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Cardinals KO Kershaw, World Series-bound

Sports

October 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carlos Beltran and the Cardinals stunned Clayton Kershaw with a four-run third inning, rookie Michael Wacha was again magnificent on the mound and St. Louis advanced to its second World Series in three seasons by roughing up the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-0 in Game 6 of the NL championship series Friday night.

Matt Carpenter sparked St. Louis’ big inning with a one-out double on the 11th pitch of his at-bat. Beltran singled him home and the Cardinals quickly removed all the suspense surrounding a team that squandered a 3-1 series lead in the NLCS last fall against San Francisco.

Game 1 of the World Series is Wednesday at the winner of the ALCS between the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers. After losing Game 5 in Los Angeles, the Cardinals turned to Wacha once again. The right-hander was even better in outpitching Kershaw for the second time this series.

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Red Oak Police Seeking Information

News

October 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Investigators in Red Oak are seeking information regarding a 1998 red Chevy pickup. The vehicle is believed to be involved in multiple burglaries around the area, including Red Oak.  Red Oak Police are asking for your help in locating pickup with Nebraska license plate number TEM 284. If observed, they ask you do not approach the vehicle, but to call your local law enforcement agency. The Red Oak police department can be contacted at 712-623-6500, and the Montgomery Crime Stoppers can be reached at 800-432-1001.

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CHARLOTTE FRANCES ASSMAN, 84, of Earling (Svcs. 10/21/13)

Obituaries

October 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

CHARLOTTE FRANCES ASSMAN, 84, of Earling, died Fri., Oct. 18th. A Mass of Christian Burial service for CHARLOTTE ASSMAN will be held 11-a.m. Mon., Oct. 21st, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church will be from Noon until 9-pm Sun., Oct. 20th, with a Wake service at 7-p.m.

Burial will be in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery.

CHARLOTTE ASSMAN is survived by:

7 sons: Kenneth Assman, of Omaha; Mark (Cathy) Assman,  Steve (Jackie) Assman, & Charles (Janice) Assman, all of Earling; Jim (Debbie) Assman, of Barre, VT; Paul (Jody) Assman, of Denison,  and Brad (Trisha) Assman, of Rockwell City.

6 daughters: Nancy (Thomas) Hooker, of Williamson, NY; Cindy (Todd) Henderson, of Spirit Lake; Diana Churchill (& friend Mo Spence), of Omaha; Shiela (Sam) Sonderman, of Earling; Julie (Greg) Pollard, of Forest City, and Brenda (Bryan) Blum, of Harlan.

3 sisters: Phyllis (Darrell) Hansen, of Woodbine; Barb Stracke, of Harlan, and Mary (Ray) Wildwerding, of Earling.

45 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, her brother- and sisters-law.

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LINDA LOU (McDANIEL) RHODES, 61, of Earlham (Svcs. 10/22/13)

Obituaries

October 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

LINDA LOU (McDANIEL) RHODES, 61, of Earlham, died Fri., Oct. 18th, at home. Funeral services for LINDA LOU RHODES will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., Oct. 22nd, at the Church of Christ in Earlham. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Earlham has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held from 6-to 8-pm Mon. (Oct. 21st) at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhomes.com.

Burial will be in the Earlham Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the Linda Lou Rhodes Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home.

 

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Area football scores from Fri., Oct. 18th 2013

Sports

October 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A-H-S-T, Avoca 27, Logan-Magnolia 18

