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By Kayla Langmaid Newton Daily News A Newton man accused of third-degree sexual abuse will appear in court next month for a jury trial after a 2015 incident.

Colin C. Hansen, 20, is accused of forcing a sex act on a 16-year-old victim during an incident Hansen in June 2015.

Hansen was arrested June 8, 2015.

Hansen’s trial is set to begin March 1.

According to the police report, the victim said Hansen messaged her on Facebook to meet at the Homedahl Park in Kellogg. Upon meeting, she said Hansen allegedly grabbed her arm and forced her into his car.

Once in the car, Hansen allegedly asked for the victim to perform a sex act on him.

She refused, and Hansen then grabbed her head and forced her to perform the act, according to the report. The victim also described a white T-shirt that Hansen used following the alleged sex abuse.

When officers spoke with Hansen, he allegedly denied being at the park and said the victim had messaged him on Facebook, and they made plans to meet, but he never showed up.

When officers found a wrinkled-up white T-shirt in the back of Hansen’s vehicle, he refused to speak any further with law enforcement.

Contact Kayla Langmaid at 641-792-3121 ext. 6513 or klangmaid@newtondailynews.com

Submitted Photo Featured on the left is the current store front on the buildings at 106 and 108 N. Second Ave. E. On the right is a rendering of a possible redesign for the buildings, funded in part by a downtown micro-grant through the City of Newton.

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Work to update and renovate downtown Newton continues with three new micro-grants awarded totaling more than $36,000. Buildings or businesses owned by Brandi Mace, Kayla Juni and Joann

Kunkel will get a facelift with projects ranging from new signage to façade removal and renovation.

“The establishment of the micro-grant program encourages Downtown owners to reinvest in their property and business in accordance with the downtown historic district de-

sign guidelines,” interim city administrator Jarrod Wellik said.

The first project proposal comes from Mace for a major renovation to the buildings at 106 and 108 N. Second Ave. E. Work Mace plans to complete includes removal of old signage and the installation of new signage, remov-

ing non-historic façade on the two store fronts, a façade renovation at both the front and rear of the building, the installation of a new awning and paint work.

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DMACC hosting activities for National Court Reporting and Captioning Week

By Justin Jagler Newton Daily News National Court Reporting and Captioning Week kicks into gear on Saturday, and DMACC’s Newton campus will be hosting events throughout the week.

The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) sponsors the activities, which are designed to increase the public’s awareness about the growing number of

employment opportunities the profession offers. The NCRA estimates about 5,500 court reporting jobs are expected to become available nationwide over the next five years.

Patti Ziegler is the court reporting department chair at DMACC. She said there are currently 11 positions open in Iowa alone, and the starting salary is $50,000.

“The jobs are there,” Ziegler said. “That said, it’s a very rigorous, very demanding

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program because it requires lots and lots of practice.”

Newton’s campus is the only college in the state that offers a court reporting program. There are currently about 35 students in the program, which is in its third year of operation. Students are trained to be both official and freelance court reporters.

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The Newton Daily News has partnered with the Jeweler’s Bench and other area businesses in search of Jasper County’s Cutest Couple.

The contest is open to couples ages 18 and older who reside in Jasper County and have been in their relationship for one year or longer.

The contest can be entered from Friday through Feb. 15. Voting will be from Feb. 16 to Feb. 23.

The couple with the most votes will receive: • A custom made Amethyst pendant set in Sterling Silver with a Sterling Silver chain from The Jeweler’s Bench in Newton — $149 value.

• A three-course meal at the Hy-Vee Market Grille sponsored by Newton Hy-Vee. • Two tickets to the Capitol II Theatre in Newton with complimentary popcorn and drinks sponsored by the Capitol II Theatre.

• A floral arrangement sponsored by Newton Village.

The contest is up and running and can be seen at newtondailynews.com/contests

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Get dinner on the table quickly and without the mess with our freezer meal workshop. We’ll do the shopping and the clean-up; you help assemble the meals to take home. Email Emily at ering@hy-vee.com for the menu and more information.

American heart month demo and sampling 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 24 Newton Hy-Vee Club Room

February is American Heart Month! Every year, one in four deaths are caused by heart disease. The good news? Heart disease can often be prevented when people make healthy choices and manage their health conditions. Join dietitians Jenny and Emily in the aisles with great-tasting, heart-healthy food samples and meal ideas and learn ways to improve your heart health. No registration required.

Fitness Courses Newton YMCA File Photo Aiming for at least 25 to 30 grams per day of fiber may help to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

Along with Valentine’s Day, February also marks American Heart Month. Heart health deserves attention because heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. — about one in every four deaths. Several medical problems and lifestyle choices may put people at a higher risk for heart disease, including: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, obesity and being overweight, poor diet, physical inactivity and excessive alcohol use.

The good news is that several of these risk factors may be influenced by simple changes in lifestyle, such as what you choose to eat. Follow these five simple ways to invest in your heart health.

1. Soy Protein: Aim for 25 grams (or around three servings) per day of soy protein from sources such as soynuts, edamame, soymilk, tofu or tempeh. Research shows that soyfoods may help lower cholesterol because of their beneficial fatty acids, the phytochemical called isoflavone and their protein content.

2. Nuts: Aim to eat 1.5 ounces per day of nuts. That’s roughly a handful (about 12 Brazil nuts, 22 pecan halves, 27 cashews, 36 almonds, 65 peanuts or 73 pistachios). Nuts are a rich source of heart-healthy fats, fiber, plant protein, essential vitamins and minerals and other phytochemicals that appear to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

3. Plant Sterols: Aim for 2 to 3 grams per day of plant sterols (compounds found in plant cell membranes). Plant sterols resemble cholesterol, which makes it difficult for the digestive tract to distinguish between the two and thus may help reduce cholesterol absorption. Small amounts of plant sterols are found naturally in fruits, vegetables, nuts,

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acids may help positively affect blood lipids and lower the risk of heart disease.

Decades ago, common hearthealth nutrition recommendations included the advice to eat low-fat and low-saturated fat.

However, when people were told to cut fat out of their diet, they ended up replacing it with processed carbohydrates and added sugar. This approach did not work to decrease heart disease. Furthermore, nutrition researchers have adopted a more favorable view of total fat and a more neutral view of saturated fat. Rather than focusing on the foods to cut out with the latest diet fad, concentrate on the foods you can add in for a permanent lifestyle change. Some studies have found that a dietary pattern that includes soy protein, nuts, plant sterols and soluble fiber may reduce blood cholesterol as much as medication. Invest in your heart health by simply adding a few of these five cholesterol-lowering foods to your shopping list.

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Line Dancing Thursdays, 9 to 10 a.m.

You never need a partner for our line dancing class, but feel free to bring along your friends to enjoy the music and atmosphere. Not only will you look good dancing, but you are also exercising.

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1. Bring water and salt to a boil in a small saucepan. Stir in oats, reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and let stand 2 to 3 minutes. Top with ricotta, figs, almonds and honey. *Overnight oats variation: Combine 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats with 1/2 cup water and a pinch of salt in a jar or bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, add toppings. Eat cold or heat up. Makes about 1 cup. *Steel-cut oats variation: Bring 1 cup water and a pinch of salt to a boil in a small saucepan. Add 1/3 cup steel-cut oats, reduce heat to a bare simmer, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 2 to 3 minutes. Add toppings. Makes about 1 cup.

seeds, cereals, legumes and vegetable oils. Larger amounts have been added to some margarines and Minute Maid Heart Wise orange juice.

4. Fiber: Aim for at least 25 to 30 grams per day of fiber. Dietary fiber may help to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

Yet only 5 percent of the population is estimated to be getting the recommended daily amount.

To increase fiber in the diet, choose more whole grains (such as oatmeal, whole-wheat bread or pasta, brown or wild rice, quinoa, wheatberries or popcorn), legumes, vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds (such as chia seed or milled flaxseed).

5. Fish: The American Heart Association recommends eating two servings of fatty fish per week. Fatty fish, such as salmon, tuna, trout, mackerel, herring, sardines and anchovies, are high in omega-3 fatty acids which are essential but cannot be made in the body and therefore must come from food. Omega-3 fatty

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Pesas y Cardio Circuito (en Espanola y English) Thursday — 9 to 9:45 a.m.

Enjoy a training regimen that focuses on strengthening your entire body throughout the workout. Circuit helps keep your heart rate up while toning your body. This class is great for those getting started in strength training or someone wanting to up their workout regimen.

