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Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 77. Winds becoming West at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
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Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79.
(Radio Iowa) – This year’s “Big Boar” at the Iowa State Fair is the biggest — ever. The crowd at the “Big Boar” competition roared as this year’s winner weighed in and Swine Barn Superintendent Ernie Barnes announced the result. “1420 pounds,” Barnes said. “Congratulations!” That’s 120 pounds above the previous record. Bryan Britt of Monticello raised the big pig.
“I won in ’19 and then in ’21 as well and we were close the record, but I really had my goal set for the record…Back home, I’m know as the big boar guy,” Britt said, with a laugh. Britt, who is Irish, called the boar Finnegan, for good luck.”I’m a pork producer and I’ve been raising pigs all my life. I’ve raised this guy since birth,” Britt said. “For me to break that record…it’s really nice. I couldn’t believe that he was that much heavier.”
While some of the bulked up boars in these types of competitions eat things like donuts and drink milk in addition to about 20 pounds of feed a day, Britt says Finnegan is a finicky eater. Britt is keeping the ingredients in Finnegan’s standard ratios a bit of a trade secret. “I picked him out at birth, thinking he had a big skeleton. You’ve got to feed them right to get them to this size,” Britt says. “It just doesn’t happen overnight.” Finnegan is three and has a taste for what’s sometimes called the Irish champagne.
Bryan Britt of Monticello with Finnegan, the Iowa State Fair’s ‘Big Boar’ (RI photo)
“I’ve given him a Guinness and he seems to like that,” Britt says, with a laugh. Britt likes a pint on occasion as well. There were six other contestants in this year’s “big boar” competition at the State Fair. Britt’s boar weighed nearly 400 pounds more than his closest competitor. “This pig, when he was born, had a big frame and you have to feed them to get the skeletal muscle on them early and you have to let them get a frame before you start really letting them eat all they want to eat,” Britt says. “It’s really hard to get a pig to this size.”
Finnegan will spend the next 10 days in the Swine Barn at the Iowa State Fair, then due to biosecurity measures to prevent the spread of disease, Finnegan won’t return to Britt’s operation, but will spent the rest of his days on another farm nearby.
(Radio Iowa) – Many Iowa home owners are seeing their insurance premiums rise and some companies are refusing to insure some properties altogether. Sonya Sellmeyer, a consumer advocacy officer in the Iowa Insurance Division, says there have been a series of rate increases since the derecho that hit Iowa in August of 2020.
“It just seems like ever since then we’ve just continued to get hit by storms. It costs a lot of money to repair that damage, for many different reasons — inflation, material costs have gone up,” Sellmeyer says. “The reinsurance that the companies themselves have has gone up for them.”
Reinsurance is basically insurance for insurance companies. Sellmeyer says Iowans facing a significant hike in homeowners insurance could consider a higher deductible — if it’s an amount they can afford. Sellmeyer is encouraging Iowans to have a discussion with their licensed insurance agent, to ensure their policy would cover the cost of replacing their home and its contents.
“You don’t want to be paying something, espeically as it becomes more expensive, that’s not going to give you what you really need to replace your home in case something would happen,” Sellmeyer says. “…And understand your riders that you have, too, on your policy or that you may need…Sump pump and sewer riders are very important.”
Flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster in the U-S. There’s been a federal flood insurance program since the 1960s for property in a flood plain and a federal rule change in 2019 encouraged private companies to sell flood insurance policies. Sellmeyer says you can buy private flood insurance in Iowa even if your property is not in a flood plain. “I spent a weekend in Spencer, shortly after the flooding happened, with those survivors there and I strongly suggest all Iowans need to sit down with their insurance agent and see if this is something that they need,” Sellmeyer says.
According to the National Association of Realtors, home insurance premiums in the U-S are expected to rise about six percent by the end of the year.
(Radio Iowa) – The first semester of this school year will be well underway before the rules are in effect for a law designed to help Iowa districts get insurance if school staff are armed. A spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Public Safety told Iowa Public Radio it’ll be two months before the review process for those rules is completed.
Two years ago school boards in Cherokee and Spirit Lake voted to have armed staff members, but dropped the policy after their insurance carrier said it would not renew their coverage.
