UPDATE: Richter trial testimony focuses on notebook

"A pink spiral notebook - its contents and description intentionally kept secret by law enforcement - was at the center of testimony Monday morning in the first-degree murder trial of..."

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Dentist: Tracey Richter tried to extort him

"FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) --- Chicago oral surgeon Joseph A. LaSpisa says he hasn't spoken to Tracey Richter in a decade. During those years, he's tried to get past an evening in a dentist's chair that he says mixed seduction, laughing gas and..."

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Lake View Library to have spooky library room

"Spook Trail time in Lake View. Between 4:30 and 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 31, trick or treaters will be roaming the streets of the down town where most if not all businesses will..."

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Former Sac County 4-H member inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame

"After many years of dedication to 4-H in Iowa, Sheryl McGowan of Sioux City has been inducted into the 2011 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame...."

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Jeremy Collins' testimony at the Tracey Richter trial

October 28,2011 - Fort Dodge, Iowa

Jeremy Collins says he was having an affair with Dustin Wehde's mother, Mona at the time of the Dustin Wehde shooting.

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Passed Away - Dorothy Mackrill

Dorothy Mackrill, age 89, of Lytton, Iowa, and formerly of Lake View and Sac City, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at Shady Oaks Nursing Home in Lake City, Iowa.

Graveside funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 29, 2011, at Oakland Cemetery in Sac City, under the direction of Christensen-Huffman Funeral Homes. The Reverend Wayne Pfannkuch will officiate. Visitation with the family present will be held on Saturday from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Christensen-Huffman Funeral Home in Sac City.

Born June 17, 1922, near Lytton, Iowa, Dorothy June Mackrill was the daughter of Albert and Rosetta (Vogel) Arends.

On November 17, 1940, she was united in marriage to Glenn Mackrill. The couple was blessed with three daughters, Rosalie, Victoria, and Nancy.

Dorothy and her husband managed apartments in Des Moines and Omaha, settling in Lake View in 1985. She was a devoted wife and mother who put family first.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Mackrill; her parents; a grandson, Chuck Ebrecht; a son-in-law, Gilbert Schulte; and a brother-in-law, Milt Faulk.

Survivors include three children, Rosalie Schulte of Lytton, Vicky (Charles) Ebrecht of Barnard, MO, and Nancy (Terry) Welborn of Des Moines; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Verla (Gene) Schroeder of Lake View, and Betty Faulk of Omaha, NE.

Dorothy will be dearly missed by her friends and family.

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Passed Away - Robert "Bob" Demers

Robert "Bob" Demers
May 20, 1929 - October 27, 2011
Storm Lake, Iowa

Visitation: 3-8:00 p.m. with a rosary at 3:30 p.m. October 30, 2011 at Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake, Iowa
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:00 a.m. October 31, 2011 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Storm Lake, Iowa
Vigil Service: 7:00 p.m. followed by a KC Rosary October 30, 2011 at Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake, Iowa
Interment: October 31, 2011 at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Storm Lake, Iowa

Robert “Bob” Demers, age 82, of Storm Lake, Iowa died October 27, 2011 at the Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake.
Robert Francis Demers was born May 20, 1929 in Storm Lake, the son of Henry and Winifred (Mernin) Demers. Robert attended St. Mary’s Catholic school in Storm Lake where he graduated in 1947. Following high school graduation, Bob attended Buena Vista College.

On November 6, 1951, Bob served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict where he earned the rank of Corporal. He was honorably discharged on November 1, 1953.

On August 26, 1952, Bob was united in marriage to Marilyn Berry at Immaculate Conception in Cherokee, Iowa. Together they were blessed with seven children: Mary, Dianne, Sue, Carol, Steven, Joanne, and Ron.

Bob was a lifelong member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake where he was a member of the Knights of Columbus. He worked for Owen, Elk and Holmes Insurance Agency where he was a Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Agent.

