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High School Girls & Boys Soccer Scores from Tuesday April 9th

Sports

April 10th, 2024 by admin

Girls

Lewis Central 4, Omaha Burke 0

Denison-Schleswig 6, Riverside 0

Kuemper Catholic 10, Greene County 0

Logan-Magnolia 5, Carroll 1

Underwood 2, Treynor 0

Sioux City East 2, Abraham Lincoln 0

Thomas Jefferson 3, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2

Sioux City North 5, LeMars 0

Bishop Heelan Catholic 10, Sioux City West 0

 

Boys

Lewis Central 4, Denison-Schleswig 3

Greene County 4, Kuemper Catholic 1

Treynor 7, Underwood 2

Abraham Lincoln 3, Sioux City East 2

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 5, Thomas Jefferson 1

Sioux City North 4, LeMars 1

 

Iowa House votes to regulate traffic cameras

News

April 10th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa House has voted to establish statewide regulations for automated traffic cameras that generate tickets for speeding and running red lights. Republican Representative Phil Thompson of Boone says tickets could only be issued if a vehicle is caught going at least 10 miles an hour over the posted speed limit. “While I certainly would prefer to ban these outright,” Thompson says, “the longer we sit around and do nothing on this, the more we’re seeing these systems being abuse across our state.”

Representative Brian Best, a Republican from Glidden, says after years of wrangling, it’s clear there’s no perfect answer, but it’s time to act. “Without this amendment and this bill…I think there’s going to be a lot of unwanted and unneeded traffic cameras that are going to keep springing up,” Best said.

The bill would require revenue from traffic camera tickets to be used on law enforcement budgets. Republican Representative John Wills of Spirit Lake wants to go further and ban all traffic cameras. “We don’t have to be found guilty just because our car was there, our license plate was there,” Wills says.

If the bill becomes law, cities that want to have traffic cameras would have to get a permit from the Iowa Department of Transportation. Cities with fewer than 20-thousand residents could not have mobile cameras that change locations. The bill passed on an 85 to 12 vote and now goes to the Senate.

High School Girls & Boys Tennis Scores from Tuesday April

Sports

April 10th, 2024 by admin

Girls

Atlantic 7, Glenwood 2

Shenandoah 5, St. Albert 4

Clarinda 9, Southwest Valley 0

Red Oak 8, Audubon 1

Lewis Central 8, Harlan 1

Clarke 6, Creston 3

Denison-Schleswig 8, Storm Lake 1

Bishop Heelan Catholic 7, Sioux City North 2

LeMars 7, Sioux City West 2

 

Boys

Glenwood 9, Atlantic 0

Shenandoah 8, St. Albert 1

Southwest Valley 6, Clarinda 3

Red Oak 8, Audubon 1

Lewis Central 8, Harlan 1

Sioux City East 8, Denison-Schleswig 1

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 9, Estherville-Lincoln Central 0

LeMars 9, Sioux City West 0

 

High School Girls Golf Scores from Tuesday April 9th

Sports

April 10th, 2024 by admin

Atlantic 186 Glenwood 213

Medalist: Belle Berg, Atlantic (40)

 

Clarinda 213 Shenandoah 235

Medalist: Sarah Pickens, Shenandoah (46)

 

Southwest Iowa Cup (at Creston)

Clarke 421 Winterset 457 Creston NTS East Union NTS Lenox NTS 

Medalist: Sophia Davis, Clarke (99) 

 

Denison-Schleswig 217 IKM-Manning 218 Boyer Valley 221

Medalist: Maeve Nielsen, IKM-Manning (47) 

 

Riverside 230 Logan-Magnolia 259

Medalist: Addison Brink, Riverside (51)

 

Underwood 214 Tri-Center 239 

Medalist: Natalie Ausdemore, Tri-Center (43)

 

Mount Ayr 195 Wayne 238 Melcher-Dallas NTS

Medalist: Jaylee Shaffer, Mount Ayr (37)

 

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 411 Bishop Heelan 426 Abraham Lincoln 609

Medalist: Cora Eckhoff, Sergeant Bluff-Luton (95)

 

High School Boys golf results from Tuesday April 9th

Sports

April 10th, 2024 by admin

Mustang Invitational (at Shenandoah)

