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Jay’s RBI double in 10th lifts Cardinals over Cubs

Sports

September 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

CHICAGO (AP) – John Jay’s RBI double in the 10th inning lifted St. Louis over the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Saturday, bolstering the Cardinals’ bid for another playoff appearance.  Carlos Beltran hit a tying solo homer in the ninth for the Cardinals, who began the day with a two-game lead over Los Angeles for the second NL wild-card spot. Milwaukee dropped 2 1/2 games behind. The defending World Series champion Cardinals have 10 games left in the regular season.  After Matt Carpenter and Brian Anderson drew two-out walks from Jaye Champan (0-1), Jay doubled down the right-field line.  Mitchell Boggs (4-1) got one out in the ninth. Jason Motte struck out the side in the 10th for his 39th save.  Beltran made it 4-all with his 30th homer, a one-out shot off Carlos Marmol.

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Drake rallies to beat Morehead State 28-25

Sports

September 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mike Piatkowski threw three touchdown passes, Gary Scott ran for 119 yards and a score, and a late interception helped Drake rally Saturday to beat Morehead State 28-25 in the Pioneer League opener for both teams. Piatkowski, who was 29 of 41 for 268 yards, hit Joey Orlando on a 9-yard score in the second quarter. In the fourth, he found J.T. Teague and Nick Rosa for 16-yard touchdowns before Scott’s 14-yard scoring run put the Bulldogs (2-2) up 28-17.

Rees MacShara’s 4-yard run and a successful two-point conversion pulled the Eagles (1-3) within three, and Morehead State got the ball back with less than 2 minutes left. But Zach Lewis, who earlier threw a 26-yard touchdown to Donte Sawyer, was intercepted by Tyler Moorehead and the Bulldogs ran out the clock. MacShara led all rushers with 132 yards, and Brandon Bornhauser had a 27-yard scoring run for the Eagles.

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Frost Advisory for parts of southern/central Iowa

Weather

September 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: MADISON-UNION-RINGGOLD-

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 30S ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. EXPOSED PLANTS AND TENDER VEGETATION MAY SUFFER FREEZE DAMAGE OR BE KILLED. PEOPLE INTERESTED IN PROTECTING THEIR PLANTS NEED TO TAKE ACTION BY THIS EVENING.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF THE KJAN LISTENING AREA, FROM 1-A.M. SUNDAY THROUGH ABOUT 9-A.M.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH

Trading Post

September 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

FOR SALE: 2 Bridgestone 225/60/R18 Winter tires. Used only one season. asking $150 for the pair. Call. 402-290-3431 (in Lewis).

FOR SALE: 1988 Plymouth Voyager Van. Approximately 136,000 miles V-6 cylinder engine. Needs repairs.  Please Phone Jim at (712) 243-2999 Monday – anytime Tuesday and rest of week: after 6:00 p.m.

FOR SALE:  A 1996 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup.  Lots of boys & Girls Clothes and A Lexmark printer w/scanner $10.00.  CALL 641-747-3050.

FOR SALE:  42″ round light oak drop leaf table with four sturdy chairs. Chair seats are leather padded. Excellent condition.  $100.  712-243-3848.

FOR SALE: 2 – AO Smith 40 gallon gas water heaters, new in 2006 $175 each; 2 – Lennox gas furnaces: 1 – 90 KBTU, 1 – 70 KBTU both new in 2006 $450 each; 1 – 1,000 gallon LP tank $950. 712-304-0924 (Exira)

FOR SALE: 1976 F150 monster truck, lift kit, needs work $1,000 obo. 641-740-0295 (Adair)

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Central Michigan stuns Iowa 32-31

Sports

September 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Central Michigan’s David Harman drilled a 47-yard field goal with three seconds left, and the Chippewas scored nine points in the final 45 seconds and stunned Iowa 32-31 on Saturday.  Central Michigan (2-1) pulled within 31-29 on Ryan Radcliff’s 13-yard TD throw to Titus Davis. The Chippewas failed on the two-point conversion, but they recovered an onside kick and moved to Iowa’s 30-yard line in part because of a personal foul on the Hawkeyes (2-2).

Harman had the wind at his back on the winning kick, which handed Iowa one of its most improbable defeats in 14 years under coach Kirk Ferentz.  Mark Weisman ran for 217 yards and three touchdowns in a losing effort for Iowa.

