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Iowa early News Headlines: Friday, May 17, 2019

News

May 17th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal prosecutors say two Iowa men face charges in separate child pornography cases. Officials say 35-year-old Aaron Olson, of Nora Springs, is charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child. Officials say Olson used two minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct to produce child pornography. Prosecutors also say 31-year-old Derek Clemens, of Evansdale, has been charged with receipt and possession of child pornography. Officials say he accessed child pornography on his cellphone.

WEST UNION, Iowa (AP) — A northeastern Iowa man has been charged with first-degree murder in the 2018 death of a 4-week-old infant. The Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Division of Criminal Investigation says in a news release that 22-year-old Dean Hettinger, of Westgate, was arrested Thursday at the Black Hawk County Jail, where he was being held on unrelated charges. He’s accused of causing the death of Holton Smith.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — “Lucky Larry” may have a shot to win millions more _ this time from a jury. A judge has ordered a trial in a lawsuit filed by Iowa lottery winner Larry Dawson, who contends a $9 million jackpot that he won in 2011 should have been nearly three times as big. Dawson filed the lawsuit in 2016 after an investigation revealed that lottery contractor Eddie Tipton rigged the previous $16.5 million jackpot, bought the winning ticket himself and unsuccessfully worked with associates to claim it.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A flurry of lawsuits against maker of OxyContin intensifies as Idaho’s attorney general tells the company and the family that owns of it of plans to take legal action. Six other states have announced filings this month against Purdue Pharma and another said it’s looking for a law firm to help it sue. Idaho’s letter was disclosed Thursday. It suggests a lack of progress with settlement negotiations with the company behind a drug that helped change the way prescription painkillers were used.

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Riley, Teheran pace Braves’ attack in win over Cardinals

Sports

May 16th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Riley went 3 for 4 and drove in a run, Julio Teheran pitched five-plus scoreless innings, and the Atlanta Braves won for the fifth time in six games with a 10-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night. Riley, who homered in his second major league at-bat Wednesday, doubled off the top of the wall in the second inning and singled in a run in the third. He scored twice. Teheran (3-4) allowed two hits — a bloop single by Yadier Molina to begin the fifth and a single by Paul Goldschmidt to begin the sixth — and drove in two runs with a sacrifice bunt in the second and a single in the third. Teheran, who has a 0.53 ERA over his last three starts, walked four and struck out four.

Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright (3-4) gave up five runs, five hits and five walks with two strikeouts in four innings. RHP Carlos Martinez will rejoin the Cardinals’ bullpen this weekend at Texas after missing 44 games a right shoulder cuff strain. “You’re talking about a legitimate weapon, a two-time All-Star who proved he could do the job out of the bullpen last year,” St. Louis manager Mike Shildt said. “You always want to be able to shorten games.”
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Cardinals: RHP Miles Mikolas (4-3, 3.83 ERA) will make his 10th start when St. Louis begins a three-game series at Texas. In four career starts in the Rangers’ ballpark, the former Texas hurler is 0-4 with a 13.73 ERA.

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JOHN PETERS, 81, of Ames (& formerly of Lewis) – Svcs. 5/22/19

Obituaries

May 16th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

JOHN PETERS, 81, of Ames (& formerly of Lewis), died Thursday, May 16th, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. Funeral services for JOHN PETERS will be held 10:30-a.m. Wednesday, May 22nd, at the United Congregational Methodist Church in Lewis. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family is from 5-until 7-p.m. Tuesday, May 21st, at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Lewis Cemetery.

JOHN PETERS is survived by:

His wife – Suzanne Peters, of Ames.

His daughter – Sabina Peters-Daywater & husband Brandon Rutter-Daywater, of Taiwan.

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Summer Food Service program offers meals to Audubon CSD students

News

May 16th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Audubon Community School District Superintendent Brett Gibbs has announced that the Audubon Community School District is participating in the Summer Food Service Program.  Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.

