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September 12th, 2011 by admin

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School Board elections set for Tuesday

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September 12th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Voters across Iowa will head to the polls Tuesday, to elect their school board members and make a decision other, school related matters. The polls open at Noon at close at 8-p.m.  In Cass County, there are contested races in the Atlantic Community School District, where there are three At Large seats to fill. Incumbents Dennis Davis, Phil Hascall and Jon Martens are up for re-election, along with Rodney Hartwig. Voters in Atlantic will also act on approving a Physical Plant and Equipment levy that would allow the district to ask for up to 85-cents per thousand dollars of taxable valuation, beginning in the Fiscal year ending June 30th, 2013. The levy would remain in effect for the following 10-years.

In the newly re-organized CAM Community School District, Julie Williamson is the lone candidate for the North District, and incumbent Todd McKee is unopposed for the South District. In the Griswold Community School District, Scott Peterson is running unopposed for the District 2 seat, and Douglas Lembke is unopposed in District 6.  They are expected to replace two retiring Board members, Mary Perdue and Angie Amos.  Incumbents Scott Hansen and Clarion Campbell are also unopposed in Districts 4 and 7 respectively.  Voters in the Griswold District will also decide whether or not to adopt a renewed Revenue Purpose Statement. Superintendent Dana Kunze  says it‘s basically a continuation of “business as usual” with regard to how sales, service and other tax funds from the State of Iowa can be used.  He says it’s an extension of the statement for a few more years. It will not increase or decrease taxes paid by the district’s patrons. It will allow the district to plan for some large projects. That includes the Griswold High School parking lot, which Kunze says is in pretty rough shape.  It also includes a new roof for the high school, projects will can be completed without having to raise property taxes, which is something that hasn’t been done in a while. In fact, in the last year, those taxes were lowered by One-dollar per thousand dollars valuation. Patrons of the district may vote at the Community Building in Elliott, and at the City Hall in Griswold and Lewis.

In the AHST Community School District, there are three spots open on the Board of Education: Kimberly Wise is running for the District 2 seat being vacated by Alan Sieh; Russell Sturm is running for the At Large seat in-place of Allen Cordes, who has decided to seek election in his own district, which is District 4. Incumbent Tony Denning will not seek re-election in that district.

In the Elk Horn-Kimballton School District, Mark Smith and Joel Schlueter have filed for the District 1 and 4 seats, respectively. Each of the incumbents in the Walnut Community School District are unopposed for re-election. Voters in the Corning Community School District have no candidates for District 2, so that will filled by write-in vote, the other districts have one candidate running for each seat. In the Prescott School District, there’s another write-in situation for a vacant Director At Large seat.

There are no contested races in either the Audubon or Exira Community School Districts, but voters in the Audubon District will act on adopting the Revenue Purpose Statement. In Guthrie County, there are a total of 14 seats up for election in five school districts, but only two contested races. One is in the Panorama School District, and pits incumbent Tom Arganbright against Jim Nelson, in District 3. The other is in the West Central Valley School District, where newcomers Dianne Harwood and Bryan Abbott face off in District 5.

Proposed bridge replacement on U.S. 34 over Platte River in Adams Co., to be discussed Sept. 22

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September 12th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa – Sept. 12, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold a public information meeting Thursday, Sept. 22, to discuss the proposed bridge replacement of the U.S. 34 bridge over the Platte River, 1.3 miles west of the Iowa 25 intersection, in Adams County. The meeting will be held from 4:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. at the Lenox Community Center, 110 E. Dallas St. in Lenox. This public information meeting will be conducted utilizing an open forum format. No formal presentation will be made. Iowa DOT staff members will be present to discuss the project informally. Through traffic would be detoured using Adams County Road N-64, Taylor County Road J-13 and Iowa 25 during construction. 

