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Area Volleyball Scores from Tue., 9/8/15

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September 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

(3-1) Adair-Casey 18-25-25-25, Charter Oak-Ute 25-23-19-17
(3-2) Bedford 25-25-13-18-15, Nodaway Valley 15-22-25-25-13
(3-0) Carroll 25-25-25, Boone 22-18-15
(3-1) Coon Rapids-Bayard 24-25-25-25, CAM, Anita 26-10-18-19
(3-2) Earlham 25-27-25-20-15, Madrid 12-29-22-25-12
(3-0) East Union 25-25-25, Lenox 14-20-11
(3-0) Essex 25-25-25, Clarinda Academy 14-4-11
(3-2) Guthrie Center 25-16-14-25-15, Ogden 23-25-25-20-13
(3-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 13-9-15
(3-0) Lewis Central 25-25-25, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 20-23-11
(3-0) Logan-Magnolia 25-25-25, West Harrison 15-14-20
(3-0) Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 25-25-28, River Valley 16-23-26
(3-0) Mount Ayr 25-25-25, Southwest Valley 13-10-11
(3-2) Red Oak 15-25-25-16-15, Glenwood 25-21-18-25-11
(3-0) Sidney 25-25-25, South Page 8-8-6
(3-0) Stanton 25-25-25, Heartland Christian 5-10-8

Castro, Rizzo lead Cubs to 8-5 win over Cardinals

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September 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo homered and combined for seven RBIs and the Chicago Cubs earned their fifth straight win, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 in the middle game of a three-game series on Tuesday night. The Cardinals have the best record in the majors at 87-51, but have dropped five of six. Their lead over Pittsburgh in the NL Central slipped to 4 1/2 games. The Cubs are 6 1/2 back and are second on the NL wild card race behind the Pirates.

St. Louis was down 8-0 before pinch-hitter Randal Grichuk sparked a five-run seventh with a two-run homer estimated at 451 feet in the seventh. Jason Hammel (8-6) allowed three runs in six-plus innings for Chicago, which has won five in a row. Michael Wacha (15-5) gave up six runs in four innings, his shortest outing of the season and on 10 days’ rest.

Area School Election results (Other than Cass County) – (contested races)

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September 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

(I)= Incumbent

Audubon County
Audubon School District – At Large – elect 3*
Christine Konkler (I) 163*
Mark Nissen (I) 165*
Matthew Chambers 151
Brittney Huey 176*

Exira/EHK School District – At Large – elect 4*
Terri Harris (I) 38*
Matthew Jorgensen 45*
Joel Schlueter (I) 39*
Ryan Wilson (I) 43*

Adair County
Adair-Casey School District – At Large – elect 2
Randy Carney 117*
Dallas Dinkla 129*
Sheryl Richter 46
Tim Schafer 40

Nodaway Valley School Board – District 2 – elect 2
Amy DeVault 694*
Rebecca McCann 712*
Kevin Wissner 275
Proposition A Yes – 620; No 337

Pottawattamie County

Treynor School District – elect 3
Jerry Hempel (I) 227
Glen Fleming 196
Shawn Gillespie 116
Amy Graber 250*
Sally Myers 236*
Kent Boese (write-in) 237*
Jared Morse (Write-in) 226

AHST/Walnut:

By a vote of 614-74, or 88.8 percent, residents of Avoca, Hancock, Shelby, Tennant and Walnut voted to approve the reorganization of the districts into AHSTW. It was a resolution in support of the solution to Walnut’s declining enrollment, avoiding putting the district in the position of spending more than allowed by Iowa law and completing a process that officially began last October. 94 percent of AHST voters and 77 percent of Walnut voters were in support of reorganization.

An AHSTW school board will be created from the two existing boards’ members, with five members from AHST and two from Walnut when the merger becomes official July 1. The new board will create five director districts, providing representation from all corners of AHSTW, with two additional members elected at-large.

In a separate vote Tuesday, a revenue purpose statement was approved 612-85. It avoids the need for a special election to combine the two district’s finances as a result of the reorganization.

Shelby County

IKM-Manning
At Large – elect 1
Zachery Meiners 123*
Brandi Perdew 83

Montgomery County

Red Oak School District – At Large – elect 2
William Drey (I) 343
Lee Fellers (I) 330
Bryce E. Johnson 587*
Mark Johnson 569*

Stanton Community Schools
PPEL (Physical Plant & Equipment Levy) – Public Measure
Yes 139 – passes
No 80

Cass County School Election results 9/8/15

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September 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Voters across the state went to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in local school elections. In Cass County, patrons of the Atlantic Community School District elected three out of seven candidates running for At Large seats on the School Board. The winners include: Jenny Williams, Keith Swanson and Alison Bruckner.

