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Cardinals beat Dodgers 2-1 with 2 runs in 8th

Sports

June 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Carlos Martinez outpitched Brett Anderson again during their second low-scoring duel in six days, and the St. Louis Cardinals scratched across a pair of runs in the eighth inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Friday night.

Martinez (6-2) allowed his only run in the second inning on a bases-loaded walk to power-hitting rookie Joc Pederson. The right-hander gave up three hits and had a career-high 11 strikeouts while helping to lower the Cardinals’ major league-best ERA to 2.57. Last Sunday, Martinez held the Dodgers to one hit over seven innings and struck out eight in a 3-1 victory over Anderson, which followed an emotional pregame tribute to Martinez’s late teammate and best friend Oscar Taveras, who was killed in a car accident in October.

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NWS forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, 6/6/2015

Weather

June 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly Cloudy & breezy, w/a 50 chance of shwrs & tstrms. High around 81. SE @ 10-20 w/gusts to 25mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Mo. Cldy w/a 50% chance of shwrs & tstrms. Low 69. S @ 15-25. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Sunday: P/Sunny w/a slight chance of shwrs & tstrms thru mid-day. High 84. S/SW winds becoming W/NW @ 10-15
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

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Foul weather expected in part of Plains during weekend

News, Weather

June 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) – Forecasters are warning that severe weather could hit parts of the nation’s midsection this weekend. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma said there is a risk for tornadoes and very large hail in northeastern Colorado on Friday, with severe storms developing in Nebraska and Iowa during the day today (Saturday).

By Sunday, the storms could stretch from near the Oklahoma Panhandle into the Ohio Valley. The threat of tornadoes during the day Saturday in the mid-Missouri River Valley is expected to evolve into a mass of storms with high winds.

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Red Oak man arrested early Saturday on an assault charge

News

June 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report the arrest early this (Saturday) morning of 33-year old Ryan Michael McDougall. The Red Oak man was taken into custody at around 12:25-a.m. in the 700 block of East Washington Avenue, on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault. McDougall was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

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Billy Andrade, Jose Coceres share Champions Tour lead

Sports

June 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bill Andrade and Argentina’s Jose Coceres share the first-round lead at 6-under 66 on Friday in the Champions Tour’s Principal Charity Classic. Andrade had seven birdies and a three-putt bogey on No. 14 at Wakonda Club. The four-time PGA Tour winner teamed with Joe Duran to win the Legends of Golf in April for his first Champions Tour title.

Coceres, from Argentina, had six birdies — four on the final seven holes — in his bogey-free round. The two-time PGA Tour champion is winless on the 50-and-over tour. Defending champion Tom Pernice Jr. was a stroke back along with Mark Calcavecchia, Paul Goydos, Michael Allen, Brian Henninger, Grant Waite and Jeff Coston.

Davis Love III opened with a 70. He’s making his fourth Champions Tour start since turning 50 in April 2014.

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Denison man gets 2 life terms for killings at trailer home

News

June 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DENISON, Iowa (AP) — A judge sentenced a Denison man to life in prison without parole for killing an elderly couple last year and then lighting their home on fire. The Sioux City Journal reports Judge John Ackerman on Friday sentenced 20-year-old Jayden Chapman to consecutive life terms without parole. A jury convicted Chapman last month of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 80-year-old Marvin Huelsing and 81-year-old Alice Huisenga at a trailer home. He also was convicted of reckless use of fire.

Trial evidence shows Chapman and another man convicted in the case, 27-year-old Michael Schenk, of Denison, were stealing scrap metal when the elderly couple arrived. Chapman and Schenk shot them and set their trailer on fire.

Chapman still faces charges related to an attempted escape from jail.

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Hoiberg praises Otzelberger in last Iowa State presser

Sports

June 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Former Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg has debunked the rumor that he recently rehired top assistant T.J. Otzelberger to be his eventual successor. But Hoiberg thinks Otzelberger will make a great coach someday. Whether that opportunity comes with the Cyclones next season should be known soon.

Otzelberger is expected to be the top in-house candidate to replace Hoiberg, now the coach of the Chicago Bulls. Though Hoiberg didn’t specifically endorse Otzelberger as his choice Friday, he says Otzelberger is energetic, an excellent recruiter and great X’s and O’s coach.

