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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State says defensive line coach Curtis Bray died Wednesday morning. He was 43.
Cyclones spokesman Mike Green confirmed Bray’s death to The Associated Press, but said no additional details were immediately available.
Bray, a former star linebacker at Pittsburgh, spent the past five seasons working under coach Paul Rhoads with the Cyclones.
Bray grew up in Monroeville, Pa. and graduated from Pitt in 1992. He coached at Duquesne, Western Kentucky and Villanova and later worked with Rhoads at Pittsburgh.
Bray also coached at Temple before joining Rhoads’s first staff at Iowa State.
Cass County Conservation Director Micah Lee provided the County Board of Supervisor’s with a quarterly update on the department’s activities during his report Wednesday morning. Lee said with the Winter months comes a decrease in the amount of work they can accomplish, but prior to the season setting in, Cold Springs State Park was winterized and closed for the season. The preparation included tree trimming along the roadways, and the off-season assembly of new picnic tables.
He said everything that needs to be replaced at Cold Springs should be completed by the time the park opens in the Spring. A new 40-foot driveway will also be installed and completed after loads of dirt is received. At the Nodaway Wildlife Area, trees were removed and parking lots posts were replaced, after someone yanked them out to gain vehicle access.
General clean-up and maintenance were conducted on the T-Bone Trail and at the Pellet Memorial Woods, where a split-rail fence was replaced. Lee said the State Forester is looking into getting approval for the removal of some invasive tree species. At the West Nodaway Wildlife Area, native grasses and brome grasses were planted over a 15-acre area, which should help to bring pheasants and other wild life to the area.
They also planted 90 trees in the Outdoor Education Classroom area over the past Summer and wrapped cages around them to prevent damage from deer rubbing against the trees. Work is also nearly complete on the pit toilets. Other clean-up and maintenance work was conducted on the Hitchcock Recreation Area. Lee said Cass County Naturalist Lora Kanning saw around 700 people during the last quarter through 35 programs held in the County.
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The Cass County Board of Supervisors discussed at-length Wednesday morning, a recommendation by the County Compensation Board, to provide Sheriff Darby McLaren and County Attorney Dan Feistner, a seven-percent increase in compensation, and a 3.5-percent compensation increase for other elected officials in the courthouse (including the Treasurer, Recorder, and Board of Supervisors). Board member Mark Wedemeyer made a motion to decline that recommendation.
Wedemeyer’s motion was to reduce the recommendation by 100-percent and come back with a recommendation for a three-percent across the board increase, which he said would “Keep everything a lot smoother in the courthouse.” Wedemeyer said he could not vote for a seven-percent increase for the Sheriff and Attorney. Board Chair Frank Waters indicated he also was opposed to a seven-percent increase for the County’s top two law officers.
Supervisor Chuck Rieken agreed the Board could reduce the recommendation to zero, but does not have the authority to come back in and set the rate at three-percent. Rieken said Iowa Code says the Compensation Board will make the recommendation. Wedemeyer says there the Code doesn’t say it can’t be done.
Auditor Dale Sunderman also said the Board does have the authority to reduce the recommendation to zero, according to Code. But the Board also cannot exceed the compensation schedule recommended by the Compensation Board. At the end of discussion, the Board voted three-to-two against the motion, with Chairman Frank Waters and Wedemeyer voting in favor, Duane McFadden, Chuck Rieken and Gaylord Schelling voting against.
The vote does NOT mean the Board approved the Compensation Board’s recommendation. The final schedule of pay, which may be adjusted, will follow a public hearing on the budget at a later date. In the interim, the Board agreed to have County Attorney Dan Feistner research with the Iowa Attorney General’s Office, an opinion on the validity of Wedemeyer’s argument that the Supervisors can respond with an alternate rate of compensation.
ATLANTA, Ga. – Iowa State women’s basketball senior Hallie Christofferson has been selected as one of 31 semifinalists for the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, Athletes for a Better World announced Tuesday.
Christofferson holds a 3.43 grade point average while majoring in graphic design. She was a member of the Big 12 honor roll and was named an ISU Scholar-Athlete in 2013.
Christofferson has participated in various community service projects during her time at Iowa State. The senior volunteered with the St. Jude’s Walk the past three years, the I-35 Program and assisted with Jr. Cyclone clinics among other activities.
On the court, Christofferson has established herself as one of the best players in the country. She was named an honorable mention All-American by the AP and WBCA last season. Her performance also did not go unnoticed by league coaches as she was one of just four student-athletes in the Big 12 to be named a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 First-Team. This season, the senior is averaging 21.0 points per contest, which ranks second in the Big 12, and 7.9 rebounds. She has also been tabbed to numerous preseason watch lists.
The organization also announced its five finalists in addition to the 31 semifinalists. The 36 student-athletes, 31 semifinalists and five finalists, covered all NCAA sponsored sports and crossed all divisions. Christofferson was one of just five selections from collegiate women’s basketball.
The award identifies collegiate and professional athletes that best display character, teamwork and citizenship. The award establishes the recipients as athletes of excellence both on and off the field and role models both as performers and persons.
To be eligible for the award a student-athlete must demonstrate positive relationships with fellow athletes and coaches in addition to personal successes on the court and in the classroom. The student-athlete must also be active in the community and campus.
Semifinalists:
And, the Finalists are the following:
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports two people were arrested following the completion of a burglary investigation in Irwin. As a result of the investigation 48-year-old Brian Hytrek and 27-year-old Jennifer Rains, both of Kirkman, were charged with Burglary in the 3rd Degree. The suspects were brought to the Shelby County Jail, where Hytrek was being held on $2,000 bond. Rains was later released on her own recognizance.
Sheriff Mark Hervey says the burglary took place during the weekend of January 12th when a residence in Irwin was entered and several pieces of property stolen. Deputies later executed a search warrant at 1721 Peach Road in Shelby County the night of January 12th and recovered several stolen items.
Hervey says the investigation is still ongoing at this time.
The Atlantic Police Department reports an arrest on Tuesday ( Jan. 14th). 23-year-old Charles Mace Jr., of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for Failure to Appear on a Traffic Violation. Mace was taken to the Cass County Jail and booked in.
MARGARET “MAGGIE” McGUIRE, 74, of rural Atlantic died Tuesday, Jan.14th at Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. Memorial services for MAGGIE McGUIRE will be held at 10:00am, Sat., Jan. 18th at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.
An open visitation will be held at the funeral home from 8-am-to 5:30-pm on Thur., and from 8-am-to 6-pm on Friday, with the family present from 6-to 7:30-pm on Friday. Online condolences may be left at www.RolandFuneralService.com.
Burial will be in the 1st Lutheran Cemetery south of Wiota, with a luncheon to follow at the 1st Lutheran Church.
MAGGIE McGuire is survived by:
Her step-daughter: Dandre Lee (Roy) Johnson, of Talent, OR.
Her nieces and nephews, 1 step-granddaughter and 1 step great-granddaughter.
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