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Jason W. Brooks/Daily NewsNewton Community School District board member Robyn Friedman speaks as Newton High School representative Drake Rhone listens during Monday’s board meeting. The board voted to begin the process of pursuing a complete rebuild of the Berg Complex, which will involve taking a bond issue to voters.

Berg Complex rebuild to go before public as bond issue

By Jason W. BrooksNewton Daily News

“That’s a big step for us,” said Newton Community School Dis-trict board president Sheri Benson — with a huge sigh — after a mo-tion to utilize the Emerson Hough building as an educational facility, passed at Monday’s meeting.

“Sort of,” said board member Andy Elbert. “Yes,” echoed Ben-son.

That exchange epitomized where the board is at in the process of discussing possible reconfigura-tion of the district’s elementary grades and figuring out how to best use its facilities.

The most significant move at the meeting was the passage of a motion to begin the process of a complete rebuild of the Berg Complex. While a design, with community input, will still need to be completed before a multi-mil-

lion dollar bond proposal can even be brought to the public, the move is still the biggest in grade-level configuration the board has taken in about five years.

No date was immediately clear for a public vote on a bond issue. Board secretary Gayle Isaac said aiming for a September vote on a bond issue for Berg would be “very, very aggressive.”

The next available date would be in February 2016.

Superintendent Bob Cal-laghan’s proposals include esti-mates of a $30,629,000 new build

Citizens voice concern for

former Seed StoreBy Jamee A. Pierson

Newton Daily News

A concern over the use of the former Seed Store building was brought to the Newton City Council at its Monday meeting. Melinda Burgess spoke to the council about the concern she and fellow citizens have about the building being torn down, if that is necessary and if it is torn down, what is planned for the area.

“Some of the concerns are going to be the struc-ture of the building not being ready to fall down on anybody, it has to do with some of the develop-ment that is going towards that direction. What the public is wanting is some

detail of what the inten-tions are for it,” Burgess said. “There’s many peo-ple saying that is a good-looking building with lot of appeal to it.”

A Facebook page has been created named “Save the Newton Seed Store.” It has 345 “likes” and many suggestions on what to do with the building. Ideas such as a restaurant, microbrewery or bed-and-breakfast were on the page along with the question of why the building isn’t be-ing restored and reused. The council heard the concern, but could take no formal action during the citizen participation por-tion of the meeting.

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily NewsMelinda Burgess brought concerns about the future of the formed Seed Store building to the city council Monday.

Emerson Hough must be used to house students, board says

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily NewsThe Jasper County Board of Supervisors heard from county programs at its budget workshop Monday.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily NewsThis house, located in the 700 block of East Seventh Street North in Newton, was where half the house collapsed Jan. 2 during a foundation replacement. No one was injured.

County Supervisors begin work on budget

House collapse leads to gas leak, nothing more

By Jamee A. PiersonNewton Daily News

The Jasper County Board of Supervisors heard the first round of budget requests at its budget workshop Mon-day. All those who spoke to the board gave recom-mendations for the bud-get, with the board mak-ing a final decision after reviewing all requests.

Laurie Jackson with Geographic Informa-tion Systems starting the workshop maintaining a similar budget as the

previous year, with the exception of a $37,000 decrease because of a project that is no longer applicable. Retired Se-nior Volunteer Program requested additional funding in the amount of $5,000 for $7,500 total to make up for de-creased funding from Skiff Medical Center for its transportation pro-gram.

“We’re losing some funding from Skiff Med-ical Center. We were no-tified back in October that they were going

to eliminate or reduce that mileage reimburse-ment for our program,” Denice Fischer, RSVP representative said.

The supervisors were favorable of the program but wanted to get all of the numbers from the county in before making a final decision.

The supervisors also heard from Veterans Af-fairs representative Chris Chariter about the in-crease in veterans and his request to hire another

By Jason W. BrooksNewton Daily News

When a performing-arts act “brings the house down,” it means things went really well.

However, a recent mishap on East Seventh Street North didn’t go well at all — and could have been much worse. Contractor employees, while working on a foundation replacement project on Jan. 2 in the basement a small, older house, had two walls start to cave in on them at the same time.

The back two corners slipped and fell into the basement, leaving the back half of the house sagging. No one was injured in the collapse.

A gas leak occurred, triggering a response from the Newton Fire De-partment. The leak was quickly locat-ed and repaired, and there was no fire. Newton Fire Chief Jarrod Wellik said he was one of the responders at the scene, and he saw Jeff Seals, whose construction firm was performing the

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SHENANDOAH — Roughly 100 grain trucks a day filled with corn continued to flow into the Green Plains ethanol plant in southwest Iowa this week — even as crude oil prices continued to collapse.

Oil prices may have dipped be-low $50 a barrel for the first time since April 2009, but ethanol plants across the nation continue to operate at a brisk pace in order to satisfy a domestic and export de-mand that hasn’t weakened.

The cheap oil will likely cut into ethanol profits because refiners will want to pay less for the corn-based fuel additive, but the industry is somewhat shielded by a federal biofuel mandate and the need to boost octane in gasoline. Plus, ethanol producers could thrive be-yond the current strong demand if exports or gasoline consumption grow more than expected.

Ethanol accounts for about 10 percent of U.S. gasoline, and re-mains cheaper than anything else refiners could use to deliver the oc-tane varieties drivers expect at the pump such as premium gasoline.

“I think we have a permanent place in the fuel supply,” said Todd Becker, CEO of Omaha, Nebras-ka-based Green Plains.

But the federal biofuels stan-dard, which plays an important role in the ethanol market, could

change sometime this year. The Environmental Protection Agency has suggested it might relax some of the targets that Congress has set, such as lowering the 2014 corn-based ethanol standard from 14.4 billion gallons to 13 billion gallons. Yet, industry experts think it’s un-likely the standard will be reduced significantly from current levels.

Even with the unknowns, ethanol producers can count on domestic demand of about 13.5 billion gallons as long as gasoline consumption remains around 135 billion gallons a year, University of Illinois agricultural economist Scott Irwin said. That could grow if consumers — spurred by low gas prices — decide to drive more or invest in larger vehicles, but Irwin noted that generally only happens once consumers believe the cheap-er gas prices are permanent.

Another factor is the export de-mand, with other countries buying about 400 million to 500 million gallons annually to meet their own renewable fuel requirements, Irwin said.

“What’s at stake if ethanol stays relatively expensive is ethanol ex-ports,” Irwin said.

Historically, ethanol’s price has rarely exceeded the price of the pe-troleum blend that refiners use to make gasoline, but recently etha-nol has been selling for nearly 1.4 times the price of the blend stock.

Ethanol plants also find profit-

ability through selling a byproduct called distillers grain that’s used as a livestock feed — a market that could grow, as China recently re-laxed restrictions on importing the feed.

The oil price slide has been rel-atively abrupt, as a barrel sold for $107 as recently as last June. If the cheap oil prices prompt oil produc-ers to scale back their operations in the Bakken region of North Dako-ta and Montana, it might become easier and cheaper for ethanol producers to deliver their product, Becker said.

As it stands, much of the oil from that region is shipped in rail-road tank cars, making it more ex-pensive for ethanol companies to lease tank cars.

“There are a lot of pieces in the equation, and I don’t think the story is written yet,” said Becker, who runs the fourth-largest etha-nol producer in the U.S.

But even if the ethanol indus-try sees smaller profits in 2015, it is in a better position to withstand a lean period than it was during the severe drought of 2012 or the Great Recession. Ethanol pro-ducers have consolidated, reduced debt and improved their opera-tions, and several of the biggest ethanol producers have other busi-ness interests, such as agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland and refiners Valero Energy and Flint Hills Resources.

Farm business workshop set for Jan. 22

The Jasper County Farm Bureau and the Jasper County Iowa State University Exten-sion Office are present-ing a free succession planning workshop on Jan. 22 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the Newton Des Moines Area Community Col-lege campus.

Light refreshments will be provided.

The workshop is for farmers who are just starting out, looking to strengthen their opera-tions or want to ensure a smooth passage to the next generation. It’s open to all ages and ex-

perience levels.The Farm Bureau’s

Nathan Katzer and Jared Schmidt of Farm Financial Strategies will help examine the cur-rent operations. Discus-sion will include strat-egies to grow business and secure farm assets for future generations, and will address real-life examples and assump-tions that often aren’t shared prior to transi-tion.

Contact the Jasper County Farm Bureau office to register by Jan. 20 at 641-792-6253 or send email to [email protected].

Oil could drive down ethanol profits, but industry shielded

AP PhotoIn this photo from Jan. 6, steam blows over fermentation tanks at the Green Plains ethanol plant in Shenandoah. Roughly 100 trucks a day filled with corn flow into the ethanol plant in southwest Iowa even as crude oil prices continue to collapse. Oil prices may have dipped below $50 a barrel for the first time since April 2009, but ethanol plants across the nation continue to operate at a brisk pace in order to satisfy a domestic and export demand that hasn’t weakened.

Soybean conference Feb. 19 in Ames

Early sign-ups for NRCS assistance priority

Iowa farmers, agronomists and others interested in using the re-sults of crop production and en-vironmental research to improve their competitiveness and profit-ability can attend a Feb. 19 confer-ence in Ames.

The Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) Research Conference runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Iowa State University’s Scheman Building in Ames.

Registration is open at www.isa-farmnet.com. The cost is prior to Feb. 5 is $50 for trial participants and $100 for non-participants. Af-

ter Feb. 5, $100 for trial participants and $125 for non-participants.

Nearly 40 breakout sessions and a variety of experts will be a part of this year’s event, formerly known as the “On-Farm Network Conference.” The conference will include representatives of ISA’s On-Farm Network, Environmen-tal Programs and Services (EPS) and Analytics teams, academia and industry.

Topics to be addressed include crop, nutrient and pest manage-ment, the Iowa Nutrient Reduc-tion Strategy, soil and water qual-

ity, sustainability, cover crops and technology. There will be several farmer-led panel discussions and researcher-led presentations. Cer-tified crop advisors will be eligible to receive credit for sessions at-tended.

An attendee dinner and forum will precede the conference on Feb. 18 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Gateway Hotel and Conference center in Ames. The cost of the dinner is $20 for all attendees.

For additional event informa-tion or to register, visit www.isafa-rmnet.com or call 515-334-1033.

