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Firefighters knock down Creston rural New Year’s Eve fire Hy-Vee to

give away $22K over 12 weeks The store’s latest “BUT, EVERYBODY promotion offers a likes money. $10,000 cash grand Who couldn’t use prize. $10,000 right now?”

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Burned grass leads from east of a house along a line of trees after a fire burned down two outbuildings and the east side of the house Saturday evening on Kingfisher Avenue. Afton and Creston firefighters both responded to the fire, which was paged out 5:10 p.m.

By BAILEY POOLMAN Kingfisher Ave., Shannon during the fire. “We went gation. Fire got into an atCNA staff reporter bpoolman@crestonnews.com

SHANNON CITY — Afton and Creston firefighters knocked down a New Year’s Eve blaze in rural Shannon City.

Both Afton and Creston firefighters were paged 5:10 p.m. Saturday to 2432

City, for a detached garage and house on fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found the garage and a chicken coop fully involved and a side of the house on fire.

“We got on scene maybe less than a minute in front of Afton,” said Lee Freeman, Creston firefighter and incident command

ahead and sent Afton’s truck up to the house.”

Firefighters concentrated water on the house and used a water supply from both Afton and Creston tankers.

Once the fire was knocked down, firefighters went inside the house for interior attack and investi-

tic space above the kitchen, the kitchen and soffit on the east side of the house.

Firefighters cut a hole in the roof to vertically ventilate and release smoke and heat from the house before extinguishing the fire and beginning overhaul. There FIRE | 2A

Video shows suspect in pain after Iowa trooper’s gun strike IOWA CITY (AP) — An Iowa trooper jammed the barrel of his loaded rifle into the shoulder of a surrendering suspect at the end of a chase, police video shows, leaving the man with an injury and pain that he says lasted for weeks.

The video sheds light on the unusual use of force, one that the Iowa Department of Public Safety had largely kept secret since it happened 18 months ago.

The Associated Press obtained the video through an Iowa open records law re-

quest, with the department agreeing to release it only after suspect Shanne Arre pleaded guilty in December to eluding and operating while intoxicated.

Arre, 28, admits he was high on drugs when he fled from an officer trying to

stop him for speeding in northwest Iowa near LeMars in June 2015. After driving through farm fields, he eventually crashed in a ditch as several patrol cars pursued him.

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Local shoppers at the Creston Hy-Vee location who swipe their Fuel Saver Plus Perks cards at the register between now and April 2 are eligible to win in Hy-Vee’s latest giveaway promotion.

In the fall, Hy-Vee stores across the state gave away a brand new Ford F-150 to local winners. Eula and Duane Dolecheck of Creston won the truck from the Creston store in November.

After seeing the success of that promotion, Hy-Vee quickly began putting the wheels in motion for a new giveaway.

This time, the grand prize is $10,000 in cash.

In addition, each of the 12 weeks through the life of the promotion, Creston Hy-Vee will give away 10 $100 Hy-Vee gift cards to shoppers who swiped their Fuel Saver Plus Perks cards at the store.

“Just like last fall when we gave away the Ford F-150 truck, we’re offering a huge giveaway to one lucky winner who shops at Creston Hy-Vee,” said Jeremy Odem, store director.

“It’ll be a total of $22,000

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given away through the life of the promotion.”

Feedback received following the truck giveaway spurred the new promotion.

“We had just amazing feedback about the truck promotion, and one of the things when we were coming out of the promotion was some people didn’t want to drive a Ford,” O d e m s a i d .

“But, everybody likes money. Who couldn’t u s e $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 Odem r i g h t now?”

Creston Hy-Vee is one of 27 Hy-Vee stores participating in the promotion.

A local shopper from each location will be electronically drawn as the winner at the conclusion of the promotion.

Once again, shoppers who swipe their Fuel Saver Plus Perks cards on Saturdays will earn two entries into the drawing.

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New Year’s bubble: Bunny Norton, employee of Southern Prairie YMCA, peers into a

bubble ball at Harley Hanson, 6, a student at Creston Community Schools, to make sure she’s strapped in properly during the Y’s New Year’s Eve kid’s event held Saturday evening in the gym.

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DEATHS Agnes Eklund Creston

Agnes M. Eklund, 92, of Creston died Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, at Greater Regional Hospice HouseHCI in Creston.

Celebration of life services will be 11 a.m.

Friday, Jan. 6, at First United Metho d i s t Eklund Church i n Creston. A lunch will be served, followed by burial in Oakland Cemetery at Shannon City. Open visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, in Creston. In lieu of flowers, memorials are to Oakland Cemetery. Online condolences can be made at www.powersfh.com.

Agnes Marie (Swanson) Eklund, daughter of Mary Callista (Maloney) Swanson and Maynard F. Swanson, was born Dec 8, 1924, in Ringgold County. In 1942, she graduated from Shannon City High School, and then went to Des Moines to work at the ammunition plant.

Agnes married Raymond C. Eklund in Indianola. They shared a life farming together in the Shannon City community. She volunteered as a 4-H leader several years.

She was an active member of the Shannon City and Arispe Methodist churches and enjoyed quilting with the South Valley Quilters many years. Ray-

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Squad car video shows officers using flashlights to search for Arre for three minutes before one spots him on the ground in tall grass and tells him to put his hands up. Iowa State Patrol officer Jeremy Probasco approaches Arre, telling him not to move and twice directing him to put his hands “in the small of your back.” Probasco stuck the barrel of his rifle into Arre’s shoulder blade after the first command.

Policing experts say the rifle strike appears to be excessive, noting that officers are discouraged from hitting suspects with their guns due to the potential that they could discharge.

“It’s hard to say I can see any justifiable reason to go to that length there,” said David O’Laughlin, director of training at the Municipal Police Institute in Massachusetts. “I don’t see for myself or hear any resistance offered other than the guy concealing himself.”

He added: “It’s kind of risky to be poking somebody with a rifle. What if the thing goes off? That’s crazy.”

Arre said that after crashing, he crawled out of the car and lay down with his hands up in the grass to surrender.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety said officers didn’t know that Arre was

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mond died Feb 26, 1984.

Agnes moved to Creston in 2001 and volunteered with Meals on Wheels, being a reading companion for school children and helped area nursing home residents playing bingo. She was a member of Creston First United Methodist Church and also a member of Federated Garden Club in Creston. She enjoyed working in her yard and taking daily walks in the neighborhood. She especially enjoyed her family and many friends.

Survivors include her son, Bob (Sharon) Eklund of Afton; two daughters, Sharon (Craig) Wasteney of Hannibal, Missouri, and Kathy (Joe) Haines of Des Moines; seven grandchildren, Teresa (Brian) Cose of Dubuque, Eric (Jeanna) Eklund of Afton, Carl (Lindsay) Eklund of Shannon City, Robin Wasteney of Des Moines, Carmen (Rick) Goodwin of Des Moines, Christy (Scott) McGriff of Des Moines and Carrie (Scott) Hamilton of Greencastle, Indiana; 16 great-grandchildren, Alyssa, Brittney, Tori, Jerod (Cassie), Jacy (Cazlynn), Logan (Sydney), Lindsey (Josh), Cale, Ivy, Coy, Macy, Collin, Lauren, Brady, Maggie and Ella; five great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Irene Peppmeier of Creston and Anna Weis of Afton; and brother Ralph (Mary) Swanson of Kimberly City, Missouri.

Agnes was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond; two brothers, Howard (Bunny) Swanson and Carl Swanson; and brothers-in-laws, Earl Peppmeier and Donald Weis.

unarmed. Arre moved his hands so they were hidden in the grass “and it appeared to the trooper that Arre was either going to push himself up off the ground and/or grab a weapon,” the agency said in a statement. Probasco didn’t have time to use a Taser or baton, so he “poked” Arre with the barrel of the rifle to gain control of him before he was cuffed, the statement said.

Arre denies hiding his hands and says he moved them only to comply with Probasco’s order. He said the “poke” felt more like a hard punch.

In the video, Arre says he’s trying to comply but ex-

Carol Kinder Carol Ann Kinder, 71, of Clearfield died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, at Clearview Home in Clearfield.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Area Bible Fellowship Church in Clearfield. The Rev. Ron Christian will officiate.

O p e n visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m.

T u e s day, Jan. 3, with Kinder family present from 5 to 8 p.m. at the church. Memorials are to be established in her name. Online condolences may be left at www. armstrongfh.com.