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Local & State News Grants Continued from Page 1A through the Main Street program to develop a new look for the store fronts. Currently, a non-historic front is on the building but through the redesign a more historic representation will be put in place. The downtown grant review board, which reviews each project, selects funding allotment and makes recom-

Reporting Continued from Page 1A Ziegler said perseverance, patience, good English skills and a willingness to practice are essential to becoming a great court reporter.

Court Reporting and Captioning Week is an effort to get the word out about the profession and also the DMACC program. There will be an information session on Tuesday and another on Feb. 18.

“Advisors will be there to talk with (prospective students) about how to get registered if they’re interested,” Ziegler said. “They’ll see a court reporter actually writing in what we call realtime, so as the reporter writes it, it shows up on the screen in English.”

The information session will also include a panel discussion with six court reporters, who

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mendations to city council, did put in a provision stating the designs are flexible due to the unknown nature of what is underneath the current covering.

The board recommended and council approved funds in the amount of up to $33,790 on the $84,785 project.

The second project approved is $321 to be used toward a new sign for Kayla’s Dance Company, owned

will talk about what they love about their jobs, and what they did to get through school.

Ziegler said the future of court reporting is very strong. Some court rooms in some states have tried electronic recording of trials, and it does not work very well, she said.

When people talk over each other, slur their words or talk really fast, it helps to have a live court reporter sitting there who can ask for clarification.

Job opportunities are diverse, too. In addition to courtroom reporting, there is freelance reporting, where court reporters take depositions for attorneys. Television captioning is also a potential career route, which uses the same skills.

Cathy Penniston is a television captioner and a court reporting instructor at DMACC with more than 30 years of ex-

by Kayla Juni. The sign will be located on the building at 128 1/2 N. Second Ave. E. The project is receiving 1:1 matching funds for the work totaling $642.

The final project is a new awning and sign along the primary façade at 112 N. Second Ave. W. “Historically knows as the Scharf building, the subject property is a two- story building reflective of the late Victorian Italiante style,”

Wellik said. “The building is considered a contributing resource to the Newton Downtown Historic District and retains a very good level of historic integrity as it relates to design, materials, and workmanship. While many of the downtown commercial buildings were modernized in the 1950s and 1960s, the Scharf building retains its Victorian era character.”

The new awning will better align with what is his-

torically appropriate for the building. The proposed sign will span 3 feet by 30 feet and be installed above the awning with a two foot projection.

For both the awning and sign, the board recommended at total of $2,425 or just less than half of the project cost of $5,307.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com

Submitted Photo DMACC court reporting students visit the Iowa Judicial Building and Supreme Court for a field trip in 2016.

perience in the field.

“The value of the program at DMACC is great,” Penniston said.

“The price is very reasonable for the students.

In two years they can get out, and there are jobs all over the coun-

try waiting for the students.”

An important part of the DMACC program is the implementation of technology, Ziegler said.

“The students hook up their steno machine to a laptop that has a

dictionary so that it translates into English,” she said. “It’s in realtime.

I think that’s an important point to point out – we’re very much using technology every day.”

For more information and to register for

the activities of Court Reporting and Captioning Week, contact the Newton DMACC campus at 641-791-3622.

Contact Justin Jagler at 641-792-3121 ext 6532 or jjagler@newtondailynews.com

Plant edible habitat, conservation cover with the State Forest Nursery’s specialty packet packet. The Wild Edibles Packet includes 50 each of the following:

flowers in early spring and bears edible purple berries in June. The fruit makes a great fresh topping to a bowl of cereal or a healthy addition to a salad.

Wild Plum Wild plum is great for making jams, jellies and puddings. It is also very good nesting cover for birds and a good food source for butterflies and other pollinators.

Newton Daily News DES MOINES — Create some habitat and conservation foodscapes with the Wild Edibles Specialty Packet from Iowa’s State Forest Nursery.

“The packet consists of tree and shrub species selected for their potential to provide delicious berries and nuts to en-

hance your diet,” Paul Tauke, state forester said. “This packet is a great and affordable way to develop a wild garden on your acreage or in a large backyard.”

This Wild Edibles Packet is only available in February.

Cost for the 250 bare-root seedlings is $190 plus tax, shipping and handling, the same price as a regular 200-seedling

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Aronia Berry Aronia berries are a popular health food because of their antioxidant and vitamin content. They can be used in a number of ways, including jams, jellies, pies and wine.

They are also eaten fresh or dehydrated. Markets for these berries are also developing throughout the country.

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Live from Facebook

Trending Mike Mendenhall

Editor’s note: This column originally published Oct. 13, 2016 uring the height of the Apollo program in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the live broadcast of a Saturn V rocket launch was — pardon the expression— “Must See TV.” Families would huddle around the console television set for a front row seat to watch what was then the most powerful launch vehicle in history send three men into space — destination the Moon.

According to NASA, an estimated 600 million people worldwide watched live as Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the surface of the Moon and took humanity’s first steps on to a worldly body apart from Earth.

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To beam this event into people’s living rooms took extreme coordination between the three major television networks in 1969 — ABC, NBC, CBS — NASA and the astronauts themselves. It also took technology which was cutting edge nearly 50 years ago.

Only a fraction of the Apollo 11 audience watched Wednesday as private space company Blue Origin tested the crew capsule escape system, but this launch in western Texas was live of Facebook.

Space.com’s live audience trackers showed at 6,100 people tuned in to their broadcast of the launch. There were no humans on board and the stakes were much lower than Apollo, but what Blue Origin and other private companies are attempting is revolutionary in its own

right — finding a cost effective, reusable launch vehicle to put humans into sub orbit for tourism, low Earth orbit and beyond — and the show is accessible even to a small device in our pockets.

Viewers could watch the launch from multiple camera angles as the New Shepard reusable launch system took off, the crew capsule jettison and landed safely back on Earth. Several minutes later, the unmanned rocket’s guidance system managed a vertical landing with the tank and engine. It was spectacular to witness.

It’s now possible to watch nearly any world event anywhere on the planet, as long as your mobile device in range of cellular data service. Anyone can broadcast what they’re doing live, in real time. I’ve seen a Facebook friend live stream their trip to the grocery store cereal aisle to the eyes of two whole people.

But imagine if victims of the Nazi regime had been able to live broadcast

a Jewish concentration camp during World War II on social media or how viewpoints would have changed more quickly if violence against civil rights protesters in the 1950s and 60s could have been seen as they were happening.

We’re already seeing how live streaming has affected the current debate in the balance between proper law enforcement and racial tensions when the girlfriend of 32-year-old Philando Castile broadcast his death shortly after being shot by law enforcement following a traffic stop in July in a St. Paul, Minn suburb.

Every person now has the technology to show the events of their world as they happen. This can be a powerful tool to share positive achievements, human moments or to shed light on social negatives that were once left in the dark.

For better or for worse, live from Facebook it’s your world.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@jaspercountytribune.com

Empty Nest Curt Swarm

Empty nest decadence The empty nest can get sort of decadent at times.

Ginnie still works full time, and I work part-time, but without kids at home, it’s pretty much of a creature-comfort life for both of us. We spend a lot of time with our feet up, reading or watching Netflix movies. Meals can be anything from delivered pizza, to peanut butter and crackers, to eating out. We eat out a lot.

I still get up pretty early, around 2 a.m., and have a glorious, God-filled, no telephone, alone time, reading and writing. I get Ginnie up around 4 a.m. for breakfast and her early commute to Ottumwa.

I then nap for a couple of hours, get up again, exercise for 30 minutes on the treadmill or elliptical machine, then shower and rocket-launch into a day of more reading and writing. A trip to the mail box midday with Buddy Boy is our fresh-air break.

Whatalife!

Ginnie is a laboratory technician at the Ottumwa hospital and works a lot of weekends and holidays.

This past week her day off was Tuesday. I checked the movie schedule in Iowa City. Lo-and-behold, two of the movies we were wanting to see were at the same theater complex — “Manchester by the Sea” (this would be our second time for seeing it) and “The Founder,” the All-American story of McDonald’s, with Michael Keaton. I studied the movie times closely. Yep, we could get in both movies.

There’s a restaurant there also, so if it worked out, we could squeeze in supper between movies. Unlike what I might have tried to pull in my youth, I was even intending to pay for both movies. What the heck? We’re foot-loose-and-fancy-free. We can do anything we want.

