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Underwood wins 1A Sectional 11 at AHSTW

Sports

February 5th, 2022 by admin

Team Scores
1 Underwood 259.0
2 AHSTW 203.5
3 Treynor 188.0
4 Tri-Center 123.0
5 Audubon 95.0
6 St. Albert 62.0
7 Coon Rapids-Bayard 15.0

106
1st Place – Molly Allen of Underwood
2nd Place – Brant Freeberg of Tri-Center
3rd Place – Jack Stanerson of Audubon
4th Place – Jamison Larsen of Treynor
5th Place – Aiden Akers of AHSTW
1st Place Match
Molly Allen (Underwood) 30-5, Fr. over Brant Freeberg (Tri-Center) 15-16, Fr. (Dec 4-1)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Brant Freeberg (Tri-Center) 15-16, Fr. over Jack Stanerson (Audubon) 16-22, Fr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Jack Stanerson (Audubon) 16-22, Fr. over Jamison Larsen (Treynor) 15-25, So. (Fall 1:21)
5th Place Match
Aiden Akers (AHSTW) 10-14, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

113
1st Place – Lucas Bose of Underwood
2nd Place – Zach Williams of St. Albert
3rd Place – Taylor Conn of Tri-Center
4th Place – Jameson Drake of Treynor
5th Place – Brendyn Conn of AHSTW
1st Place Match
Lucas Bose (Underwood) 29-13, Fr. over Zach Williams (St. Albert) 24-11, Jr. (Fall 3:15)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Zach Williams (St. Albert) 24-11, Jr. over Taylor Conn (Tri-Center) 19-15, Sr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Taylor Conn (Tri-Center) 19-15, Sr. over Jameson Drake (Treynor) 19-20, So. (Fall 2:48)
5th Place Match
Brendyn Conn (AHSTW) 7-22, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

120
1st Place – Blake Allen of Underwood
2nd Place – Braden Fineran of AHSTW
3rd Place – Gryphen McDermott of Tri-Center
1st Place Match
Blake Allen (Underwood) 33-1, So. over Braden Fineran (AHSTW) 9-17, Fr. (Fall 0:29)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Braden Fineran (AHSTW) 9-17, Fr. over Gryphen McDermott (Tri-Center) 9-13, So. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Gryphen McDermott (Tri-Center) 9-13, So. over () , . (Bye)

126
1st Place – Will Buckholdt of Underwood
2nd Place – Eli Collins of AHSTW
3rd Place – AJ Peters of Tri-Center
4th Place – Tyson McCain of Treynor
5th Place – Zeke Konkler of Audubon
1st Place Match
Will Buckholdt (Underwood) 20-10, Fr. over Eli Collins (AHSTW) 16-11, So. (Fall 0:31)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Eli Collins (AHSTW) 16-11, So. over AJ Peters (Tri-Center) 9-19, Fr. (Fall 5:39)
3rd Place Match
AJ Peters (Tri-Center) 9-19, Fr. over Tyson McCain (Treynor) 22-22, So. (Dec 5-3)
5th Place Match
Zeke Konkler (Audubon) 10-19, So. over () , . (Bye)

132
1st Place – Gable Porter of Underwood
2nd Place – Ethan Flaharty of Tri-Center
3rd Place – Logan Marr of Treynor
4th Place – Tyson Osbahr of AHSTW
1st Place Match
Gable Porter (Underwood) 40-0, Jr. over Ethan Flaharty (Tri-Center) 25-8, Sr. (Fall 0:47)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Ethan Flaharty (Tri-Center) 25-8, Sr. over Logan Marr (Treynor) 12-16, Sr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Logan Marr (Treynor) 12-16, Sr. over Tyson Osbahr (AHSTW) 10-21, Fr. (Fall 5:35)

138
1st Place – Stevie Barnes of Underwood
2nd Place – Hayden Fischer of AHSTW
3rd Place – Brad Stock of Treynor
4th Place – Titus Humbert of Tri-Center
1st Place Match
Stevie Barnes (Underwood) 35-2, Sr. over Hayden Fischer (AHSTW) 42-8, Sr. (Fall 1:17)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Hayden Fischer (AHSTW) 42-8, Sr. over Brad Stock (Treynor) 20-19, Fr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Brad Stock (Treynor) 20-19, Fr. over Titus Humbert (Tri-Center) 1-8, Fr. (Fall 2:16)

