CLEVELAND, Ohio — Senior forward, Sharron Goodman, is the recipient of the Elite 90 award for the 2024 NCAA Division-I Women’s Basketball Championship for the second year in a row.
Goodman, majoring in health studies, currently carries a 4.0 GPA and will be graduating this May. The Lime Springs, Iowa, native was presented with the award during the Salute on Wednesday evening in Cleveland.
The Elite 90, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s championships.
Eligible student-athletes are sophomores or above academically who have participated in a sport for at least two years with their school. All ties are broken by the number of credits completed. For more information on the Elite 90 award winners, log on to https://www.ncaa.com/elite-90.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Drake graduate forward Grace Berg will participate in the 2024 Women’s College All-Star Game on April 6, joining other seniors from across the country in a nationally televised contest on ESPN2. The game will be held at 2:30 p.m. CT at the Wolstein Center on the campus of Cleveland State University in downtown Cleveland.
The Women’s College All-Star Game will provide 20 of the country’s brightest stars one final opportunity to represent their programs and be recognized against the backdrop of the sport’s championship weekend. Intersport, an award-winning Chicago-based agency that first launched a national women’s college basketball all-star event alongside the WBCA 25 years ago, will host the event.
Tickets for the Women’s College All-Star Game, which start at just $15, are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting the event’s website atwww.womenscollegeallstar.com.
Berg started all 35 games this year in her final season as a Bulldog. She averaged 16.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game while shooting .508 percent from the field, .343 percent from three-point range, and .817 percent from the free throw line. She also led the Bulldogs in total field goals. Berg earned two MVC Player of the Week awards and was selected as a First Team All-MVC performer. The Indianola native wrapped up her career in the top 10 on Drake’s all-time scoring list at No. 10 with over 1,800 points.
Grace will suit up for either Team Lieberman or Team Miller, which will be coached by Naismith Hall of Famers and basketball legends Nancy Lieberman and Cheryl Miller, respectively. The complete rosters for Team Lieberman and Team Miller will be announced the week of the event, while individual player commitments will be announced on a rolling basis in the coming days.
Follow the event and get the latest updates on roster news and other details by visiting the event website at www.womenscollegeallstar.com or byfollowing @IntersportHoops on Instagram and X.
Twenty-five years after launching a national women’s college basketball all-star event, Intersport has re-introduced the Women’s College All-Star Game as an annual showcase spotlighting the country’s elite players. These standouts, who will be exhausting their collegiate eligibility and are on the precipice of hearing their names called in the WNBA Draft, will have one final opportunity to represent their programs and be recognized against the backdrop of the sport’s championship weekend. Intersport launched the inaugural Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-Star Challenge in 1998, which the WBCA operated through 2006. Additional information on the event is available at womenscollegeallstar.com.
(Clarinda, Iowa) – The Page County Sheriff’s Office has released a report on arrests, citations and accidents that took place from March 15, 2024, through March 30, 2024. The complete report can be viewed in the following PDF link:
(Atlantic, Iowa; UPDATED) – A Public Hearing was held this (Wednesday) afternoon in Atlantic, with regard to the Proposed Maximum Property Tax Levy for Fiscal Year 2025. The Council heard only one objection, and that was from Atlantic resident Barbara Stensvad, who reiterated the “significant protest” she spoke of at the last meeting of the Atlantic School Board, during their Budget Hearing.
During the Council’s regular session that began at 5:30-p.m., Mayor Grace Garrett administered the Oath of Office to Atlantic Police Officer Brock Thompson, who was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Thompson joined the A-PD in 2017, and currently serves as Driving Instructor, Standard Field Sobriety test Instructor, Field Training Officer, and Drone Pilot. Thompson served in the U-S Marine Corps from 2012 through 2016.
Atlantic Mayor Grace Garrett congratulates Sgt. Brock Thompson on his promotion.
In other business, the Atlantic City Council passed a Resolution “Authorizing and Combining Loan Agreements, Approving the Future Issuance of General Obligation Bonds and Providing for the Levy of Taxes to Pay the Same.” The 5-year, $800,000 bank note through 1st Whitney Bank & Trust, carries an interest rate of 4.5%, and will be used to fund segments of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), including…$200,000 for Police Equipment & Vehicles, $230,000 for Fire Equipment, $100,000 for Library Equipment and Building Improvements, and $250,000 for Emergency Generators. A levy and the collection of taxes to pay for the CIP begins July 1, 2024, with a net annual sum of $184,780.
