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"Sarah Young",
"On Aug",
"At A.M."
] | 2016-08-26T12:58:21 | null | 2016-08-25T05:01:01 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfallsjournal.com%2Fnews%2Fregion%2F4100923-back-blue-sure-how-about-111-shirts.json | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/field/image/082416.FR_.PCH_.RiverCityDonation1_0.JPG?itok=oOT3ZI-M | en | null | Back the blue? Sure, how about with 111 shirts! | null | null | www.riverfallsjournal.com | Pictured are (from left): Investigator Kristopher Stewart (Prescott), Chief Officer Michael Schaffer (Elmwood), Chief John DuBois (Spring Valley), Kim French (co-owner of River City Stitch), Amanda Hines (RCS employee), Chief Gordon Young (River Falls), Chief Eric Ladwig (Ellsworth) and Pierce County Peace Officers Benevolent Association President Robby Jaeger (Pierce County Sheriff’s Department). (River Falls Journal photo by Sarah Young)
Gestures of appreciation make the difficult days seem not so tough.
This summer the U.S. has experienced tumult in the wake of police shootings in Texas, Louisiana, Minnesota, and other locales.
Close to 40 officers have died by gunfire in the U.S. in 2016, not counting others killed in pursuits, by vehicular assault or medical emergencies. But in that wake of it all, the communities of Pierce County have shown their officers gratitude.
Kim and Dave French, who own River City Stitch in Prescott, and employee Amanda Hines of Spring Valley, wanted to show their gratitude to Prescott police for their service. So they decided to do what they do best: Design a T-shirt to give to officers.
What began as honoring Prescott officers soon grew to donating the T-shirts to more than 111 law enforcement officers in Pierce County, including the sheriff’s department, Elmwood, Spring Valley, River Falls and Ellsworth.
“We wanted to make them as appropriate as possible to apply to everyone,” Hines said of their final design, which includes a badge and the state of Wisconsin embossed with a flag and the signature blue line of law enforcement. “It’s hard not to know everyone, so we thought ‘let’s try to do this for the whole county.’”
Kim French said her husband was on Facebook one night and saw a company selling shirts to honor law enforcement. He didn’t want to sell them, however. He wanted to give them to officers.
Law enforcement representatives from each agency gathered in Prescott Monday, Aug. 15, to receive the shirts to disperse to their departments.
On hand were River Falls Police Chief Gordon Young, Pierce County Peace Officers Benevolent Association President Robby Jaeger of the sheriff’s department, Elmwood Chief Officer Michael Schaffer, Spring Valley Police Chief John DuBois, Prescott Investigator Kristopher Stewart and Ellsworth Police Chief Eric Ladwig.
Young said the response from community members showing support has been overwhelming, though not unexpected.
“The community gives support throughout all the years,” said Young. “In River Falls, the amount of support is 10-fold. It means a lot to the officers and their families too.”
Ladwig said people stopping in to say thank you has “absolutely increased.” His department makes sure to highlight these people on the department Facebook page, as was the case when the Girl Scouts stopped in with cookies and cards.
Jaeger said it’s heartwarming when kids run up to officers in public to thank them for their service. He recounted getting high-fives when stopping to fuel squad cars, getting hugs and one little boy who stationed himself outside of a restaurant where officers were eating to keep them safe.
“Everyone has their something that happens each shift,” Jaeger said. “People have been going out of their way to say hi.”
It’s almost as if some have become celebrities.
“We even have been asked to do selfies,” said Young. “As little as you think it is, it means a lot to us.”
For the complete story, see the Aug. 25 print issue of the River Falls Journal. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/region/4100923-back-blue-sure-how-about-111-shirts | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/27ed42655556a6954d32c10f5c56dbf59605a42eea317e84175d61a598145743.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:59:32 | null | 2016-08-24T11:06:47 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfallsjournal.com%2Fnews%2Fregion%2F4100822-wisconsin-roundup-equipment-issue-does-not-delay-st-croix-river-crossing-state.json | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sites/all/themes/riverfallsjournal_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Wisconsin roundup: Equipment issue does not delay St. Croix River Crossing; state ACT scores drop; 10 more state news stories | null | null | www.riverfallsjournal.com | STILLWATER, Minn. -- Officials say there were no real delays after an equipment issue was resolved at the new bridge being built across the St. Croix River between Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Reports indicated that contractors Lunda and Ames brought in a jack that was too big -- and it could not tighten support cables on the Fourth Pier as a result. Kristin Calliguri of Minnesota's DOT says a smaller jack was used, and the cables were being tightened Saturday. Also, she says other parts of the project continued on schedule, so the jack issue did not cause new delays.
The bridge is due to open in the fall of 2017, replacing an 80-year-old lift bridge that will still be used for hiking and bicycling -- while the new structure carries motor vehicle traffic north of Hudson and south of Stillwater.
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Wisconsin ACT scores fall due to new requirement
MADISON -- Wisconsin is no longer among the nation's highest performing states on the ACT college entrance exam.
That's because the Badger State started making all high school juniors take the test, not just those who are college bound -- and the new law is being reflected for the first time in this year's results. Wisconsin's average score was 20.5 -- lower than the national average of 20.8, and 1.7 points lower than the previous year when 73 percent of graduating seniors took the ACT.
Wisconsin's score ranks fourth among 18 states where all graduates had to take the exam -- and it's 29th overall. Wisconsin was among three best statewide performers on the ACT exam for many years, before the new law increased the numbers of youngsters taking the test by 42-percent to around 66,000.
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DNR delays much anticipated reorganization
MADISON -- The state Department of Natural Resources has delayed a major reorganization of its controversial agency until late this fall.
In February, officials said they hoped to complete the realignment by July 1 -- but now, DNR spokesman Jim Dick tells the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the changes will begin in late fall, saying it's more important to "get things right than get there quickly." The agency that regulates the environment, hunting, and fishing in Wisconsin previously said it would consider moving some functions elsewhere in state government and streamline regulations.
The DNR says it wants to be more efficient without hurting environmental protections -- but numerous media reports have said it has reduced its enforcement actions since 2011, amid an 18-percent drop in the agency's workforce since 1995. Gov. Scott Walker previously said the state is working more closely with people earlier in their projects to avoid fines and sanctions.
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Ken Burns rejects replacing campus lectures with his Civil War videos
MADISON -- Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns rejects U.S. Senator Ron Johnson's idea to show Burns' civil war videos to college students instead of paying professors to lecture about it.
The Wisconsin Republican recently said that showing "The Civil War" series might be a better way for schools to teach students and save money. But Burns tweets that he's here to "support teachers, not replace them."
Johnson accused what he calls the "higher education cartel" of raising tuition and blocking economical ideas like having "one solid lecturer" online to serve numerous colleges. UW-Madison professor Clif Conrad says in-person lecturers are needed to engage students in "spirited dialogue" which cultivates thinking skills -- and in a clarification, Johnson agreed there's a need for both good instructors and more technology that can educate students while cutting costs.
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'Wisconsin Women for Trump' has ex-lieutenant governor, senators, convicted aide
NEW YORK -- Some of Wisconsin's top Republican female politicians were named Wednesday to a new "Wisconsin Women for Trump" coalition.
Donald Trump's state campaign says it's "thrilled" to have "so many women leaders" support the GOP presidential nominee. The state group includes former Lt. Gov. Margaret Farrow, state Senate finance co-chair Alberta Darling, and outgoing Senate President Mary Lazich.
The group also includes Darlene Wink, a former Milwaukee County aide who was convicted of two criminal misdemeanors for doing campaign work on county time for Scott Walker's 2010 bid for governor. Trump has often highlighted women who've excelled in his business operations, but some of his comments about women have caused trouble during his White House run.
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Prosecutors: Man lured children into building before burning it
GREEN BAY -- Prosecutors in Green Bay say an 18-year-old man lured four children to a vacant restaurant building, and started a fire so the kids could be sent to a "better place."
At his first court hearing Tuesday, a Brown County judge ordered Jesus Castilloveitia-Quinton to take a mental exam to determine his ability to help with his defense. He's charged with two counts of child abuse, arson, obstructing police, and bail jumping for a Sunday night fire that caused $100,000 worth of damage to the former Ten-O-One Club in downtown Green Bay.
Police say the defendant brought the four youngsters -- all less than 10 years old -- to an abandoned apartment above the vacant business, allegedly calling it his "secret hideout." Court records show that the defendant is homeless, and he's due back in court September sixth to review the result of his competency exam.
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State ethics commissioners can give money to political candidates
MADISON -- Wisconsin's new ethics commissioners can give campaign money to the political candidates they may have to investigate if wrongdoing is suspected.
On a 4-2 vote Tuesday, the panel tabled a proposal to ban donations to candidates they've supported in the past. Milwaukee attorney David Halbrooks says donations would never affect his analysis of matters before the panel.
But former Oneida County Judge Robert Kinney cites a claim by a former Trump staffer that elections are rigged -- and Kinney does not want people to have less confidence in their government. Kinney and former Assembly Republican Pat Strachota voted against allowing campaign gifts, which are banned by staff members for the new ethics panel but not the members themselves -- whose political affiliations are made public.
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State won't try to stop early voting
MADISON -- Wisconsin's attorney general will not try to prevent an earlier start to the absentee voting for November's presidential election.
Brad Schimel's office says it did not have many options, after a three judge federal appellate panel refused this week to block a judge's ruling that granted more early voting. The state could have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to restore the Republicans' two week limit on early absentee voting with other restrictions -- but that won't happen, so Wisconsin communities can start setting times and places for their absentee voting.
Madison plans to begin its early voting the week of Sept. 26 at several locations around the Capital City -- and Milwaukee says it has similar plans, but they have not been set. Federal Judge James Peterson threw out the GOP's restrictions as part of a lawsuit which challenged a number of voting laws.
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Report: State markup lawsuit plaintiff under investigation since 2011
MADISON -- Krist Oil, the gas station chain that filed suit this week to strike down Wisconsin's minimum markup law, has been under a state investigation since 2011 for allegedly violating that law.
The Wisconsin State Journal says Krist agreed to follow the longtime requirement of a 9-percent markup for gasoline unless competitors charge less -- but the consumer protection agency later received dozens more complaints, and after it investigated, it sought Justice Department prosecution against Krist which never occurred.
The State Journal says the consumer protection probe remains open, but officials would not comment while the Justice agency reviews the new lawsuit. Krist Oil -- which has about 70 convenience stores in northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan -- has also complained about competitors breaking the markup law. A report surfaced Tuesday from the Wisconsin Public Research Institute stating that Krist filed 70-percent of the markup law complaints the state received in 2014.
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Newly required school-bus lights may be left dark in some areas
MADISON -- The Wisconsin automotive group AAA says there's a problem with a new state law requiring more warning lights on school buses built within the last decade.
The law requires newer buses to have amber warning lights, as well as the red lights and flashing arms that warn drivers to stop in both directions when the buses are dropping off or picking up kids. The State Patrol says they'll make kids safer -- but Nick Jarmusz of the state's AAA says a 60-year-old state law prohibits the amber lights in urban areas with curbs and sidewalks on both sides -- unless there's a local ordinance which allows them.
Jarmusz says Milwaukee, Appleton, and Eau Claire are among the places with no local regulations -- while Madison and Green Bay only allow the amber lights when students need to cross streets without controls like stop lights present. AAA plans to ask that amber lights be required in all situations, after lawmakers return to session in January.
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Farmers adjust to rain, cooler weather
MADISON -- Some Wisconsin farmers are harvesting corn to help feed their animals, while others farms have been hurt by the recent rains.
Some parts of the state have had up to 11 inches of rain the past few weeks. According to the USDA's weekly crop update, soybeans have become diseased in some spots -- and dry weather is needed in most of Wisconsin to complete the hay harvest and get corn in the bin.
In general, the state's corn development remains ahead of schedule, and 88-percent of the crop is rated good to excellent -- and statewide soybeans are generally ahead of the norm, with 87-percent good to excellent. The potato harvest is 17 days behind last year, but 90-percent of the spuds are good to excellent -- and 93-to-95-percent of topsoil and subsoil have adequate or surplus moisture.
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County: Pokemon Go needs a permit for park play
MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin's largest county has ordered "Pokemon Go" to stop.
The Milwaukee County Parks Department has told game developer Niantic to remove its smartphone targets from Lake Park until it obtains the required permit for holding events there. Lake Park is in one of Milwaukee's most posh neighborhoods along Lake Michigan on the city's northeast side -- and officials say the rush to pick up virtual "Pokemon Go" characters has caused problems litter, congestion, and the limited parking at the site.
WISN-TV says the crowds have remained steady all summer, and so have complaints from neighbors and park users. County park director John Dargle says he would approve a permit for the game -- if the producers apply. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/region/4100822-wisconsin-roundup-equipment-issue-does-not-delay-st-croix-river-crossing-state | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/67be61b25a38bef787f1a5b61de58f434b77fad7d486bc7226cdd9443d79bafa.json |
[
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"At A.M."
] | 2016-08-26T12:58:46 | null | 2016-08-24T09:19:34 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfallsjournal.com%2Fnews%2Feducation%2F4100717-school-district-bus-routes-announced.json | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/field/image/schoolbus_0_1.jpg?itok=zlXIToy9 | en | null | School District Bus Routes announced | null | null | www.riverfallsjournal.com | School starts Thursday, Sept. 1 and "our big yellows" will be back on the road transporting kids. Middle and High School students will be transported on Thursday, Sept. 1. Public and private elementary parents will be responsible for transporting their students on Sept. 1.
Grades K-12 will start riding the buses on Friday, Sept. 2. RF4C students will all begin riding the school bus on Tuesday, Sept. 6. If you have a RF4C student or a Special Needs student your bus driver will contact you with bus times. If you don’t hear from a bus driver, please call.
This year as of August 16 you will see a major change with the warning light system on all school buses. The amber lights will flash first to warn traffic that the bus will be stopping. When we reach the stop the amber lights will turn to red and at that point all traffic must stop within 20 feet of the school bus.
The route numbers start on FF being route one and going in a counter clock motion, ending up at Clifton Hollow Golf Club being route 26. Please look closely at your route.
The buses will not necessarily be traveling the same routes for Secondary and Elementary Routes. Be sure you are looking at the correct run.
This is a partial listing of stops, please look for your road with your address falling between listed numbers. It is important to always be at your bus stop five minutes early because of the possible variables that may occur.
If there are any questions, please call the bus garage, 715-425-1808.
RT 1 AM MIDDLE/HS
11230 CTY FF 6:40
CTY FF & 1130TH ST
7549 CTY QQ
7535 CTY QQ 6:44
7647 1126TH ST
7640 1126TH ST 6:47
11136 754TH AVE 6:49
11131 754TH AV
748TH AV&1098TH ST
10949 744TH AV 6:53
7584 N 1090TH ST
7586 N 1090TH ST
7640 N 1090TH ST
7782 W 1090TH ST
8447 N 1015TH ST
8415 N 1015TH ST 7:00
8410 N 1015TH ST
8387 N 1015TH ST
8290 N 1015TH ST
8246 N 1015TH ST
8203 N 1015TH ST
8198 N 1015TH ST
8122 N 1015TH ST
10055 CTY FF
9985 CTY FF 7:04
KAMLOOPS PL& GREENWOOD VALLEY DR
STEELHEAD DR & GREENWOOD VALLEY DR
2115 GREENWOOD VALLEY DR
SMITH CIR&GREENWOOD VALLEY DR
1984 GREENWOOD VAL DR
GREENWOOD VALLEY DR & TAYLOR AV 7:06
1360 S MAIN ST
BROADWAY ST & S MAIN ST
CHURCH ST & STATE ST 7:10
EMORY DR & CEMETERY RD 7:14
HIGH SCHOOL 7:17
MIDDLE SCHOOL 7:24
RT 1 ELEMENTARY AM
7535 CTY QQ 7:58
11151 754TH AV
10996 748TH AV
10949 744TH AV 8:05
7586 1090TH ST
7782 1090TH ST
8458 1015TH ST 8:13
8334 1015TH ST
8241 1015TH ST
8227 1015TH ST
10047 CTY FF
1320 S MAIN ST 8:19
ROCKY BRANCH 8:25
RB TO GW & UW CHILD CENTER TRANSFER 8:30
RT 2 AM MS/HS
6599 N 950TH ST 6:40
9819 W 710TH AV
10005 W 710TH AV 6:46
7379 CTY E RD 6:48
9806 W 805TH AV
975TH ST & 980TH ST 6:49
7962 980TH ST
7966 980TH ST
8016 980TH ST 6:50
1800 S MAIN ST 6:55
E JOHNSON ST (AT HOTEL DRIVE)
WELLS PARK 7:00
SHORT ST & KENNEDY ST
WINDFLOWER & MORNING GLORY
8230 N 950TH ST
MORNING GLORY DR & N 950TH ST
8266 945TH ST
8263 945TH ST
8261 945TH ST
8195 945TH ST 7:06
8185 945TH ST
8179 945TH ST
8203 940TH ST 7:09
8164 940TH ST
8145 940TH ST
8135 940TH ST 7:11
HIGH SCHOOL 7:15
MIDDLE SCHOOL 7:20
RT 2 AM ELEMENTARY
6622 N 950TH ST 7:42
6858 N 950TH ST 7:44
10596 W 690TH AV 7:50
7379 CTY E RD 7:53
10197 S HWY 29 7:56
9806 W 805TH AV
2115 S HWY 29
WI ST & BUTTERNUT CT 8:00
WI ST & KINNI CT
WI ST & KARI CT
SORENSEN ST & SORENSEN CT
8201 N 975TH ST
8129 N 975TH ST 8:05
9702 W 818TH AV
8188 970TH ST 8:08
8210 970TH ST
SOUTH RIDGE RD & E CEMETERY RD 8:11
LILAC AV & WINDFLOWER ST
MORNING GLORY & WINDFLOWER
950TH ST & MORNING GLORY DR
950TH ST & KNOLLWOOD
8263 945TH ST
8261 945TH ST 8:18
8173 940TH ST
8135 940TH ST
CEMETERY RD & EMORY DR 8:24
ROCKY BRANCH 8:27
RB TO WS & MONTESSORI 8:30
RT 3 AM MS/HS
8423 W 690TH AV 6:42
8650 690TH AV
7048 CTY O
8750 710TH AV
7259 820TH ST 6:47
7378 S HWY 65 6:50
7706 CTY O
759TH AV & CTY O 6:52
7249 N 910TH ST 6:54
N 910 ST & 921 ST
921ST ST & 910TH ST
9685 W 770TH AV 7:00
9727 W 770TH AV
9821 W 770TH AV 7:
W 770TH AV & 988TH ST
795TH AV & 988TH ST
792ND AV & 988TH ST
9870 W 788TH AV
7925 986TH ST
7890 N 986TH ST
9894 W 770TH AV 7:06
ROCKY BRANCH to MS& HS 7:10
HIGH SCHOOL 7:18
MIDDLE SCHOOL 7:25
RT 3 AM ELEMENTARY
9163 W 690TH AV 7:50
7378 S HWY 65 7:56
759TH AV & CTY O 8:05
7373 950TH ST
9482 739 AV
950TH ST & 739 AV
7555 950TH ST
9674 770TH AV
9682 770TH AV
9814 770TH AV
7922 988TH ST 8:10
770TH AV & 988TH ST
2036 GREENWOOD VALLEY DR 8:13
1984 GREENWOOD VALLEY DR
1947 GREENWOOD VALLEY DR
1876 GREENWOOD VALLEY DR
1770 GREENWOOD VALLEY DR
GREENWOOD VALLEY DR & TAYLOR AV 8:15
1316 S SYCAMORE ST
1332 S SYCAMORE ST 8:17
WELLS PARK
S OAK ST & E JOHNSON ST
SHORT ST & GRIFFEY ST 8:20
ROCKY BRANCH 8:25
RB TO STB'S 8:32
RB TO ABUND LIFE
RT 5 AM MS/HS
7813 W CTY W 6:42
710TH AVE & 750TH ST 6:45
7170 CTY W
7336 CTY W
7231 730TH AV
7428 CTY W
770TH AVE &780TH ST 6:48
7577 810TH ST 6:50
7631 810TH ST
8256 760TH AV
8192 760TH AV 6:51
8160 760TH AV
1ST CULDESAC ON 902ND ST 6:57
7743 N 920TH ST 7:02
8025 N 925TH ST 7:05
8046 N 920TH ST
CUDDS CT/CEMETERY RD 7:12
RED CEDAR APTS 7:12
1528 S WASSON LN
HIGH SCHOOL 7:16
WILDCAT CT & S WASSON LN 7:18
805 S WASSON LN 7:18
MIDDLE SCHOOL 7:26
RT 5 ELEMENTARY AM
8192 760TH AV 7:53
7485 810TH ST 7:55
7577 810TH ST 7:56
8617/8622 770TH AV 8:00
8721 W 770TH AV
7793 N 920TH ST
8025 N 925TH ST 8:09
CEMETERY & CUDD’S CT 8:13
RED CEDAR APTS 8:15
1536 S WASSON LN
CUDDS CT & WASSON LN 8:16
WILDCAT & WASSON 8:17
819 S WASSON LN 8:22
733 S WASSON LN 8:23
ROCKY BRANCH 8:30
RENAISSANCE 8:35
RT 10 AM MS/HS
8085 W 810TH AV 6:35
8061 810TH AV
7793 CTY W
7696 W 770TH AV
7302 690TH ST 6:46
7478 690TH ST
8003 N 690TH ST 6:50
7110 810TH AV
7091 810TH AV
747TH ST & 810TH AV 6:54
8067 830TH AV
8292 830TH AV
8342 830TH AV
8625 830TH AV
8258 850TH ST
8075 850TH ST 7:04
8004 850TH ST
8048 900TH ST 7:07
9317 HWY 29
940TH ST & HWY 29 7:10
S FORK DR & BROADWAY ST
MIDDLE SCHOOL 7:15
MS TO HS TRANSFER
HIGH SCHOOL 7:20
RT 10 AM ELEMENTARY
7698 770TH AV 7:45
7462 770TH AV
7478 690TH ST
8003 690TH ST 7:55
7091 W 810TH AV 7:57
8589 N 770TH ST 8:03
8067 830TH AV
8292 830TH AV 8:08
8102 N 900TH ST
8424 900TH ST 8:14
940TH ST & HWY 29 8:16
1119 BROADWAY ST 8:18
1104 S FORK DR
807 VALLEY VIEW DR
700 S FORK DR
UW CHILD CENTER 8:22
GREENWOOD 8:30
GW TO STB TRANSFER 8:32
ST BRIDGET SCHOOL 8:35
RT 11 AM MS/HS
6345 HWY 29 6:39
8352 620TH ST
597TH ST & HWY 29 6:42
5496 HWY 29
8395 590TH ST 6:43
8279 590TH ST
8161 590TH ST
5877 810TH AVE
7313 S CTY J
7527 650TH ST
8048 650TH ST 6:50
8077 650TH ST 6:55
7305 HWY 29 7:00
7617 HWY 29
7964 HWY 29
8040 HWY 29
8132 HWY 29
HIGH SCHOOL 7:12
MS TRANSFER STUDENTS TO RT 15 7:13
RT 11 AM ELEMENTARY
8132 HWY 29 7:30
7617 HWY 29 7:35
635TH ST & HWY 29
6208 HWY 29
6033 HWY 29
8279 590TH ST 7:44
5708 810TH AV
7:45
800TH AV & 650TH ST
8346 N 710TH ST 8:00
7145 HWY 29
8198 HWY 29
9194 HWY 29
542 S WASSON LN 8:10
415 S WASSON LN
417 S WASSON LN
GREENWOOD 8:30
GREENWOOD TO MONTESSORI & WEST SIDE 8:32
RT 12 AM MS/HS
1736 E CTY M 6:42
6214 W 870TH AV
8763 N 650TH ST
17 170TH ST
102 165TH ST
6626 W 870TH AV
7246 W 870TH AV 6:56
8640 N 805TH ST
8605 805TH ST
357 GLENMEADOW ST
GLENMEADOW & EASTVIEW CT
GLENMEADOWS & WILLIAMS
GLENMEADOW & LIBERTY
MEADOWS DR & FAIRCHILD DR 7:10
MEADOWS DR & TOWER ST
MEADOWS DR & DAWES PL
DAWES PL & DAILEY
MEREDITH CIRCLE & TREMONT LN 7:15
MIDDLE SCHOOL 7:20
HIGH SCHOOL:
RT 12 AM ELEMENTARY
8763 650TH ST 7:45
6199 870TH AV 7:47
17 170TH ST
1736 E CTY M 7:52
93 165TH ST
126 165TH ST 7:55
3 160TH ST 8:00
24 790TH ST 8:04
GLENMEADOW ST & BUFORD CT 8:08
GLENMEADOW ST & EASTVIEW CT
GLENMEADOW ST & WILLIAMS AV
FAIRCHILD & RIDGECREST ST 8:12
MORNINGSIDE AV & RIDGECREST ST
TOWERS ST & MEADOWS DR
DAILEY & DAWES PLACE (GROUP STOP) 8:16
MEREDITH CIRCLE & TREMONT LN
772 MEREDITH CIRCLE
WESTGATE PLACE & MEADOWS DR
GREENWOOD
GREENWOOD TO RENAISSANCE TRANSFER 8:30
RT 13 AM MS/HS
72 EMERSON VAL DR 6:38
68 EMERSON VAL DR
49 CTY JJ 6:45
1246 E CTY M
49 CTY JJ
123 CTY JJ
153 CTY JJ
1299 EVERGREEN DR
1322 EVERGREEN DR
1367 EVERGREEN DR
1405 EVERGREEN DR
1455 EVERGREEN DR 6:50
1471 EVERGREEN DR
111 CTY W
153 PONDEROSA DR
133 PONDEROSA DR
1394 HALO DR
1375 HALO DR
81 PONDEROSA DR 6:57
1292 E CTY M
1213 RIFLE RANGE DR
1126 RIFLE RANGE DR
2097 RUSHMORE DR 7:05
2111 RUSHMORE DR
2137 RUSHMORE DR
2140 RUSHMORE DR
2157 RUSHMORE DR
GLACIER & RUSHMORE
790 YELLOWSTONE DR
802 YELLOWSTONE DR
824 YELLOWSTONE DR
852 YELLOWSTONE DR
PIKA TRL & YELLOWSTONE DR (1ST ENTRANCE) 7:12
PIKA TRL & YELLOWSTONE DR (2ND ENTRANCE)
HIGH SCHOOL 7:20
MIDDLE SCHOOL 7:25
RT 13 AM ELEMENTARY
49 CTY JJ 7:39
55 CTY JJ
1213 RIFLE RANGE DR
113/115 CTY JJ
165 PONDEROSA DR 7:40
1369 HALO DR 7:45
1367 EVERGREEN DR
1395 EVERGREEN DR
1427 EVERGREEN DR
1586 18TH AV
151 CTY W
1486 E CTY M 8:00
1454 E CTY M
1288 E CTY M 8:07
1272 E CTY M
68 EMERSON VAL DR 8:10
2194 RUSHMORE DR
778 YELLOWSTONE DR 8:15
852 YELLOWSTONE DR
PIKA TRL & YELLOWSTONE 8:20
1530 E DIVISION ST
GREENWOOD 8:30
RT 14 AM MS/HS
61 LIBERTY RD 6:24
69 LIBERTY RD
147 LIBERTY RD 6:28
166 LIBERTY RD
PRAIRIE MOON & LIBERTY RD
PINE RIDGE DR & LIBERTY RD
1247 RIVER DR 6:32
1259 RIVER DR
1268 RIVER DR
1278 RIVER DR
234 CTY JJ
1384 OAK DR
1430 OAK DR
1442 OAK DR 6:35
254 SHERWOOD FOREST
261 SHERWOOD FOREST
272 SHERWOOD FOREST
284 SHERWOOD FOREST
FRIARTUCK LN & SHERWOOD FOREST
317 SHERWOOD FOREST
1453 CTY J 6:40
1466 CTY J
1361 CTY J 6:45
1353 CTY J
1297 CTY J
336 CTY JJ
288 N RIVER RD
268 N RIVER RD
1124 RIVER DR 6:52
1049 E RIVER DR
1053 E RIVER DR
1035 RIVER DR
1000 QUARRY RD
1008 QUARRY RD 7:00
1005 QUARRY RD
941 QUARRY RD 7:10
933 QUARRY RD
1481 N QUARRY RD 7:15
HIGH SCHOOL
MIDDLE SCHOOL 7:25
RT 14 AM ELEMENTARY
166 LIBERTY RD 7:45
1361 CTY J 7:50
1464 CTY J
FRIARTUCK LN & SHERWOOD FOREST 7:58
1442 OAK DR
1384 OAK DR
281 CTY JJ
231 CTY JJ 8:00
1278 RIVER DR
1031 RIVER DR 8:10
1023 RIVER DR
ST BRIDGET SCHOOL
GREENWOOD SCHOOL 8:30
RT. 15 AM MS/HS
364 OLD CEMETERY RD 6:17
370 OLD CEMETERY RD
464 DIVISION AV 6:22
494 OLD CEMETERY RD
486 OLD CEMETERY RD
1295 CTY N 6:27
1266 CTY N 6:29
1131 CTY N 6:32
544 KRUEZIGER RD 6:34
383 N LIBERTY RD
377 N LIBERTY RD 6:44
235 N HWY 65
220 N HWY 65 6:48
190 N HWY 65
1384 E DIVISION ST
1369 DIVISION ST
PARKVIEW LN & E DIVISION ST
1126 E DIVISION ST 6:52
445 N WASSON LN 6:53
433 N WASSON LN
332 N WASSON LN
CUDD & GOLF VIEW
1434 GOLF VIEW DR 6:54
1236 GOLF VIEW DR
SUNWOOD VAL LN & GOLF VIEW DR
MULTIPLE STOPS IN GOLF VIEW
1737 CHRISTINA BRACE 7:01
2537 GOLF VIEW DR
CUDD AV & S WASSON LN 7:03
805 S WASSON LN
819 S WASSON LN
WILDCAT CT & S WASSON LN
HIGH SCHOOL 7:10
MS TRANSFER (WALKERS FROM H.S. AREA) 7:15
MIDDLE SCHOOL 7:20
RT 15 AM ELEMENTARY
377 N LIBERTY RD 7:28
261 LIBERTY RD 7:32
544 KREUZIGER RD
1287 CTY N
1295 CTY N 7:46
466 DIVISION AV
464 DIVISION AV
488 OLD CEMETERY RD
396 OLD CEMETERY RD
364 OLD CEMETERY RD
1280 CTY J 7:57
1232 CTY J
220 N HWY 65 8:03
E DIVISION ST & PARKVIEW LN 8:06
1114 E DIVISION ST
332 N WASSON LN 8:07
GOLF VIEW & CUDD AV 8:08
1412 GOLF VIEW DR
GOLF VIEW & SUNWOOD VAL LN 8:10
MULTIPLE STOPS
2534 GOLF VIEW DR
GREENWOOD 8:30
RT 16 AM MS/HS
1038 TOWN HALL RD 6:33
479 VALLEY VIEW RD 6:43
404 MONUMENT RD
1129 COULEE TRL
492 SLEEPY HOLLOW RD
460 SLEEPY HOLLOW RD 6:47
456 SLEEPY HOLLOW RD
1012 COULEE TRL
1005 COULEE TRL 6:52
830 COULEE TRL
860 COULEE TRL
468 CTY U
525 90TH ST
929 COULEE TRL
470 CTY SS
441 CTY SS
440 CTY SS 6:55
434 CTY SS
431 CTY SS
396 CTY SS
363 CTY SS 6:58
283 CTY SS 7:06
897 CHAPMAN DR
855 CHAPMAN DR
649 N MAIN ST 7:10
MIDDLE SCHOOL 7:15
HIGH SCHOOL
RT 16 AM ELEMENTARY
1038 TOWN HALL RD 7:36
404 MONUMENT RD 7:40
453 VALLEY VIEW RD 7:42
475 VALLEY VIEW RD
488 VALLEY VIEW RD
1114 COULEE TRL
1105 COULEE TRL
1061 COULEE TRL
1020 COULEE TRL
1012 COULEE TRL 7:51
1005 COULEE TRL
929 COULEE TRL
830 COULEE TRL 7:56
529 90TH ST 8:01
517 CTY SS
470 CTY SS 8:02
440 CTY SS
428 CTY SS
GOODVIEW RD & CTY SS
358 CTY SS 8:07
352 CTY SS
903 CHAPMAN DR
896 N HWY 65
ABUNDANT LIFE 8:14
MOUND VIEW RD & N MAIN ST 8:18
ST BRIDGET SCHOOL 8:25
GREENWOOD 8:30
GW TO RB TRANSFER
ROCKY BRANCH 8:40
JACOB'S LADDER 4C SITE 8:52
RT. 20 AM MS/HS
ROLLING HILLS CT - 157 N HWY 35 6:25
828 GLOVER RD
806 GLOVER RD 6:27
793 GLOVER RD 6:28
TROY GLEN CT 6:30
679 COULEE TRL
693 COULEE TRL
704 COULEE TRL 6:38
PROMINENCE WY & PROMINENCE CT
483 PROMINENCE WY
370 CTY U 6:41
STERLING HEIGHTS DR & KINGSBARN AV 6:45
SEVEN OAKS & NEWCASTLE 6:46
3166 SUSSEX ST
3248 DERBY ST (GROUP STOP) 6:50
3157 SUSSEX ST
WESTSIDE AREA TRANSFER FOR MS&HS 7:00
(WAIT IN WS BUS CORRAL)
STATE ST & W CASCADE AV
HIGH SCHOOL 7:15
MIDDLE SCHOOL 7:20
RT 20 AM ELEMENTARY
ROLLING HILLS CT - 157 N HWY 35 7:35
N HWY 35 & TROY GLEN CT 7:43
704 COULEE TRL 7:48
PROMINENCE CT & PROMINENCE WAY
719 CREST CURVE
741 MOUNT CURVE CHASE 7:52
370 CTY U
KINGSBARN&STERLING HEIGHTS DR (GROUP STOP) 8:05
KINGSBARN AV & NEWCASTLE DR
7 OAKS & NEWCASTLE 8:08
744 DUNDEE AV
3248 SUSSEX ST (GROUP STOP)
3201 SUSSEX ST
3143 SUSSEX ST (GROUP STOP)
3118 DERBY ST
3125 DERBY ST (GROUP STOP) 8:15
3248 DERBY ST (GROUP STOP)
DUNDEE AV & DERBY ST
694 DUNDEE AV
207 RADIO RD
151 RADIO RD
WEST SIDE 8:20
WS TO RB TRANSFER 8:30
CASCADE AVE & STATE ST. 8:32
ROCKY BRANCH 8:35
RT 21 AM MS/HS
BJERSTEDT LN & SYKORA LN 6:28
146 BJERSTEDT LN
138 BJERSTEDT LN 6:30
213 COUNTRY OAK
216 COUNTRY OAK
COUNTRY OAK LN & COUNTRY OAK CIR
579 COUNTRY OAK LN 6:35
582 COUNTRY OAK LN
519 WEST RIDGE CIR
523 WEST RIDGE CIR
555 CHINNOCK LN
573 CHINNOCK LN 6:40
274 SADDLE RIDGE LN
247 SADDLE RIDGE LN
590 WYNGATE DR
586 WYNGATE DR
583 WYNGATE DR
401 N GLOVER RD 6:46
398 N GLOVER RD
570 OMAHA RD
370 MILWAUKEE RD 6:50
371 MILWAUKEE RD
558 OMAHA RD
554 OMAHA RD
350 S PACIFIC RD
338 S PACIFIC RD
331 SOO LINE RD
332 SOO LINE RD
320 EMPIRE BUILDER DR
564 CHATTANOOGA DR 6:53
317 EMPIRE BUILDER DR
351 N GLOVER RD 6:55
364 RUTHIE LN
613 GLOVER RD
618 GLOVER RD 6:58
637 GLOVER RD
1405 RIVERSIDE DR
1473 RIVERSIDE DR 7:08
1274 RIVERSIDE DR
N WINTER ST & LEROY LN
HIGH SCHOOL 7:15
MIDDLE SCHOOL
RT 21 AM ELEMENTARY
146 BJERSTEDT LN 7:45
155 BJERSTEDT LN
224 COUNTRY OAK
247 TOWNSVALLEY RD
523 WEST RIDGE CIR
571 CHINNOCK LN 7:50
573 CHINNOCK LN
583 WYNGATE DR
562 CHATTANOOGA DR
317 EMPIRE BUILDER
GLEN RIDGE RD & N GLOVER RD 7:55
401 N GLOVER RD
393 N GLOVER RD
371 MILWAUKEE RD
354 S PACIFIC RD
344 S PACIFIC RD
322 SOO LINE RD
637 GLOVER RD 8:07
650 GLOVER RD
708 WHITETAIL BLVD
LITTLE ADVENTURES 8:12
1477 RIVERSIDE DR 8:15
1473 RIVERSIDE DR
1441 RIVERSIDE DR
836 CTY MM
N WINTER ST & LEROY LN 8:18
WEST SIDE 8:30
WS TO GW TRANSFER
GREENWOOD 8:38
RT 22 MS/HS AM
LONGVIEW TRL & COVE LN 6:29
232 COVE LN
DAY FARM RD & LOST ROCK LN 6:38
425 WINDY HILL RD
433 WINDY HILL RD 6:40
436 CROCUS HILL RD 6:41
439 CROCUS HILL RD
444 CROCUS HILL RD
448 CROCUS HILL RD 6:42
CROCUS HILL RD & MEADOW RIDGE CT
MEADOW RIDGE CT & CROCUS HILL RD
485 MEADOW RIDGE LN 6:46
329 TOWNSVALLEY RD
311 TOWNSVALLEY RD 6:48
643 TRIBUTE PKWY 6:50
648 TRIBUTE PKWY
663 TRADITION TRL 6:52
272 WALNUT HILL WY
262 WALNUT HILL WY
248 WALNUT HILL WY
LEGACY CT & WALNUT HILL WY 6:53
222 WALNUT HILL WY 6:54
214 WALNUT HILL WY
204 WALNUT HILL WY 6:55
796 CTY MM
HIGH SCHOOL 7:10
MIDDLE SCHOOL 7:15
RT 22 ELEMENTARY AM
COVE LN & LONGVIEW TRL 7:46
322 DAY FARM RD 7:53
DAY FARM RD & LOST ROCK LN
441 WINDY HILL RD 7:56
449 WINDY HILL RD
457 WINDY HILL RD
275 DAY FARM RD
439 CROCUS HILL RD 8:01
CROCUS HILL RD & MEADOW RIDGE CT
329 TOWNSVALLEY RD 8:04
227 S GLOVER RD
643 TRIBUTE PKWY 8:06
644 TRIBUTE PKWY
645 TRIBUTE PKWY
646 TRIBUTE PKWY
649 TRIBUTE PKWY
657 TRADITION TRL 8:14
663 TRADITION TRL
662 TRADITION TRL
661 TRADITION TRL
660 TRADITION TRL
658 TRADITION TRL
256 WALNUT HILL WAY
WALNUT HILL WAY & LEGACY CT 8:16
224 WALNUT HILL WAY
218 WALNUT HILL WAY
216 WALNUT HILL WAY
214 WALNUT HILL PKWY
HERITAGE PASS & WALNUT HILL WAY
163 S GLOVER RD 8:18
796A CTY MM
WEST SIDE 8:27
RT 23 AM MS/HS
291 ST ANDREWS DR 6:34
285 ST ANDREWS DR
BIRKDALE CT & ST ANDREWS DR
276 ST ANDREWS DR
332 ST ANNES PARK
ST ANNES PARK & TROON CT 6:37
280 ST ANNES PARK
278 ST ANNES PARK
273 ST ANNES PARK
273 ST ANNES PARK
252 ST ANNES PARK
304 LINDSAY RD 6:42
212 MUIRFIELD TRL
325 LINDSAY RD 6:44
329 LINDSAY RD
337 LINDSAY RD
347 LINDSAY RD
313 ST ANNES PARK 6:49
398 MITCHELL RD
MADISON CIR & MITCHELL RD
358 MITCHELL RD
353 MITCHELL RD
350 MITCHELL RD
220 CTY F
154 CTY F 6:54
148 CTY F
508 ROLLING MEADOW DR 7:00
698 CTY MM 7:04
PINE RIDGE TER & APOLLO RD 7:08
HIGH SCHOOL 7:15
MIDDLE SCHOOL 7:20
RT 23 AM ELEMENTARY
276 ST ANDREWS DR 7:55
ST ANNES PARK & TROON CT
252 ST ANNES PARK
306 LINDSAY RD
304 LINDSAY RD
301 LINDSAY RD 8:01
224 MUIRFIELD TRL
214 MUIRFIELD TRL
210 MUIRFIELD TRL 8:03
206 MUIRFIELD TRL
333 LINDSAY RD
337 LINDSAY RD 8:05
332 ST ANNES PARK
358 MITCHELL RD 8:09
508 ROLLING MEADOW DR 8:16
WEST SIDE 8:25
WESTSIDE TO STB'S & ABUNDANT LIFE TRANSFER
RT 24 AM MS/HS
256 PLAINVIEW DR 6:32
230 PLAINVIEW DR
220 PLAINVIEW DR
216 PLAINVIEW DR 6:39
215 PLAINVIEW DR
241 PLAINVIEW DR
168 DELANDER DR
164 DELANDER DR
266 GLENMONT RD 6:44
216 GLENMONT RD
218 GLENMONT RD 6:46
335 GLENMONT RD
393 CTY MM 6:50
81 CARLSON LN
32 GLENDALE DR
561 W CTY M 6:56
53 E WOODRIDGE DR 7:00
56 E WOODRIDGE DR
69 E WOODRIDGE DR
79 E WOODRIDGE DR
91 W WOODRIDGE DR
72/74 W WOODRIDGE DR 7:06
63 W WOODRIDGE DR
ACADEMY TO HS 7:11
MIDDLE SCHOOL
HS STUDENTS TRANSFER TO RT 12 7:15
RT 24 AM ELEMENTARY
257 PLAINVIEW DR
245 PLAINVIEW DR 7:42
226 PLAINVIEW DR
216 PLAINVIEW DR
213 PLAINVIEW DR
212 PLAINVIEW DR 7:50
302 GLENMONT RD
