GIRLS SOCCER
West Central Valley 10, Creston 0
BOYS SOCCER
Carroll 8, Logan-Magnolia 0
West Central Valley 2, Creston 0
GIRLS SOCCER
West Central Valley 10, Creston 0
BOYS SOCCER
Carroll 8, Logan-Magnolia 0
West Central Valley 2, Creston 0
GIRLS GOLF
East Union 252, Bedford NTS, Hamburg NTS
Medalist: Kenra Sleep, Bedford, 54
Runner-Up: Gwen Nixon, East Union, 55
Moravia 252, Wayne 257
BOYS GOLF
Bedford 164, East Union 210, Hamburg 234
Medalist: Keith Thompson, Hamburg, 33
Runner-Up: Michah Johnson, Bedford, 39
GIRLS TENNIS
Ballard 9, Audubon 0
Dallas Center-Grimes 7, Audubon 2
(A: The Wheelers got wins from Audrey Jensen at #1 Singles 8-2 and Briley Belnap at #5 singles 8-5.)
Skyscan Forecast Saturday, April 8, 2023 Austin Romer
Today: Mostly sunny. S @ 20. High 69.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. S @ 15. Low 45.
Easter Sunday: Cloudy. Slight chance of showers. S @ 20. H 68.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. S @ 5-10. Low 49.
Monday: Mostly sunny. S @ 10. High 69.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. S @ 15. High 77.
Yesterday’s high was 69 and the low was 22. This day last year the high was 52 and the low was 18. The all-time record high was 89 set in 1931 and the record low was 14 in 2016. Sunrise this morning is 6:53 a.m. and sunset tonight is 7:52 p.m.
(Radio Iowa) – An emergency food group is concerned about how proposed legislation could contribute to the spiking demand for food assistance. Des Moines Area Religious Council spokesman, Blake Willadsen, says DMARC assisted a record-breaking 19-thousand people last month. He’s concerned the bill which would add further hurdles to SNAP applicants, meaning more households turning to emergency food.
The state ended some Iowans’ access to maximum SNAP benefits in March of 2022, and Willadsen says that decrease was followed by record levels of visitors by last August.
The bill in the Iowa Legislature would limit assets households can have to get food assistance, and require more frequent eligibility checks. The bill would kick an estimated 28-hundred people off SNAP.
(reporting by Zachary Oren Smith, Iowa Public Radio)
(Radio Iowa) – Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a train derailment Thursday in Sioux City.
A Union Pacific spokesperson says about one dozen cars on a freight train derailed upright on the edge of their Sioux City yard around 6 p.m.. There were no injuries and no releases of contents from any of the rail cars.
Union Pacific crews put all cars back on the rails this morning and 28th Street will remain closed for at least a few more days because of the repair work.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by Atlantic Parks & Recreation on Thursday, April 6th, 2023. Ambassadors welcomed Wyatt Adderton as the new Atlantic Parks & Recreation Director.
Wyatt Adderton moved to Atlantic from Savannah, Georgia in mid-March and hit the ground running, scooping snow and meeting with various businesses, organization, and City officials. Wyatt graduated with an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Studies, a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Parks & Recreation Management from North Arizona University, and has begun grad school at Indiana University for Recreation Administration. Wyatt shared that he truly admires the passion Atlantic residents have for their community, and he hopes to be a role model for young people that want to make a difference in their community.
Atlantic Parks & Recreation maintains 13 properties, 236 acres, and over 3,000 trees. The department also provides programming and special events including the Park Party that is scheduled for July 8th,10-2 pm.
Wyatt’s current goals for the department include reinvesting in Sunnyside Pool by repainting the existing buildings, adding a new waterslide, and installing new membership software. Wyatt and his team are also looking forward to planting more trees, completing the Mollett Park raised bed project, and working with Kirk Knudsen, Public Works Director, on finishing the walkway at Schildberg Recreation Area and addressing erosion issues throughout town.
Atlantic Parks & Recreation Office is located at 1200 Sunnyside Lane in Atlantic. For more information about Parks & Recreation please call, 712-243-3542. To keep up with Atlantic Parks & Recreation, follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/atlanticparksandrecreation
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Friday morning of 33-year-old Janssen S. Ludwigs of Oakland on a warrant for Theft in the 5th Degree. He was located on a traffic stop by the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office and was transported to the Montgomery County Line and then taken to the Montgomery County Jail by Montgomery County Deputies. The arrest took place at 9:39 a.m. on Friday morning. Ludwigs was being held on $300 cash bond.
(Radio Iowa) – The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee says by this time next week, Iowans should see the details of next year’s state spending plans from House Republicans. Representative Gary Mohr, a Republican from Bettendorf, says the bills, in total, would spend about 89 percent of projected state tax revenue.
That’s about one percent higher than the spending level Governor Kim Reynolds recommended in January. House Republicans say their budget includes the extra money the legislature approved for schools in February and they are proposing more state support of nursing homes than the governor suggested. Senate Republicans have released a series of budget bills this week, but none show dollar amounts. Mohr says every legislative year is different.
April 28th is the 110th day of the 2023 legislative session. It’s a target date for adjournment, but state law does not require that lawmakers end then. It is, however, the final day legislators get daily expense money to cover things like accommodations and travel to Des Moines.