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2015 SECOND Iowa High School Softball Rankings

Sports

June 5th, 2015 by Jim Field

Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union

Class 1-A
School Record LW
1. AGWSR 7-0 4
2. Woodbury Central 8-2 1
3. Akron-Westfield 7-1 2
4. Lansing Kee 8-1 3
5. Marquette Catholic 9-0 6
6. Lynnville-Sully 6-0 8
7. New London 6-0 12
8. Don Bosco 5-1 9
9. Glidden-Ralston 5-0 13
10. Janesville 5-1 NR
11. Logan-Magnolia 8-0 14
12. North Butler 2-1 7
13. Wayne 7-1 NR
14. Martensdale-St. Marys 6-3 5
15. Newell-Fonda 5-3 15
Dropped Out: Exira-EHK (10), Remsen St. Mary’s (11),

Class 2-A
School Record LW
1. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 10-1 3
2. Alburnett 8-3 1
3. Emmetsburg 4-1 5
4. Iowa City Regina 6-2 6
5. Highland 4-1 2
6. Pella Christian 7-0 NR
7. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 6-1 9
8. BCLUW 4-1 10
9. Alta-Aurelia 7-2 NR
10. IKM-Manning 6-1 14
11. Cascade 9-2 15
12. Central Springs 4-1 NR
13. St. Ansgar 1-3 4
14. Jesup 6-1 NR
15. Durant 6-3 13
Dropped Out: Woodward-Granger (7), Earlham (8), Sumner-Fredericksburg (11), Denver (12)

Class 3-A
School Record
1. Benton Community 14-0 3
2. Solon 8-1 1
3. Greene County 9-0 5
4. Center Point-Urbana 9-3 2
5. East Marshall 4-1 4
6. Northeast 9-0 NR
7. Mid-Prairie 6-1 6
8. Spirit Lake 7-3 7
9. Sioux Center 6-2 14
10. Bondurant-Farrar 3-3 13
11. West Liberty 5-0 NR
12. Waterloo Columbus 5-0 15
13. West Burlington/Notre Dame 8-3 8
14. PCM 5-2 11
15. Mount Vernon 0-5 10
Dropped Out: Sergeant Bluff-Luton (9), Clarke (12)

Class 4-A
School Record
1. Fort Dodge 7-2 1
2. Oskaloosa 6-0 6
3. Dallas Center-Grimes 6-1 7
4. Indianola 7-1 5
5. Winterset 7-3 9
6. Carlisle 7-1 4
7. Norwalk 3-2 2
8. ADM 6-1 8
9. Waverly-Shell Rock 5-1 12
10. Davenport Assumption 6-3 NR
11. Clear Creek-Amana 3-3 10
12. Cedar Rapids Xavier 4-4 11
13. Fairfield 6-0 15
14. North Scott 8-1 NR
15. Keokuk 5-1 14
Dropped Out: Le Mars (3), West Delaware (14)

Class 5-A
School Record LW
1. Johnston 5-0 1
2.Iowa City West 8-0 6
3. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 7-1 3
4. West Des Moines Valley 6-1 5
5. Dowling Catholic 4-3 4
6. Waukee 2-4 2
7. Pleasant Valley 4-1 7
8. Southeast Polk 4-2 8
9. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 6-0 10
10. Urbandale 5-0 NR
Dropped Out: Ottumwa (9)

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WILLIAM “JACK” DeBOER, 69, of Guthrie Center (Svcs. 6/8/15)

Obituaries

June 5th, 2015 by admin

WILLIAM “JACK” DeBOER, 69, of Guthrie Center, died Thursday, June 4th, at his residence in Guthrie Center. Funeral services for “JACK” DeBOER will be held 10:30-a.m. Monday, June 8th at the First Christian Church in Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center is charge of the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home will be held Sunday, June 7th from 5 til 8pm. Online Condolences may be left at www.twiggfuneralhome.com

Interment will be in the Monteith Cemetery in Monteith.

“JACK” DeBOER is survived by:

His wife – Penny.

His sons – Mike (Mirsada), and Marty (Karen).

His daughters – Melissa (Chris) Long, and Kasie.

His brothers – Gene (Marva), Roger (Marlene).

11 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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Iowa lawmakers adjourn 2015 legislative session

News

June 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers have adjourned the 2015 legislative session, approving a $7.3 billion spending plan that includes modest increases for education, funding to maintain mental health institutions and a tax-break for broadband Internet infrastructure.

The Democratic-led Senate and the Republican-controlled House concluded their work Friday afternoon. Their budget bills move to Gov. Terry Branstad, who must decide whether he will sign off.

Under the compromise spending deal, the state will spend about $7.3 billion for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The deal represents only a slight increase over the current spending and includes $7.17 billion in ongoing spending, plus $135 million in one-time payments for items like schools, universities and Medicaid. Those payments will come from the surplus fund dollars left at the end of the current fiscal year.

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