(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Glenwood Police Department reports two arrests. On Sunday, 43-year-old Nathan Styles, of Glenwood, was arrested for Eluding, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. He later posted a $2,000 bond and was release. And, on Saturday, Glenwood Police arrested 44-year-old Barbara Riley, of Glenwood, for Driving While Barred. She also later posted a $2,000 bond and was released.
(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports two people were arrested on separate drug charges over the past few days. Saturday night, 54-year-old Jessica Kay McFarland, of Emerson, was arrested following a traffic stop near Hilman Road and Highway 34 east. McFarland was transported to the Mills County Jail and charged with Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs, Poss. of a Controlled Substance, and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia. Her bond was set at $2,300.
Thursday night, deputies in Mills County arrested 36-year-old Jeffrey Michael Sorenson, of Council Bluffs, for: a Drug Tax Stamp violation; Use of a dangerous weapon in a crime; Carrying a weapon while intoxicated; Poss. of a Controlled Substance, and OWI/1st offense. Sorensen was arrested on Interstate 29 near mile-marker 42. His bond was set at $17,000.
Monday afternoon, 30-year-old Diego Miguel Juaquin, of Omaha, was arrested in Tabor on a Mills County warrant for Failure to Appear. He was being held in the Mills County Jail without bond.
(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – The Board of Supervisors in Guthrie County will hold a Special Session at 9:30-a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13th, in their Guthrie County Courthouse Board Room. The meeting is being held to canvass the results of the Nov. 5th, 2024 General Election. The canvass will make official, the currently “Unofficial” results of the election.
The unofficial election results indicated, among the contested races, Guthrie County Sheriff’s Deputy Matt Harmann, a Republican, defeated long-time Sheriff Marty Arganbright, a Democrat, by more 1,550 votes.
(Radio Iowa) – A central Iowa girl who had a bout with bullying and bigotry has turned around what happened by writing a book that aims to make a positive difference in the world. Twelve-year-old Saily Bah of Urbandale says her goal for the book, called “Rise Above,” is to do exactly as the title says. “I experienced an act of racism at school and I felt really horrible because it was something that should never happen and that I didn’t even understand at the time,” Bah says. “It just hit me. It was a really bad experience.” To sort out her feelings, Bah wrote a speech about what happened for her class at Radiant Elementary School. The speech was so well received, she decided to create something more lasting — a book — out of those same words.
“I wrote the book because I didn’t want people to feel the same sense of being put down as I did,” Bah says. “It was a way of coping with negative things that should never happen. I want young people to realize that when things happen like this, they need to speak up instead of pushing it aside so that everybody knows not to do these things.” Bah loves to draw and also created all of the illustrations for the book.
Rise Above cover and Saily Bah (center)
“My main thing was actually butterflies and that’s what’s on the cover of the book,” Bah says. “Butterflies to me symbolize overcoming, because they’re just free and fly around and do whatever they want without any concerns, and I want people to feel that way, too.” At just 12, Bah says she’s not sure what she’d like to do for a profession some day. For now, she says she’s happy and “living the dream” as a student and author. All proceeds from the book sales will go to Bah’s college fund and art supplies.
Find the book through her Saily’s Swag Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/800773265011300/
(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Board of Supervisors will canvass the results of the Nov. 5th General Election, Wednesday morning, at the Adair County Courthouse in Greenfield. During their session that begins at 9-a.m., the Board will also draw lots for the vacant Washington Township Trustee position. Unofficial results show there were 10 Write-in names for the position after the ballots were reviewed.
The Board will also hear about Summer Program results, from Ag Extension representative Kerry Aistrope. And, they will act on authorizing Board Chair Jerry Walker to sign a Services Agreement with Adams County, with regard to assistance for tornado clean-up.
County Engineer Nick Kauffman will present his regular, weekly Secondary Roads Department report to the Board, prior to the meeting’s conclusion.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa’s offensive line was recognized as a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award on Tuesday. The award honors offensive line units that display a high level of toughness, effort, teamwork, consistency, technique and finishing.
The Joe Moore Award is named after Joe Moore, widely regarded as one of the best offensive line coaches in college football history. It is the only major college football award to honor a unit.
Iowa’s offensive line is coached by George Barnett and includes center Logan Jones, tackles Mason Richman and Gennings Dunker, and guards Connor Colby and Beau Stephens. Iowa’s five starting lineman have combined to start 174 career games, including 49 by Richman and 46 by Colby. Nick DeJong, Tyler Elsbury and Kade Pieper have also seen time this season on the offensive line.
The Hawkeyes’ offensive line has gained 200 or more yards seven times in 2024. Iowa has amassed 2,233 rushing yards, the most since 2016, and is on pace to break the program single-season record for rushing yardage. The Hawkeyes have the nation’s second-leading rusher, Kaleb Johnson, who averages 132.8 yards per game. Johnson has already broke school single-season records for touchdowns (21) and points (126). The unit has allowed just 13 sacks in 10 games. Iowa is one of 10 units recognized by the award as the 2024 season enters the final stretch.
