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NE man arrested on numerous charges in Omaha following incident in IA

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January 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A man from Nebraska was arrested Thursday night on numerous charges in Omaha, following an investigation into an incident in Council Bluffs that led to a pursuit. 22-year old Dylan J. Maron, of Nebraska City faces charges that include Fugitive from Justice, Aggravated assault on a police officer, eluding, reckless driving, Disorderly Conduct, and Theft in the 5th Degree. Maron was suspected of being under the influence of methamphetamine. He was booked into Douglas County, NE., Jail and was awaiting extradition to Iowa.

Dylan J. Maron

Dylan J. Maron

Authorities say the incident which led to his arrest began at around 7:48-p.m.,after Officers were sent to the Best Buy store at 3115 Manawa Center Drive, where a man was allegedly being aggressive with the store manager and at some point, had pulled a knife.

An officer arrived in the area shortly after the call was dispatched and located the suspect in a silver-colored BMW with no plates. The man, later identified as Maron, allegedly rammed the police cruiser in an attempt to flee the area. He then rammed the police cruiser a second time and drove the car across a grass median. The car then went westbound on 30th Ave.

Two additional officers arrived in the area and were able to get in behind the vehicle in an attempt to stop it. The vehicle failed to stop and fled westbound on I-80 entering into Omaha. Officers continued to pursue the vehicle into Omaha on I-80. The vehicle exited onto 42nd street continuing southbound to L Street where it turned westbound. The Nebraska State Patrol assisted and successfully deployed stop sticks at 90th and L Street. The vehicle was then disabled and came to a stop in the area of 108th and L.

Maron was then taken into custody and the vehicle was impounded by the Nebraska State Patrol.

New girls high school basketball rankings released Thursday

Sports

January 15th, 2016 by admin

The sixth Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings of the season were released on Thursday, January 15th by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.  Harlan jumps up to No. 1 in the latest 4A poll while Exira-EHK stays entrenched at No. 2 in the 1A poll.

For Immediate Release – 1/14/16

Class 1A

School Record LW
1 Turkey Valley 12-0 3
2 Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 12-0 2
3 Springville 10-1 1
4 Burlington Notre Dame 13-0 6
5 Kingsley-Pierson 10-1 4
6 Newell-Fonda 8-4 7
7 Kee 10-1 8
8 Grand View Christian 9-0 9
9 Adair-Casey 12-1 10
10 Lynnville-Sully 14-0 11
11 Nodaway Valley 10-1 13
12 Bedford 11-1 5
13 Westwood 10-2 14
14 Rockford 9-2 15
15 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 10-0 NR

 

Dropped Out: Northwood-Kensett (12)

Class 2A

School Record LW
1 Unity Christian 12-0 1
2 Iowa City Regina 11-0 2
3 Pekin 11-0 3
4 West Branch 13-1 4
5 Western Christian 7-2 5
6 Okoboji 12-0 6
7 Interstate 35 12-1 9
8 Manson-NW Webster 7-3 7
9 Central Decatur 11-1 10
10 Des Moines Christian 10-1 12
11 Treynor 10-0 13
12 Van Meter 11-2 8
13 Lawton-Bronson 8-3 11
14 Grundy Center 13-1 15
15 Durant 9-5 14

 

Dropped Out: None

Class 3A

School Record LW
1 Pocahontas Area 10-0 2
2 Center Point-Urbana 13-0 3
3 Nevada 10-2 1
4 Cherokee 11-0 4
5 Sioux Center 10-1 6
6 Union 12-1 7
7 Spirit Lake 8-3 5
8 Forest City 11-1 13
9 Monticello 7-3 8
10 Mount Vernon 8-4 9
11 Cascade 8-3 14
12 Hampton-Dumont 8-2 11
13 Mid-Prairie 7-3 NR
14 Osage 9-3 12
15 West Marshall 10-1 NR

 

Dropped Out: Humboldt (10), Davenport Assumption (15)

 

