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Iowa Association of Track & Cross Country Coaches Rankings (Sept. 16th)

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September 16th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

CLASS 1A

1. Lili Denton, St. Albert

13. Adyson Lapel, Woodbine

16. Karson Oberender, Martensdale-St. Marys

18. Anne Miller, Treynor

19. Macclaine German, Martensdale-St. Marys

22. Allysen Johnsen, Logan-Magnolia

CLASS 2A

16. Riley King, Clarinda

CLASS 3A 

3. Lindsey Sonderman, Harlan

4. Grace Berglund, Glenwood

7. Addison Bertrand, Bishop Heelan

20. Ashlyn Rau, Harlan

24. Breckyn Petersen, Glenwood

CLASS 4A 

3. Ava Bussey, Lewis Central

12. Delayna Reese, Lewis Central

21. Madelyn Hoss, Lewis Central

 

BOYS 

CLASS 1A 

5. Gunner Wagner, Woodbine

10. Alex Davis, Ankeny Christian

12. Parker Heisterkamp, St. Albert

13. Dawson Henderson, Riverside

16. Brody Henderson, Riverside

22. Dane Gorham, Boyer Valley

23. Brennan Boden, Tri-Center

CLASS 2A

14. Kyle Wagoner, Clarinda

CLASS 3A 

15. Dayton Wiederin, Kuemper Catholic

CLASS 4A 

16. Evan Lillie, Lewis Central

17. Kuma Gutema, Sioux City North

27. Marshall Arkfeld, Lewis Central

High School XC Results from Monday at Ballard

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September 16th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Class A Girls                        
PLACE       TEAM          POINTS        PLACES OF FINISHERS          AVG. TIME SPREAD

  1 Winterset                52    2    3    6    7   34   46       21:38.5  3:49.0
  2 Adm                      66    5   11   12   13   25   27   29  22:00.3  2:37.5
  3 North Polk               74    1   16   18   19   20   22   30  22:16.7  2:30.8
  4 Ballard                  76    4    9   14   23   26   28       22:18.5  2:53.4
  5 Indianola               159   21   31   33   35   39   41   45  24:17.6  1:47.9
  6 Atlantic             169    8   32   37   43   49   52   55  24:43.9  6:18.2
  7 Bondurant Farrar        170   15   24   40   44   47            24:37.5  4:35.2
  8 Boone                   174   10   36   38   42   48            24:45.2  5:45.5
  9 Webster City            225   17   50   51   53   54            28:15.0  8:47.4

6. Atlantic
    8  Katrina Williams, 11     21:21.5  
   32  Hailey White, 10         24:22.1  
   37  Ella Brummer, 11         24:53.6  
   43  Bella Brock, 11          25:22.6  
   49  Allison Middents, 10     27:39.7  
   52  Claire Comer, 11         29:52.0  
   55  Cadence Kinzie, 10       31:49.0

Class A Boys                         
PLACE       TEAM          POINTS        PLACES OF FINISHERS          AVG. TIME SPREAD

  1 Adm                      41    2    7    9   11   12   16   18  18:06.9  0:55.6
  2 Bondurant Farrar         52    1    6   13   15   17   20   29  18:12.1  1:34.4
  3 North Polk               96    8   14   19   24   31   35   37  18:51.9  1:18.6
  4 Ballard                 113    5   10   21   36   41   48   51  18:57.9  2:05.9
  5 Winterset               127    3    4   38   40   42   46   58  19:04.6  2:23.9
  6 Indianola               149   26   28   30   32   33   39   44  19:27.7  0:11.5
  7 Webster City            185   22   23   43   47   50   57   62  20:08.8  2:20.5
  8 Atlantic              217   27   34   49   52   55   60   63  20:41.7  2:23.7
  9 Boone                   233   25   45   53   54   56   59   61  21:02.5  2:35.3
8. Atlantic
   27  Luke Irlmeier, 12        19:22.9  
   34  Vincent Meisinger, 10    19:34.7  
   49  Anthony Akers, 10        21:15.8  
   52  Hadin Thompson, 12       21:28.4  
   55  Preston Williams, 11     21:46.5  
   60  Caleb Andersen, 10       22:06.5  
   63  Nolyn Kinney, 10         23:01.6  

