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Community Events

Wilson Memorial Library Closed March 12 Wilson Memorial Library will be closed all day on Thurs., March 12 for staff training.Knights of Columbus Fish Fry March 13 The Knights of Colum-bus will host a Fish Fry on Fri., March 13 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the KC Hall in Harper.Keota Ball Association Meet-ing March 13 The Keota Ball Association will hold a meeting on Fri., March 13 at the Keota VFW start-ing at 6:30 p.m. Board members, coaches, and anyone interested in helping out with the associa-tion are encouraged to attend.Lagos Acres St. Patrick’s Day Party March 14 Lagos Acres will host a St. Patrick’s Day Party on Sat., March 14 with doors opening at 6:00 p.m. Keota Eagle’s Nest Clover Kids Meeting March 15 The Keota Eagle’s Nest Clover Kids will meet on Sun., March 15 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the Keota City Hall.KHS Blood Drive March 16 The Keota High School Chemistry Class will host a Blood Drive on Mon., March 16 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the KHS Gym.Keota Education Founda-tion Meeting March 17 The Keota Education Foun-dation will meet on Tues., March 17 at Libertyville Savings Bank starting at 12 noon.TLS Club Meeting March 18 The TLS Club will meet on Tues., March 18 at Schmitty’s at 6:00 p.m. RSVP to Joan Horn-ing.76 Progressives Meeting March 20 The 76 Progressives will meet on Fri., March 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Parish Hall. The meeting will be fol-lowed by bowling in Sigourney at 6:30 p.m. Keota Vendor Show March 21 There will be a Keota Ven-dor Show on Sat., March 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at St. Marys Hall in Keota. Keota QRS Breakfast March 22 The Keota QRS Breakfast will take place on Sun., March 22 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Marys Hall in Keota. KHS Spring Play April 14 and 15 KHS Spring Play Way Out West in a Dress will be present-ed on Tues., April 14 and Wed., April 15 at 7:30 p.m.

The North America Aronia Cooperative (NAAC), the larg-est cooperative of aronia berry growers in the United States, held their first annual meeting of its grower-owners on March 7, 2015 in Ames, Iowa. The member-only event celebrated the Coopera-tive’s achievements in its first year of business including receipt of a USDA Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG), election of the first permanent board of directors, and presentation of keynote address by Kevin Edberg, Executive Director of Cooperative Development Ser-vices. The event was co-sponsored by the Leopold Center for Sustain-able Agriculture. “Celebrating the first year of our cooperative makes this year’s Annual Meeting exceptionally sig-nificant and special,” said Col-leen Nipp, NAAC Interim Board President. “When we got together 2 years ago, our goal was to guar-antee America aronia growers fair representation in the marketplace. We saw the cooperative business model as a sustainable way to do this, but we knew we couldn’t do it alone. The farmers who will par-ticipate - and our partners and sup-porters in this start-up phase have all helped to birth this cooperative into existence. It’s this coopera-tion that give NAAC great promise and a positive outlook going into our second growing season.” The keynote address was pro-vided by Kevin Edberg, Executive Director of Cooperative Develop-ment Services (CDS). CDS is a non-profit organization specializ-ing in community-based devel-opment using cooperative and

mutual ownership. Kevin’s work in agricultural market and coop-erative business development over the past 30 years has provided him a unique set of perspective and experiences relevant to the North America Aronia Cooperative. “It’s a huge honor to join in these celebrations,” said Edberg. “As a cooperative development specialist, I know how exciting it is to launch a new cooperative, and how critical it is to get things started right and develop a strong team approach to ensure future success.” North America Aronia Coop-erative - Family Farmer-Owned The North America Aronia Cooperative (NAAC) is the larg-est cooperative of aronia berry farmers in the United States and Canada. Organized in 2012, it is guided by a mission to support its farmer-owners through aggrega-tion and marketing of aronia ber-ries and production of value-added products. The NAAC is the single largest wholesaler of American grown aronia berries, serving the burgeoning health food industry with a wide variety of products including aronia berries, not-from-concentrate juice, puree, powder and dried berries. A truly American super fruit, aronia berries contain some of the highest levels antioxi-dants of all berries tested by USDA. For more information, visit www.aroniacoop.com Local members of the North America Aronia Coop include Scott and Jenni Swanson, Steve and Andi Klein, John and Jona Webb, Tony and Shirley Phillips, and Levi and Jill Lyle.

NAAC Launches 2015 Growing Season

ER! Takes the Show on the Road

Individual Speech Heading to State The Keota Individual Speech Team made up of Sloan Ott, Improvisation; Caroline Reeves, Sto-rytelling; Grace Shemanski, Storytelling; Anna Axume Poetry; Elise Swanstrom, Poetry; Grant Hill, Radio News Announcing; Hannah Reed, Acting; Bianca Cardona, Acting along with their coach Sarah Lyle will be heading on to State Individual Speech Contests that will take place on Saturday, March 14 at Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy High School. All Keota participants received Division I ratings at District Individual Speech Contests at Tri-County on Saturday, February 28 moving them on to participate at State. Pictured above left to right: Hannah Reed, Grace Shemanski, Sloan Ott, Bianca Cardona, Elise Swanstrom, Anna Axume, Caroline Reeves, Grant Hill. Photo by Tomisha Sprouse, KE Edi-tor

Keota FFA Sends Two Events to State FFA Leadership Competition

EagleRock! took their show on the road last Saturday as they traveled to Holmen, Wisconsin for the Gathering of Stars com-petition. “This is a great experience for my kids,” stated director Jane Edwards. “Every state does show choir differently and in Wisconsin we were able to see schools from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and, of course, Iowa!” One of the Wisconsin schools fashioned their show from the musical AIDA and the Keota Kids were extremely impressed and one of the Minnesota

schools did a show based on a light theme, which was very angry (dark) and also, very happy (light). EagleRock! will be performing on Saturday at Cedar Rapids Washington in the gym at 11:15 a.m. Come support your Keota EagleRock! Pictured above: EagleRock! performs at the Gathering of the Stars Competition in Holmen, Wisconsin. Photos courtesy of Amy Schulte

Keota Vendor Show will take place on Saturday, March 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at St Mary’s Hall in Keota. The following are the confirmed vendors: Pampered Chef; It Works; Scentsy; Jamberry Nails; Norwex; Addy’s Beads; Ava Anderson Non-Toxic; Origami Owl; Thirty-One; Mary Kay; Girl Scout Cookies; Advocare; Young Living Essential Oils; Tupperware and More to Come! Mark Saturday, March 21 on your calendar to stop by and see what these local vendors have to offer!

Sixteen members of the Keota FFA participated in the Southeast District Leadership Conference at Williamsburg on Saturday, March 7. Keota was entered in four events. Two events won their competition and advance to the state finals to be held in conjunction with the Iowa FFA Leadership Conference to be held at Iowa State University on April 19 to 21. Callie Greiner won the Ag Sales Career Development Event (CDE) and received a gold rating. She was selling a Muck Boots display to a retail business. The Greenhand Conduct of Meetings team also won first place gold and will advance to ISU. Team members included Luke Greiner, Presi-dent; Avery Conrad, Vice-President; Logan Sieren, Secretary; Jack Eakins, Treasurer; Cole Brenneman, Reporter; Erin Chalupa, Sentinel; and Cole Stout, Advisor. Other FFA Greenhands that have been working with the team are Jace Uphold, Riley Conrad, Marty Baker, and Jacob Moeller. The team used the FFA’s official opening ceremonies, conduct two items of business while demonstrating correct parliamentary procedure, and then performed closing ceremonies. They also had to orally answer questions related to correct parliamentary procedure and best practices

relating to managing meetings and FFA chapters. Jack Phillips, Cooper Sieren, Ty Sieren, Joe Swanstrom, and Olin Walker became the first ever Keota FFA junior high team to compete in a Leadership CDE. They received a silver rating in Ag Impact. They prepared a four page research paper on agriculture’s impact on south-east Iowa. They also prepared and delivered a 12-minute presentation to the judges Brooke Sieren also received a sil-ver rating in the Job Interview CDE. She was scored on her resume, let-ter of application, written applica-tion, the face to face interview. Maggie Baker, Callie Greiner, Madison Sheetz, and Brooke Sieren received the Academic Achieve-ment Award. This award is pre-sented to senior FFA members who have a 3.50 or greater GPA, have been a member for at least 3 years, and have had a SAE program. Callie Greiner and Madison Sheetz were the chapter’s official voting delegates. FFA CDE’s are rated on a Gold, Silver, Bronze rating system, much like a blue, red, and white system. The state is divided into six dis-tricts with about 40 chapters per district. Chapters of all size com-pete together. There is no class designation. Competition starts at sub-district where the top three ad-vance. Then two chapters advance to state from each of the districts. Photo captions can be found on Page 2...