Vote totals: Jenny Williams 725; Keith Swanson 574, Alison A. Bruckner 513, Mark Foegen 351, Bob Drogo 328, Dennis Schwanke 244, and Douglas Bierbaum 157.

Voters rejected a public measure in Atlantic to add an income tax surcharge component to the district’s physical plant and equipment levy. The result was tight: 452-443, with 49.5 percent of voters approving of the measure.

In the CAM School District, incumbent Julie Williamson was re-elected to the North District Board of Directors, with 281 votes. She was unopposed. Incumbent Todd McKee was re-elected as South District Board of Director, with 224. Challenger Emily Rouse had 104.

And in the Griswold School District, where there was no candidate for the District 1 Director seat representing Lewis, a write-in, Ericka Kirchhof was elected. Incumbent Scott Hansen was unopposed in District 2 Director’s seat. He received 29 votes. Heather Pelzer, a newcomer, was the only candidate running for the At Large Director seat. She received a total of 115 votes. There were 9 write-in votes for the seat.

Red Oak woman arrested on drug charges, Tuesday

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September 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Two women were arrested on drug charges Tuesday afternoon, in Red Oak. Red Oak Police report 18-year old Ashley Brooke Reeves was arrested at around 4:15-p.m. for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. 20-year old Lindsay June Droz was arrested at around 4-p.m. for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Both women are from Red Oak. Reeves was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond, while Droz was cited and released on the scene.

Silver items taken from Villisca residence

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September 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A burglary that took place sometime between Saturday and Monday in Villisca resulted in the loss of valuable items made up of silver. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday, the theft occurred in the area of West 1st Street, in Villisca, and included a large amount of silver coins of varying denominations, an old silver spoon, and a silver coin collection from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-434-2715.

Iowa Prep Football Poll The Associated Press (9/8/15)

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September 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2015 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right. NR=Previously Not Rated

Class 4A
  Record Pts Prv
1. West Des Moines Valley (17) 2-0 170 1
2. West Des Moines Dowling 2-0 147 2
3. Bettendorf 2-0 127 3
4. Cedar Falls 2-0 85 4
5. Ankeny Centennial 2-0 81 7
6. Fort Dodge 2-0 77 6
7. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2-0 68 9
8. Johnston 2-0 46 T10
9. Urbandale 1-1 44 8
10. Council Bluffs Lewis Central 2-0 25 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Cedar Rapids Washington 18. 12, Waukee 16. 12, Pleasant Valley 16. 14, Muscatine 13. 15, Sioux City East 2.

Class 3A
  Record Pts Prv
1. Pella (15) 2-0 168 1
2. Manchester West Delaware (2) 2-0 141 2
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier 2-0 123 4
4. Sioux City Heelan 2-0 112 5
5. Norwalk 2-0 90 6
6. Harlan 2-0 79 9
7. Waverly-Shell Rock 2-0 68 7
8. Webster City 2-0 61 8
9. Dallas Center-Grimes 1-1 35 3
10. Boyden-Hull-RV 2-0 15 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Independence 14. 12, Solon 12. 13, Davenport Assumption 10. 14, Spencer 5. 15, Glenwood 1. 15, Greene County 1.

Class 2A
  Record Pts Prv
1. Albia (12) 2-0 163 2
2. Spirit Lake (5) 2-0 156 4
3. Tama South Tama 2-0 122 6
4. Central Lyon-GLR 1-1 86 5
5. Waukon 2-0 75 NR
6. West Burlington-Notre Dame 2-0 54 10
7. Osage 2-0 51 NR
8. Anamosa 2-0 32 NR
8. Dyersville Beckman 1-1 32 3
10. Center Point-Urbana 2-0 29 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, West Union North Fayette 28. 12, Baxter CMB 25. 13, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 18. 13, Wellman Mid-Prairie 18. 15, Sioux Center 11. 16, Williamsburg 8. 16, Mediapolis 8. 18, Clear Lake 7. 19, Mount Vernon 5. 20, Hampton-Dumont 4. 21, Donnellson Central Lee 3.

Class 1A
  Record Pts Prv
1. Iowa City Regina (17) 2-0 170 1
2. Dike-New Hartford 2-0 133 5
3. Pella Christian 2-0 127 2
4. Hinton 2-0 118 4
5. West Branch 2-0 115 3
6. Madrid 2-0 69 6
7. Panora Panorama 2-0 54 9
8. Inwood West Lyon 1-1 48 8
9. Underwood 2-0 39 NR
10. Ridge View 2-0 17 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Hudson 9. 12, Hull Western Christian 6. 12, Avoca AHST 6. 14, IKM/Manning 5. 15, St. Ansgar 4. 15, Treynor 4. 17, Sumner-Fredericksburg 3. 17, Emmetsburg 3. 17, South Central Calhoun 3. 20, Guttenberg Clayton Ridge 1. 20, Sigourney-Keota 1.