Carol Ann (England) Varner Kinder, daughter of Everitt “Spec” and June (Hutchinson) England, was born May 19, 1945, in Page County. Carol Ann grew up in the Clearfield community and attended Clearfield Community School and reigned as homecoming queen her senior year in 1963. After graduation, Carol Ann moved to Des Moines with her friend Kathy Beggs Flam. Carol lasted four weeks away from home, found that she hated city life and decided to come home to Clearfield where, on Aug. 31, 1963, she married Bradford Varner. To this union, Jeffery Clay Varner and Bobbi Jo (Varner) Bartles were born.

Brad and Carol were divorced in 1971.

On Aug. 7, 1972, Carol married Dannie Hugh Kinder in Rockport, Mis-

souri. Carol gained two step-children, Julie Ann and Andy Wayne, and Dannie and Carol were blessed with the birth of Angela Sue “Beansoup.”

Carol is survived by her husband, Dannie Hugh Kinder; daughters, Julie Ann Kinder Ury, Bobbi Jo Varner Bartles and Angela Sue Kinder Cole; son Andy Wayne (Beth) Kinder; brothers, Jerry Lee England, Dennis Ray England and Terry Dean (Melissa) England; sister Tammy June (Clint) England Carmichael; sisters-in-law Juanita (Nita) Harris England and Delsa Lou Kinder Brooks; mother-in-law Juanita Catherine Sweeney Kinder; grandchildren, Ashly Morgan (Matt) Longfellow Green, Aaron Dean (Angela) Ury, Josiah Cole Ury, Taylor Danielle Banks, Tyson Jack Banks (Alexa Mitchell), Trey Bradley White (Katie Larson), Tanner Jo (Keaton) White Osthoff, Rhylie Nicole Kinder (fiance Jesse Dick), Elliott Catherine Rose Kinder, Jacob Thomas Kinder, Dalton Daniel Kinder (Tiffany Huntsman), Devon Eugene Cole, Kenzie Shai Cole (Devin Winemiller), Kailey Ann Cole and Jade Danielle Cole; 12 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Carol was preceded in death by her father Everitt ‘Spec’ England; mother June Anne England; son Jeffery Clay Varner; brother Robert Michael England; grandson Zachary Leo Johnston; father-in-law Olin Wayne Kinder; nephew Matthew Jeffery Samo; great-nephew Shaun Linn Clark Jr. and niece Nichole Sue England Simmons.

presses pain, saying: “You hit me for no reason, dude.”

Probasco denies hitting him.

Arre then reacts in pain that he says was caused by an officer kneeing him in the back: “Ow, ow! What the (expletive) dude? Come on.

You are smashing my (expletive) spinal cord.”

“You should have thought about that before you ran,” an officer responds.

Arre told the AP he believed the force was “extreme,” saying he was unarmed and not resisting.

The rifle strike left him with the red circle outline of the barrel marked on his back and pain that he says was recurring for the rest of that

summer and fall. He said he couldn’t lift his arm for a couple days, even though he declined medical treatment.

“It was kind of reckless of him to hit me with a rifle like that, loaded up. I understand his frustration, but at the same time, it was very inconsiderate of what could have happened,” he said. “Just like it was inconsiderate of me to run, not knowing what kind of danger that I put them in. But I’m on drugs.

What’s his excuse?”

Plymouth County refused to release photos an investigator took of Arre’s injuries, saying they’re part of a police investigative file and exempt from disclosure.

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“We want to continue to create some excitement in Creston and energize folks to want to come shop at Hy-Vee,” Odem said. “We want to get folks in and see what we can do for them at Creston Hy-Vee. We feel we’re the best grocer in town.”

The contest is also used as a way to sign people up for the Fuel Saver Plus Perks card.

Benefits of signing up for the card include saving money on gas at Casey’s General Store locations, saving money on select items at Hy-Vee each week and receiving special

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was moderate damage done to the house.

Firefighters, who were on scene approximately three hours, also put out fire in the grassy area near the house. The two buildings

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump criticized House Republicans Tuesday for making one of their first acts a vote to gut the independent Office of Congressional Ethics, arguing that tax reform and health care should be higher priorities.

“With all that Congress has to work on, do they really have to make the weakening of the Independent Ethics Watchdog, as unfair as it may be, their number one act and priority,” Trump asked o v e r Twitter the morning Trump after the surprise and secretive move by the House GOP. “Focus on tax reform, healthcare and so many other things of far greater importance!” he added.

Trump’s comments came after GOP House members voted behind closed doors Monday to give lawmakers themselves ultimate control over the Office of Congressional Ethics, the independent body created in 2008 to investigate allegations of misconduct by lawmakers.

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“At this point there is no cause of the fire,” Freeman said.

The fire is no longer under investigation.

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deals and coupons in the mail and via email.

Plus, using the Fuel Saver Plus Perks card is the only way to gain entry into the store’s promotions like the cash giveaway.

“It’s pretty cool to be a part of something where you give away such a prize that makes people so happy,” Odem said. “Eula and Duane Dolecheck won the truck and I see them every week still. They come in the store and it’s almost like they just won the truck again. Just the opportunity to participate in something like this is amazing because it creates so much excitement.”

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The office was created after several bribery and corruption scandals sent members to prison.

The ethics change, which prompted a furious outcry from Democrats and government watchdog groups, is part of a rules package that the full House will vote on Tuesday.

Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who had argued against the unilateral rules change Monday night, issued a statement Tuesday down playing the change and insisting that the OCE will operate independently though under the oversight of the member-only House Ethics Committee.

“All members of Congress are required to earn the public’s trust every single day, and this House will hold members accountable to the people,” Ryan said.

Ryan and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., had pressed for a bipartisan approach at a later date, but rank-and-file Republicans defied their leadership.

The 119-74 vote reflected the frustration of many lawmakers who have felt unfairly targeted by the OCE, but it was a setback for leadership caught off ETHICS | 10A

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

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Agenda includes: Review and approve hiring list for fire department.

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Dakota Earley, 20, 306 S. Pine St., was charged with driving while suspended 10:48 p.m. Friday at the intersection of East Montgomery and North Pine streets.

Early was released on $300 bond.

—————— Richard Glenn Woosley, 61, 500 E. Summit St., was charged with simple assault 10:14 p.m. Saturday at his residence.

According to a Creston Police report, Woosley told a female victim to get her things out of an apartment.

The female was then hit on the side of her head. Her hair was pulled, she had an injury to her knee and ankle and she was pushed and shoved.

The female had marks from the assault and was going to be checked out by staff of an emergency room.

Woosley was released on $300 bond.

—————— Nathan Vicker, 25, 1722 180th St., was charged with interference with official acts 4:58 p.m. Monday in the 400 block of South Maple Street.

According to a Creston Police report, officers responded to a welfare check near South Maple and Lucas streets for Vicker. Officers encountered Vicker and offered him a ride to a

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Wednesday TOPS 116, 9:30 a.m., United Church of Christ Congregational, 501 W. Montgomery St. Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. Alzheimer’s Disease Family Caregiver Support Group, 2 p.m., Prairie View 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.

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

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

Thursday

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad retirees coffee, 9 a.m., The Windrow Restaurant.

Celebrate Recovery (a Christcentered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St. Southwest dance jam and pot luck, 6 to 9 p.m., Villisca Community Center.

Gambler’s Anonymous, 7 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 801 N. Fillmore St., Osceola.

Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Road.

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

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Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. CW Club, noon, congregate meal site, restored Creston Depot.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brown baggers, noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

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hotel where he said he had a room. Before allowing Vicker in the patrol vehicle, officers advised Vicker he would be patted down for his and the officers’ safety. Vicker agreed to allow officers to do so. While patting Vicker down, Vicker pulled away, reaching for his pocket, then took an aggressive stance toward officers, becoming noncompliant.

Vicker was being held on $300 bond.

—————— Jason Oglesbee, 803 W. Adams St. Apt. 1, reported a window in the front door was broken between 7:15 and 7:45 p.m. Sunday at his residence.

It is unknown if items were taken.

Damage estimate is $100.

Miscellaneous Harassing communication, 11:29 a.m., Friday, North Pine Street.

Civil dispute, 11:54 a.m., Friday, North Pine Street.

Assistance, 12:41 p.m., Friday, North Poplar Street.

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Assistance, 4:05 p.m., Friday, North Elm Street.

Traffic hazard, 9:52 p.m., Friday, South Elm Street.

Traffic stop, 10:03 p.m., Friday, South Oak Street.

Traffic stop, 10:35 p.m., Friday, East Montgomery Street.

Suspicious activity, 11:32 p.m., Friday, Manor Drive.

Welfare check, 5:01 a.m., Saturday, North Elm Street.

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Theft, 8:37 p.m., Saturday, South Stone Street.

