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Iowa early News Headlines: Monday, Oct. 20th 2017

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October 30th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:09 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A program that helps refugees become farmers is growing, thanks in part to a federal funding boost. Des Moines-based Lutheran Services in Iowa will use a new $24,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to offer training to refugees about food safety, organic production and crop planning. The money helps fund an effort to evolve the program from one that only offers some community garden plots to one that also provides intense training to help participants start businesses.

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Residents of an Iowa city are growing frustrated with the federal government’s lack of action on a long-closed Veterans Affairs hospital that has been allowed to fall into ruin. The Des Moines Register reports that the Knoxville hospital closed in 2004 when the VA decided to move most of its services to a location in Des Moines. The Knoxville hospital has 39 buildings, some of which date back to 1905. Residents say many of the buildings have mold, asbestos, leaking roofs and peeling paint.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An 18-year-old Iowa man who had been reported missing died in a crash in Kansas. KTIV reports that Jake Roos of Ashton, Iowa, was reported missing early Friday morning while he was on the way to pick up a load of cattle.

BELLEVUE, Iowa (AP) — Police officers from around the country are reaching out to support a fallen Iowa officer’s son. Anamosa police Officer Mitch Kelchen died in a car crash over Labor Day weekend while off duty. After his death, Kelchen’s oldest son, Shane, collected business cards from other officers. But someone at his school destroyed the cards. KCCI television station in Des Moines reports that officers from Kansas City, Kansas, presented a special gift to the family Friday in Bellevue, Iowa.

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Atlantic qualifies in 8 events for State Girls Swimming

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October 29th, 2017 by admin

Regional state qualifying meets were held Saturday for Girls State Swimming.  Atlantic qualified in 8 events. See the qualifiers at the link below.

2017-state-meet-qualifiers

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2017 State Cross Country Meet Results

Sports

October 29th, 2017 by admin

Class 1A Girls Results

Class 1A Boys Results

Class 2A Girls Results

Class 2A Boys Results

Class 3A Girls Results

Class 3A Boys Results

Class 4A Girls Results

Class 4A Boys Results

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N.W. Iowa man dies in Kansas crash en route to get cattle

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October 29th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An 18-year-old man from northwest Iowa who had been reported missing died in a crash in Kansas. KTIV reports that Jake Roos of Ashton, Iowa, was reported missing early Friday morning while he was on the way to pick up a load of cattle.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says Roos’ vehicle crossed the center line and crashed on U-36 about four miles east of Phillipsburg around 2 a.m. Friday. Roos had been driving to Stockton, Kansas, to pick up the cattle. He wasn’t wearing a seat belt.

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Denison man hurt in Crawford County accident

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October 29th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

One person was transported to a hospital by helicopter following an accident this (Sunday) morning, in Crawford County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 23-year old Moises A. Carrera, of Denison, who was wearing his seat belt, was transported to the Crawford County Memorial Hospital by ambulance and then flown to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, after the 2008 Nissan Altima he was driving crashed at around 8:25-a.m.   The Patrol says Carrera was traveling north on N. 10th Street in the City of Denison, when the car left the road near Northwood and struck a tree before coming to rest.

The accident remains under investigation.

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A-P Top 25 College Football Poll, 10/29/17

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October 29th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 28, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv
1. Alabama (59) 8-0 1523   1
2. Georgia (2) 8-0 1465   3
3. Ohio St. 7-1 1332   6
4. Wisconsin 8-0 1256   5
5. Notre Dame 7-1 1254   9
6. Clemson 7-1 1196   7
7. Penn St. 7-1 1189   2
8. Oklahoma 7-1 1147  10
9. Miami 7-0 1075   8
10. TCU 7-1 942   4
11. Oklahoma St. 7-1 936  11
12. Washington 7-1 874  12
13. Virginia Tech 7-1 837  13
14. Iowa St. 6-2 670  25
15. UCF 7-0 654  18
16. Auburn 6-2 576  19
17. Southern Cal 7-2 562  21
18. Stanford 6-2 434  20
19. LSU 6-2 338  23
20. NC State 6-2 333  14
21. Mississippi St. 6-2 279  NR
22. Memphis 7-1 270  24
23. Arizona St. 6-2 204  NR
24. Michigan St. 6-2 136  16
25. Washington St. 7-2 122  15

Others receiving votes: South Florida 98, Michigan 73, Toledo 19, West Virginia 13, South Carolina 11, San Diego St. 3, Army 2, Boise St. 2.

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Free towing offered on Halloween to reduce drunken driving

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October 29th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Free towing will be offered in Nebraska and Iowa on Halloween to discourage drunken driving. AAA and Anheuser-Busch Wholesalers are co-sponsoring the towing program again this year. The free service is available to everyone, not just AAA members.