Iowa producers and landowners who sign up for voluntary conservation planning assistance by Feb. 2 will receive priority service, according to state conservationist Jay Mar of Des Moines.

At the Jasper County Natural Resources Con-servation Service (NRCS) Field Office, farmers can begin Conservation Plan-ning for fall 2015 cover crops and conservation practices.

The NRCS will use the Conservation Plan-ning Process, including a Resource Assessment, to develop a science based Conservation Plan to ad-dress priority resource concerns while minimiz-ing risk. This is a free ser-vice provided by experts to help far ers help their land by improving water qual-ity and soil health while minimizing soil erosion. “Developing a conserva-tion plan is the first step towards realizing the eco-nomic and stewardship benefits of managing the natural resources on your farm,” said Mar. “The ex-tent of the plan is guided by the producer’s indi-vidual goals and objec-tives. Our role is to assist farmers learn more about their land’s potential, and how conservation man-agement and stewardship practices can improve their sustainable bottom line. Conservation plans are tailored to each indi-vidual situation. It truly is your farm and your plan.” Producers can call or visit their local NRCS office to participate in the sign-up.

Staff will provide pro-ducers with a Producer Information Workbook and a Crop Management Inventory Worksheet. These documents allow the NRCS to gather the information needed to complete a full resource

assessment that addresses both the producer’s goals and NRCS objectives.

The NRCS planner will then schedule a time with the producer to re-view the documentation and make a field visit. Producers can request technical assistance at anytime. However, the sign-up deadline is set to emphasize the importance of conservation planning.

“Our vision is to help landowners accelerate good conservation man-agement through quality conservation planning,” said Mar. “This sign-up is an excellent way to begin working relationships be-tween conservation plan-ners and Iowa producers.”

The conservation plan-ning process often helps producers and planners discover a different, more effective solution to previ-ously identified problems.

The Conservation Planning Process is the starting point for con-servation programs and financial assistance eligi-bility.

The planning process and resource assessment leads producers to make the best informed deci-sions regarding their land and operation. Only then are producers eligible to enter into a Conservation Program Contract for fi-nancial assistance.

The completed indi-vidualized conservation plan guides future land management decisions and helps streamline con-servation practice imple-mentation. However, as goals change, so can con-servation plans.

For more information about NRCS conserva-tion planning assistance please go to www.ia.nrcs.usda.gov, visit the Jasper County NRCS field office or call us at 641-792-4116 ext. 3.

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of the Berg Complex, and about $17.8 million to reno-vate it thoroughly. He began by asking if the 180,000-square foot starting point was still what the board wanted, and while that question was nev-er completely answered, the board agreed there are many options and possible features to be discussed with the public in the months ahead.

“A renovation is not go-ing to put windows in inte-rior classrooms, or change the brick and mortar to hold the heat or air conditioning in a better way,” board member Nat Clark said.

There was little discussion about the renovation option, aside from how tough it would be to solve the building’s larg-er problems with its electri-cal, plumbing and cooling and heating systems.

Board member Travis Padgett made the motion to pursue the Berg new build plan, after limited discussion, with a second from fellow board member Robyn Fried-man.

“Are we sure we’re ready to do this?” board member Bill Perrenoud said before the motion could be brought to a vote.

“How many voters have children in our schools?” Per-renoud asked. At least two board members replied, saying that is not an issue.

A lengthy discussion, dur-ing which Perrenoud cau-tioned the board about how tough it might be to suggest a $30 million bond to the pub-lic. Benson eventually called for a vote, and Perrenoud, af-ter a pause and a deep sigh, said “aye,” amid the unani-mous passage of the Berg new build motion.

The board voted in 2011 to close Emerson Hough as an elementary school, after the building had been home to students for 84 years. In Octo-ber, NCSD purchased the for-mer Hy-Vee building on West First Avenue, paving the way for administration and other non-classroom programs to move there, possibly as early as next summer.

The Emerson Hough re-designation as an educational facility means that once the board declares the purpose of the building to the state, it must be used for students, Callaghan said. In other words, the district offices, or other faculty or non-class-room programs, could not be the only residents. Classes must be held there.

While the district’s pre-school and Basics & Beyond are now at Emerson Hough, two of the three reconfigu-ration options mentioned Monday by Callaghan involve Emerson Hough as a regular elementary school. The first plan is to make zero facil-ity changes (which is unlikely, with the Hy-Vee building available); the second involves

“neighborhood” K-4 schools, and the third involves two K-2 schools and two grade 3-4 schools. No votes or mo-tions were made on reconfig-uring.

“It’s not possible to get to the ideal 18-20 class size in all options,” Callaghan said. “We have to decide how important that is.”

“To me, it seems it would be easier to remove the option that’s the least palatable to us,” Clark said.

Padgett said he was “lean-ing” toward option No. 3. Both he and Friedman said they were not at a point of committing to one plan, and

wanted more feedback from teachers and others.

Both of the reconfigura-tion proposals involve putting grades 5-6 at Berg Elemen-tary and keeping Berg Middle School a 7-8 facility. Cal-laghan said in the past a full rebuild could happen on the property with minimal dis-ruption to the current campus buildings, and without relo-cating any students.

“Since the reconfigura-tion of a few years ago, I don’t think we can say anything has gotten better because it’s been reconfigured,” Clark said.

No one signed up to speak on any of the issues at Mon-

day’s meeting. There were only about nine people in at-tendance, besides the board. The next board meeting will be held Jan. 24 at Berg El-ementary. In other action Monday:

• The board approved a motion by Padgett to create two 2015-16 calendars — one with an Aug. 19 start date, and an “alternate” calendar that starts school the week of Sept. 1. Callaghan said the district is applying for a waiver to the state’s Sept. 1 start-date law. The state department of education announced in De-cember that waivers will no longer be routinely honored, and Callaghan mentioned the Sept. 1 law as one of several education items to watch dur-ing this year’s state legislative session.

• The board approved pol-icy 504.11, the district’s well-ness policy. The policy was approved by a 6-1 vote, with Perrenoud voting no after a discussion about the amount of recess and amount of physi-cal activity time each student must receive.

• Callaghan announced four NCSD students — junior Brittany Gander, sophomore Hannah Yeager and freshman Jordan Gander, along with seventh-grader Cameron Da-vis — participated in the Or-ange Bowl halftime show on New Year’s Day in Miami, Fla.

Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily NewsThe Newton Community School District board approved a motion at Monday’s meeting to begin the process of funding and constructing an all new building for the Berg Complex. A public vote on the bond likely won’t happen until February 2016.

foundation work at the house.He didn’t know if Seals was actively working

on the site himself when the slip happened, and Seals couldn’t be reached for comment by the Dai-ly News.

Wellik said shutting off the gas was really the only thing anyone could do at the time.

“A gas meter was broken, and that’s what trig-gered the leak,” he said.“It was then shut off at a valve.”

Wellik said when workers lifted the weight of the house off of the foundation, at least one wall started to cave in.

“It looked like two might have started to come down at the same time,” he said. “And then, the jacks along the back side just went straight down. It could have been worse.”

Wellik said the call was fairly unique for his department, although gas-leak calls, as a catego-ry, are fairly common. He said he doesn’t recall responding to a wall collapse that did any great bodily harm during his time as chief, but any vet-eran firefighter has probably seen what a collaps-ing wall can do during a fire.

“This was a lucky situation,” Wellik said regard-ing the house collapse. “It could have gone a dif-ferent way.”

Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or [email protected]

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The council held a public hearing and ap-proved the first con-sideration to amend the code of ordinances establishing a “Down-town Square Area” and restricting the conver-sion of first floor store-fronts into residential use. The change was suggested by Iowa Main Street officials in order to prevent the erosion of commercial/business vibrancy in the downtown and poten-tial aesthetic concerns. It would not affect resi-dential use of the sec-

ond floor or non-store-front residential use.

An ice skating rink from the Friends of the Newton Parks was ap-proved by the council to be installed at Au-rora Park this winter. The lined rink, which is portable, is approxi-mately 50 feet by 90 feet and will be main-tained by park staff and volunteers throughout the season.

Three new properties were purchased through the D&D Program to-taling $53,000.

The property at 900 S. Fifth Ave. E. has been vacant and a source of nuisance com-plaints during the year.

It was purchased for $9,000.

A property at 1404 E. Sixth St. S. was pur-chased for $7,000. It is vacant and has been a frequent destination for squatters trespassing.

The last proper-ty, 314 E. Fourth St. N., was purchased for $37,000, which is a substantial amount in comparison to past purchases for the pro-gram. It was explained the purchased property, which has significant issues, is on a block that has had other demoli-tions. Its removal will create a large footprint that could be redevel-oped.

In other business:• The intersection

of South Fifth Avenue East and First Street South was approved for a 4-way stop inter-section to correct sight viewing safety issues.

• Parking was ap-proved on the east side of the 200 block of West Fifth Street South.

• Two new SUVs were approved for pur-chase for the Newton Police Department to-taling $64,384.

• The city’s Action Plan Goals and Objec-tives were adopted.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or

[email protected]

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employee to the department. The Veterans Board still has to meet on the subject, and the supervisors wanted to wait on its decision and final numbers for assigning any money.

Larry Ryan, from planning and zoning, had no substantial chang-es to his budget but reported the previous year the county received $62,784 in permit revenue.

Changes to the domestic vio-lence coverage in Jasper County were covered by Nancy Robertson, of the Iowa Coalition Against Do-mestic Violence. She also requested $2,000 for its yearly budget. Now

regional, 12 counties are covered by the service, with Newton’s office, lo-cated at the United Way. Robertson explained the service has worked toward more prevention programs rather than only reactive services. She also said whatever money the program receives from the county will stay in Jasper County. In past years, no money has been given, but $2,500 has been approved.

The Home Health Care, En-vironmental Health and Board of Health programs presented a bud-get that is very similar to past years, but did explain that it was working to become more efficient to save more money. Dennis Simon, of Hu-man Resources, did not have exact numbers, but believed the budget would hold equal to past years, with

the biggest increase coming from a 2.5 percent wage increase estimate. He also requested the board lower the labor relations budget by $1,000 from past years experience. In terms of safety spending, he requested an increase of $800 to help with train-ing beyond CPR and First Aid.

