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NE trucker injured in Pott. County crash, Friday afternoon

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May 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A truck driver from Nebraska was injured during a rollover accident Friday morning, in Pottawattamie County. The Iowa State Patrol says a 1999 Freightliner semi driven by 45-year old Trevor Lierman, of Stanton, NE., was traveling east on Interstate 80 at around 12:20-p.m., when Lierman took exit 27 to head west on I-680.

Photo courtesy Brian Rink

Photo courtesy Brian Rink

The semi went out of control on the curve and entered the north ditch, where the trailer, loaded with cattle, rolled over. Lierman, who was wearing his seat belt, was trapped in the cab of the semi for about 30-minutes until he could be extricated by Neola Fire and Rescue personnel.

He was flown by LifeNet helicopter to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Several cattle were trapped in the wreck, while others escaped. They were rounded up by area farmers and ranchers. Officials say anywhere from 15-to 20 cows involved in the crash may have to be euthanized. I-680 was closed in both directions while the cattle were being rounded-up.

The accident remains under investigation.

Friday Class 1-A/4-A State Track Results

Sports

May 22nd, 2015 by Jim Field

Girls Distance Medley (Final)
1-A:
Lenox – placed 7th 4:23.8
Woodbine – placed 8th 4:24.84
Griswold – placed 18th 4:32.51
St. Albert – DQ
4-A:
Abraham Lincoln – placed 16th 4:21.82
Thomas Jefferson – placed 18th 4:23.1

Boys 110 Hurdle (prelim)
1-A:
Mitchell Nelsen, Audubon – qualified 4th :15.4
Parker Powers, Fremont-Mills – qualified 5th :15.41
Clay Schmidt, Woodbine – qualified 7th :15.52
Nolan Smith, Audubon – DNQ :16.12
Kevin Lee, Woodbine- DNQ :16.89
4-A:
Avery Thomas, Abraham Lincoln – qualified 8th :15.16

Girls 100 Hurdle (Prelim)
1-A:
Rachel Rummelhart, Guthrie Center – qualified 5th :15.75
Andrea McClary, Fremont-Mills – qualified 7th :15.99
Kylan Straight, Logan-Magnolia – DNQ :16.43
Anna Readman, Logan-Magnolia – DNQ :16.63
Katy Ehrsam, Nodaway Valley – DNQ :16.87

Boys 4 x 200 (Final)
1-A:
Riverside – placed 13th 1:34.22
Tri-Center – placed 16th 1:34.62
St. Albert – DNF
4-A:
Lewis Central – placed 10th 1:30.42

Girls 4 x 200 (Final)
1-A:
Tri-Center – placed 7th 1:49.94
Bedford – placed 17th 1:51.02
Essex – placed 22nd 1:52.47
Nodaway Valley – placed 23rd 1:53.47
4-A:
Thomas Jefferson – placed 23rd 1:49.1
Lewis Central – placed 24th 1:49.81

Boys 400 Hurdles (Final)
1-A:
Kevin Lee, Woodbine – placed 12th :56.87
Mitchell Nelsen, Audubon – placed 14th :57.57
4-A:
Dylan Nightser, Thomas Jefferson – placed 9th :55.78

Girls 400 Hurdles (Final)
1-A:
Mackenzie Daffer, Sidney – placed 3rd 1:05.93
Rebekah Topham, Griswold – placed 4th 1:06.58
Kylan Straight, Logan-Magnolia – placed 5th 1:06.73
Kenna Lundy, Nodaway Valley – placed 11th 1:08.7
Lindsey Dinkla, CAM – placed 21st 1:11.67
Sidney Danker, Guthrie Center – placed 24th 1:11.87

Boys Distance Medley (Final)
1-A:
Boyer Valley – placed 7th 3:41.58
Tri-Center – placed 8th 3:42.09
St. Albert – placed 11th 3:43.86
Riverside – placed 20th 3:47.66
Fremont-Mills – placed 22nd 3:50.18
Griswold – DQ
4-A:
Thomas Jefferson – placed 9th 3:33.21

