St. Albert 3, Atlantic 0
Lewis Central 3, Denison Schleswig 0
Glenwood 3, Creston 0
Western Iowa Conference Finals
Consolation Finals: Underwood 3, Tri Center 2
Championship: Riverside 3, Treynor 0
Corner Conference Finals @ East Mills
Fremont Mills 3, East Mills 1
CBTJ Triangular with Southwest Valley and Shenandoah
Southwest Valley 2, Shenandoah 0
Southwest Valley 2, CBTJ
Sgt. Bluff Luton 3, Kuemper 2
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Top Ten Individuals:
The transition of golf seasons for Classes 3A, 2A, and 1A was discussed for the third consecutive meeting, with action taken Thursday to postpone any change in golf seasons for the foreseeable future.
The IHSAA and IGHSAU had announced in August a move for girls’ tennis and all boys’ golf classes to be played in the fall starting in 2025-26. However, the Board of Control voted to delay the boys’ golf change indefinitely, so the sport will remain in the spring for 2025-26 and until the board considers additional information.
“We considered the feedback from our member schools and the board ultimately decided it was worth reconsidering our initial vote,” said board chairperson Dr. Andy Crozier, superintendent at Central Lee. “It became clear that there were too many obstacles that need to be resolved in the short-term to make this change for the 2025-26 school year.”
The change was announced in August as a way to reduce spring schedule congestion for school activities and improve the student-athlete golf experience.
Since then, the IHSAA’s numerous committees and school feedback structures often cited challenges with small school participation in fall sports, coaching conflicts, and golf course availability.
Discussions among the board on Thursday turned the golf seasons from a discussion item to an action item and resulted in a 5-3 vote to delay moving the sport out of the spring at this time.
Class 4A boys’ golf will remain in the fall, where it has been exclusively since 1993 and concluded its championships Tuesday.
“We appreciate our Board’s desire to continue its due diligence as it more fully considers a possible move of Class 1A, 2A, and 3A golf to a fall season,” IHSAA executive director Tom Keating said. “We will continue to provide them with whatever information they need regarding the impact on and perspective of our member schools.”
DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Davenport man was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a distribution quantity of methamphetamine.
According to public court documents, Richard James Murphy, 42, sold an ounce of methamphetamine to a confidential source in August 2023. Four days later, law enforcement executed a state search warrant at Murphy’s Davenport residence and found approximately one-half pound of meth, which Murphy intended to distribute, and ten rounds of ammunition. Murphy is a felon and was on probation at the time he committed this offense.
After completing his term of imprisonment, Murphy will be required to serve a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Bettendorf Police Department, Davenport Police Department, and the Scott County Sheriff’s Office.
DES MOINES, Iowa – A federal grand jury in Des Moines returned a three-count indictment yesterday charging Shawnna Marie Cunningham, 47, with offenses related to her possession of a firearm as a drug user and her aiding and abetting the possession and disposal of a firearm to a person she knew was a felon.
According to public court documents, on September 16, 2024, Cunningham was a passenger in a vehicle that refused to stop when law enforcement attempted to initiate a traffic stop. The driver, Joshua Dean Green, a convicted felon, produced a nine-millimeter pistol and fired at Des Moines Police officers. One officer was struck in the head and another officer was struck in the arm. Officers returned fire and Green ultimately died from his injuries. Cunningham was searched immediately following the traffic stop. A methamphetamine pipe was located on Cunningham’s person. In addition, Cunningham admitted to using methamphetamine. It is a crime under federal law to possess a firearm as a drug user.
In May 2020, Cunningham purchased the nine-millimeter pistol Green used to shoot the police officers. In September 2021, Green was arrested with the same pistol and later convicted of unlawfully possessing it as a felon. In March 2022, the gun was returned to Cunningham at her request. After Green was released from prison in January 2024, Cunningham again knowingly allowed Green to access, possess, and use her firearm.
If convicted, Cunningham faces a sentence of up to fifteen years in prison on each count.
United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated the case, with assistance from the Des Moines Police Department.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
ROBERT “Bob” PARKER LEHMAN, 78, of Adair , had died. Graveside funeral services with Military Honors for BOB LEHMAN will be held 11-a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in the Sunny Hill Cemetery in Adair. Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Adair has the arrangements.
Honors will be rendered by the Iowa National Guard and Adair American Legion.
