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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Contracting crews are busy completing a remodeling of the Newton Community School District’s administration building on First Avenue West.

Superintendent Bob Callaghan recently gave the Newton Daily News a tour to see how room sizes and spacing will be arranged in the facility, which was formerly a Hy-Vee grocery store.

NCSD to house multiple departments in centerpiece facility Building will have first-class meeting space

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Where parents once made decisions about fresh produce, they will soon be able to hear decisions made about the future of the Newton Community School District.

The district’s new administration building on First Avenue West, the former Hy-Vee West grocery store, is taking shape as it is remod-

eled in anticipation of being used this summer. Workers recently completed the majority of the framing work, and a great deal of the electrical work. Now crews have begun hanging sheetrock along interior walls.

Superintendent Bob Callaghan recently took the Newton Daily News inside the facility on a regular work day to see not only the progress being made and what the

Early morning fire destroys Mingo home

By Kate Malott Newton Daily News A fire destroyed a Mingo home early Saturday morning.

The Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office received a call at 6:11 a.m. Saturday of a fire located at 107 N. Walnut St. in Mingo.

Mingo Fire Department was first on scene. The cause of the fire, which fully engulfed the home, may have been a wood burning stove, MFD Chief Colin Herbold said.

The fire remains under investigation.

There was one occupant in the home at the time of the fire, owner Evan Archer.

Archer was able to exit the house with no injuries.

Colfax and Baxter fire departments were also active in extinguishing the fire.

Contact Kate Malott at 641-792-3121 ext. 6533 or kmalott@newtondailynews.com

building will look like, but also how many construction workers are inside working on different elements of the 20,000-square foot building.

The district purchased the building in October 2014 after Callaghan had been directed by the board to find an affordable, suitable facility. A design firm’s estimate was that building a brandnew similar building from the ground up would cost

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Jasper County Tribune, Prairie City News make statement in weeklies class Newton Daily News DES MOINES — The Newton Daily News, Jasper County Tribune and Prairie City News were honored Friday with numerous awards from the Iowa Newspaper Association.

The awards were announced at the association’s awards banquet during the INA 2016 Convention and Trade Show held in Des Moines.

Presentations were made to winners of the 2016 Iowa Better Newspaper Contests, which were judged by the New York Press Association. About 4,000 entries in dozens of categories were judged by class, based on circulation.

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Submitted Photo Newton Daily News, Jasper County Tribune and Prairie City News staff pose with awards from the Iowa Newspaper Association’s annual contest Friday in Des Moines. From left is Jason W. Brooks, Pam DeBruyn, Abigail Pelzer, Jeff Holschuh, Samantha Jackson, Mike Mendenhall, Dana King and Alex Olp.

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Mike Mendenhall, news editor of the Jasper County Tribune and Prairie City News, earned the prestigious Outstanding Young Iowa Journalist Award. The Jasper County Tribune was recognized with the elite

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about twice as much, or $4 million compared to the approximately $2 million being spent to remodel the former structure.

The foundation was deemed solid, along with the exterior walls and roof joists, but everything else — from a sewage trench to the plumbing to the roof — has been replaced, and even the parking lot will be new once the building is completed.

Callaghan said progress is

The executive director of the Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce has resigned.

Craig Light, who has served the role for two years, Light s u b mitted his resignation to the board of directors effective Friday as he plans to move on to other endeavors, according to board chair Frank Buckley.

“Craig has worked with many of our local business partners and community agencies over the past couple of years,” Buckley said.

“Our entire board appreciates what Craig has done and wish him nothing but the very best in the future.”

The search for an executive director will begin this week, Buckley said. Anyone interested in applying for the position should stop by the chamber office or call 641-7925545. Inquiries can also be made to Buckley at the Newton YMCA, 641-792-4006 or to Miranda Kulis at the Goodwill Career Connection Center, 641791-0424.

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Stacy’s Sweetstuff celebrates one year anniversary

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Time flies when you’re having fun. That is how Stacy Grams, owner at Stacy’s Sweetstuff, feels about her first year in business at her bakery which is celebrating its one year anniversary Tuesday.

“I’ve learned a lot of about myself and about opening a business, about things you don’t think about until you open,” Grams said. “Making too much or not enough is kind of hard when you don’t have anything to compare to from the year before.”

Grams opened her shop after baking cakes and cookies at home at the request of friends and family. With a little nudge, she opened her own business, located at 208 1/2 First Ave. W., behind Moo’s BBQ. “Certainly being connected to Moo’s BBQ helps, it brings in some of their customers. Being able to have my regular customers that refer me also helps,” Grams said.

In her year in business, Grams has evolved to serve the wants and needs of the community, including an apparent love of all things chocolate. From Oreo Reese’s to smoked chocolate dipped bacon she’s found if it has chocolate, it is gold.

“I’ve found that people like anything dipped in chocolate, so I try to get creative with that,” Grams said.

She has also found that holiday treats are popular all year round. A collection of candies, truffles and chocolate covered cherries are now a staple in the bakery, drawing in customers who want a taste of the season.

Having her own shop has also helped her stretch her creativity, getting new ideas for flavors from customer suggestions.

“People are really going for different flavors for the cupcakes,” Grams said.

New favorites include Fireball whiskey, champagne and bacon maple with smoked bacon on top.

“People like cupcakes with alcohol in them,” Grams laughed.

“I’m always up for trying new things, experimenting, especially with cupcakes.”

She has also tried grape soda and root beer floats among others during her cupcake Wednes-

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Energy stocks were among the biggest decliners in early trading Monday as the price of crude oil fell again.

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Stacy Grams, owner of Stacy’s Sweetstuff, works on her famous chocolate covered smoked bacon, a local favorite. Grams is celebrating one year at her 208 1/2 First Ave. W. location on Tuesday with an open house to come following the busy Valentine’s Day holiday.

day promotion, where cupcakes are $1 each.

Grams has also kept her shop open later on Thursdays and Fridays after an increase in traffic from Moo’s and those traveling home from work. She is not changing her official hours, but if she is staying busy, she’ll stay open.

“Some days I’ll have so many customers in here that we can’t move around and other days we have a quiet day. You live and you learn and take the good days with the bad,” Grams said.

The efforts of the City of Newton and its stakeholders has also helped to boost her business.

“During Newton Fest, I was

really, really busy. Definitely when there are events going on downtown, it’s nice because I am just right off the square,” Grams said.

Grams enters her second year excited for new opportunities while continuing the work that got her going. She is still available for birthday and wedding cakes or cupcakes as well as cookies and candies for any event.

First anniversary celebration plans are not yet finalized during the busy Valentine’s Day season, but Grams said she hopes to have an open house mid-month.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-7923121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com

Citigroup blocks fantasy sports transactions NEW YORK (AP) — As daily fantasy sports websites face increased legal scrutiny, the world’s biggest credit-card lender is blocking transactions

by New York residents on the country’s two biggest sites.

Citigroup Inc. says it will start blocking debit and credit card payments on New York-based FanDuel and Boston-based DraftKings.

Citigroup says it will block the payments until New York courts rule on the legality of daily fantasy sports.

In January, the state Supreme Court Appellate Division in Manhattan ruled that the sites can continue operating while they appeal a judge’s order that they stop play in the state. The companies say their contests are games of skill, not chance, and should not be considered illegal gambling operations.

Bloomberg first reported the move by Citigroup to block transactions.

Former retail stores being converted to storage businesses last June, and the final units are expected to be ready later this month.

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Here is the full list of awards earned by each newspaper: Newton Daily News, Daily Class 1 Coverage of Agriculture, Second Place Coverage of Court and Crime, Third Place Best Special Section-Editorial, Third Place Best Newspaper Website, Second Place Best Use of Social Media, First Place Best Breaking News Photo, Third Place: Jason W. Brooks Best Sports Photo, Third Place: Jocelyn Sheets Best Feature Photo, First Place: Mike Mendenhall Best Feature Photo, Third Place: Mike Mendenhall

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Larry & Diana Ambroson Tea Linked To Stronger Bones Drinking three or more cups of black tea each day may help keep bones strong and reduce the risk of fracture, according to a recent study.

Researchers followed about 1,200 women in their 70’s for 10 years and found that those who drank three cups or more of tea a day had a 30% reduced risk of fracture compared to those women who drank little or no tea.

Even one cup of tea a day reduced risk of fracture by 9%. Experts say the compounds in tea called flavonoids, found in plant foods, may be responsible for the benefit. Previous research has linked both black and green tea with higher bone mineral density.

on schedule, and the district should be able to begin moving its administration offices and Basics & Beyond and disciplinary programs into the building in the very late spring or early summer.

The building won’t be set up anything like the grocery store was, with a few exceptions. Visitors will see Cardinal red and black around the exterior, and will enter into a front hallway at the southeast corner.

The front hall will open into a lobby area.

To the right will be the largest single room in the building — a threepart, sectionable board room that will be used for everything from NCSD board meetings to professional-development classes and seminars to use by nonschool groups or clubs.

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Submitted Photo Mike Mendenhall, news editor of the Jasper County Tribune and Prairie City News, poses Friday with the prestigious Outstanding Young Iowa Journalist Award.

The board room is about 2,420 total square feet, and has two divider walls that can be pulled out. The room can be split by both walls to create a small center section and two larger ones on each end for multiple classes — with each one having at least one large LED screen — or one divider can be used to create a sort of 60-40 split for meetings.

It is anticipated the NCSD will hold its regular meetings in the board room beginning some time this year.

Technology should allow for a live local-cable broadcast of meetings.

A central hallway runs north and south through the building, with a slight jog amid the administration offices. At the back corner of the board room is a reception area that is set to include an electronic message board about upcoming events, along with a reception desk.

On the west side of the reception area are the superintendent’s and human resource director’s offices — both of which open into a common conference room.

Callaghan showed the sound baffling that is being installed between offices to create more secure conversations — especially ones that, by law, must take place in private.

Several other offices — accounts payable and payroll, business services, curriculum and instruction, the registrar among them — are located on a hall that runs east of the reception area. Storage areas, a work room and a small conference room are also along the hallway.

Callaghan pointed out cabling trays that were installed before the ceiling or wall work was completed, carrying the building’s vast array of cables over the top of hallways and offices.

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At the back of the administration offices is a door leading to the Basics & Beyond area, which will feature three classrooms and restrooms all opening into a commons, with a short hallway leading toward the east wall. That hallway will include the pottery kiln room, science classroom, another classroom, the two connectable Disciplinary Alternative Program rooms (380 and 591 square feet, combinable by pulling back a divider), a computer room and a fitness room.

Callaghan showed the 410-square-foot fitness room to assistant head custodian Larry Wylie, who wanted to see the layout of the space.

Callaghan pointed out it was one of the few spaces in the remodeled building that wouldn’t have a lowered ceiling so that a number of athletic or fitness-related activities can take place there.

Each of the four regular Basics & Beyond classrooms are either 600 square feet or slightly smaller and have areas to store wireless devices.

A counseling office, main Basics & Beyond office and a reception office are at the north end, along with several storage areas. Crews built onto the back of the building to accommodate the storage areas, a doorway vestibule and the associated entry area.

Not only will the building instantly become the first district building completely remodeled with the high speed Internet in mind, but it will also be the first NCSD facility designed in the ADA-compliance era. All entry and exit points and regular-use areas will be handicapped accessible.

Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

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I was asked to pen a column for this Monday’s edition of the paper. Usually I have no problem fulfilling this request, as I am just a once-in-awhile columnist here at the Newton Daily News. When I sat down at my computer to begin writing, I found myself unable to narrow in on one topic. So instead of picking one, I’m going to do something I haven’t done previously, address several of the different ideas rolling around in my head.

Blizzard Birthday Well, I may have jinxed myself in my last column. I wrote about the struggles of having a winter birthday. I was repaid with the biggest snowstorm of the year forecast on my birthday. My twin sister and I had made plans to meet in Des Moines to see “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” at the Des Moines Civic Center.

It was a musical neither of us

had seen, and I was looking forward to it.

While we didn’t get the 12 inches of snow originally predicted, Tuesday was still a rather nasty day. We were forced to cancel our plans and stick with our backup plan of meeting for dinner on Thursday. It turned out to be just as fun. We were joined by more members of our family at Red Lobster.

