VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Roman Penn had 25 points as Drake extended its season-opening win streak to seven games, defeating South Dakota 75-57. Stanley Umude led the Coyotes with 14 points.
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Roman Penn had 25 points as Drake extended its season-opening win streak to seven games, defeating South Dakota 75-57. Stanley Umude led the Coyotes with 14 points.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Joanne Allen-Taylor had 23 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 22 Texas beat Drake 101-80. Audrey Warren added 18 points, Charli Collier scored 17 and Lauren Ebo had 14 for the Longhorns, who outrebounded Drake 39-29. Kyra Lambert had 11 points, eight rebounds, six assists and seven steals. Maddie Monahan scored a career-high 28 points on 11-of-15 shooting for Drake. Kierra Collier added 18 points and Allie Wooldridge set career marks with 13 points and 11 rebounds, recording her first double-double while also dishing out six assists.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Miles McBride scored 18 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 21 seconds left, to lift No. 8 West Virginia to a 70-65 victory over Iowa State. Derek Culver had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Mountaineers, who scored the final six points.
Iowa State guard Rasir Bolton (45) protects the ball from West Virginia guard Miles McBride (4) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Morgantown, W.V., Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (William Wotring/The Dominion-Post via AP)
They overcame poor shooting in their conference opener by making 14 of 16 free throws over the final six minutes. West Virginia made just one field goal over the final eight minutes and shot 38% (21 of 55) for the game. Rasir Bolton scored a season-high 25 points for Iowa State, which couldn’t overcome 21 turnovers.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Atlantic 53, Lewis Central 47
Denison-Schleswig 47, Clarinda 39
Glenwood 66, Creston 54
Western Iowa Conference
AHSTW 69, Missouri Valley 37
Logan-Magnolia 61, Audubon 34
Treynor 58, Riverside 51
Rolling Valley Conference
Ar-We-Va 52, Glidden-Ralston 34
Boyer Valley 72, Coon Rapids-Bayard 59
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 65, West Harrison, Mondamin 58
Woodbine 73, Paton-Churdan 45
Corner Conference
East Mills 59, Griswold 38
Stanton 39, Fremont Mills 38
Pride of Iowa Conference
Twin Cedars 55, Southeast Warren 43
Other Scores
Bishop Heelan Catholic 58, CB Thomas Jefferson 32
CB Abraham Lincoln 82, Sioux City, West 46
Gilbert 66, Winterset 60
Madrid 72, West Central Valley, Stuart 41
Ridge View 50, OA-BCIG 43
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=
Diagonal vs. Lamoni, ppd.
Shenandoah vs. St. Albert, Council Bluffs, ppd.
Sidney vs. Essex, ppd.
Tri-Center, Neola vs. IKM-Manning, ppd.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Lewis Central 66, Atlantic 34
Denison-Schleswig 57, Clarinda 38
Glenwood 80, Creston 51
Shenandoah 43, St. Albert 42
Western Iowa Conference
AHSTW 65, Missouri Valley 22
Logan-Magnolia 47, Audubon 38
Treynor 61, Riverside 19
Rolling Valley Conference
Coon Rapids-Bayard 50, Boyer Valley 34
Exira-EHK 65, West Harrison 17
Glidden-Ralston 44, Ar-We-Va, Westside 31
Paton-Churdan 57, Woodbine 44
Corner Conference
East Mills 53, Griswold 44
Stanton 40, Fremont Mills 37
Pride of Iowa Conference
Grandview Christian 49, Martensdale-St. Marys 43
Southeast Warren 49, Twin Cedars 30
Other Scores
Ballard 40, Carroll 22
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 60, CB Thomas Jefferson 26
Panorama 67, AC/GC 52
Ridge View 39, OA-BCIG 29
Van Meter 37, Earlham 29
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Diagonal vs. Lamoni, ppd.
Tri-Center vs. IKM-Manning, ppd.
(Updated 4:45-p.m. 12/19) Students and staff at the IKM-Manning School District are mourning the loss of a Freshman. In a letter posted on the District’s website, Friday, Superintendent Trevor Miller said “It is with a great deal of sadness that I am informing you that Max Sanford, one of our 9th grade students, passed unexpected this [Friday] morning. Our condolences and thoughts go out to the Sanford family and friends, and to all Max’s friends and fellow students.”
Miller said grief counseling services are available to students and staff. He said also, “During this time of grief, please respect the family’s privacy.” Late Friday morning, the school announced the IKM-Manning basketball games vs. Tri-Center for Friday night, had been postponed. On the District’s social media page, the East Sac Community School District posted a message from students and staff, offering their deepest condolences, thoughts and prayers, to the IKM-Manning community.