232 GLENMONT RD 7:55
494 CTY MM
561 OLD M 8:07
56 E WOODRIDGE DR 8:12
61 E WOODRIDGE DR
61 E WOODRIDGE DR
62 E WOODRIDGE DR
70 E WOODRIDGE DR
100 W WOODRIDGE DR
91 W WOODRIDGE DR
84 W WOODRIDGE DR
73 W WOODRIDGE DR
67 W WOODRIDGE DR
62 W WOODRIDGE DR 8:20
PINE RIDGE TER & APOLLO RD 9GROUP STOP)
WESTSIDE 8:30
WS TO RENAISSANCE
RENAISSANCE
RT 25 MS/HS AM
102 CTY F 6:30
378 INDIGO TRL
92 CTY F
74 CTY F
CTY F & PAGE LN 6:35
8762 1225TH ST
442 W CTY M
492 W CTY M
498 W CTY M
11499 W CTY M 6:40
W CTY M & GOLDEN ACRE RD
HILLTOP CT 6:45
10915 W CTY M
8736 N 1060TH ST 6:50
8619 N 1060TH ST
8666 1060TH ST
10431 W 880TH AV
10399 W 880TH AV
10382 W 880TH AV 6:55
10322 W 880TH AV
879TH AVE & 1025TH ST
8685 1020TH ST
8641 1020TH ST
BOBWHITE & VALLEY QUAIL DR
W MAPLE ST & VALLEY QUAIL DR 7:05
BOBWHITE ST & W MAPLE ST
1305 W DIVISION ST 7:10
1121 W DIVISION ST
HIGH SCHOOL: 7:15
MIDDLE SCHOOL: 7:23
RT 25 ELEMANTARY AM
92 CTY F 7:40
8811 1225TH ST
8762 1225TH ST
442 W CTY M 7:50
446 RELANDER DR
HILLTOP CT 8:00
10915 W CTY M
10505 860TH AV 8:05
10415 W 860TH AV
10314 W 860TH AV
8710 N 1060TH ST 8:10
8619 1060TH ST
10577 W 880TH AV
10523 880TH AV
10523 W 880TH AV
10431 W 880TH AV
13 DRY RUN RD 8:15
25 DRY RUN RD
10204 W 879TH AV
W 879TH AV & N 1025TH ST 8:20
BOBWHITE & VALLEY QUAIL
BOBWHITE & W MAPLE ST 8:25
WEST SIDE
WS TO ACADEMY 8:30
RT 26 AM MS/HS
8870 CTY F 6:27
8520 CTY F
1205TH ST & 850TH AVE
1234TH ST & 850TH AVE
12410 W 832ND AV 6:31
12009 W 850TH AV
12106 W 850TH AV
12208 W 850TH AV
12330 W 850TH AV
12523 W 850TH AV
12351 848TH AV 6:35
12090 846TH AV
12047 846TH AV
12160 846TH AV
12162 846TH AV
12165 846TH AV 6:39
12194 846TH AV
12200 W 846TH AVE
11940 W 820TH AVE
11788 W 840TH AVE
8631 N 1160TH ST 6:50
1148TH ST & 840TH AVE
11080 W 840TH AVE
10962 W 840TH AVE
10950 W 840TH AVE
8463 N 1090TH ST
8654 N 1090TH ST 7:00
8745 N 1090TH ST
8773 N 1090TH ST
8821 N 1090TH ST
W CTY M & 1047TH ST 7:07
HIGH SCHOOL: 7:15
MIDDLE SCHOOL: 7:20
RT 26 ELEMENTARY
8870 CTY F 7:39
12009 850TH AV 7:40
1234TH ST & 850TH AV
12391 850TH AV
12410 832ND AV 7:48
12047 846TH AV
12136 846TH AV
12090 846TH AV 7:53
12161 846TH AV
12165 846TH AV
12186 846TH AV
11788 840TH AVE
8631 1160TH ST 8:00
8272 1155TH ST
1148TH ST & 840TH AV 8:03
11387 840TH AV
11080 840TH AV
10962 840TH AV
10950 840TH AV
8745 1090TH ST 8:07
8806 1090TH ST
1047TH ST & W CTY M
WEST SIDE 8:20 | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/education/4100717-school-district-bus-routes-announced | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/5e33f5317b1a3d8f3d16942524f6901bfdde01733f467301c05dc93fd640ee30.json |
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"Gretta Stark Has Been A Reporter For The River Falls Journal Since July Of She Previously Worked As A Reporter For The New Richmond News June To July She Holds A Ba In Print",
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] | 2016-08-26T13:00:45 | null | 2016-08-24T05:02:02 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfallsjournal.com%2Flife%2Farts-and-entertainment%2F4098055-featured-photo-sunset.json | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/field/image/IMG_8175%20%281%29.jpg?itok=M7bb3-Mi | en | null | Featured photo: Sunset | null | null | www.riverfallsjournal.com | Dietche, who lives not far from the farm, said photography is a lifelong passion and hobby of his.
For a chance to have your photo or video featured, email a photo or video taken in River Falls to reporter Gretta Stark at gstark@rivertowns.net. Please include your name, a little bit about yourself, and some information for a caption.
All photos and or videos must be appropriate for publication. Professional photography/videography will be disqualified. Photos and videos can be submitted any time. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/4098055-featured-photo-sunset | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/92b99cb38293b72a77877fb8c2c2df52d985e899675b5ec5c09cc39dad4f44a7.json |
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"Phil Pfuehler",
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] | 2016-08-26T13:02:09 | null | 2016-08-26T05:00:52 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfallsjournal.com%2Fnews%2Feducation%2F4100928-lets-get-personal-new-school-year-about-begin-river-falls.json | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sites/all/themes/riverfallsjournal_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Let's get personal: New school year about to begin in River Falls | null | null | www.riverfallsjournal.com | The start of the 2016-17 school year is near. River Falls School District Superintendent Jamie Benson says parents and students will likely notice the theme of “personalized learning” in many initiatives.
The term refers to efforts to teach, as much as time permits, more individually, taking into account each student's needs, learning styles and interests.
“You take their prior knowledge and build with a scaffolding around that,” Benson said.
Interestingly, the superintendent said that the teaching of personalized learning will be just as individualized among teachers – some will have different methods and strategies, depending on what works best for each teacher.
Benson added that even with personalized learning, levels of academic competence that students must achieve at each grade level remain constant.
Benson broke down a list of new things people will see in the school district for 2016-17.
Elementary
For the grade schools, a shift to some personalized, flexible new classrooms.
These “will explore and pilot new classroom space, equipment, and furniture arrangement,” Benson said. “Everything from stand-up desks, small-group work stations, new tech-device options, and co-teaching/shared classrooms.”
Benson called these “new learning approaches.” They go along with more flexibility to how classroom space is used, versus the old models of desks arranged in the same rows all day.
“Teachers have also researched related instructional approaches, developed new lesson plans, updated curriculum, studied ways to integrate new tech-tools, and visited other schools to gain new ideas of how to increase their approach to personalized learning,” Benson said.
The piloted Junior Kindergarten, held at Rocky Branch, also begins. Benson said this will be an “intermediate step for about 18 students” who need a chance “to grow emotionally, physically and socially” to prepare for all-day kindergarten next year.
Middle School
Benson mentioned two key items:
Interdisciplinary expansion: A few teachers are working on cross-curricular units of study to connect learning around specific thematic units.
Youth Leadership River Falls: A group of 12 eighth graders will take a leadership seminar similar to the adult version conducted for years by the River Falls Chamber of Commerce. The chamber will partner with this five-part series of student leadership activities around the city.
High School
Benson said “grading for learning” continues to advance for academic assignments.
“In other words, 'failure is not an option' for students,” Benson said. “Late work, participation, make-up of failed tests, re-teaching and motivating students to 'want to learn' will be a premier focus.”
Benson said there be increasing emphasis on vocational/tech skill and career-based learning at both the high school and the alternative Renaissance Academy.
“We will continue to support students with career planning for not only college-bound students but also those who have interest in technical trades as well,” he said.
Benson said there will be a roll out of the “all-inclusive Booster Club” that's intended to be a boost for all athletic programs.
“This unified approach will enhance and support the coaches and players in all sports programs,” he said. “While individual teams may still advocate for support, this new district-wide Booster approach will also build on Wildcat pride among our entire sport program.”
For more on this story, see the Aug. 25 print issue of the River Falls Journal. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/education/4100928-lets-get-personal-new-school-year-about-begin-river-falls | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/27e8c9465492e1d83ce07c6295aecb8a359859d31422ebdf443a39b5f29481ff.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T16:50:41 | null | 2016-08-30T11:44:39 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfallsjournal.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime-and-courts%2F4104712-sex-offender-charged-river-falls-assault.json | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sites/all/themes/riverfallsjournal_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Sex offender charged in River Falls assault | null | null | www.riverfallsjournal.com | River Falls police on Friday, Aug. 26, arrested a 25-year-old homeless man, also a registered sex offender, for an alleged assault.
He was later charged in Pierce County Court with:
Child Enticement , a Class D Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than $100,000, or imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both.
Exposing Genitals , a Class I Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than 3 years and 6 months, or both.
Physical Abuse of a Child , a Class H Felony, and upon conviction may be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than 6 years, or both.
Fourth Degree Sexual Assault, a Class A Misdemeanor, and upon conviction may be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than 9 months, or both.
According to police, the incident occurred along a secluded section of the South Fork Kinnickinnic River on Sunday, Aug. 21.
The juvenile victim of this attack was a 16-year-old acquaintance of the suspect. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/crime-and-courts/4104712-sex-offender-charged-river-falls-assault | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/61f409068dceebf27a34cff4984b69388dfad227c3513ce34426a652ad25f9e3.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T20:49:42 | null | 2016-08-26T15:33:48 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfallsjournal.com%2Fnews%2Feducation%2F4102560-uw-river-falls-corpse-flower-bloom-third-time.json | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/field/image/WEB%20Corpse%20Flower%2008252016%20kmh%201.jpg?itok=C8GwZUP5 | en | null | UW-River Falls corpse flower to bloom for the third time | null | null | www.riverfallsjournal.com | The corpse flower at UW-River Falls is showing signs that it will bloom once again. The last time it bloomed was in August 2013. When it blooms, it emits an odor similar to rotting flesh. The smell attracts beetles and flies that pollinate the plant. Once it blooms, the huge flower only stays open for a few hours, perhaps a day.
The corpse flower at UW-River Falls is entering its blooming cycle and estimated to bloom within 7 to 10 days. The corpse flower previously bloomed three years ago in August 2013 and for the first time in October 2010.
The UWRF titan arum or corpse flower seed was received from UW-Madison in 2001. A large rare flower named for its rotting flesh smell emitted as it blooms, the corpse flower has a blooming cycle that can span from several years to several decades. Typically, the bloom lasts only a few hours. The plant's rotten meat odor is strongest at night in order to attract carrion beetles and flies to pollinate it. The corpse flower at UW-River Falls is unique in that it has bloomed three times in the past six years with about three years between each bloom.
Dan Waletzko, greenhouse and field plot manager, estimates the flower is growing 1.5-2 inches a day and as of Friday, Aug. 26, was 28.5 inches tall. He anticipates the plant to grow to between 40-48 inches before blooming in 7-10 days.
Updates and more information about the corpse flower can be found on the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) home page at www.uwrf.edu/CAFES or the CAFES Facebook page at www.facebook.com/UWRF.CAFES.
The public is welcome to visit the greenhouse to view (and smell) the flower. Regular hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Hours may be extended depending on interest and the time of blooming. Large groups are encouraged to call ahead as viewing space may be limited. The UWRF greenhouse is located behind the Agricultural Science building off S. 3rd Street. Those wishing to view the flower before the opening should park in metered parking lot J. The day of opening, after 4:30 p.m., lots G (south of Hathorn Hall) and H (south of Agricultural Science building and the Engineering Annex) will be open to the public. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/education/4102560-uw-river-falls-corpse-flower-bloom-third-time | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/4f01d2eb77ec0cb8293a4f44d49b92481a1eedbdfccfa301e6fc84c90bb4966d.json |
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WQOW- TV says the percentage of the Eau Claire jail's bed days for OWI dropped from 29-percent to 14-percent during the past five years -- while methamphetamine arrests and convictions grew from 2 percent of the jail population to 21-percent.
Eau Claire Police arrested only 10 people for meth possession in 2010, but they expect to arrest 300 this year. Police say they've become more effective in identifying methamphetamine suspects -- and how the drug has become an underlying factor in crime in general.
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Not guilty pleas in dog-dragging case
CRANDNO -- A judge has entered not guilty pleas for a 75-year-old northeast Wisconsin man accused of dragging his dog with his car.
James Merschdorf of Wabeno stood mute during his first court appearance Wednesday on Forest County misdemeanor charges of animal mistreatment, and leading an animal with a car. He's due back in court Sept. 28 for pretrial matters.
According to prosecutors, Merschdorf claimed he didn't know he was dragging his 6-year-old beagle Josephine until he stopped at a gas station on June 29. Officials say the dog was tied to a mirror on the car's passenger side, and a veterinarian said the pet had "major road rash" on the right half of its body.
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Key defense court filing in Avery appeal due Monday
Steven Avery's new lawyer has until Monday to file her first legal request in an appeal of Avery's conviction for the 2005 rape, burning, and shooting death of Teresa Halbach.
Kathleen Zellner has told the New York Times she would ask the Wisconsin Appeals Court for DNA evidence gathered at the crime scene, so she can do tests that were not possible during Avery's original trial. Zellner signed on to the appeal in the wake of last year's Netflix series "Making a Murderer," which raised questions about Avery's guilt.
The 54-year-old Avery is serving a life prison sentence for the crime, and Zellner has tweeted for months that she'll produce strong evidence that will free Avery -- who spent 18 years in prison for a rape he never committed before being released more than two years before the Halbach murder. On Aug. 12, a federal court in Milwaukee overturned the conviction of Avery's nephew Brendan Dassey for the same crime.
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Driver killed in Manitowoc Speedway crash
MANITOWOC -- A 27-year-old man has died in a crash during a heat race at the Manitowoc Speedway.
It happened Wednesday night during the Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Racing event at the county fair. Police say the driver from Manitowoc County slammed into an infield guardrail. EMTs immediately tended to him and the car's roof was removed to extricate him. He died later at a hospital.
No one else was hurt, although there were track staffers close by in the infield area -- and the race was stopped for about 45 minutes so repairs could be made on the track. An autopsy is scheduled Thursday for the driver, whose name was not immediately released.
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Prior complaint filed against officer in Milwaukee shooting
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee police officer who shot and killed an armed suspect this month is also accused of unreasonable force against another man in mid April.
Thirty-year-old Ronnie Martin filed a damage claim for more than $1 million against the city, just two days before Officer Dominique Heaggan shot and killed Sylville Smith on Aug. 13, which spurred two days of violence.
Media reports say Martin was a passenger in a car that pulled up to a gas station April 15 -- and while the driver was using a restroom, Martin says Heaggan and officer Peter Hauser accused him of having drugs. He denied it and said he ran off before the officers caught him, threw him to the ground, and used a Taser stun gun on him. Martin also filed a complaint with the city's Fire and Police Commission, and the city attorney's office says it's reviewing the damage claim.
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Wisconsin astronaut breaks record for most time in space
An astronaut from northwest Wisconsin set a new U.S. record for the most time spent in space.
Jeffrey Williams of Winter logged his 520th career day in orbit Wednesday, breaking the old mark set by Scott Kelly. Williams and two Russian cosmonauts have been orbiting the earth since mid March in the International Space Station, conducting numerous experiments in a weightless environment.
They're due to return Sept. 5, when the 58-year-old Williams will have logged 534 total days -- mostly in four long journeys on the International Space Station. NASA celebrated Williams' accomplishment by posting photo highlights of his missions on the agency's Tumblr social media page -- but Williams may not hold the record for long, as Peggy Whitson has logged 377 days in orbit, and she plans to begin a six month mission in November.
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VA secretary, Johnson see tighter security at Milwaukee VA hospital
MILWAUKEE – U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald was among those touring the Zablocki VA Hospital in Milwaukee, where concerns were raised about a patient's death and security lapses.
Hospital officials cited improvements during Wednesday's visit by McDonald, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson, and Milwaukee House Democrat Gwen Moore. Johnson, a Wisconsin Repubican, says he agrees that the issues are being "addressed and taken seriously."
Last fall, VA Administrative Board members responded to whistleblower complaints when they managed to enter a treatment unit without being stopped -- and one month later, 26-year-old Cole Schuler died from excessive drugs in a treatment wing for substance abuse patients. New hospital director Daniel Zomchek says 30 new surveillance cameras have since been added, window handles were removed from some of the patients' rooms, and random security sweeps are now being performed.
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Time expiring for SBA loans for late 2015 frost
ATLANTA -- Time is running out for agricultural businesses in north central Wisconsin to apply for low interest loans to help recover from a late spring bout with frost and freeze conditions last year.
The Small Business Administration says the deadline is Sept. 6 to seek Economic Injury Disaster loans resulting from sudden cold conditions last May 17 through June 6. The SBA says the loans will help those suffering financial losses to get back on their feet.
Interest rates are 2.6 percent for nonprofit groups and 4 percent for eligible small businesses with payment terms of up to 30 years. The disaster declaration was for Clark, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Portage, Price, Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca, and Wood counties.
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Unemployment down in all but 1 state metro
MADISON -- Unemployment is down in all but one of Wisconsin's 12 metro areas.
State workforce development officials report Wednesday that nine of the 12 metros have seen their actual unadjusted jobless rates fall below 4 percent in July. They're below the statewide unadjusted rate of 4.1 percent.
Racine is the only metro that did not have a decline, and that place held steady at 5.5 percent from June to July. Madison, the home of state government, had the lowest rate at 3 percent. All but one of the state's 72 counties also had declines in their jobless rates. Racine County held steady at 5.5 percent, with other rates ranging from 3 percent in Dane County to 8.9 in Menominee County. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/region/4101404-wisconsin-roundup-meth-related-inmates-outpace-owi-eau-claire-man-court-dog | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/cd44cb2b969b6fcc6eb4e333041d6dc30fb2438f7149864c0586ef3a843674a2.json |
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They were largely successful. An officer showed up as the man was driving from the parking lot.
He was stopped and allegedly said, “I made a mistake.”
After drinking beer he said he'd stopped at Kwik Trip to inflate a tire.
The man couldn't complete all field sobriety tests, included the one-leg stand, and was arrested.
After being given an $861 citation with a Municipal Court date, he was turned over to the sober care of his mother.
River Falls police also:
--Cited a 24-year-old Hudson man for drug paraphernalia and marijuana possession after 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, on the Hwy. 35/65 bypass by East Division Street exit.
The man, southbound with a woman passenger and a child in a car seat, was stopped for a defective taillight.
Asked by the officer about the strong smell of weed in their car, the couple said not us – they hadn't been smoking it and there was no pot inside.
A police search of the car seemed to show otherwise, with things like two partly smoked marijuana blunts, pot pipes, and grinder with marijuana pieces alleged found.
The man said he wasn't at fault because the car was his brother's and he was only borrowing it.
The officer told the man that as the car's driver, he was legally in possession of the drug-related items.
He was given $374 in citations and a Municipal Court date, plus warnings about the taillight and not having his driver's license.
--Cited a 30-year-old River Falls man for sudden bicycle movement into traffic late Friday morning, Aug. 26, at North Main and Union streets.
The man allegedly turned north onto Main, shooting out into traffic and coming within inches, claimed one truck driver, of colliding with him. The driver took his complaint to the police.
The local man had been riding one of the city's Blue Bikes – a free-bicycle sharing program that started this year in River Falls.
He was found after this incident and given a citation with a Municipal Court date.
In the past, the man has been hit by other vehicles while bike riding. Police suspect he does so on purpose, possibly angling for a lawsuit.
--Cited a 23-year-old Ramsey, Minn., man for resisting police at West Division and Grove streets before 3 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26.
A patrolling officer found the man sleeping atop a retaining wall. He appeared drunk and, when wakened, had poor balance.
The man allegedly refused to give his name or address and tried walking away. He fell.
For his own safety, he was cuffed and brought to a squad car. Along the way he allegedly began to scuffle and swear at two cops.
They forcibly got him to the squad and found a driver's license in his back pocket to identify him.
Uncooperative during booking at the police station, the man ended up in St. Croix County Jail in Hudson.
There's more Police Beat in the Sept. 1 print issue of the River Falls Journal. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/crime-and-courts/4104567-police-beat-store-employees-try-detain-drunk-driver | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/25aa5da014c608687349db3ca66fb70a42068b5565e59a08a32ea06ce442eb75.json |
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The Walker administration and the vets' agency deny it, pointing to high federal rankings for being a model for top quality care -- but the employees and others say the government does not check the data for accuracy. The Capital Times cites Legislative Fiscal Bureau numbers showing a $39 million surplus in federal revenues for King, after deficits in the previous decade -- and the report says some of the money is reinvested at the home, while some goes to other veterans' programs. Olsen wants to know if enough is invested at King to maintain a high caliber of care.
Catholic mass planned to recognize nuns killed in Mississippi
LEXINGTON, Miss. -- A Catholic Mass is planned Monday in Jackson, Miss.,to honor the two nuns stabbed to death last week.
More than 300 people attended a church vigil in Lexington Sunday for Sisters Margaret Held and Paula Merrill. Held was from Slinger in southeast Wisconsin -- and both she and Merrill led Bible studies at the church.
The Reverend Gregory Plata said the work of both nuns was far reaching, and both would be missed. Held and Merrill were both 68, and were found dead at their home in Durant, Miss., about 10 miles from where they worked at a Lexington clinic.
On Friday night, 46-year-old Rodney Sanders was arrested for the killings -- but it's not known when he'll appear in court as the case remains under investigation.
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No ruling by Appeals Court means Wisconsin Voter ID Law is likely set for November
CHICAGO -- The refusal by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider two rulings on Wisconsin's voter ID law means it's likely no changes will be made before the election in November.
The federal appeals court decided unanimously Friday not to have the full panel of judges hear the appeals. The only way any changes will be made to the Wisconsin law is if the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to intervene.
The way it stands now, Wisconsin voters will have to show an acceptable ID to cast a ballot, but they will be able to get a temporary ID at a DMV office before the election.
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Increase in participation means decrease in Wisconsin ACT scores
MADISON -- Wisconsin students taking the ACT earned an average score of 20.5, slightly below the national average.
A state law which went into effect last year requires all 11th graders to take the test. That resulted in a drop in the average score from last year's 22.2. The ACT includes English, Reading, Science Reasoning and Math sections, with an optional writing exam.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has said requiring all high school juniors to take it will lead more students to consider higher education.
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Insanity plea possible in toddler's death
SHEBOYGAN -- A Sheboygan Falls woman might plead insanity Monday afternoon, when she's arraigned for allegedly killing her 2-year-old son and hiding his body.
Police say they used a Taser stun gun to subdue 27-year-old Katlyn Kinateder when they first arrived at her home earlier this month -- and they later found her toddler without a pulse in a cardboard box wrapped in a blanket.
At her preliminary hearing, a police detective said Kinateder admitted that she "lost her mind," and voices told her that her toddler could not be alive anymore. Police say she used a plastic shopping bag to suffocate the youngster. Prosecutors expect Kinateder to enter a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease.
(Raymond Neupert, WHBL, Sheboygan)
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Two teens killed in Milwaukee crash identified
MILWAUKEE -- Two teens killed in a car that split in half in Milwaukee have been identified as Demetrius Batchelor, Jr. and Latrey Hale. Both were 15, and both were said to be in the back seat of a car that slammed into a tree at high speeds Friday night.
The county medical examiner says a 17-year-old driver and another passenger in the front seat are both expected to survive, but they're hospitalized for now. The medical examiner said all four people in the car were thrown out as it hit the tree -- and the driver apparently tried avoiding the crash, as investigators say there were 60 feet of skid marks.
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Case continues to stall in alleged Milwaukee terrorist plot
MILWAUKEE -- A man accused of plotting a terrorist attack at Milwaukee's downtown Masonic center is still in jail while his case keeps stalling.
Twenty-four-year-old Samy Hamzeh is charged with five counts of possessing machine guns and a silencer he allegedly bought from undercover FBI agents. The charges were filed in January, but the case has gone nowhere as the defense receives and translates numerous government recordings made in Arabic.
At a federal court hearing on Friday, prosecutor Paul Kanter said he gave 116 compact discs to the defense -- and lawyer Craig Albee will get eight more weeks to prepare various pretrial requests including one to release Hamzeh on bond, and the next hearing is set for Oct. 28. His case does not include terrorism charges, but prosecutors say Hamzeh tried protecting Islam by hoping to kill 30 Masonic members.
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Report: State employees get $9.7 million in bonuses, payments
MADISON -- About one of every seven state government employees received a merit pay increase or catch up payment during the fiscal year ending in July.
The Wisconsin State Journal says the payments went to 4,600 agency workers, or about 15 percent of that workforce. The payments totaled $9.7 million. That's about 2.5 times what was paid out the previous year, when a number of payments were held up due to budget issues.
Most of this year's payments went to workers in the departments of Natural Resources, Corrections, and Transportation.
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New Jersey woman sues Brewers for batting practice injuries
MILWAUKEE -- A New Jersey woman has sued the Milwaukee Brewers, claiming she might suffer permanent eye injuries after being hit by a foul ball at batting practice.
Dana Morelli says it happened while sitting down at her seat near third base before a game in 2014. The 47-year-old Morelli and her lawyer Michael Sperling accuse the Brewers of violating Wisconsin's "safe place law" that requires property owners to do what's reasonably necessary to protect visitors and employees.
Major League teams extended their protective netting this year after a number of fan injuries at Milwaukee and other parks -- and throughout the Majors, judges have sided with teams that include fine print warnings on tickets about the risk of injuries.
But Sperling says the warnings are not enough to meet Wisconsin law, and baseball should do more to protect fans at batting practice when players hit from cages and fans think they're safer. The suit seeks unspecified damages and the Brewers did not comment since the case is in litigation.
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Two killed in 13 Hours in Brown County traffic crashes
LAWRENCE -- Investigators in northeast Wisconsin are still looking into a pair of highway crashes that killed two people in Brown County 13 hours apart.
Hobart Lawrence Police say alcohol was an apparent factor when a 36-year-old Oneida man drove the wrong way on Interstate 41 and hit two vehicles about 2:30 Sunday morning. The wrong way motorist was killed, and the other two drivers had non-life threatening injuries.
Thirteen hours later, Brown County deputies said a 19-year-old passenger died when a vehicle left County Trunk Double N in the town of Glenmore and rolled -- and the 23-year-old driver had non-life threatening injuries.
Officials say alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the second death, and victims' names from both crashes were not immediately released.
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Delayed UW-Whitewater dorm is finally approved
WHITEWATER -- UW-Whitewater was hoping to open a new dormitory this fall to help boost its enrollment. But a contract for the 400-bed structure slowly moved through the state administration's approval process up until earlier this month, when Gov. Scott Walker approved it. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on the delay this past week after it was mentioned at a recent UW Board of Regents' meeting -- but the administration says the regents' comments had nothing to do with the timing of the contract approval.
Whitewater now plans to build four new dorms, each with 400 beds, which will eventually replace an aging Wells Hall which has twin towers and rooms for 1,200 students. Design work is about to start on the first structure, and it's now due to open in the fall of 2019.
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Elderly woman charged in highway worker's death
MERRILL -- An 85-year-old Antigo woman is free on a signature bond, after being charged in the death of a highway worker in north central Wisconsin.
Mary Robinson faces one felony count of homicide by negligent driving in the death of 50-year-old Marcus Wydeven.
At her initial court appearance Friday in Lincoln County, Robinson waived the state's time limit for a preliminary hearing. She's due back in court Sept. 15 to determine how and when the case will proceed.
Officials say Wydeven was directing traffic through a construction zone on Highway 17 near Merrill when he was struck and killed in July of last year. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/government/4103675-wisconsin-roundup-gop-lawmaker-joins-request-audit-veterans-homes-surplus | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/0856e682d8d884c1d012f82c7bc15d32f34ba0ea2dfe07ef31cc595d9a26edf4.json |
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The Prescott woman who admitted to shooting her boyfriend in self-defense last week will be retried on a second-degree homicide charge, but will be released from jail as her next trial looms.
