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Mount Ayr Ron Landphair XC Invite 10/14/2021

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October 14th, 2021 by admin

2021 Mount Ayr Ron Landphair Invite
Mt. Ayr Golf and Country Club
10/14/2021

Girls Team Scores

  1. Grandview Christian 62
  2. Martensdale-St. Marys 63
  3. Mount Ayr 79
  4. Nodaway Valley 94
  5. Wayne 100
  6. Clarke 131
  7. Southwest Valley 149

Girls Individual Top Ten

  1. Harrison Bevan, Central Decatur 21:54.76
  2. Ellie Baker, Martensdale-St. Marys
  3. Stefi Beisswenger, Audubon
  4. Hannah Thygesen, Audubon
  5. Calra Hol, Grandview Christian
  6. Adycen White, Savannah
  7. Karly Elwood, Mount Ayr
  8. Jazz Christensen, Nodaway Valley
  9. Grace Slater, Audubon
  10. Ava Goben, Wayne

Boys Team Scores

  1. Maryville, MO 35
  2. Nodaway Valley 118
  3. Clarke 134
  4. Ankeny Christian Academy 141
  5. Grandview Christian 147
  6. Wayne 185
  7. Southeast Warren 193
  8. Sidney 226
  9. Savannah 228
  10. Lamoni 232
  11. Martensdale-St. Marys 247
  12. CAM 263
  13. Diagonal 311
  14. Central Decatur JV 354
  15. Southwest Valley 377

Boys Individual Top Ten

  1. Jag Galapin, Maryville
  2. Connor Blackford, Maryville
  3. Doug Berg, Nodaway Valley
  4. RC Hicks, Wayne
  5. Ronan Jimenez, Southeast Warren
  6. Cole Jorgenson, Sidney
  7. Cale Sterling, Maryville
  8. Levi Moss, Wayne
  9. Braeden Brough, Grandview Christian
  10. Rylan Jimenez, Southeast Warren

Full results HERE.

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Van Meter girls, DM Christian boys win West Central cross country titles

Sports

October 14th, 2021 by admin

The Van Meter girls and Des Moines Christian boys cross country teams won at the West Central Activities Conference Meet in Panora on Thursday. Clare Kelly of Van Meter won the girls individual crown and Jayden Dickson of Earlham was the boys winner.

Girls Team Scores

  1. Van Meter 45
  2. Des Moines Christian 62
  3. Earlham 62
  4. ACGC 91
  5. West Central Valley 134
  6. Ogden 165
  7. Woodward-Granger 198
  8. Madrid 201
  9. Pleasantville 218

Girls Individual Top Ten

  1. Clare Kelly, Van Meter 20:21
  2. Mary Kelly, Van Meter
  3. Ava Campbell, ACGC
  4. Olivia Spurling, Earlham
  5. Reagan Zimmer, Des Moines Christian
  6. Emma McCoy, Van Meter
  7. Chasey Rowan, West Central Valley
  8. Lily Dixon, Earlham
  9. Taitlin Koch, West Central Valley
  10. Brooklyn Fryar, Van Meter

Boys Team Scores

  1. Des Moines Christian 57
  2. ACGC 64
  3. Earlham 77
  4. Ogden 94
  5. I-35 136
  6. Madrid 159
  7. Van Meter 171
  8. Pleasantville 214
  9. Woodward Academy, 265

Boys Individual Top Ten

  1. Jayden Dickson, Earlham
  2. Aaron Fynaardt, DM Christian
  3. Carson Young, DM Christian
  4. Dominic Braet, Earlham
  5. Trevin Suhr, ACGC
  6. Ethan Loutzenheiser, Madrid
  7. Collin Houg, DM Christian
  8. Clay Warson, Madrid
  9. Carson Van Sickle, Ogden
  10. Ben Reyes, I-35

Full results HERE

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Harlan girls, Glenwood boys win Hawkeye Ten XC Titles

Sports

October 14th, 2021 by admin

The Harlan girls and Glenwood boys cross country teams took Hawkeye Ten Conference Team Championships on Thursday at Glenwood Lake Park. Harlan’s Lindsey Sonderman won the girls individual title in a time of 18:57.15. Lewis Central’s Ethan Eichhorn won the boys individual title with a time of 15:53.33.