Talk to officer, 10:01 p.m., Saturday, North Cherry Street.

Traffic stop, 11:32 p.m., Saturday, North Division Street.

Welfare check, 11:33 p.m., Saturday, North Maple Street.

Traffic stop, 12:25 a.m., Sunday, North Oak Street.

Traffic stop, 12:30 a.m., Sunday, North Elm Street.

Traffic stop, 12:50 a.m., Sunday, West Howard Street.

Traffic stop, 1:01 a.m., Sunday, New York Avenue.

Traffic stop, 1:39 a.m., Sunday, South Vine Street.

Reckless driving, 6:06 a.m., Sunday, Highway 34.

Assistance, 12:22 p.m., Sunday, West Taylor Street.

Assistance, 4:40 p.m., Sunday, Osage Street.

Welfare check, 5:36 p.m., Sunday, North Spruce Street.

Information, 5:35 p.m., Sunday, South Walnut Street.

Information, 8:11 p.m., Sunday, Manor Drive.

Assistance, 8:35 p.m., Sunday, North Palm Street.

Harassing communication, 8:52 p.m., Sunday, West Adams Street.

Traffic stop, 12:35 a.m.,

Monday, Grand Avenue.

Traffic stop, 12:46 a.m., Monday, Abell Street.

Disturbing the peace, 1:43 a.m., Monday, South Birch Street.

Traffic stop, 1:55 a.m., Monday, Laurel Street.

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Stepping out of the comfort zone Hello again.

It’s been awhile since I’ve written a column in the Creston News Advertiser. That’s something I hope to do a better job of here in 2017.

Between trying to keep up with all my new responsibilities as managing editor and (almost) constantly being short-staffed in the newsroom, time to write a column hasn’t been easy to come by since taking over in this position back in May. 2016 saw me step out of my comfort zone several times to try something new. I hope those experiences will help me grow even more in 2017.

Of course, the biggest step out of my comfort zone came in May when I left the sports desk and made the transition into news as managing editor.

When I first returned to Creston in December 2011, I came back as a news reporter. My background at that time had always been in sports.

While I had done some news writing, I was much more comfortable with sports writing. It was in my blood.

I was able to craft a news story, but it didn’t come as naturally to

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me as sports stories did.

When I moved to sports editor in spring 2012, it came as a relief. I was back to doing what I was comfortable with.

I never wanted to leave the sports desk, but when the opportunity to become managing editor came along, I knew it was what was best for my future career. I knew it would help me grow as a journalist and expand my skillset.

It hasn’t always been smooth sailing. At times, it’s felt like the ship has been taking on water at an alarming rate.

But, I’ve survived to this point.

I know I’ve improved as a news writer and have gained invaluable experience in a leadership position.

There are still plenty of improvements to be made. I look forward to becoming the best version of myself in this job.

The other big step out of my comfort zone I took in 2016 was leaving the country for the first

time.

Oh, I’m plenty comfortable traveling. I’ve traveled all over the United States, first as a student-athlete at Saint Louis University traveling places for cross country and track meets I probably never would have visited otherwise, and since traveling to concerts and sporting events across the country.

But, I’d never left the country until my sister and her family moved to London in August.

I was lucky enough to be the first person to go visit them in October, spending a week across the pond. It’s a week I’ll never forget as I fell in love with life in London.

The trip broadened my horizons.

My sister has always encouraged me to try new things. That continued in London.

Some of the highlights of the trip included learning all about the Tube from my nephew, seeing the London Eye lit up at night, touring the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (Wimbledon) and visiting Warner Bros. Studios – The Making of Harry Potter.

Having grown up with Harry Potter dominating my childhood and teenage years, seeing all the movie props and sets not only

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transported me to the world of Hogwarts, but also brought out the inner child in me.

The whole London experience was fantastic, and I can’t wait to go back. I’m already saving up to make a return trip as soon as possible.

As we start 2017, I’ll be looking for new ways to step out of my comfort zone and grow as a per-

son.

So here’s to 2017 – may we all find a way to experience something new, grow as human beings and live lives full of kindness and love for one another.

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A man died last year who epitomized the profession that Donald Trump says is full of “horrible people” and “scum.”

Jack Simms was 90. He was 17 when he signed up to join the Marine Corps in World War II. He needed his parents’ consent. He was a private in a machine gun squad with an infantry company during the bloody Battle of Iwo Jima in February and March of 1945. His division received a Presidential Unit Citation.

He survived war to return home to Auburn, Alabama, where he had grown up. Jack had promised his mother he’d go to college if she’d sign his consent form, and he kept his promises.

The first time I saw Jack Simms was in 1974. He looked pretty much the same as he’d looked in photos in his Marine Corps uniform, a dapper, John Garfield kind of handsome. He stood in the doorway of my office, the editor’s cubbyhole at the Auburn University campus newspaper, The Plainsman. He, too, had been editor of The Plainsman after the war ended.

This time Jack was back to head the journalism department, summoned by Auburn after his long career with the Associated Press in Atlanta, Kentucky and New England. He eventually became

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the AP’s deputy general sports editor in New York.

That first meeting was typical.

Jack had stopped by with a minor criticism, which he delivered with a smile and I ignored. I had finished all my journalism classes and so never had him as an instructor, but we became fast friends.

I left Auburn and tried to start a weekly newspaper on a Georgia island. The venture failed. Jack helped me find a newspaper job when I came back to Alabama, dragging a U-Haul behind me.

With his AP contacts around the nation, he helped many of us struggling young reporters find work.

Jack Simms taught what he called a “weed-out” course to get rid of students who could not spell and didn’t know grammar. He’d put a ticking alarm clock at the front of the room to illustrate the pressure of deadlines. He knew about those.

He taught by example. I’ve always thought the main thing journalism students should be

taught is the proper disposition for a reporter. Jack Simms was the intellectually curious, tough, fair-minded, witty reporter we all wanted to become.

Jack and his wife Lassie Jo – he called her “The War Department,” but with such tenderness it was not offensive – came to see me in Mississippi nearly 30 years after we’d first met. He sat on my front porch drinking, gossiping, reminiscing, until past midnight.

I finally had to beg off and go to bed.

Always the careful editor, Jack occasionally would write me a note about some column I’d written. He didn’t critique the content or my position so much as he did the delivery. “I’m not clear what you’re saying here,” or “Good job with this.” Nobody was off the hook entirely when Jack Simms read.

Mark Winne, a mutual friend, once Jack’s student and now a veteran investigative television reporter in Atlanta, named his son “Jack.” Jack Simms inspired that kind of devotion.

The current contempt for the media may wane in the next four years, but I doubt it. Jack Simms taught us that if you do your job right you might not be popular.

You might even be despised. But you’ll be respected.

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‘Rogue One’ tops box office for third straight weekend Tussey birthday card NEW YORK (AP) — The new year at the box office is starting where 2016 left off: with Disney on top.

The “Star Wars” spinoff “Rogue One” led the box office for the third straight week, taking in an estimated $64.3 million over the four-day New Year’s weekend, according to studio estimates Monday.

The success of Gareth Edwards’ “Rogue One” has only further cemented a record year for the Walt Disney Co., which ran up $2.7 billion in domestic ticket sales in 2016 and accounted for more than 25 percent of the market.

“Rogue One,” which has now grossed about $440 million in North America and nearly $800 million globally, currently slots in as the year’s No. 2 movie, following “Finding Dory” (also from Disney). The studio notched four of the five top films and has, in a year marked by franchise struggles, made a routine of churning out well-reviewed, hugely profitable blockbusters.

The weekend pushed the industry to $11.4 billion in ticket sales in 2016, topping the $11.1 billion record set in 2015. The record revenue, propelled primarily by the Disney juggernaut, masks undeniable challenges in the business. Attendance was largely flat. Streaming and television continue to grow as competitors. Some glaring failures (“Suicide Squad”) and flops (“Independence

Day: Resurgence”) showed considerable franchise fatigue with audiences. And several studios (Paramount, Sony) endured much leaner years.

But Hollywood’s 2017 is starting out with brisk business. In its second week of release, the animated “Sing,” from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, again came in second with $56.4 million.

The poorly reviewed science-fiction romance “Passengers,” starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt, came in third with $20.7 million over the four-day weekend. It’s made $61.4 million thus far, a somewhat disappointing total for a film that cost north of $100 million to make. Another Disney title, “Moana,” came in fourth with $14.3 million in its sixth weekend.

A pair of Oscar contenders is also packing theaters.

Despite playing in more limited release, Damien Chazelle’s Los Angeles musical “La La Land” grossed $12.3 million over the fourday weekend. The lead Golden Globe nominee has grossed $37 million and yet is playing in only 750 theaters. (Wider releases play in 3,000-plus theaters.) It’s the year’s top limited release title.

