Scotty McCreery made one fan’s dream come true recently when he teamed up with the 19 year old for an unforgettable duet. According to WMBF-TV, Dustin Chapman suffers from a progressive disease that affects the esophagus and has no known cure, and it was his one wish to sing with Scotty. In a video posted on Facebook, McCreery can be seen strumming the acoustic guitar as he trades lyrics with Chapman on his 2013 single “See You Tonight.”
Hi, I’m “Chief” and I’m a one and half-year-old German Shepherd mix. I am a pretty good looking guy and have a great, outgoing personality. We can take walks around the neighborhood and check it out–maybe even jog a little to burn off some energy. Then we can sit a spell and I can listen to all your joys and sorrows and help you work out your problems just by listening. Soon, we will be very best buds! Hey, what are you waiting for–I am the one you have been looking for all along!! Come get me and take me to your house. We will make it a home!!
Oskaloosa, Iowa (June 14th, 2017) – Wednesday Night was Kraig Ford Night at the Southern Iowa Speedway and 45 cars signed in to tame the monster half mile. The Kids got to get up close to the drivers as there was a Driver’s Autograph session at intermission for the youngsters behind the flag stand. Meanwhile in the Hobby Stocks the $300 bounty on Shannon Anderson was again up for grabs thanks to Edel Lawn Service, Cindy Drost and Independent Auto of Marshalltown.
Shannon Anderson would get a milestone win in the Hobby Stocks keeping him perfect on the season. Bryan Claussen (Sport Compacts), Nathan Wood (Stock Cars), Curtis VanDerWal (SportMods) and Scott Dickey (Modifieds).
First feature of the night was the 8 lap Kelli Steli State Farm IMCA Sport Compacts feature. Five cars signed in to race and after the intial start called back, they tried to get a lap completed. Before lap one was in the books, the caution came out when Levi Heath and Brandon Housley, both came to a stop in turn one. On the restart, Daniel Fellows grabbed the lead away and never looked back. However Fellows didn’t report to tech so that gave Bryan Claussen the win ahead of Clayton Webster. Fellows was given third ahead of Heath and Housley.
Oskaloosa True Value IMCA Sport Mods 14 lap feature was next to roll on the speedway and it was Brayton Carter that grabbed the top spot early. Carter looked comfortable out front until the caution came out on lap four for Logan Anderson in turn two and Carter VanDenBerg on the back stretch. On the restart, Curtis VanDerWal made the right move and got by Jason Hall, Colton Livezey and Carter to take the lead. VanDerWal led the remaining laps to take his fourth win of the season at Osky. Jason McDaniel wrestled second away, Brayton Carter was third, Colton Livezey was fourth and Austin Paul was fifth.
Scott Dickey led all 14 laps of the Musco Lighting IMCA Modifieds feature event to take his first win in 2017 at the monster half mile. Colt Mather tried to chase him down but ran out of time and settled with a second place finish. Todd Cooney was third, Cayden Carter was fourth and Jason Murray was fifth.
In the Budweiser IMCA Stock Cars 14 lap feature event, it was Danny Thrasher leading lap one but on lap two, it was Nathan Wood taking the top spot away. Wood saw several challenges from Derrick Agee but it was Wood hanging on to take his third win at Osky ahead of Agee. Mike Hughes, Todd Reitzler and Thrasher rounded out the top five.
Final feature of the night was the KBOE Radio / Mahaska Bottling IMCA Hobby Stocks 14 lap feature. Jared Stephens and Ryan Wells led the field to the green and it was Stephens taking the early race lead. Meanwhile Mike Kincaid, started sixth, and Shannon Anderson, started ninth, worked their way through the field. Kincaid took the spot away on lap six edging out Anderson to the line but it was Anderson taking the lead away on lap seven. Anderson began to pull away and not even lap traffic would slow him down. Anderson went on to take his sixth win at Osky, 18th win of the season and 300th IMCA Hobby Stock feature win. Mike Kincaid fell short and finished second, Steve Allen was third. Stephens fell back to fourth and Bill Bonnett was fifth.
