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IA joins nationwide network of EV charging stations

News

April 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Iowa News Service) – Iowa is accepting bids from people who want an EV charging station on their land. It’s part of a nationwide network of infrastructure designed to meet the needs of electric vehicle owners. The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program, or NEVI, will provide funding to build charging stations every 50 miles along U.S. interstate highways – from coast to coast.  In Iowa, that includes I-80, 380, 29 and 35.

The Iowa Environmental Council’s Energy Policy Counsel Steve Geyer said businesses, electric utilities, nonprofits, towns – and even private landowners, such as farmers – can apply, as long as their land is within a mile of the freeway and meets other criteria. “Suppose you are that farmer and you are at one of those locations,” said Geyer. “Sure. If you have the availability to raise the capital, that’s one of the criteria. You have to be able to demonstrate that you either have ownership of the land or you have the rights to the land.”

charging station for electric cars on a deserted highway.

The deadline to apply for the grants is April 19. Each location will have four rapid-charging ports, but Geyer said they won’t just be bare-bones places to power up the EV. “Every location has to have some form of not only restroom facilities,” said Geyer, “but also – be it a convenience store or vending machines, et cetera – recognizing that it will take some time to charge your car so you need, presumably, something to do during that time.”

Applications go through the Iowa Department of Transportation.

KAROLYN ORTGIES, 83, of Massena (Celebration of Life 4/10/24)

Obituaries

April 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

KAROLYN ORTGIES, 83, of Massena died Sunday, April 7, 2024, at the Exira Care Center in Exira. Celebration of Life Services for KAROLYN ORTGIES will be held 11-a.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle. Lamb Funeral Home in Massena has the arrangements.

A luncheon will immediately following the service.

Private family burial will be in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Adel.

The family will greet friends on Wednesday, April 10 2024, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the family or be directed in Karolyn’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association.

KAROLYN ORTGIES is survived by:

Her husband – Duane Ortgies, of Massena.

Her son – Tony (Sally) Ortgies, of West Des Moines.

1 granddaughter, her in-laws other relatives and friends.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

HELEN PALMA, 91, of Bridgewater (Svcs. 4/12/24)

Obituaries

April 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

HELEN PALMA, 91, of Bridgewater, died Sunday, April 7, 2024, at the Greenfield Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.  Funeral services for HELEN PALMA will be held 2-p.m. Friday, April 12th, at Lamb Funeral Home in Fontanelle.

Visitation at the funeral home is on Thursday, April 11th, from 2-until 7-p.m., with the family greeting friends from 5-until 7-p.m.

Burial is in the Greenfield Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the Lamb Funeral Home in Fontanelle following the burial.

Memorials:  To the Helen Palma Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

Hawkeyes Drop Doubleheader and Series to Michigan

Sports

April 7th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa baseball team dropped both halves of a doubleheader with Michigan on Saturday at Duane Banks Field. The Hawkeyes lost game one, 4-3, and game two, 10-6.

“It was a tough day for us,” said Rick Heller. “Game one was a tight one run loss. After we went to the bullpen, the guys did a good job. Jack Young and Anthony Watts and Ganon Archer pitched really well. They gave us a chance to win, and we had so many opportunities to score and just didn’t execute at all offensively. That was something that we hadn’t seen from our ball club all season long, and unfortunately, it bit us in that one. There were just tons of things that we didn’t do well. We didn’t execute to be able to get the runs in, and then we had some bad luck as well.”

Marcus Morgan started the first game for Iowa. He threw 2 2/3 innings allowing three runs on three hits and six walks while striking out five. Ganon Archer allowed one run in two innings of work and struck out five and Anthony Watts struck out six in three innings of work. Jack Young threw the final 1 1/3 innings of the game.

The Hawkeye pitchers combined for 17 strikeouts and 10 walks in game one.

Gable Mitchell was 3-for-3 with three extra base hits (two doubles and a triple) and Raider 2-for-3.

