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Reynolds joins legal challenge of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

News

September 30th, 2022 by admin

(Radio Iowa) Governor Kim Reynolds has signed onto a lawsuit that seeks to stop President Biden’s plan to cancel up to 20-thousand dollars in student loan debt for many borrowers.

Reynolds is joining a lawsuit filed by the Republican-led states of Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and South Carolina. In a written statement, Reynolds said the president’s plan is an insult to working people and it punishes Americans who didn’t go to college or already paid their student loans. According to the Biden Administration, more than 400-thousand Iowans are eligible for student debt relief. Deidre DeJear, the Democrat running against Reynolds, says her opponent is fighting against the interests of hardworking Iowans by trying to get the courts to block Biden’s plan.

In late August, Biden announced a plan to forgive at least 10-thousand dollars in student loan debt for Americans making 125-thousand dollar or less annually. It would be doubled to 20-thousand dollars of debt relief for low income students who qualified for Pell Grants.

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State regulators discuss raising penalty for some gaming violations

News

September 30th, 2022 by admin

(Radio Iowa) The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission is planning to raise the penalty against casinos for underage gambling and violations of the self-ban. During its meeting Thursday, members discussed raising the minimum penalty from one to three thousand dollars. Iowa Gaming Association president and CEO Wes Eherecke says the industry is concerned about how the amount is determined.

He says the current wording says a fine up to one-thousand dollars — but all fines have become one thousand. Eherecke says the industry would like to see some plan for fines that differentiates them based on the seriousness. He cites a recent case.

Commission members say one of the factors is inflation and the fine has not been changed in 32 years. They also agreed to look at some parameters so that the fines are based on the severity of the violation. Racing and Gaming Commission Administrator, Brian Ohorilko, says the recent violations prompted them to take a look at the fines.

The have been 162 fines of one-thousand dollars by the Gaming Board in the last five years and 79 were for violations by minors and 24 for self-exclusion violations. Ohorilko says they will move forward with the rule process after the discussion Thursday.

The Racing and Gaming Commission met in West Des Moines.

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ELAINE C. TESSMAN, 85, of Audubon (Svcs. 10/03/2022)

Obituaries

September 30th, 2022 by admin

ELAINE C. TESSMAN, 85, of Audubon died Wednesday, September 28th at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center. Funeral services for ELAINE C. TESSMAN will be held on Monday, October 3rd at 10:30 a.m. in the First United Methodist Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call on Sunday, October 2nd from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

ELAINE C. TESSMAN is survived by:

Children: Susan (Don) Grossman of Willey. Dale (Michelle) Tessman of Audubon. Joni Tessman and Laura Gerber of Urbandale. Julie (Cody) Larsen of Guthrie Center.

Brother: Marvin (Annabelle) Christensen of Audubon.

Brother-in-law: Duane Tessman of Audubon.

Sister-in-law: Wava Bails of Harlan.

8 Grandchildren

1 Great-Granddaughter

Nieces, Nephews, Other Relatives, and Friends.

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Heartbeat Today 9-30-2022

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

September 30th, 2022 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Shari Peterson, an Iowa native who wrote a book about her experience on United Flight 811 in February of 1989.  A cargo door of the plane blew off leaving a large hole in the side of the plane while over the Pacific Ocean and, miraculously, the pilot was able to get the plane back to Hawaii.  Nine people died in that disaster.  Shari will present a program October 6th and 7th at the Corning Opera House and have copies of her book, “The View from 13F” available.

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Creston man arrested on OWI charge

News

September 30th, 2022 by admin

The Creston Police Department reports the arrest on Wednesday at 9:06 p.m. of 20-year-old Cody Alan Robertson of Creston on a charge of OWI 1st Offense. Robertson was arrested at 302 North Pine Street in Creston. He was booked into the Union County Jail and later posted $1,000 bond.