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Pastor Betsey Sue Neipert201 North Ellis Street, PO Box 208

Keota, IA 52248-0208(641)636-3825

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Sunday Worship Service - 9:00 AMYouth Sunday School – 9:15-10 AM

Bible Study Fridays - 9:00 AMPrayer Service Wednesdays 6:00 PM Wed., March 11: Worship Committee Mtg., 5:30 p.m.; Fellowship/Membership Committee Mtg., 6:30 p.m. Thurs., March 12: Kids’ Club, 3:45 to 5:00 p.m. Sun., March 15: Liturgist: Cherie Westendorf; Greeters: Cindy and Tom Messenger; Musician: Craig McClenahan.

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Mass ScheduleHoly Trinity, Keota:

Saturday 6 pm, Sunday 8 amSt. Mary’s, Sigourney:

Saturday 4 pm, Sunday 10 amPhone: 641-636-3883

Sat., March 14, 6 PM: Lector: Jamie Moeller; Servers: Justin and Jacob Moeller, Grant Garman; Gifts: M/M Mike Sieren; Communion: Jamie Moeller, M/M Bob Weber, Cindy Weber; Ushers: M/M Tom Woltering, M/M Mike Sieren. Sun., March 15, 8 AM: Lector: Tim Sieren; Servers: Lauren and Logan Sieren, Patrick Clarahan; Gifts: M/M Jayme Sieren; Communion: Tim Sieren, Maryann Bell, Evonne Merz, Shannon Greiner; Ushers: M/M Jayme Sieren, M/M Bernie Vittetoe. Maplewood Manor: Dave Shemanski.

Upcoming Events Sun., March 15: Children’s Mass (7th Grade will be ministers), 8:00 a.m.; Religious Education/Confirmation, 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.; Confession Time, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

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3/11: Deidra Baker, Sam Horras. 3/12: Alyvia Anderson, David Shemanski, Jinger Bell, Kenyon Weber, Liz Branstad, M/M Tim Flynn. 3/13: Addison Dahlquist, Eugene Greiner, Mark Gretter, Mary Ann Sieren, Nathan Anderson, Rachel Bobren, Terry Dumphy, M/M Josh Hill. 3/14: Isaac Striegel, Janie Westendorf. 3/15: Aaron Berg, Ann C. Greiner, Bayley Greiner, Dawn Anderegg, Karla Kay Adair, Taylor Wright. 3/16: Emma Docherty, Jacob Altenhofen, Robert Lane. 3/17: Brandon Berg, Jerome Horras, Leah Reed, Paden Uphold, Pamela McDonald, TJ Strait, Tierney Greiner. 3/18: Benjamin Merz, Callie Hahn, Chuck Anderson, Haley Brenneman, Hannah Brenneman, Marilyn Luttenegger, Mary Ollinger, Nicholas Olson, Niki Osweiler. 3/19: Anthony Westendorf, Larry Hultman, M/M Dean Redlinger.

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Senior Center Menus Offered every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at the Senior Citizens Center, 211 E. Broadway St., Keota. Call for reservations at 641-636-2391. 3/13: Tuna and noodles, tomato spoon salad, broccoli, banana half, chocolate chip bar. Board meeting. 3/16: Beef meatball, gravy, baby red potatoes, broccoli, banana-orange cup. 3/18: Ham and beans, toma-to spoon salad, cottage cheese corn bread, tropical fruit. Blood pressure checks at 11:00 a.m.

BREAKFAST 3/12: Egg wrap with salsa, graham crackers, grapes, juice, milk. 3/13: Muffin, banana, juice, milk. 3/16: Cereal, string cheese, peaches, juice, milk. 3/17: Long john, tropical fruit, juice, milk. 3/18: Biscuit and gravy, oranges, juice, milk.

LUNCH 3/12: Turkey and cheese sub, lettuce and tomato, oven fries, peaches, graham snack (9-12). 3/13: Pizza, tossed salad with romaine, green beans, whole wheat roll and jelly (9-12), banana. 3/16: Baked chicken drum-stick, savory rice, fresh broccoli, corn, oatmeal roll, peaches. 3/17: Pork rib on a bun, romaine and tomato, tri-tator, green beans, kiwi, cherry crisp (9-12). 3/18: Lasagna, garden spin-ach salad, whole grain breadstick, apple wedges, marinara sauce (9-12).

School Menus

3/11: Kirkwood Comm. College rep at lunch time in caf-eteria; Dismiss at 1:00 p.m. 3/12: Keota School Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. 3/13: ACT Registration Deadline for April 18 Testing Day; Jr. High Science Fair in Cafeteria at 1:00 p.m. 3/14: EagleRock Competition at Cedar Rapids Washington High School; State Individual Speech Contest at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School. 3/16: Chemistry Class Blood Drive in HS Gym from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; All Jrs. and some Srs. to KCCA for COMPASS Test (afternoon). 3/19: Soph. and Jrs. Visit Keokuk Co. Career Academy in Sigourney (morning); (Boys and Girls) SICL Indoor Track Meet at Grinnell College.

Jr./Sr. High School Calendar

Obituaries

Marian T. (Fritz) Redlinger, age 93, of Solon, formerly of Harper, died March 3, 2015, at the Solon Care Center, where she had been a resident since 2010. Marian was born November 13, 1921, in East Pleasant Plain, Iowa, one of eight chil-dren of Michael and Gertrude (Arndt) Fritz. She graduated from Brighton High School attended the Ottumwa College of Teaching and was given a special war emergency certifi-cate to teach on December 21, 1944. She taught in country schools in the Germanville and Polishville areas during World War II. John and Marian met prior to World War II and they were married on October 10, 1945 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at East Pleasant Plain shortly after his discharge from the Army. The marriage spanned 67 years and was blessed with mutual love, respect and good times. They lived on a farm

near Harper where Marian loved being a full-time homemaker. She baked, canned her home-grown vegetables and sewed for her family. Her favorite holi-day was the Christmas season, when she made her own deco-rations and gave them to her family. Survivors include six chil-dren: Gary (Donna) Redlinger of Solon, Donna (Gary) Scheetz of Oxford, Janet Schrock of Solon, Mary Ellen (Bill) Barry of Fairfax, Dennis (Joni) Redlinger and Dean (Jeanene) Redlinger, both of Keota; 19 grandchil-dren, 23 great grandchildren and brothers Sylvester (Janet) Fritz of Brighton and Cletus (Beverly) Fritz of Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John; two sisters: Alice Redlinger and Loretta Schneider and four brothers: John, Walter, Robert and Richard Fritz in infancy; granddaughter-in-law: Bethany Redlinger and great-grandson, Zachary. Funeral Mass was held on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at Holy Trinity Parish - St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with Rev. Charles Fladung officiat-ing. Burial was at Holy Trinity Cemeteries - St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Harper. A general memorial fund has been established. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Keota is caring for Marian and her family. Tributes may be e-mailed at www.pow-ellfuneralhomes.com.

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Milestones

Ryan and Briana Howard are happy to announce the arriv-al of Keadon Ryan Howard, born January 16, 2015 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. He weighed 10 pounds 4 ounc-es and was 21 inches long. Keadon was welcomed home by proud big brother, Kaison. Grandparents are Eugene and Karen Greiner of Harper and Glen and Carol Howard of Moulton. Great grandparents are Lester and Marion Jones of Crawfordsville.

Shawn and Pam Wallace, of East Moline, Illinois, are happy to announce the upcoming wed-ding of their daughter, Paige Wallace, to Jonathan Jaeger, son of Jerome and Katherine Jaeger, of South English, Iowa. Paige graduated from the University of Iowa in 2012 with a BBA in Management and Economics. She com-pleted her Masters in Health Administration at the University of Iowa in 2014. She is com-pleting her Administrative Fellowship at UnityPoint Health Des Moines. Jonathan graduated from the University of Iowa in 2012 with a BBA in Finance and a Certificate in Risk Management and Insurance. He is a Commercial Underwriter for Travelers Insurance. The wedding will take place in East Moline, Illinois on October 3, 2015. The couple resides in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Xander Myers along with his parents Hannah and Josh are pleased to announce the birth of his younger brother Ryker Ruger Myers born January 28, 2015 at Washington County Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds 13 ounces and was 22 inches long. His grandparents are Ron and Tatia Wright of Keota and James and Patricia Myers of Sigourney. His great-grandparents are David and Jean Wright of Keota, Pam Everhart of Muscatine, Patrick Hogan of Grandview, Gloria Van Kooten on Pella and Carol Myers of Sigourney.