Next Wednesday Night is Yaw’s Auto Salvage Night. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Hobby Stocks and IMCA Sport Compacts are all taking to the monster half mile. Hot Laps at 7pm and Racing at 7:30pm.
For more information check out oskyspeedway.com or Like Southern Iowa Speedway Every Wednesday Night on Facebook.
Southern Iowa Speedway
Kraig Ford Night
June 14th, 2017
Musco Lighting IMCA Modifieds
Feature – 1. 40 Scott Dickey, Packwood; 2. 8 Colt Mather, Keswick; 3. 30 Todd Cooney, Des Moines; 4. 10C Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa; 5. 49J Jason Murray, Hartford; 6. 3W Garrett Wilson, Carlisle; 7. 66 Gordon Head, Des Moines.
Heat – 1. Dickey; 2. Cooney; 3. Mather; 4. Carter; 5. Murray; 6. Wilson; 7. Head.
Budweiser IMCA Stock Cars
Feature – 1. 52 Nathan Wood, Sigourney; 2. 14 Derrick Agee, Huntsville, Mo.; 3. 11 Mike Hughes, Oskaloosa; 4. 22R Todd Reitzler, Grinnell; 5. 84 Danny Thrasher, Agency; 6. 05 John Oliver Jr., Danville; 7. 19 Donnie Pearson, Oskaloosa; 8. 54 Mike Brown, New Sharon.
Heat – 1. Thrasher; 2. Reitzler; 3. Hughes; 4. Wood; 5. Agee; 6. Oliver; 7. Pearson; 8. Brown.
Oskaloosa True Value IMCA Sport Mods
Feature – 1. 1V Curtis VanDerWal, Oskaloosa; 2. 85 Jason McDaniel, Eldon; 3. 01 Brayton Carter, Oskaloosa; 4. 29 Colton Livezey, New Sharon; 5. A5 Austin Paul, Monroe; 6. 53 Eric Flander, Pella; 7. 9A Logan Anderson, Eddyville; 8. 8T Tony Johnson, Oskaloosa; 9. 57R Ryan King, Montour; 10. 20 Danny Brau, Brooklyn; 11. 55R Steven Berry, Ottumwa; 12. 95J Jason Hall, Grinnell; 13. 7V Carter VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa.
Heat 1 – 1. Carter; 2. Hall; 3. VanDerWal; 4. Paul; 5. McDaniel; 6. Berry; 7. King.
Heat 2 – 1. VanDenBerg; 2. Flander; 3. Livezey; 4. Johnson; 5. Anderson; 6. Brau.
KBOE Radio / Mahaska Bottling IMCA Hobby Stocks
Feature – 1. 78 Shannon Anderson, Des Moines; 2. 12 Mike Kincaid, Cincinnati; 3. 3S Steve Allen, Oskaloosa; 4. 9 Jared Stephens, Bussey; 5. 19 Bill Bonnett, Knoxville; 6. 73 Aaron Martin, Richland; 7. 96R Jamie Songer, Ankeny; 8. 81B Thomas Stevens, Guernsey; 9. 74 Matt Smith, Des Moines; 10. 89R Ryan Wells, Runnells; 11. 13M Riley Meinders, Oskaloosa; 12. 65 Saif Grafke, Oskaloosa.
Heat 1 – 1. Allen; 2. Songer; 3. Anderson; 4. Bonnett; 5. Stephens; 6. Meinders.
Heat 2 – 1. Martin; 2. Kincaid; 3. Stevens; 4. Smith; 5. Wells; 6. Grafke.
Kelli Steil State Farm IMCA Sport Compacts
Feature – 1. 01C Bryan Claussen, Eddyville; 2. 15 Clayton Webster, Ottumwa; 3. 11F Daniel Fellows, Keokuk; 4. 9H Levi Heath, Wilton; 5. 42 Brandon Housley, Ottumwa.
Heat – 1. Housley; 2. Heath; 3. Fellows; 4. Claussen; 5. Webster.