Denzel Washington’s acclaimed August Wilson adaption, “Fences,” also took in $12.7 million over the holiday weekend. Since opening wide on Christmas, the Paramount release has

made $32.4 million, making it one of the more lucrative stage-to-screen adaptations in recent years.

Debuting in a handful of theaters was Mike Mills’ family drama “20th Century Women,” starring Annette Bening, and Jim Jarmusch’s poetic “Paterson,” with Adam Driver.

Each drew strong per-theater averages playing on four screens. They joined a large contingent of films in limited release making awards-qualifying bows before expanding in January. Among them: Martin Scorsese’s Christian epic “Silence,” the grief-filled fantasy “A Monster Calls,” Peter Berg’s Boston Marathon drama “Patriot’s Day,” Ben Affleck’s crime thriller “Live By Night,” and the 1960s NASA tale “Hidden Figures” (which earned $1.1 million over the weekend in 25 theaters).

In the coming weeks, those films will try to kick start the box office of 2017.

On tap in the new year are new installments from “Guardians of the Galaxy,” ‘’The Fast and the Furious,” ‘’Alien” and, of course, “Star Wars” -- a new (and yet very familiar) fleet of blockbusters that will hope to drive the industry to even higher revenue records.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Monday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore.

Where available, the latest international numbers for Fri-

day through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Tuesday.

1. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” $64.3 million ($45.8 million international).

2. “Sing,” $56.4 million ($24.5 million international).

3. “Passengers,” $20.7 million ($21.7 million international).

4. “Moana,” $14.3 million ($21.3 million international).

5. “Why Him?” $13 million ($10.1 million international).

6. “Fences,” $12.7 million.

7. “La La Land,” $12.3 million ($6 million international).

8. “Assassin’s Creed,” $10.9 million ($22 million international).

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Monday at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to comScore: 1. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” $45.8 million.

2. “Sing,” $24.5 million.

3. “The Great Wall,” $24.4 million.

4. “Assassin’s Creed,” $22 million.

5. “Passengers,” $21.7 million.

6. “Moana,” $21.3 million.

7. “Some Like it Hot,” $20.7 million.

8. “Master,” $11.2 million.

9. “See You Tomorrow,” $10.3 million.

10. “Why Him?” $10.1 million.

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60 injured in crowd crush at Australian music festival MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sixty people were injured at an Australian music festival in the crush of a crowd trying to leave a performance, police said Saturday.

None of the injuries at the Falls Music and Arts Festival in Victoria state were life-threatening, but 19 people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, Victoria police said in a statement.

The incident began on Friday night when fans were trying to leave a performance by the Australian band DMA’s. Several people at the front of the crowd then lost their footing and fell, police said.

Paramedics assessed around 60 people hurt in the ensuing crush, Ambulance Victoria state health commander Paul Holman said.

Some suffered leg, rib, hip and pelvic fractures, head injuries and possible spinal injuries, while others just had cuts and abrasions.

“While the injuries are significant, this could have been quite a tragedy and we are grateful that the outcome was not worse,” Holman said in a statement.

Festival organizers said in a Facebook post that the festival’s entertainment was suspended after the incident, but would resume on Saturday.

George Lucas not sure which California city will house new museum SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — George Lucas is no stranger to epic struggles on the big screen, but he didn’t expect one off-camera when it came to his art collection.

For nearly a decade, the filmmaker has tried to build a museum to house an extensive personal collection that includes 40,000 paintings, illustrations and film-related items. But legal entanglements and other complications have thwarted his efforts.

After several false starts, Lucas and his art team say they will decide later this month whether to put the museum in San Francisco or Los Angeles, a strategy that has stirred a California rivalry.

The prize is big, and both cities want it badly.

“This is the largest civic gift in American history,” LA Mayor Eric Garcetti told The Associated Press.

“I think Los Angeles is the natural home for it” — a notion that San Francisco officials enthusiastically contest.

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, as it will be called, promises hundreds of jobs and a high-profile attraction — and it’s essentially free.

The “Star Wars” creator is financing the project himself. He plans to spend more than $1 billion to build the museum, endow it and provide a trove of initial artworks valued at over $400 million. Together with Chinese architect Ma Yansong, Lucas has proposed a sleek, futuristic design looks like a cross between the Guggenheim and a galactic starfighter.

“It’s not just an enormous philanthropic gift to a city and to the world, but it is a unique museum in the way it is envisioned,” said Don Bacigalupi, an art historian and respected museum director Lucas hired as its founding president. “Certainly, we’ll be looking forward to the day we can move the art into a museum.”

The museum will not, as many assume, be a repository for “Star Wars” memorabilia.

It will, however, show how Lucas spent some of his filmmaking fortune and that his interest in art extends beyond movies.

An avid collector for more than 40 years, Lucas is giving the museum some 10,000 paintings and illustrations that include dozens of Norman Rockwells and works from French impressionist Edgar Degas to American contemporary artist Keith Haring. There are illustrations for classic children’s books by Beatrix Potter of “Peter Rabbit” fame and Jean de Brunhoff, who created “Babar.”

The museum gets its pick from some 30,000 film-related pieces including storyboards and costumes from “The Wizard of Oz,” ‘’Casablanca,” and, naturally, “Star Wars.”

There’s art from comic books, graphic novels and other popular works that Lucas hopes will attract people who don’t typically visit museums.

In 2010, Lucas first pitched his project to San Francisco and considered a site in the Presidio, but the trust that oversaw the park ultimately rebuffed him. He

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Government leaders in both cities have unanimously approved it. And officials are quick to stress that this time there is no apparent opposition, and construction could begin quickly ahead of a projected 2020 finish date.

Later this month, Lucas is convening the museum’s board to decide between two distinct locations.

In San Francisco, his project would virtually have an island unto itself.

The city offered Lucas a 4-acre waterfront plot on Treasure Island, a manmade creation in the middle of the bay with cinematic views of the city skyline.

The island was built for the 1939 World’s Fair, then used as a World War II naval base. These days it’s populated mainly by seagulls, boarded-up barracks, some art studios and old warehouses, but officials hope the museum triggers its transformation. A massive $6 billion redevelopment project includes apartments, hotels and a ferry terminal.

“It’s a risk they would be taking, but it’s a bet on the future,” said Adam Van De Water, project manager for the museum at San Francisco City Hall. “We think

his heart is here in the Bay Area.”

Lucas has spent most of his life in the San Francisco area, and Lucasfilm was based in the city before he sold it in 2012 to Disney Co. “Put yourself in his shoes.

You could be on Treasure Island, where you’re visible throughout downtown San

Francisco,” said Van De Water, pausing to take a swipe at Los Angeles. “Or you could be a museum in a park with other museums.”

Los Angeles has offered Lucas a 7-acre spot in Exposition Park, a sprawling cultural compound that holds three other museums and the Coliseum, home

to the LA Rams. It has its own light rail station and is near the main campus of the University of Southern California, where Lucas went to film school.

“These are two spectacular places. Two great cities,” Bacigalupi says. “It’s a tough decision. But for all the right reasons.”

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HOROSCOPE For Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Because you make such a good impression on bosses, ask for what you want. They might say “no” - but then again, they might say “yes.”

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)Travel plans appeal to you now, because you need a change of scenery. Do whatever you can to get out of town, even if it’s just a short trip.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) It’s time to address red-tape details that we like to avoid.

Get out those boring-looking papers and wrap up loose ends with taxes, debt, inheritances and insurance issues.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Remember to get more sleep this month. Some of you have felt increased tension from encountering ex-partners.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Continue to do whatever you can that makes you feel on top of your game. Make lists.

Get up early. Try to be efficient and productive, because this is what will please you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept.

22) This is a playful time!

Lucky Virgos are on vacation.

Perhaps you can be a tourist in your own city? The bottom line is to have fun and enjoy yourself.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Grab every opportunity to cocoon at home, because you need to buffer yourself from the busy world around you. Of course, your work continues to make demands of you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)You have a strong sense of wanting to talk to others or enlighten someone about something. This influence will help those of you who sell, market, teach, act or write.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You’re giving lots of thought to your earnings now, because you need the money in order to follow through on your plans. Many of you are renovating and redecorating where you live.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) This is a strong time for you, which is why you need to make the most of it.

Use the important contacts that come your way to push your own agenda for-

ward.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)Although you want to work behind the scenes and keep a low profile, you are focused on money and cash flow right now. Some kind of research will pay off.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is a popular time for you.

Accept this and enjoy the company of others. In fact, your interactions with others will benefit you.

