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John J. Harris Wrestling Tournament Final Results

Sports

January 25th, 2015 by Jim Field

Team Scores:

  1. Creston/Orient-Macksburg 237
  2. New Hampton 170.5
  3. Clarinda 166
  4. Atlantic 138
  5. Winterset 122.5
  6. Riverside 71
  7. Chariton 67
  8. Bedford/Lenox 66.5
  9. East Mills 66.5
  10. Tri-Center 66
  11. Mount Ayr 59.5
  12. Missouri Valley 53
  13. Southwest Iowa 52
  14. Red Oak 42
  15. Central Decatur 39
  16. Panorama 36
  17. Nodaway Valley 32
  18. Coon Rapids-Bayard 28
  19. Shenandoah 27
  20. Clarke 24
  21. Griswold 23
  22. Wayne 16
  23. Southwest Valley 4

106 Results
1st Place – Noah Fye of New Hampton
2nd Place – Tatem Bluml of Oakland Riverside
3rd Place – Gabe Ruepke of Chariton
4th Place – Kole Hansen of Atlantic
5th Place – Wyatt Dale of Central Decatur
6th Place – Logan Allen of Winterset
1st Place Match
Noah Fye (New Hampton) 34-1, Fr. over Tatem Bluml (Oakland Riverside) 41-4, So. (TF-1.5 2:17 (18-2)).
3rd Place Match
Gabe Ruepke (Chariton) 14-3, Fr. over Kole Hansen (Atlantic) 25-13, Fr. (Dec 9-2).
5th Place Match
Wyatt Dale (Central Decatur) 24-16, Fr. over Logan Allen (Winterset) 18-15, Jr. (For.).

113 Results
1st Place – Connor Cleveland of New Hampton
2nd Place – Jared Hensley of Bedford/Lenox
3rd Place – Carter Cox of Atlantic
4th Place – Dylin Harberts of Chariton
5th Place – Britton Gibson of Winterset
6th Place – Garrett Simmons of Panorama
1st Place Match
Connor Cleveland (New Hampton) 36-2, Jr. over Jared Hensley (Bedford/Lenox) 32-2, So. (MD 10-2).
3rd Place Match
Carter Cox (Atlantic) 32-7, So. over Dylin Harberts (Chariton) 25-5, Fr. (Fall 5:32).
5th Place Match
Britton Gibson (Winterset) 19-9, Sr. over Garrett Simmons (Panorama) 22-5, So. (DQ).

120 Results
1st Place – Keaton Geerts of New Hampton
2nd Place – Hadley Ogg of Griswold
3rd Place – Ben Freese of Nodaway Valley
4th Place – Craig Rice of Southwest Iowa
5th Place – Marcus Daughton of Mt Ayr
6th Place – Trevor Marlin of Creston- Orient Macksburg
1st Place Match
Keaton Geerts (New Hampton) 33-5, So. over Hadley Ogg (Griswold) 31-5, Sr. (Fall 3:07).
3rd Place Match
Ben Freese (Nodaway Valley) 27-6, Jr. over Craig Rice (Southwest Iowa) 17-4, Sr. (Fall 4:00).
5th Place Match
Marcus Daughton (Mt Ayr) 19-17, Fr. over Trevor Marlin (Creston- Orient Macksburg) 24-20, So. (MD 21-8).

126 Results
1st Place – Christian Polley of Tri-Center Neola
2nd Place – Nick Rounds of Missouri Valley
3rd Place – Austin Gutknecht of Clarinda
4th Place – Caleb Orme of Red Oak
5th Place – Mitchel Swank of Creston- Orient Macksburg
6th Place – Keegan Tenge of New Hampton
1st Place Match
Christian Polley (Tri-Center Neola) 30-2, Sr. over Nick Rounds (Missouri Valley) 34-8, Jr. (Dec 7-6).
3rd Place Match
Austin Gutknecht (Clarinda) 16-4, Fr. over Caleb Orme (Red Oak) 32-9, Sr. (Dec 10-9).
5th Place Match
Mitchel Swank (Creston- Orient Macksburg) 31-12, Fr. over Keegan Tenge (New Hampton) 29-11, So. (Fall 1:20).

