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WILLIAM G. BEATTY, 90, of Atlantic (Svcs. 05/15/2017)

Obituaries

May 10th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

WILLIAM G. BEATTY, 90, of Atlantic, died Tue., May 9th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Memorial Services for WILLIAM BEATTY will be held Monday, May 15th at 11:00am in the First United Methodist Church in Atlantic. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation with family will be held Monday, May 15th from 10:00am-11:00am at the Church prior to services.

Burial will be a private family burial.

Memorials may be directed to the Heritage House Good Samaritan Fund, First United Methodist Church, or the Atlantic Public Library.

WILLIAM G. BEATTY is survived by:

His Wife: Mildred Beatty of Atlantic.

Daughter: Emily (Bruce) Jordan of West Bend, WI.

2 Grandchildren

1 person is dead following a motorcycle vs. van collision in NE Iowa

News

May 10th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A motorcyclist died Tuesday, after their cycle collided with a van in eastern Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol reports the collision that happened just after 6-p.m. Authorities say a 2008 Chrysler van driven by 27-year old Katie Brown, of Arlington, IA, was traveling west on Delaware County road C-64 just past 120th Avenue, when an eastbound 2006 Victory motorcycle crossed the center line of the road and collided with the van.

The name of the motorcyclist was being withheld pending notification of family. Officials say Brown was transported by ambulance to the hospital.

Fowler’s RBI single in 9th helps Cards rally past Miami 6-5

Sports

May 10th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

MIAMI (AP) — Pinch hitter Dexter Fowler singled home the tiebreaking run with one out in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied from a late four-run deficit for their fifth consecutive victory by beating the Miami Marlins 6-5 Tuesday.

The game was tied when Magneuris Sierra reached on an infield single with one out in the ninth and continued to second on an errant throw to first by A.J. Ramos (1-2). Fowler, held out of the starting lineup for the previous five games because of a sore shoulder, followed with a sharp single to right field, and the speedy Sierra slid home ahead of Giancarlo Stanton’s throw.

St. Louis overcame a 5-1 deficit with four runs against Kyle Barraclough in the eighth. Pinch-hitter Matt Adams had an RBI single, and Jedd Gyorko’s two-run single off Brad Ziegler tied the game.

Trevor Rosenthal (1-1) pitched around a leadoff walk in the eighth. Seung Hwan Oh pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save.

Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., May 10th 2017

News

May 10th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Corrections fired a prison captain after finding that he purchased ammunition for his and other employees’ personal use through its supplier at the tax-free government rate. D.J. Quinlan, a supervisor at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville, was fired Feb. 17 after spending nine months on paid leave during a disciplinary investigation. He’s appealing his firing even as an inquiry by the Division of Criminal Investigation remains open.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has extended an order that blocks part of a new law requiring women in Iowa to wait 72 hours before they can get an abortion. The high court said in a ruling filed Tuesday that a temporary injunction approved Friday shall remain in effect until a district court takes further action regarding a lawsuit brought on by the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and Planned Parenthood of the Heartland.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa is seeking to delay the upcoming trial in a discrimination lawsuit filed by fired women’s field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum. Assistant attorney general George Carroll filed a motion Tuesday seeking to push back Griesbaum’s June 5 trial until a later date, saying the university “will not be able to present an adequate defense” in the 10-day period originally envisioned for the trial.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The city of Cedar Rapids will join Des Moines and Muscatine in appealing a recent judge’s ruling saying the Iowa Department of Transportation has the authority to order cities to remove automated traffic-enforcement cameras from highways and interstates. Cedar Rapids television station KCRG reports that the Cedar Rapids City County voted 7-1 Tuesday to appeal to ruling.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10th

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Florida man charged with threatening Iowa state officials

News

May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man who made death threats against Iowa’s governor and other state officials has been arrested. The Tampa Bay Times Pasco County deputies arrested 59-year-old Richard Gillow on Monday and charged him with making written threats to kill.

Authorities say the Port Richey man posted on Facebook and sent emails saying he was going to kill Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, Attorney General Tom Miller, Guardian Ad Litem Kim Ayotte and an employee of the state’s Department of Human Services.

An investigator in Iowa tipped off Florida authorities to the threat. Officials say Gillow believed the Iowa officials were involved in the removal of his grandchildren from his daughter’s custody. Gillow was freed on $10,000 bail.

Iowa court extends hold on new waiting period for abortions

News

May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has extended an order blocking part of a new law requiring women to wait 72 hours before they can get an abortion. The high court said in a ruling filed Tuesday that a temporary injunction approved Friday will remain in effect until a district court takes further action regarding a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and Planned Parenthood of the Heartland.

ACLU and Planned Parenthood want to permanently halt the requirement, which is part of a new law that also bans most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The groups argue the waiting period, among the longest in the country, could cause undue harm to women by requiring multiple appointments.

Attorneys for the state have challenged that argument.

1 person injured in Guthrie County accident Sunday night

News

May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State Patrol said Tuesday a man was critically injured when he was struck by a vehicle Sunday night as he stood by his vehicle which partially on the traveled portion of a road in Guthrie County. The accident happened east of Yale at around 9:37-p.m., Sunday. Authorities say 38-year old Curtis Moorhead, whose residence was listed as Perry, but at last report lived in Jamaica, was outside his vehicle on eastbound County Road F-25  just west of Wink Avenue and putting gas into the tank, when he was struck by an eastbound Dodge van driven by Misty Mast.

Afterward, he was transported by helicopter to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, where was last reported to be in critical condition. One adult and three children were said to be in Moorhead’s vehicle when the accident happened, but no one else was injured.

An investigation into the incident was ongoing.

3 injured in Crawford County crash

News

May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A two vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon in Crawford County resulted in three people transported to the hospital. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 1996 Oldsmobile 98 Regency driven by 77-year old Garry Lee Colee, of Pocahontas, was traveling east on Highway 30 at around 12:25-p.m., when for reasons unknown the car crossed the center line of the road and collided with a westbound 2014 Chevy Silverado pickup, driven by 42-year old Jason Emil Knickman, of Dunlap.

Following the collision, the car came to rest in the south ditch, and the pickup stopped on the westbound shoulder of the road. Both drivers and a passenger in the pickup, 61-year old Dan Brasel, were transported by ambulance to the Crawford County Hospital in Denison. All three subjects were wearing their seat belts.

Audubon woman arrested for Child Endangerment

News

May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer, Tuesday, said an Audubon woman was arrested Monday for Child Endangerment. 25-year old Cassandra Burcham-Hoagland was transported to the Audubon County Jail and held pending an appearance before a magistrate. No other details were provided.