Class A
  Record Pts Prv
1. Audubon (5) 2-0 139 4
2. Brooklyn BGM (3) 2-0 123 5
3. Algona Garrigan (2) 2-0 117 6
4. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (6) 1-1 111 1
5. Belmond-Klemme 2-0 94 7
6. Denver 2-0 78 NR
7. Paullina South O’Brien (1) 2-0 67 8
8. Montezuma 2-0 60 9
9. Hawarden West Sioux 2-0 56 NR
10. Bedford 2-0 27 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Pleasantville 16. 12, Packwood Pekin 15. 12, Logan-Magnolia 15. 14, Grundy Center 6. 15, Lynnville-Sully 4. 16, Belle Plaine 3. 16, Britt West Hancock 3. 18, North Butler 1.

Class 8-Man
  Record Pts Prv
1. Newell-Fonda (8) 2-0 144 1
2. Fremont Mills, Tabor (1) 2-0 129 4
3. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (4) 1-0 127 2
4. Glidden-Ralston (2) 2-0 121 3
5. Graettinger-Terril Ruthven-Ayrshire (1) 2-0 88 6
6. Marcus MMC 2-0 87 8
7. HLV, Victor (1) 3-0 82 5
8. Elkader Central 2-0 44 7
9. Janesville 2-0 41 10
10. Elk Horn-Kimballton1Exira 2-0 19 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Lenox 14. 12, Colo-NESCO 12. 13, Coon Rapids-Bayard 7. 14, Harris-Lake Park 6. 15, Westside Ar-We-Va 5. 16, Stanton 3. 17, Northwood-Kensett 2. 17, Clay Central-Everly 2. 17, Kingsley-Pierson 2.<

 

Iowa crops endure hottest week of the year but on track

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s corn and soybean crops endured the hottest week of the year so far last week but largely remain in good shape. The U.S. Department of Agriculture in its weekly crop report released Tuesday says 10 percent of Iowa’s corn crop is mature. That’s three days ahead of last year but nine days behind the five-year average. Seventy-nine percent of the crop is in good to excellent condition.

Farmers report some fields are showing signs of disease stress. Soybean development is three days ahead of last year but a day behind average with 76 percent of the crop in good to excellent condition. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says the first week of September was the hottest week of the year. Temperatures as a whole averaged 10 degrees above normal.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th

Trading Post

September 8th, 2015 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  Forklift – Hyster 40XL – 7.00 x 12, 12 ply Pneumatic tires – Weighs 7,260# – Max load 5,100 # – Load Height 130” (10’8”) – Runs on LP – Newer Water Pump & LP Regulators – Newer Seat – Runs Great!!! $2,000.  Call 712–249–1751.  SOLD!

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FOR SALE:  Air Compressor – 60 Gallon Tank – 5HP Motor – 3Phase – Runs Great!!! $600.  Call 712-249-1751.

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HOUSEHOLD GARAGE SALE:  Location 908 North Frost Avenue, Avoca.  Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 from 8:00 AM TO 2:00 PM.  Furniture, collectibles, crafting items, household items and other misc items (fabric, bikes and tiller).

FOR SALE: 3 dressers, all have 6 drawers – $25 real nice dresser, $15 and $10, all solid wood; walnut drop leaf table, needs work done on top, expands to over 7′ $20. 712-243-2361.

FOR SALE:  Smith Brothers brand, camel back, blue and tan/brown plaid couch for sale. 5 years old barely sat on. $200 obo 712 563-4708.

FOR SALE: Two tickets to Omaha Broadway Orpheum theatre, show is Kinky Boots, Sat. October 24 at 8:00 P.M. Seats are in the orchestra section, three rows from the stage in the center, aisle seats. $75 each. Call 243-2388 and leave a message.

FOR SALE: 2 electric ranges, regular, four burners, one oven, Kenmore black, Whirlpool almond. Neither used more than 3 years by single individuals. 712-243-3232.

Tyler Sash, won Super Bowl with Giants, dead at 27

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September 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa state medical examiner says Tyler Sash, a safety who won a Super Bowl with the New York Giants after starring at the University of Iowa, has died at the age of 27. John Kraemer, the director of forensic operations for the medical examiner, tells The Associated Press that his office is investigating Sash’s death along with police in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Sash’s hometown. No cause of death has been determined, but an autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday morning.

Sash started 37 games for the Hawkeyes from 2007-10, earning first-team All-Big Ten honors as a senior. He was fourth all-time in interception return yardage in the Big Ten when he graduated, and his 13 picks were fifth-best in school history.