132 Results
1st Place – Dusten Reed of Bedford/Lenox
2nd Place – Tucker Bluml of Oakland Riverside
3rd Place – Wyatt Thompson of Creston- Orient Macksburg
4th Place – Jacob Jenkins of Winterset
5th Place – Alec Moorman of East Mills
6th Place – Patrick McAlister of Coon Rapids Bayard
1st Place Match
Dusten Reed (Bedford/Lenox) 36-0, Sr. over Tucker Bluml (Oakland Riverside) 35-4, Sr. (Fall 0:55).
3rd Place Match
Wyatt Thompson (Creston- Orient Macksburg) 33-10, Jr. over Jacob Jenkins (Winterset) 23-16, Sr. (Fall 3:50).
5th Place Match
Alec Moorman (East Mills) 12-4, Jr. over Patrick McAlister (Coon Rapids Bayard) 21-11, Jr. (Fall 2:31).

138 Results
1st Place – Spencer Wray of Creston- Orient Macksburg
2nd Place – Ryan Gorman of New Hampton
3rd Place – Jacob Vogel of Oakland Riverside
4th Place – Austin Williamson of Atlantic
5th Place – Dakota Moss of Southwest Iowa
6th Place – Luke Stortenbecker of East Mills
1st Place Match
Spencer Wray (Creston- Orient Macksburg) 19-1, Sr. over Ryan Gorman (New Hampton) 29-9, So. (Dec 13-10).
3rd Place Match
Jacob Vogel (Oakland Riverside) 28-3, . over Austin Williamson (Atlantic) 32-14, Sr. (Fall 3:17).
5th Place Match
Dakota Moss (Southwest Iowa) 35-4, Sr. over Luke Stortenbecker (East Mills) 22-7, So. (Dec 9-2).

145 Results
1st Place – Joey Huntington of Creston- Orient Macksburg
2nd Place – Reid Nichols of Atlantic
3rd Place – Tanner Mertz of Red Oak
4th Place – Zach Evans of Coon Rapids Bayard
5th Place – Justin Smith of Winterset
6th Place – Grant Staats of Mt Ayr
1st Place Match
Joey Huntington (Creston- Orient Macksburg) 34-6, Jr. over Reid Nichols (Atlantic) 34-6, Sr. (Dec 5-2).
3rd Place Match
Tanner Mertz (Red Oak) 30-5, Sr. over Zach Evans (Coon Rapids Bayard) 23-6, Jr. (MD 10-2).
5th Place Match
Justin Smith (Winterset) 18-19, So. over Grant Staats (Mt Ayr) 27-8, Sr. (Fall 3:43).

152 Results
1st Place – Josh Hopkins of East Mills
2nd Place – Luke Strong of Clarinda
3rd Place – Devin Harberts of Chariton
4th Place – Nathan Haynes of Missouri Valley
5th Place – Blayde Baker of Wayne
6th Place – Scott Ruffcorn of Tri-Center Neola
1st Place Match
Josh Hopkins (East Mills) 37-0, Jr. over Luke Strong (Clarinda) 29-4, Sr. (Dec 8-3).
3rd Place Match
Devin Harberts (Chariton) 24-10, Sr. over Nathan Haynes (Missouri Valley) 32-13, Fr. (MD 12-3).
5th Place Match
Blayde Baker (Wayne) 23-9, Jr. over Scott Ruffcorn (Tri-Center Neola) 28-11, Sr. (MD 21-9).

160 Results
1st Place – Chase Shiltz of Creston- Orient Macksburg
2nd Place – Colton Ranney of Central Decatur
3rd Place – Zac Stork of Atlantic
4th Place – Brandon Ryerson of Winterset
5th Place – Cole Denner of New Hampton
6th Place – Cain Johanns of Clarinda
1st Place Match
Chase Shiltz (Creston- Orient Macksburg) 20-0, So. over Colton Ranney (Central Decatur) 34-4, Sr. (MD 13-4).
3rd Place Match
Zac Stork (Atlantic) 27-13, So. over Brandon Ryerson (Winterset) 14-13, Sr. (Fall 3:11).
5th Place Match
Cole Denner (New Hampton) 32-6, Jr. over Cain Johanns (Clarinda) 30-9, Sr. (Dec 5-4).

