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ISU Extension offers land leasing meeting in Shelby County

Ag/Outdoor, News

July 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will hold a 2016 land leasing and valuation workshop on Tuesday, Aug. 2nd.  The workshop is a key source of information to landowners and tenants on land value and rental rate trends.  There will also be discussion of different ways to determine a cash rent, how to establish a flexible cash rent, and considerations to have a successful land rental rate negotiation.

Lower cash prices for crops has tightened margins on producers and put downward pressure on land values and rents.  The workshop will also discuss the cost of crop production for 2017, so that tenants can plan accordingly and landowners are aware of the costs tenants face outside of just paying the rent.

Officials say if there will be any change to a land lease agreement for 2017, notice that the 2016 lease will terminate must be given in writing before Sept 1st.  ISU Extension is offering this unbiased workshop to help both landowners and tenants make informed and mutually advantageous land leasing agreements.

The cost is $20 per person with pre-registration, and includes the updated land leasing handbook.  Shelby County Extension will be holding this workshop starting at 9:30 am Tuesday (August 2nd) at the Shelby County Extension Office located at 906 Sixth Street in Harlan.  Call (712) 755-3104 to pre-register, or for questions. United Bank of Iowa will sponsor a light lunch following the session.

Erik Jones wins NASCAR Xfinity race at Iowa

Sports

July 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Erik Jones retook the lead from Ty Dillon with 16 laps to go and won the NASCAR Xfinity race Saturday night at Iowa Speedway for his third victory of the season. Jones led a race-high 154 of 250 laps, but it took a late inside move for Jones to overcome Dillon for his first victory since at Dover in May. Dillon, seeking his first victory since Indianapolis in 2014, finished second. He’s winless in 66 races.

Elliott Sadler was third, followed by Brennan Poole and Dakoda Armstrong. Brad Keselowski, the only Sprint Cup driver in the field, finished eighth. Keselowski will start seventh Sunday in Pocono in Pennsylvania in the Cup race. Daniel Suarez, the series leader entering the race, failed to finish because of damage to the Number 19 car.

Chiefs sign LT Eric Fisher to contract extension

Sports

July 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs signed left tackle Eric Fisher to a contract extension Saturday, the first day veterans joined rookies on the practice field at Missouri Western for training camp. The Chiefs didn’t announce terms of the extension, but a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press it was a four-year, $48 million deal that includes $40 million guaranteed. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract terms were confidential.

Fisher was the first overall pick in the 2013 draft out of Central Michigan, but he struggled to adjust to the NFL his first couple years. He finally came into his own last season, showcasing the talent that the Chiefs hope can make him their left tackle for the foreseeable future. The Chiefs exercised their fifth-year option on him in May. That means Fisher’s total deal spans six years and $63 million.

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties: 7/31/16

Weather

July 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

352 AM CDT SUN JUL 31 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. EAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HOT AND HUMID. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 100 TO 102 IN THE AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS AROUND 100 THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 100 TO 105 IN THE AFTERNOON.

Yelich, Mathis lead Marlins to 11-0 win over Cardinals

Sports

July 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MIAMI (AP) — Christian Yelich and Jeff Mathis each had three hits and drove in two runs to help lead the Miami Marlins to an 11-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night. Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run home run and Martin Prado had a two-run double for the Marlins. They drew even with the Cardinals at 56-48 for the second NL wild-card spot.

Miami outfielder Ichiro Suzuki remained at 2,998 hits, going 0 for 2 after entering as a defensive replacement in the sixth inning. Suzuki is 2 for 16 on the homestand that concludes today (Sunday). David Phelps (5-5) was the winner in relief. St. Louis starter Jaime Garcia (7-8) took the loss.

Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a double in the fourth inning.

Corning man arrested for 3rd offense OWI Sat. night

News

July 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest late Saturday night of 46-year old Randy Allen Etheridge. The Corning man was taken into custody at around 10:50-p.m.following a traffic stop near Prescott. Etheridge was placed under arrest for OWI 3rd Offense (test refusal) and Driving While License Revoked. His bond was set at $6,000.