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High School Volleyball Scoreboard 09/29/2022

Sports

September 30th, 2022 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference

(3-2) Atlantic 20-25-14-25-15, Harlan 25-21-25-19-10
(3-2) Kuemper Catholic 25-16-17-25-15, Lewis Central 16-25-25-17-11
(3-0) Red Oak 25-25-25, Creston 19-15-16

Western Iowa Conference

(3-0) AHSTW 25-25-25 IKM-Manning 9-9-22 (A: Delaney Goshorn 9 Kills, 3 Aces, 2 Blocks)
(3-2) Logan-Magnolia 24-14-25-25-15 Underwood 26-25-23-19-12
(3-1) Riverside 25-25-20-26 Tri-Center 19-23-25-24 (R: Veronica Andrusyshyn 17 kills, 15 digs.)
(3-0) Treynor 25-25-25 Missouri Valley 21-18-14

Rolling Valley Conference

(3-0) Boyer Valley 25-25-25 Coon Rapids-Bayard 19-13-13

Corner Conference Tournament

Consolation: (3-1) Stanton 25-25-24-25 Fremont-Mills 10-20-26-21
Championship: (3-2) Sidney 25-19-17-25-15 East Mills 22-25-25-21-13

Other Scores

(3-2) Bishop Heelan 19-25-27-22-15 Abraham Lincoln 25-21-25-25-8
(3-0) College View Academy 25-25-25 Heartland Christian 21-14-16
(3-1) Diagonal 25-25-21-25 Orient-Macksburg 9-18-25-22
(2-1) Pleasantville 25-16-15, Woodward-Granger 23-25-13
(2-1) Pleasantville 23-25-15, Panorama 25-19-12
(2-0) Woodward-Granger 25-25, Panorama 12-12

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Glenwood sweeps Shenandoah XC Meet

Sports

September 30th, 2022 by admin

Shenandoah XC Meet
09/29/2022

Girls Team Scores

  1. Glenwood 32
  2. Clarinda 83
  3. Treynor 90
  4. Lewis Central 92
  5. Abraham Lincoln 106
  6. East Atchison 156
  7. Thomas Jefferson 172
  8. Shenandoah 209
  9. Red Oak 229

Girls Individual Top Ten

  1. Mayson Hartley, Clarinda
  2. Lauren Hughes, Glenwood
  3. Maya Hunter, Clarinda
  4. Breckyn Petersen, Glenwood
  5. Lilly Irwin, Underwood
  6. Abby LaSale, Abraham Lincoln
  7. Reese Duncan, St. Albert
  8. Hailey Egbert, Shenandoah
  9. Bailey Richardson, Riverside
  10. Emerson Griffin, Glenwood

2022 Shen XC Girls

Boys Team Scores

  1. Glenwood 39
  2. Lewis Central 69
  3. St. Albert 96
  4. Maryville 107
  5. Clarinda 154
  6. Riverside 161
  7. Abraham Lincoln 168
  8. Thomas Jefferson 196
  9. Treynor 204
  10. Shenandoah 252
  11. East Atchison 266
  12. East Mills 311
  13. Underwood 370
  14. Griswold 400

Boys Individual Top Ten

  1. Ethan Eichhorn, Lewis Central
  2. Riley Blay, Nodaway Valley (Missouri)
  3. Bryant Keller, Glenwood
  4. Colin Lillie, St. Albert
  5. Kade Diercks, Lewis Central
  6. Andrew Smith, Glenwood
  7. Treyton Schaapherder, Clarinda
  8. Kyle Wagoner, Clarinda
  9. Liam hays, Glenwood
  10. Kevin Coots, Glenwood

2022 Shen XC Boys

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ACGC boys dominate at West Central Valley XC Invite

Sports

September 30th, 2022 by admin

West Central Valley Cross Country Invitational
09/29/2022

Boys Team Scores

  1. ACGC 18
  2. Woodward-Granger 85
  3. Ankeny Christian 92
  4. Van Meter 106
  5. Woodward Academy 113
  6. Colfax-Mingo 131
  7. West Central Valley 189

Boys Individual Top Ten

1 Reinhart, Justin 12 Adair-Casey 16:54.12 1
2 Mahaffey, Andrew 11 Adair-Casey 17:33.42 2
3 Schoening, Daniel 11 Ankeny Chris 17:41.38 3
4 Sloss, Gavin 10 Adair-Casey 18:02.78 4
5 Kading, Noah 10 Adair-Casey 18:03.83 5
6 Bunde, Lance 11 Adair-Casey 18:13.78 6
7 Arrasmith, Bo 11 Adair-Casey 18:15.44 7
8 Hulse, Luka 10 Van Meter 18:18.73 8
9 Davis, Alex 9 Ankeny Chris 18:22.96 9
10 Gibbons, Anthony 9 Woodward Academy 18:31.70 10

