North Polk 5, Nodaway Valley/AC/WCV 0
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 2, Western Christian 1
Tri-Center, Neola 7, AHSTW 0
Underwood 5, Treynor 0
Unity Christian 1, MOC-Floyd Valley 0
North Polk 5, Nodaway Valley/AC/WCV 0
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 2, Western Christian 1
Tri-Center, Neola 7, AHSTW 0
Underwood 5, Treynor 0
Unity Christian 1, MOC-Floyd Valley 0
Class 1A Semi-finals, Friday
Kuemper Catholic 2, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 1
Beckman Catholic/Dyersville 2, Iowa City Regina 0
Class 1A Championship – Saturday
12:05-p.m. Beckman Catholic/Dyersville vs. Kuemper Catholic
Class 1A Consolation
11:10-a.m. Gladbrook-Reinbeck vs. Iowa City Regina
Class 2A Semi-finals, Friday
Storm Lake 2, Dubuque Wahlert 0
Norwalk 2, Hudson 1
Class 2A Championship – Saturday
2:30-p.m. Storm Lake vs. Norwalk
Class 2A Consolation
1:40-p.m. Dubuque Wahlert vs. Hudson
Class 3A Semi-finals, Friday
Iowa City High 1, Ames 0
West Des Moines/Valley 2, Cedar Rapids/Washington 0
Class 3A Championship – Saturday
5:00-p.m. Iowa City High vs.West Des Moines/Valley
Class 3A Consolation
4:10-p.m. Ames vs. Cedar Rapids/Washington
Softball Scores
A-D-M, Adel 3, West Delaware, Manchester 0
A-D-M, Adel 5, Kee, Lansing 0
Missouri Valley 11, Griswold 0
Seymour 9, East Union 3
Sidney 18, Essex 6
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 6, Mount Ayr 5
Westwood, Sloan 12, LeMars 2
Westwood, Sloan 7, Sioux City, East 6
Baseball Scores
Atlantic 5, Denison-Schleswig 2
Audubon 17, Riverside, Oakland 2 (4 innings)
Boyer Valley, Dunlap 15, Adair-Casey 13
CAM, Anita 18, Glidden-Ralston 9
Coon Rapids-Bayard 11, Earlham 5
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 4, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 3
Griswold 6, Missouri Valley 3
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 15, River Valley, Correctionville 0 ((4 innings))
Nodaway Valley 1, Wayne, Corydon 0
West Monona, Onawa 5, Westwood, Sloan 4
The Union County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported following a collision on the southeast side of Creston, Friday afternoon. Authorities say a car driven by 16-year old Timmy Kohl, of Creston, was traveling north on S. Cherry Street at around 1-p.m., and stopped at the intersection with Highway 34. Kohl saw a pickup with its right turning signal flashing as it was heading towards him eastbound on Highway 34, so he proceeded into the intersection.
The driver of the pickup, 28-year old Teresa Murphy, of Bedford, told investigators she had been signaling a lane change from the inside to outside lane previous to the intersection, and did not signal for an intent to turn. Murphy tried to avoid the collision, but her 2015 Ford struck the 1998 Chevy Lumina on the driver’s side, causing $11,000 damage.
Authorities cited Kohl for Failure to Yield from a Stop Sign.
U-S Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and his Cuban counterpart Gustavo Rodriguez Rollero toured a central Iowa corn and soybean farm Friday, and talked about water, soil, and energy. Vilsack — with an interpreter behind him — says he wants the ban on exports to the country lifted. “I sincerely hope that at some point in time in the near future Congress sees the wisdom of ending the embargo — allowing us to have an even closer relationship,” Vilsack says. “In the meantime, U-S-D-A has authorized the used of commodity checkoff resources for education and training, and we will be continuing to encourage more collaboration. We have a lot to learn from each other.”
Speaking on the farm near Polk City, Vilsack says dropping the embargo would allow Iowa and the rest of U-S agriculture to send more goods to Cuba. “They in turn have a tremendous opportunity to import into the U-S organic production. High-value added opportunity. That is why we are on this farm, to show that there is a commitment to organic, but a need for more,” Vilsack says.
Rollero spoke with an interpreter. “We believe that there are many areas of agriculture that we have common views, and what is left to be done is to deepen our collaboration,” Rollero says.
The two signed agreement to work together on a list of agricultural issues. “And I am certain that this will allow both parties to know each other better, to strengthen our cooperation, and in the end this will be to the benefit of agricultural development,” according to Rollero.