Randy A. Etheridge

Randy A. Etheridge

Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, 7/31/16

News

July 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 2:20 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Powerball officials say one ticket sold in New Hampshire matches all six numbers in the Powerball drawing worth $487 million. The winning numbers for the Powerball are 11-17-21-23-32 and the Powerball number is 5. The numbers were drawn Saturday night for the nation’s eighth-largest lottery jackpot.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa hospital will soon begin offering heroin and opiate overdose rescue kits to the public. The Telegraph Herald report that Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque officials announced Friday that the hospital and its pharmacy will distribute kits with two nasal injection doses of naloxone to counteract the effects of opioids. To obtain the kits, people must go through a 30-minute training session to ensure the naloxone is administered properly.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — State officials say the work of a crime laboratory analyst fired after posting a racist online rant will be independently reviewed by another analyst. Iowa Department of Public Safety spokesman Alex Murphy tells the Des Moines Register that such reviews are a common practice after the departure of any forensic scientist. Amy Pollpeter, a 10-year employee, was fired Tuesday after she lashed out at the Black Lives Matter movement _ and all blacks in general _ in a July 8 Facebook post.

SAC CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a crop-dusting plane hit power lines just south of Sac City in western Iowa, causing it to crash and killing the pilot. The Fort Dodge Messenger report that the crash occurred around 9:15 a.m. Friday. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Cory told the newspaper that the plane came down in a corn field about three miles south of Sac City. The pilot’s name has not yet been released.

State Baseball Championship Scores from Saturday, 7/30/16

Sports

July 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

At Principal Park in Des Moines…

Class 1A: Remsen St. Mary’s 8, West Sioux 5 :

The Remsen St. Mary’s Hawks and the West Sioux Falcons battled in the 1A championship match, but five runs in the fourth for the Hawks put them on top for good as they secured the title with an 8-5 win. It is the fourth state championship for St. Mary’s, adding to titles won in 1983-84-85. The unranked and fourth-seeded Hawks finish at 33-5. West Sioux — ranked third and seeded second — ends at 27-3.

Class 2A: Clear Lake 8, Kuemper Catholic 1 :

The Clear Lake Lions captured their second consecutive 2A baseball championship with a dominant 8-1 victory over the Kuemper Catholic Knights at Principal Park on a sun-kissed Saturday afternoon. It was an all-around team effort as seven Lions reached base at least once and six had at least one RBI. It was the third title in four years for the Lions, who also won the 3A title in 2013. Second-ranked and top-seeded Clear Lake ends at 31-7. Third-seeded Kuemper ends at 26-12.

Class 3A: Harlan 12, Carlisle 4 :

After losing in the championship game in 2015, the Harlan Cyclones earned their first 3A baseball championship since 2003 with a dominating 9-3 victory over the seventh-ranked Carlisle Wildcats, Saturday night at Principal Park. All nine batters for Harlan tallied a hit while Nick Tarney paced the team going 2-for-3 with four RBI. Brett Croghan pitched a complete game for the Cyclones allowing four runs on nine hits while walking one and sitting down six batters on strikes. Harlan finishes the season 30-5. Carlisle ends at 33-7.

Class 4A: Cedar Rapids Prairie 12, Iowa City West 3 :

The top-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie Hawks captured their first Class 4A baseball championship with a crushing 12-3 victory over the Iowa City West Trojans, Saturday night at Principal Park. It was an all-out slugfest as the teams combined for 18 hits with multi-hit games by five players. Cedar Rapids Prairie finishes the season at 38-6. Iowa City West ends at 36-6.

Second cyclist dies in Iowa annual cross-state bike ride

News

July 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

LEON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a Florida cyclist has died while participating in the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol tells Cedar Rapids television station KCRG that 60-year-old Clifton Kahler suffered a heart attack around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday near Decatur. Investigators say he had been pedaling about two miles west of Decatur on Highway 2 when he was stricken.

Kahler was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Last Sunday on the first day of this year’s RAGBRAI, 72-year-old Wayne Ezell, also from Florida, died when he was struck by a pickup near Glenwood.

Crop-dusting plane hits power lines, crashes, killing pilot

News

July 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SAC CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a crop-dusting plane hit power lines just south of Sac City in western Iowa, causing it to crash and killing the pilot. The Fort Dodge Messenger reports the crash occurred around 9:15 a.m. Friday. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Cory told the newspaper that the plane came down in a corn field about three miles south of Sac City. The pilot’s name has not yet been released.

Hazardous materials team member Steve Teske says the plane was fully loaded with fuel and about 300 gallons of pesticide and fungicide. Teske says all the fuel and chemicals were absorbed into the soil after the crash. Steven Hansen, who owns the farmland where the plane crashed, says the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will monitor the site.