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Indians Outlast Rockets in Battle of Ranked Teams

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The #6 in class 4A ranked Oskaloosa Indians softball team took down the #4 in class 3A Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rockets in a quick contest Tuesday night in Oskaloosa.

The Indians got on the board first with a well-executed manufactured run when Josie Bunnell got on, went from first to third on a bunt from Anna Jones, and came in to score off an Ava Vandewall sacrifice fly. That would make it 1-0 Indians after the 1st inning.

The Indians added more runs in the 3rd inning when Bunnell hit her team-high 7th home run of the season, this one a solo shot that hit off the left field foul pole. Maddie Haines, the team leader in runs batted in, would put the second run on the board in the 3rd with a double that brought in Vandewall.

The score would remain 3-0 Oskaloosa until the top of the 7th, mainly due to the pitching performances delivered by Oskaloosa’s Hayle Hacker and EBF’s Randie Richmond.

Hacker (7 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 K) bended a bit in the 9th, giving up 2 runs in the inning, but shut the door on the Rockets to get the win 3-2. Hacker picks up win number 17 on the year, while Richmond (6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 1 K) picks up her 5th loss of the season.

Both the Indians (22-4) and the Rockets (26-6) are close to the start of the postseason, and both looked primed for state tournament appearances. Oskaloosa head coach Jay Harms said he believes the run to Fort Dodge will be tough however, as his team has to face some familiar competition.

“I wasn’t really happy with our draw to be honest with you,” said Harms. “If you look at it, we have the potential to play Newton four times, and some other teams we’ve seen a lot lately.”

Harms said he believes that familiarity with teams like Newton, Mount Pleasant, and Fairfield will make those games tougher for the Indians to win.

Oskaloosa’s first game of the postseason will be July 7 at 7 p.m. in Oskaloosa when they play the winner of Mount Pleasant vs Fairfield. That game, and every Indian postseason game, can be heard on 99.5 FM and 740 AM KMZN and all over the world at radiokmzn.com.

Window washers turn into superheroes in Des Moines

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Window washers became superheroes for a day for young patients at Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines.  Employees from Larry’s Window Cleaning Service changed into their secret identities of Spiderman, Captain America, Batman and Dare Devil.

They repelled down the building and played tic-tac-toe on the windows as they cleaned.

The entertainment for the children is apparently a regular event for Larry’s Window Cleaners.

Body found in NFL player’s home

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The dead body of a man has been found at the home of New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins, according to authorities.

Authorities in Bergen County, New Jersey, are investigating the death after police found the body at the home in Fair Lawn, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s office said in a statement.  The identity has not yet been released, pending notification to next of kin.

Law enforcement officials confirmed that the home belongs to Jenkins, ABC owned station WABC in New York reported.

Neighbors told WABC that Jenkins is currently in Florida.  Additional details were not immediately available.  The investigation is ongoing.

June 27th: On this day

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On this day in 1992, Billy Ray Cyrus was at #1 on the US Country music chart with his breakthrough hit “Achy Breaky Heart”. Written by Don Von Tress it was originally titled “Don’t Tell My Heart” and recorded by The Marcy Brothers in 1991, its name was later changed to “Achy Breaky Heart” In the US it became a crossover hit on pop and country radio, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming the first Country single to be certified Platinum since Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s “Islands in the Stream” in 1983.

 

Man accused in hit and run has a long record

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The man accused of killing a 9-year-old boy in a hit-and-run incident has a long history in area courtrooms, including several driving citations.  Court records show Terry Petary, 41, Drakesville, was convicted of driving while suspended in 1996 and 1998 in Wapello County.  He was convicted of driving while barred with a habitual offender enhancement in 2011. He received a two-year suspended prison sentence and two years’ probation in the latter case.

Along with those convictions are a string of mostly minor convictions in Wapello, Davis and Appanoose counties. Those include a 1998 conviction for public intoxication and a 2000 conviction for theft in Davis County.  In 2000 he was sentenced to five years in prison, which were suspended, and three years’ probation in a Wapello County burglary case. Two years later he was sent to prison for five years for illegally possessing lithium.
Most recently in Appanoose County in 2016 Petary was given a suspended 363-day sentence for possession of methamphetamine. Court records show he served two days of shock time and was fined $315.

Petary now faces a charge of vehicular homicide in Davis County. Law enforcement said Monday he was driving the white Dodge pickup that struck two brothers walking along 180th Street. Merlin Beechy, 9, died. Nathan Beechy, 12, was taken by helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.  Investigators found damage consistent with the collision in West Grove, about five miles southwest of the scene, and detained Petary.

June 26th-On this day

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On this day in 1977 Elvis Presley made his last ever live stage appearance when he appeared at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. Presley would die less than two months later. The last two songs he performed were “Hurt” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Before the show Elvis was presented with a plaque commemorating the 2 billionth record to come out of RCA’s pressing plant.

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