Diaz’s pinch-homer lifts Cardinals past Brewers 4-1

April 23rd, 2017 by admin

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aledmys Diaz hit a go-ahead pinch-homer in the seventh inning, Lance Lynn pitched six strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 Saturday night.

Diaz, who didn’t start at shortstop due to back stiffness and a sore shoulder, homered leading off the seventh against reliever Carlos Torres (0-2).

Lynn (2-1) gave up a run and three hits in six innings. He struck out seven and walked two.

Seung Hwan Oh got his fourth save in five tries.

Travis Shaw had an RBI double in the first for Milwaukee, and the Cardinals tied it at 1 in the fourth on Ryan Braun’s two-base error. Braun made a diving catch on Kolten Wong’s soft liner, but his throw to second from his knees sailed out of play down the first-base line, allowing a run to score.

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JUDY ANN SCHEFFLER, 67, of Hancock (Svcs. 4/27/17)

Obituaries

April 22nd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

JUDY ANN SCHEFFLER, 67, of Hancock, died Friday, April 21st,at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Services for JUDY SCHEFFLER will be held 10:30-a.m. Thursday, April 27th, at the Silver Creek United Methodist Church. Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be on Wednesday evening from 5-7:30 PM at the Silver Creek United Methodist Church.

Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery at Hancock.

JUDY SCHEFFLER is survived by:

Her husband – Jim, of Hancock .

Her sons – Tom Scheffler and wife Hilary, and Mike Scheffler and wife Samantha, all of Hancock; and Doug Scheffler and wife Kayce, of McKinney.

Her mother – Maxine Brandes of Walnut

Her brother – Russell Brandes and wife Phyllis.

Her sister – Joyce Hickerson and husband Dennis.

9 grandchildren, other relatives, her in-laws, and friends.

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Iowa News Headlines: Mid-Day, 4/22/17

News

April 22nd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 12:28 p.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a man has died after being shot outside a Des Moines apartment building. Officials say the shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. Friday in the parking lot of the University Terrace Apartments. Responding officers found a 41-year-old man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. Officials had not released the man’s identity Saturday morning.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature has adjourned a legislative session marked by a remarkable conservative shift that included passage of measures limiting public union power, expanding gun rights and enacting new abortion restrictions. Republicans, who hold majorities in both chambers, finalized votes Saturday on the roughly $7.2 billion state budget following a series of private meetings that began nearly 24 hours earlier.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After being threatened with elimination, a state board that handles public transparency questions will emerge from the Iowa legislative session with a small funding increase. Lawmakers had planned to scrap funding for the Iowa Public Information Board, but in the waning days of the Legislature, they decided the nine-member volunteer board actually saved the state more money than it cost. The funding allows the board to continue resolving disputes about open meetings and public records.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature adjourned its 2017 legislative session on Saturday. They approved a range of bills and proposals over the span of a few months, from collective bargaining restrictions to allowing the sale of consumer-grade fireworks.

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IA man & CO woman arrested on drug charges in Fremont County

News

April 22nd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop early Saturday morning north of Farragut resulted in the arrest of two people on drug charges. Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports the Fremont County K9 unit conducted the traffic stop on 370th Avenue, during which the driver, 19-year old Max Mitchell, of Farragut, and his passenger, 18-year old Gabrielle Baxter, of Loveland, CO., were found to be in possession of multiple bags of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Mitchell and Baxter were arrested without incident and transported to the Fremont County Jail, where Mitchell was charged with Possession with the Intent to Deliver, and Baxter was charged with Conspiracy to Deliver. Their bonds were set at $5,000 each.

Baxter

Mitchell

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Spring sports scoreboard 4/21/2017

Sports

April 22nd, 2017 by admin

Girls Golf

AHSTW 224, Audubon 236. Medalist: Jasmine Turner, Audubon, 44.
IKM-Manning 222, Underwood 230. Medalist: Rachel Teten, Underwood, 50.
Treynor 171, Griswold 215. Medalist: Aly Andersen, Treynor, 38.
River Valley 214, Boyer Valley 220, OA-BCIG 240. Medalist: Alycen Knaack, River Valley, 50.

Boys Golf

AHSTW 175, Audubon 186. Medalist: Erik Jorgensen, AHSTW, 38.
Griswold 188, Treynor 191. Medalist: Marty Pelzer, Griswold, 41.
IKM-Maning 172, Underwood 185. Medalist: Connor Fink, Underwood, 39.
OA-BCIG 176, Boyer Valley 19, Heartland Christian 236. Medalist: Grant Kenkel, Boyer Valley, 40.

Girls Tennis