Saturday, March 25 — Sweet 16
- No. 2 Maryland vs. No. 3 Notre Dame | 10:30 a.m. | ESPN
- No.1 South Carolina vs. No. 4 UCLA| 1:00 p.m.| ESPN
- No. 2 UConn vs. No. 3 Ohio State | 3 p.m. | ABC
- No. 1 Virginia Tech vs. No. 4 Tennessee | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2
JUPITER, Fla., March 24, 2023 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have agreed to a two-year (2024-25) contract extension with All-Star pitcher Miles Mikolas that will keep him in a Redbirds uniform through at least the 2025 season.
The team also announced today that Mikolas is set to make his 2nd career Opening Day start when the Cardinals begin their 2023 regular season campaign next Thursday in St. Louis. Mikolas was also tabbed as the club’s Opening Day starter in 2019 at Milwaukee.
Mikolas, 34, first joined the Cardinals as a free-agent in 2018 and went on to tie for the National League lead in wins with a career-high 18. Since coming to St. Louis, Miles has gone 41-34 with a 3.46 ERA in 106 career games pitched for the Redbirds and was selected to the N.L. All-Star team in both 2018 and 2022. He signed a four-year (2020-23) contract extension with the Cardinals in February of 2019.
A Jupiter, Fla. native, Mikolas has excelled when performing in front of the St. Louis fans, posting a 2.60 career ERA at Busch Stadium III, the third best among qualifying pitchers.
Miles is ranked among the majors’ top pitchers in walk pct. (4.3 pct., 2nd) and first pitch strike pct. (66.8 pct., T2nd) since joining the Cardinals in 2018, and the Redbirds are 64-42 (.604 win pct.) in his 106 career games pitched for the organization.
Mikolas (12-13, 3.29 ERA) ranked among National League leaders in a number of categories last season, pacing the team in innings pitched (202.1), starts (32) and quality starts (22) – all ranking 3rd in the senior circuit. His 202.1 innings pitched were a single-season career best and it marked the second 200-inning campaign (also 2018) of his career.
Mikolas was a member of the Team USA pitching staff in this year’s World Baseball Classic, working 6.0 IP over two relief appearances, including 4.0 innings in the American’s semi-final win over Cuba.
The 6-4, 230-pound righty owns a career mark of 45-40 with a 3.70 ERA in 143 games (115 starts) with San Diego (2012-13), Texas (2014) and St. Louis (2018-22). He pitched three seasons (2015-17) with the Yomiuri Giants in the Japanese Central League where he was 31-13 with a 2.18 ERA in 62 games, all starts.
Mikolas was voted by his teammates the recipient of the Darryl Kile Award in 2018, and he was named co-recipient of the J.G. Taylor Spink Baseball Man of the Year in 2018 by the St. Louis Chapter of the BBWAA. He was selected as the St. Louis Chapter’s Bob Bauman Physical Comeback Award recipient for 2022.
(Radio Iowa) Iowa is being downgraded in a non-profit group’s report which ranks the states for public health emergency preparedness. Dr. Nadine Gracia, president and CEO of Trust for America’s Health, says the past year brought many challenges, including the ongoing pandemic, extreme weather events, rises in chronic disease rates, and startling jumps in the number of lives lost to substance misuse and suicide.
“We had 19 states and the District of Columbia in the high performance tier, 16 states in the middle, and 15 states in a low performance tier,” Gracia says. “This year, Iowa did move down a tier. It was in the high performance tier in last year’s report in 2022, and this year, it is now in the middle performance tier.”
Of the ten key categories the report measures in each state, Gracia says Iowa slid back in two of them, though she says those are opportunities for growth over the coming year. “The state no longer has emergency management accreditation, so working to restore that accreditation is an opportunity,” Gracia says. “Also, looking at a factor or an indicator around patient safety and the percentage of hospitals that score at the highest tier with regards to patient safety, that we also saw a decline between 2022 and 2023.”
The report found Iowa excelled in some areas, like in the percentage of Iowans who got their seasonal flu vaccine. Also, the number of Iowans who can take paid time off is higher than the national average. Among the other positives for Iowa. “It has plans in place, for example, to expand its healthcare capacity during times of emergency,” Gracia says. “It also has plans in place to be able to expand its public health laboratory capacity, to increase testing during times of emergency. The state also has public health accreditation, which advances the quality of services that public health departments are providing.”