Jumping Jehosaphat, when we arrived at the theater we discovered that Tuesday was good-newsday — $5 movie tickets. The price of four movies — $20. What a deal! Of course, popcorn and drinks was more than that, but it was our lunch, so we dug in. I turned around and looked. There was a line clear out the door with gray hairs just like us. The $5 Tuesday movies really pulls in the geriatric crowd.

I could watch “Manchester by the Sea” a third time. It’s that good. If it doesn’t get some major Academy Awards, there’s some follycould in Hollywood. Point-of-interest: There must be a couple of versions of “Manchester by the Sea.” The ending of our second viewing was slightly different than the first. But they both have the same meaning, so it works.

I was majorly disappointed in “The Founder.”

However, just about any movie following “Manchester by the Sea” may have been a disappointment, like drinking orange juice after eating ice-cream. As powerful a story as the founding of McDonald’s is, there were some major holes in this movie version, as far as I’m concerned. For example, nothing is said about the contribution fast food has had on the obesity epidemic in the United States; and the “scalding-coffee lawsuit” wasn’t even mentioned; nor was the lack-of-chicken-in-Chicken-McNuggets. The movie was mainly about how the McDonald brothers came up with the idea for fast food, and how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) stole the company out from under them. I kept waiting for the revolutionary idea of adding fast-food breakfast. It didn’t happen.

Oh, well. Each to his own Egg McMuffin.

All-in-all, it was a superb day out for Ginnie and me. We both got the stink blowed off us real good.

When we arrived home, wore out, Buddy met us at the door with the utmost assurance that he had been a really good boy.

Tuesday, Saturday, they all run the same when your nest is empty.

Contact Curt Swarm in Mt. Pleasant at 319-217-0526 or curtswarm@yahoo.com

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YOUR VIEW

Supports immigration ban for protection In response to Rev. Jessica Parker’s letter published Feb. 2, I write, also, as a person of faith, a believer of the Holy Bible and one who uphold our nation’s values and principles upon which we were founded. I believe we need to provide a safe, secure home for our nation and state. However, I have faith in Jesus Christ, our God, and hope of our new president.

I am thankful Gov. Branstad and Sens. Grassley and Ernst are supportive of our new immigration bans. Jesus was not a refugee fleeing from his country. He was born to a Jewish couple raised as such, and taught and preached to Jewish people during his earth-

ly life. He was here to reach the lost sheep of Israel and directed his followers/disciples to go only to the same. There were only a couple instances written of involving Gentile contact with Jesus in his life. It was after his death, demanded by Jewish leaders, and after his resurrection years later that Paul as directed by Jesus, himself to go into all the nation of Gentiles to spread the word.

With that said, I support Donald Trump’s ban on immigration as an act of protection to our country, citizens and freedoms.

I do not believe Donald Trump is against all refugees or labeling them all as terrorists. However, where are the terrorists coming from? And how are they infiltrating our country? This is the first necessary step of protection for our citizens and country.

I’m thankful an ocean separates us, or we would be as infiltrated as

the European countries. The same protection is being implemented with a wall against Mexico. It does not indicate President Trump is against Mexican heritage people.

Illegal immigrants must obey laws, as must we all, for order and security.

There is a legal means of citizenship and our president has stated he will allow this but not illegally.

The drug problem in our country has great infiltration from Mexico and will be initially addressed by this wall as well. Our president is demanding necessary action to protect and safeguard our nation.

He is to be commended for his actions. He has great conviction and strength in acting so quickly in these matters. I pray that God bless Donald Trump, our leaders and country. That is the right action of patriotism. Romans 10:9 and 10.

Melinda Burgess Newton

It’s 1984 in Trumplandia Tromp-tromp-tromp — troops are marching to battles.

Boom-boom-boom — bombs are blowing up communities.

Whoooosh — poisonous gas is being released.

Forget Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan — this is Trump’s War. Our bellicose commander in chief is at war in the homeland, deploying his troops to attack everything from our public schools to the EPA, dropping executive order bombs on Muslim communities and the Mexican border.

He’s spewing poisonous tweets of bigotry and right-wing bile at the media, scientists, inner cities, “illegal voters,” Meryl Streep, diplomats, Democrats and people who use real facts.

Basically, Trump is at war

Another View Jim Hightower with everyone who doesn’t agree with him — in short, with the majority of Americans. And you thought Nixon had a long enemies list.

Yet Trump’s most destructive assault so far hasn’t targeted any one group, but instead an essential and existential concept: truth. Bluntly put, he believes that truth is whatever he says it is, and that he can change it tomorrow.

Years ago, in a futuristic novel, the author wrote about the rise of a tyrannical regime that ruled

by indoctrinating the masses to accept the perverse notion of capricious truth. It was George Orwell’s “1984,” which depicted a dystopia he named Oceania.

There, the public had been inculcated to believe that reality is not “something objective, external, existing in its own right.”

Rather, “whatever the Party holds to be truth is truth.”

Now, in 2017, we live in Trumplandia — with a delusional leader of a plutocratic party trying to redefine reality with “alternative facts,” fake news, and a blitzkrieg of Orwellian “Newspeak.”

But resistance to Trumpism is already surging. Not least, Orwell’s 70-year-old book has become a bestseller again — thanks to Trump resisters seeking… you know, the truth.

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Obituaries Ida M. Van Baale Feb. 6, 2017 Ida Mae Buckingham Van Baale was born to the Rev. Benjamin and Flossie Buckingham May 25, 1919, in Prairie City and was called to her heavenly home Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at the age of 97. She was united in marriage to

Howard Van Baale May 24, 1942. To this union four children were born.

Ida Mae loved children and taught kindergarten in Prairie City for many years. She was active in her church, enjoyed quilting and doll making, and served one year in Brethren Volunteer Service. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and one daughter,

Sheryll Owens. She is survived by two daughters, Carol Meador and Kaye Roskam (Doug); a son, Kirk Van Baale (TC); a son-in-law, Jim Owens; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Prairie City Church of the Brethren with burial following at Griffiths Cemetery.

Visitation

will be from 6 to 8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10 at Coburn Funeral Home in Prairie City. Memorials may be sent to the Brethren Volunteer Service, Box 188, New Windsor, MD 217760188 or Prairie City Church of the Brethren, 12015 Highway S6G, Prairie City, IA 50228.

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Monroe United Methodist Church. The family will greet friends following the service at a luncheon at the church.

Burial will take place at Graceland Cemetery in Pella. Memorials can be made to Alzheimer’s Association Greater Iowa, 1730 28th S., West Des Moines, IA 50266 or www.alz.org/greateriowa/. Condolences may be left for the family at w w w.cobur nf unera lhomes.com.

Neola was born June

4, 1927, in Prairie City, to Earl and Eleanor (Morgan) Owens. On April 7, 1948, she was united in marriage to Richard Sukkel. They farmed in the Reasnor and Newton area for 50 years before retiring to Monroe in 1997. Neola was a lifelong homemaker, who cherished and enjoyed her family. She was a long time member of the Monroe United Methodist Church and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Those left to honor her memory include her daughter, Marlys Kay DeVries of Pleasant Hill; her son, Mark Sukkel and Connie Clark of Monroe; three grandchildren, Valerie DeVries, Vance DeVries and Veronica (Jeff) Wares; and three great-grandchildren, Jacob and Jordan Wares and Blake DeVries. She was proceeded in death by her parents; and her husband Richard in 2003.

Neola J. Sukkel Feb. 8, 2017 Neola J. Sukkel, 89, of Monroe, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at Park R i d ge C a r e Center in Pleasant Hill.

A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m.

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2017 Newton Police Department online auction starts Friday

Pauline White Feb. 9, 2017 Pauline White, 87, of Newton, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at Accura Healthcare of Newton East. Services are pending at Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton.

The Newton Police Department will hold an online auction of nine bicycles and baseball cards beginning Friday. The auction website is www. publicsurplus.com.

All items sold as is with no warranty expressed or implied. Payment is made online to Public Surplus.

You must bring a receipt from Public Surplus to claim your property.

Cover crop workshop Feb. 28 in Knoxville AMES — Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, will host a cover crop workshop from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Feb. 28 at the Marion County Extension Office, 210 N. Iowa St. in

Knoxville. The workshop is free, open to the public, and includes a complimentary lunch.