County Recorder Denise Al-lan concluded the workshop with the recorders office budget, which maintained a similar request as last year.

The board will hear from addi-tional programs at its regular Tues-day meeting before making any de-cisions on the annual budget.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-791-3121 ext. 6534


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4AOpinion

In what will soon be the bane of the writers’ (and the readers’) ex-istence, The New York T i m e s h a s p u b -l i s h e d a study a b o u t t h e g r o w -i n g n u m -ber of w o r k -ing-age men who are not work-ing and who are not looking all that hard for a job.

You want to know the truth of it? The jobs suck — and by that I mean the jobs you can get if you’re a male with a high school diploma.

Steel Mill? Pffft! Gone. Lifelong white-collar employment with a pension and health in-surance you can afford? Frfffft! Vanished.

Part-time, no bene-fits. is out there. You can get that. Two hundred and fifty bucks a week, take home, when you’re working full-time, which you won’t be.

Live with a girl on welfare. Grab a little landscaping work un-der the table. Sell a lit-tle dope. Got anything wrong with you? Ever been in the military? Try for disability, the OTHER lottery. Get an EBT card. Get heat-ing assistance. Hell, the free medical care you get from the state when you’re poor is worth more than most jobs you can get.

People like me, jackasses who already HAVE a job, we’re gon-na comment that New York Times article until it’s gasping for breath.

It’s just another stick to beat men with, this notion that because we’re trying not to work 20 hours a week for $10 an hour, we’re bums.

Here’s a jagged little

bit of reality. Poor and lower working-class people work to get mon-ey, not to make the sta-tistics look better or be-cause we’re embarrassed by where we were on the last pie chart we saw.

The jobs stink.The wages stink

worse. You don’t get a pension. You get a 401(k) to which you can’t contribute because the wages stink. You’re lucky if any job you can get lasts more than three years because the un-productive traitors who run Wall Street don’t want to OWN compa-nies, they want to SELL companies and they sell yours and, pretty soon, you and Luis in ac-counting and Darnell on the loading dock all have to go home.

But, hey, if you’ve decided that disabil-ity, drug dealing or just “getting by” on any as-sistance program you can milk is better than a crap job at crap wages, you’re a phenomenon and can be talked about on television “news” programs by people who don’t spend much time in the dollar store where you buy the thinnest of toilet paper.

You know what? In-creasing numbers of American men are look-ing at what kind of slav-ery is available as work and they’re deciding to trust to luck.

Yeah. We don’t want to work for you anymore — not at these rates. Not when the bosses are al-lowed to talk to you like you were a dog and the Republican Party tells you to get poorer, to lick, to squirm, to wriggle on the floor and, above all, to be “grateful you have a job.”

The jobs stink, is what it is, and we don’t want to work for you anymore. You blame us?

Marc Munroe Dion is a nationally syndicated columnist.

Congress: No accountabilityJohn J. BuryMedia, Pa.

It is not about what political party a member Congress be-longs to, it is about accountabil-ity for government to do what is right. The Blue Water Navy Agent Orange Act has failed. House Bill HR-543 was stalled in the VA committee even though there were 258 co-sponsors in support of the Bill enough for a House vote. More Vietnam vets will die, many cannot pay medi-cal expenses some are forced to

take second mortgages on their homes or sell their homes.

Does Congress care? Most do not. However we vets do have a few caring friends in Congress, they are a minor-ity. There are those in Congress so full of greed to fill their own pockets for the next election rather than provide proper VA benefits to our veterans who come home sick and broken.

This is especially true of the Vietnam War veterans. With the 2014th Congress in ses-sion will our Vietnam veter-ans be once more denied what they have earned? The dol-

lars needed for VA benefits is a trifle amount compared to the hundreds of billions we give away. Perhaps our Congress should serve on the front lines in war let them know how it feels to dodge bullets and be sprayed with herbicides.

In time of war the enemy does not care about race, creed, or political party. Our Congress discriminates against those who served our Country, there is no accountability. To our Members of Congress, in ten more years there will be no Vietnam vets left living for you to contend with, what a shameful legacy.

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Sleep is very important to me, I have already mentioned it in a column a couple of months ago. It is fresh in my mind again after having two kids get the flu and all that comes along with it.

A week ago, my youngest came walking into my bed-room early in the morning, which isn’t abnormal. When I went to put her into bed with me I felt a hot tamale and knew I was in trouble. She acted completely normal, running around and playing, which at least looked better than a run-down kid.

After a day or so of a fever and a worried mom, we made a trip to the doctor for a hefty

cough she developed. The fe-ver had started to subside but an ear infection and upper re-spiratory infection decided to take its place. It wasn’t com-pletely unexpected but not ex-citing to hear. The silver lining was she was happy and ener-getic through everything you wouldn’t know she was sick.

We had a few late nights and I saw hours I typically as-sign to sleep, but we made it through. Thankfully, she has been a trooper and took her medicine without much of a fight. That was a welcome change from gagging and throwing up during past ill-nesses.

My oldest seemed to make

it through untouched until exactly one week later. I saw some tired eyes, felt her head and knew we were 2-for-2. She acted much the same as her sister, but did request a nap, which is very rare.

For about a year, she has slept through the night with very few exceptions. That brings me back to how impor-tant sleep is in my life.

After falling asleep at about 8:30 that evening, I thought it would be an uneventful night. I was wrong. Starting at about 11:30, I was called in for as-sistance about every half hour until morning. Whether it was for more juice, having to go potty or she sweat through

her pajamas, I was at her side. I kept thinking she had to just fall asleep, and maybe I could get a couple hours in a row, but it didn’t happen. Her sis-ter decided to chime in just to make sure I didn’t get too comfortable.

Come morning, I had to wake up and go to work while the kiddos stay home and hang out, catching up on their sleep. I know it’s not the norm and caffeine will help me power through, but I hoped the next night I wouldn’t see any hours past midnight.

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Lynn A. HutchinsJan. 9, 2015

Lynn A. “Hutch” Hutchins, 70, of War-rensburg, Mo., died F r i d a y , Jan. 9, 2015, at his home.

H e was born M a r c h 22, 1944, in Longmont, Colo., the son of Gilbert Clar-

ence and Virginia Mae (Kuehling) Hutchins. On Dec. 18, 1982, he was united in marriage to Diana Baxter in New Sharon. Hutch was a 1962 graduate of Long-mont High School. He worked for United Telephone — Sprint for more than 30 years and retired as supervi-sor for the Central Dis-trict. Hutch was an avid outdoorsman and loved fishing and hunting, es-pecially for mushrooms. He loved smoking meat and reading. Hutch was

a member of the War-rensburg Elks Club #673, the National Rifle Association and a past member of the Califor-nia, Mo., Lion’s Club.

Hutch is survived by his wife Diana of War-rensburg, Mo.; one son Keith Hutchins and companion Judi Molloy of Rosehill, Calif.; one daughter Kari Rooze-boom and husband Jim of Pella; two sisters, He-laine Nuttall and Kate Giles, both of Louis-ville, Colo.; and two grandchildren Drew

and Logan Roozeboom, both of Pella. He was preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial ser-vice will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14 at the Warrensburg Elks Lodge #673 with Pastor Jerry Basye officiating and visitation services beginning at 10 a.m. Memorial contributions are suggested to Cross-roads Hospice or War-rensburg Elks Lodge #673 and both can be left in care of the funeral home.

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• Discover Hope 517 will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Newton Church of The Way, 2306 S. Third Ave. E. in Newton. Discover Hope 517 is offered for any adults (18+) who have struggled with addiction and are ready to make changes in their life.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Newton Noon Kiwanis will meet at noon Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton for lunch and a program titled “Goodwill Connection Center” by Miranda Kulis. Anyone interested in the program or in learning more about Kiwanis is welcome to be a guest for lunch. For information or to make a reservation for lunch, call Margie Criswell at 641-521-9482. Visit www.newtonkiwanis.org to learn more about the service club.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Newton Class of 1961 will meet at noon Wednesday at Giovanni’s in Newton. All class members and guests are welcome to attend.

• Approval Addiction will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

• Jasper County Community Watch will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the YMCA, 1701 S. Eighth Ave. E. in Newton

Matthew Wayne Steenhoek

Jan. 10, 2015

Matthew Wayne Steenhoek,

30, of Monroe, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, in Coralville. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 at the Monroe United Methodist Church with burial following

at Silent City Cemetery. Visita-tion will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14 at the church. Condolences may be left for the family at www.co-burnfuneralhomes.com.

Newton Police Department• Marshall D. Row, 21, was

arrested on a Mitchellville warrant for theft after authori-ties were called to 330 E. 13th St. N. at 8:40 a.m. Thursday. He was taken to Colfax and turned over to the Mitchell-ville Police Department.

• Tianna D. Wolfe, 21, of Newton, is charged with fail-ure to maintain control af-ter authorities were called to North 11th Avenue East and East 14th Street North at 6:59 p.m. Wednesday. A vehicle was parked on the wrong side of the road and had its haz-ard lights on when Wolfe hit it. Wolfe had approximately $1,500 in damage while the other vehicle had approxi-

mately $1,000. She was cited and released to appear.

• Jason A. Kinney-Dickey, 28, of Newton, is charged with domestic abuse assault and driving while license sus-pended after authorities were called to Walmart at 4:46 p.m. Thursday. Officers spoke with the victim who alleged Kin-ney-Dickey strangled her and hit her in the mouth. Kinney-Dickey admitted to doing both acts as well as driving to Walmart on a suspended license. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Justina L. Wiltsie-Pend-er, 25, of Newton, is charged with domestic abuse assault after authorities were called to 1111-4 N. 11th Ave. E.

at 3:30 a.m. Friday. Officers spoke with the victim who alleged Wiltsie-Pender had gotten upset due to pain from a cut and he would not re-spond to her. She then threw a glass of water on the victim and yelled at him. She also started hitting him and the victim had swelling and red-ness by his eyes. She was tak-en to the Jasper County Jail.

• Kendra J. Boger, 22, of Newton, is charged with driv-ing while license suspended after authorities pulled her over in the 200 block of South Eighth Avenue East at 4:03 p.m. Saturday. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Victor M. Paz Velas-quez, 43, of Marshalltown, is

charged with driving while li-cense suspended after author-ities pulled him over at the intersection of First Avenue West and Highway 14 at 5:18 a.m. Saturday. He was cited and released to appear.

