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Carroll Early Bird Co-Ed Track Meet 04/12/2021

Sports

April 12th, 2021 by admin

Girls Team Scores

1
Carroll
142.00
2
Roland-Story
118.00
3
Audubon
106.00
4
Greene County
63.00
5
IKM-Manning
59.00
6
Perry
49.00
7
Woodward Granger
28.00
8
MVAOCOU
22.00

Carroll won eight events on the night to grab the team crown. Audubon got wins from Hannah Thygesen in the 800M and Elizabeth Zaiger in the Discus. The Wheelers also won the Distance Medley, Shuttle Hurdle Relay, and 4x400M relay.

Boys Team Scores

1
Carroll
128.00
2
IKM-Manning
122.00
3
Greene County
119.50
4
Audubon
71.00
5
Woodward Granger
53.50
6
South Central Calhoun
52.00
7
MVAOCOU
24.00
8
Perry
19.00

Carroll won 7 events on the night. IKM-Manning picked up titles in the Distance Medey, 4x800M Relay, and Quentin Dreyer won the 1600M and 3200M Runs. Audubon got wins from Gavin Smith in the 110M and 400M Hurdles.

Full Co-Ed results HERE.

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Shenandoah Boys Mustang Relays 04/12/2021

Sports

April 12th, 2021 by admin

Team Scores

1
GLENWOOD
214.00
2
CLARINDA
160.00
3
SHENANDOAH
122.00
4
RED OAK
87.00
5
EAST MILLS
46.00
6
SIDNEY
35.00
7
SOUTHWEST VALLEY
29.00
8
ESSEX
16.00

Glenwood topped the podium in 11 events. The Rams dominated the relay events winning the 4x100M, 4x200M, 4x400M, 4x800M, Shuttle Hurdles, and Sprint Medley.

Full results HERE.

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Lenox Boys Track Invitational 04/12/2021

Sports

April 12th, 2021 by admin

Team Scores

  1. CAM 162
  2. Lenox 98
  3. East Union 93
  4. Bedford 72
  5. Stanton 56
  6. Fremont-Mills 43
  7. Orient-Macksburg 34
  8. Griswold 9

CAM had winners in 11 events en route to the team title. Lane Spieker and Connor McKee led the charge once again. Spieker won the 100M, 200M, and Long Jump. McKee swept the 110M and 400M Hurdle events. Cale Maas won the 400M, Cade Ticknor won the Discus. The Cougars also won the 4x100M Relay, 4x400M Relay, 4x800M Relay, and Shuttle Hurdles.

Full results HERE.

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Atlantic splits tennis duals with Shenandoah

Sports

April 12th, 2021 by admin

The Atlantic girls tennis team edged out Shenandoah 5-4 on Monday night and the boys fell by the same margin to the Mustangs.

Atlantic Girls Tennis vs Shenandoah, Monday, April 12, 2021, 4:30pm
Atlantic 5 Shenandoah 4
1. Jessica Sun 11 (S) def Tessa Grooms 12 (A) 8-1
2. Nellie Grooms 12 (A) def Libby Ehlers 12 (S) 8-1
3. Genevieve Martinez 12 (A) def Erin Baldwin 12 (S) 8-6
4. Paige Gleason 10 (S) def Olivia Engler 12 (A) 8-6
5. Addi Schmitt 11 (A) def Emma Olsen 10 (A) 9-8 (9)
6. Vesta Bopp 10 (S) dfe Aspen Niklasen 11 (A) 8-6
Doubles
1. Sun/Baldwin (S) def Grooms/Grooms (A) 8-6
2. Martinez/Engler (A) def Ehlers/Cheyenne Grough 12 (S) 9-8 (3)
3. Schmitt/Niklasen (A) def Gleason/Olsen (S) 8-2

