MARY HUITT, 86, of Panora, died Wed., March 5th, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services for MARY HUITT will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., March 10th, at the Twigg Funeral Home in Panora.
Visitation at the funeral home will be held from 2-until 4-pm on Sunday.
Burial will be in the Brethren Cemetery at Panora.
GAIL M. BALD, 74, of Audubon, died Thu., March 6th, at the Exira Care Center. Funeral services for GAIL BALD will be held 2-p.m. Sun., March 9th, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where a family visitation will be held beginning at 7-p.m. Saturday (3/8).
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.
GAIL BALD is survived by:
Her children – CIndy (Charles) Bell, of Dows; Guy Bald, of Atlantic; Linda (Dan) Anthofer, of Audubon, and Rick (Roylene) Bald, of Audubon.
Her sisters – Judy (Gale) Morris, of Daytona Beach, FL., and Gerry Shadle, of Sarasota, FL.
14 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
DOROTHY MAY PUTNAM, 87, of Oakland, died Thu., March 6th, at home. Funeral services for DOROTHY PUTNAM will be held 1:30-p.m. Sat., March 8th, at the Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland.
Visitation with the family will be from 11:30 AM on Saturday until the time of the services.
Interment will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery at Oakland.
DOROTHY MAY PUTNAM is survived by:
Her husband – Don, of Oakland.
Her daughter – Lolly (Mike) Porter, of Council Bluffs.
Her sons – Lynn and Rich Putnam, both of Oakland.
Her brother – Ed (Mary) Williams, of Bridgewater.
Several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, 1 great-great granddaughter, other relatives & friends.
Authorities in Harrison County say a Missouri Valley man was arrested Thursday, following a high speed chase that began on Interstate 29 and ended on I-680. Missouri Valley Police Chief Ed Murray told the Daily NonPareil 43-year old Anthony Valenzuela was taken into custody on suspicion of misdemeanor eluding, reckless driving, speeding, driving without a license, driving without insurance and other traffic violations. The man was being held Thursday in the Harrison County Jail.
Murray said the incident began at around 4-p.m., when a Missouri Valley Police officer attempted to stop Valenzuela’s 1996 Chevy S10 pickup truck. The officer observed Valenzuela drive by in a residential area of Missouri Valley and recognized him from a traffic stop on Wednesday for driving without a license and without insurance.
Valenzuela refused to pull over and traveled south on I-29 before turning onto I-680. At times, his truck was traveling near 95-mph. Valenzuela was finally apprehended at the 16-mile marker of I-680.
346 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2014
EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
TODAY…CLOUDY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON…THEN A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…COLDER. LIGHT SNOW AND A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN LIGHT SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.
SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGH 32 TO 56. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 20 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGH 56 TO 61.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State senior guard Bubu Palo says he might petition the NCAA for a hardship waiver that would allow him to transfer to another school and play one more season. Palo missed much of 2013-14 after being dismissed from the team following sexual assault charges that were later dropped. Palo was reinstated by a district court judge in January, but he hasn’t played this season.
Palo says he and coach Fred Hoiberg have discussed the possibility of a waiver, adding that he might sit out Saturday’s home finale against Oklahoma State to aid those efforts. Palo redshirted as a freshman in 2009-10 and was suspended for 18 games in 2012-13. He will be honored in pre-game festivities for Iowa State’s seniors on Saturday.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Egidijus Mockevicius tied a career-high with 19 points, had a career-best eight blocks and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 9 seed Evansville defeated eighth-seeded Drake 69-61 in the opening round of the Missouri Valley tournament Thursday night. D.J. Balentine added 30 points for Evansville (14-18) which faces top-seeded Wichita State in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Jordan Daniels scored to give Drake a 21-19 lead with 8:10 to play in the first half. Evansville answered with a 14-0 run, including six points by Balentine, to take a 33-21 lead and the Purple Aces led the rest of the way. Daniels scored seven straight points and Daddy Ugbede made a layup to cap a 9-0 to pull Drake within six points, 58-52 with 8:49 remaining, but the Bulldogs did not get any closer. Richard Carter scored 26 points and Daniels finished with 11 to lead Drake (15-16).
SALIX, Iowa (AP) — Authorities closed Interstate 29 in western Iowa after a truck veered off the freeway and caught fire. The Sioux City Journal reports the driver of the truck was found dead, but it’s possible he had a medical condition that led to the Thursday morning crash.
The Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened when the truck, which was hauling a trailer filled with hamburger, veered off I-29 near Salix, south of Sioux City. The truck crossed a shallow ditch, came to rest in trees and caught fire. Both southbound lanes of the freeway were closed while crews fought the fire. Traffic was routed into Salix. One lane was reopened several hours later.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Legislative leaders say they agreed before the current session started to arrive at broad budget figures on which Republicans and Democrats could agree to prove that divided state government can work. Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, a Democrat from Council Bluffs, said yesterday that record low public disapproval of Congress gave state leaders impetus to work together.
SALIX, Iowa (AP) — Authorities closed Interstate 29 in western Iowa after a truck veered off the freeway and caught fire. The Sioux City Journal reports the driver of the truck was found dead, but it’s possible he had a medical condition that led to the crash. The Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened Thursday when the truck, which was hauling a trailer filled with hamburger, veered off I-29 south of Sioux City.
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A Dubuque man has been accused of trying to conspire with his teenage daughter to get his wife to take harmful pills. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports 55-year-old Michael Schoonover was arrested Tuesday morning. He faces a charge of solicitation to commit a felony.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Egidijus Mockevicius tied a career-high with 19 points, had a career-best eight blocks and grabbed 10 rebounds as Number 9 seed Evansville defeated eighth-seeded Drake 69-61 in the opening round of the Missouri Valley tournament last night. Richard Carter scored 26 points and Jordan Daniels finished with 11 to lead the Bulldogs in St. Louis.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Legislative leaders are telling the greyhound racing industry and casinos that want to end dog racing to work out their differences soon. Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, a Council Bluffs Democrat, says he’d like to see a deal that provides a “soft landing” for the greyhound industry that support the state’s two remaining dog tracks at casinos in Council Bluffs and Dubuque. Republican House Speaker Kraig Paulsen agrees.
The casinos, which provided $10 million last year to subsidize dog racing want the tracks to close. The greyhound industry says it employs 1,200 workers in Iowa and hopes to keep a track operating somewhere in Iowa.
A bill that has passed the committee level requires the casinos to pay the dog industry $70 million over six years to shut down racing.
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