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Newton sees small increase in home sales More Des Moines-area shoppers looking east

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Adam McNeer gets tickled by his mother, Jessica. She’s concerned Adam, who has cerebral palsy, might not be approved to have a much-needed procedure done due to the complicated privatization of Medicaid in Iowa.

Privatization of Medicaid involves uncertainty for McNeers

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dam McNeer reaches for a toy a few feet away from him.

He reaches forward, pulling himself across the carpet toward the toy, his legs not really of much use in helping him along.

Eventually, he grabs the toy, and immediately stops in relief.

The 6-year-old boy suffers from cerebral palsy. He was approved under Iowa Medicaid Enterprises last year for a much-needed procedure called a selective dorsal rhizotomy, which is scheduled for May 25 at Gillette Children’s Hospital, located in St. Paul, Minn., but since Minnesota doctors and hospitals don’t yet have contracts with any of Iowa’s three managed care Medicaid organizations, his mother is concerned the surgery or its follow-up therapy and tests won’t be covered.

“He is nearly in constant pain,” said Adam’s mother, Jessica McNeer. “And medication dosage changes make it even tougher. As his condition gets worse, he will

start to hunch forward and stick his backside out until he can no longer walk at all, and he would then be in a wheelchair — most likely for the rest of his life.”

McNeer has taken Adam, a student at Berg Elementary School in Newton, to many specialists over the course of his short life.

After a doctor recommended the rhizotomy procedure in September, Iowa Medicaid approved it, along with a complex MRI done at Gillette in February. However, all of that happened before Iowa’s Medicaid transition to the three private MCOs was pushed back to a federally imposed April 1 start date.

After being assigned randomly to United HealthCare, Jessica McNeer, a single parent of Adam and her daughter, Abigail, switched to AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa because most of Adam’s regular Iowa doctors contract with that MCO. However, after the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. announced in late March the main clinic won’t honor any of the three Iowa Medicaid MCO contracts, McNeer started to have

even more concern about Gillette’s lack of affiliation with the three organizations.

“We’re pretty solid that for the procedure itself, our Iowa approval will be covered,” she said.

“But we have no idea what surprises might happen. One thing we’re really not counting on is all the follow-up care, which will require separate approvals, well into the time when we’re only talking to Caritas.”

A selective dorsal rhizotomy is an eight-hour surgery only performed in select U.S. pediatric facilities. There are major preparations, a need for the patient to remain prone for days to recover, and months of physical therapy afterward, so a follow-up plan is needed.

Internet success stories from parents whose children have had the procedure at some point over the past 30 years are common. However, if Adam misses the May 25 window, according to his mother, it would tough to reschedule it, and the window of opportunity is closing.

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In 2016, there have been a lot of houses sold in Newton, but not quite as many available for anyone looking for a single-family home in Newton.

Bruce Showalter, a broker with ReMax Real Estate Concepts in Newton, said the 50208 zip code typically has about 150 homes for sale listed at this time of year.

“Right now, it’s somewhere around 120 or 130,” Showalter said. “People are really starting to want their houses to be ready to move into, i.e. not a lot of fix-up or remodeling. Their lists are pretty specific, so when something comes up that fits their specs, it doesn’t stay on the

market long.”

An Iowa Realtors trend report shows the median sale price of an Iowa home went up about $7,000 between February 2015 and February 29, 2016 to about $135,000. The average price went up by slightly more in that span to about $160,000.

Showalter said he’s not seeing a lot of younger families with children seeking homes over the past year. In fact, he said only about 5 percent of customers are first-time buyers.

“The majority are middle-aged or older people,” he said.

“There’s not a big influx of kids right now.

It’s mostly older home buyers who know what they like, and quickly buy it if they see it.”

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News A worker cleans up at a home construction site in northeast Newton on Friday. Home sales have picked up this spring in Newton and in Jasper County, one realtor says, and several real estate sources say home sales are picking up all across the state.

Sewer lining project in the works IUB gives final OK for

Dakota Access pipeline

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News To help seal the sanitary sewer pipes from ground water leaks, a sewer lining will be installed throughout Newton.

A low bid from Municipal Pipe Tool of Hudson of $407,068 was approved by city council to line a 10,239 lineal feet of sanitary sewer main and 26 manholes.

The current sanitary sewers and pipe in the ground are about 80 years old, according to Newton Director of Public Works Keith Laube. During that time, cracks have formed that are in need of repair.

“It’s a relatively fast process where the company measures all of the service

Construction cannot begin until all federal, state permits in are hand

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Submitted Photo Crews from Municipal Pipe Tool insert lining the sanitary sewer main at North Second Avenue West during the 2014 lining project.

laterals ahead of time.

There will be a time period of a couple of hours where the services are not usable. Then, they come back after it is hard, and

cut those services open,” Laube said.

Through video camera images, the city found several segments of the sewer mains that are in

need of repair, city administrator Bob Knabel said in his report to the council.

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DES MOINES — The Iowa Utilities Board gave its go-ahead Friday for construction of the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline, but a caveat will likely keep construction from beginning immediately.

The board is requiring the Texas-based com-

pany to have other required permits in-hand from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources before breaking ground.

Dakota Access, LLC has also committed to filing final versions of a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan and Unanticipated Discovery Plan before construction begins.

Gary “Ward” Lenz, U.S. Army Corps regulatory branch chief for the Rock Island District, said via email Sunday

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In Brief World stock markets edge up amid Chinese stimulus hopes NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks opened higher on Wall Street following gains overseas as investors held out hope for more economic stimulus from China.

Energy companies were among the winners early Monday as the price of crude rose. Williams Companies jumped 5 percent.

The price of benchmark U.S. crude rose 2 percent to $40 a barrel in New York.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 95 points, or 0.6 percent, to 17,676.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index climbed 10 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,058. The Nasdaq composite added 20 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4,870.

Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.75 percent.

Iowa credit unions report loan growth for 2015 Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News With an overwhelmingly positive response from customers, Tacos El Loco and owner Jaime “Loco” Lopez are back and serving authentic Mexican dishes in a new truck in the parking lot of New Star, 702 First Ave. E.

The total loan portfolio of Iowa’s 96 credit unions increased by 12.6 percent in the 2015 fiscal year to nearly $10.4 billion, according to a release from the Iowa Credit Union League.

Credit unions reported gains of at least 10 percent in every major loan category, with new auto loans growing 19.3 percent to $988 million and first mortgage loans increasing 29.3 percent to nearly $1.8 billion, according to the Iowa Credit Union League.

Member business loans accounted for 12.2 percent, or nearly $1.3 billion, of the Iowa credit union loan portfolio. Loan delinquencies dropped 22 basis points to 0.75 percent for the fiscal year, the third consecutive year-over-year period with a drop in delinquencies.

Total assets at the end of the year were $14.2 billion, a 10.3 percent increase from the previous year. Return on assets was 1.07 percent.

Eleven Iowa credit unions merged in 2015.

Tacos El Loco food truck back in Newton

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Tacos El Loco is back — and better than ever.

With a new truck and location, owner and operator Jaime “Loco” Lopez is ready to serve the authentic Mexican dishes he is known for.

“I sold my old truck and got a better truck this year. I’m starting brand new and getting more food and doing some different things this year,” Lopez said.

Located in the parking lot at New Star, 702 First Ave. E., Lopez is serving made-fromscratch dishes straight from Jaslico, Mexico including tostadas, burritos, quesadilla and tacos. His brightly painted truck, courtesy of Sign Pro, displays Day of the Dead graphics, which falls in line with Lopez’s family

heritage.

“We used to make tacos in Mexico, so it’s like a family tradition. My brothers and my uncles, they own restaurant chains in San Antonio,” Lopez said. “We like to make the real authentic Mexican tacos.”

Lopez started cooking at an early age, learning from family and creating his own dishes.

“We had been following my grandma and aunts, seeing what they are making. I have been cooking since I was a kid, I was curious smelling the food and mixing ingredients,” Lopez said.

“I try to have different meals that a lot of people haven’t tried.”

He said his food is on the spicier side but “the good Mexican food is spicy.”

“Everything is a family tradition, family recipes. I have been following the recipes for years,”

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Lopez said. “I’m trying to bring the tradition from Mexico back here.”

Lopez has not yet nailed down permanent hours, but plans to be open for lunch between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturdays with additional days to come. Also, as the season continues, he plans to feature specials derived from ideas he gets from his mother in Mexico.

“You never know with Loco,” Lopez said.

Most of all, Lopez is happy to be back in truck and cooking authentic Mexican food for the people of Newton.

“I’m excited to get started and see what happens,” Lopez said.

ITC to meet Tuesday AMES — The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting at 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel, 1800 50th St. in West Des Moines.

Call 866-685-1580 and enter access code 0009990545.

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Wednesday, April 13th from 2pm - 4pm

Submitted Photo Several agents from the Doyle & DeVoe Iowa Realty office were recently honored during an award ceremony presented by the Iowa Realty Corporate office. Jayne Garvis also took home the “Rookie of the Year” award. Back row, from left, are Kevin McCartney, Geri Doyle, Shawn Preston, Larry Rose and Jayne Garvis.

Front row are Caren Clevenger and Mark Larson.

Award winners not present when photo was taken were Sheryl Briggs, Susie Otcheck-Hulin and Chad Ray.

