. To register, go to www.extension.iastate.edu/ valueaddedag/content/market-ready-food-safety-training.

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a lead time of four hours, and anything ordered after 1 p.m. falls under next-day delivery. Store pickup is available until 8 p.m. Irelan said about 70 percent of the customers who currently use it select store pickup.

Store pickup and home delivery come free with a $100 order. Orders less than that amount cost $2.95 for pickup and $4.95 for delivery.

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get the shopping list here at the store, and the shopper will go around with a cart and actually pick the items you’ve selected,” Irelan said. “We go through and we scan (UPC or PLU numbers) with a (scan) gun, and it adds them to your order.”

Irelan said delivery has

Patrick Catholic Church. After their honeymoon at the Bridal Cave in Camdenton, Missouri, Mary and Arlo set up housekeeping in rural Union Township east of Cumberland.

Mary and Arlo were the parents of three children, Julie Anne, born in 1963; Jennifer Kaye, born in 1968 and John Charles, born in 1978. The Stenders reared their family on their farm in Union Township for 31 years until they moved with John to the “Pettinger Place,” also in rural Union Township.

In 1996, Mary realized her childhood dream and moved into their home across the street from their church in Massena.

Being a grandmother was the joy of Mary’s life. She was a regular babysitter, a generous gift-giver and loved her grandchildren beyond measure. She particularly

enjoyed cooking for the boys and finding a treasure at a garage sale with the girls. In later years, Mary was proud to be a great-grandmother (grand-ma-ma), as well.

Mary’s most defining characteristics included her outgoing personality, generous heart and ability to visit with everyone she met. She maintained and nurtured relationships that she made as a child and continued making friends until the day that she died. From coffees and camping, antiquing and junking, to crafting and sewing, she loved to have fun with her friends and family.

Mary was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, the Altar and Rosary Society, Massena Lion’s Club, Heartland R.S. Prussia Collectors Association and served as vice president of the Massena Centennial celebration in 1986.

She was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather Charles Dudley Dougherty; father-in-law and motherin-law, John and Dorothy Stender; brother Billy Kosar, who died in infancy; two stepsisters, Joan Erickson and Jean Eden; two brothers-in-law, Ernest Stender and Dennis Oathoudt and step-nephew Brett Eden.

She is survived by her husband Arlo Stender; her children and their husbands, Julie and Curt Symonds and Jennifer and John Arp, all of Massena and John and Tom Stender-Custer of San Diego, California; her grandchildren and their spouses, Laura and Tristan Hapes and Luke and Emily Symonds, all of rural Massena, Ryan Arp of Changzhou, China, Angela Arp of Des Moines and Ethan Arp at home and two great-grandchildren, Isaac and Dominic

Hapes at home. She is also survived by three brothers and their wives, Joe and Lyne Kosar, John and Mary Ann Kosar and Lary and Pauline Kosar; her Stender sisters-in-law and brotherin-law, Shirley Stender, Kent and Julie Stender and Karen Oathoudt; first-cousin and husband, Maxine and Mike Murray; and many other cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.

Mass of Christian burial was 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Massena with the Rev. Father Ken Gross and the Rev. Mr. Fred Cornwell officiating. Interment was in Victoria Township Cemetery in Massena. Steen Funeral Home in Massena was in charge of the professional arrangements. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals. com.

Senior housing survey to be conducted in Corning and surrounding area CORNING — The Adams Community Economic Development Corporation is conducting a survey to determine the needs for additional senior housing and personal care options in the Corning area.

Participation in the mailed survey will give Corning area seniors and their families a voice in determining future housing alternatives currently being considered.

Information derived from this survey

Information from this survey will help identify priorities for housing location, design and other innovations that cater to seniors’ basic needs.

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will help to identify priorities for housing location, design, new program development concepts and other innovations that cater to the basic needs of seniors.

Senior housing communities generally consist of a series of apartments with common space for dining,

exercise, entertainment and other activities. Assisted living apartment sizes range from studios to one-bedroom and two-bedrooms with a bathroom and a kitchenette. Assisted living typically consists of three meals a day, housekeeping and laundry services. Assis-

tance with health services is overseen by a registered nurse, and caregivers are on duty around the clock. In each setting residents bring their own furniture and decorate to their tastes.

Surveys will be distributed by Tuesday and will need to be completed by Jan. 29. Senior housing consultants in Cedar Rapids were contracted to administer the survey and greatly appreciate the participation of Corning seniors.

Manure overflow investigated in Taylor County LENOX – A manure overflow at a small hog finishing farm about three miles southwest of Lenox was being investigated by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Thursday evening.

A passerby noticed that the pit at the facility appeared to be overflowing and alert-

ed the DNR on Thursday afternoon. The buildings at the site have shallow under-building pits. When the pits are full, they are drained into an outdoor concrete tank. It is believed that employees emptied the shallow under-building pits at the facility on Wednesday causing

manure to overflow from the tank.

The tank was not overflowing on Thursday afternoon, but a path where manure had flowed was still visible and field tests indicated slightly elevated levels of ammonia in water flowing into an unnamed tributary of the East

Fork of the One Hundred and Two River. The operator contacted a commercial manure hauler to land apply manure from the tank in order to prevent further overflows.

The DNR is continuing to investigate the incident and will consider appropriate enforcement action.

