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Brewers hit 3 HRS, beat the Cardinals 7-5

Sports

April 21st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jett Bandy, Eric Thames and Travis Shaw each hit home runs to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 on Thursday night. Bandy hit a two-run homer in the sixth and Thames put Milwaukee ahead with a two-run shot off Carlos Martinez (0-3) in the fifth. Shaw’s three-run blast in the first made it 12 consecutive games going yard for the Brewers, who lead the majors with 32 home runs.

Zach Davies (1-2) allowed four runs on eight hits in 5 1-3 innings. He walked two and struck out five, but needed Thames’ NL-leading eighth home run and seventh in the last eight games for his first win in four starts. Jacob Barnes pitched the ninth for his first save of the season.

Matt Carpenter hit a solo home run in the top of the fifth and Kolten Wong, whose career-high seven triples led the Cardinals in 2016, hit his first of the season in the top of the second with the bases loaded.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Friday, 4/21/17

News

April 21st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former top female athletic administrator at the University of Iowa testified Thursday that she functioned with a “don’t ask, don’t tell” mentality while maintaining a decade-long relationship with the Hawkeyes’ field hockey coach. Jane Meyer also says she feared she’d never achieve her goal of becoming a Division I athletic director as an “out lesbian.” Meyer is suing the Hawkeyes for discrimination after being transferred out of athletics and ultimately laid off in 2016.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A top federal prosecutor from Iowa asked to resign by President Trump last month is joining a Cedar Rapids law firm. Kevin Techau, former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, will join Scheldrup Blades law firm in Cedar Rapids as a shareholder and leader of its government compliance and internal investigations team.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A top leader of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown is returning to her old job of running veterans affairs. Jodi Tymeson will serve as executive director of the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs beginning May 1. Gov. Terry Branstad made the announcement Thursday. Tymeson was serving as head of veterans affairs when she was appointed chief operating officer of the Iowa Veterans Home in May 2013. She was promoted to commandant in October of that year.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Regent Larry McKibben says he’s seeking to become the next president of the Iowa Board of Regents starting May 1. McKibben said at a board meeting in Council Bluffs on Thursday that he will campaign to replace President Bruce Rastetter, who is leaving the board when his term expires April 30.

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LLOYD NELSEN, 89, of Kimballton (Svcs. 4/25/2017)

Obituaries

April 20th, 2017 by Jim Field

LLOYD NELSEN, 89, of Kimballton died Thursday, April 20th at Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn. Funeral services for LLOYD NELSEN will be held Tuesday, April 25th at 10:30am at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton. Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held Monday, April 24th from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton.  Military Honors will be held at the church.

LLOYD NELSEN is survived by:

Sons: Mark Nelsen of Harlan. John Nelsen of Kimballton.

Step-Brother: Paul Andersen of Baton Rouge, LA.

10 Grandchildren

18 Great-Grandchildren

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Iowa Veterans Home leader to run veterans affairs

News

April 20th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A top leader of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown is returning to her old job of running veterans affairs. Jodi Tymeson will serve as executive director of the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs beginning May 1. Gov. Terry Branstad made the announcement Thursday.

Tymeson was serving as head of veterans affairs when she was appointed chief operating officer of the Iowa Veterans Home in May 2013. She was promoted to commandant in October of that year. Tymeson served in the Iowa Army National Guard from 1974 to 2007, when she retired with 33 years of service. She served as a state representative from 2001 to 2010.

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(Update) Fiery crash claims NW IA man’s life

News

April 20th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

One person was killed in a fiery crash early this (Thursday) morning in northwest Iowa. The crash happened around 4:20 a.m. on Highway 71 southeast of Storm Lake. Authorities say the motorist who died at the scene was 24-year old Cory Urban, of Newell.