Atlantic 302, Syndney 333, Red Oak 35

Atlantic – Tristan Hayes led the Trojans’ efforts and carded the tournament’s top score with a 70 (+1)

 

Southwest Iowa Cup

1. Winterset 316, 2. East Union 353, 3. Creston 363, 4. Lenox 401

East Union — Zayne Eslinger 81 (4th), Austin Lack 84, Brock Jones 92, Dyson Kessler 96, Josh Lopez 101, Ty Tallmon 103

Creston — Marshall Long 80 (3rd), Carson Rieck 92, Garrick Clausen 93, Chasse Downing 98, Tristian Evans 108, Ethan Holiday 117

Lenox — Laramie Stoaks 92, Kolben Robinson 101, Dayton Tull 103, Patton Adams 105, Cash Brammer 106, Daysen Gregg 113

 

Riverside 183 Logan-Magnolia 192 

Medalist: Nathan Smith, Riverside (43)

 

Tri-Center 173 Underwood 188 

Medalist: Danny Stein, Underwood (40)

 

Wayne 169 Mount Ayr 173 Melcher-Dallas 247

Medalist: Nash Buckingham, Wayne (38)

 

Central Decatur 225 Mormon Trail 283 

Medalist: Cooper Horton, Central Decatur (47)

 

 

 

 

Carbon pipeline related bill clears Senate subcommittee

Ag/Outdoor, News

April 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A House-passed bill that would give property owners resisting a proposed carbon pipeline a new legal option has cleared initial review in the Iowa Senate. Senator Jason Schultz, a Republican from Schleswig, is working on some adjustments to the bill, but he says it’s time for the legislature to do something. “I do believe this is the correct thing…to give people an opportunity to know the fate of their land without waiting three years,” Schultz said. “That just seems cruel and unusual.”

Under the bill, property owners along a proposed hazardous pipeline route could go to court after a permit application is filed for a ruling on whether developers would have eminent domain authority to seize land for the project. Property owners who don’t want the carbon pipeline on their land are urging senators to pass the bill. Kathy Carter of Rockford says they need relief.

“We need relief from the unending stress,” Carter said. “We need the relief of the worry of how do I afford to continue on, all in an effort to protect my own property.” Jeff Boeyink, a lobbyist for Summit Carbon Solutions, says if the bill becomes law, it would have a chilling effect on Summit’s pipeline, as well as natural gas pipeline development. “At its core, this bill has been written to frustrate infrastructure development,” Boeyink said. “There’s just no doubt about it.”

Another lobbyist for the company told senators that Summit has paid 158 million dollars to over 12-hundred Iowa landowners who’ve signed voluntary easements for the pipeline — accounting for nearly 75 percent of the pipeline route through Iowa.

Atlantic School Board to meet Wednesday evening

News

April 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic School Board will meet Wednesday (April 10, 2024) in the High School Media Center. Their meeting begins at 5:30-p.m., and includes action on setting the 2nd Budget Hearing as April 24th at 5:30-p.m., and the following resignations:

  • Chelsey Christensen, Kitchen, effective immediately
  • Terry Hinzmann, 8th Grade Girls Basketball Coach for 24-25 season
  • Terry Hinzmann, 7th Grade Boys Basketball Coach for 24-25 season
  • Holly Esbeck, NHS Sponsor for 24-25 school year
  • Alyssa Boltz, Assistant Volleyball Coach, Fall 2024 Season

The Board will also act on the following Contract Recommendations and/or Letters of Assignment:

  • Brett Johnson, Full-time Grounds Supervisor, starting April 11, 2024
  • Kerry Jepsen, High School Office Secretary starting July 1, 2024
  • Laura Horn, K-12 Librarian for 24-25 school year
  • Julie Coffey, ELL Teacher for 24-25 school year
  • Nicole Corpela, 2nd Grade Teacher for 24-25 school year
  • Cory Bartz, High School Math Teacher for 24-25 school year
  • Title I teacher, Schuler Elementary
  • Stacey Schmidt, Director of Student Services
  • Nick Bennett, Special Education Para thru TPRA Grant
  • Cambry Miller, Girls Swim Coach
  • Alyssa Boltz and Jesse McCann, Soccer coach stipends.