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Showalter said in the past, with the high turnover of the Maytag plant, Newton-area realtors could nearly always count on about onethird of prospective buyers to be from out of town, and about two thirds would be moving across town, upsizing or downsizing. However, that ratio has changed.

“It’s closer to 50-50 now,” he said. “We’re seeing a lot more customers from the Des Moines area than we used to. Some Des Moines areas aren’t having supply keep up with demand, in terms of building houses fast enough.”

A new report by a company called SmartAsset lists some Des Moines suburbs among the “healthiest real estate markets” in the U.S., using a composite stability list of statistics that includes home costs as a percentage of income.

Clive is the top-ranked Iowa community and is ranked 20th nationally on the list, which can be found here: bit.ly/1TIVDXd Johnston is second in Iowa and 54th nationally, followed by West Des Moines, which is ranked 102nd in the U.S. Jasper County is ranked 1,595th nationally with each resident living an average of 16 years in each home, an average of 21 percent of homes with negative equity, an average of 26 percent of homes decreasing in value, an average of 89 days on the market for each home and an average of 19.5 percent of income spent on housing.

Showalter said one of the elements that makes realtors competitive in trying to get homebuyers new to town is that once they buy a property, they probably won’t move again soon.

“It’s hard to catch them if you don’t get them right when they first start shopping in town, “ he said.

“I feel that the way his pain is going, within a year, he won’t be able to walk anymore,” McNeer said, adding doctors haven’t given a clear prediction of how long that decline would take. “He needs to have this surgery now.”

Finding an approved, contracted pediatric physical therapist close to Adam would be one of the many post-surgery challenges. So is the cost; a GoFundMe page to help with the family’s medical expenses can be found here: bit.ly/1qyobHA McNeer said it’s unfortunate that workers such as case managers and direct providers, who are contracting with the three MCOs and therefore cannot advise anyone on which MCO to choose, must remain neutral.

“Except for some Google search results on the number of fraud claims, I could honestly not tell you the differences between the three, as far as coverage,” she said. “The way

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Pipeline Continued from Page 1A the federal agency is in the process of completing a consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the pipeline. The Corps regulates construction on waterways of national importance such as the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, which Dakota Access has requested to horizontally bore underneath for DAPL. Corps officials are also working with Native American nations on a tribal survey concerning some of the permit areas. This work could keep DAPL construction in Iowa from breaking ground for almost two months.

“We submitted a biological assessment to the (U.S. Fish and Wildlife) Service a week ago, however, we must wait until they render a biological opinion before we can complete our endangered species consultation,” Lenz said. “... If everything goes smoothly, we could potentially issue permits sometime in June.”

According to a statement by IUB spokesperson Don Tormey, the board ruled Dakota Access could continue clearing trees and shrubbery with hand-held tools with three conditions: Dakota Access has obtained a voluntary easement from parcel owner; has received permission from the landowner to clear the path on the property; and has given the individual county inspectors and landowner “reasonable advance notice” of the time and location of the clearing.

Before Friday’s hearing, there was uncertainty as to whether or not Dakota Access’ brush clearing constituted construction. Dakota Access argued this was pre-construction and did not violate conditions set out by the board’s conditional March 10 approval of the project. The three-member, governor-appointed panel ultimately agreed.

The IUB ruled Friday Dakota Access has “substantially complied” with the terms and conditions set out in its March 10 order. Six filings required by the board were approved including a revised agricultural mitigation plan, a liability insurance policy of at least $25 million, parent company financial guarantees to fix damages from a leak or spill, a timeline with construction notices for county officials and landowners, modified condemnation easements and a statement accepting the terms and conditions.

Energy Transfer Partners — parent company of Dakota Access, LLC — began pushing development of

Sewer Continued from Page 1A The repairs are generally located in or upstream from areas where sanitary sewer surcharges have occurred due to excessive infiltration of groundwater or restricted flow caused by tree roots.

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providers like Progress Industries and Optimae have been asked to stay out of it is not helpful. We need someone to show us the ropes; not all of us have advocates or lawyers.”

McNeer said she used to work for Optimae and had Adam in daycare at the Newton YMCA. However, Adam’s condition worsened to the point of needing one-to-one care, the YMCA sent a letter to her saying service could not be provided, which meant she had to quit working to care for her son.

“I just couldn’t do it,” she said.

“And I’m worried I might eventually have to put him in a group home.”

Phone conversations regarding insurance information aren’t easy; she struggles to find the right people to contact regarding his next steps.

Gov. Terry Branstad has vehemently supported the Medicaid privatization plan, and has continued to reassure the 560,000 Iowans on Medicaid that benefits will not be diminished.

“Benefits for Medicaid patients do not change under managed care.

constructed with brick have also been identified for repairs.

To repair the sewers, Municipal Pipe Tool will use a sanitary pipe lining, which can be applied without needing to excavate and repave any streets. Technology has also advanced since a previous lining, completed in 2000 where the sewer lost

the DAPL in 2014. The pipeline would carry 570,000 barrels of crude oil per day through Iowa, stretching from North Dakota to a hub Patoka, Ill. ETP is hoping to lay 343.43 miles of underground pipe in the state, with 33.73 miles in rural areas of Jasper County from Mingo through rural Reasnor.

Iowa remains the state with the highest number of landowner holdouts in the four-state project, although 85 percent of Iowa parcels on the pipeline route have a voluntary land-use easement on file. But in a statement issued Friday, Dakota Access spokesperson Vicki Granado said the company is pleased with the IUB’s final ruling and confirmed the company has begun

Additionally, there are more than 80 additional value-added benefits that Medicaid patients now have access to,” Branstad said last week. “These are exactly the types of additional services that are going to make lasting, meaningful impacts in the health of our Medicaid population.”

McNeer has moved out her Newton home in order to sell it, moving in with her mother, Linda McKinney, along with Adam and her daughter, Abigail.

One of the rougher recent moments happened recently when Adam couldn’t use his legs at all to get out of the bathtub, and she had to climb into the tub for the first time and lift her 70-pound child out of the tub. She began crying as she described how tough it would be to watch her son’s already diminished walking ability decline until he would be in a wheelchair full-time.

“I don’t want him to be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life,” she said. “I want him to walk.”

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about a half inch following installation. The new lining is much thinner — about half the size of the previous liner — and covers up joints and bolts for a smoother surface.

“The sanitary pipe lining is sort of like an inside sock, it’s a heated caulking they put in the pipe and then it hardens,” Laube said. “It seals everything

up so we don’t have an inflow of ground water to our sanitary sewer.”

All unused service wyes, pipes joints and cracks will be permanently sealed by the liner, preventing sewage form seeping into the environment and preventing groundwater from migrating into the sanitary sewer system.

construction of the project near the Bakken Oil Fields.

“We are preparing to begin construction of the pipeline in all four states and have started construction on tank farms in North Dakota,” Grandao said.

“As of (Friday), Dakota Access has secured voluntary easement agreements on 93 percent of the properties across the four-state route with 99 percent in North Dakota, 97 percent in South Dakota, 85 percent in Iowa, and 96 percent in Illinois. Dakota Access will continue to work with landowners to negotiate voluntary easement agreements as construction begins.”

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ention the special project “Progress” to a reporter and you may get a dirty look, a hefty sigh or a resignation letter.

OK, maybe the resignation letter is a bit extreme.

For as long as I’ve known, newspapers have put together these annual special sections. Reporters moan because it’s a lot of work — a lot of stories, a lot of photos and a lot of extra responsibility on their already full plates.

I totally get it — I’ve been there, done that, shot the dirty looks and released the hefty sighs. However, almost any reporter will agree (upon completion) these are some of the best stories to write, and one of the most

Start the Press Abigail Pelzer rewarding sections we publish.

I call it our good news project. I literally reject any story idea that has even a skosh of negative connotation — something that as responsible journalists we can’t do regularly. It’s become my way of overcoming the everyday routine of readers grabbing onto the gloomy headlines and overlooking the dozens of positive stories we cover each week.

As reporters, it’s pretty easy to pitch these good story ideas to our sources as well. We’d like to capture the positive things happening with your business, school, initiative, project ... can I stop by? It’s an easy sell.

Our upcoming Progress sections, which publish April 22 and April

29 will be packed full of great news.

Much of it we have reported on or followed over the past year, others take a fresh look at a developing project or provide new information about a local initiative.

In our community section we’re highlighting many exciting City of Newton projects and providing updates on Colfax’s North Park, Prairie City’s downtown revitalization and Hometown Pride.

Our health section will introduce you to the new director of Park Centre, highlight advances at the YMCA and detail work by a volunteer wellness coalition.

In the business section, we will give a breakdown of new businesses in our area, review investments in our existing businesses, take a look at Beck’s Hybrid in Colfax and celebrate a 50-year-old mainstay in downtown Newton.

Our education roundup will of course feature reconfiguration in

Newton and the new administration building and will also take a look at modern classrooms and innovative teachers.

In Newton, I feel this good news project is particularly important. Much has been written, studied and examined about the “Good Old Days Syndrome” our community has suffered since the loss of Maytag. I can sympathize, but I wasn’t here — I don’t fully understand.

To me, I see a progressive community that’s full of a lot of amazing people.

I see those amazing people working their tails off to make it even better.

The dozens of positive stories we write each week often have to do with one of these initiatives, one of these projects or one of these people. It’s my hope that our Progress editions pull it all together for you, and show you what kind of community you’re living in. My hope is that we can celebrate the good news together.