Class 4A

School Record LW
1 Harlan 10-1 2
2 Western Dubuque 12-0 3
3 Lewis Central 10-1 7
4 Keokuk 9-1 5
5 Mason City 6-6 4
6 Ballard 11-1 1
7 Marion 8-4 6
8 Pella 9-2 11
9 Fairfield 8-5 12
10 North Scott 9-3 8
11 Grinnell 10-3 12
12 Waverly-Shell Rock 11-3 15
13 Dallas Center-Grimes 9-3 10
14 Boone 9-2 14
15 Central DeWitt 9-3 NR

Dropped Out: Bishop Heelan (9)

Class 5A

School Record LW
1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 13-1 2
2 Indianola 12-0 3
3 Ankeny Centennial 9-2 5
4 Waukee 9-2 6
5 Johnston 8-3 1
6 Iowa City High 10-1 7
7 Dowling Catholic 8-3 8
8 West Des Moines Valley 9-3 4
9 Southeast Polk 9-2 9
10 Davenport North 10-2 10
11 Cedar Falls 10-1 12
12 Linn-Mar 8-3 11
13 Iowa City West 8-3 NR
14 Ames 7-4 15
15 Pleasant Valley 9-3 13

No. 16 Iowa routs No. 4 Michigan State 76-59, sweeps series

Sports

January 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Peter Jok scored 19 of his 23 points in the first half to help No. 16 Iowa build a huge lead and the Hawkeyes went on to rout No. 4 Michigan State 76-59 on Thursday night. The Hawkeyes (13-3, 4-0 Big Ten) dominated the Spartans for the second time in two weeks and beat them on the road for the first time since 1993, ending an 18-game losing streak.

Michigan State (16-2, 3-2) was down by 22 points at halftime, its largest deficit at home since at least the 1996-97 season and its biggest anywhere in the regular season since trailing at Michigan by 23 points at halftime in 1997, according to STATS.

Denzel Valentine had a relatively lackluster game with 14 points, five assists and four rebounds for the stunned Spartans.

$2 million Powerball winner in Iowa comes forward

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January 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Lottery officials say an Onawa man has claimed his $2 million Powerball prize. 23-year old Bryon Stewart validated his ticket at lottery headquarters in Clive Thursday afternoon.PR011416_ByronStewart The ticket was sold at a Casey’s convenience store in the western Iowa city of Onawa. It matched the first five numbers but missed the Powerball to win a $1 million prize in Wednesday’s drawing. Stewart also added the Power Play to the purchase, which multiplied the prize to $2 million.

Stewart, who works as a security officer at the WinnaVegas Casino & Resort in Onawa, said he bought his winning ticket Wednesday night, just a few hours before the Powerball drawing. He had a total of three tickets for the drawing. He and his girlfriend, Taylor Kuhlman, looked up the winning numbers together shortly after the drawing. Stewart claimed the prize, but said the couple would be sharing the winnings. The couple said they plan to pay off some loans, and perhaps look for a house someday soon. Stewart said he will continue to work, and Kuhlman said she will as well.

The buyers of tickets sold in California, Florida and Tennessee will share the estimated $1.6 billion jackpot or the $983.5 million cash option. Lottery officials say people bought more than $12 million in Powerball tickets in Iowa for Wednesday’s drawing. The odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 292.2 million.

 

5 sent to the hospital after crash in Council Bluffs Thu. afternoon

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January 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs say a medical condition apparently caused a crash that sent a total of five people to the hospital Thursday afternoon. Witnesses told police a green, Ford F-350 pickup was traveling west on Interstate 80 near the Mall of the Bluffs, when the vehicle swerved across the median and into oncoming traffic. The truck, driven by Rodney Schueman, of Oakland, struck a Hyundai Sante Fe Sport, driven by Kyel Moo, of Omaha, Nebraska. The accident happened just before 2-p.m.

