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State to start testing wells for ‘forever chemicals’ this summer

News

April 2nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa D-N-R plans to test dozens of sites across the state for substances known as “forever chemicals,” which have been linked to an increased risk of cancer and fertility issues. The class of harmful compounds known as PFAS has been widely use in consumer goods for many years. D-N-R environmental specialist Matt Graesch says they’ll start testing the water at 53 sites in July.

“Can we come up with a relatively simple way of figuring out which wells we need to sample first to collect enough data to guide future efforts rather than blanket sampling every well,” Graesch says. “We weren’t sure what we were going to find.” The department has identified more than 100 wells in the state that are near facilities where PFAS is known or thought to be used.

“I drew a half a mile buffer around each of the PFAS locations and ran a query to figure out which of the active, highly susceptible public water supply wells were within a half a mile.” The chemicals have been used in industrial settings for decades, and in consumer goods from cookware to clothing to carpet. Officials are increasingly detecting contamination in soil and water across the country, raising concerns about long-term exposure.

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KAREN A. MEHLMANN, 73, of Papillion, NE (Svcs. 4/6/21)

Obituaries

April 2nd, 2021 by Jim Field

KAREN A. MEHLMANN, 73, of Papillion, NE died Wednesday, March 31st at Hillcrest Country Estates Cottages Skilled Nursing Home in Papillion, NE.  Graveside services for KAREN A. MEHLMANN will be held 11-a.m. Tues., April 6th, in the Atlantic Cemetery.  Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic is handling the arrangements.

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Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

KAREN A. MEHLMANN is survived by:

Husband:  Roger Mehlmann

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CAM Community School District honored for work on athletic fields

Sports

April 2nd, 2021 by admin

CLEVELAND, OH, (April 1, 2021)—Pioneer® Athletics proudly announces that CAM Community School District has been selected as a WINNER of the 2020 Fields of Excellence® Award.

As a winner, CAM Community School District will receive a certificate of recognition and a Fields of Excellence banner that they can proudly display at their winning field. Pioneer may also use the picture of CAM Community School District’s winning field in their upcoming publications and annual calendar.

Pioneer understands that excellence in athletic field maintenance goes unrecognized and often, unappreciated. The Fields of Excellence Award Program honors outstanding athletic fields and the hardworking field crews who diligently maintain them. The Fields of Excellence Award Program was established in 1997 and has honored over 1262 athletic fields from around
the country since its creation.

Colleges, universities, high schools and parks & recreation departments from all over the United States submitted photographs, letters of recommendation and application forms describing their institutions detailed athletic field maintenance program. A rigorous judging process yielded 73 winners from a large pool of applicants, with two athletic fields randomly selected as Scholarship Winner’s.

Pioneer® — The nation’s leading manufacturer of athletic field marking paint and equipment. Designed for durability and dependability, Pioneer’s line-up of natural and synthetic field paints, antimicrobial coatings, striping machines, high-quality stencils and athletic accessories are used by over 22,000 high schools, colleges and professional athletic organizations throughout North America.

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Iowa 39 from U.S. 59 to Avenue C in Denison to close Friday, April 9

News

April 2nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – April 2, 2021 – A pavement resurfacing project on Iowa 39 from U.S. 59 to Avenue C in Denison will require closing the roadway to traffic beginning Friday, April 9, until Monday, April 26, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 3 Office.

During this project, motorists will be detoured around the work zone by using U.S. 59, Arrowhead Road, and Avenue C. The Iowa 39 detour will start on Friday, April 9, to complete milling work. The detour will then be removed for the weekend and then put back in place on Monday, April 12 so crews can complete the widening part of the project. Once this is completed, the detour will be removed once again.

On Monday, April 26, a detour will be back in place so crews can complete the work between U.S. 59 and C Avenue.

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Ashley Joens named USBWA Third-Team All-American

Sports

April 2nd, 2021 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State women’s basketball junior Ashley Joens earned third-team All-America honors by the US Basketball Writer’s Association on Friday.

Joens‘ had a spectacular season for the Cyclones as she made her mark on the Cyclone single-season record book. Joens set a new school record of 24.2 points per game, topping Carleton’s previous mark of 21.7 points per game in 2018-19. Joens also finished the season second in points scored (678), tied for seventh in rebounding average (9.5), fourth in free-throw percentage (.883), third in free-throws made (181), sixth in free throws attempted (205), fourth in field goals made (223), third in field goals attempted (482).

Joens‘ 24.2 points per game, led the Big 12 conference and ranked fifth nationally. Her 46.3 percent from the field was also a career best. Joens also finishes the season as the NCAA leader in free throws made with 181.

Joens was honored as a Second-Team All-American by Sports Illustrated and received honorable mention honors by the Associated Press. She is also a Top-5 Finalist for the Cheryl Miller award, which honors the nation’s best small forward.

Joens is the third Cyclone to receive USBWA All-America honors, with Bridget Carleton earning a spot on the third-team in 2019 and Angie Welle making the team in 2001.

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Garza wins Senior CLASS Award

Sports

April 2nd, 2021 by admin

Men’s Basketball’s Luka Garza Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)

INDIANAPOLIS – National Player of the Year Luka Garza of the University of Iowa has been selected as the 2021 Senior CLASS Award winner in NCAA Division I men’s basketball.

