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Lane closures on the Iowa 92 bridge over Duckbill Creek near Carson begin on Tuesday, May 30

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May 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston DOT Construction Office report motorists who travel on Iowa 92 between U.S. 59 and Pottawattamie County Road M-47 east of Carson should be aware of an upcoming bridge deck replacement project that could slow down their trip.

Beginning on Tuesday morning, May 30, until Thursday, Aug. 24, weather permitting, construction crews will work on replacing the bridge deck on the Iowa 92 bridge over Graybill Creek, 1.2 miles east of the junction with U.S. 59. Motorists on the bridge will be directed by traffic signals. A 10-foot-4-inch lane-width restriction and a 15-foot height restriction will be in place during this project.

Help keep everyone on the road safer. Drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations are at least double in work zones. As in all work zones, you should stay alert, allow ample space between vehicles, and wear seat belts.

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Mills County Sheriff’s report, 5/12/23

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May 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Glenwood, Iowa) -Officials with the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Friday, reported four recent arrests. On Thursday, 48-year-old Anthony Troy Adams, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Theft in the 1st Degree (Bond: $10,000), and 42-year-old Randy Dean Burton, of Glenwood, was arrested on a warrant for Theft in the 3rd Degree (Bond $5,000). On Wednesday, Mills County Deputies arrested 34-year-old Brittney Nicole Jenkins, of Malvern, for Violation of a No Contact Order. She was being held without bond. And, 42-year-old Kenneth Wayne Jenkins, of Malvern, was arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order, on a Warrant for Contempt of Court – Violation of a No Contact Order. He was also being held without bond in the Mills County Jail.

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Grassley visits Council Bluffs, Atlantic & Audubon, Friday

News

May 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Audubon, Iowa) – Iowa Republican Senator Charles Grassley made stops in Council Bluffs, Atlantic and Audubon, Friday, before heading home to his farm in rural New Hartford. In Audubon, Grassley spoke at the Feed Mill restaurant with a small group of farmers and those with Ag interests, as well as a Waspy’s owner Lawrence Handlos & his wife Lois. He was asked questions about the county’s Debt Ceiling and Farm Bill, Reparations “being pushed by the Biden Administration,” EPA control over WOTUS (Waters of the U-S), E-15, the Cattle Bill and the recent U-S Supreme Court 5-to-4 ruling in favor of California’s Proposition 12, with regard to animal confinement operations and the sale of pork and chickens.

Grassley was able to make his planned stops because Congress was not in session. Otherwise he would be in Washington, D-C Monday through Friday’s.  He said he enjoys having the opportunity to speak with Iowans face-to-face.

Grassley said “We have a lot of serious issues facing our country.” He said the Farm Bill get can’t get any traction right now, because it’s tied in with other bills related to the Debt Ceiling.

Senator Charles Grassley speaks at the Feed Mill restaurant inside Waspy’s Truck Stop in Audubon, 5-12-23 (Ric Hanson/photo)

He says “Until we get an agreement on what we call the “Top Line” in spending for all government for the next year, we really don’t know what will be allocated to agriculture.” Grassley says farmers have told him what their most important Ag issues are: Crop Insurance; Increase Ag Research & Foreign market sales; and a “tweaking of CRP.” He said if he can’t get his Cattle Bill passed separately, he wants to include it in the Farm Bill.

Grassley said also, with regard to the U-S Supreme Court passage Proposition 12, he’s in favor of adding the “Exposing Agriculture Trade Suppression Act” to the Farm Bill which would federally preempt laws like those in California. But it must be bi-partisan to get a better chance of getting in the bill. Proposition 12, the “Humane Pork Law,” bans the sale of pork within the state of California unless pregnant pigs are allowed at least 24 square feet of space and the ability to stand up and turn around in their pens. The National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation, which sued in 2019, say the measure violates the so-called dormant commerce clause, a doctrine that says the U.S. Constitution limits the power of states to regulate commerce outside their borders without congressional authorization.

Senator Grassley, a former chairman and senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, began his day, Friday, welcoming juniors and seniors from southwestern Iowa high schools to his fourth annual Federal Judiciary Youth Summit in Council Bluffs. Grassley was joined by Chief Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, Stephanie Rose, who gave high school students and educators a glimpse into the daily workings of the federal justice system. Each high school was invited to bring juniors or seniors to the summit. In total, 13 high schools from eight counties participated in the program with 57 students in attendance.  Students and teachers from Griswold, CAM and Tri-Center were among those in attendance.

Federal Judiciary Youth Summit in Council Bluffs May 12, 2023 (Photo courtesy Grassley’s Office)

From there, he traveled to Atlantic for a luncheon, Q&A Town Hall at the Nishna Valley Family YMCA, where he spoke about the “Stop Pills that Kill Act,” which would implement new penalties for counterfeit pill production.

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Girls Regional Team Tennis serves up Saturday

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May 12th, 2023 by admin

Girls regional team tennis serves up on Saturday. Regional first round and semifinal matches will be played at most sites for Class 1A. In Class 2A it will just be first round matches on Saturday. Play starts for first round matches at 9:00 a.m.

CLASS 1A

Region 1

@ Atlantic
Atlantic vs. Clarinda
Southwest Valley vs. Shenandoah

@ Lewis Central
Lewis Central vs. Glenwood
Red Oak vs. Creston

Region 2

@ Estherville-Lincoln Central
Estherville-Lincoln Central vs. LeMars
Cherokee Washington vs. Storm Lake

@ Kuemper Catholic (First and Second Round)
St. Albert vs. Harlan
Sergeant Bluff-Luton vs. Kuemper Catholic

@ Bishop Heelan (First and Second Round)
Bishop Heelan vs. Audubon
Spencer vs. Denison-Schleswig

CLASS 2A

Region 4

DM Lincoln @ Marshalltown
CB Thomas Jefferson @ CB Abraham Lincoln
Davenport North @ Davenport Central
Ottumwa @ Iowa City High

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Complete area 2023 State Track and Field Meet Qualifiers

