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November 29th, 2023 by Jim Field

HAWKEYE TEN CONFERENCE

  • Clarinda 62, Red Oak 60 (OT)

WESTERN IOWA CONFERENCE

  • Riverside 71, AHSTW 50
  • Audubon 61, Missouri Valley 54
  • Underwood 72, IKM-Manning 37
  • Tri-Center 56, Logan-Magnolia 43

ROLLING VALLEY CONFERENCE

  • Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 76, Woodbine 60
  • Glidden-Ralston 71, West Harrison 36
  • Boyer Valley 66, Paton-Churdan 39
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 49, Ar-We-Va 24

NON-CONFERENCE

  • ACGC 77, Atlantic 60
  • Southwest Valley 70, Shenandoah 29
  • Thomas Jefferson 66, Glenwood 62
  • OABCIG 77, Denison-Schleswig 66
  • Carroll 56, Kuemper Catholic 55
  • Bedford 69, Essex 24
  • Bishop Heelan Catholic 81, Treynor 63
  • West Central Valley 51, East Union 38

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ISU has grants to grow vegetables for food banks

Ag/Outdoor, News

November 29th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State University’s Extension Department has grants available for organizations to use to grow vegetables for food banks. Katie Sorrell is the coordinator for the “Growing Together Iowa” grant program. “Communities either start a garden or they convert a previous community garden. And all of the produce grown at these gardens is donated to local food pantries, along with nutrition education materials,” she says. Sorrell says Grow Together was created after they got a grant to educate people on the SNAP program, which used to be known as food stamps.

“Back in 2016, we were brainstorming how can we combine this nutrition education grant we have along with the Master Gardener Program. And that’s where we dreamed up this growing together Iowa program” Sorrell says. “So it’s been going on, this will be our eighth year as we enter into 2024.” The funding from the U-S-D-A provide for grants of up to four-thousand dollars. “The county extension office staff work closely with Master Gardeners and with staff at the local food pantry, and usually they create a new garden, whether that’s with raised garden beds or an in-ground garden, specifically for that donation piece,” she explains. Sorrell says the food grown in the gardens is popular.

“When we asked food pantry clients, what would you most like to see in the food pantry? Like what foods would you most want to have? Fresh fruits and vegetables are almost always at the top of the list because all cultures use fresh fruits and vegetables. It’s not tied with a certain culture,” she says. Sorrell says having the fresh fruits and vegetables at the food pantries gives people a healthy option, and it frees up food dollars they can spend on other items. They had 33 Growing Together Iowa county projects in 2023. “And they donated to 100 pantries. And you won’t believe this, they donated 103-thousand pounds of fresh produce to local pantries,” Sorrell says.

December 18th is the deadline to sign up. You can find the application on the I-S-U Extension website.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Wed. Nov. 29, 2023

Weather

November 29th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northeast wind 10-20 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 36. The Low was 5. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 36 and the Low was 15. The Record High on Nov. 29th in Atlantic, was 71, in 1998. The Record Low was -8 in 1891. Sunrise is at 7:24. Sunset at 4:51.

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Taylor will not resign as county supervisor after his wife’s election fraud conviction

News

November 29th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The husband of a Sioux City woman convicted of voter fraud says he intends to complete his term on the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors. Jeremy Taylor’s term ends next year. His wife was convicted last week of illegally collecting votes in Sioux City’s Vietnamese community for her husband when he was running for office in 2020. Mathew Ung, chairman of the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors, is among those who’ve called on Taylor to resign.

“Three of us have made public comment on this matter,” Ung says, “which is as good as a proclamation at a board meeting.” During Tuesday’s Woodbury County Board of Supervisors meeting, Ung again questioned whether Taylor was unaware of his wife’s election-related activities. “It’s hard to imagine a world where what actions and steps that were taken by one were not known by the other and that is where there’s a lot of public heartburn,” Ung says. Taylor has agreed to step down from his role as vice chair of the county board.

“But I will work hard to continue to complete my term and then I will focus on my family, because this has been very hard on them,” Taylor said. Taylor and his wife are the parents of six children. Woodbury County Auditor Pat Gill is calling on the board to ask Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird to investigate both Jeremy and Kim Taylor’s activities during the primary and general elections in 2020.

Taylor, who is a Republican, has accused Gill, who is a Democrat, of trying to get him fired from his job in the Sioux City school district while he was deployed to Iraq. Taylor is an Iowa National Guard chaplain. Taylor did resign from the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors in early 2020 after the address listed on his voter registration was successfully challenged. Taylor lost a bid for congress in the June Primary that year, then was reelected to the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors in November of 2020.