Girls 4 x 100 (Prelim)
1-A:
Guthrie Center – qualified 7th :52.31
Nodaway Valley – DNQ :52.85
Bedford – DNQ :53.16
Essex – DNQ :53.48
Tri-Center – DQ

Boys 4 x 100 (Prelim)
1-A:
Audubon – qualified 8th :45.0
Riverside – DNQ :45.21
Griswold – DNQ :45.55
Fremont-Mills – DNQ :45.64

Girls 4 x 400 (Prelim)
1-A:
Fremont-Mills – DNQ 4:18.48
Audubon – DNQ 4:23.71
Griswold – DNQ 4:25.1
Nodaway Valley – DNQ 4:18.73

Boys 4 x 400 (Prelim)
1-A
Woodbine – DNQ 3>34.38
Audubon – DNQ 3:33.93
Boyer Valley – DNQ 3:35.78
Nishnabotna – DNQ 3:34.12
St. Albert – DNQ 3:31.17
4-A:
Thomas Jefferson – DNQ 3:26.04
Lewis Central – DNQ 3:23.8

1-A Boys High Jump (Final)
Colt Scott, Bedford – placed 6th 6’-3”
Sam Obert, Coon Rapids-Bayard – placed 7th 6’-1”
Sam Rew, East Mills – placed 9th 5’-11”
Jadon Jahnke, Griswold – placed 14th tie 5’-9”
Walter Schaben, Boyer Valley – placed 14th tie 5’-9”

4-A Boys Shot Put (Final)
Mike Harriman, Abraham Lincoln – placed 22nd 46’-7.75”

1-A Boys Discus (Final)
Jackson Scott-Brown, St. Albert – placed 3rd 160’-1”
Alex Bechtold, Stanton – placed 4th 154’-10”
Sam Phillips, Fremont-Mills – placed 7th 146’-8”
Christian Klein, Boyer Valley – placed 8th 146’-1”

4-A Girls Long Jump (Final)
LaKendra Black, Thomas Jefferson – placed 9th 16’-7.75”

1-A Girls High Jump (Final)
Kelsey Hurley, Fremont-Mills – placed 3rd tie 5’-3”
Charissa Mogler, Bedford – placed 3rd tie 5’-3”
Sydney Obermeier, Audubon – placed 9th tie 5’-1”
Alyssa Kuhn, Bedford – placed 16th 4’-9”

1-A Girls Discus (Final)
Jackie Rush, Griswold – placed 9th 108’-5”
Kaitlin Diggins, Logan-Magnolia – placed 22nd 88’-8”

4-A Boys Long Jump (Final)
Avery Thomas, Abraham Lincoln – placed 2nd 22’-7.75”

Iowa lawmakers say they’ve made progress on budget spending

News

May 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers say they’ve made progress in determining how much to spend on the state’s overall budget, including K-12 education. Republican House Speaker Kraig Paulsen and Democratic Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal say they’re optimistic, despite not reaching a deal Friday following another round of meetings at the Capitol. Paulsen, of Hiawatha, predicted lawmakers could be debating budget bills as early as Wednesday. Gronstal, of Council Bluffs, also indicated his office was communicating with various departments over proposed numbers.

But neither lawmaker elaborated on potential concessions over the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The Senate and Gov. Terry Branstad have proposed overall general fund budgets of about $7.34 billion. House Republicans want to spend $7.17 billion. For schools, the two sides are about $50 million apart.

Bird flu cuts Iowa April egg production 4 percent from 2014

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa egg production for April fell 8 percent from the month before and 4 percent from a year ago as the bird flu claimed millions of egg-laying hens. The first case was found in Iowa chickens around April 20 so the decline reflected in the U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly report reflects only some infected farms. The June 22 report will show a more complete picture. The virus has spread to 63 farms killing more than 21 million egg-layers.

The average number of layers on hand was 56.1 million in April, 5 percent lower than the year before. The loss drove egg prices to a record on Friday. Midwest large eggs reached $2.32 a dozen. Commodity market analyst Urner Barry says the previous record was $2.27 set on Dec 4.