Two-year twins: Babies born Dec. Free blood pressure clinic in Prescott 31 and Jan. 1 in San Diego PRESCOTT — CHI the public and area residents SAN DIEGO (AP) — Twins in San Diego are getting some attention because, though born just minutes apart, one has a birthday in 2015 and one in 2016.

Jaelyn Valenica was born New Year’s Eve at 11:59 p.m. Her twin brother, Luis Valencia Jr., arrived at 12:01 a.m. on New Year’s Day.

KGTV-TV reports that the babies were due at the end of January, but doctors at San Diego Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center called the mother in because one was in a breech position.

The father, Luis Valencia, called it a New Year’s blessing to have two healthy children.

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Monday

TOPS No. 1338, 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church.

AA, 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Rd. Open meeting.

Southwest Iowa Dancers, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Mount Ayr American Legion.

Crest Area Theatre, 7 p.m. general membership meeting, Southwestern Community College Performing Arts Center Green Room.

AA, 7:30 p.m., United Church of Christ, 501 W. Montgomery St. Use east door.

Tuesday

Retired Greater Community Hospital employees coffee, 9:30 a.m., Hy-Vee. Creston Kiwanis Club, noon, The Windrow, 102 W. Taylor St. Achievers Club, noon potluck, First Christian Church.

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. Free community meal, 5 to 6 p.m., United Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W.

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Montgomery St. Creston City Council, 6 p.m., Council Chambers, restored Creston Depot.

Creston Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., The Pizza Ranch, 520 Livingston Ave. American Legion, 7 p.m., American Legion Post Home, 119 N. Walnut St. Southwest Iowa Dancers, 7 to 10 p.m., the Junction (Hwys 2 and 65) east of Leon. Homemade buffet for free will offering before dance.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 7:30 p.m. closed meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

Wednesday

TOPS 116, 9:30 a.m., United Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St. Alzheimer’s Disease Family Caregiver Support Group, 2 p.m., Homestead Assisted Living, 1709 W. Prairie St. Friends Helping Friends Bereavement Support Group, 3 to 5 p.m., Homestead Assisted Living private dining room, 1709 W. Prairie St. YMCA Clover Kids, 4 to 5 p.m. meeting, First Christian Church.

Southwest Iowa Dancers Jam Session, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy 34.

Markets Grain prices quoted at 10 a.m. today: • Farmers Co-op, Creston: Corn — $3.33

Showers. Highs in the Rain and snow. Highs Snow showers in the mid 30s and lows in in the mid 30s and morning. Highs in the the low 30s. lows in the upper 20s. upper 20s and lows in the low teens.

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Union County Conservation Board, 5 p.m. Tuesday, office at Three Mile Lake.

Agenda includes: 2016/17 budget proposal; review of rates for cabins, camping and lodge fees; board member reappointment; fish habitat grant for Groesbeck Wildlife Area; routine county business.

—————— Creston City Council, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, council chambers, city hall, restored Creston Depot.

Agenda includes: Public forum; new business – Council reorganization - Mayor Lybarger will announce committee/board appointments to Council, resolution to approve organization resolutions with First National Bank, resolution providing for surety bond/blanket position bond, public hearing on the matter of the city making application for a CDBG for a housing rehabilitation program, resolution to approve the city making application for a CDBG for a housing rehabilitation program, review 803 S. Cedar nuisance issue Council gave him until Dec. 31 to have nuisances abated, resolution to set a public hearing 6 p.m.

Jan. 19 to amend urban renewal area 2005 (Highway 34), appointment with Waste Management to discuss residential solid waste and recycling collection - possible action, appointment with Veenstra and Kimm to review discharge permit requirements and probable changes needed at the WWTP; other.

Birth

Greater Regional Medical Center Tony and Ashley Mercer of Mount Ayr are parents of a son born Dec. 28, 2015. Cash Daniel weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was 19 1/4 inches long.

Grandparents are Lori and Rich Mercer of Kellerton, Samantha Booth of Creston and Tracy and Ed Booth of Murray.

Great-grandparents are Sue and Dick Booth of Thayer, Janet Mercer of Mount Ayr and Wayne Vanderwood.

Great-great-grandparent is Berel Booth of Creston.

Siblings are Logan, 6, Jackson, 3, and Owen, 1.

Police

Stephanie Marie Giesken, 37, 600 S. Bureau St., was charged with simple domestic assault 3:43 p.m. Thursday at her residence.

According to a Creston Police report, officers were dispatched to a domestic distur-

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Miscellaneous Escort, 9:22 a.m., Thursday, West Howard Street.

Assistance, 10:11 a.m., Thursday, South Elm Street.

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Thursday, West Montgomery Street.

Traffic stop, 12:47 p.m., Thursday, West Seneca Street.

Welfare check, 1:53 p.m., Thursday, South Oak Street.

Talk to officer, 3:35 p.m., Thursday, North Pine Street.

Traffic stop, 5:01 p.m., Thursday, North Pine Street.

Warrant, 5:26 p.m., Thursday, West Mills Street.

Missing juvenile, 6:33 p.m., Thursday, North Cherry Street.

Parking complaint, 7:56 p.m., Thursday, West Mills Street.

Traffic stop, 8:35 p.m., Thursday, Wyoming Avenue.

Reckless driving, 8:55 p.m., Thursday, Highway 34.