Authorities suspect Schueman had a medical issue, because the investigation revealed he was slumped over the wheel when his truck drove across the median into oncoming traffic. The pickup sideswiped the SUV. The driver of the SUV and three of his passengers, all of whom are from Omaha, suffered minor injuries and were transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital. Schueman was also transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital, where he was being treated for the initial medical issues and minor injuries sustained from this accident.

Red Oak woman arrested on Meth charge

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January 14th, 2016 by admin

The Red Oak Police department reports the arrest on Thursday of a Red Oak woman on a drug charge.  At 2:37pm officers arrested 32-year-old Mandy Marie Knapp of Red Oak in the 600 block of East Ohio Street.  Knapp was charged with Delivery of a Controlled Substance Methamphetamine. The charges stem from an earlier incident and Knapp is being held at the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on $50,000 cash bond.

3 men arrested on burglary and theft charges in Guthrie County

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January 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports three men were arrested recently on warrants stemming from a burglary investigation. 34-year old Justin P. Parker, of Adair, and 35-year old Ian R. Patterson, of Stuart, were arrested Jan. 8th, and 24-year old Joshua E. Subbert, of Stuart, was arrested Jan. 12th, on warrants for Burglary 3rd Degree and Theft 5th Degree.

An investigation into their alleged activities began December 16th, after a homeowner on Walnut Trail reported her residence had been broken into. Parker has since posted a $5,000 cash bond, and will have his initial appearance on January 14th. Patterson was released on his own recognizance following an appearance before the magistrate, and Subbert was being held on bond in the Guthrie County Jail. 

ORRIS LOWELL DRAKE, 85, of Walnut (Svcs. 01-16-2016)

Obituaries

January 14th, 2016 by admin

ORRIS LOWELL DRAKE, 85, of Walnut died Wednesday, January 13th at his residence.  Funeral Services for ORRIS LOWELL DRAKE will be held on Saturday, January 16th at 1:30pm at First United Methodist Church in Harlan.  Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 16th from 10:00am-1:30pm at the church prior to services.

Burial will be in the Monroe Township Cemetery in Walnut.

ORRIS LOWELL DRAKE is survived by:

Wife: Reva Jean Drake of Walnut.

Daughters: Janelle Nielsen of West Des Moines.  Rhonda (John) Casey of Johnston.  Shellie Drake of Des Moines. Darla Galligan of Cedar Rapids.

Son: Mark (Mary) Drake of Simi Valley, CA.

Step-Daughters: Tammy (Mark) Coffey of Austin, MN.  Debbie Sabanty of Camden, ME.

3 Grandchildren

8 Step-Grandchildren

(Update 2:06-p.m.) Infant dies at Shenandoah daycare center – name released

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January 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Shenandoah have released the name of an infant who died after being found unresponsive at a daycare center in Shenandoah. Police Chief Kris Grebert identified the child as three-month old Lily McKeever, the daughter of Nichole McKeever, from Thurman.

The incident occurred in the 200 block of West Lowell on Wednesday. Grebert says a caller to 911 said the infant was unresponsive. Lily was taken by ambulance to the Shenandoah Medical Center, where she later died. Chief Grebert says the Iowa Department of Human Services and the State Medical Examiner’s Office are involved in the investigation.

“We did make a call to DHS and to the state because this is a state-licensed daycare where this happened,” he says. “We are ongoing in our investigation on the cause. The coroner was notified and we’re working with them on the cause of the death.”

(Radio Iowa)

Casey man arrested on drug & other charges in Cass County

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January 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Tuesday of 52-year old Kim Lavere Hester. The Casey man was taken into custody on a felony charge of OWI 3rd Offense, a Serious Misdemeanor Possession of a Controlled Substance charge, and Simple Misdemeanor charges that include Driving Under Suspension and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Hester was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released the following Wednesday, on $5,000 bond.

The Sheriff’s Office said also, that on Monday, January 18th, they will be closed due to plumbing repair. They anticipate being open again on Tuesday, January 19th.