Sports

May 12th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS

Class 1A

Sprint Medley

  • Nodaway Valley (Grace Britten, Maddie Weston, Abby Engles, Emma Lundy) 1:54.27- 1st at ACGC
  • Fremont-Mills, 1:53.31- 1st at Southwest Valley
  • Riverside (Elly Henderson, Emma Gordon, Carly Henderson, Lydia Erickson) 1:54.85
  • Tri-Center (Kaitlin Kozeal, Emile Sorenson, Quincey Schneckloth, Isah VanArsdol) 1:56.21
  • Lenox (Bently Peterse, Cadence Douglas, Gabby Robles, Sadie Cox) 1:56.50

3000M

  • Stefi Beisswenger, Audubon, 11:53.05- 1st at ACGC
  • Madison Sporrer, Lo-Ma, 11.11.87
  • Allysen Johnsen, Logan-Magnolia, 11:26.41
  • Adyson Lapel, Woodbine, 11:27.50
  • Mariah Falkena, Boyer Valley, 11:39.66

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

  • Ar-We-Va 1:10.22- 1st at ACGC
  • Stanton 1:07.40- 1st at Southwest Valley
  • Fremont-Mills- 1:08.27
  • Nodaway Valley- 1:10.56
  • Logan-Magnolia 1:11.64
  • Tri-Center 1:11.191
  • Mounty Ayr 1:12.16
  • Woodbine (1:12.44)
  • Audubon 1:12:56

4x800M Relay

  • Riverside (Veronica Schechinger, Bailey Richardson, Adaline Martens, Bentley Rone) 10:17.54- 1st at ACGC
  • St. Albert (Reese Duncan, Molly Wise, Carly McKeever, Lili Denton) 10:00.97- 1st at SW Valley
  • Fremont-Mills (Teagan Ewalt, Ellie Switzer, Ella Thornton, Hannah Wilson) 10:21.43
  • Woodbine 10:23.58
  • IKM-Manning (Julianna Stribe, Emmie Ring, Alikxa McGinna, Taylor Beckendorf(10:25.74
  • ACGC ( Hayden Coffman, Adalyn Benson, Katelyn Schafer, Ava Campbell) 10:31.05

100M

  • Veronica Andrusyshyn, Riverside, 13.03- 1st at ACGC
  • Emily Williams, East Mills, 13.09

Distance Medley

  • Riverside (Emma Gordon, Olivia Lund, Veronica Schechinger, Carly Henderson) 4:21.57- 1st at ACGC
  • St. Albert (Madi Walter, Ellie Monahan, Carly McKeever, Lili Denton) 4:16.34- 1st at SW Valley
  • Fremont-Mills (Lana Alley, Carlie Chambers, Teagan Ewalt, Hannah Wilson) 4:20.12
  • Woodbine (Adalynn Coenen, Danyelle Steinkuehler, Katy Pryor, Nicole Sherer) 4:25.55
  • Logan-Magnolia (Kylee Fogelman, Grace Weber, Madison Sporrer, Allysen Johnson) 4:30.61

400M

  • Abby Engles, Nodaway Valley, 1:01.00- 1st at ACGC
  • Teagan Ewalt, Fremont-Mills, 1:00.09- 1st at SW Valley
  • Sadie Cox, Lenox, 1:00.74
  • Isah VanArsdol, Tri-Center, 1:01.46
  • Eve Brumbaugh, Sidney, 1:03.08
  • Isabelle Cogdill, Woodbine, 1:04.24
  • Madelyn Snyder, IKM-Manning, 1:05.00

4x200M Relay

  • Riverside (Veronica Andrusyshyn, Carly Henderson, Elly Henderson, Lydia Erickson) 1:47.19- 1st at ACGC
  • Fremont-Mills 1:53.06- 1st at SW Valley
  • Nodaway Valley (Abby Engles, Emma Lundy, Maddie Weston, Annika Nelson) 1:50.46
  • Fremont-Mills (Bella Gute, Carlie Chambers, Emily Madison) 1:53.6

100M Hurdles

  • Veronica Andrusyshyn, Riverside, 15.46- 1st at ACGC
  • Emily Williams, East Mills, 15.95- 1st at SW Valley
  • Madison Steckler, Audubon, 16.34
  • Marrie Ragaller, Ar-We-Va, 16.62
  • Madison Fry, Nodaway Valley, 16.63
  • Quincey Schneckloth, Tri-Center, 16.98

800M

  • Isah VanArsdol, Tri-Center, 2:25.66- 1st at ACGC
  • Lili Denton, St. Albert, 2:26.24- 1st at SW Valley
  • Nicole Sherer, Woodbine, 2:27.73
  • Hannah Wilson, F-M, 2:28.0-
  • Ava Campbell, ACGC, 2:29.77
  • Greylan Hornbeck, Logan_Magnolia, 2:31.00

200M

  • Emma Lundy, Nodaway Valley, 26.33- 1st at ACGC
  • Madison Steckler, Audubon, 26.66
  • Carly McKeever, St. Albert, 27.36

400M Hurdles

  • Maggie Ragaller, Ar-We-Va, 1:09.75-1st at ACGC
  • Emily Williams, East Mills, 1:08.28- 1st at SW Valley
  • Hannah Wilson, F-M, 1:09.30
  • Quincey Schneckloth, Tri-Center, 1:11.17
  • Emily Madison, F-M, 1:11.18

1500M

  • Ava Campbell, ACGC, 5:10.16- 1st at ACGC
  • Lili Denton, St. Albert, 5:04.26- 1st at SW Valley
  • Madison Sporrer, Logan-Magnolia, 5:10.87
  • Allysen Johsnen, Logan-Magnolia, 5:18.78
  • Mariah Falkens, Boyer valley, 5:19.94
  • Isah VanArsdol, Tri-Center, 5:20.58

4x100M Relay

  • Nodaway Valley (Maddie Weston, Abby Engles, Emma Lundy, Annika Nelson) 50.59- 1st at ACGC
  • Riverside (Elly Henderson, Lydia Erickson, Emma Gordon, Veronica Andrusyshyn) 51.40
  • Stanton (Brooklyn Silva, Marleigh Johnson, Hannah Olson, Lauren Johnson) 52.90

