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Ft. Dodge Cross Country Invite 10/07/2021

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October 7th, 2021 by admin

The Lewis Central girls finished 20th at the Ft. Dodge Cross Country Invite on Thursday. Their top runner was Mahri Manz in 102nd place.

Ames won the girls team title. Addison Dorenkamp of WDM Valley was the individual winner with a time of 18:17.00.

Glenwood finished 17th in the boys race and Lewis Central was 19th. Glenwood’s top finisher was Bryant Keller in 18th place. Lewis Central’s top finisher was Ethan Eichhorn in 11th.

Sioux City North won the boys team title. Aidan Ramsey of Dallas Center-Grimes was the individual winner in a time of 15:29.20

Full results from the meet can be found HERE

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Logan-Magnolia girls, Missouri Valley boys win at Boyer Valley XC Meet

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October 7th, 2021 by admin

Boyer Valley XC Meet
10/07/2021
Dunlap, IA

Girls Team Scores

  1. Logan-Magnolia 30
  2. Woodbine 65
  3. Boyer Valley 69
  4. IKM-Manning 76
  5. Exira-EHK 129
  6. CAM 133

Girls Individual Top Ten

  1. Courtney Sporrer, Logan-Magnolia 19:20.73
  2. Madison Sporrer, Logan-Magnolia
  3. Mariah Falkena, Boyer Valley
  4. Emily Albertsen, IKM-Manning
  5. Greylan Hornbeck, Logan-Magnolia
  6. Elise Olson, Woodbine
  7. Clara Gorham, Boyer Valley
  8. Adyson Lapel, Woodbine
  9. Mariah Nolting, Logan-Magnolia
  10. Kylie Neligh, Woodbine

Boys Team Scores

  1. Missouri Valley 81
  2. IKM-Manning 60
  3. West Monona 63
  4. Woodbine 67
  5. Boyer Valley 130
  6. CAM 164
  7. Logan-Magnolia 187

Boys Individual Top Ten

  1. Patrick Heffernan, Boyer Valley 17:37.50
  2. Gunner Wagner, Woodbine
  3. Caden Keller, IKM-Manning
  4. Cody Gilpin, Missouri Valley
  5. Eein McKinley, West Monona
  6. Brek Boruff, Missouri Valley
  7. Lane Sams, IKM-Manning
  8. Jayce Runyon, West Monona
  9. Will Gutzmer, Missouri Valley
  10. Jacob Hoden, Missouri Valley

Full results HERE

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Harlan girls, ADM boys win at Atlantic XC Invite

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October 7th, 2021 by admin

Atlantic XC Invite
10/07/2021
Nishna Hills Golf Course

Girls Team Standings

  1. Harlan 52
  2. Glenwood 75
  3. Clarinda 98
  4. Winterset 122
  5. ADM 124
  6. Atlantic 138
  7. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 154
  8. Tri-Center 205
  9. Creston 229
  10. Denison 258
  11. CB Abraham Lincoln 287
  12. Nodaway Valley 341
  13. Red Oak 344
  14. CB Thomas Jefferson 350

Girls Individual Top Ten

  1. Lindsey Sonderman, Harlan 19:42.20
  2. Geneva Timmerman, ADM
  3. Kaia Bieker, Harlan
  4. Ava Rush, Atlantic
  5. Lola Mendlik, Denison
  6. Madelyn Berglund, Glenwood
  7. Mayson Hartley, Clarinda
  8. Darci Wiseman, Winterset
  9. Breckyn Petersen, Glenwood
  10. Olivia Spurling, Earlham

Atlantic finishes: Ava Rush 4th, Claire Pellett 14th, Belle Berg 35th, Addie DeArment 46th, Faith Altman 49th, Claire Wiederstein 71st, Aspen Niklasen 80th,

Boys Team Scores

  1. ADM 68
  2. Earlham 92
  3. Winterset 98
  4. Atlantic 136
  5. Clarinda 157
  6. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 161
  7. Shenandoah 186
  8. Glenwood 221
  9. Denison 230
  10. CB Abraham Lincoln 255
  11. Nodaway Valley 294