Anyone who calls (855) 286-9246 can get a tow of up to 10 miles anytime Tuesday through 6 a.m. Wednesday morning. AAA will transport the person calling and their vehicle.

The towing service has been offered in certain areas on holidays since 1998.

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Iowa residents concerned over long vacant VA hospital

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October 29th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Residents of an Iowa city are growing frustrated with the federal government’s inaction on a long-closed Veterans Affairs hospital that has been allowed to fall into ruin. The Des Moines Register reports that the Knoxville hospital closed in 2004 when the VA decided to move most of its services to a location in Des Moines.

The Knoxville hospital has 39 buildings, some of which date back to 1905. Residents say many of the buildings have mold, asbestos, leaking roofs and peeling paint. Gail Graham is the central Iowa director of the VA health system. She says the VA is working to improve the grounds and plans to hire a private security firm to stop vandalism.

The federal government hopes to sell the property to private developers within a year.

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Cyclones tied with TCU & 2 others in the Big 12

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October 29th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State will enter November in first place in the Big 12 and in control of its own destiny. No, seriously. The Cyclones (6-2, 4-1) are tied with TCU (7-1, 4-1), Oklahoma (7-1, 4-1) and Oklahoma State (7-1, 4-1) after beating the Horned Frogs 14-7 on Saturday. But Iowa State has wins over both the Sooners and TCU — and the Cowboys have to visit Ames on Nov. 11.

Not bad for a team that has never won the Big 12 and was picked ninth in the preseason league poll. “The goal has always been to get to November with something to play for,” Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said.

Even though Iowa State has become one of the nation’s most remarkable stories, the chances the program makes the playoff are extraordinarily slim because of early losses to Iowa and Texas at home. Iowa State finishes with three of its last four on the road as well, starting Saturday at West Virginia (5-3, 3-2). The Cyclones play at Baylor (0-8, 0-5) and at Kansas State (4-4, 2-3) after hosting Oklahoma State.

That leaves the one-loss Horned Frogs, Sooners and Cowboys desperate to win out and hope for some outside chaos that would open the door for a team from the Big 12 — which missed the playoff a year ago — to nab one of the four coveted postseason spots.

Things should clear up fairly quickly. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State square off next week in Stillwater in what essentially will be an elimination game for each program’s playoff hopes. Should the Cowboys survive and then topple Iowa State on the road, they’ll be in a strong position to reach the conference title game. Oklahoma State finishes with Kansas State and Kansas at home.

“It’s been a big game, both in the Big 12 and on the national scene, for the last several years,” Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said. “They’ve got a great football team.” TCU also is in control of its Big 12 fate despite losing to the Cyclones. The Horned Frogs, though, will likely need some help to reach the playoff.

TCU fell back into the one-loss mix with the Oklahoma schools, Notre Dame, Penn State, Clemson and others after Saturday’s defeat. But the Horned Frogs also get a crack at the Sooners in Norman on Nov. 11. “We’ve still got a chance to play for a Big 12 title. Does it hurt our chances for the playoff? Probably,” TCU coach Gary Patterson said Saturday.

Oklahoma might have the clearest path to the playoff of any team in the Big 12. The Sooners have a huge road win over Big Ten East-leading Ohio State — which rallied to stun Penn State on Saturday and end the Nittany Lions’ unbeaten streak — and its only loss came against the Cyclones.

Remarkably, falling to Iowa State isn’t the demerit it usually is in regards to the postseason.

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AP Top 25: Georgia rises to No. 2, Ohio State up to No. 3

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October 29th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Georgia moved up to No. 2 and took two first-place votes from top-ranked Alabama in a major reshuffling of the top 10 in The Associated Press college football poll.

Every team in the top 10 except idle Alabama changed positions in the poll released Sunday following Ohio State’s last-second victory over Penn State and Iowa State’s win over TCU. The Crimson Tide finished with 59 first-place votes, and Georgia snared two after turning the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” into a 42-7 runaway over rival Florida.

Ohio State moved up three places after rallying to beat then-No. 2 Penn State 39-38 , Wisconsin climbed one spot to No. 4 and Notre Dame rounded out the top 5 by moving up four places.

Penn State dropped to No. 7 behind Clemson, followed by Oklahoma, Miami and TCU, which dropped six spots after its 14-7 loss to the Cyclones .

Alabama and Georgia give the SEC the top two spots in the poll for the first time since 2013. The last conference to go 1-2 in the poll was the Big Ten in 2015, when Ohio State and Michigan State sat atop the poll.

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