Officials with the Glenwood (IA) Police Department report the arrest on Wednesday (1/25/23), of 22-year-old Desean McVay, of Glenwood. McVay was arrested on a Mills County Warrant. He posted a $2,000 bond and was released from custody.
Officials with the Glenwood (IA) Police Department report the arrest on Wednesday (1/25/23), of 22-year-old Desean McVay, of Glenwood. McVay was arrested on a Mills County Warrant. He posted a $2,000 bond and was released from custody.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by the staff and board members of New Hope on Thursday, January 26th, 2023, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Bargain Shoppe location in Atlantic.
New Hope originally began in 1978 with a group of parents that had children with disabilities getting services from organizations throughout the state. The parents decided to open a thrift shop in Carroll to raise money to purchase land that would eventually become a campus for their children to receive the care they needed while being close to home.
Today, New Hope has five Bargain Shoppes in Carroll, Coon Rapids, Perry, Jefferson, and Atlantic. The organization has evolved beyond thrift stores, and now offers day programs and services, residential services, home support, employment services, and are working to add childcare to the long list of services. 100% of the proceeds from the donations and purchases at the New Hope Bargain Shoppe help support New Hope’s mission of enriching the lives of individuals with disabilities.
The Atlantic store is located in the Hy-Vee Plaza in the building previously known as the Salvation Army. New Hope is open to shoppers on Tuesday-Friday 10AM-7PM and Saturday & Sunday 10AM-5PM. Donation items are accepted Monday – Friday 10AM-5PM and Saturday & Sunday 10AM-4PM.
New Hope Bargain Shoppe is located at 1600 E 7th Street in Atlantic. Their number is 712-250-8310.
For more information about the services New Hope provides, how to get involved, or to donate, visit http://www.newhopevillage.org.
MARY PAT TREMEL, 93, of Earling died Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. Mass of Christian Burial for MARY PAT TREMEL will be held on Monday, January 30, 2023 at 10:00 am at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is assisting the family.
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Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 29, 2023 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm with a Catholic Daughters Rosary prayed at 7:00 pm at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling.
Burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Earling.
MARY PAT TREMEL is survived by:
Children: Jean (Art) Kritenbrink of Council Bluffs; Nancy (Dale Pedersen) Tremel of Courtney, British Columbia, Canada; Kathy Olson of Norwalk; Don Tremel of Earling; Deb Henrich of Earling; Sharon (Kelly Reynolds) Bruck of Earling.
16 grandchildren
16 great grandchildren
Girls wrestlers across the state will be fighting to earn a spot at the State Tournament during Regional competition on Friday. Eight Regionals will be contested at four sites with action getting started at 11:00 a.m.
The top 4 place-winners from each weight class at each Regional will advance to the state tournament. One wrestler per weight class, per school may be entered into the regional tournament.
Regions 1 & 2 will be contested at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Regions 3 &4 will be contested at Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Regions 5 & 6 will be at Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids. Regions 7 & 8 will be at Luther College in Decorah.
The majority of teams from the KJAN listening area will be wrestling in Regions 1 & 2 at Tyson Events Center in Sioux City.
Region 1: AHSTW, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, C-L/GLR, Clarinda, Council Bluffs Coop, Denison-Schleswig, Eagle Grove, Fort Dodge, Glenwood, Humboldt, Lewis Central, Logan-Magnolia, Manson NW Webster, Okoboji/HMS, Pocahontas Area, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Sheldon/South O’Brien, Sioux Center, Sioux City West, S.W.A.T., Treynor, Underwood.
Region 2: Audubon, Carroll, East Sac County, Emmetsburg, GTRA, Kuemper Catholic, LeMars, Missouri Valley, MOC-Floyd Valley, Red Oak, Ridge View, Riverside, Shenandoah, Sioux Central, Sioux City East, Sioux City North, South Central Calhoun, Southwest Iowa, Spencer, Spirit Lake Park, West Lyon, Western Christian, Western Iowa.
Creston, I-35, and Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas will be in Region 3 in Des Moines. Martensdale-St. Marys and Panorama are in Region 4 in Des Moines.