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Banking isn’t what it used to be, and neither are modern day bankers. Jill D. Burnett, CEO and the Executive Team of the Libertyville Savings Bank, have made a commitment in 2015 to raise funds to build a school in Africa. This initiative is in addi-tion to the Libertyville Savings Bank’s (LSB) continued support of numerous community, school, non-profit and local related activ-ities in the five communities they serve. Burnett stated that “at LSB they believe every child deserves an education and a chance for a better life. We will raise these funds by donating $5.00 to the Unstoppable Foundation® when a new or existing customer signs up for any of our online products. Customers using these products save us money that in turn we will use to support this cause.” “The Unstoppable Foundation® is a non-profit humanitarian organization bring-ing sustainable education to chil-dren and communities in devel-oping countries, thereby creating a safer and more just world for everyone” states their website www.UnstoppableFoundation.org. Their mission is to ensure

that every child has access to an education and a better life. The Unstoppable Foundation’s model not only builds schools, but provides the entire commu-nity with access to clean water and sanitation, food and nutri-tion, healthcare, and alterna-tive income training for parents. “Statistics show that investing in education is the single most effective way to reduce poverty, save lives and transform entire communities. Just learning to read and write could lift 170 mil-lion people out of poverty” per their website. Everyone at the bank is committed to this project said Burnett. “In 2015 our goal is to be “Unstoppable” in every-thing we do, including raising money for the school”. The Libertyville Savings Bank was founded in Libertyville Iowa in 1901. They currently have five offices in southeast Iowa. The home office is located in Fairfield and the other offices are in Libertyville, Eldon, Keosauqua and Keota. The bank was named in the Des Moines Register’s “Top 100 Places to Work” in 2014 and Jill Burnett is a past recipient of the Extraordinary Banker Award.

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FFA Photo Captions Page 1 Top left (front to back, left to right): Erin Chalupa, Logan Sieren, Luke Greiner, Cole Stout, Cole Brenneman, Avery Conrad, Jack Eakins, and Jace Uphold. Top right: Callie Greiner and Brooke Sieren. Bottom left photo (front to back, left to right): Joe Swanstrom, Ty Sieren, Cooper Sieren, Jackson Phillips, Olin Walker. Photos submitted

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For the RecordREAL ESTATE Michael A. Noel Jr. and Stacie A. Noel to Craig J. Hackert and Darcy L. Hackert, PLAT 2009-1232. 75-10-34-SE1/4 SW1/4-AUD PAR A, 74-10-3-NE1/4 NW1/4, CCTOK-07250, RLTOP-013200. Michael A. Noel Jr. and Stacie a. Noel to Eric J. Hackert, 74-10-03-NW1/4 NE1/4-L03 PT, PLAT B2 P91, 74-10-03-NW1/4 NE1/4, 74-10-03-SW1/4 NE1/4, 74-10-03-SE1/4 NW1/4, 74-10-03-NE1/4 SW1/4-PT, 74-10-03-NW1/4 NW1/4-PT, 74-10-04-SE1/4 NE1/4-PT, 74-10-07-SE1/4 SE1/4-AUD PAR A, PLAT 2011-0978, 74-10-07-SE1/4 SE1/4-AUD PAR C, PLAT 2011-1017, SEE RECORDS FOR EASEMENTS, RLTOP-061700, RLTOP-067950, RLTOP-062000, RLTOP-062250, RLTOP-062400, RLTOP-062500, RLTOP-062600, RLTOP-013625, RLTOP-013610. Steven L. Kemp and Estella Y. Kemp to Keokuk County, HIGHWAY EASEMENT, 77-10-24-SE1/4-RR ROW PT, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCSTION EASEMENT, 77-10-24-SW1/4-RR ROW PT, LBTKE-002250. Luers & Asso. Inc. to Keokuk County, HIGHWAY EASEMENT, 77-10-23-NE1/4 SE1/4-RR ROW PT, 77-10-23-NE1/4 SE1/4-L02 PT, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS, 77-10-23-NE1/4 SE1/4-RR ROW PT, 77-10-23-NE1/4 SE1/4-L02 PT, 77-10-23-NE1/4 SE1/4-L02 PT, SEE RECORDS FOR ACQUISITION PLATS, LBTFE-042510, LBTKE-002300. Joe E. Stoddard to Keokuk County, HIGHWAY EASEMENT, 77-10-23-N1/2 SE1/4-PT, SEE RECORD FOR ACQUISITION PLAT, LBTFE-041100. Andrew Striegel, Andrew C. Striegel, and Belinda L. Striegel to Keokuk County, HIGHWAY EASEMENTS, 77-10-24-SW1/4-PT, 77-10-24-SW1/2-PT, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS, 77-10-24-SW1/4-PT, 77-10-24-SW1/4-PT, SEE RECORD FOR ACQUISITION PLATS, LBTKE-002800, LBTKE-002600. Abbie Rae Sauer, Abbie Rae Dekleine and Jared Jacob Dekleine to Jared Jacob Dekleine and Abbie Rae Dedleine, OLL-MARS-5-2, OLCOP-001400. Keith Luettjohann and Laurie Luettjohann to K&L Foods Realty LLC, SIG-OPSG-2-2, SIG-OPSG-2-3, SIG-OPSG-2-6-PT, SIG-OPSG-2-7, SIG-OPSG-2-8, SIG-OPSG-3-1, SIG-OPSG-3-4, SEE RECORDS FOR ALLEY USE, SEE RECORDS FOR LOADING DOCK & TRUCK ACCESS DEED OF EASEMENT, SGCOS-040800, SGCOS-044700, SGCOS-091600, SGCOS-038400. Kewash Properties I LLC to Matthew L. Finley and Amy L. Finley, 74-10-30-NE1/4, SE1/4-PAR A, PLAT B338 P32, RLTOP-049400. Clifford J. Duwa EST., Dwight Duwa COEX, Dixie Conrad COEX, Dwayne Duwa COEX, to Dennis M. Duwa and Florene M. Duwa, 77-10-13-SW1/4 NW1/4, 77-10-14-SE1/4 NE1/4-PT, FULFILLS CONTRACT 2008-1638, LBTFE-025100, LBTFE-025200. DJG LLC. To Derek G. Greiner and Tiffany Greiner, 76-10-34-NW1/4-PT, LATOK-021250.

SHERIFF’S REPORT The Sheriff’s news is a brief summary of the activities/arrests/tickets from previous weeks as submitted by Keokuk County Sheriff, Casey Hinnah. Criminal charges are mere accusations and the accused is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Keokuk County Sheriff’s Report 2/23/15 thru 3/06/15: On Monday, February 23, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Department arrested Salvador Rolando Rodriguez, 25, Sigourney, for Public Intoxication. On Wednesday, February 25,

the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Department arrested Roy Charles Danner, 43, What Cheer, for Failure to Have a Valid License, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Operating While under the Influence. On Wednesday, February 25, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Department arrested Robert Louis Fite Jr, 40, Delta, for Delivery of Less than 5 grams of metham-phetamine. On Wednesday, February 25, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Department arrested Michael Wayne Linville, 37, Barnes City, for Driving under Suspension and Improper use of Registration. On Friday, February 27, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Department arrested Ryan James Shields, 26, Hedrick, for Driving while Barred. On Sunday, March 1, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Department arrested Danette Lynne Meyer, 38, Sigourney, for Operating While under the Influence. On Friday, March 6, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Department arrested Amy Lynn Gillum, 39, Barnes City, for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. On Friday, March 6, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Department arrested Michael Wayne Linville, 37, Barnes City, for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Deliver.Citations 2/22/15 thru 3/8/15 Justin Allan Boller of Kalona, was cited February 22 for posses-sion of alcohol under age. Becky Jane Skinner of Keota, was cited February 22 for exces-sive speed (auto). Amy Nicole Schwartz of Hedrick, was cited February 23 for excessive speed (auto). Richard Jeremy Johnson of Ottumwa, was cited February 23 for operating without a registra-tion. Joel Matthew Stanerson of Conroy, was cited February 23 for operating without a registra-tion. Marty John Topping was cited February 24 for excessive speed (auto). Roy Charles Danner was cited February 24 for failure to have a valid license. Roy Charles Danner was cited February 24 for no insurance Jeremy Wayne Holland of Brooklyn, was cited February 24 for excessive speed (auto) Andrew Lee Skinner of Ottumwa, was cited February 24 for operating without registra-tion. Jeffrey Pharoah Hawkins was cited February 24 for excessive speed (auto). Amy Lynn Gillum of Barnes City, was cited February 25 for permit unauthorized per to drive Amy Lynn Gillum of Barnes City, was cited February 25 for open container passenger. Michael Shawn Deweese of Sigourney, was cited February 25 for driving under suspension. Brandi Noel Adney of What Cheer, was cited March 3 for speeding 55 or < (6 thru 10+). Alexander Wayne Lucas of Sigourney, was cited March 5 for speeding > 55 (16 thru 20). Carmen Sue Evans was cited March 6 for excessive speed (auto). Heather Ann Clement was cited March 7 for excessive speed (auto). Scott Philip Pierce was cited March 8 for excessive speed (auto). Michael T. Cullick was cited March 8 for excessive speed (auto).