In his spare time, Bob enjoyed playing card games, horseshoes, tennis, golf, and the dog races. Bob treasured being able to travel and enjoyed his collections. He took great pride in attending his grandchildren’s sporting events and was an avid Hawkeye fan. Bob loved spending time with his family and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Marilyn Demers of Storm Lake, Iowa; children: Mary (Lenard) Schmitt of Early, Iowa; Dianne (David “Whitey”) Leonard of Storm Lake, Iowa; Sue (Marion) Gibbins of Storm Lake, Iowa; Carol Demers of Storm Lake, Iowa; Steven Demers of Lincoln, Nebraska; Joanne (Robert) Sippel of Lombard, Illinois; Ron (Katie) Demers of Sioux City, Iowa; grandchildren: Lori (Jason) Donelson; Stacey (Michael) DeBoer; Renae (Barry) Binder; Shawn Schmitt; Jennifer Hyson; Stephanie Leonard; Brad (Jorja) Gibbins; Scott, Adam, and Tyler Gibbins; Josh Demers; Justin (Dani) Demers; Jaycob Demers; Aaron (Kathleen) Sippel; Jessica (Juan) Rodriquez; Jason Sippel; Danny Sippel; Patrick, Ella, Abby, and Elizabeth Demers; great grandchildren: Tonia Anway; Caleb Anway; Seth Donelson; Ethan, Levi, Chase, Kolton, and Joslyn DeBoer; Olivia Binder; Dominick Hyson; Brandon Leonard; Jordan Orduno; Logan and Kyra Gibbins; Chelsey Gibbins; Ashton Demers; Danny Demers; and Natalie Sippel; extended family and friends.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Winifred Demers; brother, Joe Demers; and grandson, Alex William Gibbins.

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Dr. Thomas Carroll's Testimony at the Tracey Richter trial

October 28, 2011 - Fort Dodge, Iowa
Dr. Thomas Carroll is the Woodbury County Medical Examinor out of Sioux city,Iowa. Carroll examined the body of Dustin Wehde after Tracey Richter shot and killed him in what she claims was an attempt to ward off home invaders.

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Notice of Death - Chrystal Olerich

Chrystal Olerich
December 14, 1992 - October 29, 2011
Lake View, IA

Visitation: Tuesday, 5:00-9:00 p.m. November 01, 2011 at East Sac County High School, Lake View, IA
Funeral Service: Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. November 02, 2011 at East Sac County High School, Lake View, IA
Interment: November 02, 2011 at Wall Lake Cemetery, Wall Lake, IA

Chrystal Olerich, age 18, of Lake View, IA, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Chrystal's honor to the care of her family.

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Notice of Death - Julie (Blunk) Kluver

Julie (Blunk) Kluver
December 19, 1943 - October 29, 2011
Wall Lake, IA

Visitation: 9:00 a.m. - until service time Tuesday, November 01, 2011 at Peace Lutheran Church, Wall Lake, IA
Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 01, 2011 at Peace Lutheran Church, Wall Lake, IA
Interment: November 01, 2011 at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Kiron, IA

Julie (Blunk) Kluver, age 67, of Wall Lake, died Saturday at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, IA.

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Notice of Death - Robert Watson

Robert Watson
September 23, 1927 - October 28, 2011
Lake View, IA

Memorial Service: Monday, 10:00 a.m. October 31, 2011 at Farber and Otteman Funeral Home, Lake View, IA
Interment: October 31, 2011 at Ferguson Cemetery, Lake View, IA

Robert Watson, age 84, of Lake View, IA, passed away at Loring Hospital in Sac City, IA.

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Kid’s World attempting to avoid the fate of the Gingerbread House

FULL DISCLOSURE: The author of this post, Curtis Bloes is a customer at Kid’s World

October 24, 2011 – Sac City, Iowa
At the October 24, 2011 Sac City council meeting, the council approved an early payment of $10,000 to Kid’s World. This payment is normally given in January, 2012. This move means that under the current plan, Kid’s World is not eligible for another $10,000 payment until July, 2012 though it is possible that the council arbitrarily decides to allow it.

Currently Kid’s World receives $20,000 per year from the city to help with expenses, and pays the loan from the city gas customers back at a rate of $20,000 per year. If the council gives Kid’s World more money before July 1, 2012, Kid’s World will take in more money from Sac City tax payers than they are paying back to Sac City gas customers unless the council raises the yearly payback requirement to match.

