Red Oak Police, Wednesday night, arrested 53-year old David Allen Welch, of Red Oak, following a traffic stop for an improper tail lamp. A records check indicated Welch was driving under suspension. He was taken into custody at around 9:20-p.m. and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set at $300.
VERNON D. CAMPBELL, 80, of Irwin, died Wednesday, Dec. 27th, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. Funeral services for VERNON CAMPBELL will be held 2:30-p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30th, at the United Methodist Church in Irwin. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, from 4-until 8-p.m., and at the United Methodist Church on Saturday, from 10-a.m. until 2-p.m.
Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Irwin.
VERNON CAMPBELL is survived by:
His wife – Nora May [Holloway] Campbell, of Irwin.
His daughters – Debra (Robert) McLaughlin, of Shelby; Dianne (James) Buman, of Harlan, and Denise (Robert) Wiig, of Irwin.
His brothers – Norman (Donna) Campbell, and Lyle (Gloria) Campbell, all of Irwin.
His sister – Lois Johnson, of Bella Vista, AR.
6 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren.
MILDRED A. FINKEN, 87, of Earling, died Tuesday, Dec. 26th, at Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. A Mass of Christian Burial for MILDRED FINKEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30th, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, in Earling. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Visitation at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, is from 4-until 8-p.m. Friday, Dec. 29th, with a Rosary at 7-p.m.
Burial will be in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling.
MILDRED FINKEN is survived by:
Her husband – Ivo Finken, of Earling.
Her daughters – Donna Stephens, of Denison, and Darlene (Don) Mages, of Panama.
Her sons – Dean (Sandy) Finken, of Earling, and Doug Finken, of Altoona.
8 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Drake Kulick fought for a 1-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter on his only carry of the game and Iowa beat Boston College 27-20 in the frigid Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium to snap a five-game bowl losing streak. The Hawkeyes (8-5) had been the only team in the nation to lose a bowl game in each of the last four seasons.
HOUSTON (AP) — Freshman running back Daniel Young had 64 yards receiving with a touchdown and added 48 yards on the ground to help Texas beat Missouri 33-16 in the Texas Bowl. The Longhorns, in a bowl for the first time since 2014, bounced back from a loss to Texas Tech in their regular-season finale to finish with their first winning record since going 8-5 in coach Mack Brown’s final season in 2013.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — First-round pick Patrick Mahomes II will make his NFL debut at quarterback for the Chiefs when they play an otherwise meaningless game against the Broncos on Sunday. The Chiefs clinched the AFC West last week and cannot improve their playoff positioning, so Reid is giving starter Alex Smith the week off.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Calle Jarnkrok scored his second goal in two games and Pekka Rinne made 29 saves as the Nashville Predators beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1, snapping their season-high three-game losing streak. Craig Smith scored his 13th of the season for the Predators, who leapfrogged the Blues to take over first place in the Central Division with 49 points.
Police in Council Bluffs say a call about a burglary in progress just before 6-p.m., Wednesday, resulted in the arrest of a man from Avoca. Officers were dispatched to 122 Benton Street at around 5:51-p.m. Upon arrival, they made contact with the alleged offender, 57-year old Michael Crestoni, of Avoca.
Crestoni was transported to the detective bureau and interviewed along with the victims, 50-year old Tomika Crestoni, of Avoca, and 46-year old Julie Skalberg, of Council Bluffs, as well as a witness. During the interviews, it was determined Michael Crestoni forced entry to 122 Benton St.
Once inside the residence, Crestoni allegedly strangled Skalberg and physically assaulted Tomika Crestoni by kicking her in the head and body. Michael Crestoni is then alleged to have pulled a 9-inch knife, and threatened to kill both women.
Michael Crestoni was placed under arrest for Burglary 1st, two counts of Harassment in the 1st Degree, Going Armed with Intent, Domestic Abuse Aggravated and
Aggravated Assault with Dangerous Weapon.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:405 a.m. CST
BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — A Planned Parenthood clinic in eastern Iowa that is providing abortions will close soon. Planned Parenthood of the Heartland said Wednesday its clinic in Bettendorf will close Friday, several months after the local affiliate announced plans to do so. Planned Parenthood said in May that four of its 12 clinics in Iowa would close soon. The announcement was made shortly after the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature removed state funding for organizations that provide abortions.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A jury has found a 25-year-old defendant guilty of killing one man and wounding another in a Cedar Rapids parking lot. Cedar Rapids television station KCRG reports that Quarzone Martin was convicted of second-degree murder and related crimes. The verdicts were read Wednesday in a Linn County District Courtroom. Prosecutors say he fatally shot 26-year-old Andrew Meeks and wounded 30-year-old Johnny Moore Jr. on July 2.
GILMAN, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 90-year-old man died in central Iowa after falling into a water well on Christmas Day. The Marshalltown Times-Republican reports that first responders were sent to a property in rural Gilman around 9:10 a.m. Monday. Gilman Fire & Rescue says the man was pulled out around 20 minutes later from about 6 feet underground. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Authorities identified the man as Maurice Tufte
OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — New charges have been filed against a man accused of fatally shooting an Ottumwa teenager. The Ottumwa Courier reports that Venhure Tsegay was charged last week with a robbery and burglary that occurred on Oct. 30, 2015. Tsegay is accused of shooting 16-year-old Christian Madueno in the face on Nov. 29, 2016. Authorities say Madueno died nearly a month later, on Christmas Day last year.