Meals will be provided, at a first come, first serve basis, at the sites and times as follows:

  • Audubon Elementary School: June 10 – August 9, 2019, 11:30am-12:30 pm

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

(1)      mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2)      fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3)      email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Iowa Non-Discrimination Statement:

“It is the policy of this CNP provider not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or religion in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code section 216.6, 216.7, and 216.9.  If you have questions or grievances related to compliance with this policy by this CNP Provider, please contact the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Grimes State Office building, 400 E. 14th St. Des Moines, IA 50319-1004; phone number 515-281-4121, 800-457-4416; website: https://icrc.iowa.gov/.”

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NANCY CHRISTENSEN, 71, of Atlantic (Svcs. 5/21/19)

Obituaries

May 16th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

NANCY CHRISTENSEN, 71, of Atlantic, died Wed., May 15th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Funeral services for NANCY CHRISTENSEN will be held 2-p.m. Tuesday, May 21st, at Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family present at the funeral home on Monday, May 20th, from 5-until 8-p.m.; Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

NANCY CHRISTENSEN is survived by:

Her husband – Don Christensen.

Her daughter – Andrea (Alan) Woodruff

Her son – Anthony (Rachael) Christensen

6 grandchildren, and her sister-in-law Marletta (Ted) McKercher, of Omaha.

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Wildlife refuge reopens in western Iowa two months after being flooded

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 16th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — A western Iowa wildlife area reopened this week after being forced to close due to flooding two months ago. DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge usually sees visitors year-round, but it closed in mid-March as Missouri River levels rose. Park Ranger Peter Rea says a maintenance team from DeSoto and other nearby refuges repaired two sections of paved road that the floodwaters washed out.

“A lot of fill had to be hauled in to fill that and right now, instead of being repaved, they’ve just been covered with gravel,” Rea says. “They’re kind of gravel patches as a temporary Band-Aid before we can get it completely fixed.” Rea says the flooding has brought some animals to parts of the refuge where they normally wouldn’t venture.

“There’s a lot of birds feeding in those flooded areas because it’s shallow water and there’s a lot of fish that are trapped,” Rae says, “so it’s kind of easy picking as far as feeding goes.” They even had a couple of unusual sightings, including a blue heron, which is typically found in the Southeastern U-S. Though the refuge is open to the public, the boat ramps are closed and some hiking trails are still partly flooded.

(Thanks to Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio)

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Lottery winner can seek bigger prize at trial, judge rules

News

May 16th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — “Lucky Larry” may have a shot to win millions more — this time from a jury. A judge has ordered a trial in a lawsuit filed by Iowa lottery winner Larry Dawson, who contends a $9 million jackpot that he won in 2011 should have been nearly three times as big.

Dawson filed his lawsuit in 2016 after an investigation revealed that lottery contractor Eddie Tipton rigged the previous $16.5 million jackpot, bought the winning ticket himself and unsuccessfully worked with associates to claim it.
Dawson’s lawsuit against the Multi-State Lottery Association and the Iowa Lottery contends the $16.5 million should have carried over to the jackpot that he won under Hot Lotto’s rules.

Judge Carla Schemmel ruled earlier this month that the association and the lottery are not immune from liability under state law. She says that a “full hearing of this matter” is required to sort out the complex case. The case is set for trial Dec. 2.

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Survey: Region’s bankers losing confidence in farm economy

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 16th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly survey of rural bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states shows they’re rapidly losing confidence in the region’s farm economy. The Rural Mainstreet survey for May, released Thursday, shows the survey’s overall index dropping from 50 in April to 48.5 this month. Any score above 50 suggests a growing economy, while a score below 50 indicates a shrinking economy.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss, who oversees the survey, blames trade tensions and tariffs, saying they’re contributing to losses suffered by grain farmers — although livestock producers are faring better. Still, Goss says, bankers believe “the negatives far outweighed the positives.”

The survey’s confidence index, which gauges bankers’ expectations for the economy six months out, plummeted from 50 to 38.2 — its lowest level in almost two years.
Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.

