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The past five Iowa winters have been snowier than normal, and colder than usual in four of them.
The next one? State climatologist Harry Hillaker says that it’s an even bet for more snow than usual and a slight chance of lower temperatures than normal.
The Pacific Ocean’s La Nina conditions -when equatorial waters are lower than normal – are expected to be relatively strong this winter.
Hillaker says the last 20 times that such La Nina conditions occurred, Iowa had snowier-than-usual winters on 12 occasions, and 11 of those winters were colder than normal.
But conditions vary from one side of Iowa to the other. He says snow was heavy in northeast Iowa last winter, “but there was not much winter in the south.”
–AP
Another case of West Nile virus has been confirmed in western Iowa. The Iowa Department of Public Health says the most recent case involves a woman from Mills County.
The report comes on the heels of four other cases of West Nile involving people from Fremont, Pottawattamie, and Harrison Counties. Several other possible cases are being investigated in western Iowa.
Even though the weather has cooled and decreased the mosquito population, the Health Department says there’s still a significant risk of getting West Nile until the first hard frost.
Ann Pavkov with the Iowa Department of Public Health says the months of standing water from Missouri River flooding could be creating an ideal breeding place for mosquitoes.
A press release from the Health Department provides more tips on preventing the West Nile virus:
Use insect repellant whenever outdoors, especially during peak biting times from dusk to dawn. Use repellent with DEET, picaridin, IR3535, or oil of lemon eucalyptus. Always read the repellent label and consult with a health care provider if you have questions when using these types of products for children.
Wear long-sleeved shirts, pants, shoes, and socks whenever possible outdoors.
Eliminate mosquito-breeding sites by removing sources of standing water in outdoor areas whenever possible. For example turning over or removing items where water can collect, such as ceramic pots, toys, buckets, tires, wading pools, and tarps covering firewood and boats.
Western Iowa Conference:
Rolling Hills Conference:
Others:
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State announced Monday that Saturday’s game against No. 17 Texas that kicks off at 6 p.m. CDT in Jack Trice Stadium will be a sellout. Both teams are 3-0.
The only remaining tickets (fewer than 200) are single tickets randomly located throughout the stadium.
“Interest in our football program is high,” Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard said. “Whatever the final attendance figure is Saturday, no team in school history will have attracted the crowds that this team has through the first three games of any prior Iowa State season. It’s a great time to be a Cyclone.”
The game will be televised by FX.
Best Cyclone home attendance through three games (min. 150K)
154,566 (1982)
154,370 (1981)
153,624 (2007)
151,586 (1983)
151,452 (2009)
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110,757 (2011) – Cyclone 2011 attendance through two home games
Iowa State needed to sell 43,810 tickets for the Texas game to vault 2011 to an all-time attendance best through the first three games of an Iowa State season.
(ISU Press Release)
A meeting regarding possible post office closures in the Council Bluffs is scheduled to take place tonight.
The meeting will be held at 40 Pearl Street in Council Bluffs tonight at 5:00. People who attend the meeting can expect to get more information about the possible closures and more details about the financial situation of the postal service.
Interstate 80 westbound near Adair has reopened after a crash occurred on the freeway Monday afternoon.
At least three people were hurt in the incident that occurred at about 3:00 PM Monday, with reports saying one person was airlifted from the area.
The crash forced interstate 80 westbound to close near the 75 mile marker for a little less than four hours Monday. The interstate was re-opened at about 6:45 PM Monday.
No other details are currently available as the incident remains under investigation.
The Iowa State Patrol Reports that three people have been injured in a Mills County rear-end incident Monday.
At approximately 2:30 PM, a 2007 Ford 500 driven by 34-year-old Marlene Reed of Shenandoah was traveling east on Highway 34 and began slowing for a prior accident that occurred in the area.
