@ CB Thomas Jefferson
LeMars 69. Sioux City North 10
LeMars 78, CB Thomas Jefferson 3
Sioux City North 55, CB Thomas Jefferson 24
@ CB Thomas Jefferson
LeMars 69. Sioux City North 10
LeMars 78, CB Thomas Jefferson 3
Sioux City North 55, CB Thomas Jefferson 24
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Ankeny Christian 49, Baxter 44
Des Moines Christian 54, Van Meter 32
Fremont-Mills 66, Hamburg 14
Harlan 56, Panorama 49
Lenox 55, Diagonal 50
Mount Ayr 47, Worth County, MO 46
Pocahontas Area 70, East Sac County 27
Spirit Lake 60, Kuemper Catholic 34
Stanton 73, Bedford 28
Tri-Center 49, MVAOCOU 36
West Monona 56, Boyer Valley 28
Woodward-Granger 66, Paton-Churdan 28
BOYS BASKETBALL
Baxter 84, Ankeny Christian 54
Bedford 65, Stanton 55
East Sac County 74, Pocahontas Area 38
Lenox 89, Diagonal 30
Mormon Trail 64, Martensdale St. Marys 32
Mount Ayr 70, Worth County, MO 41
Tri-Center 70, MVAOCOU 24
Van Meter 48, Des Moines Christian 44
West Monona 76, Boyer Valley 48
1 | South Carolina (28) | 11-0 | 700 | 1 |
2 | Stanford | 11-1 | 672 | 2 |
3 | Ohio State | 11-0 | 627 | 3 |
4 | Indiana | 11-0 | 619 | 4 |
5 | Notre Dame | 9-1 | 594 | 5 |
6 | North Carolina | 9-1 | 529 | 7 |
7 | NC State | 11-1 | 514 | 8 |
8 | Virginia Tech | 10-1 | 481 | 6 |
9 | UConn | 8-2 | 470 | 9 |
10 | LSU | 11-0 | 422 | 11 |
11 | UCLA | 11-1 | 420 | 10 |
12 | Utah | 10-0 | 372 | 13 |
13 | Iowa | 9-3 | 370 | 12 |
14 | Iowa State | 8-2 | 341 | 14 |
15 | Maryland | 9-3 | 296 | 15 |
16 | Oregon | 9-1 | 280 | T-16 |
17 | Arkansas | 13-0 | 256 | 21 |
18 | Arizona | 9-1 | 217 | 20 |
19 | Michigan | 10-1 | 210 | 19 |
20 | Kansas | 10-0 | 187 | 22 |
21 | Creighton | 8-2 | 133 | T-16 |
22 | Gonzaga | 10-2 | 114 | 23 |
23 | Oklahoma | 9-1 | 86 | 24 |
24 | Baylor | 8-3 | 67 | 18 |
25 | St. John’s | 11-0 | 27 | NR |
1 | Purdue (40) | 11-0 | 1,502 | 1 |
2 | UConn (21) | 12-0 | 1,482 | 3 |
3 | Houston | 11-1 | 1,374 | 5 |
4 | Kansas | 10-1 | 1,290 | 8 |
5 | Arizona | 10-1 | 1,269 | 9 |
6 | Virginia | 8-1 | 1,195 | 2 |
7 | Texas | 9-1 | 1,064 | 7 |
8 | Tennessee | 9-2 | 1,024 | 6 |
9 | Alabama | 9-2 | 1,021 | 4 |
10 | Arkansas | 10-1 | 1,004 | 10 |
11 | Gonzaga | 9-3 | 895 | 15 |
12 | Baylor | 7-2 | 873 | 11 |
13 | UCLA | 10-2 | 871 | 16 |
14 | Duke | 10-2 | 819 | 12 |
15 | Mississippi State | 11-0 | 623 | 17 |
16 | Illinois | 8-3 | 528 | 18 |
17 | Wisconsin | 9-2 | 432 | 22 |
18 | Indiana | 8-3 | 408 | 14 |
19 | Kentucky | 7-3 | 370 | 13 |
20 | TCU | 9-1 | 358 | 21 |
21 | Virginia Tech | 11-1 | 297 | 24 |
22 | Miami (Fl.) | 11-1 | 208 | 25 |
23 | Auburn | 9-2 | 118 | 19 |
24 | Marquette | 9-3 | 116 | NR |
25 | Arizona State | 11-1 | 98 | NR |
GARY “RED” SWENSON, 73 of Kirkman died Sunday, December 18 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Visitation for RED SWENSON will be held from 2-until 5-p.m. December 28, 2022, at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, in Harlan.
Gary “Red” Swenson is survived by…
His son – Matt (Fiance’ Amber DeLuca) Swenson, of Harlan.
His daughter – Amanda (Rusty Jordan) McCarthy, of Walnut.
His sister – Jolene Hass, of Loveland, CO.