Boys Individual Top Ten

  1. Jayden Dickson, Earlham 16:31.60
  2. Dominic Braet, Earlham
  3. Cooper Greenslade, ADM
  4. Doug Berg, Nodaway Valley
  5. Leo Flores, Denison
  6. Quinton Kimrey, ADM
  7. Kyle Wagoner, Clarinda
  8. Mason Back, Winterset
  9. Torin Timmerman, ADM
  10. Drew Engler, Atlantic

Atlantic finishes: Drew Engler 10th, Zane Berg 14th, Bennett Whetstone 18th, Devon Fields 43rd, Tyrell Williams 50th, Mason McFadden 66th.

Full results HERE

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High School Football Schedule – Week 7 – 10/07/2021

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October 7th, 2021 by admin

High School Football Schedule
Week 7
10/07/2021

8-Player

District 10
Coon Rapids-Bayard @ CAM- ON KJAN and CAM COUGAR CHANNEL
Boyer Valley @ Exira-EHK- ON SPARTAN MEDIA
West Harrsion @ Audubon
Siouxland Christian @ Woodbine- ON WOODBINE TIGER VISION

District 9
East Mills @ East Union
Bedford @ Stanton-Essex
Fremont-Mills @ Griswold- ON GrizTigerVision
Lenox @ Martensdale-St. Marys

District 8
Lenox @ Martensdale-St. Marys
Lamoni @ Moravia
Mormon Trail @ Seymour
Murray @ Southeast Warren

District 1
Remsen-St. Mary’s @ Ar-We-Va- ON ROCKET MEDIA
Newell-Fonda @ Glidden-Ralston
Kingsley-Pierson @ River Valley
Siouxland Christian @ Woodbine- ON WOODBINE TIGER VISION

Class A

District 8
Logan-Magnolia @ AHSTW
IKM-Manning @ Lawton-Bronson
Missouri Valley @ Westwood
Tri-Center @ Woodbury Central

District 7
Logan-Magnolia @ AHSTW
Earlham @ Mount Ayr
Southwest Valley @ Riverside- ON BSTN
Sidney @ St. Albert

Class 1A

District 8
Treynor @ Kuemper Catholic
East Sac County @ MVAOCOU- ON ESCN
West Monona @ Underwood

District 7
Panorama @ ACCG
Van Meter @ I-35
West Central Valley @ Nodaway Valley

Class 2A

District 8
Clarinda @ Des Moines Christian
Shenandoah @ Greene County
Clarke @ Red Oak

Class 3A

District 6
Harlan @ ADM
Knoxville @ Atlantic
Saydel @ Creston

District 1
Carroll @ MOC-Floyd Valley
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Bishop Heelan @ Sioux Center

Class 4A

District 6
CB Thomas Jefferson @ Winterset
Lewis Central @ Glenwood
Dallas Center-Grimes @ Des Moines Hoover

District 1
Denison-Schleswig @ LeMars- ON KDSN-TV
Webster City @ Spencer
Fort Dodge @ Storm Lake

Class 5A

District 2
Sioux City North @ Johnston
Ames @ Dowling Catholic
CB Abraham Lincoln @ Waukee

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Atlantic hopes to make it a happy Homecoming against Knoxville

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October 7th, 2021 by admin

Trojan LogoThe Atlantic Trojans (1-5, 0-2) are gearing up for a Homecoming game this week against the Knoxville Panthers (1-5, 1-1).  The Trojans are hoping to finish strong after a very tough stretch of games the past few weeks, including a lopsided affair against top-ranked Harlan last week. Atlantic Head Coach Joe Brummer thinks his team has responded well to the lessons that come with the losses.

Atlantic will need to be sound on the edges defensively this week against a Panther team that runs the triple option. Running backs Tristin DeJong and Gavin Montalvo are different types of threats with speed and size. Coach Brummer said his defense will need to make proper reads and decisions.

Coach Brummer said he hopes a strong contingent of fans come out to support the team on Homecoming and he’s made it a point to reach out to Alums.

