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Shelby County Sheriff’s Dept. report on arrests in January, 2024

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February 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Harlan, Iowa) – The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office today (Friday), released a report on arrests deputies conducted during the month of January, 2024. Listed from most recent to the earliest arrests:

On January 29th, Deputies in Shelby County arrested 46-year-old Quentin Vaugh Huber, of Pleasant Hope, MO, following a traffic stop, for OWI/1st offense, Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability, and Speeding.

1-28-24: 36-year-old Anna Michelle Fry, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop, for OWI/1st offense, and Improper Rear Lamps.

1-27-24: 70-year-old Brent Allen Petersen, of Shelby, was arrested following a traffic stop, for OWI/1st offense, two-counts of Child Endangerment, Speeding, and Driving on Wrong Side of Two-way Highway.

1-26-24: 65-year-old Jeffery Lane Clak, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop, for OWI/2nd offense, and Insufficient Number of Headlamps.

1-24-24: 57-year-old Tracey Lynn Baker, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop and charged with Driving while License is Suspended.

1-23-24: 41-year-old Matthew Lee Seville, of Shelby, was arrested following a traffic stop in Shelby. Seville was charged with Driving while Revoked.

1-22-24: 41-year-old Michael Craig Dance, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop. Dance was charged with Driving while Barred, Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability, and Dark Window or Windshield.

1-21-24: 31-year-old Kyler Bryan McCarty, of Shelby, was arrested following a traffic stop, and charged with OWI 1st, and Speeding.

Three people were arrested on separate charges January 20th: 54-year-old Michael Clinton Evers, of Earling, was arrested following a call for service at Hwy 59 and Hwy 37. Evers was charged with OWI/1st, and Failure to Maintain Control; 39-year-old Reid Jeffrey Hemminger, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop. Hemminger was charged with Driving While Suspended and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability; and, 26-year-old Justin Andrew Dickinson, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop. Dickinson was charged with Driving While Suspended and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability.

1-17-24: 46-year-old Brian Anthony Wood, of Woodbine, was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 44 in Shelby County. Wood was transported to the Shelby County Jail and charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substances, Possession of Controlled Substance, OWI 1st, False Reports to 911, Disorderly Conduct, Violation of Conditions of Restricted License, and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability.

There were two arrests January 8th in Shelby County: 41-year-old Jessica Lea Katz, and 25-year-old Austin Tyler Young, both of Omaha, NE, were arrested following a call for service in the 1400 block of Highway 44. Both were charged with Theft 2nd, Possession of Controlled Substance, and Ongoing Criminal Conduct.

1-7-24: 54-year-old Kellie Jean Olson, of Irwin, was arrested following a traffic stop on Hwy 37. Olson was charged with OWI 1st, Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability, and Driving on the wrong side of a two way Highway.

1-3-24: 23-year-old Layne Anikin Scheffler-Haakinson, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop in Harlan. Scheffler-Haakinson was charged with OWI 1st, Failure to Maintain Control, and Open Container.

And, on January 1st, 51-year-old Jeffery Lynn Harrison, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop in Harlan. Harrison was charged with OWI 1st.

Note: Criminal charges are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.

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MILLER AND BERG DOUBLE UP TO LEAD DRAKE IN DEFEAT OF BRADLEY

Sports

February 9th, 2024 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa – Double-doubles from Grace Berg and Anna Miller helped the Drake women’s basketball team turn back Bradley 71-60 at the Knapp Center on Thursday night, leaving the Bulldogs alone atop the Missouri Valley Conference – at least for now.

Berg scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season, while Miller had 12 points and 12 rebounds for her eighth of the season. It was the 12th time this season the 6-foot-3 junior compiled 10 or more boards.

Two others just missed doubling up. Katie Dinnebier, coming off the second triple-double in program history, led the Bulldogs (17-5, 10-1 MVC) with 17 points and handed out nine assists. Courtney Becker, scoreless in the first half, finished with 14 points on 6-for-8 shooting and pulled down nine rebounds.

With all that board work, Drake outrebounded the Braves 43-22 and outscored them 40-16 in the paint.

Drake won its seventh straight over Bradley (6-16, 2-9) and moved a half-game ahead of Belmont in the league standings. Belmont plays at Missouri State on Friday night.

Freshman Halli Poock, who was an all-state player at Waterloo West High School, led Bradley with 17 points and made five of the Braves’ nine three-pointers.