The waitress, who had a the great name of Pamela, did a super job of making the meal an enjoyable experience and even brought Trish and I ice cream with a candle and sang “Happy Birthday” to us.

Jason Aldean Concert Recently, I had the opportunity to see Jason Aldean in concert at Wells Fargo Arena.

It was a fantastic show. He played all of the songs I love plus a few of his newer songs I’m not as familiar with. The tickets were a Christmas gift

from my brother and his girlfriend. It was an unbelievably generous gift, and I am still extremely grateful. I love going to concerts, and I was thrilled I was able to attend this one.

One of the coolest things about Aldean’s set was when he told the crowd his lead guitarist was from Des Moines, and the show was a homecoming for him. The crowd went wild for the Iowa native. I can just imagine how that made him feel. He was very talented, and it’s nice to see an Iowan on stage with one of the best male singers in country music currently.

Super Sunday Yesterday’s Super Bowl 50 was a really exciting game to watch. The Denver Broncos defense really solidified the win for them. I have always liked Peyton Manning and respected the way he played the game. He wouldn’t say for sure if it was his last, but if it is, it would be an

excellent way to end a fantastic career.

Now for the real reason to watch the game, the commercials. While I can’t pick out any truly awful ones, the Steven Tyler in Skittles was really close, it was truly a lackluster year. The Budweiser clydesdale commercial was disappointing. It is the TV spot I look forward to every year, and the ad barely featured the magnificent horses. I will say the Prius bank robbery commercial was the highlight.

It had the whole room chuckling. Also, Coke’s use of The Hulk and Ant-Man was great.

Those were the top two for me.

The first two months of the year have given me some great memories. I can only hope God continues his blessings on me and my family as the year keeps rolling along.

Contact Pam Rodgers at 641-792-3121 ext.

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Protecting the health care of Iowans This week, a bill was introduced in the Iowa Senate to stop Gov. Terry Branstad’s unilateral decision to privatize Iowa’s Medicaid program.

I’m supporting this legislation — Senate Study Bill 3081 — because many of my constituents tell me that the governor’s plan tries to By Chaz Allen do too much, too Iowa Senator fast, and it fails to protect vulnerable Iowans.

There is no excuse for putting the health and wellbeing of more than 560,000 Iowans at risk.

Specifically, the legislation directs the Iowa Department of Human Services to immediately

terminate contracts with three private out-of-state managed care companies.

As an alternative, the legislation calls on Iowa to continue improving patient outcomes, increasing access to care and making the existing public management of Medicaid more efficient.

This common sense legislation is necessary because Iowa still isn’t ready — even after a 60-day delay — to implement a privatized Medicaid system operated by for-profit, out-of-state companies.

Since the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a delay in privatizing Iowa’s Medicaid system in mid-December, we have seen no evidence that state officials and private companies have taken the steps to ensure the

health and wellbeing of Iowans receiving Medicaid services.

The main concerns I’m hearing from constituents include: • Arbitrary and unrealistic implementation timeline • Failure to establish adequate provider networks in advance • Disruptions of longstanding patient-provider relationships • Diminished quality and access to health care services • Compromised patient care • Inadequate communication with patients and providers You can review Senate Study Bill 3081 on the Iowa Legislature’s website at http://tinyurl. com/hsoh46l.

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Neither c a n d i d a t e By John Stossel shows any interest in limited government. They scoff at anyone who suggests that their grand schemes do more harm than good. But big government does do more harm than good.

I shouldn’t single out Rubio or Clinton, or even Donald Trump.

Almost everyone running for office today declares himself a “leader” who “gets things done.”

There’s no modesty, little acknowledgement that so much of what government does is costly attempts to fix problems that government created at home and abroad.

In the book “The Fatal Conceit,” Frederick Hayek wrote, “The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.”

I wish politicians understood that. Chris Christie clearly doesn’t.

He wins my vote for worst presidential candidate this week because of what he’s doing to New Jersey’s taxpayers in the name of “fixing” Atlantic City.

Six years ago, Christie promised to “reform” and “rebuild” Atlantic City “without government money.”

Without government money? Good! It sounds as if the governor respects small government principles and would protect taxpayers.

Nope.

Christie had a few options.

Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold points out that the governor could have done “nothing and

let the free market drive out the weaker casinos, hope that the city government and the big casino corporations would innovate their way out of the problem.”

That was the small-government option. There would have been upheaval. Some bills wouldn’t get paid in full. But heck, Atlantic City “had been rendered fat and inefficient” by casino taxes. It paid “$1 million a year in pensions for long-retired city lifeguards who only ever worked four months a year,” wrote Fahrenthold.

Time to cut fat. Instead, Christie partnered with Democrats to embrace a big-government option.

His advisers wanted to take over the entire city. Christie’s concession to limited government was that he took over only half — mostly the fun part: all 11 casinos.

Christie put them under the oversight of a state agency. He said those bureaucrats would restore Atlantic City and again vowed, “You have my word that it’s going to be done without any government money.”

Dream on. The agency used eminent domain to grab properties for development. Bureaucrats spent millions on public art projects, like a statue of a nude woman holding a dead deer.

Somehow that didn’t inspire tourists to rush to Atlantic City.

The state spent on TV ads and came up with a slogan: “Do AC.” It didn’t help. Casinos kept going bankrupt, as did a giant unfinished hotel/casino, the Revel.

Christie decided that the state should finish it.

He got the legislature to promise $261 million in tax incentives and a $2 million grant.

That “no tax money” pledge? Gone. Now taxpayers were “investing.”

“We are going to make the type of investment,” said Christie, “to make sure that we bring this city to a new renaissance.”

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Obituaries Marilyn B. O’Harra Feb. 5, 2016 Marilyn B. O’Harra, the daughter of Charles H. “Buster” Hill and M a r y Elizabeth Bear was born May 27, 1946, in Redfield, S.D. She graduated from high school in Sturgis, S.D. Marilyn lived in Phoenix, Ariz., for seven years before moving

to Newton, more than 30 years ago. She drove a school bus, worked at Riverview Release Center in Newton, and the Women’s Reformatory in Mitchellville, before opening a day care center in her home in Newton.

Marilyn had devoted her life to her family. She enjoyed her family, especially her grandchildren.

She also enjoyed camping, baking, sewing and gardening.

Marilyn died on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center in Grinnell.

She was 69 years old. She

was preceded in death by her parents; an infant daughter; sister Mavis Otto; and brother-inlaw, Andy Cordova.

Those left to honor Marilyn’s memory include her daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy (Ted) Owens of Des Moines, Marsha (Todd) Dreesman of Clarksville, Nyanza O’Harra of Newton; her sons and daughter-in-law Ryan (Darlene) O’Harra of Carrollton, Ky., and Anthony O’Harra (Natalie Wilson) of Newton; her grandchildren, Amber, Brendan, Amanda, Christopher, Scotty,

Josh, Kaitlyn, Jackson, Pacen, Aubrey and Lincoln; her great-grandchildren, Cameron, Dalton and Aubrey; her sisters, Frances Cordova of Albuquerque, N.M., and Sharron Gruenwald of British Columbia, Canada; and her brother, Chuck Hill of Des Moines.

The family will greet friends Tuesday, Feb. 9 from 6 until 7 p.m at the Pence — Reese Funeral Home. A memorial service will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be left in Marilyn’s name.

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The topic for Brown Bag Lunch and Learn at noon Wednesday at the Jasper County Historical Museum will be “Newton’s First and Worst Cyclone.” The tornado was on May 21, 1918, and literally ripped upper floors from factories and houses and barely missed the west side of the square.

Unfortunately, the library’s microfilm collection is missing a number of Newton Daily News issues from that portion of 1918, including the May 22 articles recording the damage. Fortunately, the museum has an old, badly damaged May 22 issue that was pieced together and is now nearly complete. Historians were able to use the full paper for much of their research rather than relying on just the portions that have been included in anniversary and other special editions of the paper. A digital copy will be sent to the library for its records.

Submitted Photo Pictured is Tricia Maher, branch manager of U.S. Bank presenting a U.S. Bank Foundation Grant of $1,000 to Linda Klepinger of the Iowa Sculpture Festival. Also present from the festival board are Terri Ayers and Kimbra Korte. Bank employee are Brad Sammons, Don Poynter, Brian Buch and Alex Hicks.

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• Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at 219 N. Second Ave. W., in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Newton Golden K Kiwanis will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Newton Village for social time, coffee and a program. Anyone interested in the program, or learning more about Golden K Kiwanis, is welcome to come as a guest. For more information, contact the Rev. Thomas Lloyd at 641-792-3612.

• U.S. Congressman Dave Loebsack District Representative Bri Dennison will host open office hours at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Uncle Nancy’s Coffeehouse & Eatery, 114 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon and 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• The Newton Rotary Club will meet at noon Tuesday at the Newton DMACC banquet room.

The program will be presented by Miranda Kulis of the Goodwill Career Connection Center. Anyone interested in attending and learning more about the Newton Rotary Club is welcome. For more information, or to make reservations for lunch, call Miranda Kulis at 641-417-9174 or Andrew Davis at 330-322-5111.

• Jasper County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at USDA Service Center, 709 First Ave. W. in Newton.

• Meet the Barnstormers will begin at 5 p.m.

Tuesday at Montana Mikes, 1400 W. 18th St. S. in Newton. Join the Iowa Barnstormers and help raise money for the Newton Police Department K-9 unit. Players and coaching staff will be in attendance and 25 percent of all sales will be donated to the cause.

• Discover Hope, a faith-based addiction support group, will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at 219 N. Second Ave. W., in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Newton High School Class of 1961 will meet at noon Wednesday at Okoboji Grill in Newton.

Class members and guests will meet for lunch and conversation. All class members and guest are invited to attend. The upcoming class reunion plans will be discussed.

• Brown Bag Lunch will begin at noon Wednesday at Jasper County Historical Museum in Newton. “Newton’s First and Worst Cyclone” was May 21, 1918, and literally ripped upper floors from factories and houses and barely missed the west side of the square. This event is free.

• Alcoholics Anonymous Beginner’s Support Group will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon and 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

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

Discussion will include the Feb. 1 precinct caucuses and the upcoming convention, scheduled for March 12.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Friday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

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Parents supporting adult son are doing him no favors DEAR ABBY: Nine years ago I married a man who has a son from a previous marriage. “Eli” is now 26 and lives “on his own.” While he may live under a different roof than his parents, they support him financially. My husband and I pay Eli’s car insurance, cellphone bill, toll tag, life insurance policy and whatever other things come up (passport, gym membership). Eli’s mom assists with all of his utility bills, in addition to depositing money in his account monthly. They even turned over Eli’s 529 tuition account to him.

I have tried explaining to my husband that they are enabling Eli, and the umbilical cord should have been cut years ago. Eli has never earned more than $12,000 a year and has no desire to try because he has an endless flow of financial support. His dad is retired but continues to work in order to help Eli — although he won’t admit it.

This is straining our relationship because when I bring up this issue, he feels I am attacking his son.

Am I unrealistic to expect an adult to support himself? — SEEING CLEARLY IN THE SOUTH DEAR SEEING CLEARLY: Not at all. You are being rational.

Your husband and his ex may be fostering their son’s cycle of financial dependence out of a sense of guilt — possibly because of their divorce.

It may take counseling in order for him to understand that he and his ex are doing Eli no favors. Suggest it as part of marriage counseling to ease the strain on your marriage.

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Woman, 2 kids hospitalized after mobile home blaze CEDAR FALLS — A woman and two children have been hospitalized after being rescued from a burning mobile home in Cedar Falls.

The fire was reported a little before 11:45 p.m. Sunday. Cedar Falls Fire Battalion Chief Curt Hildebrand says firefighters helped the woman escape through a front window. Hildebrand says firefighters found a 3-year-old child and a 5-yearold elsewhere in the home and took them out the front door.

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DAVENPORT — The fire department cuts Davenport officials are considering aren’t very popular.

Some residents have posted signs in their yards declaring “Fire Truck closed today. Contact your alderman.”

The city council is considering whether to approve more than $600,000 in public safety cuts in its proposed $201.7 million budget. Mayor Frank Klipsch says he hopes the fire cuts will be a short-term solution.