• Kayla H. Cockerton, 20, is charged with driving while license suspended after au-thorities pulled her over in the 1000 block of South Fifth Avenue East at 7:50 p.m. Fri-day. She was taken to the Jas-per County Jail.

• Saw H. Htite, 31, of Des Moines, is charged with fail-ure to maintain control af-ter authorities were called to Casey’s at 5:45 p.m. Saturday. Royce Sparks was driving on South 12th Avenue West

when Htite pulled out of the parking lot and hit Sparks’ vehicle. Sparks had approxi-mately $1,000 in damage while Htite has approximately $300 in damage. He was cited and released to appear.

• Mandy L. Madoll, 34, of Newton, is charged with moving vehicle backward on highway after authorities were called to 428 S. Third Ave. E. at 6:55 p.m. Wednes-day. Madoll was backing out of a driveway when she hit a legally parked car owned by Alexis Steward. Steward had approximately $500 in dam-age while Madoll had ap-proximately $200 in damage. She was cited and released to appear.

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Joseph PurvisJan. 11, 2015

Joseph Purvis, 36, of Newton, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. A service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday evening at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton.

Darlene MeeksJan. 10, 2014

Darlene Meeks, 75, of Colfax, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at her home. A graveside service will be later this spring. A notice will be pub-lished at that time.

Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com.

Report cards issued

Second term report cards were issued to Newton Senior High School students Mon-day.

Blood drive in Sully

The Lynnville-Sul-ly Community Blood Drive will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Jan. 26 at Sully Community Center, 324 Sixth Ave. Schedule you appointment at life-servebloodcenter.org or call 800-287-4903.

Salvation Army receives gift

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DEAR ABBY: In many advice columns it is often suggested to “seek professional help,” such as a psychol-ogist or psychiatrist. This is a prac-tical solution, but most often quite expensive, to the point of being pro-hibitive.

Where else can one turn to find assistance that will be practical, on-going and cost-effective rather than something that immediately throws up a roadblock to wellness? — DE-TOURED BY FINANCES

DEAR DETOURED: Some of these suggestions might be helpful:

(1) Contact a university medical school if there is one in your commu-nity, and ask to speak to the Depart-ment of Psychiatry. Ask if it has an outpatient clinic. If it does, inquire there. If not, ask if someone on the staff deals with problems like the ones you’re experiencing.

(2) If you live in a town with a college, find out if it has a graduate school. If so, does the graduate school have a psychology program and a clinic that charges on a sliding finan-cial scale? If there is no clinic, ask if someone on the staff of the psychol-ogy department sees people privately and what’s the person’s phone num-ber. Then contact that person.

(3) People can get referrals from mental health organizations. The largest credentialed ones are the American Psychological Associa-tion, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the National Association of Social Workers. These are legitimate orga-nizations and have professional stan-dards.

(4) You can locate government-funded agencies with psychiatric ser-vices by going on the Internet. Some

hospitals refer to community service organizations. In any emergency room, you can contact the hospital’s outreach to community development programs, as well.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and a friend of mine joke about being an item. They do this in public and in front of me. They hug, hold hands or rub each other’s shoulders, but I don’t think anything more goes on.

These activities offend and embar-rass me. My husband says the jokes are innocuous, that I’m too sensi-tive and I’m making a mountain out of a molehill. He says they certainly wouldn’t act that way in public if they were really seeing each other on the sly.

Do you think I’m being overly sensitive about this? — DISRE-SPECTED

DEAR DISRESPECTED: I don’t think you’re being overly sensi-tive. That it’s “innocent” is beside the point. Because you have told them that their touchy-feely demonstra-tions of affection for each other of-fend and embarrass you, out of re-spect for you, they should cut it out.

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SERGEANT BLUFF — Production is expected to resume in a few days at a northwest Iowa fertilizer plant that was damaged by a fire and subsequent explo-sion.

The fire began around 6 p.m. Saturday at the Nulex plant in the Port Neal indus-trial area south of Sioux City. No injuries have been reported.

Nulex spokesman Jason Glover said the fire was in a storage building and not in the main production facility.

72-year-old beaten by man who broke into home

COUNCIL BLUFFS — A 72-year-old man has been beaten by a man who broke into his home in western Iowa.

Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker says the man entered a house in the rural Honey Creek community north of Council Bluffs around 9 p.m. on Sun-day. Danker says the man wore a black ski mask, black jacket and hood and used a weapon of some sort to beat Robert Bogar.

3 Gonzaga official named next president at Drake University

DES MOINES — An administrator at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., will become the next president at Drake University in Des Moines.

Drake announced Monday that Earl F. Martin, Gonzaga’s executive vice president, would become the 13th president at Drake in July.

Martin will succeed David Maxwell, who will retire after 16 years at the university. At Gonzaga, Martin has provided administra-tive and operational oversight since 2010.

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Branstad: Teacher licensing program for veterans is working

DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Brans-tad says a teacher licensing program aimed at helping veterans and their families is working. Branstad said at a Monday news conference that the military exchange li-cense program has helped veterans and their spouses secure technical and provi-sional licenses that will keep them work-ing in the state. The program allows par-ticipants to teach in the state for several years without having to immediately take additional college coursework.

Teen accused of stealing rifle from patrol car

WATERLOO — A Waterloo teen has been arrested after allegedly stealing a rifle from a northeastern Iowa patrol car over the weekend. Authorities say the 15-year-old boy is charged with smashing the window of a patrol car parked across the street from the Waterloo police station Saturday afternoon and taking an AR-15 rifle from the vehicle. Police tracked the teen down and recovered the rifle within hours of the robbery.

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The Prairie City City Council will address the parking situation on Plainsmen Road dur-ing its Thursday, Feb. 6, meeting after having passed the first reading of an ordinance to allow for a loading and unload-ing zone next to Prairie City Elementary School.

City staff and council-ors are hoping for public input on the process at the meeting, and com-munity members have

been encouraged to at-tend with questions and concerns via the city’s social media.

The ordinance, draft-ed off of what is current-ly in use in Des Moines, would create a specific School Passenger Park-ing Zone, which would allow for parking be-tween 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on school days only for the purpose of loading or unloading school pas-sengers.

As a high school junior, a wide-eyed, 16-year-old Nancy Hoen went to work for the first time in the Jasper County Re-corder’s Office to work a sum-mer job.

It’s hard to imagine that girl, who grew up to become Jasper County Recorder Nancy Parrott

would be looking back this week upon a career in that very same office that has spanned more than 40 years. She announced publicly Thursday morning this will be her last year leading the office she transformed.

“County government has played such a wonderful part of my life, and I will never forget the many friends that I have made,” she said. “I look

forward to spending more time with family, including my ten grandchildren, and will stay connected to local government through my husband, Dennis.”

Dennis Parrott currently serves as Jasper County Audi-tor. He was re-elected in 2012.

Nancy Parrott has served as

A 28E agreement be-tween the city and the PCM school district has been approved by both entities, and now the de-sign process will move forward on a joint waste-water management proj-ect between the entities.

The hope is that the project, a new filtration and drainage system be-ing put in alongside the athletic complex in Prai-rie City, will help drain

the water out of the area more efficiently than in the past while also fil-tering the water through natural vegetation.

The project is esti-mated to cost around $245,000, which will be paid by the city. The funds will be coming from a State Revolving Fund loan the city had previously taken out for its new wastewater treat-ment plant.

Mud Pies and Sassa-fras Tea Antiques in Prai-rie City has expanded its hours, as well as its of-ferings, and it’s holding a sale this weekend, just in time for last-minute Val-entine’s Day shoppers.

The sisters and co-owners, Becky Horner and Linda Dorr, have been busy over the past several weeks, posting a slew of notices to their Facebook as they’ve picked estate sales, pur-chased collections and

bought a range of mis-cellaneous pieces.

The new acquisi-tions come along with the announcement of their new official hours. While they were previ-ously open about once or twice a month on the weekends, now they are setting down firm and official hours for the second Saturday of each month when they’ll open the show from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m.

“That’s a big change for us. We had a lot of people calling and asking when we were open, and

we wanted to have con-sistency,” owner Horner said. “We’ll probably also open an additional weekend if Prairie City is doing something or it makes sense for a sale.”

They have also begun opening a few items for rental, primarily for wed-dings. In a recent picking session, they acquired a pair of white iron can-delabra and blue-tinted Ball glass jars which will be their initial rental of-ferings.

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Matthew Nosco/Prairie City NewsDespite harsh storms and adverse weather conditions, more than 300 voters turned out during a Tues-day election in the Prairie City-Monroe School District to vote on the adoption of a new revenue purpose statement. The statement was passed by wide margin, with 249 voting in favor of its adoption while 56 voted against. Check next week’s Prairie City News for additional information on the election, and what its results will mean for the district.

File Photo/Prairie City NewsSisters Becky Horner and Linda Dorr, co-owners of Prairie City’s Mud Pies and Sas-safras Tea Antiques, have been bringing in a number of new offerings to the store recently.

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Final 2014 crop report shows record corn and soybean harvestThe Associated Press

DES MOINES — Farmers set new corn and soybean records last year, harvesting the larg-est crops ever as a cool summer allowed the plants to mature under mostly favorable condi-tions.

The abundance has kept commodity prices low, however, meaning many farmers will strug-gle to make a profit this year, especially if they’re paying high rent for land.

Farmers harvested a record 14.2 billion bushels of corn, 3 per-cent more than the 2013 crop, which set the pre-vious record. The aver-age bushel-per-acre yield was 171, significantly better than the 158 bushels per acre in 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported in its final tally of the 2014 crop year released Mon-day. The record crop came even though farm-ers harvested about 5 percent fewer acres than in 2013. Record yields were estimated in 21 states, including Illinois

and Nebraska.Soybean produc-

tion also set a record at 3.97 billion bushels, up 18 percent from 2013. Farmers harvested a re-cord 83.1 million acres in 2014.

But when farmers

produce record crops, the abundance pushes prices lower. That means as many as a third of corn and soybean acres may be unprofitable this year, according to an analysis by FarmLink, a Kansas City, Missouri, company

that provides data for farmers.