“Then in game two, we got a good start out of Brody Brecht,” said Heller. “But we couldn’t get off the field in the sixth. The guys fought back, and we take a one-run lead in the seventh. They take a one run lead and we’re going to get out of the inning in a one-run game when we lose a ball in the sky. After that we couldn’t stop it. They end up putting five up and go up four runs in the seventh or in the eighth. And we didn’t rally, Denner settled in, and did a good job to finish us off.”

Brody Brecht started game two and went 5 2/3 innings and allowed five runs on six hits. He struck out 11 and walked one. Six other pitchers combined to close out the game in relief allowing five runs on seven hits.

Kyle Huckstorf was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI and Blake Guerin had two RBIs.

“It was a disappointing day,” said Heller. “One of those days that you felt like if you’d have played better, you could have won a couple today, but we certainly didn’t.”

Michigan stranded 25 runners on the day to Iowa’s 15, and 11 of Michigan’s 12 RBIs on the day came with two outs.

Iowa returns to action on Wednesday hosting St. Thomas at 4:05 p.m. (CT).

Hawkeyes react to loss to South Carolina

Sports

April 7th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Iowa Associate Head Coach Jan Jensen says the team knew it would be a tough task to beat a talented South Carolina team.

Jensen says she and Coach Bluder realize how much this team has meant to the state of Iowa over the past several months.

Jensen says Clark deserves to be recognized as the greatest of all time.

Senior Gabbie Marshall played almost all 40 minutes, scoring six points and had a team-high three steals. She says Iowa being out rebounded 51-29 and giving up 30 second-chance points hurt the Hawkeyes.

Marshall says South Carolina showed how strong they are as they outscored Iowa 37-0 in points off the bench.

Marshall credits Kate Martin’s leadership for helping the Hawkeyes reach the championship game for a second straight year.

Hannah Stuelke finished with 11 points and says it was tough to battle South Carolina’s talent.

Stuelke says there’s no doubt in her mind – Caitlin Clark is the greatest of all time.

Stuelke says losing the rebounding battle hurt the Hawkeyes.

Sydney Affolter had 12 points and says it was a tough way to end a two-year run that culminated in national runner-up finishes.

Affolter says this team believed they had a chance to make a successful run at the start of the season.

Affolter says South Carolina responded well after Iowa’s 20-9 start to the game.

Iowa falls to South Carolina in NCAA title game

Sports

April 7th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

South Carolina spoiled what the Iowa Hawkeye women were hoping would be a storybook ending. The Gamecocks took control with an 8-0 run late in the third quarter to beat the Hawkeyes 87-75 in the national championship game in Cleveland.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. It was Iowa’s second straight trip to the Final Four and their second straight loss in the title game.

Bluder says South Carolina’s depth was a major factor. The Gamecocks got 37 points from the bench.

Bluder hopes they can maintain the momentum in the program going forward.

South Carolina dominated the glass by out rebounding the Hawkeyes 51-29 and also connected on nine-of-17 from three point range to finish a perfect 38-0.

That’s Iowa star Caitlin Clark who finished with 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists to close out her record breaking career.

Clark is expected to be the top pick in the WNBA Draft on April 15th.

The Hawkeyes finish the season with a record of 34-5.

It is the end of the road for a Hawkeye team that captivated the nation over the last two years with record television ratings and sold out crowds.

Iowa won 65 games during the past two seasons. Senior forward Kate Martin.

Martin says this Iowa team has been a big part in the growth of the women’s game over the past couple of years.

High School Soccer Scores from Saturday

Sports

April 7th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Boys Scores

Van Meter 1, Waverly-Shell Rock 0
ADM 4, Waverly-Shell Rock 1
Denison-Schleswig 2, Norwalk 0
ADM 2, Clinton 0
Spencer 2, Denison-Schleswig 1

Girls Scores

Council Bluffs Jefferson 7, Carroll 0
Spencer 4, Tri-Center 0
Waukee Northwest 6, Lewis Central 0
Treynor 2, Spencer 1
Lewis Central 2, Council Bluffs Jefferson 0
Glenwood 1, Bishop Heelan 0

Harlan Girl’s Track Results

Sports

April 7th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Team Scores
1 Tri Center – 99
2 Denison – 94
3 Woodbine – 90.5
4 Harlan – 90
5 Boyer Valley – 80
6 IKM-Manning 76
7 Underwood – 50.5