Domestic dispute, 9:40 p.m., Thursday, South Vine Street.

Parking complaint, 2 a.m., Friday, Russell Street.

Reckless driving, 2:44 a.m., Friday, Laurel Street.

Assistance, 4:04 a.m., Friday, West Montgomery Street.

City Hi Lo 7:48 Cond.a.m., Welfare check, Friday, North Sycamore Street.

Davenport 28 20 M Assistance, 7:56 a.m.,Sunny Friday, West Montgomery Street.

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Fort Madison 29 22 Sunny Assistance, 3:58 p.m., Friday, North Pine Street.

Guttenberg 26 15 Sunny Warrant, 5:40 p.m., Friday, Keokuk 31 23 M Cloudy North Pine Street.

Harassing communication, Lansing 27 15 Sunny 6:10 p.m., Friday, North Pine Street.

Lemars 22 18 Cloudy Possible operating while intoxicated, 9:17 p.m., Friday, Laurel Street.

Traffic stop, 11 p.m., Friday, North Pine Street.

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Suspicious vehicle, 11:56 p.m, Houston 37 21 Cloudy Friday, South Walnut Street.

Suspicious vehicle, 1:56 a.m., Los Angeles 50 Cloudy Saturday, West61 Adams Street.

Talk to officer, 1:12 p.m., Miami 70 60 Cloudy Saturday, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 1:22 p.m., Minneapolis 24 15 Sunny Saturday, North Pine Street.

New Yorkto officer, 32 17 P1:23 Cloudy Talk p.m., Saturday, North Pine Street.

Traffic stop, 4:33 p.m., Saturday, Highway 34.

Traffic stop, 5:50 p.m., Saturday, Russell Street.

Suspicious activity, 5:58 p.m.,

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Saturday, South Sumner Avenue. officer, 7:12 p.m., 2 Low Saturday, South Oak Street.

Traffic stop, 7:44 p.m., Wed 1/6North Division Saturday, 1 Low Street.

Animal call, 8:07 p.m., Saturday, West Townline Street.

Thu Traffic1/7 stop,1 8:08 Low p.m., Saturday, Walnut Avenue.

Fri Traffic1/8 stop,1 8:21 Low p.m., Saturday, North Cherry Street.; Traffic stop, 1:08 a.m., Sunday, Russell Street.

Sat 1/9 1 Low Traffic stop, 3:42 a.m., Sunday, West Townline Street.

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Information, 3:25 p.m., Sunday, West Montgomery Street.

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Oskaloosa 25 18 P Cloudy Friday on North Elm Street.

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$1,000 to both vehicles.

—————— No citations were issued after an accident 6:25 p.m. Sunday on Quiet Harbor Street.

According to a Creston Police report, Heaven Marie Jordan, 18, 1003 S. Sumner St. Apt. 15, driving a 2005 Dodge northbound on Quiet Harbor Street, was turning left to head westbound, and the road was covered with snow and ice, causing Jordan to lose control and collide with the driver’s side of a legally parked 1998 Mercury, causing disabling damage to the Mercury. Jordan’s vehicle was damaged but able to be driven.

Damage estimates are $1,000 to both vehicles.

—————— No citations were issued after an accident 6:36 p.m. Sunday on Pole Road.

According to a Creston Police report, Neal Eldon Sturtz, 80, of Ames was traveling northbound in the 2500 block of Pole Road, lost control due to snow and ice and came to rest upside-down in the east ditch facing south, causing disabling damage to the vehicle.

Sturtz was uninjured.

Damage estimate is $5,000 to Sturtz’s vehicle.

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tion of West Townline Street and North Sumner Avenue.

According to a Creston Police report, Barrans was stopped for traffic offenses, and during the stop, he showed signs of impairment.

Barrans consented to standardized field sobriety tests and showed signs of impairment. He consented to a preliminary breath test and DataMaster test and had results above .08.

Barrans was released on $1,000 bond.

—————— Mario Pantoja, 21, of Lenox wasCities charged on a Union Area County warrant for failure to City on the original Hi Lo Cond. appear charge Algona 19 14 Foggy of second-offense possession of a controlled Atlantic 24 18substance, Cloudy marijuana, 8:19 Sunday Audubon 23p.m.

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25 15 P Cloudy Enforcement Centerville 21 Pheld Cloudy Pantoja was27 being on $2,000 Clarindabond. 27 19 Cloudy — Clarion— — —21—15—Foggy Bradley Johnson, 800 N. Clinton St., reported 27 18 someone Sunny Lincoln Council Cloudy stole theBluffs winch26off20his trailer sometime past weeks Creston in the25 18two Cloudy at 624 New York Avenue.

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—————— Kayla Angelo, 407 N. Pine ©2016 AMG | Parade St., reported two of her taillights on her vehicle had been broken around 9 p.m.

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bance, and upon arrival, they spoke with Stephanie and her husband Nicholas. Officers determined the subjects got into a verbal argument at their residence, followed by a physical confrontation.

Nicholas advised officers during the confrontation, Stephanie scratched his neck and arm and punched him in the face. Officers saw physical signs of fresh scratches on Nicholas’ neck and right arm. Stephanie said Nicholas had choked her prior to her scratching him, but officers were unable to see red marks or signs of injury to her neck.

Giesken was released from Ringgold County Jail on a promise to appear.

