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UPDATE: Truck Found -Fire truck stolen in Union County

News

March 7th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

UPDATE 3/7/2016: Officials have informed KJAN news that the truck has been located in the Cedar Rapids area.  No further details are available at this time.

Sheriff’s officials in Union County are asking for your help in locating a stolen fire truck. A 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty Fire Truck was stolen from the Lorimor Fire Department. The vehicle has Lorimor Fire Department decals on the side, a water tank and hose reel on the back. The theft was reported Friday afternoon (March 4th). The vehicle, which was valued at $15,000, had not been located as of Monday (March 7th).

Anyone with information about the theft, or who may have seen the truck within the past 24-hours, is asked to contact the Union County Sheriff’s Office at 1-641-782-8402.

Clayton Portwood (Photos)

Clayton Portwood (Photos)

fiure truck

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State Boys Basketball Tournament scores Monday

Sports

March 7th, 2016 by admin

Iowa High School Boys Basketball Tournament
Wells Fargo Arena- Des Moines, IA
Monday, March 7th

Class 1A

Quarterfinal Round– WEST HANCOCK, BRITT 67,  IKM-MANNING 51 – BOXSCORE

Quarterfinal Round – ST. ALBERT, COUNCIL BLUFFS 69, DANVILLE 46 – BOXSCORE

Quarterfinal Round – SOUTH O’BRIEN, PAULLINA 46, GRAND VIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 32 – BOXSCORE

Quarterfinal Round – GLADBROOK-REINBECK 67, JESUP 48 – BOXSCORE

Class 2A

Quarterfinal Round – CASCADE, WESTERN DUBUQUE 60, OSAGE 27 – BOXSCORE

Quarterfinal Round – PELLA CHRISTIAN 59, DIKE-NEW HARTFORD 52  – BOXSCORE

 

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Wainwright wilder than usual in spring debut, Cards top Mets

Sports

March 7th, 2016 by admin

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright struggled with his focus in his first start since last April and Matt Holliday made his professional debut at first base Monday as St. Louis beat a New York Mets split squad 9-4.

Wainwright walked three in two scoreless innings. He gave up two hits and struck out two.

Wainwright tore his Achilles tendon while running out of the batter’s box on April 25. He returned from the disabled list late last season but only pitched in relief. By making his first Grapefruit League start in this game, he’s on pace to pitch the opener on April 3.

Holliday made his spring debut and neatly blocked a pickoff throw from Wainwright that bounced. The veteran left fielder spent the early part of camp learning to play first base, though the Cardinals don’t expect to use him much there this year.

Mets starter Steven Matz breezed through the first two innings before allowing a run in the third. He struck out the side in the second on only 12 pitches.

 

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Cardinals to sell majority interest of Memphis Redbirds

Sports

March 7th, 2016 by admin

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals are selling majority interest in the team’s Triple-A affiliate in Memphis, Tennessee.

The team said Monday that pending approval from the Pacific Coast League, Peter Freund will become majority owner. Freund is principal owner of Trinity Baseball Holdings and is president of Trinity Packaging Corp, a plastics manufacturer based in Armonk, New York.

The deal is expected to close by April 1. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. says the team believes partnering with Freund will strengthen the Memphis Redbirds and help further revitalize baseball in Memphis.

Freund is a minority owner of the New York Yankees, principal owner of the Philadelphia Phillies’ Class-A team in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and co-owner of the Yankees’ Class-A team in Charleston, South Carolina.

 

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Niang Becomes Iowa State’s First Two-Time All-American

Sports

March 7th, 2016 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior Georges Niang has become the school’s first two-time All-American after being named to the USA Today’s All-America Third Team. Niang is the first Cyclone to earn a spot on a first, second or third All-America team (honorable mention not included) twice in a career.

Niang, who earned All-Big 12 First Team accolades yesterday, leads the Cyclones with 19.4 points, while also grabbing a career-best 6.2 rebounds. He is the only player in the nation, and the first since Creighton’s Doug McDermott in 2013-14, to average 19 points and six rebounds, while shooting 50 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free-throw line.

Niang has scored in double figures in all 31 games, including 13 games with 20 or more points.

The Methuen, Massachusetts, native, is third on Iowa State’s scoring list with 2,111 points and he is the only player in school history with 2,000 points, 600 rebounds and 400 assists.

Niang was recently named to the Wooden Award Final Ballot for the second time in his career.

Niang and the Cyclones return to action Thursday at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. Iowa State plays Oklahoma in the quarterfinals, which will be televised by ESPNU at 8 p.m.

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ISU’s Morris among final 5 for Bob Cousy Award

Sports

March 7th, 2016 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State junior Monté Morris has been named one of the Final 5 candidates for the Bob Cousy Award, presented annually to the nation’s top point guard by the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Entering this week’s Big 12 Championship, Morris is averaging 14.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and a league-leading 7.1 assists, one of just five players to be above 14 points, four rebounds and seven assists this season. He ranks among the nation’s top-10 in assists per game and assist-to-turnover ratio (4.1).

Morris has scored in double figures in 26 games this season, including seven games with 20 or more points. He’s also posted seven games with 10 or more assists and is currently 25 assists away from Jamaal Tinsley’s record for assists in a single season at Iowa State.

