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Pujols’ Homer Helps Cards Beat Marlins 7-4

Sports

August 5th, 2011 by Jim Field

MIAMI (AP) – Albert Pujols hit his 25th home run and finished a triple shy of the cycle, and six relievers combined to pitch six innings and help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Florida Marlins 7-4 on Thursday night.  Pujols came into the game only 1 for 14 on the Cardinals’ trip.  He walked and scored in the first inning, singled and scored in the
third, homered in the fourth and doubled in the sixth. The first baseman also made a lunging backhanded stop to start a 3-6-3 double play.  The Cardinals’ David Freese earned a tough go-ahead RBI when he was hit in the helmet by a 3-2 pitch with the bases loaded in the third inning. That put the Cardinals ahead to stay, 4-3.  Freese left the game with a mild concussion and a bruise.

Starting Cornerback Carr Signs Tender with Chiefs

Sports

August 5th, 2011 by Jim Field

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) – Starting cornerback Brandon Carr has signed his restricted free agent tender with the Kansas City Chiefs, making him the last significant player to arrive at training camp.  The former fifth-round draft pick has started all 48 games in three seasons with the Chiefs, making 207 tackles and four picks while pairing with Brandon Flowers to create a shutdown defensive backfield.  The Chiefs had placed a first-round tender on Carr.  The team also announced the signing of free agent safety Sabby Piscitelli on Thursday.  Piscitelli made 20 starts and appeared in 50 games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns over the past four seasons, making 115 tackles and five interceptions.

Chiefs Agree to 4-Year Deal with Houston

Sports

August 5th, 2011 by Jim Field

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) – A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that third-round draft pick Justin Houston has agreed to a $2.78 million, four-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.  The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the team had not made an official announcement. The deal includes a $671,000 signing bonus.  Houston was the 70th overall pick out of Georgia and among the last rookies to sign. The 6-foot-3, 270-pound defensive end is expected to bolster the Chiefs’ pass rush along with outside linebacker Tamba Hali, who agreed to a five-year deal worth $60 million on Wednesday.  Starting cornerback Brandon Carr also signed his free agent tender on Thursday and joined Hali and most of the rest of the Chiefs in training camp.

Hali, Veterans Finally Arrive at Chiefs Camp

Sports

August 5th, 2011 by Jim Field

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) – Tamba Hali jogged down the long, grassy hillside to the practice field at Missouri Western State University, the modest crowd on hand for the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice bursting into applause.  Yes, the veterans have finally arrived at training camp.  One day after agreeing to a five-year, $60 million contract, Hali and the Chiefs enjoyed their first full-squad practice since arriving last week. Veteran free agents had been unable to participate until Thursday, when the new collective bargaining agreement was ratified and league year officially began.  Hali joined newcomers such as wide receiver Steve Breaston, defensive tackle Kelly Gregg and fullback Le’Ron McClain on the practice fields. The Chiefs still wore only shoulder pads and helmets as the coaching staff takes a cautious approach to getting everybody up to speed.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5th

Trading Post

August 5th, 2011 by Jim Field

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Megabus expands to Omaha, adds routes to Chicago

News

August 5th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The low-fare, high-tech intercity bus service Megabus will add two daily trips to Omaha, Neb. and increase its service to Iowa City and Chicago to four round trips daily. Megabus announced its plans Thursday to add the routes beginning Aug. 17th. The service features a limited number of seats on each bus for as little as $1. It began in the Northeast in 2006 and in Des Moines 16 months ago.

Besides its low fares, Megabus’ main attraction is accommodations that include train-style seats with individual power outlets and Wi-Fi service.

Soundings to being on structures in Missouri floodwater

News

August 5th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

State emergency management division officials say the water being released into the Missouri River from the Gavins Point Dam will be gradually reduced beginning on August 17th. The chief of the division’s Readiness Bureau, Joyce Flinn, says sonar soundings are scheduled to begin before the water goes down to try and identify damage. Flinn says they’ll be looking at bases of towers or bridge abutments. The U-S Geological survey is helping with the soundings and it will help them be prepared to start repairs once they can get to the structures.

She says they are working to identify some critical infrastructure and they will work with the U-S-G-S will work with other federal partners and the counties to do the soundings while the water is coming down. Flinn says the water releases will drop from 150-thousand cubic-feet-per-second (CFPS) now to 90-thousand C-F-P-S by the end of August.

(Radio Iowa)

Sales Tax holiday today & tomorrow in IA

News

August 5th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa’s annual sales tax holiday gives Iowans a chance do some back-to-school shopping without paying state sales tax. The special days this year are today (Friday) and Saturday.

Qualifying items that cost less than $100 will be exempt from the tax. Those items include clothing and footwear for everyday use, including shirts, pants, socks and shoes.

Items that aren’t tax exempt are computers, backpacks, school supplies, jewelry, and special clothing or footwear designed for sports.

More information on taxable and nontaxable items is available at the Iowa Department of Revenue’s website, www.iowa.gov/tax/educate/holiday1.html .

1 injured during Monona County cycle accident

News

August 5th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A North Dakota woman was injured Thursday evening, when the motorcycle she was riding on went out of control and crashed into a ditch. The accident happened at around 6:10-p.m. in Monona County, on Interstate 29, southbound.

The Iowa State Patrol says 62-year old Terri Lundberg,of Westhope, ND, was injured when a 1999 Honda motorcycle driven by her 63-year old husband Lee, went out of control after the rear tire went flat. The cycle and a small, two-wheeled trailer it was pulling, left the road and entered the west ditch, where it overturned.

Lundberg was transported to Burgess Memorial Hospital, in Onawa. There was no report available on her condition.

DAVID SEARS, 76, of Atlantic & formerly of Des Moines (svcs May 2013)

Obituaries

August 5th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DAVID SEARS, 76, of Atlantic (& formerly of Des Moines), died Fri., August 5th, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center, where he has lived since 2009.  DAVID SEARS has gifted his body to science, for medical study. Services will take place when studies are complete, which the family projects will be in May, 2013. Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic is assisting the family

DAVID SEARS is survived by:

His daughter – Kimberly (Frank) Spillers, of Atlantic

His sister – Penelope Swan, of Austin, TX.

And, the family of Shawn, Burke, Amanda, Jordan and Melina Shouse.