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ISU trying to 3-D print framing for homes

News

January 3rd, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State University is using a one-point-four million-dollar grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority for a project to use 3-D printing for the vertical framing of homes. I-S-U’s Pete Evans says they are trying to help with the shortage of affordable housing. “Being able to automate some of that function, because we have a workforce shortage, that is part of the housing shortage, also the speed of construction, those two factors allow us to try to really impact that immediate need,” Evans says.

Evans is an assistant professor of industrial design at I-S-U — and says they are working on finding the right machine that will be able to print a one-story house. Evans says they hope this can be part of a holistic solution for affordable housing. “This is definitely not trying to just look at one aspect of this. But really, now that we’re here, and we talk about industry, four-point-oh or 21st-century solutions that we can really try to re-imagine what housing might be,” according to Evans.

They are working with a contractor on the demonstration project in the southwest Iowa city of Hamburg as the area continues to recover from flooding in 2019.

(By Catherine Wheeler, Iowa Public Radio)

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Cass County Supervisors re-elect Baier as Board Chair

News

January 3rd, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors held their annual re-organizational meeting this (Monday) morning, during which they voted to re-elect Steve Baier as Board Chair. They also elected Mark O’Brien as Vice Chair, and decided to the day and start time for their weekly meeting the same as in 2021, and that is 9-a.m. Tuesday, except at the end of the month, when it will be held at the end of the business week.

The Board also voted to increase the mileage reimbursement rate for those county employees who use their personal vehicles for County business, from 45 cents per mile, to 50 cents per mile, and the issuance of pay checks on the same days as before.

The Cass County Supervisors appointed their members to various County Board, Commissions and/or Committees, and acted on passing a Resolution for the construction of livestock confinement feeding operations, as part of the Master Matrix. Board Chair Steve Baier….

(Every application for a permit to construct livestock feeding structures must be evaluated by the Board before the application is submitted to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for final approval.)

The Supervisors set the Medical Examiners Fee at $200 per call for a standard call and $400 per call for an involved call, as determined by the Medical Examiner. And, Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken reported that a bridge project that was supposed to begin today on 700th Street south of G35, is delayed for about a week due the cold temperatures, and at the request of the contractor.

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Chiefs come up just short against Bengals

Sports

January 3rd, 2022 by admin

The Kansas City Chiefs stopped the Cincinnati Bengals 5 times from inside the 2 yard line but a pair of penalties called allowed the Bengals to kick a field goal as time expired for a 34-31 win.

Ja’Marr Chase had a monster game hauling in 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns. Joe Burrow finished his second straight game over 400 yards passing, going 30-39 for 446 yards and 4 scores. The Bengals clinched the AFC North title with the win.

Patrick Mahomes went 26 of 35 passing for 259 yards and 2 touchdowns. Darrell Williams rushed for 88 yards and two scores. The Chiefs see their win streak end at 8 games and are now 11-5 on the season. KC also fell out of the top spot in the AFC after the Titans victory over the Dolphins.

The Chiefs travel to Denver next Sunday for a 3:30pm game against the Broncos to finish off the regular season.

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Drake drops road game at Missouri State

Sports

January 3rd, 2022 by admin

Missouri State outscored Drake 38-27 in the second half on their way to a 61-56 win. The Bears were led by 15 points from Donovan Clay and 13 from Gaige Prim.

Garrett Sturtz led Drake with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Roman Penn added 13 points as the Bulldogs drop to 10-6 on the season and 1-1 in the Valley.

Next up for the Bulldogs is a home game against Indiana State on Saturday at 5:00 p.m.

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2 accidents in Guthrie County

News

January 3rd, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office says no injuries were reported following two accidents over the holiday weekend. At around 6:45-p.m. Friday, a 2000 Ford F250 Super Duty pickup driven by 21-year-old Paul Earl Hawkins, of Manilla, was traveling too fast for conditions, westbound on 270th Street. When her made a hard right turn onto Maple, the vehicle went out of control and rolled into the east ditch and sustained $10,000 damage. Hawkins was cited for Careless Driving.