The Flint, Michigan, native, is the Big 12’s active leader in career assists (529) and steals (164).

The winner of this award will be determined by a combination of fan votes and input from the Basketball Hall of Fame’s selection committee. By visiting hoophallawards.com, fans will have the ability to vote for who they think should win. The voting opens on Friday, March 11 and will run until Friday, March 25.

Cousy Award Final 5
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana
Monté Morris, Iowa State
Tyler Ullis, Kentucky
Kay Felder, Oakland
Kris Dunn, Providence

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GERALD BRANDELL HARVEY, 88, of Stuart, formerly of Redfield (Svcs. 3-15-2016)

Obituaries

March 7th, 2016 by Jim Field

GERALD BRANDELL HARVEY, 88, of Stuart (formerly of Redfield) died Friday, March 4th at Willow Assisted Living in Stuart.  Funeral services for GERALD BRANDELL HARVEY will be held 10-a.m. Tuesday, March 15th at the Stuart-Mount Vernon United Methodist Church in Stuart.  Johnson Family Funeral Home – Stuart Chapel has the arrangements.

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Visitation will be held on Monday, March 14th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Burial will follow the services in Morrisburg Cemetery in rural Stuart.

Memorial contributions may be made to the GERALD  HARVEY Memorial Fund.

GERALD HARVEY is survived by:

His children: Marcia Ward, of Florida; Richard (Jacci) Harvey, of Clive; Robert (Ruth) Harvey, of Rural Redfield, and Barbara Harvey, of Waukee.
5 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and a host of other family and friends.

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Cards’ Peralta could miss season’s first 2 months

Sports

March 7th, 2016 by admin

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis shortstop Jhonny Peralta injured his left thumb and could miss the first two months of the season.

Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said Peralta is expected to return to St. Louis for a second opinion of what he said may be a damaged ulnar collateral ligament.

Peralta hurt his glove hand while fielding a ground ball during Saturday’s exhibition game against Miami. Mozeliak said Peralta felt pain but wasn’t too worried. Peralta didn’t play on Sunday and left the Cardinals’ complex prior to Monday’s game against the New York Mets.

 

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Atlantic woman among 3 people arrested on drug charges

News

March 7th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports a traffic stop Friday at Highway 83 and Marne Road northwest of the Atlantic city limits resulted in the arrest of three women on drug charges. 30-year old Amber Rae York of Omaha, 19-year old Selena Marie Hansen of Atlantic, and 31-year old Melanie Joy Bowers of Council Bluffs, each face a felony charge of Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Deliver, over 5 grams.

Selena Hansen (all photos from Cass County Sheriff's Office)

Selena Hansen (all photos from Cass County Sheriff’s Office)

During the investigation, nearly 68-grams of meth, a digital scale, and packaging materials were located in the vehicle, which was driven by Hansen. Hansen also faces a charge of Driving Under Suspension, while York faces an additional felony charge of Possession of Contraband in a Correctional Facility, and a simple misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, charge.

Amber York

Amber York

Melanie Bowers

Melanie Bowers

All three women were taken to the Cass County Jail where each was being held on $100,000 bond. Cass County K9 Mufasa assisted deputies at the scene. The Investigation is ongoing, and further charges may be pending.

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Hawkeyes drop to No. 20, Cyclones stay at No. 21 in latest AP poll

Sports

March 7th, 2016 by admin

Kansas is No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll for a second straight week and for the fourth time this season.

The Jayhawks (27-4) are again a runaway choice, receiving 63 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday.

Michigan State (26-5), which got the other two first-place votes, remained second and was followed by Villanova, Virginia, Xavier, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Oregon, West Virginia and Indiana.

The same teams are in the Top 25 for a second straight week, the first time that has happened this season.

Next Monday’s poll will be the last of the season.

 

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 6, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Kansas (63) 27-4 1,623 1
2. Michigan St. (2) 26-5 1,520 2
3. Villanova 27-4 1,480 3
4. Virginia 24-6 1,424 4
5. Xavier 26-4 1,351 5
6. Oklahoma 24-6 1,309 6
7. North Carolina 25-6 1,252 8
8. Oregon 25-6 1,127 9
9. West Virginia 24-7 1,113 10
10. Indiana 25-6 1,038 12
11. Miami 24-6 935 7
12. Utah 24-7 898 13
13. Purdue 24-7 798 15
14. Louisville 23-8 647 11
15. Arizona 24-7 626 18
16. Kentucky 23-8 608 22
17. Texas A&M 24-7 574 20
18. Maryland 24-7 544 14
19. Duke 22-9 512 17
20. Iowa 21-9 407 16
21. Iowa St. 21-10 374 21
22. Baylor 21-10 262 19
23. Texas 20-11 191 23
24. California 22-9 189 25
25. SMU 25-5 88 24

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 62, Dayton 35, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 33, Seton Hall 28, Stephen F. Austin 9, Butler 8, Providence 8, Valparaiso 7, Yale 7, Cincinnati 6, St. Bonaventure 6, Gonzaga 5, Akron 4, Temple 4, Notre Dame 3, San Diego St. 3, UAB 2, N. Iowa 1, S. Dakota St. 1, South Carolina 1, Texas Tech 1, Wichita St. 1.

 

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