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High school baseball playoff schedule Tuesday 07/13/2020

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July 14th, 2020 by admin

Playoff baseball rolls on for Class 1A and 2A schools with 2nd round play tonight. We’ll have a Class 1A District 13 Semifinal from Anita on KJAN as CAM hosts Nodaway Valley. Join Chris Parks for the call with pregame starting at 6:45 p.m. All games are set for a 7:00 p.m. first pitch unless otherwise noted. Here is a look at the area match-ups.

CLASS 1A

District 11

Linville-Sully @ Martensdale-St. Marys 5:00pm (Time Change)
Earlham @ Southeast Warren 5:00pm (Time Change)

District 12

Moravia @ Central Decatur 5:00pm (Time Change)
Lamoni @ Mount Ayr 5:00pm (Time Change)

District 13

Nodaway Valley @ CAM –ON KJAN 5:00pm (Time Change)
Stanton vs. Bedford (@ Corning) 5:00pm (Time Change)

District 14

Exira-EHK @ St. Albert
East Mills @ Sidney

District 15

Boyer Valley @ Audubon
Logan-Magnolia @ Coon Rapids-Bayard

District 16

Lawton-Bronson @ Kingsley-Pierson
Hinton vs. Westwood (@ Kingsley-Pierson) 4:30 p.m.

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CLASS 2A

District 14

ACGC @ Woodward-Granger
Panorama vs. Southeast Valley (@ Granger) 4:30 p.m.

District 15

Treynor @ Tri-Center
Shenandoah vs. Clarinda (@ Neola) 4:30 p.m.

District 16

Kuemper Catholic @ Underwood
East Sac County vs. Missouri Valley (@ Underwood) 4:30 p.m.

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Midwest Sports Headlines: 7/14/20

Sports

July 14th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hard-throwing St. Louis Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks has opted out of playing this season, citing pre-existing health concerns. The 23-year-old Hicks was diagnosed in high school as having Type 1 diabetes. Hicks, who routinely throws over 100 mph, is recovering from Tommy John surgery on June 26, 2019. The right-hander’s availability for this season was uncertain. Hicks had been taking part in workouts at Busch Stadium, leading up to the Cardinals’ opener on July 24 at home against Pittsburgh.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals manager Mike Matheny will get to see his old ballclub sooner than he expected now that Kansas City is scheduled to play the St. Louis Cardinals in an exhibition game at Busch Stadium next week. The Royals also will play two games against the Houston Astros at Kauffman Stadium before opening their 60-game season July 24 against the Indians in Cleveland. Matheny is in his first season in charge of the Royals after taking over for the retired Ned Yost. He spent last year as a special assistant with the organization.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Now that the Washington Redskins have dropped their nickname, the spotlight has moved to other sports franchises under pressure to make changes amid a nationwide movement calling for racial justice. The NFL team said it is retiring its nickname, which had been in place since 1933. Several sponsors threatened to end partnerships if the team didn’t change. The Cleveland Indians seem to be the next pro team in line for change. They are in preliminary discussions about a new name. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves and the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks said they have no plans to change their names or logos.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Longtime basketball coach Craig Robinson has been hired as executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Robinson, the brother of former first lady Michelle Obama, has spent time in both the college and professional ranks. He will take over for Jim Haney, who has held the influential position for the past 29 years. Robinson has been the vice president of player development for the New York Knicks for the past three years. That job included the title of general manager of the G League’s Westchester Knicks.

CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Bregman and the Houston Astros visit the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 12th in one of the most intriguing dates on the shortened major league schedule. The New York Yankees visit the World Series champion Washington Nationals on opening day, and the St. Louis Cardinals take on the Chicago White Sox next month at the site in eastern Iowa where the movie “Field of Dreams” was filmed. The Astros will be closely watched this season after they were punished by Major League Baseball for their sign-stealing scheme in their run to the 2017 World Series title.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., July 14, 2020