—————— Cody Lee Vandel, 28, 920.

W. Mills St., was charged on a Union County warrant for probation violation 5:34 p.m.

Thursday at his residence.

Vandel was being held with no bond.

—————— Michael Patrick Overhulser, 23, of Mount Pleasant was charged on a Union County warrant for probation violation 6:32 p.m. Friday at the Union County Law Enforcement Center.

Overhulser was being held on $5,000 bond.

—————— Troy Eugene McKinney, 52, 211 S. Sumner Ave., was charged with driving while revoked 1:08 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of South Sumner and West Jefferson streets.

According to a Creston Police report, an officer observed McKinney turn in front of his patrol car. The officer ran McKinney’s license plate, and the license of the registered owner came back revoked. McKinney admitted his license was revoked.

McKinney was released on $1,000 bond.

—————— Jamie Lee Barrans, 30, of Prescott was charged with operating while intoxicated 4:15 a.m. Sunday at the intersec-

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Hear this: eardrops not so easy Dear Readers: Today’s SOUND OFF is about pet medication: “Dear Heloise: I took my dog for a checkup, and she had an infection in both ears. The doctor put her on eardrops, with a follow-up. I put drops in her ears faithfully, but at the checkup they said her ears had not improved.

“I asked if I was ‘doing it wrong,’ and the doctor then demonstrated the procedure. Yep, I WAS DOING IT WRONG! I dropped the medication in her ear. They showed me how I was supposed to slide the tip of the bottle into the canal, then squeeze to release the drops.

“Here’s my question: Shouldn’t I have been shown that at the first visit? I didn’t know there was a specific place to reach a dog’s ear canal!

“I learned an expensive lesson. We should be shown how to administer meds, not just ‘three drops twice a day.’

They should not assume that we know.” — S.A., via text.

Hmm — I thought eardrops were pretty simple to administer, but apparently they are not. Dogs’ ears are not like ours, so the drops do need to be applied kind of far down in the canal.

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Hints from Heloise

Creston News Advertiser | Monday, January 4, 2016

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Horoscope Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your relations with authority figures will be powerful today.

They will respect you; you will respect them. It’s a Mexican standoff.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Do not fall sway to the rhetoric of others, because people want to persuade you to agree with them today. Tread carefully when discussing politics, religion and racial issues.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) If you have a difference of opinion with someone today about finances, inheritances or even values, it will be difficult. Both of you will stand your ground.

You might need to postpone this discussion for another day.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your interaction with partners and close friends will be powerful today. Someone might try to make you over, thinking he or she knows best. Caution!

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You have lots of energy today because you want to introduce improvements and reforms at work. Others might not agree with you. You might see ways to improve your health.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Romantic partners will strive hard today to repair a relationship. Likewise, you might want to make amends with your children if you have problems with them.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Today you will do everything you can to improve something at home or fix it. In particular, plumbing, bathrooms, laundry areas and anything having to do with garbage and recycling will be your target.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You are so convincing today, very few could stand up to you. You believe in what you’re doing, and you believe you will improve things, which is why you are unstoppable.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You might see new uses for something that you own today. You also might see new ways to make money.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You might be concerned with repairing something that is broken today. Most likely, this applies to machinery or a vehicle; however, it might apply to your health as well.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Hidden secrets might come

out today. If so, be careful, because they might be more than you want to know.

Sometimes things are best left buried.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Your interactions with others today will be memorable because someone will come on strong! Perhaps someone has ideas to improve things; perhaps you have similar ideas as well?

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Wins for the Minnesota Vikings, doing so for the first time since the 2009 season.

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VIkes hang on GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Minnesota Vikings are the new kings of the NFC North.

Adrian Peterson ran for a touchdown and cornerback Captain Munnerlyn returned a fumble 55 yards for a score in a 20-13 win on Sunday night over the Green Bay Packers.

The Vikings (11-5), claiming their first division title since 2009, will host the Seattle Seahawks for a wild-card playoff game next Sunday. The Packers (10-6) will travel to Washington, also Sunday, after watching their four-year reign atop the NFC North end.

The upstart Vikings survived despite a shaky finish in hostile territory. The defense knocked away a desperation pass in the end zone from Aaron Rodgers on fourth down as time expired.

Packers kicker Mason Crosby forced a fumble on Cordarrelle Patterson’s potentially field-flipping 70-yard kickoff return with 5:21 left. But the Packers’ next drive ended with Rodgers being intercepted in the end zone

by Xavier Rhodes.

The Vikings got the sterling defensive effort needed on the road to win their first game at Lambeau Field since 2009. Coach Mike Zimmer smiled and raised both arms in the air after Rodgers’ pass was knocked down in the end zone.

Tomsula fired SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After one strange season, the San Francisco 49ers fired rookie coach Jim Tomsula.

The Niners went 5-11 in Tomsula’s lone season as head coach and ended the year with a 19-16 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday in front of a sparse crowd at Levi’s Stadium.

When Tomsula was hired Jan. 14, 2015, the move was looked upon with skeptical eyes around the league, given that Tomsula had never been more than a position coach in the NFL. He had coached the Niners’ defensive line since 2007.

Cleaning house The Cleveland Browns have fired coach Mike Pettine and general manager Ray Farmer following a 3-13 season.

