Iowa State’s top scorer on the hardwood last season will no longer be with the program. Rasir Bolton announced Tuesday that he will enter the NCAA transfer portal and look for a new school.
Bolton led the Cyclones this season with 15.5 points per game and was named a Third Team All-Big 12 Selection.
This will be Bolton’s third team in four years. He transferred from Penn State to Iowa State in 2019.
Girls Team Scores
Harlan got wins from Ally Curren in the 400M Hurdles, Brooke Goshorn in the Discus. 4x400M Relay, Shuttle Hurdle Relay, Sprint Medley, and Distance Medley. Chloe Largent won the High Jump for AC/GC.
Full results HERE
Boys Team Scores
AC/GC was led by wins in the 1600M and 3200M from Trevin Suhr. Charlie Crawford won the 800M and Clayton Wardyn won the High Jump. The Chargers also took the Distance Medley win.
Full results HERE
The Adair County Board of Supervisors, during an electronic meeting Wednesday morning, voted against the sale of alcohol during the Adair County Fair. Prior to the meeting, written objections were raised to the idea from Adair County residents Colleen and Jerry Oxley, Barb Kalbach, and LuAnne Shelley. In her statement, LuAnn Shelley said “The county fair is for the children! (If the adults think they need alcohol, there are several places they can go drink.) Please leave this for the children! They don’t have as many places or choices as the adults have for recreation. Please, leave this for the children!”
Fairboard member Joe Herr addressed the Supervisors. He said the Fair Board has discussed allowing alcohol on a nightly basis, from one-hour before events to one-half hour after. The venue for serving alcohol would be restricted.
He said alcohol would not be allowed outside of a fenced-in area. Herr acknowledged concerns over persons having too much alcohol, and then drinking and driving.
Herr said allowing alcohol would be a financial benefit to the Fair.
Supervisors Board Chair Steve Shelley made it clear, that if the sale of alcohol is permitted at the Adair County Fair, he will no longer be in favor of Board financial support for the Fair.
Board member Jodi Hoadley suggested if the Fair Board needs the money that badly, the Supervisors could look at increasing the amount they give to the fair each year. In the end, the Supervisors voted unanimously NOT to support the proposal to allow alcohol at the fair.
In other business, the Adair County Supervisors approved a contract for the mowing of the Grove Cemetery. They also agreed to allow in-person meetings at the courthouse, with the provision masks be worn in the courtroom and as social distancing allows, if the governor does not extend her current proclamation. Department heads would have the final decision on whether masks are required in their individual offices.
Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, spoke Wednesday, with regard to a new vehicle purchase/Trade-in. The current 2017 Tahoe has a lot of miles on it. Vandewater has worked out a deal with Karl Chevrolet for a 2021 Tahoe at $36,216. With a trade-in for $18,500, that leaves a net cost of $18,216. The vehicle is Budgeted for already, and board approved the trade-in and purchase.
The Adams County Sheriff’s Department reports at around 12:10-p.m. on March 31st, Adams County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in Carbon. The driver, 42-year-old Joleen Most, of Carbon, was arrested for Driving While Barred. She was transported to the Adams County Jail.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – – With the potential of continued social distancing measures during the 2021 football season, a need for future equipment upgrade and overall increases in operation expenses, the University of Iowa Athletics Department and Iowa Northern Railway Company made the decision now is the right time to end this unique gameday experience.
For over 15 years, the Hawkeye Express passenger train has been a part of the Hawkeye football gameday experience. An average of 3,700 fans boarded the train in Coralville and enjoyed a 10-minute trip to Kinnick Stadium each game during the 2019 football season.
“The Hawkeye Express has been a wonderful part of our Hawkeye football gameday experience,” said Matt Henderson, UI senior associate athletics director. “While it was a difficult decision to make, we all agree it is the right decision. This experience would not have occurred without the Sabin family and their Iowa Northern Railway Company.
“We want to thank our partners at the Iowa Interstate Railway, City of Coralville, and business owners near the loading area of the Hawkeye Express,” said Henderson. “A big thank-you goes out to all of the individuals associated with the gameday operations of the Hawkeye Express.”
The Hawkeye Express is owned by the Iowa Northern Railway Company and runs on the track owned by the Iowa Interstate Railroad, which operates between Council Bluffs and Chicago.
“My father, Iowa Northern President Dan Sabin along with Bob Bowlsby (former Iowa athletics director) and Mark Jennings (former Iowa associate athletics director) came up with this unique idea from the past and we have had a lot of fun running this operation since 2004,” said Josh Sabin, Iowa Northern Railway director of administration. “A lot of time and energy goes into this endeavor, but our staff and volunteers have truly enjoyed this experience and seeing the enjoyment of the fans. There is not a good time to close the book on this type of experience, but this decision made sense to both parties. We are grateful for all the fans who made the train part of their gameday, truly!”