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2019 State Track – Day 2 – Class 1A and 4A

Sports

May 16th, 2019 by admin

Boys 1A Shuttle Hurdle Prelims

CAM- 21st (Colby Rich, Kolby Nelson, Jacob Holste, Connor McKee) 1:06.81
Bedford- 15th (Talon Riedel, Jacob French, Eli Morris, Garett Greene) 1:05.12
Fremont-Mills- 4th Qualified for Finals (James Switzer, Seth Malcom, Colton Hauschild, Austin Gartner) 1:01.78
Ar-We-Va- 18th (Drew Schurke, Cooper Kock, Will Ragaller, Derek Oeser) 1:05.60
Audubon- DQ (Skyler Schultes, Jackson Jensen, Joel Klocke, Gavin Smith)

Boys 4A Shuttle Hurdle Prelims

Lewis Central- 19th (Nolan McKenzie, Adam Mortensen, Josh Sell, Thomas Fidone) 1:04.09

Girls 1A 3000M Run

Taylor Sporrer, Logan-Magnolia- 4th 11:12.25
Emma Lucas, Bedford- 1st State Champion 10:22.66
Courtney Sporrer, Logan-Magnolia 13th 12:05.83
Grace Slater, Audubon- 17th 12:15.48
Sophia Broers, Nodaway Valley 16th 12:12.60

Boys 1A 3200M Run (Official finish was changed to where runners were after 7th lap because lap counter got off and top runners thought it was done after 7, Previous results in Parenthesis)

Adam Thompson, Sidney- (12th 10:31.93)
Bennett Heisterkamp, St. Albert- 8th (9th 10:16.51)
Justin Ambrose, Boyer Valley- 7th (7th 10:16.41)
Joshua Baudler, Nodaway Valley- 4th (2nd 9:58.47)
Quentin Dreyer, IKM-Manning- (17th 10:39.47)
Ben Breheny, Nodaway Valley- (19th 10:46.53)

Girls 1A 200M Dash Prelims

Jordyn Blaha, St. Albert- 10th 27.15
Abigail Zaiger, Audubon- 23rd 27.94
Kelly Clevenger, Riverside- 16th 27.50

Girls 4A 200M Dash Prelims

Darby Thomas, CB Abraham Lincoln- 2nd Qualified for Finals 24.69

Boys 1A 200M Dash Prelims

Weston Worley, Logan-Magnolia-  22nd 24.14
Drake Partridge, AHSTW- 6th Qualified for Finals 22.83
Tyler Coberly, Woodbine- 21st 24.02
Korbin Martin, AHSTW- 16th 23.66
Luke Blaha, St. Albert- 5th Qualified for Finals 22.68

Girls 1A 4x800M Relay Finals

Audubon- 20th (Hannah Thygesen, Aleah Hermansen, Abigail Zaiger, Grace Slater) 10:42.63
Logan-Magnolia- 2nd (Violet Lapke, Taylor Sporrer, Alexis Christians, Kylie Morrison) 10:04.41
IKM-Manning- 23rd (Bianca Cadwell, Macie Doyel, McKenna Mullen, Emma Beerman) 10:51.82

Girls 4A 4x800M Relay Finals

CB Abraham Lincoln- 22nd (Paige Bracker, Emma O’Neal, Moriah Heilesen, Kerigan Keefer) 10:27.35

Boys 1A 4x800M Relay Finals

IKM-Manning- 2nd (Nathan Blankman, Adam Gruhn, Alex Lingle, Parker Behrens) 8:13.39
Sidney- 5th (Mister McNaughton, Jaden Sears, Cole Hunt, Noah Jorgenson) 8:15.75
Woodbine- 6th (Wyatt Pryor, Tyler Coberly, Adam Sherer, Cuy Meeker) 8:23.26

