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Scutaro Hits Slam, Drives in 7 as Giants Rout Cards

Sports

August 9th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marco Scutaro hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high seven runs, leading Ryan Vogelsong and the San Francisco Giants to a 15-0 romp over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. Scutaro doubled, singled and then hit his third career slam, connecting in the ninth off Mitchell Boggs. Ahead 2-0, the Giants broke it open with five runs in the sixth. They turned the game into a rout with four runs in the eighth and four more in the ninth. Vogelsong (10-5) gave up three hits in seven innings. He has gone at least six innings in all 21 of his starts, the longest such streak for a Giants pitcher since Bill Swift did it 24 straight times in 1993.

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Livestock farmers seek pause in ethanol production

Ag/Outdoor

August 9th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

WASHINGTON (AP) — Livestock farmers and ranchers seeing their feed costs soar because of the worst drought in decades are demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency waive production requirements for corn-based ethanol. The Obama administration sees no need for a waiver, siding with corn growers — many of them in presidential election battleground states Iowa and Ohio — who continue to support the requirement. The livestock industry argues that at a time when supplies are precarious, the large share of the corn crop going to ethanol production is driving up prices and driving them out of business. The Renewable Fuel Standard, enacted in 2005 and then significantly expanded in 2007, requires that 13.2 billion gallons of corn starch-derived biofuel be produced in 2012.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch #566 update Counties removed: Harrison, Monona & Shelby Counties

Weather

August 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 566 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA: THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA FREMONT MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING: PAGE COUNTY

Weather

August 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA

720 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 716 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN

EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COIN…OR 19 MILES

NORTH OF TARKIO…AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

CLARINDA…SHENANDOAH…ESSEX…COIN…COLLEGE SPRINGS…

SHAMBAUGH…YORKTOWN AND NORTHBORO.

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SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY: SW POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY

Weather

August 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

15 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE

COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM CDT…

AT 711 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS

TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR COUNCIL BLUFFS…OR 11 MILES

EAST OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE

POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

OAKLAND…TREYNOR…CARSON…MACEDONIA…CRESCENT AND MCCLELLAND.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT

THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN IOWA AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING: FREMONT & PAGE COUNTIES UNTIL 7:30PM

Weather

August 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

656 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

SOUTHWESTERN PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 652 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN

EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SIDNEY…OR 25 MILES

NORTHWEST OF TARKIO…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

SHENANDOAH…SIDNEY…FARRAGUT…RIVERTON…COIN…

RANDOLPH AND NORTHBORO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH…

DESTRUCTIVE HAIL…DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR

PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR

HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE

INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UPDATE

Weather

August 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM FOR PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL IOWA WAS CANCELLED. HOWEVER A WATCH (#566) REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1-A.M. FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WESTERN & SOUTHWEST IOWA…. FREMONT HARRISON MILLS MONONA MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE SHELBY

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING: MILLS & SW POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES

Weather

August 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

646 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…

MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 643 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE

THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE

EXTENDING FROM OMAHA TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF GLENWOOD…OR ALONG A

LINE EXTENDING FROM 48 MILES NORTHEAST OF LINCOLN TO 36 MILES

NORTHWEST OF TARKIO…AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…RALSTON…GLENWOOD…MALVERN…

TREYNOR…PACIFIC JUNCTION…CARTER LAKE AND SILVER CITY.

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Atlantic man involved in fatal Jasper County accident, Wednesday

News

August 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

One person was killed Wednesday afternoon in Jasper County, after a pickup collided with a car, which then struck a pedestrian. The Iowa State Patrol says 24-year old Steven G. Hall, of Atlantic, was driving a 2012 Dodge Ram truck westbound on Interstate 80 about two-miles east of Mitchellville, when he ran into the back of a 2002 Dodge Intrepid, driven by 29-year old Kathleen Eckert, of Newton. Following the impact, Eckert’s car hit 23-year old Adam J. Baumert, of Des Moines, who was on the road removing debris. Baumert died at the scene. The accident, which happened at around 1:05-p.m., remains under investigation.

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ADAIR & MADISON COUNTIES

Weather

August 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

309 PM CDT WED AUG 8 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

EASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 303 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND

DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES

EAST OF GREENFIELD…OR 18 MILES NORTH OF CRESTON…AND MOVING EAST

AT 25 MPH.

AT 305 PM A WIND GUST OF 55 MPH WAS REPORTED JUST EAST OF

GREENFIELD WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

WINTERSET AND MACKSBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A

MOBILE HOME…GET OUT NOW…AND SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED

BUILDING.

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