145
1st Place – Hagen Heistand of Underwood
2nd Place – Kayden Baxter of AHSTW
3rd Place – Danny Kinsella of Treynor
4th Place – Tanner Nelson of Tri-Center
5th Place – Evan Alt of Audubon
1st Place Match
Hagen Heistand (Underwood) 44-3, Sr. over Kayden Baxter (AHSTW) 26-16, Fr. (Fall 3:07)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Kayden Baxter (AHSTW) 26-16, Fr. over Danny Kinsella (Treynor) 29-12, So. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Danny Kinsella (Treynor) 29-12, So. over Tanner Nelson (Tri-Center) 23-17, Jr. (Fall 3:50)
5th Place Match
Evan Alt (Audubon) 5-23, So. over () , . (Bye)

152
1st Place – David Helton of St. Albert
2nd Place – Zack Robbins of Treynor
3rd Place – Carson Thomsen of Underwood
4th Place – Aiden Martin of AHSTW
5th Place – Gabe Jensen of Audubon
1st Place Match
David Helton (St. Albert) 38-13, Jr. over Carson Thomsen (Underwood) 11-6, So. (Fall 3:45)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Zack Robbins (Treynor) 16-10, Fr. over Carson Thomsen (Underwood) 11-6, So. (Fall 3:28)
3rd Place Match
Zack Robbins (Treynor) 16-10, Fr. over Aiden Martin (AHSTW) 12-9, Jr. (SV-1 8-6)
5th Place Match
Gabe Jensen (Audubon) 10-24, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

160
1st Place – Caleb Iliff of Treynor
2nd Place – Garrison Gettler of AHSTW
3rd Place – Andrew Crawley of St. Albert
4th Place – Keegan Deist of Audubon
5th Place – Kadyn Fleek of Underwood
1st Place Match
Caleb Iliff (Treynor) 33-7, Sr. over Garrison Gettler (AHSTW) 32-9, Sr. (Fall 5:02)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Garrison Gettler (AHSTW) 32-9, Sr. over Andrew Crawley (St. Albert) 20-31, Jr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Andrew Crawley (St. Albert) 20-31, Jr. over Keegan Deist (Audubon) 8-14, Jr. (Fall 3:04)
5th Place Match
Kadyn Fleek (Underwood) 15-24, Sr. over () , . (Bye)

170
1st Place – Denver Pauley of AHSTW
2nd Place – Kyle Moss of Treynor
3rd Place – Graham Jensen of Underwood
1st Place Match
Denver Pauley (AHSTW) 42-5, Sr. over Kyle Moss (Treynor) 27-15, Jr. (MD 9-0)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Kyle Moss (Treynor) 27-15, Jr. over Graham Jensen (Underwood) 29-19, So. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Graham Jensen (Underwood) 29-19, So. over () , . (Bye)

182
1st Place – Brecken Freeberg of Tri-Center
2nd Place – Levi Young of Treynor
3rd Place – Kolby Weihs of AHSTW
4th Place – Preston McAllister of Coon Rapids-Bayard
1st Place Match
Brecken Freeberg (Tri-Center) 35-2, Sr. over Levi Young (Treynor) 26-14, So. (MD 11-1)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Levi Young (Treynor) 26-14, So. over Kolby Weihs (AHSTW) 18-22, Jr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Kolby Weihs (AHSTW) 18-22, Jr. over Preston McAllister (Coon Rapids-Bayard) 5-14, Sr. (Fall 1:57)

195
1st Place – Carter Davis of Underwood
2nd Place – Nate Jorgensen of AHSTW
3rd Place – Lane Barber of Audubon
4th Place – Aiden Kennedy of Treynor
5th Place – Jayden Beckman of St. Albert
6th Place – Athan Chessmore of Tri-Center
1st Place Match
Carter Davis (Underwood) 37-11, Sr. over Nate Jorgensen (AHSTW) 12-13, So. (Fall 1:12)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Nate Jorgensen (AHSTW) 12-13, So. over Lane Barber (Audubon) 12-23, Jr. (Fall 4:56)
3rd Place Match
Lane Barber (Audubon) 12-23, Jr. over Aiden Kennedy (Treynor) 9-16, Sr. (Fall 5:37)
5th Place Match
Jayden Beckman (St. Albert) 12-33, Fr. over Athan Chessmore (Tri-Center) 5-7, Fr. (Dec 11-8)