At the beginning of the workshop, facilitators will invite questions and concerns from the participants. For the remainder of the work-

shop, Matt Helmers, professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, will address the topics and questions raised by the participating farmers and landowners. A complimentary meal prepared by the Rib Shack will be served at 12:30

p.m. and the program will begin at 1 p.m. The workshop is free and open to the public, but reservations are suggested to ensure adequate space and food. Contact Liz Juchems at 515-2945429 or email ilf@iastate. edu.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Miranda M. Miles, 21, of Newton, was charged with third-degree burglary of a motor vehicle at 1:29 a.m. Feb. 7 when police were called to a residence on North Third Avenue East in reference to a female getting into a vehicle. Police spoke with the female, and she said she was looking for a place to stay and couldn’t go back to her apartment. The victim told police they saw an individual going through their pickup and glove box. Miles was arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Carlos J. Bonilla, 36, of Newton, was charged with interference with official acts and operating while under the influence at 11:51 p.m. Feb. 4 in the 900 block of South Second Avenue West when

police saw a Buick LeSabre hit a curb and stop in the middle of the roadway. The vehicle then backed into a yard, with the rear of the vehicle in the middle of the yard and the front end still blocking the roadway. A man got out of the vehicle and stumbled away from it. Police approached Bonilla, who had a moderate odor of alcohol and extremely poor balance.

During a sobriety test, police said Bonilla became agitated and screamed his rights had been violated. During arrest, Bonilla began fighting with two officers and resisted arrest. Bonilla was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office • Dustin W. Mouchka, 33, of Grinnell, and Jennifer N. Williams, 33, of Grinnell, were

charged with possession of controlled substance, marijuana, and Mouchka was charged with operating while under the influence at 11:11 p.m. Feb. 3 at 300 Iowa Speedway Drive. Police stopped Mouchka for failure to have plates on his vehicle. Mouchka had a suspended license and was placed under arrest. During a search of the vehicle, marijuana was found inside a black container. Mouchka told police he had been up all night the night prior due to methamphetamine usage, and he said he smoked a bowl of marijuana during the day. The marijuana was located where Williams’ feet would’ve been in the passenger’s side of the vehicle. Williams and Mouchka were arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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• Central Committee of the Jasper County Democrats will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Garden Room in Park Centre, 500 First St. N. in Newton.

All Democrats and supporters are welcome. Topics of discussion will include the off-year caucus scheduled for March 11 and fundraising efforts.

• Newton Police Department Online Auction will be Friday at www.publicsurplus.com. NPD will offer nine bicycles and baseball cards. All items sold as is, with no warranty expressed or implied. Payment is made online to Public Surplus.

You must bring a receipt from Public Surplus to claim your property.

• Penny Bingo will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at Jasper County Senior Citizens Center, 702 E. Third St. S. in Newton.

• Purses with Purpose will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at Sugar Grove Winery, 6602 Ginger Ave. in Newton. Event includes a silent auction of gift baskets and filled purses, bags and more donated by local businesses. A live auction begins at 8 p.m.

Entertainment provided by Dueling Pianos.

• Canvas and Wine will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at the Centre for Arts and Artists in Newton. February’s class is “Love Birds.” Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage and enjoy step-by-step instruction. This is for ages 21 and up. Ages 18 – 20 can attend accompanied by a parent.

• Legislative Forum will meet at 8 a.m. Saturday at Baxter Community Center in Baxter. Rep. Wes Breckenridge, D-Newton, will host the forum to gain citizen input. All are welcome to attend.

• Garden Thyme Club will meet at 8:30 a.m.

Saturday at Deep Rock Station Gardens in Sully.

Visitors and new members are always welcome.

Contact the City Clerk at 641-594-3493 for more information.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

Saturday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Sensory Friendly Movie will begin at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the Capitol II Theatre in Newton.

Movie will be “The Lego Batman Movie.” Cost is $5 per person. This event is for individuals with special needs and their families.

• Peer Support for those living with mental illness will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday at Optimae Life Services, 1730 First Ave. E. in Newton.

• Prairie City Fire and Rescue Association, Inc. Valentine’s Day fundraiser will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday at the Stampede Restaurant in Prairie City.

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Playmate spills the beans about the birds and the bees DEAR ABBY: I had planned to wait until my daughter was 12 and in the sixth grade to teach her about sex.

Unfortunately, she was given a very thorough, graphically described education by a playmate. At the time, her playmate was in second grade. My daughter was in the third grade. I was devastated. Not only did I feel she was too young, I felt robbed of an experience that should be cherished between a mother and daughter.

I strongly believe that parents should decide for themselves when to teach their children about sex, and the children should not have the experience forced upon them. The playmate’s parents like to think of themselves as progressive and nonconformist. When I confronted the mother, she deflected by becoming offended that I would assume they weren’t responsible parents.

She defended her daughter by saying, “Kids will talk. I’m sure she wasn’t out to ruin your daughter’s world.” Am I wrong to be so offended? — OFFENDED IN NEW JERSEY DEAR OFFENDED: Yes. Children DO talk, and 12 is far too late for them to start learning about sex. By then they have probably received an abundance of misinformation about it from their friends. Children are naturally curious about the world around them. That’s why “the talk” should start as soon as a child begins asking questions. The facts don’t have to be given all at once; the conversation should be ongoing, with more information added in an age-appropriate way.

DEAR ABBY: My “boyfriend” and I are in our mid-40s. Three-anda-half years ago he was in a bad accident. Because our relationship seemed to be getting serious, he moved into my house. He was planning on returning to construction work a few months later, once his doctor cleared him. Unfortunately, the doctor said he would never be able to resume work in construction. He applied for Social Secu-

rity Disability and, after two years of paperwork and waiting, he was denied.

He keeps himself busy by painting pictures. Occasionally he sells one or two paintings online or through art shows. However, what he earns is not nearly enough to support himself. I had to take a significant pay cut at work, and I’m having a hard time supporting both of us. My savings are being depleted, and my credit card balance is skyrocketing.

I have told him repeatedly that he needs to get a job. He’s not totally disabled. He could work — he just can’t go back to construction. He insists he’s going to make it big selling art. I tell him art is his hobby, not his career. I have also told him that I’m a financial wreck and that I’m going to lose my house, but he doesn’t care. He says, “Buy a smaller house.”

I tell him he has to get a job or move out, but he doesn’t do either. I’m ready to sell my house and live in a small apartment by myself. But I can’t get him to leave. What can I do? — OVER THIS IN ILLINOIS DEAR OVER THIS: Because this man has lived with you for so long, getting him out of there may take the help of a lawyer. He’s not an artist; he’s an ingrate and a freeloader. Although you are having financial difficulties right now, it will be money well spent. Please don’t wait.

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MARSHALLTOWN — Authorities say the head football coach at Marshalltown High School has been accused of grabbing and pushing a student. Police say 62-yearold Don Knock was charged with assault this week. He’s due in court Friday. Marshalltown police say the student reported that Knock had grabbed and pushed him at school on Jan. 3 but caused no injury.

The student’s parents were notified and the subsequent investigation resulted in the charge.

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Police release names of shooting victims DES MOINES — Police have released the names of a man who was killed and one who was wounded in a Des Moines shooting.

Officers sent to investigate a possible homicide around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday found a man’s body on a sidewalk. They soon learned that a man wounded in the same shooting had driven himself to a hospital. He’s been released.

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MASON CITY — A Mason City mom accused of making her kids sleep in a feces-covered room has pleaded guilty.

Online court records say 26-yearold Alexis Martinez filed a written plea Wednesday to one count of felony neglect of a dependent person. She’d been charged with three counts. The records don’t list a sentencing date. Court documents say Martinez forced her children, ages 2, 4 and 6, in late August to sleep for a week in a room that had feces on the walls and floor.

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School board supports immigrant children DES MOINES — The Des Moines school board has decided the district will act as a sanctuary for students who entered the country without legal permission and will require that any immigration inquiries about them will go through the superintendent’s office and the district’s attorney. The board voted Tuesday night for a resolution “to afford equal protection of all members of our community from attempts to criminalize or target them based on race, ethnicity, citizenship, immigration status or national origin.”

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Teacher accused of sexual relationship with student AMES — A former teacher in the North Polk Community School District has been accused of having a sexual relationship with a teenage student. Twenty-nine-year-old Kevin Muehlenthaler, of Ames, was arrested Wednesday. Court records say he’s charged with four counts of sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist. Authorities say a woman told police she had a relationship with Muehlenthaler when she was a student.

