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Red Oak woman arrested for Probation violation

News

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Red Oak report the arrest on Friday afternoon of a local woman wanted on an active warrant. Officers with the Red Oak Police Department with assistance from deputies with the  Montgomery County Sheriff’s office, arrested 27-year-old Megan Reynolds, of Red Oak.

Reynolds, who was taken into custody at 1401 Eastern Avenue, was wanted for allegedly violating the terms of her probation. She was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $10,000 bond.

OPAL BERTSCH, 93, of Harlan (Svcs. 6/2/14)

Obituaries

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

OPAL BERTSCH, 93, of Harlan, died Thu., May 29th. Funeral services for OPAL BERTSCH will be held 11-a.m. Mon., June 2nd, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-until 9-pm on Sun., June 1st.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

OPAL BERTSCH is survived by:

Her sons – Bob (Jan) Bertsch, of Willis, MI; Tom (Lois) Bertsch, of Columbus, NE., & Dan (Irene) Bertsch, of Indianola, IA.

Her brother – Dale Blaine, of Des Moines.

8 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, other relatives, & friends.

MILLIE ESKOV, 91, of Elk Horn (Svcs. 6/2/14)

Obituaries

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

MILLIE ESKOV, 91, of Elk Horn, died Fri., May 30th, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn. Funeral services for MILLIE ESKOV will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., June 2nd, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-to 7-pm Sunday (June 1st), and at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church on Monday, from 9:30-a.m. until the time of service.

Burial will be in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery.

MILLIE ESKOV is survived by:

Her son – LArry (Becky) Eskov, of Harlan.

Her daughter – Kathy (Ron) Block, of Harlan.

4 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and her brother-in-law, Lloyd Nelson, of Kimballton.

NWS forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Sat., 5/31/2014

Weather

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly Sunny w/scattered showers & thunderstorms, mainly after noon. High near 84. S-SE winds @ 5-15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/Isolated showers & thunderstorms before 9-pm. Low around 68. S-SE wind @ 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Partly Sunny & breezy, w/a 20% chance of showers & thunderstorms after 4-pm. High near 87.   South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sun. Night: Mo. Cldy w/a 70% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly after 7-pm. Low around 68. South wind 10 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Monday: Partly Sunny w/a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 83. SW wind 10 to 20-mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Tuesday: Mo. Sunny w/a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 80.

Baseball/Softball Scores from Fri., 5/30/14

Sports

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Baseball Scores: Knoxville 6, Winterset 3
Lewis Central 8, Shenandoah 0
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 6, Woodbury Central, Moville 5
Pleasantville 12, Mount Ayr 0
Ridge View 11, West Monona, Onawa 0
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 2, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2 (Game called in the 7th due to lightning)
Treynor 7, Missouri Valley 3
Underwood 4, Logan-Magnolia 3
West Harrison, Mondamin 16, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 1 (4 Innings)

Softball Scores:

A-D-M, Adel 10, Nodaway Valley 0
Atlantic 13, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 0
Boone 10, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 0
Charter Oak-Ute 10, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2
Clarke, Osceola 8, Creston 0
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 10, Atlantic 0
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 12, Carroll 0
Earlham 8, Chariton 1
Exira-EHK 6, Glidden-Ralston 1
Glenwood 6, A-H-S-T, Avoca 1
Griswold 11, Audubon 1
Guthrie Center 6, CAM, Anita 0
Harlan 7, Van Meter 4
Lenox 12, Red Oak 1
Logan-Magnolia 5, Underwood 1
Martensdale-St Marys 5, East Union 0
Missouri Valley 7, Treynor 4
Sioux City, East 3, Denison-Schleswig 2
Wayne 12, Bedford 0
Winterset 12, Interstate 35, Truro 0
Woodbury Central 6, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 4

Bumgarner, Pence help Giants beat Cardinals 9-4

Sports

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Madison Bumgarner struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings and Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer off Adam Wainwright as the surging San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4 on Friday night. Bumgarner (7-3) allowed three hits and matched a season high for strikeouts set in his previous start against Minnesota. He walked one. San Francisco has won eight of nine and owns the best record in the majors at 36-19.

