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Grichuk’s homer in 9th lifts Cardinals to 4-3 win over Cubs

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May 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Randal Grichuck hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth to lift the St. Louis Cardinals a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night. Matt Adams tied the score with a two-run homer off in the seventh for St. Louis’ major league-leading ninth pinch-hit homer of the season. It also ended a streak of 13 innings of one-run pitching by Chicago starter John Lackey against his former team.

Grichuk drove a 2-2 pitch off of Adam Warren (3-1) for the win. Trevor Rosenthal (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth. The Cubs’ Ben Zobrist had three singles and a walk, extending his streak to 29 starts with reaching safely. He is hitting .387 during that span.

Iowa man pleads guilty in sex assault case involving minors

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May 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Carter Lake man accused of sexually assaulting minors has pleaded guilty in the case. The Daily Nonpareil reports that 42-year-old David Trejo pleaded guilty Monday to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of soliciting lascivious acts with a minor as part of a plea agreement.

According to court documents, Trejo said he believed one girl he met online was 19 and did not find out that she was 14 until after they had sex several times. Court documents say another girl involved in the case was under the age of 14. Trejo faces up to 15 years in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced July 11.

Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., 5/24/16

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May 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa City police chief is retiring after leading the department for over a decade. City officials announced Monday that Police Chief Sam Hargadine will retire from the Iowa City Police Department at the end of June. He has accepted a position at the Executive Director of the Iowa Police Chief’s Association. Hargadine has served as police chief since August 2005.

CARLISLE, Iowa (AP) — The world’s first surviving septuplets have graduated from their Iowa high school. Alexis, Brandon, Joel, Kelsey, Kenny, Natalie and Nathan McCaughey all crossed the stage Sunday at as part of Carlisle High School’s class of 2016.

CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a woman who died after a rafting accident on the Arkansas River. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says 60-year-old Debra Brymer, of Nashua, Iowa, was on a trip with her husband and grandson when she fell out of a commercial raft near Canon City on Sunday. Coroner Randy Keller tells the Canon City Daily Record he thinks an autopsy will show that she went into cardiac arrest or drowned.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The Ferris wheel in Davenport has been renovated to allow people with disabilities to enjoy a ride. The Quad-City Times reports that one of the Ferris wheel’s gondolas at the city-owned Modern Woodmen Park has been widened enough to accommodate a rider in a wheelchair and a second rider. Commission director Latrice Lacey says the manufacturer had assured the commission that the ride would be built to standards, but that an investigation found several deficiencies.

Traffic stop leads to meth-related arrest in Fremont County

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May 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop early this (Tuesday) morning in Fremont County, resulted in the arrest of a man on a drug and other, possible charges. Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports Deputies with the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office stopped 31-year old Michael Campbell of Mayflower, Arkansas for a traffic violation. During the course of the traffic stop Campbell was found to be in possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia.

Michael Campbell

Michael Campbell

Campbell was arrested for the incident and transported to the Fremont County Law Enforcement center where he was being held on $300 bond. Deputies were still investigating the incident and other charges are pending.

The Fremont Co. K9 unit and the Iowa State Patrol assisted at the scene.

Omaha officer creates scrapbook honoring fallen officer from Walnut

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May 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha police officer has devoted hundreds of hours collecting letters, cards and drawings to honor another officer who was killed in the line of duty. The Omaha World Herald reports Officer Constance Garro created the large scrapbook and delivered it Thursday to Officer Kerrie Orozco’s mother in Walnut, Iowa.

Orozco was killed May 20, 2015, as she and other officers tried to arrest a suspect wanted in connection with a September 2014 shooting. The scrapbook’s cover includes hand-painted blue roses that resemble the flowers laid on Orozco’s casket. Dozens of officers contributed photos and stories about Orozco. Students from Omaha schools added photos featured in the first few pages.

Garro also included pages of medals, coins and letters from over 20 law enforcement agencies across the country.

Girls Regional Golf Scoreboard Monday 5/23/2016

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May 23rd, 2016 by admin

Top 2 teams and Top 5 individuals qualify for the state tournament.

Class 1A Region 2 @ Anita

Team Scoring

  1. West Monona 368
  2. Boyer Valley 400
  3. Westwood 403
  4. Mt Ayr 408
  5. Griswold 408

Individual Scores

  1. Sam Knight, West Monona 76
  2. Allyson Rose, West Monona 85
  3. Maddie Shook Westwood 89
  4. Mateya Peters, Griswold 91
  5. Abbey Schafer, Mt Ayr 91

Class 2A Region 2B @ Neola

Team Scoring

  1. Alta-Aurelia 341
  2. Treynor 345
  3. Tri-Center 400
  4. Maple Valley 423

Individual Scores

  1. Aly Anderson, Treynor 81
  2. Lexie Pattton, Alta-Aurelia 82
  3. Annika Patton, Alta-Aurelia 85
  4. Randi Robinson, Treynor 85
  5. Erin Lockin, Alta Aurelia 86