The Iowa State Patrol said Urban tried to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone, when his 2000 Buick LeSabre crashed into an oncoming 2002 Chevy Trailblazer, at the crest of a hill. Both drivers swerved to the west, but the vehicles collided head-on. Urban’s car erupted into flames following the collision. The driver of the SUV, identified as 55-year-old David Munoz of Storm Lake, was injured and transported to the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center.

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McKibben says he will seek Iowa Board of Regents presidency

News

April 20th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Regent Larry McKibben says he’s seeking to become the next president of the Iowa Board of Regents starting May 1. McKibben said at a board meeting in Council Bluffs on Thursday that he will campaign to replace President Bruce Rastetter, who is leaving the board when his term expires April 30.

The board, which governs the state’s three public universities, plans to hold a special meeting to pick new leadership. The board’s president pro tem, Katie Mulholland, is also leaving the board.

McKibben is a Republican former state senator from Marshalltown and an attorney. He has been on the board for four years, and has overseen a wide-ranging review of the university’s business operations designed to save money.

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1 dead, 1 injured in fiery NW IA crash Thursday morning

News

April 20th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

One person is dead, another was injured during a head-on collision in a No Passing zone early this (Thursday) morning, in northwest Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol says the crash happened at around 4:20-a.m. on Highway 71 in Buena Vista County, when a 2000 Buick Lesabre passed a commercial vehicle on a hill crest that was marked as No Passing in both directions.

The driver of the northbound Buick and 55-year old David Munoz, of Storm Lake, who was traveling south in a 2002 Chevy Trailblazer, both swerved to the west and collided head-on. The car became engulfed in flames immediately after the collision.

Munoz, who was wearing his seat belt, was transported by ambulance to the Buena Vista Medical Center. The unidentified driver of the car died at the scene.

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Iowa parents accused of having boy’s uncle weight him down

News

April 20th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

PEOSTA, Iowa (AP) – The parents of a 13-year-old and the boy’s uncle have been accused of having the repeat runaway wear a chain belt attached to a weight. Court records say Cynthia Kobusch and her husband, Michael Kobusch, and her brother, Jeffrey Merfeld, have been charged with child endangerment. They live in Peosta. The records don’t list attorneys who could comment for them.

The records say the boy was known for running away. He told investigators his parents were out of town when Merfeld padlocked a chain around the boy’s waist and attached a weight. He also says his parents left the chain on for two days after they returned. The document says Cynthia Kobusch told an investigator she’d asked Merfeld to fashion a way to attach a GPS unit to her son.

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Atlantic man arrested on Pott. County warrant in Walnut

News

April 20th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports a Cass County man was arrested Tuesday night in Walnut. 18-year old Robert Lee Hitch, of Atlantic, was taken into custody without incident at around 8:45-p.m. as he sat in a vehicle located in a residential driveway in Walnut. He was wanted on a warrant for Interference with Official Acts.

And, a traffic stop at around 1-a.m. today (Thursday) at the intersection of Highways 59 and 6 outside of Oakland, resulted in the arrest without incident, of 38-year old Terrance Brierly, of Carson. Brierly was wanted on a warrant for Theft in the 5th Degree. He was also cited for Driving Under Suspension and Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Responsibility (SR-22 insurance).

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Friends of Atlantic Public Library book sale underway through Friday

News

April 20th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

If you haven’t yet had a chance to check out the book sale at the Atlantic Public Library, you still have time. The Library Auxiliary’s “Friends of the Library Semi-Annual (used) Book Sale” began Wednesday and continues through Friday (tomorrow), April 21st.

Ken Moorman, Publicity Chair for Friends of the Library, said the sale runs from 9-a.m. until 6-p.m. each day, and includes primarily reading materials, audio books, DVD’s, CD’s, and even VHS tapes, all priced at 25-cents to one-dollar.

Moorman says children’s books are always popular. All proceeds from the book sale benefit the Atlantic Library for Adult and Youth programs, of which more than 200 are held each year, thanks he says, to Library Director Natalie Struecker.

He says last year’s contribution to the Library amounted to over $4,000 for the combined Spring and Fall book sales.

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