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Skyscan forecast for Father’s Day, June 16 2019

Weather

June 16th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light east wind.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 59. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 85. Our Low this morning (as of 6-a.m.) was 58. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 91 and the Low 75. The Record High in Atlantic on Jun 16th was 103 in 1946. The Record Low was 42 in 1974.

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Woman missing from Mills County: Authorities ask for your help

News

June 16th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in locating a missing adult. Sarah Gillespie was last seen at approximately 9-p.m. June 14th. She was last seen wearing blue jeans with a rhinestone belt, cowboy boots with spurs, a pink and black hat, and a turquoise sweatshirt.

Sarah Gillespie

Gillespie was last known to be driving a black 2001 Toyota Tacoma (LIC NL796). If you have any information on her whereabouts, please contact the Mills County Sheriff’s Office at (712) 527-4871.

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Midwest Sports Headlines: Sunday, June 16, 2019

Sports

June 16th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

NEW YORK (AP) — Second baseman Jeff McNeil made a game-saving throw from right field to home plate for the final out, and the New York Mets held off the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 after starter Noah Syndergaard exited with a strained right hamstring. Pete Alonso smashed a mammoth three-run homer for the Mets in a five-run first inning against Michael Wacha. J.D. Davis homered and had four hits.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — C.J. Cron drove in the go-ahead run for Minnesota with a sixth-inning double and made Jake Odorizzi the second 10-game winner in the majors this season in a 5-4 comeback victory by the Twins over the Kansas City Royals. Jorge Soler and Whit Merrifield homered to help the Royals build a 4-1 lead in the fifth inning, but the Twins surged back with homers by Max Kepler and Marwin Gonzalez to send a sellout crowd home happy after Joe Mauer’s number was retired in a pregame ceremony.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jimmy Kerr’s first triple in two years helped Michigan build an early lead, Karl Kauffmann pitched seven strong innings and the Wolverines opened their first College World Series appearance since 1984 with a 5-3 win over Texas Tech. The Wolverines built a 4-0 lead in the third and Kauffmann and Jeff Criswell worked out of trouble when the Red Raiders threatened.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Oregon State catcher and top overall draft pick Adley Rutschman is winner of the Dick Howser Trophy as college baseball player of the year by vote of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. UCLA reliever Holden Powell was named Stopper of the Year and Michigan’s Erik Bakich was named coach of the year. Rutschman was selected No. 1 by the Baltimore Orioles.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Blues players have taken turns hoisting the Stanley Cup to the cheers of a massive crowd beneath the Gateway Arch. Hundreds of thousands of people turned out Saturday for a parade and rally to honor the Stanley Cup champion Blues. They won their first title in 52 years of existence by beating the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Game 7 on Wednesday. The win ended one of sports’ longest championship droughts.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Gary Woodland will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the U.S. Open. Woodland narrowly missed a birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole to finish the third round at Pebble Beach with a score of 2-under 69 to get to 11 under for the tournament. Justin Rose made his birdie putt at 18 to get to 3 under for the day and 10 under for the tournament.

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One dead, 12 injured Story County accident Saturday

News

June 16th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State Patrol reports one person died, and a total of 12 others were injured, during an accident that took place in Story County, during a thunderstorm. Authorities say a 2013 Chevy Avalanche driven by 33-year old Shaun McCloud, of Nevada, and a 2016 Jeep Patriot driven by 27-year old Nycole M. Henson, also of Nevada, were traveling slowly southbound at around 5:17-p.m. with their flashers on, while escorting and protecting a horse that was on the shoulder of 620th Avenue, just south of 170th Street – north of Nevada.

A southbound 199 Chevy Silverado, driven by 17-year old Nathaniel J. Oberhokam, of Story City, struck the Jeep at a high rate of speed, causing it to rollover multiple times. Authorities believe heavy rainfall with low visibility was the cause of the accident. Nycole Henson was pronounced dead at the scene.

Nathaniel Oberhokam, Shaun Mcloud, 32-year-old Joshua Marlatt, and 39-year old Toni Marlatt, all of Nevada, were all transported by ambulance to Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames. 30-year-old Joseph Henson was transported by ambulance to the Story County Medical Center. Seven other suffered minor injuries and were transported for treatment. The crash remains under investigation.

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Red Oak man arrested for Public Intox.

News

June 16th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak, Saturday night, arrested 63-year old Steven Matthew Turnbull, of Red Oak. He was taken into custody for Public Intoxication, and held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.