Girls 1A 100M Dash Prelims

Jordyn Blaha, St. Albert- 17th 13.25
Alexa Ahrenholtz, IKM-Manning- 20th 13.34

Girls 4A 100M Dash Prelims

Darby Thomas, CB Abraham Lincoln- 2nd Qualified for Finals 12.04

Boys 1A 100M Dash Prelims

Valentin Andrusyshyn, Riverside- 4th Qualified for Finals 11.25
Aiden Antisdel, St. Albert- 10th 11.46
DeShawn Carr, CAM- 21st 11.78
Korbin Martin, AHSTW- 16th 11.62
Drake Partridge, AHSTW- 2nd Qualified for Finals 11.13

Girls 1A 400M Dash Final

Tara Peterson, Stanton- 10th 1:01.43
Maddy Duncan, Sidney- 5th 1:00.05
Reagan Weinheimer, Nodaway Valley- 4th 59.19
Ryann Portch, AHSTW- 7th 1:00.32

Boys 1A 400M Dash Final

Valentin Andrusyshyn, Riverside- 22nd 53.09
Cooper Nally, Bedford- 19th 52.71
Sam Rallis, St. Albert- 7th 50.66

Girls 1A Shuttle Hurdle Prelims (Will be Run Saturday as Timed Finals due to weather delay)

Glidden-Ralston-
Griswold-
Nodaway Valley-
Fremont-Mills-

Girls 1A Shot Put

Mallory Behnken, CAM- 22nd 32-09.00
Molly Venteicher, CAM- 12th 36-07.00
Jaedyn Smith, Ar-We-Va- 10th 37-01.00
Emily Hinners, Ar-We-Va- 17th 35-04.00
Samantha Thompson, Westwood- 18th 35-01.00
Melissa Deist, Audubon- 5th 39-01.00
Kendra Fichter, Fremont-Mills- 13th 36-05.25

Girls 4A Discus

Lucy Turner, CB Abraham Lincoln- 12th 108-11
Lauren Payne, Lewis Central- 2nd 132-06

Boys 1A Long Jump

Tyler Brummer, Boyer Valley- 21st 18-06.00
Skyler Schultes, Audubon- 15th 19-04.00
Jaeger Powers, Fremont-Mills- 22nd 18-02.50
Colton Thornburg, Essex- 11th 20-03.25
DeShawn Carr, CAM- 18th 19-03.00
Drew Schurke, Ar-We-Va- 5th 21-03.50

Boys 4A High Jump

Thomas Fidone, Lewis Central- Tie 7th 6-03.00

Boys 1A Shot Put

Dylan Hoefer, Woodbine- 18th 43-08
Jacob Webb, Southwest Valley- 11th 46-07
Connor Alley, Fremont-Mills- 5th 49-08
Mitchell Williamson, CAM- 13th 45-10

Boys 4A Discus

Jermaine Green, CB Thomas Jefferson- 16th 140-09
Logan Jones, Lewis Central- 1st State Champion 185-10

Girls 1A Long Jump

Lydia Alley, Fremont-Mills- 24th 14-08.50
Jocelyn Amos, Griswold- 9th 15-10.25
Olivia Diggins, Logan-Magnolia- 10th 15-09.75
Maddy Duncan, Sidney- 4th 16-10.25
Leslie Luft, Ar-We-Va- 7th 16-02.25

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Tyson sues federal agency for $2.4M over hog inspections

Ag/Outdoor

May 16th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Arkansas-based meat processor Tyson Foods is suing a federal agency for $2.4 million, saying it had to destroy 8,000 carcasses because a federal meat inspector lied about checking hogs at a plant in Iowa. Tyson Foods says Yolanda Thompson, who works for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service, signed certificates suggesting she checked slaughtered hogs at the Storm Lake plant in March 2018. It says video footage indicates Thompson never entered the plant and actually approved inspections while sitting in her automobile.

The Sioux City Journal reports that the meat processor filed suit Tuesday in Sioux City’s U.S. District Court alleging the agencies knew of Thompson’s inadequate inspection practices and physical difficulties walking around the plant. USDA and Tyson officials declined to comment.

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