Numerous accidents being reported on I-80 & elsewhere

November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Roads partially covered with snow from about Highway 44 southwestward to Highway 92 were causing numerous accidents Saturday evening. Dispatch reports continue to indicate vehicle were sliding off the road along Interstate 80 as the evening progressed. Just before 7-p.m., a moderate traffic jam was reported on I-80 in Cass County, from just west of the Olive Street Exit to Highway 173.

Road conditions as of 7:16-p.m. 11/17/18 (511ia.org)

Bridges and overpasses were said to be icy in spots. So far, there have been no reports of injuries.

Further south, from the Highway 34 corridor to the Iowa-Missouri line, roads were completed covered with snow. Blowing snow was also an issue. For more on current road conditions, go to 511ia.org on the web, or call 511.

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Iowa House Democrats elect new leader: Todd Prichard

News

November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Democrats who’ll be serving in the Iowa House next year met Saturday and elected State Representative Todd Prichard of Charles City as their new leader. “The message was unity,” Prichard said. “Let’s work together as a team. Move the state forward. We’re looking to work with Republicans when we can, in ways that we can. We’re looking to stand on principle when we disagree.”

Prichard was re-elected to a fourth term in the Iowa House this month. He’s replacing Mark Smith of Marshalltown as House Minority Leader. Smith did not seek reelection AS A LEADER after Democrats picked up suburban seats in the Des Moines area that were held by Republicans, but failed to win enough races to regain majority control of the Iowa House. Republicans have held a majority of seats in the Iowa House since 2011.

Prichard rejects the idea he’s been elected to help Democrats rebuild the party in rural Iowa. “This isn’t an urban-rural job. This is an all-Iowa job, so we’re looking to connect with people wherever they are,” Prichard told reporters Saturday afternoon. Prichard put 40-thousand miles on his car traveling the state before abandoning his campaign for governor in the fall of 2017 and seeking reelection to the House instead.

Prichard says he’ll ask his fellow House Democrats to travel the state, too. “I’ve got to have a collaborative effort from a team of Democrats and I think when we engage all of our resources of people, people will be impressed with what the Democrats offer and what we stand for,” Pricahrd says. Prichard, who is an attorney, is also a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves, with tours of duty in Kuwait, Iraq and Egypt. Prichard is among four men and two woman who were elected to leadership roles for Democrats in the Iowa House next year.

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Northern Iowa holds off EKU at Paradise Jam

Sports

November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A.J. Green scored 23 points, and Northern Iowa held off a late challenge to beat Eastern Kentucky 90-85 Saturday in the consolation round of the Paradise Jam tournament. Spencer Halderman added 16 points as five UNI players finished in double figures for the Panthers (2-2), who led from the start at the University of the Virgin Islands’ Sports and Fitness Center.

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Iowa hands Illinois worst loss in school history

Sports

November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Nate Stanley passed for 178 yards and three touchdowns while Mekhi Sargent and Toren Young added two rushing touchdowns each as Iowa rolled over Illinois 63-0 on Saturday. It tied the largest margin of defeat in Illinois history, matching a 63-0 loss to the University of Chicago in 1906. The win ended a three-game skid for the Hawkeyes (7-4, 4-4 Big Ten) and makes a bowl invitation all but certain. The loss ended Illinois’ bowl hopes.

Iowa was able pretty much to do as they pleased. And what pleased them seemingly was scoring touchdowns. Illinois was never in the same stadium with Iowa, let alone the same game. Moribund defense and an ineffective offense.
UP NEXT
Iowa: Closes out the regular season by hosting Nebraska on Friday.

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Drake scores 5 unanswered TDs, breaks away to 43-6 win

Sports

November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Grant Kraemer passed for two touchdowns and ran for another as Drake pulled away from Morehead State for a 43-6 season-ending win on Saturday.

The Bulldogs (7-3, 6-2 Pioneer League) edged away from a 7-6 lead when Kieran Severa returned a blocked PAT, then Drake added five unanswered touchdowns. Kraemer, who passed 11-for-19 for 245 yards, found Steven Doran wide open down the middle and Doran ran 65 yards untouched for the score 38 seconds before halftime. Kraemer scored on a keeper from the 1 in the third quarter and tossed a 1-yarder to Doran late in the game. Doran led all receivers with 159 yards on five catches.

Lawson Page completed 18 of 40 passes for 159 yards and answered Drake’s first score with a touchdown toss to Chris Nelson on the next possession and the Eagles (3-8, 2-6) trailed just 7-6. The PAT kick was blocked and Severa returned it for two points, starting Drake’s run of touchdowns.

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Drake holds off Texas State rally for 75-69 win

Sports

November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Nick McGlynn scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Drake beat Texas State 75-69 on Saturday. McGlynn was one of five Drake (2-1) players to score in double figures. Nick Norton had 15 points and passed out nine assists, Brady Ellingson scored 13 and D.J. Wilkins and Tremell Murphy each scored 10. The Bulldogs finished shooting 55 percent (27 of 49) from the floor, including 10 of 27 from 3-point range.

McGlynn’s dunk and Wilkins’ 3-pointer with six seconds left put Drake up 44-30 at halftime. Murphy hit a layup and Ellingson a 3 and the lead reached 19. The Bobcats fought back as Jaylen Snead made a layup and Tre’Larenz Nottingham buried a 3 sandwiched around Norton’s 3 and Drake’s lead was down to 63-57. With 4:44 left, Alex Peacock’s dunk brought the deficit to 65-63 but Texas State never took the lead.

Nijal Pearson led Texas State (2-1) with 19 points and Tre’Larenz Nottingham and Chandler Davis each scored 10.

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DELNO “BUD” HOLTZ, 100, of Avoca (Svcs. 11/21/18)

Obituaries

November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DELNO “BUD” HOLTZ, 100, of Avoca, died Friday, Nov. 16th, at Avoca Specialty Care. Funeral services for DELNO “BUD” HOLTZ will be held 10:30-a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21st, at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Avoca. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

The family will greet friends at the funeral home on Tue., Nov. 20th, from 5-until 7-p.m.

Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.

DELNO “BUD” HOLTZ is survived by:

His wife – Betty [Scheel] Holtz, of Avoca.

His son – Keith (Nancy) Holtz, of Avoca.

His daughters – Jean (Michael) Kenkel, of Council Bluffs, and Connie (Dean) Klein, of Panama.

7 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.

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JUNE HOLLIDAY, 82, of Atlantic (Celebration of Life Svc. at a later date)

Obituaries

November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

JUNE HOLLIDAY, 82, of Atlantic, died Friday, Nov. 16th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital, in Atlantic. Per her wishes, cremation has taken place. There will be a Celebration of Life service for JUNE HOLLIDAY held at a later date. Roland Funeral Service of Atlantic has the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

JUNE HOLLIDAY is survived by:

Her son – Richard (Regina) Hallenland, of Broadview Heights, OH.

5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

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Emerson man arrested on felony warrant Saturday afternoon

News

November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak, Saturday, arrested a man wanted on a felony warrant. 24-year old Bubba Dwain Mitchell, of Emerson, was taken into custody just before 1-p.m. in the 800 block of Senate Avenue, on a valid Red Oak Police Dept. warrant for Eluding and Child Endangerment. The charges stem from an investigation into a police pursuit that took place Nov. 4th. Mitchell was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $15,000 cash bond.

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