CHARLES “CHUCK” MILLER, 74, of Griswold, died Tuesday, March 1st, at home. A Celebration of Life for CHARLES “CHUCK” MILLER will be held March 27th from 2-until 4-p.m., at the Griswold Community Building. Rieken Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold is assisting the family.
Memorials may be directed to the Griswold United Methodist Church or Hospice of the Midwest.
(Radio Iowa) – Authorities in northwest Iowa are investigating a possible drowning. An ice fisherman was reported missing at a Cherokee County rural farm pond on Wednesday afternoon. The report of the missing individual was received by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office at about 1:30 p.m. Approximately 45 minutes later, a body was recovered from the water and pronounced dead at the scene. The identity of the individual will be released at a later time due to pending family notifications.
Thursday, March 3
Class 5A semifinals
Johnston 64. Pleasant Valley 44
-Johnston is back in the Class 5A state championship game with a chance at a rare achievement. The top-seeded Dragons, reaching the title game the third straight year, were sharp in all areas in beating fourth-seeded Pleasant Valley 64-44 to start the 2022 semifinal round. Now 25-0, Johnston will go for its second state championship in three years at 6 p.m. Friday – with a chance to become the first large school to go unbeaten since Des Moines East went 26-0 en route to the 2011 Class 4A title. The state tournament went to five classes in 2013. Johnston shot 48 percent and had assists on 17 of its 23 baskets, leading to layups and open 3-point shots. The Dragons, who lost to Waukee in last year’s championship game, piled up 32 points in the paint and knocked down seven 3s. They also forced 21 turnovers, which led to 25 points. University of Iowa recruit Jada Gyamfi led a balanced offense with 13 points and eight rebounds.
Waterloo West 58, West Des Moines Valley 48
–The Waterloo West Wahawks beat West Des Moines Valley 58-48 to reach the Class 5A state championship game and gave coach Tony Pappas his 600th victory at the school. Sixth-seeded West rattled off the first eight points of the game, built a 16-2 lead late in the first quarter and the seventh-seeded Tigers never caught up. It will be the first appearance in the title game since 2002 for West (23-2), which will face top-seeded and unbeaten Johnston at 6 p.m. Friday. The Wahawks had excellent balance, with four players scoring in double figures. Sierra Williams, a junior and one of the state’s top Division I college prospects, led with 21 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals.
Class 3A Semifinals
Estherville-Lincoln Central 57, Unity Christian 44
Ballard 56, West Lyon 51
Class 4A Semifinals
Cedar Rapid Xavier 55, Dallas Center-Grimes 50 3OT
Bishop Heelan 68, Glenwood 51
(Bloomfield, Iowa) – A crash Wednesday evening in southeast Iowa’s Davis County resulted in the death of a man from Montezuma. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 1999 Chevy pickup driven by 79-year-old Michael Floyd Talbert, was pulling a recreational camper and traveling south on U-S Highway 63 near 230th Street at around 7:22-p.m., when for reasons unknown, the pickup/trailer crossed the center line of the road into the northbound lanes.
The driver of a northbound Volvo semi tractor-trailer, 47-year-old Steve Charles Roloson, of Central City, swerved onto the shoulder to avoid the oncoming pickup/trailer, but the left side of the pickup hit the left side of the semi. The impact caused the camper to be destroyed. Talbert, who was wearing a seat belt, died at the scene.
The pickup came to rest on the southbound shoulder of the road, while the semi crossed over the southbound lanes and came to rest. The driver of the semi was not injured. The accident remains under investigation.
Stand pineapple upright and cut in half, leaving the top attached. Remove fruit, leaving a 1″ shell. Dice fruit and set aside 1 cup for salad and refrigerate the remaining fruit for another use.
In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise and mustard. Stir in the ham, celery, green peppers and reserved pineapple. Spoon into pineapple halves.
YIELD: 2 servings
Iowa sophomore forward Patrick McCaffery may be back in the lineup tonight (Thursday night), when the 24th ranked Hawkeyes visit Michigan. McCaffery missed Monday’s victory over Northwestern after suffering a hip injury last week at Nebraska.
That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. A team that lost Luka Garza and Joe Wieskamp to the NBA has a shot at a top four finish in the Big Ten after Nebraska’s upset victory at Ohio State. The return of Jordan Bohannon and Connor McCaffery gave the Hawks a much needed veteran presence.
McCaffery believes depth has been a major factor in a late season run that has seen the Hawkeyes win seven or their last eight games.
McCaffery says depth has allowed the Hawkeyes to handle the adversity that occurs during a conference race.
Iowa is 11-7 in the Big Ten. The Wolverines are 10-8 in conference play after a Tuesday night victory over Michigan State.
The UNI women are on the road tonight (Thursday night) to take on Indiana State in Missouri Valley action. The Panthers are currently third in the league race with a record of 11-5. The Sycamores are 5-11 in the Valley.
That’s UNI coach Tanya Warren who says the Panthers will need to play well on defense.
Drake’s injury woes at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament continue. Senior guard D.J. Wilkins will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn ACL in Saturday’s regular season finale. Last year standout point guard Roman Penn missed the tournament with a season ending foot injury as Drake lost to Loyola in the title game and in 2019 standout center Nick McGlynn suffered a knee injury in an opening round win over Illinois State and the Bulldogs had only six healthy players in a semifinal round loss to UNI.
That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries who says their only focus right now is finding a way to get past Southern Illinois in Friday night’s quarterfinal round.
Wilkins averaged just over 10 and-a-half points this season and was a member of the Missouri Valley All-Defensive team.
(7-a.m. News, 3/3/22) – The Creston Police Department reports a local man was arrested twice this (Thursday) morning, in a span of about an hour. Authorities say 50-year-old Dennis Barry Green, of Creston, was arrested at around 12:33-a.m. for two counts of Theft in the 5th Degree. He was cited and released on a promise to appear. Then, at around 1:35-a.m., Creston Police arrested Green again. This time, he was taken into custody for OWI/2nd offense. Green was being held in the Union County Jail on a $2,000 cash or surety bond.
DR. ARMANDO ROSALES, 91, of Panama City, FL. (a former Atlantic resident), died Monday, Feb. 28th, in Florida. No service or memorial for DR. ARMANDO ROSALES is planned at this time. Friends may send his wife Sally a card of condolence or remembrance, to: Sally Rosales, 1131 Balboa Avenue, Unit G, Panama City, FL, 32401.
DR. ARMANDO ROSALES is survived by:
His wife – Sally Rosales.
His son – Armando Lee (Jan)
His daughter – Xiomara Janssen.
4 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild,
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