James Duvall, the Buffalo-Pepin county judge presiding over the case of Rose Marie Kuehni, ordered her release during a Wednesday hearing in Pierce County Circuit Court. Terms of her release require Kuehni’s parents to each sign a surety bond, which puts them on the hook for $20,000 if she flees.
“We’ve got someone with a stake in the venture if things start going south,” Duvall said.
The judge’s decision was preceded by an announcement from Assistant Pierce County District Attorney Bill Thorie that he will re-try Kuehni on the second-degree homicide charge.
A Pierce County jury last week convicted Kuehni of hiding a corpse, but did not convict her of first- or second-degree homicide charges. While the jury acquitted her of first-degree intentional homicide in the Nov. 22, 2015, shooting death of Douglas Bailey, it was deadlocked on the second count, allowing it to be retried in court.
“That is our decision, your honor,” Thorie told Duvall on Wednesday.
On the issue of bail, defense attorney Mark Gherty sought for Kuehni to be released on a signature bond. He argued that as a mother of an 11-year-old son, she is not a flight risk. Gherty said Kuehni -- a construction consultant -- will be living with her mother in Pepin and has secured work through her uncle doing online reviews of construction plans.
“She’s been in custody for 245-plus days,” Gherty said. “This is a situation where in the interest of justice, she is not a flight risk.”
Until the hearing, Kuehni had been held in Pierce County Jail on $100,000 cash bail.
Thorie contended that Kuehni has been found guilty at trial of hiding a corpse -- a felony crime that he said supports an argument to revoke her bond altogether. He said that if the judge were to consider releasing her, that he require electronic monitoring.
“Something that has more of a control on the defendant,” Thorie said, “than just living in the basement of her mother’s home.”
Duvall agreed to release her on the $20,000 surety bond with conditions.
“We live in a great country, and that country is governed by laws,” the judge said, citing the U.S. Constitution. “One of the things the Constitution says is people are innocent until proven guilty. Those aren’t just words.”
It made sense to hold Kuehni on cash bail while she awaited trial on first-degree homicide charges -- charges the jury did not convict her of, the judge noted.
“The level of her incentive to disappear is significantly different than it was the last time we had this discussion,” Duvall said.
The judge said he doesn’t believe Kuehni is a danger to the public.
“Do I really think she’s going to go out and shoot somebody again? I don’t,” he said.
Duvall added that he hopes Kuehni does not face intimidation while she is out on bond.
Terms of Kuehni’s release prohibit her from traveling out of state or more than 10 miles from where she’ll be living in Pepin.
“You want to walk down to the river and watch the river go by -- you can do that,” he said.
She can travel outside those boundaries, however, if she is accompanied by either her mother or her father.
Duvall’s order prohibits Kuehni from contacting Clarence Hicks -- the man who allegedly disposed of the box containing Bailey’s body -- and requires her to be monitored by a GPS system that she must pay for.
Any contact Kuehni may have with her son will be subject to family court proceedings, Duvall said.
Jury options
The hearing also provided the first look at how things may proceed as Kuehni’s next trial awaits. Asked by Duvall if attorneys had considered the prospect of new parameters for the jury, Gherty said he had.
He said he plans to file a motion this week to cull a jury from outside the county where the charges are filed. Gherty said he is opting for that versus a change in venue -- where the trial is held in a different county.
Gherty said he is concerned about comments being posted on the Pierce County Herald in the wake of the jury’s decision.
“The vitriol has been thrown about,” he said.
Also discussed at the hearing was the status of the jury’s conviction on hiding a corpse. Kuehni was accused of placing Bailey’s body in a box, along with a second box containing his belongings, and then driving it to Illinois. Hicks allegedly took the boxes back to his home state of Kentucky and pushed them down a remote mountain; he is also charged in Pierce County with hiding a corpse.
Gherty said that since Kuehni was not convicted of either homicide charge, one of the two requirements for convicting her of hiding a corpse was not fulfilled. In order to reach that conviction, it must be proved that it was done to conceal a crime.
“At this point, there’s been no crime that she’s been convicted of,” Gherty said.
Duvall said that argument warrants further discussion, but noted that evidence suggests Kuehni transported a corpse out of state and failed to report a death.
“Those are both criminal statutes,” the judge noted.
He concluded that sentencing on the hiding-a -corpse conviction would be put on hold until the next trial is resolved.
Gherty also asked Duvall if new motions would be fair game in a new trial. Specifically, he wondered if testimony offered at the first trial from a Peoria, Ill., detective could come into play. The detective testified that he lied to Kuehni in order to establish rapport -- a conversation that led to her eventual jailhouse confession.
Duvall said he would consider motions, but hinted that he didn’t see Gherty’s concerns gaining traction.
“It happens all the time,” he said of law enforcement using lies in the course of duty, offering an example. “Cops knock on the door and go, ‘Pizza!’”
Still, Duvall said, “You file whatever motions you want.” | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/crime-and-courts/4100956-kuehni-be-charged-again-homicide-will-be-released-bail | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/4dfcbdebd2a1ba12ecec3ab992fb2768085beb502359ead7faa5c623ed553926.json |
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Parents of new violin students are often warned their child is likely to go through a phase during which everything they play sounds very similar to angry cat noises.
That was not the case for River Falls native Abigail Inlow. She started playing the violin almost seven years ago at age 10.
“We didn’t have that,” said Abigail’s dad, Steve Inlow. “She’d start playing ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ and you could actually tell what it was.”
These days, Steve often listens to Abigail as she practices playing her fiddle.
“I don’t dance, but if I could, I probably would when she’s playing,” Steve said. “A lot of times I’ll say to her,’ Hey, Abby, why don’t you practice now?’”
All that hard work and practice has paid off. Abigail recently took second place in the Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships.
The competition, held in Meritt Elementary School in Mountain Iron, Minn., consisted of two rounds.
“They had a practice area, which was in a gym and some of the hallways,” Abigail said, “So you got to hear everybody else practicing, which was a little scary, because you could hear how good they were.”
The judges selected the top five from the first round, who advanced to the championship round. When those tip five were announced -- in no particular order -- Abigail was the last to be called. After the first, second, third and fourth were announced, she thought she wasn’t going to hear her name called.
Then, the announcer said, “Abigail Inlow.”
Abigail said she was excited and relieved.
“(It) was pretty amazing,” she said.
Though Abigail was excited with her second place win, Steve said he wasn’t surprised.
“I wouldn’t have been surprised if she won because I’ve been watching her play and grow for several years now,” he said, “and I kinda knew she was going to place high, so it wasn’t a big surprise.”
While Abigail started learning to play violin at age 10, most violinists tend to start playing between 3 and 6 years old. Abigail said she thinks anyone, any age, can learn violin, if they put in the time and effort.
Abigail was inspired to take up violin by some friends who played fiddle in a family band, and in competition.
“That just looked like so much fun,” Abigail said, “(We) asked who their teacher was, started taking lessons.”
She started with classic violin training, and also learned fiddle techniques.
“The fiddling always stuck with me,” Abigail said. “People say that a violin sings, and a fiddle dances.
“That’s what really has been apparent to me is just how the fiddle is so lively and ... it really does dance, and when it’s played well it's’ just so uplifting. It puts me in a great mood and I just love it.”
Though classical violin and fiddle are the same instrument, the music, and some playing techniques, are different. For example, Abigail said classical violinists are trained to use the whole bow when playing notes, while fiddlers tend to make smaller motions over the strings.
Abigail’s parents, Steve, and Jodi, have been very supportive.
“I took lessons for maybe four years, about, and they were always faithful to drive me to the lessons,” Abigail said. “My dad drives me all over to these fiddle contests. And he’s just so faithful and encouraging when I’m working on competition pieces.
“I might sometimes be discouraged.. And he's there saying oh, you’re doing great, keep working on it, and when you get it, it’ll be a winner.”
The state championship was the first big competition Abigail’s entered, but she has done other contests.
“When I first started, I would be happy with winning any contest,” Abigail said. “I never dreamed of placing second in Minnesota State.”
Now, she hopes to go to the national competition in Weiser, Idaho next year.
In addition to competition, Abigail has also played for nursing homes, and churches.
“Something that I’ve been really grateful for in the process is just the chance to use it for God’s glory,” Abigail said, “and just to use it as a ministry in areas like playing in nursing homes or churches.”
Abigail, who attends Calvary Assembly of God in Wilson, said bluegrass gospel hymns are some of her favorite tunes to play.
She plays at Kinnic Health and Rehab nursing home a few times a year, and has played at a nursing home in Baldwin, too. She’s also played with the Old Time Jam group that meets at the River Falls Farmer’s Market.
For the complete story, see the Aug. 25 print issue of the River Falls Journal. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/4100773-judgment-shes-fiddling-her-way-top | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/03714d1d50976a07e02b0f4f5919751102317d5bd00c2cd74829b4dcbf1f4683.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:01:42 | null | 2016-08-24T09:28:48 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfallsjournal.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime-and-courts%2F4100722-pierce-county-sheriffs-blotter-ditch-trip-cable-connections-warned-not.json | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/field/image/sheriffbadge_8.jpg?itok=s3RWHDtX | en | null | Pierce County Sheriff's Blotter: Ditch trip; cable connections; warned not to shoot dogs | null | null | www.riverfallsjournal.com | Deputies responded at 10:34 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, to W2812 Highway 29 in Spring Valley for a report of a man and a woman yelling in the ditch. Both people were found to be high on LSD.
They were taken to River Falls Area Hospital. The man was later arrested for outstanding warrants. The woman was later arrested for a probation hold.
Driving while connected to jumper cables
Deputies received a report of suspicious vehicles Sunday, Aug. 21, at W6442 Highway 35 in Bay City. A deputy witnessed two vehicles driving side by side.
They were tethered together by jumper cables attached to the batteries. One driver said one of the vehicles had alternator problems so they were attempting to get it off the road.
The disabled vehicle was towed and tickets were mailed.
Dog complaint
A caller reported dogs at large Aug. 21 on 150th Street in Elmwood. Deputies told the caller there were no county laws related to her complaint – news that upset the woman. She made reference to shooting the dogs if they came back.
The woman was told not to do that. A deputy mediated the situation between the complainant and the dogs' owner.
Traffic trouble
An officer on patrol Aug. 15 stopped a vehicle for being parked on the center line of traffic at 750th Street and County Road V in Hager City. The driver said he had stopped to urinate. He was put through field sobriety tests but wasn't arrested. He was picked up by another driver.
A deputy on patrol Aug. 19 stopped a vehicle at highways 35 and 63 in Hager City after a check revealed the registered owner had a suspended license. The driver was later arrested on suspicion of operating after revocation, THC possession with intent to distribute, bail jumping and a probation hold.
A deputy on patrol Aug. 21 was dispatched to 759th Avenue and County Road O, town of River Falls, for a report of a vehicle all over the road. River Falls police stopped the vehicle. The driver was later arrested on suspicion of OWI and several warrants.
Suspicious meat peddler
Deputies received a suspicious activity report Aug. 16 on County Road OO in Hager City. A man there was selling meat and appeared to be drunk.
Deputies checked. The man did not appear to be under the influence.
Gaming at the airport
Officers responded at 9:44 p.m. Aug. 15 to Red Wing Municipal Airport, W7245 Highway 35 in Bay City, for a suspicious activity report.
A vehicle was seen parked there with its lights off. Investigation revealed the occupants were playing the online game, Pokemon-Go.
Disorderly suspect arrested
Deputies were dispatched Saturday, Aug. 20, to N7130 810th St., town of River Falls, for a disorderly person.
The caller said her adult son was tearing up the lawn and had kicked a hole in the kitchen wall. A man was arrested on suspicion of domestic disorderly conduct and criminal property damage.
Crash
Deputies responded at 2:34 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, to a two-vehicle crash at 770th Avenue and Highway 29, town of River Falls. The crash occurred when a vehicle rear-ended a truck and trailer stopped to turn off the highway.
Horse-health complaint
Officers received a call about an emaciated horse Aug. 19 at a property on 210th Avenue in Bay City. Deputies confirmed one “very emaciated” paint horse there. Other horses on the property appeared healthy.
Contact with the owners revealed a veterinarian was coming to check on the horse. The horses had adequate feed, officers reported.
Short trip for missing man
Deputies responded to a missing person report Sunday, Aug. 21, at W6385 County Road N in Beldenville. The man was found around the block sleeping in a vehicle.
Miscellaneous
A bag of fake hair was dropped off at the Pierce County Jail Aug. 15.
Water patrol deputies responded Aug. 16 to a disabled boat with three passengers on the Mississippi River in Bay City. The boat was towed to a Red Wing marina.
Officers were called Aug. 16 for a missing juvenile in Prescott. The child, found at home on 468th Avenue, told deputies about an underage drinking party at an unoccupied home. Several youths were found at the home. The incident was being investigated.
For more, see the Aug. 25 print issue of the River Falls Journal. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/crime-and-courts/4100722-pierce-county-sheriffs-blotter-ditch-trip-cable-connections-warned-not | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/d371002757864f2e1cf5e9d0b823b1d7fdb482132725c6335db64e210f07e183.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T20:49:32 | null | 2016-08-26T14:31:45 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfallsjournal.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime-and-courts%2F4102488-river-falls-man-charged-third-owi-after-being-clocked-122-mph.json | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sites/all/themes/riverfallsjournal_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | River Falls man charged with third OWI after being clocked at 122 mph | null | null | www.riverfallsjournal.com | A River Falls driver clocked at more than 120 mph was arrested Wednesday after allegedly attempting to flee officers while driving drunk.
Nicholas D. Carlson, 35, was arrested at about 11 p.m. after a high-speed pursuit that began on Interstate 94 and continued on to Highway 35 in River Falls.
St. Croix County prosecutors charged Carlson on Thursday with two felonies: fleeing or eluding an officer and second-degree recklessly endangering safety. He’s also charged with OWI-third offense, THC possession, possession of drug paraphernalia and bail jumping -- all misdemeanors.
St. Croix County Circuit Court Judge Michael Waterman ordered Carlson to post a $1,000 cash bond at his initial appearance Thursday.
According to a criminal complaint:
The incident began while a St. Croix County sheriff’s deputy was running radar on eastbound I-94 drivers and spotted a silver sports car allegedly passing traffic in the middle lane. The car was first clocked at 89 mph, then 93 mph and, lastly, 98 mph.
The deputy gave chase and tried pulling the car over as it headed south on Highway 35 toward River Falls. The car didn’t stop, prompting the deputy to alert River Falls police.
A River Falls officer staged along Highway 35 clocked the car -- a 2007 Mercedes Benz -- at 122 mph. It was also witnessed nearly striking another vehicle in traffic.
The driver, later identified as Carlson, pulled over at the overpass for Highway 65 in River Falls, where he was ordered out of the vehicle at gunpoint and arrested without further incident. Officers suspected him to be impaired and conducted field sobriety tests, which he failed.
Suspected marijuana was found in the car, along with a Korstog assault rifle in the trunk.
Carlson submitted to a breath test, which revealed a 0.18 blood-alcohol content -- more than twice Wisconsin’s legal limit of 0.08.
Pierce County officers who assisted in the stop noted that they had been involved in two pursuits in the past month with a silver Mercedes. In both instances, that vehicle evaded capture. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/crime-and-courts/4102488-river-falls-man-charged-third-owi-after-being-clocked-122-mph | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/c2e049f6af80702d6f1ae16e732c7e29f08799f567ff4d7614f394f6835775e1.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T22:49:33 | null | 2016-08-26T16:36:50 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfallsjournal.com%2Flife%2Fevents%2F4102614-weekend-happenings-aug-26-28.json | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/field/image/planthanging.jpg?itok=kgmmw2hx | en | null | Weekend Happenings Aug. 26-28 | null | null | www.riverfallsjournal.com | Class of ’86 reunion: The River Falls HS Class of 1986 30th Class Reunion is scheduled for 5 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 27 at Todd and Angie Larson's Barn, 220 Hwy. 65. A River Falls Class of 1986 Reunion Pre-Reunion Golf Outing is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at Kilkarney Golf Club. Notify Karri VanDell if you plan to participate in the golf. A 30th class reunion pre-party is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at Mel’s Midtowner Bar, 111 S. Main St.
Falls Theatre: 4:30 and 7 p.m. Kubo and the Two Strings, 9 p.m. Bad Moms
Public Library Gallery: Bees and their Buddies: Pollinators for life, on display until Sept. 2.
Saturday
Prairie Grass Day /Pie and Ice Cream Social: Dennis and Diane Friese are again hosting a return of Hank and Mabel's -- a store in town of Martell that closed in the 1960s. The social event is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Aug. 27, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28. The Frieses invite people to stroll down the paths of the still developing prairie grass and wildflower fields that they’ve tried to to restore since 2006. A video about the history of prairie grasses in the U.S. can be viewed. There will be antiques, crafts and other items for sale as well as pie, ice cream cones and Mabel's famous cinnamon rolls in the barn. The location is six miles east of River Falls on Hwy. 29, then south on 690th. St at N7778 690th St. For more information, email dlfriese58@gmail.com.
Class of ’86 reunion: The River Falls HS Class of 1986 30th Class Reunion is scheduled for 5 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 27 at Todd and Angie Larson's Barn, 220 Hwy. 65. A River Falls Class of 1986 Reunion Pre-Reunion Golf Outing is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at Kilkarney Golf Club. Notify Karri VanDell if you plan to participate in the golf. A 30th class reunion pre-party is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at Mel’s Midtowner Bar, 111 S. Main St.
Falls Theatre: 4:30 and 7 p.m. Kubo and the Two Strings, 9 p.m. Bad Moms
Public Library Gallery: Bees and their Buddies: Pollinators for life, on display until Sept. 2.
Sunday
Falls Theatre: 4:30 and 7 p.m. Kubo and the Two Strings, 9 p.m. Bad Moms
This weekend in the local area:
Friday
Public Bird Banding Demo: Join Carpenter Nature Center’s bird banders 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday, Aug. 26 as they catch, band and release songbirds on CNC’s Minnesota Campus (12805 St. Croix Trail, Hastings). Banding runs continuously and visitors may come and go at any time. Donations of bird seed or suet are appreciated in lieu of a program fee.
EHS classes of 0949 & 1950 Reunion: The Ellsworth High School classes of 1949 and 1950 will gather at noon on Friday, Aug. 26 at The Bluffs (N1833 785th St., Hager City) for their annual get together.
Saturday
River City Chorale Ensemble auditions: Auditions for the The River City Chorale Ensemble Singers 2016-2017 concert season will be on Thursday, Aug. 25 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Those interested in an audition should schedule an appointment during the above times by emailing therivercitychorale@gmail.com. Any questions about audition process may also be directed to this email address. The Ensemble Singers are directed by Andrew Haase, who is the Artistic Director for the River City Chorale.
Prairie Grass Day: Dennis and Diane Friese are again hosting a return of “Hank and Mabel's,” a store in Martell which closed in the 60's, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Aug. 27 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28. Stroll down the paths of the still developing prairie grass and wildflower fields they have been attempting to restore since 2006, with success as well as failures. A video about the history of prairie grasses in the U.S. can be viewed. There will be antiques, crafts and other items for sale as well as pie, ice cream cones and Mabel's famous cinnamon rolls in the barn. Six miles east of River Falls on Hwy. 29, then south on 690th. St at N7778 690th St. For more information email dlfriese58@gmail.com.
Carpenter Art Festival: Carpenter Nature Center will host the second annual Art Festival 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. Nestled in the waving prairie grasses on the Wisconsin campus, the Art Festival will feature acoustic music, catered food and drink, live animals and lots of amazing artwork. Stay afterwards to enjoy a beautiful nature hike through the prairie trails. Check out the Carpenter Art Festival Facebook page as we feature some of our vendors and artists. For more information, visit the Carpenter Art Festival Page on our website.
Sunday
Prairie Grass Day: Dennis and Diane Friese are again hosting a return of “Hank and Mabel's,” a store in Martell which closed in the 60's, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Aug. 27 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28. Stroll down the paths of the still developing prairie grass and wildflower fields they have been attempting to restore since 2006, with success as well as failures. A video about the history of prairie grasses in the U.S. can be viewed. There will be antiques, crafts and other items for sale as well as pie, ice cream cones and Mabel's famous cinnamon rolls in the barn. Six miles east of River Falls on Hwy. 29, then south on 690th. St at N7778 690th St. For more information email dlfriese58@gmail.com. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/life/events/4102614-weekend-happenings-aug-26-28 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/9fecb44ae904fc0137a8fb8377dab799e1c3086163e5fb1386a3dbf57f08bba7.json |
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"Burrows Attende... | 2016-08-28T14:50:03 | null | 2016-08-28T08:59:43 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfallsjournal.com%2Fsports%2Fhigh-school%2F4103366-wildcat-football-winners-week-2.json | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sites/all/themes/riverfallsjournal_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Wildcat football winners in week 2 | null | null | www.riverfallsjournal.com | Logan Graetz and Joey Davis each threw for one touchdown and Bailey Ronnestrand ran for 121 yards and a score to lead the Wildcat football team to a 21-14 victory over Merrill in week 2 of the high school football season Friday night in Merrill.
All the game's scoring came in the first half, beginning with Logan Graetz finding older brother Mason for a 13-yard touchdown with 9:30 remaining in the first quarter.
Merrill tied the game with 36 seconds left in the quarter but the Wildcats quickly regained the lead when Ronnestrand broke free for a 61-yard touchdown run just 19 seconds later.
After Merrill tied it again at 14-14 at the 10:56 mark of the second quarter, the Wildcats took less than a minute to take the lead for good on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Davis to Matthew Wachtler.
Davis finished 8-of-11 passing for 127 yards and carried the ball 11 times for 65 yards while Logan Graetz completed 9-of-12 passes for 107 yards while rushing for 43 yards on 13 attempts.
See the Sept. 1 print edition of the River Falls Journal for the complete story. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sports/high-school/4103366-wildcat-football-winners-week-2 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/30f7e140ce30be6edcdbbe46b2498f51185bdea16d613eaa83eafddee36d3eca.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:57:58 | null | 2016-08-25T16:00:04 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfallsjournal.com%2Fnews%2Fregion%2F4100984-duty-calls-national-guard-command-sergeant-major-river-falls.json | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/field/image/WEB%20082516.N.RFJ_.Conde3%20-%203x4.jpg?itok=Vcb2ajHl | en | null | Duty calls for National Guard command sergeant major from River Falls | null | null | www.riverfallsjournal.com | Command Sgt. Maj. Rafael Conde speaks after gaining the responsibilities of the Wisconsin Army National Guard command sergeant major during a formal change of responsibility ceremony June 1 at the Joint Force Headquarters in Madison, Wis. Conde is the eighth senior enlisted leader to serve as the Wisconsin Army National Guard command sergeant major. (Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs photo by Vaughn R. Larson)
The St. Bridget’s Catholic Church doughnut-making team has at least one less member this summer. Longtime doughnut-maker Rafael Conde has had to give up being part of the committee. Conde said he’ll miss the time spent with the friends he made coming in to make doughnuts at 3 or 4 a.m. But he believe he’s left the doughnut committee for a very good reason.
Conde, who’s served 33 years in the Army National Guard so far, was promoted to Command Sergeant Major of the Wisconsin Army National guard in June.
“It’s gone really well,” Conde said. “Still learning everything that the position entails, and certainly, you know, even though you have about 33 years of service, every position is like a new job.”
That new job typically keeps him in Madison Monday through Friday. He tries to make it home to River Falls at least once a week.
Conde said he applied for the position in late December, early January. He completed an interview process and was chosen.
Conde said he applied for the position so he could help the next generation of soldiers succeed.
“My role is to...help make sure that any orders or any policies that we put down as a state and even through the national guard bureau in Washington... that they make sense at the lowest level for the soldiers,” Conde said. “I want to make sure our soldiers have the capabilities, the equipment and the training necessary for them to be successful in whatever position they have in our military.”
Conde said he likes his Madison office, but the best part of his job is working with soldiers.
“I really, really enjoy going out into the field and being with soldiers and actually kind of living with them while they do their training,” he said. “It just solidifies what my role is as a sergeant major, and it certainly gives me the ability to understand -- make sure that I understand fully -- what it takes to be soldier in today’s army.”
Conde’s 33-year military career started when he was a sophomore in college. He also needed money to pay for tuition. He said he joined for the additional paycheck, and tuition reimbursement.
Conde is a 1980 Miami Senior High School, graduate. He attended Fergus Falls Community College, Fergus Falls, Minn.and the University of Minnesota-Morris.
“I was playing college football, and...I was looking for another organization, a team, and I think that’s what the national guard gave me,” Conde said. “I was still a part of a team.”
Conde said the camaraderie with his fellow soldiers is what’s kept him in the national guard for so many years.
Conde’s service has included two deployments, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan.
Deployments are never easy, but Conde said all members of the military know they could be deployed any time.
“I was never looking to deploy... but when the time came, I knew that it was my time to give back to the United States and to the State of Wisconsin,” Conde said. “And you take a lot of pride in that and you just want ot make sure that you can do the best job you can with the opportunities that have been given to you...
“We were called upon to do a job and we signed up and we raised our right hand and took an oath to defend the constitution of the United States and the people of the United States and the State of Wisconsin. I think all military people take al to of pride in knowing that we are protecting our rights and our freedoms.”
Conde has earned numerous decorations, awards and citations, including:
Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf;
the Meritorious Service Medal,
Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters;
Army Achievement Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters;
Army Good Conduct Medal;
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster;
National Defense Service Medal, 2nd award;
Iraq Campaign Medal;
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal;
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal;
Armed Forces Reserve Medal, 2nd award and with M-Device;
NCO Professional Development Ribbon with numeral 4;
Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbon with numeral 2;
Armed Forces Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon;
Non-Article 5, NATO Medal;
Combat Infantry Badge;
Wisconsin Write Medal, 20th award;
and the Wisconsin Army National Guard Service Ribbon, 4th award.
“I think they’re all important,” Conde said. “But certainly, I’ve got two bronze stars for deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. I think those probably (are) the two major ones that I guess I'm proud of.”
Conde was born in Cuba when Fidel Castro was in power. Conde’s uncle had owned a successful bakery in Cuba, but it was taken over by the government.
Conde was about five when his family arranged to take a “freedom flight” to America.
“As a five year old, I don’t know that I fully understood everything that was going on,” he said. “I think that as a 5-year-old it’s like moving from one town to another when you're young. Certainly it was a very large move for my parents, but certainly for my brother and I, we just moving.”
They had some family in Florida already, which eased the transition.
“I don't know that I fully realized the dedication and hard work that my parents put in until I was probably in my mid-20s,” Conde said. “My dad was 47 when we moved to the United States.
“If I had to start all over again at age 47, I don’t think that I could have done that.”
For the complete story, see the Aug. 25 print issue of the River Falls Journal. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/region/4100984-duty-calls-national-guard-command-sergeant-major-river-falls | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/5b716428ad44fac5323dec0fdf576357a8ac3c485cd6df04cff45647b696c909.json |
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Just before her 89th birthday, my mother died on May 31. Earlier this month, while facing a burnished sunset, I finally scattered her ashes on a wooded, rocky shore overlooking a large bay.
She had asked that a final resting spot for her cremated remains be left somewhere out for nature to reclaim and recycle.
I wish I could recall her exact words, but I often silenced her when this conversation about death, her death, came up.
I grew impatient with her. I wanted her to focus on being alive, not being dead.
We are a swarm of molecules hovering around an invisible center.
My mother's words endure in a stack of her handwritten letters that I've preserved along with other family archives.
She lived in a time, not that long ago, when most personal communication was done by the writing and mailing out of postal letters.
Because she was an avid book reader – often juggling two or three books at the same time – she also left behind notebooks and a batch of bookmarks.
What fascinates me about rocks, I don't know, but I have always experienced them as though each one had a life of its own. Stones are like natural icons.
She filled her notebooks and bookmarks with quotations and excerpts from whatever she was reading that fascinated and puzzled her. While not college educated, she had an intellectual thirst for profound knowledge.
Jefferson was a great walker. Walking six or seven miles a day through the crowded streets and out into the lovely suburbs of Paris, he was appalled by the contrast between the splendor of the court and the misery of the people who produced the food and made the tools and did the work of the country. Everywhere he found signs of unrest.
Now when I take a break from my own book reading at home, I try to sift through her notes and glance at her annotated bookmarks.
The range of material that piqued her interest was far reaching – from the sciences and history to philosophy and the spiritual.
Nature has no human inhabitant who appreciates her. The birds with their plumage and their notes are in harmony with the flowers, but what youth or maiden conspires with the wild luxuriant beauty of nature? She flourishes most alone, far from the towns where they reside. Talk of heaven! Ye disgrace earth.
My mother passively spent the last years of her life at Comforts of Home in River Falls. Her mental capacity ebbed with the advances of dementia.
Toward the end, the bright flame of her reading habit became smaller and smaller until it flickered and went out.
But she left me a legacy of jottings to ponder as I continue with my life.
Her ashes are gone, to the earth, but the hundreds and hundreds of written passages she left behind remain. Though they originated from the minds and observations of other writers, they amount to the last words she passed on me.
If it came to that, in the very near future, she wanted to take his image with her, complete in every detail, for all eternity. She believed in some sort of continuation, a resting place for the soul out of the cumbersome body, like a tree in a meadow where no storms come.
Words, thoughts, reflections. It's all that remains between us. For as long as I live, it will be our channel of personal communication.
This Featured Column, As I See It, by Phil Pfuehler, was originally printed in the Aug. 25 print edition of the River Falls Journal. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/opinion/columns/4100995-featured-column-even-death-shell-have-last-word | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/97d54623db91104db4d599b1146e4cdde2c9d74778a37a58922b32e94e8de802.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T20:50:06 | null | 2016-08-28T15:00:04 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfallsjournal.com%2Fnews%2Feducation%2F4102355-bauer-maplethorpe-appointed-cvtc-board.json | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_300/public/field/image/082416.BU_.PCH_.Bauer_..jpg?itok=B4p-l1SL | en | null | Bauer, Maplethorpe appointed to CVTC Board | null | null | www.riverfallsjournal.com | EAU CLAIRE -- Two new members of the Chippewa Valley Technical College Board of Trustees come from the western side of the CVTC district.
Paul Bauer is an employer member from Ellsworth and Cheryl Maplethorpe is an additional member from River Falls. They were welcomed to the board last month at the reorganizational meeting that also involved election of board officers for the new fiscal year.
Maplethorpe is a retired higher education professional with a doctorate in Higher Education Policy and Administration from the University of Minnesota. A former teacher and counselor, Maplethorpe has worked for the University of Iowa, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and Globe Education Network.
“My entire career has been in the service of students as they pursue higher education,” Maplethorpe said. “Now that I have retired I want to continue to serve students. I feel particular affinity for low-income and academically challenged students and when I was with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, I established task forces for immigrants and foster and homeless students.”
Bauer has been CEO of the Ellsworth Co-op Creamery since 2008. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in Agriculture Business, Bauer also worked as controller for Burnett Cheese Cooperative and vice president of the Antigo Cheese Company. Bauer served as a member of the Antigo School Board, and in director positions with the Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association and the American Dairy Products Institute. He also serves as a member of the CVTC Foundation Board of Directors. Bauer is vice president of the Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce board and is co-chairman of the community’s Cheese Curd Festival.
Bauer and Maplethorpe were appointed to three-year terms on the board. By law, the board consists of two employers, two employees, three additional members, one school district administrator and one elected official who holds a state or local office.
At the organizational meeting, the board elected Colleen Bates of Eau Claire as chair, Paul Schley of Cornell as vice chair, Gwen Southard of Eau Claire as secretary and Russell Ratsch of Neillsville as treasurer. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/education/4102355-bauer-maplethorpe-appointed-cvtc-board | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/87c6928aa761016c17c10d03cb15591fff9d56252e0723d345698192269ab59f.json |
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Girl ScoutsKristen Schneider (left) and Emilee Hansen are shown with Dick's Fresh Market owner Lisa Weiss. The girls' project involves placing healthy recipes they've collected around Dick's for customers to take and use.
Recently a group of 14-year-old girls could be seen using a post driver to install signs along the White Pathway, and Kinnickinnic Pathway by Kinnickinnic River’s Lake George.
The girls, members of Cadette Girl Scout Troop 53727, were completing their Silver Award Project.
Silver Award is the highest award a cadette Girl Scout (in sixth through eighth grade) can earn. Shauna Kuhl, Jessica Lindall, Kelsey Schneider and Olivia Miller focused their project on birds.
They created signs telling people what kinds of food is safe to give birds that White and Kinnickinnic Pathway visitors are likely to see.
“A lot of people think bread’s good for them, but it’s not actually really good for their health,” said Lindall.
The girls got the idea for their project from the St. Croix Valley Bird Club. Club members Jim Higgins and Cathy Olyphant helped the girls make sure their signs were accurate.
The girls were required to spend 50 hours working on the project itself. That was after they completed a “journey” or series of badges required to prepare the girls for the Silver Award Project.
They had to submit a project proposal to the River Valleys Girl Scout Council and have it approved before they could begin.
Once they finished their badges, and gained approval for the project, the girls also had to get approval from the River Falls Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
“It went really well,” Miller said. “They were pretty supportive.”
“They gave feedback for us, and they wanted us to know what was going to be put on the signs, and where we were going to place them,” Lindall said.
So the girls came back to another meeting, a few months later, with more details for the council.
A city worker also helped the girls install the signs.
Now that they’re finally in place, the girls said they’re very excited.
“It’s a great accomplishment, I think,” Lindall said.
The girls said they learned a lot from the experience -- and not just about birds.
“The whole idea of approaching adults the way we did, to tell them our ideas was new to me,” said Schneider. “This project taught us a whole bunch more about ourselves.”
All four girls said they felt better prepared now to take on their Gold Awards in the future. Gold Award is the highest award a senior or ambassador Girl Scout can earn. It’s similar to a Boy Scouts achieving Eagle Scout status.
Recipes
Girl Scout Troop 53727 had two groups earning Silver Awards this year. Kristin Schneider, and Emilee Hansen collected healthy, family-friendly, cheap recipes they’re going to post in Dick’s Fresh Market.
The recipes will be printed on small cards and placed in the store near the main ingredient of each recipe. That way people can pick up the recipes as they’re shopping.
“We have a college in town, and there's a lot of college students,” said Hansen.
“They can’t eat ramen every day,” Schneider said.
The two collected recipes that are cheap, quick and easy to make, and healthy.
“Our recipes also work for families too,” Schneider said. “We made sure they were all family friendly by testing them.”
The two will post eight recipes total around Dick’s grocery store -- four lunch recipes, three breakfast, and one dessert.
The girls worked with Dick’s Fresh Market owner Lisa Weiss. They said Weiss was very supportive of their project.
“They said we could pretty much come in any time and just put them up,” Hansen said.
The girls will provide extra copies of the recipes, and Dick’s staff will restock them as needed. The girls also plan to give Dick’s staff the original files for the recipe cards.
The girls found the recipes, and adjusted some of them to be healthier, with the help of dietician Kristin Miller.
