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Trial delayed for man accused of killing student in 1979

News

October 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A trial has been delayed for a man accused of killing an Iowa high school student almost 40 years ago. The trial had been scheduled to begin Monday for 65-year-old Jerry Burns, of Manchester. Burns has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. Police arrested him Dec. 19, 39 years to the day after 18-year-old Michelle Martinko was killed. Her body was found the next day inside her family’s car at a Cedar Rapids mall. She had been stabbed in the face and chest.

Burns’ attorney Leon Spies had sought the delay. He says the new tentative starting date is Feb. 10, but that could change if Burns were to request moving the trial out of Linn County. Police say investigators matched a blood sample from the crime scene with a sample taken from Burns.

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Potential Chinese trade deal has Iowans hopeful

Ag/Outdoor, News

October 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Members of Iowa agriculture sector are finding hope in the tentative trade deal announced between the United States and China. President Donald Trump says China has agreed to buy between 40 and 50 billion dollars in U-S agriculture products, if the deal goes through. Iowa State University economics professor Wendong Zhang says that’s significantly more than any single-year of U-S exports to the Asian giant. But it’s not clear whether the new number reflects an annual promise. “The Chinese probably left more wiggle room-there’s a really big number but there’s no time frame tied to it,” he says.

Zhang says tariffs that could have been imposed this week will not go into effect. That’s some relief, but now farmers and others will wait to see whether the threat of December tariffs is also lifted. Zhang welcomes what he calls important first steps as the two sides each still angle to come out ahead. “The trade war has been elevated so much, I think in the end both countries need to find a way, that, in some respects, both leaders need to go back and say we won the trade war, somehow,” Zhang says.

Zhang says a shallow agreement on big issues like technology transfer and intellectual property protections is likely. But significant increases in Chinese imports of U-S corn, ethanol and beef could also be part of the deal.

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Skyscan Forecast – Tuesday, Oct. 15th, 2019

Weather

October 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy. High around 58. NW @ 15-25 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 30. NW @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 58. NW @ 10.

Thursday: P/Cldy. High 62.

Friday: P/Cldy. High 68.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 68. Our Low was 27. Last year on this date our High was 48 and the Low was 29. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 89 in 1892. The Record Low was 17 in 1952.

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JAMES “JIM” JOHNSON, 85, of Exira (Memorial Svcs. 10/18/19)

Obituaries

October 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

JAMES “JIM” JOHNSON, 85, of Exira, died Sunday, Oct. 13th, at the Exira Care Center. Memorial services for JAMES “JIM” JOHNSON will be held 10:30-a.m. Friday, Oct. 18th, at the Exira Lutheran Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

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Family visitation will be held at the Exira Lutheran Church, from 9:30-a.m. until the time of service, Friday.

Burial will be held in the Exira Cemetery, at a later date.

JAMES “JIM” JOHNSON is survived by:

Wife:  Donna Johnson, of Exira.

Daughters:   Brenda (Bill) McAdaragh of Tinly Park, IL; Colette (Ed) Ergenbright of Newton; Laurie Johnson of McAllen, TX.

Son:  Jason (Angela) Johnson of Derby.

13 grandchildren, his in-laws, other relatives and friends.

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Red Oak man arrested Monday evening for Domestic Abuse Assault

News

October 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak responded at around 6:10-p.m. Monday, to a fight between a man and a woman in the 700 block of N. 4th Street. Upon investigation, officers arrested 38-year old Jacob Lynn Derby, of Red Oak, on charges of Domestic Abuse Assault by intending to impede air or blood flow, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Derby was transported to the Montgomery County Jail, and was being held without bond.

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2 Red Oak men arrested for fighting Tue. Morning

News

October 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak were called at around 1-a.m. today (Tuesday), to the 400 block of East Elm Street,  for a fight in progress. Upon further investigation, officers arrested 25-year old Shilo J. Major, of Red Oak, and 31-year old Joshua Arthur Rhodes, of Council Bluffs. Both were charged with Assault.

Major and Rhodes were transported to the Montgomery County Jail, and held on $300 bond, each. Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office assisted in conducting the arrests.

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Iowa early News Headlines: 10/15/19

News

October 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — State budget experts say revenue for the current fiscal year is expected to grow 1.4 percent to total $7.97 billion and next year will see a 2.7 percent increase, taking the state tax collections just over $8.18 billion. The revenue growth estimates are significantly slower than last year’s 6.4 percent expansion but that was driven in part by tax policy changes.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The mother of a 4-year-old boy who shot himself after finding an unsecured gun in her vehicle has been sentenced to a year of probation. Polk County court records say 28-year-old Rachel Rowe also was fined $315. The boy found the .45-caliber handgun inside another container in her vehicle and shot himself in an upper arm.

MARION, Iowa (AP) — Work has begun to expand the airport runway in the Cedar Rapids suburb of Marion. The Gazette reports a groundbreaking ceremony was held last week for the $1.7 million project. The work will widen the runway from 23 to 60 feet, meeting the standards of a basic service airport. And additional $400,000 is being spent to replace lighting. The project is being funded by a $424,000 grant from the Iowa Department of Transportation and city bonds.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Backers of a skateboard under construction in downtown Des Moines say they have reached their $6.3 million funding goal. The Lauridsen Skatepark will be the nation’s largest when it’s completed in spring 2020. The 88,000-square-foot skate park is being built on five acres of land between Second Avenue and the Des Moines River.

