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ROSE MARY LEIB, 89, of Panora (Graveside Svcs. 9/29/20)

Obituaries

September 28th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

ROSE MARY LEIB, 89, of Panora, died Saturday, Sept. 26th, at the Guthrie County Hospital. Graveside services for ROSE MARY LEIB will be held 2:30-p.m. Tue., Sept. 29th, in the Union Cemetery at Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Tue., Sept. 29th, from Noon until 2-p.m.

ROSE MARY LEIB is survived by:

Her son – Randy (Tina) Leib, of Panora.

Her daughters – Rhonda Leib, of MD., & Robin Leib, of Panora.

and 5 grandchildren.

Midwest Sports Headlines: 9/28/20

Sports

September 28th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

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

UNDATED (AP) — All the playoff matchups in Major League Baseball have been set. The expanded 16-team field was filled out on the final day of this pandemic-altered season. The Milwaukee Brewers got a playoff spot despite a losing record, and so did Houston. The St. Louis Cardinals also advanced with a win. The best-of-three wild-card round begins Tuesday with four American League games. In a marquee matchup, Shane Bieber of the Cleveland Indians faces Gerrit Cole of the New York Yankees. The National League games start Wednesday, when the Brewers play at Dodger Stadium. There will be no fans permitted in ballparks for the opening round.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Harrison Bader tripled and homered to help the St. Louis Cardinals clinch a postseason berth on the final day of the regular season with a 5-2 win over Milwaukee, and the Brewers also earned a playoff spot Sunday via help on the West Coast moments later. St. Louis will be the fifth seed in the NL and will open a three-game wild-card series at San Diego on Wednesday. By winning, the Cardinals avoided having to travel to Detroit for two makeup games Monday. The Brewers will be the eighth seed after the San Diego Padres beat San Francisco 5-4.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brady Singer finished his rookie season with a stellar performance, Alex Gordon wrapped up his long Royals career with a fond farewell and Kansas City ended its season with a 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. Adalberto Mondesi and Ryan McBroom homered for the Royals, who finished just above the last-place Tigers in the AL Central in their first season under manager Mike Matheny.

UNDATED (AP) — The Minnesota Twins clinched baseball’s final available division title, taking the AL Central when the Chicago White Sox lost to the Cubs, 10-8. The Twins needed the Cubs to beat their crosstown rivals following Minnesota’s 5-3 loss to Cincinnati.

ATLANTA (AP) — Nick Foles replaced Mitchell Trubisky in the third quarter and tossed three touchdown passes over the final 6 1/2 minutes of the Chicago Bears’ wild 30-26 comeback win over the Falcons in Atlanta. The Bears improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2013 after becoming the latest team to rally from a huge second-half deficit versus Atlanta. The Falcons are the first team in NFL history to lose back-to-back games in which it led by 15 or more points in the final period.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Aaron Rodgers passed for 283 yards and three touchdowns, and the Green Bay Packers remained unbeaten with a 37-30 victory over the New Orleans Saints.

Stephen Gostkowski made his career-high sixth field goal of game, a 55-yarder with 1:48 left that lifted undefeated Tennessee to a 31-30 victory over the Vikings. Derrick Henry rushed for 119 yards and two third-quarter touchdowns while Ryan Tannehill passed for 321 yards for another comeback after trailing most of the game.

UNDATED (AP) — The relationship between Andy Reid and John Harbaugh grew roots in Philadelphia, and the two successful NFL coaches have remained friends despite competing against each other for supremacy in the AFC. Harbaugh used much of the knowledge he absorbed during his 10-year run as an Eagles assistant under Reid to become a successful head coach with the Baltimore Ravens. Although Reid and Harbaugh stay in close contact, communication was put on hold in the days leading up to the Monday night showdown between Reid’s defending champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Ravens, who have won 14 straight regular-season games.

