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GERALD V. WILSON, 82, of Oakland (Svcs. 6/12/19)

Obituaries

June 2nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

GERALD V. WILSON, 82, of Oakland, died Friday, May 31st, in Des Moines. Funeral services for GERALD WILSON Will be held 10:30-a.m. Wednesday, June 12th, at the Oakland United Methodist Church in Oakland. Rieken-Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be from 5:30-until 7:30-p.m. June 11th, at the Oakland United Methodist Church.

Interment will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery at Oakland.  Lunch with the family will be held, at the Oakland UMC immediately following the interment.

A Memorial Fund has been established.

GERALD WILSON is survived by:

His wife – Carol, of Oakland.

His sons – Dan (Kaleigh) Wilson, and Steven Wilson

His step children: Dana Rock, Donna Rock, and Diana Rock Fiene and husband Mike.

His sisters – Jean Priegel and Beaulavon “Tootie” McGraw.

5 grandchildren; 6 step-grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren.

(Update) Boy drowns in large pond in north Des Moines

News

June 2nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 13-year-old boy has drowned in a large pond in north Des Moines. Police say Van Cin Lian, of Des Moines, went into the pond Saturday afternoon with two other boys. At some point he went underwater and didn’t resurface.

Dive teams from several agencies responded and used a drone in an attempt to find the boy. Divers recovered his body about 6 p.m.

Council Bluffs Schools to offer all students free meals

News

June 2nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — All students in the Council Bluffs school district will receive free meals beginning this fall.

Lisa Stewart, director of nutrition services for the district, told the board of education last week that the entire school district now qualifies for Community Eligibility Provision, a federal program that allows students to eat free breakfast and lunch.

The Daily Nonpareil reports families in elementary schools could save up to $700 a year, with families of high school students saving up to $900 a year.

Stewart said the students qualified because of a state decision in March 2018 to accept certain classifications of Medicaid enrollees as automatically qualified for free lunches. She says the change was not caused by a sudden decline in the area’s economy.

Boys State Soccer Semifinals Scores from 6/1/19

Sports

June 2nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Class 1A

Regina, Iowa City 3, West Liberty 1

Columbus Catholic, Waterloo 2, Sioux Center 0

Class 2A

Xavier, Cedar Rapids 2, Gilbert 0

Lewis Central 1, Hudson United 0

Class 3A

Waukee 3, Bettendorf 0

Iowa City, West 3, Cedar Rapids, Washington 1

State Tennis Tournament results from 6/1/2019

Sports

June 2nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Class 1A Semifinals:

Waterloo Columbus Catholic 5, Dubuque Wahlert Catholic 1

Cedar Rapids Xavier 5, Shenandoah 0

Class 1A Championship

Cedar Rapids Xavier wins state championship 5-2 over Waterloo Columbus

Shenandoah took 3rd place with a 5-0 win over Wahlert Catholic.

2-A Semifinals

Ames 5, Cedar Falls 3

Iowa City West 5, Dowling Catholic 0

Class 2A Championship
Ames won the State Championship, 5-3 over Iowa City West

Dowling Catholic took 3rd place, 5-2 over Cedar Falls

Woman arrested in Council Bluffs Sunday morning, after domestic incident involving a knife

News

June 2nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs were dispatched to Mercy Hospital around 2:30-a.m. today (Sunday), where a woman was reported to have been cut with a knife during a disturbance. The victim told officers that the alleged female offender, 23-year old Shyanne Dalton-Birdsong, was fighting with Shyanne’s roommate and “made stabbing motions” towards the roommate with a knife. The victim tried to intervene between Shyanne and Shyanne’s roommate, and ended up having two of her fingers cut.

Officers went to 3115 12th Avenue and located Dalton-Birdsong and her roommate. The suspect was arrested on charges of Aggravated Assault and Aggravated Domestic Abuse.

Area High School Softball/Baseball Scores from Saturday, 6/1/19

Sports

June 2nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

High School Softball Scores

Atlantic Trojan Tournament

Atlantic 14, ACGC 1
Atlantic
13, Red Oak 1
Atlantic
4, Carroll 2
Carroll 13, Clarinda 1
Carroll 7, Glenwood 0
Creston 11, ACGC 5
Creston 16, Panorama 6
Creston 8, Lewis Central 3
Clarinda 4, Exira-EHK 3
Clarinda 12, Audubon 4
Exira-EHK 5, Lewis Central 5
Glenwood 6, Audubon 3
Harlan 6, Glenwood 0
Harlan 3, ACGC 0
Harlan 8, Panorama 2
Lewis Central 11, Audubon 1
Red Oak 9, Exira-EHK 3
Panorama 12, Red Oak 0

All- Tourney Team: Alexis Johnson (Red Oak), Kennedy Anderson (Panorama), Jorga Hoover (ACGC), Hallee Fine (Clarinda), Kami Waymire (Exira EH-K), Olivia Engler (Atlantic), Morgan Schaben (Harlan), Brooke Taylor (Glenwood), Megan Gittis (Lewis Central), Keaton Wessell (Audubon), Payton Rice (Creston)