Public NoticesKeota City Council Meeting

March 2, 2015 The Keota City Council met on March 2, 2015, in the city hall. The meeting was called to order at 7:01 P.M. by Mayor Anthony Cansler. Council Members answering roll call were Conrad, Greiner, Westendorf and Davis. City employees present were Slaubaugh, Conrad and Osweiler. Matt Walker, French-Reneker-Associates, and Cindy Murphy, Keota Health Center, were also in attendance. Motion was made by Conrad to approve the agenda, Davis seconded the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. Mayor Cansler called the public hearing to order for the 2015/2016 Budget. There was no one present for the hearing and there were no objections or comments fi led with Osweiler. Motion was made by Conrad to close the public hearing for the 2015/2016 Budget, Davis sec-onded the motion. Public hearing closed at 7:02 p.m. Mayor Cansler called the regular sched-uled meeting back to order immediately follow-ing the public hearing. Motion was made by Davis, seconded by Westendorf to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Motion was made by Conrad to approve Change Order #2 for the sewer extension proj-ect, Westendorf seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken: “Ayes”- Conrad & Westendorf; “Nays”- Greiner and Davis; “Absent”- Hill. Mayor Cansler voted aye to decide the tie vote. Motion passed by majority vote. The change order is to replace the sidewalk in front in 610 E Broadway Avenue, the city will split the cost with Corner-stone. Motion was made by Conrad to approve Pay Estimate #3 for the sewer extension proj-ect, Greiner seconded the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. This estimate will pay for change order #1. Matt Walker informed the council that there will be a pre-construction meeting with Volken’s on March 10th at 10 a.m. for the water main project. Kevin Slaubaugh presented the following for the public works report. There was a water main break by 511 W Keokuk Avenue. There is about 50% left of the salt and sand supply. Greiner made a motion to approve the public works report, Westendorf seconded the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. Offi cer Doug Conrad presented the fol-lowing report for the police department. There were ten complaints/service calls: two theft, controlled substance, family/children, assist and service, two misc. investigations, two ani-mal and traffi c violation. Motion was made by Greiner to approve the police departments re-port, Westendorf seconded the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. Motion was made by Conrad to approve Resolution 2015-8: A Resolution Approving 2015/2016 Budget; Davis seconded the mo-tion. A roll call vote was taken: “Ayes”- Greiner, Westendorf, Conrad and Davis; “Nays”- None; and “Absent”- Hill. Motion passed with a major-ity vote. Motion was made by Conrad to approve County Line Mart, LLC, liquor license; Westen-dorf seconded the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. Motion was made by Davis to approve hiring Alyssa White as a lifeguard, Westendorf seconded the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. Osweiler presented the areas she had questions on for the code book. She will send all the revisions she has for the codebook back to Area 15. The council discussed topics that they would like in the newsletter that will be put out at the end of the month. Motion was made by Conrad to pay the bills list below, Greiner seconded the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. Conrad discussed Dean Redlinger’s build-ing permit from last year. The project was not completed because the contractor had other obligations that took priority. Motion was made by Westendorf to give Redlinger a six month extension to his permit to fi nish the project, Greiner seconded the motion. Motion passed with a unanimous vote. Motion was made by Davis, seconded by Conrad to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 8:27 P.M. The next regu-lar scheduled council meeting will be on March 16, 2015, in city hall at 7 p.m. in city hall.

CITY OF KEOTACHECK SUMMARY REGISTER

FEBRUARY 19, 2015 -MARCH 2, 2015NAME DESCRIPTION AMOUNT

BAKER & TAYLOR 14 BKS, 9 JACKETS, 5 MARC RECO $176.52CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT 6 LP BOOKS/ AUTO PLAN $149.03DEMCO 3 BOX JACKETS/ 2 ROLLS LAMINAT $66.80GECRB/AMAZON 17 BOOKS/ALLIANT GRANT $184.39INFOMAX OFFICE SYSTEMS INC. LIB. COPIER/FAX/SCANNER $128.50KEOTA EAGLE FOODS LIGHT BLUB/PAPER PRODUCTS $43.62QUILL CORPORATION 1 BLK TONER/1 CYAN TONER $127.66WINDSTREAM LIB. PHONE/FAX $61.15UNITED STATES POST OFFICE UTL. BILLS/STAMPS $211.26LUERS, DIXIE L., PAYROLL $232.54STARBUCK, LINDSAY, PAYROLL $81.36SLAUBAUGH, KEVIN L., PAYROLL $1,236.64OSWEILER, NICOLE, PAYROLL $1,058.56LUERS, DIXIE L., PAYROLL $293.94HISEL, JULI L., PAYROLL $488.24FREDERICK, CRAIG, PAYROLL $1,112.66CONRAD, DOUGLAS L., PAYROLL $1,657.49BAUGHMAN, MELINDA, PAYROLL $48.39AHLERS & COONEY, P.C. SWR NOTE FOR P&D $4,189.20ALLIANT ENERGY FEB. GAS AND ELECTRIC $5,766.85CASH PETTY CASH FOR CITY HALL $100.00CORNERSTONE EXCAVATING, INC PAY ESTIMATE #3 FOR SWR EXT $5,509.62FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA LIB AND CITY HALL EXP $145.45HR GREEN, INC. WWT ENGINEERING FEB $13,900.00IOWA DIVISON OF LABOR SERVICES LIB. BOILER INSPECTION $40.00IOWA LEAGUE OF CITIES 2015 SPRING CONFRENCE $65.00IOWA SECTION AWWA WATER CLASS FOR SLAUBAUGH $45.00JULIE HILL 1ST CEM MOWING PYMT $2,500.00KEVIN’S CELLULAR SERVICE SNOW REMOVAL AT LIB $87.00KOCH BROTHERS CITY HALL MULT-TASK MACHINE $4,245.00MALLEY HARDWARE & APPL. WASTE WATER SUPPLIES $11.24MID-AMERICA PUBLISHING CORP. FEB PUBLISHING $567.25OLLINGER ELECTRIC SEWER LAGOON HEATER BREAKER $122.51TREMMEL BACKHOE SERVICE WATER MAIN BREAK $600.00WINDSTREAM ALL DEPT FAX AND PHONE $228.341Total $45,481.21

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Greetings - Keota High School Speech students and fans! What a treasure you have in Speech coaches Gina Bennett and Michael McNurlen in the Keota School System! I was privileged to attend the Iowa High School 40th All-State Speech Festival at I.S.U. in Ames on February 21, 2015. Out of the 1700 students qualifying for Outstanding Performers from the whole state of Iowa 0 seven attend-ed from our Keota High School...What an accomplishment! In the front row of the Readers Theatre of the Scheman Building listening to the “Orvis Orvison” reading by five animated Keota students, I was seated next to a father from West Des Moines whose son was featured also...That

young man’s class size was 700 members and our Keota represent-ing class size of less than 20. What a contrast! It shows that small class sizes can and do produce outstand-ing winners in the scheme of life! I also sat in on the Ensemble Acting in the Alumni Building on cam-pus of the rendition of “Remote” by two other Keota High School Speech students...Both groups did themselves, their coaches and numerous audience attendees very proud! Way to go Tyler Verstraete, Isaiah Hahn, Zach Mousel, Paden Uphold, Nate Sieren, Sloan Ott, and Avery Conrad! Onward and upward Keota High School!

