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VIRGIL C. SORENSEN, 79, of Exira (Svcs. 06/06/2017)

Obituaries

June 3rd, 2017 by admin

VIRGIL C. SORENSEN, 79, of Exira died Thursday, June 1st at his home in rural Exira. Funeral Services for VIRGIL C. SORENSEN will be held Tuesday, June 6th at 10:30am in the Exira Lutheran Church in Exira. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Friends may call Monday, June 5th from 5:00pm-8:00pm at the Kessler Funeral Home in Exira.

Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.

VIRGIL C. SORENSEN is survived by:

Wife: Charlotte Sorensen of Exira.

Granddaughters: Kimberly (Dan Knight) Meurer of Atlantic. Jennifer (Matt) Steffens of Atlantic. Angela Christensen of Killeen, TX.

Daughter-in-law: Kellie (Randy Kofoed) Sorensen of Atlantic.

Sister: Dorothy (Lyle) Nelson of Elk Horn.

11 Grandchildren

Nieces, Nephews, Other Relatives, and many Friends.

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Girls Regional Soccer scoreboard 6/2/2017

Sports

June 3rd, 2017 by admin

Class 1A Regional Semifinals

Region 1

  • Tri-Center 5, AHSTW 0
  • St. Albert 4, Treynor 1

Region 2

  • North Polk 5, Des Moines Christian 1
  • Underwood 4, Kuemper Catholic 0

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High School Baseball/Softball Scoreboard Friday 6/2/2017

Sports

June 3rd, 2017 by admin

Softball

Atlantic 19, Denison-Schleswig 2
Boyer Valley 14, Whiting 0
Central Decatur, Leon 9, Bedford 4
Charter Oak-Ute 8, Coon Rapids-Bayard 6 (9)
Essex 11, East Mills 8
Interstate 35, Truro 12, Southwest Valley 0
Lewis Central 15, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 1
Logan-Magnolia 5, Missouri Valley 3
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 10, River Valley 7
Martensdale-St Marys 10, Orient-Macksburg 0
Murray 14, East Union 0
Sidney 9, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 5
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 5, Mount Ayr 4
Treynor 12, Tri-Center, Neola 0
West Harrison 12, AR-WE-VA, Westside 0

Baseball

Atlantic 7, Denison-Schleswig 2
AHSTW, Avoca 7, Underwood 5
Ar-We-Va, Westside 7, West Harrison, Mondamin 1
Audubon 18, Riverside, Oakland 6
CAM, Anita 11, Glidden-Ralston 8
CAM, Anita 12, Iowa Christian Academy 2 (Resumption of suspended game from 5/22)
Central Decatur, Leon 7, Bedford 1
Coon Rapids-Bayard 21, Earlham 11
Lewis Central 14, Clarinda 9
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 12, River Valley, Correctionville 0
Martensdale-St. Marys 12, Lenox 2 (5 Innings)
Missouri Valley 7, Logan-Magnolia 4
Treynor 9, Tri-Center, Neola 1

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Chiefs release WR Maclin in midst of voluntary workouts

Sports

June 3rd, 2017 by admin

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs have released wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, cutting ties with one of the most high-profile free-agent signings made by general manager John Dorsey and coach Andy Reid.

The unexpected move Friday came after the Chiefs wrapped up the second week of voluntary workouts. Maclin had been a regular at the Chiefs’ practice facility this offseason, and he recently got married – with Reid and a number of his teammates in attendance.

Maclin was entering the third year of a $55 million, five-year contract with Kansas City. It was a deal that became especially costly when the Chiefs found guilty of tampering in their pursuit of him and were stripped of two draft picks and received a fine.

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Iowa topples top-seeded Houston 6-3 in regional opener

Sports

June 3rd, 2017 by admin

HOUSTON (AP) – Mitchell Boe, Iowa’s No. 9 hitter, had a pair of run-scoring hits and the Hawkeyes knocked off top-seeded Houston 6-3 in the first round of the Houston Regional on Friday night.

Robert Neustrom broke a 2-2 tie with an RBI single in the fifth for the No. 4 seed Hawkeyes (39-20), who will play Texas A&M on Saturday night. The Cougars (40-20) will face Baylor in an elimination game between former Southwest Conference foes.

Boe’s RBI double put Iowa up 2-0 in the fourth, and his single made it 5-3 in the eighth. Ben Norman, the No. 8 hitter, went 3 for 3 and scored two runs.

Ryan Erickson (4-3) gave up three runs – two earned – in five innings for the Big Ten Tournament champions. Josh Martsching struck out four over the final 2 2/3 innings for his eighth save.

