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2 Iowans arrested after homemade explosives found

News

June 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MADRID, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say two people were arrested after officers found about a dozen homemade explosives during a search of the couple’s home in rural Boone County. Officers started their search about 1 p.m. Monday at a home about a half-mile west of Madrid. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office says a search warrant was obtained after deputies stopped one of the residents’ cars Saturday and found drug items and explosive devices. Sheriff’s Sgt. Dallas Wingate says there is no evidence that terrorism is involved.

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Area baseball scores from Mon., 6/13/16

Sports

June 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CAM, Anita 3, Ar-We-Va, Westside 3 (Suspended in top of 4th)
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 14, Fremont-Mills, Tabor 1
Creston 5, Red Oak 1
Gehlen Catholic, LeMars 10, MMC/RU 0 (5 inning)
Harlan 4, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 2
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 15, Denison-Schleswig 8
Lenox 5, Stanton 3
Lewis Central 10, Atlantic 0 (5 innings)
Logan-Magnolia 14, Riverside, Oakland 0
Madrid 10, West Central Valley, Stuart 6
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 11, River Valley, Correctionville 0
Newell-Fonda 3, East Sac County 0
Nishnabotna 15, Sidney 0
OA-BCIG 14, Kingsley-Pierson 1
Tri-Center, Neola 6, Underwood 4
Tri-Center, Neola 7, Underwood 5
Van Meter 10, Guthrie Center 0
West Monona, Onawa 8, Westwood, Sloan 1

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Softball scores from Mon., 6/13/16

Sports

June 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic 8, Lewis Central 1
CAM, Anita 13, AR-WE-VA, Westside 12
Creston 9, Red Oak 3
Davenport, North 5, Burlington 3
Kingsley-Pierson 6, OA-BCIG 3
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 5, Denison-Schleswig 2
LeMars 2, Western Christian 1
LeMars Gehlen Catholic 10, MMC-RU 3
Mount Ayr 17, Mormon Trail, Garden Grove 3
Newell-Fonda 11, East Sac County 6
River Valley 5, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 1
Sidney 22, Nishnabotna 0
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 4, Nodaway Valley 0
Southwest Valley 13, Stanton 11
Treynor 12, Missouri Valley 8
Treynor 8, Missouri Valley 7
Underwood 12, Tri-Center, Neola 0
Underwood 16, Tri-Center, Neola 1
Van Meter 12, Guthrie Center 2
Westwood, Sloan 12, West Monona 0
Westwood, Sloan 6, West Monona 2

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STEVEN L. BORKOWSKI, 69, of Audubon (Svcs. 6/17/16)

Obituaries

June 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

STEVEN L. BORKOWSKI, 69, of Audubon, died Sunday, June 12th, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center, in Des Moines. Funeral services for STEVEN BORKOWSKI will be held 10:30-a.m. Friday, June 17th, at the Kessler Funeral Home, in Audubon.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is at 5-p.m. Thursday, June 16th.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery at Audubon.

STEVEN BORKOWSKI is survived by:

His sons – Chad (Linda) Borkowski, of Webster City, and Tony (Jessica) Borkowski, of Glidden.

His sisters – Connie (Steve) Casson, of Council Bluffs; Sandra (David) Koch, of Oakland Acres, IA, & Jill (Jim) Neleman, of Halfway, MO.

6 grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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ROBBIE REED McMULLEN, 21, of Denison (Svcs. 6/17/16)

Obituaries

June 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ROBBIE REED McMULLEN, 21, of Denison, died Sunday, June 12th. Funeral services for ROBBIE McMULLEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Friday, June 17th, at the Our Saviour Lutheran Church, in Denison. Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison has the arrangements.

Friends may call from 5-until 8-p.m. Thursday, at Our Savior Lutheran Church, in Denison.

Burial will be in the Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, in Denison.

ROBBIE McMULLEN is survived by:

Her parents – John (Sherry) McMullen, of Denison.