Gods Blessings, Mary Grace MayerKHS Alumni 1947

Letter to the Editor: At this week’s Keota school board meeting on Thursday, March 12, we will be receiving a recommendation from the tech-nology committee for acquisition of new hardware to be used in Keota classrooms. Some education experts have stated that today’s classroom should offer ubiquitous computing (check out Wikipedia for a definition of that one). No so very long ago, or at least I thought it wasn’t long ago, schools focused on providing a nice computer lab and that was all that was necessary to supply the technology needs of students. Today’s students are much more tech savvy than their predecessors and the bar is set higher. Many carry around more technology in the phones in their pockets than the 3 spiffy new Apple IIe computers that were in Dan Shafer’s lab when I was in high school. For a reality check on the state of technology in our daily lives and the classroom, I encourage you to check out Scott McLeod’s website and YouTube video at http://dangerouslyirrel-evant.org/2011/08/shift-happens-v5-iowa-did-you-know-video.html. The website has some great information for teachers and par-ents alike. Many of the computers in the current school labs are nearing the end of their useful life. The technology committee decided to

step back and analyze the need for technology improvements rather than simply focusing only on replacing the existing labs. What types of technology? Very likely the committee will be rec-ommending some combination of iPads in addition to implementing a phased replacement of existing Windows machines in the labs. Frank Slabaugh, a learning design coach we share with Mid-Prairie, is working with teachers to look at new ways of utilizing technology in the classroom. When a teacher has the technology at hand in their room, it is much less dis-ruptive and more conducive than walking the children down the hall to the lab. If they receive the approval of the board in pursuing the acqui-sition and phased replacement of existing machines, it is likely that the committee will be seek-ing grants and other support to undertake the project. I encourage anyone with questions or wanting to support integration of technol-ogy into classroom instruction to attend Thursday’s meeting to find out more. Board meetings are held in the elementary library and begin at 6:30 pm. Members of the public are welcome to ask ques-tions or make comments regarding the proposal.

Scott FlynnBoard President

Keokuk CountyBoard Proceedings

FEBRUARY 23, 2015 The Keokuk County Board of Supervisors met in special session, Monday, February 23, 2015 in the Board Room of the Courthouse. All members were present. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve the agenda. All ayes and motion carried. Wood moved, Hadley seconded approval of property tax suspension for the following de-scribed real estate pursuant to Iowa Code Sec-tion 427.9, to-wit: all of Block 18 in the town, now city of Harper, Keokuk County; Iowa, and a part of the northeast quarter of the north-east quarter of Section 30, Township 76 North, Range 10 West of the fi fth principal meridian in Keokuk County, Iowa, which is designated Ke-okuk County parcel #LATOK 047750. All ayes and motion carried. Suspended taxes are due and payable at some point in time. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve the minutes of February 17, 2015 as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Met with Engineer McGuire regarding Ke-okuk County Highway Department as follows: anticipated start date for the Lacey/What Cheer bridge will be the end of June or fi rst of July; inquiry received regarding logging county right-of-way. Berg moved, Hadley seconded approval of temporary construction easements/contracts for Project BRS-CO54(95)-60-54 (W15 Bridge) Section 24, Township 77N, Range 10W was held with Engineer McGuire. All ayes and mo-tion carried. This bridge project is north of Keota on Highway 22. Public hearing for vacating a portion of 160th Street between 110th Avenue and Zeph-yr Avenue was held. Also present were: Andy McGuire, Engineer; Barry Flint, Adam and Chad McKain; Roger and Shirley Broerman and Ray-mond Adams to share in discussion of support and objections regarding vacation of said road. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to close said public hearing at 9:29 a.m. All ayes and motion carried. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to vacate a portion of 160th Street from 110th Avenue west to within 100’ of the southwest corner of PRTOT 18500 as agreed upon by landowners. All ayes and motion carried. The fi nal order will be placed on the March 2nd agenda for formal Board action. Various board and committee reports were held. Hadley attended Farm Bureau and Semco meetings. Berg attended SADC, English River Watershed and County road ride with Engineer. Wood had no meetings to attend last week. Discussion of old/new business and public comment was held. ISAC Spring Conference and County Day at the Capitol will be held in Des Moines in March. On vote and motion the meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m. The above and foregoing information is a summary of the minutes taken at the above in-dicated meeting. The full and complete set of minutes are recorded and available at the offi ce of the Keokuk County Auditor. SK11

Keokuk CountyBoard Proceedings

MARCH 2, 2015 The Keokuk County Board of Supervisors met in regular session, Monday, March 2, 2015 in the Board Room of the Courthouse. All mem-bers were present. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve the agenda. All ayes and motion carried. Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve the minutes of February 23, 2015 as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Met with Engineer McGuire regarding Ke-okuk County Highway Department happenings as follows: Berg shared a safety concern from Tom Adam regarding the four corners near his residence; left a message with Rick Hammes to get a letter from the landowner and fi ll out a County form for permission to log the right-of-way and volunteered Keokuk County to be in the Iowa safety group pilot program that looks at an entire county focusing on safety issues and makes recommendations thereafter. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve fi nal order of road vacation for a portion of 160th Street between 110th Avenue and Zephyr Av-enue excluding 100’ east of property line as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Wood moved, Hadley seconded approval of appointment of Jim Dickinson to RPA 15 Trans-portation Advisory Committee. All ayes and motion carried. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to approve the March 2, 2015 claim listing. All ayes and motion carried. Met with Matt Ives, Keokuk County Health Center, Administrator/CFO, regarding ambu-lance budget. Wood moved, Hadley seconded to approve the Personnel Report for Casey Thompson, part-time E911 Director at $19.23 per hour, not to exceed $10,000 annually, effective July 1, 2015 as submitted. All ayes and motion car-ried. Public hearing with Keokuk County Confer-ence Board regarding FY 2016 Keokuk County Assessor’s budget was held with Charles Kent and Marge Farmer, Assessor’s Offi ce and Terry Hollingsworth, Sigourney Mayor. Asses-sor Kent and Auditor Bates stated there were no oral or written objections received. Hadley moved, seconded by Wood to close the public hearing at 9:34 a.m. All ayes, motion carried. Hadley moved, Hollingsworth seconded to approve the Fiscal Year 2016 Keokuk County Assessor budget as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. Various board and committee reports were held. Wood attended Belva Deer Inn and UMO reinstatement meet in Des Moines. 10-15 Re-gional Planning was cancelled due to weather. Hadley attended Area 15 and Board of Health meetings. Berg participated in a Central Iowa Tourism conference call. Discussion of old/new business and public comment was held. Sheriff Hinnah informed the best jail inspection report to date was received last Wednesday due to changes, updates and cleanliness. Public hearing regarding proposed FY 2016 Keokuk County Budget was held. Auditor Bates stated there were no oral or written objections received. Hadley moved, Wood seconded to close said public hearing at 10:04 a.m. All ayes and motion carried. Wood moved, Hadley seconded approval of proposed FY 2016 Keokuk County Budget as submitted. All ayes and motion carried. On vote and motion the meeting adjourned at 10:10 a.m. The above and foregoing information is a summary of the minutes taken at the above in-dicated meeting. The full and complete set of minutes are recorded and available at the offi ce of the Keokuk County Auditor.

