(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports an Adams County woman was arrested on Forgery or Theft charges Thursday night. 20-year-old Molly Nichole Bagby, of Corning, was taken into custody at around 11:30-p.m. Her arrest at the Creston/Union County Law Enforcement Center, was on charges that include Ongoing Criminal Conduct, and 16 counts of Lottery Forgery or Theft of Ticket.
Bagby posted an $85,000 cash or approved surety bond, and was released.
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) – State, city and county food inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations in recent weeks, including cockroaches, food that had expired last year, and unsanitary kitchens. At one upscale eatery, steaks were being thawed in the sink designated for rinsing floor mops. The findings are reported by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing, which handles food-establishment inspections at the state level. Listed below are some of the more serious findings that stem from inspections at Iowa restaurants, cafeterias and stores over the past four weeks.
The state inspections department reminds the public that their reports are a “snapshot” in time, and violations are often corrected on the spot before the inspector leaves the establishment. For a more complete list of all inspections, visit the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing website.
Among the findings:
During a March 12 visit to Hy-Vee Foods, 4500 Sergeant Road, Sioux City, an inspector observed that the “gourmet mushroom Swiss burgers” were underweight, and so the situation was corrected by “adding a little more burger to the units to meet the labeling requirements.” Also, the kitchen staff was cutting peppers and the produce section was cutting melons while using their bare hands to handle the food. In addition, the sushi rice and Chinese foods that were placed into a container were not first cooled to 41 degrees as required. The inspector also reported that the loaf pans and muffin pans used in the bakery were visibly soiled and there was a dead mouse in trap by the loading dock.
During a March 12 visit to Valentina’s Meat Market in Storm Lake, an inspector noted that the owner of the establishment and the employees did not know proper internal cooking temperatures, labeling requirements for packaged foods, or proper hot-holding temperatures for food. In addition, there was no certified food protection manager on staff. Also, hot chicharron, a form of deep-fried pork, was holding at 88 degrees, which was far too cool to ensure safety, and so the owner agreed to not serve or sell the product. The inspector also reported that multiple temperature-controlled foods were stored in coolers throughout the establishment with no date markings on them.
In addition, packaged cake, seasonings, raw meats, and spices were not properly labeled and were missing their common names, ingredients, name of the manufacturer and any allergy information. Due to the number of repeat violations dating back to 2019, the business and the Buena Vista County Health Department created a formal risk-control plan to help address the violations.
And, during a March 4th visit to Texas Roadhouse in Ames, an inspector observed an employee handling raw food of an unspecified nature without washing their hands before transitioning to the preparation of salads. Also, the handwashing sink wasn’t reaching a minimum of 100 degrees; raw chicken was stored above raw catfish; several knives on the food-preparation line were visibly soiled; fried chicken was cooked to a temperature of 151 degrees rather than 165 degrees; a container of potatoes was stored on top of a trash can; and a drain line was leaking water onto the floor.
The visit was prompted by an illness complaint of some kind, with the restaurant manager indicating they were aware of a similar complaint. The inspection report gives no indication as to whether the complaint was deemed verified, but the manager agreed to perform a thorough cleaning of the establishment before the restaurant opened for business the following day.
OMAHA (Via the Iowa Capital Dispatch) — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $124 million in grants and loans to projects in 44 states, including Iowa, that are aimed at saving energy and creating more income streams for smaller farmers and rural businesses. The heftiest award — nearly $4 million — went to Nebraska-based Bluestem Systems to help boost a creative process that removes water and pathogens from manure. In doing so, the company produces dry fertilizer and recycles the water for on-site use. Russ Vering, owner of Bluestem Systems, based in Howells, Nebraska, was on the panel. He said the nearly $4 million FPEP award headed to his business will help construction and equipment purchases at two Nebraska locations and another in Iowa.
In all, Vilsack said, the 542 projects — most of the awards range from about $7,000 to $1 million — are expected to advance President Joe Biden’s pledge to expand clean energy and allow small- to mid-sized farm and rural operations a better chance at competing with larger counterparts. Thirty Iowa projects received a total of just over $2.76 million.