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Ramaswamy challenges Iowa’s governor, GOP rivals to take a stand on carbon pipelines

News

November 29th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says the government should not grant carbon pipeline developers authority to seize land from Iowans who do not want the pipeline on their property.  “You have a lot of other Republicans that have been trained to behave like circus monkeys on this issue. You’re supposed to dance to the tune of certain puppet masters. I refuse to do that,” Ramaswamy says. “Eminent domain should not be an option for anything to do with a carbon dioxide pipeline because it is not necessary.”

On Friday in Des Moines, Ramaswamy will appear at an event with a group of carbon pipeline opponents called the Free Soil Coalition. “Eminent domain is legally inappropriate,” Ramaswamy says. “I believe it is illegal and unconstitutional and I would like for at least Republicans to have the spine to stand up and at least speak that obvious truth.” Ramaswamy says his competitors for the G-O-P presidential nomination should clearly state their views on the issue. He’s also challenging Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, who has endorsed rival Ron DeSantis, to say whether she’s on the side of eminent domain or not.

“Anybody who is implicitly or explicitly supporting the use of eminent domain for this carbon dioxide capture pipeline is on the wrong side of this issue,” Ramaswamy says. “I don’t care if they have an R after their name. I don’t care if they’re a governor you’re supposed to otherwise bow down to in the state of Iowa.” Ramaswamy says the issue exposes what he describes as the broken and corrupt state of the Republican Party establishment.  “And I’m frankly ashamed of a Republican Party that hasn’t had the spine to speak up about an issue that matters to this many constituents,” Ramaswamy says.

Ramaswamy says he’s met with influential Republican donor Bruce Rastetter, who owns Summit Carbon Solutions — the Iowa company seeking a state permit to construct and operate a pipeline to ship carbon out of ethanol plants to underground storage in North Dakota. Ramaswamy says pipeline backers are welcome to show up at Friday’s event to have a civil, open debate about the Summit and Wolf pipelines. Ramaswamy says the projects make no sense and the risks of running liquid carbon through an underground pipeline do not match the purported benefits.

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Atlantic Trojans Basketball shows good fight in loss to ACGC

Sports

November 28th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

The Atlantic Trojans basketball team found themselves in a completive game and lost a lead in the third quarter to lose 77-60 at home against the ACGC Chargers. Out of the gate the Trojans came shooting well led by Colton Rasmussen who had 24 points on the night. Rasmussen ignited a Trojans offense that led 13-9 by the end of the first. Going into the second, Atlantic continually applied pressure while switching into zone defenses to confuse ACGC and that created a 27-22 Trojan lead at halftime.

Going into the third quarter the Trojans lost all steam and consistently turned the ball over. Noah Kading also helped the Chargers set the tone in the third quarter making four baskets alone. When the third quarter ended, ACGC was up 50-42. In the fourth quarter not much changed for both teams besides the offensive output from Gavin McLaren. McLaren scored 7 baskets, including a three pointer from the corner. In the end it wouldn’t be enough as ACGC would beat Atlantic 77-60. The win starts the Charger’s season off 1-0.

The Chargers were led by Noah Kading with 26 points and Anthony Solarzano with 15. Atlantic’s top scores was Colton Rasmussen with 24 and Gavin McLaren scoring 17.

In his first game as Head Coach for the Trojans, Coach Dalton Franken explained how the performance and turnovers in the second half cost Atlantic the win.

The Trojans now sit at 0-1 and head to Glenwood on Friday to take on the Rams. The opening tip is set for 6:00 p.m.

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Atlantic Girls Basketball fall at home to ACGC

Sports

November 28th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

The Atlantic Girls Basketball team fell short at home, losing on Tuesday night against ACGC.  The Chargers handled pressure well early on in the game and got a big first half from Reagan Carney to lead 23-15 at half. The Trojan defense had less success in the second half and the Chargers won it 63-44.

The Chargers opened up the second half with a 5-0 run and a full court press against Atlantic. ACGC led by 10 at the end of the third quarter and relied on their 3 point game in the second half with six to solidify the lead. That left the Trojans feeling pressured and continually turning the ball over to ACGC.

Reagan Carney led the Chargers with 17 points and Shay Lemke finished with 12 as the Chargers start the year 1-0.  The Trojans were led by Paytn Harter with 24 points. Harter’s 24 points caught the attention and praise of Head Coach Dan Vargason.

However, even with stellar play from Harter. The Trojans have a lot to clean up before their next game on Friday.

Atlantic falls to 1-2 on the season with the loss and head to Glenwood on Friday with tip off beginning at 7:30 p.m.