Class 3A Region 2 @ Nevada

Team Scoring

  1. Atlantic 363
  2. Shenandoah 383
  3. Nevada 391
  4. Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck 392

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Individual Scores

  1. Brooke Newell, Atlantic 80
  2. Claire Ausman, Nevada 86
  3. Jill Itzen, GCGR 85
  4. Grace Davidson, Clarinda 87
  5. Erin Olsen, Atlantic 90
    Anna Carlson, Shenandoah 90

Other Atlantic Scores: Alyssa Ginther – 95, Sarah Fixmer – 98, Baylee Newell – 98, McKenna DenBeste -106.

Comments from Head Coach Kathy Hobson: “This victory allowed us to accomplish another goal for this season and that is a return to the state tournament.  Very excited for this team to continue on.  However, if we are going to contend for our ultimate goal, a state championship, we are going to have to play better.  As a team, we didn’t play bad today, buy we didn’t play good either.  363 is a great score but it is not what we are capable of.  So many times, we weren’t our usual selves on the course.”

Class 3A Region 1 @ Clarion was postponed until today at 12:00pm

Class 4A Region 1 @ Carroll

Team Scoring

  1. Creston 349
  2. Spencer 379
  3. Harlan 384
  4. Lewis Central 415
  5. Carroll 417
  6. Denison-Schleswig 419
  7. LeMars 428
  8. Greene County 437
  9. Storm Lake 446
  10. Glenwood 478

Individual Scores

  1. Rachael Danielson, Greene County 84
  2. Ashton Carter, Creston 86
  3. Sophia Groumoutis, Creston 87
  4. Mariah Irmiter, Spencer 87
  5. Madison Hance, Creston 87

Creston man arrested on drug charges

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May 23rd, 2016 by admin

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Monday of a Creston man on charges from an incident that occurred on February 18th.  Deputies arrested Joey Baxter of Creston and charged him with Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Marijuana.  Baxter was taken to the Adams County Jail and held on $1,000 bond.

RICHARD H. CARNEY, 92, of Adair (Svcs. 05-27-2016)

Obituaries

May 23rd, 2016 by admin

RICHARD H. CARNEY, 92, of Adair died Monday, May 23rd at the New Homestead in Guthrie Center.  Funeral Services for RICHARD CARNEY will be held Friday, May 27th at 10:30am in the First Presbyterian Church in Adair.  Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Adair has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be held Thursday, May 26th from 5:00pm-7:00pm in the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Adair.

Burial will be in the Sunnyhill Cemetery in Adair.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

RICHARD H. CARNEY is survived by:

Wife: Phyllis Carney of Adair.

Daughter: Barb (Terry) Morris of Primghar.

Son: Charles (Vickie) Carney of Adair.

Sister: Marilyn Canfield of West Des Moines.

8 Grandchildren

14 Great-Grandchildren

Crash victim’s parents file complaint against Nebraska judge

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May 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The parents of an Iowa woman who authorities say was killed by a drunken driver in the country illegally have filed a complaint with the Nebraska Supreme Court against the judge who set the now-missing suspect’s bail. Bail was $50,000 for Eswin Mejia after he was charged with vehicular homicide in the Omaha collision between his vehicle and one driven by 21-year-old Sarah Root, of Council Bluffs. He hasn’t been seen since posting the required 10 percent of the bail, or $5,000.

Root’s parents have been collecting petition signatures and Monday gave more than 5,000 to the high court in Lincoln. They want Judge Jeffery Marcuzzo kicked off the bench or punished for setting the bail low enough for Mejia to post 10 percent and flee.

5 Atlantic residents arrested over the past few days

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May 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Police Chief Steve Green reports several, recent arrests. On Sunday, 30-year old Albert Johnson, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Theft in the 2nd degree. Green says the charge stems from the theft of a modified Harley Davidson motorcycle that was stolen out of Manilla. The bike, which Johnson allegedly painted a different color, was seen parked on his property, and later identified by the owner.

And, four people were arrested last Thursday, in Atlantic. 52-year old David Charles, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Attempted Burglary in the 3rd degree, with regard to the theft of electricity from a rental home by allegedly using an extension cord from the vacant property and connecting it to his property.

35-year old Brian Beard, of Atlantic, was arrested for Assault Causing Bodily Injury, after he turned himself-in to the Cass County Jail following a verbal altercation with an individual that later turned physical.  27-year old Jenna Smith, of Atlantic, was arrested for Thursday Forgery and Theft in the 2nd degree, with regard to checks written.

And 16-year old Jiles McCoy, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Felony charge of Extortion, with regard to activity on social media. He was cited and released to a parent, with his charge being filed with Juvenile Court. Additional details concerning his arrest were not released.

Each of the other subjects were booked into the Cass County Jail.