The award, chosen by a nationwide vote of Division I men’s basketball coaches, national basketball media and fans, is given annually to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in men’s basketball.

Garza is the third student-athlete from Iowa to win the Senior CLASS Award: Megan Gustafson (2019) and Samantha Logic (2015).

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: classroom, community, character and competition.

“The University of Iowa has prepared me for the real world both on and off the court,” said Garza. “I am forever grateful to the countless teachers, advisors, tutors, and classmates that have helped me balance the life of a Division I student-athlete with the rigorous curriculum in the Tippie College of Business. I will use all the knowledge that I accumulated at the University of Iowa to help me in my future endeavors.”

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Iowa football set to hold open practice April 17th

Sports

April 2nd, 2021 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa football team will hold an open practice, presented by Coca Cola, Saturday, April 17, in Kinnick Stadium. The open practice is free.

Gates to Kinnick Stadium will open at 8:30 a.m. (CT), with practice scheduled to begin at 9:30. Fans will be able to enter select gates, including Gates A (south end zone), B (southwest) and H (northeast). All fans need to wear masks during the event. Regular season game-day search procedures will be in place and fans will be allowed to sit in the north, south and west stands. Fans will not be permitted in the premium seat areas and press box.

Free parking will be available on hard surface lots, while normal ramp fees will apply. Tailgating will not be allowed. Concession stands will be open at select locations on the concourse, with limited menu items available. Additional information is available at hawkeyesports.com/FootballGameday.

Fans who purchased Hawkeye Fan Cutouts for our football or winter sports seasons will have the opportunity to pick up cutouts during the open practice. The pick-up location will be in the North concourse and begins at 9 a.m., running until the end of practice. For more details, visit hawkeyesports.com/fancutouts.

The Hawkeyes open the 2021 season Sept. 4 against Indiana. Other home games are Kent State (Sept. 18), Colorado State (Sept. 25), Penn State (Oct. 9), Purdue (Oct. 16), Minnesota (Nov. 13) and Illinois (Nov. 20).

Questions concerning the purchase of 2021 football tickets, including general public, UI faculty/staff and UI student season tickets by current UI students, should be directed to the UI Athletics Ticket Office. The office telephone number is 1-800-IA-HAWKS.

All tickets for 2021 home games will be mobile. Fans may access tickets via the Hawkeye Sports App, a link via email, or account login at Hawkeyesports.com/myaccount. These tickets are optimized for display on your smartphone device, and should not be printed. Fans can review additional information on mobile tickets by visiting Hawkeyesports.com/mobiletickets.

Iowa will conclude spring practice Saturday, May 1, with a second open event in Kinnick Stadium. That free event will begin at 9:30 a.m.

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Ernst says Biden’s infrastructure bill gives GOP heartburn

News

April 2nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Republican Senator Joni Ernst says President Biden’s more than two-trillion dollar infrastructure plan is too bloated to get G-O-P support.  “We don’t want to see a lot of extraneous things put into the package and that’s where I think we’re going to run into a lot of heartburn,” Ernst says.

Ernst says the plan contains every progressive wish list item under the sun, like support for electric vehicles and labor unions. Other elements in the plan can be debated separately, according to Ernst. “Things like child care and child care facilities — that’s wonderful. Those are things I work on, but that doesn’t necessarily go into this type of package,” Ernst says.

Ernst suggests a starting point for Biden Administration negotiations with congress could have been the bill that unanimously passed the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee last year. “I am a member of that committee, worked really hard on that plan,” Ernst said. “…It would have been a really great place to kick off from, but instead the Biden Administration chose to go an entirely different route…so: ‘Please, Mr. President. Let’s go back. Take a look at the bipartisan work that was done in the last congress and let’s go from there.'”

Ernst says last year’s bipartisan highway bill included crucial funding to repair and replace the lock and dam system on the Mississippi River.

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Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s report, 4/2/21

News

April 2nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office late Friday morning reported five arrests took place over the past four days. Authorities say:

  • On Tuesday, 56-year old Richard Dennis Sutton,  was arrested following a traffic stop. Sutton was cited for several traffic violations, and arrested on a Violation of a Court Protection Order. Also arrested Tuesday in Pott. County, was 20-year-old Izaac Aguilar Samaniego. He was taken into custody for OWI/1st offense, following a traffic stop in Crescent. A passenger in his vehicle, 20-year-old Breanna Nichole Delong, was arrested for Public Intoxication.
  • On Wednesday, 43-year-old Matthew John Hecker, of Oakland, was arrested for Contempt of Court – Violation of a No Contact/Protective Order.
  • And, there were two separate arrests on Thursday in Pottawattamie County: 38-year old Amanda Marie Vacanti was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and, 24-year-old Brent Joseph Burke was arrested for Driving While License Suspended or Revoked.

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Omaha man arrested on a drug charge in Glenwood

News

April 2nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Glenwood Police Department reports a man from Nebraska was arrested Thursday on drug charges. Officials say 23-year-old Ruben Rodriguez-Sigala, of Omaha, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia. His cash or surety bond was set at $1,300.

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