Iowa early News Headlines: Monday, Sept. 28, 2020

News

September 28th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

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

MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — A Manchester man who hit a pedestrian and then led authorities on a chase through several Iowa counties has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Thirty-year-old Kevin Krapfl Jr. was sentenced recently after he pleaded guilty to four charges, including causing a serious injury with a vehicle. Krapfl was accused of hitting a pedestrian in Oelwein on April 18 and leading authorities on a chase. The pursuit ended when Krapfl’s car hit a patrol car driven by Buchanan County Sheriff’s deputy Dan Walter, who was seriously injured.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa health officials say the state confirmed another 804 positive COVID-19 cases and four more deaths as of Sunday morning. Iowa currently has confirmed 1,315 COVID-19 deaths and 86,229 cases. The Iowa Department of Public Health said it is adding the results of nearly 27,000 antigen tests to the state’s coronavirus website this weekend. The tests were conducted at long-term care facilities in September. Of the nearly 27,000 antigen test results included in the update, about 300 are positive for the virus. The state on Sunday was reporting a 11.1% positivity rate in cases.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff have rapidly become two of the Democrat ticket’s most prolific surrogates. They’ve engaged in in-person campaign events and virtual fundraisers at a pace that often outmatches their spouses at the top of the ticket. In their first joint interview, they say they’ve begun to build a partnership that will help Joe Biden’s campaign on the trail and potentially beyond, if he wins in November. Jill Biden said as she campaigned in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: “Don’t you think the American people love seeing people in government who respect one another and are friends with one another?”

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say gunfire erupted at a gathering of motorcycle clubs in Iowa, killing one person and wounding seven others. Waterloo Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald says about 100 people were at the gathering inside a building in Waterloo early Saturday when there was “some kind of confrontation.” He says nearby police officers heard the gunfire and responded within seconds. Eight people had gunshot wounds and one of them later died. Four other people were hurt by broken glass or other debris while fleeing. Investigators are still trying to determine whether there was more than one shooter and no arrests have been made.

AP College Football Top 25 09/27/2020

Sports

September 27th, 2020 by admin

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sep. 26, 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. Clemson (55) 2-0 1542 1
2. Alabama (3) 1-0 1473 2
3. Florida 1-0 1324 5
4. Georgia 1-0 1310 4
5. Notre Dame 2-0 1231 7
6. Ohio St. (4) 0-0 1169
7. Auburn 1-0 1133 8
8. Miami 3-0 1045 12
9. Texas 2-0 862 8
10. Penn St. 0-0 840
11. UCF 2-0 743 13
12. North Carolina 1-0 734 11
13. Texas A&M 1-0 705 10
14. Oregon 0-0 651
15. Cincinnati 2-0 646 14
16. Mississippi St. 1-0 590
17. Oklahoma St. 2-0 555 15
18. Oklahoma 1-1 535 3
19. Wisconsin 0-0 510
20. LSU 0-1 401 6
21. Tennessee 1-0 377 16
22. BYU 2-0 295 18
23. Michigan 0-0 277
24. Pittsburgh 3-0 248 21
25. Memphis 1-0 196 17

Others receiving votes: Virginia Tech 195, Louisiana-Lafayette 126, Minnesota 110, Southern Cal 104, Kansas St. 60, SMU 37, Marshall 31, Baylor 22, Iowa 16, Utah 14, Virginia 12, Arkansas St. 11, UAB 5, Washington 4, Kentucky 4, Louisville 4, Army 3.

Cardinals earn postseason berth with 5-2 win over Brewers

Sports

September 27th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

St. Louis (AP) — Harrison Bader tripled and homered to help the St. Louis Cardinals clinch a postseason berth on the final day of the regular season with a 5-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. St. Louis will be the fifth seed in the NL and will open a three-game wild-card series at San Diego on Wednesday. By winning, the Cardinals avoided having to travel to Detroit for two makeup games Monday.

St. Louis Cardinals’ Harrison Bader celebrates after hitting a solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

The Brewers also would have locked up a spot with a victory but weren’t eliminated by the loss. Milwaukee would still qualify for the postseason if the Giants lost to the Padres on Sunday. San Diego led 5-4 entering the ninth inning.