Speaking to a group of about 75 people at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Vilsack described key challenges faced by most farmers. Since 1981, he said, the nation has lost some 545,000 farms and 155 million acres of former farmland. While the nation has enjoyed record farm income in the last few years, he said, the income has been concentrated among about 7% of s farms that cumulatively collect up to 89% of the bounty. Part of the answer to shrinking rural communities, Vilsack said, is to provide access to funding via programs such as REAP and FPEP. Such monies, he said, open the door to creating other “value-added” opportunities and sources of income for farmers. Instead of “get big or get out,” Vilsack said: “The word is entrepreneurial.”
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, in Omaha on March 28, 2024, announced about $124 million in grant and loans to smaller farms and rural businesses across the country, including 30 in Iowa. (Photo by Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) via Iowa Capital Dispatch
Of the newly announced grants and loans, Vilsack said the investments he announced “Will expand access to renewable energy systems and domestic fertilizer, all while creating good-paying jobs and saving people money that they can then invest back into their businesses and communities.
Among the larger REAP awards for Iowa projects were:
Among the larger Iowa recipients were:
Boys 100m Dash
#1 Zach Thornburg (East Mills) – 11.29
#2 Luke Sternberg (AHSTW) – 11.56
#3 Peyton Cook (Griswold) – 11.56
#4 Eli Madsen (ACGC) – 11.71
#5 Nolan Grebin (Stanton) – 11.81
#6 KC Sitzman (SW Valley) – 11.82
#7 Tony Racine (Essex) – 12.09
#8 Kade Sorensen (ACGC) – 12.16
Boys 110m Hurdles
#1 Peyton Cook (Griswold) – 15.52
#2 Nolan Grebin (Stanton) – 15.54
#3 Treyton Schneider (ACGC) – 15.92
#4 Brexton Schneider (ACGC) – 15.99
#5 Jaxon Gordon (Riverside) – 16.19
#6 Gavin Newcomb (AHSTW) – 16.25
#7 Gavin Ford (Stanton) – 17.25
#8 Roman Keefe (Southwest Valley) – 18.36
Boys 200m Dash
#1 Luke Sternberg (AHSTW) – 23.12
#2 Peyton Cook (Griswold) – 23.66
#3 KC Sitzman (Southwest Valley) – 24.13
#4 Gavin Newcomb (AHSTW) – 24.29
#5 Kade Sorensen (ACGC) – 24.75
#6 Brody Cozier (Southwest Valley) – 24.89
#7 Brenton Barry (Tri-Center) – 25.03
#8 Zach Nelson (Tri-Center) – 25.07
Boys 400m Dash
#1 Caleb Hatch (AHSTW) – 52.94
#2 Wyatt Mendenhall (Southwest Valley) – 55.28
#3 Cody Dorscher (Griswold) – 56.35
#4 Easton Stringham (ACGC) – 56.36
#5 Brenton Barry (Tri-Center) – 58.07
#6 Sawyer Forney (Fremont-Mills) – 58.77
#7 Ashon Kline (Essex) – 1:01.3
#8 Callen Keiser (Griswold) – 1:02.44
Boys 400m Hurdles
#1 Nolan Grebin (Stanton) – 58.91
#2 Tate Fever (ACGC) – 59.79
#3 Jaxon Gordon (Riverside) – 1:00.45
#4 Jathan South (ACGC) – 1:01.20
#5 Peyton Cook (Griswold) – 1:01.48
#6 Riley Hartman (Southwest Valley) – 1:04.65
#7 Carter Rycroft (Fremont-Mills) – 1:06.81
#8 Blake Schaaf (Fremont-Mills) – 1:06.93
Boys 800m Run
#1 Gavin Sloss (ACGC) – 2:08.92
#2 Jarrett McClain (ACGC) – 2:09.33
