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Red Oak man arrested for failing to comply w/sex offender registry

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July 7th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report the arrest Saturday evening of a Red Oak man. 51-year old Jack Ray Steinspring was taken into custody at 4th and Grimes Streets at around 7:55-p.m., for Failure to Comply with the Sex Offender Registry, 3rd offense.

Jack Ray Steinspring. (Dec. 2011 photo from Iowasexoffenders.com)

Jack Ray Steinspring. (Dec. 2011 photo from Iowasexoffenders.com)

Steinspring was convicted in Pottawattamie County of Sexual Abuse in the 2nd degree in 1996, in connection with an incident or incidents involving a female under the age of 13, when he was 35-years old.

SW IA woman arrested for providing drugs to an inmate

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July 7th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Montgomery County report the arrest Saturday night of a woman who is suspected of delivering drugs to an inmate in a jail. Police in Red Oak arrested 37-year old Charise Kathleen Hadden, of Red Oak, at around 8:30-p.m. in the 400 block of Highland Avenue. Hadden was picked up on a Page County warrant for Furnishing a Controlled Substance to inmates at a detention facility. She was turned over to Page County authorities and held on $5,000 bond.

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in Iowa

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July 7th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

400 AM CDT SUN JUL 7 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. LOW AROUND 70. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH AROUND 90. SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 100 TO 105 IN THE AFTERNOON.

TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW AROUND 70.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S.

Saturday Softball & Baseball Scores

Sports

July 7th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Softball:

Lewis Central 4, Atlantic 2
Harlan 1, Bishop Heelan Catholic 0 (9 inn)
Glenwood 12-5, Kuemper Catholic 6-2
Lenox 9, Southeast Warren 1

Baseball:

Abraham Lincoln 3, Sioux City West 0
Davenport Central 6, Lewis Central 4 (10 innings)
Dowling Catholic 11, Lewis Central 4
Glenwood 15-1, Kuemper Catholic 4-5

Iowa early News Headlines: Sun., July 7th 2013

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July 7th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governor Terry Branstad is heading to Europe this weekend for a trade mission. Branstad left yesterday and will travel to Germany, Italy, Kosovo and Switzerland. Iowa is establishing a sister-state relationship with Kosovo. Branstad said last month that Iowa and Kosovo have developed a unique partnership due to more than 700 Iowa National Guard soldiers who have served there on peacekeeping missions since 2003.

STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Diving recovery efforts have been suspended this weekend in the search for a Ireton man who went missing after his boat capsized on Storm Lake Thursday afternoon. The Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office tells the Des Moines Register that 28-year-old Jaime Jaime-Vazquez went missing after his boat capsized on Storm Lake around 4 p.m. on Independence Day.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The suspended sentence of a man convicted of running a meth lab at a home child day care has some parents upset. Dale Blumer recently pleaded guilty to manufacturing meth, child endangerment and other charges and received a suspended 25-year sentence. Fawn Waack tells the Quad-City Times that her 4-year-old son, who attended the day care when police discovered the meth lab in late December, tested positive for high amounts of meth. She says Blumer should be in prison.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A woman has died after a trench collapsed at a construction site near Waterloo. Cedar Rapids television station KGAN reports that the trench collapsed Friday afternoon, killing a construction worker.

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Report: Pilot error caused NW Iowa plane crash

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July 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

CORRECTIONVILLE, Iowa (AP) – A report by the National Transportation Safety Board says pilot error is to blame for a December plane crash in northwest Iowa that killed three people.  The Sioux City Journal says the recently-released report faults pilot Gaylen Knaack for not aborting his attempt to land the plane when he encountered thick fog.

The 70-year-old Knaack’s 1961 single-engine Beech 235 struck trees about a quarter-mile northeast of a private grass airstrip where he was going to land on Dec. 1st.  Two passengers died in the crash. They were 53-year-old Lee Schroeder, of Oto, and 55-year-old James Smith, of Correctionville.  Knaack suffered severe burns in the crash and died from his injuries in February.

Montgomery County woman arrested for child endangerment

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July 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest this (Saturday) afternoon of a woman on child endangerment charges. 22-year old Samantha Lynn Massa, of Grant, was taken into custody at around 1:15-p.m., on a valid warrant charging her with Felony Child Endangerment. Additional details on the circumstances surrounding the warrant are not available. Massa was brought to the Montgomery County Jail where she was being held on $5,000 cash bond.

Cardinals beat Marlins 5-4 on Stanton error

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July 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Jon Jay scored from first on right fielder Giancarlo Stanton’s throwing error on Shane Robinson’s single with two outs in the ninth inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-4 victory over the Florida Marlins on Saturday.  Edward Mujica (1-1) worked a scoreless ninth for the Cardinals after Matt Adams’ pinch-hit two-run homer tied it two innings earlier.

Jay drew a full-count walk off A.J. Ramos (3-3) with two outs in the ninth and had third easily on Robinson’s pinch-hit single, then scored without a play after Stanton hesitated before throwing a relay that skipped under Morrison’s glove at first base.

The Marlins got homers from Derek Dietrich and Logan Morrison but their run of four straight series wins ended after dropping the first two against the Cardinals.

Molina sidelined by knee injury

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July 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was sent for medical tests for a knee injury and did not play Saturday against the Marlins. Manager Mike Matheny said the knee began bothering Molina on Friday night.
Molina has played in 81 of St. Louis’ 86 games and leads the National League with a .346 average and has six homers and 45 RBIs. Backup Tony Cruz made his eighth start of the season and first since June 26.