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Eye on America John Stossel

Freedom to disagree “Should a Jewish baker be forced to bake a cake for a Nazi wedding?”

I asked that strange but important question during last week’s debate between three Libertarian presidential candidates. You can see the second hour of that debate Friday, on my Fox Business Network TV show.

If you’re disappointed by Democrats’ and Republicans’ eagerness to limit your freedom, I urge you to check out the libertarians.

Presidential candidate Austin Petersen, founder of LibertarianRepublic.com, says individuals should be free to discriminate — for example, refuse to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple if gay marriage violates their beliefs.

Libertarian presidential candidate, and former New Mexico governor, Gary Johnson, wasn’t willing to go that far. It’s a reminder libertarians don’t always see eye to eye.

“If we discriminate on the basis of religion,” said Johnson, “you’re going to find a whole class of people discriminated against. ... So it’s harm to others.”

Many people agree, but the debate over the Nazi wedding cake is a reminder that laws with good intentions often have bad consequences. If sellers can’t decide to whom they will sell, they may be forced to participate in activities they consider immoral.

Without freedom, people can’t reveal their true preferences and show us where they stand. I’d like to know which businesses bigots run.

Petersen was quick to add that he would never buy anything from a shop that refused to serve gays. “I would stand outside these people’s store and I would encourage a boycott.”

Most libertarians argue that it isn’t government’s job to tell people how to conduct private business. As Petersen put it, “Government is not supposed to make us into better people. That’s not what the United States was founded on. The United States was founded so that we could be whatever we wanted.”

Some of us may want to be jerks. As long as we do it with our own bodies and our own property, that’s part of freedom, say most libertarians.

The other candidate in the forum, software entrepreneur John McAfee, found a middle ground. He pointed out that whether we allow a business to discriminate may depend on whether consumers have options, as consumers usually do.

“If you’re the only baker in town, it may be a problem,” he said, but normally, “no one is forcing you to buy anything.”

The free market gives people choices. There are lots of bakers, but just one government. That’s why government must never discriminate, but if private businesses cannot, does “private” have real meaning? What about freedom of association?

Most businesses eagerly take money from gay customers — or Muslims or transgender people or people of a different race. A few won’t. That’s part of the diversity of a free country, and a beauty of a free market is that customers punish bigoted businesses.

All three Libertarian Party candidates understand that. But tune in and see what you think.

Petersen was the only candidate of the three to call himself “pro-life.” But on abortion, as with cakes, he wants people to find solutions without involving government.

“The president has no authority to enact laws on abortion,” he said. If Petersen were president, he said he would “try and find every non-coercive measure that we can to end abortion. And there are options. Ending the federal war on drugs would allow women to purchase birth control over the counter.”

But like his libertarian opponents, he would not send government in to make these decisions. Gov. Johnson said, “I do not think it is the federal government’s job or the state government’s job to interfere in this process.”

McAfee said, “A woman’s right to her own body is one of the fundamental issues in this country.”

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Community colleges are key to expanding Iowa’s middle class Iowa’s community colleges play a big role in expanding our middle class by helping more Iowans gain the knowledge and skills they need to fill jobs, further their education and enhance their quality of life.

Mason City schools established Iowa’s first two-year educational institution in 1918.

By 1930, at least 32 Iowa communities had organized junior colleges as part of their public school systems.

In 1965, the Legislature merged many of these junior colleges — now known as community colleges — and established financial support through student tuition, as well as federal, state and local funds. At the time, these colleges had 9,110 students. Fifty years later, enroll-

State View Sen. Chaz Allen ment is 10 times that. In 2015, Iowa’s community colleges educated and trained more than 93,000 Iowans.

Today, community college students include: • 64,235 Iowans taking courses to get an associate’s degree or to transfer to a four-year college or university.

• 27,742 Iowans enrolled in career and technical education (CTE) programs that prepare them for skilled jobs.

• 33,145 high school students earning their first college cred-

its. High schoolers now make up more than a third of community college students, up 5.4 percent from last year.

• 232,480 Iowans participating in non-credit programs and courses that teach basic personal and academic skills, prepare people to enter the workforce, provide technical training for specific job opportunities and allow citizens to pursue special interests.

Because they do so much for Iowans, businesses, communities and our economy, community colleges deserve our support.

For more on the good things community colleges do in Iowa, see the 2015 Community College Annual Report on the Iowa Department of Education website.

Contact Sen. Allen at 641-521-6297 or chaz.allen@legis.iowa.gov

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Columnist helps celebrate IPTV Dana King is spot-on about British programming on PBS in her April 1 column. Like Ms. King, I’ve been a fan of BBC, ITV, Granada and other U.K. “telly” series pretty much since Iowa Public Television went on the air in 1969 (although, undoubtedly, that’s before her time).

Shows like “Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” “Good Neighbors” and “To the Manor Born,” in addition to many of the programs she cites, have been favorites at Hurto house for as long as I can remember.

As one of many Jasper Countians suffering from “Downton Abbey” withdrawal (“I’ve given my life to Downton!”), happily there’s still a veritable wealth of high quality costume dramas to be had on “Masterpiece,” with classic British comedies a Saturday-night staple on IPTV. And, for those whose tastes run toward murder mysteries, Thursday nights now offer such involving whodunits as “Father Brown” and “Death in Paradise.”

By becoming a Friend of IPTV, and joining its BritCom Club, I’ve been privileged to meet and get acquainted with some outstanding television performers from “across the pond,”

actors such as Moira Brooker, Jenny Funnell and Philip Bretherton (“As Time Goes By”); Judy Cornwell and Geoffrey Hughes (“Keeping Up Appearances”); and Mollie Sugden (“Are You Being Served?”), on visits to Iowa during IPTV fundraising events.

I hope your readers will think seriously about supporting IPTV by joining Friends of Iowa Public Television. I also appeal to our state legislators to vote as much support IPTV’s way as they consider practicable, as, in my opinion, it’s one of the best uses they could make of taxpayers’ dollars.

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Obituaries Kathryn Vernice Danley April 7, 2016 Kathryn Vernice Danley, 94, of Prairie City, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Bishop Drumm Retirem e n t Center in Johnston.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m.

Wednesday, April 13 at Coburn Funeral Home in Prairie City. Burial will follow at Waveland Cemetery.

Erwin E. Gillette April 9, 2016 Erwin Gillette of Altoona, formerly of Newton, passed from this life Saturday morning, April 9, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.

Erwin Eugene Gillette, 79, the son of James and Betty (Kirts) Gillette, was born Aug. 3, 1936, in Attica, Ind. He was a graduate of the Al-

Marjorie C. Logan April 8, 2016 Marjorie C. “Marge” Logan, 93, of Ne w ton , died Friday, April 8, 2016, at her home in Park Centre in Ne w ton .

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Visitation for Vernice will be one hour prior to the service Wednesday.

A general memorial fund has been established and condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com The daughter of Arthur and Leona (Winegar) Boliver, Vernice was born Oct. 4, 1921, in Runnells. She graduated from Prairie City High School. On March 9, 1941, she married Maurice Danley. Vernice was a lifelong resident of Prairie City. She worked at Look Magazine and CDS Magazine for several years. She was a member of the Prairie City Christian Church, where

she held many offices and served as an Elder.

She was also a member of the Runnells American Legion Auxiliary, Pithian Sisters and MNO Club.

Those left to honor her memory include her children, Deanna (Ronald) Vander Meyden of Des Moines, Michael (Carolyn) Danley of Fort Worth, Texas and Kevin (Betty) Danley of Toddville; grandchildren, Dan (Chen Lie) Vander Meyden, Rhonda (Dayton) Ruckle, Tim (Tami) Danley, Tammy Vernon (Robert), Heather (Steve) Lemke, Matthew (Brooke) Danley, Ryan (Mary) Danley and Ky-

lie (Skyler) Anholt; and great-grandchildren, Sophie Vander Meyden, Drew Ruckle, Jacqueline Henry, Joshua Henry, Taylor Vernon, Sydney Vernon, Alyssia Danley, Cale Danley, McKenna Lemke, Kolton Lemke, Savannah Tuttrup, JJ Haverland, Gracey Haverland, Izabella Danley, Landyn Danley and Jacksyn Danley. Also surviving is a sister, Evelyn Wagner of Prairie City; many cousins; and dear friends. Preceding her in death were her parents; and two brothers, Gerald and Eldred Boliver; and granddaughter, Rita Vander Meyden.

bia Senior High School.

On Oct. 25, 1969, Erwin was united in marriage with Dixie C. Stubbe in the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Erwin was employed by the Maytag Company in Newton, retiring as a senior system analysis, after 45 years of service. Erwin was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend and will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him. He enjoyed his grandsons and followed them in their activities, enjoyed NASCAR races and keeping his personal

cars spotless.

Erwin is survived by his wife Dixie of Altoona; his daughter Shawna R. (Rusty) Ringler of Altoona; Tresa (Martin) Fredstrom of Tustin, Calif.; a son Allan Gillette of Leadville, Colo.; his grandchildren, Chase Ringler, Trey Ringler and Nick Ringler, Tangeree (Jerome) Fletcher of Denver, Colo., and Danielle Payne of Denver; great-grandchildren, Jaatari and Jorryn; his sisters, Maxine (Jerry) Peterson and Lucille Nevins; and many friends. He was preced-

ed in death by his parents; daughter Deana Parrott; and sister Shirley Concannon.

