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The Iowa Hawkeye baseball team had a four game winning streak snapped, Tuesday. The Hawks gave up six runs in the first three innings and lost at Western Illinois 7-5. After getting to a season-high 12 games above .500 the Hawkeyes fall to 27-16 on the season. Iowa visits Michigan State for a three game Big Ten series beginning Friday.
(Learfield Sports)
ADEL, Iowa (AP) – Voters in Ankeny and in Dallas County have approved bonds for major construction projects. More than 77 percent of Dallas County voters said yes Tuesday to building a $22.9 million jail.
Voters rejected plans to build a replacement jail three times since 2013 as county officials struggle with jail overcrowding. The new facility will have 130 beds and room for expansion and be built on the east side of Adel. There also will be space for jail administration, sheriff’s office staff and inmates’ initial court appearances.
Ankeny voters Tuesday approved an $8.5 million bond measure for a library and a $2.55 million bond measure for the city’s third fire station. Officials have said the projects will not raise taxes.
The reception Governor Terry Branstad got yesterday (Tuesday) from a key U.S. senate committee seems to signal he’ll easily be confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to China. Tennessee Senator Bob Corker Tennessee Senator Bob Corker opened Branstad’s confirmation hearing by saying Branstad understands the challenges he’ll face in China. “I wish you all the best as you embark on this exciting new venture,” Corker said. Corker later closed the hearing with this: “You’ve had an outstanding hearing,” Corker said. “I think your on-the-ground experiences with China will serve our nation well. I think your understandings of what drives the thinking within China will serve our nation well.”
Branstad emphasized his long-term “friendship” with China’s leader. President Xi’s first trip to the U.S. brought him to Iowa in 1985 and he met Branstad in the governor’s office. In addition, Branstad emphasized the six trade missions he’s led to China during his past 22 years as governor. Senator Corker thanked Branstad for giving up “a very comfortable place” in Iowa. “Apparently issues of reelection are not a problem,” Corker said. Branstad and others laughed, then Corker continued: “to go to a post that’s much more temporary and yet in many ways far more meaningful in terms of our security and the world’s security.”
Republican Senator Rob Portman of Ohio also praised Branstad’s performance. “You’ve done a great job and you’ve shown today that you’ve got a grasp for what’s going on over in China and I appreciate that.” Virginia Senator Tim Kaine — the Democratic Party’s vice presidential nominee last year — told Branstad he was “very happy” to vote “yes” on his nomination. “I’ve got good Democratic friends in Iowa who’d give you high marks, at least as high as they’re going to give to somebody from the other side,” Branstad replied: “They keep reelecting me,” and Kaine continued: “I’m struck by that, too. I come from a state where they only give you one term (as governor)…You’ve had a pretty amazing track record.”
Kaine praised Branstad’s embrace of renewable fuels. Kaine urged Branstad to press the Chinese — and the Trump Administration — to remain committed to greenhouse gas reduction goals. Florida Senator Marco Rubio asked Branstad if he had ever challenged China’s president on a “difficult” issue, like human rights concerns. “Obviously my role as governor is different than my role is going to be as ambassador,” Branstad said.
But Branstad told senators that during a 1986 trip to “the old Soviet Union” he smuggled a book into the country and met with “a group of refuseniks” to find out what was happening in Leningrad. “I’m not bashful about meeting with dissidents or people that feel they’re being discriminated against or treated unfairly,” Branstad said. “I have a history of being willing to do that in my previous role. As ambassador, I think that’s even more important.”
You may have noticed Branstad was talking in the past tense about his days as Iowa’s governor. Much of the committee’s discussion with Branstad centered on the nuclear threat in North Korea.
(Radio Iowa)
LLOYD L. OAKLEY, 85, of Audubon, died Tuesday, May 2nd, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. Funeral services for LLOYD OAKLEY will be held 2-p.m. Saturday, May 6th, at the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is 5-p.m. Friday, May 5th.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.
LLOYD OAKLEY is survived by:
His wife of 62 years – Geneva Oakley, of Audubon.
His daughters – Teresa (Roger) Boge, of Klemme (IA), and Donna Murray (& partner Rob Glidden), of Audubon.
9 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren (soon to be 21), other relatives, his sisters-in-law, many friends and his loving dog “Lexi Jo.”
RUTH V. PEPPERS, 99, of Exira, died Tuesday, May 2nd, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for RUTH PEPPERS will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, May 6th, at the Kessler Funeral Home in Exira.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation begins at 6-p.m. Friday, May 5th.
Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.
RUTH PEPPERS is survived by:
Her sons – John “Jack” Peppers & wife Annette, of Exira; Rick Peppers, of Las Vegas, NV; and Russell (Chris) Peppers, of Dewy Humboldt, AZ.
11 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, 25 great-great grandchildren, her sister-in-law Jean Louise Chase, other relatives and many friends.
Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/isolated showers. High 62. E @ 10.
Tonight: Any showers will end this evening; Becoming P/Cldy. Low 38.
Tomorrow: Mostly Sunny. High 65. N @ 10-20.
Friday: Mo. Sunny. High near 68.
Saturday: Mo. Sunny. High 74.
Our High in Atlantic Tuesday was 66. Our overnight Low was 39. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 68 and the low was 35. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 87 in 1895, 1949 & 1968. The Record Low was 25 in 1900.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carlos Martinez pitched effectively into the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals once again beat Wily Peralta, topping the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 Tuesday night. Martinez (1-3), making his sixth start of the season, retired the first 12 batters. He gave up an unearned run on four hits in 7 1/3 innings, striking out four and walking one.
Trevor Rosenthal pitched a perfect ninth for his third save in three chances. Peralta (4-2) fell to 0-9 in his last 11 starts against the Cardinals. He allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska prosecutors have levied a barrage of charges against an inmate accused of killing a sheriff’s deputy while escaping from an Iowa jail. But prosecutors say the real hope is to have 24-year-old Wesley Correa-Carmenaty quickly sent back to Iowa, where he faces more serious charges stemming from his Monday escape. The prosecutor in Omaha says he’ll drop Nebraska charges if the suspect agrees during a hearing Wednesday to a quickly return to Iowa.
JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend in a Des Moines suburb has returned to Iowa to face charges in the case. Police say 38-year-old Abraham Roberts waived his right to an extradition hearing and was returned to Iowa on Tuesday. Roberts was arrested last month at the Canadian border. Johnston police say he killed 34-year-old Agnes Yarlee.
BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — One of two men accused of killing Burlington teenager Kedarie Johnson has pleaded not guilty and has waived his right to a speedy trial. The Hawk Eye reports that Jorge Sanders-Galvez waived that right at a hearing Monday as one of his attorneys withdrew because of a conflict of interest. Sanders-Galvez’s trial tentatively was scheduled to begin June 27, but the judge says a new date will be set later.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Officials are warning that Ames residents may experience rusty water and fluctuations in water pressure over the next several weeks as workers test and disinfect new water plant equipment. Rusty water would be particularly acute in areas near the new water plant on East 13th Street. Officials say rusty water is still safe to drink, but can stain laundry.