Today: Sunny with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear with a low around 42.
Wednesday: Sunny with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday: Sunny with a high near 81
Friday: Sunny with a high near 76.
Saturday: Sunny with a high near 85. Breezy.
ORIENT-MACKSBURG INVITATIONAL (BOYS)
2. Nodaway Valley (47 points) — 3. Gabe Winkelmann (19:00.90), 7. Luke Kading (19:52.60), 10. Paul Kading (20:13.80)
3. Bedford (80 points) — 12. Kaleb Johnson (20:54.00)
4. Lamoni (85 points) — 2. Tate McDole (18:52.30)
ORIENT-MACKSBURG INVITATIONAL (GIRLS)
Lamoni (NTS) — 6. Lauren Olson (25:30.60), 11. Josie Hill (34:06.70)
Nodaway Valley (NTS) — 7. Jazz Christensen (25:53.50), 10. Kaylee Van Horn (30:14.50)
CAM (NTS) — 8. Lyndsey Chaney (25:57.70), 12. Ellen Gerlock (34:39.80), 13. Elizabeth Rouse (35:35.20), 15. Megan Gerlock (37:12.30)
The Audubon Wheelers volleyball team is a young group that continues to strive for improvement as the season progresses. Although the record may not be what they had hoped, they continue to play with intensity. Head coach Brandi Gruhn says she’s proud of the way her team has competed through tough competition.
The Wheelers have a roster loaded with up-and-coming talent. However, Alissa Testroet and Peyton Gust are the team’s only two seniors. Both have been with the program all four years, and Coach Gruhn stated their leadership has been invaluable to her team
With the seniors providing the veteran experience, Audubon’s junior class is big, talented, and leading the way statistically. First-year setter Anna Larsen is fifth in the Western Iowa Conference in assists with 292. Teammate Harlow Miller is a conference leader both offensively and defensively. She currently leads the conference with 206 kills and ranks second in the conference in blocks. Gruhn not only appreciates their heart and hustle but also their ability to work together.
As with every team, the Wheelers have some improvements that need to be made. However, Coach Gruhn likes the attitude her squad brings to the table.
The Wheelers will face the Treynor Cardinals at home tonight.
BETTY THOMPSON, 98, of Atlantic (& formerly of Lewis), died Monday, September 30, 2024, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Funeral services for BETTY THOMPSON will be held 11:30-a.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at the Lewis Congregational Methodist Church. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation will be held one-hour prior to the service on Monday (10:30-to 11:30-a.m.) at the Lewis United Congregational Methodist Church.
Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery in Lewis.
Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation to the Multiple Myeloma Foundation in honor of Betty’s late son, Bill.
BETTY THOMPSON is survived by:
Her sons – Marvin (Melinda) Thompson, of Oakland, and Ken (Kathy) Thompson, of Lincoln, NE.
Her daughter – Lanette Crone, of Cedar Rapids.
12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren; and 9 great-great-grandchildren.
Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
(Omaha, Nebraska) – Police in Council Bluffs have identified one of the victims of Friday’s early morning crash that killed an adult male and two juveniles, and resulted in three others, including a juvenile, being critically injured. Authorities say 70-year-old Michael Sales, of Council Bluffs, died in the crash that happened a little before 1:30-a.m., Friday, near the Gene Leahy Mall at around 10th and Douglas streets.
The crash involved a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by 33-year-old Rachel Bickerstaff, and a 2017 Subaru Outback driven by Sales. Investigators said Bickerstaff was driving east on Douglas Street when her vehicle hit the Subaru from behind, pushing both cars to the east. The accident occurred as Sales had just completed a left turn onto Douglas Street from southbound 10th Street. After the impact, the Subaru hit a light pole. Authorities said the Jeep hit a tree and then rolled. The force of the crash caused both SUVs to hit barriers and catch on fire.
Two children were found dead inside the Jeep, Omaha police said. A 38-year-old man who was in the front seat and a child from the Jeep were taken to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for initial treatment, and then were taken out of state to a specialized burn unit at another hospital, according to authorities.
Omaha police said crash investigators are consulting with the Douglas County attorney’s office on pending charges for Bickerstaff. Speed and alcohol are factors being investigated in the crash, according to Omaha Police.
