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Missouri man held after southern Iowa standoff

News

July 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

MOUNT AYR, Iowa (AP) – A 51-year-old Missouri man has been talked into putting down a shotgun and surrendering to authorities in southwest Iowa’s Ringgold County. The Des Moines Register says Randy Longstreath, of Bethany, Missouri, was arrested around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday after a six-hour standoff south of Mount Ayr.

The sheriff’s office says Longstreath had gone to the home where his estranged wife, stepson and another adult male were staying. The sheriff’s office says Longstreath fired the shotgun and threatened everyone in the home.  The people all escaped without harm before a SWAT team and negotiator arrived. The negotiator eventually persuaded Longstreath to surrender.

Court records say Longstreath faces charges that include domestic abuse assault, harassment, burglary and going armed with intent.

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DOT will dispense cards for cannabis oil users

News

July 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Iowans with an Iowa neurologist’s clearance to take cannabis oil to treat chronic epilepsy will go to the Iowa D-O-T to get a card which will shield them from drug possession charges in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Public Health has unveiled its proposed rules for implementing the new state law passed by legislators and the governor this spring. Deborah Thompson, the legislative liason for the department, says while her agency will process the paperwork and determine who is eligible, the D-O-T will hand out the cards because there’s a D-O-T licensing outlet in each of Iowa’s 99 counties.

“To bring people that have this debilitating disease to Des Moines may cause more headaches than it’s worth,” Thompson says. “They have a system also that enables them to connect with law enforcement and the law enforcement folks can, the way they would with any of our IDs, drivers licenses, they have a connection to the DOT’s system that allows them to see more details than a card provides for.” The cards can be issued to adults who have an Iowa neurologist’s recommendation to use cannabis oil to treat their “intractible” epilepsy. The parents or guardians of children with the condition can also apply for the card. Thompson says the new law was fairly specific about what hoops were required to qualify for the cards and her agency’s proposed rules follow those guidelines, including a requirement that other treatment options have been tried first before opting for cannabis oil.

“The neurologist will then send the completed application, including the written recommendation, directly to the Department of Public,” Thompson says. “We thought this would marginalize the opportunity for fraudulent behaviors if we got it directly from the neurologist’s office.” Staff in the Iowa Department of Public Health will review the applicant, then notify the D-O-T if it has been approved and a card may be issued. There is no Iowa site that dispenses the cannabis oil, so caregivers will have to go out of state to get the product. The rules were discussed during Wednesday’s Iowa Board of Health meeting in Iowa City. The board will vote on the rules at its September meeting. A legislative committee will also have a chance to review the rules before they take effect.

(Radio Iowa)

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JANET L. MILNER-WESTON, 80, of Elliott (Svcs. 7/12/14)

Obituaries

July 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

JANET L. MILNER-WESTON, 80, of Elliott, died Wed., July 9th, at the Griswold Care Center. Funeral services for JANET WESTON will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., July 12th, at the Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel, in Red Oak.

Visitation at the funeral chapel is from 5-to 7-pm Friday (7/11), with the family present.

Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association, of Elliott Church of Christ.

Burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery at Elliott.

JANET MILNER-WESTON is survived by:

Her children – Vicki Hansen, of Kansas City; Brent (Diane) Milner, of Griswold, & Joel (Melanie) Milner, of Council Bluffs.

Her step-children: Sue (Don) Walztoni, of River Falls, WI, & Roy (LOna) Weston, of Elliott.

Her brothers – Jack Thompson, of Red Oak, and Jerry (Kathy) Thompson, of Ankeny.

Her sisters – Jean Buzick, of Webster City, & Margaret Crossland, of Allen, TX.

5 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren.

Her in-laws, other relatives & friends.

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Groundbreaking ceremony set for Jefferson casino

News

July 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Construction equipment has begun dirt work on the recently approved casino in Jefferson but local and state officials are gathering to turn a few spades of dirt themselves in the ceremonial groundbreaking celebration to officially kick off the project. The Wild Rose Jefferson casino project was awarded a gambling license on June 12 by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission.

The $40 million project including an events center, sports bar, restaurants, and an Iowa store will add 275 jobs. A 71-room hotel also will be built. The casino is going up at the intersection of U.S. Highway 30 and Iowa Highway 4 in Jefferson. It is scheduled to open for business late next summer.

Iowa Rep. Chip Baltimore, a Boone Republican, is among the speakers at Thursday afternoon’s groundbreaking ceremony.