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DES MOINES — Des Moines police say they will install nine security cameras in a downtown bar and restaurant district following a November shooting that left one man dead and another hospitalized.

It will be the first time police cameras have been used in Des Moines. Police also plan to have at least six off-duty officers patrolling the area every weekend yearround.

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WATERLOO — A 15-year-old Waterloo boy accused of fatally shooting his older sister has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

The teen also pleaded guilty Friday to trafficking stolen weapons. Prosecutors say the boy was 14 when he accidentally shot his 15-year-old sister at their home on May 15. The handgun had been stolen during a burglary earlier that day. The boy had been charged with burglary, but the charge was dismissed.

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IOWA FALLS — An Iowa Falls man accused of threatening to cut the throats of judges in Eldora during a call to an office of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Andre Michael Lafontaine III, 35, was sentenced Friday. Lafontaine, who was found guilty of transmitting a threatening communication, has also been ordered to three years of supervised release.

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Documents show Iowa has backlog of criminal appeal cases The Associated Press DES MOINES — The Iowa attorney general’s office has gained approval to temporarily hire lawyers to deal with a backlog of criminal appeal cases that have piled up since an Iowa Supreme Court rule change in 2012.

Chief Deputy Attorney General Eric Tabor described the conditions in a Jan. 7 letter to the Iowa Executive Council that outlined plans to hire three outside lawyers on a temporary basis to reduce the load. The council, made up of statewide elected officials, on Jan. 19 approved Tabor’s request, which included a request by his office to use civil forfeiture money to cover the expense.

“With current staffing it is increasingly challenging to handle the caseload in time frames required by the Iowa Supreme Court,” Tabor said in his letter to GeorgAnna Madsen, executive secretary for the Iowa Executive Council, which authorizes some

state expenses involving litigation.

Three attorneys have since signed contracts that allow them to work as independent contractors through the end of June.

According to the letter, the office faces a backlog of about 100 criminal appeal cases where Iowa residents convicted of crimes have appealed their convictions and are waiting for state attorneys to file additional paperwork to move along the appeal process.

Despite Tabor’s description in the letter of increasing challenges, he told The Associated Press the backlog has not affected the quality of the work done at the Criminal Appeals Division of the attorney general’s office, which handles all criminal and post-conviction appeals in the Iowa Court of Appeals and the Iowa Supreme Court. He noted state attorneys are able to seek delays in filing paperwork.

“We’ve kept up despite a huge caseload increase

and now we’re trying to use some internal resources in a responsible, effective way just to make sure that we can get the job done,” he said.

Bobby Rehkemper, a West Des Moines attorney and board member of the Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, was surprised by the extent of the backlog but noted the appellate process usually is lengthy, taking up to two years.

It is typical for attorneys from both sides to seek extensions to file briefs, he added.

“I have yet to handle a case where the state has not requested an extension of their deadline to file their appeal,” he said.

“But I’ve asked for my fair share.”

Patricia Reynolds, an assistant appellate defender for the state who represents convicted individuals, said the backlog has not affected her work.

“It’s a careful procedure, and that can be to their benefit,” she said of her clients. “The court is not rushing to make de-

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The letter said the attorney general’s office has faced staffing challenges for several years, and it was exacerbated when the Iowa Supreme Court made some rule changes in 2012. One of them prohibited attorneys from seeking to withdraw from certain appeals on the grounds that it is frivolous.

“For many years, the number of criminal appeals averaged about 375-400 per year,” Tabor wrote in the letter. “Currently, in the range of 600-700 appeals per year are being received by the

Office.”

The attorney general’s office referenced the growing workload in a budget recommendation in November 2013, according to documents.

For the fiscal year that ended in 2014, the Legislature provided funding for two additional criminal appeal attorneys.

The following fiscal year, a $175,000 request for more staffing was backed

by Gov. Terry Branstad but was not approved from the Legislature.

Tabor said the office rearranged resources for the current fiscal year to hire an additional attorney, but he’s seeking temporary attorneys now because of the difficulty

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He didn’t seek additional funding for staffing for the next fiscal year.

Branstad serves on the Iowa Executive Council but didn’t attend the Jan. 19 meeting. His spokesman, Ben Hammes, said Branstad didn’t have a comment on the management of the attorney general’s office.

Sen. Robert Dvorsky, D-Coralville and chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said many state departments face staffing limitations and it’s difficult to allocate state dollars when the divided Legislature has different calculations of what’s available to spend.

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Kate Malott/Daily News Newton High School Pacesetter seniors, from left, Olivia Bebout, Macey Caves and Serena Halferty listen to a fellow Pacesetter speak about their team leadership during the annual Winter Show Saturday night at the high school.

Kate Malott/Daily News Pacesetters sit in the front row to watch the annual Dancing Dads performance Saturday night.

Kate Malott/Daily News Kate Malott/Daily News Junior Pacesetters third through fifth grade perform Berg Middle School dance team perform a jazz and kick routine during the annual winter show Saturday night. A variety of Saturday night during the Pacesetter Winter Show. local dance groups performed including inMotion Dance Company and all age levels of Junior Pacesetters.

Kate Malott/ Daily News N e w t o n High School Pacesetter Dancing Dads perform a dance routine to G e o r g e T h o r o g o o d ‘ s “Bad to the Bone” during the a n n u a l Pacesetter Winter Show.

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Webb repeats as district breaststroke champ Cardinals qualify for state in six events

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton’s Isaak Webb takes the lead just after the 50-yard turn in the 100-yard breaststroke race at Saturday’s Iowa High School Athletic Association district swim meet at Johnston. Webb pulled away from the field to win his second straight district title in the breaststroke.

Webb recorded the fastest time in the state, winning in 57.80 seconds. Newton’s Cardinals qualified individuals in the breaststroke, the butterfly, the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle along with two relays for the state swim meet.

JOHNSTON — Hours in the water paid off for Isaak Webb Saturday. The senior from Pella swimming for the Newton Cardinal boys claimed his second consecutive Iowa high school district championship in the 100-yard breaststroke.

Webb lowered his own Newton team record in the breaststroke, winning in a commanding 57.80 seconds at the district swim meet hosted by Johnston. It was the fastest time across the state in district action.

Newton qualified two relay teams and swimmers in four individual events for the 2016 Iowa High School Athletic Association Boys State Swim Meet.

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C-M’s Mead, L-S’ Dunsbergen advance

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News BELLE PLAINE — Colfax-Mingo’s Ben Mead began the season weighing 245 pounds. His only shot at a spot in the varsity lineup was to cut enough weight to qualify for the 220-pound weight class.

That’s exactly what he did during the second half of the season, and the hard work paid off as Mead earned two pins and claimed his first-ever individual championship during the Class 1A Sectional 9 tournament here Saturday.

“It feels amazing. It feels real-

ly good,” Mead said. “I just wrestled smart, waited for an opening and did what I could to score points.”

Mead was one of two area wrestlers to qualify for next weekend’s district tournament in Pleasantville.

Lynnville-Sully’s Carson Dunsbergen also advanced after avenging a loss to Colfax-Mingo’s Adam Teed in last weekend’s South Iowa Cedar League meet. Dunsbergen pinned Teed in the semifinals and finished second after losing to top-ranked Cole Needham of West Marshall in the finals.

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo junior Ben Mead, left, claimed a sectional championship Saturday after recording two pins in the 220-pound weight class at Belle Plaine High School.

NHS boys defeat Indians Newton girls claim LHC win

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News OSKALOOSA — Going on the road after back-to-back home losses, Newton High’s Cardinal boys took Friday’s Little Hawkeye Conference game one possession at a time. It worked as the Cardinals held off host Oskaloosa’s Indians, 64-54.

“The kids responded well after Thursday night’s game. We stress taking things one possession at a time and one game at a time,” Newton head coach Bill Liley said. “Tonight, we played possession and execution basketball offensively and played solid defense to get a road win.”

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High’s Connor Gholson goes to the basket for two against Oskaloosa in the teams’ first meeting in Newton. Newton beat Oskaloosa, 64-54, Friday at Oskaloosa.

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News OSKALOOSA — Following Thursday night’s home game against Class 4A No. 12 Grinnell, Newton High’s head coach Brandon Sharp admitted he wasn’t sure how much “gas was left” in the tanks of his players.

Newton rallied late to get within five

points against Grinnell, but lost 66-59.

Newton was sluggish on offense in Friday’s Little Hawkeye Conference game at Oskaloosa, but still led their hosts, 5-0 after the first quarter. The Cardinal offense heated up in the second period on their way to a 47-21 victory.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Slicing through Oskaloosa defenders for a basket is Newton’s Sydney Jenkins in an earlier game this season. Jenkins led Newton to a 47-21 win Friday at Oskaloosa.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Monday Basketball Newton 9th girls at Pella, 6 p.m., west gym Newton boys at Pella, JV 4:45 p.m., 9th 7:15 p.m., west gym Colfax-Mingo at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday Basketball Pella at Newton, JV girls 4:45 p.m., varsity girls 6 p.m., varsity boys 7:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully boys at HLV, 7:30p.m.

PCM at Gilbert, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

CMB at Saydel, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Thursday Basketball Newton 9th girls at Norwalk, 6:30 p.m.

Newton boys at Norwalk, 9th 6 p.m., JV 7:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo boys at Pleasantville, 7:30 p.m.

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

1A Girls Regionals Colfax-Mingo at North Tama, Traer, 7 p.m.

Wrestling Newton JV at Boone tournament, 5:30 p.m.

Friday Basketball Norwalk at Newton, JV girls 4:45 p.m., varsity girls 6:15 p.m., varsity boys 7:30 p.m. (Coaches vs. Cancer night) PCM boys at Greene County, 7:30 p.m.

CMB boys at Gilbert, 7:30 p.m.

SICL Boys Crossover Games Keota at Lynnville-Sully, 7:30 p.m.

Sigourney at Colfax-Mingo, 7:30 p.m.

Jok scores 23 to lead No. 5 Iowa past Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Just more than three minutes into the second half, Iowa’s Peter Jok stole the ball from Illinois guard Khalid Lewis and glided to the other end of the court for a two-handed dunk.

It was part of a 5-minute span after halftime in which the junior scored seven of the fifth-ranked Hawkeyes’ points, pushing their lead to 15 and delivering a blow the Illini wouldn’t recover from.

Jok finished with 23 points and Iowa (19-4, 10-1 Big Ten) coasted to a 77-65 victory.

Jok is playing with confidence, and doing that at both ends of the court, Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery said.

“I think you’re seeing a much more complete player,” McCaffery said. “You’re watching a guy who, when he was young, made some mistakes. And he’s not doing that anymore.”

Jok said Iowa, whose only serious tests Sunday came in the game’s opening minutes and the handful of times the Illini would later cut the lead to single digits, has grown up as a team.

“It’s because of our experience,” Jok said.

“When teams are coming back, we don’t rush anything. We know what we have to do.”

The loss was the fifth in seven games for Illinois (11-13, 3-8).

“Defensively, what hurt us more than anything was their transition game and the rebounding,” Illini coach John Groce said.

Iowa outrebounded the Illini 43-32.

Jarrod Uthoff added 18 points and 12 rebounds for Iowa and Adam Woodbury had 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Four Colfax-Mingo football players signed National Letters of Intent to play football at the college level last week. Front row, from left: Colin Lourens, Jacob Lietz and Blake Summy will all play at Grand View University, while Jared Myers, far right, will play quarterback at Morningside College. Also in attendance for the signings were, back row, from left, Colfax-Mingo Superintendent Tracy Hook, Tigerhawk football coach Jeff Lietz and assistant football coach Matt Barkalow.

Fantastic Four: Colfax-Mingo foursome extend football careers

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News COLFAX — The Colfax-Mingo football program has come a long way under head coach Jeff Lietz.

The Tigerhawks went 2-7 in back-to-back seasons in 2012 and 2013. One year later, the program advanced to the playoffs and finished with a 6-4 record. The win total got even higher in 2015 when the Tigerhawks won their first-ever postseason game and finished 8-3 overall.

Walking down the path of the Tigerhawks’ turnaround was a large senior class which included four all-state players in Jared Myers, Jacob Lietz, Blake Summy and Colin Lourens.