Her sisters – Callie (Alan) Nemitz, of Denison, & Abbie (Jerod) Nielson, of Irwin.

Her maternal grandparents: Rex and Ruth Garside, of Denison.

Her paternal grandmother: Ila McMullen, of Ida Grove.

Her special friend: Jim Meek, of Denison

other relatives, and friends.

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JOHN C. PARROTT, JR., 96, of Ames [& formerly of Audubon] (Svcs. 6/15/16)

Obituaries

June 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

JOHN C. PARROTT, JR., 96, of Ames [& formerly of Audubon], died Sunday, June 12th, at Northridge Village Retirement Home, in Ames. Funeral services for JOHN PARROTT, JR., will be held 11-a.m. Wed., June 15th, at the 1st Presbyterian Church, in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home. The family visitation takes place from 10-until 11-am Wednesday, at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Audubon (prior to the funeral service).

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

JOHN C. PARROTT, JR., is survived by:

His son – John Calvin (“Cal”) Parrott III and wife Frances, of Ames.

4 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, other relatives, and friends.

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NWS forecast for Cass & surrounding Counties in IA: 6/14/16

Weather

June 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., 6/14/16

News

June 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CDT

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A judge has upheld a Dubuque city commission’s ruling that a businessman racially discriminated against a former employee. Judge Michael Shubatt issued the decision last week in the case involving Leo Simon, owner of Simon Seeding & Sod, and Jermaine Stapleton, a black man. Stapleton filed a complaint with the Dubuque Human Rights Commission alleging Simon harassed and discriminated against him because of his race

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad says he wants the board that governs Iowa’s three public universities to consider a compromise pitched by student leaders that would lower some proposed tuition increases. Branstad told reporters Monday that student leaders at the University of Iowa offered a “reasonable compromise” to what has been discussed by the Iowa Board of Regents. The regents are scheduled to vote in July on any increases.

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man whose body was recovered from the Des Moines River. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the man was a 40-year-old who lived in Des Moines. His body was spotted early Saturday night and recovered from the river near Yellow Banks Park southeast of Pleasant Hill.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Board of Corrections hired a new warden at a Fort Dodge prison without being told he had been arrested twice for drunken driving and had served time in jail. The Des Moines Register reports the board confirmed the hiring of 53-year-old Robert A. Johnson on May 6 without being told of the arrests for drunken driving in 1991 and 2008.

 

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Race shop fire damages home of NASCAR Truck Series team

Sports

June 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — One of the top teams in NASCAR’s Truck Series says an overnight fire has damaged its race shop in Ohio. ThorSport Racing says nobody was injured in the fire that broke out early Monday in Sandusky, but the damage appeared to be significant. The team says in a statement that it still intends to race this Saturday at Iowa Speedway.

ThorSport says the fire started in the basement of its shop. Flames could be seen shooting through the roof. Fire officials were still assessing the damage Monday morning. Among its drivers is two-time series champion and current points leader Matt Crafton. Crafton has two series victories this season and finished second on Friday in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas.

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Survey shows employers in Iowa expect to hire at a “respectable pace”

News

June 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A report issued today (Tuesday) shows nearly a quarter of Iowa employers plan to hire workers in the coming months. The Manpower survey for the third quarter of the year places Iowa’s “net employment outlook” at 19-percent. Manpower spokesperson Kathy Joblinske says business leaders in the state aren’t as optimistic about their hiring intentions as they were earlier this year.

“That is a little softer than the second quarter survey results, when we were at 25-percent, but still strong,” Joblinske says. The new survey shows 24-percent of Iowa employers expect to add workers between July and September. “For the upcoming quarter, job prospects (in Iowa) appear best in construction, non-durable goods manufacturing, transportation and utilities, warehouse and retail trade, and leisure and hospitality services,” Joblinske says. Seventy-percent of the employers surveyed plan to maintain staff levels in the third quarter, while five-percent expect to reduce their payrolls.

(Radio Iowa)

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