A time of remembrance and funeral service will be at 11 a.m.

Wednesday, April 13 at Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left in Erwin’s name with his family or a charity of your choosing. Online condolences may be left at www. pencefh.com.

be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 13 at the First United Methodist Church, 210 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton. The family will greet friends from 10 to 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday, April 13 at the church. They will also greet friends with a lunch at the church following the service.

A private family burial will be at the Crown Hill Cemetery in Ruthven. Memorials to the First United Methodist

Church, Knights Templar Eye Foundation or to the Mayo Clinic may be left at the church on the morning of the service or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home.

Memorials may also be mailed to the funeral home please add, Attn: Logan Family on the envelope.

Those left to cherish Marge’s memory are her son, Ed (Bonnie) Logan of Boone; grandchildren, Ryan Logan of

Boone and Annie (A.J.) Longnecker of Manson; her great-grandchildren, Charlotte Marie and Logan Jon Longnecker; sister-in-law, Margaret Willoughby of Cedar Falls; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Tom in 1989; her daughter, Diane M. Logan in 2014; a son and daughter, both in infancy; and sister-inlaw, Mary Jean (Homer) Sweet.

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April 10, 2016 Margaret Mottet , 92, of Newton, died Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston.

Services are pending at Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton.

Hospice in Des Moines. A funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 14 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton.

The family will greet friends from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14 at the funeral home with a coffee time.

April 9, 2016 Ronald G. “Ron” Vander Putte, 76, of rural Newton, died Friday, April 9, 2016, at the Taylor House

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Mary E. Daft, 24, of Newton, is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and contempt after authorities were called at 1:30 a.m.

Wednesday to 1425 N. 11th Ave. E. Officers were called about

an assault and found a no contact order was in place where Daft was present. While being searched, officers found a clear glass pipe and small baggie with residue in both. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Kelsi A. McDaniels, 20, of Newton, is

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Wednesday to 1425 N. 11th Ave. E. Officers were called about an assault and found McDaniels who had a no contact order against her. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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

• Newton Public Library will host Adult Coloring at 6 p.m. Monday at the library.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Congressman Dave Loebsack’s 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.

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

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

Senior Center to host monthly potluck Tuesday Jasper County Senior Center and Golden Ages Club will host its monthly potluck at 11 a.m.

Tuesday at the center, E. Third St. S. in Newton.

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DEAR ABBY: I have a friend, “Ed,” who dated a woman who put him down regularly. He was often depressed, and we would discuss what was wrong. Eventually I told him I didn’t think she was good for him and he should end it. Instead, he became reluctant to tell me if anything was wrong.

When they got engaged, everyone was shocked. Ed explained it by saying they had been dating for several years so an engagement seemed “logical.”

Although many of his friends thought he was making a mistake, we offered our congratulations and support.

The other day, by coincidence, I read an article on the subject of female-onmale domestic abuse and realized that Ed’s wife — although she doesn’t physically harm him — demonstrates all the signs of an abuser. Part of me wants to discuss my concerns with Ed, but part of me thinks it’s too late because they’re already married. And maybe it’s none of my business. What would YOU do?

— FEARFUL FRIEND DEAR FRIEND: I would try a more subtle approach than your past efforts. I would share that article with my friend Ed and let him draw his own conclusions.

DEAR ABBY: I work and live in an ethnically and religiously diverse community. There is also a welcoming and open LGBT community here.

While I was having lunch with a new employee, she mentioned that she was married. My first thought was that she was married to a woman, but later it sounded like her spouse was male.

I didn’t want to be rude so I kept my mouth shut. Is it ever OK to ask the gender of someone’s spouse? — POLITE BUT CONFUSED IN OREGON DEAR POLITE: I don’t think so.

It would be more tactful to ask the person her spouse’s name. However, if the name is gender-neutral, then you should wait till you know the woman

better for the answer. Time will tell, even if your co-worker doesn’t.

DEAR ABBY: My wife is a nurse who works 36 hours a week. Two years ago she got duped into working for a multilevel marketing company. All she does now in her spare time is try to recruit people. She is never home.

We have two kids. She spends $700 a month on products and makes only $250 a month. Her so-called business is everything to her. She won’t get marriage counseling. She says she isn’t a quitter. I want a divorce, but I hate the consequences of ending a 15-year marriage.

I need help. It would be so easy to cheat, and I have been tempted more than once, but haven’t done it. We are in our 40s, and I feel like a single parent. What do I do? I’m so frustrated.

She is basically working for free and thinks she’ll be able to retire rich from it. — BRAINWASHED DEAR BRAINWASHED: The business venture you have described may be a pyramid scheme. Many people have ended up with garages filled with inventory they can’t unload and nothing to show for it. If she refuses counseling, then YOU should consider it for yourself, because what has been going on in your marriage for the last two years is unfair to you and your children. Then you can get a clearer picture of what your next steps should be.

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1 Seven grain elevators sold to local co-op

WEST BEND — A group of seven northwest Iowa grain elevators are being sold to a farmers cooperative in the area.

MaxYield Cooperative in West Bend is buying the elevators in Superior, Gruver, Milford, Everly, Spencer, Langdon and Greenville, Iowa. The deal also includes an LP gas storage facility in Royal.

Agribusiness company The Andersons is selling the grain elevators to MaxYield after owning them since 2012. The purchase price was not disclosed.

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Two injured in 20-foot fall from scaffolding DUBUQUE — Two men are recovering after being injured in a 20-foot fall from scaffolding in downtown Dubuque.

The accident happened Friday afternoon.

Dubuque police say two Swift Plumbing employees — 24-year-old Brett Cupps and 47-year-old Scott Weber, both of Dubuque — each reported ankle injuries. Cupps refused medical treatment. Police say Weber was taken by ambulance to a hospital.

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DES MOINES — Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds is embarking on an economic development trip to Israel, participating with a group from the Republican Lieutenant Governors Association.

The delegation departs Saturday and will return on April 17.

A news release from Gov. Terry Branstad’s office says the goal of the mission trip is to build upon existing relationships and foster new partnerships with Israeli government, military and business leaders.

One of two eagle eggs in Alcoa nest hatches DAVENPORT — One eaglet has hatched in a nest on Alcoa Davenport Works’ property, and eagle-watchers are eagerly waiting for the other egg to hatch.

Alcoa spokesman John Riches said he saw the hatchling just before 4 p.m. Friday.

A month ago, Riches predicted the eggs would hatch around April 7 or 8. An adult eagle pair, Liberty and Justice, have returned to the nest annually for the past several years. Riches says he expects the second egg to hatch soon.

5 Trial set for man charged in Coral Ridge Mall shooting

IOWA CITY — The trial of a man accused of fatally shooting a woman inside the Coral Ridge Mall last summer is scheduled to begin Tuesday.

Twenty-two-year-old Alexander Kozak is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 20-year-old Andrea Farrington. Kozak’s trial, which was moved to Story County because of media attention, is expected to last two weeks.

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Iowa lawmakers inch toward adjournment The Associated Pres DES MOINES — The Iowa Legislature has taken another step toward adjournment by agreeing to budget spending targets, but lawmakers still need to figure out critical details over what areas of state government will actually get some of the limited new dollars available.

Those decisions will be left to legislative budget groups that must allocate funding based on the overall spending targets. Lawmakers agree there is about $7.34 billion available to spend on the state budget that takes effect in July, but the final details of who gets what hasn’t been determined.

Sen. Robert Dvorsky, D-Coralville and chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, called it “a very tough budget” and said there

may be cuts within particular programs, but he couldn’t elaborate because the budget groups are working it out.

It’s unclear whether the split Legislature will reach consensus in time for an adjournment scheduled on April 19. House Speaker Linda Upmeyer, R-Clear Lake, acknowledged there may be some disagreement over the next several days within the chambers over the final budget, but she thinks it’s still possible to finish on time.

More than $170 million of the overall proposed budget is new dollars, and the bulk is slated to go toward basic aid for K-12 schools. That leaves about $20 million in new money for areas of state government that range from economic development to higher education. Many departments are expected to receive little new money.

Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs, said a split Legislature means his chamber and GOP leaders in the House had to make concessions, but he refused to offer details.

“We do not believe Iowans elected us to continue to engage in gridlock,” he said.

It’s also unclear whether lawmakers will pass legislation before the session wraps up that addresses water quality initiatives or medical marijuana. GOP leaders are in the midst of pushing through a bill that would use special infrastructure money and a tax on water use that typically go to the general fund to pay for water quality initiatives.

The plan abandons a proposal by Gov. Terry Branstad that would have funded water quality initiatives with some money from a 1-cent sales tax that’s set aside for education

infrastructure funding. Branstad has indicated he will try to seek support for that plan in the future, though he has thrown his support behind the new GOP plan for now.

The Senate announced recently that it will introduce another water quality funding plan, a possible sign that consensus may not be reached this session. Gronstal released little information on the new plan and Upmeyer refused to speculate whether the issue could be tabled until next year.

A bill that would expand access to medical marijuana had momentum this session in the Republican-controlled House, but its progress has lagged in recent weeks. The legislation could be considered dead, except Republican leaders confirmed their caucus met recently to further discuss the issue. It’s unclear

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“It’ll come as no surprise that we have a wide range of opinions on the matter,” said House Majority Leader Chris Hagenow, R-Windsor Heights. “It’s very healthy for us to talk through that.”