News

July 14th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CDT

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Prison officials say pathologists will determine whether coronavirus killed an inmate in a northwestern Iowa prison as the state deals with increasing numbers of people infected with the virus. A news release from the Iowa Department of Corrections says 62-year-old Ronald Eugene Holdworth died Saturday morning as he was being taken from the prison to a hospital. Officials say the State Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine whether COVID-19 was a factor in his death. The Fort Dodge Correctional Facility has reported more than 100 inmates and nine employees have tested positive for the virus.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Detectives have charged a man with murder in the June 28 shooting death of another man outside a Des Moines area bar. Polk County sheriff’s deputies charged 35-year-old Gordon Jerome Johnson with first-degree murder and intimidation with a dangerous weapon. Johnson, of Des Moines, was held in the Polk County Jail. Johnson was charged in the death of 29-year-old Sir William Beckish, a chef and former restaurant owner. The shooting happened just before 2 a.m. as a large crowd gathered outside the Karma Bar, just north of the Des Moines. Deputies who had been called by the bar’s staff heard gunshots and then found Beckish had been wounded. He was taken to a hospital but died. Two woman also suffered gunshot wounds but survived.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The board chairman of Make-A-Wish Iowa says the charity’s CEO and president has been fired after the organization discovered financial irregularities during an internal audit. Board chairman Joshua Norton said a statement late last week that Jennifer Woodley had been dismissed. Norton says Rachel Reams, a vice president with the organization, will serve as the interim CEO while the board conducts a search for a new leader. Norton declined to give details on the nature of the financial irregularities. Woodley was named CEO of the group less than a year ago, in August 2019. A publicly listed telephone number for Woodley could not be found Monday.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Crews rescued a kayaker who swamped his boat on the Cedar River, authorities said.Responding rescue workers responding to a call at about 4:20 p.m. Sunday found the boater sitting on the top of a wing dam, a barrier that only extends partway into a river, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported. Fire Chief John Bostwick said crews launched a Zodiac boat from Washington Park and brought him to safety without injury.

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High school baseball scoreboard Monday 07/13/2020

Sports

July 13th, 2020 by admin

CB Abraham Lincoln 5, Indianola 4 (Game 1)
CB Abraham Lincoln 11, Indianola 10 (Game 2)
CB Thomas Jefferson 10, Glenwood 5
Creston 10, ADM 9
Denison-Schleswig 10, Carroll 9

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Playoff softball scoreboard Monday 07/13/2020

Sports

July 13th, 2020 by admin

CLASS 1A

Region 2

Westwood 12, Whiting 0
Audubon 8, Coon Rapids-Bayard 7
Glidden-Ralston 5, Ar-We-Va 3
Griswold 4, CAM 3
Riverside 11, Woodbine 2
West Harrison 10, Boyer Valley 2

Region 3

Lamoni 9, Southwest Valley 2
Fremont-Mills 11, Bedford 10
Lenox 13, East Mills 1
Diagonal 12, Mormon Trail 0
Central Decatur 14, Essex 2
Stanton 8, Sidney 6

Region 5

Colo-Nesco 9, GMG 3
East Union 5, Orient-Macksburg 1
Melcher-Dallas 17, Murray 2
BGM 6, Baxter 3

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CLASS 2A

Region 1

AHSTW 8, IKM-Manning 4
Missouri Valley 13, Tri-Center 3

Region 2

Madrid 17, West Central Valley 11

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Regular Season Games

Carroll 15, Denison-Schleswig 5
CB Abraham Lincoln 6, Glenwood 4
Harlan 9, CB Thomas Jefferson 2
Lewis Central 6, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 1
Winterset 4, North Polk 2

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Local businessman sentenced to probation on a Wire Fraud charge

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July 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

According to court documents, Larry Scott Fulk, owner of 2nd Street Repair, in Atlantic, was sentenced Monday (July 13,2020) in Council Bluffs U-S District Court, to three years probation on a single one count of Wire Fraud. Judge Stephanie M. Rose ordered Fulk to pay a special, $100 assessment, a $10,000 fine, and restitution amounting to $40,192. The remaining counts against him were dismissed. Following sentencing, Fulk was remanded to the  custody of the U-S Marshal.

Fulk was indicted a little more than a year ago (June 25, 2019), and at the time, charges with three counts of Wire Fraud, 15 counts of odometer fraud (for a total of 18 counts). This past February, Fulk pled guilty to one count of Wire Fraud, and the judge accepted his plea.

