The St. Louis Cardinals picked up a 5-0 win over the Reds on Saturday. Paul Goldschmidt, 
Dylan Carlson and Andrew Knizner each had two hits. Goldschmidt added 2 RBI to lead the Cardinals offense.
Dakota Hudson got the win with 4 strikeouts and allowing 2 hits in 6 2/3 innings of work.
The Cardinals move to 9-4 on the season and will wrap up their set against the Reds on Sunday.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Graduate transfer Connor Schultz was masterful, scattering two hits over eight shutout innings and the University of Iowa baseball team scored 12 runs on 13 hits in a 12-2 rout of No. 8 Rutgers on Saturday afternoon at Bainton Field.
The victory is the Hawkeyes’ seventh straight and secures the road series win. It is Iowa’s first series win over a top 10 ranked team since 2018 (No. 7 Michigan) and the first road series win over a ranked foe since 2019 (No. 19 Oklahoma State).
“This shows who we are,” said Schultz. “Today and yesterday, this is the team we are. Going out today and showing it against a team like this is huge. It shows people how good we are.”
Iowa moves to 8-3 in the Big Ten and 23-12 overall.
(Carroll County, Iowa) – The drivers of two vehicles were injured late Saturday morning when their vehicles collided southeast of Lanesboro, in Carroll County. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2019 Dodge Ram Big Horn was northbound on Velvet Avenue, and approaching the intersection with 130th Street. A 2022 GMC Sierra pickup was westbound on 130th, approaching the same intersection.
The driver of the Dodge pickup, 31-year-old Alexander Fister, of Lytton, failed to yield before entering the intersection. Both vehicles collided in the intersection before coming to rest, with the GMC coming to rest in the northwest ditch.
Fister and the other driver, 69-year-old Dennis Hardy, of Churdan, were injured and transported to Stewart Memorial Hospital by Carroll County Ambulance. Hardy was not wearing a seat belt. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.
DARREN KLUEVER, 56, of Nevada (formerly of Atlantic), died April 23rd, at Rolling Green Village in Nevada (Iowa). Funeral services for DARREN KLUEVER will be held at Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic on Saturday, May 7th, beginning at 1-p.m. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements.
A Viewing will be available at Zion Lutheran Church on Saturday, May 7th, from Noon until 1-p.m.
Burial is in the Atlantic Cemetery, followed by a time of visitation and refreshments in the church fellowship hall.
Memorials may be directed to the family for designation at a later date; Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
DARREN KLUEVER is survived by:
His mother – Sherry (Knop) Kluever, of Nevada (IA).
His sister – Lynne Kluever.
His brother – Christopher (Kim) Kluever.
BLONDIE BOSWELL, 97, of Prescott, died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the Greenfield Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Funeral services for BLONDIE BOSWELL will be held 1:30-p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the Lamb Funeral Home in Massena.
The family will greet friends on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Lamb Funeral Home in Massena; Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.
Burial will be in the Victoria Township Cemetery south of Massena with a luncheon following at the Massena United Methodist Church.
Memorials may be directed to the Blondie Boswell Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.
BLONDIE BOSWELL is survived by:
Her daughters – Pamela (Dennis) Richie, of Creston, and Rene’ Marie (Joe) Koons, of Blue Springs, MO.
Her sister – Roberta (Bobby) Boswell.
7 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great grandchildren; her brother-in-law, Glen Huntington, of West Des Moines; other relatives and friends.
The Stuart Police Department reports Highway 6 (White Pole Rd.) will be closed Sunday, between Dexter and Stuart, from 10:45 a.m. until approximately 1:00 p.m. The temporary closure is for the Bonnie and Clyde Run. In Stuart Northeast 2nd St. Will be closed as well. 
(Montgomery County, Iowa) – Multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in the pursuit of two people from Colorado, that began at around 11:18-p.m., in Montgomery County. Deputies tried to stop a vehicle driven by Alexsis Hannah Free, of Ft. Collins, Colorado, near Highway 48 and L Avenue, but she sped away instead. A pursuit which ensued, went north on Highway 48, with speeds at times at or approaching 115 mph.
The vehicle made it’s way into the residential area of Griswold, where a passenger, Rene Telesforo Valdivia, of Fort Collins, Colorado, got out and took off on foot. Deputies meanwhile continued to pursue the suspect vehicle about a half mile longer, before it stopped on Highway 48, in front of the Griswold High School.
Alexsis Free was taken into custody and charged with Felony Eluding. Rene Valdivia was located a short time later in the 800 block of 1st Street in Griswold and arrested for Interference with Official Acts. Both subjects were transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where Free’s bond was set at $5,000, and bond for Valdivia was set at $300. Additional charges are expected, upon completion of the investigation.
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted during the incident, by Deputies with the Cass and Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Offices, along with the Mills and Shelby County K-9 Units.
(Dallas County, Iowa) – A woman from Waukee was injured during a collision Friday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol reports the accident happened at around 2:10-p.m. on Hickman Avenue at Southeast Carefree Lane. A 2006 Ford Freestyle van driven by Julie A. Paetznick, of Stuart, was traveling west on Hickman while a 2015 Jeep Renegade driven by 82-year-old Carol A. Neal, of Waukee, was traveling east.
When Neal turned in front of Paetznick’s van at SE Carefree Lane, it was struck by the van, and resulted in Neal suffering from serious injuries. A 2020 Chevy Malibu was stopped at the intersection facing southbound, and was struck by the Jeep. The driver, 50-year-old Jacqueline M. Thompson, of Dallas Center, was not injured.
The Patrol says Carol Neal was transported by Waukee Fire/EMS to Methodist Hospital.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest at around 7:50-p.m., Friday, of a man following a traffic stop. Authorities say 21-year-old Phillip William Currin, of Villisca, was stopped in Villisca and taken into custody for Possession of Marijuana/1st offense. His bond at the Montgomery County Jail was set at $1,000.
Today: WIND ADVISORY until 7-p.m.; Scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 74. Winds S @ 30-45 mph w/higher gusts at times.
Tonight: Scattered shwrs & tstrms. Windy. Low around 44. S-SW @ 25-40 mph decreasing after midnight.
Sunday: Partly Sunny. High around 60.W @ 20-25.
Monday: P/Cldy. High 53.
Tuesday: Mo. Sunny. High 69. S @ 10.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 80. Our Low was 57. We received .02″ rain over the 24-hours ending at 7-a.m., Saturday, here at KJAN. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 62 and the Low was 37. The Record High on this date was 88 in 1950. The Record Low was 19 in 1893.
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