And, at around 1:15-p.m. Saturday, a 2000 Chrysler LHS driven by 17-year-old Adrina Ann Todd, of Bagley, was traveling south on Highway 4, when the car went out of control due to snow on the roadway. The vehicle went into the east high, hitting a sign and posts. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $1,000. No citations were issued.

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UNI men take down Evansville

Sports

January 3rd, 2022 by admin

The UNI men’s basketball team opened up Missouri Valley Conference play with a 83-61 win over Evansville on Sunday in Cedar Falls. AJ Green led 5 Panthers in double figures with 18 points.

UNI built a 7 point halftime lead and blew the game wide open in the second half. Trae Berhow had 16 points and Noah Carter added 15.

UNI improved to 6-7 on the season and Evansville falls to 4-10. Next up for the Panthers is a Wednesday home game against Valparaiso at 8:00 p.m.

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JANUARY 2022

Birthday Club

January 3rd, 2022 by admin

January 1st:

  • Shirley Jensen of Atlantic (Winner)

January 2nd:

  • Jo Westphalen of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Shirley Bower of Massena

January 3rd:

  • Sharon Elmquist of Atlantic (Winner)

January 4th:

  • Tammy Keithley of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Margene Hill of Atlantic

January 5th:

  • Shirley Breach of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Joyce Bower of Massena
  • Suzy Campbell of Lewis
  • Mick Sager of Atlantic

January 6th:

  • Jazlyn Waters of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Mary Nelsen of Anita
  • Travis Sandbothe of Atlantic
  • Cheryl Wahlert of Exira
  • Bryan Clemsen of Brayton

January 7th:

  • Dillon Clemsen of Exira (Winner)
  • Tiffany Hardisty of Cumberland

January 8th:

  • Deane Erickson of Exira (Winner)
  • Grant Sturm of Atlantic
  • Brad Madsen of Kimballton
  • Peggy Toft of Exira

January 9th :

  • Lachelle Petersen of Atlantic (Winner)

January 10th:

  • Sonya Clausen of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Joyce Link of Atlantic
  • Jill Leonard of Atlantic
  • Lois Schramm of Atlantic
  • Merv Templeman of Atlantic
  • Jeff Knight of Atlantic
  • Betty Muhr of Exira

January 11th:

  • Emma Lee of Griswold (Winner)

January 12th:

  • Richard Parks of Glenwood

January 13th:

  • Eunice Kemp of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Shirley Fergusen of Atlantic

January 14th:

  • Jersey Green of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Brad Riepe of Griswold
  • Joe Bateman of Atlantic

January 15th:

  • Jeremy Butler of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Carson Parks of Atlantic
  • Kathy Hayes of Atlantic
  • Lily Macias of Atlantic
  • Bill Stockwell of Elk Horn
  • Tom Muhr of Exira

January 16th:

  • Zach Mathisen of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Adaline Behrens of Atlantic

January 17th:

  • Maiyah LaJeuness of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Doug Parker of Elk Horn
  • Jake Andersen of Audubon
  • Nate Andersen of Audubon

January 18th:

  • Alan Gochanour of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Carol Finken of Atlantic

January 19th:

  • Maybelle Parris of Audubon (Winner)
  • Barb Drogo of Atlantic
  • Annie Christensen of Audubon
  • Steve Nelson of Atlantic

January 20th:

  • Mary Jo Nelson of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Kathy Nelson of Atlantic

January 21st:

  • Melissa Nantz of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Janet Maynard of Anita
  • Will Wedemeyer of Adair
  • Jan Bauer of Exira

January 22nd:

  • no birthdays

January 23rd:

  • Evan Riesgaard of Brayton (Winner)
  • Don Murphy of Atlantic

January 24th:

