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NWS weather forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA

Weather

July 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

405 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 80. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.

 

Royals recall RHP Pino from Triple-A Omaha

Sports

July 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have recalled right-hander Yohan Pino from Triple-A Omaha and optioned reliever Brandon Finnegan to their top farm club. Finnegan pitched two scoreless innings and got the win when Kansas City beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6 in 13 innings on Saturday. The Royals used seven relievers in the victory, and manager Ned Yost wanted another fresh arm in the bullpen for the series finale on Sunday.

Finnegan, the 17th overall pick in the 2014 draft, is 3-0 with a 2.96 ERA in 14 games this year with Kansas City. Pino is 0-2 with a 3.26 ERA in seven appearances with the Royals this season.

 

Accidental shooting reported near Honey Creek

News

July 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A teenager was transported to the hospital by helicopter following an accidental shooting late Sunday morning, in northwestern Pottawattamie County. The Omaha World-Herald says according to authorities, a 13-year-old boy suffered non-life threatening injuries during the accident that happened at around 11:45-a.m. in a wooded area by a creek, near a home just west of Honey Creek. The teen’s name was not released.

Sgt. Rob Ambrose with the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office, told the paper the boy and another 13-year-old boy were shooting in a rural area when one of the guns, a .22-caliber rifle, accidentally went off. One of the boys was hit in the lower torso. The two went to a nearby house and called 911.

 

TROY DEAN SHANNO, 47, of MN (formerly of Oakland) – Svcs. 7/25/15

Obituaries

July 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

TROY DEAN SHANNO, 47, of Kenyon, MN (& formerly of Oakland), died Sat., July 18th, at home. Funeral services for TROY SHANNO will be held 1-p.m. Sat., July 25th, at the Oakland United Methodist Church. Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be Friday evening from 5:00 PM until 7:30 PM at the Oakland United Methodist Church.

Interment will be at a later date.

TROY SHANNO is survived by:

His son – Caleb Shanno, of Dodge Center, MN

His parents – Richard and Joan Shanno, of Oakland.

Other relatives and friends.

Iowa early News Headlines: Mon., July 20th 2015

News

July 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The poultry farmers who lost millions of chickens and turkeys to the bird flu this spring are facing an uncertain future. The Des Moines Register reports the farmers aren’t sure when federal officials will allow them to start rebuilding their flocks or whether enough birds will be available. Dave Rettig is president of Rembrandt Foods in Spirit Lake, Iowa, which lost 8 million egg-laying hens. Rettig says the disease decimated the egg industry and who knows if the disease will return in the fall when birds migrate again.

SIBLEY, Iowa (AP) — The highest point in Iowa will be celebrated later this week. The Sioux City Journal reports members of the Highpointers Club will gather at Hawkeye Point for a convention that starts on Thursday and runs through Saturday. The highest point in the state is 1,670 feet above sea level, about 4 miles north of the town of Sibley, Iowa.

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) — A man’s body was pulled from the Mississippi River near Clinton, Iowa on Sunday afternoon. The Clinton Police Department says the body was retrieved from the river near the Highway 30 bridge around 1:10 p.m. Sunday. Authorities didn’t immediately release the man’s name.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A $1 million cash bond has been set for an Iowa man charged in a 1995 homicide. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports 54-year-old Steven John Klein appeared before a judge Saturday morning — one day after his arrest in Muscatine.

Mets beat Cards in 18 innings despite stranding 25 runners

Sports

July 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ruben Tejada hit a sacrifice fly in the 18th inning and New York Mets outlasted the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Sunday despite stranding 25 baserunners. The Mets went 1 for 26 with runners in scoring position, yet still won the majors’ second-longest game this season. Boston beat the Yankees in 19 innings in April.

It took 5 hours, 55 minutes for the Mets to top the NL Central-leading Cardinals and avoid a three-game sweep. Tejada hit a bases-loaded fly for the lead and Eric Campbell drove in another run with a squeeze bunt. The game was scoreless until before both teams got a run in the 13th.

Carlos Torres (3-4), the seventh Mets pitcher, was the winner. Carlos Martinez (10-4) was pressed into relief and was the Cardinals’ eighth pitcher.

 

DORIS DeWITT, 91, of Atlantic & formerly of Griswold (Svcs. 7/22/15)

Obituaries

July 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DORIS DeWITT, 91, of Atlantic (& formerly of Griswold), died Sun., July 19th, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services for DORIS DeWITT will be 11-a.m. Wed., July 22nd, at the Grant United Methodist Church (in Grant). Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will take place at the church one hour prior to the funeral.

Interment will be at the Grant Cemetery.

DORIS DeWITT is survived by:

5 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, 6 great-great grandchildren, 6 sisters-in-law, other relatives and friends.

Griswold & CAM School Board meetings set for Monday

News

July 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Members of the Griswold and CAM School District Boards of Directors will hold their regular, separate meetings Monday evening. The Griswold Board of Education meeting gets underway at 5:45-p.m. in the Central Office at the Middle School/High School Building.

On their agenda is informational updates on the Sports Lighting and Security Systems, and the second reading of Board Policies, series 304-310. New Business includes: Approval of bids for bakery and dairy products, trash removal, and snow removal, along with action on approving: the interior lighting project; Technology Coordinator Negotiation; Nutrition Director; and other administrative matters, including the appointment of a Board Secretary, Business Manager and School Attorney.

In Anita, the CAM School Board will gather at the CAM High School Media Center for their 6:30-p.m. meeting, Monday. On the agenda is discussion, followed by possible action on: Open enrollment applications; Any resignations; Contracts; An Administrative Assistant contract; Move on the pay scale; The Sept. 8th School election and the number of sites; Milk and bread bids; A request for Middle School Cross Country, and other matters.

Atlantic Parks & Rec Board to receive several updates, Monday

News

July 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Members of the Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department’s Board of Directors are set to receive several updates on various, on-going projects during their meeting at 5:15-p.m. Monday, at City Hall.

Parks and Rec Director Roger Herring and Assistant Director Seth Staashelm will update the Board on: the Grand Opening date for the Buck Creek Dog Park; Bid letting and bid approval for the Kiddie Korral at Sunnyside Park, Fountain installation at the Camblin Shelter, as well as the horseshoe pits in the Senior Activity Area at Sunnyside.

Herring is also expected to announce the new Girl Scouts designed signs asking people to refrain from smoking around park playgrounds and shelters have been installed, and that Kiddie Korral shelter will be closed after Labor Day for demolition and replacement.

Red Oak man arrested on drug & moving violation charges

News

July 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A Montgomery County man was arrested Sunday afternoon on a couple of charges plus a warrant out of Page County. Red Oak Police say 27-year old Richard Dean Pierce III, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 12:30-p.m., for Driving While Barred, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and on a warrant for Driving While Barred. Pierce was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a total of $4,o00 bond.