Baylor coach Dave Aranda admits this season has gotten off to a frustrating start. The Bears are 2-3 overall and opened Big 12 play with close losses to Colorado and BYU. They visit unbeaten and 16th ranked Iowa State Saturday night.
Aranda says several key players who missed the last couple of games due to injury have returned to practice.
Aranda says the Bears face a big challenge on both sides of the ball.
Aranda says the Cyclones combine a ball control offense with a defense that wants to prevent big plays.
Northern Iowa coach Mark Farley says the bye week came at the perfect time for the Panthers. UNI followed up a loss at Nebraska with a 36-7 loss at Hawaii on September 21st. They open the Missouri Valley race at home on Saturday against FCS top ranked and two-time defending national champion South Dakota State.
Farley has not named a starting quarterback for this week. Aidan Dunne started the first four games but sophomore Matthew Schecklman also played in the loss at Hawaii and completed four of eight passes for 23 yards.
UNI is 2-2 and Farley says there are several areas that need to improve as conference play begins.
South Dakota State is 3-1 with the lone loss at Oklahoma State.
Farley says South Dakota State has talent and confidence.
The goal for the Panther defense is to slow down South Dakota State quarterback Mark Gronowski. He was the FCS player of the year on offense as a junior.
Gronowski leads a team that Farley is dominant at the line of scrimmage.
Verizon customers across the United States reported a phone service outage today (Monday). At one point mid-day, Downdetector noted more than 103, 540 Verizon customers had reported an issue with phone service. By 2-p.m., that number was down to 47, 475. Metro areas most affected include Chicago, Phoenix, Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Omaha and Las Vegas. Users on X, formerly known as Twitter, expressed issues to Verizon Support. Many users reported having the SOS setting on their phones.
“We are aware of an issue impacting service for some customers,” Ilya Hemlin, a representative for the company, said. “Our engineers are engaged and we are working quickly to identify and solve the issue.” The cause is not yet known.
Communities hit by Hurricane Helene have been experiencing cellphone outages due to the aftermath of the storm. Verizon assured it was prepared for the storm, saying on X, “Verizon is ready for Hurricane Helene with 550 portable network assets and 1,000 mobile generators, ensuring communities, businesses and first responders stay connected. Verizon also has resources in place to support affected employees.”
University of Iowa outside hitter Malu Garcia was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the conference announced on Monday.
Garcia is Iowa’s first Big Ten Freshman of the Week since Brie Orr earned the honor in September of 2017. It is Iowa’s first weekly conference recognition since Courtney Buzzerio was the Big Ten Player of the Week in the spring of 2021.
Garcia, a native of Hilo, Hawaii, combined for 28 kills and 14 blocks in Iowa’s wins at Rutgers and Maryland. Against the Scarlet Knights, Garcia matched her career high with 17 kills, while also tallying nine blocks and eight digs.
To close out the road trip, Garcia registered 11 kills and five blocks in the Hawkeyes’ five-set win against Maryland.
Garcia’s 138 total kills are the most among Big Ten freshmen. She averages 2.76 kills per set and is hitting .225 in her rookie campaign. Defensively, Garcia is third on the team with 43 blocks.
The Hawkeyes (8-6, 2-0 B1G) are back in action on Friday, Oct. 4, hosting No. 25 Washington (12-0, 2-0 B1G) in Iowa’s Gold Out match at Xtream Arena. First serve is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. (CT) and will be televised on the Big Ten Network and broadcast on the Hawkeye Radio Network.
