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Cardinals sweep Giants, stay on track for wild card

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September 24th, 2018 by admin

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas’ outing against the San Francisco Giants was typical, and typical for him is pretty good.

Mikolas won his fourth straight start, Matt Carpenter hit his NL-leading 36th homer and the Cardinals beat the Giants 9-2 to complete a three-game sweep and remain on track for the NL’s second wild card.

St. Louis (87-69) has won three straight games and six of seven. The Cardinals remained 1½ games ahead of Colorado (85-70) and two games behind Milwaukee, the wild card leader. St. Louis hosts the Brewers (89-67) in a three-game series starting Monday night.

“We feel pretty good,” Mikolas said. “We feel strong. We feel like we’re a team that’s real dangerous and a team that’s going to come out and give a lot of people trouble.”

Mikolas (17-4) allowed two runs — one earned — and two hits in seven innings with eight strikeouts and no walks. John Brebbia and Giovanny Gallegos, who made his Cardinals debut, finished a five-hitter.

“I had some good sink of my fastball so I tried to use that a lot,” said Mikolas, tied with Washington’s Max Scherzer and Chicago’s Jon Lester for the NL lead in wins. “Just pound the zone. They took some swings early so I was able to get some quick outs.”

Mikolas has made 11 starts of at least seven innings and the two hits he gave up were a season low.

“He works ahead in the count so that creates doubt,” Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said. “He can pretty much throw any pitch he wants at any time in the count. He throws inner half, which sets up the outer half, which disrupts the balance of the hitter and he can change speed which disrupts the timing of the hitter. That combination is what pitching is.”

Andrew Suarez (7-12) gave up two runs and six hits in five innings as San Francisco gave him three runs or less of run support during his time in the game for the 21st time this season. The Giants finished 31-50 on the road for a two-year record of 57-105 away from home.

San Francisco has lost 10 straight road games against NL Central teams since winning at the Chicago Cubs on May 27.

“It’s a tough lineup,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of the Cardinals. “They’ve got power, speed, good athletes.”

The bottom two in the Cardinals batting order built a 2-0 lead with two-out singles, by Yairo Munoz in the second and Mikolas in the fourth.

Harrison Bader bunted in a run to spark a five-run sixth that includes RBI singles by Munoz and Paul DeJong around Jose Martinez’s two-run double. Carpenter hit a two-run homer off Casey Kelly in the eighth.

“Everybody contributed,” Carpenter said. “Guys finding a way to score even when we’ve got some guys that aren’t getting it done. It’s the making of a good team.”

Brandon Crawford’s two-run homer in the seventh stopped an 0-for-9 skid.

“I’ve faced him a few times back in 2012 but other than that I haven’t seen him for years,” Crawford said of Mikolas. “I was just looking for something up that I can put in play and try and just get the bat on and fortunately saw the curve ball enough to put the barrel on it.”

TRAINING ROOM

Cardinals: 2B Kolten Wong missed his second consecutive start after leaving Friday’s game in the seventh inning with cramps in both hamstrings.

DEBUT

INF Edmundo Sosa was recalled from Triple-A Memphis. Sosa made his debut when he walked as a pinch-hitter in the eighth, and he scored on Carpenter’s home run.

UP NEXT

Giants: LHP Derek Holland (7-8, 3.57 ERA) starts the first of a three-game series at home against San Diego and RHP Bryan Mitchell (1-4, 6.16 ERA) on Monday night. Holland will make his first start since July 18, which was also against the Padres, where he allowed four runs in five innings.

Cardinals: RHP Jack Flaherty (8-8, 3.08 ERA) kicks off a three-game home series Monday night against Milwaukee and RHP Chase Anderson (9-8, 3.93 ERA). Flaherty is 1-1 with a 2.35 ERA in four career starts against the Brewers.

ELAINE D. VOLKENS, 89, of Treynor (Svcs. 09/24/2018)

Obituaries

September 24th, 2018 by admin

ELAINE D. VOLKENS, 89, of Treynor died Thursday, September 20th. Funeral services for ELAINE D. VOLKENS will be held on Monday, September 24th at 11:00am at Zion Congregational Church in Treynor. Cutler-O’Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home Bayliss Park Chapel has the arrangements.

