Stories from Monday, June 6, 2016

Wayne Nafe has long been a major part of the Cherokee Area Farmers' Market and will be an even bigger part of the weekly summer market at the Cherokee Depot this year as a result of a much expanded vegetable garden and a high tunnel greenhouse for early starts of plants such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and green beans...

Funeral services for Maxine L. Busch of Paullina, age 91, who passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Prairie View Home in Sanborn, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 6, 2016 at the First Presbyterian Church in Paullina, with burial at the Prairie View Cemetery in Paullina. Visitation at the Eldridge Family Funeral Home in Paullina, with the family presen,t will be from 4 - 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, 2016...

The Ridge View softball team hosted West Monona on Friday night May 27th on the Galva field. The Raptors played hard, but it seemed like they just couldn't get a break to go their way as they were defeated 9-6 in eight innings. Taking the loss on the mound for the Raptors was Emerson Else, who threw all eight innings and gave up eight earned runs on 11 hits while walking one and striking out two. ...

MOVILLE - The Ridge View softball team traveled here Thursday and lost a Western Valley Conference game to host Woodbury Central, 10-7. Taking the loss on the mound for the Raptors was Emerson Else, who threw 4 2/3 innings and gave up eight runs (none of them being earned) on six hits, walked four and struck out three...

PAULLINA - The South O'Brien girls opened their season at home against George Little Rock-Central Lyon on Tuesday May 24 and wound up losing by one run 5-4. Only three girls tallied hits for SOS. Jordan Nieuwenhuis had a solo home run, a single, and an RBI; Maycee Smith crunched a double and a single, had 2 RBI, and her courtesy runner Wylee Sickelka scored a run; and Katelyn Tewes also hit a double and her pinch runner, Sydney Struve, scored a run...

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union defeated Remsen St. Mary's 2-0 on Friday May 27th in War Eagle Conference softball action. Maddie Phillips pitched a complete game for the Royals, allowing no runs on seven hits, walking none and striking out five...

POCAHONTAS - Abby Kraemer pitched another strong game for the Alta-Aurelia softball team as they blanked Pocahontas Area 17-0 in three innings in Twin Lakes Conference softball action here Wednesday June 1. Kraemer allowed no runs on two hits, walked one and struck out seven over three innings...

Federal Emergency Management has the funds that enable it to respond to disasters quickly, so why doesn't the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have the same kind of funds available for quick reaction to emergency situations? Every time a health care emergency arises, the CDCP must go begging to Congress to address the situation...