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AP High School Football Poll 09/11/2017

Sports

September 12th, 2017 by admin

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2017 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. West Des Moines Dowling (14) 3-0 149 1
2. Iowa City West (1) 3-0 130 3
3. Johnston 3-0 118 4
4. West Des Moines Valley 2-1 95 2
5. Waukee 2-1 79 7
6. Bettendorf 2-1 59 8
7. Council Bluffs Lewis Central 3-0 57 6
8. Cedar Rapids Prairie 3-0 53 5
9. Ankeny Centennial 2-1 35 10
10. Cedar Falls 2-1 24 9

Others receiving votes: Pleasant Valley 14. Waterloo West 4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 4. Newton 3. Indianola 1.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Solon (8) 3-0 135 1
2. Dallas Center-Grimes (1) 3-0 133 2
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier (5) 3-0 102 4
4. Pella 2-1 88 6
5. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (1) 3-0 86 8
6. Webster City 3-0 83 5
7. Sioux City Heelan 2-1 36 3
8. Storm Lake 3-0 32 7
9. Carlisle 3-0 29 9
10. Glenwood 3-0 24 10

Others receiving votes: Waverly-Shell Rock 18. Manchester West Delaware 15. Spirit Lake 13. Washington 12. Boone 7. Harlan 5. Oskaloosa 3. Norwalk 2. Carroll 2.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Williamsburg (9) 3-0 142 1
2. Waukon (4) 3-0 134 2
3. Boyden-Hull-RV (1) 2-1 106 4
4. Sioux Center (1) 3-0 92 5
5. Mount Vernon 2-1 88 6
6. Sheldon 3-0 67 7
7. Cascade 3-0 55 8
8. Clear Lake 2-1 44 10
9. Monroe PCM 2-1 35 9
10. South Central Calhoun 2-1 14 NR

Others receiving votes: Aplington-Parkersburg 12. Carroll Kuemper 11. Union, La Porte City 8. New Hampton 7. State Center West Marshall 7. Donnellson Central Lee 2. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Inwood West Lyon (11) 3-0 143 1
2. Van Meter (3) 3-0 129 2
3. Pella Christian (1) 3-0 122 3
4. Iowa City Regina 1-2 84 4
5. Hull Western Christian 2-1 73 5
6. Pleasantville 3-0 65 6
7. A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 3-0 49 8
8. West Branch 3-0 46 NR
9. Bellevue 3-0 40 7
10. Denver 2-1 21 10

Others receiving votes: Wilton 11. Missouri Valley 11. Leon Central Decatur 7. Hinton 6. Jewell South Hamilton 5. O-A/BCIG 3. Logan-Magnolia 3. IKM/Manning 2. Belmond-Klemme 2. Eagle Grove 1. Madrid 1. Panora Panorama 1.

Class A
Record Pts Prv
1. Council Bluffs St. Albert (12) 3-0 145 1
2. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (2) 3-0 118 2
3. Hawarden West Sioux 3-0 109 3
4. Algona Garrigan 3-0 71 4
5. Fairbank Wapsie Valley 3-0 70 6
6. Lisbon (1) 3-0 67 5
7. Packwood Pekin 4-0 47 9
8. St. Ansgar 3-0 38 7
9. Hudson 3-0 32 NR
10. Lynnville-Sully 3-0 28 8

Others receiving votes: Le Mars Gehlen Catholic 21. Southwest Valley 14. Akron-Westfield 11. Winthrop East Buchanan 5. New London 3. Mason City Newman 1.

Class 8-Man
Record Pts Prv
1. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (9) 3-0 133 1
2. Remsen Saint Mary’s (2) 3-0 118 4
3. Audubon (2) 3-0 116 3
4. Newell-Fonda (1) 3-0 90 5
5. Lone Tree 4-0 62 7
6. Jackson Junction Turkey Valley 3-0 57 8
7. Harris-Lake Park 2-1 53 2
8. Kingsley-Pierson 3-0 33 9
9. Tripoli 3-0 27 NR
10. Graettinger-Terril-Ruthven-Ayrshire 2-1 20 6

Others receiving votes: Ackley AGWSR 8. Wyoming Midland 8. Sidney 8. Afton East Union 7. Stanton 6. Fremont Mills, Tabor 6. Riceville 6. Westside Ar-We-Va 5. Moravia 3.Anita CAM 2. Baxter 1. Melcher-Dallas 1.