Pettine went 10-22 in two years and dropped 18 of his final 21 games after a promising 7-4 start in 2014. The Browns announced Pettine’s and Farmer’s dismissals shortly after the team’s 28-12 home loss to the rival Pittsburgh Steelers, who wiggled into the AFC playoffs.

Jimmy Haslam said that the team will hire a new coach first. The coach then will be involved in choosing the general manager, whose duties will be scouting and talent acquisition.

Haslam said this retooling of the Browns will be a “several year rebuilding program.”

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Creston News Advertiser | Monday, January 4, 2016

Busy week for Panthers, Spartans

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor svicker@crestonnews.com

The Creston Panther athletic teams, as well as the Southwestern Community College Spartan basketball teams return to competition this week.

It’s full speed ahead for the Panthers this week, with a multitude of games and meets.

The Panther girls basketball team (5-2) kicks things off tonight at home against Class 2A ninth-ranked Interstate 35 (8-1), which is led by 6-1 junior Gracey Griglione, a Creighton University commit. It is a junior varsity and varsity doubleheader, with varsity action

scheduled to begin around 7:30 p.m.

The Creston girls are right back in action Tuesday at home against Class 4A sixth-ranked Lewis Central (7-1), with varsity action scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

The Panthers have Friday off, but travel to Red Oak on Saturday, with varsity play beginning at 3:30 p.m.

On the boys side, the Panthers (1-6), travel to Lewis Central tonight to take on the 2-5 Titans, with varsity play scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Creston’s boys team returns home Friday for a non-conference game against Class 4A sixthranked Council Bluffs

Abraham Lincoln (6-1) at 7:30 p.m., before traveling to Red Oak on Saturday for a 5 p.m. game.

Big dual

The Hawkeye 10 Conference dual wrestling championship will likely be decided Tuesday in the Panthers’ return to the mat.

The second-ranked Panthers travel to Lewis Central Tuesday for a double dual with the Titans and Carroll Kuemper Catholic, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Creston/O-M vs. Kuemper Catholic, Kuemper Catholic vs. Lewis Central and Creston/O-M vs. Lewis Central is the order of events.

The dual with Lewis Central figures to be the last

major roadblock for the Panthers in their quest to win yet another Hawkeye 10 Conference crown.

Creston/O-M then hosts Harlan at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in a dual, before hosting the Panther Invitational at 11 a.m. Saturday.

The Creston/O-M bowling team hits the lanes Saturday at Harlan, with competition beginning at 1 p.m.

Southwestern

Back on the hardwood, the eighth-ranked Southwestern (13-3) men’s basketball team returns to action with a 6:30 p.m. game Wednesday against Pure Prep Academy, before traveling to 15th-ranked DMACC (12-3) on Saturday for a 3 p.m. contest.

The Spartan women (6-6) return to the court 1 p.m.

Saturday at 11th-ranked DMACC.

Monday — Creston vs.

Interstate 35, 7:30 p.m. (girls basketball); Creston at Lewis Central, 7:30 p.m. (boys basketball).

Tuesday — Creston vs. Lewis Central, 7:30 p.m. (girls basketball); Creston/O-M at Lewis Central (vs. LC, Carroll Kuemper Catholic), 5:30 p.m. (wrestling).

Wednesday — Southwestern vs. Pure Prep Academy, 6:30 p.m. (men’s basketball).

Thursday — Creston/O-M vs.

Harlan, 6:30 p.m. (wrestling).

Friday — Creston vs. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, 7:30 p.m. (boys basketball).

Saturday — Creston/O-M Panther Invitational, 11 a.m. (wrestling); Creston/O-M at Harlan, 1 p.m. (bowling); Southwestern at DMACC, 1 p.m. (women’s basketball); Southwestern at DMACC, 3 p.m. (men’s basketball); Creston at Red Oak, 3:30 p.m. (girls basketball); Creston at Red Oak, 5 p.m. (boys basketball).

Outdoor news Licenses expire

All 2015 Iowa hunting and fishing licenses expire on Jan. 10, 2016. All hunters and anglers will need a 2016 license to hunt or fish beginning Jan. 11.

Iowa’s pheasant, late muzzleloader and archery deer, and archery fall turkey seasons close on Jan. 10. Furbearer seasons, squirrel, quail, partridge and grouse remain open until Jan. 31.

Rabbit season is open Contributed photo by TERRY FREEMAN Keaton Street (right) works to get back points against Brayton Chesnut enroute to a win until Feb. 28. Crow season in the 7-8 grade division of the Express Wrestling Tournament here Thursday. Street is Jan. 14 to March 31. Beawent 3-0 in round-robin competition to claim the weight class championship. ver trapping season closes on April 15.

For waterfowl, the north zone Canada goose season closes on Jan. 1, and the light goose season closes on Jan. 10. The south zone for Canada goose season closes Jan. 8 and the light goose season closes Jan. 15. The Missouri River zone Canada goose season and light goose season both close on Jan. 15.

The light goose conservation order season is open Jan. 16 to April 15 statewide; additional regulations apply.

Trout stocking

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will release trout in seven locations this winter in areas that would not support them during warmer CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON months.

Max Dukes of Afton (top) works to control Krey Hunt of Grand River while earning a 3-2 The popular program is decision during the first-second grade division of the Express Wrestling Tournament supported by the sales of here Thursday. Dukes went 1-1 in the tournament. Full results will be published in a future CNA sports section.

the trout fee. Anglers need a valid fishing license and pay the trout fee to fish for or possess trout. The daily limit is five trout per licensed angler with a possession limit of 10.

