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Iowa early News Headlines: Thu., May 31st 2012

News

May 31st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — A man in custody on robbery charges is now charged with killing a man at an adult theater in Ottumwa. Police Chief Jim Clark says 25-year-old Bruce Pollard, of Ottumwa, was charged yesterday with first-degree murder in the death of 74-year-old Kenneth McDaniel. His body was found inside Cinema X on March 13.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — American Indian tribes authorized to triple the amount of time tribal members can spend in jail say they’re challenged by a lack of funding. A U.S. Government Accountability Office report shows that none of the 109 tribes who responded to a survey about increased sentencing were taking advantage of it.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court is letting a suspended county attorney return to his job after receiving assurances that he will spend more time prosecuting cases. The court yesterday lifted a suspension issued to Appanoose County Attorney Richard Scott on May 2.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa City man who owned a trash-hauling business has pleaded guilty to ripping off customers by creating phony landfill receipts to overcharge them. Nicholas Yutzy pleaded guilty Tuesday to mail fraud. He faces up to 20 years in prison but is likely to receive far less.

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Wednesday Soccer Results

Sports

May 31st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Girls 3-A Regional Semi-Final:

Abraham Lincoln 2, Sioux City North 1

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Wednesday High School Baseball Results

Sports

May 31st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10:

  • Atlantic 10, Nodaway Valley 1 (Brandon Ballinger throws a complete game, Gunnar Blum hit 2 HR’s)
  • Harlan 4, St. Albert 3
  • Lewis Central 3, Thomas Jefferson 2

Western Iowa:

  • A-H-S-T 10, Missouri Valley 0
  • Audubon 7, Griswold 1
  • Treynor 4, Tri-Center 3

Rolling Hills:

  • Martensdale-St. Marys 10, Adair-Casey 0

Others:

  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 2, Van Meter 1 (8 Innings)
  • Des Moines Christian 10, Panorama 6
  • Kingsley-Pierson 6, IKM-Manning 3
  • Lenox 10, Murray 5

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Wednesday High School Softball Results

Sports

May 31st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10:

  • Atlantic 17, CAM 2
  • Glenwood 22, St. Albert 0
  • Fort Dodge 14, Kuemper Catholic 1

Western Iowa:

  • Griswold 7, Audubon 6
  • Treynor 2, Tri-Center 1
  • Underwood 5, Riverside 1
  • Missouri Valley 14, A-H-S-T 1

Rolling Hills:

  • Exira-EHK 8, Red Oak 2

Others:

  • Van Meter 4, Coon Rapids-Bayard 2
  • Logan-Magnolia 8, Boyer Valley 6
  • Des Moines Christian 10, Panorama 0
  • Ridge View 9, Woodbine 5
  • Westwood 14, West Harrison 2
  • IKM-Manning 6 Kingsley-Pierson 4

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May 2012 may be among warmest on record

News, Weather

May 31st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

May has been dry, but not dry enough to set any statewide records. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says an average of three inches of rain fell in the state this past month. “Basically you had a fairly wet first six days of the month and a few places since then have stayed a bit the wet side, mostly northwestern Iowa,” Hillaker says. “But certainly a lot of Iowa, especially the central and southern sections, have been very dry now for the last three, three-and-a-half weeks or so, but not one for the record books, even in those drier areas.” Temperatures in Iowa for May are about six degrees above normal.  “(That) probably would put us in the top 10 as far as warmest Mays, although we will be cooling things off here just a tiny bit here in the last couple of days of the month, so that might drop the ranking just a little bit,” Hillaker says. “It’s actually been a more unusually warm month than unusually dry at this point.” A large part of the state currently is classified as “abnormally dry” — the lowest level in a nationwide system that measures drought conditions. The west central and north central Iowa are “moderately dry”.

“Right now, nothing is in an especially bad category as far as drought conditions go, but we’re getting to that time of the year when things can change pretty rapidly if we get higher temperatures and higher evaporation rates because of that,” Hillaker says. “If we don’t get rain, you know, things can dry out very, very quickly at this time of the year.” The southern two-thirds of the state has “parched” topsoil that needs some rain, according to Hillaker, and recent windy conditions are exacerbating the problem.

(Radio Iowa)

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Freeman’s HR helps Braves beat Cards, 10-7

Sports

May 31st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman homered and drove in three runs, wearing his new glasses, to help the Atlanta Braves recover after blowing a five-run lead to beat the Cardinals 10-7 on Wednesday night. Freeman, who had missed four straight starts because of vision problems, was elated about receiving his new sports glasses before the game. He broke out of slump with three hits: his eighth homer in the first, a run-scoring double in the third and run-scoring single in the eighth. The Braves, who snapped an eight-game losing streak on Tuesday night, gave up a 5-0 lead, then scored three runs in the sixth. McCann’s two-run single highlighted the rally. Jonny Venters (3-2) recorded the last out of the sixth. Craig Kimbrel earned his 15th save.