YOU BORN TODAY You are an intelligent problem-solver

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During the next three years, you will experience a time of culmination, success and financial accumulation. That’s why it is wise to start to settle your debts. The year 2017 will be a social year. It also will deal with the results of the changes that took place this year.

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Dear Heloise: I would appreciate it if you could consult your HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) experts on this question. I live in Northeast Ohio. My home is about 57 years old, with a gas forcedair furnace (about 30 years old) and a central air unit installed about 20 years ago. I have noticed that our house has MORE DUST when the furnace is on versus when the air conditioner is on. Any thoughts as to why this happens? I replace the filter on the unit every three months.

– C.W. in Ohio Sources of dust can be from leaky ductwork or from your home being under negative pressure, which can draw dust through gaps around light switches, canned lights, doors and windows. A gas furnace should be inspected by your local HVAC company yearly to ensure that it runs as efficiently and safely as possible. The company also can do pressure testing to find leaks around your home. – Heloise P.S.: Many utility companies offer free energy audits as well to their customers.

NIGHT CALL Dear Heloise: We have an adult family member who

sometimes needs assistance during the night. To make sure we hear her, we purchased a wireless doorbell with programmable chimes.

She has the button part, and we plugged the chimer into our bedroom wall outlet.

When we travel together, we take it with us. It can be used between two adjacent motel/hotel rooms. If we will be in another part of the house, we can move the chimer. She also can take the button part with her in the house. The chimer plays several tunes, and the volume can be regulated. We purchased it at a big-box home-improvement store. – Amelie F., Covington, La. ADDED GIFTS Dear Heloise: If you are like me, you have your favorite cosmetic items that you purchase from the department stores. A lot of times, there are promotions going on or free items given when you purchase other items.

Well, unfortunately, many times the colors of lipsticks or eye shadows are just not your shade. What to do? I hold on to these items and add them to birthday gifts for my girlfriends. It’s an extra small added gift, and many times they end up lik-

ing items that they would not have tried otherwise. – Carla H., Lincoln, Neb. SAVE SCREWS Dear Heloise: I am a handyman, and each year I install and remove dozens of window air conditioners.

Many times, the tiny screws get misplaced. One of my customers suggested that I put them in an old medicine bottle taped to the plug cord.

I have not lost a screw since!

– Wesley W., via email TAKE PHOTO Dear Heloise: When one receives a very large box with lots of parts that need assembling, take a picture of the box with the way that each piece was packed. That way, if you need to return the item, you can repack it successfully. I learned this hint the hard way. – Joan S., via email Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to Heloise(at) Heloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column. (c)2016 by King Features Syndicate Inc.

THE NUMBERS GAME

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Players with 50 point games this NBA season. The Bulls’ Jimmy Butler Butler became the eighth Monday scoring 52 points in the Bulls’ 118-111 win over the Hornets. The others are DeMarcus Cousins of the Kings, James Harden of the Rockets, Isaiah Thomas of the Celtics, John Wall of the Wizards, Klay Thompson of the Warriors, Russell Westbrook of the Thunder and Anthony Davis of the Pelicans. The eight players with 50 points ties the most in a season in NBA history, tying the mark set in 2015-16 and 1989-90.

REGIONAL SCORES

MONDAY Girls basketball Pride of Iowa Diagonal 51, Lenox 32 Bluegrass Diagonal 51, Lenox 32 Boys basketball Pride of Iowa Lenox 64, Diagonal 29 Bluegrass Lenox 64, Diagonal 29 English Valleys 56, Moravia 48 TUESDAY Girls basketball Hawkeye 10 Creston at Lewis Central Harlan at Atlantic Glenwood at Clarinda St. Albert at Kuemper Catholic Shenandoah at Denison-Schleswig Pride of Iowa Southeast Warren at Interstate 35 Central Decatur at Pleasantville Bluegrass Ankeny Christian at Murray Orient-Macksburg at Lamoni Twin Cedars at Iowa Christian Moulton-Udell at Grand View Christian Melcher-Dallas at Moravia Boys basketball Hawkeye 10 Lewis Central at Creston Atlantic at Harlan St. Albert at Kuemper Catholic Glenwood at Clarinda Thomas Jefferson at Red Oak Pride of Iowa Southeast Warren at Interstate 35 Central Decatur at Pleasantville Bluegrass Ankeny Christian at Murray Orient-Macksburg at Lamoni Twin Cedars at Iowa Christian Moulton-Udell at Grand View Christian Melcher-Dallas at Moravia Wrestling Hawkeye 10 Atlantic, Logan-Magnolia, OA-BCIG at Woodbine Southwest Valley, Clarinda, Red Oak at St. Albert Belmond-Klemme, Denison-Schleswig, St. Edmond at Greene County Pride of Iowa Carlisle, Interstate 35, Martensdale-St. Marys, Norwalk, Southeast Warren at Indianola East Union, WoodwardGranger at WCV THURSDAY Girls basketball Hawkeye 10 Lewis Central at Sioux City East Essex at Clarinda Pride of Iowa East Union at Wayne Mount Ayr at Murray Bluegrass Mount Ayr at Murray Grand View Christian at Diagonal Cardinal at Moravia Boys basketball Hawkeye 10 Lewis Central at Sioux City East Essex at Clarinda Pride of Iowa East Union at Wayne Bluegrass Mount Ayr at Murray Grand View Christian at Diagonal Cardinal at Moravia Ankeny Christian at Martensdale-St. Marys Wrestling Hawkeye 10 Creston/OrientMacksburg, Clarinda, St. Albert at Kuemper Catholic Atlantic, Harlan, LoganMagnolia at DenisonSchleswig Glenwood, Lewis Central, Shenandoah at Red Oak Pride of Iowa Bedford/Lenox, Winterset at Central Decatur COLLEGE FOOTBALL MONDAY BIG 10 OUTBACK BOWL Florida 30, Iowa 3 COTTON BOWL Wisconsin 24, Western Michigan 16 ROSE BOWL Southern Cal 52, Penn State 49 MONDAY BIG 12 SUGAR BOWL

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Press helps Lenox boys to road win

By RYAN KRONBERG CNA sports editor rkronberg@crestonnews.com

DIAGONAL — Seldom has Lenox used a press where big men Trey Whipple, Sam Donaldson and Cole Johnston are all on the floor at the same time.

Those three worked effectively along with guards Dawson Tullberg and Kaleb Anderson as the Tigers rolled to a 64-29 win over Diagonal Monday in nonconference boys basketball.

The Tigers press harassed the Maroons into numerous turnovers.

“We haven’t done it much where we have the three big guys in the game at the same time,” said Lenox coach Jesse Cox. “That helped us. It gives us more length.”

Whipple gave the Tigers a boost in the first half, particularly when they went on a 19-2 run to take control.

“Trey Whipple gave us a nice spark in the first half that got us going,” Cox said.

“That was a good job by him.”

The skill sets of Tullberg and Anderson quickly took over as well.

Tullberg scored a gamehigh 23 points, while Anderson added 20.

Tullberg and Anderson gave the Diagonal defense

CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG

Lenox senior Dawson Tullberg splits the defense during Monday’s nonconference boys basketball game at Diagonal. Tullberg poured in a game-high 23 points as the Tigers cruised to a 64-29 win over the Maroons.

fits with their ability to score from both the inside and outside.

Tullberg drove to the basket for his points, while Anderson connected from 3-point range.

“They’re two seniors that have plenty a lot of ball,” Cox. “They did what they should’ve done.”

Tullberg and Anderson gave the Maroons fits.

“They got some guys

who can really make some shots,” Diagonal coach Matt Warren said. “We played good defense and they still made shots. They’re tough to guard with guys who can shoot from anywhere, who are strong drivers. They put a lot of pressure on your defense.”

Diagonal passed the ball CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG around effectively at times, Lenox senior Cole Johnnston (40) and junior Sam particularly early as they Donaldson (5) trap Diagonal junior Brevin Deskin during Monday’s game in Diagonal. closed within 11-9.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL Diagonal girls ring in new year with home win

By RYAN KRONBERG CNA sports editor rkronberg@crestonnews.com

DIAGONAL — Diagonal’s effort wasn’t as sharp coming out of halftime as it was in the first half.

The Maroonettes pulled together in the fourth quarter and at the free throw line late to hold on for a 51-32 win over Lenox Monday in nonconference play.

Diagonal made 14 free throws in the final eight minutes, along with a basket from Emily Newton.

“Somehow we pulled it out to win by double digits,” said Diagonal coach Gina Gunsolley.

Free throws were crucial as the Maroonettes made 27 compared with for the Tigers.