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Fewer Iowans are being required to have flood insurance

News, Weather

September 12th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Residents of the Gulf coast states and other states affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and even the tropical storms that followed, are beginning to pick up the pieces. But for many without flood insurance, the process is likely to be long, costly and frustrating. Iowans can sympathize as the destructive storm surge flooded hundreds of homes and businesses. While Iowa’s been plagued by many floods over the years, fewer and fewer Iowans qualify for flood insurance as at-risk properties are bull-dozed into green spaces.

Dave Maurstad heads the National Flood Insurance Program for FEMA and says flood plain lines are drawn to dictate who’s at most risk and who has to get flood insurance. “And if you’re on the high-risk side of that line, then you’re required, the government says you have to buy it if you have a federally-backed mortgage,” Maurstad says. “If you’re on the other side of that line and you’re just in the low- to moderate-risk area, the government’s really sending a message that you don’t need the coverage. We need to change that dynamic.”

The Houston, Texas area is still reeling from the flooding that resulted from Hurricane Harvey. At least 80-thousand claims under the flood insurance program have been submitted by policy holders in the Texas Gulf Coast area, though many thousands more homes that were damaged or destroyed did not have flood insurance.

Maurstad says, “We need to change the social paradigm where people do everything they can to avoid buying a flood insurance policy to one where it’s the individual property owner’s responsibility to their family and their community to protect their property from flooding.” So far, the National Flood Insurance Program has made more than $13.2 million in advance payments to insured survivors of Hurricane Harvey.

The damage caused by the combination of tornadoes and flooding in Iowa in 2008 was estimated at 848-million dollars. At the time, it was considered the sixth-worst natural disaster in U-S history, a list then-topped by Hurricane Katrina at more than eight-billion dollars.

(Radio Iowa)

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Atlantic Girls Swimming comes in 7th at Linn-Mar

Sports

September 12th, 2017 by admin

The Atlantic girls swim team came in 7th this past Saturday at the Linn-Mar meet.  The Trojans had 6th place finishes from Mycala Kickland in the 50 Yard Freestyle 25.40, 200 Yard Medley Relay (Anna Lowary, Jessica Hartwig, Clare Christensen, Mycala Kickland), 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (Cambry Miller, Kate Landuis, Clare Christensen, Mycala Kickland), and 400 Yard Freestyle Relay (Cambry Miller, Anna Lowary, Clare Christensen, Mycala Kickland).  Cambry Miller also placed 8th in the 100 Yard Freestyle and Jessica Hartwig was 9th in the 100 Yard Breaststroke.

Atlantic will be back in the pool tonight to take on Abraham Lincoln.

 

Team Scoring

  1. Ames 509
  2. Dowling 411
  3. Waukee 276
  4. Cedar Falls 274.5
  5. Pleasant Valley 256
  6. Wahlert Catholic 250
  7. Atlantic 133.5
  8. Dubuque Senior 100
  9. Linn-Mar 93
  10. Mason City 20
  11. Muscatine 2

Full Results: 2017-Linn-Mar-Swimming-and-Diving-Invitational

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JEANETTE LARSEN, 94, of Atlantic (Svcs. 09/16/2017)

Obituaries

September 12th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

JEANETTE LARSEN, 94, of Atlantic died Tuesday, Sept. 12th at the Heritage House. Funeral services for JEANETTE LARSEN will be held on Saturday, September 16th at 2:00pm at Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be held Friday, September 15th from 5:00pm-7:00pm at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic. A Luncheon will be held prior to the service on Saturday at 12:30pm in the fellowship hall at Zion Lutheran Church.

Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.

Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Memorials may be directed to the Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic or the Nishna Valley YMCA.

