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

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

Wall Lake Man Accused of OWI 1st Offense

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Minutes of the October 17 2011 Schaller City Council Meeting

Minutes of the October 17 2011Schaller City Council Meeting

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Minutes of the October 3, 2011 Lytton City Council Meeting

Minutes of the October 3, 2011 Lytton City Council Meeting

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Wall Lake Man Accused of Possession of a Controlled Substance

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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FIRST LOOK: October 24, 2011 Sac City Council Meeting

October 24, 2011 - Sac City, Iowa

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October 2011 East Sac County High School Principal's Report

October 2011 East Sac County High School Principal's Report

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Preserving a legacy

"ODEBOLT - A 128-year-old rural school house endured its second move Tuesday and will be used as a rural education museum in this community in southwest Sac County..."

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Bills Approved by the ESC School Board on October 17, 2011

Bills and Financial Report approved by the East Sac County School Board on October 17, 2011

October 17, 2011 – Sac City, Iowa

Following is a copy of all the bills on account and the financial report that was presented to the East Sac County School Board on October 17, 2011. All of the highlighted items were items of interest that were discussed at the school board meeting. Following the bills is a video of that discussion

Bills Approved by the ESC School Board on October 17, 2011

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East Sac County School Hires Three

October 17, 2011 – Sac City, Iowa

Kristen Stock - Middle School Girls Basketball Coach - $1,300
Kyle Stribe - Head Girl's Golf coach - $1,095
Jayne Paulson - Wall Lake Teacher's Associate in Wall Lake - $8.95/hr

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Rockwell City Man Fined for Harrasment by Telephone

Rockwell City Man Fined for Harrasment by Telephone

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Minutes of October 10, 2011 Wall Lake City Council Meeting

Minutes of October 10, 2011 Wall Lake City Council Meeting

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Curtis Bloes Addresses the ESC School Board about Building and Facilities usage Committee Concerns

October 17, 2011 – Sac City, Iowa

In this video, Mr. Bloes asks the Board to change its policy regarding how building closures would be discussed. Bloes, who was responsible for filming this meeting, was standing and addressing the board when the video camera malfunctioned and so was unable to capture the entire scene.

The gist of Bloes’s concern was that the discussion process regarding the possible closure of buildings would begin in secret and he asked the board to vote for for a rule change to compel the committee to kick the conversation into the open meeting forum of the school board should it come up.

In answer to Bloes, Director Wilhelm seem to express the sentiments of the entire board when he suggested that much bigger issues, such as the decision to consolidate, took place in much the same manner as would happen in this committee and didn’t see any need to change it.

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