One dietary tip they learned from Miller:
“Americans get a lot more sodium than they should,” Hansen said.
“So use stuff that's low in sodium,” Schneider said.
The girls substituted garlic powder for garlic salt in one of their recipes in order to lower the sodium content.
The girls’ recipes include three or four ingredients and are easy to prepare.
Their favorite is a chili pasta, which both girls said they’d make again.
Like their troop members, Hansen and Schneider learned about more than just food.
Schneider said she came out of her shell a bit.
“I talked to people more than I thought I would’ve,” she said.
“It involved a lot of talking to different adults,” said Hansen.
Neither Hansen nor Schneider said they planned to continue with Girl Scouts in the future, but both said they thought this project has taught them skills they can use in the future.
“I think it’ll definitely open up ways for us to get out into our community and help out more,” Hansen said.
The girls’ recipes will be posted at Dick’s within the next couple weeks.
Next, Troop 53727 will send some paperwork back to the Girl Scout council, and they’ll receive their Silver Awards in a ceremony later.
The girls' troop leaders, Molly Miller and Nancy Lindall said they're very proud of the girls.
“The girls worked very hard to complete their Silver Awards,” Miller and Lindall said. “Prior to starting their Silver Awards, they had to complete a specific book with activities, then choose a subject to work on as a group. Approval had to come from the Girl Scout Council before they could move forward.
“They really pulled together to get both jobs done: the bird signs and the recipe cards. Be sure to look for the bird signs along the Kinnikinnic Pathway and White Pathway, and the recipes at Dick's Fresh Market. The recipes should be up at Dick's Fresh Market by the end of September."
Meanwhile, all the Troop 53727 girls start River Falls High School in the fall. They said they think their newfound confidence in talking to people -- particularly adults will be very helpful in high school. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/life/food/4102579-scout-award-recipients-learn-about-birds-food-and-themselves | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/328e6eb487886a7f1d7e8db7ebdab46d4f6cea6f9849b6d74a0416d92946c605.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T14:49:17 | null | 2016-08-26T08:38:30 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfallsjournal.com%2Fnews%2Fregion%2F4102183-wisconsin-roundup-no-post-recession-relief-many-small-towns-report-says-ballots.json | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sites/all/themes/riverfallsjournal_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Wisconsin roundup: No post-recession relief in many small towns, report says; ballots could see 7 White House candidates; eight more state news stories | null | null | www.riverfallsjournal.com | MADISON – A new report says many of Wisconsin's small towns still feel the effects of the Great Recession.
With an older population and more people moving to bigger cities, the state Taxpayers Alliance says half the places with fewer than 1,000 residents have yet to see any major job growth or new construction since the recession. The report says local governments have had a nearly 13 percent cut in state funds in the four years ending in 2014, while total revenues grew by just two-percent not accounting for inflation.
The tax alliance says cities have maintained their police and fire response times despite the funding cuts -- and while local debt has grown and things like snow plowing are slower, residents are still generally satisfied with their local services. The report was prepared for the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, whose director Jerry Deschane also sounded an alarm for civic engagement as fewer people run for local offices.
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Seven presidential candidates could appear on Wisconsin ballot
MADISON -- It appears that seven candidates will be on the Wisconsin ballot for president in November.
The state Elections Commission says the seven have met the qualifications necessary to make the ballot -- and the panel will take a vote on including them next Tuesday. Besides Democrat Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the ballot is expected to include Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, Green Party hopeful Jill Stein, Darrell Castle of the Constitution Party, Rocky Roque De La Fuente of the American Delta Party, and Monica Moorehead of the Workers World Party.
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Wisconsin native 1 of 2 nuns killed in Mississippi
DURANT, Miss. -- One of two nuns found stabbed to death in Mississippi was a native of southeast Wisconsin.
The bodies of Sister Margaret Held, who grew up in Slinger, and Sister Paula Merrill were found Thursday at their home in Durant, Mississippi. Both were nurse practitioners at the Lexington Medical Clinic -- and police say they were the apparent targets of a robbery that escalated to murder. No arrests have been reported.
The 68-year-old Held represented the School Sisters of Saint Francis in Milwaukee -- and she taught at Kenosha Saint Joseph High School in the 1970s before earning her nursing degree at Creighton University in Omaha, where she served as a community health nurse before moving to Mississippi as a social worker.
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State could tell unregistered residents how to sign up to vote
MADISON -- The state Elections Commission is scheduled to act Tuesday on a plan to tell up to 1.5 million unregistered voters how to sign up in time for the November presidential contest.
Commission staffers plan to send postcards by late September to Wisconsin adults who are not registered to vote -- and give them information on how to do it. It's part of a state law passed earlier this year in which Wisconsin joined a multi state effort to identify people who are eligible to vote but have not registered. The Electronic Registration Information Center requires states to conduct the outreach every two years before the start of October.
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Milwaukee to get more state funds in response to violence
MILWAUKEE – Gov. Scott Walker will give Milwaukee at least $4.5 million in state funds to focus on urban problems after the Sherman Park violence almost two weeks ago.
The Republican Walker, his cabinet, and Milwaukee's mayor and county executive will announce the funding Friday at an inner city job center. The Journal Sentinel says the money will provide more job training, hiring efforts, and renovations and removals of foreclosed houses -- and state agencies will send mobile job centers to the Sherman Park area and will try to help businesses damaged by the burning and looting.
The violence was spurred by the police shooting of armed suspect Sylville Smith, and the state's help is being announced just hours before Smith's church service and burial. The aid did not have to be approved by the state Legislature, and Senate Democrat Lena Taylor of Milwaukee says minority communities badly need the help -- but she says there's still a need to improve police relations with African Americans.
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Man dies driving in to water
STURGEON BAY -- A 65-year-old man has died after his car plunged into a shipping channel in downtown Sturgeon Bay.
A female friend and a dog escaped unharmed before the vehicle submerged into a waterway that links Lake Michigan and the Bay of Green Bay. According to police, the 55-year-old woman saw that the man was slumped at the wheel early Thursday afternoon -- and his foot was not on the gas pedal as the car went off a dock, close to where one of them had a yacht.
Rescuers searched for the man, and he was pulled out about one hour after the incident and died later at a hospital. The fatal victim was from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and his name was not immediately released.
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Former Packers player Sharper gets 20 year sentence
NEW ORLEANS -- Darren Sharper, who helped the Green Bay Packers make it to their second straight Super Bowl in 1997, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging women and having sex with them while they were unconscious.
The 41-year-old Sharper was sentenced Thursday in Louisiana state court in cases involving three of his 16 total victims in four states. His prison term will be served at the same time as an 18 year federal sentence handed down last week, and it's also simultaneous to a nine-year term levied in Arizona while similar sentencings are still pending in Nevada and California.
Two of his victims gave statements to the judge in New Orleans Thursday, and one called Sharper a "sick individual" whom she must forgive so she can move on. Sharper was a six time NFL All Pro safety and played eight years with Green Bay, four with Minnesota, and two in New Orleans where he led the Saints to a Super Bowl title in the 2009 season.
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Convict in fire deaths can't withdraw guilty pleas
MADISON -- A state appeals court will not give a southwest Wisconsin man a chance to withdraw his guilty pleas for helping set a fire that killed four youngsters.
Twenty-two-year-old Jeremy Wand was sentenced to life in prison with a chance for a supervised release after 35 years, for helping his older brother Armin Wand burn down a house in Argyle in 2012 where Armin's three boys and an unborn daughter died. But Jeremy Wand later said his lawyers coerced him into admitting all but one of his seven Lafayette County criminal charges.
He wanted a hearing to see if he could reverse his pleas, but Judge Thomas Vale would not call that hearing. Wand appealed the decision, and the Fourth District Appellate Court in Madison ruled Thursday that the defendant did provide enough evidence to warrant a new plea hearing.
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Expansion could net Direct Supply $22.5M in state tax breaks
MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee company that provides equipment and services to senior living facilities will get up to $22.5 million in state tax breaks for a large expansion project.
Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday that Direct Supply would get income tax credits based on the numbers of jobs they create and preserve. The company plans to add 800 employees at its corporate headquarters during the next seven years, adding to a total workforce of more than 1,200.
The firm initially announced in March it would build a five story office structure with 280,000 square feet -- but it has not decided when construction would begin. It will replace an older, one story building that will be torn down.
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Penalties levied against ITT Technical Institute
A national profit making college cannot enroll new students at its two Wisconsin campuses until it can prove it's financially stable.
The state Educational Approval Board took the action Thursday against ITT Technical Institute, on the same day the U.S. Education Department said it would keep a closer eye on the school's accounting and recruiting. T
he state's order also affects online enrollment at ITT, which has about 550 Wisconsin students online and at campuses in Greenfield and Madison. The federal government told ITT not to enroll students who need financial aid, and it has to pay $152 million within 30 days to cover its obligations if the school shuts down. State board director David Dies says it was already considering a enrollment cutoff, but the school appealed -- and a September hearing was called off once the federal action took place. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/region/4102183-wisconsin-roundup-no-post-recession-relief-many-small-towns-report-says-ballots | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/78836d7c654428aea4184a7964be3f96edaec822c0c961bc077368da56b89a44.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T16:49:15 | null | 2016-08-26T10:22:19 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfallsjournal.com%2Fnews%2Faccidents%2F4102279-vehicle-crashes-vaults-out-ditch-hudson-driver-later-arrested.json | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sites/all/themes/riverfallsjournal_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Vehicle crashes, vaults out of ditch; Hudson driver later arrested | null | null | www.riverfallsjournal.com | A Hudson woman was arrested after being injured in a crash Thursday in Hudson.
St. Croix County sheriff’s deputies responded to the crash at 7:22 p.m. at 797 Old Highway 35.
Chief Deputy Scott Knudson said the driver, a 26-year-old Hudson woman, was extricated and was taken by ambulance to Hudson Hospital with non life-threatening injuries. He said deputies smelled “an odor of intoxicants” and suspected alcohol was involved in the crash.
The driver’s name was not immediately released; Knudson said she will be appearing in court Friday on possible charges.
According to reports, witnesses saw the vehicle traveling north on Highway 35 when it entered a ditch, then went airborne. It rolled as it landed, eventually coming to rest on Old Highway 35. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/accidents/4102279-vehicle-crashes-vaults-out-ditch-hudson-driver-later-arrested | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/d0015849c1e2ae86a71ff1a8ec025803c9308bc8208595d73ceaef8c37db1963.json |
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"Sarah Young",
"Today",
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] | 2016-08-30T16:50:44 | null | 2016-08-30T11:09:58 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riverfallsjournal.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime-and-courts%2F4104666-wisconsin-roundup-lawsuit-filed-death-sparked-tomah-va-controversy.json | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/sites/all/themes/riverfallsjournal_theme/images/touch-icon.png | en | null | Wisconsin roundup: Lawsuit filed in death that sparked Tomah VA controversy; alleged Dells freeway murderer pleads insanity to reduced charges; and 10 more state news stories | null | null | www.riverfallsjournal.com | MADISON -- A wrongful death suit has been filed by the family of Jason Simcakoski, the Marine whose death sparked the controversy about the presrcibing of pain medications at the Tomah VA Medical Center.
The lawsuit says the Veterans Administration accepted responsibility for "action or inaction" that led to the death of the 35-year-old Stevens Point Marine -- but the family says the VA has "failed to follow its words with deeds," and it seeks unspecified damages. The suit was filed in federal court in Madison.
An autopsy showed that Simcakoski died from "mixed drug toxicity." The VA facility later responded by reassigning its medical director, firing its chief of staff for prescribing excessive pain medications, and creating a multi-step improvement plan at Tomah.
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Feingold, Johnson get big help in their U.S. Senate race
Wisconsin's two major U.S. Senate candidates are getting some big time support.
Actor Robert Redford, who played a Democratic Senate hopeful in the 1972 movie "The Candidate," sent a fundraising email to Feingold supporters on Monday. And the national Super PAC "Let America Work" says it will start airing about $500,000 worth of ads for Republican incumbent Ron Johnson that focus on fighting terrorism.
A new Marquette Law School poll is due out Wednesday, and it could tell us whether more voters are tuning into the race -- something that normally happens around Labor Day. In the last Marquette poll Aug. 10, one of every five registered voters did not have an opinion of Feingold -- and one of every three voters still had no opinion of Johnson.
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Actor Gene Wilder, Milwaukee native, dies at 83
STAMFORD, Conn. -- Wisconsin native Gene Wilder, who starred in an eclectic range of movie roles, has died.
His nephew says the 83-year-old Wilder died late Sunday at his home in Stamford, Conn. from the Alzheimer's disease he first suffered three years ago -- which he kept secret until now.
He was born in Milwaukee as Jerome Silberman in 1933 and graduated from the city's Washington High School -- and he later went to the University of Iowa, served in the Army, and performed on Broadway before his first movie role as a hostage in "Bonnie and Clyde" in 1967. Wilder also starred as a nervous accountant in "The Producers," the candy man in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," and an obsessed scientist in "Young Frankenstein."
The Journal Sentinel says Wilder did want to return to Milwaukee after his father died there in 1973 -- but he came back in 1991 to be inducted into the Wisconsin Performing Arts Hall of Fame.
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Alleged Dells freeway murderer pleads insanity to reduced charges
BARABOO -- A 21-year-old man has pleaded insanity to reduced charges in the killing of a motorist on the Interstate near Wisconsin Dells.
Sauk County prosecutors have agreed to reduce an intentional homicide charge to reckless homicide against Zachary Hays -- and he entered pleas Monday to that, plus three counts of reckless endangerment. He'll undergo a mental exam, and he still faces charges in Milwaukee and Columbia counties as part of a day-long crime spree on May 1.
Investigators say Hays shot and killed 42-year-old Gabriel Sanchez in their West Allis apartment building -- and he later drove to Wisconsin Dells where he reportedly shot at vehicles and killed passenger Tracy Czackowski while her family was heading home from the Dells to suburban Chicago. His lawyer first mentioned Hays' mental health issues several weeks after the incidents.
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More criticism for former Wisconsinite Kaepernick
SAN FRANCISCO -- Former Wisconsinite Colin Kaepernick is getting a ton of heat for sitting during the national anthem before three exhibition football games with his San Francisco 49ers.
State Assembly Republican Jeremy Thiesfeldt went to the same church as Kaepernick's parents during the quarterback's early years in Fond du Lac -- and Thiesfeldt tells KFIZ Radio he's especially upset that Kaepernick claims to be standing up for the oppressed, when he appeared to be hardly oppressed himself.
The San Francisco police union has complained to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and 49ers CEO Jed York about what the union calls Kaepernick's "incredible lack of knowledge" about the officer involved shootings he's protesting against. Even Donald Trump has chimed in, saying Kaepernick should "find a country that works better for him" -- and the GOP White House candidate added, "Let him try, it won't happen."
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Feingold: Clinton is "trustworthy"
MADISON -- Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Russ Feingold says his party's nominee for president is "reliable and trustworthy."
But after a campaign appearance in Madison, Feingold reaffirmed that Hillary Clinton should think about shutting down the controversial Clinton Foundation if she wins.
It's an issue in her campaign, amid reports that numerous people who met with Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of state gave money to the foundation. The Clintons have challenged those reports, but Feingold says "the highest level of security" should be applied to things like that for those who serve as president.
Feingold is in his own campaign against Senate Republican Ron Johnson -- and the Democrat leads Johnson by 11 points among likely voters in the latest Marquette poll with a new one coming out Wednesday.
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Woman pleads insanity to killing her young son
SHEBOYGAN -- A trial date of Nov. 9 is set for a Sheboygan Falls mother who reportedly claimed that "voices" caused her to kill her 2-year-old son.
Twenty-seven-year-old Katlyn Kinateder pleaded insanity Monday to first degree intentional homicide, and hiding a child's corpse. Sheboygan County District Attorney Joe DeCecco says Kinateder will have one or more psychiatric exams.
The defense wants to either move the trial, or bring in an outside jury due to heavy media coverage of the case -- and the court scheduled a hearing for Oct. 24 to give Kinateder a chance to change her plea.
Police say they had to subdue her before they found her toddler in a cardboard box wrapped in a blanket at her home earlier this month -- and reports say she might have been off her mental health medication at the time.
(Raymond Neupert, WHBL, Sheboygan)
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Wisconsin high schools make Newsweek's top 500
Most Wisconsin public schools start fall classes Thursday, and 22 high schools have a lot to be proud of.
Whitefish Bay is the state's top selection on Newsweek's annual list of the nation's 500 best public high schools. Whitefish Bay is 61st nationally, with 95 percent of its students college bound, 99 percent graduating, and 85 percent ready for college.
The Kettle Moraine global charter school at Wales has the state's second highest listing at 130th naturally, followed by Cedarburg High at 145th. Kohler tops the list of Wisconsin schools ranked 200th through 400th followed by New Berlin Eisenhower, Greendale, Glendale Nicolet, Sussex Hamilton, Wales School for Arts, Appleton's Renaissance School for the Arts, Grafton, Williams Bay and Bay Port.
Eight state high schools are ranked 401st through 500th -- the Appleton Career Academy, De Pere, Muskego, Franklin, Marshfield, Waukesha West, Oshkosh West and Appleton North.
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Suspects sought in Green Bay area murder
BELLEVUE -- Sheriff's deputies in the Green Bay area have been looking for suspects in the shooting death of a 52-year-old woman.
Officers found the body of Suzette Langois outside her home in Bellevue early Monday morning. The State Crime Lab is helping deputies sort out the evidence, and rescue divers checked out a nearby stormwater holding pond to see if anything was hidden there.
Sheriff's officials say Langois was targeted by her killer -- and therefore, the neighborhood is not in danger.
At a news conference, Brown County Chief Deputy Todd Delain said his investigators wanted to talk with anyone who knows about the incident, or spoke with the victim within 24 hours of her death.
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Beloit's ABC Supply agrees to large acquisition
BELOIT -- A large Wisconsin building supply distributor could get a lot bigger in a few months. ABC Supply of Beloit announced an agreement Monday to acquire "L" and "W" Supply, a Chicago-based supplier of steel framing, drywall, ceiling tiles and other building items.
ABC says it will be one of its largest acquisitions, but the terms were not disclosed. The company says the deal is subject to a federal antitrust review, and it's expected to be finalized by the end of ABC's fiscal year.
"L" and "W" would keep running as a separate division. It brought in $1.4 billion last year, giving ABC Supply total annual revenues of $8 billion if the deal goes through.
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Abortions in Wisconsin drop for sixth straight year
MADISON -- The number of abortions performed in Wisconsin has dropped for the sixth straight year. That's according to the latest annual report on induced abortions released by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Monday.
The report shows that there were just under 5,700 abortions in the state last year compared with 5,800 abortions in 2014. That's a drop of 140 abortions, a 2.4 percent decline. Of the 5,660 abortions last year, 214 were performed on minors. Seventy-nine percent were surgical, while 21 percent were chemically induced.
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Libertarian White House hopeful to make first state visit
MILWAUKEE -- The Libertarian candidate for president will make his first Wisconsin visit on Thursday night.
Gary Johnson will hold a rally at Serb Hall in Milwaukee. The former two-term governor of New Mexico had 10 percent support among Wisconsin's registered voters in the last Marquette Law School poll on Aug. 10.
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UW officials not happy with ‘Number 1 party school’ ranking
MADISON -- University of Wisconsin officials aren't happy that the flagship Madison campus is ranked first on a list of the nation's top party schools.
The ranking released Monday comes from the Princeton Review, a New York-based tutoring and test prep company that surveys thousands of students and rates colleges in a number of categories each year.
A statement from the school made no mention of the ranking, instead calling alcohol use on campus a "pressing public health concern" that hurts academic achievement and makes schools less safe. They noted that incoming students go through mandatory programs educating them about the dangers of alcohol. | http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/news/crime-and-courts/4104666-wisconsin-roundup-lawsuit-filed-death-sparked-tomah-va-controversy | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.riverfallsjournal.com/bec2d6d93e6d74443296d655616e60ad71477ec635627d734ed5d8ac9ca4e6e9.json |
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By Kate Hayden | khayden@charlescitypress.com
Two weeks after more than 2 feet of rain pushed Louisiana residents out of their homes, Iowans are mobilizing to keep emergency supplies coming to flood victims.
Ephraim Troyer of Elma can’t begin to estimate how many people the supplies he delivers will serve.
“That is a good question,” Troyer said Sunday at the Bridge Church in Charles City.
Troyer, who owns trucking company Flight 93 LLC, is working with the group Southern Boyz Outdoors in Albany, Louisiana to deliver supplies from bottled water, nonperishable food to cleaning supplies, school supplies and dog food.
“This last Friday a week ago, they served over 2,500 meals that day,” Troyer said. “As far as how many people we’ll serve, it’ll be thousands, because we have over a truckload (of supplies).”
“I can be the bridge, because trucking is what we do,” Troyer added. “There’s a lot of people in the (Iowa) area who are very generous and giving.”
Troyer, who is the only truck driver on the project so far, partners with business owners, who have in turn contacted area churches to help collect supplies and load pallets into Troyer’s trailers. He currently has 26 pallets of general supplies, and hopes to fill up a second truck and return to Louisiana in two weeks.
“It’s something that I felt on my heart,” Troyer said. “Seeing videos and pictures, and being in contact with the group down in Louisiana, these people are in need. There’s 20 different towns that are underwater in Louisiana right now, over 100,000 people that are out of their homes because of it.”
“I really felt it on my heart — the Lord is leading me to this, I can be a bridge between here and there,” Troyer said. “I made two phone calls, and it exploded from there…the Lord is really doing his work.”
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Nashua-Plainfield junior Braydon Fisher scored two touchdowns while leading the Huskies past Postville, 41-14, to start the 2016 football season.
With the season-opening win, the Huskies have already matched their victory total from last season.
With a road trip to Hudson next weekend, N-P looks to double last season’s total
Hudson edged East Marshall, 8-7, in its opener | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/sport/sports/2016/08/27/nashua-plainfield-rolls-over-postville-41-14/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.charlescitypress.com/0d835bffa55b01f0354579df4cc85970217e9c33757676328397abe59022e22e.json |
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By Kate Hayden | khayden@charlescitypress.com
The Charles City Singers have a new director to lead their next chapter.
After Scott Blakenbaker was named as the new director at the end of April, Blakenbaker spent his summer revising the choir’s music library and organizing his time with the volunteers.
“The way it had been set up in the past, the previous director had done almost everything imaginable,” Blakenbaker said. “They’ve changed the structure so some of the singers themselves are taking on some of the administrative duties. We’re getting our ducks in a row.”
The choir typically puts on two shows a year before going on a summer break, during which the director prepares for the next season. Most of the structure will likely stay the same this year, Blakenbaker said, although some of the music will sound a bit different.
“We’re doing a few songs they have performed in the past, and there will be some different things in terms of style,” Blakenbaker said. “I tend to be pretty eclectic in my taste. I think audiences appreciate a mix of different styles.”
Blakenbaker, who lives in Charles City, is the head of the music department at Riverland Community College in Austin, Minn., and said he’s never worked with a similar community choir.
“The first time I heard them I was pretty impressed,” Blakenbaker said. “I was going in really cautiously, being a volunteer choir in the middle of Iowa. ….there are some good voices and good musicians in here.”
Current members often talk about Floyd County residents they believe would be good members of the choir, he added.
“I would just love to see some new faces as we’re rebooting a little bit,” Blakenbaker said. “We’ll continue some of the traditions they already have, and hopefully we’ll expand our repertoire a little bit.”
Potential new members are encouraged to visit the group’s first rehearsal on Sept. 12 at 5:15 p.m. in the Charles City High School Choir room, where regular meetings take place once a week, Blakenbaker said. Tryouts of new members will follow Monday’s meeting.
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Jane L. Dight
Jane L. Dight, 74, of Rockford, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City.
A funeral service for Jane Dight will be held 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at Rudd United Methodist Church with Pastor Jim Roth officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Floyd.
Visitation will be held at Hauser Funeral Home Monday, July 25, 2016 will continue one hour prior to the funeral service at the church on Tuesday.
Jane Lovette (Anderson) Dight, the daughter of Clarke and Verta (Elliott) Anderson, was born July 22, 1941 in Charles City. She was raised on a farm outside of Floyd and attended school in Floyd as well. She transferred to Charles City High School for her senior year when the Floyd School closed becoming a member of the first class from Floyd to graduate from Charles City High School in 1959. Jane then went to business school in Mason City for s short time before getting married to Charles Dight on April 3, 1960 at Grace United Methodist Church in Floyd. The couple made their home on a farm in rural Rockford where they raised their family and remained living for their entire married life.
Jane was a member of the Rudd United Methodist Church where she was involved with the United Methodist Women, Ruth Circle and keyboard player for several years for Sunday services (Jane was very instrumental in getting the new keyboard at church). She was also called upon often to play at funerals and for several special events. Jane was also a 4-H Leader, a member of Young Mothers, Ulster Homemakers, WHO Club (Women Helping Others) and the 500 card club.
She enjoyed music, cake decorating, reading, sewing, travelling (especially to the casino and to support family in Colorado) and taking photos of family and friends at gatherings. Two things Jane was especially known for were her angel food cakes and her homemade birthday cards. She made baking an angel food cake seem so simple and she never missed a birthday with that special card made just for you.
Living family members include her daughter, Debra (Jerry) Etzen of Parker, Colorado; son, Dennis Dight of Charles City; six grandchildren: Adam (Jessica), Andy and Alex Etzen, Danny, Holly (Jesse Bell) and Sammy Dight; two great-grandchildren: Ashton and Kinsley; two sisters: Alice Stewart of Charles City and Leah Platt of Boise, Idaho; sister-in-law, Fae (Richard) Laird of Webster City; three brothers-in-law: Robert (Marian) Dight of Charles City, Richard (Brenda) Dight of Rudd and Tom (Pam) Dight of Osage; along with numerous nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles on June 1, 2015; nephew, Kyle Dight; brother, Roger Anderson; and two brothers-in-law: Lee Stewart and Jerry Platt.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of local arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com.
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By Kate Hayden | khayden@charlescitypress.com
Residents in Chickasaw and Bremer Counties affected by the Aug. 23 flooding are now eligible to apply for state aid, after Governor Terry Branstad issued disaster proclamations late Monday.
The Iowa Individual Assistance Program is available to residents who meet income guidelines set by the state. The program provides up to a maximum of $5,000 per household to cover repairs, debris removal, replacement of lost or spoiled food and other household losses. (Continue story below)
INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
# in Household Maximum gross yearly income
1 $23,760
2 $32,040
3 $40,320
4 $48,600
5 $56,880
For each additional household member add $8,320
Chickasaw County Emergency Management Director Ken Rasing estimated 20 homes at the most had been damaged by the storms and resulting flooding in the county, with Jerico-area homes being the hardest hit.
“Most of the people have been able to stay in their homes. We haven’t had any displaced persons,” Rasing said.
While flooding throughout the county reached levels typical for the area in past storms, Rasing said a few homes received the most severe damage he’d ever seen.
“We typically do not have a lot of residential flooding. Most of our residents are on the drier side,” Rasing said. “We did have one residence with water reaching above the first floor.”
The Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (NEICAC) administers the aid program in Chickasaw and Bremer. Eligible households must have an income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline.
Applications will be accepted throughout September. Flood kits are still available in Chickasaw County to help residents with cleanup.
“If anybody is in need of assistance, just give me a call,” Rasing said.
NEICAC representatives can be reached in both counties: for Chickasaw, 641-394-2007 and Bremer at 319-352-4532.
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UPDATE at 4:45 p.m.: A Floyd County jury delivered a guilty verdict on one count of third-degree sexual abuse against Brittany Rae Beek, 27, of Charles City. Jurors found her not guilty on a second count.
A sentencing date has not been set.
The guilty verdict handed down was in regard to the accusation that Beek performed a sex act on a 15-year-old girl who had run away from a Waverly treatment shelter with a 16-year-old acquaintance of Beek’s on May 10. Beek brought the two from Cedar Falls to her home after her acquaintance contacted her via Facebook.
That night the trio watched the sexually charged movie “50 Shades of Grey” and Beek then performed sex acts on both the girls, according to their accusations.
The decision indicates that the jury believes Beek committed the acts on the 15-year-old, which was a statutory crime because of their ages.
The other count related to the 16-year-old required the jurors to believe that Beek committed the acts on her acquaintance against that girl’s will or by force.
The maximum penalty for a class C felony is up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
Judge Colleen Wieland presided over the trial.
Previous story: The fate of a Charles City woman accused of sexually abusing two teenage runaways is in the hands of a Floyd County District Court jury of seven women and five men.
The case against Brittany Rae Beek, 27, was turned over to the jury at about 12:30 p.m. today. Beek is charged with two counts of third-degree sexual abuse, class C felonies.
The closing arguments for both sides were similar in that both attacked the credibility of the trio involved.
Public Defender Nellie O’Mara told the jury that the girls changed their stories from the day they were returned to custody to the day they took the stand in the trial, only Beek told the same story repeatedly.
Ginbey said Beek had changed her story from the day she was first interviewed by Charles City Police to when she took the stand in her defense on Thursday. The girls told consistent stories that corroborated each other despite having no time together to concoct a story after being taken back into custody.
Regarding DNA evidence linking Beek to a lesion on one of the girls’ abdomen, O’Mara said that the girl left Beeks house May 11 wearing one of her shirts. A button from the shirt could have caused the injury and transferred Beek’s DNA when the girl physically fought with an ex-boyfriend as he tried to turn the girls over to police.
Ginbey asked the jurors to take their common sense with them, called the lesion a hickie and said the button theory was nonsensical.
Beek was the last witness to take the stand before closing arguments. She denied doing anything sexual with either of the girls that she retrieved from Cedar Falls. One of the girls who had known Beek for about a year had contacted the Charles City resident asking for a ride and to be able to stay with her.
Beek and O’Mara, went through a Google Chrome record of how and when her Android cellphone had been used the night of the alleged incident in May. They detailed that the girls used the phone throughout the night accessing Facebook and YouTube at time before, during and after the time of the alleged incident. O’Mara had Beek read from the record more than a dozen specific times and tell what the phone was being used for, including whose Facebook pages were accessed.
In her cross examination, Ginbey referred to roughly half-hour gaps in the records. Beek answered, “Possibly, I hadn’t looked at it that closely.”
On the phone topic, Beek testified that she messaged the mother of one girl right away when the girl contacted her, but she didn’t hear back from her until the next day. The girls had her phone from the point after Beek picked them up until the next morning, so they might have responded to the mother.
The mother had testified that Beek had contacted her by message more than once.
Beek testified that she did not know the girls were runaways fro, a youth shelter in Waverly until after they had left her home.
Ginbey noted in a question to Beek that she said in the interview with Charles City Police that the jury watched earlier in the trial that she said she planned to bring the girls back to Cedar Falls because they were runaways.
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By Amie Johansen | amie@charlescitypress.com
The first day of school is exciting for many students. For one particular age group, there was an added element of curiosity to their excitement: the middle schoolers.
Yesterday marked the first day middle school students could out their new classrooms. Middle School Principal Rick Gabel stood in the center of the competition gym and invited the students to look around at the new brand building. He asked them to remember their first tours of the building during the last school year. Students quickly agreed it looked much different now.
“Do you know what we just did?” Gabel asked the bleachers full of students. “We just made the building a school.”
Gabel told the students by their walking into the brand new building, ready to learn, they transformed the structure from a mere building to a school.
“It took a lot a of different people (to create this school),” Gabel told the students.
He then encouraged the students to help keep it looking great and to thank those who have worked so hard over the past year to make the new building possible.
Gabel then spoke to the students about beginning their year in the new building.Typically at the beginning of the school year, one grade level in each building would be introduced to brand new surroundings. This year, the fifth through eighth grade classes, along with their teachers, would be getting acclimated together, with no one of greater experience to show them the ropes.
As part of Gabel’s opening speech, he asked the students to remember their teachers were in a brand new place as well. He urged the students to work together with their new teachers as they explored the new building.
After the younger grade levels were escorted out of the gym to their new classrooms, Gabel challenged the seventh grade class to “step it up.” He asked them to think about ways they will go above and beyond this school year.
Lastly, Gabel addressed the eighth grade class. He referred to them as “veteran middle school students.” Younger students will be looking to the eighth grade class as role models.
“Leadership,” Gabel said. “How are you going to set the stage?”
Middle school students weren’t the only ones receiving a first-day-of-school-pep-talk. Before heading out to recess at Washington Elementary school, Guidance Counselor Sandy Thomson worked with the classes to discuss how to be a good friend on the playground. They also talked about what it meant to be a Comet: citizenship, responsibility, effort and respect.
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By Chris Baldus | cbaldus@charlescitypress.com
A Floyd County jury delivered a guilty verdict Thursday on one count of third-degree sexual abuse against Brittany Rae Beek, 27, of Charles City. Jurors found her not guilty on a second count, however.
The guilty verdict handed down was in regard to Beek performing a sexual act on a 15-year-old-girl who had run away from a Waverly treatment shelter May 10 with a 16-year-old acquaintance of Beek’s. Beek brought the two from Cedar Falls to her home after the 16-year-old girl contacted her via Facebook.
That night the trio watched the sexually charged movie “50 Shades of Grey” and Beek then performed sex acts on both the girls, according to their accusations.
The jury’s decision indicates that jurors believe Beek committed the acts on the 15-year-old, which was a statutory crime because of their ages. The other count of third-degree sexual abuse involving the 16-year-old required the jurors to believe that Beek committed the acts on her acquaintance against that girl’s will or by force.
The maximum penalty for a class C felony is up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. Presiding Judge Colleen Wieland did not immediately set a sentencing date.
The case against Beek was turned over to the jury at about 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Its verdict was in by about 4 p.m.
The prosecution and defense closing arguments were similar in that both attacked the credibility of Beek and the runaway girls, respectively.
Undisputed was that the girls, ages 16 and 15, ran away from Bremwood Residential Treatment Center in Waverly on May 10, and after their travels brought them to Cedar Falls, the 16-year-old contacted Beek. From there, the arguments diverged. Public Defender Nellie O’Mara told the jury that the girls changed their stories from the day they were returned to custody, May 11, to the day they took the witness stand, only Beek told the same story repeatedly. For example, the 16-year-old added that Beek had performed oral sex on her as well, an accusation that was not in her deposition, O’Mara said.
Ginbey said Beek had changed her story from the day she was first interviewed by Charles City Police to when she took the stand. The girls told consistent stories that corroborated each other despite having no time together to concoct a story after being taken back into custody, she said. After they were apprehended hiding in a Shell Rock cornfield, authorities took the 15 year old back to the shelter and the 16 year old was sent to a detention center.
Ginbey also stressed that Beek said in a police interview in May that she learned the girls were runaways on May 11 — after they stayed the night — and told them she was bringing them back, which angered them and led them to run away from Beek’s home before she could get a car. Then, at trial, Beek said she didn’t know they were runaways until after they left.
Ginbey said the 16 year-old contacted Beek because she knew Beek had sheltered runaways before.
