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22-year old female & a 2-year old male killed in southern IA crash Friday night

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November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A pregnant woman and her 2-year old step son have died after the small SUV they were in was struck broadside by a full-size pickup northwest of Weldon, in southern Iowa’s Clarke County. The Iowa State Patrol says 22-year old Bethannie Rene Kennedy, of Osceloa, was driving 2004 Chevy Tracker, when the small SUV left its lane as it was traveling south on Highway 69 near the intersection with County Road H-50.

The vehicle was hit by a 2011 Chevy Silverado pickup that was traveling northbound on Highway 69. The accident happened a little after 6-p.m., Friday. Following the collision, the Tracker came to rest on its left side in the east ditch. Kennedy, and the child, Michael Dohrn, Jr., also of Osceola, died from their injuries the the hospital. The driver of the pickup, 71-year old Charles Le Roy Onyett, of Leon, was not injured. The accident happened a little after 6-p.m., Friday.

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Midwest Sports Headlines: 11/17/18

Sports

November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — The Paradise Jam resumes play today (Saturday), with a pair of games in the consolation bracket. Old Dominion faces Kennesaw State in one game. Northern Iowa meets Eastern Kentucky in the other. Both teams lost Friday’s first-round games. The semifinals resume Sunday. The tournament concludes on Monday.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lagerald Vick hit seven 3-pointers and had a career-high 33 points to help second-ranked Kansas beat pesky Louisiana-Lafayette 89-76. Dedric Lawson added 19 points and Udoka Azubuike had 17 points and eight rebounds for the Jayhawks. Justin Miller scored all 22 of his points in the first half to lead four players in double-figures scoring for Louisiana-Lafayette.

NEW YORK (AP) — Luka Garza scored 18 of his 22 points in the first half, and Iowa beat Connecticut 91-72 in the 2K Classic championship game.Garza was named MVP of the tournament. He also joined Tyler Cook, UConn’s Eric Cobb, Oregon’s Bol Bol and Syracuse’s Jalen Carey on the all-tournament team.

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Xavier Sneed scored 16 points to lead five Kansas State players in double figures, and the Wildcats led by as many as 31 points in the second half in their 95-68 win over Eastern Kentucky at the Paradise Jam. Dean Wade and Cartier Diarra added 14 points each, and Kamau Stokes and Barry Brown Jr. had 10 points apiece for the 12th-ranked Wildcats. In other action, Penn beat Northern Iowa 78-71.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Saturday, 11/17/18

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November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

CLARKE COUNTY – A pregnant woman and her 2-year old step son have died after the small SUV they were in was struck broadside by a full-size pickup, after the vehicle left its lane on Highway 69, in Clarke County. The Iowa State Patrol has identified the victims as 22-year old Bethannie Rene Kennedy, and Michael Dohrn, Jr., both of Osceola. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured. The accident happened a little after 6-p.m., Friday.WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa is giving up the chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the next Congress. Instead, he will chair the Senate Finance Committee. That means Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina will take over the chairmanship of the Judiciary panel. Graham has become a close Trump ally and was a vocal supporter of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.

SOLON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified two people killed in an eastern Iowa collision. The crash occurred around 8:30 p.m. Thursday on Iowa Highway 1, just south of Solon in Johnson County. The Courier cites the Iowa State Patrol in reporting that 30-year-old Tori Sabin Smith, of Mediapolis, was driving a minivan southbound on Highway 1 when she crossed the center line and hit a northbound car driven by 50-year-old Kirk Flom, of Solon. Smith and Flom were both pronounced dead at the scene.

NEVADA, Iowa (AP) — DuPont has agreed to repay Iowa $10.5 million in incentives it received. The news of the settlement come a year after the company announced it was seeking a buyer for its 30-million gallon, $400 million cellulosic ethanol plant in central Iowa. he Des Moines Register reports that the settlement repays all but about $3.7 million it received in incentives in 2011 for the plant in Nevada, Iowa.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Supreme Court Justice Daryl Hecht, who has been receiving treatment for skin cancer, has announced he will resign from the high court. The court made the announcement in a news release Friday. Hecht’s resignation is effective Dec. 13. Hecht resumed hearing cases for the latest term that began Sept. 4 after being absent several months as he sought treatment. But he was unable to sit for oral arguments held Nov. 13-14 due to side effects of the treatment.

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State Football Championship results from 11/16/18

Sports

November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Class 1A State Championship

West Sioux, Hawarden 52, Dike-New Hartford 38

Class 2A State Championship

PCM, Monroe 28, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 7

Class 4A State Championship

Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 22, Cedar Falls 16

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Iowa Girls High School Basketball Scores from Friday, 11/16/18

Sports

November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Western Iowa Scores…

East Sac County 46, Storm Lake 44

Winterset 54, Interstate 35,Truro 28

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Iowa beats UConn for 2K Classic title

Sports

November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

NEW YORK (AP) — Iowa learned a lot last season. The Hawkeyes are putting those lessons to good use right now. Tyler Cook scored 26 points, Luka Garza had 22 and Iowa beat Connecticut 91-72 in the 2K Classic championship game on Friday night.