Full results: high school boys results wcv

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Lo-Ma girls, Woodbine boys win at IKM-Manning XC Invite

Sports

September 30th, 2022 by admin

IKM-Manning Cross Country Invitational
09/29/2022

Girls Team Scores

  1. Logan-Magnolia 28
  2. Denison-Schleswig 76
  3. IKM-Manning 83
  4. Woodbine 83
  5. AHSTW 98
  6. Boyer Valley 118

Girls Individual Top Ten

1 Mendlik, Lola 10 Denison 19:55.79 1
2 Sporrer, Madison 10 Logan-Magnolia 20:09.57 2
3 Johnsen, Allysen 9 Logan-Magnolia 20:39.81 3
4 Murdock, Addison 11 Woodbine 20:51.21 4
5 Beisswenger, Stefi 10 Audubon 20:52.31
6 Moss, Mya 12 Logan-Magnolia 21:27.39 5
7 Hall, Haedyn 10 Logan-Magnolia 21:40.18 6
8 Lapel, Adyson 10 Woodbine 21:47.26 7
9 Knop, Rylie 11 Ahstw 21:48.88 8
10 Beckendorf, Taylor 10 Ikm-Manning 21:58.39 9

Full results: IKM HS Girls Results

Boys Team Scores

  1. Woodbine 37
  2. IKM-Manning 48
  3. Denison-Schleswig 70
  4. East Sac County 84
  5. South Central Calhoun 131
  6. Exira-EHK 149

Boys Individual Top Ten

1 Bendgen, Landon 11 Woodbine 16:08.35 1
2 Keller, Caden 12 Ikm-Manning 16:29.05 2
3 Heffernan, Pat 12 Boyer Valley 16:51.17
4 Flores, Leo 12 Denison 17:57.40 3
5 Wagner, Gunner 10 Woodbine 18:03.22 4
6 Engel, Parker 11 East Sac County 18:12.77 5
7 Vennink, Lane 12 Woodbine 18:13.71 6
8 Perrien, Ethan 12 Denison 18:16.75 7
9 Sams, Lane 11 Ikm-Manning 18:18.25 8
10 Hinners, Reed 12 Ikm-Manning 18:21.77 9

Full results: IKM HS Boys Results

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Atlantic finishes 10th on both sides of Southeast Polk Cross Country Invitational

Sports

September 30th, 2022 by admin

Southeast Polk Cross Country Invitational
09/29/2022 in Pleasant Hill

Girls Team Scores

  1. DM Roosevelt 78
  2. Ames 94
  3. Waukee 97
  4. Dowling Catholic 116
  5. Southeast Polk 132
  6. Urbandale 152
  7. Waukee Northwest 153
  8. Dallas Center-Grimes 161
  9. Iowa City West 191
  10. Atlantic 228
  11. Carlisle 253
  12. DM Lincoln 378

Girls Individual Champion: Adrienne Buettner-Cable, Roosevelt 18:17.70

Atlantic Finishers: 16th Ava Rush 20:12.90, 21st Claire Pellett 20:27.90, 49th Belle Berg 21:35.40, 64th Mariah Huffman 22:53.10, 70th Katrina Williams 23:13.10, 74th Hailey Huffman 23:37.10, 76th Faith Altman 23:54.40.

Boys Team Scores

  1. Southeast Polk 59
  2. Dallas Center-Grimes 61
  3. DM Roosevelt 68
  4. Carlisle 101
  5. Ames 137
  6. Ankeny 168
  7. Waukee 178
  8. ADM 179
  9. Waukee Northwest 208
  10. Atlantic 281
  11. DM Lincoln 315
  12. DM East 363

Boys Individual Champion: Carson Owens, SE Polk 16:07.80.

Atlantic Finishers: 37th Alex Sonntag 18:05.10, 50th Bennett Whetstone 18:29.20, 60th Devon Fields 18:57.00, 66th Tyrell Williams 19:07.30, 68th Christian Thompson 19:17.40, 70th Braden Spurr 19:32.80, 78th Mason McFadden 20:58.50.

Full results HERE

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