#3 Owen Fenner (Riverside) – 2:11.31
#4 AJ Harder (Tri-Center) – 2:12.18
#5 Lincoln Thomas (Tri-Center) – 2:1.84
#6 Cruz Jaquez (Riverside) – 2:21.09
#7 Brayden Lockwood (Griswold) – 2:24.03
#8 Steven Barrett (East Mills) – 2:24.93
Boys 1600m Run
#1 Andrew Mahaffey (ACGC) – 4:53.79
#2 Dawson Henderson (Riverside) – 4:57.05
#3 Brody Henderson (Riverside) – 4:59.76
#4 Collin Harder (AHSTW) – 5:07.66
#5 Brennan Boden (Tri-Center) – 5:14.44
#6 Carter Buttry (Sidney) – 5:15.31
#7 Cody Dorscher (Griswold) – 5:18.80
#8 Simeon Weers (Tri-Center) – 5:27.08
Boys 800 Sprint Medley
#1 AHSTW – 1:38.77 (Pope, Soukup, Hatch, Sternberg)
#2 Southwest Valley – 1:42.27 (Cozier, Johnston, Sitzman, Mendenhall)
#3 ACGC – 1:42.54 (Crawford, South, Stringham, Brincks)
Boys 3200m Run
#1 Collin Harder (AHSTW) – 10:45.90
#2 Preston Kent (ACGC) – 11:12.86
#3 Cody Dorscher (Griswold) – 11:14.20
#4 Holden Jensen (Griswold) – 11:18.55
#5 Carter Buttry (Sidney) – 11:42.10
#6 Brody Beeler (ACGC) – 11:51.77
#7 Kingston Carrigan (Riverside) – 12:30.49
#8 Malachi Gray (Heartland Christian) – 12:52.39
Boys 4x100m Relay
#1 ACGC – 45.61 (Crawford, Madsen, Solorzano, Bunde)
#2 Southwest Valley – 47.49 (Sitzman, Johnston, Cozier, Mendenhall)
#3 Riverside – 48.22 (Gordon, Smith, Roller, Amdor)
Boys 4x200m Relay
#1 ACGC – 1:35.59 (Crawford, Solrzano, Madsen, Bunde)
#2 East Mills – 1:37.36 (Thornburg, Urban, Stearns, Mastin)
#3 Fremont-Mills – 1:41.32 (Ekpai, Rycroft, Madison, Roberts)
Boys 4x110m Shuttle Hurdle
#1 ACGC – 1:02.81 (Fever, South, B. Schneider, T. Schneider)
#2 Southwest Valley – 1:07.49 (Hartman, Wetzel, Bissell, Mendenhall)
#3 Fremont-Mills – 1:08.91 (Madison, Schaaf, Rycroft, Baker)
Boys 4x800m Relay
#1 Riverside – 8:49.34 (B. Henderson, D. Henderson, Jaquez, Fenner)
#2 ACGC – 8:49.57 (Sloss, Van Meter, McClain, Mahaffey)
#3 Tri-Center – 8:54.42 (Harder, Boden, Weers, Thomas)
Boys Distance Medley
#1 Riverside – 4:00.49 (Roller, Hackett, D. Henderson, B. Henderson)
#2 AHSTW – 4:07.85 (Soukup, Pope, Wheatley, Nelson)
#3 Griswold – 4:13.25 (Steinhoff, Smith, Wilson, Lockwood)
Boys Discus Throw
#1 Cooper Marvel (Fremont-Mills) – 138-04
#2 Mason Wahl (ACGC) – 129-03
#3 Jett Petersen (AHSTW) – 126-11
#4 Jason Barry (West Harrison) – 123-08
#5 RJ Dishong (Griswold) – 121-09.5
#6 Mason Dovel (Sidney) – 114-00
#7 Caleb Brandt (Fremont-Mills) – 109-08.5
#8 Shane Taylor (Griswold) – 100-11
Boys High Jump
#1 Lance Bunde (AGCG) – 6-04
#2 Treyton Schneider (ACGC) – 6-00
#3 Gavin Wetzel (Southwest Valley) – 5-10
#4 Aiden Stenzel (Sidney) – 5-08
#5 Auden Wilson (Griswold) – 5-06
#6 Wade Sholes (Essex) – 5-04
#7 Isaiah Sholes (Essex) – 5-04
Boys Long Jump
#1 Tony Racine (Essex) – 19-10.25
#2 Anthony Solorzano (ACGC) – 19-00.75
#3 AJ Harder (Tri-Center) – 19-00
#4 Gavin Ford (Stanton) – 18-09.50
#5 Zach Nelson (Tri-Center) – 18-09.25
#6 Landon Baker (Fremont-Mills) – 18-07.25
#7 Bode Wyman (Griswold) – 18-02.50
#8 Brody Crozier (Southwest Valley) – 18-00
Boys Shot Put
#1 Jett Peterson (AHSTW) – 45-09.5