4x400M Relay

  • Riverside (Veronica Schechinger, Elly Henderson, Lydia Erickson, Carly Henderson) 4:11.06- 1st at ACGC
  • East Mills (Miah Urban, Jenna Thornburg, Aspen Crouse, Emily Wiliams) 4:20.80- 1st at SW Valley
  • Audubon (Anna Larsen, Mattie Nirelsen, Kandence Sporrer, Madison Steckler) 4:17.57
  • Woodbine 4:17.65

High Jump

  • Vanessa Koehler, Glidden-Ralston, 5-00.00- 1st at ACGC
  • Aubree Shields, Mount Ayr, 5-02.00- 1st at SW Valley
  • Avah Underwood, St. Albert 5-01.00
  • Cadence Douglas, Lenox, 5-00.00

Long Jump

  • Emile Sorenson, Tri-Center, 15-03.50- 1st at ACGC
  • Paycee Holmes, Sidney, 16-04.25- 1st at SW Valley
  • Emma Cooper, SW Valley, 16-01.50
  • Lauren Johnson, Stanton, 16-00.00
  • Emile Sorenson, Tri-Center, 15-03.50

Shot Put

  • Jorja Holliday, Nodaway Valley, 35-07.00- 1st at ACGC
  • Emily Baker, Bedford, 36-07.00- 1st at SW Valley
  • Olivia Baker, Essex, 36-00.00
  • Mackenzie Richards, SW Valley, 35-08.00
  • Amanda Newton, Woodbine, 35-02.50
  • Macy Mitchell, F-M, 35-02.00

Discus

  • Madison Kelley, Riverside, 98-05.23- 1st at ACGC
  • Lilly Peters, Sidney, 112-06- 1st at SW Valley
  • Emily Baker, Bedford, 100-11

Class 2A

Sprint Medley

  • Treynor (Jozie Lewis, Alexa Schwartz, Aubree James, Clara Teigland) 1:49.24- 2nd at Van Meter

100M

  • Jaidyn Sellers, Panorama, 12.28- 1st
  • Tasha Williams, West Central Valley, 12.87
  • Jerzee Knight, Clarinda, 12.92

200M

  • Jaidyn Sellers, Panorama, 25.91
  • Jerzee Knight, Clarinda, 26.39
  • Tasha Williams, WCV, 26.55
  • Aliyah Humphrey, Underwood, 26.93

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

  • Treynor (James, Konz, Zadalis, Teigland)- 2nd at Van Meter
  • Shenandoah (Kate Lantz, Caroline Rogers, Jenna Burdorf, Chloe Denton) 1:08.60- 2nd at Central Decatur
  • Underwood (Jordyn Reimer, Mallorie Leaders, Maddie Irwin, Hailey Martin) 1:06.60- 1st at Van Meter

Distance Medley

  • Treynor (Jozie Lewis, Taylor Mass, Amelia Hedrick, Alyssa Kulesa) 4:28.17- 2nd at Van Meter
  • Clarinda (Cole, Nordyke, Meier, Hartley) 4:19.69- 1st at Central Decatur

100M Hurdles

  • Clara Teigland, Treynor- 1st at Van Meter
  • Chloe Denton, Shenandoah, 15.36- 1st at Central Decatur
  • Hailey Martin, Underwood, 15.40

400M Hurdles

  • Clara Teigland, Treynor- 1st at Van Meter (Top time)

400M

  • Jaidyn Sellers, Panorama, 59.42
  • Jocelyn O’Neal, Red Oak, 1:01.65

800M

  • Mayson Hartley, Clarinda, 2:24.93- 1st at Central Decatur

1500M

  • Mayson Hartley, Clarinda, 5:05.36- 2nd at Central Decatur

3000M

  • Mayson Hartley, Clarinda, 10:43.12- 1st at Central Decatur
  • Hailey Egbert, Shenandoah, 11;21.02

4x100M Relay

  • Underwood (Hailey Martin, Tieler Hull, Aliyah Humphrey, Jordyn Reimer) 51.28
  • Clarinda (Taylor Cole, Kylie Meier, Bailey Nordyke, Jerzee Knight) 51.90

4x200M Relay

  • Clarinda (Taylor Cole, Kylie Meier, Bailey Nordyke, Jerzee Knight) 1:50.58- 2nd at Central Decatur
  • Underwood (Tieler Hull, Kinsley Ferguson, Haley Stangl, Jordyn Reimer) 1:48.33
  • West Central Valley (Tia Williams, Kinsey Alt, Breanna Powell, Tasha Williams) 1:48.70
  • Treynor (Jozie Lewis, Alexa Schwartz, Aubree James, Allie Houser) 1:50.52
  • Clarinda (Taylor Cole, Kylie Meier, Bailey Nordyke, Jerzee Knight) 1:50.58

4x400M Relay

  • Underwood (Kinsley Ferguson, Maddie Irwin, Haley Stangl, Aliyah Humphrey) 4:14.94

4x800M Relay

  • AHSTW (Delaney Goshorn, Makenna Paulsen, Rylie Knop, Ava Paulsen) 10:18.11

Shot Put

  • Delaney Matthews, Treynor, 34-01.50- 2nd at Van Meter
  • Lynnae Green, Shenandoah, 36-1
  • Ellie Sibbel, Kuemper Catholic, 38-04.75- 2nd at OABCIG

Long Jump

  • Jordyn Reimer, Underwood, 16-09.50- 2nd at Van Meter
  • Jocelyn O’Neal, Red Oak, 16-05.75
  • Macy Blum, Kuemper Catholic, 15-10.25

Discus

  • Maya Zappia, Missouri Valley, 108-00

Class 3A

Sprint Medley

  • Atlantic (Hailey Huffman, Morgan Botos, Jayci Reed, Ava Rush) 1:51.70- 2nd at Carroll
  • Carroll (Brenna Goins, Elizabeth Perkins, Madison Tunning, Marie Dea) 1:51.24- 1st at Carroll

3000M

  • Lindsey Sonderman, Harlan, 10:44.58- 2nd at Carroll
  • Lola Mendlik, Denison-Schleswig, 11:00.50
  • Madelyn Berglund, Glenwood, 11:18.09

4x800M Relay

  • Atlantic (Aubrey Guyer, Claire Pellett, Mariah Huffman, Ava Rush) 10:01.05- 2nd at Carroll
  • Glenwood (Lauren Hughes, Neyla Nanfito, Haylee Hughes, Breckyn Petersen) 10:12.84

