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Hunter-Reay wins IndyCar race in Iowa

Sports

July 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) – Ryan Hunter-Reay raced to his third IndyCar victory at Iowa Speedway in the last four years Saturday night. Hunter-Reay held off the field on a late restart to give Andretti Autosport its sixth consecutive win on Iowa’s 0.894-mile oval and its seventh in nine series races at the track. The American hadn’t finished higher than fifth all season.

Josef Newgarden was second and rookie Sage Karam was a career-best third, giving American drivers a sweep of the podium. Points leader Juan Pablo Montoya’s night lasted just nine laps after his No. 2 Penske car flew into the wall. Scott Dixon, who entered the race in second, failed to capitalize on Montoya’s misfortune. He finished 18th.

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Adams County man arrested Sat. morning

News

July 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report an Adams County man was arrested Saturday morning in the 2500 block of Highway 71, on a charge of Public Intoxication. 54-year old Ricardo Avila, of Carbon, was arrested at around 8:35-a.m. and held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

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JUANITA PAULSEN, 73, of Coon Rapids (Svcs. 7/21/15)

Obituaries

July 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

JUANITA PAULSEN, 73, of Coon Rapids, died Fri., July 17th, at Regency Park, in Jefferson. Funeral services for JUANITA PAULSEN will be held 11-a.m. Tue., July 21st, at the 1st United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids. Ohde Funeral Home in Coon Rapids has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday (7/20), from 5-until 8-pm. Visitation will also be held on Tuesday, from 9-a.m. until the time of service, at the 1st United Methodist Church, in Coon Rapids.

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District baseball Scores from Sat., July 18 2015

Sports

July 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

CLASS 1A DISTRICT FINALS:
Coon Rapids-Bayard 9, EHK-Exira 2
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 10, Sidney 5
Van Meter 9, Nodaway Valley 1

Council Bluffs takes on Coon Rapids/Bayard 7-p.m. Tue., (7/21) in Harlan in 1A District 8 Sub-State action.

Van Meter will play next against Martensdale-St. Mary’s 7-p.m.Tue. at Winterset in a 1A District 8 Sub-State game.

CLASS 2A DISTRICT FINALS:
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 4, East Sac County 3 (12 Innings)
Treynor 9, AHSTW, Avoca 5

Treynor takes on Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto at Denison/Schleswig, 7-p.m. Tue (7/21) in the 2A Substate 8 final.

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KJAN listening area weather forecast: 7/19/15

Weather

July 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

500 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. WEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT.

MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 80.

 

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Heyward gets 5 hits, Cardinals beat Mets 12-2

Sports

July 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jason Heyward matched a career best with five hits, Randal Grichuk had two homers and six RBIs, and John Lackey worked seven strong innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 12-2 on Saturday night.

Mets starter Bartolo Colon (9-8) trailed by four runs after just one-third of an inning and surrendered seven runs in 4 1/3 innings. Heyward was removed after singling in the eighth, perhaps because he fouled a pitch off his leg earlier in the at-bat. Grichuk was 3 for 3 with a two-run homer off Carlos Torres that capped a four-run fifth and a three-run shot off Alex Torres in the eighth.

St. Louis improved to major league-bests of 58-33 overall and 33-11 at home. Lackey (8-5) scattered 10 hits, one of them to .084-hitting Colon, but was hurt only by Michael Cuddyer’s eighth homer leading off the sixth.

 

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Iowa early News Headlines: Sun., July 19th 2015

News

July 19th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential contenders seeking to woo evangelical voters made their case this weekend at an Ames gathering for thousands of potential Iowa caucus-goers. Ten candidates including Donald Trump were scheduled to appear Saturday in Ames at the annual Family Leadership Summit. No one seeking the GOP nomination has emerged as a clear favorite among evangelical voters.

LE MARS, IOWA (AP) — A thunderstorm with straight-line winds of more than 50 mile per hour has toppled trees across the northwest Iowa city of Le Mars. The Le Mars Daily Sentinel reports that the storm blew in late Friday night, with a 54 miles per hour gust bringing down two trees on Central Avenue South. Two other trees brought down Friday night blocked city streets.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police say officers have arrested a man in connection with a shooting downtown just blocks west of the Des Moines River. KCCI TV says reports of shots fired came in early Saturday, just after midnight. Responding officers say they heard three to six shots fired. No one was injured in the shooting. The suspect’s name has not yet been released.

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — England’s Max Chilton won the Indy Lights race Saturday at the Iowa Speedway after dedicating the race to former teammate Jules Bianchi, the French Formula One driver died early Saturday from injuries sustained in October in the Japanese Grand Prix. Chilton dominated the 100-lap race on Iowa’s 0.894-mile oval.

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ALBERT SCHNACKEL, 97, of Atlantic (Svcs. 7/21/15)

Obituaries

July 18th, 2015 by admin

ALBERT SCHNACKEL, 97, of Atlantic, died Friday, July 17th at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in Atlantic. Memorial services for ALBERT SCHNACKEL will be held at 11-a.m. on Tuesday, July 21st at the 1st United Methodist Church, in Atlantic. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation with family will take place from 9:30-until 10:30-a.m Tuesday, at the First United Methodist Church in Atlantic.

A private, family interment will be held.

ALBERT SCHNACKEL is survived by:

His wife: Phyllis Schnackel, of Atlantic.

His Sons: Wayne (Lee) Schanackel, of Durham, NC.; John (Lyla) Schnackel, of Ft. Collins, Co; Philip Schnackel, of Council Bluffs; Dick (Lisa) Schnackel, of Cresent.

His Daughters: Linda Petersen, of Exira, and Marjorie (Terry) Frisbie, of Walnut.

His Brother: Verne (Joanne) Schnackel, of Clancy, MI

13 Grandchildren and  Great-Grandchildren.

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LARRY STAINES, 73, of Arnolds Park (Visitation 7/24)

Obituaries

July 18th, 2015 by admin

LARRY STAINES, 73, of Arnolds Park, died Friday, July 17th,  at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. A Memorial visitation for LARRY STAINES will be held from 1-until 4-p.m., on Friday, July 24th, with a brief service starting at 2-p.m., at the Turner Jenness Family Funeral Home, in Spirit Lake.

Memorials will be donated to the Mayo Clinic Research for Alzheimer’s.

LARRY STAINES is survived by:

His wife – Jeanine.

His son – Doug (Jennifer Emery) Staines, of Waverly

His daughter – Michelle (Joe) Wanninger, of Ankeny

His brother – Jay (Nancy) Staines, of Okoboji.

7 grandchildren, his in-laws, other relatives, and many friends.

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Chilton honors Bianchi, wins Indy Lights race in Iowa

Sports

July 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — England’s Max Chilton won the Indy Lights race Saturday at the Iowa Speedway after dedicating the race to former teammate Jules Bianchi, the French Formula One driver died early Saturday from injuries sustained in October in the Japanese Grand Prix.

Bianchi and Chilton were teammates at Marussia in 2014, and Chilton said he was racing for Bianchi after winning the pole. Chilton then dominated the 100-lap race on Iowa’s 0.894-mile oval, leading 87 laps even though he says he was thinking of Bianchi every “5 or 10 laps.” Ed Jones was second, followed by RC Enerson.

 

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