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Cardinals place Westbrook on 15-day DL

Sports

May 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Cardinals put right-hander Jake Westbrook on the 15-day disabled list with elbow inflammation and plan to select the contract of left-hander John Gast in time for Tuesday night’s game against the New York Mets. To make room for Gast on the major league roster, the team said Sunday that injured closer Jason Motte will be moved to the 60-day disabled list while rehabilitating from reconstructive elbow surgery. Westbrook is 2-1 with a 1.62 ERA in seven starts. His DL move was retroactive to May 9.

Gast was the team’s minor league player of the month in April, going 3-1 with a 1.16 ERA in six starts at Triple-A Memphis. He began the season with 32 consecutive scoreless innings.

Iowa early News Headlines: Mon., May 13th 2013

News

May 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some Iowans are starting to worry about what a debate about IowaCare means for their doctor visits. About 66,000 residents are currently enrolled in the program. Democrats who control the state Senate favor a Medicaid expansion. Republicans who hold a majority in the House oppose the expansion.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It’s unlikely a bill that would make changes to the state’s system for inspecting school buses will pass this year. A bill that would require buses with serious problems to be re-inspected has passed the Iowa Senate. But some lawmakers now want to shift inspections out of the Education Department and into the state Transportation Department.

ONAWA, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man is facing charges after trying to evade police at speeds up to 120 miles per hour. The chase happened Friday afternoon when the Ida County Sheriff’s Department tried to stop Barry Young. Young faces a felony charge of eluding arrest, several drug charges and numerous traffic violations.

WAVERLY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa lawyer and former police officer lost his law license after being convicted of drug and forgery charges. Brian Stowe was convicted of possessing methamphetamine and forging two checks in 2011. Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins says theft by lawyers won’t be tolerated.

IRENE MULHERN, 98, (formerly of Greenfield)

Obituaries

May 12th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

IRENE MULHERN, 98, of Dodgeville, WI (&formerly of Greenfield), died Sun., May 12th, at The Meadows, in Spring Green, WI. Graveside services for IRENE MULHERN will be held 11-a.m. Sat., May 18th, at the Greenfield Cemetery in Greenfield. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

A luncheon will be held at the Greenfield United Methodist Church, following the graveside service.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com

IRENE MULHERN is survived by:

Her daughter – Dorothy Radke of Dodgeville, WI

Her sisters – Helen Huitt, of West Des Moines, and Betty Halbauer, of Des Moines

Her son-in-law: Glen Scott, Fontanelle

Her daughter-in-law:  Joyce Mulhern of Adel.

12 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, 17 great-great grandchildren, and other relatives.

Atlantic School Board to discuss SRO, Extra-curricular activities and mobile classroom

News

May 12th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic School District’s Board of Education will meet Monday evening in the Media Center at the High School. During their regular, 7:30-p.m. session, the Board will act on approving a Fiscal year bus lease payment, and related transfer of more than $53,520 from the Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (or, “Peppel”), to Debt Service, and act on approving a bid for the refinishing of the High School gym floor.

Other action items on their agenda include approval of: a Budget Guarantee Resolution for 2013-2014; an amended Fee Schedule for 2013-14; and Kindergarten Summer School.

The Board is also expected to discuss several matters prior to adjournment. That includes issues pertaining: to a School Resource Officer (SRO), and additional teachers for…the Middle School 7th grade Social Studies class, a paraprofessional for Middle School Special Education, and paraprofessional for the High School English as a Second Language (ESL) and English Language Learner (ELL) programs.

The Atlantic School Board will also discuss: The need for an additional Mobile Classroom; the District’s Technology Plan, and, the adding of extra curricular activities. In a previous Board meeting, information about a survey of students asking about adding additional activities, including bowling, swimming, archery, and dance, was discussed. Activities Director Josh Rasmussen said if activities are added, it would take some time to implement a schedule, perhaps as much as a year.

 

Audubon City Council to set date for hearing on sale of lots

News

May 12th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Audubon City Council is expected to act Monday, on the passage of a Resolution setting May 28th at 7-p.m. as the date and time for a Public Hearing, with regard to the sale of certain Lots within the City. Lots 6, 4 and 2 are located in block 13 in the City of Audubon.

