LaVon Eblen visits with author David Pedersen.
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(Radio Iowa) – A Mason City man who was reported missing has been found dead. Mason City police late last month had said they were looking for 38-year-old Travis Kummer, who had been reported missing to police on February 18th. Family members at the time reported that he had last been seen in Mason City on February 11th. Police on Monday say that officers were called to a wooded area near in the southeastern part of town on Sunday after a citizen reported finding a body.
Officers believed that the deceased was Kummer. The police department says an autopsy will be performed at the State Medical Examiner’s Office.
(Radio Iowa) – This will be the Sunday to “spring ahead” for Daylight Saving Time and a legislator who’s a vocal critic of flipping the clock twice a year has won another round of voting in the Iowa House. For this year’s effort, Representative Mike Sexton of Rockwell City started out by reading passages from a medical journal. “An abundance of accumulated medical evidence indicates that the acute transition from Standard Time to Daylight Savings Time incurs significant public health and safety risks,'” Sexton read, “‘including increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events, mood disorders, motor vehicle crashes.'”
Sexton’s bill to stay on Daylight Saving Time passed the House 82-13, but the move can only happen if congress votes to allow it. Nineteen other states have passed similar bills. Sexton has been trying for the past few years to get a bill on the topic through the Iowa legislature. “The week that follows the time we change in the clock, we have accidents at work,” Sexton says, “teachers have student problems in their classrooms.”
Time in the United States was generally measured by the position of the sun or a prominent clock in a community until 1883. That’s when the railroads introduced “Standard Time” to keep time consistent in zones of the country. Daylight Saving Time was implemented during World War I as a way to conserve fuel.
IRVING, Texas. – Following the best regular season campaign in school history, the Cyclones were rewarded when the Big 12 honors came rolling in on Monday. Iowa State placed a league-high three on the All-Big 12 First Team for the first time in school history with Ashley Joens, Lexi Donarski and Emily Ryan earning nods from the Big 12 coaches. Donarski was also awarded Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first Cyclone ever to earn the honor.
Donarski is a force on defense. Her defensive abilities might be Iowa State’s best-kept secret nationally, but to those in the Big 12 it is no secret the best lock-down defender is Donarski. She held opponents she guarded to a mere 9.3 points and 30 percent shooting, as she was often tasked with defending the opposition’s top performer. Donarski also becomes just the third Cyclone to earn a spot on the Big 12’s All-Defensive Team and the first since Chelsea Poppens in 2011.
In addition to her defensive honors, the La Crosse, Wisconsin native, was also awarded a spot on the All-Big 12 First Team for the first time in her career. The sophomore is currently second on the team in scoring, averaging 14.3 points per game, while netting 38.9 percent from the floor. Her 76 3-pointers also ranks third in the Big 12 and in the top-20 nationally.
Joens earned unanimous All-Big 12 First Team honors for the third time in her Iowa State career, joining Bridget Carleton and Stacy Frese as the only other Cyclones to do so. The Iowa City, Iowa native, leads Iowa State with 20.3 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, while averaging a career best 2.2 assists per game and connecting on a career-best 77 treys. Joens is also shooting at a 41.2 percent clip, the fifth-best mark in the league. Joens has been a staple for the Cyclones, earning All-America consideration and being named to the Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 yet again.
After leading the Big 12 and ranking in the top-five nationally in assists per game (7.1), Emily Ryan garnered First Team honors for the first time in her career. Ryan has been widely recognized as one of the best floor generals, with 213 dimes on the year, checking in at fourth and counting in the ISU record books. Ryan dished 20 or more dimes to six different Cyclones on the season and recorded five or more assists 20 times this season. A native of Claflin, Kansas, Ryan also averaged 12.6 points per game and has a team-high 53 steals on the season. In league games, Ryan’s stats are even better, averaging 14.6 points and 7.3 dimes per contest.
Iowa State finished the regular season with a school record 25 regular-season wins, while also amassing 14 Big 12 wins for the first time. The Cyclones also swept seven Big 12 opponents and won a school record seven Big 12 road games. Iowa State enters the Big 12 Championship as the No. 2 seed with a 25-5 overall record and a 14-4 Big 12 record.
2021-22 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Awards
Coach of the Year: Brandon Schneider, Kansas (Seventh season at Kansas)
Player of the Year: NaLyssa Smith, Baylor, F, 6-4, Sr., Converse, Texas*
Defensive Player of the Year: Lexi Donarski, Iowa State, G, 6-0, So. La Cross, Wis.