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Riverside Boys Basketball Gets Huge Win @ AHSTW

Sports

November 28th, 2023 by admin

On Tuesday night Riverside boys’ basketball did something it hadn’t done since 2014 and that is defeat the AHSTW Vikings. The Bulldogs had lost 18 consecutive games vs this AHSTW Vikings team, but this Bulldogs team seems a little different than prior years. The Bulldogs have a good mix of senior upper classmen like leading scorer returner for the Bulldogs in Grady Jeppesen who averaged 21 points a game as a junior was looking to get off to a fast start in senior campaign and that is exactly what he did. Riverside took control of the basketball game from the opening tip as Jeppesen scored just 5 seconds into the quarter in route to 16 first quarter points by the senior and the Bulldogs led 22-12. The second quarter was back and forth and would be the only quarter of that night that Riverside lost. They would lead 37-28 at the halftime break.

The Bulldogs got huge contributions all the way around and especially from their three freshmen in Cole Jeppesen, Owen Fenner, and Peyton Amdor. It is always hard to predict what a freshman might do in their first varsity game and season but these three answered the challenge. Head Coach of the Bulldogs Nicholas Kroon was very happy with how his youngsters preformed in their varsity debuts.

The second half saw most of what the first half did and that was the Grady Jeppesen show. The senior leader for the Bulldogs posted a game high 37 points and also tallied in 7 rebounds in a all-around great game. Knowing he will face tough defenses all season long Coach Kroon was happy with how his star was able to play physical and create space without fouling and finishing at the rim through contact where he converted three and one’s on the night.

Coach Kroon knows how big of a win this is vs a tough Vikings team on the road and the momentum that can come from snapping this 18-game losing streak to the Vikings. The Riverside Bulldogs are back in action Friday night for their home opener against the IKM-Manning Wolves for a 7:15pm tip-off.

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Riverside Girls Basketball Tough Loss @ AHSTW

Sports

November 28th, 2023 by admin

The Riverside girls’ basketball team took a tough loss on the road Tuesday night against a tough AHSTW Lady Vikes team. The Bulldogs came in 1-0 after defeating Essex last week 50-13. The start looked very similar for the Bulldogs as they jumped to a fast 4-0 lead after two quick layups by Madison Kelley and Elly Henderson. The quick start made AHSTW girls head coach Jason McCall calls a timeout and sub a whole new five girls on to the floor just 1 minute and 34 seconds into the opening quarter. And it was the exact move that the Lady Vikes needed to wake up and bring some energy and life to the basketball floor. The Lady Vikes then went on a 16-1 run where they got sophomore guard Halle Goodman to hit three triples in the first half to spark the Lady Vikes. The Bulldogs had no answer for the Lady Vikes second unit and then AHSTW starters like Delaney Goshorn got going offensively and the Lady Vikes never looked back from there. Head Coach of Riverside Girls Mitch Rice said the complete 5 in and 5 out sub that AHSTW made was the difference in the game.

The Bulldogs would make some runs and get the score close but could never get over the hump. Their best chance came late in the first half they cut the lead to 24-21 but in the final minute the Lady Vikes got a layup by Goshorn followed by a steal and pullup three ball by Graycen Partlow to push the lead right back to 8 and keep the Lady Vikes in control. In the fourth quarter Riverside began rushing some possessions offensively trying to get back into the game and settled for some low percentage shots. The Bulldogs scored just two points in the fourth quarter both coming from the free throw line. The Bulldogs shot 0-9 in the quarter to suffer their first loss of the season.

Head Coach Mitch Rice knows this is a game he and his young team can learn from and get better moving forward.

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Cary, Enneking Earn All-Region Honors

Sports

November 28th, 2023 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Two members of the University of Iowa women’s soccer team earned United Soccer Coaches All-North Region recognition for the 2023 season. Fifth-year Samantha Cary and senior Macy Enneking each earned the honor for the first time.

Cary was also named to the All-Big Ten Second Team, leading the Iowa defense to a program-record 13 shutouts with a team-high 1,957 minutes at the defender position.

Cary was a three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, guiding Iowa to a 36-17 scoring differential against its opponents with stifling advantages in shots (307-164) and shots on goal (149-75). Offensively, Cary finished the year with three assists and one goal.

Cary was the Defensive Player of the Big Ten Tournament, leading the Hawkeyes to three consecutive wins over ranked teams for the first time in program history en route to Iowa’s second Big Ten Tournament Championship.

A team captain, she led Iowa to its second NCAA Tournament victory and the highest national ranking in program history, peaking at No. 14 in the College Soccer News rankings. She also earned CSC Academic recognition in 2023 for the excellence in the classroom and on the pitch.

Enneking’s 12.5 shutouts mark a new single-season record for Iowa goalkeepers and tied for fifth nationally. Enneking, who declared her intent to return for a fifth season in 2024, finished the season ranked third in the Iowa record book for shutouts (22) and fourth for career wins (26).

Enneking finished with 58 saves at a .733 percentage. Her 0.76 goals against average ranked third among Big Ten Conference goalkeepers.

Also a team captain, Enneking’s honors this season include All-Big Ten Tournament Team recognition, Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week (Oct. 3) and Top Drawer Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week honorable mention (Sept. 5).

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