CLAIM DATE: March 2, 2015ACE ELECTRIC 945.40ACTERRA GROUP 85.05AGRILAND FS 1,150.94ALL AM PEST CONTROL 100.00ALLIANT ENERGY 4,643.93ALTORFER MACHINERY 129,337.12ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY 18.98BARCO MUNICIPAL PROD 105.08BARRON MOTOR 191.85BATES, CHRISTY 59.85BAYMONT INN & SUITES 302.40BC INVESTMENTS 560.00BOWERS, JERLYN 322.68CALHOUN-BURNS & ASSOC 1,358.20CASTRO, DR ROBERTO 100.00CENTURY LINK 293.09CHARLES CAPPER FORD 133.00CLARAHAN, CASEY 20.68

FOUR OAKS FAMILY SERV 139.95HADLEY, MICHAEL C 624.60HANSELMAN, BETH 113.88HERR II, DONALD D 500.00IOWA BRIDGE & CULVERT 27,045.62IA COUNTY REC ASSOC 20.00IA DIV LABOR SERVICE 75.00IA EMERG NUMBER ASSOC 100.00IOWA PRISON INDUSTRIES 147.50IOWA SEC OF STATE 30.00IOWA STATE MED EXAM 1,598.00ISAC 320.00ISACA 70.00ITSAVVY LLC 418.88JEFFERSON CO SHERIFF 31.10KEMP, STEVEN L & ESTELLA 650.00KEMPF, MARGARET 190.32KEOKUK CO EXT OFFICE 100.00KEOKUK CO HEALTH CTR 55.44KEOKUK CO HWY DEPT 108.86LANKFORD, WENDY 70.72LAW ENF SYSTEMS 149.00LLOYD MCCONNELL DAVIS 11.31LUERS & ASSOC INC 1,450.00M & M SALES CO 135.79MARTIN EQUIP 108.92MCKESSON MED SURGICAL 343.14MED PASS 29.17

MESSERSCHMITT, LAVADA 147.16MODERN COOP TELEPHONE 353.80MULTI-COUNTY OIL 2,937.00ODEN ENTERPRISES 19,952.96PETTY CASH FUND 35.00POSTMASTER 40.00QUILL CORP 67.40RACOM CORP 72.00SADLER POWER TRAIN 150.30SAVAGE DIRT WORKS 345.00SEELEY, MARK 84.99SIGOURNEY BP 17.99SIGOURNEY TURBO WASH 300.00SIGOURNEY TV & APPLIANCE 499.00SINCLAIR TRACTOR 787.10STODDARD, JOE 150.00STRIEGEL, ANDREW C 7,070.00STUTZMAN, STAN 17.44THRELKELD-LARSON, VIRGINIA 361.92TREAT AMERICA 7.58US CELLULAR 361.01VERIZON WIRELESS 40.01WAPELLO CO AUDITOR 604.40WELLINGTON TOOL SALES 119.95WINDSTREAM 1,044.80ZEE MEDICAL INC 88.25TOTAL $210,020.51 SK10

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Week 8, the first of two fun-nels, was filled with passing many bills out of committees. I had several bills that moved from committee and will soon see floor debate and hopefully passage. This week’s letter will focus on the important legisla-tion produced by the Agriculture committee. On Tuesday and Wednesday, March 3rd, and 4th; the House Agriculture Committee consid-ered and approved five bills. We will pass another 5 before the end of the day today. On Tuesday, the House agriculture Committee considered three bills: House Study Bill 112 man-aged by Representative Hein, House Study Bill 137, managed by Chair Grassley, and House File 168 which I managed. All three bills passed by unanimous 23-aye votes. House File 168 proposes to exempt 4-H and FFA livestock that are shown at county fairs, exhibitions, or a contest from the calculation of animal units used to determine DNR environmental regulation thresholds. Under this bill the 4-H and FFA show animals dis-regard applies to confinement, deep bedded and open feedlot livestock operations. This change in the law assists livestock pro-ducers who wish to provide live-stock care and show opportuni-ties. One of the outstanding opportunities for young adults in Iowa is the expanding agribusi-ness sector of the state economy. Individuals who will soon be attending our state’s excellent land grant institution Iowa State University in agricultural fields of higher education will be able to use their animal husbandry experience gained through 4-H and FFA livestock projects to fill high demand agricultural jobs. House Study Bill 112 seeks to bring attention and deter future acts of agricultural theft. Most folks don’t know it, but across the state more convictions have been obtained for theft of agri-cultural crops commodities and livestock than auto theft. The bill was amended in Committee to remove a proposed mandatory 30 day sentence for Class ‘C’ and ’D’ agricultural theft felonies and replaced that provision with a $2,500 surcharge fine which is in addition to existing Class ‘C’ and ‘D’ felony fines. The surcharge would be remitted to the Iowa department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. The third bill that passed on Tuesday, House Study Bill 137 amends the beginning Farmer Custom Tax Credit Code lan-guage to allow for a contract

term of up to 24-month rather than an annual contract as speci-fied by current law (Iowa Code 16.81.5). The legislation reduces the paper work burden of the application process for these tax credits and to further strengthen potential business relationship between retiring farmers and landowners and new beginning farmers. On Wednesday, the House Agriculture Committee consid-ered and passed three more bills-- House File 353, House File 401, and House Study Bill 187. HSB 187 which passed by a 20-aye to 1-nay vote proposes to add to the list of agricultural input pur-chases for the production of food and is exempt from sales and use tax on the sale of European honey bees. This bill stemmed out of our area from a concerned constituent, Chairman Grassley was helpful in allowing me to draft this as a committee bill. House File 401 makes a number of changes and corrections to the State Drainage District law to provisions modified last year. A new topic that HF 401 addresses in the drainage law is that it proposes a provision that allows a Board of Trustees to appoint a person to serve as judge so long as that person resides in the county where the district is in part or in whole located if the person is eligible to vote in the general election to serve as judges canvassing the result of the next district election. The final bill passed on Wednesday, was House File 353 that passed which is another one of my bills. The bill reduces the number of continuing education that certi-fied commercial manure applica-tors must attend from 3-hours to 2-hours each year as an alter-native to an examination for recertification. This equalizes the amount of time commercial manure applicators must attend to what is required for confine-ment site manure applicators. This allows both to use the same educational materials and should increase flexibility for both appli-cators seeking continuing educa-tion hours and educators. I am continuing to receive many different emails, letters, and phone calls from concerned constituents. As always, I am happy to hear from residents of House District 78. If you have any concerns or questions, do not hesitate to call, text, or email me. My cell phone is515-689-5430 and my email is jarad.klein@legis.iowa.gov. Please to be sure to include your name and address to ensure a quick response.

The Senate Judiciary Committee recently approved a bill allowing those charged with a crime to apply to have court records of the crimi-nal charge and proceedings expunged if the charges were dismissed or resulted in a “not guilty” verdict. Sometimes people are wrong-ly accused of a crime. This can have all sorts of other negative consequences. Many employ-ers access Iowa Courts Online during the hiring process and property owners check online court records when deciding whom to rent to. Just seeing someone’s name in the court records can hurt their chanc-es of getting a job or finding housing. Senate Study Bill 1110 will provide those who were never convicted of the crime a better opportunity to move on with their lives. A defendant in a case will be able to make appli-cation to the court to expunge a criminal record when all criminal charges in the case are dismissed, or the defendant is acquitted of all charges in the case and: • All court costs, fees and financial obligations ordered by the court are paid.

• The case is dismissed per-manently or is beyond the stat-ute of limitations. • The defendant is not being charged with a crime in a relat-ed case or has not been con-victed of a crime in a related case. • The defendant was not found “not guilty by reason of insanity” or incompetent to stand trial. • All parties in the case have notice of the application to expunge and an opportunity to object. If all requirements are met, the court must expunge the records of the criminal case. The expunged record will be a confidential record exempt from public access but will be available to the defendant and to various justice system agen-cies. It’s a step in the right direction toward a fairer system of justice.