Lawmakers in both chambers appear more on track to pass legislation that would add state oversight to Iowa’s Medicaid program, which provides health care to about 560,000 poor and disabled residents and was switched to private management on April 1. Democrats have been vocal about an oversight bill in the Senate and Republicans introduced their own legislation recently. Democrats say they’re reviewing the GOP plan, but both parties have indicated an interest in reaching a deal before the end of the session.

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News The Newton High School Jazz Band performs one of three pieces Friday at the Newton High School’s Café variety show. Hosted by Savannah Eadens and Taylor Carpenter, Friday night’s Café featured the talents of several strong singers and a performance by the NHS Jazz Band and a vocal ensemble.

GOP delegates back Cruz CEDAR FALLS (AP) — Eleven of the 12 Iowa GOP delegates chosen at the state party’s four district conventions held across the state on Saturday have voiced their support for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz.

Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas, bested the rest of the GOP field in the Iowa caucus in February.

Cruz’s successes on Saturday came at the expense of Trump, the Republican front-runner whose campaign had vocal groups of supporters at each convention. None of the delegates selected Saturday pledged to back Trump. The lone delegate not backing Cruz is Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a former official in Gov. Terry Branstad’s administration.

Private donors pay $900,000 to defend Iowa counties DES MOINES (AP) — The three northern Iowa counties being sued by a Des Moines water utility have received $900,000 in donations to cover most of their legal bills, but officials won’t identify the donors.

Sac, Buena Vista and Calhoun counties recently released about 260 pages of legal records to several newspapers and the Iowa Freedom of Information Council.

The counties have racked up nearly $1.1 million in legal bills so far.

Officials don’t believe they are required to identify the donors because state law exempts donations from foundations that support government.

Still, one of Calhoun County’s attorneys, David Wollenzien, said the counties are trying to get permission from donors to share more.

The lawsuit filed last year by Des Moines Water Works alleges the three

counties that oversee 10 agricultural drainage districts should be required to obtain federal water pollution discharge permits because they release pollutants into rivers much like regulated factories.

The lawsuit could affect the way farm drainage tiles are treated by environmental regulators who monitor levels of nitrogen and phosphorus.

Randy Evans, the Iowa Freedom of Information Council’s executive director, said identifying the donors is important because their interests may differ from taxpayers. For example, farming groups or large agriculture corporations may be donating to the defense fund.

“Those who are paying the bills to fight the lawsuit may have a deep financial interest ... in not losing the lawsuit,” Evans said. But “if the counties lose and there are damages to pay, it’s the taxpayers who are on the hook.”

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State qualifying track assignments released

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News Assignments for state qualifying track and field sites were released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union on Friday.

The five area schools will be participating in three different sites.

Newton will be all by itself in a Class 3A state qualifier at Bondurant-Farrar. Joining the Cardinals and host Blue Jays are Grinnell, Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Pella, South Tama County and Williamsburg.

Prairie City-Monroe and Collins-Maxwell/Baxter will once again be at the same 2A state qualifier.

The Mustangs and Raiders head to Van Meter and will be joined by the

host Bulldogs, Clarke, Des Moines Christian, Earlham, I-35, Madrid, Ogden, Pella Christian, Pleasantville, Woodward Academy and Woodward-Granger.

The other two area schools — Colfax-Mingo and Lynnville-Sully — will be paired together at a 1A state qualifier at Belle Plaine.

The Tigerhawks and Hawks will be joined by Belle Plaine, BGM, Colo-NESCO, Grand View Christian, HLV, Iowa Christian Academy, Iowa Valley, Meskwaki Settlement, Montezuma and North Mahaska.

The state qualifying meets across the state take place May 12.

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

Willett wins Masters after shocking Spieth collapse AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Danny Willett in a green jacket was hard to believe considering he wasn’t even sure he could play the Masters two weeks ago.

No one was more stunned than Jordan Spieth.

Nine holes away from another wireto-wire victory, the defending Masters champion threw it away Sunday with a collapse around Amen Corner that Spieth was shocking even

by Augusta National standards. With a five-shot lead heading to the 10th tee, he dropped six shots in three holes and could never catch up.

“It was a really tough 30 minutes for me that hopefully I never experience again,” Spieth said.

Even more painful for Spieth?

He had to go to Butler Cabin and to the 18th green ceremony to present the green jacket to Willett.

“I feel very fortunate to be standing here, and you not putting the jacket on yourself again,” Willett said to Spieth at the trophy presentation.

Willett always had this Sunday circled on his calendar — the due date of his first child. He wasn’t planning to be at Augusta National until his wife gave birth to their son, Zachariah James, on March 30 and sent the 28-year-old Englishman on an improbable path to becoming a major champion.

It was a comeback that ranks among the most surprising at the Masters.

Five shots behind with six holes to play, Willett birdied three of his last six holes to polish off a round that might not get its due because of the unforgettable images of Spieth’s meltdown. Willett closed with a 5-under 67, with no bogeys on his card, to match the best score of the

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High’s Megan Pressgrove smashes a return shot during a home match earlier this season in a doubles match. Pressgrove and Kate Wyre played No. 1 doubles for the Cardinals in Saturday’s Johnston Invitational at Johnston.

AP Photo Masters champion Danny Willett, of England, gives a thumbs up after winning the 2016 Masters golf tournament Sunday in Augusta, Ga.

weekend.

He won by three shots at 5-under 283, the highest winning score at the Masters in nine years.

It already was early Monday in England — his wife Nicole’s 28th birthday.

“We talk about fate, talk about everything else that goes with it,” Willett said. “It’s just a crazy, crazy week.”

Willett ended Europe’s 17-year drought at Augusta National, and he became the first player from England in a green jacket since Nick Faldo in 1996.

How fitting.

Twenty years ago, Faldo also shot a bogey-free 67 in a final round remembered just as much for Greg Norman throwing away a six-shot lead.

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Newton girls’ tennis ties for 4th in tourney

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

JOHNSTON — All three doubles teams played .500 tennis for Newton High’s Cardinal girls in Saturday’s Johnston Invitational tournament. The Cardinals braved the cold weather to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Johnston won its own tournament with 28 points. Ankeny Centennial finished second with 18 points and Dowling Catholic was third with 16 points.

Newton and Fort Dodge each had 12 points, tying for fourth place. West Des Moines Valley finished with nine

points followed by Waukee with eight points.

“There was a freeze warning for the Des Moines area Saturday morning so they moved back our start time, but it was cold all day,” Newton head coach Erick Zehr said. “Our girls didn’t complain. They embraced the conditions and played competitive tennis all day.”

Zehr said the Johnston Invitational is the only regular-season competition for Newton against Class 2A teams until the playoffs. He said the Cardinals play in a Class 1A conference.

“So, our girls stepped up and played against

some of the better teams in the state at 2A,” Zehr said. “Johnston ran away with it, doing well in both singles and doubles. Fort Dodge had a good day in singles and struggled in doubles, and we were the opposite. Our doubles teams were competitive, and we struggled some in the singles division.”

The Cardinals went 3-3 in No. 1 doubles, No. 2 doubles and No. 3 doubles. Senior Elizabeth Myers won two matches and lost four at No. 2 singles for Newton while senior Sierra Griffith went 0-6 as Newton’s No. 1 singles player.

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PCM boys find win column against WCV

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe’s Chase Kuecker (8) is in the air to win the ball while teammates Ryan Kohlhof (1) and Jacob Phillips (18) are ready to go after the pass during a game last week in Newton. On Friday, PCM’s Mustangs netted their first win of the season, a 3-2 decision against visiting West Central Valley in Monroe.

MONROE — Prairie City-Monroe’s boys soccer team has already surpassed last year’s win total on the pitch.

The Mustangs got two goals from sophomore Misha Seebeck and another from senior Ryan Kohlhof Friday during a 3-2 home victory over West Central Valley.

PCM led 3-1 at halftime.

The Mustangs (1-3) start a busy week at 5:30 p.m. Monday when they play at Ankeny Christian Academy.

PCM travels to Nevada on Thursday and hosts Centerville on Friday.

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

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Hawkeye QB C.J. Beathard making progress from injuries

SPORTS CALENDAR Monday Track Colfax-Mingo at CMB Coed Invitational, 4:30 p.m., Baxter Newton 7th/8th boys Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Newton 7th/8th girls at Indianola, 4:30 p.m.

PCM girls at Norwalk, 4:30 p.m.

Golf Newton girls at Urbandale, 2 p.m.

CMB, PCM boys at BondurantFarrar, 2 p.m.

Pleasantville at PCM girls, 4 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully boys, girls at Belle Plaine, 4:15 p.m.

Soccer Gilbert at CMB girls, 5:30 p.m., Maxwell PCM boys at Ankeny Christian Academy, 5 p.m.

Tennis Newton girls JV at Pella Christian, 4:15 p.m.

Trap Shoot Newton at Marshall County Tuesday Tennis Grinnell at Newton boys, 4:15 p.m.

Newton girls at Grinnell, 4:15 p.m.

Track Newton girls at Ames, 4:30 p.m.

PCM boys, Lynnville-Sully girls, boys at Pella Christian, 4:15 p.m.