Under questioning from the three councilors who were present for the meeting, it was revealed that Kid’s World will be hiring an outside financial management consultant to help them see if there is something they are “…not doing right.” Though it was revealed that in actuality, there are just plain fewer full time equivalent children attending. Their current numbers are 60 children attending the full time equivalent of 32 spots.

According to Kid’s World Director Mollie Scott, families are cutting down on the time they drop their children off. Said Scott, “… we get children for two and a half hours compared to eight.”

According to Scott and board member, Steve Irwin, the Gingerbread House Development Center in Storm Lake that recently closed abruptly did not hire a financial management consultant.

Said Irwin, “We want to do something sooner. You don’t wait until it’s too late. “




All stammering has been removed for readability.
BEGIN TRANSCRIPT –

Bill Brenny
Under five a, Kid’s World, Dr. Tom Munger and Mollie would you like to address us here? And Steve?

Mollie Scott
We’re here to ask the city for the second allocation of the funds for ten thousand dollars from the letter of request I sent out for the year.

Steve Irwin
As a refresher, we were approved for, asked for and approved for twenty thousand for the year. We’ve received ten [UNINTELLIGIBLE] normally we ask for our second ten after the first of the year, and we’re requesting the second ten now if we can [UNINTELLIGIBLE].

Jim Frederick
What’s going to happen after the first of the year when you normally request the money?

Irwin
Well, we are working on some other things. We… kid numbers are down, I mean our numbers have deteriorated some from before. We are looking at bringing in a… having a consultant that works in financial management of child care centers do some efficiency work and some… basically some work for us, see if there’s something we’re not doing right, is there something we ought to be looking at differently, those sorts of things. And we’re planning on working on that soon.

Nich Frohardt
Is that the same one Storm Lake used?

Scott and Irwin
No.


Scott
Nope. They didn’t use one.

Irwin
Yeah they didn’t.

Frohardt
Well I guess I’m just, like, [UNINTELLIGIBLE] the two I was a little concerned you know.

Irwin
we’re-

Scott
We’re concerned, that’s why we’re, yeah.

Irwin
Well, we want to do something sooner. You don’t wait until it’s too late. You’ve got to do something now to try to see what we’ll do differently to try to make the numbers look a little different.

Scott
We’d be glad to share that with the council when we get those reports on what-

Frohardt
Well I was just, you know I… it’s like credit card interests, you know all of a sudden it just kind of keeps getting in there-

Irwin
That’s right. [LONG PAUSE] I wish it was an easy fix, cause you got-

Frohardt
how many kids you got now out there?

Scott
Sixty.

Frohardt
Sixty.

Scott
We have another-

Irwin
Full time equivalent of-

Scott
Thirty two. And that’s what’s really been hurting is, you know, the economy the way it is, the families that cut back on their child care… have found other way to get their child care needs met so we get children for two and a half hours compared to eight.

Adam Ledford
So would it be a correct statement to say you’ve actually probably have more customers now, but you have less full time customers right now?

Scott
Correct. Yes.

Frederick
What happens if we don’t give you the money now?

Irwin
Well, we’ll have to hold off paying some bills for awhile.

Brenny
Any other questions or comments?

Frederick
[UNINTELLIGIBLE] They don’t really have any options, do they?

END TRANSCRIPT

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Art Cullen's testimony at the Tracey Richter Trial

October 28, 2011 -Fort Dodge, Iowa

Art Cullen is the editor of the Storm Lake Times. His brother took a photo of Tracey Richter three days after the Wehde shooting.

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Mary Higgins' testimony at the Tracey Richter trial

October 28, 2011 - Fort Dodge,Iowa

Marry Higgins is a resident of rural Early, Iowa and was friends with Tracey Richter at the time of the Wehde shooting. She claims Richter told her about what defense claims was Dustin Wehde's journal.

