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PACKWOOD, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say an ailing man fatally shot himself after killing his wife at their home in southeast Iowa. The Jefferson County attorney’s office said in a news release Tuesday that 79-year-old Franklin Neff had called family and friends Monday, telling them he’d killed his wife, 75-year-old Enola Neff, and was going to shoot himself at their home in Packwood. Arriving deputies found that Enola Neff had died and that Franklin Neff had a head wound likely inflicted by a handgun found next to him. Authorities say he died later Monday.
Deputies discovered a note from Franklin Neff that indicated he and his wife had health issues and that he didn’t want them to be a burden on their family. Packwood is a town of about 200 people in Jefferson County.
JESSIE M. OLESEN, 90, of Audubon, died July 22nd at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for JESSIE OLESEN will be held 11-a.m. Sat., July 30th, at the 1st Christian Church in Coon Rapids. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is at 5-p.m. Friday (7/29).
Burial will be in the Arlington Heights Cemetery in Audubon.
JESSIE OLESEN is survived by:
Her son – Dennis Olesen, of Audubon.
Her brother – Maurice (Angie) Long, of Coon Rapids.
Her sisters – Helen Monthei, of Audubon; Joan Strautman, of Carroll; and Ann Long, of Lynchburg, TN.
6 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, other relatives, her brothers-and-sisters-in law, and many friends.
Red Oak Police, Tuesday evening, arrested a Clarinda man on drug, alcohol and other charges, following a traffic stop. 36-year old Michael Wayne England, II, was arrested at around 5-p.m. for Driving While Suspended, Unlawful possession of prescription pills, and open container of alcohol as a driver. England was also cited for failure to hold valid insurance. He was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $1,000 cash bond.
CLASS 3A STATE TOURNAMENT
Tuesday’s quarterfinals (7/26)
Harlan 8, Bishop Heelan Catholic 6
Solon 12, Wahlert Catholic 2 (six innings)
Carlisle 8, Central DeWitt 7
Pella 6, Humboldt 0
Friday’s semifinals (7/29)
11 a.m. — Carlisle (32-6) vs. Pella (31-8)
1:30 p.m. — Harlan (28-5) vs. Solon (22-20)
CLASS 4A STATE TOURNAMENT
Wednesday’s quarterfinals (7/27)
11 a.m. — Waukee (30-11) vs. Johnston (29-10)
1:30 p.m. — Cedar Rapids Prairie (35-6) vs. Davenport West (22-12)
5 p.m. — Iowa City West (33-6) vs. Cedar Rapids Jefferson (28-11)
7:30 p.m. — Des Moines Roosevelt (32-10) vs. Urbandale (29-10)
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 86. Our Low this morning was 58. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 82 and the low was 71. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 105 in 1930. The Record Low was 41 in 2013.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police have released body camera footage showing a University of Iowa football player being questioned by police who were searching for a robbery suspect. The footage released Tuesday shows an encounter defensive end Faith Ekakitie described in a Facebook post earlier this week. He wrote that he was playing “Pokemon Go” in a public park when he was surrounded by police and searched at gunpoint. Ekakitie said he feared for his life but understood why police did what they did.
In the video, an officer can be heard telling Ekakitie to put his hands up. The officer says, “It’s probably not you, but we’ve got to double check.” Ekakitie tells the officers he’d been playing the popular smartphone game, which sends players to physical locations to “catch” virtual Pokemon characters. After the officers check Ekakitie’s ID, one thanks him for his cooperation.
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Tomas Telis homered and singled, driving in four runs and scoring a pair as the New Orleans Zephyrs defeated the Iowa Cubs 9-5 on Tuesday. Isaac Galloway doubled and singled for New Orleans. Down 1-0, New Orleans batted around in the third inning, sending 11 batters to the plate and scoring six runs, including a two-run single by Telis.
Following the big inning, the Cubs cut into the deficit in the next half-inning when Juan Perez hit a three-run home run. The Zephyrs later added two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth. In the fifth, Telis hit a two-run home run, while Robert Andino hit an RBI double in the sixth.
New Orleans starter Justin Nicolino (5-4) picked up the win despite allowing five runs and seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. Opposing starter Jake Buchanan (9-6) took the loss after allowing six runs and seven hits over four innings. Perez homered and doubled, driving home three runs and scoring a couple for the Cubs.
NEW YORK (AP) — Bartolo Colon pitched three-hit ball for seven sharp innings and the New York Mets overcame another home run by Jedd Gyorko to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Tuesday night for a doubleheader split. Gyorko homered in both ends and has connected seven times in nine games. His two-run shot helped St. Louis win the opener 3-2.
Colon (9-5) struck out eight and walked none. After Gyorko homered in the second and Alberto Rosario doubled in the third, Colon set down 14 of his final 15 batters. Addison Reed worked the eighth and Jeurys Familia closed for his 36th save this year and 52nd in a row during the regular season.
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