220
1st Place – Cooper Nielsen of Audubon
2nd Place – Henry Lund of AHSTW
3rd Place – Thomas Huneke of Underwood
4th Place – Rafe Gayer of Treynor
5th Place – Tyler Mohr of Coon Rapids-Bayard
1st Place Match
Cooper Nielsen (Audubon) 31-10, Jr. over Henry Lund (AHSTW) 40-12, Fr. (Fall 0:46)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Henry Lund (AHSTW) 40-12, Fr. over Thomas Huneke (Underwood) 20-13, Jr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Thomas Huneke (Underwood) 20-13, Jr. over Rafe Gayer (Treynor) 21-19, Jr. (Fall 0:46)
5th Place Match
Tyler Mohr (Coon Rapids-Bayard) 6-10, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

285
1st Place – Easton Eledge of Underwood
2nd Place – Daniel Gregory of Treynor
3rd Place – Alex Foran of Audubon
4th Place – Jaicob Madsen of AHSTW
1st Place Match
Easton Eledge (Underwood) 18-3, Sr. over Daniel Gregory (Treynor) 38-6, Jr. (Fall 4:34)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Daniel Gregory (Treynor) 38-6, Jr. over Alex Foran (Audubon) 17-18, Sr. (Fall 5:42)
3rd Place Match
Alex Foran (Audubon) 17-18, Sr. over Jaicob Madsen (AHSTW) 17-12, Jr. (Fall 5:44)

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1A Sectional 11 at Ogden

Sports

February 5th, 2022 by admin

Team Scores
1 Ogden 230.0
2 Panorama 206.0
3 Van Meter 130.0
4 Lynnville-Sully 126.0
5 Colfax-Mingo 120.0
6 Baxter 114.0
7 Collins-Maxwell 76.0

Final results HERE

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1A Sectional 9 at I-35

Sports

February 5th, 2022 by admin

Team Scores
1 Interstate 35 230.0
2 Pleasantville 185.0
3 Nodaway Valley 168.0
4 Martensdale 113.0
5 Southeast Warren 112.0
6 Earlham 99.0
7 Mount Ayr 87.0
8 Wayne 20.0

Full results HERE

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Carroll wins 2A Sectional 4 @ Harlan

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February 5th, 2022 by admin

Team Scores
1 Carroll 183.5
2 Glenwood 173.0
3 Harlan 168.5
4 Greene County 158.0
5 Red Oak 139.0
6 Southwest Iowa (Sidney) 106.0

*First and Second Place medal winners advance to Districts

106
1st Place – Dreylen Schweitzer of Carroll
2nd Place – Jesse Jens of Harlan
3rd Place – Gavyn Winters of Greene County
4th Place – Andreas Buttry of Southwest Iowa (Sidney)
5th Place – Ashley Schmid of Red Oak
1st Place Match
Dreylen Schweitzer (Carroll) 29-12, Jr. over Jesse Jens (Harlan) 28-9, Fr. (Dec 6-4)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Jesse Jens (Harlan) 28-9, Fr. over Gavyn Winters (Greene County) 33-16, Fr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Gavyn Winters (Greene County) 33-16, Fr. over Andreas Buttry (Southwest Iowa (Sidney)) 24-21, Fr. (Fall 0:39)
5th Place Match
Ashley Schmid (Red Oak) 3-1, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

113
1st Place – Vincent Mayberry of Glenwood
2nd Place – Seth Ettleman of Southwest Iowa (Sidney)
3rd Place – Brandon Erp of Red Oak
4th Place – Ryler Ziegmann of Carroll
5th Place – Crew Conner of Greene County
1st Place Match
Vincent Mayberry (Glenwood) 37-1, So. over Seth Ettleman (Southwest Iowa (Sidney)) 38-8, So. (Fall 2:45)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Seth Ettleman (Southwest Iowa (Sidney)) 38-8, So. over Brandon Erp (Red Oak) 28-17, Jr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Brandon Erp (Red Oak) 28-17, Jr. over Ryler Ziegmann (Carroll) 21-22, Fr. (Fall 1:33)
5th Place Match
Crew Conner (Greene County) 13-18, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