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Classified ads, $8.50 minimum for up to 25 words and 35¢ additional for each word over 25. (Published in The Keota Eagle and the Sigourney News-Review and on the websites). Service charge of $5.00 for blind ads. Cards of Thanks and Memorials, $7.50 minimum per newspaper for up to 50 words and 35¢ additional for each word over 50. Published in the newspaper of choice. Ads need to be paid for at time of submission. All want ads and cards of thanks copy must be in the Keota Eagle and the News-Review offices by 3 p.m. on Friday. Mail want ads to: The Keota Eagle, 310 East Broadway, P.O. Box 18, Keota, IA 52248; or Sigourney News-Review, P.O. Box 285, Sigourney, IA 52591. Mail remittance to: Mid-America Billing, PO Box 29, Hampton, IA 50441. All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act called Title VIII and the State of Iowa Civil Rights Act. These laws make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, handicap/disability, familial status/presence of children or national origin, or the intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of these laws. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Ag Plus is in need of a person to help in the manufacturing of livestock feeds. Flexible hours. 641-622-2552. SK10-2*–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Help Wanted: Need Key Carrier/Supervisor at True Value store in Sigourney. Part time for Saturdays and Sundays. Please apply at the store. SK10tfn––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Drivers: OTR/Local Regional. Great hometime, $500 sign on bonus. Top benefi ts, CDL-A. Stutsman, Inc., Hills, IA. tpantel@stutsmans.com, 319-679-2281. SK10-2*–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Drivers - CDL-A, professional. SIGN ON BONUS, home daily! Guaran-teed weekly pay! Excellent wages/benefi ts. Call STS 402-533-2030 or 402-278-1132, www.stsdriver.com. EOE. SK10-2*–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Company Drivers Wanted: Oberg Freight Company. Good steady freight. Excellent home time. Con-sistent miles. No touch van freight. Contact: Oberg Freight Company, Fort Dodge, IA, 515-955-3592, ext. 2. www.obergfreight.com. MAP10–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Help Wanted: Part-time library as-sistant. Some weekdays and Satur-days. Apply with resume or applica-tion at Wilson Memorial Library, 109 E. Washington, Keota, or wilsonlib@keota.lib.ia.us. Application available at www.keota.lib.ia.us. Deadline Fri-day, March 20 at 5 p.m., 641-636-3850. SK9-2–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––GOLF CLUB MANAGER: Motivated individual needed to manage mem-bership, marketing, and daily opera-tion for Pine Lake Country Club in Eldora, IA. Duties include hiring and supervising staff and club operation, as well as accounting procedures. Apply by sending resume and ref-erences to: PO Box 428, Eldora, IA 50627. EOE. MAP9-2–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Iowa Select Farms has local open-ings for Sow Farm Technicians and Class A CDL drivers. Technicians are responsible for the daily care of ani-mals. Positions start at $28,000/year and increase to $31,000 after just one year plus full benefi ts. Class A CDL drivers ideally live within 45 miles of Iowa Falls and transport pigs within our production system fi ve days a week, home EVERY DAY. Benefi ts, competitive salary and $1200 SIGN ON BONUS. Call Allyson at 641-316-3251 for more info! MAP9-5–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Truck Driver for Nussbaum. OTR, home weekly. $1000 Sign On Bonus $1050 weekly guarantee. $63,000 average earnings. New, Maintained Equipment Visit www.nussbaumjobs.com. Call 866-764-3907 (INCN)–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Class A CDL Local Drivers for IA & MINN. $20.00/hr some jobs up to$35.00/hr plus Benefits. Call Monson & Sons @ 1-800-463-4097 ext 110/109. EOE (INCN)–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Butler Transport Your Partner in Excellence. CDL Class A Drivers Needed. Sign on Bonus. All miles paid. 1-800-528-7825 or www.butler-transport.com (INCN)–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Drivers -No experience? Some or LOTS of experience? Let’s Talk! No matter what stage in your career, it’s time, Call Central Refrigerated Home. (877) 880-6366 www.Cent ra lTruckDr iv ingJobs.com (INCN)–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Hiring Regional Class A CDL Drivers. New Pay Package. Home Most Weekends, and $1500 Sign-On Bonus! Call 1-888-220-1994 or apply at www.heyl.net (INCN)–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Wanted: Old seed corn signs, sacks, Farmer’s Hybrids, Tomahawk, Mallard, Eno’s, Blackhawk, etc. Also, buying old feed signs. Good condi-tion. Ryan Paul, Thompson, IA. 515-538-0187. MAP9-10–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

I would like to thank my friends and family who helped make my 70th Birthday a great day. Thank you for all the cards, gifts, and flowers. I appreciate all of this! Patty Greiner K10*–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––With our sincere appreciation, our family would like to thank everyone for their comforting words, cards, and acts of kindness during the loss of our loved one. Words cannot express the feeling of comfort that comes with knowing that so many cared and shared in our grief and eased our burden. Thank you, the Larry Anderson family K10–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

HELP WANTED

WANTED

CARDS OF THANKS

FOR RENT

FOR SALE

For Rent: 2 bedroom apartment in Keota. No pets. Call Don Bermel, 641-660-0732. SK10–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––For Rent: Very nice one bedroom apartment in Sigourney. Call Brian at 641-521-2307. SK8tfn–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––For Rent In Sigourney: 3 bedroom basement apartment. Front and back entrance with patio. Partially fur-nished. No pets. Deposit and refer-ences required. Call 641-660-9601, ask for Cindy. 10-4*–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––For Rent: 1 bedroom apartment south of the square in Sigourney. Totally remodeled. Stove, refrigera-tor, microwave, on-site washer and dryer. No smoking. No pets. $350 plus deposit. 641-622-3906. SK5-6*–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––FOR RENT: 1 and 2 BR units avail-able in Clear Lake. Rental assis-tance and utility allowance available. Onsite laundry, no pets. 877-935-9340. www.tlpropertiesiowa.com. This institution is an equal opportu-nity provider and employer. Equal Housing Opportunity. Handicap Accessible. MAP5-8–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

NOTICESTree trimming and removal. Steel hauled away. Firewood for sale. Lawn mowing, trimming. Reasonable rates. Call Rodger, 319-461-4816. SK10-3*––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Call All American Pest Control to control rodents, birds, roaches, box elder bugs, flies, termites and fleas. 641-622-3565. SK8tfn–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––PUBLIC MEETING: 7 p.m. on the first and third Monday of every month at the Keota City Hall. Special meet-ings will be posted at City Hall. Ktfn–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Dish Network -SAVE! Starting $19.99/month (for 12 months.) Premium Channel Offers Available. FREE Equipment, Installation & Activation. CALL, COMPARE LOCAL DEALS! 1-800-684-4805 (INCN)–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––AIRLINES CAREERS- Get FAA certified Aviation Maintenance train-ing. Financial aid if qualified -Job placement assistance. CALL now. Aviation Institute of Maintenance 1-888-682-6604 (INCN)–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––ATTN: COMPUTER WORK. Work from anywhere 24/7. Up to $1,500 Part Time to $7,500/mo. Full Time. Training provided. www.WorkServices3.com (INCN)–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––CONTRACT SALESPERSON: Selling aerial photography of farms on commission basis. $4225.00 first month guarantee. $1,500-$3,000 weekly proven earnings. Travel required. More info msphotosd.com or 877/882-3566 (INCN)–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––CONSIGNMENT FARM MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT AUCTION: 10:00AM FRIDAY, MARCH 13TH AT BUENA VISTA CO. FAIRGROUNDS IN ALTA, IA. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT www.iowaauctionguide.com/cone OR CALL CONE AUCTIONS 712-299-4258 (INCN)–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

For Sale: Large round bales. Primarily alfalfa with some orchard grass. Net wrapped. Good quality. 641-624-2317, 641-660-3448, 641-660-3042. SK10-2–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––For Sale: Green Mountain wood pel-let grills; Ammunition, hand loading, muzzle loader supplies, firearms by order at Myles Miller Refrigeration, 641-622-2643. S1tfn–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––For Sale: Used Club Car golf cart. Don Bermel, 641-660-0732. SK34tfn–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Advertise your EVENT, PRODUCT or RECRUIT an applicant in this paper plus 40 other papers in Southeast Iowa for only $110/week! Call 800-227-7636 www.cnaads.com (INCN)–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Pump andPlumbing

641-660-8930 • Sigourney641-660-8930 • Keota

Keota Transmissionand Repair

Erik Strand128 E. Broadway • Keota, IA 52248

319-461-5767Specializing In Transmission & Driveline

Repair

Help Wanted:2nd Shift Industrial

Maintenance PersonRegular hours are 2:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday (10 hour days).

apply In person atBender Foundry

Service, Inc.1410 East SADC Ave.Sigourney, Iowa 52591

HELP WANTEDPrairie Mutual Insurance Association of Keota, IA, provider of farm and home insurance for over 136 years, is seeking an enthusiastic team player for the full-time position of Office Assistant. Applicant should possess strong math and computer skills (including proficiency with Microsoft Office), and welcome new challenges. Excellent communication skills and an attention to detail are necessary. Salary and benefits commensurate with qualifications and experience.Submit cover letter and resume to

P.O. Box 38, Keota, IA 52248

Is Hiring AField Supervisor.

Duties will include overseeing sub-contractors at multiple construction sites. Good driving record required. Very Competitive Salary, Company Truck, Paid Health Insurance, 401K.

Please go to:www.PrecisionStructures-Inc.com

to fill out an application

Is HiringEquipment Installers.

Very Competitive Wages, OT, Health Insurance, 401K, Paid Vacation/Holidays. Duties range from installing plumbing and mechanical systems, to operating company owned trucks, clean driving record a plus.