These units have gained the attention of the Joe Moore Award voting committee as it moves closer to announcing the selection of its finalists on Dec. 3. Selection of the 2024 Joe Moore Award Winner will be made public after the award’s annual surprise visit to the winning university’s campus in late December.
Iowa (6-4, 4-3) returns to action Saturday, Nov. 23 at Maryland. Kickoff is slated for 11 a.m. (CT) in College Park, Maryland. The game will be televised on BTN and broadcast on the Hawkeye Radio Network.
(Anita, Iowa) – The CAM School Board held their regular monthly meeting Monday evening, with one of their topics of discussion being the (Unofficial) results of the Nov. 5th General Election, as it pertains to the proposed district facilities bond referendum. The Public Measure failed by a vote of 874 No to 697 Yes, or 44-percent. A 60-percent super majority was needed in order for the measure to pass. Superintendent Paul Croghan tells KJAN News, the Board spent some time in their discussion about the facilities and the next steps.
He says they won’t have the funds to do everything on their priority list for district facilities, but they will work on taking care of those priorities as best as possible, and continue to move forward. He was asked why he thought, after all the public meetings they had held emphasizing the need for funds to improve the district’s facilities, why the referendum failed. He said the timing of the referendum in conjunction with the presidential election and other important public measures did bring the voters out, but people are still concerned about the economy.
He said it’s too early say if they will make a third attempt to float a referendum before the voters.
Superintendent Croghan also discussed with the Board the enrollment numbers for 2024.
In other business, the CAM School Board approved an International bus lease agreement with the Hoglund Bus Company.
Planning ahead, he said, helps with the General Fund expenditures. And, the CAM School Board acted on numerous personnel matters, including resignations and contracts.
Mr. Croghan said also, they had a Veteran’s Day Program Monday with a special guest, that students and staff got to hear from.
He said it was a “very humbling experience for our kids.”
OMAHA, Neb. – The Drake women’s basketball team went on the road on Monday night to take on a talented Creighton Bluejays squad. The Bulldogs fought hard but could not keep pace with Creighton in the second half, falling 80-72.
Anna Miller, who was named MVC Player of the Week just a few hours prior to tip, scored the game’s first basket after Drake won the opening jump. Creighton leapt in front shortly after as Drake went scoreless over the next four minutes. Ava Hawthorne eventually snapped that cold streak with a corner three, tying the score at 7-7. Miller then glassed one in for two to give the Dogs a marginal lead at the first media break.
The two teams were in lockstep down the stretch of the first period with the difference never rising above three points, Guard Lauren Jensen, the Bluejays’ leading scorer in their season debut, snagged the lead back in Creighton’s favor just before the horn. The Bluejays led 19-17 after one.
The back-and-forth action persisted as the second quarter got underway. Abbie Aalsma got organized quickly to bury a three from the wing, giving Drake a 1-point lead. Creighton was able to rebound and draw back even as the score was all square at 25 apiece midway through the period.
The Bluejays built their biggest lead of the first half at 38-31 with just under a minute to play in the half. Courtney Becker pulled down an offensive rebound on Drake’s ensuing trip, but Creighton answered right back with another Jensen deuce to make 40-33 at the half.
The Creighton lead ballooned into double figures shortly after the second half started. Jensen worked her way to the top of the key and cashed in on a high-arching triple to make it 43-33, Creighton. Drake responded with four straight points of their own on layups from Becker and Miller. Aalsma then hit again from deep, after collecting an Anna Miller dish off an offensive rebound, to get back within five.
Jensen almost single-handedly maintained the Bluejays’ separation as the third quarter progressed. The Minnesota native had 10 points in the period to eclipse the 20-point mark for the second game in a row. She eventually finished with 32. Anna Miller had other ideas with seven points of her own in the stanza as Creighton led 57-52 with 10 minutes to play.
The Bluejays dialed up a wide-open trey for Jensen on the very first play of the fourth quarter, adding to her game high scoring output. Kiani Lockett then pulled up from the elbow to extend CU’s lead back to double digits. Becker and Miller went back-to-back for five quick ones to cut right back into their deficit and force Creighton coach Jim Flanery to burn a timeout.
Drake mounted their finale charge at about the 2-minute mark of the fourth quarter. Miller blocked her fifth shot of the night, leading to a driving two by Dinnebier. That spurt of energy cut the Drake deficit to six points. The Dogs’ final hopes were nixed with just over 20 seconds remaining as Jensen dished to Lockett to make it a 9-point margin.
The Bulldogs used their remaining fouls to give to extend the game, but Creighton’s lead was too steep as the Jays won their third straight game over Drake, 80-72.
“I definitely think there are areas for growth, and we have to [grow as players] a little bit faster,” Suzie Glazer Burt Head Coach Allison Pohlman said. “We got some great shots in the end-of-game situations and we’re normally a team that knocks those down. We’re looking forward to getting back to work and hammering those things out.”
