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Search underway for a City Clerk in Audubon

News

December 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Audubon, Iowa) – With the recently announced resignation of Audubon City Clerk Joe Foran, the search is underway to find his replacement. When Foran resigned after 10-years as City Clerk in Audubon, the City Council held a special meeting Nov. 21st to approve posting the position. The City received about one-half dozen applications before the deadline to apply.

Members of the Council will review the applications and narrow them down to the top three qualified persons as well as conduct interviews with the applicants. A decision on who will become the next City Clerk in Audubon could come this week or next. The new mayor and city council will be in-place in Audubon, on January 2nd.

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Update: ISP identifies victim of a Friday crash in eastern IA

News

December 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Anamosa, Iowa) – The Iowa State Patrol has identified the man killed early Friday morning in a crash that occurred south of Anamosa. Investigators say a 2014 Chevy Malibu driven by 81-year-old Richard R. Schmidt, of Alburnett, was merging onto Highway 151 Northbound from Shaw Road when it was struck by a 2011 Ford F250. Schmidt died from his injuries.

Two others were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment of their injuries. The State Patrol says all three people were wearing seatbelts.

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Numerous arrests take place following a shooting in Iowa City

News

December 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – University of Iowa Police say multiple people were taken into custody after reports of a shooting early Christmas morning. UIPD issued a Hawk Alert just after 2 o’clock Monday morning for the 200-block of S Van Buren, advising people to take shelter and avoid the area as police investigated the scene.

A couple hours later UIPD posted that multiple people were in custody.

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WEEK OF DECEMBER 25

Trading Post

December 26th, 2023 by Lori Murphy

LOOKING FOR: Looking to help move appliances in the Griswold and surrounding areas. Can not move any TVS. Call 712-406-6455.

FOR RENT:  Business office space.  1205 Sunnyside Lane, Ample parking area, 1,700 square feet, nicely decorated, reception area, large conference area, three offices, two bathrooms,  available Feb 1, 2024, $625 per month. Call Dale.  712-249-0900.

FOR SALE:  a six-foot blade for a tractor, asking $200.  In Exira.  Call 712-254-1214.

FOR SALE: 2- John Deere tandem discs. 12 ft and 14 ft. Also looking for big bale hay in the Council Bluffs area. Call 712-355-1566

FOR SALE: Wooden tree house twin size bunk bed set. Used very little. Disassembled…comes with instructions. Asking $350. Call 712-250-1001

FOR SALE:  Taupe Love Seat in very good condition.   Non smoking and no pet home. $25.00.  Also, Music cabinet with glass door with album space at the bottom, shelves and glass that opens at the top for the turntable.  Very good condition.  641-742-5539

FOR SALE: DeWalt cement cutter. Has a $140 blade and a new $200 convertor. Heavy duty. $140. Also a brand new 2 cycle portable generator…still in the box. $90.00. Call 712-355-1566

FREE! California deep well hot tub with cover! Call 712-355-1566

FREE! Exercise bike that needs a little work. Call Fred at 712-243-4016. (Posted last week. Still available)

FOR SALE: Double well stainless steel kitchen sink with faucet. Good condition for $25. Located in Hamlin call 712-304-4998

FOR SALE: 2017 Red Dodge Grand Caravan. 55,000 miles. Very nice condition. Runs great. No issues or mechanical problems. Asking $18,000.   Price reduced to $15,000. Call 515-523-1350

FOR SALE: A upright Panasonic vacuum sweeper and a Bissell Vacuum Sweeper. Asking $10 for each.  Also selling a brand-new black tuxedo for $25. Measurements are 42 L for coat, 34×34 for pants, and white tux shirt is 15×15 1/2. The ensemble includes a bowtie and cumberbund. Also looking for a yellow & brown Walnut Grove 4×4 stocking hat or a black Carhart stocking hat. 304 W 13th Street in Atlantic.

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Tennessee’s Josh Heupel previews Iowa

Sports

December 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

It will be Tennessee’s high flying offense against Iowa’s stingy defense in the Citrus Bowl on New Years Day. The Volunteers average more than 450 yards and 31 points per game while the Hawkeye defense ranks fourth in the country by giving up just over 13 points per game. Tennessee coach Josh Heupel.