#2 Cooper Marvel (Fremont-Mills) – 45-08.0
#3 Nolan Birdsall (West Harrison) – 43-08.5
#4 Mike Fuller (ACGC) – 43-00.5
#5 Caleb Brandt (Fremont Mills) – 42-05.0
#6 Theron Mullen (Southwest Valley) – 41-07.5
#7 RJ Dishong (Griswold) – 41-07.0
#8 Jason Barry (West Harrison) – 40-03.0
Team Scores
#1 ACGC – 165
#2 AHSTW – 93
#3 Griswold – 85
#4 Riverside – 70
#5 Southwest Valley – 61
#6 Fremont Mills – 56
#7 Tri-Center – 45
#8 Stanton – 33
#9 Sidney – 25
#10 East Mills – 24
#11 Essex – 23
#12 West Harrison – 19
#13 Heartland Christian – 1
Girls 100m Dash
#1 Emma Cooper (Southwest Valley) – 13.04
#2 Cindy Swain (Essex) – 13.32
#3 Hannah Marsh (Riverside) – 13.94
#4 Reese Gute (Fremont Mills) – 14.18
#5 Kinley Blackburn (Fremont-Mills) – 14.25
#6 Jocelyn Tackett (Sidney) – 14.25
#7 Holly Hering (Riverside) – 15.07
#8 Mackenzie Stearns (East Mills) – 15.16
Girls 100m Hurdles
#1 Bella Gute (Fremont Mills) – 16.76
#2 Izzy Weldon (Fremont Mills) – 16.97
#3 Hannah Olson (Stanton) – 17.06
#4 Carsyn Adams (Griswold) – 17.72
#5 Elly McDonald (Stanton) – 18.39
#6 Sierra Pearson (Southwest Valley) – 18.52
#7 Lilli Reed (Riverside) – 18.67
#8 Ayla Richardson (Riverside) – 19.20
Girls 200m Dash
#1 Lydia Erickson (Riverside) – 27.16
#2 Kyla Hart (Stanton) – 28.17
#3 Emily Madison (Fremont Mills) – 28.28
#4 Eve Brumbaugh (Sidney) – 29.12
#5 Olivia Lund (Riverside) – 29.16
#6 Brooklyn Schafer (ACGC) – 30.02
#7 Meranda Gruber (ACGC) – 30.04
#8 Anistyn Poston (Southwest Valley) – 31.83
Girls 400m Dash
#1 Eve Brumbaugh (Sidney) – 1:04.12
#2 Carsyn Adams (Griswold) – 1:04.46
#3 Ellie Switzer (Fremont Mills) – 1:04.59
#4 Cindy Swain (Essex) – 1:05.56
#5 Sophia Fenner (Riverside) – 1:06.18
#6 Grace Steinmertz (Heartland Christian) – 1:08.05
#7 Meg Haies (Riverside) – 1:11.20
#8 Cloe Brown (East Mills) – 1:11.31
Girls 400m Hurdles
#1 Meg Haines (Riverside) – 1:09.32
#2 Hannah Wilson (Fremont Mills) – 1:11.31
#3 Carsyn Adams (Griswold) – 1:13.07
#4 Addison Adams (Griswold) – 1:13.24
#5 Carlie Nuckolls (Fremont Mills) – 1:17.39
#6 Katey Lillie (Southwest Valley) – 1:23.53)
#7 Ayla Richardson (Riverside) – 1:25.10
Girls 800m Run
#1 Ava Campbell (ACGC) – 2:24.90
#2 Hannah Wilson (Fremont Mills) – 2:29.75
#3 Bentley Rone (Riverside) – 2:40.57
#4 Ellie Switzer (Fremont Mills) – 2:41.18
#5 Grace Steinmetz (Heartland Christian) – 2:42.48
#6 Carly Henderson (Riverside) – 2:44.36
#7 Keira Diehm (Heartland Christian) – 2:50.32
#8 Taylor Juarez (Essex) – 3:00.36
Girls 1500m Run
#1 Bailey Richardson (Riverside) – 5:48.61
#2 Becca Cody (Riverside) – 6:02.88
#3 Chloe Ferneau (Heartland Christian) – 6:03.89
#4 Ella Sandahl (Essex) – 6:05.46
#5 Alexis Barrett (Sidney) – 6:06.67
#6 Brookelynn Billingsley (Fremont Mills) – 6:08.05
#7 Ava Forney (Fremont Mills) – 6:19.73
#8 Olivia Kathikar (Southwest Valley) – 6:23.06
Girls 800m Sprint Medley
#1 Fremont Mills – 1:59.94 (Gute, Blackburn, Alley, Switzer)
#2 Stanton – 1:59.97 (McDonald, Olson, Hart, Johnson)
#3 Riverside – 2:01.18 (Reed, Gordon, Lund, Schnack)
Girls 3000m Run
