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Hawkeyes in 6th, Kent Tied for 8th

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April 8th, 2024 by admin

NAPLES, Fla. — The University of Iowa men’s golf team concluded round two of play at the Calusa Cup at Calusa Pines Golf Club on Monday. Freshman Noah Kent is tied for eighth after carding 73 (+1) to bring his tournament score to even par. Iowa is in sixth as a team at 15-over par (293/298 = 591). The Hawkeyes are just two shots back from No. 15 Georgia Tech and Miami University (589) and lead 22nd-ranked Georgia by one stroke.

Kent’s front nine was clean as he had eight pars and just one bogey. Kent then bogeyed hole 10 but was able to get his first birdie of the day on hole 17 to finish his round at 1-over par. Kent is five shots off the leader, Brett Podobinski from Miami University (OH).

Junior Ian Meyer finds himself tied for 12th at 2-over par. Meyer played his second round at 3-over par (75). Senior Mac McClear sits at 6-over par for the tournament after posting a second round 74 (+2). Sophomore Hogan Hansen is tied for 25th at 7-over par.

Florida leads the field at 7-under par. The Gators were the only team to shoot under par on Monday. Purdue is 11 shots back in second place followed by Wake Forest in third, 16 shots back.

HAWKEYE SCORECARD

6th/8 Team 293 298 +15 591
T8 Noah Kent 71 73 E 144
T12 Ian Meyer 71 75 +2 146
T22 Mac McClear 76 74 +6 150
T25 Hogan Hansen 75 76 +7 151
40 Max Tjoa 76 82 +14 158

 

HAWKEYE NOTABLES

  • Iowa’s 116 pars as a team leads the field.
  • Kent’s par four average of 3.95 (-1) ranks tied for second amongst all golfers.
    • Kent’s 28 pars are first in the field.
  • Meyer’s par 3 average of 2.88 (-1) is first in the field.

 

Boys & Girls Tennis scores from Monday April 8th

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April 8th, 2024 by admin

Boys

Shenandoah 8 Atlantic 1

Kuemper Catholic 9 Red Oak 0

Southwest Valley 7 Creston 2 

Council Bluffs Jefferson 9 Harlan 0

 

Girls

Shenandoah 8, Atlantic 1

 

High School Boys golf results from Monday April 8th

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April 8th, 2024 by admin

Kuemper Catholic 168, Atlantic 174

Medalist: Maverick Schwabe, Kuemper Catholic (38)

 

Rolling Valley Conference Meet

Coon Rapids-Bayard 165 Woodbine 167 CAM 181 Boyer Valley 191 Glidden-Ralston 201 Exira-EHK 210

Medalist: Chase Jahde, CAM (35

 

Red Oak 178 Essex 214 Southwest Valley NTS

Medalist & Runner-up: Weston Couse, Red Oak (42) & Tyler Besson, Red Oak (42)

 

Maryville 165 Clarinda 184

Medalist: Jacob Scott, Maryville (39)

 

Lewis Central 158, Harlan 178, Heartland Christian 182 

Medalist: Jack Larsen, Lewis Central (37)

 

Treynor 165 AHSTW 195

Medalist: Ethan Konz, Treynor (38)

 

Missouri Valley 156 Underwood 187

Medalist: Jackson Tennis, Missouri Valley (35)

 

IKM-Manning 190 Logan-Magnolia 209

Medalist: Miles Nuzback, IKM-Manning (44)

 

Audubon 165 Tri-Center 182

Medalist: Edward Miller, Audubon (40)

 

East Union 178 Lenox 199

Medalist: Zayne Eslinger, East Union (38)

 

Mount Ayr 165, Nodaway Valley 175, Southeast Warren 207 Martensdale-St. Marys 218 

Medalist — Dylan Graham, Mount Ayr (39)

 

 

 

High School Girls Golf results from Monday April 8th

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Atlantic 203 Denison-Schleswig 213 Kuemper Catholic 213 

Medalist: Belle Berg, Atlantic (43)

 

Red Oak 204 Southwest Valley 236 Essex NTS

Medalist: Brynn Kanus, Red Oak (44)