Other Scores

AHSTW 5, Sidney 0
AHSTW 12, Fremont-MIlls 0
Denison-Schleswig 11, Storm Lake 3
Des Moines East 7, Winterset 5
Earlham 4, Lenox 1
Earlham 6, Saydel 4
Lenox 3, West Central Valley 1 (8)
Missouri Valley 10, Woodbine 9
Missouri Valley 2, Council Bluffs Jefferson 1
Nodaway Valley 13, Orient-Macksburg 0
PCM 10, Coon Rapids-Bayard 2
Sidney 13, Fremont-Mills 1
Sioux City East 1, West Monona 0
Southeast Polk 2, Winterset 0
St. Mary’s, Remsen 8, Kuemper Catholic 6
Van Meter 13, IKM-Manning 1
West Harrison 11, Missouri Valley 2
West Harrison 13, Woodbine 8
West Monona 5, Sioux City North 4
Winterset 5, Urbandale 3
Woodbine 11, Council Bluffs Jefferson 9

High School Baseball Scores

ADM 7, Coon Rapids- Bayard 1
ADM 7, Pleasantville 4
Ames 5, Lewis Central 4
Clarinda 14, Missouri Valley 11
Coon Rapids-Bayard 13, Pleasantville 6
Red Oak 6, Missouri Valley 5
Shenandoah 6, Sidney 2
Southeast Polk 5, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 2
Southeast Polk 9, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 0
St. Albert 13, Remsen St. Mary’s 0
St. Albert 18, Gehlen Catholic 8
Treynor 11, Clarinda 7
Treynor 7, Red Oak 5

Body recovered from a pond in Des Moines

News

June 2nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Rescue crews responding at around 3:30-p.m. Saturday to a report that a child went into a pond in Des Moines and never resurfaced, have recovered a body.

According to KCCI, the body of a boy was found in the pond on Des Moines’ northwest side, at around 6:30-p.m. The child’s name was not immediately released.

The incident occurred in an old quarry that’s about 30-to 40-feet deep toward the middle. The pond is located in the 4200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.

Midwest Sports Headlines: 6/2/19

Sports

June 2nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dexter Fowler and Harrison Bader hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals outlasted the Chicago Cubs in a 7-4 victory after a rain delay of over three hours. Paul Goldschmidt also hit a home run for the Cardinals (29-28), who have won three straight for the first time since a five-game streak in late April.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joey Gallo hit a tie-breaking home run for the second straight game before leaving in the fifth inning due to injury as the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2. Gallo was removed because of tightness in his left oblique while batting. The Rangers have won four of five, improved to 19-9 at home and moved two games over .500 at 29-27.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Scott Parel shot a 6-under 66 on Saturday to extend his lead to five strokes in the PGA Tour Champions’ Principal Charity Classic. Parel had a 15-under 129 total at Wakonda Club to break the tournament 36-hole record of 13 under set a year ago by eventual winner Tom Lehman.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Boston Bruins have taken a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final with a 7-2 win in St. Louis. Patrice Bergeron opened the scoring on a power play in the first period and Boston jumped to a 4-0 lead before Ivan Barbashev put the Blues on the board 11:05 into the second period. It didn’t matter much as the Bruins chased goaltender Jordan Binnington, who gave up five goals on 19 shots. Game 4 is Monday night in St. Louis.

HOUSTON (AP) — Alberth Elis scored in the 69th minute and the Houston Dynamo tied Sporting Kansas City 1-1. Yohan Croizet opened the scoring for Sporting KC in the 63rd minute.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Trevor Boone hit the go-ahead three-run homer with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, and Oklahoma State rallied to beat Nebraska 6-5 in the NCAA Oklahoma City regional. The Cowboys completed a comeback from an early 5-0 deficit by scoring four runs off closer Colby Gomes. Oklahoma State advanced to the regional final Sunday night against the winner of an afternoon elimination game between Nebraska and Connecticut.

Iowa early News Headlines: 6/2/2019

News

June 2nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A temporary flood barrier at Burlington has failed along the swollen Mississippi River has failed, sending floodwaters rushing into the city’s downtown. The National Weather Service says Burlington officials have confirmed that a large, sand-filled barrier failed Saturday afternoon, forcing some businesses in the downtown area to evacuate. The weather service has issued a flash flood warning for a 4- to 6-block area of downtown Burlington until 10 p.m. Saturday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials say a runner died near the finish line of a race from Saylorville Dam to downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Fire Department officials say a 26-year-old man died Saturday morning near the finish line of the 12.4-mile race. Officials didn’t release details about how the man died or release his identity. Race organizer Michael Zimmerman said in a statement, “On behalf of all of those that ran today and the entire running community, we are heartbroken about the loss of a fellow athlete.”

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Iowa say one person drowned at Terry Trueblood Recreation Center in Iowa City and a would-be-rescuer was taken to a hospital. Television station KCRG reports that the incident happened Friday afternoon when a bystander reported that a swimmer disappeared under the water around 3:45 p.m. Searchers with law enforcement and the Johnson County Metro Dive Team found a body about an hour after the incident was reported. The person’s name has not been released.