Hawkeyes Release Complete 2023-24 Schedule

October 17th, 2023 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Head coach Tom Brands released the complete University of Iowa wrestling schedule for the 2023-24 season on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes will host six duals inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena this season.

Here are notes about the 2023-24 season:

– Iowa opens the season traveling to California to face Cal Baptist in Riverside on Nov. 4. The Hawkeyes also travel to Iowa State (Nov. 26), Penn (Dec. 1) and Oklahoma State (Feb. 25).

– The team’s first home dual at Carver Hawkeye Arena is on Nov. 19 against Oregon State on Mediacom Mat. The Hawkeyes will also host Columbia (Dec. 10) in a nonconference home dual.
– Iowa will close out the 2023 calendar year competing in the Soldier Salute at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. The event will take place on Dec. 29-30.
– The Hawkeyes host Minnesota (Jan. 15), Purdue (Jan. 19), Penn State (Feb. 9) and Wisconsin (Feb. 18) in Big Ten duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
– Iowa travels for league road duals at Nebraska (Jan. 12), Illinois (Jan. 26), Northwestern (Jan. 28) and Michigan (Feb. 2).
– The postseason begins at the Big Ten Championships on March 9-10 in College Park, Maryland, while the 2024 NCAA Championships will be held from March 21-23 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Iowa is coming off a 2022-23 season where it posted a 15-1 overall and 7-1 Big Ten mark. The Hawkeyes placed second at both the Big Ten and NCAA Championships. Iowa crowned two Big Ten champions and had six All-Americans. The program had 14 Academic All-Big Ten selections for a second straight year — tied for the second highest total in school history.

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Upgrades planned at Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in southeast Iowa

October 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Production at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant near Burlington has ramped up due to the war in Ukraine and the facility may be key in getting munitions to Israel as well. The plant manufactures artillery shells and production has recently doubled. According to The Des Moines Register, Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Middleton is scheduled to get more than a billion dollars in upgrades over the next two years as the U-S military aims by 2025 to have 100-thousand artillery shells manufactured each month at the southeast Iowa plant and another in Pennsylvania. An Army spokesman told The Register more people will be hired to work at the plant as construction and production progress.

The facility opened in 1941 to make ammunition for World War II and closed in 1945 when the war ended. It reopened in 1950 to begin making ammunition for the Korean War. The massive Iowa Army Ammunition Plant campus cover more than 19-thousand acres. Nearly all the employees are civilians. An Army colonel is commander of the facility and about two dozen soldiers are assigned to the plant.

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Griswold School Board receives Certified and BEDS enrollment reports

October 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Griswold, Iowa) – The Griswold School Board, Monday evening, received good news with regard to the District’s Certified (CER) and BEDS enrollment numbers. Superintendent Dave Henrichs told KJAN News the CER number came in at 460.73.

The District’s BEDS (Basic Educational Data Survey) number was also up, according to Henrichs.

In other business, the Griswold School Board discussed activating their Early Retirement Policies for both the Certified and Non-Certified staff.

The Board then moved to approve Veteran’s Day Expenses. Henrichs reminds parents also, that Griswold Middle School/High School Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held Tuesday, Oct. 24^th and Thursday, Oct. 26^th, from 4-until 8-p.m., both days. The conferences will be held in an open format, with teachers available in the High School Gym, throughout conference times.

Several community partners will be on-hand to share valuable local resources with families.

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Heartbeat Today 10-17-2023

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

October 17th, 2023 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Amanda McCall of Zion Intergrated Behavioral Health Services about today’s free Mental Wellness Fair at the Atlantic High School from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

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Creston man arrested Monday evening

October 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – A man from Union County was arrested Monday evening at 200 W. Howard Street, in Creston. Authorities report 21-year-old Cody Alan Lynn Robertson, of Creston, was arrested on a Driving While Revoked charge. Robertson was later released on a Promise to Appear (in Court).

