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Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, Feb. 26th 2017

News

February 26th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 1:20-a.m. CST

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Republicans are finding themselves squeezed between a polarizing president and the hundreds of angry voters shouting them down at raucous town halls. The national pushback is leaving some Republicans wary, complicating President Donald Trump’s ability to get his agenda through Congress.

UNDATED (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that age alone is enough to show a person needs protection from elder abuse under a state law enacted in 2014. The ruling Friday comes in the case of 69-year-old Judith Chapman, who successfully obtained an elder abuse protection order against her adult son, John Wilkinson Jr., in late 2014. Chapman sought the order after she said her son tried to force her out of her mobile home.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A Waterloo man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in the July shooting death of another man. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that 25-year-old Jacques Dominique Williamson pleaded guilty Friday to a single count of intimidation with a dangerous weapon. Williamson had been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder for his role the July 17 drive-by shooting that killed 21-year-old Otavious Brown and injured Dewon Campbell Jr. and Aundrey Roberts Jr.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Polk County judge has ordered law enforcement not to disclose confidential information in the case of a man accused of killing two Iowa police officers after the man’s attorney asked for a gag order. Lawyers for Scott Greene complained about a Polk County Jail employee’s comment Feb. 17 on a newspaper Facebook post. Greene has pleaded not guilty to two murder charges in the Nov. 2 slayings of Urbandale Police Officer Justin Martin and Des Moines Police Sgt. Anthony Beminio.

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Boys postseason basketball scoreboard Saturday 2/25/2017

Sports

February 25th, 2017 by admin

Boys Basketball Scoreboard Saturday, February 25, 2017

Class 2A Substate Finals
2A Substate 7 Championship
Van Meter 73, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 53
2A Substate 8 Championship
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 67, Alta/Aurelia 49

Class 1A Substate Finals
1A Substate 7 Championship
Grand View Christian 86, Southwest Valley 45
1A Substate 8 Championship
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 73, Ar-We-Va, Westside 71

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AHSTW has great season end in Substate Final against Van Meter

Podcasts, Sports

February 25th, 2017 by admin

The AHSTW Vikings boys basketball team had a turnaround season to remember. The Vikings turned a 10-11 record in 2015-16 into a season that ended Saturday night with a 21-3 record. The Vikings fell to the Van Meter Bulldogs 73-53 in the Class 2A Substate 7 Final on Saturday night at Atlantic High School.

Van Meter played a patient offensive game and got solid minutes from a lot of players in the win. The game was back and forth early until Van Meter took the lead by 3 at the end of the first quarter and would continue to build their lead the rest of the night. The Bulldogs were up 7 at the break but then used a 28-10 third quarter to put the game out of reach for the Vikings.  Four players finished in double figures for Van Meter: Mitchell Pomeroy led with 16, Jack Trudo with 13, Ryan Schmitt 12, and Grant Johnson 10.  Schmitt and Johnson were two 6-8 post players that the Vikings had some trouble keeping off the glass as well, Schmitt finished with 10 boards.

AHSTW was led in the loss by RJ Harris with 18 points. Preslyn Grobe dropped in 14 and Rhett welsh had 10 in the final game for the two Seniors.

Van Meter will now head to the 2A State Tournament with a 23-1 record.

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Bohannon scores 24 to help Iowa beat No. 24 Maryland 83-69

Sports

February 25th, 2017 by admin

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) – Freshman Jordan Bohannon scored a career-high 24 points, hitting 8 of 10 3-pointers to help Iowa breeze past fading No. 24 Maryland 83-69 Saturday night.

Tyler Cook had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (16-13, 8-8 Big Ten), who improved to 2-7 on the road this season. Iowa led by seven at halftime and erased any shred of suspense by taking a 16-point lead with 10:28 remaining.

The Hawkeyes went 16 for 26 beyond the arc in avenging a home loss to Maryland on Jan. 19.

Bohannon came in averaging 9.2 points per game and shooting 37 percent from 3-point range. Cook, who’s also a freshman, scored only eight points in the first meeting between the teams.

Kevin Huerter scored 13 points for Maryland (22-7, 10-6). Since opening 20-2, the Terrapins have lost five of seven and three in a row.

Eager to rebound from a home loss to Minnesota, the Terrapins came out flat against an Iowa team that had beaten only Rutgers on the road.

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JOYCE MAUREEN HENRY, 79, of Oakland (Svcs. 3/1/17)

Obituaries

February 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

JOYCE MAUREEN HENRY, 79, of Oakland, died Sat., Feb. 25th, at home. Funeral services for JOYCE HENRY will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., March 1st, at the Oakland United Methodist Church. Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland has the arrangements.

A P.E.O. service will be held on Tuesday evening at 5:00 PM at the Oakland United Methodist Church followed by visitation with the family until 7:00 PM.

JOYCE HENRY is survived by:

Her husband – Fred G. Henry, of Oakland.