120
1st Place – Kale Petersen of Greene County
2nd Place – Cael Nelson of Carroll
3rd Place – Brody McKinley of Harlan
4th Place – Kyler Sandholm of Red Oak
5th Place – Briten Maxwell of Glenwood
6th Place – Gabe Johnson of Southwest Iowa (Sidney)
1st Place Match
Kale Petersen (Greene County) 7-0, Jr. over Cael Nelson (Carroll) 33-9, Jr. (TF-1.5 2:59 (20-5))
2nd Place Wrestleback
Cael Nelson (Carroll) 33-9, Jr. over Brody McKinley (Harlan) 27-16, Fr. (MD 13-2)
3rd Place Match
Brody McKinley (Harlan) 27-16, Fr. over Kyler Sandholm (Red Oak) 24-13, Fr. (TF-1.5 4:26 (15-0))
5th Place Match
Briten Maxwell (Glenwood) 29-22, So. over Gabe Johnson (Southwest Iowa (Sidney)) 31-12, So. (Fall 2:29)

126
1st Place – Matthew Beem of Glenwood
2nd Place – Luke Freund of Harlan
3rd Place – Levi Dirkx of Carroll
4th Place – Joshua LeRette of Red Oak
5th Place – Dakota Mobley of Greene County
1st Place Match
Matthew Beem (Glenwood) 19-3, So. over Luke Freund (Harlan) 32-7, Sr. (Dec 7-2)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Luke Freund (Harlan) 32-7, Sr. over Levi Dirkx (Carroll) 23-12, Fr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Levi Dirkx (Carroll) 23-12, Fr. over Joshua LeRette (Red Oak) 20-21, So. (Fall 1:34)
5th Place Match
Dakota Mobley (Greene County) 22-14, Jr. over () , . (Bye)

132
1st Place – McKinley Robbins of Greene County
2nd Place – Luke Musich of Harlan
3rd Place – Cooper Ludwig of Carroll
4th Place – Chase Sandholm of Red Oak
5th Place – Thaine Williamson of Glenwood
6th Place – Philip Gardner of Southwest Iowa (Sidney)
1st Place Match
McKinley Robbins (Greene County) 40-3, Jr. over Luke Musich (Harlan) 32-4, Sr. (Dec 8-7)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Luke Musich (Harlan) 32-4, Sr. over Cooper Ludwig (Carroll) 36-9, So. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Cooper Ludwig (Carroll) 36-9, So. over Chase Sandholm (Red Oak) 30-19, Sr. (Dec 6-1)
5th Place Match
Thaine Williamson (Glenwood) 17-28, Jr. over Philip Gardner (Southwest Iowa (Sidney)) 10-20, So. (Fall 0:00)

138
1st Place – Carter Drake of Carroll
2nd Place – Brenner Gallagher of Greene County
3rd Place – Kyle Kesterson of Southwest Iowa (Sidney)
4th Place – Reese Fauble of Glenwood
5th Place – Chase Roeder of Red Oak
6th Place – Tytan Frohlich of Harlan
1st Place Match
Carter Drake (Carroll) 34-7, Sr. over Brenner Gallagher (Greene County) 31-18, Sr. (MD 9-1)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Brenner Gallagher (Greene County) 31-18, Sr. over Kyle Kesterson (Southwest Iowa (Sidney)) 30-19, Sr. (Fall 3:48)
3rd Place Match
Kyle Kesterson (Southwest Iowa (Sidney)) 30-19, Sr. over Reese Fauble (Glenwood) 26-20, Fr. (Dec 8-7)
5th Place Match
Chase Roeder (Red Oak) 11-25, Jr. over Tytan Frohlich (Harlan) 4-6, So. (Fall 0:42)