All four of those student-athletes played an integral role in turning things around and all four signed national letters of intent to further their careers in college.

Myers will play quarterback for Morningside College, while Lietz, Lourens and Summy all signed scholarships to play at Grand View University.

“This is huge stepping stone for the program,” Coach Lietz said. “We are a Class A football program. I had 32 kids on the team this year and four of them just signed to play in college.

“They have been great leaders in our program, and they are an integral part in where we have gotten. I am happier than all get out for all four of them.”

Jared Myers, Morningside College Myers set several records at Colfax-Mingo, including 433 passing yards and seven touchdowns in a game during the 2015 season. He threw for a school-record 2,695 yards, 35 passing touchdowns and 3,239 all-purpose yards in 2015.

The future Morningside Mustang quarterback also had Colfax-Mingo’s career records in passing yards (6,846) and passing touchdowns (69).

That was good enough to land him on the Iowa Newspaper Association’s all-state teams the past two seasons. He was a second-team quarterback in 2014 but claimed firstteam offensive utility all-state honors this past year.

“Jared is a fantastic sign for Morningside College,” Morningside head coach Steve Ryan said. “In high school, he has demonstrated the ability to throw a wide array of passes and lead an offense.

“We also are looking for athletic quarterbacks, guys that can throw the ball and show the ability to play defense and

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other sports.”

Myers signed with the Mustangs on Wednesday night at a special signing ceremony on the Morningside campus. The event featured 16 of the 38 signed recruits in 2016.

“I am glad they had it. I think more colleges should go that route,” Myers said of the school’s decision to invite signees onto campus for signing day. “As soon as I walked on to campus, it just felt right.”

Myers went on a game day visit in November and then re-visited the campus back in January. The Tigerhawk signal caller plans to major in either agriculture business or sports medicine.

Grand View and Morningside are playoff rivals. They have met several times in the postseason, including in the 2013 NAIA Division I national semifinals. That season Grand View went undefeated and claimed the school’s first national title.

“It would have been sweet to have them all at the same place, but Jared got a good opportunity at Morningside,” Coach Lietz said. “They have the agriculture program that he wants, too. I am as happy for Jared as I am for all of them.”

Jacob Lietz, Grand View University Jacob Lietz was the Tigerhawks leading tackler during all four seasons of his high school career at Colfax-Mingo, but he will play wide receiver for the Vikings after setting a school-record with 63 catches this past season.

Jacob Lietz was a first-team all-state defensive utility player in 2014, and he has 411.5 career tackles at linebacker.

His offensive skills got a boost this year when hauled in 63 passes for 866 yards and 10 touchdowns. That earned him first-team all-state honors at wide receiver.

“Grand View is the perfect fit for me,” Jacob Lietz said.

“I love the feel. I love that it’s close to home. The coaches are great. They are a successful team. Winning is always the goal.”

Viking Offensive Coordinator Austin Flynn is excited to have Jacob Lietz in the fold.

“He’s got good size and speed. He has the tangible

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stuff that you look for. He’s also tough,” Flynn said.

Playing with two of his high school teammates will be fun, but not having his quarterback around is bittersweet, too.

“It’s going to make it a lot easier. We’ll have that relationship already,” Jacob Lietz said in regards to playing with Summy and Lourens. “We’ll make new friends, but it will be nice to have them around.

“It will be different with Jared not around. It’ll be weird.

It’ll be funny if we meet in the playoffs. It’ll be a fun rivalry.”

Lietz is closing in on becoming the school’s valedictorian at graduation. He carries a grade point average of 3.96 and also will be the first Colfax-Mingo football player to play in the Iowa Shrine Bowl this summer.

Lietz plans to major in computer sciences or pre-engineering program.

Colin Lourens, Grand View University When Lourens committed to the Vikings, he was destined to play defensive end and run down future quarterbacks in the Heart of America Athletic Conference.

But, those plans changed when Flynn contacted Lourens about playing tight end.

“He just texted me and asked how I felt about playing tight end,” Lourens said.

“They were only bringing in one other tight end. I don’t care where I play, but I felt like I excelled more at tight end.

It’ll be a good opportunity.”

Lourens, who plans to major in sports management, was the third Tigerhawk of the trio to commit to the Vikings, but the school perfectly fits his needs.

“The school felt right. The atmosphere is great. It felt like home,” Lourens said.

Lourens has the height to play tight end, but he knows he has to get a lot bigger to play the position at the collegiate level “I want to continue to work here at the high school before I go there,” Lourens said. “I need to get bigger still. My dad is 6-foot-5 and 280 pounds and my grandpa is 6-6, 320.

So I have the genes.”

Lourens earned INA thirdteam all-state honors as a tight end this past season. He had

60 career catches and 10 career touchdown catches at C-M. He also had seven career sacks as a defensive end, including six in 2015.

“I like his ball skills,” Flynn said. “I think he is going to put size on, but the best chance for him to get on the field is probably at tight end.”

Blake Summy, Grand View University While Lourens went from defensive end to tight end, Summy committed to Grand View first as a wide receiver but will start his collegiate career as a defensive back.

Summy earned INA firstteam all-state honors as a wideout in 2014 and then earned the same honor as a defensive back in 2015.

He led Class A with a school-record five interceptions in 2014 and hauled in another pick this season for the Tigerhawks. Summy caught 43 passes for 812 yards and a school-record 12 touchdowns this season as a wideout, too.

He owns school career records in catches (125), receiving yards (2,206) and touchdown catches (21).

“He can play both. We are heavy at receiver and light at defensive back so it helps that he can do both,” said Flynn, who has been at Grand View for five years. “His statistics speak for themselves. It’s impressive. He’s undersized. He has to get stronger and bigger.

He has a ways to go before he probably can play for us, but he’s a competitor. That’s the fun part about it.”

Summy is undecided on a major, but he chose Grand View because it’s close to home, and the Vikings are a winning program. “​I am just ready to start and get going,” Summy said. “It will be nice to have people that I know there to push each other. We can help each other get through the challenges.”

There are plenty challenges that meet college athletes in their first year on campus. Flynn believes that having friends with you makes that first year a little easier to handle.

“That first year is the toughest so it will help having some friends around,” said Flynn, who is a former Iowa State quarterback.”

Grand View has gone 21-4 in its last two seasons.

Morningside went 12-2 last season and lost 30-27 in the national semifinals to Southern Oregon. The Mustangs were 9-0 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference.

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Nevada spoils PCM’s shot at outright HOIC title

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MONROE — Cole Gidel is the player most Heart of Iowa Conference coaches look to slow down when they play Nevada’s boys basketball team.

Prairie City-Monroe coach Fred Lorensen was well aware though of the offensive tear Joseph Heintz was on heading into the Mustangs’ HOIC showdown with the Cubs on Friday.

Heintz is averaging a little more than 10 points per game this season. However, his sharpshooting the last three games has put the Cubs in the mix for a top three finish in the league.

Heintz was at his all-time best against PCM. He made 9-of-11 from the floor and 8-of-9 from 3-point range as his game-high 26 points led the Cubs to 63-53 road win, spoiling PCM’s Senior Night.

“We were supposed to keep track of him better than we did,” Lorensen said. “We obviously didn’t do a very good job with that, but he made a couple tough shots, too.”

The Cubs (12-7 overall, 10-5 in the HOIC) knocked off three of the best teams in the league in succession.

Heintz was a big reason why.

He hit 7-of-9 from long range in a win over Roland-Story on Jan. 29 and then canned 4-of6 in a win against first-place Gilbert last Tuesday.

Couple that with Gidel and Nevada has had quite the 1-2 punch in recent weeks. Gidel finished Friday’s win with 15 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists and three steals.

PCM (13-6, 10-4) played through some offensive struggles early in the game and trailed 24-13 early in the second quarter. The Mustangs weathered the storm though with a 14-2 run and ended the half with a 27-26 lead.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe junior Luke Greiner had 18 points and nine rebounds, but the Mustang boys basketball team suffered a Heart of Iowa Conference home loss to Nevada on Friday. The Cubs outscored the Mustangs 19-11 in the fourth and won 63-53 in Monroe.

Austin Brown nailed a 3-pointer at the buzzer to complete that spurt, and the run included seven points from Luke Greiner.

“We did all the stuff you can do to lose early in the game,” Lorensen said. “We missed a bunch of layups and a bunch of free throws and you can’t do that. We had so many chances in the first half. We have to convert those shots in the lane.”

Heintz hit three quick treys early in the third to give Nevada another advantage. He answered a PCM run with another 3-pointer later in the quarter, and the Cubs eventually led by two after three.

Heintz buried two more triples in the fourth. PCM got within two though on a putback by Greiner, but Nevada ended the game on a 9-1 run.

That run was helped by turnovers on back-to-back posses-

sions by the Mustangs late in the game.

“We had two big turnovers late in the game, too. Those were crushing turnovers,” Lorensen said. “It’s not any one person’s fault. To win a game like this, you just can’t do that. They are going to make baskets so we have to make baskets, too.”

Logan Gilman struggled from the floor in the first half.

He finished with 19 points but made just 6-of-19 from the field. Gilman grabbed eight rebounds and had three steals.

Greiner scored 18 points and had nine boards, and Brown finished with nine points. Andrew Van Ryswyk was the only other Mustang to score, finishing with seven points and six boards. PCM made 17-of-56 from the floor and connected on 5-of-22 from long range.

Nevada made half of its shots from the floor and drained 12-of-26 from long range.

The loss drops the Mustangs out of first place in the HOIC, but PCM can still earn a share of the league crown with wins at Gilbert on Tuesday and at Greene County on Friday.

“That game still means something,” Lorensen said.

‘The only thing that changes now is that we can’t win the title outright. But a tie is a lot better than finishing second.”

Nevada 15-11-18-19—63 Prairie City-Monroe 13-14-15-11—53 Nevada (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Gidel 5/1-4-3-15, Shafer 3/1-0-2-7, Stahl 1/1-0-1-3, Strottman 1-1-2-3, Thompson 3/1-0-3-7, Merfeld 1-0-0-2, Heintz 9/8-0-1-26, Saunders 0-00-0, Chitty 0-0-1-0. Totals 23/12-5-15-63.

PCM (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Sperfslage 0-0-0-0, Greiner 7/1-3-0-18, Bruxvoort 0-0-3-0, Speers 0-0-5-0, Brown 3/2-1-2-9, Gilman 6/1-6-3-19, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Clark 0-0-0-0, Van Ryswyk 1/1-4-3-7. Totals 17/5-1415-53.

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Mustang girls can’t overcome talented Nevada

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MONROE — Since losing a three-point game to Class 3A No. 1 Pocahontas Area back on Jan. 16, the Nevada girls’ basketball team has been annihilating opponents inside Heart of Iowa Conference play.

The Cubs, primed for another run at a state championship, have outscored opponents 252-51 in the last four games, but Prairie City-Monroe made things interesting for awhile during Senior Night here Friday.

The Mustangs stayed within single digits most of the first half before third-ranked Nevada pulled away for a 43-23 victory during Heart of Iowa Conference play.

“We did play better against them than the last time,” PCM coach Jeff Lindsay said. “We did a good job of breaking the press early, and they backed out of it. That’s how they hurt us the first time.”

The Cubs are defeating HOIC opponents by more than 40 points per game, but the Mustangs were twice as good as that in their loss. An 8-0 that spanned the first and second quarters put the Cubs up 15-4 and they never looked back in the victory.

Lexi Timmins buried a 3-pointer to get the Mustang deficit back to nine, but the Cubs (17-3 overall, 15-0 in the HOIC) led by 11 at the break.

A 10-2 run to start the third quarter, led in large part by first-team all-state post Kati Cassabaum, put the finishing touches on a sixth straight win.

Cassabaum, a 6-foot Northern Iowa volleyball signee, finished with 16 points, 13 rebounds, seven blocks and six assists.

Lexi Koudelka, a 6-1 post,

how we played defensively.”

Timmins led the Mustangs with seven points, while Katie Vande Wall had eight rebounds and Bailey Brodersen grabbed five boards. Kayla Jennings finished with four steals.

Seven players scored but no one other than Timmins had more than four.