Lenox crawled back into the game in the third quarter, trimming a 27-13 deficit at halftime to 10, 32-22, late in the third quarter.

The Tigers couldn’t convert on numerous open looks. Lenox did not score a field goal in the fourth quarter, with all 10 points coming at the free throw line.

“We missed a lot of layups,” said Lenox coach Clay Nelson. “We just couldn’t make a shot. Hopefully we’ll get them. We’ve got to get them to start dropping somehow.”

Diagonal hit enough free throws while Lenox came up empty on its trips late.

“We’ve just got to finish,” Nelson said. “We can’t give it back to them. They made their free throws. We didn’t score and they did. That’s the way it goes.”

Diagonal’s pressure defensively helped it open up a good lead in the first half.

The Maroonettes led 14-7 after one quarter and 27-13 at halftime.

“The first half was pretty good,” Gunsolley said. “We got some positives out of the trapping and the press.”

Lenox came out with a lot of energy out of the halftime break.

“I’m very disappointed with how we came out and started the second half,” Gunsolley said. “We had no energy, nothing. We have a lot to work on.”

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CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG

Diagonal senior Kasydi Klommhaus (12) and senior Jaci Haidsiak (24) trap Lenox junior Jessica Anderson during Monday’s nonconference girls basketball game in Diagonal.

Appleby shines, No. 20 Florida beats Iowa in Outback Bowl

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — No. 20 Florida dominated the Outback with stingy defense and a persistent offense that did its job, too.

Chauncey Gardner, Jr., returned one of his two fourth-quarter interceptions 58 yards for a touchdown, and graduate transfer Austin Appleby threw for 222 yards and two TDs to pace Monday’s 30-3 rout of No. 21 Iowa.

With Gardner grabbing game MVP honors, the Gators (9-4) held up their end of what many expected to be a day defense ruled , es-

pecially considering Florida entered ranked 115th in the nation in total offense — five spots ahead of the sputtering Hawkeyes.

Conversely, the teams were sixth and 24th, respectively, in total defense.

“The MVP, it goes to our guys up front, the linebackers and the coaching staff because they put me in good position to make plays. ...

It should be a team MVP,”

Gardner said. “Our motto is just go out there and have fun, and play our game.”

Mark Thompson scored on an 85-yard pass play in the first half and Appleby, who spent the past four seasons at Purdue, tossed a 6-yard TD pass to DeAndre Goolsby to break the game open late in the third quarter.

Florida (9-4) rebounded from lopsided losses to

archrival Florida State and No. 1 Alabama, scoring more points on Iowa (8-5) than the Hawkeyes allowed to Michigan, Illinois and Nebraska combined while ending the regular season on a three-game winning streak.

“It was a tough day for our football team,” I o w a coach Kirk Ferentz said. “Our team really had a good m o n t h , Ferentz they practiced and prepared well. I’m not sure there’s a thing I’d go back and change. Ulti-

mately, we didn’t play well enough to come up with a victory.”

Iowa’s C.J. Beathard led an early field goal drive and managed to get his team close to the end zone on two other occasions. Florida’s defense stiffened both times, stopping the Hawkeyes on downs at the Gator 3 in the second quarter and forcing them to settle for a 30-yard field goal that sailed wide right midway through the third quarter.

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“We moved the ball at times,” Warren said. “We didn’t turn the ball over.

We’ve been working on that.”

For the Tigers, it was good to be on the court after the holiday break.

“It was a quick turnaround after New Year’s Eve. I’m sure a lot of us watched the Hawkeyes (football bowl) game. It’s hard for kids to do that, get a little rust off.”

The Tigers now have three days of practice before Friday’s road trip to Truro.

“It’ll be good to be back in routine,” Cox said.

“We’ll be back at practice (today), school on Wednesday. We have three good days of practice before we go play a very good Inter-

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Florida’s first two drives of the day to finish 14 of 25 passing.

“We didn’t panic early.

We knew Iowa would come out swinging and make some plays on us early,” Appleby said. “We had some bad luck, but didn’t panic, and the defense made some stops and we got on a roll.”

Akrum Wadley ran for

SCORES: CONT. FROM | 7A Oklahoma 35, Auburn 19 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Tuesday BIG 10 Wisconsin at Indiana 6 p.m., ESPN BIG 12 Kansas State at Kansas, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Oklahoma at TCU, 8 p.m., ESPNU Wednesday BIG 10 Rutgers at Mich. St., 5:30 p.m., BTN Penn State at Michigan, 7:30 p.m., BTN BIG 12 Oklahoma State at Texas, 7 p.m.

Iowa State at Baylor, 7 p..m., ESPNNews MISSOURI VALLEY Northern Iowa at Loyola (IL), 6 p.m., ESPN3 Drake at Wichita State, 7 p.m., ESPN3 Bradley at Evansville, 7 p.m.

state 35 team.”

Blake Alden led Diagonal with 11 points.

Diagonal played well after the layoff for Christmas.

“Sometimes you never know what you’re going to get after the Christmas break,” Warren said. “We improved over the break.”

UP NEXT — Lenox (4-5) is at I-35 (3-2) Friday.

Diagonal (0-7) hosts Grand View Christian (6-1) Thursday.

LENOX (64) — Jhordan Montiel 0 0-0 0. Ethan Sheley 0 0-0 0. Dawson Tullberg 7 3-6 23. Carter Still 0 0-0 3.

Sam Donaldson 1 0-2 5. Colton Vienx 0 0-0 0. Kaleb Anderson 2 2-3 20. Trey Whipple 3 1-1 7. Coleman Dukes 0 0-0 0. Cole Johnston 2 2-2 6. Totals — 15 9-14 64. 3-point goals — 9 (Kaleb Anderson 5 Dawson Tullberg 2, Carter Still 1).

DIAGONAL (29) — Cole Mobley 0 0-0 0. Kade Klommhaus 2 0-0 4. Tyler Jarred 0 0-0 0. Folk Sangwanwarawut 0 0-0 0. Kole Paxson 0 0-0 0. Brevin Delkin 2 2-2 6. Blake Alden 4 0-0 11.

Clayton Hansen 2 0-1 4. Ty Taylor 0 3-3 6. Totals — 10 6-7 29. 3-point goals — 2 (Blake Alden 1, Ty Taylor 1).

Lenox (64) — 17 23 16 8 Diagonal (29) — 9 8 8 4

115 yards, giving Iowa a pair of 1,000-yard rushers in the same season for the first time. The junior finished with 1,081, and LeShun Daniels wound up with 1,058 after gaining 45 Monday.

THE TAKEAWAY Florida: The Gators could be looking at having to replace at least three stalwarts on defense — tackle Caleb Brantley and cornerbacks Jalen Tabor and Quincy Wilson — who are expected to leave school early to enter the NFL draft. Linebacker Indiana State at S. Illinois, 7 p.m., ESPN3 Missouri State at Illinois State, 8 p.m., ESPN3 Thursday BIG 10 Purdue at Ohio State, 6 p.m., ESPN Iowa at Nebraska, 8 p.m., BTN Minnesota at Northwestern, 8 p.m., ESPNU BIG EAST Villanova at Butler, 5:30 p.m., FS1 Georgetown at Providence, 6 p.m., CBSSN Creighton at St. John’s, 7:30 p.m., FS1 NFL PLAYOFFS Saturday Raiders at Texans, 3:35 p.m., ESPN Lions at Seahawks, 7:15 p.m., NBC Sunday Dolphins at Steelers, 12:05 p.m., CBS Giants at Packers, 3:40 p.m., FOX

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3) is back on the court Thursday hosting Grand View Christian.

CONT. FROM | 7A Lenox (2-7) is at Class 2A No. 11 Interstate 35 Friday. good things over the Christmas break, but noted there’s LENOX (32) — Jacy Stoaks 2 0-0, 4. still much to be worked on. Katlyn Belding 0 6-10 6. Halee Wallace 0-1 2. Niki Sparks 0 1-2 1. Camryn “We had a really good 1Douglass 1 0-0 2. Kayla Yzaguirre 0 2-2 break,” Gunsolley said. 2. Jessica Anderson 1 2-4 4. Hannah “Hopefully we’ll clean things Mitchell 3 2-4, 8. Morgan Parrish 0 0-2 3.

— 8 13-25 32. 3-point goals — 1 up over the next couple of Totals (Morgan Parrish).

DIAGONAL (51) — Maddie Lohmann days.”