145
1st Place – Jireh Gallegos of Carroll
2nd Place – Kellan Scott of Glenwood
3rd Place – Adam Baier of Red Oak
4th Place – Jackson Turner of Greene County
5th Place – Bryce Van Baale of Harlan
6th Place – Dawson Erickson of Southwest Iowa (Sidney)
1st Place Match
Jireh Gallegos (Carroll) 39-4, Jr. over Kellan Scott (Glenwood) 36-15, So. (Fall 1:30)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Kellan Scott (Glenwood) 36-15, So. over Adam Baier (Red Oak) 30-21, Fr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Adam Baier (Red Oak) 30-21, Fr. over Jackson Turner (Greene County) 17-26, So. (MD 13-1)
5th Place Match
Bryce Van Baale (Harlan) 10-21, Fr. over Dawson Erickson (Southwest Iowa (Sidney)) 6-20, Jr. (MD 10-2)

152
1st Place – Gavin Scheuermann of Greene County
2nd Place – Tate Mayberry of Glenwood
3rd Place – Justin Riesberg of Carroll
4th Place – Jaxon Terry of Red Oak
5th Place – Reese Koch of Harlan
6th Place – Kurt Speed of Southwest Iowa (Sidney)
1st Place Match
Gavin Scheuermann (Greene County) 38-6, So. over Tate Mayberry (Glenwood) 27-13, Jr. (Fall 0:54)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Tate Mayberry (Glenwood) 27-13, Jr. over Justin Riesberg (Carroll) 15-22, So. (Fall 3:31)
3rd Place Match
Justin Riesberg (Carroll) 15-22, So. over Jaxon Terry (Red Oak) 15-31, Fr. (Fall 4:41)
5th Place Match
Reese Koch (Harlan) 13-24, Fr. over Kurt Speed (Southwest Iowa (Sidney)) 15-19, Jr. (Fall 0:58)

160
1st Place – Dawson Bond of Red Oak
2nd Place – Nathan Black of Greene County
3rd Place – Bret Van Baale of Harlan
4th Place – Austin Wear of Glenwood
1st Place Match
Dawson Bond (Red Oak) 38-5, Jr. over Nathan Black (Greene County) 32-7, Sr. (Dec 7-1)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Nathan Black (Greene County) 32-7, Sr. over Bret Van Baale (Harlan) 17-16, Jr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Bret Van Baale (Harlan) 17-16, Jr. over Austin Wear (Glenwood) 13-18, So. (Fall 0:34)

170
1st Place – Sterling Rodman of Carroll
2nd Place – Tyler Boldra of Glenwood
3rd Place – Hadley Reilly of Southwest Iowa (Sidney)
4th Place – Tyrel Jacobsen of Harlan
5th Place – Dakota Miner of Red Oak
1st Place Match
Sterling Rodman (Carroll) 30-14, Sr. over Tyler Boldra (Glenwood) 30-13, Sr. (SV-1 4-2)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Tyler Boldra (Glenwood) 30-13, Sr. over Hadley Reilly (Southwest Iowa (Sidney)) 22-22, Jr. (Fall 3:09)
3rd Place Match
Hadley Reilly (Southwest Iowa (Sidney)) 22-22, Jr. over Tyrel Jacobsen (Harlan) 8-13, So. (Fall 1:33)
5th Place Match
Dakota Miner (Red Oak) 5-8, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

182
1st Place – Zane Bendorf of Harlan
2nd Place – Noble Hoyt of Greene County
3rd Place – Nolan Perrien of Red Oak
1st Place Match
Zane Bendorf (Harlan) 35-3, Jr. over Noble Hoyt (Greene County) 23-20, Sr. (Fall 2:45)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Noble Hoyt (Greene County) 23-20, Sr. over Nolan Perrien (Red Oak) 11-24, Fr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Nolan Perrien (Red Oak) 11-24, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

195
1st Place – CJ Carter of Glenwood
2nd Place – Matt Schwery of Harlan
3rd Place – Sam Fields of Red Oak
1st Place Match
CJ Carter (Glenwood) 45-2, Jr. over Matt Schwery (Harlan) 19-10, Jr. (M. For.)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Matt Schwery (Harlan) 19-10, Jr. over Sam Fields (Red Oak) 20-16, Jr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Sam Fields (Red Oak) 20-16, Jr. over () , . (Bye)