“They not only have several tall girls, but they are quick, too,” Lindsay said. “When they have players who can guard anyone on the floor, it makes it tough. They throw you out of your rhythm because they can switch with anyone on the court.”

PCM dropped to 11-9 on the season and 10-5 in conference play. The Mustangs have followed a win with a loss four straight times dating back to a Jan. 16 loss to 4A state-ranked Pella.

The Mustangs finish their regular season at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Gilbert. The postseason kicks off at 7 p.m. Saturday against Clarke in Monroe.

“I think we are the best we can be defensively. We have come into our own,” Lindsay said. “Offensively, we are starting to understand what’s there and what’s not there. We moved the ball well tonight and if we can do that against Nevada, we can do it against anyone else.”

Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe junior Jayci Vos (14) dribbles into the paint against Nevada’s Abby Stephenson during the Mustangs 43-23 loss to the Class 3A No. 3 Cubs on Friday night.

finished with 12 points, four rebounds and four blocks but left the game in the third quarter with a foot injury.

PCM held the Cubs, who have already won the conference title, to just one 3-pointer one day after Alli Fey set a

school record with seven treys in a 51-8 win over Gilbert.

“We are understanding how to shift in our zone,” Lindsay said. “To hold them to 43 points and one 3-pointer, was great. We challenged them well, and I was happy with

Nevada 13-8-12-10—43 Prairie City-Monroe 4-6-6-7—23 Nevada (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Ausman 1/1-0-3-3, Stephenson 0-1-1-1, Coogler 0-0-0-0, Koudelka 6-0-1-12, Fey 1-0-2-2, Cassabaum 6-4-4-16, Hornbuckle 0-0-1-0, Rhodes 3-0-4-6. Totals: 17/1-8-16-43.

PCM (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Timmins 2/1-2-0-7, Vos 1-2-1-4, Vande Wall 0-0-2-0, Stafford 1-1-1-3, Jennings 1-1-1-3, Van Dyke 0-22-2, Brodersen 1-0-0-2, Townsend 1-0-4-2.

Totals 7/1-8-11-23.

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Rival R-S records sweep of Raiders

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News BAXTER — The Collins-Maxwell/Baxter basketball teams played even with Roland-Story for two of the fourth quarters Friday night.

Unfortunately, the deficits in the other two quarters were too much to overcome during a Heart of Iowa Conference varsity doubleheader.

The CMB boys (216 overall, 2-13 in the HOIC) were ahead by one after the first quarter but got outscored 48-24 over the next two periods during a 77-53 home loss.

The Raider girls (217, 1-14) were dead even with the Norse in the second and fourth quarters, but a 10-4 deficit in the first and a 12-2 margin in the third gave R-S a 36-20 victory.

Hunter Gunderson led the Raider boys with 18 points, while Brady Stover had 15 points and five rebounds and Will Clapper chipped in 14 points and five rebounds. Brady Kemp finished with five assists and four rebounds and Hunter McWhirter dished out four assists.

Roland-Story’s Tyler Hovick scored a gamehigh 19 points, while John Barclay added 18.

The Norse improved to 11-7 and 7-7 in conference play.

CMB’s Mikayla Eslinger led all scorers in the girls game with 10 points and completed the double-double with 12 rebounds, and Kathleen Baldwin scored six points and grabbed six boards.

Megan Ritter had four rebounds and three assists, while Sydney Ziesman pulled down five rebounds and dished out two assists.

Jenna Clark scored nine and Alexa Whipple had nine and eight, respectively, for the Norse.

Roland-Story (9-10, 8-7) finished with 15 steals in all.

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Big finish from Niang leads ISU to win over Cowboys S T I L L W A TER, Okla. (AP) — Iowa State almost let a 13-point second half lead slip away on Saturday, but some defensive adjustments and clutch shooting made the difference against Oklahoma State.

Georges Niang scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and had nine rebounds to help lead the No. 13 Cyclones to a 64-59 victory over the Cowboys.

Niang made 7-of-10 shots and grabbed all of his rebounds after halftime. Monte Morris and Matt Thomas each scored 16 points for the Cyclones (17-6, 6-4 Big 12).

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PCM crowns three champs, sends seven to district meet

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News ALBIA — The Prairie City-Monroe wrestling team made a big statement at the Class 2A Sectional 12 tournament here Saturday.

The Mustangs filled 11 of the 14 weights but still managed to send seven to the next round and three PCM grapplers wound up as sectional champions.

PCM’s freshmen trio of Lucas Roland (138), Wes Cummings (152) and Jarron Trausch (170) all won titles in their first high school sectional meet, and those victories helped the Mustangs nearly claim a spot in the state’s regional duals next week.

The Mustangs, who also advanced Jakeb Fenton (106), Clay Van Wyk (113), Chance Palm (120) and Xavier Miller (145) to districts, finished 1.5 points behind Knoxville for second place.

Top-ranked Albia won the meet with 237 points. Knoxville grabbed the other regional dual spot with 174 points, while PCM had 172.5 points despite having open weights at 160, 220 and 285.

Cummings, ranked 10th at 152, had the Mustangs’ most impressive win of the day. He went 2-0 on the day and blasted fourth-ranked Blake Lawless of Albia, 10-1, in the championship match. Lawless is now 30-3 on the season.

Cummings improved to 33-2 on the year, and his only two losses have come against No. 2 Tommy Bradshaw of Greene County.

Roland is 38-2 on the year after two easy wins at 138. He won his

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first match by fall and then clinched the title with a 14-3 major decision victory in the finals.

Trausch, also seeded second in his bracket, won his opening match by fall, then claimed the title with an 8-3 win.

He improved to 36-5

on the year.

Miller (39-5) won his first match 8-3 and then nearly knocked off topranked Bryce Leshen of Albia in the finals, losing 6-5. Leshen is 25-1 on the season.

Fenton and Van Wyk each had two matches at 106 and 113, respectively. Both lost by fall in the championship matches. Fenton won his opener by fall and Van Wyk claimed a 13-3 win by major decision.

The final district qualifier was Palm, who went 3-1 on the day. He won by technical fall and then lost by technical fall.

Palm won his third-place match by fall and then claimed an 11-2 win by major decision in a true-second wrestleback.

Brycen Rogers finished third at 126, Nathan Trausch was fourth at 182 and Dalton Schlangen and Drew Johnson were fifth at 195 and 132, respectively.

The Mustangs compete in 2A District 6 at noon Saturday in Knoxville.

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CMB’s Robertson extends season, advances to district tournament

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News ​ADEL — Only one Collins-Maxwell/Baxter wrestler survived the first round of postseason action.

CMB senior Charles Robertson locked up a spot in this weekend’s district tournament following a runner-up finish at the Class 2A Sectional 11 tourney at ADM High School on Saturday.

Robertson went 1-1 on the day, losing 3-1 in the championship match and then winning by fall in a 220-pound wrestleback. Robertson will take a 29-4 record into districts.

Evan Bianchi (22-11) was the No. 1 seed at 170 pounds. He won his first match by a 12-3 major decision but then lost by fall in the finals. In the wrestleback for a true second, Bianchi was defeated 6-0 by Ballard’s

Ben Lee. Logan Mitchell (195) and Archer McFadden (285) both lost in the semifinals of their respective weight brackets. They both recovered to win their third-place bouts, but neither wrestler got a chance to wrestleback.

Caleb Fullerton placed fourth at 126 and Ethan Cozad was fourth at 145. CMB had four open weights.

The Raiders placed fifth in the team standings, edging Heart of Iowa Conference rival North Polk by a single point. Host ADM won the team title with 244.5 points and Ballard was second with 232 points.

Robertson wrestles at noon Saturday in the 2A District 6 meet in Knoxville.

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Iowa Valley prevents Hawk girls repeating as SICL champion

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News MARENGO — With the South Iowa Cedar League conference title on the line, Lynnville-Sully’s girls came up short of backto-back conference championships Friday night. The Class 1A No. 12 Hawks dropped a 37-30 decision to host Iowa Valley in the SICL crossover game between divisional champions.

Lynnville-Sully finished in a tie with Montezuma atop the SICL West, but got the top spot on a tiebreaker. Iowa Valley won the SICL East division. It was the first year of divisional play for the conference.

“Tonight’s game was about our inability to rebound the ball and keep them out of the lane on defense,” Lynnville-Sully head coach Jerry Hulsing said. “We settled for jump shots, and not getting to the inside or attacking the rim.”

The Tigers out rebounded the Hawks, 42-36.

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News NORTH ENGLISH — Colfax-Mingo coach Michelle Grant thought her Colfax-Mingo girls basketball team let a victory slip away when it hosted English Valleys back on Dec. 18.

The Tigerhawks led that game by five heading into the final quarter, but eventually lost by two when English Valleys rallied with a big fourth frame.

Friday, Colfax-Mingo was not about to let that happen again.

The Tigerhawks led by six after three quarters this time around and, despite another comeback by English Valleys, held on for a 39-

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Lynnville-Sully sophomore Carson Dunsbergen, top, avenged a loss to Colfax-Mingo’s Adam Teed, bottom, in last week’s South Iowa Cedar League tournament with a pin Saturday at the Class 1A Sectional 9 meet in Belle Plaine. Dunsbergen placed second at 132 pounds and advanced to this weekend’s district meet.

Neither Squires nor Colfax-Mingo coach Erin Hume were particularly happy with their team’s overall performance, but the Hawks may have secured third in part because of their efforts against the Tigerhawks.

Carson Dunsbergen locked up his berth at districts with a win against Teed in the 132-pound semifinals. Teed went 2-1 on the day and finished fourth.

“Carson knew what he had to do. He worked hard all week for that match spe-

Despite shooting a frigid 19 percent, 9-of47, from the field for the game, the Hawks led 18-16 at halftime. Lynnville-Sully owned a 28-25 lead going into the fourth quarter, but the Tigers outscored the Hawks, 122, to win the game.

Iowa Valley didn’t shoot much better from

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Sectionals long,” said Dunsbergen of his head-to-head matches with Teed. “Him beating me last week (at conference) set me off on an edge to beat him today. This feels really good, but I wish a few others from our team would have made it, too.”

Needham was one of five champions for the Trojans as ninth-ranked West Marshall cruised to another sectional title with 217 points. Pleasantville locked up the other regional dual spot in second with 176.

Lynnville-Sully was the only team in the sectional to not crown a champion, but the Hawks finished in third because of four third-place finishes and four fourth-place tallies.

The Hawks scored 133.5 points, while North Mahaska was fourth with 107, and Colfax-Mingo rounded out the top five with 98 points. HLV (90,5), BGM (84.5) and host Belle Plaine (73.5) rounded out the eight-team field.

“We were expecting to beat Pleasantville,” Lynnville-Sully coach Steve Squires said.

“We had some shortcomings.

We lost some matches that we should have won today, and that would have pushed us up into second, but overall we had some very bright spots.”

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Lynnville-Sully’s Kasiah Ehresman scored a game-high 12 points in the Hawks’ 37-30 loss Friday at Iowa Valley.

the field, 12-of-47, for 25 percent. The Tigers cashed in 11-of-16 free throw attempts while the Hawks went 7-of-17 at the line.

Lynnville-Sully got 13 points from Kasiah Ehresman, who hit three of the team’s five 3-pointers. Brenna Lanser added 11 points.

Iowa Valley had nine points each from Cherrise Ward and Sarah Kavanh.

“We need to work on being physical on offense and finishing through contact. In the second half, we were not aggressive on offense and it showed in our inability to score,” Hulsing said.

Lynnville-Sully (192) has two weeks to get back on track for a run at the 1A state tournament. The Hawks play the winner of GMG-Meskwaki Settlement in the second round of the Class 1A Region 3 tournament at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at Sully.

cifically,” Squires said. “He just needed to slow down and finish his moves. He wrestled toward scoring instead of wrestling out of control. He did that this week, and that paid off.”

Josh Dunsbergen scored his second straight win over Colfax-Mingo’s Ty Carlson in the third-place match at 120.

That win gave Dunsbergen a wrestleback opportunity, but he was pinned by North Mahaska’s Tyler Strasser and settled for third. Carlson finished fourth in his final high

38 road victory in a South I o w a Cedar League crosso v e r g a m e Hostetter featuring the fifthplace finishers from the West (C-M) and East (English Valleys) Divisions.