NEW YORK (AP) — Drake Kulick fought for a 1-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter on his only carry of the game and Iowa beat Boston College 27-20 in the frigid Pinstripe Bowl on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium to snap a five-game bowl losing streak.
The Hawkeyes (8-5) had been the only team in the nation to lose a bowl game in each of the last four seasons. Iowa had last won a bowl game in 2010 and started the losing streak the next season. It ended in New York.
The Hawkeyes used their first sack of the game late in the fourth to spark the winning drive. Iowa defensive end Anthony Nelson hit Darius Wade, and Parker Hesse recovered a fumble at the BC 45.
Nate Stanley’s pass to Nate Wieting on a rollout was ruled a touchdown until a review showed the tight end was down at the 1. No worries. Kulick got the call over 1,000-yard rusher Akrum Wadley and barged through for the go-ahead score. The smattering of Iowa fans went wild and Josh Jackson gave them reason to stay on their feet when he sealed the win with an interception.
Boston College (7-6) had nothing on its final drive and that ended an otherwise miserable day at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees’ postseason games in October seemed downright balmy compared to the kickoff temperature of 23 degrees and a wind chill that made it feel like 12 degrees. The frozen stadium turf forced players to change from cleats to sneakers to get some grip and the most common huddle was the one around the sideline heaters.
Boston College’s AJ Dillon found the field just to his liking, and ripped off a 66-yard run in the second quarter and had 126 yards rushing overall in the first half. He had a 4-yard TD run in the first quarter. His monster half helped the Eagles hold a 281-56 edge in total yards, a staggering discrepancy that made little impact on the scoreboard.
The Hawkeyes had two clutch plays that kept it close: Iowa safety Jake Gervase intercepted a pass on the third play of the game and returned it to the BC 6. The Hawkeyes got a field goal. And Wadley returned a kickoff 72 yards that led to a touchdown on Stanley’s 8-yard TD pass to Noah Fant. With a short field, Iowa was stout and kept it at 17-10 at halftime.
Wadley scored on a 5-yard run in the third and Miguel Recinos and Colton Lichtenberg swapped field goals in the fourth to make it 20-all with 8:09 left in the game.
THE TAKEAWAY: Iowa: Coach Kirk Ferentz tied Hayden Fry for first on Iowa’s career wins list with 143.
Boston College: The Eagles are still trying for their first eight-win season since 2009.
THE WAVE: Iowa fans ended the first quarter with “The Wave.” Iowa fans at Kinnick Stadium turn and wave to patients at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, a 12-story building that sits right across the street. On game days, patients and their families can watch the game and, after the first quarter, wave back. The Hawkeyes kept the tradition going at Yankee Stadium.
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BOWL GAME: The Yankees remain committed to hosting the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. The Iowa-Boston College matchup was the eighth Pinstripe Bowl and Yankees president Randy Levine said the game has become part of New York’s holiday tradition. Boston College sold its entire allotment of roughly 7,500 tickets and the game announced a crowd of 37,667. But the frigid temps kept fans out of the seats and the stadium was sparsely populated in the second half. “I think the bowl game is stable,” Levine said. “This is part of our calendar.”
UP NEXT: Iowa: Jackson faces a big decision. Jackson said he is 50-50 on whether he will come back for his senior season. Jackson’s numbers, along with his 6-foot-1, 195-pound frame and his abundance of physical gifts, have left many NFL draft pundits pegging him as a possible first-round pick in 2018. Jackson redshirted his first season and is set to graduate in May. He finished with eight interceptions.
Cass-Adair-Adams-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Madison-Union-Sac-Crawford-Carroll Counties…..Light Snow to Impact Travel Tonight…
A band of light snow is anticipated to develop over west central Iowa shortly after 6 PM this evening and looks to spread east during the rest of the evening hours. The snow band will likely impact Ames to Des Moines areas by around 8 to 9 PM tonight.
The light and fluffy nature of the snow combined with winds of 10 to 20 mph will cause some slick roads and visibility restrictions at times. Interstate 80 from Atlantic to Des Moines, Interstate 35 from Osceola through Des Moines, Ankeny, Ames and as far north as Williams can expected tricky travel late tonight.
Other locations also include Highway 20 west of Interstate 35 and Highway 71 south of Sac City to around Audubon. Please use caution while driving in snowy conditions and provide plenty of space between you and the vehicle in front of you.
The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of 38-year-old Meri Ellen Kling of Red Oak on Wednesday at 2:42pm. Kling was arrested at 106 West Coolbaugh Street in Red Oak on an active Montgomery County Warrant for Violation of Probation. She was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,500 bond.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — First-round draft pick Patrick Mahomes II will make his NFL debut at quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs when they play an otherwise meaningless game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Wednesday that the former Texas Tech star would start in Denver.
The Chiefs locked up the AFC West with a 29-13 victory over the Dolphins last weekend, and cannot improve their playoff positioning against the Broncos. So, it makes sense for starting quarterback Alex Smith and many of the other regulars to get a week off before the playoffs.
Reid declined to say who else might sit out, but he did say there will be enough starters around his young quarterback to ensure Mahomes gets a fair chance to succeed.
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