Soccer Knoxville at Newton boys, JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7 p.m.

Newton girls at Des Moines Christian, 5:30 p.m.

North Polk girls, boys at CMB, 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m, Nevada girls at PCM, 7 p.m.

Golf Grinnell, Oskaloosa at Newton girls, 4:15 p.m.

Newton boys at Dallas CenterGrimes, 4:15 p.m.

CMB girls at South Hamilton, 4 p.m.

Thursday Golf Boone at Newton boys, 4:15 p.m.

CMB boys at Roland-Story, 4 p.m.

Track Newton boys at Des Moines Lincoln, 4:30 p.m.

Newton girls at Indianola, 4:30 p.m.

Newton 7th/8th boys at Grinnell, 4:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo girls at Ogden, 4:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo boys at Saydel, 4:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully Coed Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Tennis Newton girls at Pella Christian, 4:15 p.m.

Soccer CMB girls at Ballard, 7 p.m.

Friday Track PCM boys at ADM, 4:30 p.m.

Soccer Newton boys at Boone, JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7 p.m.

Centerville boys, girls at PCM, 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m.

Rugby Dowling at Newton, 6:20 p.m.

Waterloo East at Newton, 9 p.m.

Saturday Soccer PCM, Des Moines Lincoln, Perry girls at Newton tournament, 10 a.m.

CMB boys at Chariton Invitational, 10 a.m.

Newton JV boys at Perry tournament, 9 a.m.

Golf Newton, PCM boys at Knoxville Invitational, 8 a.m.

Trap Shoot Newton at Waukee

Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe junior Abby Waddell, right, had a pair of goals in the Mustangs’ 4-0 win over Des Moines North at the Southeast Polk girls soccer tournament on Saturday. The Mustangs went 1-2 on the day with the two losses coming against Pella Christian and Marshalltown.

PCM girls win one, lose two at SEP soccer tourney

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News PLEASANT HILL — Playing parts of the day without five starters, the Prairie City-Monroe girls soccer team went 1-2 at the Southeast Polk Tournament on Saturday.

The Mustangs got two goals from junior Abby Waddell in a 4-0 win over Des Moines North.

PCM started the day with a 3-0 loss to Pella Christian and then ended the tourney with a 3-0 loss to Marshalltown.

In the win over North, Waddell put the Mustangs up 2-0.

Freshmen Camryn Wignall and Sara Dudley both scored second-half goals for the difference.

The Mustangs did not have

the services of seniors McKinzie Tjaden and Jessica Albright the entire day, while juniors Bella George and Jaiden Rogers played in the first two matches and juniors Dakota Hostetter and Aranda Woods were in attendance for only the final match.

PCM (2-3) returns to the pitch at 7 p.m. Tuesday as it faces 2A No. 1 Nevada in Monroe.

The Mustangs host Centerville at 5:30 p.m. Friday and then play in the Newton Tournament on Saturday.

The Mustangs kick off the tournament at 10 a.m. against the host Cardinals.

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

Cubs slugger Schwarber out for season with knee injury PHOENIX (AP) — Chicago Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber is out for the season after tearing two knee ligaments in an outfield collision, a major setback for a team that many picked to win the World Series.

The Cubs made the startling announcement Friday, a day after the 23-year-old Schwarber was injured in a game at

Arizona. An MRI revealed the injuries to his left knee and a sprained ankle.

There was no immediate word on possible surgery.

A catcher by trade, Schwarber made his major league debut last year.

He then hit a franchise-record five home runs in nine postseason games.

ISU’s Morris to return for senior season AMES (AP) — Iowa State point guard Monte Morris said Friday he is returning for his senior season.

Morris led the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio as a freshman and sophomore, and last season he set career highs with 13.9 points and four rebounds per game. Morris also broke the school record with 6.9 assists per game, a mark formerly held by longtime NBA star Jeff Hornacek.

His somewhat surprising return should certainly help the Cyclones.

Iowa State will lose star Georges Niang and fellow starters Jameel McKay and Abdel Nader. But Morris will join fellow seniors Naz Long and Matt Thomas in what should be a loaded backcourt, and junior college transfer Emmanuel Malou is expected to make an immediate impact in the frontcourt.

Morris was largely a facil-

itator in his first two seasons under former coach Fred Hoiberg. But last year, coach Steve Prohm encouraged him to attack the basket more — which led to his best year yet.

Morris will be even more of a factor in 2016-17, and that could boost his NBA draft stock.

“Ultimately, it came down to wanting to accomplish a number of things, with earning my degree and continuing my development as a basketball player my top priorities.

I want to get stronger and become the best basketball player I can before becoming a professional,” Morris said.

Morris said he planned to explore his options after Iowa State’s Sweet Sixteen loss to Virginia. The Cyclones had also prepared for his possible departure by signing junior college point guard Donovan Jackson.

With Morris returning, a team that struggled with depth last season suddenly looks stacked.

Iowa State also will bring back the Big 12’s newcomer of the year, Deonte Burton, who averaged 9.7 points per game, along with guard Hallice Cooke — who came on late last season after struggling to find playing time.

But the biggest returnee will be Morris, who should help make the Cyclones a serious Big 12 contender.

“The way Monte handled this process speaks volumes about his character,” Prohm said. “From our program’s perspective, we are ecstatic.”

WEST DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa senior C.J. Beathard earned All-Big Ten honors despite being banged up for much of last season.

The Hawkeyes are hoping that a healthy Beathard can blossom into one of the country’s best quarterbacks this fall.

Beathard, who played through a hip injury in 2015 and had surgery to repair a sports hernia in January, is back practicing with Iowa during spring workouts.

Coach Kirk Ferentz said that while Beathard isn’t 100 percent healthy, he’s getting closer to being his old self.

Iowa, which went 12-2 and reached the Rose Bowl last season, closes out spring ball with a scrimmage at Kinnick Stadium on April 23.

“It’s tough going against your own defense. But he’s doing well. He’s better physically,” Ferentz said Friday night during a public spring workout at West Des Moines Valley High School, about 120 miles east of Iowa City.

“He’s doing a lot of good things, and we’ve got confidence that he’ll play well next year.”

Beathard’s ability to make things happen outside the pocket provided Iowa’s offense a dimension it hadn’t seen in years.

Once he got hurt midway through last season, the Hawkeyes were forced to keep Beathard in the pocket as much as possible.

But Beathard still earned second-team All-Big Ten honors, throwing for 17 touchdowns against five picks while directing an attack focused on controlling

the game on the ground.

If Beathard can run the ball effectively in 2016, it should help Iowa overcome the loss of some key personnel.

The Hawkeyes will lose two starting receivers and running back Jordan Canzeri, whose explosiveness on simple running plays kept defenses honest. Iowa also will need to replace key linemen Austin Blythe and Jordan Walsh. “ We’v e looked good — but we still have a ways to go. Obviously it’s early, and we’re still filling in pieces,” said running back LeShun Daniels, who along with the quicker but smaller Akrum Wadley will likely get the majority of Iowa’s carries next fall. “We’re making progress.”

One area where the Hawkeyes also appear to be making progress is with the status of defensive end Drew Ott, who has petitioned the NCAA for an extra year of eligibility after blowing his elbow and knee out midway through 2015.

Ferentz said Friday that Iowa hopes to know whether Ott will be with the Hawkeyes next fall within a week.

If not, Ott will enter the NFL Draft without a chance to work out for teams since he’s still recovering from his injuries.

“At least we’re getting closer. And we need to, because Drew has to live here too.

And obviously it’s a big one if the ruling doesn’t go his way,” Ferentz said. “It’s been a long time. They need to let him know what the situation is so he can just have some peace of mind and know what he’s going to do.”

MLB STANDINGS Major League Baseball At A Glance All Times CDT

By The Associated Press American League East Division

W L Pct GB Baltimore 5 0 1.000 — New York 3 2 .600 2 Boston 3 2 .600 2 Toronto 3 4 .429 3 Tampa Bay 2 4 .333 3½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Kansas City 4 1 .800 — Detroit 3 1 .750 ½ Chicago 4 2 .667 ½ Cleveland 2 2 .500 1½ Minnesota 0 6 .000 4½ West Division

W L Pct GB Oakland 4 3 .571 — Texas 3 4 .429 1 Los Angeles 2 4 .333 1½ Houston 2 4 .333 1½ Seattle 2 4 .333 1½ Friday’s Games Detroit 4, N.Y. Yankees 0 Cleveland 7, Chicago White Sox 1 Baltimore 6, Tampa Bay 1 Boston 8, Toronto 7 Milwaukee 6, Houston 4 Kansas City 4, Minnesota 3 Texas 7, L.A. Angels 3 Oakland 3, Seattle 2 Saturday’s Games Boston 8, Toronto 4 N.Y. Yankees 8, Detroit 4 Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 3 Tampa Bay at Baltimore, ppd., rain Houston 6, Milwaukee 4 Kansas City 7, Minnesota 0 Texas 4, L.A. Angels 1 Oakland 6, Seattle 1 Sunday’s Games Toronto 3, Boston 0 Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 3 Milwaukee 3, Houston 2 Cleveland at Chicago, ppd., rain Kansas City 4, Minnesota 3, 10 innings L.A. Angels 3, Texas 1 Oakland 2, Seattle 1, 10 innings N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, ppd., rain Monday’s Games Pittsburgh (Niese 0-0) at Detroit (Verlander 0-0), 12:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Gallardo 1-0) at Boston (Price 1-0), 1:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 0-0) at Minnesota (Gibson 0-1), 3:10 p.m.