For the 2021 season, fans who enjoyed the Hawkeye Express as their gameday transportation are encouraged to utilize the public parking options around Kinnick Stadium, including free parking at the Hancher or Finkbine commuter lots. Additional parking information will be posted to www.hawkeyesports.com/gameday.
(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating a shooting by a Waterloo police officer that left a man injured early today (Wednesday). The incident happened around 12:45 AM after someone reported seeing a man carrying a long gun walking along a city street. A short time later, two Black Hawk County sheriff’s deputies spotted the man walking on a bridge that crosses the Cedar River.
Waterloo police say the deputies made contact with the armed man, who then pointed the weapon at hip level toward one of the deputies and chased after the deputy. According to information released by Waterloo police, a local officer saw what was occurring and fired at the man, striking him twice. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment, and later transferred to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Waterloo police say neither the officer and or deputies were injured.
Glenwood Police report a Glenwood woman was arrested Tuesday. 20-year-old Samantha Kisler was taken into custody on a Mills County warrant for Violation of Probation. Her cash or surety bond was set at $2,500.
(Radio Iowa) – High temperatures in the 70s and 80s warmed much of Iowa in the past week and the unseasonable weather is prompting farmers to consider hitting the fields early to plant this year’s crops. Angie Rieck-Hinz, an Iowa State University Extension field agronomist based in Clarion, says planting conditions are approaching ideal. “It’s warm, the soil temperatures are trending upwards and the soil is drying out with these winds,” Rieck-Hinz says. “The soil is fairly dry anyway because we haven’t had a lot of recent moisture so people are itchy to get in and start planting, whether it’s corn or soybeans.”
One of the big concerns for planting now, for one crop in particular, is soil temperature, which is usually measured four inches below the surface. “We want to make sure our soil temperatures for corn planting are at least 50 degrees and trending up,” she says. “Last week, they were making some pretty big swings back and forth because we got warm and then we cooled off, and then we got warm and we cooled off. Obviously, over the weekend, it was really nice so our soil temperatures have rebounded.”
In addition to soil temps, a late season frost is another big worry. “We just need to weigh some pros and cons, basically some risks, to say what’s our risk management if we get a frost,” Rieck-Hinz says. “You remember May 5th last year? We got a nice, killing frost. We had some soybeans that were in the ground and up. We dinged soybeans pretty good in some places last year because of that May 5th frost.”
The forecast for the rest of the week promises several chances of showers and mild temperatures for much of Iowa.
The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard (as of 10-a.m.,Wednesday, showed there were 13 additional COVID-19 related deaths to report from the previous 24-hours, after two days of no increases. The pandemic death toll in Iowa is 5,835. There was one additional death reported in each of Pottawattamie and Shelby Counties, where the totals are 157 and 35, respectively. Long-Term Care facility deaths account for 2,282 of the total number of deaths across the state.
There were 797 additional positive test results for COVID-19 returned from the labs, for a total of 383,337. There remain two Long-Term Care facility outbreaks, with 20 positive cases among residents and staff within those facilities. Health officials say COVID-related hospitalizations stand at 216. There are 44 COVID patients in an ICU, compared to 53 on Tuesday. The IDPH say 55 people were admitted to a hospital across the state, compared to 28 the day before, and 24 patients are on a ventilator (3 less than Tuesday).
RMCC Region 4 hospitals (those in western/southwest Iowa) show: There are 19 hospitalized with COVID; 12 COVID patients are in an ICU; five people were admitted with symptoms of COVID, and there are three COVID patients on a ventilator. The 14-day positivity rate is 4.8%. The seven-day rate is 4.9%. More than 675,00 individuals have completed their COVID-19 vaccine series in Iowa. There have been 1,674,550 vaccine doses administered in Iowa, with 675,229 individuals completing the vaccination series.
In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County; The # of new cases since yesterday {+} – if any; and the total number of deaths in each county to date:
LARRY WILBERT PERDUE, SR., 83, of Griswold, died Friday, April 2nd, at home. Cremation has taken place. There will be no funeral, but a Visitation for LARRY PERDUE, SR., will be held Friday, April 9th, from 5-until 7-p.m. at the Griswold Central Church of Christ.
LARRY PERDUE, SR. is survived by:
His wife – Joni Perdue.
His son – Larry (Buddy) Perdue, Jr., of Lewis.
His daughter – Robyn (Tom) Sandbothe, of Griswold.
4 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, 3 step great-grandchildren, other relatives, his sisters-in-law, and friends.
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