220
1st Place – Jeremiah Davis of Harlan
2nd Place – Samuel Daly of Southwest Iowa (Sidney)
3rd Place – Trent Patton of Glenwood
1st Place Match
Jeremiah Davis (Harlan) 26-10, Sr. over Trent Patton (Glenwood) 28-9, So. (Dec 4-3)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Samuel Daly (Southwest Iowa (Sidney)) 23-12, Jr. over Trent Patton (Glenwood) 28-9, So. (Fall 1:53)
3rd Place Match
Samuel Daly (Southwest Iowa (Sidney)) 23-12, Jr. over () , . (Bye)

285
1st Place – Colton Wieland of Carroll
2nd Place – Chance Roof of Southwest Iowa (Sidney)
1st Place Match
Colton Wieland (Carroll) 15-21, Jr. over Chance Roof (Southwest Iowa (Sidney)) 15-8, Sr. (Fall 1:55)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Chance Roof (Southwest Iowa (Sidney)) 15-8, Sr. over () , . (NC)

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Atlantic-CAM sends 10 grapplers on to Districts

Sports

February 5th, 2022 by admin

The Atlantic-CAM wrestling team advanced 10 wrestlers on to District competition and won the 2A Sectional 3 at Central Decatur. The Trojans scored 263 points to earn the top spot. Creston was runner-up with 238pts.

The Trojans got first place finishes from Aiden Smith (106), Ethan Follmann (126), Easton O’Brien (132), Brian South (152), Kadin Stutzman (170), Jarrett Armstrong (182), and Brenden Casey (195).

Atlantic-CAM also had runner-up finishes from Dante Hedrington (138), Cruz Weaver (120), and Josh Hass (113).

Team Scores
1 Atlantic 263.0
2 Creston 238.0
3 Clarinda 177.0
4 Clarke, Osceola/Murray 113.0
5 Shenandoah 80.0
6 Central Decatur 66.0

Full results HERE.

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Cass County Legislative Coffee topic: “Back the Blue” bill

News

February 5th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Iowa Senator Tom Shipley from Nodaway, and Tom Moore, from Griswold, appeared on Zoom, Saturday morning (Feb. 5th) to answer questions from their constituents. The two men were part of a legislative coffee hosted by the economic development organization P.R.I.D.E (Progressive Rural Iowa Development Enterprise).

A number of southwest Iowa residents, including Atlantic Superintendent Steve Barber, Denise O’Brien, SWIPCO’s C.J. Petersen, and others, joined in on the electronic forum. One of the last questions posed to the legislators, was with regard to the “Back the Blue” law, and how it’s structured, relative to how law enforcement is paid. Senator Shipley said he had not heard anymore about the bill, but added to his knowledge, “it does not have to be a one-year deal.”

Representative Moore said he too is not aware of any committee movement on the subject, but is aware of a situation in Cass County (IA), where Moore says “The Chair of their Compensation Board is saying that they [The Supervisors] have acted illegally by reducing all of the salaries by half. And I don’t believe the Back the Blue bill affected their ability to do by law, what they’re capable of doing, which is if they reduce one branch of the government salary, they have to reduce al branches by the same amount.

Rep. Tom Moore on Zoom (Ric Hanson photo, 2/5/22)

So I believe what Cass County did was reduce that 26% that they were asking for the increase in the Sheriff’s salary [but] reduced that by half, I believe, to 13% and did the same for all the others. And so, I think they’ve acted legally.” Moore said he received a call about the matter Friday, when he got home, and that he will be checking on that the first of this week (Feb. 7-11), “just to make sure that is a part of the Back the Blue Bill, but I don’t believe it is.”

Cass County Board of Supervisor’s Chair Steve Baier also attended Saturday’s Zoom meeting. He confirmed what Rep. Moore said “In good faith, our Compensation Board, with very little guidance in the bill, took what they thought was ‘comparable,’ and that’s how the 26-percent raise for the Sheriff came about (as well as the 6-percent for the other, County-elected officers).” Baier said “We did cut the 26% proposed raise to 13% and cut the other departments (Treasurer, Auditor and so forth) by 50% to 3%.”