For general information regarding the proposed bridge replacement or the public meeting, contact Donald Stevens, interim district engineer, Iowa DOT District 4, 2210 E. Seventh St., Atlantic, Iowa 50022, telephone 712-243-3355 or 800-289-4368, e-mail donald.stevens@dot.iowa.gov. Visit the Iowa DOT’s project-related public meeting website at www.iowadot.gov/pim for information about scheduled public meetings and hearings – and opportunities to offer input to the Iowa DOT during the development of certain projects.

Saturday (9/10) Volleyball Results

Sports

September 12th, 2011 by Jim Field

Atlantic Trojann Volleyball Tournament (September 10, 2011)

West Pool
Atlantic beat St Albert        21-14, 21-18
Tri-Center beat Winterset        21-12, 21-15
Atlantic beat Winterset        20-22, 22-20, 15-9
Tri-Center beat St. Albert        21-12, 21-13
Tri-Center beat Atlantic          21-15, 18-22, 17-15
St. Albert beat Winterset        21-15, 21-14

East Pool
Harlan beat Underwood        21-13, 16-21, 15-9
Treynor  beat Glenwood        21-14, 21-14
Harlan beat Glenwood        21-12, 21-12
Treynor  beat Underwood    21-18, 22-24, 15-10
Harlan beat Treynor        16-21, 21-19, 15-11
Underwood beat Glenwood    21-18, 21-19

Consolation Bracket
Atlantic beats Underwood-     25-19, 25-23
Glenwood beat Winterset-     25-14, 25-12

Consolation Finals Match
Atlantic beat Winterset-         22-25, 25-20, 15-8

Championship Bracket
St. Albert beat Treynor-     25-18, 25-19
Harlan beat Tri-Center-     25-14, 25-13

Championship Match
Harlan beat St.Albert –         25-21, 25-16

All Tournament Team
Katie Groves (12) Atlantic, Kenna Henze (11) Glenwood,  Jess Schaben (9) Harlan, Lauren Larsen (11) Harlan, Kylie Ferguson (10) St. Albert, Katie Kuck (11) St. Albert, Emma Fiene (11) Treynor, Shelby Sullivan (11) Tri-Center, Rachel Landen (10) Underwood, Karly Olson-Winterset.

Elsewhere:

Algona 21-21, Carroll 16-17
Ames 19-21-15, Abraham Lincoln 21-17-11
Audubon 21-21, Griswold 13-18
Bedford 21-21, Corning 15-19
Bedford 24-21, Shenandoah 22-16
Bedford 25-25, Creston 15-20
Boyer Valley 21-14-15, Woodbine 19-21-5
Boyer Valley 22-21, Logan-Magnolia 20-16
Carroll 16-21-15, Cherokee, Washington 21-17-13
Carroll 21-21, Humboldt 17-18
Carroll 21-21, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 17-18
Carroll 21-21, Spencer 14-9
Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 21-21, Kuemper Catholic 16-11
Clarinda 21-21, A-H-S-T 10-16
Clarinda 21-21, IKM-Manning 17-19
Clarinda 21-21, Riverside 7-11
Clarinda 21-25-16, Guthrie Center 25-7-14
Clarinda 25-18-15, Red Oak 17-25-11
Abraham Lincoln 21-21, Des Moines, Hoover 19-11
Guthrie Center 21-21, Audubon 12-7
Guthrie Center 21-21, Griswold 18-15

IKM-Manning 21-21, A-H-S-T 12-16
IKM-Manning 21-21,  Riverside 16-16

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 16-21-16, Nevada 21-10-14
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, Des Moines, North 4-9
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, Valley, West Des Moines 15-15

Red Oak 21-21, Audubon 10-6
Red Oak 21-21, Griswold 9-15
Red Oak 21-23, Guthrie Center 17-21
Red Oak 28-25, IKM-Manning 26-18

Riverside 17-21-19, A-H-S-T 21-19-17

Shenandoah 21-21, Corning 5-17
Shenandoah 24-21, Rock Port 22-16

Stanton 25-16-15, Bedford 21-25-9
Stanton 25-25, Shenandoah 15-12

This is Your Nishna Valley 09-10-2011

Podcasts, This is Your Nishna Valley

September 12th, 2011 by admin

w/ Jim Field and Stacie Linfor

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Trojan Preview 09-09-2011

Podcasts, Trojan Preview/Who’s Gonna Win?