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Dr. John Pitman III's testimony at the Tracey Richter trial - Part 2

October 28, 2011 - Fort Dodge,Iowa

This is part two of Dr. John Pitman III's testimony at the Tracey Richter trial. Pitman is Richter's ex-husband. He is named in what defense claims is Dustin Wehde's journal.

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Dr. John Pitman III's testimony at the Tracey Richter trial - Part 1

October 27, 2011 - Fort Dodge,Iowa

This is part one of Dr. John Pitman III's testimony at the Tracey Richter Trial. Pitman is Richter's ex-husband. He is named in what defense claims is Dustin Wehde's journal.

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Robert Harvey's Testimony at the Tracey Richter Trial

October 27, 2011 - Fort Dodge, Iowa

Robert Harvey was employed by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and examined the firearms used in the Dustin Wehde shooting. Harey was on crime scene team in that incident.

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Dennis Cessford's Testimony at the Tracey Richter Trial, Continued from October 26, 2011

October 27, 2011 - Fort Dodge, Iowa

This is part two of Dennis Cessford's testimony at the Tracey Richter Trial continued from October 26, 2011. Dennis was with the Sac County Sheriff's Department at the time of the Dustin Wehde shooting and investigated the incident.

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Is the Sac City Chamber-Mainstreet Corrupt?

The Sac City Chamber-Main Street’s mission statement, according to the Sac City Chamber-Main Street Website is:

"The mission of Chamber-Main Street Sac City is to promote the economic, social and political life of Sac City and its surrounding trade area."

Given that they have charged themselves with "promoting" the "political life of Sac City..." one has cause to ask; Why are they not hosting a Mayoral debate?

In 2007, the Chamber did not host a debate between Barb Powell-Bloes and Brian Buckly. At the time, Barb Powell-Bloes was the president of the Chamber Main Street board. I, for one find that questionable, and very similar to this election year. Eventually, a group of private citizens had to stand up and host a debate/meet and greet on their own.

Barb Powell – Bloes, still sits on the Chamber board as a nonvoting member at this time. Is it possible that she wields enough influence on that board to make them forget their own mission statement and help her out by not making her put her ideas up against her opponent's?

If the Sac City Chamber Main Street board is a principled body, they should consider changing their mission statement to read “The mission of Chamber-Main Street Sac City is to promote the economic and social life, and only the political viewpoints with which we agree, in Sac City and its surrounding trade area.”

So my question is:
Is the Sac City Chamber Mainstreet corrupt? It's my opinion, based on that fact that they are not putting the former head of their board head to head up against the other candidate in a fair debate, in spite of the fact that they claim to be all about promoting the political life of Sac City, that the answer is, yes they are.

If I were Barb Powell-Bloes, I would be appalled that the Chamber board has so little faith in me.

Curtis Bloes

BTW, The Sac Sun Newspaper, the official newspaper of Sac City, Iowa and both a member of the Sac City Chamber Main-Street and a recipient of tens of thousands of dollars in legal notice publishing fees from the Sac City government currently lead by Barb Powell-Bloes is also apparently not interested in interviewing and publishing the views of Barb Powell-Bloes's opponent and has made no effort to contact him for the usual "Get to know the candidates" feature.

FULL DISCLOSURE: The writer of this post is named Curtis Bloes and is running for mayor of Sac City,Iowa.

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Grisly details of killing shown to Tracey Richter jury

"FORT DODGE, Ia. - A 20-year-old Iowa man was shot three times in the back of the head while he was..."

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Ex-friend: Iowa murder suspect showed no emotion #TraceyRichter

"Prosecutors called their star witness Friday in the first-degree murder trial of a woman who claims she killed an Iowa neighbor in self-defense: a former close friend who initially believed her account but came forward a decade later to..."

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November 2011 City of Lake View Newsletter

November 2011 City of Lake View Newsletter

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Tracey Richter's ex denies hit man claim

"FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — The ex-husband of a woman accused of murdering her Iowa neighbor says he he had nothing to do with a notebook found in the victim's car that claimed he'd hired him as a hit man..."

