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The National Weather Service says a weak tornado (estimated at EF-0) lifted some debris into the air Monday evening, in Ringgold County. A trained spotter observed the rain-wrapped twister near Delphos at around 5:17-p.m.. A funnel cloud was also observed one-mile west/southwest of Redding, at around 4:55-p.m. The funnel lasted for about five-minutes. There were no reports of injuries. Heavy rain was the main feature of the storms that passed through western and central Iowa, Monday.
Rainfall in excess of three-inches was reported in Des Moines. Other communities saw anywhere from 2.1- to as much as 4-inches of rain in central Iowa. The heavy rain led to street flooding in Des Moines, Pleasant Hill and Cumming, Monday evening, as well.
SOFTBALL
Atlantic 8, Harlan 2
ADM 4, Winterset 1
Ballard 9, Carroll 2
Lenox 17, Lamoni 1
BASEBALL
Harlan 4, Atlantic 1
Lenox 5, Lamoni 3
DRAKESVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man suspected of fleeing a southeast Iowa accident in which a 9-year-old boy died and his brother was injured. The Davis County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that 41-year-old Terry Petary, of Drakesville, is charged with vehicular homicide. The Iowa State Patrol says a pickup truck struck the boy and his brother a little before 10 p.m. Sunday as they walked on a rural road west of Drakesville. A patrol accident report says the truck came up from behind, struck the two and then left. The Sheriff’s Office says the pickup was found in West Grove, and Petary was detained there.
The patrol report identified the dead boy as 9-year-old Merlin Beechy and his brother as 12-year-old Nathan Beechy, of rural Drakesville.
The U-S Department of Agriculture’s weekly update on Iowa crops is usually strictly business and released after the grain markets close for the day. Monday’s report had a bit of tongue-in-cheek message. It noted Iowa farmers had only two-days suitable for field work during the past week and says activities included “checking rain gauges and assessing flood damage.” Iowa State University Agronomist, Paul Kassel, says many north and central Iowa corn and soybean fields are under water. “It’s getting kind of serious really. People have had eight-ten–twelve inches of rain in the last ten, twelve days. Kind of the north-central area really,” Kassel says, ” There’s a lot drowned out. So the corn and soybean crop will die from that.”
Once the crops die, the farmers have a decision to make. “And people will be faced with replanting parts of fields and that kind of thing,” Kassel says. He says if things don’t dry out soon, there may not be any option to salvage any kind of crop. “We’re not out of time, but by the time it dries out, it might be too late for that. So, there you’re faced with zero production from those drowned out areas,” Kassel says.
Despite that extensive crop flooding — Monday’s U-S-D-A update continues listing about 80 percent of Iowa’s corn and soybean acreage in good-to-excellent condition.
(Radio Iowa)
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Spot starter John Gant pitched one-hit ball over a career-high seven innings, Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run double and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cleveland Indians 4-0. It was the third consecutive win for the Cardinals and the 10,000th regular season victory for the franchise. Cleveland had won seven straight. Mike Clevinger allowed two runs over five innings, and the Indians had just four hits.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brad Keller pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, Lucas Duda and Rosell Herrera drove in the only runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-0. Wily Peralta earned his first career save in 136 career big league games. It was a makeup of a game that was frozen out in April.
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Falcons have signed a one-year deal with safety Ron Parker, who spent the last five seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. The 30-year-old Parker had 318 tackles, nine interceptions and seven sacks in 80 games with the Chiefs.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyler Skaggs has returned to the mound for the Los Angeles Angels, the first of what manager Mike Scioscia hopes is a wave of healthy players. The Angels expect an update on Shohei Ohtani later this week. Players such as Garrett Richards and Zack Cozart also are making progress as they return from injuries.
Today: Mostly cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms possible through mid-day. High 79. W @ 10-15.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 64. Winds light & variable.
Tomorrow: Areas of morning fog; P/Cldy. High 86. S @ 10.
Thursday: P/Cldy w/scattered thunderstorms possible (early), High 92.
Friday: P/Cldy. High 94.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 75. Our Low this morning was 64. We received .57” of rain yesterday into early this morning (thru 5:30-a.m.). Last year on this date our High was 76 and the Low was 44. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 103 in 1934 & 1936. The Record Low was 43, in 1902.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Residents in major cities downstream from a northwest Iowa tanker car derailment say they’re confident their municipal drinking water is safe even as crews try to contain an estimated 230,000 gallons of oil. Officials in Omaha and Council Bluffs said Monday, they’re monitoring the situation and could switch to well water if oil is detected in the Missouri River, which provides most of their water. But they say they’ve been assured by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources that the oil spilled into the Little Rock River will be contained before reaching the Missouri River.
Others cities, including Sioux City, Iowa, use groundwater and don’t expect problems.
ARTHUR N. DUFF, 92, of Denison, died Monday, June 25th, at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for ARTHUR DUFF will be held 2-p.m. Friday, June 29th, at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home, in Anita.
Visitation with his family is from 4-until 6-p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home, with a Masonic service at 6-p.m. .
Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery at Anita.
ARTHUR DUFF is survived by:
His wife – Willadean Duff, of Denison.
His sons – Gary (Connie) Duff, of Williams, AZ., & Ronald Duff, of Schleswig.
His sister – Norma Turner, of Panora.
Many grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.
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