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Regional Softball Schedule: Wed., July 5th 2016

Sports

July 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

(all games begin at 7-p.m. unless noted otherwise)
Class 3A – Region 8
(in Atlantic): Atlantic vs. Red Oak
(at Shenandoah): Shenandoah vs. Clarinda
(at Humboldt): Humboldt vs. Kuemper Catholic

Class 2A
Region 1
(at Logan): Logan-Magnolia vs. Ridge View
(at Cleghorn): MMC-RU vs. MVAO
(at Larchwood): West Lyon vs. Unity Christian
Region 8
(at Truro): I-35 vs. West Central Valley
(at Earlham): Earlham vs. AHSTW
(at Treynor): Treynor vs. Tri-Center
(at Missouri Valley): Mo. Valley vs. Underwood

Class 1A
Region 2
5:30-p.m. (at Glidden): Glidden-Ralston vs. Nodaway Valley
7:00-p.m. (at Fonda): Newell-Fonda vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard
Region 7
5:30-p.m. (at Kimballton): Exira/EHK vs. CAM
7:00-p.m. (at Correctionville): River Valley vs. Audubon
7:00-p.m. (at Lawton): Lawton-Bronson vs. Boyer Valley
7:00-p.m. (at Charter Oak): Charter Oak-Ute vs. Riverside
Region 8
5:30-p.m. (at Tabor): Fremont-Mills vs. West Harrison
7:00-p.m. (at Sloan) Westwood vs. West Monona
7:00-p.m. (at Sidney) Sidney vs. Bedford
7:00-p.m. (at Lenox): Lenox vs. Stanton

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Regional Softball Scores from Tue., 7/5/16

Sports

July 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Class 1A
Region 2
Coon Rapids-Bayard 9, Guthrie Center 8
Nodaway Valley 6, Grand View Christian 3
Region 6
Mormon Trail 7, East Union 5
Murray 12, Mount Ayr 2
Region 7
Audubon 11, Ar-We-Va 9
Exira-EHK 11, Adair-Casey 1
CAM 16, Orient-Macksburg 0
Boyer Valley 5, Woodbine 0
Riverside 11, Griswold 7
Region 8
West Monona 3, Whiting 1
West Harrison 19, East Mills 0
Bedford 22, Diagonal 9
Lenox 12, Nishnabotna 0
Stanton 20, Essex 3

Class 2A
Region 1
MVAO 8, OA-BCIG 1
Western Christian 10, Hinton 3
Region 8
AHSTW 9, Southwest Valley 5
Underwood 2, St. Albert 1

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Police: Nearly 300 fireworks calls made in Sioux City

News

July 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Sioux City Police Department says it received a higher number of calls than normal over the Fourth of July weekend even though the holiday was free of reported pyrotechnic accidents. Sioux City Police Officer Lori Noltze tells the Sioux City Journal that dispatchers received a total of 294 fireworks calls from July 1 through July 4. Noltze says the department has received around 200 calls during former holiday weekends.

She says she hasn’t heard of any major firework accidents in Sioux City and that officers didn’t issue any fireworks-related citations. The Sioux City fire department reported one fireworks-related fire over the weekend. The incident occurred late Monday night when a house was damaged after improperly disposed fireworks ignited in a trash receptacle. There were no injuries.

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The Latest: Lottery official says no Mega Millions winner

News

July 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A lottery official says no winning ticket was sold in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing. The numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Mega Millions” game were: 29-46-53-64-73, Mega Ball: 10, Megaplier: 5

Virginia Lottery spokesman John Hagerty tells The Associated Press that means the jackpot for the next drawing on Friday will be an estimated $508 million. Tuesday’s was worth an estimated $454 million. It marks the 34th time the jackpot has rolled over without a winner. The previous record was 22 rolls.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Montgomery/Mills/Pott. Counties

Weather

July 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

333 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

NORTHEASTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

SOUTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 415 AM CDT

* AT 333 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF MALVERN…OR 24 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OMAHA…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

MALVERN…TREYNOR…CARSON…MACEDONIA…SILVER CITY…HENDERSON… HASTINGS…FARM CREEK PUBLIC WILDLIFE AREA AND OLD TOWN PARK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND 23.

HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 34 AND 44.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for NE Harrison & Shelby County

Weather

July 5th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

1046 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…NORTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…EASTERN MONONA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1045 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES WEST OF DANBURY TO 6 MILES EAST OF LOGAN…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.

HAZARD…80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

HARLAN…EARLING…UTE…IRWIN…DEFIANCE…MOORHEAD…WOODBINE… MAPLETON…DUNLAP…PANAMA…PORTSMOUTH…SOLDIER…WESTPHALIA.. TENNANT…KIRKMAN…SCHABEN PARK…MANTENO RECREATION AREA AND WILLOW LAKE RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 89.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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Cardinals backup catcher Pena to go through reserve training

Sports

July 5th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals backup catcher Brayan Pena is going to undergo training in the U.S. Army Reserve in the off-season. The 34-year-old Pena defected to the United States from Cuba as a teenager and made the majors in 2005. He made the announcement on Twitter , saying he was “very proud” to get involved.

He won’t enlist in the Army Reserve because it could interfere with his major league career. He has missed much of the season with a knee injury and was in the lineup for his second start of the year Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pena played for the Cincinnati Reds in 2014 and 2015 and said he’d had several discussions on the topic with outfielder Jay Bruce.

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Fryer gets 3 RBIs, Pirates beat Cardinals 5-2

Sports

July 5th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Eric Fryer burned his former team with two hits and three RBIs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Tuesday night. The Cardinals released Fryer when backup catcher Brayan Pena came off the 15-day disabled list and the Pirates claimed him off waivers on Sunday. He batted .368 with St. Louis with five RBIs in 38 at-bats behind seven-time All-Star Yadier Molina but Pena has a two-year, $5 million contract.

Juan Nicasio (7-6) worked two scoreless innings in relief of lefty Steven Brault, who allowed one earned run in four innings while throwing 82 pitches and adding a single in his debut. The 24-year-old Brault pitched in place of fellow rookie Jameson Taillon, placed on the DL on Sunday with shoulder fatigue.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:45-pm for NW Harrison Countu

Weather

July 5th, 2016 by Ric Hanson 

HARRISON IA-DODGE NE-BURT NE-WASHINGTON NE-
1013 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HARRISON...NORTHEASTERN DODGE...BURT AND
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 1012 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF
TEKAMAH...OR 33 MILES NORTH OF OMAHA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS
IS A DANGEROUS STORM.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
         TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE
         HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

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Prestage Farms to locate $240M pork plant in Wright County

Ag/Outdoor

July 5th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A North Carolina company announced this morning it will build a large pork processing plant in north-central Iowa’s Wright County. Prestage Foods is heading to Wright County for its new, state of the art pork processing facility. Wright County Economic Development Director Bryce Davis says the county is excited to work with the company in constructing the $240 million pork processing plant, saying it will be a $43 million boost to the payroll of Wright County, and will have economic benefits to the surrounding counties as well.

Davis says agriculture is important to Wright County and they welcome the more than 900 new jobs to the area. Prestage has been looking at sites ever since the City Council in Mason City failed to approve a development agreement with the company.

Construction is scheduled to begin this fall, pending the finalization of county and state approvals, with first-shift operations starting in the middle of 2018. Prestage hopes to slaughter up to 10-thousand animals per day once the plant is fully operational.

(Radio Iowa)

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