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Monday Softball/Baseball Scores

Sports

June 23rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SOFTBALL SCORES
Atlantic 14-6, St. Albert 0-0
Adair-Casey 9, Ar-We-Va 5
Exira/EHK 8, CAM 5 (8 innings)
Charter Oak-Ute 5, Boyer Valley 0
Griswold 6-9, Tri-Center 3-7
Treynor 10-11, Riverside 0-1
Griswold 6-9, Tri-Center 3-7
Logan-Magnolia 17-10, A-H-S-T-W 6-0
Creston 12-12, Clarinda 1-1
Denison-Schleswig 11, Harlan 1
Lewis Central 4, Kuemper Catholic 3
Glenwood 15-15, Red Oak 0-4
A-D-M 9, Carroll 0
Interstate-35 10, Bedford 0
Charter Oak-Ute 5, Boyer Valley 0
Essex 21-15, Stanton 6-4
Fremont-Mills 8, Sidney 6
Glidden-Ralston 14, Coon Rapids-Bayard 2
Panorama 6, Earlham 5

BASEBALL SCORES
St. Albert 5, Atlantic 0
Exira/EHK 13, CAM 1
Logan-Magnolia 5, Tri-Center 4
Missouri Valley 5, Audubon 2
Guthrie Center 3, West Central Valley 0
Harlan 11, Denison-Schleswig 8
Lewis Central 11-13, Kuemper Catholic 1-3
Glenwood 15-9, Red Oak 2-7
Creston 8, Clarinda 0
Carroll 6, ADM 0
Coon Rapids-Bayard 5, Glidden-Ralston 0
Earlham 12, Panorama 2 (5 Innings)
Fremont-Mills 11, Sidney 0
Nishnabotna 8, East Mills 2
Stanton 16-23, Essex 6-4
Pleasantville 17, Lenox 3
Interstate-35 9, Bedford 4
West Harrison 17, Woodbine 0 (4 Innings)

WESTERN IOWA CONFERENCE TOURNEY:
1st Round:
Audubon 12, Griswold 5
Underwood 10, Riverside 4

Quarterfinals:
A-H-S-T-W 2, Treynor 1
Logan-Magnolia 5, Tri-Center 4
Missouri Valley 5, Audubon 2
IKM-Manning 3, Underwood 2

Corps taking steps to reduce Missouri River Basin flood risk

News

June 23rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking steps to reduce flooding risks in the Missouri River Basin after recording higher than expected water levels at many of its reservoirs. Corps officials said Monday they expect to hold more water back over the summer, using the storage capacity of reservoirs to limit downstream flooding when possible.

Jody Farhat of the Missouri River Basin Water Management Division says the Corps anticipated drought conditions earlier this year, but shifted its focus after the Midwest and Plains states experienced far more rain than predicted. Some states have seen as much as 10 inches in the last 30 days.

The basin covers parts of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, the Dakotas and all of Nebraska.

Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., June 23rd 2015

News

June 23rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former Des Moines police officer convicted in March of using excessive force has been sentenced to more than five years in prison. Colin Boone was sentenced to 63 months in prison. He will be required to serve 85 percent of his sentence. A jury convicted the 39-year-old Boone following allegations he kicked a man in the head during a traffic stop in 2013. The kick knocked out two of the man’s front teeth.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man in Mason City fired a gun at an officer shortly before killing himself. The Mason City Police Department says an officer stopped a man suspected of drunken driving early Monday morning. The officer reports the man at one point had a gun pointed at himself. The man is accused of firing a handgun in the direction of one of the officers. The officers say the man shot himself with the handgun about one minute later.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — After years of arguing that liberal Iowa law professors illegally derailed her career, a conservative lawyer will get a second chance to prove her claim to a jury. Jury selection started in federal court in Davenport in a lawsuit filed by anti-abortion activist Teresa Manning, who contends that the University of Iowa College of Law refused to hire her for teaching jobs because of her beliefs and associations. The long-running lawsuit has been closely watched in higher education.

GRIMES, Iowa (AP) — The owners of an art gallery and bistro in suburban Des Moines will close the business, saying it wasn’t financially viable following a dispute about using the venue for a same-sex wedding. Dick and Betty Odgaard say they would close the Gortz Haus in Grimes because their decision to stop renting a gallery for weddings made the business unsustainable.