High Jump
7 Aubree Wegner – 4’4″
7 Kenzley Bruck – 4’4″

Long Jump
7 Aubrey Schwieso – 13′ 4.75″
10 Brinley Van Baale – 12′ 11″

Shot Put
10 Abby Curren – 25′ 8″
11 Bristol Loudy 25′ 5″

Discus
6 Bristol Loudy – 75′ 0″
14 Abby Curren – 55′ 6″

Sprint Medley
3 Schwieso, Stork, Ineson, Wegner – 1:59.17

3000m Run
5 Allie Andersen – 12:18.32
6 Ava Freund – 12:59.18

4x800m Relay
2 Alberti, Sonderman, Van Baale, Schechinger – 11:01.85

Shuttle Hurdle
1 Schmitz, Stork, Daniels, Mages

100m Dash
4 Sammie Ineson – 14.05
8 Ari Daniels – 15.05

Distance Medley
4 Broeckelman, Mages, Tunender, Bieker – 5:02.22

400m Run
3 Aubrey Schwieso – 1:06.63
11 Kenzley Bruck – 1:25.61

4x200m Relay
3 Stork, Sonderman, Anderson, Goshorn – 1:58.87

100m Hurdles
2 Jaylee Schmitz – 17.30

200m Dash
6 Aubree Wegner – 28.66

400m Hurdles
2 Abby Brockelman – 1:11.40
6 Paige Sonderman – 1:20.03

1500m Run
1 Lindsey Sonderman – 5:01.19
7 Brylee Schechinger – 5:43.53

4x100m Relay
3 Schwieso, Stork, Schmitz, Goshorn – 55.60

4x400m Relay
2 Brockelman, Anderson, Alberti, Wegner

Glenwood Meet Results

Sports

April 7th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Boy’s Team Scores

1 Glenwood – 114
2 Council Bluffs Jefferson – 93
3 Atlantic – 77
4 Lewis Central – 66
5 Creston – 61
6 Red Oak – 57
7 St. Albert – 53
8 Council Bluffs Lincoln – 43
9 Denison-Schleswig – 39

Boys Results

Boys 100m Dash
1 Cale Hall – Red Oak – 11.97
2 Seth Gordon – Creston – 12.19
3 Ethan Ayres – Lewis Central – 12.44
4 Davin Wallace – Creston – 12.56
5 Adrian Jessen – St. Albert – 12.57
6 Peyton Hamilton – Lewis Central – 12.60
7 Sergio Villanueva – Red Oak- 12.72
8 Ethan Fouts -Red Oak – 12.78

Boys 200m Dash
1 Cale Hall – Red Oak – 23.83
2 Jorge Camarena- CB Jefferson – 24.16
3 Seth Gordon – Creston – 24.28
4 Adrian Jessen – St. Albert – 24.86
5 Davin Wallace – Creston – 25.05
6 Kelley Barrett Jr. – Glenwood – 25.28
7 Chris Lovan – Denison-Schleswig – 25.62
8 Kye Irwin – St. Albert – 25.73

Boys 4x100m Relay
1 Glenwood – 46.97
2 Lewis Central – 46.98
3 Red Oak – 48.55
4 Council Bluffs Jefferson – 51.39

Boys 400m Dash
1 Davin Wallace – Creston – 55.32
2 Vincent Mesinger – Atlantic – 56.83
3 Edgar Ortiz – Denison-Schleswig – 58.34
4 Kevin Sanchez – Denison-Schleswig – 58.83
5 Rylan Andres – Lewis Central – 1:03.91
6 Leonardo Sanchez-Rios – 1:04.70
7 Jackson Abraham – CB Jefferson – 1:05.77
8 Ryan McColloch – 1:05.87

Boys 4x200m Relay
1 Lewis Central – 1:37.41
2 Red Oak – 1:40.79
3 Atlantic – 1:44.10
4 Lewis Central – 1:44.70

