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Charges upgraded to murder in Milford shooting

News

February 8th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A Spirit Lake man is now facing a murder charge following a shooting last week in Milford. The charge against 25-year-old Christian Goyne-Yarns was upgraded to first-degree murder this morning after Shelby Woizeschke died of her injuries over the weekend at a Sioux Falls hospital.

Goyne-Yarns is accused of shooting Woizeschke multiple times Thursday morning in the parking lot of GrapeTree Medical Staffing in Milford. She called 911 and told police he was the shooter and he was arrested less than an hour later in Spirit Lake. Goyne-Yarns is scheduled for a preliminary hearing next Monday according to online court documents.

Bond was originally set at half a million dollars on Friday, but that was doubled at the request of the Dickinson County Attorney as the charge was upgraded.

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Demand is down, but gas prices are still rising in Iowa

News

February 8th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – It’s the dead of winter and Iowans are driving much less, especially compared to summertime, but gasoline prices are defying the basic lessons of economic by rising, even though demand is falling. Meredith Mitts, spokeswoman for Triple-A-Iowa, says crude oil prices are setting the bar. “In the last couple of weeks, we’ve seen an increase in total stocks and a decrease in demand which typically puts downward pressure on those pump prices,” Mitts says, “but because we are seeing these rising crude oil prices, the pump prices continue to go up.”

Part of the reason for the higher prices is rising concerns over the potential for war overseas. “This time of year is usually a time that we would see a little bit of those lower prices at the pump but it will depend a little bit on that tension between Russia and Ukraine,” Mitts says. “That’s a major contributor to these oil prices, so it will depend on any sanctions that come out of that and how those conversations go.”

The average price for a gallon of gas in Iowa is three-23, which is up eight cents a gallon in the past week and it’s up 18-cents in the past month. A year ago, gas in Iowa was averaging two-36, almost a dollar less. The national average is now three-44. Across Iowa, the cheapest gas is three-19 a gallon in both Iowa City and Davenport, while the most expensive gas is in Dubuque at three-32.

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Atlantic City Council Special Session set for Wednesday evening

News

February 8th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic City Council will hold a Special Session beginning at 5:30-p.m. on Wednesday, in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall. According to City Administrator John Lund, the Council will act on an “Order to Enter into Closed Session,” to ” Discuss Strategy with Counsel in Matters that are Presently in Litigation or where Litigation is Imminent where its Disclosure Would be Likely to Prejudice or Disadvantage the Position of the Governmental Body in that Litigation.”

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JUNE ESHELMAN, 91, of Fontanelle (Celebration of Life 2/12/22)

Obituaries

February 8th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

JUNE ESHELMAN, 91, of Fontanelle, died Monday, February 7, 2022, at the Adair County Memorial Hospital in Greenfield.  A Celebration of Life service for JUNE ESHELMAN will be held 10-a.m. Saturday, June 12th, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle. Lamb Funeral Home in Fontanelle has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held on Friday, from 3-until 7-p.m., at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle, with the family present from 5-until 7-p.m.; Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

Burial is in the Fontanelle Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the church following the burial.

Memorials may directed to the June Eshelman Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.

JUNE ESHELMAN is survived by:

Her sons – Rick Huff, of Fontanelle, & Ellis (Sandra) Eshelman, of Fountain Inn, SC.

Her daughters – Carmen Homan (David) of Fontanelle, & Sandi (Thad) Sickels, of Creston.

Her sister – Pam (Rick) Hoepner, of Orlanda, Fl.

6 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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Clark earns Big Ten Player of the Week honors again

Sports

February 7th, 2022 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.

Clark has tallied 30-career Big Ten weekly honors – 13 freshman, 11 player and six honor roll. This week’s award is the sixth Big Ten Player of the Week honor this season for Clark.

Clark averaged 38.7 points, 9.3 assists and 6.3 rebounds in three games, drawing 21 fouls and making 18 free throws. The sophomore registered two 40-point games over ranked opponents, including 43 against No. 23 Ohio State and a career-high 46 points over No. 6 Michigan on the Wolverines’ home court to set the arena record for most points by a woman – the third arena record that Clark owns (Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Crisler Center, Pinnacle Bank Arena).

In Iowa’s, 98-90, road loss to No. 6 Michigan with only seven active student-athletes, including being down two starters, the Hawkeyes battled back from a 25-point deficit in the third quarter to end the game down by eight led by Clark’s arena-record setting 46 points. Clark registered her 12th double-double of the season, adding 10 assists against the Wolverines. She also tallied four rebounds and three steals and drew 10 fouls.

The Des Moines, Iowa, native registered her fifth season and sixth career triple double in Iowa’s road win over Wisconsin with 27 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Clark’s six career triple-doubles ties former Hawkeye Sam Logic’s Big Ten record (2011-15) for most in their career and ties fifth most single season (5) and career (6) triple-doubles in NCAA Division I history.

Against No. 23 Ohio State, Clark tallied 43 points, including seven made 3-pointers, shooting 50 percent (7-14) from beyond the arc.

Clark and the Hawkeyes host Minnesota on Wednesday, Feb. 9 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT) on B1G+.

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Democrat is trying again to ban large scale livestock facilities

Ag/Outdoor, News

February 7th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Democrat State Representative Art Staed of Cedar Rapids is trying again on legislation to establish an immediate moratorium on the expansion of factory farming in the state. He talked about it today (Monday) in an online call with reporters. “My bill will help stymie corporate ag’s predatory growth in our state, confront our water quality crisis, and rectify the unfair treatment of contract growers,” Staed says. This year marks the fifth that Iowa legislators and advocates have collaborated to try and pass the bill.