MONDAY, JUNE 22nd

Trading Post

June 22nd, 2015 by admin

FOR SALE: 40 Whole Bolt Bins 6 for Sale $75. 712-250-0788

FOR SALE: 1950 M Farmall with a loader trip bucket, 9 speed. $3,000. 249-4005

WANTED: Raspberries and Gooseberries. 249-4005

Cubs call up OF Szczur from Triple-A, takes Schwarber’s spot

Sports

June 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have recalled outfielder Matt Szczur from Triple-A Iowa to take the roster spot that was held by productive rookie Kyle Schwarber. Szczur is in the starting lineup in left field for Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is beginning his fourth stint of the season with the Cubs, and has hit .167 with six RBIs in 23 games.

Schwarber was sent to Triple-A after driving in two runs during Chicago’s 8-0 win at Minnesota on Sunday. The 22-yearold catcher hit .364 with one homer and six RBIs in six games after making his big league debut.

The Cubs had called up Schwarber from Double-A Tennessee to primarily be the designated hitter during a string of interleague games at AL parks. He was the overall No. 4 pick in last year’s draft and will be making his first appearance at the Triple-A level.

JUANITA WILSON, 89, of Atlantic (6-24-2015)

Obituaries

June 22nd, 2015 by Jim Field

JUANITA WILSON, 89, of Atlantic died Monday, June 22nd at her home.  Funeral service for JUANITA WILSON will be held on Wednesday, June 24th at 10:30 am in the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.

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Visitation with the family will be held one hour prior to the service Wednesday from 9:30 am to 10:30 am at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha, NE Wednesday at 2:30 pm.

Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Memorials may be made to the family.

JUANITA WILSON is survived by:

Children:  Marvin (Ellie) Wilson of Honey Creek; Ronnie Wilson of Omaha; Peggy (Joe) Holloway of Atlantic; Jeff Wilson of Atlantic.

Many Grandchildren & Great-Grandchildren

Weather officials say hail, damaging winds possible in Iowa

News, Weather

June 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Weather officials say large hail and damaging winds are possible in parts of Iowa as thunderstorms move through the state. The National Weather Service says thunderstorms in southeast Iowa will pose the biggest threat Monday afternoon into the evening. Parts of central Iowa will also be affected.

The forecast doesn’t rule out conditions for tornadoes, and heavy rainfall in some areas may also produce flash flooding.

Ericksen sentenced to maximum of 25-years in prison

News

June 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A Pottawattamie County man who plead guilty June 1st to one felony count of Sexual Abuse Assault in the second-degree, was sentenced today (Monday, June 22nd), to serve a maximum of 25-years at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center. Fourth Judicial District Court Judge Jeffrey L. Larsen said 56-year old Roger Allen Ericksen was also ordered to pay a fine amounting to $1,000. Cass County Attorney Dave Wiederstein says at a minimum, Ericksen will be incarcerated for 17 and a half years before being eligible for parole, with credit given for time already served.

In exchange for his plea of guilty to Count I, the remaining nine counts of sexual abuse in the second degree were dismissed. Ericksen is required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life under the sex offender registry rules, pay all related court costs and fines, and his court appointed attorney fees. He is also required to submit a DNA sample for profiling.

There is also pending parole violation arising from his conviction in Cass County to Sexual Abuse in the 3rd Degree, on December 4th, 2012.

Consultant expects longer Omaha VA hospital funding delay

News

June 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A consultant’s report says funding to build a replacement for Omaha’s aging Department of Veterans Affairs hospital may be even further away than expected. In 2011 the VA unveiled plans for a 1 million-square-foot replacement in Omaha to serve Nebraska and western Iowa veterans. Congress approved $56 million to start the project planning, and it tentatively was scheduled to open in 2018.

The analysis by Omaha-based Booz Allen Hamilton released Monday says funding now could be delayed until the late 2020s. The analysis points to a $9 billion backlog of approved projects and VA infrastructure needs that could reach $60 billion. “There never really was any real chance there was going to be a new hospital here,” said U.S. Rep. Brad Ashford, D-2nd District.

Hwy 6/7th Street construction project update

News

June 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

As part of a weekly report on the Highway 6/7th Street construction project here in Atlantic, Scott Suhr, Iowa Dept. of Transportation District 4 Planning Coordinator, says the contractor had a very productive week considering the amount of rain we received.

The sanitary sewer work at Mulberry, Pine and Spruce has been completed. The EPA work has also been completed. Bluffs Paving began trimming grade from Olive to Spruce. They will work on trimming grade from Spruce to Pine this week. The contractor will prepare grade from Pine to Cherry this week.

Suhr says there is a possibility the contractor may begin pouring concrete on Friday but there is a lot of work to do before that. The contractor will also work on the sanitary sewer near Plum Street this week. Atlantic Municipal Utilities could replace the water main later this week or possibly early next week.