Kansas City (C.Young 0-1) at Houston (McHugh 0-1), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Tropeano 0-0) at Oakland (Gray 1-0), 9:05 p.m.

Texas (Lewis 0-0) at Seattle (Iwakuma 0-0), 9:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Pittsburgh at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Baltimore at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.

Texas at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

National League East Division

W L Pct GB Washington 3 1 .750 — New York 2 3 .400 1½ Philadelphia 2 4 .333 2 Miami 1 3 .250 2 Atlanta 0 5 .000 3½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Chicago 5 1 .833 — Cincinnati 5 1 .833 — Pittsburgh 4 2 .667 1 Milwaukee 3 3 .500 2 St. Louis 3 3 .500 2 West Division

W L Pct GB San Francisco 5 2 .714 — Los Angeles 4 3 .571 1 Colorado 3 3 .500 1½ San Diego 2 4 .333 2½ Arizona 2 5 .286 3 Friday’s Games N.Y. Mets 7, Philadelphia 2 San Diego 13, Colorado 6 Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 5 St. Louis 7, Atlanta 4 Milwaukee 6, Houston 4 Arizona 3, Chicago Cubs 2 San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 Saturday’s Games Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 1 L.A. Dodgers 3, San Francisco 2, 10 innings Miami at Washington, ppd., cold weather Houston 6, Milwaukee 4 Philadelphia 1, N.Y. Mets 0 St. Louis 12, Atlanta 2 Chicago Cubs 4, Arizona 2 San Diego 16, Colorado 3 Sunday’s Games Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Mets 2 Cincinnati 2, Pittsburgh 1 Washington 4, Miami 2 St. Louis 12, Atlanta 7 Milwaukee 3, Houston 2 San Francisco 9, L.A. Dodgers 6 Chicago Cubs 7, Arizona 3 Colorado 6, San Diego 3 Monday’s Games Pittsburgh (Niese 0-0) at Detroit (Verlander 0-0), 12:10 p.m.

San Diego (Cashner 0-1) at Philadelphia (Nola 0-0), 2:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Jungmann 0-0) at St. Louis (Wacha 0-0), 3:15 p.m.

Atlanta (B.Norris 0-1) at Washington (Scherzer 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

Miami (Cosart 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Finnegan 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 1-0), 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Pittsburgh at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

San Diego at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Miami at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION vs DEFENDANT: DERICK L. JENSEN; SPOUSE OF DERICK L. JENSEN, IF ANY; 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: LOT 5 IN BLOCK “S” AURORA HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION BEING IN AND FORMING A PART OF THE CITY OF NEWTON, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS APPEARS IN PLAT BOOK D, PAGE 201 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, Property Address 503 E 25TH ST S, NEWTON, IOWA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 05/10/2016 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 $69,807.07 Costs $385.00 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $1,603.36 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney THOMAS H. BURKE 699 WALNUT STREET, SUITE DES MOINES, IA 50309 (515)288-6041 Date 03/11/2016 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF April 11 & 18

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.) 16-000383 CASE # EQCV118677 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION vs DEFENDANT: NATHAN K. WIESE; HALLIE A. WIESE 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: LOT ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR IN THE PLAT OF LAKEVIEW SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF SECTIONS SIXTEEN AND SEVENTEEN, TOWNSHIP EIGHTY NORTH, RANGE SEVENTEEN WEST OF THE FIFTH P.M., JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS APPEARS IN PLAT BOOK “D”, AT PAGE 173 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Property Address 1550 JADE STREET, KELLOGG, IOWA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 05/03/2016 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 $142,496.48 Costs $2,112.70 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $20,142.83 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney ROBERT A. BLUMBERG 230 W MONROE ST STE 1125 CHICAGO, IL 60606 (312)541-9710 Date 03/02/2016 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF April 4 & 11

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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.) 16-000495 CASE # EQCV119366 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R10 vs DEFENDANT: CHARLES DANIEL REGNIER, JR.; 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 8, IN BLOCK 2, IN B.F. NORRIS ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF PRAIRIE CITY, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, EXCEPT A TRACT DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 8, RUN THENCE EAST 10 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 66 FEET, THENCE WEST 10 FEET, THENCE NORTH TO PLACE OF BEGINNING, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 305 SOUTH WEST STREET, PRAIRIE CITY, IA 50228 (THE “PROPERTY”).

Property Address 305 SOUTH WEST STREET, PRAIRIE CITY, IOWA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 05/17/2016 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 $75,967.10 Costs $2,335.00 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $3,242.41 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney EMILY BARTEKOSKE 1245 JORDAN CR PKWY STE WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266 (515)223-7325 Date 03/22/2016 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF April 11 & 18

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.) 16-000442 CASE # EQCV119581 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC vs DEFENDANT: DENISE L. BLOM; 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 TWENTY-TWO, OF SKEIE ADDITION PLAT THREE IN THE CITY OF NEWTON, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS SHOWN

BY PLAT BOOK I, AT PAGES 35 TO 48, INCLUSIVE, (NOW SHOWN IN PLAT CABINET A, AT PAGE 140), IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY (LOCALLY KNOWN AS: 901 East 17TH ST. N.), COMMONLY KNOWN AS 901 EAST 17TH STREET NORTH, NEWTON, IA 50208 (THE “PROPERTY”).

Property Address 901 EAST 17TH STREET NORTH, NEWTON, IOWA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 05/17/2016 Sale Time 10:00 AM Place of Sale JASPER COUNT 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 $123,141.63 Costs $2,685.00 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $13,486.21 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney HALLEY RYHERD 1245 JORDAN CREEK PKWY WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266 (515)223-7325 Date 03/11/2016 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF April 11 & 18

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.) 16-000426 CASE # EQCV119647 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION vs DEFENDANT: DERICK L. JENSEN; SPOUSE OF DERICK L. JENSEN, IF ANY; 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: LOT 5 IN BLOCK “S” AURORA HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION BEING IN AND FORMING A PART OF THE CITY OF NEWTON, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS APPEARS IN PLAT BOOK D, PAGE 201 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, Property Address

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONNA JEAN PARKER, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036831 NOTICE OF PROOF OF WILL WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Donna Jean Parker, Deceased, who died on or about December 11, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 25th day of March, 2016, the last will and testament of Donna Jean Parker, deceased, bearing date of the 3rd day of February, 2004, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and there will be no present administration 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.

Dated this 25th day of March, 2016 Edward Jones Trust Company Proponent *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN No: AT0005939 Attorney for estate OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address mark@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication 11th day of April, 2016 Probate Code Section 305 April 4 & 11 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.) 16-000498 CASE # EQCV119097 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: VENTURES TRUST 2013-1-H-R vs DEFENDANT: MATTHEW L. RICHARDS A/K/A MATHEW L. RICHARDS, JANICE RENEE RICHARDS, F&M BANK-IOWA, MASONIC BOARD OF CUSTODIANS, US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND LVNV FUNDING,; 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: LOTS 20 AND 21 AND EASEMENT FOR DRIVEWAY OVER THE NORTH 6 FEET OF LOT 22, AND EXCEPT EASEMENT FOR DRIVEWAY OVER THE SOUTH 6 FEET OF LOT 21, ALL IN BLOCK 6 OF CARRIER'S MEADOWS ADDITION IN THE CITY OF NEWTON, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS APPEARS IN PLAT BOOK “D”, AT PAGE 3 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY Property Address 1107 W 6TH ST S, NEWTON, IOWA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 05/17/2016 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.

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Judgment Amount $45,758.34 Costs $5,768.50 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $1,097.73 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney JANELLE G. EWING 925 E 4TH STREET WATERLOO, IA 50703 (319)234-2530 Date 03/23/2016 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF April 11 & 18 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.) 16-000383 CASE # EQCV118677 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION vs DEFENDANT: NATHAN K. WIESE; HALLIE A. WIESE 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

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.) 16-000387 CASE # EQCV119719 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC vs DEFENDANT: SCOTT R. BRECKENRIDGE; BROOKE M. BRECKENRIDGE AND KADING PROPERTIES; 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 3 OF SNOWBIRD PLACE TO MONROE, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS APPEARS IN PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK K PAGE 390 (NOW SHOWN IN PLAT CABINET A PAGE 192A) IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Property Address 505 E WASHINGTON STREET, MONROE, IA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 05/03/2016 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 $105,686.94 Costs $2,075.00 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $1,281.44 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney MATTHEW E LAUGHLIN 215 10TH ST, STE 1300 DES MOINES, IA 50309 (515)288-2500 Date 03/02/2016 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF April 4 & 11

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Kyle Busch notches second straight NASCAR race sweep FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A broom was waiting for Kyle Busch in Victory Lane at Texas.

Busch took the lead after the final restart Saturday night, completing his second NASCAR weekend sweep in a row and becoming the first driver to do that since Harry Gant in 1991.

“It’s pretty darn good, I’ll tell you that,” Busch said when asked what it’s like to be him right now. “I’ve got a great wife, a great son and I’m having a blast, living the dream.”

While completing his personal Texas two-step, Busch ended Jimmie Johnson’s three-race winning streak at the high-banked, 1 1/2-mile Texas track. It was Busch’s 36th Sprint Cup victory, a week after also winning at Martinsville.