Her children: Debbie Rollins and husband Paul, and Fred S. Henry and wife Gayla, all of Oakland; John Henry and wife Peggy, of Papillion, NE, and Susie Hemphill and husband Dan, of Gretna, NE

Her sisters – Helen Scholtes and husband Jerry, of Valencia, CA, and Marilyn Hebing and husband Mike, of Oakland.

Her brothers – Delbert Kelsay, of Fayetteville, AR, and Craig Kelsay, of Sun Land, CA

14 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren other relatives, and friends.

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10 Iowa Department for the Blind employees laid off

News

February 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ten Iowa Department for the Blind employees have been laid off to provide more money to a program that would focus on job training for teenagers. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that the layoffs occurred Thursday. Eight of those who lost their jobs worked in the library, helping the blind access books.

Department director Emily Wharton says new federal requirements mean the department must spend more of its budget on job training. Wharton says the agency is required to spend 15 percent of the money it gets on services for teenagers and young adults to help them become employed and successful. Books, she said, can be accessed through audio and digital Braille.

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Iowa State upends No. 9 Baylor 72-69

Sports

February 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Deonte Burton scored 22 points, including a crucial 3 with 1:17 left, and Iowa State beat No. 9 Baylor 72-69 on Saturday for its fifth straight win. Monte Morris had 17 points with seven assists for the Cyclones (19-9, 11-5 Big 12), who have their longest winning streak in league play since a seven-game stretch in 2005.

It was a back-and-forth matchup for over 30 minutes, with nine lead changes and 13 ties. But consecutive 3s from Donovan Jackson and Morris gave Iowa State a 56-51 lead with 6:50 left. Johnathan Motley made it 62-61 on a dunk with 1:48 to go. But with the shot clock about to expire, Burton banked in a 3 from the top of the key.

Baylor, which followed with a turnover forced by Iowa State pressure, eventually pulled within 71-69 with 4.3 seconds left before King McLure’s contested 3 at the buzzer failed to find the rim. Motley had 27 points and 11 rebounds for Baylor (23-6, 10-6).

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LEROY ALLEN BUBKE, 74, of Harlan (Svcs. 02/28/2017)

Obituaries

February 25th, 2017 by admin

LEROY ALLEN BUBKE, 74, of Harlan died Friday, February 24th at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Graveside services for LEROY ALLEN BUBKE will be held Tuesday, February 28th at 11:00am at the Morgan Township Cemetery in Schleswig.  Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

LEROY ALLEN BUBKE is survived by:

Sons: Rick (Merry) Hadfield of Beaver Lake, NE. Mike (Paula) Hadfield of Harlan. George Hadfield of St. Louis, MO.

Daughters: Regina Page of Harlan. Peggy (Austin) Beck of Colorado Springs, CO.

Brothers: Tom (Cathy) Bubke of Schleswig. Donald (Virginia) Bubke of Avoca. Roger Bubke of Early. Timothy (Lila) Bubke of Schleswig. Terry (LaVonne) Schulte of Westphalia.

Sisters: Connie Lee of Charter Oak. Diann Taylor of Red Oak. Maria Evans of Phoenix, AZ.

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GARNET REYNOLDS, 87, of Panora (Svcs. 02-24-2017)

Obituaries

February 25th, 2017 by admin

GARNET REYNOLDS, 87, of Panora died Friday, February 24th at The New Homestead in Guthrie Center. Funeral services for GARNET REYNOLDS will be held Tuesday, February 28th at 3:00pm at Panora First Christian Church.  Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held Monday, February 27th from 5:00pm-7:00pm at Twigg Funeral Home in Panora.

Burial will be in the West Cemetery in Panora.

GARNET REYNOLDS is survived by:

Her Sons: Ron (Kristie) Reynolds. Chris (Vicki Kirtley) Reynolds all of Panora.

Sister: Herta Clark of Panora.

Brother: Eldon Hansen of Fremont, NE.

3 Grandchildren

8 Great-Grandchildren

Nieces, nephews, an many friends.

 

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Thomas double-double leads Bradley past Drake, 82-74

Sports

February 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donte Thomas scored 22 points to match his career high and grabbed 12 rebounds as Bradley completed its regular season with an 82-74 win over Drake and clinched the No. 6 seed into the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Saturday afternoon.

The victory, coupled with Missouri State’s loss to Wichita State, left the Braves and tied in the conference standing. Bradley’s better RPI ranking earned it the tie-breaking edge to claim the higher seed.

Bradley (12-19, 7-11) never trailed in the game, but Drake tied the game twice in the first half and again at 48-48 with 11:01 left to play in the game, but the Braves always answered. Thomas posted a double-double for the fourth time this season and grabbed nine of his 12 rebounds off the offensive glass. Darrell Brown added 15 points for Bradley (12-19, 7-11).

Graham Woodward put up a season-high 22 points for Drake (7-23, 5-13). De’Antae McMurray added 15 points.

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