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Iowa early News Headlines: Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018

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October 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Mega Millions numbers that could win an estimated $1 billion jackpot have been announced. They are 15 23 53 65 70 and Mega Ball 7. The jackpot is the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. lottery history. As of early this morning, officials had still not announced if there was a winner or winners of the jackpot.

UNDERWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Western Iowa officials say a teenage girl has died after becoming trapped in her burning, crashed car. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were sent to the scene of a crash Friday morning when 16-year-old ShyAnne Larsen, of Honey Creek, reported that her car had crashed and had caught fire. She told dispatchers she was unable to get out of the car. Her body was later found in the burned out car.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A prominent youth basketball coach in Iowa has admitted to possessing nude photos and videos of 400 boys, including former players and their friends. Former Iowa Barnstormers Coach Greg Stephen pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually exploiting minors and possessing and transporting child pornography. He acknowledged in a plea agreement that police discovered files on his hard drive containing videos or photos including images of the boys undressing, showering and sleeping.

FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a guard was punched and kicked at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison. The Iowa Corrections Department says the attack occurred Friday morning when an inmate confronted the officer. The guard was taken to Fort Madison Community Hospital for treatment and then released. The names of those involved haven’t been made public. A department spokesman says the inmate didn’t suffer any major injuries.

High School Football Playoff Qualifiers and Brackets

Sports

October 20th, 2018 by admin

CLASS 4A

CLASS 3A

CLASS 2A

CLASS 1A

CLASS A

EIGHT-PLAYER

Gov. Reynolds appoints 2 from western IA as district court judges

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October 20th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds, Friday, announced her appointments of Margaret Reyes and Craig Dreismeier as district court judges in the Fourth Judicial District. Reyes, of Pacific Junction, received her undergraduate and law degrees from Creighton University. She currently serves as an assistant county attorney in the Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office. Reyes fills the vacancy that was created when Gov. Reynolds appointed Justice Susan Christensen to the Iowa Supreme Court earlier this year.

Dreismeier, of Council Bluffs, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and his law degree from the Creighton University Law School. He currently serves as a district associate judge in the Fourth Judicial District.

The Fourth Judicial District includes Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby counties.

AHSTW wins thriller over St. Albert

Sports

October 20th, 2018 by admin

The AHSTW Vikings had to rally from a 14-point halftime deficit to knock off the St. Albert Falcons 19-14 on Friday night and grab the Class A, District 9 title. It was a game full of big moments and the Vikings were able to strike a couple more of those moments to get the win.

The Falcons used one long drive and a short field at the end of the first half to build their lead. Conner Cerny capped off an 88 yard drive with a six yard touchdown run to open up the scoring. The Falcons then took advantage of a short punt by the Vikings to score with just :53 left in the first half to take a 14-0 lead. Lance Wright hooked up with Aiden Antisdel with a 14 yard touchdown pass for that score.

The Vikings started their comeback on the first drive of the second half. The Vikings finished a 74-yard drive with a 40-yard hookup from Blake Osbahr to Drake Partridge. Three possessions later the Falcons thought they had taken a 20-7 lead but officials ruled Cerny fumbled at the goaline and Osbahr recovered and took it out to the 32.

The teams traded some stalled possessions until the Vikings struck on back to back drives. Osbahr connected with Korbin Martin on a 16 yard touchdown pass with 6:20 left to get the Vikings within 1. After an illegal procedure call pushed the PAT attempt back the ball was tipped on the kick and fell short, keeping the score 14-13 in favor of the Falcons.

The Vikings stunned the Falcons though by getting the ball right back on the ensuing kickoff. Kicker Kyle Brannan was attempting to line drive the ball in hoped of bouncing off a Falcon player and he hit one of the men on the front line. The Vikings’ Jaeden Rasmussen recovered the ball on the ricochet.

The Vikings then had to convert on a fourth down to keep the drive alive and Osbahr hit Brayton Tuma on a desperation heave for a twenty yard pick up. The Vikings then eventually got the go ahead score on a 13 yard pass from Osbahr to Drake Partridge. The 2 point conversion failed but the Vikings defense would stuff the Falcons on a fourth down sneak attempt to seal the win on the next possession.

AHSTW improved to 9-0 on the season and 5-0 in Class A District 9. The Falcons came close to making the playoffs but fell to 5-4 and 4-1 in the district.

Listen to post-game interviews with AHSTW Head Coach Davis Pattee and quarterback Blake Osbahr below.

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High School Football Scoreboard- Week 9 – 10/19/2018

Sports

October 19th, 2018 by admin

High School Football Scoreboard
Friday, October 19, 2018
Week 9

CLASS 4A:

District 7
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 42, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 21

CLASS 3A:

District 1
Denison-Schleswig 28, LeMars 23

District 2
Carroll 10, Dallas Center-Grimes 7

District 9
Creston-O/M 20, Glenwood 12
Harlan 28, Winterset 0
Lewis Central 52, ADM, Adel 7

CLASS 2A:

District 9
Atlantic 35, Red Oak 14
Greene County 49, OABCIG 6
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 51, Shenandoah 13

CLASS 1A:

District 8
Mount Ayr 43, ACGC 14
Panorama 29, West Central Valley 8
Van Meter 49, Clarinda 7

District 9
East Sac County 41, MVAOCOU 7
Missouri Valley 39, Underwood 34
Treynor 35, Cherokee, Washington 20