Regarding DNA evidence linking Beek to a lesion on the 16-year-old’s abdomen, O’Mara said that she left Beek’s house on May 11 wearing one of Beek’s shirts. A button from the shirt could have caused the injury and transferred Beek’s DNA when the girl physically fought with an ex-boyfriend as he tried to turn the girls over to police. The boyfriend had picked up the girls from Beek’s home and drove them to Shell Rock where he contacted police and tried to restrain the girls, who broke away and ran into a cornfield.
Ginbey asked the jurors to take their common sense with them into deliberations while calling upon the lesion and other marks on the 16 year-old’s neck, as well as breast hickies. Ginbey called the button theory “nonsensical.”
Ginbey said the girls were trapped by Beek, who knew it.
“She knew she had the power and control through her body (size), her age, and she knew the girls were on the run,” Ginbey said. “So who were they going to tell? They’d get in trouble if they reported anything.”
The third day of trial began with the defense calling two witnesses to the stand. The first was a friend of Beek’s and then Beek herself. Beek’s testimony was the last before closing arguments.
Beek denied doing anything sexual with either of the girls, and she wasn’t surprised that they bolted May 11 because the 16 year-old had a history of ditching her when they got together in the year she had known her.
Beek and O’Mara worked to establish that the girls were on Beek’s cellphone throughout the night, including during the time of the alleged incidents. They went through a Google Chrome record of how and when her Android cellphone had been used the night in May. They detailed that the girls used the phone throughout the night accessing Facebook and YouTube at times before, during and after the time of the alleged incident. O’Mara had Beek read from the record more than a dozen specific times and tell what the phone was being used for, including whose Facebook pages were accessed.
In her cross examination, Ginbey referred to roughly half-hour gaps in the records. Beek answered, “Possibly, I hadn’t looked at it that closely.”
On the phone topic, Beek testified that she messaged the mother of the 16 year-old right away when the girl contacted her, but she didn’t hear back from her until the next day. The girls had her phone from the point after Beek picked them up until the next morning, so they might have responded to the mother, she said.
The mother had testified that Beek had contacted her by message more than once.
O’Mara in her closing said the girls were motivated to make up the story of sexual assault because they were apprehended, they “wanted the limelight off them,” and they were angry at Beek. | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/front/2016/08/26/cc-woman-convicted-1-count-abuse/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.charlescitypress.com/9d9fee1735f72f7381b7483db2a3de7ccdc76038df3ea81d8e2bba98a6d1b989.json |
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By John Burbridge
sports@charlescitypress.com
CHARLES CITY — During Tuesday evening of last week, a group consisting of Kenny Crooks, Bob Hedglin and Sue Staudt found themselves in a “pickle”.
“It got dark fast and the wind started picking up,” Staudt said of when they were caught outside just before the massive deluge of Aug. 23 hit.
“We just made it back to our cars in time,” Staudt said.
And they weren’t even supposed to be out there that night. The aforementioned Charles City residents usually meet every Wednesday and Sunday evening to play “pickleball” at Sportsmen’s Park’s pickleball courts.
The storm caused major flooding in the area. Sportsmen’s Park, of course, wasn’t an exception. Nonetheless, the pickleball courts — which were installed two years ago — were bone dry and the group was back the next day.
“We usually start about 6 p.m. … but with the days getting shorter we’re probably going to move that back to 5:30 or 5 o’clock,” Crooks said. “We get a good turnout. We’re always looking for more. Some say they’re going to come out, but never do. Most people like it once they give it a try.”
The game combines elements of tennis, badminton, table tennis, racquetball and even Whiffle Ball. It employs a perforated polymer ball and solid paddles.
Pickleball is played on a smaller-sized tennis court (20-by-44 feet). Seven feet from each side of the net are “no-volley zones” where players may only return shots after a bounce. The rest of the court is divided in halves by service lines.
“Before this was built, we played on the regular courts,” Hedglin said. “We just lined them for pickleball.”
The ball is served with an underhand stroke. Games are generally played to 11 with points only scored by the serving side.
The reason why it’s called “pickleball” remains a mystery. The game was invented by future U.S. House Representative Joel Pritchard in 1965 shortly after he substituted a Whiffle Ball for a missing shuttlecock to play badminton. Pritchard had a dog named “Pickles” so it was thought that the game was named after his dog. But it was revealed the dog came several years after the game’s inception and, thus, was more likely named after the game.
There are pickleball leagues and tournaments across the country and even the globe. At Sportsmen’s Park, things are not that serious yet.
“We’re not organized enough to have a league,” Hedglin said. “Right now, we just play to have fun.” | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/front/2016/08/29/pickle-party/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.charlescitypress.com/f39d4a2b7d571d17bb2b87dbc3194bee3c1f3fd9e61e99ccee94397d237193d7.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:48:48 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlescitypress.com%2Fsite%2Ffront%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fthreshers-reunion%2F.json | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/58/2016/08/30_N_Threshers-reunion-file-web1.jpg | en | null | Threshers' reunion returns for 51st year | null | null | www.charlescitypress.com | By Kate Hayden | khayden@charlescitypress.com
The Cedar Valley Engine Club is back this year in Rockford, hosting the 51st Annual Threshers Reunion over Labor Day Weekend.
The event will feature an Allis Chalmers and Cushman motor, among the many tractors and motors collectors show off yearly.
“Any other time of the year, it is the quiet little corner” on the way to Rockford, Mary Koenigsfeld said. “It just bursts alive on this weekend.”
The event features a blacksmith giving demonstrations, daily music and barn talks on the property’s red barn — covering topics ranging from early Americana harvest equipment, a Missouri horse/youth association, and the story of the only murder in Mitchell County for over 100 years.
There’s also a former school on display at the property.
“The Ulster No. 3 Schoolhouse has original things in it, and sometimes the original teachers, every now and then,” Koenigsfeld said.
A working farm thresh machine will also be on the property, located at 2097 210th Street in rural Rockford. The grounds are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $5 daily, with children under 12 years old free, or $10 for a three-day pass.
A full schedule of events is on the website at www.cedarvalleyengineclub.com.
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Candidate drops out of sheriff’s race
The Chickasaw County sheriff’s field for the November election has been sliced in half after the Republican primary winner announced last week that he is no longer a candidate.
Ben Scholl, in a post on his campaign’s Facebook page, announced Friday that he has withdrawn his name as a candidate and endorsed current Chief Deputy Marty Hemann in the upcoming election.
“I appreciate all the encouragement I have received in the last year during the campaign,” Scholl wrote, “but due to personal circumstances, this was a choice, while difficult to make, I feel is the correct one.”
He said he was proud of the positive campaign he had run and also praised Hemann for doing the same thing.
“Many of you have commented throughout the campaign that I have always remained positive and respectable towards the other candidate,” he wrote. “Marty took the same approach to his campaign, remaining positive and focusing on his strengths. I met with Marty today to express my gratitude for his approach throughout this campaign.”
Scholl, who is the pastor of the First Congregational Church in Nashua, announced his candidacy earlier this year and garnered almost 54 percent of the vote to beat Jim Kollman in the June Republican primary to earn a November race against Hemann.
Current Sheriff Todd Miller announced earlier this year that he would not seek a second term in office.
Scholl currently serves as a part-time officer with the Nashua Police Department, and said he would continue to “do my part to be a positive and encouraging figure in our community, as well as dedicate my time to serving in our emergency services organizations in a variety of capacities.”
But throughout the statement he made announcing his withdrawal from the race, he emphasized the need for positive campaigning this fall.
“Focus on your strengths and set the example you want to see in your community,” he wrote. “Run for the position, not against the candidate. That, folks, is leading from the front.”
By Bob Fenske editor@nhtrib.com | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/epopulate/2016/08/29/candidate-drops-sheriffs-race/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.charlescitypress.com/522d353a674a4a98f30472debfb15ac11253b854b6e280e31ca461f7e0dfe58f.json |
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Broad change for the community also marks personal changes for students
By Kate Hayden | khayden@charlescitypress.com
Charles City Middle School Principal Rick Gabel had been waiting to deliver his new favorite line on Sunday.
“Welcome to the middle school,” Gabel told the crowd at the CCMS grand opening. “I’ve been waiting to say that for a while now.”
Waiting for at least 22 months of design and construction, fellow speaker Julie Holub, a 7th grade teacher noted. And previously, waiting much longer before the school district’s Board of Education could finally approve a new middle school. The waiting came to an end during the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony, after which families and community members spread out through the new wing added to Charles City High School to experience it for themselves.
Four hundred and seventy-five middle school students are expected to enter the for the first day of class on Monday and begin using spaces that some parents viewed just the afternoon before: “learning studios” instead of traditional classrooms, spaces to study alone or work in a group, and unconventional touches.
“They wanted a treehouse, which we gave them,” BLDD Architect Jean Underwood said in her speech at the ribbon cutting. “They also wanted a trampoline and foam pit, which we did not give them.”
“We’ve had the open house last week with the middle school students and their parents, so they’ve all been through it. We’ve had tours last spring with over 500 people touring, so they’ve been through it,” Scott Dight, president of the Charles City Community School District Board of Education, said.
Witnessing the crowd and the ribbon cutting ceremony marked a personal high point for Dight on the project, he told the Press.
“It was just an awesome feeling. I’ve been awestruck for months coming in here, taking tours and looking at things to see the progress,” Dight said. “We are the envy and talk of a lot of districts and communities in the state. We continue to have people call and ask questions, and we’re giving presentations in Des Moines and various state functions about our design process and the end result.”
“I can’t say enough. It’s awesome.”
In his speech to the crowd that roughly filled half the bleachers and a third of the gymnasium floor, Dight also highlighted other projects the district is researching, and the kind of lessons the district learned throughout the middle school’s process.
“The contracts have been signed for the new transportation center, so that is going to be a reality,” Dight told the Press. “The sports complex, I’m confident we’ll move forward in that direction. Two years ago, when the board looked at that, it was an entire learning process for them, we kind of have it figured out now.”
The Board of Education will begin discussing Phase Two of the single-campus project at its meetings, Dight said. The second phase is the Charles City High School — a potential upgrade or brand-new building, he said.
“We want the same experience for our 9-12 grade students,” Dight told Sunday’s audience, to applause. “We will do it the same way we built this building.”
After the ceremony, and amid excited chatter from community members and district officials — who added during the ceremony that Gov. Terry Branstad has been invited to tour what’s been called the most progressive school in the Midwest — incoming sixth-graders Bailey Schweiger and Alexandra Griffen noted they have more changes to adjust to beyond a new building.
“There’s so many different classes,” Griffen said, looking over her schedule in one of the middle school’s small-group lounges. “We didn’t have Language, did we?”
“There’s Media and stuff,” Schweiger added.
Of course, the middle school’s treehouse centerpiece in the school’s opening made a big impression — and the school’s colors and wide-open spaces help make the school feel familiar to the students, who had both toured the building twice before.
“It was different then when we went on our field trip. It was all dusty, and it wasn’t really finished (yet)”, Griffen recalled.
“From when it was dusty … it wasn’t what I imagined it would look like,” Schweiger said.
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[] | 2016-08-26T12:52:02 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlescitypress.com%2Fsite%2Ffront%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2F150570%2F.json | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/58/2016/08/26_A_Ana-quilts2-web.jpg | en | null | CC quilter earns top prizes at Iowa State Fair | null | null | www.charlescitypress.com | Ana Blickenderfer earns first place, fourth place with paper-piecing creations
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By Kate Hayden | khayden@charlescitypress.com
Charles City quilter Ana Blickenderfer has another set of ribbons for her studio after this year’s Iowa State Fair, taking first and fourth place in two separate quilting categories.
Blickenderfer submitted three items in this year’s contest, taking home a blue ribbon in the Table Runner class for ‘Stormy Seas’ and fourth place in the Individual Piece 144 to 300 inches class, for ‘Feels Like Home’.
Blickenderfer made both of the winning pieces with a paper piecing technique she has been learning as part of her home business, Sew That!.
“What set the runner apart was the scalloped edges, and the curved paper piecing. It looks a little more difficult,” Blickenderfer said.
Her individual quilt is a ‘weathered windmill’ pattern Blickenderfer has used in a previous piece. Judges called it a “wonderfully graphic” quilt, with high marks for the finishing piping Blickenderfer added along the edges.
“It has a lot of movement because of the fabric placement and pattern in general,” Blickenderfer said. “I had added in piping to the binding. The pattern was supposed to have extra borders, but I decided to leave off the borders and add in the piping.”
The Fabric and Threads division of state fair contests typically sees about 600 quilt entries, Blickenderfer said. It took her about two months to create the table runner, learning the curved paper piecing process as she went, and about three months to create the individual quilt.
“I’ll definitely keep working on paper piecing. I have four more going on right now that I’ll hopefully enter next year,” Blickenderfer said.
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Staff Report
NASHUA — Competing fan sections from Nashua-Plainfield and Rockford would occasionally taunt one another by pointing to the scoreboard.
Didn’t really matter much, because this was one volleyball match where leads didn’t mean a thing … that is until the very end.
When this five-set Top of Iowa-East Conference meeting was finally over, it was the hosting Huskies who finally seized the elusive momentum as they won three sets to two.
The win evened N-P’s record at 1-1 overall and 1-0 in TOIE.
Rockford also is 1-1 for the young season, but 0-1 in conference.
The Warriors jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the first set before a series of service errors enabled the Huskies to catch them and take an 11-10 lead. Eventually, Sierra Fisher’s left-handed hitting kill gave N-P the first set, 25-20.
In the second set, several late kills by N-P junior Sydney Hansen helped put the Huskies up 2-0 with a 25-22 second set win.
Rockford’s size and experience began to assert themselves in the following two sets. A series of aces by Theresa Jones and five blocking and hitting kills by Skylar Schmitt helped the Warriors win the third set, 25-16.
Then in the fourth set after the Huskies rallied back from a 21-15 deficit to tie it at 23-23, kills by Rockford senior Emma Staudt and sophomore Morgan Thieman force the fifth set.
A run of service points by Husky junior Britney Holthaus helped give N-P a 14-8 lead before finally winning the set and match by a score of 15-10. | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/front/2016/08/25/huskies-seize-momentum-back-from-warriors/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.charlescitypress.com/9026336a22d4cb4338a6afbc48913df2a157923b3633e0cf494a0aeaa01ecb8a.json |
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Candidate drops out of sheriff’s race
The Chickasaw County sheriff’s field for the November election has been sliced in half after the Republican primary winner announced last week that he is no longer a candidate.
Ben Scholl, in a post on his campaign’s Facebook page, announced Friday that he has withdrawn his name as a candidate and endorsed current Chief Deputy Marty Hemann in the upcoming election.
“I appreciate all the encouragement I have received in the last year during the campaign,” Scholl wrote, “but due to personal circumstances, this was a choice, while difficult to make, I feel is the correct one.”
He said he was proud of the positive campaign he had run and also praised Hemann for doing the same thing.
“Many of you have commented throughout the campaign that I have always remained positive and respectable towards the other candidate,” he wrote. “Marty took the same approach to his campaign, remaining positive and focusing on his strengths. I met with Marty today to express my gratitude for his approach throughout this campaign.”
Scholl, who is the pastor of the First Congregational Church in Nashua, announced his candidacy earlier this year and garnered almost 54 percent of the vote to beat Jim Kollman in the June Republican primary to earn a November race against Hemann.
Current Sheriff Todd Miller announced earlier this year that he would not seek a second term in office.
Scholl currently serves as a part-time officer with the Nashua Police Department, and said he would continue to “do my part to be a positive and encouraging figure in our community, as well as dedicate my time to serving in our emergency services organizations in a variety of capacities.”
But throughout the statement he made announcing his withdrawal from the race, he emphasized the need for positive campaigning this fall.
“Focus on your strengths and set the example you want to see in your community,” he wrote. “Run for the position, not against the candidate. That, folks, is leading from the front.”
By Bob Fenske editor@nhtrib.com | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/news/general/2016/08/29/candidate-drops-sheriffs-race/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.charlescitypress.com/95cf6df65532565833dfb44047e8d837a4b9a40279028da35705488a1738cf87.json |
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ROCKFORD — In their return to 11-man football, the Rockford Warriors lost to Central Springs, 20-0, to start the season Friday night.
“They’re not 20 points better than us,” Rockford coach Nick Johnson said after his team squandered numerous scoring opportunities that would have made the game closer.
“It comes back to discipline,” Johnson said. “We need to have more discipline.” | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/front/2016/08/27/central-springs-shuts-out-rockford-20-0/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.charlescitypress.com/c6494a018a2dec3555ba958d2680eacad606a50a2033d38aa19df072baf5adba.json |
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ARLINGTON — Starmont may call themselves the “Stars”, but the star of the game was North Butler sophomore Rhett Lammers, who came up with three interceptions — including one to thwart a final drive — while helped the Bearcats to a 18-13 season-opening win on the road.
The Bearcats will travel to Garwin next week to take on GMG High School. | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/sport/sports/2016/08/27/bearcats-best-starmont-18-13/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.charlescitypress.com/95553b97d45da2f9c2a308cf5d292514cfded96593c3ae3e745a883f526945aa.json |
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By Amie Johansen | amie@charlescitypress.com
The alarm goes off and it is still very dark outside. I shut it off quickly so as not to wake the whole house. I have woken up too early even for the dog who yawns and rolls over trying to ignore me bumping around in the kitchen. I grab a little tupperware of zucchini muffins and fill my water bottle. I’m equipped with my most comfortable pair of jeans, a pair of well-loved sneakers, a notebook, pen and camera bag. I am ready to count pheasants.
The annual August Roadside Survey is something I have come to look forward too. It combines my favorite things: early mornings, back roads and pheasants. I begin planning for the August survey in July. I start by calling Dave Hoffman, Iowa DNR wetlands and fur-bearers technician, and inviting myself to ride along during his route. Luckily for me, Dave has come to expect my call and in the last few years has been willing to let me sit in his passenger seat and chat his ear off while we creep along 30 miles of gravel road.
Dave has been driving Floyd County’s northern route for roughly 20 years. While I am in no way nearly as experienced having only tagged along the past few years, I am learning what to look for as far as ideal survey conditions: cool and wet.
Dave took down the survey conditions and confirmed my fear, it was a little warm. We recorded a beginning temperature of 67 degrees with a heavy dew point and no wind. Ideally temperatures would be in the low 50s. Warm temperatures mean pheasants have no need to sit at the edge of the road trying to sun themselves and dry their wings. It is much harder to see a bird, and therefore count it, when it sits nestled in the tall grass.
As we drove the route, Hoffman and I became worried as the roadsides remained bare.
“I was expecting the count to be a little down because of temperatures,” he said as we drove along.
I was starting to become disheartened, over half way through the route and the count was only around six or seven birds. This is half of what was counted last year.
However, as the route came to a close, we were greeted with two broods. Our count nearly doubled. When the route ended we recorded a total of 13 birds, two of which were roosters. Last year’s count gave us 14 birds and was conducted in better conditions.
Floyd County’s southwestern route, driven by the DNR’s Justin Clark, revealed a greater a decrease in count.
“One rooster pheasant,” Clark said of his entire count. “So last year’s count we had two pheasant broods, for a total of six young ones. That was it, six young ones and and one hen last year.”
Clark speculates warm temperatures to be the cause of his decreased numbers.
“There was not as much to (see), as I expected considering the forecast,” he said. “The temperature was to be 68 (degrees) and the dewpoint was 68 with no wind, which should’ve made heavy dew, but there were storms to the east and north. I think that pulled the moisture away.”
Despite low pheasant numbers, Clark reports good habitat along his route.
“There’s pretty good habitat on the route I drive,” he said. “It covers a lot of CRP (Conservation Reserve Program). I have a feeling there are more pheasants out there than what we’re seeing.”
Survey data from across the state is still being compiled. DNR Upland Wildlife Biologist Todd Bogenschutz estimates the average will show the state’s pheasant population is unchanged.
“My weather model is predicting status quo,” Bogenschutz said. “Usually to have good increases we need a mild winter and dry spring, not average winter and average spring.”
This past winter and spring were not considered to be out of the norm in any direction.
“Average weather seems to generate status quo,” he said.
The weather differed across the state, but Bogenschutz still expects the pheasant population to maintain stability.
“I know the western side of the state had a lot of snow…then they got really wet, during nesting (season),” he said. “Whereas the eastern side of the state, winter was pretty even — on the mild side. They had rains but about average. My feeling go into the survey, one side seems bad, one side seems good, will they average out to nothing.”
All of the results of the August Roadside Survey will be compiled and issued in one report in September.
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[] | 2016-08-30T20:48:53 | null | 2016-08-06T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlescitypress.com%2Fsite%2Fobituaries%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fbetty-duesenberg%2F.json | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/58/2016/08/604a4fe6a5be9a5eaa86c57714778cf1Image_5.jpg | en | null | Betty Duesenberg | null | null | www.charlescitypress.com | Betty Duesenberg, 85, of Charles City, passed away Friday, Aug. 26, 2016 at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.
A funeral service for Betty Duesenberg will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016 at the Rudd United Methodist Church with Pastor Jim Roth officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. at Sunnyside Memory Gardens in rural Charles City.
Visitation will be at Hauser Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, and will continue one hour prior to the funeral service on Thursday at the church.
Betty Marie (Fluhrer) Duesenberg, the daughter of Donald and Lucille (Fox) Fluhrer, was born April 19, 1931 in Charles City. She received her education in Charles City and graduated from Charles City High School. Betty worked for a short time after graduation at the old hospital in Charles City as a candy striper.
On June 14, 1953, Betty was united in marriage to Donald Duesenberg at the St. Charles Methodist Church. She farmed with Donald near Rudd until retiring in Charles City. Betty volunteered at nursing homes in Charles City and Osage for over 40 years. She was very proud to have been presented a certificate through KIMT for her eight years of volunteer work at Salsbury Home in Charles City.
Betty was a member of the Rudd United Methodist Church, where she was involved with the United Methodist Women Martha Circle as treasurer and chairperson. She was also on the church council and a member of the choir. Betty enjoyed playing the keyboard and visiting at nursing homes, reading, writing letters, traveling and making posters for the church yearly.
Living family members include her son, Russell Duesenberg (Jeongmyeong Suh) of Harbor City, Calif.; daughter, Ruth Duesenberg (Dexter Alexander) of Oklahoma City, Okla.; brother, Bill (Pat) Fluhrer of Charles City; along with numerous nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Donald, on Dec. 27, 2011.
Hauser Funeral Home, 641-228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of local arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com.
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[] | 2016-08-26T12:47:26 | null | 2016-05-27T10:39:08 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlescitypress.com%2Fsite%2Fobituaries%2F2016%2F05%2F27%2Fralph-w-jacobs%2F.json | http://uscms01.newsmemory.com/site/charlescitypress/wp-content/uploads/sites/58/2016/01/faviconccp.png | en | null | Ralph W. Jacobs | null | null | www.charlescitypress.com | Ralph W. Jacobs, 77, passed to be with our Lord and his beloved wife Patty of 42 years on May 18, 2016. He was surrounded by his children; Timothy (wife Jutta and granddaughter Jessica), Shawn and Kamala. Ralph is survived by his children (mentioned above); his siblings, Delores Farner (Sam) and Sandra Slinger (Terry) of Cedar Rapids, Roger Jacobs (Marcia), Beverly Waddell (Charles) and Tammy Jacobs of Charles City. He is also survived by six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Patty (Waldemar) Jacobs; father, Forrest Jacobs; mother, Malita (Wefel) Jacobs; brother, LaVerne Jacobs; sister-in-law Juanita Jacobs; and brother-in-law, Sam Farner.
Ralph was born in Waterloo on July 26, 1938. After graduating from Charles City High School in Charles City, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving honorably from 1958 to 1964.
Following his service in the United States Air Force, Ralph continued his service to his Country as a Civil Servant as a heavy equipment operator and firefighter at Vandenberg AFB for 40 years. Ralph was a truly loving and caring husband, father and grandfather. He loved working in his garden, camping and enjoyed simple times enjoying a cup of coffee with his wife Patty. Ralph was a compassionate man with a true sense of the American spirit; as he proudly raised the American Flag on his home each and every morning. A private viewing with his immediate family was held at the Schertz Funeral Home in Schertz, Texas on May 23. In lieu of flowers, cards, etc., we as the family ask that you take the time to contact your family members and let them know that you love them.
You are invited to sign the electronic guestbook at www.
schertzfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are with Schertz Funeral Home of Schertz, Texas. | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/obituaries/2016/05/27/ralph-w-jacobs/ | en | 2016-05-27T00:00:00 | www.charlescitypress.com/d5f18309324e1bb904380f10827d0cb2334fba57b4585cf2ced651c5f56b42b0.json |
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By Amie Johansen | amie@charlescitypress.com
In March 1966, Messiah Lutheran Church was born.
According to congregant Dean Andrews, Messiah Lutheran Church grew initially from former members of St. John’s Lutheran Church. A pamphlet celebrating the years boasted membership to be at 337 people in 1966.
This Sunday, Messiah Lutheran Church will be celebrating its golden anniversary.
“Our normal church services are at 9:15 a.m., now this Sunday we’ll have it at 10:15 a.m. …(we’ll) follow that with a dinner and a fellowship and a luncheon,” Andrews said.
The service will include participation from current and past members alike.
“We’ve had several organists over the years and a couple of them will be back and play during the service,” Andrews said.
According to Andrews, all are welcome to join in the service and fellowship.
“Our theme is ‘Celebrate with us,’ so anybody who has any connections or recollections of Messiah are welcome to come to the church service and the luncheon,” he said.
The celebration will begin with a church service at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28. Immediately following the service will be fellowship and a luncheon. Messiah Lutheran Church is located at the same address as when it opened in 1966: 705 3rd Avenue, Charles City.
Since its inception, Messiah Lutheran Church has grown its reputation as being a community-oriented church.
“We started the food box … in the 80s,” Andrews said. “A few years ago, Jordan River took over the administration of it.”
Many Charles City residents will also connect Messiah Lutheran Church to the annual community Thanksgiving dinner.
“We started that several years ago and now other churches do it in cooperation with our church, but it is still held at our church,” Andrews said.
Messiah Lutheran members also dedicate time to feeding those who are not as mobile.
“We’re involved with Meals on Wheels,” Andrews said. “We do that three or four times a year, we take a week of Meals on Wheels.”
Messiah Lutheran is a poll location and home to regular Life Serve Blood Donation events.
In 50 years, Messiah Lutheran Church has remained a stable element of the community.
“We’ve added onto the building a couple times (but we’ve) always been in the same location,” Andrews said.
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[] | 2016-08-26T16:46:46 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlescitypress.com%2Fsite%2Fnews%2Fgeneral%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Fbeek%2F.json | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/58/2016/08/26_W_Beek_Guilty_RGB.jpg | en | null | Jury finds CC woman guilty of sexual abuse | null | null | www.charlescitypress.com | By Chris Baldus | cbaldus@charlescitypress.com
UPDATE at 4:45 p.m.: A Floyd County jury delivered a guilty verdict on one count of third-degree sexual abuse against Brittany Rae Beek, 27, of Charles City. Jurors found her not guilty on a second count.
A sentencing date has not been set.
The guilty verdict handed down was in regard to the accusation that Beek performed a sex act on a 15-year-old girl who had run away from a Waverly treatment shelter with a 16-year-old acquaintance of Beek’s on May 10. Beek brought the two from Cedar Falls to her home after her acquaintance contacted her via Facebook.
That night the trio watched the sexually charged movie “50 Shades of Grey” and Beek then performed sex acts on both the girls, according to their accusations.
The decision indicates that the jury believes Beek committed the acts on the 15-year-old, which was a statutory crime because of their ages.
The other count related to the 16-year-old required the jurors to believe that Beek committed the acts on her acquaintance against that girl’s will or by force.
The maximum penalty for a class C felony is up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
Judge Colleen Wieland presided over the trial.
Previous story: The fate of a Charles City woman accused of sexually abusing two teenage runaways is in the hands of a Floyd County District Court jury of seven women and five men.
The case against Brittany Rae Beek, 27, was turned over to the jury at about 12:30 p.m. today. Beek is charged with two counts of third-degree sexual abuse, class C felonies.
The closing arguments for both sides were similar in that both attacked the credibility of the trio involved.
Public Defender Nellie O’Mara told the jury that the girls changed their stories from the day they were returned to custody to the day they took the stand in the trial, only Beek told the same story repeatedly.
Ginbey said Beek had changed her story from the day she was first interviewed by Charles City Police to when she took the stand in her defense on Thursday. The girls told consistent stories that corroborated each other despite having no time together to concoct a story after being taken back into custody.
Regarding DNA evidence linking Beek to a lesion on one of the girls’ abdomen, O’Mara said that the girl left Beeks house May 11 wearing one of her shirts. A button from the shirt could have caused the injury and transferred Beek’s DNA when the girl physically fought with an ex-boyfriend as he tried to turn the girls over to police.
Ginbey asked the jurors to take their common sense with them, called the lesion a hickie and said the button theory was nonsensical.
Beek was the last witness to take the stand before closing arguments. She denied doing anything sexual with either of the girls that she retrieved from Cedar Falls. One of the girls who had known Beek for about a year had contacted the Charles City resident asking for a ride and to be able to stay with her.
Beek and O’Mara, went through a Google Chrome record of how and when her Android cellphone had been used the night of the alleged incident in May. They detailed that the girls used the phone throughout the night accessing Facebook and YouTube at time before, during and after the time of the alleged incident. O’Mara had Beek read from the record more than a dozen specific times and tell what the phone was being used for, including whose Facebook pages were accessed.
In her cross examination, Ginbey referred to roughly half-hour gaps in the records. Beek answered, “Possibly, I hadn’t looked at it that closely.”
On the phone topic, Beek testified that she messaged the mother of one girl right away when the girl contacted her, but she didn’t hear back from her until the next day. The girls had her phone from the point after Beek picked them up until the next morning, so they might have responded to the mother.
The mother had testified that Beek had contacted her by message more than once.
Beek testified that she did not know the girls were runaways fro, a youth shelter in Waverly until after they had left her home.
Ginbey noted in a question to Beek that she said in the interview with Charles City Police that the jury watched earlier in the trial that she said she planned to bring the girls back to Cedar Falls because they were runaways.
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As floodwaters continue to recede after Thursday’s high river crests, the risk of severe weather from Friday night to early Saturday morning appears to be low, the National Weather Service forecasted on Thursday.
The NWS does forecast a chance of thunderstorms going into the weekend, mainly after 1 a.m. early Saturday. Friday is anticipated to be partly sunny throughout the day, with a low, 5 mph wind starting in the afternoon.
Showers and thunderstorms were not anticipated again until Sunday night, the NWS reported, with chances rising from 20 percent on Sunday to 30 percent entering Monday.
Flooding continued on Thursday through northeast Iowa, with water blocking roadways throughout the area. Charles City experienced minor flooding in city parks and a few roadways blocked, the Charles City Police Department reported on Facebook. | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/news/general/2016/08/25/150958/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.charlescitypress.com/5b4fb2a6c2860729055f23b2a408c2d95f0e88fba2f53e4f7690f98b717424bd.json |
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By John Burbridge
sports@charlescitypress.com
Legendary ABC Wide World of Sports broadcaster Jim McCay voiced the proverbial introduction, “The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat”.
Gary Rima did the play-by-play.
“From what we’ve been told, there hasn’t been an NCAA tournament basketball game won on a half-court shot since the 1980s,” Rima said in reference to Paul Jesperson’s buzzer-beater to advance the University of Northern Iowa Panthers past six-seed Texas in the first round.
“That was a thrilling victory,” said Rima, who does radio play-by-play for the Panthers’ men’s basketball and football teams.
“It was nice to hear our broadcast being played on ESPN for the next couple of days,” said Rima, whose “Oh, Baby!” call captured March at its most Madness.
Then came the agony. Up by 12 points and 44 seconds away from reaching the Sweet 16, and Panthers suddenly couldn’t inbound the ball before suffering a stunning OT loss to Texas A&M.
“You go from one extreme to another,” Rima said. “But you know, it still was a great season. At one point they were 10-11.”
Rima and his wife Marla Kay have just experienced the thrill of owning a professional basketball franchise. And for the record, the Charles City couple’s first season leading the Cedar Valley CourtKings didn’t end in defeat.
“It was the first year of the Midwest Basketball League, and they needed a team to fill one last spot,” Rima said. “I’ve had experience as general manager of the Waterloo Bucks baseball team, and ever since I got out (in 2004) I’ve always had a dream of owning a pro sports team.
“When the opportunity presented itself, I talked with my wife about forming a team in the league.”
Though this was the MBL’s inaugural season, the 11-team league consisted of already established franchises that were formerly parts of other leagues.
“But we had to start from scratch,” Rima said.
Among his first recruits were former UNI stars Marvin Singleton and Anthony James, and Iowa Conference MVP and D3 all-American Andre Norris, formerly from the University of Dubuque.
“To fill out most of the rest of the team, we held tryouts during January and February,” Rima said.
Head coach for the CourtKings is Stan Hughes.
“I do a radio talk show,” said Rima, host of “On Press Row”, “and I had Stan on the show after he started the first ever prep school basketball team in Iowa (Quakerdale Promise Academy in New Providence) and they won several national championships.
“He later went on to coach in Kentucky, but we always kept in touch. When I offered him the coaching job, I knew he wanted to come back out here but he first had to find another job in the area, which he did.”
The start of the season was tough for the CourtKings. They lost their first two games, and then their starting point guard and team leader, Rashad Carrington, died in an automobile accident on May 8.
Dedicating their rookie campaign in Carrington’s memory, the CourtKings went on to win 13 of their last 15 games of the season, including MBL playoff wins over the Indiana Dream (156-108) and the top-seed Dayton AirStrikers (117-99) to advance to the MBL championships, Aug. 21 against the Minnesota Rangers at the Minneapolis Sports Complex.
The Rangers had beaten the CourtKings twice before during the regular season, and were leading 17-16 after the first quarter. But the CourtKings seized control of the game, taking a 46-35 lead at the half, swelling their advantage to 15 after three (79-64) before taking the first-ever MBL title in a 108-98 final.
James was named MBL Finals MVP after scoring 30 points in the win over the Rangers and averaging 27 ppg during the finals.
Aundre Hicks scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Lamar Wall added 16 points, Alec Coleman scored 14, Gage Hefferman had 12 off the bench, and Singleton scored 10 in the championship win for the CourtKings.
The Midwest Basketball League is an entry-level league for aspiring basketball professionals.
“It’s to provide development opportunity for former collegiate players, as well as officials and front office personnel,” Rima said. “For a lot of these guys, we’re trying to get professional contracts overseas, or maybe in the NBA Developmental League.
“From watching these guys play, I’ve come to realize that you’ve got to be incredibly talented to play in the NBA or even the NBA Developmental League. The NBA has to be the toughest league to get into. Unlike football and baseball, there are so few spots in the NBA … and they take players from all over the world.”
The CourtKings also have a King’s Ladies cheer/dance team headed by Marla, who is the cheerleading coordinator at Charles City.
“And several of her former Comet cheerleaders are on that team,” Rima said. | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/front/2016/08/30/charles-city-couple-owns-basketball-royalty/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.charlescitypress.com/f5e6ee6f2ce4931e48e4fdf752b8dab2f41e51fe9962d82031dc112b3778aad1.json |
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By Amie Johansen | amie@charlescitypress.com
Industrial technology students at Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock High School are taking their welding skills on location — virtually. North Iowa Fabrication of Rockford recently gave the RRMR School District a $54,000 virtual welder.