 

Lewis Central 225 Harlan 243 

Medalist: Ella Freund, Harlan (46)

 

Griswold NTS East Mills NTS 

Medalist: Linsey Keiser, Griswold (46)

 

Treynor 223 AHSTW NTS

Medalist: Sophi Pedersen, Treynor (51)

 

IKM-Manning 218 Logan-Magnolia 250 

Medalist: Maeve Nielsen, IKM-Manning (49)

 

Underwood 249 Missouri Valley 249 

Medalist: Henley Arbaugh, Missouri Valley (53)

 

Tri-Center 214 Audubon NTS 

Medalist: Natalie Ausdmore, Tri-Center (47)

 

Lenox NTS East Union NTS 

Medalist: Hadlee Christensen, Lenox & Gwen Nixon, East Union (52)

 

Mount Ayr 196 Martensdale-St. Marys 209 Nodaway Valley 216 Southeast Warren 248

Medalist: Jaylee Shaffer, Mount Ayr (37)

 

Roling Valley Conference Meet

Boyer Valley 227 Glidden-Ralston 252 Coon Rapids-Bayard 274

Medalist: Addy Boell, Glidden-Ralston (49)

 

Four in a Row: Cass Health Named a Top 20 Critical Access Hospital

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April 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic, IA—For the fourth year in a row, the National Rural Health Association named Cass Health one of the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals in the country.

“There are 1,361 critical access hospital in America, this places Cass Health in the top 99.7% in the U.S. We can proudly say that we are one of only a handful of hospitals to earn this distinction repeatedly. What gets us to this point each year is data —for quality, outcomes, market share, patient satisfaction, cost, and financial stability. But it’s really the story behind the data that we’re proud of because it’s made possible by our team living our mission of providing superior experiences to everyone that we are privileged to serve, and we are grateful for each one of them,” said Cass Health CEO Brett Altman.

The National Rural Health Association names the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals from a larger set of Top 100 winners, which is evaluated and produced by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Recipients are evaluated and identified through the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX® that utilizes publicly available data to provide a comprehensive comparison of all rural and Critical Access Hospitals. By assessing performance across 36 individual indicators and eight pillars of performance, the INDEX is the foundation for many of rural health care’s most prominent awards and is used by organizations such as the National Rural Health Association in support of its advocacy and legislative initiatives.

An awards ceremony will be held during the National Rural Hospital Association’s Critical Access Hospital Conference this fall.

Update: Cedar Rapids Officer-involved shooting subject identified

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April 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Cedar Rapids, Iowa) – While the Iowa D-C-I continues to investigate a shooting by Cedar Rapids police officers that left one man dead and another wounded, authorities with the DCI, today (Monday), said the deceased has been identified as 40-year-old David Vanderhamm, of Cedar Rapids.  A male bystander who was also shot during the incident has been identified and his name and information will not be released at this time.

The involved CRPD officers are scheduled for interviews and they remain on critical incident leave pending the completion of the investigation. The names of the officers will be released upon completion of the interviews and no other information will be released at this time.

As previously reported: Cedar Rapids police were called to a residence on the northeast side around 6:30 Saturday evening on the report of a man who was armed and making homicidal and suicidal statements. Officers found the man (Vanderhamm) and a bystander who had called requesting assistance. Police say [Vanderhamm] had a weapon and he refused commands to drop it, and three officers fired when pointed the weapon at them. [Vanderhamm] died at the scene and the bystander was taken to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.

One week out: File for an extension if your federal returns won’t be done

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April 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Federal tax returns are due one week from today, and Iowans who think they’re not going to have their forms filled out by then should file for an extension. IRS spokesman Christopher Miller says it’s a simple process.

“By going to our website, irs.gov, and using the Free File system, you just choose whatever software program works best for you, and you’re able to file a request.”

Miller says you don’t even need to give the agency a reason to file for an extension, you can just do it.

“Maybe you don’t have some of the paperwork together,” he says. “Maybe life is just getting in the way and you don’t think you’re going to be able to make that April 15th deadline.”

