News
ALL-AMERICAN:
• Clarke County Relay for Life
Clarke County’s Relay for Life is planned from 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, June 10, at Clarke Community High School’s track.
Central’s Kate Patton earns her second All-American honor in track and field
Events
• Senior prom scheduled
page 6
Lakeside Casino is hosting an Alzheimer’s- and dementia-friendly senior prom from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the event center. Tickets are $15. More info on PAGE 5.
www.osceolaiowa.com
156 YEARS • NO. 23
OSCEOLA, IOWA 50213
THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016
SINGLE COPY PRICE: $1.00
Manternach shares her cancer story in preparation for Clarke County’s Relay for Life By AMY HANSEN
OST news editor ahansen@osceolaiowa.com
This is a personal story of a survivor, or better yet, a survivor-in-progress. Lynsey Manternach, 30, lives in Clive, but Osceola is her hometown. She met her husband, Zach, in high school at Clarke, and they have been together for 14 years. The couple has two children — Madison, 4, and Brantley, 2. In August 2014, Manternach started experiencing her eye watering constantly. It evolved into some discomfort in her face, and after different consultations, the doctors planned a sinus surgery. The surgery showed she had a type of head and neck cancer. In December 2014, Manternach started twice-a-day radiation treatments for seven weeks, as well as three doses of chemotherapy spaced out over that time. The diagnosis was alarming. Manternach had a spe-
experience when you first got the diagnosis? Manternach: After the initial diagnosis, I was obviously in shock. But I just thought, OK, I’m going to get through this and everything will be fine. It wasn’t until my major surgery, and after learning the specifics of the type of cancer I have, did I realize that this was really serious. It all really sank in at that point that this was going to be harder than I thought. Q: What was treatment like for you? How hard on your body was it? Manternach: Chemotherapy is no joke, but for me the hardest part of treatment was the radiation. You have a lot of stuff going on in that area, so for me to be on the two-timesa-day intense treatment left me with a lot of nasty side effects. I dealt with about everything imaginable – red Contributed photo and burnt skin, hair loss, Lynsey Manternach is pictured with her husband, Zach, and two children Madison, 4, and Brantley, 2. nausea, sore throat, hearing cific type of head and neck cer and not a lot of research tal have stayed right on top and answer session discuss- loss, sinus trouble, loss of cancer – NUT midline carci- exists on it, so the doctors at of her case. ing Manternach’s journey. noma. It is a rare type of can- the University of Iowa hospiThe following is a question Q: What emotions did you RELAY | 8
Clarke County votes for Judge in U.S. Senate primary By SCOTT VICKER
OST managing editor svicker@osceolaiowa.com
Clarke County voters overwhelmingly supported Patty Judge for the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator during Tuesday’s primaries. Judge received 124 votes out of 216 total Democratic votes cast for 57.4 percent of the votes in Tuesday’s primaries. Judge wasn’t challenged in Clarke Coun-
ty, as Rob Hogg received the second most votes among Democratic candidates with 53 votes. Bob Krause received 21 votes and Thomas Fiegen received eight votes. Republican incumbent Chuck Grassley received 122 votes out of 168 total Republican votes cast Tuesday in Clarke County, for 72.6 percent. Grassley ran unopposed in Tuesday’s primaries and will face the winner of the
$19.6M awarded to Iowa towns for infrastructure, housing
Democratic primary in November’s general election. All of the candidates in primaries for Clarke County positions ran unopposed. Larry Keller received 33 votes in the Republican primary for Supervisor District II, while George Williamson received 122 votes in the Republican primary for Clarke County Sheriff. Democratic sheriff candidate Rob Kovacevich
By KELSEY HAUGEN
CNA associate editor khaugen@crestonnews.com
Grant money totaling $19.6 million has been dispersed to 59 rural Iowa communities for improvement projects, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced May 17. IEDA awarded the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), which is federally funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to communities for infrastructure improvements, downtown renovations and
PRIMARY | 8
single-family owner-occupied housing rehabilitation. Some of the towns that received funding are Bedford, Lenox, Mount Ayr and Murray. “Strategic investments like these federal funds allow us to (ensure) Iowa’s smaller communities are assisting all areas of our state to be development-ready,” said Debi Durham, director of IEDA. “As a result of these projects, thousands of Iowans will see infrastructure improvements, rehabilitated housing, new community facilities GRANT | 8
Be the change By AMY HANSEN
OST news editor ahansen@osceolaiowa.com
The success rate has been life changing at Restoration Ranch. There was a homeless single mother with two children. She now has her own home with a soon-to-be husband. There was another woman with drug and alcohol addictions who had suicidal tendencies. After the support of Restoration Ranch, she now is married with her own home. There was a man who stayed with them and is now working for oil rigs. He is married and has a baby and his own home. “(We) start changing the way they think and function – pull them away from bad influences,” said Michele Davis, founder and board president of Restoration SINGLE SINGLECOPY COPYPRICE: PRICE:$1.00 75¢
Copyright 2016
Contributed image
This is a logo for Restoration Ranch.
Ranch. “When you pull them away from that, then they start seeing how to live properly so that they can actually be successful and not be homeless again.”
What is Restoration Ranch? Restoration Ranch, a nonprofit organization, has been in the Osceola community for five years. It is located at 2746 Kansas St. It provides a fresh start for those who are struggling and help people achieve security
and independence through encouragement, prayer, counseling and support. Restoration Ranch provides basic needs such as shelter, clothing, mentoring and basic life skills so people in need can focus on overcoming the obstacles that have kept them from living to the fullest. The ultimate goal is to teach the residents how to be contributing members of the community. “It’s people who just find
Index Church Directory .........9 Classifieds ........... 12-13 Editorial ........................4 Neighbors ....................5
Obituary .......................3 Public Notices ..... 11-12 Record .........................2 Sports....................... 6-7
themselves in transition, where they’re wanting to make a change in their life or they need help getting on their feet,” said Board Member Kim White.
What it can do Restoration Ranch has helped to house 23 people, as well as helped them get jobs, diplomas, driver’s licenses and more. It’s necessary to remember Restoration Ranch isn’t RANCH | 8
Thu
Fri
Sat
6/9
6/10
6/11
93/71
Mosaic: Tony Beck gives a tour of his room to Gov. Terry
Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds Wednesday, June 1. Branstad and Reynolds were in Osceola visiting with local Mosaic staff and touring residents’ homes. Mosaic of South Central Iowa partners with people with intellectual disabilities to provide a meaningful life in a community and giving a voice to their needs.
Don’t Forget
Weather Local 3-Day Forecast
Plenty of sun. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s.
OST photo by AMY HANSEN
96/73 Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the low 70s.
97/72 Mainly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s and lows in the low 70s.
Back in Time
Check out a new edition of “Back in Time” and “Fry Times” on PAGE 4.
CHECK OUT OSCEOLAIOWA.COM FOR DAILY UPDATED NEWS, DEATH NOTICES AND SPORTS. Sunrise: 5:41 AM
Sunrise: 5:41 AM
Sunrise: 5:41 AM
Sunset: 8:46 PM
Sunset: 8:47 PM
Sunset: 8:47 PM