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Regional Volleyball Scores 2023 First Round

October 17th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Class 1A – Region 1

Trinity Christian 3-South O’Brien 0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-21)
West Bend-Mallard 3-GTRA 0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-15)
George-Little Rock 3-Harris-Lake Park 0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-12)
River Valley 3-Ar-We-Va 0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-9)
Audubon 3-Coon Rapids-Bayard 0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-13)
Glidden-Ralston 3-IKM-Manning 2 (25-15, 18-25, 23-25, 25-14, 15-6)
Boyer Valley 3-West Harrison 0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-16)

Class 1A – Region 3

Lamoni 3-East Union 0 (25-20, 25-11, 25-23)
Sidney 3-Essex 0 (25-4, 25-15, 25-8)
East Mills 3-Hamburg 0 (25-5, 25-12, 25-10)
St. Albert 3-Heartland Christian 0 (25-11, 25-9, 25-4)
Bedford 3-Diagonal 0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-8)
Griswold 3-Fremont-Mills 0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-22)
Lenox 3-Mount Ayr 2 ()

Class 1A – Region 4

Twin Cedars 3-Melcher-Dallas 0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-18)
Mormon Trail 3-Southeast Warren 0 (27-25, 25-12, 25-22)
Seymour 3-Wayne 0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-14)
CAM 3-Martensdale-St Marys 0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-11)
Earlham 3-Murray 0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-13)
Riverside 3-Woodbine 0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-13)

Class 2A – Region 3

Underwood 3-AHSTW 1 (25-17, 25-16, 19-25, 26-24)
Pella Christian 3-Interstate 35 0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-9)

Class 2A – Region 4

Panorama 3-West Central Valley 2 (25-15, 14-25, 17-25, 25-21, 15-12)
Woodward-Granger 3-Madrid 0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-13)

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Mo. Valley FD transports accident victim to Omaha, but it wasn’t easy

October 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Missouri Valley, Iowa) – Officials with the Missouri Valley Fire Department report that at around 1:30 this (Tuesday) morning, they were paged out to the scene of a semi roll over accident on the southbound curve of I-880/I-29. In a social media post, officials said “As we arrived on scene we found the driver had been ejected from the semi and sustained serious injuries. The EMS crew opted to transport to UNMC due to the location of the accident, nature of injuries and helicopter availability.

“While our ambulance was driving code 3 (lights and sirens) on Dodge St in Omaha to get to UNMC some of the traffic was uncooperative.” The statement went on to say “We want to give a big THANK YOU to the Omaha Fire Department, two of their engines had just got on Dodge St near that same time and must have seen the difficulty our driver was having with traffic. Those engines then escorted our ambulance for many blocks making it easier getting to the hospital.

“We’d also like to thank the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office for their two deputies that assisted us on scene, they made our jobs a lot easier!”

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Hollywood star Jason Momoa, an Iowa native, returns to tout vodka

October 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Iowa native Jason Momoa, who’s a villain in the latest Fast and Furious movie and has a recurring role as Aquaman, was back in his hometown of Norwalk yesterday (Monday). Hundreds of fans waited at the Fareway in Norwalk — and at a HyVee in Urbandale — to meet Momoa, buy the new brand of vodka he and a friend are producing and have the bottle autographed. Meili vodka is made in Montana and sold in a bottle made entirely of recycled glass.

Research shows celebrities can affect consumer behavior. Reality T-V star Kendall Jenner launched a tequila brand in 2021. Soccer star David Beckman promotes a whisky. And actor Danny Devito has put his name on the top selling limoncello in the U-S.

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It’s National School Bus Safety Week

October 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

It’s “National School Bus Safety Week,” and despite reminders every year, there are still drivers who pass buses that have their lights flashing and stop arms out. State Trooper Paul Gardner says many of the school bus problems are caused by poor driving habits where people are distracted, speeding, and not paying attention to their surroundings. Trooper Gardner says bus safety is simple is you are staying alert and watching for the school buses.

He says more and more districts are using cameras that catch violators and that could lead to a minimum fine for a first offense of 345 dollars.

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Rain Needed But Slowed Harvest For Some

Ag/Outdoor, News

October 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Rains kept some farmers out of the fields at a key time last week as they tried to get the harvest completed. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig (like egg) says when rain comes during the harvest it can throw a wrench into progress — so it’s much needed but ill timed. Naig says the timing of the rain is something that was key for those farmers seeing good yields.
Naig says he’s generally hearing some pretty good reports out of large swaths of the state for yields.

The latest U-S-D-A crop report shows the harvest moved from 30 to 42 percent completed for corn last week, and from 52 to 74 percent completed for soybeans.

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