Class B                          
PLACE       TEAM          POINTS        PLACES OF FINISHERS          AVG. TIME SPREAD

  1 Des Moines Christian     18    1    2    3    4    8   12   14  17:31.8  1:21.9
  2 Nevada                   60    5    6   15   16   18   25   57  18:32.6  1:23.2
  3 Pella Christian          86   10   11   20   22   23   29       19:08.0  1:18.0
  4 Roland-Story            126    7   19   30   31   39   51   62  19:38.3  2:12.0
  5 Van Meter               149   17   24   32   35   41   42   49  19:56.2  1:33.2
  6 Madrid                  158   13   26   33   36   50   59   63  20:03.9  2:56.2
  7 Nodaway Valley          179    9   27   40   48   55   65       20:27.2  3:43.2
  8 Woodward Granger        208   21   43   45   47   52   58   64  20:54.1  2:18.1
  9 Ifa-Agwsr               210   28   38   44   46   54   56       20:53.5  2:02.3
 10 Eagle Grove             245   34   37   53   60   61   66       21:32.0  2:43.6

7. Nodaway Valley Boys
    9  Gabe Winkelmann, 9       18:20.0  
   27  Luke Kading, 10          19:51.5  
   40  Paul Kading, 10          20:31.5  
   48  Cheribum Mercado, 9      21:29.9  
   55  Haden Colton, 10         22:03.1  
   65  Dominic Breheny, 9       25:14.1

Legendary Pomeroy bar back in business

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September 16th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A legendary small-town music venue in northwest Iowa’s Calhoun County has found a new home. Byron’s Bar on Main Street in Pomeroy closed at the end of July due to structural issues. Owner Byron Stuart originally planned to build a new venue, but the city sold Stuart the community center.

“The crowds have been better because it’s been a bigger place, and it sounds really good there, so I’m excited. I’ve got I’ve got music lined up every Sunday to the end of the year,” he says. Stuart says support for his bar has been overwhelming and greatly appreciated. GoFundMe donations that helped him pay 100-thousand dollars for the new location.

“I just want to thank all my supporters. The love that has been sent towards me is overwhelming and greatly appreciated,” Stuart says. “Live music only happens once you have to be there.”

The bar located about 35 miles northwest of Fort Dodge hosts everything from Iowa entertainers to national acts. Customers have to bring their own alcohol to listen to concerts while Stuart waits for a liquor license for his new venue.

State office building shut down over suspicious package

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September 16th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Part of a state office building was evacuated this (Monday) morning over a concerns about a package. The spokesman for the Iowa State Patrol says they were called to the Lucas State Office Building at 11 this morning about a suspicious package within the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office.

The first floor was evacuated and the Des Moines Fire Department’s Hazmat Team was contacted. The State Patrol spokesman says the package was determined not to be threat.

The origin of the package is being investigated.

Adair County Attorney’s Office employee faces a felony charge

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September 16th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Greenfield, Iowa) – An employee with the Adair County Attorney’s Office was arrested Monday (Sept. 16th), on a warrant for a felony offense allegedly committed in Fontanelle on Sept. 11th. According to Iowa Courts Online, a criminal complaint filed Sept. 13th by the Fontanelle Police Department accuses 52-year-old Donnell M. Griffith, a paralegal in the Attorney’s Office, of Going Armed with Intent, which is a Class-D Felony charge.

The warrant was issued Friday and returned today (Monday). Griffith posted a $5,000 bond. Judge Michael Huppert has ordered a Special Prosecutor to be appointed in her case.

