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Iowa early News Headlines: Sat., July 19th 2014

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July 19th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A divided Iowa Supreme Court says juvenile offenders must be resentenced if they were convicted in the state as adults and awarded mandatory minimum sentences. State officials say yesterday’s ruling means more than 100 people face resentencing for crimes including robbery, murder, kidnapping and sexual abuse. The court ruled that required minimum sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) — Murder charges have been filed in Illinois against the former boyfriend of an Iowa woman whose body was found in a Minnesota field. Timothy McVay is accused in the death of 29-year-old Carrie Olson. She was reported missing after failing to show up at her Davenport job last December. McVay was arrested yesterday after a joint investigation by police in Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — The city assessor for Mason City has been accused of assault following a disturbance at a home. Police say 38-year-old Danielle Naumann was arrested yesterday morning and faces a charge of serious domestic assault. Naumann has been the city assessor since November 2012.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A conservation official says a recreation trail between Council Bluffs and Neola could be ready by 2017. Mark Shoemaker, executive director of Pottawattamie County’s conservation board, says design work will begin this year and construction for the trail will start next year. The trail will eventually stretch 16 miles.

District Baseball: Friday’s scores & Saturday’s schedule

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July 19th, 2014 by admin

Scores from Friday, July 18th 2014

CLASS 3A:
Carroll 7, Denison-Schleswig 6
Creston 8, Winterset 4
Glenwood 6, Atlantic 5 (9 innings)
Harlan 3, Greene County 0

CLASS 4A:
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 3, Ankeny 2
Norwalk 4, Lewis Central 2
Waukee 10, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 0 (5 innings)

Saturday’s District Baseball Schedule (all games start 7-p.m.):

CLASS 1A Final:
Underwood vs. Logan-Magnolia @ A-H-S-T, Avoca
Coon Rapids-Bayard vs. Earlham @ Coon Rapids-Bayard
Fremont-Mills, Tabor vs. Lenox @ Essex

CLASS 2A Final:
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto vs. Ridge View @ Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
St. Albert, Council Bluffs vs. Treynor @ Treynor

Wainwright blames self for Jeter flap

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July 19th, 2014 by admin

ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright is taking the blame for the flap that ensued after he said he served up pitches to Derek Jeter during the All-Star game. The 12-game winner spent part of Friday explaining his comments after the retiring Yankees shortstop doubled off him in the first inning Tuesday.  Wainwright said he made a poor choice of words and accepted responsibility for the resulting furor he says was fueled by the “Twitter-verse.”

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny thought Wainwright might be more guarded in the future, but the right-hander says he doesn’t plan on changing. Wainwright is getting extra time off after the break, and is skipping the Dodgers’ series this weekend. He is likely to pitch Tuesday against Tampa Bay.

He entered Friday second in the National League with 138 innings, first with a 1.83 ERA, and tied for the lead in wins.

Stewart back racing sprint cars after wreck

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July 19th, 2014 by admin

Tony Stewart was back in a sprint car on Friday night, the same series he raced in when he broke two bones in his right leg. It was unknown if this is Stewart’s first sprint car race this season because he didn’t announce when he’d compete. Stewart is available because the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is off this weekend.

Stewart’s runs were posted on Facebook and Twitter. Dirt track star Dustin Daggett tweeted a photo of Stewart’s No. 14 car at Tri-City Motor Speedway in Auburn, Michigan. Daggett also tweeted, “Raced hard in heat against Tony Stewart! But we got him, now for the Feature!”

Stewart crashed last year at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, where he flipped his 360 winged sprint car while leading with five laps remaining in the 30-lap feature. He missed the final 15 Cup races last year after breaking his leg in two places.

Holliday powers Cardinals past Dodgers, 3-2

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July 19th, 2014 by admin

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Matt Holliday homered and doubled with three RBIs, and Lance Lynn won his third straight start for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.
Kolten Wong had two hits and scored on both of Holliday’s RBI hits for the Cardinals against the team they beat in the NLCS last fall. They have won six of eight and remained a game behind the Brewers for the NL Central lead.