 

JONATHAN RAY “Jon” PAULEY, 57, of Defiance & formerly of Panama (Graveside Svcs. 10/2/20)

Obituaries

September 27th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

JONATHAN RAY “Jon” PAULEY, 57, of Defiance (& formerly of Panama), died Saturday, Sept. 26th, at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital. Graveside services for JON PAULEY will be held 11-a.m. Friday, Oct. 2nd, at St. Mary’s Cemetery, in Panama. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

A Fellowship Gathering will be held from 11:30-a.m. until 1:30-p.m. Friday, Oct. 2nd, at the Panama Fire Hall.

JONATHAN RAY “Jon” PAULEY is survived by:

His mom – Barbara Schleimer, of Panama.
His brothers – Loren (LuAnn) Pauley, of Portsmouth; Dennis (Mary) Pauley, of Panama; Dale (Sharon) Pauley, of Panama, and Jami (Anna) Schleimer, of Elk Horn.
His sister – Joan Armentrout, of Harlan
17 nieces and nephews; 1 great-nephew.

Red Oak woman arrested for felony MV Theft & other charges

News

September 27th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

A stolen vehicle report led to the arrest of a Red Oak woman, Saturday. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says that at around 11:55-a.m., they received a report a vehicle had been stolen from a residence in the 1300 block of Orange Avenue, near Prescott. The damaged vehicle was later recovered northwest of the residence, on the same property. Inside the vehicle, authorities found 30-year old Mildred Douglas, of Red Oak. She was unresponsive in the driver’s seat.

Douglas was taken into custody and transported to CHI Corning for evaluation. Once released, Douglas was transported to the Adams County Jail and charged with Theft of a Motor Vehicle (a Class-D felony), Criminal Mischief causing more than $1,000 damage (also a Class-D Felony), and Burglary (an aggravated misdemeanor).

AHSTW cancels school for Mon., Sept. 28, & moves to temp. Virtual Classes

News

September 27th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

There will no classes Monday for the AHSTW School District. On Friday, school officials announced on social media, as they continue to assess the health status of the district, it was determined classes would not be held Monday, Sept. 28th. In a letter to parents, students and staff following an Emergency School Board meeting on Saturday, the District announced also, that they will temporarily move to virtual learning beginning this week.

The Board, Saturday, said in a letter posted on social media, that due to the absentee percentages from the number of positive cases and primary exposures they will move to their continuous learning model and classes will be held virtually Tuesday through Friday and all activities have been canceled; including Homecoming events. Board President Bernadette Hatch said they will find a way to make Homecoming happen in some way at a different time.

The Board approved giving Superintendent Darin Jones the authorization to submit an application to the Iowa Department of Education for the authority to extend the Continuous Learning if needed.

Jill Biden, Doug Emhoff team up in final campaign stretch

News

September 27th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff have rapidly become two of the Democrat ticket’s most prolific surrogates. They’ve engaged in in-person campaign events and virtual fundraisers at a pace that often outmatches their spouses at the top of the ticket. In their first joint interview, they say they’ve begun to build a partnership that will help Joe Biden’s campaign on the trail and potentially beyond, if he wins in November.

Jill Biden said as she campaigned in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: “Don’t you think the American people love seeing people in government who respect one another and are friends with one another?”

 

Iowa man sentenced to 10 years for chase that injured deputy

News

September 27th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — A Manchester man who hit a pedestrian and then led authorities on a chase through several Iowa counties has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Thirty-year-old Kevin Krapfl Jr. was sentenced recently after he pleaded guilty to four charges, including causing a serious injury with a vehicle. Krapfl was accused of hitting a pedestrian in Oelwein on April 18 and leading authorities on a chase.

The pursuit ended when Krapfl’s car hit a patrol car driven by Buchanan County Sheriff’s deputy Dan Walter, who was seriously injured.