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PCL Baseball

Sports

May 31st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Wednesday’s Game

Iowa at Omaha, ppd., rain

Thursday’s Games

Iowa at Omaha, 6:05 p.m., 1st game

Iowa at Omaha, 8:35 p.m., 2nd game

 

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Girls State Golf Final Results

Sports

May 30th, 2012 by Jim Field

3-A Team:

  1. Clear Lake  358 – 318 = 676
  2. Charles City  359 – 321 = 680
  3. Grinnell  366 -336 = 702
  4. South Tama  359 – 334 = 703
  5. Wiliamsburg  389 – 353= 742
  6. Atlantic  378 – 366 = 744
  7. ADM  382 – 375 = 754
  8. Central Dewitt  396 – 388 = 784

3-A Individuals:

  1. Jessie Sindlinger, Charles City  79 – 73 = 152
  2. MacKenzie Black, Independence  74 – 79 = 153

Atlantic:

  • 11.  Brooke Fletcher, Atlantic  82 – 85 = 167
  • 21. Kaitlynn Walter  91 – 93 = 184
  • 33. Bailey Walter  102 –  94 = 196
  • 36. Shelby Worth  103 – 94 = 197

Also:

  • 21. Sara Pettitt, Carroll  94 – 90 = 184
  • 31. Courtney Leinen, Harlan  100 – 95 = 195
  • 36. Rachel Van Erdwyk, Carroll  91 – 106 = 197

2-A Teams:

  1. Dyersville Beckman  349 – 339 = 688
  2. Kuemper Catholic  373 – 374 = 747
  3. Cascade  371 – 377 = 748
  4. Alta-Aurelia  387 – 381 = 768
  5. Dike-New Hartford  391 – 385 = 776
  6. Wapello  395 – 382 = 777
  7. Sheldon  400 404 = 804
  8. Clarinda  410 – 415 = 825

2-A Individuals:

  1. Ellie Ament, Beckman  75 – 79 = 154
  2. Brooke Klosterman, Beckman  84 – 81 = 165

Also:

  • 19. Taylor Gardner, Missouri Valley  97 – 92 =189

1-A Teams:

  1. Bishop Garrigan  343 – 351 = 694
  2. Grundy Center  375 – 386 = 761
  3. HLV  392 – 391 = 783
  4. Hinton  391 – 393 = 784
  5. Gehlen Catholic  397 – 388 = 785
  6. Valley  389 – 397 = 786
  7. Audubon  420 – 404 = 824
  8. Lynnville-Sully  417 – 414 = 831

1-A Individuals:

  1. Victoria Grasso, Ankeny Christian  79 – 81 = 160 (3X Champ)
  2. Sheridan Berte, Bishop Garrigan  82 – 86 = 168

Audubon Scores:

  • 8. Susie Bylund  95 – 85 = 180
  • 32. Lexie Thygesen  102 – 106 = 208
  • 34. Rachel Flug  110 – 102 = 212
  • 42. Faith Fliflet  120 – 111 = 231
  • 44. Teagan Albright  113 – 119 = 232
  • 52. Melanie Petersen  134 – 133 = 267

Also:

  • 22. Anna Hildebrand, Riverside  98 – 95 = 193
  • 17. Kaleigh Westlake, Corning  96 – 96 = 192

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FRANCES JEAN “JEANIE” CARLSON, 59, of Atlantic (Svcs. 6-2-2012)

Obituaries

May 30th, 2012 by admin

FRANCES JEAN “JEANIE” CARLSON, 59, of Atlantic died Tuesday, May 29 at her home in Atlantic.  Memorial services for “JEANIE” CARLSON will be held 2-p.m. Tuesday, June 5th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic.

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Memorials may be directed to the family.

JEANIE CARLSON is survived by:

Husband: William Carlson of Atlantic

Son: Shane (Amy) Kelly of Norfolk, VA

Sister: Susie (Stan) Kinzie of Anita

Brother: Steve McClure of Anita

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Cass County Supervisors to act on resolution honoring 2 fallen troopers

News

May 30th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Board of Supervisors, Thursday (May 31st), are expected to act on a Resolution in support of naming two US Highway 6 bridges to commemorate two ‘fallen’ Iowa state troopers: Lance Dietsch and Stan Gerling. Trooper Pilot Lance Dietsch and Trooper Stanley Gerling were killed in an airplane accident on June 30th, 1989, near Atlantic. The pair had been searching for an elderly man who had wandered off, and were about to call off the search when they troopers located him in a soybean field. They began to circle the area when the plane made a sudden turn and crashed vertically into the ground. Troopers Dietsch and Gerling were the first aircraft fatalities since the addition of the Patrol Airwing in 1956.

Trooper Pilot Lance Dietsch

Trooper Dietsch, who lived in Council Bluffs, had served with the Iowa State Patrol for six years.

Trooper Gerling, who lived in Atlantic,  had served with the Patrol for one-year.

Trooper Stan Gerling

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