The Council passed an Order to Approve Second Amendment to Ambulance Services Agreement Between City of Atlantic, Iowa, the Cass Health System, Cass County Iowa, and Midwest Medical Transport Company. The agreement includes a subsidy fee of $40,000 per month from now through June 30, 2024, and an annual fee of $625,050 or $52,087 per month, from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025…an increase of 84.31%. City Administrator John Lund said voters in the County will have the choice in November, of approving a 75-cent increase in the County-wide tax levy and a small income tax to pay for the ambulance service, or vote “No.”
He said if the voters reject the proposed tax increase, the City would most likely have to resort to dramatic budget cuts to departments that cannot be sheltered through cost allocation through other funds, or it can borrow the funding to cover the annual payment, by paying for a new ambulance and equipment for Midwest Medical, for the City’s share of the agreement with the other taxing entities, which could result in a record-high property tax levy.
In other action, the Atlantic City Council passed a Resolution setting the date for public hearing on adoption of the FY 2025 Budget, as April 17, 2024. Lund said the budget reflects the Council’s priorities. FY 2025 expenditures, he said, amount to nearly $18.8-million. They also passed a Resolution “Approving Contract and Bonds for the 2024 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project.”
The Council agreed to Terminate City Clerk Services Contract with Marne Effective May 31, 2024, and they passed an Order to Approve The Retail Coach Contract Extension, which had been Tabled during the last meeting. And, since the Council took no action on a motion to Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Barb Barrick to Temporarily Provide City Clerk Consulting Services for the City of Atlantic, a Resolution to that effect, failed. Councilperson Elaine Otte on the search for a new City Clerk…
In other business:
The Atlantic City Council passed a Resolution “Authorizing and Combining Loan Agreements, Approving the Future Issuance of General Obligation Bonds and Providing for the Levy of Taxes to Pay the Same.” The 5-year, $800,000 bank note through 1st Whitney Bank & Trust, carries an interest rate of 4.5%, and will be used to fund segments of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), including…$200,000 for Police Equipment & Vehicles, $230,000 for Fire Equipment, $100,000 for Library Equipment and Building Improvements, and $250,000 for Emergency Generators. A levy and the collection of taxes to pay for the CIP begins July 1, 2024, with a net annual sum of $184,780.y.
The Council tabled a Resolution “Setting the Date for Public Hearing on a Proposed Ordinance Vacating the Street Located between 3009 Palm Street and 3101 Palm Street in the City of Atlantic, until they receive an update on the status of improvements to one of the properties included in the Right-of-way discussion.
Their final order of business, was to change the dates of the July 2024 Council meetings. The meeting will be held July10th and 24th, due to the fact the original meeting set for July 3rd, comes too close to the Independence Day holiday.
(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds says her husband, Kevin, is doing well after being diagnosed with lung cancer in September and immediately beginning treatment with a breakthrough immune therapy pill. “He actually snuck away and went hunting a couple of weeks ago and so that is the ultimate sign that he is back and doing well,” Reynolds told reporters. “I am blessed beyond blessed. He has the patience of Job and he is a great dad, a great husband, a great grandpa and really, truly, the rock of my family.” Today (Wednesday) is the couple’s wedding anniversary.
“Forty-two years — he deserves a medal let me tell ya,” Reynolds said, laughing. Reynolds posted a message on social media today (Wednesday), saying she’s grateful to have Kevin by her side. The photo that accompanied that message was of the couple’s arrival at the governor’s 2023 inaugural ball.
Governor Kim Reynolds and Kevin Reynolds arrive at 2023 Inaugural Ball in Des Moines. Reynolds posted this photo on X today, along with a message about the couple’s 42nd wedding anniversary. (Photo used with permission from governor’s staff.
Update 4/3/24 – Officials with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation late this (Wednesday) afternoon, issued a statement with regard to two women whose vehicle was found abandoned. One of the women’s husband was a Pastor in Griswold, Iowa, for a few years. The OSBI said “Based on the information obtained from the victim’s vehicle, our investigators believe there was evidence to indicate foul play. We are still searching for these victims and there are no arrests at this time.” Authorities are still asking for anyone with additional information to please contact the OSBI at tips@osbi.ok.gov or 1-800-522-8017.
Previous story posted April 2nd:
Jillian Kelley
Authorities in Oklahoma have issued an “At-Risk/Missing Persons” bulletin for two women, one of whom has ties to Cass County, Iowa. Reports say 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jillian Kelley, both of Hugoton, Kansas, went missing while Kelly and Butler were traveling to visit Butler’s children in Oklahoma.They were last seen March 30th. Butler’s car was found abandoned near Highway 95 and Road L, south of Elkhart, Oklahoma. To date, no trace of the women has been found.
