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Class 1A and 2A Baseball District Finals Saturday 7/16/2016

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July 16th, 2016 by admin

Class 1A and 2A Baseball teams will play district finals on Saturday.  Winners move on to the sub-state finals.  Games start at 7:00pm.

CLASS 1A:

Akron-Westfield vs St. Mary’s, Remsen at Akron-Westfield
Alburnett vs Calamus-Wheatland at Alburnett
B-G-M, Brooklyn vs Moravia at BGM, Brooklyn
Coon Rapids-Bayard vs Audubon at Coon Rapids-Bayard
Don Bosco, Gilbertville vs North Tama, Traer at Hudson
Gladbrook-Reinbeck vs Grundy Center at Gladbrook-Reinbeck (Note Site Change)
Highland, Riverside vs New London at Highland, Riverside
Jesup vs Edgewood-Colesburg at Jesup
Lawton-Bronson vs Ar-We-Va, Westside at Lawton-Bronson
Lenox vs Nodaway Valley at Lenox
Martensdale-St. Marys vs Wayne, Corydon at Martensdale-St. Marys
Newman Catholic, Mason City vs Riceville at Newman Catholic, Mason City
North Linn, Troy Mills vs Lisbon at North Linn, Troy Mills
St. Albert, Council Bluffs vs Tri-Center, Neola at St. Albert, Council Bluffs
St. Edmond, Fort Dodge vs North Union at St. Edmond, Fort Dodge
West Sioux, Hawarden vs Central Lyon, Rock Rapids at West Sioux, Hawarden

CLASS 2A:

Beckman Catholic, Dyersville vs Monticello at Beckman Catholic, Dyersville
Cascade, Western Dubuque vs Northeast, Goose Lake at Northeast, Goose Lake
Cherokee, Washington vs Okoboji, Milford at Cherokee, Washington
Clear Lake vs Emmetsburg at Clear Lake
Dike-New Hartford vs Denver at Dike-New Hartford
Hampton-Dumont vs Central Springs at Central Springs
Hinton vs West Lyon, Inwood at Hinton
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll vs Missouri Valley at Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
New Hampton vs North Fayette Valley at New Hampton
Ogden vs Southeast Valley at Ogden
Pleasantville vs Centerville at Albia
Roland-Story, Story City vs Collins-Maxwell/Baxter at Roland-Story, Story City
Treynor vs Clarinda at Treynor
Van Buren Community vs Mediapolis at Mediapolis
Van Meter vs Earlham at Van Meter
Wilton vs Regina, Iowa City at Wilton

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Class 3A/4A Baseball Scoreboard Friday 7/15/2016

Sports

July 16th, 2016 by admin

Class 3A District Semi-finals

Substate 8

District 15 @ Winterset
Glenwood 2, Atlantic 0
Winterset 2, Creston 0

District 16 @ Harlan
Denison-Schleswig 11, Storm Lake 1 (6 innings)
Harlan 7, Carroll 0

Class 4A Substate First Round

Substate 8

Waukee 3, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 0
WDM Valley 12, Des Moines East 2 (5 innings)
Lewis Central 3, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 0

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Suzuki does his piece in Marlins’ 7-6 win over Cardinals

Sports

July 16th, 2016 by admin

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Ichiro Suzuki had a pinch-single for his 2,991st career hit and scored to tie it in the eighth inning and Miguel Rojas drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth as the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.

Tommy Pham had two of the Cardinals’ four homers and drove in four runs. Stephen Piscotty and Randal Grichuk also connected for St. Louis, which hit two each off Wei-Yin Chen and reliever David Phelps but had three defensive miscues.

The hit was the first since July 4 for the 42-year-old Suzuki. He’s had just seven pinch-hit appearances and one start this month with the Marlins, who have a steady outfield rotation of Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna and Giancarlo Stanton.

The Cardinals blew leads of 4-1 and 6-5 to fall to 19-27 at home. They were 55-26 at home last year, tied for best in the majors.

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Skyscan Forecast Saturday 7/16/2016

Podcasts, Weather

July 16th, 2016 by admin

Skyscan Forecast   Saturday, July 16th   Chris Parks

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
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Corning man arrested on drug charges, Friday

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July 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s deputies in Adams County, Friday, arrested William Scott Davis, of Corning, on numerous drug charges. Davis was taken into custody on three Counts of Possession With Intent to Deliver On Certain or Real Property, and three Counts of Failure To Affix Drug Tax Stamp. He was being held in the Adams County Jail.