Atlantic Boys Tennis at Shen, Monday, April 12, 2021, 4:30pm
Shenandoah 5 Atlantic 4
1. Grant Sturm 12 (A) def Reed Finnegan 12 (S) 10-4
2. Ethan Sturm 11 (A) def Andrew Lawrence 9 (S) 11-9
3. Eli Schuster 11 (S) def Bodie Johnson 12 (A) 10-5
4. Josh Schuster 11 (S) def Dayton Templeton 11 (A) 10-3
5. Quintin Slater 12 (S def Hunter Weppler 11 (A) 10-3
6. Bryan York 11 (A) def Dylan Gray 10 (S) 10-5
Doubles
1. GStrum/ESturm (A) def Finnegan/ESchuster 10-5
2. Lawrence/JSchuster (S) def Johnson/Templeton (A) 10-5
3. Slater/Gray (S) def Weppler/York (A) 10-8

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Girls Rolling Valley Conference Golf Meet 04/12/2021

Sports

April 12th, 2021 by admin

Girls Rolling Valley Conference Golf Meet
@ Dunlap, Boyer Valley
April 12, 2021

Team Scores

  1. Boyer Valley 206
  2. Coon Rapids-Bayard 223
  3. CAM 226
  4. Woodbine 263
  5. Glidden-Ralston 272

Individual Top 5

  1. Katelyn Nielsen, Boyer Valley, 44
  2. Kim Daily, Glidden-Ralston, 49
  3. Maddie Holtz, CAM, 49
  4. Shay Burmeister, Exira-EHK, 51
  5. Maggie Haer, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 52
  6. Abby Schafer, Woodbine, 52

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Public Funeral Services to be held Thursday for Iowa State Trooper who died in the line of duty

News

April 12th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith #462, a 27-year-veteran of the Patrol, was shot and killed on Friday, April 9, 2021, while attempting to arrest a barricaded subject in Grundy Center. Iowans statewide share the Iowa State Patrol’s grief in the loss of Sergeant Jim Smith. The Patrol and the family of Sergeant Smith have announced the following schedule of public funeral services.

VISITATION:

THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2021

3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Reiff Family Center-Funeral Home and Crematory

216 3rd Avenue SE

Independence, Iowa 50644

*MASKS ARE REQUIRED*

SERVICE: 

FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021

10:00 a.m.

Independence Community High School

1207 1st Street West

Independence, Iowa 50644

*MASKS ARE REQUIRED*

OFFICIAL IOWA STATE PATROL SERGEANT JIM SMITH MEMORIAL FUND:

A memorial fund approved by the family has been established at BankIowa in Independence, Iowa. Interested persons can mail or drop off contributions to the Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith Memorial Fund at the BankIowa branch located at 305 Enterprise Drive, Independence, Iowa, 50644, or at any BankIowa branch located in Independence. The family intends to establish a memorial scholarship in remembrance of Sergeant Jim Smith.

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Stuart Police file charges against an Indiana man in connection w/vehicle burglaries/thefts

News

April 12th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Stuart Police Department filed criminal charges today (Monday) on 21-year-old Kenya Lamont Jenkins Jr., from Indiana, for his alleged involvement in several vehicle burglaries and thefts that occurred on the morning of March 12th, 2021 in Stuart. Jenkins is currently being held on a $10,000,000 bond in a Douglas County Nebraska jail for assaulting a police officer, use of a firearm to commit a felony and operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest from an incident on March 12th, 2021 where it is reported that Jenkins allegedly shot an Omaha Police Officer.
On the morning of March 12th, 2021 Jenkins was in Stuart and allegedly committed several vehicle burglaries. During these burglaries, several items were stolen from three unlocked vehicles including credit cards, a checkbook, and a firearm. At least one of the credit cards was used to purchase gasoline in Stuart. The firearm is believed to have later been used in the assault on the Omaha Police Officer. This case is not related to another series of vehicle burglaries and vehicle thefts that occurred in Stuart on March 22nd, 2021.
The Stuart Police Department was assisted in this investigation by the Omaha and Lincoln Nebraska Police Departments and the Nebraska State Patrol. Jenkins was formally charged Monday in Adair County with the following charges in connection with the March 12th burglaries and thefts:
  • Trafficking Stolen Firearms 724.16A (Class C Felony)
  • Three counts of burglary in the third degree of a motor vehicle 713.6A(2) (Aggravated Misdemeanor)
  • Unauthorized use of a credit card under $1,500 715A.6(2)(C) (Aggravated Misdemeanor)
  • Two counts of attempted burglary in the third degree 713.6B(2) (Serious Misdemeanor)
  • Theft in the fourth degree 714.2(4) (Serious Misdemeanor)
  • and two counts of theft in the fifth degree 714.2(5) (Simple Misdemeanor).
This is an ongoing investigation and additional charges may be filed. Criminal charges are merely allegations based on probable cause.