You can hear a full interview with Coach Brummer on Friday afternoon at 4:45 p.m. on Trojan Preview on KJAN. The Trojans and Panthers will kickoff at 7:00 p.m. at the Trojan Bowl on Friday night. Coronation will be held in the High School gym at 12:15 p.m. and the Homecoming parade will start from Ed Podolak Drive at 2:30 p.m. We will have live streaming video coverage of both those events on KJANTV.

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KRISTINE SCHMITZ, 54, of Harlan (10-9-2021)

Obituaries

October 7th, 2021 by Jim Field

KRISTINE SCHMITZ, 54, of Harlan died Monday, October 4, 2021.  Funeral services for KRISTINE SCHMITZ will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 4:00 pm at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

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Visitation will be held Saturday, October 9, 2021 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the funeral home.

KRISTINE SCHMITZ is survived by:

Children:  David (Jennifer) of Slater; Matthew (Melissa) of Greenwood, IN; Zachary (Madison) of West Des Moines; Luke of North Charleston, SC; Grace of Harlan.

Mother:  Linda Kafton of Harlan

Siblings:  John (Judi) Kafton of Idaho; Kaja (Julie) Kafton of Texas

Sister-in-Law:  Wanda Kafton of Virginia

5 Grandchildren

 

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Iowa Business Council survey positive, but supply and labor issues remain

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October 7th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Business Council’s third-quarter Economic Outlook Survey shows a continued positive outlook among its business members for the next six months. I-B-C executive director, Joe Murphy, says while it is the fifth straight positive survey, a couple of issues continue to persist. “We are still facing extreme pressures from a workforce shortage perspective, and increasing bottlenecks in the supply chain for Iowa companies,” Murphy says. The labor shortage is directly linked to the supply chain problem.

“We don’t have enough truck drivers to move the supplies, we don’t have enough people out on the west coast in the Port of Los Angeles to offload those cargo containers. There’s not enough people out there to move the empty containers so more trucks can get in,” he says. Sales expectations fell just lightly as did the employment index fell. The survey found 55 percent of businesses expect their workforce to grow, and 40 percent do not anticipate any change in employment. One hundred percent of the businesses in the survey say hiring is somewhat difficult to very difficult.

“Once those goods are here in Iowa, there’s a bottleneck with individuals not being employed at our companies,” Murphy says. “And so, those supply chain issues are really at the root cause stemming from that workforce issue — and that’s really concerning for us moving forward.” The third-quarter survey’s overall economic outlook index is nearly 66 — with 50 or above being positive.

“We’re optimistic about the future — but the whole point of these surveys is to forecast what some of these issues are currently or on the horizon,” Murphy says. “If these issues don’t become less of a burden for companies, you’ll start to see that optimism number start to trickle backward. We’ve seen that before in our surveys if you look at some of our historical data.” Murphy says Iowa needs to continue working on solutions to the problems or face the possibility of businesses looking to other states.

“That means less money coming into Iowa, less property tax base, etcetera. And so that’s really the danger here long term. And that is something you’ll continue to see the Iowa Business Council work against,” Murphy says. The Iowa Business Council is made up of of 22 chief executives from Iowa’s largest organizations. The I-B-C says one in six jobs in Iowa are tied to an Iowa Business Council company.

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Man from Sioux City metro accused of trading guns for drugs sentenced to prison

News

October 7th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sioux City has announced a man from South Dakota side of the Sioux City metro has been sentenced to four years in prison for trading guns for drugs. Forty-year-old Brandon Christiansen is from McCook, Lake, South Dakota. He claimed to be a gun collector when authorities searched his home last year, but there were no guns in the house.

Federal prosecutors say Christiansen illegally acquired as many as 56 guns over a seven and a half year period and traded the guns for drugs. According to a news release for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, some of the guns were semiautomatic and capable of firing off large capacity magazines.

Purchase records presented in court showed Christiansen bought at least 23 guns from five different gun stores in Sioux City and Sioux Falls. Authorities say five of those guns were found during drug investigations that did not involve Christiansen.