The Hawkeyes went 14-19 last season, losing to Michigan in the Big Ten tournament. But they shot 51 percent (29 for 57) from the field while improving to 4-0 this year. Cook said the biggest difference is the team is more together for this campaign. “We’re more connected on both ends of the floor,” he said. “And we’re playing for one another and our coaching staff and our program with more pride than we did a year ago.”

Garza was named MVP of the tournament. He also joined Cook, UConn’s Eric Cobb, Oregon’s Bol Bol and Syracuse’s Jalen Carey on the all-tournament team. Bol led No. 13 Oregon to an 80-65 victory over No. 15 Syracuse in the consolation game. He finished with 26 points and nine rebounds on his 19th birthday.

Iowa improved to 3-1 all-time against UConn. It was the first meeting between the schools since Iowa’s 70-68 win on Nov. 11, 1999, also at Madison Square Garden.

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Paradise Jam resumes with 2 games in consolation bracket: Northern IA to play

Sports

November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — The Paradise Jam tournament resumes Saturday with a pair of consolation-round games at the University of the Virgin Islands’ Sports and Fitness Center.

Old Dominion (1-2) will face Kennesaw State (1-3) in the opening game, while Northern Iowa (1-2) takes on Eastern Kentucky (2-2) in the second game. The semifinals will be played Sunday, with Oregon State (3-0) playing Missouri (2-1) in the opening game, followed by No. 12 Kansas State (3-0) facing Penn (4-0).

The championship game, as well as the other placement games, will be Monday.

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Guthrie County plane crash fatalities caused by carbon monoxide toxicity & trauma

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November 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A report was released Friday from the State Medical Examiner’s Office with regard to a fatal airplane crash that took place Nov. 9th. Officials said all four victims of the crash died from “multiple blunt force injuries in the setting of carbon monoxide toxicity.”

A distress call from a person on the plane said those on-board thought the pilot, 49-year old Edward Ralph Anderson, of LeMars, had suffered from a heart attack. A student pilot on the plane attempted a landing at the Guthrie County airport near Guthrie Center, but the plane dropped off radar. The wreckage wasn’t found until around 6:30-the next morning, in a cow pasture southwest of Guthrie Center.

In addition to the pilot, 36-year old Patrick Kellen, and 15-year old Samantha Clark, both from Le Mars, along with 28-year old Tyler Douvia, of Merrill, died in the crash. The accident remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

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DuPont OKs $10.5M payment for shuttered Iowa ethanol plant

Ag/Outdoor, News

November 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

NEVADA, Iowa (AP) — DuPont has agreed to repay Iowa $10.5 million in incentives it received.
The news of the settlement come a year after the company announced it was seeking a buyer for its 30-million gallon, $400 million cellulosic ethanol plant in central Iowa. The Des Moines Register reports that the settlement repays all but about $3.7 million it received in incentives in 2011 for the plant in Nevada, Iowa.

The plant made ethanol from corn cobs, stalks and other crop residue before closing the plant last year and laying off 90 workers. DuPont says it’s selling the plant to Verbio North America of Michigan, which plans to invest $35 million to make renewable natural gas from corn stover at the plant, a first for the state.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board agreed Friday to provide $1.78 million in tax credits to Verbio, which plans to create 44 high-wage jobs.

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SW IA Students learn about advanced mfg. careers

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November 16th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

CLARINDA, Iowa – Iowa Western Community College in Clarinda recently showed off its Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing during recent Manufacturing Day tours for area high school students. The CEAM program partners with area manufacturers to provide hands-on training focused on industry needs, with scholarship money and other financial support enabling southwest Iowa residents to jump-start their careers in the skilled trades.

Photo’s courtesy IWCC

Students from Council Bluffs, Clarinda and South Page toured Iowa Western’s Clarinda Center and nearby Lisle Corp., a 115-year-old specialty tool manufacturer in Clarinda. Lisle Corp. is part of a consortium of four area manufacturers looking to grow a workforce in southwest Iowa for workers interested in high-paying, quality careers.

CEAM brings together Lisle Corp., NSK-AKS Precision Ball Co. and NSK Corp. in Clarinda along with MAHLE Engine Components USA Inc. of Atlantic as partners to grow the available workforce and provide additional training for those companies’ employees. CEAM offers a two-year non-credit certificate program that’s primarily hands-on and focused on industry needs.

The program is open to 15 students each year, with 12 slots earmarked for employees of partnering businesses. After core classes their first year, students choose either an electro-mechanical or a tool and die track for their second year. The field trip allowed the high schoolers to see an alternative pathway to education after high school – one that’s hands-on and focuses on career skills that are immediately applicable.

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