#1 Hannah Wilson (Fremont Mills) – 11:59.45
#2 Kiera Diehm (Heartland Christian) – 12:34.24
#3 Ella Sandahl (Essex) – 12:48.24
#4 Brookelynn Billingsley (Fremont Mills) – 13:05.80
#5 Chloe Ferneau (Heartland Christian) – 13:10.32
#6 Becca Cody (Riverside) – 13:21.25
#7 Alexis Barrett (Sidney) – 13:34.31
#8 Danika Feigenbutz (Riverside) – 14:30.62
Girls 4x100m Relay
#1 Riverside – 52.95 (Henderson, Schnack, Gordon, Erickson)
#2 Stanton – 54.53 (Hart, McDonald, Olson, Johnson)
#3 Fremont Mills – 55.71 (Weldon, Blackbur, Gute, Alley)
Girls 4x200m Relay
#1 Riverside – 1:50.42 (Lund, C. Henderson, L. Henderson, Erickson)
#2 Fremont-Mills – 1:55.75 (Gute, Alley, Chambers, Madison)
#3 ACGC – 1:59.14 (Muller, Langgaard, Schafer, Akers)
Girls 4x100m Shuttle Hurdle
#1 Fremont Mills – 1:08.54 (Gute, Weldon, Nuckolls, Madison)
#2 Stanton – 1:10.27 (Hart, Johnson, McDonald, Olson)
#3 Griswold – 1:16.64 (Wman, Laverty, A. Adams, C. Adams)
Girls 4x400m Relay
#1 Riverside – 4:16.95 (Schechinger, Henderson, Erickson, Henderson)
#2 Fremont Mills – 4:27.62 (Switzer, Gute, Nuckolls, Chambers)
#3 ACGC – 4:38.81 (Petersen, Akers, Langgaard, Campbell)
Girls 4x800m Relay
#1 Riverside – 10:44.27 (Rone, Fenner, Husz, Richardson)
#2 ACGC – 11:40.67 (Petersen, Schafer, Muller, Akers)
#3 Griswold – 11:49.07 (Reynolds, Tischer, Palmer, Askeland)
Girls Distance Medley
#1 Fremont Mills – 4:31.80 (Weldon, Alley, Gute, Wilson)
#2 Riverside – 4:47.43 (Reed, Gordon, Schnack, Schechinger)
#3 Griswold – 5:02.29 (Houser, Palmer, Adams, Askeland)
Girls Discus
#1 Madison Kelley (Riverside) – 110-06
#2 Lilly Peters (Sidney) – 102-11.5
#3 Macy Mitchell (Fremont Mills) – 100-01
#4 Becca Littler (ACGC) – 96-08
#5 Caydence Boals (ACGC) – 91-07.5
#6 Jenevieve McLaughlin (Fremont Mills) – 90-08
#7 Deliah Kinser (Griswold) – 84-04
#8 Sophia Fenner (Riverside) – 80-06
Girls High Jump
#1 Carlie Chambers (Fremont Mills) – 5-02
#2 Emily Madison (Fremont Mills) – 5-02
#3 Olivia Lund (Riverside) – 5-00
#4 Jocelyn Tackett (Sidney) – 4-08
#5 Airika Palmer (Griswold) – 4-06
#6 Katey Lillie (Southwest Valley) – 4-04
#7 Lille Reed (Riverside) – 4-04
#8 Cloe Brown (East Mills) – 4-04
Girls Long Jump
#1 Paycee Holmer (Hamburg) – 17-06.75
#2 Emma Cooper (Southwest Valley) – 16-00.5
#3 Lauren Johnson (Stanton) – 15-07
#4 Carlie Chambers (Fremont Mills) – 14-10.5
#5 Carlie Nuckolls (Fremont Mills) – 14-08.25
#6 Kayden Schnack (Riverside) – 14-06.25
#7 Shyan Young (ACGC) – 13-08.25
#8 Ayla Richardson (Riverside) – 13-03.5
Girls Shot Put
#1 Lilly Peters (Sidney) – 34-06
#2 Sophia Fenner (Riverside) – 34-01.5
#3 Mackenzie Richards (Southwest Valley) – 32-09.5
#4 Macy Mitchell (Fremont Mills) – 32-02
#5 Samantha Davies (Southwest Valley) – 31-10
#6 Kaycie Perkins (Riverside) – 29-04.5
#7 Madison Rush (Griswold) – 28-11.5
#8 Olivia Mahaffey (ACGC) – 28-01
Team Results
#1 Fremont Mills – 181
#2 Riverside – 167
#3 Southwest Valley – 67
#4 Griswold – 63
#5 ACGC – 59
#6 Stanton – 56
#7 Sidney – 50
#8 Essex – 38
#9 Heartland Christian – 27
#10 Hamburg – 10
#11 East Mills – 8
