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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA, 5/24/2015

Weather

May 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

222 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…RAIN. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT.

TODAY…RAIN THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 90 PERCENT.

MEMORIAL DAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

 

Leahy, Grassley back bill on humanitarian patents

News

May 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy is joining with his Republican colleague Chuck Grassley of Iowa to back patent legislation designed to encourage developers of technologies for use in poor nations. This week’s bill introduction comes as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares to consider broader patent legislation. Leahy and Grassley say the Patents for Humanity Improvement Act expands an existing program to encourage small businesses to participate.

The broader legislation also tries to crack down on patent trolls, who critics say shake down businesses by threatening them with lawsuits based on often spurious allegations of patent violations.

1 week after racing incident in IA, Jamie Dick crashes in NC

Sports

May 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A week after metal went through his windshield and struck his helmet, driver Jamie Dick hit the wall hard Saturday during the Xfinity series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The engine on the No. 55 Chevrolet blew up on lap 45. Dick turned sideways, hit the wall as smoke billowed behind and climbed out of the car.

Dick was involved in a scary scene during practice at Iowa Speedway a week ago. He struck a piece of tungsten that fell off another car. The metal traveled up the hood of Dick’s car before crashing through the windshield and hitting his helmet. Dick had missed two months of the season after he was diagnosed with diabetes.

Gordon, Volquez lead KC over Cards in rain-shortened game

Sports

May 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Gordon hit a two-run homer, Edinson Volquez pitched six solid innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Saturday night in a game called in the sixth inning because of rain. The Royals improved to 28-14, the best record in the majors. The game was stopped as Kansas City came to bat in the sixth, and was called after a wait of 70 minutes.

 

Pacific Coast League baseball: Sat. Scores, Sun.-Mon. Schedule

Sports

May 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Saturday’s Games
New Orleans 4, El Paso 2

Omaha 7, Reno 1

Albuquerque at Round Rock, ppd., rain

Iowa 13, Tacoma 7

Salt Lake 3, Colorado Springs 2

Memphis 6, Sacramento 4

Fresno 3, Nashville 2, 11 innings

Oklahoma City 6, Las Vegas 4

Sunday’s Games
Albuquerque at Round Rock, 11:30 a.m., 1st game

El Paso at New Orleans, 2 p.m.

Albuquerque at Round Rock, 2:05 p.m., 2nd game

Tacoma at Iowa, 2:05 p.m.

Colorado Springs at Salt Lake, 3:05 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Las Vegas, 3:05 p.m.

Memphis at Sacramento, 4:05 p.m.

Nashville at Fresno, 5:05 p.m.

Reno at Omaha, 8:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games
Tacoma at Omaha, 1:05 p.m.

Reno at Iowa, 2:05 p.m.

Nashville at Sacramento, 4:05 p.m.

Albuquerque at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

El Paso at Round Rock, 8:05 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Salt Lake, 8:35 p.m.

Memphis at Fresno, 10:05 p.m.

Colorado Springs at Las Vegas, 10:05 p.m.

Ericksen trial delayed again

News

May 23rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The trial in the case of a Pottawattamie County man who faces 10 felony counts of Sexual Abuse in the 2nd Degree in Cass County, has been delayed again.

Roger Allen Ericksen (booking photo courtesy Cass Co. Sheriff's Dept.)

Roger Allen Ericksen (booking photo courtesy Cass Co. Sheriff’s Dept.)

The trial for 55-year old Roger Allen Ericksen, of Underwood, was to have taken place in Cass County District Court on Wed., May 27th, but Judge James Heckerman on Friday, set the date as July 7th. A pre-trial conference, which was to have been held this Tuesday, has now been postponed until June 1st. It’s the third time the pre-trial conference has been delayed, and the second postponement of the trial.

Ericksen was arrested on February 23rd in connection with acts that allegedly happened with a minor child in 2011. He has entered a written plea of Not Guilty to the charges. Ericksen remains held in the Cass County Jail on $25,000 cash bond. On May 11th, Ericksen’s lawyer, Jay Mez, filed for a Waiver of Speedy Trial and a request for a continuance.

In December 2012, Ericksen, who resided in Lewis, pled guilty in a prior case in Cass County District Court to Sexual Abuse 3rd Degree.

This is Your Nishna Valley 05-23-2015

Podcasts, This is Your Nishna Valley

May 23rd, 2015 by admin

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Final State Track Team Scoring

Sports

May 23rd, 2015 by Jim Field

Girls Class 1-A:

Hudson is the state champ with 72 points.  North Linn is second with 67, followed by Pekin in third with 57.  Griswold had the best local finish, placing fourth with 41 points.  Other area teams include:  Fremont-Mills 20.5, Lenox 14, Logan-Magnolia 14, Woodbine 14, Sidney 13.

