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Kyle Kempt on Davey O’Brien Award Watch List

Sports

July 19th, 2018 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior Kyle Kempt is one of 26 quarterbacks named to the 2018 Davey O’Brien Award watch list, announced today by the Davey O’Brien National Selection Committee.

The Davey O’Brien Award is given annually to the nation’s best quarterback and is named after the 1938 Heisman Trophy QB from TCU.

Kempt, a former walk-on, emerged as ISU’s starter in the fifth game of the 2017 season and directed the Cyclones to a victory in the Liberty Bowl.

Kempt was 5-3 as a starter, including two wins over top-five opponents (Oklahoma, TCU).

In just eight games played, the Massillon, Ohio native broke ISU’s single-season completion mark (66.3) and tossed 15 TDs to just three interceptions, tying for fifth on ISU’s season TD pass chart.

Kempt threw a TD pass in all eight games and posted a pair of 300-yard outings, including 343-yard effort in the OU win to earn Davey O’Brien National QB of the Week honors.

Kempt enters his senior season as ISU’s career leader in completion percentage (66.5) and with a streak of 130 consecutive passes without an interception, the sixth-best string in school history.

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ISUMontgomery on Doak Walker Award Watch List

Sports

July 19th, 2018 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State All-American running back David Montgomery was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list for the second-straight season, announced today by PwC SMU Athletic Forum.

The Doak Walker Award is given annually to the nation’s best running back and is named for the 1948 Heisman Trophy winner.

Montgomery became the 14th player in school history to crack the 1,000-yard barrier in 2017 when he rushed for 1,146 yards. He ranked third in the Big 12 in yards per game at 88.2.

The Cincinnati, Ohio native was one of the toughest backs to bring down, forcing 109 missed tackles to earn First-Team All-American honors by Pro Football Focus and First-Team All-Big 12 accolades.

Montgomery tallied six 100-yard rushing games and 11 TDs a year ago.

He also proved to be a threat as a pass-catcher, ranking fifth on the team in receptions with 36, the second-best season total by a Cyclone back in school history.

Montgomery, who has been named to numerous preseason All-America lists, will enter his junior year with 1,709 rushing yards, eight 100-yard rushing games, 49 receptions and 425 receiving yards in his career.

Montgomery made the Big 12 Preseason Team and was honored as a Maxwell Award watch list member on Monday, a yearly award for the nation’s best college football player.

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Authorities ID body recovered from river in Iowa City

News

July 19th, 2018 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man whose body was recovered from the Iowa River in downtown Iowa City.

He’s been identified as 42-year-old Mohammad Albaghdadi. Test results to confirm the cause and manner of his death are pending.

Pedestrians on a bridge spotted the body amid tree branches around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Sheriff’s deputies used boats to take the body to shore.

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Charges dropped in ‘stand your ground’ gunbattle case

News

July 19th, 2018 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Charges have been dismissed for a man who unsuccessfully argued that Iowa’s “stand your ground” law should protect him from prosecution following a Cedar Rapids gunbattle.

Linn County prosecutor Monica Slaughter requested the dismissal Wednesday of attempted murder and other charges filed against Michael Hodges Jr. Court records don’t explain why she made the request. She and her boss, Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden, didn’t immediately return messages Thursday from The Associated Press.

Hodges and Zevon Johnson had both said the law passed last year made them immune from prosecution. Security video shows them exchanging gunfire Jan. 28 in downtown Cedar Rapids.

The law says a person doesn’t have to retreat before using deadly force if he or she thinks his or her life is being threatened.

On Monday a judge denied Hodges’ request to dismiss the charges.

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Audit finds questionable spending at U of Iowa dental school

News

July 19th, 2018 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A special state audit has identified more than $57,000 in improper and unsupported purchases made through the University of Iowa dental school.A report released Thursday says the audit covered transactions made Aug. 1, 2012, through Aug. 31, 2016, by a woman working as an administrative specialist for the Periodontics Department. The improper purchases included gift cards, clothing, shoes, computer equipment and accessories.

The report also says the woman, Amanda Shumaker, altered old invoices to make them agree with some of the improper purchases. A routine review in July 2016 turned up discrepancies in Shumaker’s purchasing records, and she was placed on leave effective Aug. 1, 2016.

The report says the 34-year-old died less than three weeks later. An obituary says Shumaker died at a Davenport hospital.

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2018 Class 3A and 4A State Baseball Pairings

Sports

July 19th, 2018 by admin

The Iowa High School Athletic Association has released the 2018 State Baseball pairing for Class 3A and 4A. In Class 3A Harlan is the #2 seed and will take on 7th-seeded Boone in the Quarterfinals on Tuesday, July 24th at 7:30pm at Principal Park in Des Moines. The full brackets can be seen by clicking the links for each class below.

 

CLASS 3A

CLASS 4A

 

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Discharge into wetlands near Whiting identified and corrected

Ag/Outdoor, News

July 19th, 2018 by admin

WHITING, Iowa – A mysterious clay tile line that was discharging into the McCandles – Cleghorn ditch and reported to the DNR on Friday, July 13 has since been identified.

After dye testing, using a camera in the unknown line, and dirt work, it was determined that a 10-inch clay tile line had collapsed under the city of Whiting’s wetland.  The tile was likely installed in the mid 1900’s and had been abandoned.  The tile was exposed and then removed.  At the end of the exposed tile, a 10-inch air bladder was installed to cap off the line.  Clay was then added to fill in the area near the capped tile line.

Now that the discharge has been stopped, the City of Whiting is working to restore the wetland to the originally designed standards.

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THURSDAY, JULY 19th

Trading Post

July 19th, 2018 by Jim Field

WANTED:  Lawn Sweeper, good condition, reasonably priced, call 712-249-3923.

FOR SALE:   I have a guitar package for sale. 1. An Epiphone Les Paul Special II Limited electric guitar and a Yamaha Acoustic. Both are new and never used. They come with cases for each one and lots of accessories. I also have a vintage view master package with two view master that are like new and one is in it’s original box. They come with 25 disk for viewing.  The Third view master is a talking view master and it works and is like new. It comes with 14 disk for viewing. The Guitar package is $500 dollars and the view master package is $50.  Call (712) 243-2303.

       

WANTED: Two riding lawnmower tires. Size 16×6.50-8. Call 712-268-2836 in Exira.

FOR SALE: Honda Push mower with bag, 21 cut, Never been used. Asking $375. Call 712-243-4308

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7AM Sportscast 07/19/2018

Podcasts, Sports

July 19th, 2018 by admin

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Creston Police report two arrests in past day

News

July 19th, 2018 by admin

The Creston Police Department reports two arrests in the past 24-hours.

On Wednesday afternoon Officers arrested 32-year-old Jose Manuel Huerta of Prescott on a Union County Warrant for Failure to Appear on the original charge of Theft 5th Degree. Huerta was arrested at 3:15pm at the Law Enforcement Center. He was booked in at the Union County Jail on $300 bond.

Early Thursday morning at 1:01am Creston Police arrested 59-year-old Steven Michael Nutt of Creston for Driving While Suspended. Nutt was arrested at Fremont and Maple Street in Creston. He was booked in to the Union County Jail on $300 bond.

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