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CWS Scores and Schedule

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June 23rd, 2023 by admin

June 22 (all times ET):

LSU picked up a thrilling 11th-inning walk-off victory over Wake Forest to advance to the CWS Finals against Florida. LSU third baseman Tommy White launched a tow-run bomb with no outs in the bottom of the 11th to win the game. The big hit came at the end of an epic pitchers dual between the Tigers’ Paul Skeens and the Demon Deacons’ Rhett Lowder. Skeens threw 8 shutout innings, surrending just two hits and a walk, striking out 9. Lowder threw 7 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out 6. The Tigers will face Florida for the first time this season in the finals starting on Saturday. The Gators advanced with a win over TCU on Wednesday.

MCWS Finals — Best two-of-three:

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Name released of man shot & killed by Franklin County deputy

News

June 23rd, 2023 by admin

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has released the name of the man who was shot and killed by a deputy this week in Sheffield.

The DCI says deputies from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in the western portion of Sheffield at about 9:42 PM on Tuesday on the report of a domestic dispute. On arrival, deputies encountered a male, who is now identified as 30-year-old Matt Davis of Hampton, who was brandishing a handgun. The DCI says Davis was arguing with family members who had locked themselves inside the house and called 9-1-1. Deputies ordered Davis to drop the gun, and he refused and started walking toward the deputies. Davis pointed the gun at a passing vehicle and then the deputies. Deputies shot Davis, striking him once. Davis died at the scene.

The DCI says the weapon Davis pointed at the deputies was a pellet gun, and that the incident was captured on the deputies’ body cameras. Upon completion of their investigation, the DCI will forward all results to the Franklin County Attorney’s Office for review.

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Free arts festival opens in Iowa’s largest city, huge crowds expected

News

June 23rd, 2023 by admin

Consistently ranked as one of the top five events of its kind in the country, the Des Moines Arts Festival opens later today (Friday) in the downtown’s Western Gateway Park. Colleen Murphy, the fest’s community relations director, says they’ll be showcasing 190 artists from 34 states during the three-day event, and there’s also a spotlight on in-state talent called the Emerging Iowa Artists program.

Whether you’re looking for a painting in oil or watercolor, framed nature photography, or a piece of sculpture for the mantel, there will be works of art ranging in price from just a few dollars to a few thousand dollars.

During the art show, the Des Moines Central Library is hosting a free film festival featuring an array of more than 40 movies from nine countries. There’s also live music on two stages, including the nationally-touring band Sister Hazel. The weather forecast calls for highs all three days in the upper 80s or low 90s, so she suggests you dress cool, wear a hat and sunscreen, plus, there are five main beverage stations to help you stay hydrated.

In recent years, the festival has drawn a crowd of around 250-thousand over the three days. Admission and parking are free through Sunday. https://www.desmoinesartsfestival.org

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A 4th lawsuit is filed by a former resident of collapsed Davenport building

News

June 23rd, 2023 by admin

Another former resident of the Davenport apartment building that partially collapsed last month is suing Andrew Wold, the building’s owner. Broc Nelson is the fourth tenant to allege it was negligence on the part of Wold, his L-L-Cs, the City of Davenport and others that led to the deadly cave-in. Nelson lived in the building for three years and says since Wold took ownership in 2021, the property went downhill. He says they went without heat for a full month during the winter.

Nelson was playing a video game on his first day off in a week, when he felt the building shake and heard a big rush of air. From his window, he could see nothing through the dust. Nelson threw on some shoes, grabbed his phone and keys, and left with the shirt on his back.

Outside, he and other residents were shocked to find the building’s western wall had collapsed, killing three tenants and displacing about a hundred residents.

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Red Oak woman arrested on warrant

News

June 23rd, 2023 by admin

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest on Friday of 50-year-old Charity Ann Boulton of Red Oak on a valid warrant for Theft 5th Degree. Boulton was taken arrested at about noon on North Broadway Street and taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 cash bond.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley Friday 06/23/2023

Weather

June 23rd, 2023 by admin

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight: A moderate chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday Night: A moderate chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Yesterday’s high was 91 and the low was 59. This day last year the high was 86 and the low was 64. The all-time record high was 105 set in 1937. The record low was 44 set in 1958. Sunrise is 5:46 a.m. and sunset is 8:57 p.m.