Anna Miller stuffed the stat sheet again for Drake with another double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds. She also blocked five shots, picked up one steal, and dished out three assists. Courtney Becker led the Bulldogs in scoring with 21 points, marking her career best. She also corralled eight boards and had four distributions.
Elsewhere, Katie Dinnebier netted 15 points as Drake’s final double-digit scorer and was tied by Ava Hawthorne with a team-high two steals. Abbie Aalsma added eight points and tied her career high with six rebounds.
Drake will return home for their next contest as in-state rival Iowa heads to Des Moines on Sunday, Nov. 17. The Bulldogs and Hawkeyes are expecting a full house in the Knapp Center as Drake will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bulldog women’s basketball.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s soccer team enters the NCAA Tournament as a No. 3 regional seed. Iowa (13-2-4) will host Missouri State (13-4-3) in the First Round at 6 p.m. (CT) on Friday, Nov. 15, at the Iowa Soccer Complex. The No. 3 seed is the highest seed in program history.
All first-round matches will be streamed live on ESPN+ (subscription required).
Friday will be the second time the Hawkeyes have hosted an NCAA Tournament match. Iowa played host to Bucknell last year where they won, 2-0, in overtime. Iowa set a program home attendance record with 2,639 spectators in attendance.
The Hawkeyes earned a No. 3 seed after finishing third-place in the Big Ten regular season. Iowa has four ranked victories on their resume which is a program record. The Hawkeyes head into the post season two wins shy of tying their program record for most victories in a season.
10 Big Ten teams were selected to be a part of the NCAA Tournament field, a conference record. Nine of the ten Big Ten teams earned top six seeds in their respective quadrants.
NCAA Tournament Second Round play takes place on Nov. 22, with Sweet 16 action scheduled for Nov. 24. Those games will take place at eight non-predetermined campus sites.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior linebacker Jay Higgins has been recognized as one of nine semifinalists for the 2024 Lott IMPACT Trophy, it was announced Monday.
The Lott IMPACT Trophy is awarded annually to the nation’s top defensive player, who best exemplifies the characteristics of Ronnie Lott by making an IMPACT on and off the field. IMPACT is an acronym for Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.
Higgins is also a semifinalist for the Butkus and Lombardi awards. He was named a midseason All-American last month by the Associated Press, Sporting News, CBS and The Athletic.
Higgins (6-foot-2, 232 pounds) is second in the Big Ten in tackles (10th nationally), making 98 tackles (9.8 per game). He led the team in tackles in Iowa’s first nine games of 2024, including a season-high 14 tackles against Ohio State, Washington and Michigan State. The native of Indianapolis has five double-digit tackle games this season and 16 in his career. His 315 career tackles are tied for 17th in program history. Higgins also has three interceptions and two forced fumbles.
Higgins is the only player in the nation with 90+ tackles and three interceptions. His three picks are tied for the second most among linebackers from a Power 4 conference.
Off the field, Higgins has volunteered his time at Safe Haven Animal Shelter, Community Crisis Services and Food Bank, Special Olympics, Dream City and Student Athlete Academic Services.
He was voted upon by the local media as the 2023 Duke Slater Golden Gavel honoree, which goes to the Iowa football player who not only is most cooperative with local media but exhibits himself with professional integrity in all interactions. He is a two-time Hayden Fry Extra Heartbeat Award honoree, which is presented to a team member who shows exemplary leadership and dedication throughout the year as well as the offseason. Higgins has been on the team’s Player Council each of the last three years, a select group a players voted upon by teammates who assist in formulating policies and being involved in team decision-making throughout the year.
Former Hawkeye linebacker Josey Jewell won the Lott IMPACT Trophy in 2017, while teammate Cooper DeJean was a semifinalist for the award in 2023.
Finalists for the award will be announced in December. The finalists will be invited to attend the annual Lott IMPACT Trophy award show on Dec. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas.
Iowa (6-4, 4-3) returns to action Saturday, Nov. 23 at Maryland. Kickoff is slated for 11 a.m. (CT) in College Park, Maryland. The game will be televised on BTN and broadcast on the Hawkeye Radio Network.
Jay Higgins | 2024 Honors
Dick Butkus Award Semifinalist
Lombardi Award Semifinalist
Lott IMPACT Trophy Semifinalist
AP, CBS Sports, Sporting News, The Athletic Midseason All-America
Chuck Bednarik Award midseason Watch List
Preseason National Defensive Player of the Year by Phil Steele
Preseason first-team Walter Camp All-American
Preseason first-team All-America by AP, ESPN, CBS Sports
Preseason first-team All-America by Phil Steele, Athlon Sports
Preseason first-team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele, Athlon Sports
Preseason Big Ten Honors List
Bronko Nagurski Trophy preseason Watch List
Lombardi Award midseason Watch List
Wuerffel Trophy preseason Watch List
Senior Bowl preseason Watch List
UI October Male Athlete of the Month
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