Boys 800m Run
1 Evan Hamilton – CB Jefferson – 2:11.32
1 Joey Mazzella – St. Albert – 2:11.32
3 Reese Montgomery – Red Oak – 2:15.24
4 Corbin Ritter – Atlantic – 2:18.78
5 Preston Williams – Atlantic – 2:18.82
6 Hunter Harmsen – CB Jefferson – 2:20.96
7 Anthony Valitierra – Denison-Schleswig – 2:25.46
8 Josh Bunz – Creston – 2:26.88

Boys 4x400m Relay
1 Atlantic – 3:49.82
2 CB Jefferson – 3:55.22
3 Lewis Central – 3:59.96
4 Glenwood – 4:00.02

Boys 4x800m Relay
1 Denison-Schleswig – 9:50.01
2 St. Albert – 9:53.06
3 Creston – 10:12.17
4 Glenwood – 10:55.52

Boys 1600m Run
1 Immanual Brown – CB Jefferson – 5:27.32
2 Malak McDaniel – CB Jefferson – 5:33.28
3 Hunter Harmsen – CB Jefferson – 5:45.98
4 Brady Smith – St. Albert – 5:57.65
5 Jackson Abraham – CB Jefferson – 5:59.32
6 Mak Horton – Glenwood – 6:08.25
7 Ben Schoening – Glenwood – 6:23.85

Boys 800 Medley
1 Creston – 1:43.71
2 Lewis Central – 1:45.25
3 Glenwood – 1:46.66
4 CB Jefferson – 1:49.65

Boys 1600 Medley
1 Atlantic – 4:02.16
2 Glenwood – 4:04.91
3 CB Jefferson – 4:12.69
4 CB Abraham Lincoln – 4:12.78

Boys 110m Hurdles
1 Aaden Lopez – Glenwood – 17.13
2 Grant Petty – Atlantic – 17.72
3 Brayden Adams – Denison-Schleswig – 18.73
4 Carter Lobaugh – Lewis Central – 18.88
5 Aden Tupa – Lewis Central – 19.08
6 Shain Pratt – Glenwood – 19.35
7 Bailyan Williamson – CB Jefferson – 18.35
8 Brayden McPherson – 20.95

Boys 400m Hurdles
1 Sawyer Tarrell – Atlantic – 1:02.90
2 Evan Lang – CB Abraham Lincoln – 1:03.77
3 Ethan Eiseman – Glenwood – 1:03.77
4 Isaac Carpenter – CB Jefferson – 1:07.14
5 Brayden Adams – Denison-Schleswig – 1:07.19
6 Vincent Meisinger – Atlantic – 1:07.41
7 Shelton Mualia – Atlantic – 1:07.68
8 Jackson Walter – St. Albert – 1:08.24

Boys 4×110 Shuttle Hurdle
1 Glenwood – 1:10.77
2 CB Jefferson – 1:18.16
3 Glenwood – 1:21.89

Boys 3200m Run
1 Kaiden Hamilton – CB Jefferson – 10:42.51
2 Tristan Turner – Glenwood – 11:42.45
3 Isaac Hamilton – CB Abraham Lincoln – 11:55.46
4 Brady Smith – St. Albert – 12:07.06

Boys Long Jump
1 Ethan McNeal – Atlantic – 19-10.5
2 Shain Pratt – Glenwood – 18-05.5
3 Ethan Eiseman – Glenwood – 17-04.5
4 Adrian Jessen – St. Albert – 17-02
5 Evan Long – CB Abraham Lincoln – 17-00
6 Garrett Null – CB Jefferson – 16-11
7 Edgar Ortiz – Denison-Schlewsig – 16-02
8 Wilson Riphin – Denison-Schlewsig – 15-05.5

Boys High Jump
1 Chase Razor – Glenwood – 6’0″
2 Aden Tupa – Lewis Central – 5’4″
3 Grant Petty – Atlantic – 5’2″

Boys Shot Put
1 Tom Mikkelsen – Creston – 50-06
2 Hunter Infanger – Lewis Central – 41-07
3 Sawyer Sheffield – St. Albert – 38-10
4 Tyson Baker – CB Jefferson – 37-10
5 Alex Segoviano – Denison-Schleswig – 37-03
6 Malik Nichols – CB Jefferson – 35-05
7 Isaiah Heath – CB Jefferson – 34-00
7 Gabriel Henningsen – Denison-Schleswig – 34-00