“It allows you to do multiple welding scenarios,” RRMR Superintendent Keith Turner said.
Besides giving the impression the welder is in a desert, on a boat or welding in the iron works, the virtual welder also grades the quality of the weld. According to RRMR Industrial Technology teacher Rick Dow, the virtual welder scores the weld in five categories: position on actual steel, distance from welding tip to steel itself, travel angle, work angle and travel speed.
Dow finds it easier to correct his students using the virtual welder than when they are welding in reality. He explained that when in the shop, and he and the student are both wearing hoods and adjustments can’t easily be made until after the weld has been completed. Whereas, when using the virtual welder, Dow can give instruction as the student welds, as opposed to after.
The machine also makes welding more accessible to the students.
“If (students) show up wearing flip flops (they can’t weld in the shop),” Dow said.
Virtual welding does not require safety gear, which also makes it easier to accommodate more students.
“If I have 10 people who want to weld, I need 10 hoods, 10 pair of gloves,” Dow said.
The virtual welder will save on equipment as well as supplies. According to Dow the “three major consumables aren’t cheap.” However, when a student makes a poor weld with the virtual welder, no material is scraped.
Dow believes the transition between the virtual welder and welding in reality can be made smoothly.
“If they score in the 90s with this, they can go out into the shop (and do pretty well),” he said.
RRMR senior Will Portis enjoys trying to improve his score each time he welds.
“It’s competitive,” he said. “Just kind of messing around with it is fun.”
While Dow and his students are enjoying the different welding simulations, Turner suspects North Iowa Fabrication hopes the gift will inspire students to take an interest in pursuing welding as a career.
“From North Iowa Fabrication’s perspective, it will grow their own talent,” Turner said. “Our problem is there are jobs, just (not a skilled workforce).”
By fostering an interest in welding, it is hoped a skilled workforce can be cultivated.
Turner is thankful for North Iowa Fabrication’s generous gift and investment in the school.
“North Iowa Fabrication has been a good partner of our school for a long time,” he said.
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CHARLES CITY — It was the little things that prompted the large margin of victory the New Hampton Chickasaws gain over the hosting Charles City Comets, Friday night to open the 2016 football season.
“We came in expecting that this was going to be a battle for four quarters,” Charles City coach Darren Bohlen said after his team lost, 35-12, to its Northeast Iowa Conference rival. “But they made some big plays, and we just didn’t do the little things.”
The Chickasaws jumped out to a 13-0 lead, but the Comets got back into the game after a New Hampton botched punt attempt which led to a 1-yard quarterback sneak TD plunge by Drew Mitchell.
Comet senior Jaden Foster came up with an interception on New Hampton’s next possession as the momentum continued to be with Charles City.
But the Comets couldn’t capitalize as the Chickasaws pulled away with two TD passes from Carter Stochl, and a 27-yard scoring run from Tristan Sweitzer.
Mitchell connected with Tre Walker for a 3-yard TD pass with 15 seconds left in regulation to cap the scoring. | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/front/2016/08/26/comets-lose-opener-against-chickasaws/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.charlescitypress.com/97352749c55364e107b568eddba5ccb7e7d77afdb1da5839d968e8e7c8d56c53.json |
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sports@charlescitypress.com
CHARLES CITY — The late, great Walter Payton once advised his brother, Eddie, about what to expect in the NFL.
“Everything is on film so you can’t hide your mistakes.”
Nowadays, football at all levels is thoroughly filmed (or shot on video). Such was the case during Charles City’s season and home-opener against New Hampton on Friday with cameras positioned at various angles, including one goal-post high on a boom behind the end zone to focus on line play.
The footage compiled from the Comets’ 35-12 loss to the Chickasaws may not serve as pleasurable entertainment for the Charles City players, but CC coach Darren Bohlen indicated it should be invaluable for his team to rebound and move forward.
“Our guys are going to learn a lot from this game,” Bohlen said. “They’re going to see the things we need to work, and we’re also going to see the things we did well.
“We just didn’t execute. We made too mental mistakes. Be it missing blocking assignments, dropped passes, overthrows … we can go down the line. It’s everybody. We need to get better.”
New Hampton got on the board less than three minutes into the game. Facing a third-and-nine, Chickasaw quarterback Carter Stochl connected with Ryan Gorman for a 42-yard gain to place New Hampton inside Charles City’s 5-yard line. Two plays later, Drew Boeding scored from 5 yards out putting the Chickasaws up 7-0 with a Oscar Gaytan PAT kick.
Soon after, the Chickasaws took advantage of a short punt and punched it in again from 5 yards out, this time with Josh Fenske reaching paydirt — subsequent kick failed.
The Comets responded with a defensive stop on New Hampton’s ensuing possession, and got their first break of the game when junior Jalen Jones smothered Chickasaw punter Zach Wemark at the New Hampton 25, where Charles City took over.
After several substantial rushing gains by Dylan Koresh, Comet quarterback Drew Mitchell snuck it in from the 1 to make the score 13-6.
When Comet senior Jaden Foster intercepted a Stochl pass at the Charles City 30, then on offense made a diving catch of a Mitchell pass to put the Comets in business at the New Hampton 24, the momentum was clearly on Charles City’s side.
But the Comets couldn’t capitalize, and soon after Stochl connected with Gorman again with another big pass play before throwing an 18-yard TD pass to Keagan John.
“It seemed like we were heading for a whole different game, then they came up with that big play near the end of the half,” Bohlen said.
The Chickasaws extended their lead in the third quarter with a 42-yard pass TD from Stohl to Gorman, and then a 27-yard zig-zag run score from Tristan Sweitzer.
Though the Chickasaws intercepted Mitchell three times, the Comets did manage to connect with several big pass plays.
Mitchell’s 20-yard pass to Foster placed the Comets on New Hampton’s 5-yard line late in the third quarter, but Charles City failed to score.
Late in the fourth, Mitchell found Tre Walker for a 30-yard gain to get the Comets to the NH 10. After Mitchell scrambled to get to the 2, he found Walker in the end zone to cap the scoring with 15 seconds left in regulation.
Mitchell was 13-of-35 passing for 231 yards. Walker had 103 of those yards on five catches.
Koresh was ran for 76 yards on 15 carries to lead the Comets’ rushing attack.
On defense, linebacker Alex Koehler had 14 solo tackles and Theo Arndt had a fumble recovery for the Comets.
As for the Chickasaws, Stochl had a efficient night passing the ball completing 8-of-14 attempts for 212 yards. Gorman had 168 yards receiving with just four catches. Sweitzer had 55 yards rushing on eight carries.
“We came in knowing we would have to play four quarters of good football to beat them,” Bohlen said. “We played well at times, but we didn’t do the little things.”
The Comets will try to rebound Friday when they host Osage in a non-conference game. The Green Devils are coming off a humbling 62-0 loss to Saint Ansgar.
The Comet JV team won its game against New Hampton, 38-14.
Scoring By Quarters
New Hampton 13 8 14 0 — 35
Charles City 0 6 0 6 — 12
Scoring Summary
NH — Drew Boeding 5 run (Oscar Gayton kick) 7-0, 9:03 1st
NH — Josh Fenske 5 run (Kick failed) 13-0, 6:32 1st
CC — Drew Mitchell 1 run (Kick failed) 13-6, 8:46 2nd
NH — Carter Stochl 18 pass to Keagan John (Stochl to Ryan Gorman PAT) 21-6, 1:14 2nd
NH — Stochl 42 pass to Keegan (Gayton kick) 28-6, 9:47 3rd
NH — Tristan Sweitzer 27 run (Gayton kick) 35-6, 7:02 3rd
CC — Mitchell 2 pass to Tre Walker (Kick failed) 35-12, :15 4th.
PASSING — CC — Drew Mitchell 13-35-3 231 1TD; NH — Carter Stochl 8-14-1 212 2 TDs.
RUSHING — CC — Dylan Koresh 15-76, Tyreque Baker 1-5; NH — Tristan Sweitzer 8-55 1 TD, Drew Boeding 6-25 1 TD, Josh Fenske 10-14 1 TD, Stochl 4-20, Ryan Gorman 2-12, Alex Schumacher 2-8, Max Schwickerath 5-5.
RECEIVING — CC — Tre Walker 5-103 1 TD, Jaden Foster 3-64, Mike Cranshaw 2-26, Tyreque Baker 2-36, Theo Arndt 1-2; NH — Gorman 4-168 1 TD, Keagan John 1-18 1 TD, Keagan Tenge 2-14, Fenske 1-12. | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/front/2016/08/28/comets-lose-to-chickasaws-35-12/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.charlescitypress.com/a15bc3bd6606898a94eb3a71650b1c2a279cac9c7f6c7a6839488f1e71175d52.json |
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By Amie Johansen | amie@charlescitypress.com
For at least 15 years, the Charles City Fire Department has worked to collect funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Iowa.
“We’ve got Charles City online since 2011,” Derek Harrigan, of MDA, said. However, Harrigan speculates CCFD has participated in “Filling the Boot” even longer than what their virtual records show.
“(We’ve done it) quite a few years,” Fire Chief Eric Whipple said. “I don’t how many to be exact.”
The relationship between firefighters and the MDA can be seen nationwide.
“Well, MDA and the firefighters have a pretty solid bond in raising money for MDA and the research they do,” Whipple said. “Firefighters across the nation take time every year to do a ‘fill the boot’ program.”
From 8 a.m. to noon this Sunday, Aug. 28, Charles City firefighters will be walking the intersection of South Grand and Gilbert Street.
“They’re just spare boots that we use, some boots that are out of commission,” Whipple said.
“They raised over $2,350 dollars and hope to raise $2,400,” Harrigan said of the CCFD’s efforts.
According to Whipple, their goal is set a little higher.
“We’d like to at least get $2,500,” he said. “If we could get more than that, that would be great for MDA.”
“One hundred percent of the money put in the boot goes to MDA directly,” Steve Kincannon, Charles City firefighter said. “The more we can raise with the community the better off we are.”
Whipple notices the community receives the “fill the boot” fundraiser willing.
“We’ve had people who have gone through the intersection and will say ‘Hey, I’ll be right back’ and they’ll come back again after they go home and grab some change,” he said. “It’s nice that people are willing to do that.”
This Sunday, people can expect to see eight to 12 firefighters standing around the intersection with fire boots, waiting for spare change.
“We’re willing to accept anything from a penny to anything anyone is willing to donate,” Whipple said. “I think most people still carry a little cash with them.”
After roughly 15 years working with MDA, Whipple is happy to dedicate a Sunday morning to raising funds.
“We’re happy to be partners with them,” he said.
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[] | 2016-08-29T22:48:38 | null | 2016-08-04T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlescitypress.com%2Fsite%2Fobituaries%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fbeverly-jane-lewis-carpenter%2F.json | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/58/2016/08/46911fd4530042b1ad8ec7cd298cfbb7Image_12.jpg | en | null | Beverly ‘Jane’ Lewis Carpenter | null | null | www.charlescitypress.com | Beverly “Jane” Lewis Carpenter, 88, of New Hampton, formerly of Charles City and Marshalltown, passed away peacefully on Aug. 24 2016.
A celebration of Jane’s life will be held at Hauser Funeral Home on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016 from 5-7 p.m. with a memorial service starting at 7 p.m.
Inurnment and graveside service will take place at Rosehill cemetery in Marshalltown on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 11 a.m. with lunch to follow at Best Western Regency; all are welcome to attend.
Jane was born Dec. 27, 1927 in Des Moines. She was the daughter of Thelma Farrell Gaudineer and Charles Gaudineer. Jane lived her younger years in Des Moines, where she graduated from East High School in 1944. She attended the University of Iowa, where she met her husband Leon Warren Lewis. They married Sept. 11, 1948, and to this union six children were born. They resided in Des Moines, Esterville, Ames and Marshalltown. Warren died in 1970.
Jane had a career in banking working for many years at Fidelity Brenton Bank in Marshalltown, where she retired in 1989. She married John Carpenter in August of 1989 and a few years later moved to Charles City.
Jane enjoyed traveling and was able to see much of the world but was always ready to come home to her family. Her grandchildren loved her crazy antics and she loved being a grandma. She was a member of the First Congregational Church, volunteered at Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Hospice, WIC, and numerous other community organizations.
She is survived by five children: Mark (Cindy) Lewis of San Clemente, Calif.; Beth (Rod) Wilson of Nashua; Rob (Jodee) Lewis of Mission Viejo, Calif.; Kris Lewis of Osage; Kim (Ralph) Hennessy of New Hampton; daughter-in-law Carolyn Lewis; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents; both her husbands; her son Nile Lewis, and her brother Jack Gaudineer.
She will be greatly missed.
Hauser Funeral Home, 641-228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of local arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com
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[] | 2016-08-31T02:48:56 | null | 2016-08-30T21:15:53 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlescitypress.com%2Fsite%2Fnews%2Fgeneral%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F152182%2F.json | http://uscms01.newsmemory.com/site/charlescitypress/wp-content/uploads/sites/58/2016/01/faviconccp.png | en | null | Public plugs into broadband discussion at town hall | null | null | www.charlescitypress.com | Study leaders talk staffing, service and timeline for potential municipal utility
By Kate Hayden | khayden@charlescitypress.com
It was only two months ago that Internet users lived in a world without PokemonGo. Twenty-odd years ago, city councils and business owners were still questioning how useful email will be. But, even the experts urging them to adjust couldn’t predict the rise of Facebook, Curtis Dean of SmartSource Consulting told Charles City residents on Tuesday evening.
Technology is a fast world, Dean and his fellow presenters, Todd Kielkopf of Kielkopf Advisory Services, Ken Demlow of NewCom Technologies and Eric Lampland of Lookout Point Communications, told around 20 residents and city officials who attended the town hall meeting at the Charles City Public Library.
The meeting, part of a preliminary study Dean is leading on behalf of the Charles City Council, walked residents through some of the broader points of opening a public broadband utility — owned and operated by the city.
As well an introduction to municipal systems other towns have used, Dean and his presenters also approached what a full feasibility study would look into. The Charles City Council would have to approve those parameters following the completion of the preliminary study.
What makes a municipal fiber network feasible?
Ubiquity of the service available to city residents is key to towns that set up a municipal fiber network, Lampland told the audience: Not only how many households that service is accessible to, but how many people agree to use — or can afford to use — the service.
“The historical number that you need to pass through is about 30 to 33 percent of what we call the ‘take rate,'” Lampland said — the percentage of residents who agree to use the service.
Currently in the north/northeast part of Iowa, Lampland said, about seven cities are providing a municipal service with a total average take rate of 72 percent.
“That take rate is a primary measure of whether it’s going to be feasible,” he added.
That 30 percent take rate typically considers services of 1,000 megabits for $70 a month, or 100 megabits for $50 a month. For households that can’t afford a monthly $50 service, some cities could offer a 25 megabit service for $20 a month as a “digital inclusion technique,” Lampland said.
“Usually when you’re building this kind of network as a municipality, there are other considerations for your neighbors,” Lampland said. “The belief in economic development is the more people use good technology tools, the more likely they are to have a pretty prosperous quality of life.”
Cities also consider alternatives to building complete infrastructure themselves, such as receiving video infrastructure capabilities out of Chicago, Lampland said, which cuts down the cost of service infrastructure.
What staffing levels do towns with this maintain?
Staff levels are not typically raised by technicians, Lampland said. It’s typically customer service that raises levels.
“In a municipal network like this, you might have one or two technical people on staff. But then you might have three people in customer service, because one thing you might want to make sure you do is have very prompt and responsive customer service to the community,” Lampland said.
That might also include technical repair workers available.
“It’s really more in the services area that you wind up hitting a larger number of employees rather than the technical area,” Lampland said.
Charles City could potentially contract with cities like Cedar Falls or Waverly for some technical positions, but it would still be advisable to have a local staffer who can immediately respond to problems, he said.
In Spencer, where Dean previously worked, the town had about 12 staff members: three for customer service, two in technical service and marketing and field technicians, Dean said.
Still, Lampland said, the operational cost of a municipal fiber network is not the biggest number cities face — it’s installing the fiber in the first place, he said.
What’s the life expectancy of equipment?
Life expectancy for fiber networks is estimated at 30 years, although since fiber installed in the 1970s is still working, Lampland said, there’s really no good estimate yet. Some of the back-end technology used by municipalities to manage the network lasts between eight to 10 years; and then cities should consider the average life expectancy of computers and trucks, Lampland said.
How long until cities can hook up the first customer?
“Go in with your eyes wide open,” Dean said.
Even if a feasibility study was completed this fall, residents should expect an average of three years before the utility is serving customers — and it may take a couple construction seasons to reach all of the town.
Residents can also expect existing private broadband services to aggressively mark down prices and market to homeowners when construction first begins, Dean said.
Dean told residents to expect a community survey to be released early in September, with results reported to the City Council by late in the month. Residents can visit www.ourbroadbandfuture.com and check the Charles City page for more information.
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sports@charlescitypress.com
So much for easing into the season.
It didn’t take long for the Charles City Comets to pick a fight with someone bigger than them … at least in terms of class division size.
“It was a good day of competition,” Charles City varsity volleyball coach Sue Hoefer said. “And we finished the day very well.”
At the Ankeny Centennial Invitational on Saturday, the Comets faced Cedar Falls in their first match. According to the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s preseason volleyball rankings, Cedar Falls is listed as No. 4 in Class 5A.
The Comets are No. 4 in Class 4A.
Cedar Falls won, 21-14, 22-20.
Charles City then faced Unbandale, ranked 11th in 5A, and lost 21-18, 21-19.
“We started the day with two losses, but they were close matches against two of the best teams in the state,” Hoefer said.
The Comets went to defeat Iowa Falls, Mason City, Dallas Center and Ames in order while dropping only one set in the four best-of-three matches.
For the tournament, Charles City junior Sydney Loeckle had 105 assists. Senior Katie Foster recorded 77 digs and was 56-of-58 serving with six aces; junior Tayler Schmidt had 42 kills; and senior Sara Martin was 49-of-53 serving with three aces.
“Going 4-2 at a tournament this competitive is a good way to start the season,” Hoefer said.
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[] | 2016-08-29T22:48:36 | null | 2016-08-09T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlescitypress.com%2Fsite%2Fobituaries%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fdaniel-lacour%2F.json | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/58/2016/08/9edb4dc90357365264db69e22c0cc108Image_13.jpg | en | null | Charles City Press | null | null | www.charlescitypress.com | Daniel Lacour, 29, of Aplington, passed away Aug. 24, 2016.
A funeral service for Daniel will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 at Grace United Methodist Church in Floyd with Pastor Wendy Johannesen officiating. Burial will be at Sunnyside Memory Gardens.
A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5-7 p.m. at Hauser Funeral Home Thursday, Sept. 1, and will continue one hour prior to the funeral service Friday at the church.
Daniel James Lacour, the son of Steven and Connie Lacour, was born Nov. 21, 1986 in Osage. He attended Charles City schools and obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy from the University of Northern Iowa. Daniel was always interested in the arts, even writing a book in junior high which he later self-published. In grade school he excelled at painting, drawing, playing the saxophone, and playing the piano. He also worked in grounds keeping for several summers at Charles City schools. When Daniel moved on to UNI he continued with both his artistic and grounds keeping skills working with the UNI maintenance department. After college he worked at Affina, and most recently at CBE in Waterloo.
Daniel was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church in Floyd and Omicron Delta Kappa at UNI. He was artistic in nearly every sense, and enjoyed writing, attending rock concerts, and making his own music which he made available for purchase online. When Daniel had a vision of a project in his head, be it music, art, or anything else, he worked hard to make it a reality. He enjoyed the challenge of home ownership, working on landscaping, maintenance and other projects around the house in his spare time. Daniel also enjoyed biking, as a mode of transportation and for fun.
Living family members include his parents of Charles City; brother: Adam (Stacy) Lacour of Clarksville; grandfather: Gilbert Lacour of Charles City; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by grandparents: Phoebe Lacour, and Ray and Adela Schroedermeier.
Hauser Funeral Home, 641-228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of local arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com
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[] | 2016-08-26T12:56:27 | null | 2016-08-25T12:44:01 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlescitypress.com%2Fsite%2Fobituaries%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Fthomas-tom-dight%2F.json | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/58/2016/08/c543c74998049f1a77e389548e9bf17dImage_7.jpg | en | null | Thomas ‘Tom’ Dight | null | null | www.charlescitypress.com | Thomas “Tom” Dight, 65, of Osage, passed away Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016 at the Hannibal Regional Medical Center in Hannibal, Mo.
A funeral service for Tom Dight will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26, 2016 at Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City with Carma Hillman officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Floyd.
Visitation will be at Hauser Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016 and will continue one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Friday.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial to the family is suggested.
Hauser Funeral Home, 641-228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of local arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com.
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By Amie Johansen | amie@charlescitypress.com
Those driving along Clark Street near Comet Field were directed to file down to one lane to make room for two large Asplundh Tree Expert trucks. The cottonwoods hanging over the electrical wire were receiving a “haircut” before their eventual removal.
“(the house at) 1911 Clark St., that is being demolished by the city and part of that is taking some of those trees out,” City Engineer John Fallis said.
Because of the trees’ location, preliminary tree trimming was required.
“Because that big cottonwood tree is over the powerlines, MidAmerica wants to lower it down so it’s not a hinderance to the power lines…it will eventually be taken out,” Fallis said.
According to Fallis, MidAmerica has contracted with a separate tree trimmer to bring the trees below the power line. The city will be responsible for the remaining portions of clearing the lot.
“The city will take bids for the house removal and the tree removal on Friday,” Fallis said. “Bids will be taken on Friday and we’ll take them to council for the award. The next meeting is on a Tuesday.”
The intention of clearing the lot is to remove a public eyesore.
“It was considered a nuisance home and was uninhabitable so the city is removing it, because of that and because it’s being there on Clark (Street) it’s high visibility as well,” Fallis said.
The next city council meeting is at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 at City Hall.
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[] | 2016-08-29T22:48:35 | null | 2016-08-04T00:00:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlescitypress.com%2Fsite%2Fobituaries%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fjean-anderson%2F.json | http://www.charlescitypress.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/58/2016/08/4d8b57a72d20eaae5326c1acbaee1181Image_14.jpg | en | null | Charles City Press | null | null | www.charlescitypress.com | Jean Anderson, 69, of Charles City, passed away Aug. 25, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
Jean Anne Kellogg was born to Wendell and Alane (Moll) Kellogg on March 3, 1947 in Charles City. She received her early education in Charles City, graduating from CCHS in 1965. Jean attended Colorado State College (later became University of Northern Colorado) in Greeley, Colo. from 1965 to 1969, earning her Bachelor’s Degree in education. Later she went on to earn her Master’s degree from the same. On June 14, 1970 Jean married Ralph E. Anderson in Charles City.
Jean taught primarily for the New Hampton school district until her retirement, specializing in the education of the talented and gifted. She participated for many years in the University of Northern Colorado’s “Summer Enrichment Program” teaching specialized courses for talented and gifted youth. Her favorite course material focused on Egyptian themes.
Jean was passionate about: education, politics, bowling, Denver Broncos football, reading (both adult and children’s literature), dogs, guinea pigs, crafts, cross-stich, she loved musicals, particularity “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Les Miserables.” Both Colorado and her childhood home in Charles City held special places in her heart.
Jean enjoyed vacationing in Colorado, often several times a year, staying with her sister Carol in the Denver area. She often drove to and from there, but also enjoyed taking the train. She loved her lime green Volkswagen.
Jean loved good food and drink, especially Mexican cuisine, with family and friends. She spent many hours doing counted cross-stich with friends in Osage after retirement. She participated in many craft show events over the years in Iowa as well as Colorado.
A very important part of Jean’s life was the relationship she had with her mother which she truly cherished.
Jean is survived by her husband: Ralph E. Anderson of Charles City; sister Carol Kay Kellogg of Commerce City, Colo.; brother Robert Alan Kellogg of Charles City; and nieces and nephews: Robert Andrew Herbers, William Christopher Herbers, Mahew Alan Herbers, Christopher James Herbers (all of Colorado), Kasey Kay (Jesse) Brown of Nashua, Nicholas Robert Kellogg of Charles City and Heather Kellogg of California.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Raymond Dean Kellogg.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to Messiah’s Food Pantry at 102 N. Main St. in Charles City. Hauser Funeral Home, 641-228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of local arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com.
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With kids on bikes and buses hitting the road on the daily trek to school, the Charles City Police Department reminds residents to be watchful — and follow the law.
“Children do not always follow the rules set for their safety,” Officer William Vetter said in a press release. “You the motorist can prevent a hazard if you are alert and prepared for children going back to school.”
Parents and drivers can make the year a safer time for everyone by following these guidelines:
1) School bus safety
All drivers must come to a complete stop when the lights on school buses are flashing. Students waiting for the bus should stay away from the vehicle until it comes to a full stop, and should not assume motorists will obey all the rules. Students should make sure the school bus driver can see them — never reach under the bus to get anything that has fallen or rolled underneath. When getting off the bus, move onto the sidewalk and wait for a signal from the bus driver before crossing the street. Walk 10 steps in front so the driver can see students; never cross the street or play behind a school bus.
2) Pedestrian rules
Pedestrians have the right of way when crossing any marked crosswalk or any intersection. Parents should remind students to be aware of the traffic around them and obey traffic signals, and cross at street crossings only. If possible, students should walk with a school friend instead of alone. Pedestrians must use the sidewalk if there is one, or walk on the left side of the roadway in absence of a sidewalk.
3) Safe biking
A bicycle helmet is always recommended, along with bright colored clothing. Ride on the right side of the road with the flow of traffic, and obey all traffic lights and regulations. A light on the bicycle for fog or riding at night is required by law.
4) After school
If parents will not be home when students get out of school, enrolling students in group activities like sports, church or school-based programs, or a trusted caregiver is recommended. Absent that, have students call parents or guardians when they get home from class and stay inside with doors locked until an adult is at home. If an unknown person calls the house, students should say parents are unavailable instead of not at home.
5) Road safety for college students
Before packing the car, perform a safety check — check lights, turn signals and look for any fluid leaks or loose parts hanging from the vehicle. Make sure tires are properly inflated. Pack so nothing blocks the driver’s view through the rear window, and check mirrors. Prepare an emergency supplies kit to keep in the vehicle at all times, including a blanket, flares, flashlight, jumper cable and gallon of water. Leave for long trips early to give drivers enough time to arrive at a comfortable pace.
It is illegal in Iowa for anyone to text while driving, and it is illegal for restricted license holders to use any electronic devices other than equipment installed in the vehicle from the factory, unless at a complete stop off the roadway. Talking on a cell phone impairs the driver’s ability to concentrate on the road.
Reduce speed in inclement weather and turn on headlights. Don’t make sudden moves when the road is wet — apply breaks slowly to keep control of the vehicle.
6) Seatbelt regulations
The Iowa State Traffic Code requires drivers and front-seat occupants to wear seat belts. Children under one year of age and weighing less than 20 pounds should be secured in a rear-facing child restraint system.
Children under six years old who do not meet those limits should be secured in a booster seat or child seat system. Children under 17 years old must always wear a seat belt when the vehicle is in motion.
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[] | 2016-08-29T12:51:20 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The 2016 vice presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that the only thing President Mahama can boastfully claim to h | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715580%2Fmahama-has-only-transformed-corruption-bawumia.html.json | en | null | Mahama has only transformed corruption Bawumia | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The 2016 vice presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that the only thing President Mahama can boastfully claim to have transformed over the last 8 years of his stewardship is corruption.
Addressing a rally in Bolgatanga on Sunday, August 28, 2016, Dr. Bawumia explained that the many cases of corruption that have rocked the government of President Mahama give credence to the fact that the main focus of his administration has been to superintend over the looting of the nation’s resource.
“SADA, the vehicle that was supposed to bring about Northern development has been transformed into a vehicle for corruption. They said they were rearing Guinea fowls under SADA. When we asked them of the whereabouts of the guinea fowls, we were told they had run to Burkina Faso,” he said.
Corruption, Dr. Bawumia bemoaned, “has been transformed under President Mahama, with headline cases such as Woyome, GYEEDA, Smartty’s scandals, amongst others. Today, corruption is running at the speed of a Ford Expedition coming from Burkina Faso.”
To this end, Nana Akufo-Addo’s running mate is urging residents of the three northern regions not to pay heed to President Mahama’s tribal and divisive politics, with 3 months to the December elections.
“When John Mahama comes to you to tell to vote for him because he is from the North, tell him that he has destroyed your lives and he is not to be trusted. Tell him you have another northern brother, and he is called Dr. Bawumia, and he is the one you are going to support,” he said, much to the delight and approval of the thousands gathered at the Bolgatanga Jubilee Park.
NPP did more with less resources
Explaining why the people of Bolgatanga, and, indeed, all Ghanaians, should repose their confidence in the NPP, Dr. Bawumia stated that, between 2001 and 2008, the NPP had at its disposal, from loans and taxes, only GH¢20 billion to develop Ghana.
“With this small amount of money, the NPP, through its vision for the country, brought the National Health Insurance Scheme, the National Youth Employment programme, the School Feeding programme, the Capitation Grant, the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP), the Free Maternal Care, the Metro Mass Transit, MASLOC, and paid teacher training and nursing training allowances. When we inherited the economy in 2000, it was growing at 3.7%. When we left office it was growing at 9.1%,” he added.
The Mahama government, which on the other hand has had GH¢200 billion in loans and taxes, according to Dr. Bawumia, has succeeded in collapsing the economy, as well as collapsing all the social intervention programmes instituted by the erstwhile Kufuor government.
Nonetheless, Dr. Bawumia is reassuring Ghanaians that an NPP government, under the leadership of Nana Akufo-Addo, is “going to transform this economy, like you have never seen before. We are going to create jobs in this economy. All the things we are saying we are going to do has confused them. They keep asking ‘where are you going to get the money to do this?’ The answer is that, ‘It is all about competent economic management’.
“When we had GH¢20 billion, we transformed the economy. They couldn’t do it with GH¢200 billion. I am telling you if they stop stealing the money, there will be enough money to develop this country. We are going to allocate the resources of our nation to develop the priority areas of our country. This is going to happen in Ghana under Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,” he continued.
With President Mahama’s government focusing on “how to steal the money” Dr. Bawumia reiterated that “when Nana Akufo-Addo comes into office, the NDC will be completely dazed with the sort of economic management that is going to take place in this country. Hope is coming, change is coming.”
He assured teacher and nursing trainees that “we will fully restore your allowances,” and concluded with a message to Ghanaians, saying that “you are going to be part of the transformation of Ghana. There is change coming, and that person who is bringing the change is, Insha Allah, the next President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.”
Story by Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715580/mahama-has-only-transformed-corruption-bawumia.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/00654edf9fa5b851134fa147751b08b31d755032d1431d383e2c40a1c7c8fe9e.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T10:51:33 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | South African music superstar, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, has been announced as the headline artiste for this year's Vodafone African Legends Night organised by Global | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38540%2Fchaka-chaka-headlines-legends-night.html.json | en | null | Chaka Chaka Headlines Legends Night | null | null | www.modernghana.com | South African music superstar, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, has been announced as the headline artiste for this year's Vodafone African Legends Night organised by Global Media Alliance. Yvonne becomes the first female singer to headline the show since it started last six years.
Yvonne, also known as the Princess of Africa, is expected to mount the stage of the African Legends Night alongside other Ghanaian music stars to thrill audience to some of her popular songs such as 'I Am In Love With The DJ', 'I am Burning Up', 'Thank You Mr DJ', 'Umqombothi' (featured in the Hotel Rwanda movie), among others.
With musical beats spanning Afro-traditional to a world sound imbedded into several tracks, the power of the music equals the power of Yvonne's clear social and spiritual advice to her audience.
The multiple award-winning Yvonne has been in the music industry for more than 25 years. She has shared the stage with megastars such as Bono, Angelique Kidjo, Annie Lennox, YoussouN’Dour, Johnny Clegg, Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela.
One-time named by Forbes Magazine as one of the top 40 most powerful African celebrities, Yvonne has performed for Queen Elizabeth, former US President Bill Clinton, ex-South African President Thabo Mbeki and many other world leaders.
For the past six years, African Legends Night has celebrated musical icons. Notable performers include South Africa's legend and first headliner of the concert, Hugh Masekela, Femi Kuti, Freddy Meiway, Gyedu Blay Ambulley, Amakye Dede, ace Ghanaian saxophonist, Steve Bedi, Ben Brako and a blend of other artistes across Africa. | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38540/chaka-chaka-headlines-legends-night.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/d581386f8d6833660aa2fbbf2b55961970220e4b6a89f97796b87ef60b0b1610.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T08:50:34 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Football administration maestro Alhaji Grusah has backed Accra Hearts of Oak to win the 2016 Ghana Premier League title. The Phobians are in third pla | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715208%2Face-football-administrator-alhaji-grusah-backs-hearts-of-oak.html.json | en | null | Ace football administrator Alhaji Grusah backs Hearts of Oak to clinch Ghana Premier League title | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Football administration maestro Alhaji Grusah has backed Accra Hearts of Oak to win the 2016 Ghana Premier League title.
The Phobians are in third place and three (3) points shy of Wa All Stars who lead the section with 45 points.
Hearts, 2004 CAF Confederation Cup title-winners, are without a win in their last 6 games, picking five points out of a possible 18.
While Sergio Traguil's men try to a negotiate a win at Bechem over the weekend, they have received a strong backing for the experienced administrator to claim the league title.
"I want Hearts of Oak to win this season's league title because it has been a long time since they became champions. Moreover, Togbe Afede IX has spent so much on the club, so it is a high time, he won something for his commitment to the club,' he told Accra-based Happy FM.
Hearts have not won the Ghanaian title since the 2008/09 season when they beat rivals Asante Kotoko to the ultimate.
By El Akyereko
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[] | 2016-08-30T10:52:00 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will begin his tour of the Northern Regional on Tuesday. The NPP flag | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715852%2Fnana-storms-northern-region.html.json | en | null | Nana Storms Northern Region | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will begin his tour of the Northern Regional on Tuesday.
The NPP flagbearer will be accompanied by his running mate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Chairman of the National council of elders, Clement Kubindiwor Tedam, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, Women's Organizer of the NPP, Otiko Afisa Djaba, Kofi Konadu Apraku, Mustapha Hamid, Nana Addo's spokesperson, Musah Superior, Eugene Arhin, some national and regional executives of the party.
The flagbearer will start his four-day tour of the Northern Region from the Mamprugu where he would pay courtesy call on chiefs and interact with party supporters from Bunkpurugu Yunyoo, Nalerigu and Walewale.
He would travel to Diari and Savelugu to meet the people and interact with the party's supporters.
Party supporters in the Northern Region are preparing to welcome Nana Addo in Tamale with NPP paraphernalia.
NPP Communications Director in the region, Mohhammed Abdul Kudus told DAILY GUIDE that supporters of the party would usher Nana Addo into Tamale from Savelugu.
According to him, Nana Addo would be escorted to the Gulkpe-Na Palace and Dakpema-Na where he would interact with the chiefs.
He indicated that the NPP would hold a rally at the Zogbeli School park where the presidential candidate would inform the party's supporters and the people of Tamale about his vision for the Northern Region.