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Legislature’s Bottle Bill debate compared to ‘Groundhog Day’ movie

News

April 12th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Lawmakers continue to discuss how distribution of the nickel deposits on bottles and cans of beer and carbonated beverages that are sold in Iowa might be restructured. A key senator is expressing doubts, though, that this is the year the so-called Bottle Bill will be changed. Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver points to April 30th, which is the target date for ending the 2021 legislative session. “There is still progress being made,” Whitver says, “but it will be difficult to wrap that up in the next three weeks.”

Republican Representative Shannon Lundgren of Peosta is among the House members hoping to come up with a compromise by that deadline.  “We are probably starting to run out of time,” Lundgren says, “so I think we have to come with some language and get that out there.” Representative Chuck Isenhart, a Democrat from Dubuque, says something must be done to address the declining number of options for consumers who want to return the empties and get their deposits back. “I think we need to be cognizant of consumer convenience,” Isenhart says. But Senator Whitver says no single solution has emerged that has enough support to pass either the House or Senate.

“If there are 12 different ideas, there’s not one and you need one to make it law and I know a lot of legislators, a lot of interests on every side are working on this,” Whitver says. “We haven’t got a whole lot closer than we were in January.” During an appearance on Iowa P-B-S this weekend, Whitver agreed with an interviewer that debates about the Bottle Bill are a bit like “Groundhog Day” since they restart EVERY January when the legislature convenes.

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Patrol sets up memorial to fallen trooper in Oelwein

News

April 12th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa State Patrol tweeted a message today (Monday) from the family of slain Trooper Jim Smith. The message says the Department of Public Safety and Sergeant Jim Smith’s family would like to thank the public for the amazing show of support since he was killed in the line of duty Friday. It says they have quickly realized that many people are grieving with them. The Patrol says they have posted a memorial display of Sergeant Smith’s patrol car at the District 10 Office in Oelwein.

ISP Sgt. Jim Smith

The tweet says anyone wishing to honor Sergeant Jim Smith should feel free to stop by with cards, flowers, and condolences. Smith was shot Friday while trying to help arrest a man in Grundy Center.

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Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report

Ag/Outdoor

April 12th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (April 12, 2021) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today (Monday) commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Conditions report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “With spring weather now upon us, farmers across Iowa are looking to get planters into the field,” said Secretary Naig. “Rainfall over the last week has been beneficial for the drier parts of the state, though farmers should keep an eye on the forecast, as freezing temperatures are possible over the next few days.”

The weekly report is also available on the USDA’s website at nass.usda.gov.

Crop Report:

Measurable rainfall fell across the State which allowed Iowa farmers only 3.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending April 11, 2021, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork activities included applying anhydrous and fertilizer, spreading manure, spring tillage and planting oats. There were also scattered reports of corn being planted.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 4% very short, 17% short, 69% adequate and 10% surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 12% very short, 28% short, 56% adequate and 4% surplus. Thirty-seven percent of the expected oat crop has been planted, 4 days ahead of last year and 5 days ahead of the 5-year average. Statewide, 3% of the oat crop has emerged.

Pasture condition rated 3% very poor, 11% poor, 42% fair, 40% good and 4% excellent. Pastures are greening up and starting to grow. Muddy feedlots were reported in the southern part of the state. The statewide weekly average precipitation was 1.45 inches while the normal is 0.64 inch.

Multiple western Iowa stations reported the week’s high temperature of 86 degrees on the 4th and 5th; on average 29 degrees above normal. Several northwestern Iowa stations reported the week’s low temperature of 28 degrees on the 11th, on average six degrees below normal. Four-inch soil temperatures were in the upper 40s east to low 50s west as of Sunday.

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