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

  • Atlantic (Morgan Botos, Chloe Mullenix, Adler Bruce, Jayci Reed) 1:10.00- 2nd at Carroll
  • Denison-Schleswig (Kamden Bruhn, Avery Bock, Kaitlyn Bruhn, Claire Miller) 1:08.54- 1st at Carroll
  • Glenwood (Courtney Crawford, Kayden Kahl, Lauren Stanislav, Carlie Clemmer) 1:10.94

100M

  • Shay Sinnard, Carroll 12.82

Distance Medley

  • Carroll (Marasyn Wittrock, Madison Tunning, Averi Burke, Marie Dea) 4:16.83
  • Atlantic (Hailey Huffman, Nicole Middents, Chloe Mullenix, Claire Pellett) 4:24.14
  • Denison-Schleswig (Kyia Clark, Kaitlyn Bruhn, Lauryn Turin, Lola Mendlik) 4:28.64

400M

  • Ava Rush, Atlantic, 59.59- 1st at Carroll
  • Madeline Fidone, LC, 1:00.71- 2nd at Carroll

4x200M Relay

  • Glenwood (Koontz, Hopp, Schultz, Arnold) 1:47.53- 1st at Carroll
  • Carroll, 1:50.07- 2nd at Carroll

100M Hurdles

  • Madison Tunning, Carroll, 15.75- 1st at Carroll
  • Claire Miller, Denison-Schleswig, 16.04- 2nd at Carroll
  • Carlie Clemmer, Glenwood, 16.23
  • Jayci Reed, Atlantic, 16.44

800M

  • Marie Dea, Carroll, 2:21.43- 1st at Carroll
  • Ava Rush, Atlantic, 2:22.22- 2nd at Carroll
  • Claire Pellett, Atlantic, 2:26.26

200M

  • Danika Arnold, Glenwood, 26.50- 1st at Carroll

400M Hurdles

  • Breckyn Petersen, Glenwood, 1:08.37- 1st at Carroll
  • Carlie Clemmer, Glenwood, 1;08.68- 2nd at Glenwood
  • Morgan Botos, Atlantic, 1:09.31

1500M

  • Lindsey Sonderman, Harlan, 5:03.58

4x100M Relay

  • Glenwood (Zoie Carda, Jaylynn Floyd, Danika Arnold, Allison Koontz) 50.59- 1st at Carroll
  • Carroll (Goins, Tunnning, Perkins, Sinnard) 51.23- 2nd at Carroll

4x400M Relay

  • Carroll (Wittrock, Burke, Aden, Dea) 4:09.41- 1st at Carroll
  • Glenwood (Brooklyn Schultz, Breckyn Petersen, Jenna Hopp, Danika Arnold) 4:09.70- 2nd at Carroll
  • Atlantic (Nicole Middents, Mariah Huffman, Chloe Mullenix, Claire Pellett) 4:12.48

High Jump

  • Sara Mun, Denison-Schleswig, 4-10.00- 2nd at Carroll

Discus

  • Elise Thramer, LC, 115-11- 1st at Carroll
  • Olivia Rowedder, Carroll, 107-08- 2nd at Carroll
  • Doryn Paup, Creston, 112-03

Shot Put

  • Elise Thramer, LC, 37-03.50- 1st at Carroll
  • Jordyn Matiyow, LC, 36-06.50- 2nd at Carroll

Long Jump

  • Shay Sinnard, Carroll, 18-06.75- 1st at Carroll (Top distance)
  • Avery Bock, Denison-Schleswig, 16-06.50
  • Maddie Bergman, LC, 16-05.00

Class 4A

400M Hurdles

  • Abby LaSale, CB Abraham Lincoln, 1:08.41

4x200M Relay

  • CB Abraham Lincoln (Ava Watkins, Hutson Rau, Aubrey Sandbothe, Abby LaSale) 1:47.80

Sprint Medley

  • CB Abraham Lincoln (Ava Watkins, Hailey Holcombe, Hutson Rau, Aubrey Sandbothe) 1:53.98

Long Jump

  • Aubrey Sandbothe, CB Abraham Lincoln, 17-04.00

BOYS

Class 1A

Sprint Medley

  • Riverside (Jaxon Gordon, Mason McCready, Grady Jeppesen, Ayden Salais) 1:36.07- 1st at ACGC
  • Mount Ayr 1:35.26- 1st at SW Valley
  • CAM 1 1:37.40 2 1) Kegan Croghan 10 2) Sam Foreman 12 3) Collin Bower 09 4) Cale Maas

3200M

  • Landon Bendgen Woodbine 9:48.87
  • Patrick Heffernan Boyer Valley 9:53.56
  • Justin Reinhart, ACGC, 9:55.23- 1st at ACGC
  • Colin Lillie, St. Albert, 9:59.20- 1st at SW Valley
  • Caden Keller IKM-Manning 10:05.01
  • Owen Wise St. Albert, CB 10:11.90
  • Doug Berg Nodaway Vall 10:14.48

4x800M Relay

  • IKM-Manning (Reed Hinners, Hunter Smith, Ben Ramsey, Caden Keller) 8:26.01- 1st at ACGC
  • St. Albert (Luke Wettengel, Colin Lillie, Owen Wise, Parker Heisterkamp) 8:33.39- 1st at SW Valley
  • Tri-Center 1 8:28.22 2 1) Brennan Boden 10 2) Michael Turner 12 3) Sean McGee 12 4) Carter Kunze
  • ACGC 1 8:29.58 3 1) Gavin Sloss 10 2) Tyconder Ellis 12 3) Jarrett McClain 11 4) Andrew Mahaffey
  • Riverside (Mason McCready, Landyn Schoenrock, Teegan Schechinger, Hayden Hensley) 8:38.28

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

  • CAM (Jack Follmann, Cale Maas, Collin Bower, Sam Foreman) 1:01.25- 1st at ACGC
  • Lenox (Gabe Funk, Isaac Grundman, Trenton Beck, Samson Adams) 1:01.46- 1st at SW Valley
  • Stanton 1 1:04.29 3 1) Nolan Grebin 11 2) Joshua Martin 12 3) Jacob Martin 10 4) Gavin Ford
  • ACGC 1 1:04.80 2 1) Tate Fever 09 2) Jathan South 10 3) Brexton Schneider 09 4) Treyton Schneider 1
  • CR-Bayard 1 1:05.07 3 1) Lucas Obert 10 2) Johnny Cortez 09 3) Parker Hays 10 4) Cal Heydon