William Davis

William Davis

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Egg prices reach 10-year lows as production outpaces demand

Ag/Outdoor, News

July 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Eggs have gone from record high prices at the height of the bird flu crisis last year to the cheapest prices in a 10-year span. It’s because young hens are laying lots of eggs, boosting supply, but demand hasn’t come back as strong. Countries that stopped accepting U.S. eggs last year have haven’t resumed imports and companies that make pancake mixes and bread learned to cook without as many eggs.

Three weeks ago, Midwest wholesale egg prices hit a 10-year low of 55 cents a dozen. The record wholesale price was $2.88 a dozen in August 2015. Marcus Rust, CEO of the nation’s second largest egg producer, Rose Acre Farms, says the marketplace will resolve the supply and demand issues in time.

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Body recovered from Missouri River near mouth of the Platte River

News

July 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. (AP) – Authorities say a body has been recovered from the Missouri River. Cass County (Nebraska) Sheriff William Brueggemann says a fisherman found the body Thursday afternoon near the mouth of the Platte River.
The body was later identified as that of a 42-year-old Omaha resident, Tim Mohr. An autopsy has been ordered.

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Farmland Values Continue Steady, Gradual Decline

Ag/Outdoor, News

July 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, NEBRASKA – A steady but gradual decline in farmland values continued into the first half of 2016 across the states served by Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica). Iowa has experienced the greatest decline in average farm values – about 20 percent since the market’s 2013 peak. Nebraska and South Dakota farmland has declined by a more modest 12.5 and 4.8 percent respectively during the same period.

untitledDemand for farmland also is down. Public land auctions declined 8 percent in the first six months of 2016 compared to the previous year. This percentage includes public auctions in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming, as well as Kansas, where FCSAmerica works in alliance with Frontier Farm Credit to monitor farmland values.

Across the five states, lower farm incomes and per-acre profitability continue to put downward pressure on farmland values. Unlike last year, when a strong livestock market led to increased demand for pastureland, values on both pasture and cropland are generally down in 2016. This reflects lower commodity prices for grain as well as cattle.

Twelve-Month Change in Value
State Cropland Pasture
Iowa -5.7% -1.8%
Kansas -0.9% 0.8%
Nebraska -4.7% -2.2%
South Dakota -3.2% -3.1%
Wyoming 1.1% 20.8%

The fall in commodity prices has outpaced the rate of decline in farmland values and FCSAmerica continues to forecast a soft landing for agriculture as the current market correction brings supply and demand back in line.

Below is the average change in benchmark farm values, with the number of benchmark farms appraised in each state noted in parenthesis:

State Six Month One Year Five Year Ten Year
Iowa (21) -4.0% -5.6% 19.6% 139.4%
Kansas (7) -2.0% -0.2%    
Nebraska (18) -4.5% -4.4% 68.5% 212.3%
South Dakota (23) -3.6% -3.5% 79.1% 208.3%
Wyoming (2) 7.8% 10.6% 35.8% 67.7%

Trends in farmland values:

IOWA: Fourteen benchmark farms declined in value during the first six months of 2016, while seven showed no change. The average sale price for cropland has reached a 5-year low, but average land quality continues to be at historically high levels.
About Farm Credit Services of America Farm Credit Services of America is a customer-owned financial cooperative proud to finance the growth of rural America, including the special needs of young and beginning producers. With $25 billion in assets and $4.4 billion in members’ equity, FCSAmerica is one of the region’s leading providers of credit and insurance services to farmers, ranchers, agribusiness and rural residents in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. Learn more at www.fcsamerica.com.

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Boil Order issued in Carson

News

July 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Residents of Carson are being asked to boil their water used for consumption until further notice. The City issued the boil order this (Friday) morning, when a chlorine pump malfunctioned at the city’s water plant. For more information, contact Carson City Hall at 712-484-3636.

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Pickup hits cow on the road in Union County

News

July 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A black cow valued at $1,500 died, after it was struck by a pickup truck Thursday night, in Union County. The Sheriff’s Office says 25-year old James Coverdell, of Osceola, was traveling north on Highway 169 just before 10-p.m. Thursday, when his 1995 GMC truck struck the cow, which was on the roadway. The pickup sustained $1,500 damage during the incident. The cow was owned by Brett Weis, of Afton.

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