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National Honor Society members inducted at ESC

SAC CITY, IOWA - The East Sac County Community High School National Honor Society inducted twenty two new members on October 27, 2011. to be eligible for membership, candidates must be a member of the junior or senior class at ESC, have a cumulative grade point average of 3.33, and pass an evaluation by faculty. Each of those inducted were judge exceptional in scholarship, leadership, character, and service.

TheSacNews.com congratulates all of the inductees on achieving this honor.

First Row, Left to Right:
Danielle Wilson, Abbie Wells, Stephen Sewell, Alexandria Roth, Cheyene Robertson
Second Row, Left to Right:
Derek Pottoff, Abby Pieken, Brad Pickhinke, Alyx Phillips, Brandon Page
Third Row, Left to Right:
Morgan Olhausen, Ryan Nutt, Mandi Johnson, Brady Haye, Corbin Hatterman, Elizabeth Halbur
Back Row, Left to Right:
Brandon Haberl, Jessica Greve, Kayla Geery, Megan Drost, Hope Brotherson, Kaitlin Bass

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East Sac County School PTO Tidbits

October 27, 2011

Welcome to "PTO Tidbits". TSN hopes to carry this information monthly to help broaden awareness of the great things that the East Sac County Parent Teacher Organization does.

PTO Tidbits is put together by the East Sac County PTO and republished by TSN with permission.


PTO TIDBITS

We had our first annual Pooper Bowl, great turn out; John Landgraf won $500, Abbie Penimann won $250, and Damon Cook won honorary pooper scooper.

East Sac Elementary School Challenge Fall 2011 brought in 4,915 Box Tops :) That is $491.50!!

We had two winners from each building for our Fall Box Top challenge.

Both elementary schools reached their goal for booklets in our school mall fundraiser which should bring in over $1000.00 for PTO to use to put back into the schools.

We will be hosting A Schwans Fundraiser on November 5th 9am-noon at the Sac elementary and 12:30-3:30 in Lake view; Great way to help support your local PTO so we can help support our teachers and kids :)

Our next meeting will be held on November 9, 2011 at the Haye Loft in Wall Lake, Iowa at 6:30PM.

Also keep a look out for more family fun nights.

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Minutes of the October 4, 2011 Early City Council Meeting

Minutes of the October 4, 2011 Early City Council Meeting

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October 29 - Sac Community Center Halloween Party!

October 29, 2011 Halloween Party Flyer

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Officer Says He Believed Iowa Mom's Home Invasion Story

"FORT DODGE, Iowa – A detective who interviewed an Iowa woman the night she killed her 20-year-old neighbor testified Thursday he believed she was..."

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November 7, 2011 Odebolt City Council Agenda

ODEBOLT CITY COUNCIL
November 7, 2011
CITY HALL - 7:30 p.m.

Tentative Agenda:

Call to order

Roll Call

Approve agenda

Approve minutes of previous meeting-

Approve bills
Lagoon Project
- Land lease agreement

Citizens to be heard

Permits:
Building permits

8:00 p.m. Hearing for Adopting Code of Ordinances

Approve request for payment for Draw #2 from
- CDBG funds

Complaint file

Nuisance Abatement Committee report
- Former Rumers bar
- Grain bins @ Hwys 175 & 39

Garbage rate increase

Library Report

County Law Enforcement report

Update on Pioneer Home

Delinquent water bills

Resolution to accept Street Improvements

Resolution to authorize Mayor and or City Clerk to certify nuisance costs and delinquent utilities

Supt. of Utilities report

Committee reports

Correspondence

Meetings:
- Sac Co. League-Nov. 9th @ the Wall Lake Community Center;
- NW IA League of Cities-November 17th in Onawa

Unfinished business

Adjourn

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October 26, 2011 Tracey Ann Richter Trial - Arguments on Hearsay

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October 26, 2011 Tracey Ann Richter Trial - Dennis Cessford’s Testimony

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October 26, 2011 Tracey Ann Richter Trial - Scot McDonough’s Testimony

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October 26, 2011 Tracey Ann Richter Trial - Daniel Bruscher’s Testimony

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October 26, 2011 Tracey Ann Richter Trial - Raymond Friedman’s Testimony

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October 26, 2011 Tracey Ann Richter Trial - Marie Friedman’s Testimony

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October 26, 2011 Tracey Ann Richter Trial - Marie Friedman’s Testimony

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State to argue that Richter shot neighbor to keep him quiet

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa prosecutors tried Wednesday to debunk a woman's long-held claim that she was the victim of a home invasion when she shot...".