170 Results
1st Place – J.J. Clark of Clarinda
2nd Place – Tayler Pettit of Creston- Orient Macksburg
3rd Place – Caleb Grose of Winterset
4th Place – Drake Roller of Atlantic
5th Place – Alex Lukes of New Hampton
6th Place – Zach Marxen of Bedford/Lenox
1st Place Match
J.J. Clark (Clarinda) 36-1, Jr. over Tayler Pettit (Creston- Orient Macksburg) 36-6, Sr. (Fall 0:53).
3rd Place Match
Caleb Grose (Winterset) 18-13, Jr. over Drake Roller (Atlantic) 20-20, So. (MD 17-9).
5th Place Match
Alex Lukes (New Hampton) 25-12, Jr. over Zach Marxen (Bedford/Lenox) 13-17, Jr. (Fall 1:35).

182 Results
1st Place – Trey Stickler of Clarinda
2nd Place – Nathan Bair of Clarke
3rd Place – Jackson Mikkelson of Creston- Orient Macksburg
4th Place – Wyatt Miller of Winterset
5th Place – Dillon Manhart of Tri-Center Neola
6th Place – Tim Good of Chariton
1st Place Match
Trey Stickler (Clarinda) 26-6, Sr. over Nathan Bair (Clarke) 26-9, So. (MD 13-3).
3rd Place Match
Jackson Mikkelson (Creston- Orient Macksburg) 34-11, So. over Wyatt Miller (Winterset) 14-10, So. (Dec 1-0).
5th Place Match
Dillon Manhart (Tri-Center Neola) 26-11, Jr. over Tim Good (Chariton) 20-14, Jr. (Fall 3:00).

195 Results
1st Place – Seth Maitlen of Creston- Orient Macksburg
2nd Place – Christian Lauritsen of Clarinda
3rd Place – Wilson Solorzano of Panorama
4th Place – Nick Tank of Winterset
5th Place – Keagan Hosfelt of Atlantic
6th Place – Haydn Meier of Southwest Iowa
1st Place Match
Seth Maitlen (Creston- Orient Macksburg) 28-6, Jr. over Christian Lauritsen (Clarinda) 27-2, Sr. (SV-1 3-1).
3rd Place Match
Wilson Solorzano (Panorama) 26-6, Sr. over Nick Tank (Winterset) 19-8, Sr. (Dec 6-2).
5th Place Match
Keagan Hosfelt (Atlantic) 31-11, Jr. over Haydn Meier (Southwest Iowa) 29-8, Sr. (Fall 5:15).

220 Results
1st Place – Kadon Hulett of Creston- Orient Macksburg
2nd Place – Brook Stephens of Clarinda
3rd Place – Marcus Boldy of Panorama
4th Place – Noah Hopp of New Hampton
5th Place – Bret Blackburn of Southwest Iowa
6th Place – Tom Reif of Missouri Valley
1st Place Match
Kadon Hulett (Creston- Orient Macksburg) 34-9, So. over Brook Stephens (Clarinda) 24-11, Sr. (Fall 3:18).
3rd Place Match
Marcus Boldy (Panorama) 30-7, Sr. over Noah Hopp (New Hampton) 27-11, So. (Fall 1:03).
5th Place Match
Bret Blackburn (Southwest Iowa) 27-4, Sr. over Tom Reif (Missouri Valley) 32-13, Fr. (Fall 5:33).

285 Results
1st Place – Joe Ricker of Mt Ayr
2nd Place – Skyler Svoboda of Atlantic
3rd Place – Jake Gutschenritter of Creston- Orient Macksburg
4th Place – Jared DeVoe of Clarinda
5th Place – Anthony Ossman of East Mills
6th Place – CJ Baker of Winterset
1st Place Match
Joe Ricker (Mt Ayr) 34-0, Sr. over Skyler Svoboda (Atlantic) 16-6, Sr. (Fall 1:53).
3rd Place Match
Jake Gutschenritter (Creston- Orient Macksburg) 34-10, Sr. over Jared DeVoe (Clarinda) 31-7, Sr. (Fall 3:24).
5th Place Match
Anthony Ossman (East Mills) 21-7, Jr. over CJ Baker (Winterset) 19-16, Jr. (Dec 10-4).

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Rollover accident south of Atlantic Sunday morning

News

January 25th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

No injuries were reported following a rollover accident early this (Sunday) morning, south of Atlantic. According to dispatch reports, the accident happened at around 12:15-a.m., near 610th Street and Lansing Road. Three occupants were out of the vehicle prior to the arrival of law enforcement and rescue.