Meanwhile, a 1993 PTRB semi driven by 66-year-old Harry Myers of Shenandoah was also eastbound on Highway 34 behind Reed’s vehicle. Myers was unable to slow down in time and struck the back of the Myers vehicle.
Injured in the crash were Marlene Reed and two of her passengers. Her passengers included 42-year-old Amy Reed of Shenandoah and 17-year-old Tristan Reed of Shenandoah. All three were transported to Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Details about their injuries are not currently available.
Assisting with the crash were Red Oak rescue, Malvern rescue, Emerson first responders, and Glenwood rescue.
The crash remains under investigation.
Girls Varsity ran very well and finished 4th as a team with 102 points. Ali
Krogman came in 2nd overall and Katie Blake improved the most for Atlantic,
finishing 25th overall and 4th for Atlantic.
Ali Krogman 2nd
Alex Hartwig 20th
Liz Siggins 23rd
Katie Blake 25th
Alisha Hinzmann 36th
Carly Monson 38th
Malachi Wickman 46th
Girls JV – excellent races from Justice Parker, who came in 1st, and
Caroline Trewet, who placed 5th. JV girls finished 2nd with 50 points.
Boys varsity Corey Whitt and Derek VonSeggern ran the best compared to
expectations. Team placed 8th of 14 with 201 points.
Corey Whitt 26th
Tian Siggins 33rd
Josiah Williams 45th
Derek VonSeggern 47
Blake Esbeck 50
Sam Bateman 56
Preston Hoye 60
Boys JV finished 5th of 9 teams with 126 points Jake Auerbach was the top
performer finishing in 11th place.
– Paul Iekel –
Atlantic XC Coach
By Bud Legg, IHSAA
With a count down of the final four regular season weeks remaining and a heavy emphasis on making the 2011 playoff field, a total of 49 prep grid teams are still undefeated. The number of unbeaten teams is identical to last fall at this point in the season.
A reduction in that number will be forthcoming this weekend when 48 of the 49 are scheduled. Three games involve match-ups of undefeated teams – Postville at North Tama, Traer (Class A); Alburnett at North Cedar, Stanwood (Class 1A) and ADM, Adel at Carlisle (Class 3A). Fifteen other games find unbeaten teams playing foes that have lost only once.
North Tama, Traer (5-0) is the only undefeated team that has yet to be scored upon. The defending Class A champions have over-whelmed their first five foes, 248-0. The Red Hawks journey toward perfection has a huge challenge this week in Postville, also 5-0.
No fewer than five traditional rivalries are on tap this weekend involving the undefeated teams. Ankeny (6-0) meets Dowling Catholic, WDM (4-2) in Drake Stadium; PCM, Monroe (5-0) travels to Pella Christian (4-1); Dike-New Hartford (5-0) is at Aplington-Parkersburg (4-1); South Winneshiek, Calmar (5-0) travels to North Fayette, West Union (4-1); and Emmetsburg (5-0) hosts West Lyon, Inwood (4-1).
North Tama has won 36 straight regular season games, including 24 straight district contests. Moreover the Red Hawks have a current 19-game win streak and have chalked up 22 shut outs in the last 33 contests and 36 in the last 56, dating back to the start of the 2007 campaign.
Clear Lake (Class 3A) has the longest regular season win chain with 37 games, while St. Albert, Council Bluffs’ (Class 1A) current string of 37 straight district wins is the best in district/conference play. Iowa City, City High (Class 4A) has sailed to 33 straight wins in Mississippi Valley Conference and regular season action.
Armstrong-Ringsted, in eight-player, has the longest winning streak in all classes with a all-time eight-player win chain of 29, while Regina, Iowa City (2A) joins North Tama with a current consecutive string of 19.
Following are this week’s games involving undefeated teams.