School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Algona Bishop Garrigan
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15-1
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1
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2
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Newell-Fonda
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12-2
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2
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3
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North Linn
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16-0
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3
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4
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Remsen St. Mary’s
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15-1
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4
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5
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Westwood
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16-0
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5
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6
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Council Bluffs St. Albert
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15-2
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7
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7
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Central Elkader
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16-0
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8
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8
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West Fork
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17-0
|
9
|
9
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Winfield-Mount Union
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17-0
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10
|
10
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Woodbine
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15-1
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6
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11
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Burlington Notre Dame
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14-4
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11
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12
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North Mahaska
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16-1
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12
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13
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Riceville
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18-1
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13
|
14
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AGWSR
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15-1
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NR
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15
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Earlham
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12-2
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NR
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Dike-New Hartford
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16-0
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1
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2
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Central Lyon
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13-0
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2
|
3
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Sibley-Ocheyedan
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15-1
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3
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4
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Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont
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16-0
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4
|
5
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Cascade
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15-1
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5
|
6
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Iowa City Regina
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15-3
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6
|
7
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Underwood
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14-2
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7
|
8
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Panorama
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16-1
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9
|
9
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Pocahontas Area
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11-3
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11
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10
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Treynor
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14-2
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8
|
11
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South Hamilton
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13-2
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12
|
12
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Aplington-Parkersburg
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14-2
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13
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13
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Hinton
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11-3
|
15
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14
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Sioux Central
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11-4
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NR
|
15
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Mediapolis
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14-3
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NR
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Estherville Lincoln Central
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15-0
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1
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2
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Solon
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15-2
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3
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3
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Benton Community
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15-2
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4
|
4
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West Marshall
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16-1
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5
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5
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Des Moines Christian
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14-3
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6
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6
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Sioux Center
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13-2
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11
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7
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Osage
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15-1
|
7
|
8
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Grinnell
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10-4
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8
|
9
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Dubuque Wahlert
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13-4
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9
|
10
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Unity Christian
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11-3
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2
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11
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Cherokee
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11-3
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12
|
12
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Vinton-Shellsburg
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9-6
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13
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13
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Mount Vernon
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10-6
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14
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14
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Center Point-Urbana
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10-8
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10
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15
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Harlan
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10-5
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15
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Dallas Center-Grimes
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13-3
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1
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2
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North Polk
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15-2
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2
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3
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Sioux City Bishop Heelan
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12-2
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4
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4
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Ballard
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13-2
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5
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5
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Cedar Rapids Xavier
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11-5
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3
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6
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Decorah
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15-2
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6
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7
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Clear Creek-Amana
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12-2
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7
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8
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Carlisle
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12-4
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8
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9
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Pella
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11-3
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10
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10
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Waverly-Shell Rock
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11-4
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9
|
11
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Lewis Central
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12-3
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13
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12
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Indianola
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8-9
|
11
|
13
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Central DeWitt
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11-5
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12
|
14
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North Scott
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8-8
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NR
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15
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Spencer
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10-3
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14
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School
|
Record
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LW
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|
1
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Pleasant Valley
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16-0
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2
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2
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Johnston
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17-1
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1
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3
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Waterloo West
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15-1
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3
|
4
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Dowling Catholic
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12-4
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4
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5
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Davenport North
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14-2
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5
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6
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Ankeny Centennial
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13-4
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6
|
7
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Valley
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10-6
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7
|
8
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Southeast Polk
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11-4
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8
|
9
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Cedar Falls
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11-4
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9
|
10
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Sioux City East
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11-2
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11
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11
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Iowa City Liberty
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9-6
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12
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12
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Linn-Mar
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11-5
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13
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13
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Iowa City West
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11-5
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10
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14
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Ankeny
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8-9
|
14
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15
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Des Moines North
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12-3
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NR
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MARY EARITH-NIELSEN, 71, of Harlan died Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at her home. A Memorial Service for MARY EARITH-NIELSEN will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 11:00 am in the Kirkman Community Building. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
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Burial will be held on April 8, 2023 at 1:00 pm in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Tabor.
MARY EARITH-NIELSEN is survived by:
Husband: Carl Nielsen of Harlan
Children: Erik Nielsen of Harlan; Kim (Joe) Petersen of Walnut and Jenny Nielsen of Auburn, IL
Siblings: Ruthie (Bob) Zarek of Bellevue, NE and Priscilla (Wes) McGinnis of Nebraska City, NE
6 Grandchildren
and many other family members and friends.
(Radio Iowa) – Pro football fans in Iowa who’d like to see the Super Bowl in person in Arizona next month need to roll up their sleeves and donate blood. Josh Murray, spokesman for the American Red Cross in Iowa, says a special promotion between the agency and the N-F-L runs through the end of January — that’s next Tuesday. “Anyone who comes to give blood, you’ll be entered into a chance to win two tickets to the Super Bowl,” Murray says. “We also will take care of your airfare, hotel accommodations for three nights, and we’re also going to give you a gift card for $500 for other expenses that you might have while you’re there.”