You can view the full agenda here: Public Agenda 04102024

Clark Named Wooden Award NPOY

Sports

April 9th, 2024 by admin

LOS ANGELES — University of Iowa All-American Caitlin Clark was named the Wooden Award National Player of the Year, which is presented annually to the most outstanding women’s basketball player who achieves tremendous on-court success, for the second straight season. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Los Angeles Athletic Club.
Joining Clark as a finalist for the esteemed award are Cameron Brink (Stanford), Paige Bueckers (UConn), Hannah Hidalgo (Norte Dame), and JuJu Watkins (USC). All five players are invited to Los Angeles for the 48th annual presentation of the Wooden Award.
The Wooden Award Gala will honor the Men’s and Women’s Wooden Award winners and will include the presentation of the Wooden Award All-America teams in Los Angeles on Friday, April 12. Honorees were certified by their universities as meeting or exceeding the criteria of the Wooden Award.
The most dominant player in women’s college basketball recently led the Hawkeyes to their second straight National Championship and finished the season leading the nation in assists (8.9 assists per game) and in scoring (31.6 points per game). She became the first player to finish No. 1 in both categories in back-to-back seasons. Clark owns a career 3,900+ points and she recently became the first Division-I player to record 1,000+ points in back-to-back seasons. 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 is the first time that an Iowa women’s basketball player has won the Wooden Award. The West Des Moines, Iowa, native helped lead the Hawkeyes to their second National Championship appearance in school history in her final season.
2023-24 AWARDS  
– Wooden Award
– Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year
– Ann Meyers Drysdale Award
– Honda Sport Award
– Wade Trophy
– Associated Press National Player of the Year
– Naismith National Player of the Year
– USA Today National 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, USBWA, USA Today 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.

Annual state auction is live online until April 24

Ag/Outdoor, News, Sports

April 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources annual spring auction is being held online until April 24. To view the firearms for sale and to register to bid, go to https://auctionsolutionsinc.com/auctions.

Items up for auction include firearms, bows, gun cases and scopes. The items are sold “as is” with no guarantee or warranty. The list of items for sale and the terms of service is available at https://www.proxibid.com/Auction-Solutions-Inc/Iowa-State-Firearm-Auction-2024/event-catalog/259840.

Iowans who are winning bidders are required to pick up their firearms on April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the northwest corner parking lot/loading dock of the Wallace State Office Building, 502 East Ninth Street, in Des Moines.

The Iowa DNR reserves the right to reject any bids and withdraw any item from the sale at any time.

Iowa ag secretary: Bird flu case in Texas dairy worker not a cause for alarm

Ag/Outdoor, News

April 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa agriculture officials are closely monitoring new developments with highly pathogenic avian influenza in the country. The U-S-D-A reported dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas tested positive for the virus last month. Earlier, avian flu was confined to domestic poultry and other bird species. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says other confirmed cases have been reported in Idaho, MIchigan and Ohio.

“What happens is, you’ve got cows that start to go off feed,” Naig says. “They might run a fever, their milk production drops, and that’s how folks started to realize and pick up that they had a problem. So, that certainly affects the health of dairy herds and the profitability of dairy, but, the good news is, those dairy cattle recover, just like you and I get over the flu.”

Last weekend, the Centers for Disease Control issued a health alert to inform clinicians, state health departments and the public of a case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected with the virus. Though the case was confirmed in a farm worker in Texas, Naig says the public should not be alarmed.

“There’s only ever been two confirmed cases of high path avian influenza in humans,” he says. “One was in Colorado a few years ago, related to a poultry site. And, the second one now is a dairy worker, a worker at one of these positive sites who had a lot of contact with those cattle and milk. So you can understand why that might have happened, but there is no indication that it moves from person to person.” Naig adds, the avian flu doesn’t constitute a food safety issue.

“As long as you are drinking pasteurized milk,” Naig says, “the milk that you and I buy at the grocery store, or that kids are drinking at school during a lunch hour, that is pasteurized. That kills any viruses and bacteria that are of concern, that’s where I can say this is not a food safety issue, but one that we are watching very closely, trying to anticipate how we can stay ahead of it here in the state of Iowa.”

More information regarding avian influenza is available on the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s website.