It’s the farmers who have aggressively added rental land in recent years, locking in higher rents in hopes prices would remain high, who may struggle to make a

profit, said Chad Hart, an agricultural economist at Iowa State University.

“Those who own their land outright are prob-ably still profitable today and those who have en-joyed stable long-term lower cash rental agree-

ments are still probably profitable,” Hart said.

Corn prices hit a re-cord high of $8 per bushel during a drought in the summer of 2012 and prices pushed farm-ers to increase corn acres to take advantage. But a good crop last year and another record this year have driven prices below $4.

The price on corn for March delivery bot-tomed at $3.30 a bushel in early October and was trading just above $4 on Monday.

Land owners spent about $3 a bushel on av-erage planting, growing and harvesting corn, but those renting land likely had costs above $4 per bushel, said Todd Hult-man, a grain market ana-lyst at DTN, an Omaha-based agricultural market data provider.

Corn farmers expe-rienced six strong years before prices began dropping last year, so it’s likely most have cash reserves and significant working capital to get through an unprofitable year, Hultman said.

File photoFarmers harvested a record 14.2 billion bushels of corn, 3 percent more than the 2013 crop, which set the previous record.

Branstad to offer 2015 plans in Condition of State speechDES MOINES (AP)

— Gov. Terry Brans-tad will lay out his 2015 budget plans in his Con-dition of the State ad-dress.

Branstad is scheduled to address the Iowa Gen-eral Assembly on Tues-day morning. He is ex-

pected to renew support for expanding broadband Internet and cracking down on bullying, as well as offering a pledge to secure more funding for Iowa’s bridges and roads, many of which are con-sidered deteriorating or deficient.

Branstad said Mon-day that this would be a tight budget, noting that the state is still paying for a property tax cut and other commitments. But Branstad said enough money was available for a fair and sustainable budget.

New director appointed for Iowa City VA Health Care System

IOWA CITY (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs has an-nounced a new director for the Iowa City VA Health Care System.

The department said in a statement that Ju-dith Johnson-Mekota will be the system’s new director effective Feb-ruary 8. She has served

more than 20 years in health care leadership positions, most recently as director of the VA Central Iowa Health Care System.

The Iowa City VA Health Care System pro-vides health care to more than 40,000 veterans and covers 32 counties in east-ern Iowa and 16 counties

in western Illinois. It has an annual operating bud-get of about $182 million and has more than 1,000 employees.

Johnson-Mekota holds a master’s degree in nurs-ing administration from the University of Iowa and an undergraduate de-gree in nursing from Coe College.

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Lawmakers gavel in for 2015 legislative sessionThe Associated Press

DES MOINES — Iowa lawmakers who convened Monday for the 2015 legislative ses-sion agree the state has little money for new pro-grams.

Legislators in the Republican-major ity House and Democratic-controlled Senate gav-eled in at the Capitol in Des Moines.

Gov. Terry Brans-tad has cautioned that Iowa has limited money for new initia-tives, in part because it is still paying for a property tax cut and education spending that was ap-proved two years ago.

The Republican gov-ernor said he will unveil a “tight budget” during his Condition of the State address on Tuesday.

“I want to remind the legislature that we

can’t go back into those bad old days of making unsustainable promises and then having massive across-the-board cuts like we had in 2009, or underfunding school aid or only partially fund-

ing things like indigent defense,” Branstad said Monday.

Legislative leaders offered different bud-get priorities Monday, though both sides agreed that resources were lim-

ited.“I think we need

to look at cuts,” said House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, R-Hiawatha, who talked about re-ducing the size of gov-ernment in his open-

ing statement. “Let’s go through and review the programs and see if there are some we can eliminate.”

Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs, urged the governor to increase school fund-ing. He said he knows the budget is tight, but that lawmakers should prioritize.

“We do not dispute that next year’s budget will be a challenge,” Gronstal said. “I would like us to make a de-cision about what we think is important. Then we will evaluate the rest of the budget and what we can af-ford.”

A key issue on the table this year is how to raise funds for bridges and roads, many of which are deteriorating or deficient. Branstad

has said he wants to find a compromise to deal with roads funding and legislative leaders have expressed interest, but no one has commit-ted to a course.

One option is raising the state fuel tax, which is 22 cents per gallon of gasoline, including fees, and hasn’t gone up since 1989. In 2011, a com-mission appointed by Branstad recommended an increase of 8 to 10 cents a gallon to support road funding. Another option is other state or local taxes and fees.

Two other priorities outlined by the gover-nor are cracking down on bullying and expand-ing broadband Internet access.

The session is sched-uled to end May 1, though lawmakers could finish before or after that date.

AP PhotoIowa Speaker of the House Kraig Paulsen pounds the gavel during the opening day of the Iowa Legislature, Monday at the Statehouse in Des Moines.

Allen: 2015 session should help Iowa’s middle class

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The 2015 session of the Iowa Legislature began on Monday, and S t a t e S e n . Chaz Al-len (D-Newton) said his top pri-ority is h e l p i n g improve the in-comes of working and middle class families by focusing on education and job training.

“The recovery from the Great Recession is uneven,” Allen said. “For Iowa’s communities and businesses to fully re-cover, we need Iowa’s middle class to grow and expand.”

Allen pointed out

a number of measures that would make Iowa families more financially secure: expanding work-force training programs at community colleges, fighting wage theft to make sure workers are paid for their work, con-tinuing the tuition freeze at Iowa’s state univer-sities and giving Iowa companies the first crack at state contracts.

“The current makeup of Iowa’s state govern-ment means ideas need support from both Re-publicans and Demo-crats to become law,” Al-len said. “That’s why I’ll focus on proposals with broad public support. I think we can all agree we need more good jobs, great schools, affordable child care, health care, and housing and to be able to retire with dig-nity.”

Allen said one area of disagreement during the 2015 session could be state support for local students.

“Great local schools help our communities at-tract new businesses and new residents. When it comes to support for our local schools, we need to return to the pro-educa-tion approach that built our state.” Allen said.

“I count on the people from the district to help me do my job by shar-ing their thoughts and concerns with me. You can contact me directly at my cell number, 641-521-6297, or my official email address: [email protected],” Al-len said. “If you would like to receive my weekly email newsletter, please let me know or sign up at www.senate.iowa.gov/senator/Allen.

Kelley: Work together to build a strong middle class

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DES MOINES — The 2015 Iowa Leg-islature opened Mon-day and S t a t e R e p . D a n K e l -ley (D-N e w -ton) was officially s w o r n into of-fice to the Iowa House of Representa-tives.

“The people of Jas-per County gave me a tremendous honor by re-electing me as their state representative in November. Today, I took the oath of office for the third time, and I am eager to listen, work hard and serve

our communities and Iowa during the new legislative session, both in Des Moines and at home,” Kelley said.

Some of the priori-ties outlined by Kel-ley this year include: expanding job train-ing opportunities; raising the minimum wage; expanding early childhood education; improving access to broadband; and encour-aging more production and use of renewable energy.

“We can begin the new year and new ses-sion with the principle we know well: that our challenges have solu-tions when people work together and trust each other. If we do that, then the challenges really do become op-portunities for our citi-zens,” Kelley said.

The 2015 Legisla-ture runs 110 days and is scheduled to adjourn on May 1.

“The people of Jas-per County are strong, optimistic and ready for the future. These are the values that make us who we are. I am grate-ful to the citizens for giving me the chance to serve in the Iowa House of Representatives, and I am ready to get back to the capitol on behalf of Jasper County and Iowa,” Kelley said.

“I encourage anyone with questions or sug-gestions to contact me at the Statehouse. While I will be attending a host of public events at home on weekends, I can be reached anytime by email at [email protected] or by phone at 641-521-9260,” Kelley said.

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MidAmerican completes 3 more wind farms in energy project

DES MOINES (AP) — MidAmerican Energy Company has completed work on three additional wind farms as part of an ongoing sustainable en-ergy project.

The Iowa-based en-ergy company announced Monday that the comple-tion of these wind farms means four of the five farms that comprise the

so-called Wind VIII project are now finished. The development project is the largest of its kind in Iowa history.

The new wind farms are located in Webster County, Madison Coun-ty and Wellsburg County. They account for nearly half of the project’s esti-mated 1,050 megawatts of wind generation ca-

pacity.Adam Wright,

MidAmerican’s vice president of wind gen-eration and development, says the turbines will help MidAmerican produce enough energy to meet the electricity needs of about half its customers.

The project is slated for completion by the end of this year.

Gov. Branstad to speak at conservative event in Des Moines

DES MOINES (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will ap-pear at a conservative summit in Iowa this month.

Organizers of the Iowa Freedom

Summit said Mon-day that Branstad and Reynolds will partici-pate. The Jan. 24 event in Des Moines is being sponsored by Citizens United and Republi-can Congressman Steve King of Iowa.

Other confirmed guests for the summit include Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, New Jer-sey Gov. Chris Christie, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ohio State was done when Braxton Miller got hurt in August.

Ohio State was done when

it lost at home to Virginia Tech in September.

Ohio State was done when J.T. Barrett got hurt in No-vember.

A funny thing happened: Every time the Buckeyes looked done, they kept get-ting better. And in the new era of college football, that

was enough to earn a chance to win a championship.

They took advantage of an opportunity they never would have had in the BCS, shrug-

ging off questions about if they belonged among the col-lege football’s final four. Car-dale Jones, Ezekiel Elliott and the Buckeyes won the first College Football Playoff na-tional championship, upset-ting Marcus Mariota and Or-egon 42-20 on Monday night.

Behind their bullish backup quarterback Jones and the re-lentless running of Elliott, the Buckeyes (14-1) completed a re-markable in-season turnaround with a dominating performance against the Ducks (13-2).

“Late August, around camp, everybody counted us out when our Heisman Tro-phy quarterback went down, and then when the first college football playoff rankings came out we was like No. 16 or 17,” Jones said. “Long story short, we weren’t supposed to here.”

Ohio State began the first major college football playoff as the fourth and final seed, and was an underdog against both top-seeded Alabama and second-seeded Oregon. Plen-ty of people thought TCU or Baylor should have had the Buckeyes spot.

No question about it now: Ohio State is the truest champion big-time football has ever crowned, showered by golden confetti as its band played the school’s unofficial anthem, “Hang on Sloopy,” after the clock hit 0:00.

“This will go down as one of the great stories in college football history,” coach Urban Meyer said.