September 12th, 2011 by admin

Weekly talk with Atlantic Head Football Coach Tim Duff as his team prepared for Winterset.

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Massena City Council to meet this evening

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September 12th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The City Council in Massena is set to hold its regular meeting this evening. On the agenda at 7-p.m., is discussion and possible action with regard to tree removal in the historical area, the sewer improvement system design, and the transfer of City funds to the road use tax fund, for blacktop payment.

In other business, the Council will receive information about the DNR’s plan of action to reduce the sewer system inflow and infiltration, act on a contract for wastewater collection systems improvement, discuss a DNR Open Burn application, and, set the dates for public hearings on building permit and engine brake ordinances.

The meeting begins at 7-p.m., in the Massena City Hall.

Iowa pheasant population may not be as low as official count suggest

Ag/Outdoor, Sports

September 12th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A survey released last week showing Iowa’s pheasant population is at an all-time low is not only bad news for hunters, it’s a big blow for the Iowa economy. Kevin Baskins, spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says hunters spend a lot of money on hotels, food and equipment – but they’re not spending as much when their chances for a successful hunt are affected.

“A lot of that spending occurs in Iowa’s most rural areas, where there’s more amble hunting opportunities,” Baskins said. “So, certainly this can have a big impact on main streets across the state because if we don’t have the pheasants, we’re not going to have the hunters coming into those smaller communities and spending money during that time frame.”

Iowa’s 2011 pheasant hunting season runs from October 29 through January 10, 2012. The D-N-R’s roadside survey, conducted in August, found an average of 7 birds counted for each 30 miles of route driven. That compares to 11 birds per route last year. Baskins says the situation may not be as bad as it seems.

“A lot of our biologists and people who were involved in with that roadside count have noted that since the official count was over, they have been seeing more birds,” Baskins said. “We would guess at this point, if we are off in terms of our estimations, we’re probably off on the low side. There may be more birds out there than what we’re projecting at this point.”

The dwindling pheasant population is blamed primarily on five consecutive winters of above average snowfall, in addition to a series of cold and wet springs.

(Radio Iowa)

1 Injured During Semi vs. Motorcycle Crash in Adair County, Sunday

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September 12th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A northwest Iowa woman suffered serious injuries during a crash between a motorcycle and a semi Sunday afternoon, in Adair County. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2007 Volvo semi driven by 40-year old Larry D. Fry, of Fredericktown, Ohio, was traveling east on Interstate 80 in the slow lane just east of the Highway 25 exit, and was unable to merge into the left lane.

A 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle, driven by 44-year old Deborah Lynn Dirks, of Gilmore City, was merging from the ramp onto I-80 eastbound and collided with the side of the semi. The impact caused Dirks to lose control of the cycle, which came to rest in the south ditch.  The accident happened at around 4:15-p.m.

Dirks was flown by helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. According to her friends, doctors were forced to amputate one of her legs below the knee. She also suffered lacerations, broken bones, and a collapsed lung, but was expected to survive from her injuries.

Friends say the woman was riding with the “Freedom Riders” motorcycle club when the accident, which remains under investigation, took place.

Western IA man & NE woman die in cycle crash

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September 11th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

(A-P) EMERSON, Neb. — Two people on a motorcycle have been killed in a head-on collision with a car near Emerson in eastern Nebraska. The Dixon County, NE,  sheriff’s office says that 20-year-old Christopher Oberg, of Mapleton, Iowa, and his passenger, 19-year-old Alexis Calfee of Bennett, Neb., died at the scene of Friday evening’s crash. The sheriff’s office says Oberg was heading westbound on the motorcycle when he encountered an eastbound car in his lane. He swerved but couldn’t avoid a crash. The driver of the car, identified as 55-year-old Robert Mahler, of Hubbard, Neb., was taken to an Iowa hospital. The crash is under investigatio