Jillian Kelly is the wife of Pastor Heath Kelley, who recently became the pastor of the Willow Christian Church in Indianola, Neb. Pastor Kelly previously served as a Youth Minister at the Church of Christ in Griswold (IA). The couple has four children.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is assisting in the search for the women and the reasons for their suspicious disappearance. The missing person’s bulletin says Veronica Butler has several tattoos, a Chinese symbol on her left forearm, a sunflower on her left shoulder. Jillian Kelley has a butterfly tattoo on her left forearm. The alert describes Butler as being 5-feet 4-inches tall with red hair and green eyes, last seen wearing a blue short-sleeve shirt and denim shorts. Kelley has brown hair and blue eyes and was last seen wearing a long-sleeve shirt, blue jeans and tan or beige shoes.
Authorities urge anyone with information to contact the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) at tips@osbi.ok.gov or 1-800-522-8017.
Iowa star Caitlin Clark has been named the Naismith Player-of-the-Year for the second straight season. Clark is averaging 32 points and nine assists for a Hawkeye team that will play UConn Friday night in the Final Four in Cleveland.
It is the third time in six years an Iowa player has won the award. Megan Gustafson won it in 2019.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa senior guard, Caitlin Clark was named Naismith national player of the year it was announced on Wednesday. Clark is the reigning Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy winner and the first player to win this award in consecutive seasons since UConn’s Breanna Stewart (2014-16).
Presented annually to the most outstanding men’s and women’s basketball player who achieves tremendous on-court success. Jersey Mike’s is proud to partner with the Naismith Awards in recognizing the outstanding efforts of collegiate athletes and coaches, rewarding their drive and achievements on the court.
The national player of the year recently led the Hawkeyes to their second straight Final Four leading the nation in assists (9.0 assists per game) and in scoring (32.0 points per game). She became the first player to finish No. 1 in both categories in back-to-back seasons. Clark owns a career 3,800+ points and she recently became the first Division-I player to record 1,000+ points in back-to-back seasons. A native of West Des Moines, Iowa, Clark is once again a finalist for every major national player of the year award. She is also the only player in NCAA DI men’s or women’s basketball history to lead her conference in scoring and assists in four consecutive seasons.
Clark was chosen by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s national voting academy, comprised of leading journalists from around the country, current and former head coaches, former award winners and conference commissioners, all of whom based their selections on outstanding on-court performances during the 2023-24 college basketball season. Additionally, fans had the opportunity to cast a ballot. The vote was tabulated and verified by the Atlanta team of J.S. Held, a global consulting firm.
Clark was recently tabbed as the Big Ten Player of the Year and is the first player in program history to be named First Team All-Big Ten four times in four years of competition. She has also led the Hawkeyes to three straight Big Ten Championships for the first time in program history.
2023-24 AWARDS
– Naismith Player of the Year
– ESPN.com National Player of the Year
– The Athletic National Player of the Year
– Sporting News National Player of the Year
– AP First Team All-America
– USBWA First Team All-America
– Big Ten Player of the Year
– First Team All-Big Ten
– Big Ten Player of the Week; Nov. 13, Nov. 27, Dec. 11, Dec. 18, Jan. 2, Jan. 8, Jan. 15, Feb. 5, Feb. 19, Feb. 26, March 4.
– WBCA National Player of the Week; Nov. 14, Nov. 28, Jan. 3, Jan. 9, Jan. 16, Jan. 31, Feb. 6, Feb. 20.
– AP National Player of the Week; Nov. 14, Jan. 9, Feb. 20.
UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes will face 3-Seed UConn on Friday, April 5, in Cleveland inside Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse at 8:30 pm (CT). Fans can watch on ESPN.
(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Glenwood Police Department says two recent thefts have been reported. On Tuesday, (April 2nd), the Glenwood Baseball/Softball Club reported a theft from building.
And, on Wednesday, April 3rd (today), a Glenwood woman reported the theft of her vehicle.
Additional details on the two incidents were not provided.
(Radio Iowa) – The governor’s plan to merge the 13 regional systems for mental health services and 19 substance use treatment regions has won bipartisan support in the Iowa House. The bill would establish seven behavioral health districts in Iowa. Iowa Department of Health and Human Services director Kelly Garcia says the plan does not call for additional state spending, but will free-up 23 million dollars in state funds for mental health services that haven’t been spent.
“Do we need more money? Possibly,” Garcia says, “but right now we’re sitting on fund balances, so I need a little bit more time to assess that but you absolutely should be assured that we will move forward with a recommendation once we make this change and assess what’s needed.”
Supporters of the merged system say it will ensure Iowans have access to similar substance abuse and mental health services no matter where they live. A House Democrat who backed the bill called it a good start, but she says the state will have to provide more incentives to get more people in the mental health care workforce. Under the bill, the redesigned and merged behavioral health system would not start operating in its seven regions until July 1st of NEXT year.
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