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Bireline Named Outstanding Nurse Executive

News

October 7th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic, Iowa- Officials with Cass Health said Thursday, that the Iowa Organization for Nursing Leadership (IONL) has named Cass Health Chief Nursing Officer Amanda Bireline as the 2021 Outstanding Nurse Executive. Bireline said “I am grateful for and humbled by this recognition. Never could I claim success alone, though. This award belongs as much to our Cass Health team as it belongs to me. I am forever grateful to the people who have put a little faith in me along the way and allowed me to join them in their journey to make a difference in the lives of others.”

As Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) at Cass Health, Bireline serves as the primary executive overseeing hospital nursing and clinical services. She gained clinical and leadership experience in a variety of healthcare settings, including a for-profit residential substance abuse treatment center, a non-profit hospice home, rural health clinics, and critical access hospitals. Bireline received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Administration with a certificate in Organizational Leadership from the University of South Dakota.

Cass Health CNO Amanda Bireline (Photo submitted)

In 2019, she participated in the first American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Nurse Executive Fellowship. The AONL Nurse Executive Fellowship is a highly interactive nine-month program designed for nurses in a senior executive role. Throughout the program fellows develop critical executive competencies to lead in complex systems and to influence and inspire the nursing workforce and others.

In 2020 and 2021, Bireline used the skills learned as an AONL fellow to co-teach two sessions in the IONL Nurse Manager Leadership Workshop. Her programs entitled “Personal and Professional Accountability for Nurse Leaders,” and “Strategic Management for Nurse Leaders,” armed new nurse leaders with skills for advancing the nursing profession. She has been asked back to teach in the 2021 – 2022 workshops due to the popularity and success of her previous sessions.

“Amanda is a vital member of our leadership team at Cass Health and is a well-respected health care leader throughout the state. Amanda is smart, humble and has an amazing work ethic,” said Cass Health CEO Brett Altman. Both Altman and Bireline noted that the clinical teams throughout the hospital deserve much of the credit for three national awards including Performance Leadership Awards, Top 100 Critical Access Hospital awards, and most recently, the Top 20 Critical Access Hospital overall award winner. Additionally, Cass Health has been selected as a Des Moines Register Top Workplace in Iowa for seven consecutive years due to high employee satisfaction.

“Amanda is truly exceptional with her skills, knowledge, and leadership. I have found Amanda to be enthusiastic, polite, honest, intelligent, compassionate, loyal, and hard working. Simply stated, she is the best CNO I have ever had the privilege of working with,” said Altman.

Bireline was recognized on October 7th as a part of the Iowa Hospital Association’s Virtual Annual Meeting.

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CAM ready for next test against Coon Rapids-Bayard

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October 7th, 2021 by admin

The CAM Cougars (6-0, 4-0) are heading to the stretch run of what has been a very strong season on the gridiron. The next test for the Cougars is a visit from the Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders (3-3, 1-3) this Friday night in Anita. CAM Head Coach Barry Bower said his team knows what their overall goals are but they know in order to achieve the large goals they need to focus on each game.

CAM has had an outstanding ground game, led by senior Lane Spieker who has gobbled up 1,675 yards and a staggering 35 touchdowns on the ground. Spieker has continually been able to put up strong numbers despite opponents trying to gameplan to slow him down and Coach Bower said that’s a credit to the whole team.

Coon Rapids-Bayard has been led on offense by quarterback Tanner Oswald who has thrown for 1,103 yards and 12 touchdowns with no interceptions. CR-B Head Coach Chris Mohr said the Crusaders just need to be more consistent.

Coach Mohr said they will need to get some pressure into the backfield in order to have a chance to slow down Spieker.

We’ll have coverage of the Cougars and Crusaders on KJAN Friday night. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call on AM 1220, FM 101.1 and online at kjan.com You’ll hear from both head coaches in our pregame which starts at 6:30 p.m. and Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. Tune in at 6:00 p.m. to start your football night with our pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? If you’d like to watch the game online that stream will be available through the CAM Cougar Channel.

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