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Branstad signs Iowa education funding bill into law DES MOINES (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad has signed into law a K-12 education funding bill that school officials argue is inadequate.

Branstad signed the legislation Wednesday. It would add about $40 million to Iowa’s roughly $3 billion K-12 education budget for the spending year that goes into effect in July.

The Republican-controlled House and Senate voted along party lines to approve the bill. GOP lawmakers supported the bill after hours of debate in which Democrats argued the Branstad small increase would lead to bigger classroom sizes, delayed curriculum offerings and teacher layoffs.

Republicans say the amount is responsible spending as the state faces budget constraints. Branstad recommended about $78 million more for K-12 education last month, though he didn’t reference that fact in a press release announcing his decision.

House panel OKs bill cutting pay of some low-wage worker DES MOINES (AP) — Thousands of Iowans could get pay cuts if legislation discussed in the Iowa House is approved.

A GOP-led subcommittee Wednesday approved a bill banning local governments from increasing the minimum wage, a move that would reverse action taken by some of Iowa’s largest population counties.

The bill, introduced by Johnston Republican Jake Highfill, will be considered Thursday by the House Local Government Committee.

The legislation would require cities and counties to abide by the state minimum hourly wage of $7.25.

It would mean higher wages approved in Polk, Linn, Johnson and Wapello counties would be repealed.

Supporters of the bill say Iowa shouldn’t have a patchwork of wages, but others say local governments should be able to take action since the state hasn’t raised its minimum wage since 2009.

Iowa GOP’s public sector union bill similar to Wisconsin DES MOINES (AP) — A plan

by Republican lawmakers in Iowa to quickly pass a bill that would drastically cut collective bargaining rights for public workers has several similarities to Wisconsin’s signature 2011 law that led to massive protests in that state.

The 68-page bill by Iowa GOP lawmakers cleared some procedural votes Wednesday in the state House and Senate. Full chamber debate could happen as early as Monday, less than a week after the legislation was introduced to the public.

The Iowa bill has similarities to Wisconsin’s collective bargaining law, which prohibited public sector unions from negotiating employees’ benefits like health insurance and several other working conditions.

Academics who specialize in labor issues say few states have followed Wisconsin as closely as Iowa with its new bill. A law in Ohio in 2011 was overturned by a voter referendum.

“This is exactly the same thing that’s happening in Wisconsin,” said Joseph Slater, a professor at the University of Toledo College of Law. “It’s a way to amend a public sector collective bargaining law that seemed to be working perfectly well in a way that on the surface doesn’t seem to eliminate public sector collective bargaining, but really has the practical effect of eliminating collective bargaining.”

Iowa’s collective bargaining law, in place for more than 40 years, currently ensures roughly 180,000 public sector employees such as teachers, nurses and correctional officers can negotiate over several issues including their health insurance, extra pay, grievances and seniority.

The proposed bill would cut out those discussions and specifically prohibit it.

Like Wisconsin, collective bargaining would be reduced from multiple issues to a discussion on base wages. There would also be a requirement for unions

to manually collect dues from members instead of automatic paycheck deductions. Martin Malin, director of the Institute for Law and the Workplace at Chicago-Kent College of Law, said the consequences of forcing limited staff to chase down dues would have a “devastating” impact on unions’ finances.

There’s also a proposed requirement that workers hold more frequent votes on whether to dismantle as a union. Like in Wisconsin, public safety employees such as law enforcement and firefighters would be exempted from some provisions.

Republicans insist the measure is about giving employers more flexibility to reward the best workers and fire the bad ones, though there are procedures already in place to fire bad workers.

Still, Sen. Jason Schultz, R-Schleswig and chairman of the Senate’s labor committee, acknowledged some comparison to Wisconsin.

Work to complete disputed Dakota Access pipeline underway CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — The developer of the Dakota Access pipeline has resumed construction of the long-delayed project that would route oil under a North Dakota reservoir, even as American Indian activists vowed to take legal action to protect their water supply.

The Army granted

Energy Transfer Partners formal permission Wednesday to lay pipe under Lake Oahe, clearing the way for completion of the 1,200-mile, $3.8 billion pipeline.

ETP spokeswoman Vicki Granado early Thursday confirmed that construction resumed “immediately after receiving the easement.”

Workers had already drilled entry and exit holes for the crossing, and oil had been put in the pipeline leading up to the lake in anticipation of finishing the project. CEO Kelcy Warren has said Energy Transfer Partners could complete the pipeline in about three months.

Work has been stalled for months due to op-

position by the Standing Rock Sioux and a prolonged court battle between the developer and the Army Corps of Engineers that oversees the federal land where the last segment of the pipeline will be laid.

But President Donald Trump last month instructed the Corps to advance pipeline construction.

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6 p.m. Friday Sugar Grove Winery in Newton An evening of entertainment and fun at Sugar Grove Vineyard & Gathering Place, 6602 Ginger Ave. in Newton. Doors open at 6 p.m. for light appetizers, desserts, beverages and a cash bar.

Event includes a silent auction of gift baskets and filled purses, bags and more donated by local businesses. A live auction begins at 8 p.m.

Entertainment provided by Dueling Pianos.

Valentine’s Day fundraiser 6:30 p.m. Saturday Stampede in Prairie City The Prairie City Fire and Rescue Association, Inc. is hosting its annual Valentine’s Day fundraiser from 6 to 8:45 p.m. Saturday at Stampede restaurant. Enjoy dining in, carry out or fire crews will make local home deliveries upon request.

The $24.99 per plate sirloin steak and shrimp dinner will be cooked and served by Prairie City EMTs and fire fighters, which includes appetizer, vegetable, dinner roll, salad and dessert.

February’s class is “Love Birds.” Bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage and enjoy step-bystep instruction with experienced local artist Karen King. This is for ages 21 and up. Ages 18 to 20 can attend accompanied by a parent.

For more information contact the Centre for Arts and Artists at 641-792-1391 or visit the website at www.centreforartsandartists.org.

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10:15 a.m. Saturday Capitol II Theatre Capitol II Theatre will be showing the movie, “The Lego Batman Movie.” Cost is $5 per person.

This event is for individuals with special needs and their families. Feel free to be yourself, sing, dance, clap and move around. The volume will be turned down and lights turned up. For questions contact Dawn Bleeker at manager@capitol2.com or call 641-792-3549.

Blues Under the Blue Roof will feature The Stutterin’ Jimmy Duo. The Blues Under the Blue Roof concert series is brought to you by the South Skunk Blues Society, Newton Public Library Foundation and Friends of the Newton Public Library. Performances are free and open to the public. All ages welcome.

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NHS wrestlers fall in 3A regional duals

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News INDIANOLA — Down 34-3 to the 11th-ranked Glenwood in Wednesday’s Class 3A Regional Duals semifinal, Newton High’s Cardinals needed a boost.

They got it in the second period of the 285-pound match.

Newton junior Landon Hansen weathered the first period against Glenwood’s second-ranked junior Caleb Sanders with no points scored. Sanders scored a point with an escape in the second period then Hansen found his shot.

“Landon caught his guy and threw him right into a pin,” Newton head coach Andy Swedenhjelm said.

Hansen pinned Sanders at the 3:32 mark of the match.

It started a run of match victories for Newton, which won five of the final six. Unfortunately, the Rams had built a lead the Cardinals couldn’t overcome.

Newton lost 40-32 to bow out of the regional duals competition. Glenwood took on host Indianola, which is ranked seventh in duals, for the regional title.

Glenwood led Indianola, 20-12, but it took a total of 3:40 of mat time for the Indians to win the final five matches by pins to win 42-20.

Indianola advances to the 3A state duals tournament.

“Landon did a great job in his match wrestling tough.

At this point of the year, any-

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Ready to go to work is Newton High sophomore Jaise Gulling, left, against an opponent earlier this season. Gulling and the Cardinals competed in a Class 3A Duals Regional Wednesday at Indianola. They lost their semifinal dual with No. 11 Glenwood, 40-32.

thing can happen in a match.

You just have to be ready for your moment and approach every match with confidence,” Swedenhjelm said.

The Rams posted wins in the first four matches starting at 138. Newton got on the scoreboard in a close 170-pound match won by senior Tanner Petro, 8-6.