While the Bulldogs never blew the game open, they scored just 11 seconds in and led throughout. They shot just 43.3 percent but got nine second-chance points and came up with eight steals.

Drake raced to an 11-0 lead, forcing an early Bradley timeout when Berg hit a trailing three from the top of the key to make it 9-0 after only 3 minutes. Shannon Fornshell followed with a hook shot to make it 11-0 before Poock knocked down back-to-back triples to get Bradley going.

Bradley got to within five before Fornshell scooped in a layup and Berg sank a free throw for a 20-12 lead at the quarter break. The Braves scored the first five points of the second quarter, but Drake answered, running off 10 straight points in a burst that included threes by Ashley Iiams and Taylor McAulay and stretched the lead to 30-17.

Bradley clawed back again to trail just 35-29 at the half, but another Drake run pushed the lead back to double figures. Becker scored on a putback, Dinnebier fed Berg for a layup and Becker scored again after posting up and taking a pass from Berg, making it 41-29.

The Bulldogs never led by more than 14 points after that but never were in serious danger. Bradley cut the lead to 60-55 midway through the fourth quarter but got no closer. Becker’s 3 from the left corner on a feed for Dinnebier and Dinnebier’s driving layup keyed a 7-0 run that put it out of reach at 67-55.

“We did what we needed to do to secure a win at home,” Suzie Glazer Burt Head Coach Allison Pohlman said. “I don’t know if I’m excited to go back and watch [the film of] this, but there’s a number of takeaways, both good and bad, to reflect upon and get the sense of what exactly we can improve upon.”

Next up for the Bulldogs: A chance to avenge their only league loss. Illinois State visits the Knapp Center on Saturday for a 2 p.m. start. The Redbirds beat Drake 79-70 in Normal on Jan. 27.

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Cyclones Open 2024 with 12-1 Win on Johnson’s Big Day

Sports

February 9th, 2024 by admin

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – Iowa State (1-0) opened up the 2024 softball campaign with a resounding 12-1 win over Utah Valley (0-2), powered by sophomore Tatum Johnson’s four RBI outing.

ISU’s 12 runs were the most by a Cyclone squad in a season-opener since the 2011 team dropped 17 against Western Illinois.

The Cyclones had 12 hits on the afternoon, opening up their Puerto Vallarta College Challenge with a convincing victory. Johnson had a career-high four RBI on the day, two of which came on a bomb to center field in the third inning.

Team captain Milaysia Ochoa went 3-for-4 at the plate, tallying one RBI and belting her second career triple. Her fellow team captain, Angelina Allen, recorded the other multi-RBI game for the Cyclones as she went 2-of-5 with a pair of runs batted in.

Karlie Charles got the start for the Cyclones, pitching two innings and allowing just three hits and a solo run. Saya Swain (1-0) entered for Charles and earned her first win of the season. Swain struck out four Wolverines on the afternoon before giving way to freshman Lauren Schurman in the bottom of the sixth who handled the final three outs.

Utah Valley was led offensively by its catcher, Mya Higareda, who was the only Wolverine with multiple hits on the day. Britney Moreno had the only RBI, drawing a bases-loaded walk. Utah graduate transfer Halle Morris recorded the loss in the circle.

The Cyclone bats didn’t take long, as Milaysia Ochoa and Angelina Allen led the game off with back-to-back singles in the top of the first. A Tatum Johnson walk would load the bases with just one out before Carli Spelhaug grounded out to short, scoring Ochoa.

After a scoreless third, Iowa State got back to it in the third. With one out, Alesia Ranches drew a walk before using a pair of wild pitches to advance to third. Johnson came back to the plate and belted a two-run bomb over the centerfield fence to give the Cyclones a 3-0 lead. A two-out single from Camille Marin set the plate for Ashley Minor, who doubled into right-center to bring in Marin and give ISU a four-run cushion.

The Wolverines threatened trouble in the bottom of the frame, singling to start and then drawing a walk. A successful UVU bunt would then load the bases with no outs. A Wolverine walk would bring one across and bring Saya Swain into the game for relief. Swain calmly got two straight batters to pop out and fanned the third to get the Cyclones out of the jam.

ISU added two more in the fourth, expanding its lead to five. With one out, Ochoa belted her second-career triple to centerfield before being driven in by an Allen single. Angelina would advance to second on a groundout before being singled in by Johnson who nabbed RBI number three of the afternoon.