0. Kasydi Klommhaus 2 3-4 13.

For Lenox, missing the 0Erin0-1Sobotka 0 3-4, 3. Jaci Haidsiak 0 layups was frustrating con- 5-6 5. Katie Sobotka 1, 5-8 7. Cassidy sidering they worked on it Lohmann 1 2-2 4. Emily Newton 4 7-10 15. Bailey Taylor 0, 0-2 0. Cassidy plenty over the break.

Becker 1 1-3 3. Allison Norris 0 1-2 1.

“We had a really good Totals — 9 27-42 51. 3-point goals — 2 Klommahaus 2). week of practice,” Nelson (Kasydi Lenox (32) — 7 6 10 10 said. “We were working on Diagonal (51) — 14 13 7 17 layups.”

Diagonal’s Emily Newton led all scorers with 15 points, CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG including 7-of-8 at the free Diagonal senior Allison throw line in the second half. Norris (54), junior Katie Kasydi Klommhaus had 13 Sobotka (30) and freshErin Sobotka (14) points. Katie Sobotka added man trap Lenox freshman Niki seven points.

Sparks during the second Hannah Mitchell led Le- half of Monday’s nonconnox with eight points. ference girls basketball UP NEXT — Diagonal (5- game in Diagonal.

Alex Anzalone and defensive back Duke Dawson also are considering turning pro.

Iowa: Like Florida’s Tabor and Wilson, cornerback Desmond King is a likely high NFL draft pick. He won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back as a junior and was just as good this year, though opponents’ reluctance to throw his way — three interceptions this season vs. eight in 2015 — may have hurt his chances to win the award again as a senior. The Hawkeyes will

OF SHERIFF'S C.J. also NOTICE lose quarterback LEVY AND SALE Beathard, who finished In the Iowa District Court his for Union County career 21-7 as a starter.

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by LeShun REM iels, plus an 18-yard pass -to Defendant: MEDINA, EDUARDO IN REM tight end George Kittle on Defendant: STATE OF IOWA - IN REM third-and-14 from the GaAs a result of the judgment rendered in tors 28.referenced Threecourt plays the above case, anlater, execution was issueddropped by the court toback the Sheriff Beathard to of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) rights, title, and interthrow before scrambling for est in Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN JOHNSON'S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 72 NORTH, RANGE 30 WEST OF THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, UNION COUNTY, IOWA, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE NORTH 175 FEET OF LOT NUMBERED 5, THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT NUMBERED 10, 190 FEET EAST BY 175 FEET NORTH, AND THE WEST 190 FEET OF LOT NUMBERED 9, ALL IN THE ABOVE NAMED SUBDIVISION, SAID AREA CONTAINING 5.01 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, UNION COUNTY, IOWA AKA A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN JOHNSON'S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW 1/4) OF SECTION SEVEN (7), TOWNSHIP SEVENTY-TWO (72) NORTH, RANGE THIRTY (30) WEST OF THE 5TH P.M., IN UNION COUNTY, IOWA, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE NORTH ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE (175) FEET OF LOT NUMBERED FIVE (5), THE NORTHWEST (NW) CORNER OF LOT NUMBERED TEN (10), ONE HUNDRED NINETY (190) FEET EAST BY ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE (175) FEET NORTH, AND THE WEST ONE HUNDRED NINETY (190) FEET OF LOT NUMBERED NINE (9), ALL IN THE ABOVE NAMED SUBDIVISION, SAID AREA CONTAINING 5.01 ACRES, MORE OR LESS Street Address: 905 S Cherry St, Creston, Iowa The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Date of Sale: 01/24/2017 Time of Sale: 10:00 AM Place of Sale: East Steps Inside the Union County Courthouse, Creston, Iowa.

X This sale not subject to redemption.

Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provisions of the law and file appropriate notice, if applicable.

Judgment Amount: $128,900.21 Costs: Plus interest 4.625% per annum on $114,160.33 from 11/30/2016 until satisfied.

Attorney: Benjamin W Hopkins (515) 222-9400 Sheriff: Rick L. Piel Date: 12/16/2016

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE In the Iowa District Court for Union County State of Iowa Union County Docket No. (Sale No.):16-1888(1) Court No.: EQCV018002 SPECIAL EXECUTION Plaintiff: FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA vs.

Defendant: MEDINA, MARIA A - IN REM Defendant: MEDINA, EDUARDO - IN REM Defendant: STATE OF IOWA - IN REM As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) rights, title, and interest in Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN JOHNSON'S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 72 NORTH, RANGE 30 WEST OF THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, UNION COUNTY, IOWA, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE NORTH 175 FEET OF LOT NUMBERED 5, THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT NUMBERED 10, 190 FEET EAST BY 175 FEET NORTH, AND THE WEST 190 FEET OF LOT NUMBERED 9, ALL IN THE ABOVE NAMED SUBDIVISION, SAID AREA CONTAINING 5.01 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, UNION COUNTY, IOWA AKA A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN JOHNSON'S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW 1/4) OF SECTION SEVEN (7), TOWNSHIP SEVENTY-TWO (72) NORTH, RANGE THIRTY (30) WEST OF THE 5TH P.M., IN UNION COUNTY, IOWA, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE NORTH ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE (175) FEET OF LOT NUMBERED FIVE (5), THE NORTHWEST (NW) CORNER OF LOT NUMBERED TEN (10), ONE HUNDRED NINETY (190) FEET EAST BY ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE (175) FEET NORTH, AND THE WEST ONE HUNDRED NINETY (190) FEET OF LOT NUMBERED NINE (9), ALL IN THE ABOVE NAMED SUBDIVISION, SAID AREA CONTAINING 5.01 ACRES, MORE OR LESS Street Address: 905 S Cherry St, Creston, Iowa The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Date of Sale: 01/24/2017 Time of Sale: 10:00 AM Place of Sale: East Steps Inside the Union County Courthouse, Creston, Iowa.

X This sale not subject to redemption.

Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provisions of the law and file appropriate notice, if applicable.

Judgment Amount: $128,900.21 Costs: Plus interest 4.625% per annum on $114,160.33 from 11/30/2016 until satisfied.

Attorney: Benjamin W Hopkins (515) 222-9400 Sheriff: Rick L. Piel Date: 12/16/2016

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE In the Iowa District Court for Union County State of Iowa Union County Docket No. (Sale No.):16-1888(1) Court No.: EQCV018002 SPECIAL EXECUTION Plaintiff: FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA vs.

Defendant: MEDINA, MARIA A - IN REM Defendant: MEDINA, EDUARDO - IN REM Defendant: STATE OF IOWA - IN REM As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) rights, title, and interest in Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN JOHNSON'S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 72 NORTH, RANGE 30 WEST OF THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, UNION COUNTY, IOWA, FOLLOWS: aFURTHER 6-yardDESCRIBED gain nearASthe goal THE NORTH 175 FEET OF LOT NUMline.

The Hawkeyes thought BERED 5, THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF scored, LOT NUMBERED 10, 190ruled FEET he but officials EAST BY 175 FEET NORTH, AND THE WESTdown 190 FEET LOT1.NUMBERED him atOFthe Daniels 9, ALL IN THE ABOVE NAMED SUBwas dropped for a 2-yard DIVISION, SAID AREA CONTAINING 5.01 ACRES, MORE OR LESS,FloriUNION loss on fourth down.

COUNTY, IOWA AKA A PARCEL OF da snapped the IN3-3JOHNSON'S tie less LAND SITUATED SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST than six minutes later, when QUARTER (SW 1/4) OF SECTION SEVEN (7), TOWNSHIP SEVENTY-TWO Thompson scored on the (72) NORTH, RANGE THIRTY (30) longest andINTD in WEST OF reception THE 5TH P.M., UNION COUNTY, Bowl IOWA, history.

FURTHER DEOutback SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE NORTH “That was big.

Momentum ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE (175) FEET OF LOT NUMBERED FIVE (5), definitely switched in their THE NORTHWEST (NW) CORNER OF LOT NUMBERED TEN (10), Wadley ONE HUNfavor after that,” DRED NINETY (190) FEET EAST BY said.

“But that was just one ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE (175) FEET NORTH, AND THE game WEST ONE drive.

A football is HUNDRED NINETY (190) FEET OF LOT NUMBERED NINEwe (9), had ALL to IN four quarters, and THE ABOVE NAMED SUBDIVISION, SAID AREA CONTAINING 5.01 ACRES, MORE OR LESS Street Address: 905 S Cherry St, Creston, Iowa The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Date of Sale: 01/24/2017 Time of Sale: 10:00 AM Place of Sale: East Steps Inside the Union County Courthouse, Creston, Iowa.

X This sale not subject to redemption.

Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provisions of the law and file appropriate notice, if applicable.

