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Pirates turn triple play, rally to cool off Cardinals 7-5

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May 9th, 2015 by admin

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jordy Mercer broke out of a deep slump with a go-ahead two-run double and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 on Saturday night.

Mercer, who began the day hitting .186, sent a fastball off the wall in center field with one out in the sixth to give the Pirates the lead. Mercer finished with three RBIs, nearly doubling his season total.

Neil Walker added his second homer and the Pirates ended a seven-game losing streak to the Cardinals. Rob Scahill (1-2) earned the win in relief. Mark Melancon worked a perfect ninth for his sixth save.

Jhonny Peralta and Jason Heyward had two hits each. Both were on base in the second inning when Yadier Molina hit into the franchise’s first triple play in nearly 12 years. Carlos Martinez (3-1) picked up his first loss.

 

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This is Your Nishna Valley 05-08-2015

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May 9th, 2015 by admin

w/ Jim Field and Stacie Linfor

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Iowa/Nebraska face stormy weekend, some rain, some snow

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May 9th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Updated National Weather Service forecasts for Iowa and Nebraska indicate rain for Iowa with possibly strong storms developing on Sunday and a blast of a winter-like snowstorm for Western Nebraska.

Iowa’s rain chances increase into Saturday evening and there is potential for early Sunday morning severe weather continuing into Mother’s Day afternoon with areas of concern along the Iowa/Minnesota state line and in Western Iowa.

Southwest and west-central portions of Nebraska are areas of concern beginning with thunderstorms. Severe storms also could develop along the Nebraska/Iowa state line Saturday night.

Sunday brings possible isolated tornadoes from extreme eastern Nebraska into southwest Iowa Sunday afternoon. A winter weather advisory is issued for Sheridan County on northwest Nebraska, which could get up to 5 inches of snow Saturday night continuing into Sunday.

 

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Hazardous Weather Outlook for southwest IA, 5/9/15

Weather

May 9th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES….1217 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT: ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY APPROACH THE SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA BORDER FROM KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT MORE WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL THIS EVENING WITH STORMS SPREADING NORTH DURING THE NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THIS EVENING WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. THE BETTER CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR WEST OF EASTERN NEBRASKA TONIGHT FROM CENTRAL INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA, ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER STORMS.

SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AND OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING IN EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE FROM EXTREME EASTERN NEBRASKA INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON BUT LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THEN RETURNS WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME FOR THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.

 

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Family Fun in the Kitchen 05-08-2015

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May 9th, 2015 by admin

Lavon and Miss NiNi talk about making a special crisp recipe.

Rhubarb Crisp 1 Rhubarb Crisp 2 Rhubarb Crisp 3 Rhubarb Crisp 4

RHUBARB MANDARIN CRISP—Rachael Vandendool, Barry’s Bay, ON as printed in Taste of Home Five Star Desserts

Ingredients:

6 c. chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb

1-1/2 c. granulated sugar

5 T. quick-cooking tapioca **

1, 11-oz. can mandarin oranges, drained

1 c. brown sugar

1 c. quick-cooking oats

½ c. all-purpose flour

½ t. salt

½ c. cold butter, cubed

 

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large bowl, toss the rhubarb, sugar, and tapioca; let stand for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour into a greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Top with oranges. In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, oats, flour, and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; sprinkle evenly over oranges. Bake for 40 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Serve with ice cream if desired.

 

NOTE: If using frozen rhubarb, measure it while still frozen; then thaw completely. Drain in a colander, but do not press the liquid out.

 

**May SUBSTITUTE  all-purpose flour or cornstarch for tapioca. According to joyofbaking.com, 1 T. quick-cooking tapioca equates with 1-1/2 T. all-purpose flour. Two Tablespoons all-purpose flour equates with 1 T. cornstarch. Therefore, if substituting all-purpose flour or cornstarch for the 5 T. quick-cooking tapioca in this recipe, one would use either 7-1/2 T. all-purpose flour or a shy 4 T. cornstarch.

 

Miss NiNi

 

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7AM Sportscast 05-09-2015

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May 9th, 2015 by admin

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Friday High School Track Results 5/8/2015

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May 9th, 2015 by admin

Underwood Co-Ed Eagle Invitational

Boys: Underwood 149, Fremont-Mills 94, East Mills 88, Treynor 72, and Logan-Magnolia 57.

Girls: Treynor 214, Underwood 120, Fremont-Mills 86, East Mills 82, West Monona 34.

Bedford Boys Bulldog Relays

Mount Ayr 154, Southwest Valley 111, Clarinda 86, Lenox 75, Bedford 54.

 

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Friday High School Golf Scores 5/8/2015

Sports

May 9th, 2015 by admin

Girls Golf

Audubon 259 Missouri Valley NTS  Medalist: Jorja Weitl, Audubon 49

Treynor 173, Underwood 244  Medalist: Aly Anderson, Treynor 40

Tri-Center 199 AHSTW 204  Medalist: Kara Johnson, Tri-Center 44

Boys Golf

AHSTW 166 Tri-Center 190  Medalist: Erik Jorgenson, AHSTW 38

Audubon 193 Missouri Valley 196  Medalist: Drew Christensen, Audubon 43

Treynor 165 Underwood 197  Medalist: Nathan Hill, Treynor 37

 

 

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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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7AM Newscast 05-09-2015

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May 9th, 2015 by admin

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