Girls Class 2-A:

Clayton Ridge had 54 points to win the crown, followed by Mount Vernon 46, Northeast 44, Osage 41 and Saint Ansgar 40.  Locally, Clarinda, Panorama and Shenandoah each scored 13 points to tie for 18th place.

Girls Class 3-A:

Davenport Assumption is the 3-A team champ with 79 points.  Decorah placed second with 67 points.  Locally, Glenwood placed 10th with 24 points, Creston had 19 points, Harlan scored 5 and Atlantic had 2 points.

Girls Class 4-A:

Pleasant Valley scored 99 points to edge Linn-Mar with 90.

Boys Class 1-A:

Lisbon won the title with 42 points.  Alta/Aurelia was second with 36.  From the area, Adair-Casey placed 7th overall with 28 points, Audubon scored 15 points to tie for 17th, St. Albert had 9 points and Nodaway Valley had 8.

Boys Class 2-A:

West Burlington Notre Dame wins easily with 107 points.  Panorama scored 10 points and Underwood scored 7.

Boys Class 3-A:

Center point scored 56 points to edge Mount Pleasant with 54 and Algona with 53 points.  Glenwood scored 21 points for 13th place.  Harlan scored 12 points and Atlantic collected nine points.

Boys Class 4-A:

Waukee is the state champion with 83 points.  Linn-Mar is the runner-up with 53 points.

CLICK HERE to find the complete results from the State Track Meet!

BETTY GRIFFITH, 93, of Walnut (5-26-2015)

Obituaries

May 23rd, 2015 by Jim Field

BETTY GRIFFITH, 93, of Walnut died Thursday, May 21st at her home.  Funeral service for BETTY GRIFFITH will be held on Tuesday, May 26th at 10:30 am in the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut.  Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

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Visitation will be held on Monday from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the funeral home with the family greeting friends from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Burial in the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut.

BETTY GRIFFITH is survived by:

Son:  Frank (Florence) Griffith of Hayward, CA.

Daughters:  Mary Ellen (David) Woltmann of Harlan & Carol Corey of West Des Moines.

5 Grandchildren

7 Great-Grandchildren

2 Great-Great-Grandchildren

Saturday State Track & Field Championship Results

Sports

May 23rd, 2015 by Jim Field

— All Classes — All Finals —

Girls Sprint Medley
1-A: Lenox – placed 3rd 1:52.89
1-A: Sidney – placed 7th 1:54.02
1-A: Fremont-Mills – placed 9th 1:54.16
1-A: Tri-Center – placed 16th 1:55.92
1-A: St. Albert – placed 17th 1:56.37
1-A: Bedford – placed 19th 1:56.66
1-A: Nodaway Valley – placed 20th 1:57.72
2-A: Panorama – placed 4th 1:51.97
2-A: Underwood – placed 17th 1:54.73
2-A: Shenandoah – placed 23rd 1:56.39
3-A: Harlan – placed 7th 1:49.89
4-A: Thomas Jefferson – placed 22nd 1:55.52

Girls 800
1-A: Rebekah Topham, Griswold – placed 2nd 2:18.08
1-A: Katie Dukes, Lenox – placed 3rd 2:18.47
1-A: Megan Maaske, Woodbine – placed 8th 2:22.13
1-A: Destiny Scar, Nodaway Valley – placed 16th 2:27.49
1-A: Alyssa Carley, St. Albert – placed 21st 2:30.75
2-A: Kate Walker, Red Oak – placed 5th 2:19.39
2-A: Hannah Dugdale, Missouri Valley – placed 7th 2:20.25
2-A: Shyanne Sporrer, IKM-Manning – placed 13th 2:23.06
3-A: Natalie Mostek, Creston – placed 5th 2:17.67
3-A: Maria Mostek, Creston – placed 17th 2:24.51

Boys 800
1-A: Jared Corder, Nodaway Valley – placed 3rd 2:01.19
1-A: Nick Schnitker, Tri-Center – placed 7th 2:03.28
1-A: Jim Lake, Logan-Magnolia – placed 8th 2:03.43
1-A: Josh Haning, Nishnabotna – placed 11th 2:04.74
1-A: Jacob Bolinger, Lenox – placed 23rd 2:08.15
2-A: Matt Deitchler, Treynor – placed 22nd 2:05.72
2-A: Brody Stogdill, Panorama – placed 23rd 2:06.47
3-A: Jay Wolfe, Creston – placed 1st 1:55.18
3-A: Bryce Briley, Creston – placed 8th 1:59.68
3-A: Andrew Mumm, Harlan – placed 10th 2:00.55
4-A: Eldon Warner, Thomas Jefferson – placed 5th 1:55.16