Judgment Amount: $128,900.21 Costs: Plus interest 4.625% per annum on $114,160.33 from 11/30/2016 until satisfied.

Attorney: Benjamin W Hopkins (515) 222-9400 Sheriff: Rick L. Piel Date: 12/16/2016 NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSAL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR THE CRESTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Creston Community School District, in the Counties of Adams, Ringgold and Union, State of Iowa, will hold a hearing upon its Resolution to Consider Participation in the Instructional Support Program. The hearing will be held in the Board Room, 801 N. Elm Street, Creston, Iowa, on January 16, 2016, 6:00P.M. The Board of Directors is considering participation in the Instructional Support Program as provided in Iowa Code sections 257.18 through 257.21 for a period of five years, commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018.

Additional funding for the Instructional Support Program for a budget year will be determined annually by the Board of Directors, and will not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total regular program district cost for the budget year and moneys received under Iowa Code section 257.14 as a budget adjustment for the budget year.

Moneys received by the District for the Instructional Support Program may be used for any general fund purpose.

The Instructional Support Program shall be funded by instructional support state aid and a combination instructional support property tax levied annually upon the taxable property within the School District commencing with the levy of property taxes for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and an instructional support income surtax imposed annually, the percent of income surtax to be determined by the Board for each budget year to be imposed upon the state individual income tax of each individual income taxpayer resident in the School District on December 31, 2017, and each year thereafter.

CRESTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT By: Billie Jo Greene, Secretary

bounce back.”

UP NEXT Iowa: The Hawkeyes will also begin 2017 with a new quarterback. C.J. Beathard didn’t have gaudy passing statistics, but departs Iowa with its best all-time winning percentage among QBs with 20 or more career starts.

Settling on a successor and, hopefully, developing some NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF dependable receivers to help PROPOSAL TO PARTICIPATE IN THEbe INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT him successful right away.

PROGRAM FOR THE CRESTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Creston Community School District, in the Counties of Adams, Ringgold and Union, State of Iowa, will hold a hearing upon its Resolution to Consider Participation in the Instructional Support Program. The hearing will be held in the Board Room, 801 N. Elm Street, Creston, Iowa, on January 16, 2016, 6:00P.M. The Board of Directors is considering participation in the Instructional Support Program as provided in Iowa Code sections 257.18 through 257.21 for a period of five years, commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018.

Additional funding for the Instructional Support Program for a budget year will be determined annually by the Board of Directors, and will not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total regular program district cost for the budget year and moneys received under Iowa Code section 257.14 as a budget adjustment for the budget year.

Moneys received by the District for the Instructional Support Program may be used for any general fund purpose.

The Instructional Support Program shall be funded by instructional support state aid and a combination instructional support property tax levied annually upon the taxable property within the School District commencing with the levy of property taxes for collection in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and an instructional support income surtax imposed annually, the percent of income surtax to be determined by the Board for each budget year to be imposed upon the state individual income tax of each individual income taxpayer resident in the School District on December 31, 2017, and each year thereafter.

CRESTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT By: Billie Jo Greene, Secretary

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guard by the swift action.

Under the ethics change pushed by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., the non-partisan Office of Congressional Ethics would fall under the control of the House Ethics Committee, which is run by lawmakers. It would be known as the Office of Congressional Complaint Review, and the rule change would require that “any matter that may involve a violation of criminal law must be referred to the Committee on Ethics for potential referral to law enforcement agencies after an affirmative vote by the members,” according to Goodlatte’s office.

Lawmakers would have the final say on their colleagues under the change.

Democrats, led by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, reacted angrily.

“Republicans claim they want to ‘drain the swamp,’ but the night before the new Congress gets sworn in, the House GOP has eliminated the only independent ethics oversight of their actions,” the California Democrat said in a statement. “Evidently, ethics are the first casualty of the new Republican Congress.”

In a statement, Goodlatte said the rules amendment “builds upon and strengthens the existing Office of Congressional Ethics by maintaining its primary area of focus of accepting and reviewing complaints from the public and referring them, if appropriate, to the Committee on Ethics.”

Before Trump’s tweets on the issue, Kellyanne Conway,

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a top Trump adviser, spoke supportively of the move.

She said she had not talked to Trump directly about the issue but that under the previous system there had been “overzealousness” in going after lawmakers. “We don’t want people wrongly accused,” she said Tuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

But others said the new system would make it easier for corruption to flourish under Ryan and his leadership team.

“We all know the so-called House Ethics Committee is worthless for anything other than a whitewash — sweeping corruption under the rug,” Chris Carson, president of the League of Women Voters, said. “That’s why the independent Office of Congressional Ethics has been so important. The OCE works to stop corruption and that’s why Speaker Ryan is cutting its authority. Speaker Ryan is giving a green light to congressional corruption.”

The OCE was created in March 2008 after the cases of former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, R-Calif., who served more than seven years in prison on bribery and other charges; as well as cases involving former Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, who was charged in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal and pleaded guilty to corruption charges, and former Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., convicted on corruption in a separate case.

The package approved Monday also includes a means for Republican leaders to punish lawmakers if there is a repeat of the Democratic sit-in last summer over gun control.

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Headlock: Kylen Parson of Creston squeezes tight for back points during his match with Ryder Louden of Creston Friday

afternoon in the third- and fourth-grade division of the Panther Express Wrestling Tournament at Creston Community High School.

Iowa traffic deaths jumped in 2016, department says AMES (AP) — Authorities say traffic deaths jumped to at least 400 last year in Iowa.

The Iowa Transportation

Department says the figure is nearly 27 percent higher than the 316 traffic deaths recorded in 2015. It’s also the highest figure since the

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411 in 2008.

The department says the 2016 month with the most deaths was October, with 40.

The total of 400 could rise

because the department has not added any fatal crashes that might have happened on Saturday, the last day of 2016.

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Southwest Iowa Night at the

Cleanup begins in wake of severe storms that kill 5 in South Crews were assessing damage Tuesday in the aftermath of storms that killed at least five people and brought heavy rain and strong winds to the Southeast.

The line of severe thunderstorms spawned several possible tornadoes as the storms moved across Alabama, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle. The worst of the storms had passed through the region by late Tuesday morning as the system headed toward the Atlantic Ocean.

Four people were killed Monday evening when a tree fell on their mobile home in Rehobeth, Alabama, said Kris Ware, a spokeswoman for the Dothan Houston County Emergency Management Agency.

Teams of surveyors were headed out Tuesday to assess apparent tornado damage at three sites in southeastern Alabama and southwestern Georgia, said Mark Wool, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Tallahassee, Florida.

Wool said authorities believe a tornado is responsible for damage that left the four people dead in Alabama, but he said the weather service won’t be able to say for sure until experts visit the site.

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said in a statement on social media that the Houston County sheriff had told him about the deaths and he offered “prayers for those impacted.”

In Florida, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that 70-yearold William Patrick Corley’s body was found Monday afternoon following flooding near the Shoal River in Mossy Head. Authorities said Corley’s car was partially submerged and his body was floating face-down nearby.

The sheriff’s office said Corley’s death remained under investigation, but no foul play was suspected.

State emergency officials reported no injuries or deaths in Louisiana and

Mississippi, but a trip to Walmart was memorable for some shoppers in Marksville, Louisiana, as severe weather blew out skylights in the store, sending water and glass cascading onto shoppers.

Marksville Fire Chief Jerry Bordelon said a fireworks stand in the Walmart parking lot was tossed 30 or 40 yards and mangled. The storm also knocked over 18-wheel truck trailers and punched holes in the store’s roof. The fire department ordered shoppers to leave the store, but some didn’t want to leave even as managers closed it.

“Believe it or not, we had some people in there who were still trying to shop,” Bordelon said.

Walmart spokeswoman Erica Jones said the Arkansas-based company hopes to reopen the store Tuesday, but wasn’t sure that will happen, citing needed repairs to a natural gas line.

Storms in central Mississippi near Mendenhall and Mount Olive were preliminarily identified as tornadoes by the National Weather Service, based in part on radar signatures. Both storms damaged farm buildings and homes. Other possible tornadoes will be surveyed later.

In Louisiana, there was also relatively serious damage in the southwestern parishes of Beauregard and Allen, including the town of Reeves. Some wind damage was also reported in Houston and throughout East Texas. Though Arkansas had also been included in warnings, there was only a stray report of hail in Jackson County in the northeast part of the state.

Tens of thousands lost power in Louisiana and Mississippi at the height of the storm, according to utilities.

Freddie Zeigler, a meteorologist in the Weather Service’s New Orleans office, said heavy winds were preceding the squall line, possibly contributing to power outages.

Sunday, January 8, 2017

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