A visitation with the family present will be from 10-a.m. Saturday until the time of services, at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Adair.
A luncheon will follow the services at the cemetery at Good Shepard Lutheran Church in Adair.
ROBERT “BOB” LEHMAN is survived by:
His wife – Laurel Lehman, of Adair.
His sons – Allen (Randi Sue) Lehman, of Guthrie Center, and Andrew Lehman, of Adair.
His daughter – Angela (Jason) Hill, of Harper, TX.
His brothers – Don (Kathy) Lehman, and Jerry (Connie) Lehman, all of Anita, and Gene (Keri) Lehman, of Van Meter
His sisters – Judy Larsen, and Jane McCann, both of Anita.
8 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren; his in-laws, other relatives and friends.
Condolences may be sent to schmidtfamilyfh.com
MARY SPAYER, 91, of Greenfield, died Thursday, October 17, 2024, at The Lakeshore Village in Panora. A Mass of Christian Burial for MARY SPAYER will be held 11-a.m. Friday, Oct. 25th, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Greenfield. Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.
A Rosary service will precede the Mass at the church, beginning at 9-a.m. on Oct. 25th.
Visitation with the family is at the church, from 9:30-until 11-a.m. Oct. 25th.
Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery with a luncheon following the burial at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the Mary Spayer Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.
MARY SPAYER is survived by:
Her son – Jon Spayer, of Des Moines.
Her step-daughters: Tery Spayer, of Orlando FL., and Caryn (Ben) Putra, of Westchester, IL
Her sister – Isabel Frances Benedict, of Sabin, MN.
Her sister-in-law, and other relatives.
Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.
(Radio Iowa) – The final Iowa county has fallen to the Emerald ash borer invasion. The invasive insect that destroys ash trees was discovered recently in an ash tree in Armstrong in Emett County in northwest Iowa, marking the 99th county with an infestation. The first E-A-B infestation was discovered in Allamakee County in eastern Iowa in 2010.
There were an estimated 54 million woodland ash trees and three million in urban areas when the outbreak was first discovered. Many infect ash trees were cut down, and some were also cut down as a precaution. Some tree owners have opted to treat their ash trees to keep them alive as long as they can.
EAB is now found in all 99 counties after being discovered in Emmet county.
(Radio Iowa) – Some Iowans are in the habit of gobbling a few multivitamins daily, but one health care professional says too much of a good thing -can- lead to complications.
Halley Molstad, a registered dietician at Gundersen Health System, says you don’t need a multivitamin if you’re eating a well balanced, healthy diet, though she knows older Iowans often face a series of potential barriers.
Halley Molstad (Gundersen photo)
“People might have conditions like arthritis or Parkinson’s that interfere with their ability to cook,” Molstad says. “They might have dental issues which might make it harder for them to chew certain foods, or they might have limited access to the grocery store due to transportation issues, so they’re more at risk of not getting in all of those nutrients.”
Studies show most Americans are -not- getting the recommended amounts of healthy foods they need, so Molstad says they might benefit from taking a multivitamin.
“I would prefer that people would really focus on trying to improve their diets, trying to get more fruits and vegetables, more whole grains, lean proteins, low fat dairy, that would be my first choice,” Molstad says, “but sometimes, people just aren’t able to do that consistently, so a multivitamin can be helpful to kind of fill in those gaps.”
She says people who have various health conditions should -not- be taking certain nutrients in a supplement form.
“Definitely, there can be some health risks to having very high doses of vitamins and minerals,” Molstad says. “If you are planning to start a supplement, I would encourage you to talk to your doctor, especially if you have a serious health condition. High doses of Vitamin A, high doses of Vitamin E, have some health risks.”
Gundersen Health System has clinics in Calmar, Decorah, Fayette, Lansing, Postville and Waukon, and a hospital in West Union.
New Drake basketball coach Ben McCollum says getting the right fit was a focus as he rebuilt the Bulldog roster. Only two players return from last years team that won a second straight Missouri Valley Tournament title in the final season under former coach Darian DeVries.
Among the key newcomers is six-seven junior college transfer Tavion Banks. McCollum says Banks has made big steps since it was discovered he was having trouble with his eyesight.
McCollum says the biggest chore in his new job was putting together a schedule. Drake released its non-conference schedule on Wednesday and is still short a game.
They open at home on Monday, November fourth against York College of Nebraska.
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