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Sand says his office may not be able to audit state’s new program for private school expenses

News

June 23rd, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa)- State Auditor Rob Sand says it’s unclear whether a new state law may restrict the ability of his office to review how a private company manages the new state-funded accounts for private school expenses.

The law forbids the state auditor’s office from going to court to force state officials and agencies to turn over documents. It also restricts Sand’s office from accessing personal information that an individual would reasonably expect to be kept private or consider unnecessary to an audit. Sand, the only Democrat in statewide office, says Republican lawmakers who approved those restrictions have limited the ability of his office to investigate potential fraud.

A New York firm called Odyssey was awarded the state contract to manage the new program. Parents seeking state funded accounts to cover their child’s private schooling have to provide financial data to the company through its website. The company then will manage all payments for tuition and other acceptable expenses like school fees.

Sand made his comments after a town hall meeting in Mason City Thursday afternoon. Sand also held town hall meetings yesterday (Thursday) in Algona, Garner, Forest City and Northwood.

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“Piglets running everywhere” after a semi tractor-trailer rollover accident east of Lewis

News

June 23rd, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Lewis, Iowa) – A woman complained of shoulder pain and a male claimed to be uninjured, following a tractor-trailer rollover accident east of Lewis, late Thursday night. The semi rolled into the north ditch just west of 610th and Oxford Road, at around 11:55-p.m.

The Cass County Communications Center advised emergency responders to be aware “piglets” were “Running everywhere,” following the crash. Lewis 1st Responders, Griswold Rescue and Cass EMS were paged to the scene.

Cass County Sheriff’s deputies were also on the scene near the Bob Nichols Farm at 61228 Oxford Road. Additional details are currently not available.

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Thursday High School Baseball Scores

Sports

June 22nd, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Harlan 15 Atlantic, 12 (9 innings)
Glenwood 9 Red Oak, 6
Lewis Central 5 Denison-Schleswig, 3
Creston 12 Clarinda, 7

Corner Conference Baseball Tournament: 
Sidney 7 Griswold, 3
East Mills 17 Essex, 1
Fremont-Mills 12 Essex, 1
Stanton 8 East Mills, 5

Pride of Iowa Conference: 
Central Decatur 9 East Union, 0
Southeast Warren 17 Wayne, 4
Bedford 8 Southwest Valley, 6
Lenox 13 Nodaway Valley, 7
Martensdale, St. Mary’s 14 Mount Ayr, 2

Rolling Valley Conference:
Boyer Valley 10 Ar-We-Va, 2
West Harrison 13 CAM, 4

Western Iowa Conference:
Underwood 9 Treynor, 7
Audubon 7 IKM/Manning, 5
Logan-Magnolia 5 AHSTW, 0
Tri-Center 8 Missouri Valley, 5

West Central Conference:
Van Meter 10 ACGC, 0
Van Meter 16 ACGC, 4
Pleasantville 6 Madrid, 0
Interstate 35 14 Ogden, 4
Ogden 14 Interstate 35, 9
West Central Valley 5 Des Moines, Christian, 4

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Thursday High School Softball Scores

Sports

June 22nd, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Atlantic 11 Harlan, 1 (5 innings)
Greene County 11 Kuemper, 1 (NC)
Shenandoah 11 Riverside, 2 (NC)
Clarinda 7 Creston, 4
Glenwood 7 Red Oak, 9
Denison-Schleswig 9 Lewis Central, 5

Corner Conference Tournament:
Griswold 9 Stanton, 0
Stanton 5 East Mills, 1
Essex 13 Sidney, 2
Fremont-Mills 13 Essex, 5

Pride of Iowa Conference:
Central Decatur 9 Earlam, 8
East Union 15 Central Decatur, 5
Southeast Warren 5 Wayne, 3
Southwest Valley 13 Bedford, 5
Nodaway Valley 8 Lenox, 7
Martensdale, St. Mary’s 10 Mount Ayr, 0

Western Iowa Conference
Missouri Valley 10 Tri-Center, 0
Treynor 8 Underwood, 1
Audubon 5 IKM/Manning, 4
Logan-Magnolia at AHSTW

West Central Conference:
Van Meter 5 ACGC, 3
Van Meter 18 ACGC, 4
Earlham 13 Panorama, 1
Earlham 12 Panorama, 0
Pleasantville 15 Madrid, 0
Pleasantville 14 Madrid, 0

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