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Michigan beats Texas Tech 5-3 in its 1st CWS game since 1984

Sports

June 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Stage fright was no factor for a Michigan baseball program that’s in the College World Series for the first time in 35 years. The Wolverines just kept doing what they’ve been doing since the NCAA Tournament started.

“Pitching, defense, timely hitting seems to be the recipe of the postseason,” coach Erik Bakich said. The Wolverines got all three once again Saturday at TD Ameritrade Park. Jimmy Kerr’s first triple in two years helped build an early lead, Karl Kauffmann pitched seven strong innings and the Wolverines opened their first CWS appearance since 1984 with a 5-3 victory over Texas Tech.

The last time Michigan made it this far, a team led by future Hall of Famer Barry Larkin went 0-2. The Wolverines had lost four straight in the CWS since winning their first game in 1983.
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Michigan, a No. 3 regional seed and one of the last four teams awarded at-large bids for the 64-team NCAA Tournament, plays a Bracket 1 winners’ game Monday night against the winner of the Saturday night game between Florida State and Arkansas. Texas Tech meets the Florida State-Arkansas loser on Monday.

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NASCAR Truck race postponed until Sunday

Sports

June 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — The NASCAR Truck series race at Iowa Speedway has been postponed until Sunday because of inclement weather. The sport’s organizing body made the call Saturday after repeated thunderstorms and lightning strikes in central Iowa left the short track too soaked for racing.

Qualifying was canceled as well, so the field for Sunday’s start will be set by owner’s points. Sixteen-year-old Chandler Smith will start from the pole in his series debut in the Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 51 truck, followed by Grant Enfinger, Stewart Friesen and Matt Crafton.

Sunday’s race will start at 11 a.m., followed by an Xfinity race at 4:30 p.m.

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DOROTHY M. GAUL, 94, of Harlan (Mass of Christian Burial 6/19/19)

Obituaries

June 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DOROTHY M. GAUL, 94, of Harlan, died Saturday, June 15th, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community. A Mass of Christian Burial for DOROTHY M. GAUL will be held 10:30-a.m. Wednesday, June 19th, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is on Tue., June 18th, from 4-until 8-p.m., with a Wake service at 7-p.m.

Burial is in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling.

DOROTHY M. GAUL is survived by:

Eight daughters – Shirley (Franklin) Hauch, and Janis (Timothy) Thompson, all of Omaha; Jean (Daniel) Bieker, Carol (Jeffrey) Walton, Joan (Ken Dempsey) Gaul, and Marian Greer-Stokes, all of Harlan; Laurie (Randy Blohm) Gilbert, of Audubon; and Lisa (Brooke Closeboom) Fox, of Allen, TX.

Her sons – Ronald (Paula) Gaul, and Walter Gaul, all of Harlan; Larry (Maxine) Gaul, of Omaha; and Dave (Angie) Gaul, of Chillicothe, OH.

Her brothers – Leo (Jane) Rau, of Omaha, and Gilbert (Mary Ann) Rau, Jr., of Lander, WY.

Her sisters – Martha (Paul) Bissen, of Harlan; Verla Mumm, of Earling; Mervin (Nels) Nelson, of Kerrville, TX; Patricia Kuether, of Pierce, NE; and Judy (Richard) Jones, of Omaha.

Her daughter-in-law: Debbie Gaul-Rusch, of Dow City.

Several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

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SE IA man arrested for assault dies in custody

News

June 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Public Safety reports an incident of assault Saturday in southeast Iowa’s Jackson County turned deadly. A little after 7-a.m., law Enforcement Officers from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and the Maquoketa Police Department, responded to the 100-block of West Apple Street in Maquoketa, for a call of a physical altercation in progress. The incident lead to the arrest of Drew Edwards, of Maquoketa for assault-related charges. Soon after Edwards’ arrest, he began showing signs of a medical episode and emergency medical personnel were called to assist.

Shortly after being transported to the Jackson County Medical Center, Edwards was pronounced dead. The incident is currently under investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Jackson County Attorney’s Office.

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Former Iowa banker sentenced to prison for FDIC obstruction

News

June 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A former eastern Iowa banker has been sentenced to a year in federal prison and ordered to pay $1.2 million for hampering a bank examination.

Federal prosecutors for Iowa said in a news release that 39-year-old Martin Smith, of Center Point, was sentenced Thursday to a year and a day in federal prison. There is no parole in the federal system.

Smith pleaded guilty last year to aiding and abetting the obstruction of the examination of a financial institution. Prosecutors say Smith admitted backdating a refinancing loan to obstruct an investigation by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Smith’s actions ultimately cost the bank more than $1 million.
Smith was a vice president at Center Point Bank & Trust.

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