BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — East Mississippi Community College will host Iowa Western Community College in the Mississippi Bowl at Biloxi High School.
The game will kick off at 2 p.m. on Dec. 7.
East Mississippi (11-0) enters the game as the No. 1 team in the nation and Iowa Western (11-0) is not far behind at No. 2 in National Junior College Athletic Association poll.
East Mississippi is the defending Mississippi Bowl champion after beating Georgia Military last year.
Police in Red Oak report the arrest early this (Thursday) morning of a southwest Iowa man on drug charges. 22-year old Michael Ryan Weeden, of Shenandoah, was taken into custody at around 4:40-a.m. following a traffic stop at the intersection of north Broadway and west Corning Streets, in Red Oak.
Weeden was charged with Possession of drug paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 cash bond.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) – An official in the Dominican Republic says St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Oscar Taveras was drunk at the time of his fatal car crash last month in his Caribbean homeland.
A spokeswoman for the Dominican attorney general’s office told The Associated Press toxicology reports showed Taveras had a blood-alcohol level five times the country’s legal limit when he lost control of his car Oct. 26.
Taveras hit .239 with three homers and 22 RBIs in 80 games this year.
CARROLL, Iowa (AP) – Some residents of Carroll are annoyed when they look into a neighbor’s backyard and see a corncrib that’s been turned into a gazebo. Allen Nieland lives near the property, and he told Des Moines television station KCCI that the corncrib would look nice on an acreage or a farm, but it just doesn’t fit the character of his subdivision. The corncrib is the see-through type with a metal roof.
Nieland says he’s started a petition to have the corncrib removed. But city officials say the corncrib meets zoning and building codes and is legal because it’s being used for outdoor entertainment, not to store or dry corn.
Another neighbor, Brad Kirsch, says the corncrib is better to look at “than junk cars or an old boat.”
A 63-year old Oakland man is set to stand trial next week for murder, following numerous delays in bringing his case before a jury. Online court records show a pre-trial conference for Robert Arthur Reynolds will begin 9:30-a.m. Monday (Nov. 17th), in Pottawattamie County District Court. His trial is set for 9:30-a.m., Tuesday.
Reynolds faces a felony, 1st degree murder charge, in connection with the April 8th fatal shooting in his home, of 64-year-old Patricia Kinkade-Dorsey, from rural Cass County. He’s pleaded not guilty to the charge. First-degree murder is a Class A felony and carries a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
A criminal complaint says Reynolds acknowledged shooting Kinkade-Dorsey after an argument. Last week, Reynolds’ attorney filed a request by Reynolds to confront any and all witnesses to the shooting.
BETTY LOU CLARK LEAGUE, 85, of Buffalo, MO. (& formerly of Atlantic), died Tue., Nov. 11th, in Buffalo, MO. Graveside services for BETTY LOU CLARK LEAGUE will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., Nov. 15th, in the Atlantic Cemetery. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation with her family is from 5-to 7-pm Friday (11/14), at the funeral home.
BETTY LOU CLARK LEAGUE is survived by:
Her sons – Randall Clark and Mark Clark, both of Atlantic.
Her daughter – Carolyn Braham, of Long Lane, Mo.
Her sisters – Bobbie Paulsen, of Avoca; Janice Reynolds, of Council Bluffs, & Patty, of Colorado.
6 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – As a blast of wintry weather hits the Midwest, Union Pacific Railroad is reminding motorists to use caution at rail crossings during slick, cold-weather conditions.
The Omaha-based railroad says that with blowing and drifting snow, it could be difficult for motorists to see where crossing surfaces are located. When possible, motorists should use overpasses or underpasses to get to the other sides of railroad tracks.
The railroad also warns that those driving too fast for slick conditions could slide into the path or the side of a moving train at a crossing. It can take a mile or more for a moving train to come to a stop.
An elderly man who lost consciousness while driving Wednesday afternoon in Montgomery County, crashed his pickup into a tree, but was not injured. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says 76-year old David Otto Berggren, of Red Oak, was traveling east on 230th Street at around 3-p.m., when he lost consciousness. Berggren’s 2002 Ford F-150 Supercab pickup left the road to the right and entered the south ditch before it hit a power pole, snapping it in two.
The pickup continued in the south ditch, finally coming to rest after striking a tree. Berggren was transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital by Red Oak Rescue, to be checked for injuries. Damage to his pickup was estimated at $25,000 (a projected, total loss).
No citations were issued. Sheriff’s deputies were assisted at the scene by Red Oak Police and members of the Red Oak Fire and Rescue Dept.
Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources say gates will be installed at Lake Manawa State Park between now and next spring, to limit access to the park. The Daily NonPareil says the change, announced Wednesday, came after residents showed concern about “security issues” and “roads to nowhere.” About 20 people attended a Wednesday meeting at the Council Bluffs Fish and Game Club to discuss an October forum about two projects at the lake that, when combined, will cost more than $10 million.
Todd Coffelt, Iowa DNR Bureau Chief for the state parks, says the gates will restrict access to the park before 4 a.m. and after 10:30 p.m. Bike trails and 24-hour overnight fishing will not be restricted.
Last month, residents were asked to gather feedback from their neighbors and bring it to Wednesday’s meeting. Residents were mostly concerned with public safety and a dredging project that would remove 5 million cubic yards of sand from the lake to promote water clarity and a healthier wildlife environment. Iowa DNR officials stressed the need for residents to address 51 proposed full-hookup campsites that would be created under the proposed plan.
Coffelt says the department has been working on renovating the park’s campsites for about 14 years, but residents were more worried about overall safety and future park usage. Many who attended the meeting echoed comments about keeping troublemakers out of the park and the effects of the dredging project slated to begin by summer 2015.
Coffelt said residents need to stay focused and agree on camping renovations before officials can move forward with the projects. The department has $400,000 set aside for the campsites, but the remaining funds must be raised by community groups.
356 AM CST THU NOV 13 2014
EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY…SUNNY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
SATURDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.
SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOW 10 TO 15.
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. LOW 10 TO 15.
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