Following a scoreless fifth, Iowa State really broke it open in the sixth inning – adding six more runs to the board. Allen recorded her second RBI on a single through the right side before Johnson earned her career-high fourth RBI of the day on a walk. A Marin sac fly brought in a third run and then three unearned runs would come around before the end of the frame to bring the score to 12-1, where the score would stand when the dust settled.

Thursday Notes

Home Runs

Iowa State: Tatum Johnson (1)

Utah Valley: None

Winning Pitcher – Saya Swain (1-0): 3.0 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts

Losing Pitcher – Halle Morris (0-1): 3.1 IP, 7 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts

On Deck

Iowa State will be back at Nancy Almaraz Stadium tomorrow morning to lead off the second day of event competition when they face No.11 Duke. Tomorrow’s game will be broadcast on FloSoftball.

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ISU researchers discover possible means to do away with bone marrow transplant procedure

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February 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (WHO-TV) — Researchers at Iowa State University have found a possible way to create blood stem cells, which could potentially eliminate the need for bone marrow transplants. Blood stem cells are only produced once in our lifetime during the embryonic stage, according to Raquel Espin-Palazon, PhD., who led this research at ISU. She said that these blood stem cells stay in our bone marrow for life.

Her team discovered that a microbial sensor that helps identify and block bacterial infections also plays a role in creating blood stem cells. Meaning, their discovery can allow for a way to create human-derived blood stem cells inside the lab. Their research was published in Nature Communications.This discovery is important, particularly for people with blood disorders, like leukemia. Typically, these patients receive bone marrow transplants as a treatment to get blood stem cells.

However, there are complications to this procedure. First, it can be difficult to find a match. Recipients of the transplant can also develop graft-versus-host disease, a condition where the donor’s bone marrow or stem cells attack the recipient. Espin-Palazon said this disease results in 50 to 60% of bone marrow transplants. Therefore, her research brings experts one step closer to having human-derived blood stem cells, which can help in treating blood disorders.

Espin-Palazon told WHO-TV, “We are not there yet, and that’s why we are working towards having that knowledge, how nature makes our blood stem cells. Okay, now we know what to activate, let’s do it in the dish, and let’s make our own blood stem cells for those people who need those.” The research team has another paper currently under review, and it helps further their research. Espin-Palazon said she’s hoping to see a cure for blood disorders by using a patient’s own blood stem cells within her lifetime.

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EDWIN “ED” ORTGIES, 83, of Atlantic (Svcs. 2/15/24)

Obituaries

February 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

EDWIN “ED” ORTGIES, 83, of Atlantic, died Friday, February 9, 2024, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Funeral services for ED ORTGIES will be held 10-a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, at Roland Funeral Home, in Atlantic.

Open visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 14th at Roland Funeral Home.

Burial, with military honors by the Atlantic Color Guard, will be in the Atlantic Cemetery following a time of refreshments and fellowship at the funeral home.

ED ORTGIES is survived by:

His sister – Mary (Rol) Platte, of Omaha, NE.

His brother – Tim (Kim) Ortgies, of Atlantic.

Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

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Creston woman arrested on three drug charges

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February 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston arrested a woman on a trio of drug charges, Thursday afternoon. 45-year-old Starr Gayle Cure, of Creston, was arrested the Creston/Union County Law Enforcement Center at around 3:30-p.m. She faces charges that include: Failure to Affix Drug Stamp – 7 or more grams; Possession of a Controlled Substance – Marijuana 1st Offense, and Intent Manufacture Deliver Methamphetamine/more than 5 grams but under 5 kilograms.

Cure was taken to Union County Jail and later posted a $31,000 cash or approved surety bond before being released.

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IGCA 2024 High School Girl’s Basketball Academic All-State Winners

Sports

February 9th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

The Iowa Girls Coaches Association has released their 2024 high school girls’ academic All-State winners:

ACGC
Emerson Van Meter
Kelsey Carlson

AHSTW
Delaney Goshorn
Saydi Paulsen
Rylie Knop
Graycen Partlow
Ella Langer

Atlantic
Claire Pellett

CAM
Eva Steffensen
Kiera Nichols

Carroll
Baylie Schulte

Des Moines Christian
Paige Hilgerson
Gianna Bennett
Jenna Roberts

Earlham
Lily Conry
Rowen Fisk
Olivia Spurling

East Mills
Jenna Thornburg
Mia Goodman

Glenwood
Danika Arnold
Lydia Fuoss
Lauren Hughes
McKenna Koehler
Neyla Nanfito

Glidden-Ralston
Tiela Janssen

IKM-Manning
Emma Reginato

Interstate 35
Averi Ransom
Cadi Carlson

Kuemper Catholic
Lauren Boell

Logan-Magnolia
Marki Bertelsen

Madrid
Chloe Buck

Nodaway Valley
Jorja Holliday
Lindsey Davis
Megan McCall
Isabella Hogan

Ogden
Emma Moorman

Panorama
Mia Waddle
Tyme Boettcher
Kaitlin Kent
Zoey Hambleton
Jaidyn Sellers

Shenandoah
Jenna Burdorf
Abby Martin
Kassidy Stephens
Carolline Rogers

St. Albert
Grace Manz

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Boy’s High School Basketball Scores Thursday

Sports

February 9th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Woodbine 66, St. Albert 52 (NC)
#6 Kuemper Catholic 73, South Hamilton 65 (NC)
Creston 57, Central Decatur 51
#7 Treynor 84, Harlan 56
Red Oak 76 Shenandoah, 38

Western Iowa Conference:
#4 Underwood 91, ACGC 52 (NC)
Tri-Center 51, Audubon 49
AHSTW 63 Denison-Schleswig, 56 (NC)

Rolling Valley Conference:
West Harrison 72, Whiting 27

Corner Conference: 
Missouri Valley 65 Stanton, 49 (NC)

Pride of Iowa Conference:
North Mahaska 83, Martensdale-St Marys 38 (NC)

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Thursday High School Basketball Regular Season and Regional Scores

Sports

February 9th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Class 1A: Region 2
St. Edmond 67, Glidden-Ralston 30
BCLUW 44, Colo-Nesco 23
AGWSR 35, Baxter 14
#13 Coon Rapids-Bayard 50, Paton-Churdan 10
GMG 44, Belle Plaine 19
North Tama 50, Meskwaki Settlement 46
HLV 58, BGM 26

Class 1A: Region 3
Seymour 51, Moravia 22
Melcher-Dallas 68, Moulton-Udell 20
Sigourney 70, Perkin 32
Bedford 65, Essex 36
Lamoni 40, Hamburg 29
Mount Ayr 56, Sidney 25

Class 1A: Region 4
Boyden-Hull 55, South O’Brien 34
West Bend Mallard 60, Ar-We-Va 26
GTRA 59, Storm Lake St. Mary’s 16
Harris-Lake Park 71, Gehlen Catholic 54
Akron Westfield 57, Whiting 14
Trinity Christian 45, Woodbury Central 31

Class 1A: Region 5
Lenox 63, East Mills 41
Stanton 73, West Harrison 36
Riverside 55, Boyer Valley 21
Earlham 70, Griswold 31
Collins-Maxwell 52, IKM-Manning 48
Ankeny Christian 46, Diagonal 21

Class 1A: Region 8
WACO 44, Hillcrest Academy 32
Holy Trinity Catholic 80, New London 14
English Valleys 50, Keota 37
Orient-Macksburg 45, Murray 41
Mormon Trail 73, East Union 39
Wayne 41, Southeast Warren 26

Regular Season Games:
#13 Treynor 59, Martensdale-St Marys 57 (NC)
AHSTW 57, Denison-Schleswig 47
Gilbert 72, Carlisle 57
West Central Valley 44, Colfax-Mingo 5
MVAOCOU 66, #14 Woodbine 55

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Iowa Teamsters call for protests, rolling strikes over legislation that would limit unions

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February 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – After a bill advanced out of sub-committee on Wednesday, Iowa Teamsters 238 is calling for members to demonstrate their opposition to the bill. SSB 3158 would look to change the certification requirements for collective bargaining units. Under the bill, a union could be decertified if the union employer failed to submit a list of employees to the Public Employment Relations Board.

In his statement, Teamsters 238 Principal Officer Jesse Case argues it will effectively end all public sector unions in the state.

“The bill says that employers would have to submit a list of employees to the State of Iowa, and if they don’t the union would have to sue those employers in district court. And if we don’t people would lose their unions. That means every year our union alone, just local 238, would have to sue between 50 and 100 school districts, cities, and counties…that’s a bad law,” said Case.

In a video posted on Teamsters 238 YouTube page, Case promised to “fight back” saying they plan to organize protests, rolling strikes, and concerted activity in businesses across the state.

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