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Midwest Sports Headlines: Oct. 15, 2019

Sports

October 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg took his turn silencing the Cardinals’ struggling bats, Nationals postseason star Howie Kendrick doubled three times and drove in three more runs, and Washington moved one win from the city’s first World Series appearance in 86 years by beating St. Louis 8-1 to take a 3-0 lead in the NL Championship Series. Strasburg struck out 12 in 7 innings.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pitching, defense and baserunning abandoned the Cardinals and their hitting never showed up in Game 3 of the NLCS. They got blown out 8-1 by the Washington Nationals to fall into a 3-0 hole and are one loss from being swept out of the series. St. Louis has scored one run through three games.

UNDATED (AP) — The Detroit Lions are the latest victim of questionable calls by officials that have seemingly become a regular part of every game. This time, it was two hands-to-the-face calls that aided Green Bay in its fourth-quarter comeback from a nine-point deficit for a 23-22 win. Both calls were on Lions defensive end Trey Flowers, who appeared to be grabbing his man by the shoulder and not the facemask or throat.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have struggled for Andy Reid’s entire tenure to stop the run. Now, with a team pegged as Super Bowl contenders, they may be worse than ever. Injuries have mounted on the defensive line, middle linebacker Anthony Hitchens also is hobbled and coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s switch from a 3-4 system to a 4-3 has failed to produce any noticeable improvement. It’s no wonder the Chiefs’ run defense is making opposing backs look like stars.

UNDATED (AP) — Nebraska will play Illinois in Dublin, Ireland, to open the 2021 season. It’s the second game in a five-game series of college games on the Emerald Isle. Navy and Notre Dame will meet in Dublin next season. The matchup in Dublin will be Nebraska’s first game outside of the United States since the Cornhuskers beat Kansas State in the 1992 Coca-Cola Bowl in Tokyo.

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High School Volleyball Scoreboard Monday 10/14/2019

Sports

October 14th, 2019 by admin

Western Iowa Conference Tournament

(3-1) IKM-Manning 25-15-25-25, Audubon 20-25-17-15 (Pigtail match)
(3-0) Treynor 25-25-25 IKM-Manning 12-12-17
(3-0) Underwood 25-25-25 Riverside 16-22-21
(3-0) Tri-Center 25-25-25 Missouri Valley 15-10-18
(3-2) Logan-Magnolia 22-25-21-25-15 AHSTW 25-21-25-21-12

Semifinals Tuesday @ Missouri Valley
Treynor vs. Underwood
Tri-Center vs. Logan-Magnolia

Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament

(3-0) Mount Ayr 3 Wayne 0
(3-0) Southwest Valley 25-25-25 Mount Ayr 19-15-17
(3-2) Central Decatur 3 Bedford 2
(3-1) East Union 25-18-25-25 Central Decatur 10-25-23-7
(3-1) Lenox 25-23-25-25 Southeast Warren 18-25-21-21
(3-0) Nodaway Valley 25-25-25 Martensdale-St. Marys 19-11-11

Semifinals and Finals Tuesday @ East Union

Bluegrass Conference

(3-1) Mormon Trail 25-17-25-25, Diagonal 16-25-15-8

Other Scores

(2-0) Fremont-Mills 25-25 East Atchison 23-21
(2-0) Fremont-Mills 25-25 Mid-Buchanan 6-4

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Bob Saunders XC Classic at Ida Grove 10/14/2019

Sports

October 14th, 2019 by admin

Girls Team Scores

  1. WC-KP 37
  2. Manson NW Webster 96
  3. Lawton-Bronson 134
  4. Pocahontas 138
  5. Shenandoah 139
  6. Alta-Aurelia 164
  7. West Monona 175
  8. South Central Calhoun 214
  9. Ridge View 225
  10. Exira-EHK 264

Girls Individual Top Ten

  1. Maddie Moline, Manson NW Webster 20:26.89
  2. Erika Kuntz, WC-KP 21:14.44
  3. Katlyn Wiese, Ridge View
  4. Brenna Godfread, Shenandoah
  5. Preslie Oswald, Manson NW Webster
  6. Sarah Putze, WC-KP
  7. Paige Padavich, Ridge View
  8. Mary Putze, WC-KP
  9. Alex Frederickson, Alta-Aurelia
  10. Kalyn Cameron, WC-KP

Full results: oabcig xc hs girls results

Boys Team Scores

  1. Woodbine 78
  2. Sioux Central 109
  3. Pocahontas 116
  4. OA-BCIG 129
  5. Shenandoah 137
  6. Siouxland Christian 146
  7. Manson NW Webster 158
  8. West Monona 212
  9. Boyer Valley 242
  10. Alta-Aurelia 279
  11. MVAOCOU 287
  12. Southeast Valley 289
  13. South Central Calhoun 311
  14. WC-KP 340
  15. Ridge View 405
  16. East Sac County 416
  17. Whiting 462

Boys Individual Top Ten

  1. Dylan Blake, MVAOCOU 17:08.07
  2. Weston Beeson, MVAOCOU 18:11.83
  3. Wyatt Erickson, Sioux Central
  4. Adam Sherer, Woodbine
  5. Trey Englemann, Alta-Aurelia
  6. Eric Brannon, Siouxland Christian
  7. Patrick Heffernan, Boyer Valley
  8. Jose Lachelt, Manson NW Webster
  9. Theo Moseman, Lawton-Bronson
  10. Chris Meyer, Pocahontas

Full results: oabcig xc hs boys results

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