Adair-Casey 78, Ankeny Christian Academy 23

Audubon 40, Martensdale-St. Marys 0

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 42, Denison-Schleswig 14

Boyer Valley, Dunlap 28, Woodbine 21

Carroll 27, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 6

Clarinda 42, Shenandoah 0

Coon Rapids-Bayard 63, Charter Oak-Ute 20

Creston-Orient-Macksburg 32, Winterset 20

East Mills 32, Griswold 0

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 56, Ar-We-Va, Westside 6

Glenwood 28, Lewis Central 17

Greene County 55, Clarinda Academy 8

Guthrie Center 35, Earlham 18

Harlan 42, Atlantic 7

IKM-Manning 41, Pocahontas Area 13

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 58, Red Oak 7

Madrid 73, Bedford 18

Melcher-Dallas 34, Lenox 33

Murray 60, East Union, Afton 6

Nishnabotna 27, Essex 12

Ogden 34, Mount Ayr 22

Panorama, Panora 38, Tri-Center, Neola 27

Riverside, Oakland 48, West Monona, Onawa 8

Sidney 63, Stanton 34

Southwest Valley 34, Fremont Mills, Tabor 27

St. Albert, Council Bluffs 14, Nodaway Valley 12

Treynor 24, Missouri Valley 20

Valley, West Des Moines 88, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 0

Van Meter 50, West Central Valley, Stuart 14

Waukee 23, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 14

Westwood, Sloan 22, Underwood 20

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Guthrie Center man killed in SW IA crash Friday evening

News

October 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A man from Guthrie County died Friday evening during a rollover accident in Fremont County. The Iowa State Patrol says they believe 54-year old Daniel Sheeder of Guthrie Center, had a medical issue before the pickup truck he was driving left the road as it was traveling east on Wausbonsie Avenue, at around 6-p.m.

The 2002 Ford F-150 entered the south ditch, later recrossed the road and entered the north ditch, where it hit a utility pole and rolled twice. The accident happened just east of Bartlett. Authorities say Sheeder was wearing his seat belt.  Sheeder, the father-in-law to Fremont-Mills High School football coach Jeremy Christiansen was reportedly on his way to the Fremont-Mills vs Southwest Valley football game at the time of the crash.

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Here’s 5 things to watch for in Iowa-Ohio State

News

October 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Iowa’s Jake Rudock once quarterbacked his Florida high school team in a game at Ohio Stadium. Saturday’s return to the Horseshoe figures to have a considerably different atmosphere. Rudock will lead the Hawkeyes (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) against No. 4 Ohio State (6-0, 2-0), riding an 18-game winning streak, before more than 105,000 partisan fans.

Rudock, who led Fort Lauderdale’s St. Thomas Aquinas to a lopsided victory over Upper Arlington before a small crowd in the cavernous stadium, is now in charge of a run-first offense led by running back Mark Weisman. Iowa’s staunch defense gives up just 89 yards on the ground per game.

Meanwhile, the Buckeyes are trying hard to concentrate on the Hawkeyes as they iron out a few problem areas heading into the stretch run.

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Who’s Gonna Win? Week 8 10-18-2013

Podcasts, Trojan Preview/Who’s Gonna Win?

October 18th, 2013 by admin

Jim Field, Chris Parks, Matt Mullenix, and Doug Leonard take a look at 8 area high school football games and make their predictions.

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Trojan Preview 10-18-2013

Podcasts, Trojan Preview/Who’s Gonna Win?

October 18th, 2013 by admin

Jim Field speaks with Atlantic Head Football Coach Nick Ross as his team prepares to travel to Harlan.

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MO. man found guilty of robbing Hamburg Bank in 2012

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October 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa reports a Missouri man was found guilty Friday (Oct.18), of robbing a bank in southwest Iowa. 47-year old Nathan Wayne Smith, of Lexington, MO., was found guilty in federal court of robbing the Great Western Bank of Hamburg. Smith is scheduled to be sentenced January 29th, 2014. Bank robbery carries a potential sentence of up to twenty years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and restitution.
The evidence produced at his trial showed that Smith traveled from his home in Lexington to Hamburg, arriving at the Great Western Bank around 9:30 a.m. on June 11, 2012. Smith approached a teller in the bank, placed a plastic bag on the counter in front of the teller, and told the teller to fill the bag with money. After obtaining the money from the teller, Smith ran from the bank. He was identified as the party responsible after he was stopped by the Buckner, Missouri, Police Department later in the day on June 11, 2012. Buckner, Missouri, is approximately 150 miles south and east of Hamburg.
The investigation was conducted by the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, the Buckner, Missouri, Police Department, the Lexington, Missouri, Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecute d by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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