Petro was down 6-2 after one period against Glenwood’s Brett Mower. Petro closed the gap in the second period with a three-point near fall. Trailing 6-5, Petro used

an escape and a takedown in the third period to win by two points.

After Hansen’s win, Newton was down 34-9, and Glenwood won its final match of the dual by a forfeit at 106.

Sophomore Blake Cockerton built an 8-1 lead over Glenwood’s Dalton Bell then pinned him at the 2:16 mark at 113. Newton’s freshman Blake Iske was up 6-0 on the Rams’ Dalton Book in their 120-pound match and won by a fall late in the second period.

In the 126-pound match,

Newton junior Ross Hull turned Jonathan Riemann every which way but loose. Hull recorded a 16-0 technical fall at the 3:04 mark of the match.

Sophomore Joseph Carolus was up for Newton in the final match of the dual.

He delivered a pin in 3:09 of Glenwood’s Jack Finn at 132 pounds.

“We did a pretty good job overall. Glenwood is a tough team and their upper weights stack up with anyone’s in the state,” Swedenhjelm said. “I was proud of the way we went

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High junior Landon Hansen pins an opponent in a home match earlier this season. On Wednesday, Hansen had the highlight match for Newton in its Class 3A Regional Duals semifinal against Glenwood at Indianola. Hansen pinned Glenwood’s No.2-ranked Caleb Sanders in the 285-pound match.

These Cyclones are Jekyll and Hyde This college basketball season has been weird if you’re a fan of the Iowa State Cyclones.

If social media is any indication, most fans are simply frustrated. They expect more from the program, and with six seniors and five senior starters, there’s nothing wrong with that.

It’s been a Jekyll and Hyde season.

The Cyclones have nine losses, and seven of those have come by six points or less.

The largest margin of defeat this season came inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena against instate rival Iowa by 14 points. West Virginia also pulled away from the Cyclones inside Hilton Coliseum to win by 13 more recently.

Other than that, the Cyclones have either won or lost games by one or two

This & That Troy Hyde possessions.

Until Iowa State went into Allen Fieldhouse and knocked off Kansas, there was plenty of talk about the Cyclones not making a sixth straight NCAA Tournament.

Barring a huge collapse, this Cyclones team will be playing in the Big Dance in March. Their RPI is 47. They are currently tied for fifth in the Big 12 Conference.

Most programs would take this kind of a season, but Iowa State fans expect more. They expect to contend for Big 12 championships.

That’s why losses to 12-12 Vanderbilt, 10-14 Texas and 14-11 Iowa are so frustrating.

The Big 12 Conference is regarded as one of the top conferences in America. It currently ranks as the second best to the ACC, according to the RPI.

Unfortunately, most of Iowa State’s league wins have come against teams in the bottom of the conference — Kansas State (6th), Oklahoma State (7th), Texas Tech (8th) and Oklahoma (10th). The Cowboys’ RPI is 29th so that’s a pretty good win. K-State’s RPI is 44th, but there’s not another real good RPI win on the resume sans the Kansas road win of course.

It’s the losses that have Cyclone fans shaking their head.

A team with five senior starters should not lose to a Texas team which sits at ninth in the Big 12 and has an RPI of 129. Vanderbilt’s RPI is 48th, but it is a middle of the pack SEC program this season.

Even close losses to Baylor, Gonzaga, Cincinnati and Kansas are frustrating.

That brings us to the Iowa loss. That really was the only loss this year where Iowa State was never in the game.

That’s puzzling since Iowa starts four freshmen and has just one senior on its roster. The Hawkeyes are 14-11 and their RPI is 97.

out there and competed. Even the guys who didn’t have the result they were looking for, wrestled tough and didn’t give up bonus points.”

Freshman Zane Kohlmeyer stepped on the mat for Newton to open the dual at 138 and was pinned by Trevor Stanley in 3:57. Newton senior Jon Lawton stayed with 10th-ranked Trevor Anderson into the third period, but lost by a 20-5 technical fall in the 145-pound match.

At 152, junior Tristin Langmaid lost 7-0 to Glenwood’s Jordan Renshaw then Glenwood won the 160 pound match with a forfeit.

Following Petro’s victory at 170, Newton junior Blayden Rhone faced the Rams’ second-ranked Anthony Sherry in the 182-pound and was pinned in 3:35.

Sixth-ranked Isaac Bales scored a 15-5 major decision over Newton sophomore Jaise Gulling at 195. Senior Alex Miller stayed with Glenwood’s third-ranked Zach Haggstrom at 220, but lost by a 15-4 major decision.

The Cardinal wrestlers have two days to finish preparing for Saturday’s Class 3A District 7 Tournament. Matches begin at noon at Waukee.

Second-ranked Valley leads the teams in the district with Newton. The other teams are Dowling Catholic, Waukee, Carlisle, Des Moines East, Des Moines Roosevelt and Urbandale. There are 18 ranked wrestlers scattered throughout the 14 weight divisions.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com

If the Cyclones can’t get more consistency, the state of Iowa may get shut out of the NCAA Tournament. I think they make it, but right now, they are no better than a seventh seed.

Iowa probably isn’t going to the tournament. The Hawkeyes still need to improve their RPI about 25-30 positions if they don’t win the conference tournament.

They’ll have some opportunities with road games at Wisconsin and Maryland still on the schedule. Those would be two top 25 RPI wins.

Michigan State would be a top 50 win, and the Spartans have proven to be very beatable this year.

Even a win over Illinois would be positive. The Illini has an RPI of 54.

I love March Madness. I like it even better when there are Iowa teams in the tournament.

But fans of all four Big Four teams need to buckle up. You just never know what you are going to get with any of them.

Contact Troy Hyde at thyde@newtondailynews.com

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SPORTS CALENDAR Thursday Basketball Pella Christian at Newton girls, JV 4:45 p.m., varsity 6:15 p.m.

Pella Christian at Newton boys, JV boys 4:45 p.m., 9th 6:15 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Woodward-Granger at CMB boys, 7:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo boys at Southeast Warren, 7:30 p.m, Wrestling Newton JV at Boone JV Invitational, 5:30 p.m.

Friday Basketball Nevada at CMB boys, 7:30 p.m.

Greene County at PCM boys, 7:30 p.m.

SICL Boys Cross-over Games Colfax-Mingo at Tri-County, JV 6p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Keota, JV 6 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Wrestling Newton at Class 3A District 7, Waukee, noon PCM at Class 2A District 5, Knoxville, noon Lynnville-Sully at Class 1A District 1, Hudson, noon Colfax-Mingo at Class 1A District 5, Pleasantville, noon Bowling Little Hawkeye Conference meet at Newton, 9 a.m.

Basketball Girls Regionals Class 2A Region 6 Colfax-Mingo at North Mahaska, 7 p.m.

Class 3A Region 4 CMB at North Polk, 7 p.m.

Class 3A Region 8 Albia at PCM, 7 p.m.

Monday Basketball Newton boys at Winterset, 9th 4:30 p.m., JV 6 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Boys Districts Class 2A District 11 At Pleasantville PCM vs. CMB, 6:30 p.m.

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Gophers outlast Hawkeyes in double OT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Gophers were overdue for a tight-game victory like this. The Iowa Hawkeyes made them work extra for it.

Jordan Murphy scored a career-high 25 points with 19 rebounds and four blocks, Nate Mason had 25 points and seven assists with only one turnover and Minnesota outlasted Iowa 101-89 in double overtime on Wednesday night.

“They showed great heart, great character to break through,” Gophers coach Richard Pitino said after his team’s fourth Big Ten overtime game this season.

“Probably the most proud I’ve been since I’ve been here.”

Akeem Springs scored 17 points on 5-for-8 shooting from 3-point range for Minnesota, which hit the 100-point mark for the first time since Dec. 27, 2014, against UNC Wilmington.

The Gophers (17-7, 5-6) halted a three-game winning streak for the Hawkeyes (1411, 6-6) with a season-high 14 blocked shots and a tireless effort down the stretch.

“We were just mentally strong, physically strong, and we just toughed it out and grinded it out,” said Murphy, who made 10-of-13 shots from the floor.

The Gophers took an 11-point to their locker room at the intermission, well aware of the first-half leads they’ve squandered this season in losses to Michigan State (15 points), at Penn State (14

place for a bid if they can finish February strong. Keeping Murphy and Lynch, both of whom fouled out of this one, out of foul trouble would be a key accomplishment.