Additional details concerning Griffith’s arrest are currently unavailable.

Fatal UTV accident in eastern IA

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September 16th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Cedar Falls, Iowa) – One person died and another was injured this (Monday) afternoon, during a UTV accident in Black Hawk County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2019 Polaris Ranger was traveling north on N. Union Road (northwest of Cedar Falls), and failed to yield before turning in front of a 2013 Chrysler 200, which was traveling southbound on Union Road. The crash happened at around 2:20-p.m.

Following the collision, both vehicles came to rest in the southwest ditch, where the UTV caught fire. The names of the victims were being withheld pending notification of family.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office, MercyOne EMS, Covenant EMS, Cedar Falls and Waterloo Fire Departments.

McLean sworn-in as City Clerk in Atlantic; City reimbursed $100k from SHIFT ATL for housing rehab project

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September 16th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The City of Atlantic has been reimbursed $100,000 from SHIFT ATL, thanks to the sale of a property SHIFT rehabilitated at 201 W. 14th Street. Work on the home took about a year. Atlantic First Ward Councilperson Emily Kennedy commented on the success of the project and ongoing efforts at housing rehabilitation in the City.

Kennedy, who is one of three board members for non-profit SHIFT ATL, said they received an interest free loan from the City’s Housing Fund on or about November 1st, 2023. The house they purchased and 201 W. 4th Street was in foreclosure and had a tree on it. It needed a lot of work, she said. The home was purchased with SHIFT’s own funds, and then renovated using the money from the City. The finished home was sold and the purchase closed in August. “And so we paid-off the loan and the profit that we made we are donating to Vision Atlantic as well as doing two scholarships.”She said it turned out very nice.

The Atlantic City Council, Monday, passed a Resolution appointing McLean as the new City Clerk.

Mayor Grace Garrett issues the Oath to Laura McLean.

Former City Clerk Barb Barrick’s last day was March 22, 2024. She resigned to take a similar position with the City of Huxley. McLean was the top choice of the City’s Personnel and Finance Committee, who said in the recommendation, she was vetted through “a multi-tiered interview process, ” and that “Throughout the process, Laura made it clear she would always strive to do what is best for the City, its citizens and our employees. She brings a strong set of education, skills and experience, and is excited to join our team.”

McLean currently serves as Vice-President of the Atlantic School Board. She has served as a member of the School Board since Nov., 2019. Mayor Grace Garrett issued the Oath of Office to Laura McLane near the end of the meeting. She succeeds Acting City Clerk Rich Tupper, who was appointed as City Clerk following the resignation of Barb Barrick.

In other business, the City Council also approved:

  • The reappointment of Shawn Shouse and Melissa Ihnen to the Board of Adjustment.
  • An Order to close Indian Trail Drive on Sept. 29th from 4-until 9-p.m., for Church Worship Night, which is hosted by a number of local churches. The temporary street closure is intended to decrease the risk of safety concerns with children running back-and-forth from their parents to the Kiddie Korral Playground at Sunnyside Park.
  • The 3rd and final reading of an Ordinance “Vacating the 66-foot wide Street Right-Of-Way on W. 4th Street, in Atlantic. ” The two earlier readings were previously passed by the Council.

The Atlantic City Council, acting on a recommendation from the Parks Commission, to include additional trees to the “Do Not Plant” list. The prohibited trees include: Freeman/Hybrid Maple (Acers x freemanii Autumn Blaze, Armstrong, Marmo and Sienna Glen are frequently seen cultivars); Amur Maple; Norway Maple; Golden Raintree; Tree of Heaven; Black Locust; White Polar; Siberian Elm; Russian Olive, and Salt Cedar. Those same trees are on the DO NOT PLANT list issued by the Iowa DNR and Trees forever, due to their lack of disease resistance and susceptibility to storm damage.