5 grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
(Radio Iowa) – The acquisition of land in Minnesota could help boost the water quality in northwest Iowa’s Spirit Lake. The Spirit Lake Protective Association’s, John Smeltzer, says he’s been worried for a decade about the amount of sediment being pumped from the cropland north of the lake — and that’s why they’ve partnered with a Minnesota conservation organization to buy the 195 acres to restore it to wetland and prairie.
“Cause Iowans drink this water. Iowans come to this area to birdwatch to enjoy the wildlife. And also to know that the wildlife is being cared for,” Smeltzer says. The watershed protection project is expected to decrease phosphorus and nitrogen deposits by 85 percent. Smeltzer says it also will restore habitat for diverse types of waterfowl, like trumpeter swans and Sandhill cranes. Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation communications director Joe Jayjack says the hope is to significantly reduce the amount of runoff that makes its way from the often flooded parcel of land.
“It’s a place for this water to go into to slow down, have the plants that are naturally occurring in these wetland areas pull out a lot of those nutrients and clean the water before it can go into these bigger lake systems,” he says. Jayjack estimates it will take two to three years until the natural habitat is restored. The land will then become a Waterfowl Production Area and be managed by the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service.
(reporting By Kendall Crawford, Iowa Public Radio)
(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds and two dozen other Republican governors are urging President Biden to end the national public health emergency for COVID in April.
Ending the national public health emergency will mean emergency Medicaid insurance coverage for millions of Americans will end. In Iowa, Medicaid enrollment is 48% higher than before the pandemic. Reynolds and the other governors say some individuals are no longer eligible for Medicaid coverage under traditional rules, but the national public health emergency is keeping them in the program and that’s negatively impacting states’ budgets.
Reynolds ended her own statewide public health emergency in February and she says it’s time for the federal government to do the same.
President Trump declared COVID a national emergency in March of 2020. President Biden has extended the order through next month and is expected to extend it again through April. Reynolds and the 24 other GOP governors are asking Biden to let the pandemic declaration expire at that time.
(Radio Iowa) – A company that makes a nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses is pushing to expand access to the medication in Iowa. Larry Lanier is a lobbyist for Emergent Biosolutions, which manufacturers the opioid reversal drug naloxone and sold under the brand name NARCAN. “Our country’s in the midst of an epidemic right now that’s invading our communities, our neighborhoods, our families,” he says. “It’s taking the lives of our citizens and, even worse, it’s killing our children.”
Iowa law lets pharmacists dispense naloxone without a prescription, but the pharmacy keeps a record of who gets it, which could discourage people from picking up a kit. Other states let non-profits, businesses and other organizations register to distribute naloxone kits anonymously. Lanier is asking Governor Reynolds and Iowa lawmakers to adopt that policy.
“There are community organizations that are very good at that. It’s called secondary distribution,” Lanier says. “As we move into 2023, we look forward to an opportunity to converse and collaborating with you, Governor Reynolds, and with the legislature to talk about ways that we can increase community distribution in Iowa.”
Lanier made his comments during an online forum hosted by Governor Reynolds. In 2021, 258 Iowans died of an opioid overdose — a 21 percent increase from the year before.
(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests, and an injury accident. Those taken into custody include:
The sheriff’s office said also, 43-year-old Brian Doyle, of Imogene, was transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital by an unknown individual, after the 2007 Jeep Doyle was driving hit a patch of ice as he was westbound in the 36000 block of Noyes Avenue, on Dec. 13th. The Jeep rolled over into a waterway culvert. The accident happened at around 9:30-a.m.
Authorities say he was driving too fast for the weather conditions and lost control of the vehicle. He was cited for Failure to Maintain control.
The were two other accidents reported, one of which was on the 13th, the other on the 15th. No injuries were reported in either incident.
ATLANTIC, IA (December 19, 2022) – Due to a winter storm predicted for Thursday, the in-person Christmas Market has been cancelled for 2022. All pre-orders for Christmas Market can be picked up from the Cass County Community Center on Wednesday, December 21, from 3-7 PM. Christmas Market continues to accept pre-orders through December 20 at www.produceintheparkatlanticiowa.com, however some vendors will stop taking new orders Monday night, December 19, in order to have time to prepare for Wednesday’s pickup.
Any shopper who has placed a pre-order for Christmas Market who cannot pickup on Wednesday, December 21, should email or call Produce in the Park Market Manager Brigham Hoegh at produceintheparkatlanticiowa@gmail.com or 712-249-5870.
There was much excitement for the free kids’ activities, including a bounce house and crafts, that were planned for Christmas Market at the Nishna Valley Family YMCA. Sweetheart Market will be held at the Nishna Valley Family YMCA on Saturday, February 11 from noon to 3:00 PM. The YMCA will offer a free bounce house and craft fun for kids at that market.