A family friendly event is paired with the stocking to help anglers have success and fun while fishing.

Children age 15 or younger can fish for trout with a properly licensed adult, but they must limit their catch to one daily limit. The child can purchase a trout fee which will allow them to catch their own limit.

Winter stocking events are based on favorable weather conditions. The schedule: Jan. 9, Scharnberg Pond, Spencer, at noon Jan. 16, Bacon Creek, Sioux City, at 2 p.m.

Jan. 16, Blue Pit, Mason City, at 11 a.m.

Jan. 22, Big Lake, Council Bluffs, at 4 p.m.

Jan. 23, Moorland Pond, Fort Dodge, at noon Jan. 30, Petoka, Bondurant, at noon Feb. 6, Ada Hayden, Ames, at noon

BGC Boys’ Update: Four unbeaten teams remain

By KYLE OCKER Daily Iowegian

With the 2015 portion of the Iowa basketball season in the books, four teams stand undefeated in Bluegrass Conference play — Grand View, Ankeny Christian, Seymour and Murray.

Three of those teams are regular powers of the BGC, at least recently. The other is a newcomer to the discussion.

Seymour is a win away from the longest win streak for the school in over a decade, and hold a 3-0 conference record.

They’ve won six of the eight games they’ve played so far.

Grand View Christan continues to be the dominate team of the conference, as they hold the most wins in conference play so far. They lead the conference, as a team, in points per game and field goal percentage. Over their five games — all of which have been conference games — they have outscored opponents by a 430-157 margin, an average 54.6 point difference each game.

So far, Grand View though has not been put through a full test. They opened the season with Iowa Christian, the only above-.500 team they’ve faced so far. Grand View beat the fellow Des Moines-area christian school by a 67-30

margin.

After that, Grand View tossed up triple-digits with a 107-17 rout against Melcher-Dallas. Their other wins have been over Orient-Macksburg (82-39), Moravia (93-39) and Diagonal (81-32).

While there are four unbeaten teams still remaining in conference action, that number is guaranteed to decrease, and quickly so. Ankeny Christian opens with Murray right out of the break on January 5. Grand View heads to Seymour on January 8. Then Ankeny Christian hosts Grand View on January 12.

Individually, only three players are averaging double-doubles so far in the 201516 season.

Seymour’s Dalton Johnson averages 15.9 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. His teammate, Luke Merritt, holds a 12.6 points and 10.1 rebounds per game average. The other player is Diagonal’s Jacob Taylor, who so far averages 14.2 points and 11 rebounds per game.

Bradley Fisher, of Ankeny Christian, leads the conference in points per game with 23.8. Local athletes in the top10 include Moravia’s Trevor Cormeny (16.3) and Johnson (15.9).

Lamoni’s Austin Tull has dished out 50 assists for the conference lead in that category. Seymour’s Nick Howell is second on that list, with 32.

Two Moravia Mohawks also crack the top-10, with Cormeny posting 31 assists and Avery Waybill with 26.

Local athletes dominate the top-10 steals marker.

Grand View’s Stephen Glenn leads with 28, but four local athletes join him in the top10. Moravia’s Cormeny has logged 26 take-a-ways so far, ahead of Seymour’s Howell (23), Moravia’s Griffin Cosgrove (21), and Seymour’s Travis Enright (20).

Seymour Warriors take the top-two spots of the top-10 rebounders in the conference — Johnson with 82 and Merritt with 81. Mohawks Cormeny and Cosgrove are tied for eighth with 53 boards each.

Melcher-Dallas’ Blaise Cooper holds a conference-high 16 blocks. Seymour’s Merritt is the only local athlete in the top-10, with six.

Bluegrass Statistical Leaders (Statistical information as reported to QuikStatsIowa.com, as of Dec. 24) Points per game (minimum of 5 games) 1. Bradley Fisher (Ankeny Christian) 23.8 2. Dylan Nichols (OrientMacksburg) 20.3 3. Josh Dueker (Iowa Christian) 19.8 4. Cam Arkema (Twin Cedars)

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Carolina and Denver wrap up No. 1 seeds for playoffs

NFL standings y-New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo Miami

W 12 10 8 6

L 4 6 8 10

y-Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Tennessee

W 9 8 5 3

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y-Cincinnati x-Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland

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y-Washington Philadelphia N.Y. Giants Dallas

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y-Carolina Atlanta New Orleans Tampa Bay

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y-Minnesota x-Green Bay Detroit Chicago

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L 5 6 9 10

W y-Arizona 13 x-Seattle 10 St. Louis 7 San Francisco 5 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

L 3 6 9 11

Sunday’s Games Houston 30, Jacksonville 6 Washington 34, Dallas 23 Detroit 24, Chicago 20 Buffalo 22, N.Y. Jets 17 Miami 20, New England 10

