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Holliday, Wong power Cardinals victory Friday

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May 9th, 2015 by admin

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Matt Holliday and Kolten Wong hit three-run homers and Michael Wacha remained unbeaten as the St. Louis Cardinals held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5 on Friday night.

Holliday sent a towering shot to left-center off Francisco Liriano (1-2) in the third inning and Wong put it away with a drive over the Clemente Wall in right off Arquimedes Caminero in the seventh. Jhonny Peralta also homered for the Cardinals, who have won 10 of 11.

Wong finished with three hits. Trevor Rosenthal worked the ninth for his 11th save as the Cardinals improved to a major-league best 22-7. Wacha (5-0) produced six workmanlike innings, giving up three runs and six hits with one strikeout.

Starling Marte had three hits for Pittsburgh and Andrew McCutchen, Neil Walker and Francisco Cervelli added two each.

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May 9th, 2015 by admin

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Ernst on NSA collection of phone data

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May 9th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Senator Joni Ernst says she’s looking for a compromise that would still allow the National Security Agency to collect raw data on phone calls, but place some limits on the practice to protect Americans’ privacy rights.  “I think there is a middle ground, but I have not seen that language yet,” Ernst says. “I would rather err on the side of caution to make sure that we are protecting our citizens.”

A federal court this week ruled the bulk collection of phone records was unconstitutional. The issue is among those soon to be addressed when Senators consider a bill to reauthorize the so-called Patriot Act that was passed after 9/11, giving the federal government broad powers for terrorism investigations.

“I do support the Patriot Act, but we do have to take a good look at it,” Ernst says. “Are there ways we probably could improve upon it? I think there probably are.” Ernst says the National Security Agency is NOT listening in on everyone’s phone conversations or reading texts, but rather collecting the raw data of which numbers are calling what numbers and how long the calls last. That information can later be used in terror investigations to build a circle of contacts an alleged terrorist may have made before being identified as a suspect.

Ernst made her comments Friday during an appearance on the “Iowa Press” program which will be rebroadcast Sunday at noon on Iowa Public Television.

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ISL financial literacy scholarship winners announced

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May 9th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Gov. Terry E. Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Student Loan
leaders, Friday, recognized 20 Iowa high school seniors who each won a $1,500 college scholarship through participation in the Iowa Financial Know-How Challenge: Senior Scholarship, administered by Iowa Student Loan. The high school seniors from across the state were recognized in a special award ceremony at the John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center. Among the winners of Iowa Student Loan’s 2015 Iowa Financial Know-How Challenge – Senior Scholarship, was Hannah Grizzle, who attends the Guthrie Center High School.

This was the second year Iowa Student Loan offered the Iowa Financial Know-How
Challenge: Senior Scholarship, which provided Iowa high school seniors the chance to
win $1,500 for college while learning important financial literacy skills.

Between December 2014 and February 2015, registered high school seniors were asked to complete two online financial literacy tutorials which Iowa Student Loan developed to help students understand the consequences of college borrowing and discover how to maximize their return on college investment, or ROCI. In addition, scholarship contenders were required to take an online financial literacy assessment test. The 20 winners were those who scored highest on the assessment or, in the case of a tie for top scores, received the highest scores on an independently judged essay.

ROBERT “BUB” CHRISTENSEN, 66, of Atlantic (5-16-2015)

Obituaries

May 9th, 2015 by admin

ROBERT “BUB” CHRISTENSEN, 66, of Atlantic died Friday, May 8th at ManorCare in West Des Moines.  Memorial services for BUB CHRISTENSEN will be held on Saturday, May 16th at 11:00 am in the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

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Visitation with the family will be held on Friday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Rumors Lounge in Atlantic.

Burial in the Atlantic Cemetery.

Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com

ROBERT “BUB” CHRISTENSEN is survived by:

Son:  Adam (Monica) Christensen of Urbandale

Daughter:  Shelby Herrera of Houston, TX

Brother:  John L. Christensen of Atlantic

3 Grandchildren

MARY WINTHER, 69, of Audubon (Svcs. 05-12-2015)

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May 9th, 2015 by admin

MARY WINTHER, 69, of Audubon died Friday, May 8th at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon.  Funeral services for MARY WINTHER will be held Tuesday, May 12th at 10:30am at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Audubon.  Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Family will greet friends Monday, May 11th from 4:00pm-7:00pm at the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

KATHERINE GARNES, 89, of Coon Rapids (Svcs. Pending)

Obituaries

May 9th, 2015 by admin

KATHERINE GARNES, 89, of Coon Rapids died Saturday, May 9th at Thomas Rest Haven.  Funeral services for KATHERINE GARNES will be held Tuesday, May 12th at 10:30am at the United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids.  Ohde Funeral Home in Coon Rapids has the arrangements.

Friends may call Monday, May 11th from 5:00-7:00pm at the funeral home.  Visitation will resume Tuesday at 9:30am at the Church prior to services.

Burial will be in the Highland Township Cemetery near Bayard.

KATHERINE GARNES is survived by:

Children: Larry Moreland of Provo, UT.  Nancy Glascock of Caldwell, ID.  Terry Garnes of Coon Rapids.

Brother: George Dimitroff of Milan, IL.

Sister-in-law: Lula Garnes of Bayard.

2 Granddaughters

Update on Council Bluffs child shooting

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May 9th, 2015 by admin

The Council Bluffs Police Department issued an update Friday night on the ongoing investigation into the shooting of a Council Bluffs child.  The incident being investigated occurred on Thursday, May 7th at 5:03pm when a 911 call came in for a 4-year old that was having breathing problems. Officers responded to 19th Street and West Broadway in Council Bluffs and discovered 4 year old Q-Marion Jones had suffered a gunshot wound to the back of the neck. Jones initially was being treated at Nebraska Medical Center but the update Friday was that he has been transferred to Children’s Hospital in Omaha and is in extremely critical condition.

After investigation and a search warrant being executed the shooting was determined to take place at 1222 North 31st St in Council Bluffs inside the residence.  Another child was in the home during the incident and had access to a semi-automatic pistol.  That child was 8-years-old and was taken into protective custody and will remain in the care of the Department of Human Services as the investigation continues.

The weapon has not been recovered.  Anyone with information regarding this shooting is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.

Red Oak Man Arrested for Assault and Child Endangerment

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May 9th, 2015 by admin

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of 30-year-old Andrew Thomas Copeland Falk of Red Oak at 6:15pm Friday.  Falk was charged with Child Endangerment, an Aggravated Misdemeanor, and Assault, a Serious Misdemeanor. Falk was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,000 bond.

Skyscan Forecast 05-09-2015

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May 9th, 2015 by admin

Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4am. Low around 62. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Windy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.
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