100M

  • Austin Kunkle, ACGC, 11.23- 1st at ACGC
  • Brendan Monahan, St. Albert, 11.43- 1st at SW Valley
  • Cash Emgarten, Exira-EHK, 11.47
  • Zach Thornburg  East Mills 11.55

Distance Medley

  • IKM-Manning (Eli Dreyer, Ross Kusel, Hunter Smith, Caden Keller) 3:44.55- 1st at ACGC
  • St. Albert (Tony Busch, Parker Heisterkamp, Brendan Monahan, Colin Lillie) 3:42.28- 1st at SW Valley
  • Woodbine 1 3:41.92 1 1) Colton Walsh 12 2) Dillon Reed 09 3) Brodyn Pryor 09 4) Landon Bendgen
  • Mount Ayr 1 3:44.19 2 1) Preston Fleharty 11 2) Jaydon Knight 12 3) Braydon Pierson 12 4) Drew Ehlen
  • IKM-Manning 1 3:44.55 1 1) Eli Dreyer 12 2) Ross Kusel 11 3) Hunter Smith 12 4) Caden Keller
  • Riverside 1 3:47.82 2 1) Jaxon Gordon 09 2) Ayden Salais 12 3) Grady Jeppesen 11 4) Mason McCready

400M

  • Ayden Salias, Riverside, 50.96- 1st at ACGC
  • Ryce Reynolds, Mount Ayr, 50.57- 1st at SW Valley
  • Cale Maas CAM 51.62

400M Wheelchair

  • Eli Johnson, Bedford, 1:26.51- 1st at SW Valley

4x200M Relay

  • ACGC (Brock Littler, Eli Madsen, Lance Bunde, Austin Kunkle) 1:33.64- 1st at ACGC
  • Lenox (Isaac Grundman, Samson Adams, Gabe Funk, Donald Bashor) 1:33.87- 1st at SW Valley
  • IKM-Manning 1 1:34.19 2 1) Jase Lueth 11 2) Cooper Irlmeier 12 3) Eli Dreyer 12 4) Ross Kusel
  • Mount Ayr 1 1:35.20 2 1) Preston Fleharty 11 2) Jackson Ruggles 09 3) Tate Dugan 09 4) Jaydon Knight 1

110M Hurdles

  • Sam Foreman, CAM, 15.37 – 1st at ACGC (Jack Follmann of CAM just .10 behind, strong likelihood to also get in)
  • Jack Follmann CAM 15.47
  • Gabe Funk, Lenox, 15.48- 1st at SW Valley
  • Calvin Wallis Logan-Magnolia 15.94
  • Peyton Embree East Mills 16.08
  • Peyton Cook Griswold 16.17

800M

  • Zeke Konkler, Audubon, 2:04.05- 1st at ACGC
  • Parker Heisterkamp, St. Albert, 2:01.67- 1st at SW Valley
  • Carter Kunze Tri-Center 2:04.25
  • Gavin Clayton CAM 2:04.71
  • Luke Wettengel St. Albert, CB 2:05.10

800M Wheelchair

  • Eli Johnson, Bedford, 2:50.81- 1st at SW Valley

200M

  • Austin Kunkle, ACGC, 22.72- 1st at ACGC
  • Brendan Monahan, St. Albert, 23.42- 1st at SW Valley
  • Cash Emgarten EHK-Exira 23.05

200M Wheelchair

  • Eli Johnson, Bedford, 42.52- 1st at SW Valley

400M Hurdles

  • Jack Follmann, CAM, 56.27- 1st at ACGC
  • Ryce Reynolds, Mount Ayr, 54.22- 1st at SW Valley
  • Gabe Funk Lenox 55.74
  • Calvin Wallis Logan-Magnolia 56.97
  • Jonas LaCanne Exira-EHK 58.07
  • Samson Adams Lenox 58.07

1600M

  • Reed Hinners, IKM-Manning, 4:35.84- 1st at ACGC
  • Landon Bendgen Woodbine 4:36.26
  • Patrick Heffernan Boyer Valley 4:39.10
  • Colin Lillie, St. Albert, 4:40.92- 1st at SW Valley
  • Justin Reinhart ACGC 4:41.25
  • Caden Keller IKM-Manning 4:41.28
  • Doug Berg Nodaway Vall 4:42.81
  • Owen Wise St. Albert, CB 4:44.45

4x100M Relay

  • ACGC (Brock Littler, Jedd Weinkoetz, Lance Bunde, Austin Kunkle) 44.89- 1st at ACGC
  • Mount Ayr 44.90- 1st at SW Valley
  • East Mills 1 45.42 1) Ryan Stortenbecker 12 2) Zach Thornburg 11 3) Mason Crouse 12 4) Matthew Haley
  • Logan-Magnolia 1 45.53 4 1) Evan Roden 11 2) Cael Wallis 09 3) Calvin Wallis 12 4) William Anderson

4x400M Relay

  • CAM (Jack Follmann, Gavin Clayton, Sam Foreman, Cale Maas) 3:31.61- 1st at ACGC
  • Mount Ayr (Ehlen, Ruggles, Pierson, Reynolds) 3:30.40- 1st at SW Valley
  • Riverside (Jaxon Gordon, Grady Jeppesen, Keaten Rieken, Ayden Salais) 3:32.30
  • IKM-Manning (Hunter Smith, Eli Dreyer, Cooper Irlmeier, Ross Kusel) 3:35.60

Discus

  • Corbin Peach, CAM, 137-02.50- 1st at ACGC
  • Jayden Beckman, St. Albert, 138-00- 1st at SW Valley
  • Koleson Evans W Harrison 138-07
  • Lance Clayburg CR-Bayard 136-06
  • Trenton Warner Nodaway Vall 132-02