Story provided by Jeremy Fox
In softball scores from Wednesday:
Belle Plaine 6, BGM, Brooklyn 5
Des Moines, Hoover 4, Ottumwa 2
Des Moines, Hoover 6, Ottumwa 4
Keokuk 15, Cardinal, Eldon 0
Lynnville-Sully 18, English Valleys 6
North Mahaska 11, Tri-County, Thornburg 9
Pella Christian 6, Oskaloosa 5
Sigourney 7, Montezuma 6
In baseball scores from Wednesday:
Colfax-Mingo 2, Keota 1
Indianola 6, Newton 0
North Mahaska, New Sharon 12, Tri-County, Thornburg 7
Oskaloosa 7, Pella Christian 5
Ottumwa 10, Des Moines, Hoover 0
Ottumwa 10, Des Moines, Hoover 0 (Kane Brumbaugh No-Hitter)
PCM, Monroe 2, Roland-Story, Story City 1
Pella 13, Grinnell 4
Sigourney 14, Montezuma 4 (6 Inn)
Josh Turner celebrated a career milestone over the weekend, taking the iconic stage at the Grand Ole Opry for the 150th time. Turner’s landmark Opry appearance was made even more special by the fact that two country legends were sitting side-stage for the occasion. In addition to The Oak Ridge Boys welcoming Josh to the stage, country icons Charley Pride and Randy Travis were also watching the special moment unfold from the wings.
On this day in 1998, George Strait’s “I Just Wanna Dance With You” started a three-week stay at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. The song was his 34th number one single on that specific chart, and 42nd number one single overall, when all major trade charts are count.
The track was released as the first single to his album, One Step at a Time, and would peak at #61 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Granger Smith’s chart-topping single, “Backroad Song,” has been certified Gold by the RIAA, signifying sales of 500,000 copies. Smith received the honor in front of record crowds at his recent Riverfront Stage performance at CMA Fest in Nashville, which made the news even more special for him. Granger says, “It has been a childhood dream of mine to achieve a national No. 1 song. Now, with this Gold certification, that dream has been amplified.”
Several country stars have made the cut on Forbes’ “100 Highest-Paid Celebrities” list for 2017. Garth Brooks is the highest ranked country singer on the list, coming in at 26th place with 60 million made. Kenny Chesney earned $42.5 million and Luke Bryan earned $42 million, putting them at No. 53 and 55, respectively. Dolly Parton notched the No. 71 spot with earnings of $37 million, while Toby Keith and Florida Georgia Line found themselves tied at No. 83 with $34.5 million of income. Jason Aldean rounded out the country stars with a 98th place finish and $32.5 million earned.
Topping this year’s list was rapper Sean Combs (A.K.A. Diddy), who pulled in $130 million over the last year.
The list’s findings were compiled from celebrities’ pretax income from June 1, 2016 through June 1, 2017. The full list can be seen here.
CHARITON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a road construction worker has been killed in southern Iowa.
The accident occurred Tuesday in northern Lucas County. The Iowa State Patrol says a motorist didn’t see 48-year-old Barbarella Moore, who was preparing to flag vehicles while another worker cut concrete.
Moore was pronounced dead at the scene. She lived in Waterloo.
The motorist was identified as 32-year-old Brady Rasmus, who lives in Chariton.
In area softball scores from Tuesday:
Eddyville-Blakesburg 5, Burlington 0
Eddyville-Blakesburg 7, Burlington 0
HLV, Victor 9, English Valleys 4
Mediapolis 13, Cardinal, Eldon 2
Melcher-Dallas 14, Twin Cedars 2
Montezuma 10, South Tama 3
Pekin 8, Iowa Mennonite School, Kalona 2
West Marshall 5, Lynnville-Sully 4
In area baseball scores from Tuesday:
Carlisle 8, Pella Christian 7
Grinnell 11, Chariton 5
Iowa Mennonite, Kalona 3, Pekin 0
Knoxville 14, Bondurant-Farrar 3
Pleasantville 5, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 3
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