The senior first baseman batted .625 and in five games had ten hits including four doubles and a triple. McCune had two doubles in a victory over Dallas Center-Grimes and also tripled and drove in two runs in a win over Interstate-35. She finished the week with six RBI.
Class 2A: Jamie Fisher, BCL-UW (Conrad)
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The senior pitcher had a 5-1 record on the week and in 34 innings of work gave up only one earned run, 20 hits and struck out 52 batters. She also batted .412 and had two home runs and drove in 11. Fisher gave up only two hits and slammed a pair of homers in a victory over Ballard. She also tossed a complete gave four hitter and drove in three runs in a win over Denver.
Class 3A: Marisa Basham, Fort Madison
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The junior catcher batted .562 and slammed four homers in five games. Basham was three-for-three with a pair of homers in a victory over Waukee and also had two hits,including a home run, in a win over Winterset. She finished the week with 11 RBI.
Class 4A: Taylor Michaelson, Sioux City East
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The junior center fielder batted .530 in six games last week with nine hits in 17 trips to the plate. She collected seven stolen bases and scored nine runs. Michaelson scored four runs in a victory over Missouri Valley and was three-of-five with two stolen bases and scored a couple of runs in a win over Kingsley-Pierson.
Wright County man pleads not guilty to killing friend with hatchet
June 9, 2010 By
The Wright County man accused in last month’s death of a 19-year-old friend has entered a plea of not guilty. Twenty-year-old Lucas Faulkner of Eagle Grove is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Devin Resh of Webster City by hitting him over the head with a hatchet.
Faulkner was scheduled to appear in Wright County District Court in Clarion but entered a written plea to the charges Tuesday. The incident happened last month while they were fishing at a gravel pit northwest of Eagle Grove. Two other individuals, 17-year-old Tanner Douglas Jewsbury and 19-year-old Anthony Austen Simpson, are facing charges of accessory after the fact following the incident.
By Pat Powers, KQWC, Webster City
Florida man likely to face federal charges in Muscatine girl’s disappearance
June 9, 2010 By
A Florida man may be charged by the feds in connection with the recent disappearance of a Muscatine girl. Twelve-year-old Rosario Orr failed to come home from middle school last Friday. Her cell phone records led investigators to Jacksonville, Flordia, where she was found Sunday with 35-year-old Justin Carter. She was unharmed and reunited with relatives. Carter was arrested by Jacksonville authorities on unrelated drug charges and remains in custody.
Assistant Muscatine County Attorney Alan Ostergren says Carter could be charged with child stealing and enticing a minor under Iowa law. But he says they’ve consulted with the U.S. Attorneys Office and decided that federal charges carry a substantially higher prison penalty and make more sense in this case.
By Phil Roberts, Davenport
Updated Iowa asthma plan released
June 9, 2010 By
State health officials are planning to boost education efforts to help Iowans dealing with asthma. Janelle Thier with the American Lung Association of Iowa says they’ve developed a new “Iowa Asthma Plan.” That plan is updated every five years by the American Lung Association, the Iowa Asthma Coalition and the Iowa Department of Public Health.
“We’re just taking a closer look to see how we can reach more individuals with a more strategic plan,” Thier said. “We’re gathering more partners and just have a better idea of where we’re going.” The plan identifies strategies for asthma management, including tip to decrease asthma environmental triggers. Thier says they’re hoping to reach more children by implementing asthma action plans in every school.
“We’re also looking to possibly (expand) the self-carry inhaler law to (cover) before and after school programs,” Thier said. “Right now, it’s only during school that students are allowed to carry their own inhalers.” According to the most recent Health in Iowa report, more than 200,000 Iowans now have asthma. Around 52,000 of those Iowans with asthma are children.