Man on a stolen forklift tries to ram cop car in Council Bluffs

News

May 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A man driving a stolen forklift in Council Bluffs tried to ram a police cruiser this (Friday) morning. According to Bluffs Police, officers responded at around 9:20-a.m. to the area of 16th Avenue and High Street, for a reported hit-and-run accident, in which the caller said the vehicle responsible was a construction-type forklift.

While officers were enroute, the communications center received numerous other calls about the driver of the forklift operating the machine erratically. Council Bluffs Police Officer Ron Branigan saw the forklift in the area of South 10th Street and 7th Avenue. When the driver of the machine saw the officer’s cruiser, he turned sharply in an alleged attempt to ram the cruiser.

Officer Branigan was able to avoid a collision, and followed the machine in an attempt to stop it. At the intersection of South 10th and 5th Avenue, the driver spun the forklift around, and again tried to ram Branigan’s cruiser. The officer again avoided the collision. In the area of South 12th Street and 5th Avenue, the forklift stopped after essentially being surrounded by police.

The driver, 39-year old Michael Lynn Burgess, of Council Bluffs, was taken into custody without further incident and brought to the Pottawattamie County Jail. Burgess was charged with 1st Degree Theft, Assault on a Police Officer with a dangerous weapon, and leaving the scene of an accident. Authorities determined the forklift was stolen from Midwest Walnut, at 1914 Tostevin Street.

FRIDAY, MAY 22nd

Trading Post

May 22nd, 2015 by admin

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Glenwood man arrested Thu. for Domestic abuse assault/impeding blood-air flow

News

May 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Police in Glenwood arrested 38-year old George Galvan, of Glenwood, Thursday, on two Mills County warrants. The warrants charge Galvan with Domestic Abuse Assault causing injury, and Domestic Abuse Assault impeding blood/and-or air flow. Galvan was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail, pending an appearance before a magistrate. And, 43-year old Dustyn Bond, of Malvern, was arrested Wednesday, for Parole Violation. He was being held without bond, as well.

Branstad to attend funeral of Omaha police officer from Iowa

News

May 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gov. Terry Branstad plans to attend the funeral of an Omaha police officer from Iowa who was killed in the line of duty. Branstad says he will travel Tuesday to Omaha to attend the funeral of Officer Kerrie Orozco. The 29-year-old died Wednesday after she was shot by a man who was being served a felony arrest warrant. She and another officer had responded to a call for backup from officers who had come under fire from the suspect, who was also killed.

Orozco was a seven-year veteran of the department who lived in Council Bluffs and was a native of nearby Walnut. She was also a new mother with a premature baby in the hospital. Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff Tuesday.

Friday Class 2-A/3-A State Track Results

Sports

May 22nd, 2015 by Jim Field

Girls Distance Medley (Final)
2-A:
Red Oak – placed 9th 4:19.04
Kuemper Catholic – placed 23rd 4:24.88
3-A:
Creston – placed 6th 4:16.19
Denison – placed 10th 4:18.41

Boys 110 Hurdle (prelim)
2-A:
Tony Klocke, Southwest Valley – qualified 8th :15.1
Nate Herbst, A-H-S-T-W – DNQ :16.0
Tyler Freese, Underwood – DNQ :15.89
3-A:
Payton Renning, Carroll
Dane Kruse, Glenwood

Girls 100 Hurdle (Prelim)
2-A:
Laura Hempel, Treynor – qualified 2nd :15.33
3-A:
Miranda Ruth, Glenwood – DNQ :16.14
Allison Bruck, Harlan – DNQ :16.45

Boys 4 x 200 (Final)
2-A:
Panorama – placed 13th 1:32.91
IKM-Manning – placed 16th 1:33.28
Shenandoah – DNF
3-A:
Carroll – placed 4th 1:30.62
Harlan – placed 5th 1:30.71
Glenwood – placed 7th 1:31.05
Girls 4 x 200 (Final)
2-A:
Clarinda – placed 18th 1:49.36
3-A:
Glenwood – placed 13th 1:47.11

