NEW YORK (AP) — Allen Craig hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals found a bit of missing pop, beating the New York Mets 5-4 Monday and stopping their season-worst losing streak at five. The Cardinals have never been swept in a four-game series in New York. The World Series champions had been outscored 19-1 by the Mets and no-hit by Johan Santana before salvaging the finale at Citi Field. Pinch hitter Scott Hairston and Lucas Duda homered for the Mets, who missed a chance to move all alone into the NL East lead. Craig connected one out after Matt Holliday hit a leadoff single against Jon Rauch (3-5) for a 5-3 lead. The Mets got closer in the bottom half when Andres Torres hit a long sacrifice fly, but closer Jason Motte retired David Wright on an inning-ending liner to right field with a runner at third base. Motte finished for his ninth save in 12 chances. Marc Rzepczynski (1-3) wound up with the win despite allowing Hairston’s eighth career pinch-hit homer in the seventh, a two-run shot with two outs that made it 3-all.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Stanford Routt is growing accustomed to life on the other side of Arrowhead Stadium. The former Oakland Raiders cornerback has fit in seamlessly with his longtime division rival as the replacement for Brandon Carr, who left in free agency. Routt has been working out with the first team during the opening weeks of offseason workouts. He said it’s helped that he spent seven seasons playing against the Chiefs twice a year. It’s also helped that another ex-Raider, tight end Kevin Boss, is a newcomer with Kansas City. Routt was among the most penalized defensive backs in the NFL last season, but he’s also started 30 games over the past two years and was routinely put on the opposition’s best wide receiver. That’s why Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel appears so comfortable with him.
ROBERT “BOB” EUGENE GRIFFIN, 81, of Menlo died on Saturday, June 2 at the Stuart Community Care Center. Funeral mass for BOB GRIFFIN will be held on Thursday, June 7 at 10:00 AM at All Saints Catholic Church in Stuart. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.
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Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 6 from 6 until 7:30 PM at All Saints Catholic Church in Stuart, with a rosary service at 7:30 and fellowship to follow.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Stuart Fire and Rescue or Stuart CCC Foundation (to go towards the new hospice room).
Online condolences can be left at johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com
CARROLL JUNIOR WASHBURN, 81, of Guthrie Center died on January 4 in McAllen, TX. Memorial services with full military honors for CARROLL JUNIOR WASHBURN will be held on Thursday, June 14 at 11:30 AM at Union Cemetery in Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center has the arrangements.
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Inurnment will be held at Union Cemetery in Guthrie Center.
IHSBCA Rankings for June 3, 2012:
Class 4-A
1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy
2. Ankeny
3. Iowa City West
4. Dowling Catholic
5. Johnston
6. Waukee
7. SE Polk
8. West DM Valley
9. Indianola
10. Cedar Rapids Xavier
Class 3-A
1. Sioux City Heelan
2. Harlan
3. Western Dubuque
4. Dallas Center-Grimes
5. Seargent Bluff-Luton
6. Maquoketa
7. Clear Lake
8. Marion
9. Waverly-Shellrock
10. Vinton-Shellsburg
Class 2-A
1. Davis County
2. Dyersville-Beckman
3. Carroll Kuemper
4. St. Edmond, Ft. Dodge
5. PCM
6. North Polk
7. Ogden
8. Iowa City Regina
9. Wilton
10. Van Buren
Class 1-A
1. Martensdale-St. Mary’s
2. Council Bluffs St. Albert
3. Mason City Newman
4. Preston
5. Lawton-Bronson
6. Pleasantville
7. Algona Garrigan
8. Van Meter
9. Lisbon
10. Coon Rapids-Bayard
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Records show an Iowa State University scientist found evidence sick hens at farms owned by an Iowa egg producer were “almost certainly” laying eggs contaminated with salmonella months before one of the nation’s largest outbreaks of food-borne illness. Testing records filed as part of a civil lawsuit show scientists at ISU’s Veterinary Diagnostics Laboratory found salmonella in manure at several Iowa egg-laying plants and in the internal organs of dead birds in the months before the August 2010 recall of 550 million eggs.
The laboratory reported the results to the company requesting tests, but scientists say they had no legal or ethical obligation to alert regulators or consumers since salmonella is not a reportable disease. Lab director Rodger Main says it was up to the company to take appropriate action.
Iowa’s hospitals scored top marks in a U.S. government survey of hospital patients. Scott McIntyre is spokesperson for the Iowa Hospital Association, which represents 118 hospitals in the state. “When patients responded to the survey, considering their overall hospital experience and how they perceived the hospital overall, Iowa was ranked first in the nation tied with two other states,” McIntyre said.
Iowa tied for first with Kansas and Nebraska. The survey was administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Nearly three out of four patients gave Iowa hospitals the highest possible rating — either a 9 or 10 on a 10-point scale. In addition to the overall rating, patients were surveyed about nine other aspects of their hospital experience. Iowa ranked in the top 10 in all nine of those categories. “One area where we faltered a little bit, compared to how well we did in the other areas, was in quietness,” McIntyre said. “That’s always a struggle because it’s tough to keep a hospital as quiet as somebody who’s not feeling well would like it to be. That’s something our hospitals work at continually every day.”
Iowa ranked eighth for hospital quietness. The survey was based on patients discharged from hospitals between July 2010 and June 2011.
A Griswold woman was cited for Unsafe Backing this (Monday) morning, after the vehicle she was driving hit a parked pickup. The accident happened at around 9-a.m. on Union Street, in Griswold. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says a 2010 Ford Taurus owned and driven by 66-year old Julianne Margaret Adams, of Griswold, was backing out of a garage onto Union Street, when the car hit a parked 2008 Nissan Titan, owned by Christopher Thomas McCoy. Adams’ Taurus sustained $600 damage during the mishap, while the damage to McCoy’s truck was estimated at $2,000.
The Atlantic Police Department reports five people were arrested over the weekend. Taken into custody Saturday, on a charge of OWI/1st offense, was 36-year old Brandon Shadden, of Oakland. Among those arrested on Sunday, was: 43-year old Rhonda Stanley, of Atlantic. She was charged with OWI/2nd offense; 43-year old Brian Wright, of Atlantic, 33-year old Sergio Ramos, of Greenville, NC, and 20-year old John Bierbaum, of Griswold, were each arrested on a charge of OWI/1st offense.
All of those individuals were booked into the Cass County Jail and held, pending a court appearance.
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