ELAINE D. VOLKENS is survived by:

Daughters: Carol (Glen) Dare. Julianne (Earl) Fitz.

6 Grandchildren

9 Great-Grandchildren

Other family and Nieces and Nephews.

Odor from troubled rendering plant overwhelms neighbors

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September 24th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

ESTHERVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Residents of a northwest Iowa town say they’re being overwhelmed by the stench from a nearby rendering plant. Emmet County zoning administrator Barb Bohm says Estherville residents have filed more than 300 odor complaints against the Central Bi-Products plant, mostly since May. Emmet County Supervisor Jeff Quastad says the odor from the plant smells “like death, like rotting flesh.”

The county Board of Supervisors has decided to pursue fines against the plant for violating its use permit. Dan Hildebrandt is CEO of Farmers Union Industries, of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, which is the parent company of Central Bi-Products. Hildebrant told Emmet County supervisors in July the plant problems were caused in part by a fire and a management change. He assured supervisors the company was working to make improvements.

NE woman killed, two adults & 2 kids injured in Mills Co. crash

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September 24th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

One person died and four other were injured during a crash in Mills County, Sunday evening. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2017 Honda Accord driven by 51-year old Heather Johnson, of Omaha, was traveling west on Barrus Road at around 5:55-p.m., at the same time a 2018 Chevy Silverado, driven by 34-year old Ronnie Russell Ling, of Glenwood, was traveling south on 221st Street.

When the Accord ran through a stop sign, it was hit broadside by the pickup. Both vehicles came to rest upright in a field west of the intersection. 33-year old Iris Gandara, of Omaha, died at the scene. Heather Johnson was transported by LifeNet to the UNMC in Omaha.

Passengers injured included: 27-year old Mariana Nieto, of Omaha, who was transported to Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs; 50-year old Marvin Ray Elmquist, of Sarasota, FL, who was flown by LifeNet to the UNMC; 10-year old Austin Ling, of Glenwood, who was transported by Silver City EMS to the UNMC, and six-year old Adam Ling, of Glenwood, who was transported by Lewis Township EMS to the UNMC.

Man takes off with stolen pickup & owner on the hood

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September 24th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A suspect in the theft of a pickup truck was run over by the vehicle after it crashed during a pursuit in Pottawattamie County. The Council Bluffs Police Department reports that at around 1-p.m. Sunday, a Council Bluffs officer was on the lot of Wal- Mart south,working an accident on the lot when they were approached by a man who had located his stolen F-250 on the lot of Wal-Mart.

When the unidentified suspect in the vehicle theft got into the F-250, the victim and officer ran over to try and stop the him. The victim jumped onto the hood of the truck as the suspect was starting the vehicle. When the suspect saw officer, the suspect fled the area with the victim still on the truck. The suspect fled the area at a high rate of speed and the victim was able to get into the back of the truck. As the victim broke the back window out of the truck to enter they cab area, the suspect went to jump out of the vehicle.

The truck left the roadway and struck a tree on the open driver’s door. The suspect fell under the vehicle and was ran over by a rear wheel. The suspect was transported to Jennie ER and then over to UMNC. The suspect is being treated for serious injuries. Authorities say because warrants are pending in this case, the suspect is not being identified at this time.

AP College Football Top 25 09/23/2018

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September 24th, 2018 by admin

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sep. 22, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Alabama (60) 4-0 1523 1
2. Georgia 4-0 1422 2
3. Clemson (1) 4-0 1409 3
4. Ohio St. 4-0 1363 4
5. LSU 4-0 1238 6
6. Oklahoma 4-0 1201 5
7. Stanford 4-0 1143 7
8. Notre Dame 4-0 1067 8
9. Penn St. 4-0 1001 10
10. Auburn 3-1 987 9
11. Washington 3-1 946 10
12. West Virginia 3-0 923 12
13. UCF 3-0 727 16
14. Michigan 3-1 698 19
15. Wisconsin 3-1 662 18
16. Miami 3-1 571 21
17. Kentucky 4-0 541
18. Texas 3-1 308
19. Oregon 3-1 297 20
20. BYU 3-1 270 25
21. Michigan St. 2-1 256 24
22. Duke 4-0 244
23. Mississippi St. 3-1 241 14
24. California 3-0 118
25. Texas Tech 3-1 106

