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JOYCE BOWER, 69, of Massena (Svcs. 4/20/23)

Obituaries

April 14th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

JOYCE BOWER, 69, of Massena, died Thursday, April 13, 2023, at her home.  Funeral services for JOYCE BOWER will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at the Massena Baptist Church. Lamb Funeral Home in Massena has the arrangements.

Open Visitation:  Will be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the Lamb Funeral Home in Massena from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Family Visitation: The family will greet friends on Wednesday evening at the Lamb Funeral Home in Massena from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Burial in the Massena Center Cemetery will follow the funeral service, and a luncheon will be held at the church following the burial.

Memorials:  May be directed to the Joyce Bower Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.

JOYCE BOWER is survived by:

Her husband – Dwight Bower, of Massena.

Her sons – Chris (Amber) Bower, of Indianapolis, IN: Courtney (Jana) Bower, of West Des Moines; Charles Bower, of Springfield, and Derek (Jamie) Bower, of Massena.

Her sisters – Jeanette (Mike) Hall, of Massena, and Jayne (Terry) Brewer, of Oakland.

Her brothers – Brian (Roxie) Sothman, of Wiota, and Jason (Melissa) Sothman, of Ottumwa.

Nine grandchildren. Other relatives and friends.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

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West Central Valley wins ACGC’s Lady Charger Invitational 04/13/2023

Sports

April 13th, 2023 by admin

ACGC Lady Charger Invitational
04/13/2023

Team Scores

  1. West Central Valley 152.25
  2. ACGC 111
  3. Audubon 99
  4. Panorama 97
  5. Earlham 75.5
  6. Glidden-Ralston 54
  7. Lenox 51.75
  8. CAM 42.75
  9. Exira-EHK 13.75
  10. Paton-Churdan 7

ACGC got wins from Ava Campbell in the 400M and 1500M. The Chargers also won the 4x800M Relay (Ava Campbell, Hayden Coffman, Adalyn Benson, Katelyn Schafer 11:07.49)

Audubon got a win from Madison Steckler in the 100M Hurdles (16.66), The Wheelers also won the 4x400M Relay (Addie Hocker, Mattie Nielsen, Kade Sporrer, Stefi Beisswenger 4:38.38) and the Distance Medley (Addie Hocker, Mattie Nielsen, Kade Sporrer, Stefi Beisswenger) 4:48.87.

Full results HERE

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High School Tennis Scoreboard 04/13/2023

Sports

April 13th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS TENNIS

Audubon 5, Harlan 4
Red Oak 8, Southwest Valley 1

BOYS TENNIS

Audubon 6, Harlan 3 (Wheelers snap 4-year losing drought)
Denison-Schleswig 5, Bishop Heelan 4
Lewis Central 5, CB Abraham Lincoln 4
Maryville 9, Clarinda 0
Red Oak 6, Southwest Valley 3

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High School Soccer Scoreboard 04/13/2023

Sports

April 13th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS SOCCER

Ballard 10, Carroll 0
CB Thomas Jefferson 6, Missouri Valley 1
Panorama 8, AHSTW 0
West Central Valley 1, Tri-Center 0
Winterset 10, Creston 0

BOYS SOCCER

Creston 1, Atlantic 0
Ballard 4, Carroll 2
Denison-Schleswig 10, Logan-Magnolia 0
Glenwood 1, Treynor 0
Panorama 8, AHSTW 2
Sioux City North 4, Lewis Central 2

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High School Golf Scoreboard 04/13/2023

Sports

April 13th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS GOLF

Shenandoah Fillie Invitational- See Other Story

Griswold NTS, Stanton/Essex NTS
Medalist: Aleah Sandin, Stanton, 51
Runner-Up: Joanna Reynolds, Griswold, 52

Boyer Valley 224, West Central Valley 295, CAM NTS, Exira-EHK NTS
Medalist: Reese Snyder, CAM, 44
Runner-Up: Kylie Kepford, West Central Valley, 49

Clarke 193, Wayne 217, Southeast Warren 264

Martensdale-St. Marys 236, Mount Ayr 238

BOYS GOLF

Lewis Central Invitational- See other story.

Des Moines Christian Invitational

Team Scores

  1. Des Moines Christian 326
  2. PCM 331
  3. Hampton-Dumont CAL 347
  4. Panorama 353
  5. Earlham 363
  6. Treynor 366
  7. Coon Rapids-Bayard 365
  8. Greene County 370

Medalist: Carson Thies, DMC, 74
Runner-Up: Will Latham, DMC, 75

CAM 170, Boyer Valley 187, West Central Valley 194, Exira-EHK 215
Medalist: Chase Jahde, CAM 39
Runner-Up: Devin Melby, Boyer Valley, 39

Essex/Stanton 200, Griswold 222
Medalist: Kamron Brownlee, Griswold, 41
Runner-Up: Kaden uick, Essex, 47

Mount Ayr 181, Martensdale-St. Marys 251, Central Decatur NTS

Wayne 177, SE Warren 206

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Carroll wins Tri-Center Girls Invitational 04/13/2023

Sports

April 13th, 2023 by admin

Tri-Center Girls Track and Field Invitational
04/13/2023

Team Scores

  1. Carroll 112
  2. St. Albert 105
  3. Treynor 99
  4. Denison-Schleswig 96
  5. Woodbine 52
  6. Tri-Center 33
  7. Boyer Valley 28
  8. IKM-Manning 22
  9. Missouri Valley 17
  10. West Harrison 16
  11. AHSTW 5
  12. Heartland Christian 3

Carroll picked up a win in the 400M from Marie Dea (1:02.61) and 100M Hurdles with Madison Tunning (15.25). The Tigers also won the 4x100M Relay and 4x400M Relay.