Jok

Bohannon

points) and to Maryland (12 points).

Pitino showed the team some video clips from the win

by Kansas over Kansas State on Monday to highlight some heart and hustle by the Jayhawks as an example of the winning plays needed to pull out a rivalry game like this.

“You could see how fatigued we were in those overtimes, but it’s fun to come out on the winning side of it,” Mason said.

Scoring the first five points in the first overtime wasn’t enough for the Gophers, so they built a much bigger lead in the second one.

Amir Coffey’s jump shot, steal, fast break and dunk for a 90-87 lead in a dizzying sequence was the last spark they needed.

After Jordan Bohannon missed a 3-pointer, Murphy threw down a dunk to send the crowd into deafening mode.

Peter Jok had 26 of his 28 points after halftime and Isaiah Moss added 19 points for Iowa, which stormed back from a 14-point deficit in the second half after cranking up the press and the trap on defense to catch

Moss

McCaffrey

the Gophers in a passive state.

Sure enough, after Murphy’s second straight layup put Minnesota in front 56-43, Jok, the conference’s leading scorer, awoke with 10 points toward a 14-0 burst over a mere 2½ minutes to clench up the game for good.

His 3-pointer with 1:35 left in regulation gave the Hawkeyes a 75-73 lead .

“It’s disappointing in a lot of ways, but I thought we showed tremendous fight,” coach Fran McCaffrey said.

Big Picture Iowa: No matter how many quality opponents the Hawkeyes faced before Christmas, five nonconference losses put their NCAA Tournament bid in a big hole.

Back-to-back road games against Maryland and Wisconsin still looming on the schedule will make a big finish difficult.

This, then, was a win they really needed.

Minnesota: Chasing an NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time in Pitino’s four seasons, the Gophers have the building blocks in

Jump Ball Springs lost the ball in the waning seconds but got it back for the Gophers on the alternate possession arrow by tying up Brady Ellingson, despite Iowa’s protest of a called timeout.

Mason flipped in an off-balance layup with 8.4 seconds remaining to tie the game again.

“You never want to leave the game up for the refs to make a call,” Ellingson said, “so I should’ve got rid of it or called timeout right away.”

McCaffrey cut off a reporter who asked him about the play.

“I can’t. I can’t,” he said. “Just don’t do it.”

First Half Flourish Minnesota sprinted to intermission on an 18-5 spurt.

Springs hit an NBA-range 3-pointer off a press-breaking pass from Mason for a 31-24 lead, before Coffey started a fast break by stealing the ball from Moss and finished with a no-look bounce pass to Mason for the layup.

The Hawkeyes missed four shots in the paint on their final possession of the half, including one blocked by Murphy, whose tip-in at the buzzer gave the Gophers a 40-29 edge.

McCaffrey stormed over to scream at Moss for lackadaisical defense.

Carlson, Koch help Northern Iowa defeat Southern Illinois CEDAR FALLS (AP) — Klint Carlson scored 14 points with eight rebounds and Bennett Koch scored 12 points with eight boards as Northern Iowa eked out a low-scoring, wire-to-wire win over South-

ern Illinois 49-41 on Wednesday night.

Jeremy Morgan hit a 3-pointer, Koch added a pair of free throws, and Northern Iowa opened the second half with a 5-0 run to gain

some separation as Southern Illinois missed its first three shots. The Panthers (12-12, 7-6 Missouri Valley Conference) led by as many as 11 after halftime.

Leo Vincent scored nine

points to lead Southern Illinois (14-12, 7-6) and Sean O’Brien eight as the Salukis made only 30 percent of their shots (18-60).

Leo was 3-of-11 and O’Brien 4-of-14. North-

ern Iowa blocked four shots (Morgan with two), and had eight steals and 34 defensive rebounds to hamper Southern Illinois’ shooting.

The Panthers held a 41-35 edge on the boards overall.

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NASCAR will not permit damaged race cars to return to track CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR will not permit damaged race cars to return to the track this season unless the repairs can be made on pit road within a tight window.

The ban on wrecked race cars continuing to compete was announced Wednesday in a series of a rule updates for the 2017 season.

Beginning later this month at Daytona, if a car receives enough damage during an on-track incident that it must go to the garage for repairs, the team will not be allowed to repair it in an effort to get back on track. Damaged vehicles can be repaired on pit road during a five-minute cumulative time limit.

Under the new process: — Body repairs are limited to the removal or reattachment of original parts with fasteners and tape.

— Rods and supports may be used to reinforce original panels.

— New or previously unused body panels are prohibited.

NASCAR said the new rule prevents severely damaged race cars from returning to the track and creating a safety hazard for other teams.

Under NASCAR’s new format of running races in stages, it also means a car that wrecks in an early stage won’t be eligible to return for the final race-winning stage.

Not allowing teams to repair cars in the garage should be a significant saving on costs for teams.

It also could have cost Jimmie Johnson the 2009 title. He was involved in an early accident at Texas Motor Speedway, and his crew worked feverishly in the garage to make enough repairs to get Johnson back on the track. That effort by the

Hendrick Motorsports crew is widely considered to have saved his title chances.

NASCAR also announced that it will have a traveling safety crew starting this season, creating a consistent medical staff that drivers have been pushing for the last several years.

The safety crew will come from American Medical Response and ensure that a physician and paramedics are in the safety vehicle at all Monster Energy Cup events. AMR will also provide a small group that will travel to each race, and a physician who will serve as NASCAR’s primary doctor.

NASCAR had long relied on local emergency crews to treat drivers while rival series have dedicated teams. IndyCar’s team is lauded as the best in the business, and is credited with saving James Hinchcliffe’s life when he crashed during a 2015 practice for the Indianapolis 500.

That accident raised another round of calls from NASCAR drivers for a consistent and regular crew.

“This partnership further strengthens NASCAR’s medical response capability, making our well-established, medical response system even better,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer. “AMR is a leader in the emergency services sector, and its doctors and paramedics add another layer of expertise to the immediate response team.”

AMR will position doctors and paramedics in a chase vehicle along with two NASCAR Track Services team members for on-track incidents.

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We are looking to fill a variety of Production openings in our Newton location including Production workers, Maintenance Technicians, Fork Truck Operators and Printing Press Operators. Please visit our website at careers.miteragroup.com and complete your information to be considered or stop by our facility at 1117 E 14th St N, in Newton.

We offer medical, dental, vision, disability benefits and more, in less than 90 days of employment.

The Mittera Group is committed to providing a tobacco free workplace. Tobacco use is not allowed on any of our properties. Payroll direct deposit is required. Pre-employment drug screen and background check required. EOE.

Stop by to Apply: 1117 E 14th Street North, Newton, Iowa

Serious inquiries only, please.

110 N 5th Ave W

half the year off?

A set schedule?

Great benefits?

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www.perryreid.com/forestview EHO and Handicap Accessible

1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792

OPEN HOUSE

510 E. 17th St S.

Call Now for Details 641-990-7938

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INSULATION

Attic & side walls.

Call for Availability 800-322-4781

FOR SALE

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Flat roof repair & coating.

Chimney repair & removal.

Soffit & fascia repair & cover.

General Repairs

• All Electric • Private outside storage • Pet friendly • Washer/dryer hookups • Secure entry • Garages available.

Apartments Available Studios starting at $450

641-275-3557 or 847-323-6905

LEAKY ROOF, Missing Shingles???

2 BEDROOM house, small second bedroom, unfinished basement, large backyard, refrigerator, stove, washer, dryer.

641-792-4000.

One Low Monthly Rate Advertised for a month in the Newton Daily News, Jasper County Advertiser and online!

PERSONAL

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Meets Sunday, Wednesday and Friday 7:00 PM in Basement of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

WANTED

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES DOUGLAS BROWN, Deceased CASE NO. ESPR037000 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Charles Douglas Brown, Deceased, who died on or about December 17, 2016: You are hereby notified that on January 31, 2017, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate.

Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated January 31, 2017 Sharon A. Brown & Rebecca S. Brown Administrator of the Estate 500 E 13th St. N, Newton, IA 50208 7189 Co. Rd. #40, Omaha, NE 68122 Address Kathryn E. Walker, ICIS PIN No: AT0008220 Attorney for the Administrator Walker, Billingsley & Bair 208 N 2nd Ave. W Newton, IA 50208 Address Date of second publication 16th day of February, 2017 Probate Code Section 230 February 9 & 16

Newton, IA 50208

We are currently accepting applications for employees who enjoy interacting and caring for seniors in a Christian based environment

NOW HIRING RN or LPN

Full-time & Part-time 12-hour shifts

CNA - Part time Dietary Aide - Part time 4pm-7pm Consider joining a great team as we continue our mission of commitment to compassion, excellence and innovation! We offer a competitive wage and complete benefit package.