Iowa also saw improvements in its water safety, according to the report. Gracia says putting a sufficient investment into public health in Iowa and nationwide is vital. “An important recommendation is for Congress as well as state and local governments to ensure that their funding is there and necessary to strengthen our public health infrastructure,” Gracia says, “to be able to modernize our systems, our data systems, our ability to do the communications that are necessary and also to bolster and increase and strengthen a diverse public health workforce.”
The mission statement of Trust for America’s Health is to promote optimal health for every person and community, and make the prevention of illness and injury a national priority. See the full report at: https://www.tfah.org/
(Radio Iowa) – More Iowa high school and middle school students are enrolling in educational programs offering courses directly related to employment in current or emerging occupations.
Dennis Harden oversees the career and technical education area for the Department of Education. “The number of CTE courses continues to increase with 9,643 courses offered in 2022, which was a 7.6% increase from the previous year,” he says. School districts are required to offer at least 12 units of coursework within four of the six CTE service areas.
Harden says all school districts experienced growth in courses with a statewide average of two courses being offered. “The participation rate continues to climb as well, with the participation rate in 2022 being 73.1%,” he says.
Harden detailed some of the key areas of student interest. “Our largest CTE service area with 90 programs is applied science, technology, engineering and manufacturing, followed by health science and information solutions, human services, business, and finally agriculture,” Harden says.
CTE programs are delivered through middle schools, high schools, and community colleges, which include state our regional centers.
SHELDON, Iowa – Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety report an arrest has been made in connection with the death of a woman in Sheldon.The suspect, 41-year-old Nathaniel Byron Kessel, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, was taken into custody at around Noon today (Friday), in Flandreau South Dakota. Hessler was arrested on two Iowa: 1 count of felon in possession of a firearm (Class D Felony) and 1 count of murder in the 1st degree (Class A Felony).
Authorities say that at or about 4:00-p.m. Thursday, March 23, 2023, the O’Brien County Communication Center received a 911 call about a deceased female located at 604 4th Ave., in Sheldon. When authorities arrived, they found the female deceased inside her home. Her name was not immediately released. Her death was being treated as a homicide. An autopsy has been scheduled for Saturday March 25, 2023 at the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner, in Ankeny, Iowa.
If you have any information regarding this investigation, please call the Sheldon Police Department at 712-324-2525, or you can call the DCI at 712- 224-7680.
This is an ongoing criminal investigation; no further details or names are being released at this time.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Cass County (Iowa) Treasurer Tracey J Marshall says has issued a notice to property owners in the county: The second half of real estate and mobile home taxes are now due.
You can go online to pay your taxes at www.iowatreasurers.org. Credit and debit cards are accepted with a convenience fee.
The deadline for payments without penalty is Friday March 31.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Officials with the Atlantic Police Dept. have released a report on arrests that occurred from Feb. 26, 2023 through March 24th. On Friday, March 24th, 31-year-old Chanson Hans of Sioux City, was arrested for Burglary 3rd (2nd or Subseq) 2 counts, Public Intoxication, Interference with Official Acts and a warrant out of Woodbury County for Violation of Probation for Burglary 3rd. He was taken into custody and transported to the Cass County Jail where he was booked in and held.
On Thursday, March 23rd, 30-year-old Renson Berdon and Receiver Berdon, both of Atlantic, were arrested for Public Intoxication. Both were booked into the Cass County Jail. On the 21st, Atlantic Police arrested 38-year-old Winser Ekiek, of Atlantic for OWI/2nd offense and Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree.
On the 18th, 60-year-old Glen Fleming, of Atlantic, was cited for Theft in the 3rd Degree and released.
There were two arrests March 17th, in Atlantic. 43-year-old Melissa Wheeler, of Atlantic, was arrested for Controlled Substance Violation, Keeping Premises or Vehicle for Controlled Substance Violation, Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Interference with Official Acts. She was taken into custody and transported to the Cass County Jail where she was booked in and held.
