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CRYSTAL JEAN HAMILTON, 74, of Atlantic (Svcs. private)

Obituaries

June 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CRYSTAL JEAN HAMILTON, 74, of Atlantic, died Monday, June 13th, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Per her wishes, cremation has taken place, and private family services will be held for CRYSTAL JEAN HAMILTON at a later date. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic is in charge of the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com.

JoANNE SANDERS, 84, of Elk Horn (Svcs. at a later date)

Obituaries

June 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

JoANNE SANDERS, 84, of Elk Horn, died Monday, June 13th, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. Private services will be held for JoANNE SANDERS at a later date. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is assisting the family.

JoANNE SANDERS is survived by:

Her niece and nephew.

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties, 6/15/16

Weather

June 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

337 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLEAR. PATCHY FOG. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY…HOT. HIGH IN THE MID 90S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THURSDAY…SUNNY. HOT AND HUMID. HIGH IN THE MID 90S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 100 TO 102 IN THE AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S.

One upset could send Cyclones bowling

Sports

June 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

At his farewell news conference former Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads said he was leaving behind a bowl team. Publisher and college football prognosticator Phil Steele says for that to happen the Cyclones will need to post one upset. ISU will be looking to make progress under first year coach Matt Campbell. Steele expects Iowa State to make progress after a 3-9 record in 2015.

One concern for the Cyclones is a lack of experience along the offensive line. Steele says Campbell’s staff may be the right one to overcome that. Iowa State opens the season at home on September third against Northern Iowa. Phil Steele’s College Football Preview Magazine hits the newsstands on June 28.

(Learfield Sports)

Area baseball scores from Tue., 6/14/16

Sports

June 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic @ Denison-Schleswig PPD
Adair-Casey at Coon-Rapids Bayard PPD
AHSTW, Avoca 8, Griswold 5
Bedford 4, Southwest Valley 1
CAM, Anita 8, Woodbine 2
CB Abraham Lincoln at Sioux City North PPD
Fremont Mills 8, East Mills 3
Fremont-Mills 15, East Mills 14
Glenwood 14, Creston 2 (5 innings)
Harlan 5, Kuemper Catholic 4
LeMars 7, MOC-Floyd Valley 1
Lewis Central 5, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 3
Missouri Valley 11, Logan-Magnolia 1 (5 innings)
Nishnabotna 15, Sidney 0 (4 innings)
Nodaway Valley 9, Lenox 3
Panorama, Panora 4, Guthrie Center 1
Red Oak 5, Shenandoah 1
Treynor at Underwood PPD
Tri-Center, Neola 9, Audubon 0
Unity Christian, Orange City 7, Western Christian, Hull 6
Woodward-Granger 16, Earlham 0 (4 innings)

Area softball scores from Tue., 6/14/16

Sports

June 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic at Denison PPD
Adair-Casey at Coon Rapids-Bayard PPD
AHSTW 10, Griswold 2
CAM, Anita 7, Woodbine 5
CB Abraham Lincoln at Sioux City Norht PPD
Creston 13, Glenwood 2 (5 innings)
Fremont-Mills 18, East Mills 0 (3 innings)
Fremont-Mills 19, East Mills 3 (3 innings)
Harlan at Kuemper Catholic PPD
IKM-Manning 8, Riverside, Oakland 0
Lenox 2, Nodaway Valley 0
Lewis Central 13, St. Albert 1
Nodaway Valley 13, Lenox 2
Logan-Magnolia 8, Missouri Valley 2
Red Oak 8, Shenandoah 4
Ogden 14, West Central Valley, Stuart 2
Sidney 22, Nishnabotna 6
Southwest Valley 16, Bedford 13
Treynor at Underwood PPD
Tri-Center, Neola 14, Audubon 4 (5 innings)
Winterset 5, Saydel 2
Woodward-Granger 12, Earlham 0

Bluffs man critically injured in car vs. motorcycle accident

News

June 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A Pottawattamie County man was listed in critical, but stable condition following a collision Tuesday evening between his motorcycle and a car. Council Bluffs Police say 59-year old Steven Joseph Sulentic, of Council Bluffs, was transported by Council Bluffs Fire and Rescue to Creighton University Hospital following the accident that took place at around 6:20-p.m., at the intersection of S. 24th Street and 6th Avenue.

Officials say the Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Sulentic was southbound on 6th avenue when it collided with a Honda Civic driven by 19-year old Edwin Fermin Lopez-Ambrocio, of Council Bluffs, as he was westbound on 6th avenue.

Lopez-Ambrocio complained of pain afterward, but requested no medical attention at the scene. He was issued a citation for failure to yield the right away at an uncontrolled intersection. At this point this investigation is considered closed with the issuance of the citation with no further charges pending.

Fister leads way for Astros with arm, bat

Sports

June 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Doug Fister pitched effectively into the eighth inning and gave the Houston Astros breathing room with a two-run single in a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. Colby Rasmus hit his 150th career homer in his first game back in St. Louis since 2011. Fister had been 0 for 2 on the season before hitting the first pitch from reliever Seung Hwan Oh up the middle to put the Astros up by three in the seventh.

Matt Adams and Brandon Moss homered for the Cardinals, whose season-best five-game winning streak ended. Fister (7-3) allowed two runs and five hits in 7 1-3 innings, his longest outing of the season, to win his sixth consecutive decision. The Astros have won the right-hander’s last nine starts overall. The hit gave Fister four career RBIs, and the first since he had one in 2013 for Detroit.

Chiefs’ Jamaal Charles on field for mandatory minicamp

Sports

June 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles was on the practice field for the start of a three-day minicamp, though All-Pro safety Eric Berry was absent as his representatives negotiate a long-term contract. Charles has been ahead of schedule after having surgery last season to repair a torn ACL in his right knee. He has been involved in some of the voluntary workouts prior to Tuesday, and has insisted all along that he intends to be ready by the start of training camp.

Charles was hurt in a Week 5 game against the Bears. Berry has been absent all offseason after getting the franchise tag, which would pay him about $10.8 million next season. Since he has not signed the franchise tender, he is not under contract and obligated to attend the mandatory minicamp.

Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., June 15th 2016

News

June 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 2:40 a.m. CDT

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has ordered an iconic downtown Sioux City hot dog joint to pay more than $72,000 to a minority partner who said he’d never received his share of the business’ profits. The Sioux City Journal reports that District Judge Steven Andreasen ruled Friday that Milwaukee Wiener House owners Mike and John Eliades never paid Gus Demetroulis, who has owned ten percent of the restaurant since 2004.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sioux City officials have agreed to have an architecture firm design a day lodge at a planned all-seasons park. The City Council voted unanimously Monday to have Sioux City-based PLaN Architecture design the lodge, which is estimated to cost $750,000. The park will include a tubing hill, splash pad and ice rink.

MARION, Iowa (AP) — A woman was injured when a school bus hit the car she was driving north of Marion. The Linn County sheriff’s office says the crash happened Tuesday afternoon when a College Community School District Bus carrying about 20 Prairie High students drove through a four-way stop and hit a car driven by 69-year-old Anne B. Wikle, of Davenport. Wikle was taken to a Cedar Rapids hospital, where she was treated for injuries not believed to be life threatening. The bus driver and students weren’t hurt.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad says the state has certified a portion of Iowa Army Ammunition Plant near Burlington as a project-ready industrial development site. A 153-acre plot of land within the 19,000-acre federally owned military installation has been certified by the Iowa Economic Development Authority through its Iowa Certified Site Program.