Newcomer of the Year: Jordan Lewis, Baylor, G, 5-7, Gr., Windmere, Fla.
Freshman of the Year: Rori Harmon, Texas, G, 5-6, Fr., Houston, Texas
Sixth Player Award: Skylar Vann, Oklahoma, G/F, 5-11, So., Edmond, Okla.
All-Big 12 First Team (honors listed alphabetical by school)
| Player | School | Position | Height | Class | Hometown | ||||||
| Jordan Lewis | Baylor | G | 5-7 | Gr. | Windermere, Fla. | ||||||
| NaLyssa Smith* | Baylor | F | 6-4 | Sr. | Converse, Texas | ||||||
| Lexi Donarski | Iowa State | G | 6-0 | So. | La Crosse, Wis. | ||||||
| Ashley Joens* | Iowa State | G/F | 6-1 | Sr. | Iowa City, Iowa | ||||||
| Emily Ryan | Iowa State | G | 5-11 | So. | Claflin, Kan. | ||||||
| Holly Kersgieter | Kansas | G | 5-11 | Jr. | Sand Springs, Okla. | ||||||
| Ayoka Lee* | Kansas State | C | 6-6 | Jr. | Byron, Minn. | ||||||
| Taylor Robertson* | Oklahoma | G | 5-11 | Sr. | McPherson, Kan. | ||||||
| Madi Williams* | Oklahoma | G/F | 5-11 | Sr. | Fort Worth, Texas | ||||||
| Vivian Gray | Texas Tech | G | 6-1 | Sr. | Argyle, Texas |
* Unanimous Selection
All-Big 12 Second Team
| Player | School | Position | Height | Class | Hometown | ||||||
| Sarah Andrews | Baylor | G | 5-6 | So. | Irving, Texas | ||||||
| Lauren Fields | Oklahoma State | G | 5-9 | Jr. | Shawnee, Okla. | ||||||
| Rori Harmon | Texas | G | 5-6 | Fr. | Houston, Texas | ||||||
| Joanne Allen-Taylor | Texas | G | 5-8 | Sr. | Houston, Texas | ||||||
| Esmery Martinez | West Virginia | F | 6-2 | Jr. | Dominican Republic |
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Ja’Mee Asberry (Baylor), Queen Egbo (Baylor), Zakiyah Franklin (Kansas), Taiyanna Jackson (Kansas), Serena Sundell (Kansas State), Lauren Heard (TCU), Lauren Ebo (Texas), Aliyah Matharu (Texas), K.K. Deans (West Virginia), Kari Niblack (West Virginia), Madisen Smith (West Virginia).
* Unanimous First Team Selection (coaches cannot vote for own players, unanimous denotes voted first team by other nine coaches)
Big 12 All-Defensive Team
| Player | School | Position | Height | Class | Hometown | ||||||
| NaLyssa Smith | Baylor | F | 6-4 | Sr. | Converse, Texas | ||||||
| Lexi Donarski | Iowa State | G | 6-0 | So. | La Crosse, Wis. | ||||||
| Taiyanna Jackson | Kansas | C | 6-6 | Jr. | East Chicago, Ind. | ||||||
| Ayoka Lee | Kansas State | C | 6-6 | Jr. | Byron, Minn. | ||||||
| Rori Harmon | Texas | G | 5-6 | Fr. | Houston, Texas |
Big 12 All-Freshman Team
| Player | School | Position | Height | Class | Hometown | ||||||
| Brylee Glenn | Kansas State | G | 6-0 | Fr. | Kansas City, Mo. | ||||||
| Serena Sundell* | Kansas State | G | 6-1 | Fr. | Maryville, Mo. | ||||||
| Kelbie Washington | Oklahoma | G | 5-6 | Fr. | Norman, Okla. | ||||||
| Rori Harmon* | Texas | G | 5-6 | Fr. | Houston, Texas | ||||||
| J.J. Quinerly | West Virginia | G | 5-8 | Fr. | Norfolk, Va. |
* Unanimous Selection (coaches cannot vote for own players, unanimous denotes selected for team on other nine ballots)
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore forward Keegan Murray garnered two awards on Monday, earning first-team All-America accolades by Sporting News and named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week.
Joining Murray on the five-player All-America first team are Kofi Cockburn of Illinois, Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis, Ochai Agbaji of Kansas and Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe. Sporting News is one of four outlets used by the NCAA to determine its consensus All-America teams (Associated Press, National Association of Basketball Coaches, United States Basketball Writers Association, and Sporting News).
