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Villisca man arrested Friday evening

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July 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s deputies in Montgomery County arrested a man for driving while revoked, late Friday evening. 53-year old Clint Curtis Johnson, of Villisca, was arrested in the 100 block of E. 6th Street, in Villisca, just before 10-p.m.  Johnson was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond.

Regional Softball Finals set for Monday in Class 1A, 2A & 3A

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July 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The stage is set for Finals play in Regional Softball action. The finals in Class 1A, 2A and 3A take place 7-p.m. Monday. In the Class 3-A/Region 8, Kuemper Catholic plays host to Atlantic at Carroll. Elsewhere:

Class 2-A:

Region 1 – Logan-Magnolia vs. Alta-Aurelia, @ Logan

Region 8 – I-35/Truro vs. Underwood, @ Truro

Class 1A:

Region 2 – Newell/Fonda vs. Bishop Garrigan, @ Fonda

Region 6 – Martensdale/St. Marys vs. Colfax-Mingo, @ Martensdale

Region 7 – Exira/EHK vs. Charter Oak/Ute, @ Charter Oak.

Region 8 – West Harrison vs. Lenox, @ Lenox.

Villar’s ninth-inning hit leads Brewers past Cardinals

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July 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jonathan Villar hit a game-ending RBI single with two out in the ninth, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. Villar’s hit, off Seung Hwan Oh, got past diving third baseman Greg Garcia. Left fielder Tommy Pham’s throw to the plate was on line and Yadier Molina slapped a quick tag on Kirk Nieuwenhuis as he slid. The home plate umpire ruled Nieuwenhuis safe, leading to an argument from Molina. The call was confirmed after a brief review.

Chris Carter homered twice for Milwaukee, and Jeremy Jeffress (2-4) got the win in relief. Nieuwenhuis led off the ninth with a walk off Trevor Rosenthal (2-4). He moved to second on a sacrifice by Hernan Perez. Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha left Friday’s game in the seventh inning after being struck on the lower right leg by a low liner off the bat of Milwaukee Brewers Jonathan Villar. With one out, Villar smashed a shot up the middle that struck Wacha just above his right ankle at Miller Park.

1 winning ticket in Mega Millions drawing

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July 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing, a lottery official said. Virginia Lottery spokesman John Hagerty told The Associated Press the winning ticket was sold in Indiana. The consortium of lottery organizations that runs Mega Millions said a ticket matching all five white balls and the yellow ball would win a an estimated $540 million. The winning Mega Millions numbers are white balls 8-19-20-55-73 and yellow ball 5.

An estimated $1 billion in tickets have been sold since the last jackpot-winning ticket was drawn in early March. This is the longest Mega Millions run without a winner. Tickets are sold in 43 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Clarinda/Villisca priest arrested in prostitution investigation Saturday morning

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July 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

An investigation into the solicitation of prostitution in Hamburg, resulted in the arrest early this (Saturday) morning, of a man from Page County. Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports deputies arrested 40-year old Reverend Dominic Yamoah, of Clarinda, after he allegedly tried to get an undercover source to perform sexual acts for cash.

Rev. Dominic Yamoah

Rev. Dominic Yamoah

Yamoah, who serves as a priest at the Saint Clare Parish, in Clarinda, and St. Joseph Parish in Villisca, was transported to the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center and charged with solicitation. His bond was set at $2,000. The Iowa State Patrol assisted in conducting the investigation.

(Update) TN truck driver dies from injuries in June 24th crash

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July 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

In an update to our story late last month, the Iowa State Patrol said today (Saturday) a truck driver from Tennessee died from injuries he suffered during a crash June 24th on Interstate 80, in Adair County. 61-year old Charles Delk, of Pulaski, TN, who was not wearing a seat belt, died two-days later at Mercy Hospital, in Des Moines, where he was transported to by Stuart Rescue.

