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Area GOP Caucus results

News

February 4th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

It should come as no surprise, but Donald J. Trump was the unanimous choice of Republican voters during the GOP caucus, Monday. Statewide, Trump received 97.15 percent of the vote, Joe Walsh, 1.08-percent, and William Weld, 1.31-percent.

Here is the breakdown for Cass and area Counties on the Republican side of the caucuses:

Cass County: Donald Trump = 207 votes; Joe Walsh = 3 votes; William Weld = 1 vote.

Adair County: Trump = 110 votes; Weld = 1 vote.

Adams County: Trump = 59; Walsh = 3; Weld = 3; Other = 3.

Audubon County: Trump = 79; Weld = 1

Guthrie County: Trump = 153; Walsh = 1; Other = 1

Montgomery County: Trump = 75.

Shelby County: Trump = 149.

Pottawattamie County: Trump = 772; Walsh = 4; Weld = 2.

For a County-by-County breakdown of the Republican caucus numbers, including precincts, go to: https://iowagopcaucusresults.com/?mc_cid=92580489f8&mc_eid=88efa2f537

 

Midwest Sports Headlines: 2/4/2020

Sports

February 4th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have returned to Kansas City as fans celebrate their Super Bowl victory . The Chiefs landed Wednesday afternoon at Kansas City International Airport and drove in a bus caravan back to Arrowhead Stadium. Coach Andy Reid led the team off the plane, carrying the Super Bowl trophy. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was not with the Chiefs because he flew Disney World in Orlando to lead fans in a Super Bowl celebration parade as part of his duties as MVP. The party will continue Wednesday, with a parade through downtown Kansas City and a rally at Union Station.

UNDATED (AP) — The Super Bowl might have gone San Francisco’s way if only 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan had followed Bill Belichick’s lead and copied Vic Fangio’s blueprints. The Patriots throttled the high-scoring Rams last year when Belichick copied the game plan Fangio had used as Chicago’s defensive coordinator in a December victory over the Rams. The Chiefs swept Fangio’s Denver Broncos this season but Fangio had the right idea when he took a point off the board and went for two after a Kansas City penalty. That decision backfired but it showed how you have to be aggressive when facing Patrick Mahomes.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has named John McDaid coordinator of football officials.Commissioner Greg Sankey announced McDaid’s appointment to replace Steve Shaw. McDaid has been a college football official for 24 years and joined the SEC as a referee in 2015. He previously worked for two years as a referee in the American Athletic Conference and held that job in the Big East Conference from 2006-2012. Shaw had led SEC officials since 2011 but was recently named national coordinator for college football by the board of managers at College Football Officiating, LLC.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Udoka Azubuike scored 17 points and No. 3 Kansas beat Texas 69-58. Devon Dotson added 16 points and Marcus Garrett scored 11 for the Jayhawks, who have won seven straight, including four since an ugly brawl in the closing seconds of a win over rival Kansas State. Matt Coleman III scored 20 points to lead the Longhorns, who stayed within a possession of the lead for most of the game.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Jared Butler scored 20 points and No. 1 Baylor extended its school-record winning streak to 19 games, beating Kansas State 73-67. MaCio Teague added 15 points and Davion Mitchell scored 13 for the Bears, who are 9-0 in Big 12 play. That’s the best start in league play by any Big 12 team since 2011. Xavier Sneed tied a career high with 23 points, Cartier Diarra scored 11 and Makol Mawien had 10 for the Wildcats, who lost to Baylor for the first time since 2017.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Business was brisk at sports books around the country on Super Bowl Sunday. Bettors risked money on everything from the coin toss at the start of the game to the color of the Gatorade dumped on the winning coach. In New Jersey, $54.2 million was wagered, surpassing the $34.8 million bet last year. Nevada, the country’s largest sports betting market, planned to release figures Tuesday, but two sports books reported multimillion-dollar wins. Mississippi saw $6.7 million in bets, Rhode Island $5.5 million, New Hampshire $2.3 million, Delaware $2.1 million and Oregon $2 million.

Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., Feb. 4, 2020

News

February 4th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic party officials in Iowa are working furiously to deliver the delayed results of their first-in-the-nation caucus, as frustrated presidential candidates claim momentum and plow ahead in their quest for the White House. Technology problems and reporting “inconsistencies” kept Iowa Democratic Party officials from releasing results from Monday’s caucus, the much-hyped kickoff to the 2020 primary. It was an embarrassing twist after months of promoting the contest as a chance for Democrats to find some clarity in a jumbled field with no clear front-runner. Instead, caucus day ended with no winner, no official results and many fresh questions about whether Iowa can retain its coveted “first” status.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Democratic Party says it expects to release data from the Iowa caucuses later today (Tuesday). Chairman Troy Price says the party is manually verifying its data against paper backups but says systems are taking “longer than expected.” He said the delays were the result of a reporting issue, not a hack or intrusion. Price addressed reporters shortly after the party updated presidential campaigns about the status of the delayed results in the kickoff caucuses. He did not take any questions in the call with reporters. The Associated Press has not called a winner of Monday’s caucuses.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Turnout for the Iowa caucuses is on pace to match 2016 levels based on early data. That’s according to a state party official on Monday night. At some caucus sites there have been long lines and delays, with the caucus starting about an hour late at a downtown Iowa City precinct. The Democratic county party chairman in Polk County, Iowa’s largest county, says the party printed tens of thousands of extra voter registration forms but some sites are running out. About 170,000 people participated in 2016. The high-water mark for the contest was 2008, when nearly 240,000 participated.

Mills County Sheriff’s report

News

February 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Monday, reported five recent arrests.

On Saturday, Feb. 1st:

  • 57-year old David Llyod Richey, of Pacific Junction, was arrested just before 7-p.m., on two counts Possession of a Controlled Substance; Drug Tax Stamp Criminal Penalties; For being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm; 2 counts of Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs; Hosting a Drug House; and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His being at the Mills County Jail, was set at $5,000.
  • 33-year old Ronald Elroy Hankins, Jr., of Shenandoah, was arrested Saturday evening for Trespassing. His bond was set at $300.
  • 38-year old Donovan Edward Hankins, of Tabor, was arrested at the same time and place as Ronald Hankins, Jr.  Donovan was charged with Felon in Possession of ammunition, and Trespassing. His bond was set at $5,300.
  • And, 33-year old Caleb Stephen Coggins, of Glenwood, was arrested at around 11:30-p.m. Saturday, on a warrant for Probation Violation. His bond was set at $1,000.

Friday afternoon, 32-year old Ty Lee Lewis, of Omaha, was arrested following a traffic stop at I-29 and Highway 34. Lewis was arrested for being a Fugitive from Justice. He was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail.

Police charge man with breaking into, damaging Iowa Capitol

News

February 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Police in Des Moines have arrested a man on charges that he broke into the Iowa Capitol over the weekend and caused some damage. Surveillance cameras recorded images of the man as he entered the building early Sunday. The nature and extent of the damage he caused hasn’t been released.

Matthew McCoy Parker (IA DPS photos)

On Monday, the state Division of Criminal Investigation say officers charged 20-year-old Matthew McCoy Parker with one count of criminal trespass and one count of criminal mischief. Parker is from Pleasant Hill, a Des Moines suburb.

DEAN WILLIAMS, 80, of Stuart (Svcs. 02/08/2020)

Obituaries

February 3rd, 2020 by Jim Field

DEAN WILLIAMS, 80, of Stuart died Sunday, February 2nd. A Memorial service for DEAN WILLIAMS will be held on Saturday, February 8th at 10 a.m. at the First Congregational Church of Stuart. Johnson Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Stuart has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held on Friday, February 7th from 6-8 p.m. at the Johnson Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Stuart.

Burial will be in the South Oak Grove Cemetery in Stuart.

Online Condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com

AP Boys High School Basketball Poll 02/03/2020

Sports

February 3rd, 2020 by admin

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Iowa City, West (8) 13-1 106 1
2. Ankeny Centennial (2) 15-1 95 4
3. Dubuque, Senior (1) 13-1 83 5
4. Waterloo, West 13-2 71 7
5. North Scott, Eldridge 14-1 57 6
6. Cedar Falls 11-2 56 2
7. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 16-1 47 8
8. Waukee 11-2 46 3
9. Dubuque, Hempstead 12-3 14 9
10. Valley, West Des Moines 11-5 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Ankeny 7. Indianola 5. Davenport, Central 4. Sioux City, East 3.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Marion (7) 15-1 103 2
2. Carroll (1) 13-1 91 4
(tie) Assumption, Davenport (3) 12-2 91 3
4. Norwalk 12-3 74 1
5. Mount Vernon 14-2 64 6
6. Pella 12-4 45 5
7. Glenwood 12-3 38 8
8. Clear Lake 14-2 35 10
9. MOC-Floyd Valley 14-3 27 7
10. Winterset 12-3 12 9