The driver of the vehicle reportedly had a suspended license. No other details are currently available.

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PPEL elections coming soon to East Mills & Essex Districts

News

January 25th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Voters in the Essex and East Mills community school districts will be asked to expand physical plant and equipment levies to pay for infrastructure projects. The proposals will be decided on by the voters, Feb. 3rd. The Daily Non Pareil says it’s  the second attempt for East Mills, which would raise the board-approved levy of 33 cents per $1,000 taxable valuation to a total of $1.34 to be collected through property taxes and income tax surcharges.

The expanded levy would generate nearly $4 million in additional funding for infrastructure projects. The shared superintendent between East Mills and Essex, said East Mills would use the money for reroofing its high school building and completing a geothermal heating system at its elementary building.

The PPEL dollars in Essex would pay for a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, estimated to cost $725,000, as well as replacing buses and updating the district’s technology. Essex would also collect the maximum of $1.34 per $1,000 of taxable valuation. For a residential property worth $100,000, that translates to an increase of up to $66.40 per year. For a commercial property, it would be $127.30, based on 2013 property tax rollbacks.

In both cases, the PPEL funds would be limited to infrastructure spending. For the Essex election, polls will be open noon to 8 p.m. at Essex City Hall, 412 Iowa Ave. Polls will also be open from noon to 8 p.m. for the East Mills special election. Residents of Emerson proper will vote at the Emerson Community Building, while Malvern residents vote at the Malvern Public Library, 502 Main St., and Hastings residents at the Indian Creek Museum, 59256 380th St.

Emerson voters will have a special city election to fill a council vacancy. East Mills voters will also choose between Bruce Breeding and Brenda Koger to fill an open spot on the school board.

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School Budget Review Committee grants reprieves for some SW IA Districts

News

January 25th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Tri-Center joined Hamburg and Farragut in receiving good news from the School Budget Review Committee earlier this week. The Daily NonPareil reports the Tri-Center Community School District – which serves Neola, Minden, Persia, Beebeetown — approached the state agency Wednesday afternoon to request a “modified supplemental amount,” the legal authority to spend dollars already spent to wipe the slate clean as the district tackles overspending.

The SBRC approved adding $480,244 in additional spending authority, as well as accepting Tri-Center’s corrective action plan, which projects a stable certified enrollment for the school district of 647 students. In exchange, the SBRC ordered Tri-Center to not spend more than $6.23 million from its general fund for fiscal year 2015 and to not spend any miscellaneous income until it’s received.

Tri-Center is required to submit monthly reports to its board showing the financial position of the district in relation to its budget control plan and spending authority, which will also be made available to state officials. Tri-Center Superintendent Tony Weers said significant reductions will still need to be made to spending. An estimated $600,000 in cuts are expected to be needed to reach the spending limits imposed by the state.

After hearing cases from Hamburg and Farragut, the SBRC approved budget authority supplement of $148,951 for Hamburg and $803,010 for Farragut as part of their corrective action plans. General budget spending for Hamburg for fiscal year 2015 will be limited to $2.5 million, while such spending for Farragut is capped at $2 million. Those figures don’t include allowable special education expenditures.

Similar to Tri-Center and other districts, the two Fremont County districts also will submit monthly reports to their boards and state officials. The districts must submit a plan to the SBRC by late next month to outline how to configure buildings to maximize potential cost savings with the least amount of facility upgrades.

In all three cases, the SBRC granted back budget authority, the legal right to spend money the districts have. None of the districts are receiving additional funding from the state, and none of the districts are insolvent. State law is designed to guarantee school districts across the state spend about the same amount of money per student. Tri-Center, Hamburg and Farragut all spent more than authorized for their general funds, which pays teacher salaries and other operational expenses.

While Tri-Center has sufficient enrollment to trim expenses to stay under the spending cap, the situation is different for Hamburg and Farragut. Both are small districts under the enrollment threshold widely considered sustainable.

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ROSEMARY SOE, 78, of Elk Horn (Svcs. 1/26/15)

Obituaries

January 25th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ROSEMARY SOE, 78, of Elk Horn, died Fri., Jan. 23rd, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn. Funeral services for ROSEMARY SOE will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., Jan. 26th, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Visitation at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church will be held from 9-until 10:30-a.m. on Monday (1/26).