Busch also won the Xfinity race at Texas on Friday night, his 80th win in that series that was coming off a two-week break. At Martinsville, he also got his 45th Camping World Truck Series victory. That’s four consecutive NASCAR Series wins in a span of eight days.

On the first lap after the final restart, lap 302 of 334, Busch went on the outside of Turn 4 to shoot around Martin Truex Jr. for the lead. Busch led the rest of the way in his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, winning by nearly 4 seconds over Dale Earnhardt Jr. with Joey Logano third.

“The restart was going to be key. If I could just get out in front of him, I knew I could protect the rest of the race,”

NASCAR Photo Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates winning Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.

Busch said. “They had a good restart, but we got a better one.”

It was Busch’s second Sprint Cup victory at Texas, where in 2013 he also swept both spring races.

Gant had consecutive sweeps at Richmond and Dover in 1991.

NASCAR’s first night race of the season actually went into the next morning, ending a few minutes after midnight Texas time because the start was delayed for 1 hour, 50 minutes while drying the track after a couple of light rain showers during the afternoon.

Johnson, who had won five of the previous seven Texas races, finished fourth. When the Sprint Cup Series returns to Texas in November, he will be trying to win the fall race there for the fifth year in a row.

Chase Elliott, the rookie teammate of Earnhardt and Johnson at Hendrick Motorsports, finished fifth. Elliott

has qualified fourth but had to start at the back of the 40car field after a transmission change in the No. 24 Chevrolet.

The four Hendrick drivers finished in the top eight, with Kasey Kahne eighth.

All four Gibbs drivers finished in the top 12, with polesitter Carl Edwards seventh, Matt Kenseth 11th and Denny Hamlin 12th.

Edwards led 124 laps and was running second on a restart with 113 laps to go after pitting during a caution.

Within a few laps after that, he had to go back in the pits because of a loose front right wheel and dropped all the way to 19th. He has won three Cup races at Texas, the last when sweeping the 2008 races.

Truex led six times for 141 laps.

The last restart followed an incident that involved 13 cars on the backstretch.

Austin Dillon, on older tires, got loose with 40 laps to go when Hamlin came under

AP Photo Danny Willett, of England, tees off on the 12th hole during Sunday’s final round of the 2016 Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. Willett made his run to the top of the leaderboard in on the final nine holes, winning the tournament.

Masters Continued from Page 1B Spieth was trying to become only the fourth back-to-back winner of the Masters, and the first player in 156 years of championship golf to go wire-to-wire in successive years in a major.

And it looked inevitable when he ran off four straight birdies to end the front nine and build a five-shot lead.

This didn’t look like one of those Masters that would start on the back nine Sunday.

But it did — quickly.

Spieth made bogey from the bunker on No. 10. A tee shot into the trees on the 11th, missing an 8-foot par putt.

He still had a two-shot lead and only needed to get past the dangerous par-3 12th to settle himself, especially with two par 5s in front of him.

His 9-iron sailed to the right, bounded off the slope and into the water. His wedge from the drop area was fat, and Spieth turned his head as the ball plopped into the water again.

He had to get up-anddown from a bunker just to make a quadruple-bogey 7.

“It was a lack of discipline to hit it over the bunker coming off two bogeys, instead of recognizing I was still leading the Masters,” Spieth said.

The turnaround left him dazed. Spieth was five shots ahead on the 10th tee and three shots behind when he walked to the 13th tee.

Willett poured it on with a shot into the 14th to about 4 feet, and a tee shot on the par-3 16th to 7 feet for a birdie that stretched his lead. Spieth still had a chance when he birdied both par 5s to get within two shots, and then hit his tee shot to 8 feet behind the hole on the 16th. But he missed the birdie putt, and when he hit into a bunker and failed to save par on the 17th, it was over.

Spieth had led after seven straight rounds at the Masters, a streak that ended in a most cruel fashion. He shot 41 on the back nine for a 73, and was runner-up for the second

time in three years.

Lee Westwood, playing with Willett, closed with a 69. He made eagle on the 15th hole to get within one shot of the lead, and then three-putted the 16th hole to fall away. Westwood has played in 72 majors without winning.

Dustin Johnson also had an outside chance, even after four putts for a double bogey on the fifth hole. He missed eagle putts from 15 feet and 20 feet on the par 5s on the back nine, and then took double bogey on the 17th. Johnson closed with a 71 and tied for fourth with Paul Casey (67) and J.B. Holmes (68).

Smylie Kaufman, one shot out of the lead in his Masters debut, closed with an 81.

Willett moves to No. 9 in the world. He once was the leading amateur in the world, only for his professional career to be slowed by back injuries. But he began to show his form on a big stage last year in the Match Play, and by winning in Dubai this year.

him going on the backstretch.

Johnson was coming up behind him and tried to avoid contact before tapping into the back of Dillon’s No. 3 that then spun.

Truex, who was not involved in the incident, and Dillon had stayed on the track running first and second when everyone else pitted during a caution five laps earlier.

Some other things from Texas: Points Race: Busch took over the season points lead, six ahead of Johnson and seven ahead of Kevin Harvick, the previous points leader.

Harvick finished 10th at Texas, which is one of the four active tracks where he hasn’t won. He’s 0 for 27 there.

After the Rain: The first five laps of the race were then run under caution while some jet dryers completed their work and the cars got some heat on the track with chilly temperatures in the upper 50s. There was also a scheduled competition caution 25 laps after that.

NASCAR Photo Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning Friday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.

With His Wife: Tony Gibson, crew chief for Kurt Busch’s No. 41 Chevy, was there for Saturday night’s race after missing the team’s first two days in Texas to be with his wife, Beth, who was being treated for a colon infection in a North Carolina hospital.

Gibson said he would be returning to the hospital after the race to be with his wife of 25 years.

Up Next: Bristol Motor Speedway next Sunday. Harvick won from the pole at the .533-mile last spring, when the first Bristol race was held before Texas.

Submitted Photo Newton High’s girls finished in a tie for fourth place at Saturday’s Johnston Invitational tennis meet. Members of the team are (not in order) Madison Humphrey, Sierra Griffith, Megan Pressgrove, Kate Wyre, Katherine Thorpe, Natlie Camp, Bethany Baumgartner, Elizabeth Myer and head coach Erick Zehr.

Tennis Continued from Page 1B Playing No. 1 doubles for Newton were Megan Pressgrove and Kate Wyre, recording wins against Johnston, Fort Dodge and Valley. They defeated Johnston’s Emma Hieser and Xiao Lin 6-1, beat Fort Dodge’s Gretta Leigh and Noelle Barber 6-2 and got past Valley’s Claudia Stewart and Ava Togerson 6-1.

Pressgrove and Wyre lost to Waukee’s Sara Wadle and Allie Witte 6-1.

They dropped 6-3 decisions to Centennial’s Michelle Nitschke and Brenda Guan and to Dowling’s Angelynn Chleborad and Madi Anderson.

At No. 2 doubles, Newton’s Katherine Thorpe and Madison Humphrey netted wins over Valley’s Greta Stewart and Gracie Pollack, 6-4, and Dowling’s Sarah Ball and Vanessa Yang, 6-3.

They won by forfeit over Waukee.

Thorpe and Humphrey lost 6-2 to Johnston’s Sabaritha Chander and Julia Heil and 6-4 to Fort Dodge’s Anna Bruen and Cate Hatton. They took Centennial’s Alyssa Lewon and Katie Miller to a tiebreaker, coming out on the short end of a 7-6 (7-1) decision.

Newton’s No. 3 doubles team of Na-

talie Camp and Bethany Baumgartner chalked up a 7-6 win over Waukee’s Steph Krogh and Amy Petel. They also defeated Fort Dodge’s Sam Brown and Brooke Hemnck 6-3 and Dowling’s Peggy McAllister and Jordan Kelleher 6-1.

Camp and Baumgartner dropped a 6-0 decision to Johnston’s Megan Hartle and Katelin Emehiser, a 6-1 decision to Centennial’s Becky Blackner and Rita Nisius and a 6-2 decision to Valley’s Sam Aver and Nancy Truong.

Griffith lost 6-1 to Johnston’s Cari Naanep in the No. 1 singles division.

Waukee’s Elizabeth Messman defeated Griffith 6-3 and Centennial’s Abby Smith beat Griffith 6-2. Griffith lost 6-0 to Fort Dodge’s Beth Marman, lost 6-2 to Valley’s Lauren Hoffart and fell 6-1 to Dowling’s Anna Rose Corell.

In No. 2 singles, Newton’s Myers won two matches by forfeits — Waukee and Valley. Myers dropped 6-0 decisions to Johnston’s Belle Hoppenjans and to Fort Dodge’s Fatina Mahmoudi. She lost 6-1 to Centennial’s Maddie Volk and to Dowling’s Olina Feldman.

Newton plays its first Little Hawkeye Conference dual at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at Grinnell.

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

Former Saints player killed in road rage case NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was shot and killed in a case of road rage by a man who had rear-ended his car, police said.

Smith was beloved by fans for his role in bringing a Super Bowl cham-

pionship to New Orleans in 2009, though the defensive captain also found himself at the center of the NFL’s bounty probe in 2012.

There was no indication Smith, 34, knew 28-year-old Cardell Hayes before the deadly confrontation.