The communications director stated that poverty and unemployment have negatively affected the good people of the Northern Region.
“He will be talking about SADA and how he hopes to bring innovation to some projects that will bring relief to the people of the Northern Region.
Mr. Abdul Kudus urged NPP supporters to come out in their numbers to give the flagbearer of the largest opposition party a rousing welcome.
From Eric Kombat, Tamale | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715852/nana-storms-northern-region.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/67fb1cd76eff46ce8cadb1b482cd8c888641bb8ed4ae1485e0bd91bbc06ade04.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T06:50:07 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The Chamber of Pharmacy Ghana, has called for the removal of the current taxes on medicines, which are contributing to the increases in prices of the commodity | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715190%2Fchamber-of-pharmacy-ghana-advocates-tax-removal.html.json | en | null | Chamber of Pharmacy Ghana advocates tax removal | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Chamber of Pharmacy Ghana, has called for the removal of the current taxes on medicines, which are contributing to the increases in prices of the commodity and threatens quality health care delivery.
They said the removal of the taxes would not only improve the timely supply of most required medicines, but also lesson the bill burden of patients, especially those with terminal illnesses.
It would further lower the cost of managing the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and paying suppliers on time.
Mr. Harrison Kofi Abutiate, the Chairman of the Chamber of Pharmacy Ghana, at a sensitisation workshop in Accra on Wednesday, said the current high taxes on imported medicine is a disincentive not only to importers, but also to government and patients.
He said although the ECOWAS Platform has approved the removal of taxes on medicines of which some neighboring countries have complied with, Ghana has maintained the 17.5 per cent Valued Added Tax (VAT) on these commodities, leading to the high cost of importation.
He explained that, apart from the 10 per cent import duty that was removed on imported medicines, a 17.5 per cent was put on imported finished medications, but only 30 per cent of medicines are manufactured locally, with the remaining 70 per cent being imported.
Therefore, an additional 17.5 per cent VAT on imported medicines thus increases medicines bill of over 52.5 per cent, not to mention other additional taxes like ECOWAS Levy, Export Development Levy, Processing Charges, Special Import Levy, Development Fund Fee, Food and Drugs authority Inspection as well as the Ghana Standards Authority charges, he said
Mr Abutiate argued that, being the biggest purchaser of medicines for the NHIS, Government is increasing its own price wage by maintaining the present taxes and called for an urgent review in policy.
He explained that, drug resistance due to substandard imported medicines at low costs and the inability of patients to afford the required doses of medications, is contributing to the current increases in the disease burden of Ghanaians, which may also aggravate and swell up governments cost of Out Patient Department care and treatment of illness under the NHIS.
Current statistics, he said, shows that in 2008, NHIS saw nine million outpatient visitations to hospitals, while in 2015, there were 29 million visitations, and within these same years' money paid to NHIS Providers was GH₵ 183 million and GH₵ 1 billion.
“If on the average half of these card holders got medicines which had all duties paid on them, the drug bill would have been halved,” he said.
Mr Abutiate said medicines are not ordinary products of commerce, but are essential in ensuring the health and the wealth of the nation, and must be treated as essential commodities in order to holistically attain the “Good Life” professed by the Ministry of Health.
He said the workshop would explore all the avenues so as to arrive at a win-win situation for medicine suppliers, the National Health Insurance Authority and Government as well as patients.
He encouraged local pharmaceutical companies to target the large scale production of essential medicines like anti-malaria drugs and others that are in high demand locally for ready market in order to remove imported substandard products from the market.
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[] | 2016-08-28T18:51:19 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Medeama SC produced a fabulous second half performance to beat Ebusua Dwarfs 0-2 at the Cape Coast Robert Mensah Sports Stadium on Sunday. Christopher Bonney | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715419%2Fghana-premier-league-medeama-stun-dwarfs-at-cape-coast.html.json | en | null | Ghana Premier League: Medeama stun Dwarfs at Cape Coast | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Medeama SC produced a fabulous second half performance to beat Ebusua Dwarfs 0-2 at the Cape Coast Robert Mensah Sports Stadium on Sunday.
Christopher Bonney should have shot Dwarfs into the lead, only to see Daniel Adjei save his spot-kick in the first half.
Back from recess Medeama went on rampage and scored from Bernard Ofori and Enoch Atta SAdjei to give the Yellow and Mauves outfit a 0-2 win.
The win is a big sigh of relief to Medeama, after they failed to reach the semi-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup when they lost 0-1 against M.O Bejaia last Tuesday.
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:28 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Jose Mourinho has indicated his player Paul Pogba is the best midfielder in the world. The Frenchman's transfer from Juventus to Manchester United took over | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715040%2Fmost-expensive-player-is-this-why-mourinho-says-paul-pogba.html.json | en | null | Most Expensive Player: Is this why Mourinho says Paul Pogba is the best in world? | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Jose Mourinho has indicated his player Paul Pogba is the best midfielder in the world.
The Frenchman's transfer from Juventus to Manchester United took over the headlines for weeks.
The world's most expensive player has made his debut for the Manchester club in the 2-0 win over Southamption at Old Trafford.
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Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba.
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[] | 2016-08-26T20:50:03 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Techiman City FC will try to redeem themselves from their recent poor home form when they play as hosts to Liberty Professionals on Sunday. They have | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715154%2Fghana-premier-league-preview-techiman-city-fc-vs-liberty-pr.html.json | en | null | Ghana Premier League Preview: Techiman City FC vs Liberty Professionals- Citizens can't afford anymore slip ups | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Techiman City FC will try to redeem themselves from their recent poor home form when they play as hosts to Liberty Professionals on Sunday.
They have lost all of their last two home matches and another could them move downwards on the league table.
Just one point is separating them and the relegation zone.
The Citizens have a full house of fully fit squad ahead of the hosting of the Dansoman based outfit.
Liberty Professionals will be chasing their second win of the second round in the premiership this season at Techiman this weekend.
They lie 12th on the log and a lose against the Citizens could see them in the drop zone.
Former Ghana U20 midfielder Kennedy Ashia has joined a Lebanese top flight side weeks ago.
He is not part of the squad that will face the newcomers on Sunday .
Captain and centre back Samuel Sarfo is expected to make a comeback into the team after missing the last two matches.
Kingpin and top scorer Latif Atta Blessing to return to the squad for the travel to the Brong Ahafo region.
He could not feature for the Scientific Soccer Lads last time.
MATCH FACTS
Head to Head
Total matches played = 1
Techiman City FC wins = 0
Drawn matches = 0
Liberty Professionals wins = 1
*Techiman City FC have won only one of their last six matches in the premiership.
(W1 D1 L4)
*Liberty Professionals have just one win in their last thirteen premier league fixtures.
(W1 D5 L7)
*Techiman City FC have lost two out of their thirteen home games in the premier league this season.
(W8 D3 L2)
*Liberty Professionals are winless in their last seven away matches in the premier league.
(W0 D3 L4)
*Techiman City FC are hosting Liberty Professionals for the maiden time in the Ghana Premier League.
*Liberty Professionals triumphed over the Citizens in their first ever premiership meeting.
*Techiman City FC have kept eight clean sheets in their thirteen home matches in the premier league this season.
*Liberty Professionals have managed to keep only two clean sheets at away in the league this term from thirteen games.
By Nuhu Adams
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[] | 2016-08-29T22:51:47 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | By Edna A. Quansah, GNA Accra, August 29, GNA - Six amateur golfers obtained their professional status after two days of intensive golf drills held at the Dama | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715763%2Fsix-amateur-golfers-turn-professional.html.json | en | null | Six amateur golfers turn professional | null | null | www.modernghana.com | By Edna A. Quansah, GNA
Accra, August 29, GNA - Six amateur golfers obtained their professional status after two days of intensive golf drills held at the Damang Golf Club in the Western Region.
Mr. Peter Amenyo of the Tema Country Golf Club, emerged winner in the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) of Ghana Qualifying School (Q-School) with five others namely William Tawiah from Damang Golf Club, Emmanuel Ocansey from the Tema Country Golf.
The rest are Atiso Quarshie from the Tafo Golf Club in Koforidua, Richard Amponsah from Damang and Issah Adams from Obuasi Golf Club.
The second edition of the PGA Q-School drew participation from 19 golfers, who went through series of golfing drills, written test, skills and knowledge in the discipline where the six made the cut.
Speaking in an interview with the media, an excited Peter Amenyo said 'becoming a professional was a dream come true and I will do my best to better my game so that I can also compete for Ghana in international tournaments.'
He commended his colleagues for the challenge they gave him and urged those who could not qualify not to give up.
Ghana's topmost professional golfer, Emos Korblah admonished the newly turned professional golfers to be consistent in their game to reach the top.
The Director of Golf in Ghana, Mr. Steve Wilson admitted that the standard of play by the golfers were not up to expectations but said with determination, they could make it because they have the potential.
'To be a good golfer, one has to train eight hours daily for six days. The likes of world champions was not achieved in a day,' he said.
The PGA of Ghana President, Mr Bliss Ayivor told the golfers to take a cue from their senior golfers and learn from them to become great golfers in the future.
Ayivor emphasised that the PGA is a welfare body for the professional golfers therefore the newly turned inducted should take advantage of their new status to get busy with golf.
He also acknowledged the support given by their sponsors including captain of the Damang Golf Club, Mr. Pius Appiah Ayeh and other senior professionals from the PGA.
The Vice President of the Ghana Golf Association (GGA), Mr Lee Mensah called on the need for golfers to be disciplined and urged the PGA to put in measures to curb indiscipline.
This year's edition of the PGA of Ghana Q-School was sponsored by Gold Fields Ghana, AllTerrain Services (ATS) Ghana and ZAFCO International.
GNA | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715763/six-amateur-golfers-turn-professional.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/fb1fd854311f7320584a0b55f7d27cbfa887e787ab71115c06e6cb93042ae6b5.json | |
[] | 2016-08-27T22:51:29 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Manchester United secured a dramatic 1-0 victory over Hull City through substitute Marcus Rashford. Resilient Hull, led by former United assistant Mike Phe | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715309%2Frashford-gives-man-united-late-win.html.json | en | null | Rashford Gives Man United Late Win | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Manchester United secured a dramatic 1-0 victory over Hull City through substitute Marcus Rashford.
Resilient Hull, led by former United assistant Mike Phelan, looked set to remain unbeaten after winning their first two Premier League games.
Hull City 0-1 Manchester United FT
However, Rashford came off the bench to score a 92nd-minute winner as he fired home from close range from a Wayne Rooney cross.
Jose Mourinho selected an unchanged team from the one that beat Southampton last Friday, and it meant a second consecutive start for world record signing Paul Pogba. Both teams boasted perfect league records going into the evening clash – and Hull were looking for a second big scalp of the season after beating Leicester on the opening day. | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715309/rashford-gives-man-united-late-win.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/fa4d2b2c1ae02f4bed522565504beff9e975e29ef947d44ebd28a7f3c5d8846c.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T06:51:55 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The Regional President of the Ghana Bar Association in the Brong Ahafo Region, Alfred Tuah Yeboah has filed an application at the Supreme Court to have the r | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715794%2Flawyer-goes-to-court-to-have-montie-trio-back-in-jail.html.json | en | null | Lawyer goes to court to have Montie trio back in jail | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Regional President of the Ghana Bar Association in the Brong Ahafo Region, Alfred Tuah–Yeboah has filed an application at the Supreme Court to have the remission granted the Montie trio by President John Mahama reversed.
In his application, the private legal practitioner argued that the President's powers of pardon granted under article 72 of the constitution does not include convictions of contempt of court.
The three; Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn and Salifu Maase, alias Mugabe were released from prison last Friday, August 26 after a presidential pardon.
They were jailed four months and a fine of GHc10,000 each for contempt after they threatened to unleash mayhem on judges in the country if they made demeaning judgment against the Electoral Commission.
Alfred Tuah – Yeboah said he is among other things praying the court to declare the remission as null and void and the trio sent back to jail to complete their remaining terms.
“I'm going to the Supreme Court for interpretation as to whether article 72 upon its true meaning and interpretation would encompass conviction or punishment on him that per the laws of Ghana, the constitution and other provisions in the constitution, whether article 72 entails limited criminal offenses as well as contempt proceedings initiated by the Attorney General.”
He said the second aspect of his application “has to do with…whether the president has the power to pardon or remit under article 72 including contempt.”
“Also my contention is that the president in exercising that power under article 72 did not comply with article 296 (c) of the constitution. And the last aspect, I am asking the court to also look at if indeed the President erred then whatever he did should be declared null and void and these three gentlemen be made to go back and serve their sentences,” the lawyer added.
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By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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"Golden Sunbeam International College Of Science"
] | 2016-08-28T00:51:11 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The attention of Golden Sunbeam International College of Science and Technology (G.S.I.C.S.T) has been drawn to reports circulating in the media that classif | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715317%2Fre-golden-sunbeam-international-college-of-science-and-tech.html.json | en | null | RE: Golden Sunbeam International College of Science And Technology Unaccredited | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The attention of Golden Sunbeam International College of Science and Technology (G.S.I.C.S.T) has been drawn to reports circulating in the media that classifies the school as unaccredited.
We wish to state categorically that this reportage is false and misleading.
The Golden Sunbeam International College of Science and Technology in November 2015 received Institutional and Program Accreditation from the National Accreditation Board of Ghana and has been licensed to run its respective courses.
The College has also been accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana.
While we acknowledge the importance of the media in public information and education, we wish to state explicitly that this reportage is in bad taste and demands that the story be pulled down to avoid causing panic among parents, prospective students as well as the general public whom we are committed to serve with quality education.
Thank you.
Signed:
Mr Emmanuel Ohene Opare Jr
Chief Operations Officer
Golden Sunbeam International
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[] | 2016-08-29T08:51:33 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Miss Malaika 2011 winner, Geraldine Partington married her longtime sweetheart in a traditional ceremony in Accra over the weekend. Gerry, as she is affectio | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38535%2Fphotos-miss-malaika-winner-marries-kofi-bucknors-son.html.json | en | null | Photos: Miss Malaika winner marries Kofi Bucknor's son | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Miss Malaika 2011 winner, Geraldine Partington married her longtime sweetheart in a traditional ceremony in Accra over the weekend.
Gerry, as she is affectionately called, made her relationship with her beau, Kojo official in a blue themed traditional wedding at an undisclosed location in the capital city.
The pair is said to have dated for over five years before taking their relationship to the next level.
After winning Miss Malaika, Gerry pursued a masters in International Business at a French university where she graduated successfully.
In 2011, Gerry ‘controversially’ beat 9 other contestants to win the Miss Malaika crown. | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38535/photos-miss-malaika-winner-marries-kofi-bucknors-son.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/bf9e83cf3e917e279155c584b7c4e138e24d7a56f217d1cb2426547d99f3e080.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T10:51:39 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Citi FM has launched the biggest corporate sporting event in Ghana dubbed Citi Business Olympics. The annual showpiece by Citi FM brings together thousands | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715562%2Fciti-business-olympics-launched-slated-for-september-24.html.json | en | null | Citi Business Olympics launched; slated for September 24 | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Citi FM has launched the biggest corporate sporting event in Ghana dubbed “Citi Business Olympics.”
The annual showpiece by Citi FM brings together thousands of workers to compete for honors in various disciplines, network and have a great time, away from board rooms and workstations.
The annual event which will be held at the Burma Camp Lesisure Centre has been slated for September 24, 2016.
“It is where basically everybody who is anybody in business in Ghana gathers for the biggest sports meeting,” Philip Kofi Ashon, Operations Manager at Citi FM said on the Citi Breakfast Show.
He said they've introduced two new sporting disciplines in this year's edition; the CEO's challenge and Microsoft word and Excel proficiency challenge.
Over 30 companies have confirmed their participation at the event.
Unicorn Happy Investment emerged overall winners of the 2015 Citi Business Olympics, with big male and female sports discipline. Other winners include Newrest, Union Savings and Loans, Ghana Free Zones Board, Petrosol, IFS Financial Services, AFB, City Investment Company, Petra Trust, Ghana Shippers Authority, Comsys Ghana, Westec and others.
Citi Business Olympics is powered by Citi FM and sponsored by Premium Bank.
For further information, please call 0302226013.
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By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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] | 2016-08-28T00:50:48 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The first two Ghanaian male and female to cross the finishing line in this year rsquo;s millennium marathon dubbed quot;Africa on the Run quot; will drive h | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715331%2Fmillennium-marathon-2016-winners-to-get-peugeot-cars.html.json | en | null | Millennium Marathon 2016: Winners To Get Peugeot Cars | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The first two Ghanaian male and female to cross the finishing line in this year’s millennium marathon dubbed "Africa on the Run" will drive home brand new Peugeot cars donated by WATS Ltd.
Over 40,000 athletes are expected to run in Accra on Saturday September 3, 2016 and grab the cars or ghc 40,000 and other consolation prizes from sponsors like National Investment Bank (NIB), Quieroz Galvao, Ethiopia Airlines, Total Ghana, Inesfly, Krif Ghana, Puma, Daily Graphic and The Royal Bank.
Other sponsors are Goil, Papaye, Africa World Airline, Elite Sports, British Airways, Arton Drugs, Melcom, EIB Group, Broll Ghana and Movenpick Hotel.
Registration has doubled up with just a few days to go at the centers namely; Papaye – Osu, Accra Sports Stadium, Silver Bird Conemas, Accra Mall, Elite Sports, Tesano Sports Club, Total Fitness- A& C Mall, Pulse Fitness – Lizzy Sports Center & World Trade Center, Marina Mall, Junction Mall and the office of the organisers at Nima, opposite Frankies Hotel.
This year, the disabled have the opportunity to participate in the wheel chair racing which would start before the main races for 21 kilometers and 5 kilometers for corporate organisations who register their staffs and clients for creating awareness of healthy lifestyle.
Foreign athletes from Colombia and Kenya who are expected to take part will interact with the media and general public at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, where professional coaching and health tips will be given to runners.
The biggest half marathon in Accra is bringing together runners from all over the world to compete, run for charity and promote health and peace.
Ambassadors for this year’s millennium marathon will be out doored on Monday August 29, 2016 at the premises of Millennium Marathon Sports Limited at Nima, opposite Frankies hotel.
All athletes and the general public are invited to witness the unveiling ceremony at 9.30am.
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[] | 2016-08-29T22:52:08 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Nsawam (E/R), Aug. 29, GNA - Voltic (GH) Limited has renovated the Nsawam Police cells and installed a water storage tank at the cost of GHâ 45,000.00. Mr E | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715771%2Fvoltic-refurbishes-nsawam-police-cells.html.json | en | null | Voltic refurbishes Nsawam Police cells | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Nsawam (E/R), Aug. 29, GNA - Voltic (GH) Limited has renovated the Nsawam Police cells and installed a water storage tank at the cost of GH₵45,000.00.
Mr Eugene Djan-Sampong, the Plant Manager of the Company at a handing over ceremony said the gesture was aimed at giving self-esteem to humanity, especially those who are in cells and going through the judicial process.
The handing over ceremony coincided with the West Africa Security Sector Activity (WASSA) celebrations of the Nsawam District Police.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Michael Zah Dandy, the Nsawam District Commander expressed gratitude to Voltic Company for the support.
He said the Police would scale-up it's day and night patrols and would not relent in its effort to rid the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality of drug peddlers and criminals.
D/Supt Zah Dandy said crime has reduced drastically in the area as compare to last year, saying from January to June 2015 the statistics showed 1,248 cases, however at the same period this year, the total cases reported were 658.
He commended his men and the people who supported them for the achievement and said the Police are resolved to reduce crime to the barest minimum.
He called on the public to volunteer credible information on criminal activities to the Police so that together they could fight miscreants in the communities.
He appealed to philanthropists and organisations to support the Nsawam Police with residential accommodations and an office accommodation for the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit.
D/Supt Zah Dandy urged assembly members and traditional leaders to set up Neighbourhood Watch Committees particularly at Adoagyiri, New Afutu, Nsawam Central, Sakyikrom and the rest to help prevent crimes.
He gave the assurance that the Nsawam Police would work hard to ensure that the December, 2016 Elections is successful in the area.
He entreated the people to think of Ghana first before anything else.
D/Supt Zah Dandy said: 'In putting Ghana first, we must be tolerant, desist from foul language, respect the electoral laws, be vigilant at the polls and more importantly not take the law into our hands.'
He asked the citizenry to report every bit of unusual occurrence to the Police, adding that by this way they would be putting Ghana first.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Kofi Sarkodie Addo, the Nsawam District Police Crime Officer in an address at the WASSA celebrations explained that the occasion is a calendar event by the security agencies to take stock of the immediate past year.
Nana Osae Ankah IV, the Chief of Sakyikrom who chaired the function commended the Police in the area for their commitment to duty, which had greatly reduced crime.
He also emphasized the need for the formation of the Neighbourhood Watch Committees to assist the security agencies.
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[] | 2016-08-29T20:51:39 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Ghana international, Kwadwo Asamoah has thanked fans of the Bianconeris' for being behind him in thick and thin, after their victory over Lazio. The 27-year- | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715749%2Fkwadwo-asamoah-black-stars-midfielder-thanks-fans.html.json | en | null | Kwadwo Asamoah: Black Stars midfielder thanks fans | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ghana international, Kwadwo Asamoah has thanked fans of the Bianconeris' for being behind him in thick and thin, after their victory over Lazio.
The 27-year-old has featured in the opening two games of Juventus in the Serie A. He seems to have recovered the form that made him command a regular place in the star-studded Juventus set-up.
Asamoah posted on his Instagram page: "Very difficult game against Lazio but always great to win. Great team spirit and thanks to the fans for the great support. Molto difficile partita contro la Lazio, ma sempre bello vincere. Grande spirito di squadra e grazie ai tifosi per il grande sostegno . # ForzaJuve # # âš½ï¸â¤ï¸âšªï¸âš«ï¸
The former Udinese player couldn't enjoy regular football due to recurring injuries for the past two seasons.
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[] | 2016-08-30T12:51:59 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Air Marshal Michael Samson-Oje (middle) with members of the two boards The Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Air Marshal | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715878%2Fcds-inaugurates-37-hospital-boards.html.json | en | null | CDS Inaugurates 37 Hospital Boards | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Air Marshal Michael Samson-Oje (middle) with members of the two boards
The Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Air Marshal Michael Samson-Oje, has assured the Armed Forces Medical Services that it is doing all it can to ensure the resolution of challenges facing the service.
Speaking at the inauguration of the nine-member Military Hospital Advisory Board and seven-member 37 Military Hospital, Nursing & Midwifery Training College (NMTC) Board of Governors, Air Marshal Samson-Oje stated that he was mindful of the challenges facing the healthcare service delivery in the Ghana Armed Forces Medical Service and the importance of addressing the challenges.
“I want to use this occasion to assure you that High Command is doing all it can to ensure the resolution of these thorny issues,” he said.
Air Marshal Samson-Oje said the inauguration of the boards would add credence to the efforts being made to solve some of the problems facing the hospital.
“It is my hope that the two boards will discharge their duties with dispatch and will always be guided by the charter underpinning the establishment of their boards,” he mentioned.
The Military Hospital Advisory Board is chaired by Rear Admiral Peter Kofi Faidoo, Chief of Naval Staff, with members including Brig General W. Omane-Agyekum, Brig General Ralph Kojo Ametepi, Brig General E. C. Saka, Col S. D Mante, Cdre K.K Pumpuni Rtd, Dr Kofi Ahmed, Ms Marrigold Korri and Col V. Otto.
The 37 Military Hospital NMTC Board of Governors, chaired by Air Cdre JSK Dzamefe, has Col M Telbert, Col SR Mensah, Col SD Mante, Col R K Gator, G.K Kyeremeh and Flt Lt Akuoko-Adjei as members.
The two boards were charged broadly to co-ordinate and promote collaborative efforts or activities between the hospital, local and international medical organisations and eminent medical practitioners, monitor the professional, technical and administrative matters affecting the hospital and ensure financial accountability at all levels at the hospitals.
Their mandate also includes periodical inspection of all the facilities for the provision of health services within the armed forces to ensure efficient maintenance culture, ensuring that procedures are transparent and are in accordance with approved regulation, making recommendations on the terms of condition of service of the medical personnel and submitting quarterly reports to the Chief of Defence Staff.
Director of Medical Services of the 37 Military Hospital, Brig General Ralph Kojo Ametepi, hailed members of previous boards who carried out their mandate successfully.
He said through their work, there has been significant infrastructure development affecting theatres, central sterilisation unit, pathology department and the oxygen plant.
“The NMTC which started as a training school for orderlies has been transformed into an accredited tertiary institution affiliated to KNUST. Plans are also far advanced for the school to offer degree programs. This has been with the help of the first governing board of the 37 NMTC,” he said.
Rear Admiral Kofi Peter Faidoo, Chief of Naval Staff, speaking on behalf of the boards, acknowledged that the task ahead will be challenging, but assured that with the boards high calibre of personalities and extensive experience who make up membership of the various board, they will deliver on their mandate.
“I would like to assure you, CDS, Sir that we will carry out our task assiduously to achieve your vision for the development of the 37 Military Hospital. We would count on your guidance and support as we work towards the development of our dear service,” he said.
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[] | 2016-08-29T00:51:06 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) has appointed Isaac Tosu as the Supply Chain Director effective September 2017, reporting to the Managing Director. T | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715470%2Fguinness-ghana-appoints-first-ghanaian-supply-chain-director.html.json | en | null | Guinness Ghana appoints first Ghanaian Supply Chain Director | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) has appointed Isaac Tosu as the Supply Chain Director effective September 2017, reporting to the Managing Director.
The first Ghana to assume this position, he be a member of the Executive Management Team.
Isaac Tosu's responsibilities will include embedding operational excellence and enhancing Supply organizational capability in service of GGBL’s ambition of becoming the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer goods Company in Ghana.
Isaac joined GGBL as an Engineering Performance Manager in 2012 from Unilever Ghana.
During his time in GGBL Isaac has served as the Head of Engineering and Compliance and most recently Brewery Manager - Achimota.
Under this leadership as Brewery Manager the Achimota Supply Chain department transformed the brewery to be one of the most improved sites in Diageo.
Francis Agbonlahor, Managing Director, GGBL said he was delighted to have Isaac join the executive management team.
“He will certainly bring value to our business with his expertise, inter-personal skills, focus and resilience. As the first Ghanaian Supply Chain Director, Isaac’s appointment is testament to our commitment to grow and develop talent within the business," said Mr Agbonlahor .
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[] | 2016-08-31T10:53:21 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | The annual sports games for savings and loans companies in Ghana has been slated for September 10, at the Burma Camp Leisure Centre in Accra, organizers have an | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F716189%2Fall-set-for-ghasalc-games.html.json | en | null | All Set For GHASALC Games | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The annual sports games for savings and loans companies in Ghana has been slated for September 10, at the Burma Camp Leisure Centre in Accra, organizers have announced.
This year's sports fiesta which is the 3rd edition promises to be more exciting with the announcement of uniCredit as the headline sponsor, says an official of the Ghana Association of Savings and Loans Companies (GHASALC).
The one-day event will witness financial heavyweights putting aside their usual suits and ties to battle for medals as they network and exchange ideas while having fun. Aside football, the other competitive games for this year's event include volleyball, sack race, scrabble, oware, draft, 100 meter dash and Jama competition.
Commenting on the games, the CEO of uniCredit, Samuel Sakyi- Hyde said “As a core business value, uniCredit believes that teamwork is the pillar of every business. Keeping fit is also important for business growth since good health enables the achievement of greater heights in every chosen field”.
The Executive Secretary of GHASALC, Eunice Brako Marfo, said “The first and second edition of the games had seen massive participation of association members and created a platform for members not only to network but to share ideas on ways to expand financial service accessibility to the unbanked and those who are underserved by commercial banks”.
Director of Global Media Alliance, Edwin Amankwah, expressed his company's support for the Savings and Loans sector saying, “Global Media Alliance is passionate about partnering businesses to expand, growing the savings and loans sector and developing the economy of Ghana and that was why we came up with these games.”
The 2016 Ghasalc Games is supported by; Opportunity Savings and Loans, Utrak Savings and Loans and First Allied Savings and Loans.
GHASALC is the umbrella body for all savings and loans companies in the country and it is aimed at building a solid platform to promote the interest of the sector.
From The Sports Desk | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/716189/all-set-for-ghasalc-games.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/f5b64dd9559779d1aa0780a499a77c097a74611126f095eb5b8c9e63aca9eded.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T10:51:27 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Ghana and World Rugby met in a closed-door meeting on Saturday the 27th of August 2016 after four days of intensive Get-Into-Rugby (GIR) and Coaching Level 1 tr | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715566%2Fghana-world-rugby-meet-to-discuss-the-way-forward.html.json | en | null | Ghana & World Rugby Meet To Discuss The Way Forward | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ghana and World Rugby met in a closed-door meeting on Saturday the 27th of August 2016 after four days of intensive Get-Into-Rugby (GIR) and Coaching Level 1 training courses under the directive of Mr Herbert Mensah, President of Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), to discuss progress and the way forward for Ghana Rugby .
Representatives from World and Africa Rugby included Mr Charles Yapo, Regional Development Officer – West of Africa Rugby, and Mr Adama Bakhoum, Director of Coaches from Rugby Afrique.
Ghana Rugby was represented by Herbert Mensah (President of the GRFU), Abdul-Aziz Issah (President of the Greater Accra Rugby Association – GARA – and GRFU Board Member), Bismark Amponsah (General Secretary of both the GRFU and CentWest Rugby Association), Steve Noi (GRFU Tournament Commissioner, Board Member and GIR Coordinator), Ernest Afloe (GRFU Board Member), Michael Ako Wilson (President of the Ghana Rugby Union Players Association – GRUPA – and Board Member of GARA), Kukua Aggrey (General Secretary of Gara) and Rafatu Inusah (Board Member of GARA).
According to Mr Charles Yapo the main objective of their visit was to increase the stock of qualified youth development officers and coaches, and to also guide the management of the GRFU to improve the governance and development of Rugby in Ghana. The training and education mission also coincided with discussions on Ghana Rugby's roadmap to becoming full members of World Rugby.
Mr Charles Yapo expressed gratitude and congratulations to the President, Mr Herbert Mensah, for his remarkable support and for the outstanding managerial structures he has put in place with his executive team to run the affairs of Ghana Rugby
Yapo also noted that there has been much improvement in terms of management and facilities since his last visit to the country in December 2015, and believes Ghana is capable of getting to the top in the next few years.
Speaking to the press the President, Mr Herbert Mensah, also disclosed his appreciation to the representatives and to World Rugby in general for their recognition and involvement to support
The President, who has been the main source of funding for Ghana Rugby to date, cited the lack of funds and sponsorships for Rugby as the main difficulty and challenge of the Union.
He said in an effort to solve that the board has put in place a Ghana Rugby Fundraising Task Force whose mission it is to place Ghana Rugby on a sound and sustainable income platform.
the SAGE system, a system that going to monitor the financial aspect of the GRFU.
Mensah also said that his main inspiration comes from people and that, having met Charles Yapo and Adama Bakhoum, he has a renewed hope and belief that Ghana Rugby will in the foreseeable future make Ghanaians proud.
Mr Adama Bakhoum, Director of Coaches from Rugby Afrique, also commended the President for his tremendous efforts to make Rugby a popular game in the country and him to continue with the great work.
Bakhoum also said that the employment of world class systems such as the Sage Online Accounting System and the online scrumIT Rugby Management System by Ghana Rugby were excellent examples to the world of Rugby on how to ensure proper and adequate governance of the Game.
He further advised the officials under Mensah's administration to offer the needed support to the President in order to speed up the development of the Game in Ghana.
The representative from Africa Rugby also presented official Get-Into-Rugby (GIR) balls to the President, Herbert Mensah, as acknowledgement of the efforts by Ghana Rugby with GIR.
Mr Charles Yapo (Regional Development Officer – West of Africa Rugby) and Mr Mr Adama Bakhoum (Director of Coaches from Rugby Afrique) presented Mr Herbert Mensah (President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union – GRFU) with a number of Get-Into-Rugby balls in appreciation of the efforts of the GRFU in terms of Rugby youth development in Ghana.
Ghana and World Rugby met in a closed door meeting on Saturday the 27th of August 2016 after four days of intensive Get-Into-Rugby (GIR) and Coaching Level 1 training courses. In attendance were:
For World and Africa Rugby – Mr Charles Yapo, Regional Development Officer – West of Africa Rugby, and Mr Adama Bakhoum, Director of Coaches from Rugby Afrique.
For Ghana Rugby: Herbert Mensah (President of the GRFU), Abdul-Aziz Issah (President of the Greater Accra Rugby Association – GARA – and GRFU Board Member), Bismark Amponsah (General Secretary of both the GRFU and CentWest Rugby Association), Steve Noi (GRFU Tournament Commissioner, Board Member and GIR Coordinator), Ernest Afloe (GRFU Board Member), Michael Ako Wilson (President of the Ghana Rugby Union Players Association – GRUPA – and Board Member of GARA), Kukua Aggrey (General Secretary of Gara) and Rafatu Inusah (Board Member of GARA).
World Rugby presented four days of intensive Get-Into-Rugby (GIR) and Coaching Level 1 training courses under the directive of Mr Herbert Mensah, President of Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), to increase the stock of qualified youth development officers and coaches. | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715566/ghana-world-rugby-meet-to-discuss-the-way-forward.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/df8e9b45640f86f350d840d5ecdba6aec495a6f784d47d7b8e19e4d5715e7040.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:25 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | A contempt case brought against the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Commandant and Commander of the Ghana Military Academy (GMA) will be heard on September 1. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715120%2Fcontempt-suit-against-cds-and-others-adjourned-to-sept-1.html.json | en | null | Contempt suit against CDS and others adjourned to Sept 1 | null | null | www.modernghana.com | A contempt case brought against the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Commandant and Commander of the Ghana Military Academy (GMA) will be heard on September 1.
This follows an order by the Tema High Court that the three respondents be served personally before the case can be heard. The Court also directed the matter be brought to the notice of the Head of Directorate of Legal Service of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).
The plaintiff, Emmanuel Akabagre, is citing the respondents for contempt for their refusal to reinstate him into the GMA following a court order on March 24, 2016.
The judge said the plaintiff is to be reinstated in the academy and subject to such academic and other qualification required for his commissioning.
The legal team for the CDS and other two respondents made up of Mr. Nelson Ayamdoo and Captain M Osman indicated that it will be making a preliminary legal objection to the hearing of the contempt application.
Meanwhile, Mac-Diamond Nyamekor, who represented the plaintiff in court, indicated that the plaintiff could miss out on an upcoming commissioning of cadets officers on September 16.
A member of the legal team for the plaintiff, Charles Bentum told Joy News his client was to be commissioned with the next batch of the cadet officers of the GMA.
He explained that the there was a difficulty in getting the contemnor to serve and the case required that the contemnors are served personally.
"There were problems getting the respondents to be served so the plaintiff has applied to the court to serve them by substitution," he said.
Mr Bentum said the application was moved and the court granted the request of the plaintiff so subject to that order the case can proceed.