Burial will be in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery.

ROSEMARY SOE is survived by:

Her husband – Darrell Soe, of Elk Horn.

Her sons – Jeff (Kim) Soe, of Red Oak, and Troy (Marcia) Soe, of Omaha.

Her daughter – Joni (Kevin)n Butts, of Seattle, Wa.

and 5 grandchildren.

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Area high school basketball scores from Sat., 1/24/2015

Sports

January 25th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Rolling Valley:

  • Ar-We-Va 66, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 47
  • Boyer Valley 69, Glidden-Ralston 51
  • Charter Oak-Ute 49, CAM 43
  • West Harrison 66, Woodbine 57

Others:

  • Creston 66, Winterset 40
  • Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 64, IKM-Manning 49
  • West Monona 65, Riverside 51

Bluegrass ConferenceTournament

  • First Round: Twin Cedars, Bussey 78, Orient-Macksburg 64

Corner Conference Tournament

  • Third Place :Stanton 68, Clarinda Academy 62
  • Championship: Fremont Mills, Tabor 57, Sidney 32

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Rolling Valley:

  • Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 60, Ar-We-Va 13
  • CAM 40, Charter-Oak-Ute 36
  • Paton-Churdan 37, Coon Rapids-Bayard 29
  • Woodbine 69, West Harrison 34

Others:

  • Ames 51, CB Abraham Lincoln 22
  • IKM-Manning 59, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 50

Bluegrass Conference Tournament

  • Firrst Round: Melcher-Dallas 53, Orient-Macksburg 21

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NWS weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, 1/25/15

Weather

January 25th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Today – Rain and snow likely before 10am, then a slight chance of snow between 10am and noon. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 31 by 5pm. Windy, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight – Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.
Monday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Tuesday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North wind around 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Wednesday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Sun., Jan. 25th 2015

News

January 25th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has followed up a national turn in the spotlight with a speech to home-state conservatives that stressed a need to rein in “executive overreach.” The freshman Republican appeared Saturday at a daylong forum attended by several potential 2016 White House contenders. The Freedom Summit was billed as the start of the Iowa presidential caucus chase.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Protesters have heckled Republican presidential prospects Rick Perry and Chris Christie over immigration policies during a conservative political forum in Iowa. The former governor of Texas was interrupted during his speech to the Iowa Freedom Forum by six people chanting, “If you become president, will you deport our families?” The six young adults claimed to be children of immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Police escorted them from the auditorium.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Police are still looking for a man involved in a crash that caused a Council Bluffs house fire. The Daily Nonpareil reports that a man was driving a 2004 Chevy Silverado pickup just after 2 a.m. Friday when he crashed into the home’s porch. The suspect fled the scene.

COLLEGE SPRINGS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say two family dogs that fatally mauled a 7-year-old College Springs boy have been euthanized. Malaki Mildward, a first-grader, died shortly after the attack Thursday afternoon. Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer tells the Omaha World-Herald that the dogs were 6-month-old puppies — a 25-pound female and a 35-pound male.

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Texas Tech upsets No. 9 Iowa State 78-73

Sports

January 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Devaugntah Williams scored a career-high 22 points and Toddrick Gotcher added 17, leading Texas Tech over No. 9 Iowa State 78-73 Saturday for its first Big 12 win. Fans swarmed the court after the victory. Gotcher made five of Texas Tech’s 11 3-pointers, tying the team’s high for the season. Williams, a junior transfer, added three 3s.

The Red Raiders (11-9, 1-6) led most of the way and were up 74-68 when Iowa State’s Georges Niang tossed in a desperation 3-pointer from the corner with 43 seconds remaining. Gotcher and Williams each hit two free throws to help keep Texas Tech ahead.

Monte Morris scored 20 points and Matt Thomas added 12 for the Cyclones (14-4, 4-2).

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WAVAH RUTH STETZEL, 84, of Guthrie Center & formerly of Adair (Svcs. 1/26/15)

Obituaries

January 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

WAVAH RUTH STETZEL, 84, of Guthrie Center (& formerly of Adair), died Sat., Jan. 24th, at The New Homestead, in Guthrie Center. Funeral services for WAVAH STETZEL will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., Jan. 26th, at the Adair United Methodist Church (In Adair). Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-until 7-pm Sunday (1/25), with the family present.

Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, in rural Guthrie Center.

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