Please go to:www.PrecisionStructures-Inc.comto fill out an application, stop by:

1204 1st Ave N, Wellman, IAor call: 319-646-2430

McDonald Bone Yard & Auto RecyclingHeath McDonald, Owner/Operator • 502 N. Davis, Keota

We BuY Junk Vehicles, Trucks, Buses, RV’s, Farm Machinery, Scrap MetalWe Sell Good used Tires and Batteries

Call for PriCes641-636-3892 or 319-461-5217

Mon.-Fri. - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Have We Got The Job For You!Apprentice/Electrician Wanted • Home base in Sigourney • Travel all week long • 5 to 6 day work week • Typically plenty of overtime • Medical benefits

APPLY IN PERSON AT

Atwood Electric, Inc.23124 Hwy. 149 • Sigourney, IA

641-622-3626 • 1-800-247-0214natwood@atwoodelectric.com

Christensen Farms is currently seeking an

Animal Handling Managerin the Iowa Falls Region.

Responsible for the development and field support of animal transfer procedures and protocols. Requires previous

livestock experience, preferably in production or live haul transportation. Must have a high degree of discipline,

organization, self direction and strong interpersonal skills.Clean driving record is required.

Full-time positions with great pay and an excellent benefit package!Apply online at

www.christensenfarms.comEqual Opportunity Employer

Explore the Possibilities!

ESTATE LAND AUCTION28257 Hwy. 92 • Harper, IA

2 miles south of Harper, IA on V67 to the Hwy. 92 Jct., then west 1/4 mile, on both sides of the road.

Thursday, March 26 – 10:00 A.M.Parcel #1: 61.21 acres highly productive farmland, 84 CSR2, all tillable FSA acres.

Parcel #2: 1916 two story home, with 4 bed-rooms, 1-3/4 bathrooms, kitchen remodeled in 2013, large living room; 35,000 bu grain storage, machine shed, 2 car garage, older style hog buildings; all on 2.35 acres and located on hard surface road. House is very well kept.

Parcel #3: combination of Parcels #1 & #2.

Parcel #4: 107 acres m/l, 99 acres tillable +/-, 58.84 CSR2 on tillable acres, access from Hwy. 92.

OPEN HOUSE to view the house and buildings on SATURDAY, MARCH 14 - 10:00-12:00 Noon

TERMS: 20% down day of sale with immediate possession of the farm-land. Possession of buildings at final closing. Grain bins reserved until August 1, 2015. Taxes prorated to final closing.

For More Information Contact The AuctionCompany And Check Our Website

Howard Herman EstateBob Leinen, Attorney for the Estate

Hi-$ AuctionJerry and Emily Wohler

641-622-2015Website: www.hidollar.com

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From A to Z ... All In The ClassifiedsThe Keota Eagle

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AREA SPORTS

2 KAWASAKI, 2 HONDAS,1 CUB CADET!

12 MULTI-PASSENGERSIDE BY SIDES!

First Team All-SEISC North – Boys

First Team All-SEISC North – Girls

Keaton Winn, Jr., Pekin The ultra athletic Winn improved his skillset over the offseason and it showed. The junior helped the Pan-thers win eight games and finished as their leading scorer, at 12.8 p.p.g. Winn led the entire SEISC North in rebounding, at an even 12 per game, and led Pekin with 26 blocked shots. Winn, who shot over 43 per-cent from the field and made eight 3-pointers, also finished tied for sec-

ond in the North with 61 steals

Second Team All-SESIC NorthRyan Swanson, Jr., Peklin

Swanson, the heart and soul of his Pekin team, averaged 12.3 points per game as a junior. The forward also hit seven 3-pointers during the sea-son and averaged 7.6 rebounds per contest. Despite missing a number of games with a rolled ankle, Swan-son still managed to account for 30

steals, 23 assists and 18 blocks for the season.

Honorable Mention All-SEISC North

Christian Wittrock, Sr., Pekin – 4.8 p.p.g., 43 percent shooting, 50 as-sists, 46 rebounds, 38 stealsBrady Donovan, Jr., Pekin – 11.5 p.p.g., 55 made 3-pointers, 54 re-bounds, 34 assists, 20 steals

Beth Atwood, Jr., PekinThe supremely skilled Atwood re-corded eight double-double this sea-son, as a junior, including a 28-point, 17-rebound performance against WACO. Atwood averaged 17.6 points and 9.5 rebounds per contest, while allotting a team high 81 steals in the process. The junior also shot an incredibly impressive 56 percent from the field and 72.5 percent from the free throw line.

Gwynne Wright, Jr., PekinThe gear that made the Lady Pan-thers go, point guard Gwynne Wright turned in another fantastic season for second-place Pekin. The junior averaged 8.2 points per game and knocked down a team high 34

3-pointers. In addition to her scor-ing contributions, Wright compiled 78 assists and 67 steals, in 22 games, while doing nearly all of the ball han-dling for her team.

Second Team All-SEISC NorthMcKenna Gambell, Sr., PekinGambell, a sweet shooting senior, made her living all season from the elbow and wing areas. Her consis-tent midrange jump shooting led to a 6.6 p.p.g. average and 42 percent field percentage. McKenna finished second on the team in rebounding, averaging 4.9 per game, and second in blocked shots, with 12.

Maci Gambell, Fr., PekinThe younger sister of McKenna,

Maci burst onto the scene as a fresh-man and immediately became a sig-nificant contributor. Gambell, who can score down low or from the pe-rimeter, was Pekin’s second-leading scorer at 8.4 p.p.g. The freshman knocked down six 3-pointers on the season and shot close to 47 percent from the field. Gambell also averaged 3.8 rebounds per game and blocked a team-high 15 shots.

Honorable Mention All-SEISC NorthMadelyn Baker, Sr., Pekin – 2.4 p.p.g., 40-percent from the field, 38 steals, 36 rebounds, 26 assists.Sloan Reighard, Jr., Pekin – 5.5 p.p.g., 62 rebounds, 27 assists, 24 steals.

First Team All-SICL – Boys Nate Owen, Sr., Keota – Owen fin-ished his prep career in with a bang, finishing the season as the SICL’s leader in scoring (20.0 p.p.g.,), re-bounding 11.4 r.p.g., and assists (4.5 a.s.g.). The skilled and crafty left, who will play at Waldorf next year, helped Keota win 78 games through the past four years. Owen also fin-ished fourth in the SICL last year with 33 blocks, while also coming up with a team most 34 steals. Blaine Gretter, Jr., Sigourney After getting snubbed as an Honor-able Mention selection last year as a sophomore, Gretter responded with an even better junior season. Gretter averaged 17.2 points, on 62 percent shooting, and 10.3 rebounds per game, leading the Savages to 19 wins and a Sub-State appearance. The ju-nior also finished with 44 assists, 29 steals and a team high 25 blocks this season.

Second Team All-SICL Zach Mousel, Jr., Keota – Mousel missed three games during his junior season, yet still led the Eagles with 35 3-pointers this year. The quick and explosive junior averaged 13.5 points per game and shot 75 percent from the foul line. In addition to his scor-ing prowess, Mousel ended the year with 55 assists and 33 steals.Matus Stevko, Jr., Sigourney The newcomer from Slovakia finish the year seventh in the conference with 45 made 3-pointers. Stevko was second in the SICL in scoring at 18.4 p.p.g., and shot just under 45 percent from the field. Stevko also ended the year with an impressive 53 assists and 45 steals, making him one of the more prominent offensive perform-ers in the league.

Honorable Mention All-SICL Sam Schauer, Sr., English Valleys – 8.2 p.p.g., 48 percent shooting,

7.1 r.p.g., 28 assists, 23 steals, eight blocks Tanner Icenbice, Sr., English Val-leys – 8.1 p.p.g., 5.2 r.p.g., 23 steals, 16 assists, six blocks Isaiah Hahn, Jr., Keota – 10.8 p.p.g., 45 percent shooting, 24 3-pointers, 4.0 r.p.g., 36 assists, nine blocks. Nate Sieren, Jr., Keota – 4.6 p.p.g., 47 percent shooting, 26 assists, 24 steals. Colton Powers, Sr., Sigourney – 7.4 p.p.g., 43 percent shooting, 20 3-pointers, 3.8 r.p.g., 37 assists, 30 steals. Colby Kerkove, Sr., Sigourney – 6.3 p.p.g., 45 percent shooting, 15 3-pointers, 5.0 r.p.g., 19 assists, 19 steals, 18 hlocks Luke Bombei, Jr., Tri-County – 10.3 p.p.g., 46 percent shooting, 5.4 r.p.g., 28 steals, 13 blocks. Jake Brumbaugh, Sr., Tri-County – 8.9 p.p.g., 34 3-pointers, 3.6 r.p.g., 48 assists, 25 steals.

Gwynne Wright Beth Atwood Blaine Gretter

Nate Owen Keaton Winn