A.J. Ellis had an RBI double for the Dodgers, battling the Giants for the NL West lead. They remained offensively challenged coming out of the All-Star break, totaling 10 runs the last six games. Holliday’s seventh homer, estimated at 435 feet to straightaway center, came off Dan Haren (8-7).

Lynn (11-6) gave up two runs on four hits in six-plus innings.

Iowa Supreme Court issues stay for Argosy casino

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July 19th, 2014 by admin

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Supreme Court has potentially given the Argosy riverboat casino in Sioux City more time to stay open. The high court on Friday granted an emergency stay of a district court order requiring the casino to close July 22. Groups in support of the closure have until Monday to file a resistance.

The Sioux City Journal reports the stay will be in effect while the state Supreme Court considers whether to hear Argosy’s appeal of the district court’s order to close. It’s unclear how much more time the stay gives the casino.  Karen Bailey, a spokeswoman for Argosy parent Penn National Gaming Co., says she’s pleased.

In April, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission ordered the riverboat casino to close because it doesn’t meet state gaming license requirements.

Official discusses western Iowa recreation trail

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July 19th, 2014 by admin

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – A conservation official says a recreation trail between Council Bluffs and nearby Neola could be ready by 2017. Mark Shoemaker, executive director of Pottawattamie County’s conservation board, says design work will begin this year and construction will start next year for a trail between Council Bluffs and Weston. The Council Bluffs Nonpareil reports that work will expand to Underwood in 2016 and Neola in 2017, which is a stretch of 16 miles.

A $1.1 million grant from the Iowa West Foundation was recently announced for the design and construction of the 10-foot-wide concrete trail that would be parallel to a county road. It will require a match that county officials are already trying to fill.

NE man gets 10-years in prison for sex trafficking

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July 18th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A Nebraska man was sentenced today (Friday) to serve 10-years in prison for sex trafficking. U-S Attorney Nicholas Klinefeldt reports 25-year old Adrien Jamaal Cole, of Omaha, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge Robert Pratt to 120 months in prison for sex trafficking, to be followed by 10 years of Supervised Release.

On March 5th, 2014, Cole pled guilty to the charge which was the result of an investigation conducted by law enforcement into the use of minors as prostitutes in and around the Omaha Metropolitan area. Authorities say Cole had recruited teenage girls to serve as prostitutes and transported them to various locations in Omaha, and Council Bluffs, to engage in sexual activities with paying customers.

The investigation was conducted by the Omaha, Nebraska, Police Department, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Essex resident sentenced to 60 months in prison

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July 18th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa reports a Page County man was sentenced to prison today (Friday).  60-year old Danny Joel Hummel, of Essex, was sentenced by United States Senior District Court Judge Robert Pratt to 5-years in prison and ten years of Supervised Release following the period of imprisonment, on the charge of Using a Computer to Transport Obscene Material.

On July 11, 2014, Hummel pled guilty to the charge, which was the result of his obtaining images in December of 2013 from an off-site electronic data storage location. At the time of the offense, Hummel was under the supervision of the United States Probation Office for the Southern District of Iowa after having been sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography in a prior case.

The investigation was conducted by the United States Probation Office for the Southern
District of Iowa and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Cyber Crimes Unit. The case
was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

JOANNE CARLILE PARK, 66, of Gering, NE (Svcs. 07-22-2014)

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July 18th, 2014 by admin

JOANNE CARLILE PARK, 66, of Gering, NE died Thursday, July 17th at her home in Gering, NE.  Funeral services for JOANNE PARK will be held on Tuesday, July 22nd at 10:00am at the Atlantic Church of the Nazarene.  Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held Monday, July 21st from 6:00-8:00pm at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.

Burial will be in the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut.

JOANNE PARK is survived by:

Husband: Harold Park of Gering, NE.

Daughters: Chrystal (Travis) Lovell.  Heather (Duane) Gross.

Son: David (Vicky) Park.

Brother: Bill (Marlene) Park.

Sister: Sharon (Ralph) Brandon.

10 Grandchildren.