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Worker finds body of Calif. man missing from train

News

September 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

HAIGLER, Neb. (AP) – A retired California firefighter who disappeared from a Chicago-bound train has been found dead in western Nebraska. The family of 69-year-old Charlie Dowd said Friday night that his body was spotted by a railway worker in Haigler, NE, an area where investigators had focused their search.  Dowd was last seen Sept. 13 on an Amtrak train traveling from California. Reports from passengers who saw him had investigators thinking he may have fallen off the train in eastern Colorado or western Nebraska.

In a statement on the family’s Facebook page, relatives say they’re devastated but thankful to those who helped search. Family member Sheila Stevens confirmed the information in an interview, saying details would be released later. Dowd was from San Mateo, Calif.

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Parts of Iowa, Nebraska under freeze warning

News, Weather

September 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Break out the blankets and hot cocoa. The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for parts of Iowa and Nebraska.  A freeze warning is in effect from 1-a.m. Sunday through about 9-a.m., for most of the KJAN listening area, as well as eastern and north-central Nebraska.

In Iowa, overnight lows are expected to dip to as low as 26 degrees in the freeze-warning areas. In Nebraska, lows are expected to be mainly in the lower 30s, but could drop to the upper 20s in the north-central and northeast areas. The Weather Service expects temperatures to rise into the upper 50s in the western and central Iowa, and into the 60s in eastern Nebraska.

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FLOSSIE MURRAY ZIMMERLINE, 83, of Greenfield (Svcs. 9-27-12)

Obituaries

September 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

FLOSSIE MURRAY ZIMMERLINE, 83, of Greenfield, died Sat., Sept. 22nd, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.  Funeral services for FLOSSIE ZIMMERLINE will be held 11-a.m. Thu., Sept. 27th, at the Greenfield United Methodist Church. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

The family will visit with friends from 5-to 8pm Wed. at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com. Memorials: To the Flossie Murray Zimmerline Memorial Fund to be established by the family.

Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery.

FLOSSIE ZIMMERLINE is survived by:

Her daughter –  Tamara (Robert) McCann, of Omaha.

Her son – Bradley (Stasha) Murray, of LaGuna Niguel, CA

Her stepson – Ronny Zimmerline of Creston.

Her brother – Gerald (Arlene) Gabrielson, of Ellenton, FL.

Her sisters – Geynell Clark, of Story City, and Dorothy (Donald) Anderson, of Starbuck, MN.

1 grandson.  Her in-laws, other relatives, & friends.

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SARAH MERRITT, 70, of Griswold (Svcs. 9-25-12)

Obituaries

September 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

SARAH MERRITT, 70, of Griswold, died Sat., Sept. 22nd, at her home in Griswold. Funeral services for SARAH MERRITT will be held 11-a.m. Tue., Sept. 25th, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Griswold. Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold has the arrangements.

A Prayer service will be held at the funeral home on Monday (9/24), beginning at 6-p.m., followed by visitation with the family until 8-p.m.

A Memorial fund has been established.

Burial will be in the Griswold Cemetery.

SARAH MERRITT is survived by:

Her sons and step-children: David (Laurie) Doty, of Joplin, MO; Jerry (Betty) Doty, of Griswold; Michael (Sallie) Merritt, of Preston, MN; Vicki (Al) Peterson, of Omaha, & Denise (Dan) Bladow, of Battle Lake, MN.

Her sisters – Cathy (Kreg) Gallup, & Rose (Grant) Kirchhoff, all of Council Bluffs.

Her brother – Fred (Pat) Christina, of Saginaw, MI.

17 grandchildren & 9 great-grandchildren, other relatives & friends.

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Woman seriously injured in Fremont Co. rollover accident

News

September 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Fremont County investigated a reported car-versus-train accident early Saturday morning. Sheriff’s officials said 20-year old Marissa Ann Robinson (no address given) was ejected from the 2002 Chevy Cavalier she was driving, when it rolled several times after she lost control of the vehicle, as it was traveling south on Main Street, just south of the intersection with Washington Street. The woman was not wearing a seat belt. The car came to rest near the railroad tracks, adjacent to the road. The accident at around 2-a.m.

Officials say they were notified by about the accident by Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway employees, at around 2:08-a.m. When deputies arrived they determined the train was NOT involved in the crash. BNSF employees advised that a white pickup truck was parked nearby. As deputies approach the truck, the vehicle took off.

Robinson was transported by Hamburg Rescue to Grape Community Hospital and later flown by LifeNet helicopter to the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Authorities said alcohol and speed were contributing factors in the crash. The accident remains under investigation by the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone with information about the case, or any information on any possible witnesses, is asked to call 712-374-2424.

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