The Hawkeyes have had a student-athlete earn All-America honors by Sporting News four of the last seven seasons, including the last three seasons. Former Hawkeye Luka Garza earned first team accolades by the publication in 2020 and 2021, while Jarrod Uthoff was a second team selection in 2016.
Murray (6-foot-8, 225 pounds) ranks first in the country in Player Efficiency Rating (38.4); fourth in points per game (23.3); 29th in field goal percentage (.554); 39th in blocks per contest (2.1); and 46th in double-doubles (9). His 23.3 points per game average is tops among players from a major conference.
Murray is the only player nationally to average 23+ points, 8+ rebounds, and 2+ blocks this season and one of three players from a major conference with those averages over the last decade.
Murray is also on the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Midseason Team, Lute Olson National Player of the Year Mid-Season List, and is a Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Finalist. He has been named Big Ten Player of the Week a program-best six times this season (Nov. 22; Dec. 20; Jan. 3; Feb. 14; Feb. 28, March 6).
Murray shares this week’s conference weekly honor with Nebraska’s Alonzo Verge Jr. Last week, Murray averaged a double-double in three games, averaging 23.7 points and 12 rebounds. The All-American also averaged three blocks, 2.7 3-pointers, and 2.3 assists. He shot 53 percent (8-of-15) from 3-point range and 77 percent (17-of-22) from the foul line.
In Iowa’s comfortable 82-61 win over Northwestern on Feb. 28, Murray poured in game bests in points (26) and rebounds (18), while also collecting three assists, two blocks, and two steals. He registered the double-double by halftime and his 18 rebounds are the most by Murray during conference play and most since pulling down 21 against N.C. Central (Nov. 16, 2021).
Murray had another sensational game in Iowa’s 11-point victory (82-71) at Michigan on March 3, totaling 23 points, seven rebounds, three blocks, three assists, and a steal. He shot a blistering 7-of-9 (.778) from the field, including a perfect 4-of-4 from 3-point range.
In Sunday night’s narrow defeat at No. 20 Illinois, Murray posted his team-leading ninth double-double (22 points, 11 rebounds). He also rejected a game-best four shots.
Murray and the 24th-ranked Hawkeyes (22-9, 12-8) return to action on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. Iowa will face the first-round winner between Northwestern-Nebraska at approximately 1 p.m. (CT) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
2021-22 Rolling Valley All-Conference
Boys Basketball Team
First Teams
Trevor Malone (Boyer Valley, sr.)
Colby Rich (C-A-M, sr.)
Tanner Oswald (Coon Rapids-Bayard, sr.)
Lance Clayburg (Coon Rapids-Bayard, jr.)
Koleson Evans (West Harrison, jr.)
*Sage Evans (West Harrison, jr.)
Mason King (West Harrison, jr.)
Dylan Hoefer (Woodbine, sr.)
Second Team
Cooper Kock (Ar-We-Va, sr.)
Will Ragaller (Ar-We-Va, sr.)
Drew Volkmann (Boyer Valley, jr.)
Lane Spieker (CAM, sr.)
*Gabe Obert (Coon Rapids-Bayard, sr.)
Trey Peterson (Exira/EHK, jr.)
Joe Carey (Paton-Churdan, sr.)
Cory Bantam (Woodbine, sr.)
*Unanimous Selections.
(Radio Iowa) – The State of Iowa is paying eight men a million dollars in total to settle a case connected to a state employee who pleaded guilty to secretly taking photos them in the bathroom. Kenneth Kerr was fired from the Iowa Department of Revenue in 2015 and he pleaded guilty to invasion of privacy and sexually-motivated stalking of male co-workers. In 2019, the state paid out 900-thousand dollars to settle a federal lawsuit filed by three men who accused supervisors of not talking complaints about Kerr seriously.
The state’s solicitor general says an investigation discovered more victims, including the eight men who’re receiving settlements now, and these payouts resolve all remaining complaints about Kerr. Supervisors who failed to intervene are no longer working in the agency.
(Red Oak, Iowa) – A traffic stop in Red Oak Monday evening, resulted in the arrest of a woman on drug charges. According to Red Oak Police, 51-year-old Sarah Wohlt, of Council Bluffs, faces charges that include: possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of a controlled substance (marijuana), 1st offense, and unlawful possession of a prescription drug.
Montgomery County Deputies and the Montgomery County K9 assisted the Red Oak Police Department.
Jim Field visits with Linda Shearer, Board President of the Corning Center for the Fine Arts, about the Iowa Watercolor Society Traveling exhibit currently on display.
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