High Jump

  • Lance Bunde, ACGC, 6-04.00- 1st at ACGC
  • Samson Adams, Lenox, 6-04.00- 1st at SW Valley
  • Kolby Culbertson 11 CR-Bayard 6-03.00
  • Ross Kusel 11 IKM-Manning 6-01.00
  • Tyson Ross 12 Orient-Macksbg 6-00.00
  • Drew Volkman 12 Boyer Valley 6-00.00

Long Jump

  • Carter Kunze, Tri-Center, 19-01.50- 1st at ACGC
  • Isaac Grundman, Lenox, 20-04.00- 1st at SW Valley
  • Tony Racine Essex 20-00.50

Shot Put

  • Cooper Marvel, Fremont-Mills, 48-07.00- 1st at SW Valley
  • Lance Clayburg, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 49-07.00- 1st at ACGC
  • Payton Jacobe ACGC 49-05.75
  • Grant Brix Logan-Magnolia 48-05.00
  • Cal Heydon CR-Bayard 47-08.00
  • Trenton Warner Nodaway Vall 46-09.00

Class 2A

100M

  • Alex Ravlin, Underwood, 11.22 1st at Van Meter
  • DJ Vonnahme, Kuemper Catholic, 11.51- 2nd at OABCIG
  • Brayden Sifford Red Oak 11.35

200M

  • Tadyn Brown, Clarinda, 22.62- 2nd at Central Decatur
  • Luke Sternberg, AHSTW, 22.94- 2nd at Van Meter
  • DJ Vonnahme, Kuemper Catholic, 22.95- 1st at OABCIG
  • Jack Kling Red Oak 23.01

400M

  • Jack Kling, Red Oak, 50.93- 2nd at Central Decatur
  • Braiden Beane W Central Valley 50.83
  • Alex Razee Shenandoah 51.42
  • Braylon Dawes Panorama 53.17

1600M

  • Treyton Schaapherder, Clarinda, 4:38.57- 1st at Central Decatur
  • Kyle Wagoner, Clarinda, 4:42.99- 2nd at Central Decatur
  • Jacob Greving, Kuemper Catholic 4:45.20- 1st at OABCIG

3200M

  • Treyton Schaapherder, Clarinda, 9:52.16- 1st at Central Decatur
  • Kyle Wagoner, Clarinda, 9:55.02- 2nd at Central Decatur
  • Jacob Greving, Kuemper Catholic, 10:31.17- 2nd at OABCIG

110M Hurdles

  • Gavin Newcomb, AHSTW, 15.45- 1st at Van Meter

400M Hurdles

  • Brody Cullin, Shenandoah. 57.46- 1st at Central Decatur
  • Karson Elwood, Treynor, 55.52- 1st at Van Meter
  • Mason Boothby Underwood 55.92

4x100M

  • Red Oak (Landon Couse, Riley Fouts, Bradey Sifford, Jack Kling) 43.80- 1st at Central Decatur

4x100M Relay

  • Treynor (Noah Nelson, Karson Elwood, Kayden Dirks, Jaxon Schumacher) 43.85- 1st at Van Meter
  • Red Oak 1 43.80 1 1) Landon Couse 12 2) Riley Fouts 12 3) Brayden Sifford 10 4) Jack Kling
  • Shenandoah 1 44.40 3 1) Hunter Dukes 11 2) Alex Razee 11 3) Cole Graham 09 4) Brody Cullin
  • West Central Valley 1 44.56 2 1) Braiden Beane 12 2) Andrew Morrison 12 3) Landon Osberg 11 4) Blaise Beane

4x200M Relay

  • Clarinda (Jonah Norton, Wyatt Schmitt, Isaac Jones, Tadyn Brown) 1:32.46- 1st at Central Decatur
  • Treynor (Noah Nelson, Drew Meyers, Kayden Dirks, Jaxon Schumacher) 1:32.36 – 1st at Van Meter
  • Red Oak 1 1:32.75 3 1) Landon Couse 12 2) Aiden Bruce 12 3) Brayden Sifford 10 4) Riley Fouts
  • Shenandoah 1 1:32.77 4 1) Hunter Dukes 11 2) Alex Razee 11 3) Cole Graham 09 4) Brody Cullin
  • West Central Valley 1 1:33.34 2 1) Gage Davis 12 2) Landon Osberg 11 3) Andrew Morrison 12 4) Blaise Beane

4x400M Relay

  • Underwood 1 3:30.23 3 1) Alex Ravlin 12 2) Josh Ravlin 11 3) Will Buckholdt 10 4) Mason Boothby

4x800M Relay

  • Kuemper Catholic (Tregan Beiter, Koby Lampman, Trevor Rial, Jacob Greving), 8:37.26- 2nd at OABCIG

Sprint Medley

  • Red Oak (Landon Couse, Riley Fouts, Bradey Sifford, Jack Kling) 1:34.38- 1st at Central Decatur
  • Shenandoah (Hunter Dukes, Cole Graham, Brody Cullin, Alex Razee) 1:34.86- 2nd at Central Decatur
  • Treynor (Noah Nelson, Jaxon Schumacher, Kayden Dirks, Karson Elwood) 1:35.62- 2nd at Van Meter

Distance Medley

  • Clarinda (Jonah Norton, Alec Wyan, Wyatt Schmitt, Treyton Schaapherder) 3:42.23- 2nd at Central Decatur.
  • Underwood 1 3:42.73 3 1) Riley Sealock 09 2) Will Buckholdt 10 3) Alex Ravlin 12 4) Josh Ravlin

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

  • Underwood (Mason Boothby, Sam Hulsing, Lucas Bose, Jack Vanfossan) 1:02.32- 1st at Van Meter
  • Clarinda 1 1:04.42 3 1) Xavier DeGroot 12 2) Levi Wise 12 3) Kaiden Roop 09 4) Wyatt Schmitt

Shot Put

  • Tyler Laughlin, Shenandoah, 52-06.50- 2nd at Central Decatur
  • Thomas Huneke, Underwood, 52-03.25- 1st at Van Meter
  • Max Tiarks, Underwood, 46-00.75- 2nd at Van Meter

Discus

  • Tyler Laughlin, Shenandoah, 161-09- 2nd at Central Decatur
  • Jett Peterson, AHSTW, 137-11- 1st at Van Meter
  • Evan Adams Kuemper Cath 155-01