Staed admits with the House controlled by Republicans, it won’t be easy to get it going. “In the House they’ve ignored this in the past. We’ll see what happens this year,” he says. “We’ve had difficulty getting any Republican signatures to be honest — but we do have quite a few House members who are interested in it.” He would like to just see it get a hearing in the House. “There are legislators in both parties who are very interested in doing something about this, taking action,” according to Staed, “for whatever reason aren’t willing to come forward at this time until they see greater movement or at least a subcommittee hearing where we can have the public involved and others come and speak.”

Staed says there are more than 10-thousand factory farms with anywhere from 300-500 new facilities added to the state each year.

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2021 Annual Report Highlights Progress on the Council Bluffs Interstate System Improvement Program

News

February 7th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Feb. 7, 2022 – The Council Bluffs Interstate System Improvement Program released its 2021 Annual Report today (Monday), that highlights progress made on construction and design projects over the last year. The annual report features information about completed and active projects, public outreach, program status, statistics for work completed in 2021, and 2022 key projects. This multi-year, multi-stage construction program will transform the transportation system in the Council Bluffs area, making travel safer and more convenient. The entire program is scheduled to be completed in 2026.

“We have been very busy over the last year working toward completing the dual, divided freeway and starting on the I-29/I-480/West Broadway project,” said Iowa DOT District 4 Engineer Scott Schram. “This Annual Report provides a high-level overview of all of the work and design engineering that occurred in 2021 to provide the public with a summary of how Iowa DOT is delivering this important highway improvement project.”

To view the Annual Report online, visit http://councilbluffsinterstate.iowadot.gov/2021annualreport/.

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AP Women’s Basketball Top 25 02/07/2022

Sports

February 7th, 2022 by admin

Record/Points/Previous
1. South Carolina (30) 21-1 750 1
2. Stanford 18-3 719 2
3. Louisville 21-2 679 4
4. Michigan 20-2 656 6
5. NC State 20-3 639 3
6. Arizona 17-3 583 8
7. Indiana 16-3 566 5
8. UConn 15-4 534 10
9. Iowa St. 20-3 465 11
10. Baylor 17-5 462 9
11. Georgia Tech 18-4 445 12
12. Oklahoma 20-3 404 18
13. Tennessee 19-4 398 7
14. LSU 18-4 342 15
15. Maryland 17-6 337 17
16. Texas 15-6 269 13
17. Georgia 17-5 255 14
18. Notre Dame 18-5 240 20
19. Florida 17-6 166 –
20. BYU 19-2 161 16
21. Ohio St. 16-4 147 23
22. Florida Gulf Coast 21-1 140 22
23. North Carolina 18-4 136 24
24. Oregon 14-7 99 19
25. Iowa 15-6 61 21

Others receiving votes: Kansas St 44, Mississippi 24, Duke 14, Princeton 5, Dayton 3, Liberty 2, DePaul 2, Drexel 1, Nebraska 1, Virginia Tech 1.

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AP Men’s Basketball Top 25 02/07/2022

Sports

February 7th, 2022 by Jim Field

1. Auburn (48) 22-1 1506 1
2. Gonzaga (13)19-2 1477 2
3. Purdue 20-3 1329 4
4. Arizona 19-2 1300 7
5. Kentucky 19-4 1288 5
6. Houston 20-2 1205 6
7. Duke 19-3 1179 9
8. Kansas 19-3 1173 10
9. Texas Tech 18-5 947 14
10. Baylor 19-4 921 8
11. Providence 20-2 899 15
12. UCLA 16-4 881 3
13. Illinois 17-5 818 18
14. Wisconsin 18-4 706 11
15. Villanova 17-6 634 12
16. Ohio St. 14-5 628 16
17. Michigan St. 17-5 536 13
18. Marquette 16-7 522 24
19. Tennessee 16-6 377 22
20. Texas 17-6 294 23
21. Southern Cal 19-4 278 19
22. Saint Mary’s (Cal) 19-4 185 –
23. Murray St. 22-2 178 –
24. UConn 15-6 118 17
25. Xavier 16-6 912 1

Others receiving votes: Wyoming 82, Arkansas 74, Iowa St. 48, Davidson 35, Boise St. 22, Wake Forest 21, Alabama 18, Loyola Chicago 13, Indiana 11, LSU 11, Iowa 7, Oregon 5, San Francisco 3, Notre Dame 3, Ohio 2.

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30th Annual Wallace Foundation meeting set for March 3rd near Lewis

Ag/Outdoor, News

February 7th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Lewis, Iowa) – Officials with the Wallace Foundation for Rural Research and Development have announced the 30th Annual meeting for the Foundation takes place March 3rd, at the Armstrong Research Farm, near Lewis**. The meeting is open to the public, and there is no fee to attend. The event begins with registration at 9-a.m., followed by a Welcome from Foundation President Mark Bentley.

This year’s speakers will include Mark Licht an Iowa State University Assistant Professor and Extension Cropping System Specialist in the Dept of Agronomy, who will be speaking on the Recent Cropping Systems Research in Southwest Iowa. His extension, research and teaching program is focused on how to holistically manage Iowa cropping systems to achieve productivity, profitability and environmental goals. His research is centered around varied aspects of soybean, corn and cover crop management. 

The second speaker is Tim Christensen, ISU Farm Management Specialist. He is currently serving 13 counties in Southwest Iowa working with the public on farm rental agreements, farm transitions, farm bill, grain marketing, and any other farm management issues that arise. Tim will be speaking on Iowa Land Values review and 2022 Cost of Production Increases.

A complimentary lunch at 11:30-a.m.will follow those guest speakers, with the Wallace Foundation’s Membership Annual Business meeting at 12:30-p.m.

**The Armstrong Research Farm is located approximately 12 miles southwest of Atlantic on Highway 6, south on 525th Street, and then east on Hitchcock Avenue.

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