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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., May 11th 2016

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May 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:00 a.m. CDT

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — About 180 Army Reserve Soldiers based in Sioux City are preparing to be deployed to the Middle East. Maj. William Geddes says soldiers in the 960th Quartermaster Company will deploy to Kuwait and Iraq on Sunday. A send-off ceremony is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at East High School in Sioux City. The company’s mission will be to supply ammunition, fuel and portable water purification.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has suspended prison sentences for two women who pleaded guilty in connection to a staged Sioux City bank robbery. Nineteen-year-old Heaven Zevenbergen and 19-year-old Angelica Perez had been sentenced to five years in prison in February after pleading guilty to second-degree theft as part of a plea agreement. District Judge Jeffrey Neary suspended the remainder of their sentences Tuesday, and placed them on five years of probation. Neary said the original prison terms were meant to be “shock sentencing,” which is used to deter offenders from future criminal behavior. He said he always intended to reconsider the women’s sentences.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A Dubuque man is charged with child endangerment after authorities say he let his 7-year-old son drive a car that later crashed into a utility pole. The vehicle had left the scene of the crash in Dubuque by the time authorities arrived Saturday afternoon. Court documents say when police later located the damaged car in an alley, 28-old Wesley Rainer told police his son wanted to drive the car.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — The City Council again has effectively rejected a plan to seek a National Park Service grant to help fund a $2.6 million white-water park and kayak course near downtown Waterloo. The council voted 3-2 Monday to seek the $750,000 grant, but the resolution required four votes to pass. The council first voted 3-1 last week to seek the grant, with Councilman Jerome Amos Jr. absent. He requested the reconsideration.

Bluffs man wanted on warrant arrested after foot chase & water rescue

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May 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A man wanted on several arrest warrants led Council Bluffs Police on a foot pursuit that eventually led to the suspect jumping into the Missouri River. According to Bluffs Police, at around 9:42-p.m. Tuesday, officers noticed a man walking in the area of 901 N. 35th Street. They recognized him as 22-year old Devon Hunt, of Council Bluffs, who had several warrants out for his arrest. Officers approached Hunt, ordered him to stop and advised him that he was under arrest.

Devon Hunt

Devon Hunt

Hunt disregarded their orders and attempted to elude Officers on foot. Hunt climbed a fence and ran across I-29 into the tree line on the south side of the Missouri river. Officers set up a perimeter and began to search the area. Council Bluffs Officers were assisted by the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, and the Iowa State Patrol.
Officers located Hunt in the area and as they approached him he ran into the Missouri River.

He then swam out about forty yards and grabbed onto a log refusing Officers commands to come back to shore. The Council Bluffs Fire Department deployed their water rescue boat and with the assistance of CBPD officers were able to pull Hunt from the water. Officers took Hunt into custody and transported him to Mercy Hospital where he was treated and released for possible hyperthermia.

He was then transported to Pottawattamie County Jail and charged with; Eluding a Police Officer, and for the following warrants: Harassment 1st degree, Criminal Mischief 3rd degree, Eluding a Police Officer, and Harassment 3rd degree.

180 Sioux City-based Army Reserve Soldiers prepare to deploy

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May 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — About 180 Army Reserve soldiers based in Sioux City are preparing to be deployed to the Middle East. Maj. William Geddes says soldiers in the 960th Quartermaster Company will deploy to Kuwait and Iraq on Sunday. A send-off ceremony is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at East High School in Sioux City.

The company’s mission will be to supply ammunition, fuel and portable water purification. Geddes says the soldiers are expected to stay for about nine months.

SW Iowa Senior Basketball All-Star Games set for Friday

Sports

May 10th, 2016 by admin

A large group of Southwest Iowa High School Basketball Seniors will meet up on Friday for a pair of All-Star Games at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln High School.

The SW Iowa Senior All-Star Games are hosted by the Southwest Iowa Basketball Coaches Association and will begin with the girls game at 5:45pm and the boys game will follow. There will also be a dunk contest and 3-point contest at halftime of the boys game.

Atlantic will have Tiffany Williams, Erin Olsen, and Skye Thompson participating in the girls game and Ryan Hawkins will play in the boys game.

You can see the full team rosters here. Admission for the event will be $5.

Hawkeye Ten Boys Golf Championships 5/10/2016

Sports

May 10th, 2016 by admin

The Hawkeye Ten Boys Golf Championships were held Tuesday, May 10th at the Glenwood Golf Course after being pushed back from Monday due to the wet weather.  Atlantic came away with a third place showing.