Others receiving votes: Center Point-Urbana 6. Algona 5. Clear Creek-Amana 5. Keokuk 4. Central Clinton, De Witt 3. Ballard 1. Le Mars 1.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. West Sioux, Hawarden (8) 17-0 107 1
2. Treynor 16-1 89 2
3. North Linn, Troy Mills (2) 16-0 86 3
4. Van Meter (1) 17-0 81 5
5. Camanche 14-2 64 4
6. Boyden-Hull 15-2 48 7
7. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 14-3 36 6
8. Aplington-Parkersburg 14-1 25 10
9. West Branch 14-1 24 8
10. Western Christian, Hull 13-3 20 9

Others receiving votes: Monticello 9. Des Moines Christian 4. A-H-S-TW, Avoca 4. Albia 3. Osage 2. Pella Christian 2. South Central Calhoun 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Easton Valley (6) 15-0 102 1
2. WACO, Wayland (3) 17-0 92 2
3. West Fork, Sheffield (1) 17-1 86 3
4. Lake Mills 16-1 77 4
5. Bishop Garrigan, Algona (1) 15-2 56 6
6. South O’Brien, Paullina 15-2 50 9
7. St. Mary’s, Remsen 14-2 40 7
8. Montezuma 14-2 23 5
9. Martensdale-St. Marys 15-2 22 8
10. Boyer Valley, Dunlap 15-1 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Don Bosco, Gilbertville 8. Notre Dame, Burlington 7. Springville 7. Highland, Riverside 6. Lamoni 5. Mount Ayr 4. Newell-Fonda 2. Pekin 2. Belle Plaine 2. Madrid 1. Siouxland Community Christian 1. Meskwaki Settlement School 1.

MIKE BATES, 61, of Omaha, NE (No services at this time)

Obituaries

February 3rd, 2020 by Jim Field

MIKE BATES, 61, of Omaha, NE died Friday, January 31st in Omaha.  No services are planned at this time for MIKE BATES.  Mike is the son of Dorothy and the late Max Bates and is a 1977 graduate of Atlantic High School.

AP Women’s College Basketball Top 25 02/03/2020

Sports

February 3rd, 2020 by admin

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. South Carolina (26) 21-1 746 1
2. Baylor (3) 19-1 718 2
3. Oregon 19-2 673 3
4. UConn 19-1 662 4
5. Louisville (1) 21-1 641 5
6. Stanford 20-2 605 6
7. NC State 21-1 563 7
8. Mississippi St. 19-3 533 9
9. Oregon St. 18-4 505 10
10. UCLA 19-2 462 8
11. Gonzaga 22-1 437 12
12. Arizona 18-3 413 16
13. Maryland 17-4 371 17
14. DePaul 20-3 360 11
15. Kentucky 17-4 302 13
16. Texas A&M 18-4 291 15
17. Florida St. 18-4 272 14
18. Indiana 17-5 194 20
19. Arizona St. 16-6 182 19
20. Iowa 18-4 172 18
21. Northwestern 19-3 171 23
22. South Dakota 21-2 143 21
23. Tennessee 17-5 90 22
24. Missouri St. 18-3 77 24
25. Arkansas 18-4 68 25

Others receiving votes: Princeton 48, TCU 25, LSU 13, Florida Gulf Coast 11, Stony Brook 2.

AP Men’s College Basketball Top 25 02/03/2020

Sports

February 3rd, 2020 by admin

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Baylor (49) 19-1 1608 1
2. Gonzaga (15) 23-1 1567 2
3. Kansas (1) 18-3 1472 3
4. San Diego St. 23-0 1447 4
5. Louisville 19-3 1352 6
6. Dayton 20-2 1271 7
7. Duke 18-3 1242 9
8. Florida St. 18-3 1188 5
9. Maryland 17-4 999 15
10. Villanova 17-4 959 8
11. Auburn 19-2 926 17
12. Seton Hall 16-5 900 10
13. West Virginia 17-4 827 12
14. Oregon 18-5 758 11
15. Kentucky 16-5 660 13
16. Michigan St. 16-6 624 14
17. Iowa 16-6 604 18
18. LSU 17-4 572 22
19. Butler 17-5 437 16
20. Illinois 16-6 373 19
21. Creighton 17-5 372
22. Penn St. 16-5 356 24
23. Arizona 15-6 164
24. Colorado 17-5 134 20
25. Houston 17-5 85 21

Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 66, Marquette 31, Ohio St. 19, Tulsa 19, Rhode Island 18, N. Iowa 17, Wichita St. 17, BYU 14, Rutgers 12, Stanford 7, Stephen F. Austin 3, Bowling Green 1, Michigan 1, Virginia 1, Winthrop 1, Yale 1.