Cass County Board of Supervisor’s Chair Steve Baier on Zoom, 2/5/22. (Ric Hanson photo)

He went on to say, “Because of the structure of how we pay road deputies, chief deputies and so forth, the salary raise for the sheriff ended-up being about $12,000 at that reduced rate – a one-year jump of $12,000 – and our other chief deputy, investigating deputy, road deputies ended-up getting in the range of Seven-to Nine-thousand dollar increases. So the pot  for law enforcement went up considerably.”

“Although the Back the Blue didn’t spill over into jailers and dispatchers,” Baier said, “They also got – again, because of the way things are structured – considerable raises. Maybe some of these were justified, because of where we were, comparable to – again, whatever comparable means – so that part of county government got much larger increases in salaries, than the others.” Bair added, “The budget process isn’t over, but we had to settle those things to meet deadlines, really from a practical standpoint, by the end of [Feb. 4th]. So, that’s where we are with that, locally.”

We’ll have more on this weekend’s legislative coffee Monday, on KJAN. The next legislative coffee will take place Saturday, March 5 at 9:30 a.m., hosted by P.R.I.D.E. Vice-President, Clarke Gerlock, at the Cumberland Fire Station for an in-person gathering. The final coffee will take place Saturday, April 2 at 9:30 a.m. at a location TBD. Save the date!

The Progressive Rural Iowa Development Enterprise is an economic and community development nonprofit whose purpose is community growth and engagement through education.

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Conservation Report 02/05/2022

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

February 5th, 2022 by admin

Chris Parks and Cass/Adair County Conservation Officer Grant Gelly talk about all things outdoors. This week they discuss licensing numbers from 2021, a little ice fishing, and land vegetation improvement opportunities.

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Council Bluffs man arrested after wrecking stolen truck in pursuit

News

February 5th, 2022 by admin

A Council Bluffs man was arrested after a pursuit ended with him flipping a stolen vehicle on it’s top on Friday evening.

Council Bluffs Police report they were called to the Speedee Mart gas station at 2301 S. 24th Street at 4:11 p.m. on Friday for an attempted theft of a pick-up truck. Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the vehicle. Then at 5:15 p.m. Officers were called to the area of Grace Street and East Pierce Street for a vehicle matching the description and a man trying to steal a motorcyle. Detectives found the Chrysler truck and tried to initiate a traffic stop but the vehicle fled southbound on Bluffs Street.

When the vehicle attempted to turn westbound on 9th Avenue it hit a patch of ice and flipped on its top. The driver, 27-year-old Joseph Cias Smith Jr. of Council Bluffs, was taken into custody and suffered no injuries in the accident.

Smith Jr. was interviewed by Omaha detectives, as he is the suspect in possible additional charges in Omaha. He was eventually booked into the Pottawattamie County Jail on charges of Fugitive from Justice for a warrant for Sarpy County, Theft 1st (Possession of stolen vehicle), Burglary 3rd, Disobedience to sign and sign (4 counts), Eluding (Speed in excess of 25mph over the speed limit), Reckless Driving, and Unsafe Passing.

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Skyscan Forecast Saturday 02/05/2022

Weather

February 5th, 2022 by admin

Skyscan Forecast  Saturday, February 5, 2022  Dan Hicks

Today: Partly cloudy. SW 10-20. High 42.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. S @ 5-10. Low 27.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. N @ 10-15. High 36.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. NNW @ 5-10. Low 15.

Monday: Partly cloudy. High 40.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Mild. High 50.

Yesterday’s high was 27 and the low overnight was 3. This day last year we had a high of 21 and a low of -3. The all-time record high for today’s date was 66 in 1948 and the record low was -26 in 1936. Sunrise today is 7:28 a.m. Sunset tonight at 5:41 p.m.

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Boys District Swimming is Saturday

Sports

February 4th, 2022 by admin

Trojan LogoSix member school sites will host the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s 2022 district swimming meets, scheduled for 12 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5.

All sites will utilize digital tickets through IHSAA partner HomeTown Ticketing.

The fastest 32 individual swimmers and 24 relay teams from district competition will qualify for state competition. The state meet is currently scheduled for Feb. 11-12 at the University of Iowa’s Campus Recreation & Wellness Center in Iowa City.

Atlantic will compete at Johnston along with Des Moines East, Des Moines Roosevelt, Johnston, Indianola, Newton, Ottumwa, and Waukee.

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