Boys Discus
1 Lincoln Skarnulis – Glenwood – 124-03
2 Caleb Ranson – Red Oak – 113-07
3 Sawyer Sheffield – St. Albert – 108.07
4 Tyson Baker – CB Jefferson – 106-01
5 TJ Schmitt – Glenwood – 105-08
6 Tom Mikkelsen – Creston – 103-09
7 Trace Mergen – CB Jefferson – 94-03
8 Jordan Taylor – Glenwood – 93-03

Girl’s Team Scores

1 Atlantic – 104
2 Glenwood – 102
3 Lewis Central – 84
4 Denison-Schleswig – 78
5 St. Albert – 57
6 Creston – 53
7 Council Bluffs Lincoln – 47
8 Red Oak – 19
9 Council Bluffs Jefferson – 18

Girls Results

Girls 100m Dash
1 Lila Wiederstein – Atlantic – 13.48
2 Kyia Clark – Denison-Schleswig – 13.60
3 Megan Hughes – Glenwood – 13.74
4 Sophia Denton – St. Albert – 13.78
5 Jayci Reed – Atlantic – 13.95
6 Alexa Lenz – St. Albert – 13.98
7 Allison Middents – Atlantic – 14.09
8 Payton Mattews – Lewis Central – 14.18

Girls 200m Dash
1 Avery Staver – Creston – 28.40
2 Alexa Lenz – St. Albert – 28.93
3 Sophia Denton – St. Albert – 29.21
4 Natalie Johnson – Red Oak – 29.72
5 Maylee Riley – Creston – 29.73
6 Brooklyn Kelsey – Glenwood – 29.90
7 Piomo Okwer – Denison-Schleswig – 30.02
8 Olivia Wright – Glenwood – 30.13

Girls 4x100m Relay
1 Atlantic – 53.00
2 Lewis Central – 55.30
3 Glenwood – 56.38
4 Red Oak – 57.34

Girls 400m Dash
1 Avery Staver – Creston – 1:03.77
2 Lauryn Turin – Denison-Schleswig – 1:04.20
3 Maylee Riley – Creston – 1:06.95
4 Averi Newman – Glenwood – 1:08.87
5 Katelyn Harms – Glenwood – 1:09.09
6 Piomo Okwer – Denison- Schleswig – 1:09.42
7 Eva Jones – St. Albert – 1:10.31
8 Kyia Clark – Denison-Schleswig – 1:10.75

Girls 4x200m Relay
1 Atlantic – 1:56.00
2 Lewis Central – 1:59.65
3 Glenwood – 2:05.50
4 Atlantic – 2:09.08

Girls 800m Run
1 Delayna Reese – Lewis Central – 2:30.95
2 Kate Stohmeier – Lewis Central – 2:52.32
3 Ruby Johnson – CB Lincoln – 2:54.31
4 Haylee Hughes – Glenwood – 2:55.61
5 Ella Turner – Creston – 2:58.53
6 Sydney Skokan – Lewis Central – 3:02.33
7 Olivia Wait – Lewis Central – 3:03.71
8 Autumn Newman – Glenwood – 3:05.68

Girls 4x400m Relay
1 Glenwood – 4:59.83
2 Atlantic – 5:01.90
3 Lewis Central – 5:21.69
4 CB Lincoln – 5:38.57

Girls 1500m Run
1 Lili Denton – St. Albert – 4:50.70
2 Grace Berglund – Glenwood – 5:16.01
3 Lola Mendlik- Denison-Schleswig – 5:30.43
4 Katelyn Harms – Glenwood – 5:49.18
5 Mya Scheer – CB Lincoln – 5:57.39
6 Ruby Johnson – CB Lincoln – 6:07.31
7 Averi Newman – Glenwood – 6:10.39
8 Olivia Wait – Lewis Central – 6:12.19