High Jump

  • Isaac Jones, Clarinda, 6-00.00- 2nd at Central Decatur
  • Benjamin Gerken, Kuemper Catholic, 6-02.00- 1st at OABCIG
  • Braedon Draper Panorama 6-00.00

Long Jump

  • Isaac Jones, Clarinda, 21-02.50- 1st at Central Decatur
  • Mason Boothby, Underwood, 21-10.00 – 1st at Van Meter
  • Benjamin Gerken, Kuemper Catholic, 20-06.75- 1st at OABCIG
  • Tadyn Brown Clarinda 21-02.25

Class 3A

Sprint Medley

  • Atlantic (Keelin Rasmussen, Jackson McLaren, Jaice Larson, Carter Pellett) 1:36.77- 2nd at Carroll
  • Harlan (Michael Sorfonden, Aidan Hall, Brenden Eggerss, Jacob Birch) 1:36.57- 1st at Carroll

3200M

  • Bryant Keller, Glenwood, 10:09.93- 1st at Carroll
  • Ethan Eichhorn, Lewis Central, 10:15.50- 2nd at Carroll

4x800M Relay

  • Atlantic (Caden Andersen, Bennett Whetstone, Tanner O’Brien, Alex Sonntag) 8:18.88- 1st at Carroll
  • Lewis Central 1 8:26.71 3 1) Colin Petersen 10 2) Haidyn Cox 11 3) Kade Diercks 11 4) Marshall Arkfeld

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

  • Atlantic (Jackson McLaren, Colton Rasmussen, Alex Keiser, Easton O’Brien) 1:04.04- 1st at Carroll
  • Lewis Central (Julian Humpal, Jaylen Davis, Braeden Dalheim, Aidan Bergman) 1:04.34- 2nd at Carroll

100M

  • Will Neuharth, Harlan, 11.08- 1st at Carroll
  • Cade Sears, Harlan, 11.19- 2nd at Carroll

Distance Medley

  • Lewis Central 3:38.09- 1st at Carroll
  • Glenwood 3:38.17- 2nd at Carroll
  • Creston 1 3:38.73 2 1) Tyler Riley 10 2) Chris Aragon 12 3) Austin Evans 11 4) Brandon Briley
  • Denison-Schleswig 1 3:41.62 3 1) David Cardenas 12 2) Anthony Arambula 10 3) Luke Wiebers 11 4) Leo Flores

4x200M Relay

  • Harlan (Jacob Birch, Aidan Hall, Cade Sears, Will Neuharth) 1:28.83- 1st at Carroll
  • Lewis Central (Curtis Witte, Jonathan Humpal, Braylon Kammrad, Brody Patlan) 1:30.16- 2nd at Carroll

110M Hurdles

  • Jackson McLaren, Atlantic, 16.45- 2nd at Carroll
  • Anthony Driscoll-Lee, Glenwood, 15.62- 1st at Carroll

800M

  • Ethan Eichorn, LC, 1:59.95- 1st at Carroll
  • Andrew Smith, Glenwood, 2:00.13- 2nd at Carroll
  • Brandon Briley, Creston, 2:01.84- 2nd at Carlisle

200M

  • Will Neuharth, Harlan, 22.35- 1st at Carroll
  • Cade Sears, Harlan, 22.73- 2nd at Carroll

400M

  • Ethan Perrien Denison-Schleswig 52.47

400M Hurdles

  • Jadyn Cox Atlantic 57.96- 1st at Carroll
  • Brian Ibarra Denison-Schlswg 58.00- 2nd at Carroll

1600M

  • Ethan Eichhorn, LC, 4:29.67- 1st at Carroll
  • Bryant Keller, Glenwood, 4:31.25- 2nd at Carroll
  • Kade Diercks Lewis Central 4:38.16

4x100M Relay

  • Harlan (Jacob Birch, Cade Sears, Brehden Eggerss, Will Neuharth) 43.09- 1st at Carroll
  • Lewis Central (Curtis Witte, Jonathan Humpal, Braylon Kammrad, Brody Patlan) 43.29- 2nd at Carroll

4x400M Relay

  • Atlantic (Tanner O’Brien, Bennett Whetstone, Caden Andersen, Carter Pellett) 3:29.66- 1st in Carroll
  • Glenwood 1 3:31.50 3 1) Victor Cruz 10 2) Jake Shannon 11 3) Cooper DeLashmutt 10 4) Andrew Smith

Long Jump

  • Brehden Eggerss, Harlan, 21-06.50- 1st at Carroll
  • Anthony Driscoll-Lee, Glenwood, 21-03.50- 2nd at Carroll
  • Colton Rasmussen Atlantic 20-08.00
  • Jaylen Davis Lewis Central 20-07.50

High Jump

  • Colton Rasmussen, Atlantic, 6-02.00- 1st at Carroll
  • Trey Hunter, Carroll, 06-01.00- 2nd at Carroll
  • Jayden Proehl Atlantic 6-01.00

Shot Put

  • Parker Matiyow, Lewis Central, 50-11.75- 1st at Carroll
  • Reagan Skarnulis, Glenwood, 49-06.00- 2nd at Glenwood

Discus

  • Parker Matiyow, Lewis Central, 153-11- 1st at Carroll
  • Logyn Eckheart, Glenwood, 144-02- 2nd at Carroll

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Tentative State Track and Field Qualifiers released by IGHSAU and IHSAA

Sports

May 12th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS

Class 1A State Qualifiers

Class 2A State Qualifiers

Class 3A State Qualifiers

Class 4A State Qualifiers

BOYS

Class 4A

Class 3A

Class 2A

Class 1A

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IEDA Board approves assistance for an established company and four startups in Iowa

News

May 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

May 12, 2023 (DES MOINES, IA) – Today, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved awards for an established company in Ankeny and innovation funding in support of four startups located in Ames and Des Moines.

SPAL-USA to expand manufacturing operations from Italy to Ankeny

SPAL-USA, Inc. is the North American subsidiary of Italian company SPAL Automotive Srl, a market leader in the design, manufacture, sales and distribution of products across all types of vehicles and equipment. The company plans to build a 160,000-square-foot building to localize manufacturing and assembly operations in Ankeny with plans for further expansion. The existing sales and distribution center will be consolidated under the new structure. The project represents a $33.5 million capital investment and is expected to create 39 jobs, of which 15 are incented at a qualifying wage of $33.31 per hour. The board awarded the company a $200,000 forgivable loan and tax benefits through the High Quality Jobs program.