Others receiving votes: Colorado 83, Boise St. 58, Virginia Tech 55, South Florida 50, Oklahoma St. 44, Texas A&M 41, Iowa 31, South Carolina 31, Florida 29, NC State 28, Syracuse 25, TCU 24, North Texas 10, Cincinnati 10, Utah 9, Mississippi 7, Missouri 7, Buffalo 6, Maryland 6, San Diego St. 5, Arizona St. 4.

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Skyscan Forecast Monday 09/24/2018

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September 24th, 2018 by admin

Skyscan Forecast   Monday, September 24, 2018  Dan Hicks

Today: Partly cloudy. Warmer. S @ 10-20. High 82.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. S @ 10. Low 60.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Windy and cooler. Showers. NW @ 15-25. High 64.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High 68.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy. High 66.

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Train derails in NW Iowa, dumping sand, railcars into river

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September 23rd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

ALTON, Iowa (AP) — No injuries were reported when a train derailed in northwest Iowa but 20 of the cars carrying soybean oil and sand fell into the flooded Floyd River.
The Des Moines Register reports the bridge beneath the Union Pacific train collapsed as part of the derailment on Sunday morning. Officials said no hazardous materials leaked into the river.

The Sioux County Sheriff’s Department shot video showing the mangled pile of rail cars and the bridge in the river. Alton City Administrator Dale Oltmans says the derailment happened around 4:30 a.m. Sunday on the outside edge of the small town of Alton, Iowa.

Union Pacific spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza said recent flooding and heavy rain may have contributed to the derailment. The train was traveling from Mankato, Minnesota, to North Platte, Nebraska.

Mahomes throws 3 TD passes as Chiefs beat 49ers, 38-27

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September 23rd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is just as efficient at home as he is on the road. He gets the same results, too. After winning his first three starts, all away from Arrowhead Stadium, the second-year pro finally made his regular-season home debut Sunday. Mahomes responded by torching San Francisco’s banged-up pass defense for 314 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-27 victory over the 49ers.

Mahomes now has 13 touchdown passes without an interception, breaking the NFL record for TD passes in the first three weeks of a season. Peyton Manning threw 12 to start the 2013 campaign. Mahomes’ touchdown passes to Chris Conley, Demetrius Harris and Sammy Watkins , along with a pair of TD runs by Kareem Hunt, helped Kansas City (3-0) race to a 35-7 lead late in the first half.

Few leads are safe against the Chiefs’ porous defense, though. The 49ers (1-2) rallied behind running backs Matt Breida and Alfred Morris, who kept gouging the Chiefs’ defensive front, and Jimmy Garoppolo, who threw for 251 yards and two scores . It was Garoppolo’s 11-yard pass to Marquis Goodwin early in the third quarter that started the comeback, and Morris scored on a short touchdown run later in the quarter to make it 35-24.

After the Chiefs tacked on a field goal early in the fourth to extend their lead, the 49ers came back with a grinding, 17-play drive that wiped out more than half the period. But it ended in a strange sequence that began with Garoppolo taking a hard hit from Steven Nelson along the sideline. Garoppolo easily could have stepped out of bounds, but instead he was crushed on his throwing shoulder and had to leave.

C.J. Beathard came in and threw what appeared to be a fourth-down touchdown pass to George Kittle, but it was wiped out by offensive pass interference. There was only 5:17 left, but rather than go for it on fourth-and-goal at the Kansas City 25, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan elected to kick a field goal — keeping it a two-possession game.
San Francisco proceeded to kick it deep rather than try an onside kick. The Chiefs picked up a first down on a penalty, and Hunt churned his way for two more first downs to put the game away.

The 49ers have not won in Arrowhead Stadium since Dec. 26, 1982.
UP NEXT…49ers: Play the Chargers in Los Angeles next Sunday. Chiefs: Visit the AFC West-rival Broncos next Monday night.