On the 14th, 43-year-old David Reynolds, of Ames, was arrested on a Federal warrant for Dominion/Control of a Firearm or Offensive weapon by a Felon. 37-year-old Eric Mark, of Atlantic, was arrested March 13th, for Driving while license denied or revoked.
24-year-old Brittney Young, of Atlantic, was cited March 5th for Child Endangerment, and then released. On the 2nd, 31-year-old Itatipei Rudolph, of Atlantic, for False Application for a License or ID card.
Looking back to last month, Atlantic Police arrested two people on the 28th of February: 25-year-old Emily Garside, of Atlantic on a Cass County Warrant for Violation of Probation, and, 42-year-old Michael Messing, of Griswold, was arrested for Simple Assault.
There were also two arrests on February 26th: 23-year-old Tarek Bunan, of Atlantic, was arrested for Public Intoxication. And 35-year-old Gleen Raymond, of Atlantic was arrested for for Driving While License Denied or Revoked.
DELORIS ANN BISSELL, 95, of Atlantic, died Friday, March 24, 2023 at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. Funeral services for DELORIS BISSELL will be held 10:30-a.m. Thursday, March 30th, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation with family present will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 29th at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.
A luncheon at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church fellowship hall will follow the funeral service, Thursday.
Burial will be at Massena Cemetery, north of Massena, Iowa following the luncheon.
Memorials may be made to the family for later designation.
DELORIS BISSELL is survived by:
Her son – Roger (Elizabeth “Becky”) Bissell, of Dickson, TN.
Her brother – Ray Schellenberg
6 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren, 2 step great-grandchildren & her son-in-law, Allen Tupker of Marion, Iowa.
Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by TS Bank on Thursday, March 23rd, 2023. Ambassadors helped welcome new staff and celebrate 100 years of TS Bank serving Southwest Iowa.
The Ambassadors welcomed Megan Sramek to her new role as VP of Ag Business Banking. Megan graduated from KSU and began her career in different facets of lending which include working at the FSA Loan Office at the State Office in Manhattan, and as a realtor, working with rural properties and appraising. Megan was born and raised in agriculture on her family farm and ranch and is currently farming with her husband and family.
Amanda Hansen, Branch Manager, also introduced the Ambassadors to Alex McAfee in the Marketing Department and Adriana Mendez, Front Line Banker, that came on-board in the fall of 2022. Amanda shared that both Alex & Adriana have jumped into their rolls seamlessly and have enjoyed their time building professional relationships in the community.
Ambassador’s Pictured Left to Right: Abby Becker, Kelsey Stupfell, Sue Liston, Adriana Mendez, Jennifer McEntaffer, Bill Saluk, Megan Sramek, Kathie Hockenberry, BJ Hart, Amanda Hansen, Beth Spieker, Carlie Dunlap, Jolene Roecker, Dolly Bergmann, Jo Beth Jensen, Kelli Hecker, Tori Gibson, Ann Johnk, Donnie Drennan, Alex McAfee, Krysta Hanson, Julie Waters, Lacey Sampson, Bailey Smith, Jim Kickland, Dan Rossell, Kelsey Beschorner, John Bricker, Dave Wise, Graydon Schmidt, Brent Mullen
TS Bank’s mission is to Ignite Prosperity in the communities it serves. Dan Rossell shared how the Guttau Family has owned the company since the early 70’s and is continuing to lead by example when it comes to investing in every TS Bank community. TS Bank reinvests 10 percent of its net income locally; hosting educational events, partnering non-profit organizations, sponsoring local events, and organizing programs in community schools. Kelsey Stupfell, Director of Public Relations, shared TS Bank’s financial literacy program has been able to reach over 140,000 students in Southwest Iowa.
For more information on TS Bank’s services and community projects visit https://www.tsbank.com/ or at 1005 E. 7th Street in Atlantic.
(Creston, Iowa) – Sun glare was blamed for a property damage accident this (Friday) morning, in Creston. Police report a 2007 GMC Acadia SUV driven by a 15-year-old female was driving herself and her sister to school at around 7:35-a.m. As they were traveling east in the 900 block of W. Montgomery Street, in Creston, the driver was hit in the face by intense sun glare. She was unable to see a legally parked 2014 Dodge Challenger until it was too late.
Damage from the accident amounted to $4,500. No injuries were reported, and there were no citations issued.