Awards made to four startups

Ag-tech startup SoilSerdem LLC in Ames provides scientific soil mapping to help with agronomic decision making. The service streamlines soil fertility mapping through high-resolution, up-to-date, accurate digital models for organizations that provide agronomy support to farmers. The company was awarded a $32,000 POCR loan for market and competition analyses and proof of concept work.

Varsity Music, Inc., owned and operated by marching band enthusiasts in Ames, produces illuminant instrument lights. The product is a programmable lighting unit that can be placed on instruments or uniforms to be used as a teaching tool or to enhance performances through a mobile app or computer software. The company was awarded a $50,000 Proof of Commercial Relevance (POCR) loan for product refinement, key personnel and equipment.

Ames-based Zymosense, Inc. created a platform to enable faster and more accurate high-throughput discovery of new enzymes for food, feed and pharmaceuticals. The technology will be used by enzyme manufacturers to secure intellectual property rights and get to market faster. The company was awarded a $100,000 Demonstration Fund loan for market and competition analyses, market planning and entry activities and key personnel.

Upvote, LLC, headquartered in Des Moines, is a scalable communication platform where users can find summarized, objective information related to policy and current events in plain language. Through advanced technologies, the model allows for constituents and elected officials to communicate real-time updates and messages on issues with access to different viewpoints and data insights. The company was awarded a $50,000 POCR loan for IP development and evaluation, market analysis, product refinement and marketing planning and entry activities.

Award recommendations for these funds are made by the Technology Commercialization Committee to the IEDA Board for approval.

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Council Bluffs man wanted for alleged shootings in Blair, NE.

News

May 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Blair, Nebraska) – Police in Blair are asking for your help in locating a western Iowa man suspected of shooting two people this (Friday) morning. An arrest warrant was issued for 22-year-old Elijah E. Logan, of Council Bluffs. Logan is described as being 5-feet 9-inches tall, and weighing 175-pounds. He was seen leaving the area where the incident occurred, in a 1988 Green Jeep Cherokee with Iowa license plate NAM 032.
Authorities say officers were dispatched at 6:30-a.m. on May 12th, 2023, to a residence in the 1000 Block of Park Street for a report of a Shooting with Injuries. Upon arrival, officers located two victims, a male, and a female. The female victim had gunshot wounds to her legs. Officers rendered aid until emergency personnel could arrive and transported the female party to the hospital. The second male victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Douglas County Crime Lab and Blair Officers continue to investigate the scene for witnesses and video footage that may be of investigative assistance. Any resident in the nearby area with exterior surveillance camera systems is encouraged to notify the police department. The investigation is ongoing.  Metro Law Enforcement agencies along with US Marshalls are currently assisting in the location of Logan.

Elijah E. Logan

Blair Police ask that anyone who has additional information please call 402-426-4747 or if they see Elijah E. Logan or the vehicle call 911. Future updates may be provided as they become available.

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New law enhances penalties for domestic abusers with previous convictions

News

May 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The governor has signed a bill into law that’s designed to enhance the criminal charges for people arrested more than once of domestic abuse. It will change guidelines which have prevented prosecutors from charging someone arrested for domestic abuse assault with committing a second or third offense if their previous conviction occurred more than a dozen years ago. Senator Jeff Reichman, of Montrose, was the only lawmaker who spoke during senate debate of the change.

“It’s sad to see these convictions and usually people do have a history,” Reichman says. “I look back at some of the deaths we’ve had in our area and a large amount of them, unfortunately, are because of domestics, so I’m glad we can do some legislation to help out.”

A prosecutor who was a key advocate for the bill told The Cedar Rapids Gazette the change was needed because violent offenders have been able to avoid felony or serious misdemeanor charges simply because 12 years had passed since a previous domestic abuse assault conviction or deferred judgment.

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Food Bank Iowa continues to see need increase

News

May 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – There are Iowans who continue to struggle to put food on the table. Food Bank of Iowa spokesperson, Annette Hacker, says their demand has not eased at all. “We have really seen the numbers just continue to rise for the last 12 months or so ever since. The emergency proclamation lifted and SNAP benefits returned to normal levels back in April of 2022. Nearly every month since then has been a record in terms of people needing food assistance,” she says. The Food Bank of Iowa serves 55 of the state’s 99 counties.

“We served about 110-thousand in March of 2022 compared with 169-thousand in March of 2023,” Hacker says. Hacker she fears the numbers aren’t going to drop anytime soon. “I hate to say it but we don’t see any ceiling in sight. The people who need food assistance are being crushed from all sides with the SNAP legislation that appears it will be signed soon,” Hacker says. “That will make SNAP benefits even more difficult to get. It will make some people not even not even apply and others perhaps eliminated from SNAP benefits.” Hacker said the summer ahead will be a critical time.

“Because kids are out of school, and those children who rely on free and reduced price meals suddenly don’t have those at school. And parents who have kids at home have to come up with an extra 10 to 15 meals every day per child,” she says. “And if your budget is stretched thin and you’re already having a hard time affording groceries, that just makes it even more difficult.”

Saturday is the Iowa postal service annual “Stamp Out Hunger” event. The carriers will pick up non perishable food items from customers at their mailboxes to be delivered to the community food banks. A reminder also, that Atlantic Post Office employees will be collecting non-perishable food items and/or monetary donations, Saturday.  All donations will benefit the Atlantic Food Pantry. Your cash or check donations can be left with your letter carrier this weekend, mailed to the Atlantic Food Pantry at P.O. Box 285 (Atlantic, IA 50022), or dropped-off at the Pantry, which is located at 704 W. 7th Street (The former “After 5 Somewhere” building). Drop-off hours for monetary donations are Mondays and Thursdays, from 9-until 11-a.m.

Customers wishing to contribute through their postal mail carrier should clearly address an envelope as a food pantry, or food drive donation, and leave visibly as outgoing mail. No stamp is required for this type of donation. Checks should be made out to the Atlantic Food Pantry

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