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Wednesday Girls Regional Softball Scores

Sports

July 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CLASS 1-A Quarterfinals:

  • Glidden-Ralston 4, Charter Oak-Ute 0
  • Exira/EHK 6, Stanton 5
  • CAM 1, Griswold 0
  • Mount Ayr 5, Lenox 2
  • Martensdale- St. Marys 11, Guthrie Center 1 (6 innings)
  • Bedford 9, Murray 4
  • Westwood 11, West Harrison 6
  • Essex 8, Fremont-Mills 3
  • Ar-We-Va 9, Woodbine 5

 

CLASS 2-A Quarterfinals:

  • Treynor 8, A-H-S-T 7
  • Earlham 12, Van Meter 2 (5 innings)
  • IKM-Manning 9, Southwest Valley 0
  • Underwood 4, Logan-Magnolia 2
  • Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 7, Missouri Valley 3 (9 innings)
  • St. Edmond 2, Panorama 0 (suspended in the top of the 3rd. Game will resume Thursday at 7:00 pm at Rogers Park)

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Lynn wins 10th, Cardinals top Pirates 5-2

Sports

July 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lance Lynn reached double figures in wins before the All-Star break for the third straight year and Kolten Wong homered for the second game in a row, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates for the third straight time, 5-2 on Wednesday night. Matt Adams had three hits and two RBIs for the Cardinals, who will go for a four-game sweep over the NL Central rival they beat in the division series last fall on Thursday, although they might have to do it without All-Star catcher Yadier Molina.

Molina was removed for a pinch-hitter in the third inning with a sprained right thumb from sliding into third base and will be re-evaluated before the finale. He caught another half-inning before leaving the game. Neil Walker homered and doubled for Pittsburgh, which had won 12 of 15 entering the series and dropped the first two on game-winning, ninth-inning homers by Adams and Wong.

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Cardinals baseball News, 7/10/14

Sports

July 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Cardinals C Molina leaves game with sprained thumb

ST. LOUIS (AP) — All-Star catcher Yadier Molina has been removed from the St. Louis Cardinals’ game against Pittsburgh in the third inning with a sprained right thumb. The team said the injury will be re-evaluated Thursday. A trainer attended to Molina on the field Wednesday night after he slid feet first into third base in the second inning. Molina remained in the game and caught the top of the third before he was lifted for pinch-hitter Tony Cruz in the bottom half.Cruz then replaced Molina behind the plate.Molina was voted to his sixth straight NL All-Star team Sunday and is a starter for the fourth time. He doubled in the second inning and was hitting .287 with seven homers and 30 RBIs.

CARDINALS-KELLY

Kelly set to return to Cardinals rotation

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Joe Kelly is set to return to the rotation Friday from a hamstring injury that’s sidelined him nearly three months. Kelly was injured running to first on April 17. He’s 1-1 with an 0.59 ERA in three starts heading into the start in Milwaukee and was 10-5 last year with a 2.69 ERA. The right-hander is one of three starters on the 15-day disabled list. Michael Wacha is out indefinitely with a stress fracture in his pitching shoulder sustained in mid-June and lefty Jaime Garcia will undergo season-ending thoracic outlet surgery on Friday in St. Louis to relieve nerve issues that caused numbness and tingling in his shoulder, arm and hand resulting in a loss of feel for his pitches. Lefty Kevin Siegrist was set to begin a minor rehab stint from a forearm strain that landed him on the DL on May 24.

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St. Louis keeps “Arch Madness” through 2018

Sports

July 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

UNDATED (AP) — The Missouri Valley conference men’s basketball tournament will remain in St. Louis through at least 2018. St. Louis will host what’s become known as “Arch Madness” for the 25th straight year in March. The Valley announced Wednesday that St. Louis has also been awarded the 2016-18 tournaments and that it has an option to extend its deal with the city through 2020.

League Commissioner Doug Elgin says the Valley targeted St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago, Indianapolis and Las Vegas as prospective host cities before choosing to keep the tournament in St. Louis. The Valley’s stay in St. Louis is the second longest for a neutral site tournament, trailing only the Big East’s tenure in New York City

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NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area – 7/10/14

Weather

July 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Wednesday’s High was 81. Our Low this morning (through 5-a.m.) was 61. (The 24-hour Low ending at 7-am will be 55)

Today – Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight – Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday – Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. South wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night – A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southeast wind around 7 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday – A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night – A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sunday – A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

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Iowa fair to display ‘Field of Dreams’ sculpture

Ag/Outdoor, News

July 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa State Fair will feature a “Field of Dreams” butter sculpture this year along with its iconic butter cow. Fair officials say the sculpture will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Iowa-based movie filmed at the Lansing Family Farm in Dyersville. The molded butter sculpture will depict aspects of baseball and Iowa’s farmlands. It will join the butter cow in a 40-degree cooler.

The fair will also offer a new interactive exhibit called “Farm with Us.” It will include bushels of corn and soybeans for people to touch and an interactive digital screen. This year’s fair will be held Aug. 7-17.

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