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[] | 2016-08-29T08:51:26 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Ghana international, Asamoah Gyan is expected to undergo medical with Reading on Monday ahead of a move to Reading in the Championship. The 30-year-old arriv | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715525%2Fasamoah-gyan-ghana-skipper-set-for-reading-medical-on-monda.html.json | en | null | Asamoah Gyan: Ghana skipper set for Reading medical on Monday | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ghana international, Asamoah Gyan is expected to undergo medical with Reading on Monday ahead of a move to Reading in the Championship.
The 30-year-old arrived in England on Sunday to evaluate some offers that have been tabled before him, but a local news source in Reading getreading understands a deal with Reading is very close, and the striker is set for medical on Monday.
Gyan made his name in England playing for Sunderland, who he joined from Rennes in 2010. He spent two seasons with the Black Cats before heading to Al Ain in Abu Dhabi where he scored a staggering 73 goals in 65 games - including 44 goals in one season.
Asamoah Gyan was in Ghana on Friday night to watch the bout between Isaac Dogboe and Filipino boxer John Neil Tabanao.
The striker has been named in Avram Grant's squad for the upcoming international break for the Black Stars of Ghana.
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[] | 2016-08-27T00:50:07 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Chief Executive Officer of the Kwarleyz Group of Companies, Nana Kwame Bediako, has been awarded the Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize (LAAP) for ldquo;Entrepr | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715179%2Fyoung-entrepreneur-honored-with-lifetime-africa-achievement.html.json | en | null | Young entrepreneur honored with Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Chief Executive Officer of the Kwarleyz Group of Companies, Nana Kwame Bediako, has been awarded the Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize (LAAP) for “Entrepreneurial Excellence in Africa” at the Millennium Excellence Awards Gala.
The awards gala, held at the plush Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra, was organized by the Millennium Excellence Foundation (MEF) to honor Africans whose work have impacted the lives of many people in their respective countries and the continent.
The Prize for Entrepreneurial Excellence in Africa is awarded to an individual in recognition of his/her fortitude, devotion and commitment to the betterment of life through business development in their country and Africa at large.
Accepting his award, Nana Kwame Bediako encouraged African youth to venture into more entrepreneurial activities saying, “the choices and decisions that we make as individuals are what drive us into what we are”.
Over the years Nana Kwame has overseen the growth of his first company Wonda World into a leading commercial, residential, industrial and national developer across the continent. He currently has four more companies: Petronia City development, New Africa Construction, Belfast City and Property Management services and the New Africa Foundation.
His revolutionary project, Petronia City was birthed out of his desire to see more Infrastructural development in Africa and is aimed at bridging the housing deficit.
The other seven (7) 2016 LAAP Laureates include; Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies; Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, a former Minister of Finance and Economic Planning; all from Ghana.
The rest are Togolese footballer, Mr. Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor, Mr Hanson Sindowe, a Zambian and Co-founder and Managing Director of the Zambian Energy Corporation (Zam-En); Ms Tabitha Karanja; the CEO of Keroche Breweries, Kenya, Mr. Mosima Gabriel Sexwale, the CEO Mvelaphanda Holdings, and Ms. Leymah Gbowee, a founder member and Liberian Coordinator of the Women in Peace building Network (WIPNET) of the West Africa Network for Peace building (WANEP).
Each of the eight awardees was presented with a cloak and a plaque.
Past LAAP Laureates include; Nobel Prize winner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, Richest woman in Africa, Isabel Dos Santos and African soccer star Didier Drogba, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Dr. Kofi Annan, Abedi Ayew Pele, Osagyefio Amoatia Ofori Panin among other top personalities across Africa.
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[] | 2016-08-28T14:51:03 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Massive confusion has rocked Ghana's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda after the country's tough-talking Sports Minister, Nii Lante Vanderp | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715376%2Fafcon-2017-qualifier-massive-confusion-looms-ahead-of-ghana.html.json | en | null | AFCON 2017 QUALIFIER: Massive confusion looms ahead of Ghana-Rwanda clash; Sports Minister freezes air tickets for foreign players | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Massive confusion has rocked Ghana's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda after the country's tough-talking Sports Minister, Nii Lante Vanderpuye ordered the freezing of airtickets for invited foreign-based players.
In a shocking show of power-play, the legislature has warned Travel Matters- the traveling agency of the Ghana FA to stop the traveling arrangement of the players, just seven days before the team takes on the Amavubi in Accra.
The move appears orchestrated to ensure locally-based players are forced on coach Avram Grant which has been a agenda of the Minister with claims that the Black Stars gave already qualified.
The stand-off between the Ghana FA and Nii Lante Vanderpuye is well documented with the Member of Parliamenet throwing constant unprovoked jabs on the football federation.
There has been a clandestine move by the current Sports Minister to alter the player selection of the team after Avram Grant named his squad for the final AFCON qualifier which included his largely predictable squad.
Ghanasoccernet.com can reveal that the situation has left several of the players angered as it has affected their traveling plans with some unwilling to report for the game due to the Minister's recent attitude and comments towards the team.
Most of the angry players are said to have been shown whatsapp messages the Minister sent to some journalist indicating that he will compell the handlers of the team to use only local players for the game.
There is a massive disquiet in the team with fears the stand-off could damage the country's chances of qualifying to the 2018 World Cup which starts in October this year.
The Black Stars of Ghana are set to play the Amavubi of Rwanda on Saturday, 3rd September in Accra at exactly 15:30 GMT.
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[] | 2016-08-29T12:51:47 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | The chiefs and people of Nkwanta North Traditional Area have blocked the stretch of the Eastern Corridor road that passes through their town, to allow them fix | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715602%2Fnkwanta-residents-block-eastern-corridor-road-to-fix-pothole.html.json | en | null | Nkwanta Residents Block Eastern Corridor Road To Fix Potholes | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The chiefs and people of Nkwanta North Traditional Area have blocked the stretch of the Eastern Corridor road that passes through their town, to allow them fix the road which is in a deplorable state. The closure of the road Monday morning has left hundreds of vehicles passing through the Nkwanta township to Yendi and its environs stranded.
On Monday morning the paramount chief of the area, Nana Konja Tassan VI, stepped out of his palace with his sub chiefs and the people of Nkwanta to fix the potholes that have filled the stretch that passes through their town.
Markets were closed to enable all to be part of the communal exercise being undertaking by about 2000 people. Sand tipping trucks in the area are carting sand and stones for the people to use in filling the potholes, a local reporter, Moses Onya told Onua FM He reports that the people have vowed to open the road to traffic only after they are done with their communal labour.
He told Onua FM that the road has for some time been a deathtrap, and that the contractor working on the Nkwanta North-Bimbila-Yendi stretch of the Eastern Corridor road has abandoned the project. The Member of Parliament for the area was said to have delegated someone to order the chief and the people to stop the communal labour because contract has been awarded for the road to be done but that was disregarded. The Youth Chief of the town, Nana Labuer Kwabena said “President John Mahama should not set his foot in the area to campaign since the road has been abandoned”.
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"William Latsey"
] | 2016-08-28T16:51:01 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Dear Manasseh Azure, I will do the usual Ghanaian thing by apologising first to you, knowing perhaps you are still enjoying your honeymoon days with | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715378%2Fcan-you-marry-someone-you-meet-on-social-mediahoneymoon-ma.html.json | en | null | Can You Marry Someone You Meet On Social Media?Honeymoon Manasseh Azure Must Hear This! | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Dear Manasseh Azure,
I will do the usual Ghanaian thing by apologising first to you, knowing perhaps you are still enjoying your honeymoon days with Serwaa, then still go ahead and crave for your attention. And I believe on this very occasion, you will also feign 'OK' with my seemingly obstruction and at least lend me your ears for some few minutes.
Last weekend [August 20, 2016], you married Serwaa, a lady whose name is even more popular than a political party in Ghana. Her beauty with brains accompanied by character [from the confirmation we get from you and her associates] succeeded in convincing many that you, Manasseh Azure, can be sent to Madina market for 'goods' and they can be sure you will bring the best home.
Your wedding pictures got so many people praising you because the pictures were so nice to see. You can attempt reading the avalanche of messages if you haven't. Believe you me, you have a lot to read.But I can do you a favour by making it short for you. People are happy with your marriage between Serwaa and wish both of you well.
You may ask me, is this the reason I asked for your attention?, No, it isn't.The reason is that your marriage to Serwaa resuscitated the discussion of whether one can marry someone he or she meets on social media. You come into the picture because you made us understand how you met Serwaa. It all started with the 'I look you, you look me' thing you both did in a certain town at Western Region of Ghana, the next 30 minutes a message appeared on Facebook then the conversation started. Only God knows how you were going to be connected back if not for Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook when you both refused to exchange contact when you met face to face.You were candid when you mentioned the role Facebook, a social media platform, played in your connection with Serwaa. Such frankness deserves all the commendation.
By now, it should be clear to anyone that you got married to Facebook Serwaa. Therefore the question of can someone marry a person from social media should have been answered by your marriage with Serwaa.But there is more to the question than meets the eyeball. So, a simple answer of yes doesn't sufficiently address the question.With this question, people want to know whether it is also right to marry from social media? As a beneficiary of social media, I believe this discussion may interest you. This is the reason why I bring your attention on such a discussion.
Some people, since the advent of social media, have been against marriages from this medium. To the extent that, some preach against marrying a social media friend. Their reason is that of possible fear of marrying an imposter or people pretending to be something they are not.The ballooning divorce rate in our dispensation also doesn't favour marriages of people who meet on a virtual world.
Anthropological research has proven that a careful background check of a potential suitor is necessary condition for stability of marriage but not sufficient enough to guarantee that. It therefore stands to reason that, social media (virtual world) wouldn't have been a good means for people to study themselves before marriage if it were the only medium of interaction, for this reason, it is riskier compared to the traditional face to face interaction.
Frankly, these reasons are compelling and can't be swept under the carpet. But they can be addressed. I must say the possible way to go about them which I present here is no different from what happened exactly between Serwaa and you.
As a people, we need to come to terms with the increasing widening scope of our marriage market.We are in an era where social media is permeating in all aspects of our society.Stories about how couples meet have always been funny and so it shouldn't come as a surprise now when people have their point of meeting as social media.People need to disabuse their minds of the thinking that it is wrong to marry others they meet on social media.Our society too should desist from ridiculing such people.
Nonetheless, there is a caveat which must be made clear. It is not enough to hide behind the screens accompanied by some keys and be proposing marriage.Rather, social media presents us with yet an opportunity to connect with others,who, in most cases, wouldn't have come our way.
The meeting of a social media friend should be seen as a means towards an end determined and agreed upon by both parties. It is not an end in itself. In order words, the meeting of someone on social media doesn't stop with the interaction on that virtual world. As much as possible, there should be physical contact in addition to all other means necessary to know more about people. While people are encouraged to tread cautiously in this endeavour, in doing so, they should remember, as has been pointed out earlier, this is only necessary condition for stability of marriage but not sufficient enough to guarantee it.This couldn't have only worked because it involved the personalities of Manasseh and Serwaa. It is workable for all who want to take advantage.
Therefore, on any day, when the question is asked whether one can marry a social media friend, the answer for me is yes because there are more Serwaas who can get married to their Manassehs after having done due diligence to the process of marriage.
Once again, congratulations to both of you on your marriage.You have joined the league of 'Mr and Mrs'.The rest of us will follow sooner or later.Forgive me if I didn't ask how things are going so far? This is because I believe with Manasseh in charge and Serwaa supporting, everything is under control.
Your admirer
William Latsey
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[] | 2016-08-27T18:50:24 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | The Gupta Family said: Since our decision to step down from all executive and non-executive positions in all our South African business in April 2016, t | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715249%2Fguptas-to-sell-shareholding-in-all-south-african-businesses.html.json | en | null | Guptas to Sell Shareholding in All South African Businesses | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Gupta Family said:
Since our decision to step down from all executive and non-executive positions in all our South African business in April 2016, the local management team has grown our businesses from strength to strength, with turnover and profits showing good growth and more jobs created.
As a family, we now believe that the time is right for us to exit our shareholding of the South African businesses which we believe will benefit our existing employees, and lead to further growth in the businesses.
As such, we announce today our intention to sell all of our shareholding in South Africa by the end of the year.
We are already in discussions with several international prospective buyers and will soon be in a position to make further announcements.
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[] | 2016-08-29T10:51:47 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Add has condemned vile attacks on his person by the governing National Democratic Congress which seeks t | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715561%2Fim-mahamas-campaign-message-nana-addo.html.json | en | null | Im Mahamas campaign message Nana Addo | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Add has condemned vile attacks on his person by the governing National Democratic Congress which seeks to reduce his chances in the 2016 general elections, saying they will fail.
President John Mahama during his campaign tour in the Western and Northern regions attacked Nana Akufo-Addo's personality and his leadership style, describing him as a dictator and divisive.
Meanwhile, addressing residents at a rally in Bolgantanga as part of his campaign tour of the Upper East Region, Nana Addo said God will see him through.
“First they said I was a drug addict, it didn't work. They said I was sick, it didn't work. They said I was too old, it didn't work. They said I was a hunchback, it didn't work. They said I was a dwarf, it didn't work. They said I was in a wheelchair, it didn't work. They said I am a murderer, it didn’t work. They said I will die in June, it didn't work.”
“They said I was a dictator, it didn't work. They said I was intolerant, it didn't work. They said I was violent, it didn't work. They said I had a secret agenda to destabilize the country, it didn't work. Now, they say I have cancer, it will not work,” Nana Addo added.
Nana Addo observed that “it appears the only way the President will get a third term is when I am sick or I am dead” but said “I believe and I continue to say the battle is the Lord's.”
I'm Mahama's campaign
He also said the president has nothing new for Ghanaians and has thus turned him [Nana Addo] as his campaign message.
“The President has made me his campaign. I am his campaign in Ghana today.”
Nana Addo told the NPP supporters and Ghanaians to vote massively for him on December 7 to enable him implement good policies and programmes for the nation.
“As defeat stares him (President Mahama) in the face, the language against me is going to go (a notch) higher and higher and higher, because it is clear to the overwhelming majority of Ghanaians that on the 7th of December, we are going to say to John Dramani Mahama, 'Thank you and goodbye'.”
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By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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[] | 2016-08-29T12:51:38 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | CNN has for the second time nominated a wonderful finish by Aduana Stars striker Bright Adjei for goal of the week. Adjei scored a wonderful strike in Aduana | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715595%2Faduana-stars-bright-adjei-nominated-again-for-cnn-goal-of-th.html.json | en | null | Aduana Stars Bright Adjei nominated again for CNN goal of the week | null | null | www.modernghana.com | CNN has for the second time nominated a wonderful finish by Aduana Stars striker Bright Adjei for goal of the week.
Adjei scored a wonderful strike in Aduana's 1-1 stalemate against WAFA at the Red Bull Arena in a Ghana Premier League clash.
He has been nominated again after winning the award on his maiden appearance with his sensational scissor kick goal against Ashgold.
Have your say on the CNN Goal of the Week!
— CNN Football (@CNNFC) August 29, 2016
The former Tema Youth man beat stiff competition from Barcelona's Luis Suarez - who scored an eye catching finish in the champions league against Arsenal - to claim the top gong in March this year.
And he will be hoping to be second time lucky against Xabi Alonso of Bayern Munich and the likes.
Below is the video of the goal
@AduanaStars Bright Adjei with this lovely Goal against @WAFAcademySC in their 1-1 drawn game yesterday #GhplGoals pic.twitter.com/EMWTJtt5OT
— Ghana League Goals (@GHPL_Goals) August 29, 2016
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[] | 2016-08-30T10:52:11 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | The Ministry of Tourism, Culture amp; Creative Arts, MoTCCA, in partnership with the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), has launched the 2016 U | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715856%2Fsadafest-launched-in-kintampo.html.json | en | null | SADAFest Launched In Kintampo | null | null | www.modernghana.com | The Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Creative Arts, MoTCCA, in partnership with the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), has launched the 2016 UNWTO World Tourism Day in Kintampo.
The event dubbed, “SADAFest,” forms part of a larger initiative by MoTCCA and SADA to develop, promote and sustain tourism pivoted on a diverse culture and unique creative arts as the leading lights for development in the SADA zone.
Minister of Tourism, Culture & Creative Arts, Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare, in an address, said her Ministry was committed to using tourism, culture and creative arts as vital tools for achieving positive change in communities across Ghana.
Speaking on behalf of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SADA, Dr. Chrys Anab, Director for Social Development at SADA, said as part of a 25-year SADA Master Plan, tourism has been identified as a key pillar for creating the required jobs and wealth for indigenes of the Northern Savanna Ecological Zone (NSEZ).
Dr. Anab intimated that Kintampo North, which was hosting SADAFest 2016, had been included in the SADA Master Plan as a tourism cluster due to the many tourists sites, including the famous Kintampo Falls, the Centre of Ghana Edifice and eco-museums, among others.
According to him, SADA, in collaboration with MoTCCA, GTA and the Kintampo North Municipal Assembly, sought to improve existing tourist attractions and also develop the undeveloped sites.
He pointed out that SADA, in partnership with MoTCCA and the various regional offices of the Ghana Tourism Authority and Centres for National Culture, has already begun an exercise to map out all the developed and undeveloped tourists and heritage sites in the NSEZ to market these opportunities to both local and foreign investors and ultimately boost domestic and international visits to the sites.
Array of activities earmarked for the main celebration from September 25th – 27th include a grand durbar of chiefs, street carnival, a health walk, food bazaar/cooking competition, a SADA zone tourism ambassador competition, tour of the Kintampo falls and massive health screening.
The UNWTO world tourism day/SADAFest is under the theme, “Tourism for All: Promoting universal accessibility.”
The partners include the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Ghana Tourism Federation, GHATOF, corporate Ghana and the Regional Coordinating Council of the NSEZ.
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:03 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Ebusua Dwarfs will engage Medeama SC at the Robert Mensah stadium in an entertaining fixture on Sunday. They Crabs look to make amends of their 2-0 h | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715037%2Fghana-premier-league-preview-ebusua-dwarfs-vs-medeama-myst.html.json | en | null | Ghana Premier League Preview: Ebusua Dwarfs vs Medeama- Mysterious Club seek amends after Bechem shock | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ebusua Dwarfs will engage Medeama SC at the Robert Mensah stadium in an entertaining fixture on Sunday.
They Crabs look to make amends of their 2-0 home stunning loss to Bechem United which ended their six matches unbeaten streak last Saturday in Cape Coast.
Young left back Dennis Nkrumah-Korsah won't be able to feature for the "Abontoa Abontoa" lads since he has been ruled out of the season due to a broken arm he attracted against Techiman City FC few weeks ago.
Leading attacker Bright Luqman Nurudeen is still nursing a knee injury which rules him out of Sunday's clash against Medeama SC.
Medeama SC are returning from Algeria where they lost 1-0 to MO Bejaia to bow out of the CAF Confederations Cup group on head to head advantage.
With two games in hand, the Yellow and Mauves are positioned eighth on the league log.
They will need a victory over Ebusua Dwarfs to bounce back from their intercontinental elimination.
Wonderkid Enoch Atta Agyei and centre back Daniel Amoah have been transferred to Tanzanian outfit Azam FC.
They can't play for Medeama SC in this match on Sunday .
MATCH FACTS
Head to Head
Total matches played = 9
Ebusua Dwarfs wins = 2
Drawn matches = 2
Medeama SC wins = 5
*Ebusua Dwarfs have lost only one of their last seven matches in the premier league.
(W3 D3 L1)
*Medeama SC have just one victory in their last six premier league fixtures.
(W1 D1 L4)
*Ebusua Dwarfs have lost only one of their last twelve home matches in the premier league.
(W8 D3 L1)
*Medeama SC have managed to record only one win in their thirteen away games in the league this season.
(W1 D4 L8)
*Ebusua Dwarfs have beaten Medeama SC only once in their last five meetings in the premiership.
(W1 D1 L3)
*Medeama SC have won just one of their four travels in the premier league to Ebusua Dwarfs.
(W1 D1 L2)
*Ebusua Dwarfs have managed to keep six clean sheets at home in the premiership this season after thirteen matches.
*Medeama SC have been able to keep just one clean sheet in their thirteen away matches in the premier league this season.
By Nuhu Adams
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[] | 2016-08-29T22:51:39 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Accra, Aug. 29, GNA - The Minerals Commission has officially launched its online repository for public access, according to a statement from the Commission. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715774%2Fmining-cadastre-administration-system-goes-live.html.json | en | null | Mining cadastre administration system goes live | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Accra, Aug. 29, GNA - The Minerals Commission has officially launched its online repository for public access, according to a statement from the Commission.
The online repository is a web based portal where all data recorded in the Mining Cadastre pertaining to minerals rights and related revenues are published.
'This means for the first time in the history of Ghana, a fully-fledged computerized mining cadastral system is being deployed for the mining sector of Ghana,' the statement said.
It said the project had been made possible under a bilateral agreement with the Australia.
Dr Toni Aubynn, CEO of Minerals Commission remarked: 'We are excited that what we set out to achieve is turning out positively with the development of a fully-fledged Mining Cadastre Administration System. The system when fully completed will enhance transparency, effectiveness, accountability and compliance in the management of mineral rights.'
Under the new system, information relating to existing concessions as well as status of new applications (payments made, concession validity, size, location etc.) could be assessed and tracked online.
It is expected that by April 2017, investors could conduct full cartographic searches and apply online for mineral rights.
The implementation of a Mining Cadastre Administration System in Ghana would help prevent disputes over concession boundaries and significantly reduce human interventions in the mineral rights acquisition and management process.
At the same time, it would help improve collaboration and interaction between relevant government institutions, including the Minerals Commission, Ghana Revenue Authority, Bank of Ghana, among others, the statement added.
The portal could be accessed via: http://ghana.revenuesystems.org.
GNA | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715774/mining-cadastre-administration-system-goes-live.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/a993e2db4d6e25181c23ae98f9365665a8a3f5791a23e0f3828e21d6c1a3ce76.json | |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:52:30 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Nine people, including a pregnant woman, drowned when the boat they were travelling in capsized on the Dakar river in the Northern Region. The police confirm | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715941%2Fpregnant-woman-8-others-perish-as-boat-capsizes.html.json | en | null | Pregnant Woman, 8 Others Perish As Boat Capsizes | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Nine people, including a pregnant woman, drowned when the boat they were travelling in capsized on the Dakar river in the Northern Region.
The police confirmed to Citi News that only four of the thirteen people on board the boat were rescued.
A police officer in the Nanumba North District, DSP Benjamin Aniah, said that three women and their children had also perished in the accident. “Divers managed to retrieve nine of the thirteen, but before they could do that, all the nine had passed on.
Three of them were women with their children, making six people, and an elderly man, a pregnant woman and a young lady.
They were all from a community called Ujadoo,” he said.
According to him, when rescue workers and staff of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) got to the scene, the bodies had already been retrieved from the water.
He added that, the bodies of the victims had already been released to the families, although an official autopsy had not been conducted. DSP Aniah stated that, due to the level of decomposition it seemed appropriate to allow the families to bury them.
“When we got that piece of information, quickly I mobilized personnel from the military, from NADMO and medical staff and then we moved to that place.
The medical officers examined the bodies and they certified the bodies lifeless and were handed over to their families for burial, he said.
The bodies should have been brought to the hospital mortuary for the processes to be done but the state in which they were suggested that they were in a state of decomposition and so we thought it wise for the doctor to go with us to certify the bodies and release them to their respective families for burial, which has since been done.
I believe that by now, the bodies have already been buried.”
'15 perish in Yeji accident'
At least 15 people, including at least six children, died in a boat disaster on the Volta Lake in June This follows another in May, where about fifteen people were rescued in an accident involving a ferry heading towards Yeji.
In January, one person died while hundreds were rescued in February in two different accidents.
In January, one person died while hundreds were rescued in February in two different accidents.
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[] | 2016-08-26T18:50:48 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Hearts of Oak head coach Sergio Traguil says fans of the club will carry him shoulder high next season as he will have full control of the team by then. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715121%2Fsergio-traguil-hearts-fans-will-carry-me-on-their-shoulders.html.json | en | null | Sergio Traguil: Hearts fans will carry me on their shoulders next season | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Hearts of Oak head coach Sergio Traguil says fans of the club will carry him shoulder high next season as he will have full control of the team by then.
Traguil who joined the team half way this season argues that he did not start the season with the club and can't be blamed if the club fails to win the league.
But promises to make the club an envious side if he handles the team through pre-season next season.
'Let's be fair in everything. I did not start the pre-season with the club and can't be blamed if we fail to win the title,' he told Kumasi-based Silver FM.
'The mistake the fans are doing is that they are trying to judge me. But that is wrong. That is wrong because I didn't start the season. I came during the second round.
'I can guarantee that I'll win the league next season.
'The supporters will carry me on their shoulders after next season and that is when they can judge me if I fail. But this season, they can't accuse me.
Hearts of Oak are third on the Ghana Premier League table with 42 points with four matches to end the season and the Portuguese trainer appears to have given up.
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[] | 2016-08-31T12:53:10 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | For the first time in seven seasons, the Phobians had a strong belief that their league title drought will be ending after a blossom start to the Ghana Premier | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F716224%2Fopinion-hearts-of-oak-shot-themselves-in-the-foot-with-keni.html.json | en | null | Opinion: Hearts of Oak shot themselves in the foot with Kenichi Yatsuhashi sack | null | null | www.modernghana.com | For the first time in seven seasons, the Phobians had a strong belief that their league title drought will be ending after a blossom start to the Ghana Premier League .
But that dream has failed to come to reality following a 'bad decision' taken by the club's board to part ways with Kenichi Yatsuhashi.
Hearts of Oak prior to the start of the season had a poor pre-season. The then head coach of the club, Kenichi Yatsuhashi was heavily criticized for having no portfolio when he was appointed as the club's head coach. Kenichi never got despaired as he went on to prepare his team for the season.
play Hearts of Oak took Sergio Traguil off his first team duties on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. (Senyuiedzorm Awusi Adadevoh)
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[] | 2016-08-29T04:51:10 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | There is deep crisis at the heart of the Ghana national team ahead of this weekend's AFCON qualifier as coach Avram Grant is maintaining his squad despite th | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715475%2Fdisaster-avram-grant-maintains-ghana-squad-despite-minister.html.json | en | null | DISASTER: Avram Grant maintains Ghana squad despite minister's order to change team | null | null | www.modernghana.com | There is deep crisis at the heart of the Ghana national team ahead of this weekend's AFCON qualifier as coach Avram Grant is maintaining his squad despite the order by the Sports Minister to change the players called.
Blundering Sports Minister Nii Lante Vanderpuye ordered the experienced coach Avram Grant, four days ago, to change his squad for Saturday's clash against Rwanda.
The minister's order came one week after the former Chelsea manager named his team for the Rwanda game and next week's friendly against Russia, claiming no foreign-based players are needed for the match.
And to back his threat up, Vanderpuye according to reports has ordered the team's travel agents not to issue tickets for the foreign-based players to come for the game.
However, Grant has refused to budge as the defiant coach is maintaining the 23-man squad he named for the game despite the absence of air tickets for the players to travel for the match.
The team is expected to start training on Monday but there are no signs of a new squad being named and no signs of players arriving.
Even though the team has qualified for the AFCON and the clash with Rwanda being a mere formality, the match offers the coach the only change of testing his place just four weeks before they start their qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup which makes Saturday's game important.
Also with three months advance knowledge that the game against Rwanda was mere formality, the minister waited until after the squad had been named before he gave his orders with just one week before the match which shows he has other motives than his claims of saving money.
This is an indication that the minister is clearly bent on tearing down the successes and the structures that have ensured the Black Stars successes over the past ten years.
The development is the latest of the minister's disastrous handling of national football team issues as he has taken his personal vendetta with the GFA President Kwesi Nyantakyi to another level.
The minister has been spurred on by chats on some Whatsapp groups of people opposed to current federation to carry out its targeting of the Black Stars for destruction even though his key target to Kwesi Nyantakyi.
There has been tension between the Football Association of Ghana the Ministry in recent times and this move could bring the already frosty relationship to an all time low.
The GFA has been at loggerheads with the Minister since he took charge about four months ago and the federation sees his posturing as his long held ambition to take over the running of football in Ghana.
Since he took over Nii Lante has subjected the federation to various attacks until recently when the GFA decided to respond to claims most of which has been described as 'lies'
Nii Lante is among the group of people belonging to the ruling NDC party in 2010 who were named as part of the cabal seeking to overthrow the GFA leadership through an illegal coup.
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[] | 2016-08-27T22:51:33 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | Salta (Argentina) (AFP) - Replacement fly-half Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias kicked a penalty two minutes from time to give Argentina a 26-24 Rugby Championship vi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715313%2Figlesias-gives-pumas-first-home-win-over-boks.html.json | en | null | Iglesias gives Pumas first home win over Boks | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Salta (Argentina) (AFP) - Replacement fly-half Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias kicked a penalty two minutes from time to give Argentina a 26-24 Rugby Championship victory over South Africa in Salta Saturday.
It was the first home triumph for the Pumas over the Springboks after a draw and 10 defeats since they first met in South America 23 years ago.
The lead changed several times before Iglesias, the third-choice goal-kicker after fly-half Nicolas Sanchez and centre Juan Martin Hernandez retired injured, slotted the match-deciding kick.
"Argentina were very good while we made a lot of errors," said Springboks skipper and hooker Adriaan Strauss.
"We need to take a long, hard look at ourselves and fix what has gone wrong before playing in Australia and New Zealand next month."
South Africa fly-half Elton Jantjies went into the match under a cloud after a series of indifferent performances and he fluffed an early chance to score from a penalty, which drifted right.
Giant Argentina winger Manuel Montero crossed the try-line on 17 minutes only for a television match official review to expose that he knocked on.
The hosts were temporarily reduced to 14 men when tighthead prop Ramiro Herrera made a late, no-arms tackle on flanker Francois Louw and was sin-binned.
Jantjies opened the scoring on 21 minutes, succeeding with his second penalty kick amid sustained whistling from the partisan crowd.
But the lead lasted just two minutes as Sanchez scored off his first penalty opportunity at Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena.
Centre Matias Orlando was bundled into touch just short of the try-line and a home side making light of being a man down went ahead when Sanchez goalled another penalty.
Herrera returned from his 10-minute spell on the touchline and almost immediately Argentina scored a brilliant try.
Breaking on the blindside from midfield, the ball went through numerous Argentine hands before Montero sent full-back Joaquin Tuculet over the try-line.
Sanchez converted to maintain his perfect goal-kicking record and Jantjies missed another penalty, leaving Argentina 13-3 ahead at half-time.
However, it took twice former world champions South Africa just six minutes of the second half to notch 10 ponts and draw level.
Jantjies slotted a penalty and a clever backward off-load from Louw sent veteran winger Bryan Habana racing clear to dot down and full-back Johan Goosen converted.
Sanchez was injured in the build-up to the try and left the field with blood on his face to be replaced by Iglesias.
South Africa took off unimpressive Jantjies and introduced veteran France-based playmaker Morne Steyn.
Argentina quickly regained the initiative with flanker Juan Manuel Lequizamon scoring a try in the corner after outjumping Habana to a cross kick from Hernandez.
In the absence of Sanchez, Hernandez took over the goal-kicking duties and followed up a successful conversion with a penalty to restore the 10-point advantage they had at the break.
Steyn penalties either side of a try from replacement lock Pieter-Steph du Toit nudged the Springboks to a 24-23 lead before Iglesias struck. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715313/iglesias-gives-pumas-first-home-win-over-boks.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/f11eefdb60c3aea5e2f6efc5bec3cdd9a3c685cace906556c49819174a4b03b4.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:52:01 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Rome (AFP) - The Italian coastguard said it had coordinated the rescue on Monday of about 6,500 migrants off of Libya in one of their busiest days of life-savin | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fnews%2F715779%2Fsome-6500-migrants-rescued-off-libya-coastguard.html.json | en | null | Some 6,500 migrants rescued off Libya: coastguard | null | null | www.modernghana.com | A rescuer carries a baby as migrants and refugees arrive in the port of Messina following a rescue operation on March 17, 2016 in Sicily. By Giovanni Isolino (AFP/File)
Rome (AFP) - The Italian coastguard said it had coordinated the rescue on Monday of about 6,500 migrants off of Libya in one of their busiest days of life-saving in recent years.
"The command centre coordinated 40 rescue operations" that included vessels from Italy as well as the EU's border agency Frontex, and "saved 6,500 migrants", the coastguard wrote on Twitter. | http://www.modernghana.com/news/715779/some-6500-migrants-rescued-off-libya-coastguard.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/b532dd63fef1049cc664522177d86ccd9cc310b7f8244da0152e7d678dce2deb.json | |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:52:08 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Multiple award-winning dancehall act Samini has waded into the ongoing dancehall beef between Kaakie and his fellow dancehall act, MzVee. According to Samini | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fmusic%2F38554%2Fwho-writes-mzvees-patois-samini-asks-richie.html.json | en | null | Who writes MzVee's 'patois' - Samini asks Richie | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Multiple award-winning dancehall act Samini has waded into the ongoing dancehall beef between Kaakie and his fellow dancehall act, MzVee.
According to Samini, he doesn’t see anything wrong about both acts hitting hard at each other, but questioned the handlers of MzVee about the writer of her patois.
“In dancehall, beef is allowed; throwing shots at each other is allowed, even in hip-hop, artiste diss each other. In all this, it makes the industry more interesting; if there is an upcoming gig, it makes fans wanna come out in their numbers to support their respective acts.”
He added that the hype surrounding MzVee and Kaakie has gone down and that they should drop some vibes.
“I think they’ve slowed down too much, both MzVee and Kaakie should ginger the industry a little bit. MzVee should drop some few songs, but her patois tho, hey, Richie, who writes the patoi for MzVee,” Samini asked. | http://www.modernghana.com/music/38554/who-writes-mzvees-patois-samini-asks-richie.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/ef152bc8feeb79e9e6a2f7ce3420076c37d04c7f8ce4e81144d7c8b26d163d56.json | |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:50:44 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has agreed to a contract extension with Italian club Udinese. The 25-year-old has signed a four-year deal which wi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernghana.com%2Fsports%2F715125%2Femmanuel-agyemang-badu-renews-udinese-contract.html.json | en | null | Emmanuel Agyemang Badu renews Udinese contract | null | null | www.modernghana.com | Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has agreed to a contract extension with Italian club Udinese.
The 25-year-old has signed a four-year deal which will extend his stay at the club until 2020, the club announced.
Badu was reported to be on the move this summer with Middlesbrough and stoke City showing keen interest in the box to box midfielder. This deal appears to have ended all speculations surrounding the player this summer.
The U-20 World Cup winner joined Udinese in 2010 from Ghanaian lower division side Berekum Arsenal and has proven to be one of the most important players at the club.
He has made over 120 appearances and scored 10 goals since joining the Zebras.
He had loan spells with Ghana Premier League giants Asante Kotoko and Spanish side Recreativo de Huelva before joining Udinese in 2010.
Story by Ghana/Joy Sports | http://www.modernghana.com/sports/715125/emmanuel-agyemang-badu-renews-udinese-contract.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.modernghana.com/2275fb95c7eec3c5c89c04aa43caebf1b89efae82d4c40c22ca46e77567aa752.json |
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