Class 5A
1. Dowling Catholic (4-1), LW #1 vs #6 Centennial
2. WDM Valley (4-1), LW #2 @ Waukee Northwest
3. Bettendorf (5-0), LW #3 vs Cedar Rapids Kennedy
4. Pleasant Valley (4-1), LW #5 @ Cedar Falls
5. Southeast Polk (3-2), LW #6 @ #9 Johnston
6. Ankeny Centennial (4-1), LW #7 @ #1 Dowling
7. Linn-Mar (4-1), LW #8 @ Muscatine
8. Iowa City Liberty (4-1), LW #9 @ Cedar Rapids Washington
9. Johnston (3-2), LW (X) vs #5 S.E. Polk
10.Waukee (3-2), LW #4 @ DSM Lincoln (Thur)
Class 4A
1. Lewis Central (5-0), LW #1 vs Council Bluffs Jefferson
2. Gilbert (5-0), LW #2 @ Carlisle
3. Pella (5-0), LW #3 vs #10 Newton
4. North Polk (5-0), LW #4 vs Ballard
5. Decorah (5-0), LW #5 vs #9 Waverly-Shell Rock
6. North Scott (4-1), LW #7 vs #7 Xavier
7. Cedar Rapids Xavier (3-2), LW #9 @ #6 North Scott
8. ADM (Adel) (4-1), LW #10 vs DSM North
9. Waverly-Shell Rock (3-2), LW (X) @ #5 Decorah
10.Newton (4-1), LW (X) @ #3 Pella
Class 3A
1. Algona (5-0), LW #1 vs #5 Clear Lake
2. Williamsburg (4-1), LW #2 vs Fairfield
3. Solon (5-0), LW #3 @ Benton
4. Dubuque Wahlert (5-0), LW #4 vs #6 Independence
5. Clear Lake (4-1), LW #5 @ #1 Algona
6. Independence (4-1), LW #6 @ #4 Wahlert
7. Humboldt (4-1), LW #7 vs Charles City
8. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (5-0), LW #8 vs MOC-Floyd Valley
9. Mount Vernon (4-1), LW #10 @ Assumption
10.Carroll (4-1), LW (X) vs Sioux City Heelan
Class 2A
1. Spirit Lake (4-1), LW #1 vs Estherville Lincoln Central
2. West Lyon (5-0), LW #2 @ #9 Cherokee
3. PCM (Monroe) (5-0), LW #3 vs Vinton-Shellsburg
4. Van Meter (4-1), LW #4 @ Chariton
5. Carroll Kuemper (4-1), LW #5 @ #8 DSM Christian
6. Northeast (Goose Lake) (5-0), LW #6 @ West Liberty
7. North Fayette Valley (4-1), LW #9 vs New Hampton
8. DSM Christian (4-1), LW (X) vs #5 Kuemper
9. Cherokee (4-1), LW (X) vs #2 West Lyon
10.Roland-Story (3-2), LW (X) @ Greene County
Class 1A
1. Grundy Center (5-0), LW #1 @ #6 South Hardin
2. Wilton (5-0), LW #2 vs Cascade
3. Emettsburg (5-0), LW #3 @ Pocahontas Area
4. OABCIG (4-1), LW #4 @ West Sioux
5. Dike-New Hartford (4-1), LW #5 @ MFL MarMac
6. South Hardin (5-0), LW #6 vs #1 Grundy Center
7. Iowa City Regina (5-0), LW #7 vs West Branch
8. Sigourney-Keota (4-1), LW #10 @ Pella Christian
9. Treynor (4-1), LW (X) @ Underwood
10.Hinton (4-1), LW (X) vs MVAOCOU
Class A
1. AC/GC (5-0), LW #1 @ IKM-Manning
2. West Hancock (5-0), LW #2 vs South Central Calhoun
3. Lisbon (5-0), LW #4 @ Wapello
4, Saint Ansgar (4-1), LW #6 vs Mason City Newman
5. Woodbury Central (4-1), LW #7 vs Kingsley-Pierson
6. Earlham (4-1), LW #10 vs Panorama
7. North Linn (5-0), LW #9 @ Clayton Ridge
8. Tri-Center (4-1), LW (X) @ St. Albert
9. LeMars Gehlen (4-1), LW (X) vs Sibley-Ocheyedan
10.Nashua-Plainfield (4-1), LW #3 @ South Winneshiek
8-Player
1. Algona Garrigan (5-0), LW #1 @ Siouxland Christian
2. Lenox (5-0), LW #2 @ Murray
3. Remsen St. Mary’s (5-0), LW #3 @ AR-WE-VA
4. Don Bosco (5-0), LW #4 @ Midland
5. Audubon (5-0), LW #5 @ Glidden-Ralston
6. Iowa Valley (5-0), LW #6 @ Winfield-Mount Union
7. Bedford (4-1), LW #7 vs Stanton
8. CAM (Anita) (4-1), LW #8 @ Sidney
9. Belle Plaine (5-0), LW #9 @ Montezuma
10.Southeast Warren (5-0), LW #10 @ Lamoni
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