The Council will also act on a residents’ request for a curb cut on Freeman Avenue, for the installation of a driveway, and a request from the Audubon Chamber of Commerce for the use of tables, picnic tables, a truck and kitchen, in advance of the Annual Flight Breakfast. The final action item for their 7-p.m. meeting, is with regard to a Resolution setting May 28th at 7-p.m., as the date and time for a Public Hearing, on an amendment to the Budget.

De La Rosa dominates, Rockies beat Cardinals 8-2

Sports

May 12th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jorge De La Rosa held the St. Louis Cardinals hitless into the seventh inning and Troy Tulowitzki’s three-run homer ended Colorado’s scoreless streak at 28 innings, sending the Rockies to an 8-2 victory Sunday. De La Rosa did not allow a hit until David Freese’s two-out single in the seventh, answering a pair of pitching gems by St. Louis over the weekend.

Charlie Blackmon added a two-run homer off Jaime Garcia (4-2) for the Rockies, who snapped a four-game skid. They finished with 11 hits after totaling three in consecutive shutout losses to rookie Shelby Miller and Adam Wainwright. Nolan Arenado, who singled with one out in the eighth to break up Wainwright’s no-hit bid Saturday, was among four Rockies with two hits apiece.

Vols QB Tyler Bray getting shot with Chiefs

Sports

May 12th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Tyler Bray believes that every rookie has something to prove. He may have more than most. The former Tennessee quarterback left school a year early hoping he’d be chosen highly in the draft, but every team passed on him over the course of seven agonizing rounds. So he wound up signing with Kansas City as an undrafted free agent, and is now trying to make the team.

He’s been participating in the Chiefs’ rookie minicamp that finishes up Sunday.  Bray put up big numbers as a starter with the Vols, but questions about his maturity and some minor off-the-field incidents caused his stock to drop. Still, he had one of the biggest arms of the rookies coming out, and the Chiefs hope he can compete for a backup job.

Galva man arrested after 120 mph chase in western IA

News

May 12th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ONAWA, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa man is facing charges after trying to evade police at speeds up to 120 mph. Television station KTIV reports that the chase happened on Friday afternoon when the Ida County Sheriff’s Department tried to stop 28-year-old Barry Young, of Galva.

Authorities say Young fled south on Highway 175 and drove erratically while as many as six police cars pursued him. Young is suspected of stealing packages off the front porches of homes.  The Iowa State Patrol says Young drove across a farm field and through a fence surrounding a cell phone tower during the chase.

Young was arrested a few miles east of Onawa. He faces a felony charge of eluding arrest, several drug charges and numerous traffic violations.

Enhanced Fire Danger across western IA Tuesday; Severe weather possible late in the week

Weather

May 12th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

310 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE KJAN LISTENING AREA, INCLUDING THESE COUNTIES...

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THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT: NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: ON TUESDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED FIRE DANGER…ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN IOWA.

LOW THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST AT TIMES BETWEEN TUESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20. THERE IS A LOW SEVERE WEATHER THREAT DURING THIS TIME FRAME. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL THEN INCREASE WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STORMS LIKELY FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES WILL BE HIGHER AT TIMES DURING THIS PERIOD…BUT THE DETAILS OF THE THREATS ARE STILL UNCLEAR AT THIS RANGE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BECOME POSSIBLE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

Bus inspection reforms stall in Iowa legislature

News

May 12th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Most Iowa lawmakers agree that changes need to be made to the state’s system for inspecting school buses, but it’s unlikely a bill will pass this year because lawmakers can’t agree on what should be done. A bill that would help close loopholes in the inspection system by requiring buses with serious problems to be re-inspected before returning to service passed the Iowa Senate on a 46-2 vote.

The Des Moines Register reports some lawmakers now want to shift bus inspections out of the Education Department and into the state Transportation Department. Republican Rep. Kevin Koester, of Ankeny, says school buses should get the same inspections commercial vehicles receive. But former lawmaker Mike Cormack, who works for the Education Department, says moving the inspections would only delay needed improvements.