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October 26, 2011 Tracey Ann Richter Trial - Defense's Opening Remarks

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October 26, 2011 Tracey Ann Richter Trial – State’s Opening Remarks

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October 26, 2011 Tracey Ann Richter Trial - Trial Information

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Live Tracey Ann Richter Trial Video Coverage - October 26, 2011

October 26, 2011 - Webster County, Iowa District Court
Chief Judge Kurt L. Wilke Presiding.

Trial, Day 3, scheduled to begin at 9:00AM.

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Iowa prosecutor says #TraceyRichter shot neighbor to keep him from talking about plot to frame her ex

"A woman forced a 20-year-old neighbor to write a diary framing her ex-husband in a murder-for-hire scheme and then killed him because she didn't think he could keep his role a secret, a prosecutor said Wednesday..."

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Jury selected in Richter trial

"FORT DODGE, Iowa (KTIV) -
A jury is set for the trial of Tracey Richter, which is set to start tomorrow, in Fort Dodge. After seven hours of questioning, the pool of 32 jurors was whittled down to..."

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October 25, 2011 Tracey Ann Richter Trial Live Twitter Feed

October 25, 2011 - Webster County, Iowa District Court
Chief Judge Kurt L. Wilke Presiding.

Jury Selection, scheduled to begin at 8:00AM.

Today's live video broadcast has been suspended by the judge to protect the identities of jurors.

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October 2011 East Sac County Elem School Principal's Report

October 2011 East Sac County Elem School Principal's Report

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Passed Away - Henry "Hank" Staiert

Henry "Hank" Staiert
September 05, 1920 - October 23, 2011
Storm Lake, Iowa

Visitation: 5-8:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:30 p.m. and a vigil to follow October 25, 2011 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Fonda, Iowa
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. October 26, 2011 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Fonda, Iowa
Interment: October 26, 2011 at St. Bernard Cemetery in Breda, Iowa

Henry "Hank" Staiert, age 91, of Fonda, Iowa died October 23, 2011 at Pleasant View Home in Albert City, Iowa.
Henry “Hank” August Staiert was born September 5, 1920 in rural Carroll County, Iowa to John and Anna (Niehaus) Staiert. He attended country school and St. Francis Catholic School in Maple River, Iowa.

During World War II, Hank enlisted in the Navy and served his country aboard the Charles F. Hughes destroyer ship. After his honorable discharge in 1945, Hank returned home and began farming. On February 12, 1946 he was married to Genevieve Pudenz at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Auburn, Iowa. They made their home in Breda, Iowa where they farmed until 1966, when they moved to a farm near Fonda. They were blessed with seven children Kenneth, Dale, Kathleen, Thomas, Dennis, Terry & Sandra.

Hank was life-long farmer who enjoyed a hard day’s work, but never was too busy to lend a helping hand to friends and neighbors. He was a member of the Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church and faithful member of the Knights of Columbus Council #2064 in Fonda. Hank cherished the time he could spend with his family and will be deeply missed by them.

Hank was survived by his children and their spouses: Dale and Yvonne Staiert of Omaha, Nebraska, Kathy and Tom Veit of Fonda, Tom and Becky Staiert of Waterloo, Nebraska, Dennis and Terrie Staiert of Waterloo, Nebraska, Terry and Kathy Staiert of Manson, and Sandy Kilbride of Madison, Wisconsin; ten grandchildren: Aaron (Brenda) Staiert, Shawn Staiert, Jason (Kristen) Veit, Jesse (Lisa) Veit, Todd (Jessica) Staiert, Trisha Bush, Kayla Lynch, Ashley Staiert, Kelsey (Alicia) Staiert, Candace Kilbride; great grandchildren Taylor and Kylie Staiert, Wendy, Giles, and Heidi Veit, Genevieve Veit, Alexis, Jenna, and Carson Staiert, Toby Bush, Claudia, Olivia, Ella and Greta Larsen, Dierks and Wyatt Henry Hieber, Jaxon French; brothers and sisters: Elmer (Antonette) Staiert of Sac City, Iowa, Leo (Alice) Staiert; Hilda Bruch, Rosina Wiederin, Ethel (Ray) Reiff all of Carroll, Iowa.