Buckeyes dismantle Ducks for national title

Newton High’s 2015 Legacy Night will honor the late NHS football coach Da-vid “Rowe” Rowray. Rowray taught and coached at Newton Senior High School from 1970 to 2003, when he retired.

Rowray, who died March 20, 2014, coached on the Cardinal football staff. On Jan. 30, Rowray’s coaching and teaching at NHS will be recognized during halftime of the varsity boys’ basketball game between Newton and Dallas Center-Grimes.

NHS Activities Director Scott Garvis said Rowray’s daughters, Alyson Morrison of Urbandale and Jennifer Lasagna of Dallas, Texas, will be in attendance on Legacy Night.

Also recognizing longtime NHS basketball coach Buzz Levick and the Cardinal back-to-back state championship teams of 1963-64 and 1964-65, the school district added a new decal on the NHS basketball floor.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535


It was bound to happen. More than 40 other states had already made the move. I just wonder what took Iowa so long to get on board?

The Iowa Girls High School Ath-letic Union made the deci-sion last week to expand the distance that high school female cross country ath-letes run to 3.1 miles.

Iowa was one of only eight states that had not changed the distance and continued to run 2.5 miles. No big deal. But there are advantages to furthering the distance.

Fans won’t have to ask as many questions at the meet. With one course, they won’t have to worry about where the boys run and where the girls run. They will now both run the same course. They will both run the same distance.

Workers won’t have to work as hard. They won’t have to worry about two different courses either.

But the real winners are the

runners themselves.I realize some won’t like

the idea of running further. But it will put the student-athletes in even better shape. It will bring athletics closer to gender equality. And it will prepare the runners better for college.

In college, the women run 3.1 and the men go 4 miles. So, will the Iowa High School Athletic Association expand the miles for the boys? And will the state decide to further the dis-tances of junior high runners?

Those are questions that will be answered eventually.

I reached out to some area

coaches and they seem to be OK with the change.

Collins-Maxwell/Baxter coach Jerry Meinerts said he didn’t care that the girls ran shorter distances. But he understands the change and doesn’t think the extra 0.6 miles will be that big of a deal.

“I wasn’t expecting it to come this soon, but I thought it was in the plans down the road,” Meinerts said. “The girls will have to learn dif-ferent courses and different loops, but I don’t think run-ning another 1/2 mile will be that big of a difference. I was fine with the girls running the

shorter distance but the 5K distance will be better for girls who have aspirations to run in college.”

The biggest question for girls cross country itself now is, will the change to 3.1 miles hurt participation numbers?

My honest opinion is that it will at first, but may pick back up a few years down the road.

I spoke with one specific area cross country runner during a wrestling meet on Saturday and she told me that she wasn’t going out next sea-son.

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Ohio State wins first college football playoff title with 42-20 win over Oregon

AP PhotoOhio State’s Ezekiel Elliott (15) runs for a nine-yard touchdown during the second half of Monday’s NCAA college football playoff champion-ship game against Oregon in Arlington, Texas. Elliott’s teammate Corey Smith (84) signals success as he runs over two Oregon defenders. Elliott rushed for 246 yards and four touchdowns powering Ohio State to the first national title in college football’s playoff era, running over Oregon 42-20.

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Submitted photoNewton High applied this new signage to the NHS basketball floor in recognition of former NHS basketball coach Buzz Levick and the Cardinals’ back-to-back state championship teams. It is part of the 2015 Legacy Night on Jan. 30 when Newton will honor the late David Rowray, who coached football for the Cardinals.

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SPORTS CALENDAR

TuesdayBasketball

Pella at Newton, JV girls 4:45 p.m., varsity girls 6:15 p.m., varsity boys 7:30 p.m.PCM at Greene County, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Colfax-Mingo at Nevada, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.CMB at Gilbert, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Tri-County at Lynnville-Sully, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

WrestlingNewton, Urbandale at Ames, 5:30 p.m.

ThursdayBoys’ Swimming

Newton, Mason City at Dowling Catholic, 5:30 p.m.

BasketballNewton at Norwalk, 9th boys 6 p.m., 9th girls 6:30 p.m., JV boys 7:30 p.m.Pella at Newton 8th girls, 4:30 p.m.Winterset at Newton 7th boys, 4:30 p.m.Newton 8th boys at Winterset, 4:15 p.m.Newton 7th boys at Pella, 4:30 p.m.

WrestlingNewton, Des Moines Lincoln at Ottumwa, 5:30 p.m.Colfax-Mingo, PCM at Gilbert, 6 p.m.CMB, South Hamilton at Roland-Story, 6 p.m.Lynnville-Sully at BGM quadran-gular, 6 p.m.

FridayBasketball

Norwalk at Newton, JV girls 4:45 p.m., varsity girls 6:15 p.m., varsity boys 7:30 p.m.PCM at South Hamilton, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Colfax-Mingo at Greene County, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Nevada at CMB, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Lynnville-Sully at Montezuma, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

BowlingNewton girls, boys at Knoxville, 4 p.m.

The Top Twenty Five The Associated Press

The top 25 teams in The Associ-ated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in pa-rentheses, records through Jan. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv1. Kentucky (63) 15-0 1,623 12. Virginia (2) 15-0 1,561 33. Gonzaga 16-1 1,446 64. Duke 14-1 1,432 25. Villanova 15-1 1,264 56. Louisville 14-2 1,264 57. Wisconsin 15-2 1,200 48. Utah 13-2 1,185 99. Kansas 13-2 1,100 1210. Arizona 14-2 1,037 711. Iowa State 12-2 922 1712. Notre Dame 15-2 903 1313. Wichita State 14-2 832 1514. Maryland 15-2 801 1115. North Carolina 12-4 719 1816. West Virginia 14-2 627 1417. VCU 13-3 578 2018. Oklahoma 11-4 485 1619. Arkansas 13-2 431 2320. Texas 12-4 345 1021. Seton Hall 13-3 298 1922. Baylor 12-3 298 2123. Northern Iowa 14-2 212 —24. Oklahoma State 12-3 132 —25. Wyoming 15-2 71 —

Others receiving votes: Ohio St. 70, Michigan St. 67, Dayton 55, Providence 17, Indiana 15, LSU 12, St. John’s 10, Alabama 7, George-town 7, NC State 6, Green Bay 3, Syracuse 3, Butler 2, Oregon 2, San Diego St. 2, TCU 2, Colorado St. 1, Davidson 1, Hofstra 1, Old Domin-ion 1, SMU 1.

The Women’s Top Twenty Five The Associated Press

The top 25 teams in The Associat-ed Press’ women’s college basket-ball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv1. South Carolina (28) 16-0 868 12. UConn (7) 14-1 846 23. Baylor 14-1 777 54. Louisville 15-1 728 64. Texas 13-1 728 36. Tennessee 14-2 722 77. Notre Dame 15-2 678 48. Maryland 13-2 583 129. Oregon State 14-1 579 1110. Kentucky 14-3 545 1011. Texas A&M 15-3 515 912. North Carolina 15-2 488 813. Stanford 12-4 453 1514. Arizona State 15-1 399 1815. Mississippi State 18-1 341 1416. Duke 11-5 332 1317. Nebraska 12-3 275 1918. Georgia 15-2 271 2019. Princeton 17-0 178 2220. Florida State 15-2 168 —21. Oklahoma State 11-3 162 1622. Iowa 12-3 139 1723. Minnesota 14-2 114 2324. Rutgers 12-4 98 2425. Syracuse 11-5 91 21

Others receiving votes: W. Ken-tucky 78, Chattanooga 49, Miami 41, Washington 24, South Florida 21, Iowa St. 19, Northwestern 18, Green Bay 14, Long Beach St. 7, St. John’s 7, Seton Hall 6, California 5, DePaul 4, George Washington 2, Ohio St. 2.

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PELLA — Newton High’s younger basketball players had a rough road trip Monday night. The Cardinal boys’ junior varsity and freshman teams and the Car-dinal girls’ freshmen lost games to host Pella.

Pella beat the Newton fresh-man girls, 49-20, after leading the Cardinals 30-5 at halftime. Ali Bestell paced Newton with eight points and eight rebounds. Marcelina Marvelli scored five points and had a steal. Taylor Ryan added three points. Addy Blom and Anna Forsyth each had two points and one steal.

Newton’s freshman boys lost 50-28 to Pella. Grayson Graham topped the Newton scoring list with 11 points.

In the junior varsity boys’ con-test, Pella was ahead of Newton 32-24 at halftime and maintained control in the second half for a 73-53 win. Morgan Maher led New-ton with 19 points and two assists. Josh Ventling tossed in 13 points and pulled down seven rebounds.

Trey Vanderlaan scored nine points and had two assists for Newton. Brennen Dodd had eight points. Reagan Maple and Justin Fischer each had two points. Josh Gulling handled five rebounds.

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lose to PellaThe Buckeyes overcame two injured Heisman contend-ers and one awful 35-21 loss to Virginia Tech to win their first national title since the 2002 BCS championship. In the BCS format, the early slip to the Hokies could have pretty much eliminated the Buckeyes for the championship race.

Before the BCS’s 16-year stint, it was up to The As-sociated Press and coaches’ polls to sort out which team was best, with a little help from the bowls. The Buck-eyes have three of those championships, too.

Now they can add college football’s newest champion-ship trophy to the display cas-es at Woody Hayes Athletic Center back in Columbus.

Meyer now has three titles, adding this one for his home state team to the two he won for Florida. He matches Alabama’s Nick Saban as the only coaches to win national championship at two schools. It’s taken just three seasons for Meyer to put the Buckeyes — and the Big Ten — back on top, with a team that looks built to last.

Elliott, a sophomore, was the offensive MVP and ran for 246 yards and four touchdowns on a career-high 36 carries. In the last three games — the Big Ten cham-pionship against Wisconsin, the Sugar Bowl semifinal against Alabama and the fi-nal against Oregon — Elliott had 696 yards rushing.

“With all the stuff we went through to get here, it’s just crazy,” Elliott said. “It doesn’t feel real.”

Jones, who took over in the Michi-gan game for the injured Barrett (who had taken over at the start of the season for the injured Miller), passed for 242 yards and a touchdown and ran for score in his third career start. The 250-pound third-year sophomore proved he could keep up with Mariota — at least on this night.