Class 4A
Ames (4-2) at Valley, WDM (5-0)
Ankeny (6-0) at Dowling Catholic, WDM (4-2) at Drake Stadium
Assumption, Davenport (5-0) at Pleasant Valley (3-2)
Cedar Rapids, Washington (3-2) at Iowa City, City High (5-0)
Dubuque Senior (1-4) at Linn-Mar, Marion (5-0)
Wahlert, Dubuque (4-1) at Cedar Falls (5-0)
Class 3A
A-D-M, Adel (5-0) at Carlisle (5-0)
Carroll (5-0) at Lewis Central (1-3)
Clear Lake (5-0) at Ballard (2-3)
Humboldt (1-4) at Webster City (4-0)
Storm Lake (2-3) at Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (5-0)
Waverly-Shell Rock (5-0) at Crestwood, Cresco (2-3)
Class 2A
Iowa Falls-Alden (1-4) at Osage (5-0)
Mediapolis (5-0) at Albia (4-1)
PCM, Monroe (5-0) at Pella Christian (4-1)
Regina, Iowa City (5-0) at Camanche (4-1)
Roland-Story (3-2) at St. Edmond, Fort Dodge (5-0)
South Winneshiek, Calmar (5-0) at North Fayette, West Union (4-1)
Spirit Lake (6-0) is idle
West Marshall (5-0) at Collins-Baxter-Maxwell (4-1)
Class 1A
Alburnett (5-0) at North Cedar, Stanwood (5-0)
Dike-New Hartford (5-0) at Aplington-Parkersburg (4-1)
Logan-Magnolia (5-0) at Tri-Center, Neola (4-1)
Maquoketa Valley, Delhi (3-2) at Wapsie Valley, Fairbank (5-0)
North Linn, Troy Mills (1-4) at Starmont (5-0)
Panorama, Panora (5-0) at Wayne, Corydon (0-5)
Prairie Valley, Gowrie (3-2) at Lawton-Bronson (5-0)
South Hamilton, Jewell (2-3) at Woodward-Granger (5-0)
St. Albert, Council Bluffs (5-0) at Griswold (3-2)
West Lyon, Inwood (4-1) at Emmetsburg (5-0)
Class A
Bedford (6-0) at Exira-EHK (3-1)
Clay Central-Everly (0-5) at Gehlen Catholic, LeMars (5-0)
Lisbon (5-0) at English Valleys, North English (1-4)
Lone Tree (5-0) at B-G-M, Brooklyn (4-1)
Postville (5-0) at North Tama, Traer (5-0)
Eight-Player
Clarksville (5-1) at Janesville (5-0)
Graettinger-Terril (2-3) at West Bend-Mallard (5-0)
Harris-Lake Park (5-1) at Armstrong-Ringsted (6-0)
Kingsley-Pierson (5-0) at Laurens-Marathon (3-3)
Melcher-Dallas (5-0) at Harmony, Farmington (0-5)
Midland, Wyoming (6-0) at Kee, Lansing (4-1)
Moravia (5-0) at Grandview Park Baptist, DM (1-4)
Riceville (4-1) at Northeast Hamilton, Blairsburg (5-0)
St. Mary’s, Remsen (1-4) at Newell-Fonda (5-0)
Stanton (4-1) at Fremont-Mills, Tabor (5-0)
Villisca (0-5) at East Mills (5-0)
Team Leaders
Offense
Class 4A – Marshalltown, 46.8 ppg
Class 3A – Webster City, 50.8 ppg
Class 2A – PCM, Monroe, 50.0 ppg
Class 1A – Panorama, Panora, 47.2 ppg
Class A – Lone Tree, 52.4 ppg
8-Player – Fremont-Mills, Tabor, 70.2 ppg
Defense
Class 4A – Ankeny, 6.6 ppg
Class 3A – Waverly-Shell Rock, 4.2 ppg
Class 2A – Regina, Iowa City, 3.2 ppg
Class 1A – Woodward-Granger, 2.6 ppg
Class A – North Tama, Traer, 0.0 ppg
8-Player – Newell-Fonda, 8.0 ppg
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