Heupel says the Hawkeyes to a good job of limiting big plays.

The game will also serve as a homecoming for Heupel, who served three seasons as the head coach at Central Florida in Orlando and posted a record of 28-8.

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Iowa State’s Jaylin Noel previews the Liberty Bowl

Sports

December 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State receiver Jaylin Noel says the Cyclones want to finish the season with a victory. The Cyclones take a 7-5 record into Friday’s Liberty Bowl against Memphis.

Noel says the Cyclones view the game as a chance to build momentum for next season.

With Cartevious Norton and Eli Sanders in the transfer portal freshman Abu Sama rushed for 276 yards and three touchdowns in a win at Kansas State. He will get the bulk of the work against Memphis.

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Iowa State’s T.J. Otzelberger on the Cyclone rotation

Sports

December 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger says his rotation could expand when senior forward Hason Ward returns from a foot injury. The Cyclones have been using a seven-man rotation recently and take a 10-2 record into a New Years Eve game against New Hampshire.*

Otzelberger says the rotation is always a work in progress.

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Iowa’s Sebastian Castro focused on the Citrus Bowl

Sports

December 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Iowa safety Sebastian Castro says opting out of a bowl game has never been an option for him. The Hawkeyes play Tennessee on New Years Day in the Citrus Bowl and Castro is weighing his options as he looks at returning next season or entering the NFL Draft.

Castro says one thing to consider is now much another year in college will help him.

Castro has until-mid-January to make a decision and right now he is just trying to get ready for Tennessee.

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New county takes top land value in ISU survey

Ag/Outdoor, News

December 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa State University Farmland Value survey showed a shift this year in the county with the highest land value. I-S-U’s Rabail Chandio oversees the survey.  “O’Brien [County] was the was the highest value county last year, this year, it has switched to Sioux County, but still in the northwest,” she says. Scott County in eastern Iowa had held the top spot for farmland value for many years before it recently switched to the northwest. Chandio says another shift saw lower quality ground in southern Iowa top the list for increases in dollar value. “Some of the southern counties, although in value (land quality) they are the lowest, they saw the highest increase in land values,” Chandio says. She says the increase in the southern farmland value is tied to uses outside of farming.

“So a lot of demand, investor demand for southern land comes from recreational use from hunting from these kinds of factors. And if you’re going to buy land for hunting, the land quality, the grain prices or the commodity market or the farm sector is not really as big of a factor in your purchase or your pricing of land, ” she says. Chandio says the southern counties have lagged behind other counties in price increases because the normal land value issues don’t impact them as much.

“The northern counties are the rest of the state more so is more affected by the farm environment or the farm economy which is why it’s reacting first,” Chandio says. “But that’s always been the case that the South has a little bit of lag.” Chandio says the purchase of land for recreational uses like hunting hasn’t change the overall profile of land buyers. “The major buyers of farmland still remain the farmers. Last year this number was 68 percent. This number has it has increased even more at 70 percent,” she says. “So 70 percent of all farmland purchases are done by existing farmers, local or relocating. And then 24 percent of the purchases are attributable to investors, which include both local and non local investors.”

Chandio says the investor activity is higher in the southern part of the state and the investors say their primary reasons for buying land are more recreational.

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Three arrested over the holiday weekend in Creston

News

December 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Creston Police report there were three people arrested over the holiday weekend. At around 2:30-p.m. Friday, 50-year-old Jennifer Lynn Moon, of Creston, was arrested in the 600 block of W. Prairie, for allowing Animals to run at Large on Public Lands. Moon was cited and released from the scene on Promise to Appear in court.

Early Saturday morning, 47-year-old Scott Arlen Vorm, of Waukee, was arrested in Creston for OWI/1st Offense. Vorm was taken to the Union County Jail and later released on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

Early Sunday morning, 24-year-old Michael Dawson Stults, of Creston, was arrested in Creston for OWI/1st Offense. Stults was taken to the Union County Jail and also later released on a $1,000 cash or surety bond.

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