| Madden Cary | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 47 |
| Creighton Kinzie | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 50 |
| Braxton Dennis | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 59 |
| Bryce Zimmerline | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 73 |
| Ashton Hagen | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 67 |
| Kayden Winther | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 54 |
Team Score – 210
| Kaden Buick | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 48 |
| Derek Bartlett | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 45 |
| Bradley Franks | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 54 |
| Kaden Peeler | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 54 |
Team Score – 201
| Isaac Currin | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 47 |
| Ethan Bruce | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 47 |
| Gage Sesker | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 54 |
Team Score – 148
| Kaitlyn Platt | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 67 |
| Hallie Keeler | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 73 |
Team Score – 140
| Leah Sandin | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 59 |
| Riley Burke | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 58 |
| Ella Peterson | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 62 |
Team Score – 179
| Grace Bain | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 61 |
| Sidney Crill | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 60 |
| Kaya Owen | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 61 |
| Josie Harris | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 76 |
Team Score – 258
(Radio Iowa) – The second weekend of the college basketball tournaments is underway and for Iowans with a gambling addiction, it can be a true challenge to avoid the urge to place a bet. Andrew Gerodias, an official with Iowa’s largest addiction treatment provider, says there are warning signs to watch for in yourself and in your loved ones that may indicate a problem is looming.
“Often what ends up happening is individuals start to isolate more,” Gerodias says. “They may start putting aside some of their responsibilities or their hobbies, things that they enjoy, and more of their time becomes focused on getting money for gambling or going and gambling.” Gerodias is outpatient supervisor for the Rosecrance Jackson Center in Sioux City. For Iowans who think they may have a gambling problem, he says there’s plenty of help available.
“That can be done without any sort of cost to them through interacting with local support groups like GA, Gamblers Anonymous,” Gerodias says. “There may be in-person meetings, there may be online meetings, whatever they feel most comfortable with. You can initially get started through making those phone calls to 1-800-BETS OFF.” For someone with a more serious problem, Gerodias says an evaluation at a treatment center may be needed.