Delk was traveling west on I-80 at around 10:25-a.m. on June 24th near Stuart, when he lost control of the 2008 Freightliner semi he was driving. When the semi went into the north ditch, the trailer became separated from the tractor, and came to rest on its left side. The tractor/cab came to rest on its top.

JAY HOOGEVEEN, 84, of Griswold (Svcs. 7/16/16)

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July 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

JAY HOOGEVEEN, 84, of Griswold, died July 3rd, at his home. A Celebration of Life service for JAY HOOGEVEEN will be held 2-p.m. Saturday, July 16th, at the Griswold Community Building. Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold is in charge of arrangements.

JAY HOOGEVEEN is survived by:
His wife – Lila, of Griswold.
His son – Kim Hoogeveen and wife Lu, of Bellevue, NE.
His sister – Arlo Weerheim, of Rock Rapids.
His brothers – Roy Hoogeveen of Lester, IA and Robert Hoogeveen and wife Esther, of Sheldon, IA.
2 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, other relatives, his sister-in-law, and many friends.

Regional Softball: Semi-finals Scores from Friday, 7/8/16

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July 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Class 3-A: Region 8

Atlantic 3, Shenandoah 2

Kuemper Catholic 8, Pocahontas Area Community Schools 4

Class 2A

Region 1

Logan-Magnolia 14, MV-AO @ Logan 4

Alta-Aurelia 6, West Lyon 2

Region 8

I-35/Truro 2, Earlham 0

Underwood 2, Treynor 0

Class 1A

Region 2

Newell-Fonda 10, Glidden-Ralston 7

Bishop Garrigan 8, Rockford 6

Region 6

Martensdale/St. Mary’s 8, Murray 4

Colfax-Mingo 5, Gladview-Reinbeck 0

Region 7

Exira/EHK 3, River Valley 2

Charter Oak/Ute 10, Lawton-Bronson 4

Region 8

West Harrison 2, Westwood 1

Lenox 13, Bedford 0

High-speed pursuit in Adair County ends a crash Friday morning

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July 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater issued a statement Friday evening with regard to a high-speed pursuit that occurred earlier in the day, Friday. In a social media post, Vandewater thanked all the law-enforcement agencies who assisted the Iowa State Patrol in their pursuit of a vehicle reported stolen out of South Dakota. Vandewater said a Trooper attempted to stop the vehicle for speeding on Interstate 80 in Adair County, but the driver of the vehicle refused to yield.

Photo's from the Adair County Sheriff's Office Facebook page

Photo’s from the Adair County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page

Hwy 92-2The suspect left the interstate and drove south from Stuart on the Stuart Road, at a high rate of speed. The stolen vehicle was traveling at around 100-miles per hour when the driver failed to negotiate a tight curve near the intersection with Highway 92, east of Greenfield. The vehicle went into and out of a ditch, vaulted over Highway 92 and rolled over. Vandewater said amazingly, none of the vehicles’ occupants were seriously injured. No names have been released at this time.

Among the agencies assisting in the pursuit and its aftermath, was: An officer from the Iowa Department of Transportation-MVE; the Stuart Police Chief; Special Agents from State Fire Marshal Division; deputies from the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office; EMS personnel from the Adair County Ambulance, and likely close to a dozen additional State Troopers.

Page County authorities search/find missing person

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July 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in southwest Iowa gathered to search for a missing man Friday afternoon. The unidentified individual was eventually located and transported to the Clarinda Regional Health Center, for evaluation. Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer said the search began when deputies responded at around 3-p.m. to call for help from a female reporting that her boyfriend needed medical / mental help and was walking down the road on Oak Ave south of 310th Street.

Personnel from the Sheriff’s Office responded to the area. As Page County Sheriff’s Office personnel were approaching the area, the man walked into a cornfield. A perimeter was set up with assistance from area Law Enforcement. K-9’s and Law Enforcement searched the area. The male was found thanks to assistance from the Iowa State Patrol, K-9s and handlers from: Montgomery, Fremont, & Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, officers with the Clarinda Police Department, and Med Air Helicopter.