Houston ace Trey Cumbie (10-2) allowed a season-high 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings, and three of the four runs against him were earned.

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Nodaway man arrested after disturbance early Saturday

News

June 3rd, 2017 by admin

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Nodaway man after being called to a disturbance early Saturday morning. At 1:20am Deputies responded to the disturbance in Nodaway. 44-year-old Shawn Dale Kammerer was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault 2nd Offense, Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st Offense (Methamphetamine), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs. Kammerer is being held without bond until seen by a Magistrate.

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Creston man arrested on multiple charges

News

June 3rd, 2017 by admin

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Creston man on multiple charges this past Sunday. On May 28th at 1:24pm Adams County Deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a red Buick Regal because it was not displaying license plates. The vehicle failed to stop and fled westbound on Highway 34 from the Redwood Avenue intersection at approximately 96 miles per hour. Later the vehicle turned southbound onto Quince Avenue and pulled into a driveway. The driver jumped out of the vehicle and became very hostile. The driver resisted but was eventually taken into custody.

It was determined the driver was 33-year-old Steven Lamar of Creston. Lamar was charged with two counts of Assault on Persons Engaged in Certain Occupations, Possession of Stolen Property, Interference with Official Acts, Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. It was also determined the vehicle was stolen from Creston and was later returned to its owner. The case remains under investigation.

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Skyscan Forecast Saturday 6/3/2017

Podcasts, Weather

June 3rd, 2017 by admin

Skyscan Forecast   Saturday, June 3, 2017   Richard Garuckas

Today: Partly cloudy. Hot and Humid. High 92. SW @ 5-10.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Low 66. W @ 5-10.

Sunday: Mix of sun and clouds. Hot and humid. High 91. NW @ 5-10.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 62.

Monday: Mostly sunny. High 86.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High 83.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. High 85.

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Cubs stop 6-game slide with 3-2 win over Cardinals

Sports

June 2nd, 2017 by admin

CHICAGO (AP) — Jason Heyward hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs snapped a six-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.

Heyward also had an RBI double in the sixth and Kris Bryant homered as the Cubs washed away some of the sting from a winless road trip against the Dodgers and Padres. Anthony Rizzo reached four times and scored two runs a day after he got engaged.

Rizzo led off the eighth with a double over the head of rookie left fielder Magneuris Sierra. He moved up on Ben Zobrist’s grounder to third and scampered home when Heyward hit a fly ball to center against Trevor Rosenthal (1-2).

Pedro Strop (1-2) struck out Yadier Molina with the bases loaded for the final out of the Cardinals eighth, and Wade Davis finished for his 11th save.

Dexter Fowler homered for St. Louis in his first game at Wrigley Field since he signed with the Cardinals in the offseason. Sierra had an RBI single, and Lance Lynn pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-hit ball.

Fowler received his World Series ring during a pregame ceremony, drawing loud cheers from the crowd of 41,051 on a picturesque day at the iconic neighborhood ballpark.

 

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Work continues to get fireworks licenses processed

News

June 2nd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The State Fire Marshal says a retailer in Forest City is the first to complete the process to get a license to sell fireworks in Iowa. State Fire Marshal Jeffrey Quigle says some 600 people logged in to the website Thursday once they could start the process to get a license. His staff has been working to process all the requests.

“As of yesterday (Thursday) evening, we actually had 88 retailer licenses that are in process. And then we can further break that down to an actual 46 who have submitted site plans and were are in the process of reviewing,” Quigle says. Their goal is to complete a license application in three days. Quigle says they’ve been able to use software for the fireworks registration process that they already use for other things.

He says they already license sprinkle and fire alarm contractors, burglar alarm and nurse call contractors along with explosive blasters. “So we were able to build upon that licensing software. This is just a little bit different — we tried to make it totally online and eliminate paper,” Quigle says. He says they have also been getting hundreds of calls since the fireworks selling period began Thursday.

Quigle says they continue to update their website with information to help try and eliminate some of the phone calls, but he says they encourage anyone with questions to call, as he says they may be able to quickly answer the question. Quigle says those applying for licenses have done a good job of preparing their applications to follow the regulations posted online.

“We’ve seen a lot of people take time to read the two main chapters in that document which deal with both storage and then fireworks sales,” Quigle says. “..we’ve seen some really good site plans come in and we don’t have to call back and ask further questions, they are very, very good.” There are four wholesalers from out-of-state who have applied to sell fireworks in Iowa. Quigle says they’ve had inquiries from all over the country and many from in-state as well.

“It’s kind of a vast array of different people that we are seeing that are selling fireworks,” Quigle says. Fireworks can be sold through July 8th. A second sales period is set for around the New Year’s holiday.

(Radio Iowa)

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