The new law spells out the requirements for a professional permit to carry a weapon at school and school boards may vote to allow teachers and staff who get a permit to have a gun on school grounds. The law is written so school employees would be shielded from liability if they use reasonable force, but it’s still not clear if the insurance company that covers most school districts will issue policies to districts if teachers and staff who are armed.
An E-M-C Insurance spokesperson says the company is reviewing the law and analyzing its options.
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RAMONA “MONIE” NEWBURY, 81, of Greenfield, died Tuesday, August 6, 2024. Celebration of Life services for RAMONA NEWBURY will be held 1-p.m. August 19th, at the Greenfield United Methodist Church. Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home is on Aug. 18th, from Noon until 5-p.m., with the family greeting friends from 3-until 5-p.m.
Burial is in the Greenfield Cemetery. A luncheon will follow the burial at the Greenfield United Methodist Church.
Memorials may be directed to the family. Memorial contributions will be distributed at a later date.
RAMONA “MONIE” NEWBURY is survived by:
Her husband – Larry Newbury, of Greenfield.
Her daughter – Donna Ray (Paul Owen), of West Des Moines.
Her sons – Terry (Christina) Newbury, of Des Moines, and Paul (Katie) Newbury, of Granger.
Her sister – Shirley (Tom) Fuhs, of Webster City.
11 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.
JOHN SULLIVAN, 78, of Bridgewater, died Thursday, August 8, 2024. Funeral services for JOHN SULLIVAN are pending at the Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield.
Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.
(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa businesses that make two beverages infused with a chemical derived from hemp are dropping their lawsuit against the state. A new state law that took effect in July lowered the amount of T-H-C from hemp that is legally allowed in a single serving. That made the companies’ products illegal.
The businesses sued, arguing Iowa’s law did not follow standards set by a 2018 federal law that legalized the commercial sale of hemp and hemp-based products. A federal judge refused to block Iowa’s law from going into effect, so breweries in Des Moines and Solon re-calibrated their “Climbing Kites” sparkling water and a North Liberty brewery that makes “Day Dreamer T-H-C seltzer changed that recipe to comply with Iowa’s law.
AMES, Iowa – Rocco Becht has been named to the Davey O’Brien Award preseason watch list, the Davey O’Brien Foundation announced Thursday. The award is presented annually to the nation’s top college quarterback.
The 2023 Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year and a Second-Team Freshman All-American by the Athletic, Becht turned heads in his first season under center. He set ISU freshman records for completions (231), passing yards (3,120) and passing touchdowns (23). Last season, Becht had the third-most passing touchdowns and fourth-most passing yards among Big 12 quarterbacks.
The Wesley Chapel, Fla. native started all 13 games and accounted for 26 total touchdowns (23 passing, three rushing), the second-most in a single season in school history. Becht owns two of the five games in school history with 300+ passing yards, 3+ touchdowns and zero interceptions in a game.
Tickets for the 2024 football season are on sale now with a slate that features Kansas State and a Homecoming showdown with Texas Tech as well as others. Fans can purchase season tickets for as low as $299, while mini-packs, single-game tickets and parking are also on sale.
The Cyclones open the season August 31 against 2023 FCS Playoff qualifier North Dakota.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team will play Washington State in the Quad Cities Hoops Showdown on Nov. 15 at Vibrant Arena in Moline, Illinois. It will be the Hawkeyes’ first game in the Quad Cities in 26 years.
Tickets for the event will go on sale in September. Game time and television information will be announced in the coming weeks. Fans interested in presale access for tickets and other event information can visit www.vibrantarena.com. Intersport, a marketing and events agency based in Chicago, will manage the event.
“We are looking forward to playing in the Quad Cities against a strong Washington State team,” said Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery. “We’re excited to be able to bring our program back to the venue for the first time in 26 years. I am thrilled for Brock and Owen to be able to play a college basketball game in their hometown.”
Sophomores Brock Harding and Owen Freeman prepped at Moline High School, leading the Maroons to a state title in 2023. Harding was the Illinois Mr. Basketball, while Freeman was an Illinois all-state selection.
The game will be Iowa’s first in Moline since 1998 – a neutral site victory over Western Illinois. It will be the program’s fourth game in the Quad Cities; Iowa faced DePaul in the National Invitation Tournament in 1995. Iowa is 3-0 all-time in Moline.
It will be the program’s second meeting against Washington State. The Hawkeyes won the previous matchup, winning 74-66 in Pullman, Washington, on Dec. 30, 1963.
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