Mariota passed for 333 yards and two touchdowns, but the Ducks’ warp-speed spread offense missed too many red-zone opportunities and couldn’t unleash its run-ning game against linebacker Darron Lee and an Ohio State front seven stacked with future NFL draft picks.

“We fought through a lot of stuff,” Mariota said. “We end-ed up short tonight, but that shouldn’t take away from what we were able to do this year.”

Even with the benefit of four Ohio State turnovers, the Ducks were held to their lowest point total of the sea-son, four touchdowns below their average coming in. They went 2 for 12 on third downs, with two killed dropped pass-es in the first half.

“Their front seven is unbe-lievable,” Oregon receiver By-ron Marshall said. “I think we

missed some opportunities, and they played a great game.”

Oregon has done just about everything as it has blos-somed into a national power over the last two decades, but it will likely continue the search for its first national championship without Mari-ota. Barring a major surprise, the junior is likely to turn pro — though he wouldn’t talk about his upcoming draft de-cision after the game.

Elliott scored the game’s last three touchdowns, fin-ishing off the rout with a 1-yarder with 28 seconds left.

While Elliott slipped and darted through the Ducks, Jones pushed them around and shook them off.

When Jones surged and spun his way into the end zone with 4:49 left in the second quarter it was 21-7 Ohio State and the “O! H! I! O!” chant made the dome in North Texas sound like the horseshoe in Columbus. The Ducks were facing their larg-est deficit of the season.

If there was any concern that fans wouldn’t travel to the championship game in the new postseason system, the packed house at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, awash in Buckeyes’ scarlet and Ducks’ yellow, put that to rest. The crowd of 85,689 was as charged as any BCS national championship game.

But by the time Elliott went in from 2 yards out with 9:44 left in the fourth to make it 35-20 it was clear this night had turned into a Buckeyes Bash.

She has other reasons for de-ciding not to run but did express her disapproval with the state’s decision.

I think that will be a popular opinion with current high school students, unfortunately.

Younger runners will come into high school already know-ing the distance has changed so the numbers should get better as more runners adapt to different training methods and strategies.

“I see positives and negatives,” Colfax-Mingo coach Zach To-mas said. “It will be nice to set up just one course. I think this makes it easier overall for coach-es that coach both girls and boys. You can do the same workouts for both teams.

“This was bound to happen. The coaches association put a vote out last year. I figured it was something that was in the works eventually.”

Newton cross country coach Rachelle Tipton was unaware of the push for a new distance, but she is perfectly fine with the change.

“I believe it is a good move,” Tipton said. “The majority of states race the 3.1 mile dis-tance and we are now in line with them. Most runners will have run a 5k road race, so the distance is not foreign. I know the Newton girls are capable of making the move up, and I look forward to next season.”

NFL season is winding downMy favorite NFL team — the

San Francisco 49ers — were not involved in the postseason this year after making three straight trips to the NFC tile game.

That didn’t keep me away from the television to see which teams would keep their sea-son alive. But my least-favorite teams in the entire league were

the only teams still not eliminat-ed from NFC contention head-ing into Sunday.

I had to force myself to root for the Carolina Panthers be-cause there was no way I could hope for success when it comes to the Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys.

The Packers-Cowboys game was fun. I wanted both teams to lose.

And once again, a call on the field stole the show and took away what was a great weekend of NFL games.

I understand the rule. You know, the “must complete the process of the catch rule.” But it’s a dumb rule. And if the right call was made because that’s what the rule says, then the rule needs to be changed.

Dez Bryant caught the ball. I don’t know how anyone could see that differently.

Again, I am not biased. I had no reason to want the Cowboys to win — but I think they got jobbed. Just like the Detroit Li-ons got hosed against the Cow-boys the week before.

Last year, I saw an official make a horrendous call against my Niners in a regular season game against the Saints and that call cost San Francisco the game and homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.

The Niners had to go to Se-attle because of the call and very few teams win in Seattle. And all we got from the league after the game was the official made the wrong call and that the player who was flagged wouldn’t be fined for his hit on Drew Brees.

That’s gratifying. The call was wrong, you admitted it, but the result stays the same. Perfect.

I don’t want to make this about me. The Niners aren’t the only team that has to deal with the horrific officiating that has been seen that past few years.

And why does the NFL form “all-star” officiating crews for

the playoffs? The crews we see on playoff weekends are not the same crews we see during the regular season. They mix and match based on their perfor-mance during the year.

I am not opposed to reward-ing someone for a job well done, but there is a sort of cohesion and comfort that comes with of-ficiating.

It would be much better for the league, the players and the fans if the NFL would grade the officials based on their entire crew and not just as individu-als. That way we have a better chance of not seeing the referees decide important games.

As for the remaining teams in the playoffs. Give me Seattle over Green Bay and New England over Indianapolis. That is my predic-tion. Not what I want to see.

I would love to see Andrew Luck in the big game. And I de-spise the Seahawks more than any other team right now, so as much as I dislike the Packers, I would still rather see them in the Super Bowl. And the main reason is because the roster is lit-tered with Iowa Hawkeyes.

But if my prediction becomes reality, Tom Brady vs. the Le-gion of Boom in the Super Bowl is not too shabby either.

CorrectionThe Colfax-Mingo girls cross

country team advanced to the state meet this past fall despite not even fielding an entire squad four years ago.

But it wasn’t the first time a Colfax-Mingo cross country team advanced to state, as I stat-ed in an article in last Thursday’s Newton Daily News.

The community has seen many state cross country appear-ances and even a few state cham-pionships.

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Ohio State is No. 1; TCU finishes thirdin final AP Top 25

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — John Elway is looking for a new coach after agreeing to part ways with John Fox following Denver’s latest playoff melt-down.

Fox won the AFC West all four of his years in Denver, but each of those seasons ended in ugly fashion in the playoffs, cul-minating with Sunday’s 24-13 upset by Indianapolis.

Fox might already have some-thing in the works with another franchise — he didn’t shoot down a pregame report Sunday night that he could be available if the Broncos lost.

Neither Fox nor Elway would say what was discussed Monday when they met other than it was time to split up.

“It became clear that it was best for both the Denver Bron-

cos and Coach Fox to move on and make this change,” Elway said in a statement.

So, Fox is out after going 49-22 in Denver, including the play-offs, following a 78-74 record in nine years with the Carolina Panthers, counting the postsea-son.

Fox gathered his players at noon Monday but didn’t talk about his own future.

Head Coach John Fox and Broncos part ways

Ohio State is No. 1 in the final Associated Press poll and TCU fin-ished third, in front of two teams that made the playoff ahead of the Horned Frogs.

The Buckeyes fin-ished on top of the AP Top 25 for the fifth time in program his-tory, matching Miami and Southern California for fourth most behind Alabama (nine), Notre Dame (eight) and Okla-homa (seven).

Ohio State beat Or-

egon 42-20 on Monday night in the first College Football Playoff nation-al championship game and got all 59 first-place votes in the media poll.

The Ducks finished second in the rankings, matching their best finish.

The Horned Frogs, who were left out of the playoff but beat Missis-sippi 42-3 in the Peach Bowl, were ranked ahead of No. 4 Alabama and No. 5 Florida State. The Tide and Seminoles lost playoff semifinals.

Michigan State tied Florida State for fifth.

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Public NoticesTHE IOWA DISTRICT COURT

JASPER COUNTYIN THE MATTER OF THEESTATE OFDarlene G. Brosig, DeceasedProbate No. ESPR036601NOTICE OF PROBATE OFWILL, OF APPOINTMENT OFEXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TOCREDITORSTo All Persons Interested in theEstate of Darlene G. Brosig,Deceased, who died on or aboutAugust 19, 2014:You are hereby notified that onthe 30th day of December, 2014,the last will and testament ofDarlene G. Brosig, deceased,bearing date of the 31st day ofJanuary, 1992,* was admitted to probate in theabove named court and that LisaBrosig and Myrna Guthrie wasappointed executor of the estate.Any action to set aside the willmust be brought in the districtcourt of said county within thelater to occur of four months fromthe date of the secondpublication of this notice or onemonth from the date of mailing ofthis notice to all heirs of thedecedent and devisees under thewill whose identities arereasonably ascertainable, orthereafter be forever barred.Notice is further given that allpersons indebted to the estateare requested to make immediatepayment to the undersigned, andcreditors having claims againstthe estate shall file them with theclerk of the above named districtcourt, as provided by law, dulyauthenticated, for allowance, andunless so filed by the later tooccur of four months from thesecond publication of this noticeor one month from the date ofmailing of this notice (unlessotherwise allowed or paid) aclaim is thereafter forever barred.Dated this 31st day of December,2014.Date of second publication: 13thday of January, 2015Probate Code Section 304Hilary Mastio,ICIS PIN No: AT0009928Attorney for the Co-ExecutorsCaldwell, Brierly, Chalupa &Nuzum, PLLC211 First Avenue West, Newton, IA 50208AddressLisa Brosig and Myrna GuthrieCo-Executors of the Estate2102 N. Mulligan, Chicago, Illinois 60639and 110 N. 5th Ave. W. #104, Newton, IA 50208Address*Designated Codicil(s) if any, withdate(s)