The Tigerhawks (614) were able to exact some revenge in large part because of double-double performances from junior Dakota Hostetter and sophomore Ries Wilson.

Colfax-Mingo led 25-19 at halftime and took a six-point lead into the fourth quarter.

school meet and ended his season at 36-16.

At 182 pounds, L-S’ Jack Hardin went head-to-head with Colfax-Mingo’s Colton Lourens in the third-place match. Hardin recorded a third-period pin to lock up a wrestleback chance, but he lost by fall to HLV’s Kenneth Kriegel.

Colfax-Mingo did win two head-to-head matches against Lynnville-Sully.

C-M’s Garrett Chapman pinned Hawk senior Shannon Dunsbergen in their thirdplace match at 285. That gave Chapman a wrestleback, but he couldn’t come out on top against HLV’s Ed Henning, who wrestled at 220 pounds in last weekend’s SICL meet.

Another win for the Tigerhawks against Lynnville-Sully came at 126. Joe Carolus claimed third following a 14-5 major decision win over Ty Breeden.

At 160, Kyle Kramer of Lynnville-Sully defeated Colfax-Mingo’s Skyler Aikin, which helped Kramer finish in fifth.

The Hawks also got thirdplace finishes from Sage Zylstra (138) and Cayden Johnson (152). Neither wrestler got a chance to wrestleback for second.

Max Knapp (170) and Caleb Barnett (195) both finished fourth for the Hawks.

Aaron Van Der Krol placed fifth at 220.

English Valleys (4-15) hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final minute to make things close.

Wilson had 12 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two steals, while Hostetter added 11 points and 12 boards. McKeely Tjaden chipped in nine points, while Amy Russell contributed six rebounds and four steals.

The Tigerhawks close out the regular season at 6 p.m. Monday at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont.

Colfax-Mingo opens Class 1A postseason play at 7 p.m. Thursday against North Tama in Traer.

Contact Troy Hyde at 641-792-3121 ext. 6536 or at thyde@newtondailynews.com.

Colfax-Mingo’s Will Dunsbergen (145) joined Carlson and Lourens as Tigerhawks who finished fourth.

“The other guys wanted it a little bit better than we did today,” Hume said. “(Mead) was the only one who wrestled about his seed. It wasn’t a good day overall. The guys will have to regroup during the offseason and try to hope for a better next year.”

Both Colfax-Mingo and Lynnville-Sully were open at 106 and 113, and the Tigerhawks had five open weights in all. There were only two wrestlers at 106 and West Marshall’s Luke Kalinay claimed a sectional title at 113 because he was the only wrestler in the weight class.

Mead and Carson Dunsbergen wrestle at noon Saturday in the Class 1A District 5 tournament at Pleasantville.

“He did what he was supposed to do. He wrestled tough and got some revenge against the BGM kid, too,” Hume said of Mead. “Some guys moved around into different weights and that worked out in Ben’s favor.

“He dropped down to 220 to help the team and help himself. You can’t ask for anything better than a sectional title.”

Contact Troy Hyde at 641-792-3121 ext. 6536 or thyde@newtondailynews.com

Sports

www.newtondailynews.com | Monday | Feb. 8, 2016 | 5B

Defense fuels Hawks’ big win over Tigerhawks

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Going strong to the basket is Newton freshman Emily Valtman (34) in a game at home earlier this season. Newton’s freshman girls lost to ADM, 39-28, Friday at home.

ADM beats Newton freshman girls

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Things did not go well for Newton High’s freshman girls at home Friday against Adel-DeSoto-Minburn. The ADM Tigers claimed a 39-28 win.

The Tigers rolled out to a 9-2 lead by the end of the first quarter and led the Cardinals, 17-9, at halftime. Newton outscored ADM 12-9 to pull within five points, 26-21, going into the fourth quarter.

ADM held the Cardinals off with a 13-7 fourth quarter run.

Newton shot a chilly 18 percent, 11-of-59, from the field and went 4-of-18 at the

free-throw line. The Cardinals committed 19 turnovers and grabbed 41 rebounds.

Abbie Barr led the Cardinals with eight points and four steals. Rachel Rhoads tossed in seven points. Peyton Maher pulled down 10 rebounds, scored four points, made five steals and handed out two assists.

Lakin Jenkins scored four points. Emily Valtman had eight rebounds and three points. Maddi Thayer had two points.

Newton plays Monday at Pella.

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

COLFAX — Lynnville-Sully’s boys did not allow Colfax-Mingo’s Tigerhawks to score in double digits in any quarter during Saturday afternoon’s South Iowa Cedar League West basketball game. The results were a lopsided 51-24 win for the visiting Hawks.

“The defensive effort was outstanding. We knew they were strong inside, and the guys worked hard to take it away,” Lynnville-Sully head coach Nick Harthoorn said.

“The boys played smart offensively. We showed good patience and got good shots for the most part.”

The Hawks put their hosts behind quickly with a 16-6 first-quarter run. The Tigerhawks battled back in the second period scoring nine points, but the Hawks tossed in 11 to gain a 27-15 halftime lead.

Coming out of the break, Lynnville-Sully continued its pattern of strong defense.

The Hawks outscored the Tigerhawks 13-6 in the third quarter and put the finishing touches on the win with an 11-3 scoring edge in the final eight minutes of play.

Sophomore Jesse Van Wyk had the hot hand for the Hawks, hitting 6-of9 from behind the 3-point arc. Van Wyk finished with 25 points, and he had seven rebounds and two steals.

Freshman Rylan James scored 10 points and pulled down six of the team’s 29 rebounds.

Lynnville-Sully shot 44 percent, 16-of-36, from the field and knocked down 13-of 16 free throw attempts. Colfax-Mingo was held to 26 percent shooting from the field, hitting 10-of-38. The Tigerhawks went 2-of-7 from the line.

Senior post player Kyle Van Dyke tossed in eight points for the Hawks. Senior guard Sage Ehresman

Girls

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Boys Continued from Page 1B Newton had a 7-2 lead early on baskets by senior Jwan Roush and junior Connor Gholson, who added a 3-pointer. Oskaloosa rallied back to within one, 9-8, by the three-minute mark.

Junior Morgan Maher and senior Joseph Banfield had back-to-back baskets to push Newton’s lead to 13-8. Maher’s second field goal of the game handed the Cardinals a 19-15 lead by the end of the first quarter.

The Cardinals broke out a 29-18 advantage midway through the second period.

Newton carried a 35-24 lead into halftime.

Oskaloosa made runs at Newton in the second half. It was 39-31 with three minutes remaining in the third quarter, but Maher touched off a fivepoint run with a 3-pointer.

Newton led 46-36 at the end of the third period.

“We’re normally a very reliable team at the free-throw line, tonight we struggled. We hit enough at the end to stave off their challenges,” Liley said.

Newton and Oskaloosa each added 18 points to their scores during the fourth quarter. Sturtz went 8-of-13 at the foul line in the fourth quarter, finishing with 14 points.

Newton was 12-of-23 at the line as a team.

Roush paced the Cardinals with 16 points, five rebounds, two steals and two assists.

Banfield added 12 points, made three steals and had three assists.

Gholson delivered 10 points and grabbed six rebounds.

Maher scored 10 points and dished out four assists.

Jack Moore was Oskaloosa’s leading scorer with 15 points. Three other players scored eight points apiece for the Indians, who were 10-of12 at the free-throw line.

Newton improved to 11-6 overall and 6-4 in LHC action. The Cardinals host 3A top-ranked Pella (16-1, 10-0 LHC) Tuesday on the first of two nights of Coaches vs.

Cancer for NHS. The game tips off at 7:30 p.m.

“Our kids proved to themselves they can play with a team like Pella. We just didn’t finish very well at their place.

We’ll go into Tuesday’s game playing it one possession at a time and see what happens,” Liley said.

Newton 19-16-11-18—64 Oskaloosa 15-9-12-18—54 Newton (FG/3-pt): Sturtz 3-8-3-14, Stout 1-0-0-2, Roush 6/1-1-2-16, Banfield 5-25-12, Gholson 2/2-0-3-10, Ventling 0-0-1-0, Maher 3/1-1-2-10. TOTALS: 20/4-12-16-64.

Oskaloosa (FG/3-pt): Tucker 1/2-0-2-8, Sterner 1-0-0-2, Yates 1-0-4-2, Nunnikhoven 0-0-5-0, Moore 4/1-4-4-15, DeKock 2/1-0-3-7, Scholes 1-2-1-4, Kruse 3-2-2-8, Votroubek 3-2-1-8. TOTALS: 16/4-10-22-54.

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The Cardinals improved to 10-9 overall. Newton is 4-6 in LHC play as Oskaloosa remains winless in conference action, 0-10. The Indians are 2-16 overall.

“I’ll probably go with the rotation of five-for-five early like we did against Chariton on Monday,” Sharp said of his plans for Friday’s game. “It will help get everyone in the game early and break a sweat.”

Senior Alex Hutchinson hit the opening basket of the game then more than five minutes ticked off the clock before another point was scored. Sharp went to the platooning in the first quarter sending in a fresh five players midway through the period.

Junior Megan Pressgrove scored on the inside for Newton at the 2:40 mark to make it 4-0. Senior Jessica Reynolds sank one-of-two free throws. That was the scoring for the first period.

Newton’s defensive pressure kept the Indians scoreless for 10 minutes. Oskaloosa was down 10-0 when junior Alexis Westercamp scored its first basket of the game.

Sydney Jenkins, senior guard, drained a 3-pointer to begin the second period for Newton and added basket. Westercamp scored back-to-back buckets to make it 10-4, but that was as close as the Indians came

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Applying defensive pressure to Colfax-Mingo’s senior guard Jacob Lietz (22) is Lynnville-Sully junior Tyler Van Zante (10) in the earlier meeting of the two area teams in South Iowa Cedar League action.

Lynnville-Sully’s Hawks put the pressure on Saturday in a rematch to win 51-24 at Colfax.

dished out five assists, stole the ball three times and scored six points. Junior Tyler Van Zante had two points and three assists.

Senior Jacob Leitz was the top scorer for the Tigerhawks with 10 points, and he had two assists. Seniors Jared Myers and Colin Lourens added five points and four points, respectively. Lourens pulled down five rebounds.

Scoring two points each for Colfax-Mingo were seniors Blake Summy and Sean Borts. Sophomore Jarod Nichols added one point.

Lynnville-Sully improved to 14-1 in SICL play with one conference game re-

maining. The Hawks (18-1) play at HLV Tuesday to conclude their regular season, and then host a SICL crossover game against SICL East champion Keota Friday for the conference title.

Colfax-Mingo ended its first season in SICL action at 10-6 and play at home Friday in a SICL crossover game against Sigourney of the SICL East. The Tigerhawks (11-7) have two non-conference games this week, going to Edd y v i l l e - B l a k e s b u r g - Fre mont Monday and to Pleasantville Thursday.

to the Cardinals.

Reynolds and junior Ellie Horn answered Westercamp’s output. Westercamp, who finished with 10 points, had eight in the second quarter. The 5-foot10-inch post player tallied four straight again to make it 14-8.

Newton senior guard Taylor Moon scored, and after Westercamp missed two foul shot attempts, junior Courtney Jacobsen nailed a 3-pointer increasing the lead to 19-8. The Cardinals led 23-11 at the break.

A steal and a layup got Newton senior Hannah Rhoads in the scoring column to begin the third quarter. Jenkins nailed a trey and Reynolds’ basket pushed Newton’s lead to 30-13. The Cardinals outscored the Indians 13-4 in the third quarter to lead 36-15.

The Cardinals finished off their 10th win of the season with an 11-6 run in the final eight minutes.

“We played very well on the defensive end and rebounding the ball,” Sharp said. “Offensively, we struggled shooting from the outside, but crashed the offensive boards hard.”

Jenkins led all scorers with 12 points for Newton. Reynolds finished with nine points. The Cardinals were 7-of-13 at the freethrow line.

Westercamp was the lone Indian player in double figure scoring. The Indians

had nine field goals, including one 3-pointer and went 2-of-7 at the line.

Sharp said the Cardinals held Oskaloosa to 21-percent shooting from the field and out rebounded the Indians 55-31.