JEANETTE LARSEN is survived by:

Children: Marlette (Greg) Squier of Waukee. James (Nancy) Larsen of Anchorage, AK. Keith (Barbara) Larsen of Lincoln, NE.

6 Grandchildren

4 Great-Grandchildren

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Carson man arrested for falsely reporting a stolen vehicle

News

September 12th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County say Deputies arrested a man Monday night, for falsely reporting his 1999 Dodge Caravan had been stolen. The vehicle was located off the roadway at Highway 59 and Dogwood Road. 18-year old Tristan Michael Herrera, of Carson, faces charges that include False Reports to Law Enforcement, Interference with Official Acts, and Criminal Mischief in the 3rd degree. The vehicle sustained about $1,000 damage when a door panel was pulled off and a door handle was broken.

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(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 9/12/2017

News, Podcasts

September 12th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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High School Volleyball Scoreboard 09/12/2017

Sports

September 12th, 2017 by admin

Rolling Valley Conference

Collins-Maxwell 25-25 Glidden-Ralston 19-16
Paton-Churdan 25-25-25 Orient-Macksburg 13-14-16

Corner Conference

East Mills 25-25-25 Clarinda Academy 3-1-6
Heartland Christian, College View at Boys Town
South Page 25-25-25 West Nodaway 8-11-8

Pride of Iowa Conference

Central Decatur 21-25-15 Lamoni 25-17-13
Central Decatur 25-19-15 Nodaway Valley 16-25-8
Nodaway Valley 25-23-15 Lamoni 21-25-7

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Ballard Cross Country Meet 9/11/2017

Sports

September 12th, 2017 by admin

Nodaway Valley and Creston competed in the Class B portion of the Ballard Cross Country Meet on Monday.  On the boys side Three Wolverines finished in the top 10. Brycen Wallace was 5th, Tyler Breheny 7th, and Joshua Baudler was 8th in the boys race. The Wolverines were second in the team race with 58 points behind Gilbert’s 52. Creston was 12th with 326 points.

In the girls race Brielle Baker of Creston was 11th individually. Creston finished 4th in the team race with 124 and Nodaway Valley was 10th with 258. Humboldt won the team title with 40 points.

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Red Oak Tiger Cross Country Invite 9/12/2017

Sports

September 12th, 2017 by admin

Girls Individual

  1. Taylor McCreedy, Atlantic 21:03.21
  2. Emma Lucas, Bedford 21:07.75
  3. Greichaly Kaster, Harlan 21:26.31
  4. Alexa Rohs McCunn, Red Oak 22:00.37
  5. Ashley Wendt, Atlantic 22:25.90

Girls Team

  1. Harlan 28
  2. Atlantic 40
  3. Red Oak 95
  4. Griswold 105
  5. CAM 126
  6. Southwest Valley 144
  7. Southwest Iowa 183

Full results: Red Oak X County Varsity Girls 2017

Boys Individual

  1. Adam Thompson, Southwest Iowa 17:57.56
  2. Jalen Petersen, Atlantic 18:04.46
  3. Dakota Holladay, CAM 18:11.28
  4. Trey Gross, Harlan 18:36.52
  5. Drew Voge, Harlan 18:41.65

Boys Team

  1. Harlan 44
  2. Atlantic 57
  3. Red Oak 86
  4. Clarinda 104
  5. Southwest Iowa 105
  6. Griswold 153
  7. Bedford 185
  8. Clarinda Academy 198

Full results: Red Oak X County Varsity Boys 2017

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Oatmeal Cake & Topping (9-12-2017)

Mom's Tips

September 12th, 2017 by Jim Field

  • 1 1/4 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup quick oats
  • 1 stick oleo
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/3 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Topping:

  • 1 stick oleo
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 cups coconut
  • 1/2 cup nuts
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine boiling water and oats.  Let stand 20 minutes.  Add to this oleo, sugars, vanilla and eggs; crfeam well.  Add rest of ingredients and beat well.  Bake in 9″ x 13″ pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.  Melt frosting ingredients together and pour on hot cake.  Place under broiler until golden brown.

(Ardythe L. Smith)

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