Miller says the first request you make for an extension is automatically granted.

“It’s easy to file for an extension, and you get an automatic six months,” he says, “and that takes you all the way through October.”

If you owe taxes, be sure to make a payment before next week’s deadline, because Miller reminds — an extension on filing is not an extension on paying.

Viewing 84% solar eclipse from Iowa Capitol steps

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April 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Groups of Iowa Capitol insiders gathered outside the statehouse this afternoon to view a partial solar eclipse.

A group of high schoolers who are House pages and paid to run errands for lawmakers stood on the Capitol’s west steps, passing around pairs of the special glasses necessary for eclipse viewing.

This is the second time Charlie Timm of Windsor Heights of has seen an eclipse from Iowa’s Capitol Hill. He and his mother were at the Capitol in 2017 to see a partial solar eclipse. “I thought it was pretty cool, but I was kind of disappointed that the sky didn’t go dark,” Timm said of his 2017 experience. “I thought it would be: ‘Oh, the whole thing’s covereed.’ Apparently that’s not how it works.”

2024 House Page Charlie Timm of Windsor Heights saw the partial solar eclipse from the steps of the statehouse.

In the eclipse Timm saw in 2017, about 95% of the sun was eclipsed by the moon. Today, at 1:58 p.m. in Des Moines, about 84% of the sun was obscured by the moon. Depending on where you were in Iowa today, the moon blocked 70-85% of the sun in Iowa for about three minutes.

29 Iowa counties are ‘Bottle Bill’ redemption deserts

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April 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A coalition that supports Iowa’s long-standing “Bottle Bill” says 29 counties are now “redemption deserts” where there is nowhere to take an empty beverage can or bottle and redeem the deposit fee.

Iowa lawmakers changed the Bottle Bill in 2022. Retailers that sell pop, beer and other beverages can opt out of the requirement to accept empties and pay deposits if there’s a redemption center nearby. The Cleaner Iowa coalition surveyed hundreds of Iowa retailers that sell beverages and collect the nickel deposit. It found only18.4% of Iowa grocery stores that responded continue to accept empties and pay back the deposits.

R.G. Schwarm, a spokesman for Cleaner Iowa, says most of the “redemption deserts” are in rural areas. “The Bottle Bill works and it will continue to work as long as convenient redemption opportunities are available,” Schwarm says.

Cleaner Iowa’s survey did connect with 143 retailers that were not allowed by the new law to opt out -and just eight were still accepting empty containers. The 2022 law established a civil fine for retailers that failed to follow the law, but Schwarm says the Iowa Department of Natural Resources hasn’t set up a system to investigate complaints.

“I think a big part of this with the changes is education,” Schwarm says. “I don’t think a lot of folks recognize where they can redeem and also how they can contact the Department of Natural Resources if they are non-compliant.”

The 2022 law increased the per container handling fee for redemption centers. There have been 43 new redemption centers open, but most are in the state’s largest counties according to Cleaner Iowa.

Rules in place for enforcing Iowa’s Fetal Heartbeat Act

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April 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Board of Medicine’s rules for enforcing a six-week abortion ban in Iowa have cleared final review by a legislative committee. Governor Reynolds signed the Fetal Heartbeat Act into law in July, but it’s been on hold due to a legal challenge. The Iowa Supreme Court will hear legal arguments over the law this Thursday. Senator Cindy Winckler, a Democrat from Davenport, says the rules aren’t clear and could make in vitro fertilization illegal in Iowa.

“Because so much of this bill did really not include medical terminology when it was passed,” Winckler said. The rules for the law will technically go into effect April 24th, but a deputy attorney general says the rules won’t be enforced until the Iowa Supreme Court upholds the law. Winckler was the only committee member to raise an objection.

“I think that it is unfortunate that we have these rules in place and will be in effect before the court case is determined,” she said. If Iowa’s six week abortion ban is ruled constitutional, the Board of Medicine’s rules say a physician could be disciplined for performing an abortion after fetal activity is detected, usually about the sixth week of a pregnancy, but the rules do not specify whether that means the doctor would be fined or lose their license to practice medicine in Iowa.