Team Standings

1 Glenwood 296
2 Carroll Kuemper 300
3 Atlantic 306
4 Clarinda 309
5 Shenandoah 320
6 Harlan 322
7 Denison 339
8 Creston 339
9 Lewis Central 362
10 St. Albert 373
11 Red Oak 373

Individual Scores

  1. Ryan Leath, Glenwood 71 (Won on first playoff hole)
  2. Nathan Mertz, Kuemper Catholic 71
  3. Steven Martin, Shenandoah 74
  4. Tucker Boeckman, Kuemper Catholic 74
  5. Kyle Somers, Creston 74
  6. William Shull, Clarinda 75
  7. Ben Renaud, Atlantic 75
  8. Eli Bales, Glenwood 75
  9. Kobe Rhodes, Glenwood 75
  10. Colton Book, Glenwood 75
  11. Matthew Bjoin, Harlan 76
  12. Carlton Rahn, Clarinda 76

Atlantic Scores

Jake Olsen  77
Ben Renaud  75   2nd team all conference   7th place
Kyle Nelson  77
Zac Stork   80
Matt Gearheart  77
Nate Gifford   79
Notes from Atlantic Head Coach Ed DenBeste: “Great day to play golf.  Probably the best day we had this year.  I knew the scores were going to be close.  Matt G shot a good round of 77.  Jake had struggles on first nine and but a one over back nine to finish 7 over.  Nate played well again also.  Good to see him finish below 80.  Zac had a great round but didn’t finish the last few holes well to shoot 80.  Kyle had a good score of 77.  Needed it a little lower.  Ben was low today.  Good to see him shoot 75.  I was hoping this was the year.  Glenwood played really well at home.  Give them credit.  296 is a great team score.  Kuemper had their 5th golfer go low with 71.  That was the difference between 2nd and 3rd.   Sectional Golf on Friday at AGCC.”

Students from, Adair, Creston & Red Oak receive AKSARBEN Ag Leaders Scholarships

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the AKSARBEN Foundation have announced Ward Umbaugh, of Adair is one of 50 students from seven states (including 16 Iowa students) named as a 2016 winner of AKSARBEN AG Leaders Scholarship. Other scholarship winners from southwest Iowa include Heath Downing, from Creston, and Hayden VanMeter, from Red Oak.

Each scholarship awardee is a 4-H member who has exhibited at the AKSARBEN Stock Show and Rodeo in Omaha, and will receive $2,000 toward their education. They must be a high school senior and 4-H Exhibitor who has participated in the stock show for three or more years. The scholars also plan to attend a two or four year college or university and have expressed interest in pursuing a career related to agriculture or a non-agriculture career within a rural community .

Established in 1895, the AKSARBEN Foundation represents the premier employers in Nebraska and western Iowa.  The Foundation’s mission is to leverage collective business leadership to build a more prosperous Heartland by funding and guiding best practice, needs-based scholarship programs, awarding over $1 million annually; promoting the Heartland’s cultural heritage through top-ranking community celebrations, attended by over 100,000 annually; and honoring community leaders who carry on the Heartland’s tradition of philanthropy and volunteerism.

IA Transportation Commission approves RISE grant for Manning

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May 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Transportation Commission met today (Tuesday), in Ames, and approved a RISE (Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy) grant application for the City of Manning. Officials say up to $259,918 from the city share of the RISE Fund was approved for a Local Development grant to assist in paving of approximately 1,101 feet of Commercial Street located on the west side of Manning.

The project was deemed necessary to provide improved access to four lots totaling more than 18 acres for industrial purposes. The project is anticipated to be completed by November 2017.

The RISE program was established to promote economic development in Iowa through construction or improvement of roads and streets. Iowa cities and counties are eligible for funding in the form of a grant, loan, or combination thereof.

USDA: Corn crop could reach record 14.4 billion bushels

Ag/Outdoor

May 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Farmers are expected to grow a record corn crop this year, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimating the crop at 14.4 billion bushels. That’s 214 million bushels higher than the previous record in the 2014 growing season. The USDA released its initial estimates for the new crop year on Tuesday. The agency says corn farmers are expected to plant 93.6 million acres, or about 5.6 million acres more than last year.

If farmers harvest as much as expected, the nation’s corn stockpile will reach the highest level since the mid-1980s at 2.2 billion bushels. Soybean production is expected at 3.8 billion bushels, down 129 million from last year’s crop. Wheat is projected at nearly 2 billion bushels, down 3 percent from a year ago.

Stanton woman arrested for tampering and prohibited acts

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May 10th, 2016 by admin

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest today (Tuesday) of a Stanton woman.  At 12:00pm Deputies arrested 30-year-old Jennifer Ingersoll of Stanton on a warrant for 3 Counts of Prohibited Acts (A Class C Felony) and Tampering with Records (An Aggravated Misdemeanor).  Ingersoll was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $10,000 bond.

Cass County Supervisor Candidate Forum set for May 19th in Griswold

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May 10th, 2016 by admin

A Supervisor Candidate Forum has been scheduled for Thursday, May 19th in Griswold.  The forum will showcase all Supervisor candidates running in the June 7, 2016 Primary Election and will start at 7:00pm at the Griswold Community Center.

The Candidates for each district that will participate are: District 1- Steve Green, Dave Jones, and Dale Retallic; District 4- Rocky Anderson, Ryan Askeland, Steve Baier, Todd Hansen, Nick Hensley, Barry Moore, and Dana Kunze; District 5- J. Ford Lillard, Bernard Pettinger, and Frank Waters.

The public is encouraged to attend and interact with all the candidates running for Cass County Supervisor seats.  Again that forum will be held Thursday, May 19th at 7:00pm at the Griswold Community Center.