The agreement covers seven areas. “First and most important is the issue of seeds and phytogenetic resources,” Rollero says. “This is the basis for the development of agriculture. There won’t ever be a farmer who can improve his production if he doesn’t improve his seeds.”
Vilsack, a former governor of Iowa, says Cuba is also an ally for the United States on some hot-button international agriculture issues, such as food safety and animal health regulations.
(Radio Iowa)
The new campaign ad from one of the Democrats running in Iowa’s third congressional district primary has become an issue among all three candidates in the contest. The ad from Jim Mowrer questioned rival Mike Sherzan’s support of Wall Street reform. “In 2011, Mike went with the Iowa Bankers Association, met with the Federal Reserve,” Mowrer says. “The Federal Reserve released minutes of this meeting that said that they opposed this because it would result in significant financial losses for them.”
Sherzan says he supports President Obama’s Wall Street reform and would go even farther. Sherzan accuses Mowrer of breaking a pledge to run a positive campaign because the race has tightened. “I think it speaks to Jim’s character more than it speaks to my position on Dodd-Frank,” Sherzan says. “…I’d let the voters decide on Tuesday whether this is an ethical issue with my opponent.”
Desmund Adams — the other candidate in the race — is not mentioned in the ad, but Adams is weighing in on the controversy. Adams says while negative ads are nothing new in politics, he’s questioning why Mowrer violated his pact to run a positive campaign. “There was a level of deceiptfulness that took place,” Adams says. “In addition to deceiptfulness, absolutely there’s a level of dishonesty.”
Mowrer rejects the criticism. “This is absolutely not a negative ad,” Mowrer said. “If we can’t talk about what our policy differences are, then what is there to discuss?” The three candidates made their comments Friday night, during a joint appearance on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press” program.
(Radio Iowa)
Congressman Steve King and his Republican Primary challenger Rick Bertrand met Friday night in their only face-to-face forum of the campaign. Bertrand, a 46-year-old state senator from Sioux City, presented himself as a “fresh face” and “new blood” who were serve no more than 10 years in congress. King stressed the value of his “institutional knowledge” after serving 14 years in the House.
“Look at Chuck Grassley and see how he’s doing. He’s a very effective United States Senator today,” King said. Bertrand replied: “The difference is Chuck Grassley is relevant. Chuck Grassley is the head of a committee.” King said: “My opponent is a candidate because I am effective…His supporters, his benefactors are angry because I endorsed a candidate for president and he won.” Bertrand said: “We’ve had a decade and a half of people standing at the polar opposites and barking at the moon. I think we’re ready for a change.”
Bertrand says before the Iowa Caucuses, King missed a “golden opportunity” to publicly pressure Ted Cruz to embrace the federal ethanol production mandate. King said he has a “long record in support of renewable fuels,” but King says it would have been “ridiculous” to stand on the same stage with Cruz and criticize him.
“There’s more to this country than the RFS alone,” King said. “That’s not the only yardstick. It’s one of them.” Bertrand suggested King had abandoned the R-F-S in favor of a “non-Iowa agenda.” Bertrand used his closing statement to mention a tweet King sent on Caucus night that relayed a C-N-N story about one of Cruz’s rivals. “I’ve learned from the Ben Carson people…If anyone on Tuesday gets a text or a tweet from the congressman that says I’m dropping out on Tuesday, please disregard it,” Bertrand said.
Last night’s hour-long forum was co-sponsored by K-S-C-J Radio, K-T-I-V Television and The Sioux City Journal.
(Radio Iowa)
LYONS, Neb. (AP) — A 69-year-old Iowa man has died in an early morning car crash in northeast Nebraska. The Burt County Sheriff’s Office says John Burbridge, of Missouri Valley, Iowa, was the only person in the car when it left the roadway early Friday morning, just north of Lyons.
Officials say Burbridge was driving on U.S. Highway 77 when his car veered off the roadway and struck a tree. Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters responded to the scene, where Burbridge was pronounced dead. The Sheriff’s Office says Burbridge was wearing a seatbelt.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court says an employee fired because of missed work resulting from being thrown in jail may still be eligible for unemployment benefits. The court reversed the Iowa Employment Appeal Board saying just because someone is in jail and they can’t afford bail doesn’t mean they’ve voluntarily quit their job.
The ruling means 28-year-old Sondra Irving of North Liberty qualifies for unemployment. She was jailed for 27 days for assault after a November 2013 fight at home. Charges were later dropped but she was fired by University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics where she was a medical assistant. Irving appealed the denial of unemployment benefits.
Four justices made up the court’s majority but three others disagreed saying “being in jail is not a valid excuse for missing work.”
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