  • Lorinda Patchin of Adair (Winner)
  • Mike Westphalen of Anita
  • Becky Riesgaard of Brayton
  • Kathy Linfor of Atlantic

January 25th:

  • Dan Huey of Atlantic (Winner)
  • Kennedy Waters of Long Beach, CA
  • Beverly Henningsen of Atlantic
  • Gavin Anthofer of Exira
  • Jodie Knudsen of Atlantic

January 26th:

  • Ben Riesgaard of Brayton (Winner)

January 27th:

  • Carlene Deist of Audubon (Winner)

January 28th:

  • Liz Toft of Exira (Winner)
  • Lettie Benton of Exira

January 29th:

  • Blake Asberry of Exira (Winner)
  • Vicky Greers of Dyersville

January 30th:

  • no birthdays

January 31st:

  • Dawn Brown of Fontanelle (Winner)
  • Jane Mathisen of Atlantic
  • Lydia Madsen of Harlan
  • Jenny Hoakison of Massena

 

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Iowa women take down Evansville 93-56

Sports

January 3rd, 2022 by admin

The Iowa women’s basketball team improved to 7-3 with a dominating 93-56 win over Evansville on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game was a replacement for a match-up with Illinois that was postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Illinois program.

Caitlin Clark had a historic day scoring a Carver-Hawkeye Arena record 44 points. That total was a career high for Clark and in the process she surpassed 1,000 point mark for her career in the first quarter. She reached the mark faster than any other women’s basketball player in Big Ten history.

Up Next: Iowa returns to Big Ten play as it hosts Northwestern on Thursday, Jan. 30 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. (CT) on B1G Network.

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Trio of Hawkeyes finish in top 4 at Southern Scuffle

Sports

January 3rd, 2022 by admin

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee – A trio of Hawkeye wrestlers took home top four finishes at the Southern Scuffle at McKenzie Arena on Sunday. Freshman Drake Ayala picked up a third place finish while redshirt freshman Cullan Schriever and senior Aaron Costello finished fourth to cap off their weekends.

Ayala began his day with a hard-fought 6-5 loss against Minnesota All-American Patrick McKee in the 125-pound semifinals. In the consolation semifinals, Ayala got back in the win column, defeating Appalachian State’s Caleb Smith in a 5-2 decision. In the third-place match, Ayala trailed 7-0 entering the third period. The freshman scored a takedown at the edge of the mat with 1:36 remaining, and eventually scored three more takedowns in the period. Trailing by two in the final seconds, Ayala secured his final takedown followed by four nearfall points to win a 14-10 decision in spectacular fashion.

Schriever dropped his 133-pound semifinal bout to the bracket champion, Michigan State’s Rayvon Foley via 5-0 decision, before rebounding with a 9-2 decision over Missouri’s Trey Crawford in the consolation semifinals. In the third-place match, Chattanooga’s Brayden Palmer defeated Schriever, 4-2.

In his semifinal matchup Costello fell to Lewis Fernandes of Cornell via major decision, 9-0. Costello then won by decision, 7-5, to Tyrie Houghton of North Carolina State in the consolation semis to earn his way to the third-place match. In the third-place matchup, North Dakota State’s Brandon Metz defeated Costello by decision, 4-1.

At 141 pounds, freshman Wyatt Henson finished his weekend going 3-0 on the day. Henson defeated Appalachian State’s Heath Goyner, 6-2, to begin his day and followed it up with a win over Rider’s Quinn Kinner (7-3). Henson won via medical forfeit to finish fifth.

Redshirt freshman Patrick Kennedy and senior Brennan Swafford each wrestled back to sixth-place finishes.

Up Next: The No. 1 Hawkeyes play host to No. 14 Minnesota on Jan. 7 at 8 p.m. (CT). The dual will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.

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(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 1/3/22

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January 3rd, 2022 by Ric Hanson

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