St. Albert got wins from Carly McKeever 100M (12.61) and 100M (26.35), Lilli Denton i500M (5:15.77), and Distance Medley (4:37.81).

Full results: TC Girls Invitational 4-13-23

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Glenwood wins home girls Ram Relays, Atlantic 2nd 04/13/2023

Sports

April 13th, 2023 by admin

Glenwood Girls Ram Relays
04/13/2023

Team Scores

  1. Glenwood 136
  2. Atlantic 113.33
  3. CB Abraham Lincoln 78
  4. Clarinda 75.33
  5. Lewis Central 67
  6. Underwood 51
  7. Sioux City East 49
  8. Harlan 49
  9. Logan-Magnolia 49
  10. Riverside 33.33
  11. Creston 30
  12. CB Thomas Jefferson 10

Glenwood got wins from Brooklyn Shultz in the 200M and Lauren Hughes in the 800M. The Rams also won the 4x200M Relay.

Atlantic picked up a win in the 4x400M Relay (Ava Rush, Mariah Huffman, Morgan Botos, and Chloe Mullenix 4:13.56). The Trojans also took the Sprint Medley (Hailey Huffman, Jayci Reed, Chloe Mullenix, Ava Rush 1:54.78).

The Trojans also had a number of 2nd place finishes. Hailey Huffman in the 200M (28.38), Ava Rush 400M (1:02.24), Claire Pellett 1500M (5:15.11), Jayci Reed 100M Hurdles (17.33), 4x800M Relay, and Distance Medley.

Full results: 2023 Ram Relay Results

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Atlantic & Lewis Fire Departments battle side-by-side fire

News

April 13th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Cass County, Iowa) – Firefighters from Atlantic were called to the scene of a side-by-side (UTV) fire, this afternoon. The call went out at around 2:45-p.m, for the incident at 620th St., just south of Jasper Road, a little south of the Atlantic City limits.

Lewis Fire was requested for mutual aid, as the wind whipped flames were spreading to a nearby field.  Additional information is not currently available.

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Fire chief praises men for rescue in burning Estherville building

News

April 13th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Estherville’s fire chief is praising four men for a daring rescue from a locked apartment in a burning building.

A fire was reported Monday night in Estherville at the Country View Apartments and emergency responders rushed to evacuate several elderly and disabled residents A firefighter from Wallingford and a deputy sheriff could hear someone inside an apartment, behind a locked door. An Estherville policeman and a businessman from across the street who ran to help joined the two other men in getting the person out of their apartment.

Estherville fire. (Estherville FD photo)

Estherville’s fire chief says the four men encountered heavy smoke and flames above their heads as they saved someone they didn’t know. The apartment’s resident was taken to a local hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.

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More statehouse drama over positioning of Iowa Caucuses

News

April 13th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A key Iowa Democrat is hinting his party might sue if the Republican-led legislature passes a bill to forbid Democrats from using a mail-in system for participation in the 2024 Iowa Caucuses.

Scott Brennan, a former chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party, is one of Iowa’s representatives on the Democratic National Committee. “I am a practicing lawyer and I have my own thoughts on the subject but maybe, ultimately, somebody will have to make a decision who’s wearing a black robe,” Brennan told statehouse reporters late this morning.

Republicans on a House committee have approved a bill that would require in-person participation in the Iowa Republican and Democratic Party Caucuses. New Hampshire’s Secretary of State has said if Iowa Democrats use mail-in voting for their 2024 Caucuses, New Hampshire’s presidential Primary would be moved ahead of Iowa’s Caucuses.

Scott Brennan. (file photo from Iowa PBS)

Republican Representative Bobby Kaufmann said his bill is about saving the Iowa Caucuses. “If we do nothing, we lose first in the nation status period,” Kaufmann said. “When you do mail in, it’s a primary. New Hampshire is obligated by law to jump us. This bill is protecting the integrity of the Iowa Caucuses for Republicans and Democrats.”

Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee suggest Kaufmann as the bill’s sponsor has a conflict of interest because he is a paid senior advisor to Donald Trump’s Iowa Caucus campaign. Brennan, the former Iowa Democratic Party chairman, said Democrats were blindsided by Kaufmann’s bill, which was publicly released this week.

“It’s a solution in search of a problem. I don’t understand it. It makes no sense,” Brennan said. “We have decades of history where the two parties came together and talked about issues important to Iowans in our (Caucus) process. Nothing this time.”

National Democrats have voted for five other states to lead the voting in the 2024 presidential campaign and Brennan said Iowa Democrats have not yet announced when or exactly how they will conduct their Caucuses next year.

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