CMA or CNA

Full-time and Part-time We invite you to contact us at: Newton Health Care Center 200 S 8th Ave E Newton, Iowa 50208

Apply online or send resume to:

Newton Village Health Care Center 110 N. 5th Ave W., Newton, IA 50208

rdaniels@elimcare.org

641-792-7440 www.imgcares.com

www.elimcare.org

Elim Care is an EEO/AA Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status SM-NE8143240-0209 *Drug Free Workplace

E.O.E. & Drug Testing

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www.newtondailynews.com | Thursday | Feb. 9, 2017

CLASSIFIEDS

In Print and Online Every Day • 641-792-3121 AUTOMOTIVE

2011 CHEVROLET Silverado 1500 4WD, ext. cab, flex fuel, victory red with ebony interior, very clean, 55,345 original miles, lots of extras $22,000. 641275-5058

BIG OR small

AUTOMOTIVE

2015 HONDA XR650L Dirt Bike, good condition, 2800 miles, $5,500 call 641-5210923 2015 SOFTAIL Slim Harley Davidson, 1700 miles, many extras on bike, great condition, need to sell quickly $16,000 641-5216756 DAEWOO-DD802L DOZER $20,000. 641-792-4332

Jasper County Highway Dept The Jasper County Engineer is seeking qualified applicants to fill the full-time position of Skilled Laborer with the Secondary Roads Dept. Duties will vary with focus on road/bridge maintenance.

Candidates are required to have a valid Iowa CDL.

Placing your items in the classifieds will reach them all!

We’re ready to sell your unwanted items!

2014 SHASTA Flyte 3150K Travel trailer comes w/ 3 bedroom bunkhouse in the rear w/ spacious storage, one slide includes bunk style table and jackknife couch (sleeps 2-3), queen size bed up front w/ storage cabinets and extra storage underneath, electric awning and tow-jack, outdoor kitchen w/ second refrigerator and propane grill. Asking $18,500 or OBO. 563-249-6886.

641-792-3121 ext.6542

EXTREMELY CLEAN LOW MILEAGE TRUCK! Whit 2007 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD 33,000 miles, 2WD Extended cab. 6 ft box, V-8, tonneau cover, running boards, REMOTE START, 5th wheel hitch, back up camera, bed liner, AC, cruise, etc. $17,000 obo 641-792-9813

and get your ad placed today !

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Call Amanda or Jackie at

Applications and a job description can be found at www.co.jasper.ia.us or picked up at the Human Resources Office located in the lower level of the County Annex Building at: 115 N. 2nd Ave. E. Newton.

Applications must be received no later than 4:30 PM on Friday, February 17, 2017 EOE

If you would like to EARN EXTRA MONEY, get EXERCISE and MEET NEW PEOPLE, delivering the Newton Daily News may be a great opportunity for you.

2012 MONTANA 4 season 5th wheel RV, new tires, generator, 3 slides, fireplace, micro/convection oven. Always shedded.

New condition. No pets $35,000.

New nearly $80,000. 641-521-7197

We have the following routes available:

QHC Mitchellville, LLC is recruiting full-time Certified Nursing Aides for all shifts.

Route 101 50 papers

We are excited to announce new CNA wages!

New starting wage is $13.00 hours with sliding scale for years of experience and we offer a sign on bonus.

E 19th St S E 20th St S E 21st St S E 21st St Pl S E 22nd St S E 23rd St S S 3rd Ave E S 5th Ave E S 7th Ave E

As a Certified Nursing Aide in our facility, you may be eligible for the following benefits:

Why do more people choose the classifieds?

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• Pay based on years of C.N.A. experience • Sign On Bonus • PTO available after 90 days of employment • 2 Uniforms provided per year full time and part time staff • Health Insurance for full time staff- Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance

QHC Mitchellville, LLC is committed to "Making a difference in every life we touch and always striving for excellence in Care and Integrity."

S 2nd Ave w S 3rd Ave W S 4th Ave W S 5th Ave W W 5th st S W 8th St S

*All applicants must pass a pre-employment drug test and physical.

...to get the job done.

place your ad today!

792-3121 ext. 6542

If you are looking for an exciting career that allows you to enhance the lives of others and be part of a winning team, we invite you to apply for one of our open positions and discover what sets QHC Mitchellville, LLC apart from the rest.

Please contact Cyndi Gentz, Administrator, or call (515) 967-3726 or apply in person at:

Route 755 146 papers E 15th St N E 16th St N N 5th Ave E N 7th Ave E N 8th Ave E

114 Carter Street SW, Mitchellville, lA 50169.

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Join Our Team Production

Baxter Route 831 116 papers Harrison Ct. S Harrison Kelly Ave Polk St S East St Hoover St Kimberly Ln

We are looking for process-oriented, reliable individuals to join our production team. Full-time, part-time and student positions available.

Hospitality & Customer Service We are looking for a friendly, dynamic individual to join our hospitality and customer service team. This individual would assist in creating engaging experiences for visitors, including tours and cheese tastings.

General office skills also required.

Applications are available at:

Maytag Dairy Farms 2282 E. 8th St. N., Newton 641-792-1133 info@maytagdairyfarms.com

Route 715 115 Papers S 5th Ave W S 6th Ave W S 7th Ave W

Baxter Route 834 118 papers

Walnut St Linden St Watson Ave West Ave Independence St S Main St Coover Ave W Rippey Ave

Route 718 100 Papers W 8th St S W 9th St S W 10th St S W 11th St S

Baxter Route 835 94 papers W Amy St W Station St W State St Railroad St N West Ave N Main St

To find out more about these routes, visit the Newton Daily News circulation office at 214 1st Ave. E. or call 641-792-5320 and speak with one of our delivery specialists between the hours of 8:30am and 5:30pm.

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Astrograph

The trouble with reading, saying and doing things to bolster your self-esteem is that every attempt to raise your opinion of yourself backwardly affirms that you have a low opinion of yourself. Fortunately, as the moon shifts into the passionate, fiery realm of Leo, the solution gets simple: Stop thinking about yourself, and focus on the task at hand.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 9). You can be subtle and sly when you need to be, and you’ll maneuver a situation that requires diplomacy. You’ll advance through the politics of a scene and become quite powerful. March and June offer a different kind of work

and the chance at big money.

A special friendship will send you on a July adventure. Scorpio and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 9, 25, 34 and 19.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

Your journey in the world of commerce may have a few bumps. Handle business, however inconvenient it may be. The customer is not always right, though it behooves the merchant to lend the benefit of the doubt.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

Take up space and command attention with your communication style. You’ll gain the support of authority figures and

the approval of those who see you as an authority.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

There are many ways to say it.

Because of your desire to leave people with a good feeling, you’ll give thought to how you’re going to relay information from important news to the simplest of salutations.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Artistic expression is stress relief. A regular creative practice ensures that you’ll be not only calmer and more centered but also quite masterful at the craft of your choice.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll have your choice of a few different investments. It will be better to invest in a person than it will in an object or commodity. Tonight: Fortune

favors you when you express your love in actions instead of words.

to lose) from discussing personal and political views with the general public today.

being a little more friendly or affectionate than was really necessary.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

People will have a strong need to categorize you today, only because they’re trying to figure out where you fit into their lives. Just don’t let them define you. You define you; and that definition is ever-evolving.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re probably feeling nostalgic for another time. It was no better or worse than this time really, but it was lovely and inspiring in its own way. Channel the energy of the past into today’s work.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Without regular injections of fun and excitement, relationships get stale. Brainstorm on the subject, because the answer will be out of the ordinary.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). If love is a game, this will be a prize winning round. Hand on the buzzer, you’re ready to come up with the right answer.

Make your move. Don’t wait to be sure.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Driven people do not find it difficult to push themselves hard. The real challenge for an overachiever is in setting limits that will lead to optimum gains over the long term.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Your close friends and loved ones will want to know what you think, but beyond that there is little to gain (and much

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You never know who is hurting inside. When in doubt, reach out. Your handshakes and hugs are healing. You won’t regret

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