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Victim of SW IA Boating incident identified

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July 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Page County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of a man who died while floating down the East Nishnabotha River during the late evening hours of July 8th and the early morning hours of July 9th. On Monday (July 13th), authorities said the man was 53-year old David Wayne Long, of Shenandoah. His body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny, for autopsy. An investigation into the incident remains open, pending results of the Autopsy.

(As previously reported):

Deputies and numerous rescue crews responded to a call for help early Thursday morning (July 9), about a man who was floating on the East Nishnabotna River who had become unresponsive. The 9-1-1 call to the PageComm Dispatch Center came in at around 1:12-a.m., from a 44-year old female. The woman said she had been floating with a 53-year old man on the river since 8-p.m. Wednesday. She said that they were north of Essex.

Numerous agencies were dispatched to the large area. It was determined from the phone calls that the female and the male were on the East Nishnabotna River between the bridges on 110th ST and D Avenue,  north of Essex. Due to accessibility issues associated with the area, the rescue operation took some time, as there is no boat access within several miles.

When the woman and her companion were located at around 3-a.m. Thursday, the man was deceased. The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted in the search /recovery effort by the Essex Fire & Rescue, Red oak Fire & Rescue, Corning Fire & Rescue, Mt. Ayr Fire & Rescue, Clarinda Fire & rescue, Shenandoah Police Department, Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County EMA, Page County EMA, Midwest Regional Dive Team, Iowa DNR as well as local citizens with knowledge of the river in the area.

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MICHAEL E. DWYER, 71, formerly of Adair County (Graveside Svcs. 7/18/20)

Obituaries

July 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

MICHAEL E. DWYER, 71, of Bella Vista, Arkansas (formerly of Richland Township, Adair County, IA), died Saturday, July 11th, at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas. Memorial services for MICHAEL DWYER will be held 10-a.m. Thursday, July 16th, at the Bella Vista Lutheran Church in Arkansas. A graveside service will be held 10-a.m. Saturday, July 18th, at Fontanelle Cemetery, in Fontanelle (IA). Steen Funeral Home in Fontanelle is in charge of the arrangements. Due to COVID-19, Social Distancing will be practiced and the family encourages you to bring a lawn chair to the graveside service.    

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Memorials may be made to the St. Luke’s Foundation in Kansas City, MO. (901 E. 104th St., Mail Stop 100s, KCity, MO 64131) to support transplant patients in financial need. Please make checks payable to ‘St. Luke’s Foundation” and indicate “Merle Jam Transplant Fund” on the memo line, or give online at www.saintlukeskc.org. Memorials may also be made to Bella Vista Lutheran Church at the address above.

MIKE DWYER is survived by:

His wife – Linda Dwyer.

His son – Curt (Renee) Dwyer, of East Lansing, MI.

His daughters – Stacy (Wayne) Levering, of Bella Vista, AR, & Melinda Trainer, of White Lake, MI.

and 8 grandchildren

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Crew rescues kayaker stranded on Cedar River in Iowa

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July 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Crews rescued a kayaker who swamped his boat on the Cedar River, authorities said.Responding rescue workers responding to a call at about 4:20 p.m. Sunday found the boater sitting on the top of a wing dam, a barrier that only extends partway into a river, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported.

Fire Chief John Bostwick said crews launched a Zodiac boat from Washington Park and brought him to safety without injury.

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Man charged with murder in shooting near Des Moines area bar

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July 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Detectives have charged a man with murder in the June 28 shooting death of another man outside a Des Moines area bar. Polk County sheriff’s deputies charged 35-year-old Gordon Jerome Johnson with first-degree murder and intimidation with a dangerous weapon. Johnson, of Des Moines, was held in the Polk County Jail. Johnson was charged in the death of 29-year-old Sir William Beckish, a chef and former restaurant owner.

The shooting happened just before 2 a.m. as a large crowd gathered outside the Karma Bar, just north of the Des Moines. Deputies who had been called by the bar’s staff heard gunshots and then found Beckish had been wounded. He was taken to a hospital but died. Two woman also suffered gunshot wounds but survived.

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