FINAL STANDINGS AMERICAN CONFERENCE East T Pct PF 0 .750 465 0 .625 387 0 .500 379 0 .375 310 South T Pct PF 0 .563 339 0 .500 333 0 .313 376 0 .188 299 North T Pct PF 0 .750 419 0 .625 423 0 .313 328 0 .188 278 West T Pct PF 0 .750 355 0 .688 405 0 .438 359 0 .250 320 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East T Pct PF 0 .563 388 0 .438 377 0 .375 420 0 .250 275 South T Pct PF 0 .938 500 0 .500 339 0 .438 408 0 .375 342 North T Pct PF 0 .688 365 0 .625 368 0 .438 358 0 .375 335 West T Pct PF 0 .813 489 0 .625 423 0 .438 280 0 .313 238 ___ New Orleans 20, Atlanta 17 Cincinnati 24, Baltimore 16 Pittsburgh 28, Cleveland 12 Indianapolis 30, Tennessee 24 Philadelphia 35, N.Y. Giants 30 San Francisco 19, St. Louis 16,

PA 315 314 359 389

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Carolina closed out its remarkable season by wrapping up home-field advantage in the NFC. Denver turned to Peyton PA 279 Manning to take advan319 tage of New England’s 401 slip-up in the AFC. And 432 Rex Ryan made certain PA to continue the New York 296 287 Jets’ playoff drought.

399 Carolina and Denver 398 wrapped up the No. 1 playoff seeds in each conferPA ence by winning at home 379 430 on the final day of the 442 regular season on Sunday.

374 Carolina routed Tampa PA Bay 38-10, while Denver 308 edged San Diego 27-20 to 345 476 win the AFC West title.

417 “We find our edge playing in front of the home PA 302 crowd,” Carolina QB Cam 323 Newton said. “Everything 400 397 here feels just right. We don’t have travel to a hosPA tile environment. This is 313 277 our house — and it’s hos330 tile.”

387 New England will be the No. 2 seed in the AFC after losing at Miami, while OT Denver 27, San Diego 20 Arizona will have the othSeattle 36, Arizona 6 er bye in the NFC despite Kansas City 23, Oakland 17 Carolina 38, Tampa Bay 10 getting routed 36-6 by SeMinnesota 20, Green Bay 13 attle.

Denver’s victory finally settled the AFC playoff picture. Cincinnati is the No. 3 seed and will host AFC North rival AFC, TBA Pittsburgh in a wild-card Pro Bowl game on Saturday night, Sunday, Jan. 31 while AFC South chamAt Honolulu Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, pion Houston is the No. 4 8 p.m. (ESPN) seed and will host Kansas Super Bowl City, winners of 10 straight Sunday, Feb. 7 games. The Texans and At Santa Clara, Calif.

Chiefs will play the first TBD, 5:30 p.m. (CBS) game of the playoffs on PA 313 408 448 423

NFL playoff glance Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 9 Kansas City (11-5) at Houston (9-7), 3:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh (10-6) at Cincinnati (12-4), 7:15 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 10 Seattle (10-6) at Minnesota (11-6), 12 p.m.

Green Bay (10-6) at Washington (9-7), 3 p.m.

Divisional Playoffs Pittsburgh, Kansas City or Houston at Denver (12-4), TBA Cincinnati, Houston or Kansas City at New England

(12-4), TBA Seattle, Green Bay or Washington at Carolina (151), TBA Minnesota, Washington or Green Bay at Arizona (13-3), TBA Saturday, Jan. 16 AFC NFC Sunday, Jan. 17 AFC NFC Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 NFC, TBA

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The NFC playoff picture was settled late Sunday night when Minnesota beat Green Bay 20-13 to win the NFC North. The Vikings will host Seattle in the early game Sunday, while Green Bay will travel to NFC East champion Washington for the late Sunday game. The Redskins closed the season with their fourth straight win on Sunday beating Dallas.

The highlight of the day was Ryan and the Buffalo Bills stopping the Jets from making the playoffs and gave the Steelers the final playoff spot in the AFC. The Bills beat the Jets 22-17, while Pittsburgh knocked off Cleveland 28-12, the only results that would have gotten the Steelers into the postseason. The Jets have not made the playoffs since 2010.

“I’ve got a lot of friends over there, and I want them to be successful, but not at my expense,” Ryan said.

Ryan has plenty of friends in the Steel City now.

“A lot of thanks to coach Ryan and the rest of the Bills and everybody in Buffalo,” Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. “I know they’re excited about 8-8 and we’re excited they got us in.”

New England had a chance at home field in the AFC, but flopped in Miami getting beat 20-10.

Denver struggled in the first half against San Diego before inserting Manning in place of Brock Osweiler

at quarterback and holding on late for the seven-point victory.

“Wherever we play, we play,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said.

Houston also clinched the AFC South with its win over Jacksonville and will host Kansas City after the Chiefs beat Oakland for their 10th straight victory.

Houston avoided the headache of possibly having to look at eight different tiebreakers against the Colts by beating Jacksonville 30-6 to win the AFC South, making Indianapolis’ victory over Tennessee moot. The Colts entered the day with the slimmest of chances to win the division, but a Texans loss was needed. Houston is the fourth seed.

“We are not happy with just winning the AFC South,” Houston wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins said. “There are bigger goals ahead of us.”

Seattle rebounded from last week’s loss at home against St. Louis with one of its most dominant victories of the season, winning big at Arizona. The Seahawks led 30-6 at halftime and won for the sixth time in seven games. It’ll be their second trip to Minnesota in about a month. Seattle beat the Vikings 38-7 on Dec. 6.