In the Council Committee Reports, Engineer Dave Sturm mentioned the City’s Airport received a grant for nested T-Hangars, which will be through design and engineering until 2025 and then construction in 2026. Sturm said we’ll most likely get additional funding next year to pay for 90-percent of the project cost. The grant allows for the construction of eight more T-Hangars. Sturm said “They [the airport] has a waiting list of way more than that,” and the hangars will be full when the project is done. The hangars will be located on the north side of what used to be G-30, he said, on the east end. The pad is already available for the aircraft storage buildings.

The City Council’s next meeting is a Workshop at 5-p.m. on September 25th.

ITC Midwest Conducting Aerial Patrols of Transmission Lines

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September 16th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Cedar Rapids, Iowa (September 16, 2024) – Officials with ITC Midwest says they will be conducting aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission structures and lines throughout its service territory from approximately September 23 – October 1, weather permitting. Helicopter patrols provide an overall status of the overhead transmission system owned and operated by
ITC Midwest. The flights take place across the following areas of the ITC Midwest service territory:

Central zone
The flights will be conducted in the Ames, Ankeny, Boone, Cedar Rapids, Dysart, Gladbrook, Iowa Falls, Marengo, Marion, Marshalltown, Newton, Palo, Perry, Vinton and Williamsburg areas. Iowa counties in the aerial patrol areas include Adair, Benton, Boone, Cass, Dallas, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hardin, Iowa, Jasper, Linn, Marshall, Polk, Story and Tama.

Image via ITC Holdings Corp Facebook page

The company says the patrols are a North American Electrical Reliability Corporation (NERC) requirement for ITC Midwest’s vegetation management program, support proactive maintenance objectives, and align with the company’s model for operational excellence. The flights will include the inspection of vegetation in the vicinity of transmission structures, wood poles, conductors (wires), insulators and other equipment.

The inspection flights are often conducted at low altitudes to facilitate accurate visual inspection of vegetation hazards. This is normal procedure, so there is no cause for alarm if a low-flying helicopter is sighted near transmission lines during the time frame mentioned above.

CAM Volleyball Looks to Bounce Back against Ar-We-Va

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September 16th, 2024 by Christian Adams

The CAM volleyball team will travel to Ar-We-Va on Tuesday and look to pick up their first win of the season. Through their first eight games the Cougars have battled hard. They have kept numerous matches close including a 2-1 loss to Atlantic in which the second set was decided by two points. Not to mention their battle against #9 East Mills in which the first set was decided by 3 points. Despite things not always going CAM’s way, head coach Hilary Zimmerline is proud of the way her team has competed.

The Cougars roster is a young one. Currently, Maddie Richter and Gracie Venteicher are the only seniors on the CAM roster. Richter is tied for sixth in the conference in digs. Zimmerline knows that having a pair of dedicated seniors is a big tool.

Despite only have a pair of the seniors, the CAM roster has a ton of young talent. Junior Krista James leads the Rolling Valley Conference in blocks and solo blocks. Sophomore Courtney Follmann ranks 4th in assists while sophomore Ruthie Rich is tied for sixth in kills.  Zimmerline is not only excited about their talent and dedication but also the future of CAM volleyball.

CAM’s game at Ar-We-Va will start at 7:30pm. Coach Zimmerline says she is “excited to get into conference play”.

Northern Iowa’s Mark Farley previews Hawaii

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September 16th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Northern Iowa coach Mark Farley says quarterback Aidan Dunne is probable for Saturday’s game at Hawaii. Dunne was injured late in a 34-3 loss at 22nd ranked Nebraska. Sophomore Matthew Schecklman finished the game and fellow sophomore Jaxon Dailey is also an option if Dunne is unable to play.

Farley has been to adjust the practice schedule this week. The Panthers fly to Hawaii on Wednesday.

Another issue is UNI’s equipment shipped out to Hawaii this (Monday) afternoon.

Farley says a defense that entered the season with a lot of question marks performed well at Nebraska.

Farley says the key will be getting that effort every week.