Hank was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Genevieve in 2006, one son Kenneth in 1959, brothers: Edwin, Paul, and Walter; sisters: Agnes Gehling, Loretta Reiff, Marita Heires, Anita Bellinghausen; and infant siblings Eleanor, Arthur, and Joseph.

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Passed Away - C.L. Huffman

C.L. Huffman

July 19, 1919 - October 17, 2011

Sac City, IA

Visitation: 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. Friday, October 21, 2011 at Farber & Otteman Funeral Home, Sac City
Funeral Service: 10:00 A.M. Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Farber & Otteman Funeral Home, Sac City
Interment: October 22, 2011 at Oakland Cemetery, Sac City

C.L. Huffman, age 92, of Sac City, IA died Monday, October 17, 2011 at Manor Care Health Services in Davenport.

Clyde Leslie Huffman, Jr. (CL) was born July 19, 1919, in Lake City, Iowa, to Clyde Leslie, Sr. and Violet (Knisley) Huffman. He attended school in Lake City, Lytton, and Sac City, Iowa, and then followed in his father’s footsteps, making farming his life-long career. June 19, 1943, CL married Evelyn Lucille Block. They raised three children on their Sac City farm, where they resided until CL’s illness in autumn of 2011.

CL’s favorite pastimes included playing cards, fishing, traveling, and telling life stories to his family. He and Evelyn spent many summers at their lake cabin in Minnesota and a few winters in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Family was extremely important to CL. He and Evelyn attended many events for their children and grandchildren and his greatest delight was family gatherings.

Preceding CL in death were his parents, Clyde and Violet Huffman; sisters Lois Young, Inez Arnett, and Joyce Huffman; and brother Kenneth Huffman. Family members surviving CL include his wife of 68 years, Evelyn Huffman; sister Blanche Witze (Byron, deceased) of Owatonna, Minnesota; his 3 children: Judy Smith (Joseph) of Tucson, Arizona, Gloria Paterni (Clarence, deceased) of Sac City, Iowa, and Maurice Huffman (Cynde) of Dubuque, Iowa; 8 grandchildren: Shea Simpson (Tara), Nicole Simpson (Tim), Joseph Smith, Jr., Charlotte Chevez (Coley), Heather Shults, Travis Huffman (Amber), Ashley Huffman, and Andrew Huffman; and 6 great grandchildren: Caden Simpson, Paige Harrigan, Cortez Chavez, Dominick Shults, Bryce Shults, and Julian Shults.

Cards may be directed to Evelyn at 5605 Jersey Ridge Road, Apt 106, Davenport, IA 52807.

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Wall Lake Man Accused of Possession of Drug Paraphernelia

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Jury Selection in the Tracey Ann Richter Trial to continue at 1:30PM

Jury selection in the Tracey Ann Richter trial will continue at 1:30 PM after an hour break for lunch. At this point three potential jurors have been removed. State’s interviews of potential jurors will continue at 1:30PM.

45 year old Tracey Ann Richter stands accused of murdering 20 year old Dustin Wehde in Early, Iowa on the evening of December 13, 2001.

You can watch all of the trial day 2 updates at http://twitter.com/thesacnews.

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October 2011 East Sac County Middle School Prinipal's Report

October 2011 East Sac County Middle School Prinipal's Report

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Wall Lake Man Accused of OWI 1st Offense

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Minutes of the October 17 2011 Schaller City Council Meeting

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Minutes of the October 3, 2011 Lytton City Council Meeting

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Wall Lake Man Accused of Possession of a Controlled Substance

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Watch Day 1 of the Tracey Ann Richter Trial Coverage

October 24, 2011 - Fort Dodge, Iowa

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