January 6 & 13

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY

CITY OF MONROE, IOWAEQUITY NO. EQCV119226Petitioner,ORIGINAL NOTICEvs.STEWARD L. ROSS;SPOUSE OF STEWARD L.ROSS, IF ANY and UNKNOWNPARTIESDATE PETITION FILED:12/17/2014Respondents.TO THE ABOVE-NAMEDRESPONDENT(S):You are notified that a petitionhas been filed in the office of theclerk of this court naming you asa respondent in this action, whichpetition prays the Court to findthat the property located at 6021/2 N Mechanic Street, Monroe,Iowa and legally described as:Lot "D" and Lot "B" in Block 50, inthe Town of Monroe, JasperCounty, Iowa; also described as:"Part of Lots 5 & 6, Block 50,Monroe, Iowa, described asfollows: Commence 132 feetNorth of the Southwest corner ofLot 4, Block 50, Monroe, Iowa,run thence West 180 feet, North438 feet, East 80 feet, South 120feet, East 100 feet, South 318feet to the place of beginning,also commence at the Northeastcorner of Lot 3, Block 50,Monroe, Iowa, run West 183 1/2feet, North 268 feet, East 183 1/2feet, South 268 feet to the placeof beginning. has beenabandoned within the meaning ofIowa Code Section 657A.10Aand grant the City title to theproperty free and clear of allclaims, liens, or encumbrances.The name and address of theattorney for the petitioner isGilbert R. Caldwell III, Caldwell,Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC,211 1st Avenue West, Newton, IA50208. The attorney's phonenumber is (641) 792-4160;facsimile number: (641) 792-2410. You must serve a motion oranswer on or before February 9,2015, and within a reasonabletime thereafter, file your motion oranswer with the Clerk of Court forJasper County, at the courthousein Newton, Iowa. If you do not,judgment by default may berendered against you for the reliefdemanded in the petition.You are further notified that theabove case has been filed in acounty that utilizes electronicfiling. Unless, within 20 daysafter service of this original noticeupon you, you serve, and within areasonable time thereafter file amotion or answer, in the IowaDistrict Court for Jasper County,at the courthouse in Newton,Iowa, judgment by default will berendered against you for the reliefdemanded in the petition. Pleasesee Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16for information on electronic filingand Iowa Court Rules Chapter16, division VI regarding theprotection of personal informationin court filings.If you require the assistance ofauxiliary aids or services toparticipate in court because of adisability, immediately call yourdistrict ADA coordinator at (515)286-3394. (If you are hearingimpaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at1-800-735-2942) IMPORTANT: YOU AREADVISED TO SEEK LEGALADVICE AT ONCE TOPROTECT YOUR INTERESTS

January 6, 13 and 20

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY

CITY OF MONROE, IOWAEQUITY NO. EQCV119226Petitioner,ORIGINAL NOTICEvs.STEWARD L. ROSS;SPOUSE OF STEWARD L.ROSS, IF ANY and UNKNOWNPARTIESDATE PETITION FILED:12/17/2014Respondents.TO THE ABOVE-NAMEDRESPONDENT(S):You are notified that a petitionhas been filed in the office of theclerk of this court naming you asa respondent in this action, whichpetition prays the Court to findthat the property located at 6021/2 N Mechanic Street, Monroe,Iowa and legally described as:Lot "D" and Lot "B" in Block 50, inthe Town of Monroe, JasperCounty, Iowa; also described as:"Part of Lots 5 & 6, Block 50,Monroe, Iowa, described asfollows: Commence 132 feetNorth of the Southwest corner ofLot 4, Block 50, Monroe, Iowa,run thence West 180 feet, North438 feet, East 80 feet, South 120feet, East 100 feet, South 318feet to the place of beginning,also commence at the Northeastcorner of Lot 3, Block 50,Monroe, Iowa, run West 183 1/2feet, North 268 feet, East 183 1/2feet, South 268 feet to the placeof beginning. has beenabandoned within the meaning ofIowa Code Section 657A.10Aand grant the City title to theproperty free and clear of allclaims, liens, or encumbrances.The name and address of theattorney for the petitioner isGilbert R. Caldwell III, Caldwell,Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC,211 1st Avenue West, Newton, IA50208. The attorney's phonenumber is (641) 792-4160;facsimile number: (641) 792-2410. You must serve a motion oranswer on or before February 9,2015, and within a reasonabletime thereafter, file your motion oranswer with the Clerk of Court forJasper County, at the courthousein Newton, Iowa. If you do not,judgment by default may berendered against you for the reliefdemanded in the petition.You are further notified that theabove case has been filed in acounty that utilizes electronicfiling. Unless, within 20 daysafter service of this original noticeupon you, you serve, and within areasonable time thereafter file amotion or answer, in the IowaDistrict Court for Jasper County,at the courthouse in Newton,Iowa, judgment by default will berendered against you for the reliefdemanded in the petition. Pleasesee Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16for information on electronic filingand Iowa Court Rules Chapter16, division VI regarding theprotection of personal informationin court filings.If you require the assistance ofauxiliary aids or services toparticipate in court because of adisability, immediately call yourdistrict ADA coordinator at (515)286-3394. (If you are hearingimpaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at1-800-735-2942) IMPORTANT: YOU AREADVISED TO SEEK LEGALADVICE AT ONCE TOPROTECT YOUR INTERESTS

January 6, 13 and 20

December 18, 2014 - 6:30 p.m.Board Work Session - Board of EducationEmerson Hough - ConferenceRoom 125 President Sheri Bensonconvened the board to order at6:30 p.m. Present: Sheri Benson, NatClark (6:40 PM), Donna Cook,Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman,Travis Padget, Bill Perrenoud,Bob Callaghan, Gayle Isaac, andChristine Dawson. Others Present: Scott Bauer,Josh Cantu, Jolene Comer, CarolFarver, Jim Gilbert, BarbHackworth, Fran Henderson,Bruce Hoffmeier, KarenHoffmeier, Carol Koon, PaulaLureman, Michelle Modlin, CodyMuhs, Sarah Muhs, Jen Norvell,Lee Reynolds, Tina Ross, AmeliaSchoeneman, Todd Schuster,Sandy Scotton, Laura Selover,Lisa Sharp, and Jonna Sweeney.APPROVAL OF CONSENTAGENDA - ACTION # 9481Donna Cook moved, RobynFriedman seconded, to approvethe consent agenda.Ayes: Sheri Benson, DonnaCook, Andrew Elbert, RobynFriedman, and Bill PerrenoudAbstain: Travis Padget Absent: Nat ClarkUtilization of Emerson HoughFacility - Sheri Benson, Presi-dent (Discussion Item)Superintendent Bob Callaghanexplained that key and crucial toreconfiguration is to increase thenumber of classrooms, which willallow for class size reduction andreaching/meeting studentachievement goals throughvaried instruction. Moreclassrooms are needed, whichwould require the use of theEmerson Hough facility. Fromthere, we can determine how tobest use facilities. Considerationhas been given torecommendations from the SIACCommittee, administration,teacher and parent surveys, andteacher and community forums.Sheri Benson noted that theboard has received arecommendation from the SIACCommittee to repurposeEmerson Hough into anelementary education learningcenter. Potential BuildingReconfiguration Options - SheriBenson, President (DiscussionItem)An additional optional for buildingreconfiguration was presented,based upon responses from theteacher and community forums.The option presented was two K-2 buildings (TJ would also housePreK), two 3-4 buildings, with theBerg Complex housing twoseparate configurations (5-6 and7-8). Berg Complex BuildingConcerns - Sheri Benson,President (Discussion Item)The board was presented withprojected approximate costs forrenovating the existing BergComplex and building a new BergComplex facility. Cost estimatefor the renovation is $17,828,400.Cost estimate for construction ofa 160,000 square foot facility is$30,629,000. The board askeddistrict administration to providefunding source options.ADJOURN - ACTION # 9482Nat Clark moved, Bill Perrenoudseconded, to adjourn the meetingat 8:25 PM.Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark,Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert,Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget,and Bill PerrenoudMinutes Mailed.

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It may feel like the first part of the day and the last part of the day aren’t even in the same story as the moon shifts from Libra to Scorpio. Relationships take interesting turns. Mars newly finding a path in Pisces will load up the emotions. Go carefully with people -- they appear stronger on the outside than they feel on the inside.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 13). Enterprising and courageous, you will do what you set out to do. Therefore, it’s important to mentally try on different outcomes to sense which would be the most advanta-geous fit. March will bring colorful personalities to your world. June shows a shift in your professional goals. You will lead the pack in September. Pisces and Aries people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 1, 22, 17 and 45. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You don’t usually consciously decide how you want people to treat you, until they happen to mistreat you. Then you un-derstand clearly where the

boundary is, and you work to reinforce that boundary for the future. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll be a great show-man today with a produc-tion that is truly magnifi-cent. You don’t even want credit. The artful aspect of it is that you dazzle them and make them feel as though they had a major part in it. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Stress is among the most harmful of outside forces. Do what you can to make it easy on yourself. Reduce the tension. There are simple ways to dial down the pressure. Start by asking for help. ARIES (March 21-April 19). The way you become a powerful force in the world is very simple: Be your-self. Honor your joy. Get to know what makes you happy and keep doing that. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re a leader, and you like to follow, too -- it’s how you learned effective leadership in the first place. This conundrum will show

up in your life, and there will be moments when you’re torn about whether to lead or fall in line. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your social graces will be in top form today, and it’s a good thing -- this is what the world needs. You’ll make it easy for people to get to know who you are and what you’re about, and you’ll share yourself in many ways. CANCER (June 22-July 22). In order to speak well on a topic, you have to first understand it thoroughly. That’s why you’ll do so much research and listening today. You’d rather not have to correct yourself later. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your dietary needs are changing with the physi-cal demands of your life. With each meal you eat, ask yourself how you could make it better for yourself. Probably the answer is in fresh vegetables. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There are life stressors that you can’t do anything but

laugh about. The key is to determine quickly which are the ones that you can’t do anything about and consciously decide not to take them on. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). If you think your family is complicated and weird, just ask the person next to you to tell you a story about his family. There isn’t a person on the planet who doesn’t have weirdness in the family. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There’s something you want to put off, but the very fact that you feel that way about it means you prob-ably shouldn’t. Handle the hard stuff early in the day just to get it over with. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You are highly influential and may be able to convince an entire crowd of people to do something. This is, of course, most ef-ficiently accomplished with social media.

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ANTIQUE MAYTAGWringer washer meatgrinder attachment $380.or OBO. 320-262-6874.

BEAUTIFUL SOLID oakChina cupboard, 2 piecewith light inside, bottomhalf is solid doors. 51”wide,76” tall, and 14” deep, likenew. $200 or OBO. Also,set of China, 8 place set-tings and a few extrapieces. White with blueflowers. Make an offer.515-674-3390.

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DALE EARNHARDT Jr.1:64 Collectible Cars $12each. Hot Wheels Cars &Round-up Ranch play sets$50 (for all). Fish tank dec-oration (large) $25. 515-313-7803.

FIREWOOD: SPLIT &good burning wood, oak,elm mix. Also, can providehickory or wild cherry uponrequest. Will sellhickory/cherry by bundlefor meat smokers. $80. forheaping truckload deliv-ered and can help stack.Pheasants Forever handpainted saw blade $35. Iceauger $10. 641-792-4664.

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