Girls Team Scores

  1. Harlan 55
  2. Glenwood 59
  3. Clarinda 84
  4. Atlantic 103
  5. St. Albert 140
  6. Creston 172
  7. Denison 208
  8. Kuemper Catholic 210
  9. Lewis Central 221
  10. Shenandoah 239
  11. Red Oak 268

Girls Individual Top Ten

  1. Lindsey Sonderman, Harlan 18:57.15
  2. Kaia Bieker, Harlan
  3. Ava Rush, Atlantic
  4. Lola Mendlik, Denison-Schleswig
  5. Mayson Hartley, Clarinda
  6. Madelyn Berglund, Glenwood
  7. Claire Pellett, Atlantic
  8. Raenna Henke, Clarinda
  9. Tyler Tingley, St. Albert
  10. Rachel Mullennax, Glenwood

Boys Team Scores

  1. Glenwood 52
  2. Lewis Central 71
  3. Kuemper Catholic 111
  4. St. Albert 134
  5. Clarinda 145
  6. Shenandoah 152
  7. Atlantic 170
  8. Denison 182
  9. Harlan 213
  10. Red Oak 235
  11. Creston 237

Boys Individual Top Ten

  1. Ethan Eichhorn, Lewis Central 15:53.33
  2. Bryant Keller, Glenwood
  3. Michael Pottebaum, Kuemper Catholic
  4. Colin Lillie, St. Albert
  5. Baylor Bergren, Red Oak
  6. Liam Hays, Glenwood
  7. Andrew Smith, Glenwood
  8. Kyle Wagoner, Clarinda
  9. Drew Engler, Atlantic
  10. Alex Razee, Shenandoah

Full results HERE.

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Diamond Vogel paint breaks ground for major project in Orange City

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October 14th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Diamond Vogel paint broke ground for their new Innovation Center Wednesday in Orange City. The 36-thousand square-foot facility will house Research & Development personnel and provide additional office space. Current Diamond Vogel C-E-O and President, Jeff Powell, says he sees the company’s future in the 15 million dollar investment. “We look at an Innovation Center and say ‘boy that’s not cheap.’ And then we say to ourselves, ‘what is that return on investment going to be?’, and it’s hard to put a number on it,” Powell says. “But what we know is if we don’t have new products and new technologies to meet our customers’ needs, we are not going to be in existence.”

Company chairman, Drew Vogel, says after an expansion several years ago that spread them out over the campus, the Innovation Center will bring them back together for greater collaboration. “Even though we have a lot of different product lines using a lot of different technology — if they can rub shoulders with one another and it can be done in a convenient way in the course of doing business every day — they are just able to exchange a lot of ideas and stimulate new thought for new products,” Vogel says.

Vogel’s grandfather emigrated from Holland and sold the first gallon of paint in Orange City 95 years ago. He says the company is always challenged to stay on the edge of new technology, especially with the need to be environmentally safe. )”To get products that really do the job and do it in a way in a way that cares for the environment is a challenge, and our chemists are up to it,” according to Vogel. “It takes a lot of work — but they’ve really made a lot of good progress.”

The new Innovation Center is expected to be completed by the end of 2022.

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Valley Business Park property put up for sale

News

October 14th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Audubon and Cass Counties) – Cass/Atlantic Development Corporation (CADCO) Executive Jennifer McEntaffer reports the Valley Business Park board has made the decision to sell the property in the area of Highway 71 and Interstate 80, along the Cass-Audubon County line. Both counties had been working to try and develop the business park, which contains 156 acres of property.

Valley Business Park aerial outline (Via Atlanticiowa.com/cadco)

Iowa Land Co will handle the auction, and will send out information pertaining to the sale of the property at a later date.

McEntaffer says Valley Business Park board members agree that this is the time to sell the property as both counties have a lot of economic development opportunities that the sale of this property can help facilitate.

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Atlantic hopes to keep the ball rolling in road trip to Saydel

Sports

October 14th, 2021 by admin

Trojan LogoThe Atlantic Trojans (2-5, 1-2) football team hits the road this week to face the Saydel Eagles (0-7, 0-3). Atlantic is coming off a nice win on Homecoming over Knoxville 46-6. The Trojans were able to get the ground game going in that contest with running back Dante Hedrington leading the way with 142 yards and two touchdowns. Atlantic Head Coach Joe Brummer said it has taken work to start to have more success running the ball.

This week the Trojans defense will be tasked with trying to slow down the Eagles big quarterback Judd Roberts, who has thrown for 946 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Saydel hasn’t had the end results they would like on the field but Co-Head Coach Jacob Santos said the team has stuck together well to keep working. He said they like to give Roberts the keys to the offense each week.

Santos said he sees a lot of similarities between his team and the way that Atlantic likes to play. He has been impressed with Trojan quarterback Caden Andersen and his ability to extend plays.

The Trojans and the Eagles will kickoff at 7:00 p.m. on Friday night and we’ll have coverage on KJAN. Chris Parks will have the call on AM 1220, FM 101.1, online at kjan.com, and you can watch the live video on KJANTV. Listen to a full chat with Coach Brummer on Trojan Preview at 4:45 p.m. Friday afternoon. Then catch our pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? at 6:00 p.m. followed by pregame at 6:30 p.m.