Pence had two hits and scored twice. Pablo Sandoval extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a single and a double, but his run of nine straight games with an RBI was snapped. Hector Sanchez and Gregor Blanco each had a two-run single for the Giants, who scored seven runs with two outs. San Francisco has scored 117 runs with two outs, tops in the big leagues.

Cardinals call up prospect Taveras

Sports

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals announced after Friday night’s game with the San Francisco Giants that they have called up top prospect Oscar Taveras from Triple-A Memphis. Taveras, a 21-year-old outfielder, was batting .325 in 49 games with Memphis with seven homers and 40 RBIs. He will take the place of Matt Adams, who was put on the disabled list with a left calf strain.

Cardinals senior vice president and general manager John Mozeliak said the move was made when they found out Adams would not be available for a couple more days. “It made sense in two ways,” Mozeliak said. “One, let Matt Adams heal, and two, it’s an opportunity to give Oscar some playing time and not have to worry about the balance of power and worry about who’s playing and who’s not.”

The Cardinals signed Taveras in 2008 out of the Dominican Republic. Before this season, Taveras was ranked as the No. 3 overall prospect by MLB.com and Baseball America. He has a career .321 average over six minor league seasons.

Calcavecchia, Shorts share Champions Tour lead

Sports

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mark Calcavecchia and Wes Short Junior shot 6-under 66 on Friday to share the first-round lead in the Champions Tour’s Principal Charity Classic. Calcavecchia, third last year at the Wakonda Club, had three straight birdies on the back nine for his best start of the season. Short birdied the 18th hole to join Calcavecchia atop the leaderboard.

Bobby Clampett, Peter Senior and Shane Lowery were a stroke back.

Iowa News Headlines: Sat., May 31st 2014

News

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has signed a bill into law that will end greyhound dog racing in Council Bluffs by 2016. Branstad’s office said the governor signed the bill Friday along with more than a dozen other bills.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have recovered a body from the Des Moines River. The Des Moines Fire Department says the body was recovered yesterday afternoon after a woman spotted it south of the Center Street Dam. A water emergency team used a boat to recover the body. Des Moines police later identified the body as 24-year old Sachin Rayappa of Des Moines. He had been reported missing Tuesday.

SIBLEY, Iowa (AP) — A northwest Iowa man has pleaded not guilty to charges in connection with the theft of farm and construction equipment. The Sioux City Journal reports Michael Block of Sibley entered his written plea Thursday in Osceola County District Court. He faces seven counts of first-degree theft, 10 counts of second-degree theft and one count each of third- and fourth-degree theft.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mark Calcavecchia and Wes Short Junior shot 6-under 66 on Friday to share the first-round lead in the Champions Tour’s Principal Charity Classic. Calcavecchia, third last year at the Wakonda Club, had three straight birdies on the back nine for his best start of the season. Short birdied the 18th hole to join Calcavecchia atop the leaderboard.

HOWARD HOOVER, 66, of Fontanelle (Private Svcs. )

Obituaries

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

HOWARD HOOVER, 66, of Fontanelle, died Friday, May 30th, at the Good Samaritan Society in Fontanelle. Private family services will be held for HOWARD HOOVER at a later date. Steen Funeral Home in Fontanelle is assisting the family with arrangements.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Memorials may be directed to the Howard Hoover Memorial Fund to be established by the family.

HOWARD HOOVER is survived by:

His wife – Claudia Stutzman, of Fontanelle.

His son – Chad (Melissa) Hoover, of West Union.

His step-children: Chad (Jenn) Stutzman, of Altoona; Shawn (Heather) Stutzman, of Staplehurst, NE; Luke Stutzman, of Waukee, and Chance Stutzman, of Greenfield.

His sisters – Julie Vance, of Des Moines, and Deborah Vaughn, of Tennessee.

3 grandchildren, 6 step-grandchildren, 1 step-great grandchild, other relatives & friends.