“We had great team effort tonight and got a team win,” Sharp said. “We fought through some adversity, not playing very well on the offensive end.”

Newton’s junior varsity ran away from Oskaloosa in a 68-17 win Friday night. Taylor Ryan led the way for the Cardinals with 18 points and Randi Walters scored 14 points. Addy Blom tossed in 10 points.

Newton hosts 4A No. 8 Pella Tuesday on the first of two nights of Coaches vs.

Cancer for NHS. The game tips off at 6:15 p.m.

On Friday night, it is the NHS girls’ basketball Senior Night and Coaches vs.

Cancer. Newton hosts Norwalk in the regular-season finale, tipping off at 6:15 p.m.

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

Newton 5-18-13-11—47 Oskaloosa 0-11-4-6—21 Newton (FG/3-pt): Rausch 1-0-3-2, Jenkins 3/2-0-0-12, Moon 1-0-2-2, Hutchinson 2-0-1-4, Reynolds 4-1-0-9, Shipley 0-2-2-2, Jacobsen 0/1-0-1-3, Horn 1-21-4, Pressgrove 1-1-2-3, Rhoads 1/1-11-6. TOTALS: 14/4-7-13-47.

Oskaloosa (FG/3-pt): Groet 0-0-3-0, Smith 0-0-1-0, Van Maanen 1/1-0-2-5, Westercamp 5-0-3-10, Holmberg 0-0-10, Shilling 0-0-1-0, Dunbunger 2-1-1-5, Reif 0-1-1-1. TOTALS: 8/1-2-13-21.

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

6B | Public Notice THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Beverly Jean Frahm, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036808 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Beverly Jean Frahm, Deceased, who died on or about September 2, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 30th day of January, 2016, the last will and testament of Beverly Jean Frahm, deceased, bearing date of the 6th day of June, 2014, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Nancy E. Kelting and Connie Frahm were appointed executors of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further 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 this 30th day of January, 2016.

Date of second publication: 15th day of February, 2015 Probate Code Section 304 Nancy E. Kelting 425 Hanna Blvd., Waterloo, IA 50701 Address Connie Frahm 703 E.13th St. N. Newton, IA 50208 CO-EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE Ken J. Smith, ICIS PIN No: AT0007376 Attorney for the Executor UPDEGRAFF & SMITH 101 First Avenue West Newton, IA 50208 Address *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) February 8 & 15 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office 2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208 641-792-5912 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS CIVIL NO. (SALE NO.) 16-000068 CASE # EQCV118517 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION vs DEFENDANT: CASSANDRA J. ICENBICE; 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) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: LOT SIXTY IN ELM PARK PLACE NO. 2 IN THE CITY OF NEWTON, JASPER COUNTY, AS APPEARS IN PLAT BOK “E” PAGE 44 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. AKA LOT 60 IN ELM PARK PLACE PLAT NO. 2 IN CITY OF NEWTON, THE JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS APPEARS IN PLAT BOOK “E” PAGE 44 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Property Address 1305 W 6TH STREET S, NEWTON, IA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 03/08/2016 Sale Time 10:00 AM Place of Sale JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA 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 $132,323.63 Costs $1,435.00 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $16,287.56 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney BENJAMIN W. HOPKINS 1350 NW 138TH ST. STE#100 CLIVE, IA 50325 (515)222-9400 Date 01/13/2016 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF February 8 & 15 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office 2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208 641-792-5912 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS CIVIL NO. (SALE NO.) 16-000038 CASE # EQCV119492 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: CATHERINE M. SMALLEY, 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) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: The West Half of Lots Three and Four, Block Seven in Brand's Addition to the City of Sully, Jasper County, Iowa Property Address 807 4TH ST, SULLY, IA 50251 The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 03/01/2016 Sale Time 10:00 AM Place of Sale JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA 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 $65,044.76

County, Iowa Property Address 807 4TH ST, SULLY, IA 50251 The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 03/01/2016 Sale Time 10:00 AM Place of Sale JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA 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 $65,044.76 Costs $2,335.00 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $5,902.37 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney BENJAMIN W. HOPKINS 1350 NW 138TH ST. STE#100 CLIVE, IA 50325 (515)222-9400 Date 01/14/2016 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF February 1 & 8

Public Notice

Adam D. Otto TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: Amended and Restated Ruth B. Jaimes and Albert E. Jaimes Revocable Trust To all persons regarding Ruth B. Jaimes, deceased, who died on or about 26th day of December, 2015.

You are hereby notified that Alberta Finley and Marsha Mullin are the trustees of the Amended and Restated Ruth B. Jaimes and Albert E. Jaimes Revocable Trust dated the 20th day of May, 2005 and the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Ruth B. Jaimes and Albert E. Jaimes Revocable Trust Agreement dated May 12, 2015.

Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Jasper County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.

Dated this 27th day of January, 2016.

Amended and Restated Ruth B. Jaimes and Albert E. Jaimes Revocable Trust First Amendment to Amended and Restated Ruth B. Jaimes and Albert E. Jaimes Revocable Trust Alberta Finley 1215 Oak Park Ave. Des Moines, IA 50313 Marsha Mullin 1100 N. 4th Ave. E. Newton, IA 50208 Adam D. Otto, ICIS PIN#: AT0009064, Attorney for Trustees OTTO LAW OFFICE, PLLC 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 adam@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication February 8, 2016.

February 1 & 8 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH J. DICKINSON, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036807 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Elizabeth J. Dickinson, Deceased, who died on or about January 14, 2016: You are hereby notified that on January 29, 2016, the last will and testament of Elizabeth J. Dickinson, deceased, bearing date of December 23, 2007, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and that U.S. Bank N.A. Trust Dept. was appointed executor of the estate.

Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from date of the second the publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the whose identities are will reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further 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 February 1, 2016.

Date of second publication 15th day of February, 2016 U.S. Bank N.A. Trust Dept.

Executor of the Estate 520 Walnut St. Des Moines, IA 50309 Address Probate Code Section 304 Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN No: AT0005939 Attorney for the Executor OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address mark@ottolawyers.com *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) February 8 & 15 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office 2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208 641-792-5912 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS CIVIL NO. (SALE NO.) 15-003170 CASE # EQCV119231 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION vs DEFENDANT: LESTER GELLETT AKA LES GELLETT AND SHERRY GELLETT; U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION N.D.; 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) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: Lot Two Hundred Eighty-seven in Denniston Farms Addition Plat No. Three, in the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, as appears on Plat recorded in Plat Book E Pages 305-312, in the Office of the Recorder of said County.

Property Address 1110 E 15TH ST S, NEWTON, IA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 03/01/2016

court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: Lot Two Hundred Eighty-seven in Denniston Farms Addition Plat No. Three, in the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, as appears on Plat recorded in Plat Book E Pages 305-312, in the Office of the Recorder of said County.

Property Address 1110 E 15TH ST S, NEWTON, IA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 03/01/2016 Sale Time 10:00 AM Place of Sale JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA 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 $89,217.77 Costs $5,864.38 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $4,030.69 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney BENJAMIN W. HOPKINS 1350 NW 138TH ST. STE#100 CLIVE, IA 50325 (515)222-9400 Date 01/08/2016 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF February 1 & 8

Public Notice

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF VIANNA COLLETTE CASTILLO PROBATE NO. GCPR036790 ORIGINAL NOTICE Date Petition filed: 12/18/15 TO THE NATURAL PARENTS OF THE ABOVE WARD: You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of the clerk of this court naming you as the natural mother and natural father of the Ward in this action, which petition prays for Guardianship of the Ward. The name and address of the attorney for the Ward and proposed Guardian is Lucas W. Otto, Otto Law Office, PLLC, 123 W. 2nd St. N., Newton, IA 50208.

The attorney's phone number is 641792-7000; facsimile number: 641-792-7001.

You must serve a motion, answer or consent on or before the 8th day of March, 2016, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Jasper County, at the courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. Hearing is currently set for March 8, 2016 If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in court because of disability, immediately call your district ADA coordinator at (515) 286-3394. (If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942.)

CLERK OF COURT Jasper County Courthouse Newton, Iowa 50208 IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS February 1, 8 and 15 NOTICE OF FORFEITURE OF REAL ESTATE CONTRACT TO: Joshua Brannen and Mary Brannen Parties in Possession 511 E. 26th St. S., Newton, IA 50208 You and each of you are hereby notified: (1) The written contract dated May 3, 2014, and executed by 511, LLC as vendor, and Joshua Brannen and Mary Brannen as vendees, for the sale of the following described real estate: Lot Ten in Block “T” Aurora Heights Subdivision in the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, as appears in Plat Book D, at page 201 in the Office of the Recorder of said County, and that part of vacated sidewalk adjacent to and South of lot line dividing Lots 9 and 10. (Locally known as 511 E. 26th St. S., Newton, IA 50208) has not been complied with in the following particulars: (a) November 1, 2015 principal and interest......................$685.17 (b) November 1, 2015 real estate taxes................................$109.33 (c) November 1, 2015 insurance. . ........................................$ 50.00 (d) December 1, 2015 principal and interest......................$685.17 (e) December 1, 2015 real estate taxes................................$109.33 (f) December 1, 2015 insurance... ........................................$ 50.00 (g) January 1, 2016 principal and interest............................$685.17 (h) January 1, 2016 real estate taxes................................$109.33 (i) January 1, 2016 insurance....... ........................................$ 50.00 ............................Total $2,533.50 (2) The contract shall stand forfeited unless the parties in default, within 30 days after the third (3rd) publication of this notice in the newspaper, shall perform the terms and conditions in default, and in addition pay the reasonable costs of serving this notice.

(3) The amount of attorney fees claimed by the Vendors pursuant to Section 656.7 of the Code of Iowa is $ 50.00 (not to exceed $50.00). Payment of the attorney fees is not required to comply with this notice in order to prevent forfeiture.

Adam D. Otto, Attorney ICIS PIN No: AT0009064 Address: 123 W. 2nd St. N. PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 (641) 792-7000 Adam@ottolawyers.com Attorney for 511, LLC, Vendor Date of Third Publication February 15, 2016 February 1, 8 and 15 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office 2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208 641-792-5912 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS CIVIL NO. (SALE NO.) 15-003171 CASE # EQCV119108 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. vs DEFENDANT: ROBERTA OGBURN AKA ROBERTA A. OGBURN; SPOUSE OF ROBERTA OGBURN AKA ROBERTA A. OGBURN; VANRYSWYK PLUMBING AND HEATING, INC.; AND PARTIES IN POSSESSION; 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) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: THE NORTH ONE HUNDRED TWO AND 25/100 FT (102.25') OF LOT FOUR (4) IN BLOCK FOUR (4) OF JORDAN'S EAST ADDITION TO THE TOWN, NOW CITY OF COLFAX, IOWA Property Address 602 S GOODRICH ST, COLFAX, IA 50054 The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 03/01/2016 Sale Time 10:00 AM Place of Sale JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA

Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: THE NORTH ONE HUNDRED TWO AND 25/100 FT (102.25') OF LOT FOUR (4) IN BLOCK FOUR (4) OF JORDAN'S EAST ADDITION TO THE TOWN, NOW CITY OF COLFAX, IOWA Property Address 602 S GOODRICH ST, COLFAX, IA 50054 The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 03/01/2016 Sale Time 10:00 AM Place of Sale JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA 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.

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUTH B. JAIMES, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036806 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Ruth B. Jaimes, Deceased, who died on or about December 26, 2015: You are hereby notified that on January 28, 2016, the last will and testament of Ruth B. Jaimes, deceased, bearing date of May 20, 2005, * First Codicil dated May 12, 2015 was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Alberta Finley and Marsha Mullin were appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the whose identities are will reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further 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.

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Date of second publication 8th day of February, 2016 Alberta Finley and Marsha Mullin Executor of the Estate 1215 Oak Park Ave. Des Moines, IA 50313 1100 N. 4th Ave. E. Newton, IA 50208 Address Probate Code Section 304 Adam D. Otto, ICIS PIN No: AT0009064 Attorney for the Executor OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address adam@ottolawyers.com *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) February 1 & 8 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NADA BERNICE ALLSPACH, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR 036795 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of NADA BERNICE ALLSPACH, Deceased, who died on or about December 25, 2015: You are hereby notified that on December 31, 2015, the Last Will and Testament of NADA ALLSPACH, BERNICE deceased, bearing date of July 25, 2001, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Julie McConnell was appointed executor of the estate.

Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from date of the second the publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the whose identities are will reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further 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 date of 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 5, 2016.

BRUCE NUZUM, ICIS PIN No: AT0005885 Attorney for Executor CALDWELL, BRIERLY, CHALUPA & NUZUM, PLLC 211 First Avenue West, Newton, Iowa 50208 Julie McConnell Executor of Estate 431 E. 4th St. S., Newton, Iowa 50208 Date of second publication: February 8th, 2016 February 1 & 8

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Welcome to the year of the Red Monkey! The Chinese New Year is always on the second new moon after the winter solstice, an auspicious Aquarian omen for good will toward all humanity and welcoming the future. This cycle promises to be invigorating on an intellectual and physical level. Swing yourself toward some fresh fun.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 8). The reason you will accomplish so much is that you keep challenging yourself to do the thing you thought you couldn’t do. You’ll get so used to this that the challenge itself becomes a part of who you are.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19).

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

Wonder of wonders! Is this really happening? You can believe it! In fact, it may very well be happening precisely because you believed it. Your imagination is potent.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The battle is not lost if you don’t think it was lost. The trick is wrapping your head around

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faster than the things you do to cheer someone else up. Your efforts will work immediately.

You’re a regular happiness wizard!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Defensive actions always telegraph where the weakness is. Pay attention. Also, beware of the disclaimer and be doubly suspicious when it is issued completely unnecessarily.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The person you decide to be is the person you will be. You’re still making that decision, swinging back and forth between a few intriguing options today. There is no rush.

Take your time comparisonshopping.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You know better than to plead and negotiate with Destiny. That only imbues her with a false sense of power and she starts to become insufferable. Relate to Destiny as an equal instead.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Nothing makes you happy

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You want to make a difference and your desire to do so is really all it takes to get started.

Don’t wait for an invitation or for resources. You’ll accomplish much with just your attitude, your love and your

smile.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

Windows of opportunity have a way of shutting rather inconveniently today, but don’t let that hang you up. On to the next! If you’re gazing regretfully at the shut window, you won’t see the open one down the hall.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

This is not a day to multi-task.

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Denver defense delivers Super Bowl win SANTA CLARA, Calif.

(AP) — Peyton Manning gave himself a chance to have a Super ending to his career.

Von Miller and the Denver defense made the plays to secure the title for the Broncos.

Manning and Panthers quarterback Cam Newton were harassed all game Sunday, and the Broncos made enough big plays for the 24-10 victory, Manning’s 200th and perhaps his last before retirement.

He wasn’t the star — game MVP Miller seemingly was everywhere on every Carolina play — but Manning really hasn’t been the headliner in this injury-shortened season.

“This game was much like this season has been, testing our toughness, our resiliency, our unselfishness,” he said.

“It’s only fitting that it turned out that way.”

Emulating his Broncos boss, John Elway, the 39-yearold Manning can ride off with the Lombardi Trophy after leading Denver to its third NFL title, first since 1999 — when Elway was the quarterback.

“I’ll take some time to reflect,” Manning said when asked if Super Bowl 50 is the end. “I got a couple priorities first. I’m going to go kiss my wife and my kids. ... I’m going to drink a lot of Budweiser tonight. Take care of those things first.”

Denver’s suffocating defense kept Newton jittery all day. Despite wearing gold shoes before the golden Super Bowl, Newton couldn’t finish off a dynamic season in which he was the league’s MVP. Miller twice stripped him, once for a touchdown, the second time setting up a clinching touchdown. Denver’s top-ranked defense, the

AP Photo Denver Broncos’ Von Miller (58) strips the ball from Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton (1) during the first half of Sunday’s Super Bowl 50 football in Santa Clara, Calif. The Broncos recovered the ball for a touchdown.

Miller would cause another Newton fumble late in the game leading to the clinching touchdown in a 24-10 Super Bowl win.

one that ran roughshod over Tom Brady in the AFC championship, simply wouldn’t let Newton get comfortable.

Newton was sacked six times — receiver Ted Ginn Jr., went down once on an aborted trick play — and if Miller wasn’t torturing him, DeMarcus Ware was. Ware had two of the seven sacks, equaling the most ever by one team in the Super Bowl.

Carolina’s potent offense that led the league with 500 points was held to its fewest points of the year, and Denver set an ignominious mark with 194 yards gained, the fewest for a Super Bowl winner.

The Broncos (15-4) are champions and Manning is the first quarterback to win Super Bowls with two fran-

chises, Indianapolis in 2007 was the other. Gary Kubiak is the first to win a Super Bowl as player and coach for the same team.

Manning finished 13 for 23 for 141 yards against a strong Carolina (17-2) defense that just couldn’t match Miller and company.

Denver’s defense stole Carolina’s act. The Panthers led the league with 39 takeaways and were a plus-20 in turnovers. On the Super Bowl stage, though, Assistant Coach of the Year Wade Phillips got his first ring because his unit was impenetrable.

“It feels great,” said Miller, who had six tackles, 2.5 sacks, two hurries, the two forced fumbles and a pass defensed.

“Peyton and DeMarcus and

Swim Continued from Page 1B shots to qualify. That included members of the Newton Cardinal Swim Team. So the focus shifted a bit — looking for drops in times.

“What a great meet we had as everyone had drops in times — some were significant drops,” Newton head coach Dave Hook said.

“We’re excited about our state qualifiers.

“This was the fastest district in the state and what competition we had here.”

Newton’s 200 medley relay team of Webb, sophomore Lucas Warner, senior Aaron King and junior Logan Heisdorffer and the 200 freestyle relay team of Webb, King, sophomore Jacob Knoll and Warner qualified for state. Both relays posted season-best times in placing third in their races.

Webb and King advance to state in the 100 butterfly after finishing second and sixth at district. King and Warner will compete at state in the 50 freestyle event after going fifth and sixth at district.

Warner placed sixth in the district 100 freestyle race and qualified for state.

Newton finished fourth as a team with 188 points. Waukee won the district title with 433 points followed by Johnston in second at 412 and Ankeny with 351. Mason City placed fifth with 175 points followed by Des Moines East with 160 points, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln with 131 points and Des Moines Hoover-North with 30.

“To finish in the top four in this district is incredible because of the competition,” Hook said of the team’s placing. “The fast times are from just the competition here and what we do the week before to get ready for the district meet.”

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Waiting to be announced for the podium at Saturday’s district swim meet is the Newton 200-yard medley relay team of, left to right, Isaak Webb, Logan Heisdorffer, Lucas Warner and Aaron King. The relay team finished third and qualified for the state meet.

Hook said every time posted by a Cardinal swimmer or relay Saturday were season’s best.

Webb lowered two of his team records, qualifying in the breaststroke and the 100-yard butterfly. Earlier this season, Webb pushed his 100 breaststroke record down to 59.19 seconds. At the 2015 state meet, Webb was second in the 100 butterfly in a Newton record time of 51.69 seconds.

“I’ve really been working on bringing my times down in the breaststroke. It is the event I want to swim in college, so I’ve spent a lot of time working on my technique in the pool,” Webb said after the district meet.

In posting his winning time of 57.80 seconds, Webb finished two seconds in front of John Breen of Ankeny in the breaststroke race. Webb came up short defending his district butterfly title as Waukee’s Josh Waltman set a new pool record in winning 50.90 seconds. Webb was second in 51.09 seconds — a new team record — and King finished sixth in 54.37 seconds.

The 200 medley relay had a new member on it for district.

Heisdorffer swam the anchor leg, which is the freestyle, behind Warner, Webb and King.

The foursome took third in 1 minute, 39.58 seconds to start the district meet for Newton.

“I talked to coach about having the opportunity to be a part of the relay, and he allowed me to go for the position,” Heisdorffer said. “I felt good about my leg of the relay, but my start could have been better. I just need to work on it more in practice. I’m excited about the opportunity to go to state with these guys.”

Later in the meet, King, Webb and Warner combined

coach Phillips and all the guys that have been deserving their whole, whole career. I did this for them. I put my neck on the line for those guys.”

Manning opened the game with an 18-yard completion to Owen Daniels, later hit Andre Caldwell for 22 yards, and C.J. Anderson had a 13yard run. When the Panthers held, Brandon McManus kicked a 34-yard field goal.

The Panthers went nowhere on their first series, then their defense forced a three-and-out. It was the first of seven such aborted drives for both sides in the first half.

Carolina’s Ron Rivera, the Coach of the Year, lost a challenge on a pass to Jerricho Cotchery, and it was a key decision because two plays latwith Knoll to post a thirdplace time of 1:29.19 in the 200 freestyle relay, which was fast enough to qualify for state. Warner’s sixth-place time of 49.18 seconds advanced him to state in the 100 freestyle.

King and Warner were fifth and sixth in the 50 freestyle in 22.22 seconds and 22.30 seconds. They were on the district podium for medals and fast enough to qualify for state.

“The guys on the team have had a different mindset this season,” Webb said of the Newton team. “Especially with the relays, the guys have been very motivated to put in the work in the pool and do the right things like going to bed early on Friday night before a Saturday meet. We’ve been really focused all season.”

Heisdorffer finished 19th with his season’s best time of 24.65 seconds in the 50 freestyle. In the 500 freestyle, freshman Adam Hunter was 15th in 5:37.89 and Heisdorffer was 16th in 5:48.39. Freshman Deklan Lewis broke the 6-minute mark in taking 10th in 5:54.20.

er, Miller burst through and didn’t even go for the sack. He reached directly for the ball, stripping it from Newton. It rolled to the goal line, where Malik Jackson pounced on it for a 10-0 lead.

Miller spied on Newton at times, and Newton noticed. But Newton escaped him for runs of 11 and 12 yards — Miller’s hard tackle out of bounds bothered several Panthers — and a 19-yard pass to Greg Olsen on a misdirection play kept alive Carolina’s first scoring drive.

Jonathan Stewart, back from hurting his right foot earlier, dived in from the 1-yard line to make it 10-7.

But sloppiness — and strong defense — marked the rest of the game.

The first half ended 13-7 after McManus made a 33-yarder which followed the longest punt return in Super Bowl history by Jordan Norwood, a 61-yard jaunt.

But the Broncos also had a giveaway when Manning was picked by defensive end Kony Ealy on a zone blitz deep in Panthers territory. And the lead was only six at halftime.

McManus, made his 10th in as many postseason tries for a 16-7 margin. Graham Gano made up for his miss with a 39-yarder to make it a one-score game with 10:21 remaining. The 50th Super Bowl came down to the last quarter — and as it had all day, Denver’s defense dominated.

The finishing touch came when Miller again stripped Newton and T.J. Ward recovered at the Carolina 4.

Anderson scored from the 2-yard line following a thirddown holding call on All-Pro cornerback Josh Norman. A 2-point conversion was simply window dressing.

Freshman Mason Lee took 20th in the butterfly in 1:08.31.

The 400 freestyle relay team of Knoll, Hunter, Lee and Heisdorffer turned in a seventh-place finish in 3:44.72.

Knoll placed 13th in the 100 backstroke in 1:01.40 and senior Chet Adams was 20th in 1:22.69. Knoll took 15th in the 100 freestyle in 54.47 and sophomore Grant Hamand was 24th in the race in 1:13.27.

Senior Zach Theis turned in a 17th-place time of 1:17.26 in the 100 breaststroke and Hamand was 21st in the race in 1:34.64. In the 200 freestyle race, Hunter was 16th in 2:05.14 and Adams was 23rd in 2:28.23.

Lewis placed 19th in the 200 individual medley in 2:26.87 and Theis was 20th in 2:30.13.

The IHSAA state swim meet is Saturday at the Marshalltown YMCA/YWCA swimming pool. The parade of teams is at 12:10 p.m. with competition scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m.

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

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Coming off the blocks for the 200 individual medley race is Newton senior Zach Theis at Saturday’s district meet in Johnston’s Summit Middle School swimming pool. Theis finished 20th and had a personal-best time in the race.