“These guys are confident that we can go wherever we got to go,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. ___ AP NFL website: www. pro32.ap.org and http:// twitter.com/AP_NFL

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Iowa jobless rate dips to 3.4 percent in November IOWA CITY — November produced strong job gains in Iowa as payrolls grew by 8,400 jobs and the unemployment rate dipped again, to 3.4 percent, according to new data released today by Iowa Workforce Development and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Iowa Policy Project (IPP) released the following statement from Executive Director Mike Owen: “November was a very strong month, particularly with big gains in construction. The 8,400job gain is the largest one-month gain in over five years and also is over four times the pace of monthly job growth over that span. So it’s also important to look at more than a one-month performance.

“Long-term signals are mixed.

On the one hand, the gap is narrowing between jobs we have and what we need to keep up with population since the reces-

A strong month of November saw Iowa unemployment dip to 3.4 percent and payrolls grow by 8,400 jobs — the largest one-month jobs gain in over five years.

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sion years. On the other hand, that gap remains at about 28,000 jobs, and the long-term pace remains slow, and the current 12-month pace of 2,300 new jobs each month won’t close that jobs deficit anytime soon.”

Job Growth Perspective Iowa has shown job growth for many years in recovery from the Great Recession, but the growth has come at a fairly consistent — and consistently slow — monthly pace of under 2,000 in those years.

One goal for job growth that has received attention is Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad’s goal of 200,000 new jobs in five years.

Iowa has been well off the pace for that goal, over halfway there (109,100) with only two months

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ber by 8,400 to 1,584,700 from an downwardly revised 1,576,300 in October. Nonfarm jobs (seasonally adjusted) were 27,300 ahead of where they stood in November 2014.

• The unemployment rate fell to 3.4 percent from 3.5 percent, compared with 4.3 percent a year earlier.

• The labor force — those working or looking for work — rose by 1,400 to 1,706,200, but was 8,500 behind November 2014.

• All but three of the 11 major job sectors posted gains in November — the leaders being construction with 3,700 and leisure and hospitality with 3,300 net new jobs. Trade, transportation and utilities rose by 2,300.

• Professional and business services showed a 2,100-job decline, along with a loss of 600 government jobs. Mining was

• Over the last 24 months, Iowa has gained nonfarm or payroll jobs in all but five.

• Iowa averaged a monthly increase of 2,300 jobs from November 2014 to November 2015.

• Over the year, the strongest percentage gains are in construction, 9.3 percent (7,200 jobs), and in “other” services, 5.4 percent (3,200 jobs). Leisure and hospitality and professional and business services also showed over-the-year increases at 3 percent or above.

• Four job categories were down from a year earlier: manufacturing (500), information (600), government (900) and mining (200).

IPP is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public policy research and analysis organization in Iowa City. IPP has issued monthly job reports since 2003. IPP analysis is available at www.iowapolicyproject.org.

• Nonfarm jobs rose in Novem- Key Trends

to go in the 60-month time frame set by the Governor.

IPP has suggested that a better way to look at jobs is that of the Economic Policy Institute, which Branstad sets state job performance in the context of the economic cycle and recovery and considers growth in the population as part of the equation.

By that measure, Iowa is 59,800 jobs ahead of where it stood at the start of the last recession, in December 2007 — but remains 28,300 behind the level necessary to keep up with population growth.

Iowa ethanol production breaks record, exceeding 4 billion gallons in 2015 Iowa’s 43 ethanol plants produced an estimated 100 million more gallons than in 2014. Iowa continues to be the No. 1 ethanol-producing state and was estimated to account for roughly 27 percent of national ethanol production in 2015.

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JOHNSTON — The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) today announced that Iowa’s 43 ethanol plants produced over 4 billion gallons during 2015, up slightly from 3.9 billion gallons in 2014.

Iowa continues to be the number-one ethanol-producing state and is estimated to account for roughly 27 percent of national ethanol production in 2015. The increase came from efficiency gains and debottlenecking (process of identifying specific areas or equipment in oil and gas facilities that limit the flow of product, otherwise known as bottlenecks, and optimizing them so that overall capacity in the plant can be increased) at existing plants, as well as ethanol production from cellulosic feedstocks such as corn stover and

corn kernel fiber.

“While Iowa took a modest step forward in production this year, we have the corn supplies to really expand ethanol production,” said IRFA Executive Director Monte Shaw. “What we don’t have is access to the market for higher ethanol blends. The United States Department of Agriculture blender pump grant program will help move the needle forward in 2016, and we hope the Environmental Protection Agency will get the renewable fuel standard (RFS) back on track when they propose the RFS levels for 2017. If we can crack the petroleum monopoly on fuel choice, it will benefit consumers, farmers and the environment.”

Iowa is the nation’s leader in re-

newable fuels production. Iowa has 43 ethanol refineries capable of producing 3.9 billion gallons annually, including nearly 55 million gallons of annual cellulosic ethanol production capacity. In addition, Iowa has 12 biodiesel facilities with the capacity to produce nearly 315 million gallons annually.

IRFA was formed in 2002 to represent the state’s liquid renewable fuels industry. The trade group fosters the development and growth of the renewable fuels industry in Iowa through education, promotion, legislation and infrastructure development.

“If we can crack the petroleum monopoly on fuel choice, it will benefit consumers, farmers and the environment.”

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