Girls Shuttle Hurdle
1-A: Logan-Magnolia – placed 2nd 1:08.33
1-A: Fremont-Mills – placed 4th 1:09.3
2-A: Panorama – placed 7th 1:09.72
3-A: Glenwood – placed 3rd 1:06.52

Boys Shuttle Hurdle
1-A: Audubon – placed 2nd 1:00.5
2-A: Panorama – placed 5th :58.87
3-A: Glenwood – placed 4th :58.41
3-A: Atlantic – placed 6th :59.88

Boys 100
1-A: Emmitt Wheatley, Adair-Casey – placed 2nd :11.52
1-A: Chad Blank, Nishnabotna – placed 7th :11.79
1-A: Derek Kirchhoff, Griswold – placed 8th :11.8
2-A: Sage Lloyd, Missouri Valley – placed 8th :11.57

Girls 100 Hurdles
1-A: Rachel Rummelhart, Guthrie Center – placed 5th :15.65
1-A: Andrea McClary, Fremont-Mills – placed 7th :16.35
2-A: Laura Hempel, Treynor – placed 5th :15.9

Boys 110 Hurdles
1-A: Parker Powers, Fremont-Mills – placed 4th :15.5
1-A: Mitchell Nelsen, Audubon – placed 5th :15.51
1-A: Clay Schmidt, Woodbine – placed 7th :15.86
2-A: Tony Klocke, Southwest Valley – placed 7th :15.53
3-A: Dane Kruse, Glenwood – placed 3rd :14.76
4-A: Avery Thomas, Abraham Lincoln – placed 7th :15.12

Girls 200
1-A: Kelsey Hurley, Fremont-Mills – placed 7th :26.84
1-A: Rachel Rummelhart, Guthrie Center – placed 8th :26.96
2-A: Jaedra Moses, Clarinda – placed 6th :26.35
3-A: Mikayla Evers, Harlan – placed 6th :25.75

Boys 200
1-A: Emmitt Wheatley, Adair-Casey – placed 2nd :22.43
1-A: Chad Blank, Nishnabotna – placed 7th :23.31
2-A: Sage Lloyd, Missouri Valley – placed 5th :22.41
3-A: Caleb Rasmussen, Harlan – placed 8th :23.15

Boys 1600
1-A: Jared Corder, Nodaway Valley – placed 7th 4:38.72
1-A: Max Ross, St. Albert – placed 10th 4:40.19
1-A: Cody McClintock, Essex – placed 16th 4:45.69
1-A: Josh Haning, Nishnabotna – placed 22nd 4:51.72
2-A: Logan LeRette, Red Oak – placed 17th 4:38.01
2-A: Trey Castle, Treynor – placed 24th 4:45.36
3-A: Jaxson Eden, Atlantic – placed 14th 4:43.93
3-A: Chandler Hagen, Carroll – placed 18th 4:48.64
4-A: Eldon Warner, Thomas Jefferson – placed 18th 4:34.82

Girls 1500
1-A: Rebekah Topham, Griswold – placed 1st 4:45.76
1-A: Megan Maaske, Woodbine – placed 3rd 4:59.7
1-A: Alyx Flippin, Griswold – placed 6th 5:06.66
1-A: Destiny Scar, Nodaway Valley – placed 15th 5:13.53
2-A: Kate Walker, Red Oak – placed 12th 5:01.6
2-A: Alexis Cook, Missouri Valley – placed 14th 5:01.86
2-A: Payton Sporrer, IKM-Manning – placed 18th 5:06.4
3-A: Tiffany Williams, Atlantic – placed 9th 4:56.7
3-A: Ellie Mendlik, Denison – placed 11th 5:00.43
3-A: Maria Mostek, Creston – placed 17th 5:07.37
4-A: Claire Jones, Abraham Lincoln – placed 20th 4:58.07

Girls 4 x 100
1-A: Guthrie Center – placed 8th :53.36
2-A: Clarinda – placed 1st :50.44

Boys 4 x 100
1-A: Audubon – placed 7th :45.51
2-A: Shenandoah – placed 6th :44.34
3-A: Glenwood – placed 7th :44.47

Girls 4 x 400
3-A: Creston – placed 7th 4:11.0

Boys 4 x 400
3-A: Glenwood – placed 3rd 3:23.14
3-A: Harlan – placed 6th 3:25.7