An 84-year old man raking hay in a field east of Oakland died Saturday morning, after his tractor came into contact with a dry washout on the land. The tractor flipped over, pinning Charles Pierce, of Oakland, underneath. The accident happened just before 10-a.m., Saturday.
IRENE ULLERICH, 96, of Atlantic, died June 3rd, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. A Celebration of Life graveside service for IRENE ULLERICH will be held 2-p.m. Saturday, July 1st, at the Southlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery, in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
The family invites you to join them at Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic for fellowship and refreshments, immediately following the graveside service.
Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
Memorials may be directed to Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic.
IRENE ULLERICH is survived by:
Her sisters – Janice Moon and Helen Coles, of Des Moines.
Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
CHICAGO (AP) — Slumping Kyle Schwarber hit his first career grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning to rally the Chicago Cubs to a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.
Schwarber, who entered batting .163 and was dropped to the ninth spot in the lineup, hit the first pitch of the at-bat from St. Louis starter Mike Leake (5-4) deep into the bleachers in left-center.
Javier Baez also homered for Chicago, which has won two straight following a six-game losing streak. Yadier Molina homered and Jose Martinez had two RBIs for the Cardinals. Hector Rondon (1-1) pitched a scoreless seventh to earn the win. Wade Davis got the final three outs for his 12th save.
Leake, who entered leading the National League in earned run average at 2.24, allowed five runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings.
HOUSTON (AP) — Cole Bedford hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning, Corbin Martin struck out nine in seven innings and Texas A&M advanced to the final round of the Houston Regional with a 3-2 win over Iowa on Saturday night.
Kaylor Chaffin retired Chris Whelan on a game-ending popup with runners at second and third for his second save. The Aggies (38-21) will face the winner of an elimination game between the Hawkeyes (39-21) and top-seeded host Houston on Sunday night. Texas A&M has two chances to advance to the super regional round.
Martin (7-3) allowed eight hits and two runs with two walks. Cason Sherrod pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings before Chaffin got the final out. Jake Adams hit his 28th homer of the season, a solo shot, to pull Iowa within a run in the fifth.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:35 a.m. CDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Farm groups and some members of Congress from farm states are decrying proposed cuts to crop insurance and other safety net programs for farmers included in President Donald Trump’s budget. The proposed cuts come as farmers are facing their fourth straight year of falling income. The Trump administration says the proposed cuts help fulfill a campaign promise to balance the federal budget.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Faculty and other long-term employees at Iowa’s three public universities won’t have as long to phase out their retirement under a new proposal before the Iowa Board of Regents. The Press-Citizen reports that older employees who have worked at least 15 years in the system are currently allowed to phase out their retirement over five years. The regents are looking to shorten that to two years.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police have identified a woman found dead in Des Moines after reports of a shooting Saturday morning. Police say 36-year-old Mary Dudley, of Des Moines, was killed. Police in Ames arrested 50-year-old Harold Dudley, also of Des Moines, and transferred him back to Des Moines on Saturday. Police did not provide any details of the shooting or the relationship between the victim and suspect.
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Police are investigating an overnight shooting that killed a Waterloo woman. The Courier reports that police were called to a home just before 3 a.m. Saturday. Officers who first arrived found a woman with a gunshot wound. She was taken to an area hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Police say another adult and three children were inside the home at the time of the shooting. No arrests had been reported by midday Saturday.
CHARLES WYNN PIERCE, 84, of Oakland, died Saturday, June 3rd, in Oakland. Funeral services for “CHARLIE” PIERCE will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., June 7th, at the Oakland United Methodist Church. Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland has the arrangements.
A masonic service will be held at the Oakland United Methodist on Tuesday at 4:30 PM. Visitation with the family will follow the masonic service until 7:30 PM.
A memorial fund has been established.
CHARLIE PIERCE is survived by:
His children: Terry (Deb) Pierce; Becky Pierce, Jerry (Suzanne) Pierce, and Tami (Sid) Skank, all of Oakland.
His sister – Donna Jo (Marion) Wright.
12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren; many other relatives and friends.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is trying to solidify the Republican base in Iowa, where some conservatives are cool to President Donald Trump and party leaders say he’s being undermined from within. Headlining Sen. Joni Ernst’s annual summer fundraiser, Pence will promote steady job numbers under Trump, who campaigned last year on promises of economic growth.
But it’s Pence’s boss who has more work to do to satisfy Iowa’s disproportionately influential Christian right, despite carrying Iowa in the 2016 election after Democrat Barack Obama won here in 2008 and 2012.
The vast majority of Iowa Republicans approve of the job Trump is doing. However, some emerging Republican national prospects have accepted invitations from party leaders this year to visit Iowa, host of the leadoff presidential nominating caucuses.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Farm groups and some members of Congress from farm states are decrying proposed cuts to crop insurance and other safety net programs for farmers included in President Donald Trump’s budget.
The proposed cuts come as farmers are facing their fourth straight year of falling income. They could particularly affect farm states such as Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska that helped Trump win the November election.
One proposal would cut the federal crop insurance program by $28 billion over 10 years. Programs that provide crop subsidies would lose $9 billion. But Republican Sen. Charles Grassley, an Iowa farmer, says the crop insurance cuts won’t make it through Congress.
The Trump administration says the proposed cuts help fulfill a campaign promise to balance the federal budget.
Officers with the Council Bluffs Police Department responded early Saturday morning to a report of shots fired at 2113 Avenue H. The call came in at around 3:12-a.m. Upon arrival officers surrounded the house and secured the area. Officers called out all of the occupants of the house and were given permission by the resident to search the house.
No suspects were located. There were no injuries reported. No weapon was recovered. Officers are still working to determine the suspect.
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