CLASS A:

District 2
Ridge View 24, IKM-Manning 19

District 9
AHSTW 19, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 14
Earlham 62, Nodaway Valley 14
Riverside 42, Southwest Valley 0

District 10
Tri-Center 28, Logan-Magnolia 21
Westwood 14, Lawton-Bronson 8
Woodbury Central 36, West Monona 30

CLASS 8:

District 6
East Union 80, Seymour 8
Lenox 42, Moravia 20
Mormon Trail 61, Murray 16
Southeast Warren 65, Lamoni 22

District 7
Bedford 60, Griswold 52
East Mills 56, Essex 16
Fremont-Mills 70, Stanton 18
Sidney 68, Clarinda Academy 24

District 8
CAM 34, Audubon 32
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 54, Coon Rapids-Bayard 24
Glidden-Ralston 62, West Harrison 28
Woodbine 50, Boyer Valley 30

Who’s Gonna Win? – Week 9 – 10/19/2018

Podcasts, Sports, Trojan Preview/Who’s Gonna Win?

October 19th, 2018 by admin

Chris Parks, Jim Field, Matt Mullenix, and Doug Leonard take a look at 8 area high school football games each week. We try to provide some insight into the match-ups while competing for top prognosticator and the Whosman Trophy.

Last Week:

Chris Parks 7-1
Matt Mullenix 6-2
Jim Field 5-3
Doug Leonard 4-4

Overall Standings:

Matt Mullenix 44-20
Chris Parks 43-21
Doug Leonard 38-26
Jim Field 37-27

Trojan Preview – Week 9 – 10/19/2018

Podcasts, Sports, Trojan Preview/Who’s Gonna Win?

October 19th, 2018 by admin

KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks’ Weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Mike McDermott. They talk about the road win over Shenandoah and look forward to the final game of the season at home against Red Oak.

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CANCELLED: Lighted Halloween Campground: Saturday October 27th at Cold Springs Park in Lewis. 7-9 PM.

Ag/Outdoor, News

October 19th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Conservation Service says “Due to lack of site sign-ups” they are “regretfully cancelling the Lighted Halloween Campground including the Birthday Party. You may turn in the Birthday geocache tokens into our Office on both October 25 and 26th during office hours,” or call the CCCB to make other arrangements.

Democracy Day in Red Oak features former IA 1st Lady

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October 19th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

RED OAK — Montgomery County Democrats have announced they will host Democracy Day on Saturday, October 27, starting at 9 a.m. in Fountain Square Park in downtown Red Oak. The keynote speaker for the event will be Christie Vilsack, former First Lady of Iowa and champion of Education & Literacy.

Other speakers scheduled for the event are Democratic nominees for Secretary of Agriculture, Tim Gannon and State Auditor, Rob Sand; both Iowa House Democratic candidates in Montgomery County, Chuck Larson, District 23 and James Uhlenkamp, District 24; as well as representatives for gubernatorial candidate Fred Hubbell, and US Congress District 3 candidate Cindy Axne. Local speakers will address current issues of importance such as immigration, mental health, the economy, the military, education and healthcare. Candidates are scheduled to speak 9:20-9:50am; keynote address is scheduled to begin at 9:55am; and issue speakers will wrap up the event beginning at 10:15am.

The Montgomery County Auditor’s office is open for early voting Oct 27 from 9-a.m. to 5-p.m.  After the event on the square, attendees are invited to walk together to the Montgomery County Courthouse, located at 117 East Coolbaugh Street, and vote.  More information on voting can be found at www.montgomerycountyiowa.com. In case of inclement weather, the event will take place in the upper level of the Red Oak Elks Lodge, located at 519 North 1st Street. More information on this event can be found at www.iowamocodemocrats.com or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MontgomeryCountyIowaDemocrats/

The Montgomery County Democrats is the local organization of the Iowa Democratic Party. They represent the towns of Red Oak, Stanton, Villisca, Elliott, Grant, and Coburg and meet the 3rd Monday monthly at the Red Oak Library. You can learn more about them online at www.iowamocodemocrats.com.  The democratic parties of Page & Taylor Counties are also sponsoring Democracy Day events on October 27, 2018. The Clarinda Lied Library will host candidates at 10:45am and Mrs. Vilsack at 11:30am.  The Bedford Library will host candidates at 11:45am and Mrs. Vilsack at 12:30pm.

CHARLES YOUNG, 76, of Lenox (Graveside Svcs. 10/23/18)

Obituaries

October 19th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

CHARLES YOUNG, 76, of Lenox, died Thursday, October 18, 2018, at his home in Lenox. Graveside services for CHARLES YOUNG will be held 11-a.m. Tuesday, October 23rd at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, with Full military graveside rites conducted by the Theodore J. Martens VFW Post No. 1797 of Creston.  The Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of the arrangements

There is no visitation. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Memorials may be directed to the ALS.

CHARLES YOUNG is survived by:

His sister – Connie (Larry) Dahl, of Orient.

His brothers – Duane (Kathy) Young, of Creston; John Young, Larry (Harriet) Young, and Robert (Mary Jane) Young, all of Winterset; Raymond (Pennie) Young, of Orlando, Florida; and Gayle (Faye) Young, of Des Moines.

His special friend – Jerry (Sherri) Calvin and their family; other relatives and friends.