Girls 4x800m Relay
1 Creston – 11:22.24
2 Glenwood – 11:30.04

Girls 800 Medley
1 Creston – 2:02.13
2 Atlantic – 2:05.06
3 St. Albert – 2:07.09
4 Glenwood – 2:11.74

Girls 100m Hurdles
1 Jayci Reed – Atlantic – 17.62
2 Makalya Martin – CB Jefferson – 17.67
3 Avery Bock – Denison-Schleswig – 17.89
4 Malena Petersen – CB Lincoln – 19.03
5 Adler Bruce – Atlantic – 19.11
6 Kamden Bruhn – Denison-Schleswig – 19.56
7 Reese Strunk – Creston – 19.71
8 Alejandra Cardenas – Denison-Schleswig – 19.98

Girls 1600m Relay
1 Red Oak – 5:15.77
2 Atlantic – 5:22.60
3 CB Lincoln – 5:31.64

Girls 4x100m Shuttle Hurdle
1 Denison-Schleswig – 1:17.99
2 Glenwood – 1:24.34

Girls 400m Hurdles
1 Katrina Williams – Atlantic – 1:20.05
2 Malene Petersen – CB Lincoln – 1:31.83

Girls 3000m Run
1 Grace Berglund – Glenwood – 11:01.35
2 Delayna Reese – Lewis Central – 11:06.24
3 Madelyn Hoss – Lewis Central – 11:11.44
4 Lola Mendlik – Denison-Schleswig – 11:41.94
5 Katrina Williams – Atlantic – 12:22.92
6 Kate Strohmeier – Lewis Central – 12:28.28
7 Mya Scheer – CB Lincoln – 12:29.42
8 Ruby Johnson – CB Lincoln – 13:19.87

Girls Long Jump
1 Avery Bock – Denison-Schleswig – 16-07.5
2 Kyia Clark – Denison-Schleswig – 16-00.75
3 Jayci Reed – Atlantic – 15-04.00
4 Megan Hughes – Glenwood – 14-06.75
5 Makalya Martin – CB Jefferson – 15-04.5
6 Lynnea Longchaya – Glenwood – 14-03.75
7 Natalie Johnson – Red Oak – 14-02.5
8 Kayla Christian – Glenwood – 13-10.75

Girls High Jump
1 Olivia Ausdemore – Lewis Central – 4-08
2 Gizella McIntosh – Glenwood – 4-06
3 Megan Scheel – Lewis Central – 4-00

Girls Shot Put
1 Molli Rosloniec – St. Albert – 31-05
2 Olivia Olson – Atlantic – 31-04
3 Katie Salvo – St. Albert – 30-05
4 Mariah Nichols – CB Jefferson – 29-05
5 Mayah Slater – Denison-Schleswig – 29-03
6 Jasmine Shields – CB Lincoln – 28-10
7 Maggie Smith – Glenwood – 28-06
8 Peyton Katzer – Lewis Central – 28-04

Girls Discus
1 Mayah Slater – Denison-Schleswig – 100-08
2 Madeline Woods – Lewis Central – 96-07
3 Olivia Olson – Atlantic – 93-05
4 Peyton Katzer – Lewis Central – 88-07
5 Molli Rosloniec – St. Albert – 88-01
6 Makenzie Vetter – Lewis Central – 85-11
7 Ella Marvel – Glenwood – 82-09
8 Delayna Reese – Lewis Central – 82-04

Audubon Wheeler Girls Tennis season preview

Sports

April 7th, 2024 by admin

The Audubon Wheelers girls tennis season is underway. The Wheelers have 15 high schoolers out this season and are coached by McKenzie Nissen.

Coach Nissen said last year was about improving the program.

Coach Nissen had this to say about how her team has been progressing so far on the season.

Coach Nissen says there is many new faces this year Wheelers tennis program and she emphasized the team has been working on a lot of fundamentals.

Coach Nissen elaborated on what her goals and expectations for the year.

 

The Wheelers are coming off a 9-0 loss to Ballard on Friday April 5th in the Dallas Center-Grimes Quad Meet. The next tennis meet for the Wheelers will be Tuesday April 9th at Red Oak. That tennis meet will start at 4:30 p.m.