“There is also the ability to self-exclude at casinos, where you go in and you say, ‘I can no longer be here. I want to be put onto a list,’ and then you are no longer allowed to come onto that property,” Gerodias says. “It can give some of that extra incentive not to take part in the gambling on those sites.” Gerodias says Rosecrance facilities in Iowa help more than 7,000 teens and adults every year at outpatient treatment clinics in Sioux City, Cherokee, Davenport, Le Mars, Spencer and Sheldon.
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tomorrow: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 10 to 20 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly cloudy w/a 30% chance of showers after midnight. Low around 36.
Sunday: A 50% chance of showers. High near 58.
Sunday Night: A 60% chance of showers, and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 40.
Monday: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 53.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 65. The Low was 21. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 45 and the Low was 24. The all-time Record High in Atlantic on March 29th, was 90 in 1986. The Record Low was 5 in 1969. Sunrise today: 7:09. Sunset tonight: 7:42.
A Cyclone rally fell short in Boston
John Walters on the Cyclone Network. Iowa State sliced a 10-point Illinois halftime lead to two but could not get over the hump in a 72-69 loss in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.
That’s ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger. A slow start was costly as the Cyclones trailed by as many as 13 points in the opening half and never led.
A Cyclone team that was picked to finish seventh in the Big-12 preseason poll finishes with a record of 29-8 and a Big-12 Tournament title.
Illinois won its seventh straight game to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 2005.[
That’s Illinois coach Brad Underwood. The Illini held off Iowa State in the waning minutes and will play top ranked and defending champion UCONN in the East Regional final on Saturday.
Terrance Shannon led The Illini with 29 points. Curtis Jones paced the Cyclones with 26.
(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa House has voted to let landowners seek a court ruling now on whether carbon pipeline developers qualify for the government’s eminent domain authority to force unwilling property owners to let the pipeline on their land. Republican Representative Charley Thomson of Charles City led debate on the proposal.
“We’re faced with lots of choices in this body. Few go to the heart of Iowa the way this does. Land is the original asset in Iowa. It’s in our souls. An unjust taking of land without remedy is not only irritating, it’s outrageous,” Thomson said. “Let’s give Iowans a remedy.” Thomson says, right now, property owners are forced to live in limbo for years — waiting for the Iowa Utilities Board decision on the project as well as the resolution of lawsuits expected to challenge that decision.
“That means for that entire period you have these Century Farms, landowners, people who didn’t especially want to have this pipeline going over their land and have some questions about it, not being able to get an answer on their constitutional law question,” Thomson says, “and not being able to sell their land at full value or make a decision on tiling or make a decision on estate planning.”
Republican Representative Steven Holt of Denison says Iowa landowners are pleading with elected officials to do the right thing — while their land is in limbo. “For several years I’ve watched, I’ve listened and I’ve been deeply concerned,” Holt says. “I’ve watched landowners fighting to protect their private property rights…and I have been disturbed by that fact that others do not hear their pleas or the truth of their message.”
Representative Bobby Kaufmann, a Republican from Wilton, was the other lawmaker who spoke before the bill passed on an 86 to seven vote — and Kaufmann sounded as if he was speaking directly to Bruce Rastetter, an influential G-O-P donor who owns Summit Carbon Solutions.
“Most importantly I have a message for those who would choose to attempt to use their money to influence this vote, for those who would attempt to use their money to prevent this vote,” Kaufmann says. “My message is: ‘Take your money and shove it!'” Kaufmann says government doesn’t exist to make the confiscation of private property easier or cheaper for pipeline developers.
The Iowa House has previously passed other proposals to set up pipeline regulations, but all have stalled in the Iowa Senate.
Tri-Center Trojan girls golf team has started out very well. The Trojan’s have been preparing for their first golf meet of the season. Tri-Center has nine high schoolers out and are coached by Brad Huseman.
Coach Huseman reflected on how well the team played last year.
Coach Huseman talked about what the squad has been working on in practice.
Coach Huseman mentioned three returning athletes who are back.
Coach Huseman said he hopes his team will be in the mix in the Western Iowa Conference title by the end of the season.
The Trojans first golf meet of the season will be a Western Iowa Conference matchup, as they will be at Missouri Valley on Tuesday April 2nd. That match will get underway at 4:00 p.m.
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