Funeral services for MAX SANFORD will be held 10:30-a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23rd, at the IKM-Manning School in Manning. Friends may call at the IKM-Manning gymnasium on Tue., Dec. 22nd, from 4-until 7-p.m.
(Des Moines, IA – 12/18/20) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Emergency Use Authorization for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Iowa will begin receiving shipments of Moderna doses the week of December 21st.
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is collaborating with partners across the state to ensure plans are in place to deploy and administer vaccines as they arrive. IDPH interim Director, Kelly Garcia, will provide an update on Iowa’s vaccine strategy and progress at the Governor’s press conference on Tuesday, December 22nd.
“As with the Pfizer distribution, our state is ready to receive shipments and distribute them quickly. This represents another positive step forward but until the vaccine is widely available, we must continue to mitigate the virus by practicing public health measures so we can protect the most vulnerable and preserve hospital resources, while keeping Iowans healthy, our economy open and our kids in school,” Governor Kim Reynolds shared in a statement.
Nov. 26 storage unit fire in Stuart, IA. (Photos via the Stuart FD Facebook page)
The Stuart Police Department, Stuart Fire Department and the State Fire Marshall’s Office investigated the fire. It was determined that the fire originated in a storage unit occupied by two people at the time of the fire. The fire was most likely unintentionally caused by the activities of the occupying party. The cause for the fire has been classified as undetermined.
A Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Deputy was presented Friday (today) with a Life Saving Award, for his actions on September 16th. The award was presented by Sheriff’ Jeff Danker. According to the Sheriff, just before 2-a.m. Sept. 16th, Deputy Trey Carstens was dispatched to a residence where a man was in cardiac arrest. When Deputy Carstens located the subject, the victim’s spouse performing CPR.
Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker (Left) presented Deputy Carstens with his award on Dec. 18th.
Deputy Carstens took over CPR until the man regained a pulse. Once rescue arrived, the man was transported to a local hospital. Danker said the Sheriff’s Office was recently notified that the man was released from the hospital and that Deputy Carstens’ actions helped make that possible.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are requesting an update from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on their investigation of the Glenwood Resource Center (GRC) and the Woodward Resource Center (WRC) in Iowa.
In their letter to DOJ, the senators request responses to two questions:
The senators request responses to their letter by the end of the year. To view the senators’ full letter, click here.
Des Moines – Governor Reynolds today (Friday) announced that the cities of Dakota City, Early, Fontanelle, Fort Atkinson, Janesville, Ladora, Lone Tree, Melcher-Dallas, Preston, Runnells and Russell have been awarded a total of $2 million in grants to advance water quality projects. The funding is made available through the Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment Financial Assistance Program, which was created as a part of Senate File 512, the first legislation signed into law by Governor Reynolds in January 2018.
The Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment Financial Assistance Program receives a portion of the tax on metered water and had $2 million available for allocation in 2020. Grants will be awarded through the program on an annual basis through 2029 and available funds will increase each year.
The 2020 awards are the second year of awards through the program. In 2019, eight communities were awarded a total of $775,000. The program is expected to have approximately $5 million in available funds in 2021 and will climb to more than $6 million in 2029, based on the increase of the portion of tax that will be allocated to the program.
The 2020 program received 23 applications requesting more than $6 million in water quality investments.
A committee consisting of designees from the Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship judged the Wastewater and Drinking Water Financial Assistance Program applications based on the program’s priorities.
Priorities for grant awards include: Disadvantaged communities; Projects that will significantly improve water quality in their watershed; Projects that use alternative wastewater treatment technologies; Communities with the highest sewer or water rates; Projects that use technology to address nutrient reduction; and projects to address improvements to drinking water source waters.
2020 Wastewater and Drinking Water Financial Assistance Program Grant Awards
Grant Recipient | Grant Award | Total Project Cost | Description |
Dakota City | $100,000 | $973,123 | Treatment Improvements |
Early | $250,000 | $3,346,000 | New Drinking Water Treatment Facility |
Fontanelle | $300,000 | $3,120,000 | Treatment Improvements |
Fort Atkinson | $300,000 | $3,575,198 | Treatment Improvements |
Janesville | $100,000 | $1,295,500 | Treatment Improvements |
Ladora | $200,000 | $1,617,900 | Treatment Improvements |
Lone Tree | $100,000 | $6,920,000 | Treatment Improvements |
Melcher-Dallas | $200,000 | $3,040,082 | Treatment Improvements |
Preston | $100,000 | $1,420,000 | Treatment Improvements |
Runnells | $150,000 | $2,950,000 | Treatment Improvements |
Russell | $200,000 | $2,316,482 | Treatment Improvements |
$2,000,000 |