One in seven patients who go to a hospital need a blood transfusion, but only three-percent of Americans give blood. If you’ve never donated a pint before, Murray says it’s an easy procedure — and it’s vital to saving lives. “The whole donation process from door-to-door is going to be about 45 minutes, but the donation itself takes less than 10 minutes,” Murray says. “We have to ask some questions and check your blood pressure, things like that, before we get you situated. The donation will be quick, then we’ll get you some snacks and get you on your way.”
Wintertime is the slowest time of the year for blood donors, so Murray says they’ve tried to make it as simple as possible to sign up to give. “It’s really easy. You can go 1-800 Red Cross or you can visit RedCrossBlood.org,” Murray says. “Both those places will ask for your ZIP code, you put that in and it’ll come up with all the opportunities to give over the next several weeks in your area. You find one that works for you or your location and you’re able to make an appointment right there.”
The Super Bowl is scheduled for February 12th.
DES MOINES – Governor Reynolds today (Thursday) announced that 23 communities have been awarded a total of $9 million in grants to advance water quality projects. Among those communities is Farragut, Harlan, Mondamin, Shenandoah and Treynor. (See a link to the complete list at the bottom of this report) The funding is made available through the Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment Financial Assistance Program, which was created as a part of Senate File 512, the first legislation signed into law by Governor Reynolds in January 2018.
The 2022 program received 60 applications requesting more than $24 million in water quality grants. A committee consisting of designees from the Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship judged the Wastewater and Drinking Water Financial Assistance Program applications based on the program’s priorities.
Priorities for grant awards include: Disadvantaged communities; Projects that will significantly improve water quality in their watershed; Projects that use alternative wastewater treatment technologies; Communities with the highest sewer or water rates; Projects that use technology to address nutrient reduction; and projects to address improvements to drinking water source waters.
The program receives a portion of the tax on metered water and had more than $9 million available for allocation in 2022. Grants will be awarded through the program on an annual basis through 2039. The Wastewater program has assisted a total of more than 50 communities through a total of nearly $18 million in water quality grants since the first awards were granted in 2019. The program is expected to have approximately $6 million in available funds in 2023 based on the portion of tax that will be allocated to the program.
The award list is available HERE.
(Council Bluffs, Iowa) — A structure fire Wednesday night in Council Bluffs resulted in the death of a man and a dog. According to Council Bluffs Fire Investigator Dan Roberts, firefighers were called to the scene at 114 Blackhawk Street at around 8:50-p.m. Roberts says upon arrival, fire crews found smoke and fire coming from the house. They were informed that someone could be trapped inside.
Firefighters who made quick entry into the house to conduct search and rescue and extinguish the flames, found a deceased male victim and a dog.
The incident remains under investigation. The victim’s identity will be released following confirmation during an autopsy.
BOONE, Iowa – The Iowa High School Athletic Association is honored to announce Mike Stanley of Harlan as the NFHS Officials Association’s selection for National Active Official of the Year in 2022-23.
Among the annual sport honors from the NFHS Officials Association (more below) are national and sectional picks for officials and contributors to officiating. Stanley becomes the fifth Iowan to win the national active award, following fellow IHSAA Officials Hall of Fame selections Gary Christiansen, Craig Snider, Gary Paulsen, and Kurt Walderbach.
Stanley has been registered as an IHSAA official since 1970, plus two years of umpiring during his college days. The 2022-23 athletic year marks 44 years for him as a registered official for boys’ and girls’ track and field, plus 42 in boys’ and girls’ basketball, football, and volleyball. Track and field registration includes cross country in Iowa, and Stanley has been as decorated and respected as any official across both events.
“Mike Stanley’s name is synonymous with high school track and field in Iowa,” IHSAA director of officials Lewie Curtis said. “His excellence as an official is unparalleled and he is most deserving of this prestigious award. Mike’s service to the youth of Iowa is seen not only through his life’s work as an educational leader, but also as a sports official.”
As a career educator and administrator, mostly across southwest Iowa – Carson-Macedonia, Midland, Underwood, Malvern, Bedford, and AHST – Stanley has been essential in overseeing countless responsibilities in Iowa high school activities, including serving on the IGHSAU Board of Directors and as past president of the Iowa Association of Track & Officials.
He served as co-editor of the IATO’s Track and Field Procedures Manual, which was picked up by IHSAA and IGHSAU and approved for national use by NFHS. And his time as a meet starter and referee spanned from the IHSAA and IGHSAU’s independent state track and field meets, through all 18 editions of the coed meet. Stanley estimates he has led over 60 state qualifying meets in track and field as a starter, plus 10 years as a referee for the state cross country meet.
In addition to his high school duties, Stanley is recognized as a top official at high levels, working as a meet marshal for the Drake Relays for 15 years, one time at the NCAA Division I national championships, one for the USATF national championships, and more for NCAA Division III national championships and Iowa Conference championships.