Lavon Eblen speaks with Deb Schuler, Fair Superintendent, about the Cass County Fair King and Queen Contest.
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Lavon Eblen speaks with Deb Schuler, Fair Superintendent, about the Cass County Fair King and Queen Contest.
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Class 1-A Southeast All District
District Coach of the Year: Heather Fortune, Wayne
Class 1-A Northeast All-District Team
Coach of the Year: Elizabeth Hill – Kee Lansing
Class 1-A South Central All District
Coach of the Year Danny Jensen Murray
Class 1-A Northwest All-District Softball
Coach of the Year – Todd Colt Akron-Westfield
Class 1-A West All-District Softball
District Coach of the Year Jason Stoltzfus Charter Oak-Ute
Class 2-A Central All-District Softball
District Coach of the Year Chris Caskey Earlham
Class 2-A Southeast All District Softball
District Coach of the Year: Carrie Wieland, Highland
Class 2-A Southwest All-District Softball
District Coach of the Year: Joy Gross, IKM-Manning
Class 2-A Northeast All-District Softball
District Coach of the Year: Ashley Craft, Denver
Class 2-A Northwest All District Softball
Coach of the Year: Brian Gleason, Prairie Valley
Class 3-A Southeast All District Team
Coach of the Year- Lindsay Diehl, Clarke
Class 3A Northeast All-District Softball
District Coach of the Year: Eric Stenberg, Benton
Class 3A West All-District Softball
Class 3-A Central All-District Softball
District Coach of the Year: Rick Dillinger, ADM
Class 4-A Northeast District Softball
District Coach of the Year: Jim White, Solon
Class 4-A Southeast All District Softball
District Coach of the Year Bob Bradfield, Fairfield
Class 4-A West All-District Softball
District Coach of the Year: Jim Flaws, Carlisle
Class 5-A West All-District Softball
District Coach of the Year – Todd Merical – Johnston
Class 5-A East All-District Softball
District Coach of the Year: Justin Lutjen, Iowa City West
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Jim Field discusses the expected heat wave at the beginning of this week.
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The Freese-Notis forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather info. for Atlantic.
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Class 3-A District Finals
Harlan vs. Carroll @ Harlan
Creston vs. Glenwood @ Atlantic
DES MOINES, Iowa – A big weekend is approaching for military veterans across the region who are ready to take their boots from the battlefields to the farm fields. The Midwest Conference for Farmer Veterans aims to connect vets and service members considering a career in agriculture with information and resources on everything from land access to food safety.
“For example, USDA,” says Matt Russell, state food policy project coordinator of the Agricultural Law Center at Drake University. “The USDA has tremendous programs to help family farmers. “If you didn’t grow up in agriculture, you might not understand all of those resources. So, just helping them navigate that, that would be one of the services that we’re providing as well.”
The farmer veterans conference will be held this Friday and Saturday at Drake University in Des Moines, and will include a tour of a diverse farm operation. More than 40 percent of military members come from farms and small towns, so Ed Cox, chairman of the Farmer Veteran Coalition of Iowa and staff attorney of the Agricultural Law Center at Drake University, says it’s also a vital for rural development to help veterans put down roots and grow a career in agriculture.
“So, if we can get these people that have a record of service to their country back in those rural communities, not only as farmers, but as leaders in the community, it can be a very valuable asset for those rural communities,” he says.
Cox also notes that some returning veterans are looking for a continued sense of service and purpose, and with farming, they can get that by helping to feed their communities and their country.
(Iowa News Service)
New versions of vintage toys from the 1950s and ’60s are helping to prod business leaders around the nation into building their next facility in Iowa. Tina Hoffman, spokeswoman for the Iowa Economic Development Authority, says about 25-hundred key corporate leaders across the U-S are receiving green-and-white care packages from the Hawkeye State. “We have a targeted list of prospects that we’re going out to,” Hoffman says. “One of the things that we’ve done is to send them things that are kind of different, that they’ll keep on their desk and will put Iowa at the top of their mind when they are considering their next business expansion or relocation project.”
One of the incentive gifts is a rebranded Viewmaster. It resembles a pair of binoculars but instead of being used to see far-away objects, several color photos of Iowa are pre-loaded in the devices. “We have included with them one disc and there are about eight pictures,” Hoffman says. “It talks about everything from quality of life to business climate to commute times, all of those things that are important when you’re looking at a new business location.” While stereo-scopes were around decades earlier, the Viewmaster became a very popular toy starting in 1966, so there’s a clear, nostalgic appeal to business leaders who are in the Baby Boomer Generation.
“We also have done the Magic Eight Ball,” Hoffman says. “That’s a pretty cool thing. When you ask the Eight Ball a question, the answer always comes up, ‘Iowa.’ There are several different specific answers but ultimately, it’s always Iowa.” Each device costs about 15-dollars but Hoffman says it’s worth the price. Since January of 2011, she says the office has been working with projects that will result in more than nine-BILLION dollars in capital investment in Iowa.
(Radio Iowa)
The Crawford County k-9 unit has scored another hit, resulting in the arrest Sunday of three western Iowa residents on drug charges. Sheriff James R. Steinkuehler reports during a traffic stop Sunday on Highway 59, the K-9 “Bayou” alerted to the odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle. During the search of the vehicle, methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia were seized. As a result of the investigation, 56 year old Laurel Borkowski, of Denison, was charged with Delivery of Methamphetamine (Enhanced Class “C” Felony), and Possession w/ Intent to Deliver less than 5 grams of Methamphetamine (Class “C” Felony). Her bond was set at $10,000. Also arrested was 50 year old Steven Dusing, of Fonda, who was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine (Serious Misdemeanor), Possession of Marijuana (Serious Misdemeanor), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Simple Misdemeanor). His bond was set at $1,000.
Upon further investigation by the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department, a search warrant was conducted at 218 North 20th Street in Denison. During the search of the residence, approximately 2.6 pounds of Marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and a small quantity of Methamphetamine, were seized. As the result of the search warrant 22 year old Shane Sturtevant, of Denison, was charged with: Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana (Enhanced Class “D” Felony), Possession of Methamphetamine (Serious Misdemeanor), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Simple Misdemeanor), bond set at $5,000.
The Denison Police Department Assist the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department in the search of the residence.