Boys 400 Hurdles (Final)
2-A:
Nick Pedersen, Underwood – placed 3rd :54.05
Brett Daley, Treynor – placed 4th :54.18
3-A:
Carter Von Essen, Glenwood – placed 9th :55.82
Brendan Holmes, Atlantic – placed 10th :56.02
Caleb Petersen, Glenwood – placed19th :58.69

Girls 400 Hurdles (Final)
2-A:
Sydney Nielsen, Shenandoah – placed 4th 1:05.52
Faith Powell, Panorama – placed 20th 1:12.24
3-A:
Molly Dean, Glenwood – placed 7th 1:07.08

Boys Distance Medley (Final)
2-A:
Shenandoah – placed 17th 3:42.55
IKM-Manning – placed 23rd 3:46.18
3-A:
Carroll – placed 11th 3:41.08
Glenwood – placed 19th 3:44.48
Harlan – placed 23rd 3:53.01

Girls 4 x 100 (Prelim)
2-A:
Clarinda – qualified 1st :50.3
Panorama – DNQ :52.31
3-A:
Glenwood – DNQ :52.09
Harlan – DNQ :50.67

Boys 4 x 100 (Prelim)
2-A:
Shenandoah – qualified 6th :44.16
Clarinda – DNQ :44.52
3-A:
Glenwood – qualified 7th :43.84
Harlan – DNQ :44.33
Carroll – DNQ :44.48

Girls 4 x 400 (Prelim)
2-A:
Kuemper Catholic – DNQ 4:16.32
Underwood – DNQ 4:07.93
Panorama – DNQ 4:11.2
Shenandoah – DNQ 4:17.59
3-A:
Creston – qualified 7th 4:05.67
Glenwood – DNQ 4:15.77
Harlan – DNQ 4:09.63

Boys 4 x 400 (Prelim)
2-A:
IKM-Manning – DNQ 3:28.87
Panorama – DNQ 3:29.45
Clarinda – DNQ 3:30.08
Underwood – DNQ 3:31.25
3-A:
Glenwood – qualified 4th 3:24.61
Harlan – qualified 5th 3:24.93
Atlantic – DNQ 3:31.17
Carroll – DNQ 3:32.48

3-A Girls Shot Put (Final)
Jacy Embray, Glenwood – placed 2nd 42’-7.5”
Hannah Hood, Creston – placed 6th 41’-1.25”

2-A Girls Discus (Final)
Serena Parker, Shenandoah – placed 13th 110’-4”
Hannah Mahoney, Missouri Valley – placed 18th 104’-4”
Shelby Lane, Panorama – placed 7th 118’-1”

3-A Boys Long Jump (Final)
Marcus Klein, Harlan – placed 16th 19’-8.75”
Nathan Simmons, Carroll – placed 22nd 18’-10.5”
Robbie Bodine, Atlantic – fouled on all three attempts

2-A Boys High Jump (Final)
Miles Rupiper, Kuemper Catholic – placed 6th 6’-5”
Sam Wegner, IKM-Manning – placed 8th tie 6’-3”
Gabe Richey, Panorama – placed 17th 6’-1”
Lee Whyte, A-H-S-T-W – placed 22nd 5’-11”
Gabe Nelson, Red Oak – failed to clear opening height

3-A Boys Shot Put (Final)
Brett Snyder, Carroll – placed 23rd 43’-10”

2-A Boys Discus (Final)
Matt Webner, Panorama – placed 13th 148’-5”
Reid Kirlin, Missouri Valley – placed 16th 142’-11”
Marcus Boldy, Panorama – placed 20th 141’-0”
Cody Eischeid, IKM-Manning – placed 23rd 135’-10”

3-A Girls Long Jump (Final)
Mikayla Evers, Harlan – placed 9th 15’-11.25”

2-A Girls High Jump (Final)
Delaney Kinghorn, Shenandoah – placed 14th 4’-11”
Laura Hempel, Treynor – placed 19th 4’-9”

Backyard and Beyond 05-22-2015

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

May 22nd, 2015 by admin

Lavon Eblen talks about picking out watering cans.

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