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Cedar Rapids teen charged after telling police he killed his parents

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October 14th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Cedar Rapids police say a 17-year-old is charged with two counts of first-degree murder after they found him outside a northeast side home covered in blood and he told them he’d killed his parents. Police say Ethan Orton used a knife and ax to kill his parents, 42-year-old Casey Orton and 41-year-old Misty Slade.

The criminal complaint says Ethan Orton told officers he killed his parents to “take charge of his life”.

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Ottumwa Deere plant ringed by 100 cheering strikers

Ag/Outdoor, News

October 14th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The John Deere plant in Ottumwa sat quiet and the parking lot was empty as its workers went on strike early this (Thursday) morning, and about a hundred people began picketing outside of the company’s gates. Some motorists stopped to give food and water to the workers while several more honked their horns as they passed by to show their support for the striking employees.

Trucks entered and left the factory throughout the morning. A cheer rose from the picket line as a truck did -not- enter the facility. A worker who did not want to be identified explained. “You see, there’s been truckers driving by being in solidarity with us and not crossing our picket line,” said the worker. “Some of them are. Some of them aren’t. We’re cheering them on and booing the ones that do.”

Deere employees in the Quad Cities. (WVIK photo via Radio Iowa)

In a statement, Brad Morris, Vice President of Labor Relations for Deere and Company says Deere is “determined to reach an agreement with the United Auto Workers that would put every employee in a better economic position and continue to make them the highest paid employees in the agriculture and construction industries.”

The statement from John Deere concluded by saying the timetable of the two sides coming to an agreement is unknown.

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IKM-Manning Superintendent Receives Statewide Recognition

News

October 14th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Manning, Iowa) – Trevor Miller, superintendent of the IKM-Manning Community School District, was a nominee for the 2021-22 Iowa Superintendent of the Year award sponsored by the School Administrators of Iowa. Roark Horn, the association’s executive director, says “SAI is pleased to recognize school system leaders who are dedicated to creating meaningful change for the students they serve and their communities.”

IKM-Manning has recently partnered with Puck Inc. and Des Moines Area Community College to offer students a career-ready opportunity in welding. The district is looking to expand career and Future Ready opportunities for students to prepare them to be successful after high school. The IKM-Manning district has also been awarded multiple STEM BEST grants and has a student-run business that has continued to expand. Exira-EHK continues to offer opportunities through area community colleges looking at partnering with other districts for a Career Academy.

Trevor Miller says “Both the IKM-Manning and Exira-EHK staffs are amazing and work extremely hard to provide the best education possible for our students. The dedication they have shown over the past few years is second-to-none and should be acknowledged.”

Miller received his undergraduate degree from Buena Vista University and a master’s degree along with a Superintendent Certificate from Iowa State University. He has been a business/computer teacher, an elementary principal, secondary principal, school business official, and currently shared superintendent between Exira-EHK and IKM-Manning for the past five years.

Nominated for the award by his peers, Miller will be recognized by the association, along with Cedar Rapids Superintendent Noreen Bush who was recently selected as the recipient.

SAI, a statewide organization founded in 1987, represents more than 1,900 Iowa educational administrators. SAI’s mission is to support, encourage and develop Iowa’s educational leaders and learners.

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Schildt out as St. Louis Cardinals manager

Sports

October 14th, 2021 by Jim Field

Mike Schildt is out as St. Louis Cardinals manager. Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak announced the move on Thursday during a press conference, citing philosophical differences.

Schildt just guided the Cardinals to a team-record 17-game winning streak at the end of the regular season that sent the redbirds to the NL Wild Card Game. The Cardinals dropped that wild card game to the LA Dodgers with a walk-off home run ending the game.

“While these decisions are difficult, both parties agreed that philosophical differences related to the direction of the organization brought us to this conclusion,” stated Cardinals’ President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak.”With just one year remaining on Mike’s contract, it was in everyone’s best interests that we address this now.”

Shildt, 53, was named the Cardinals interim manager on July 15, 2018 and had his interim title removed on August 28, 2018.  He spent 13 years (2004-16) in player development as a scout, coach and manager before joining the Cardinals Major League coaching staff in 2017.

In his three-plus seasons as the Cardinals Manager, Shildt posted a 252-199 won-loss record and was voted National League Manager of the Year in 2019 by the BBWAA.

Today’s announcement marks just the third managerial change for the Cardinals dating to 1996, when the team hired Hall of Fame Manager Tony La Russa.  Mike Matheny (2012-18) and Shildt (2018-21) have followed La Russa’s 16-year tenure in St. Louis that was capped off with a World Series title in 2011.

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