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Iowa Prep Football Poll

Sports

August 23rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2011 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and 2010 Final rank at right:

Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Cedar Falls (8) 0-0 105 3
2. Iowa City High (2) 0-0 91 2
3. West Des Moines Valley (1) 1-0 88 NR
4. Bettendorf 0-0 79 4
5. Ankeny 1-0 64 NR
6. Southeast Polk 1-0 51 NR
7. West Des Moines Dowling 0-1 36 1
8. Marion Linn-Mar 0-0 25 9
9. Iowa City West 0-0 16 NR
10. Cedar Rapids Xavier 0-0 13 8
Others receiving votes: 11, Eldridge North Scott 9. 11, Sioux City East 9. 13, Davenport Assumption 5. 13, Ames 5. 15, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 4. 16, Cedar Rapids Washington 2. 16, Johnston 2. 18, Muscatine 1.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Sioux City Heelan (7) 1-0 104 5
2. Solon (4) 0-0 97 4
3. Clear Lake 0-0 70 2
4. La Porte City Union 0-0 63 6
5. Denison-Schleswig 1-0 43 NR
6. Webster City 0-0 40 9
7. Harlan 0-1 35 3
8. Pella 0-0 30 1
9. Manchester West Delaware 0-0 29 NR
10. Williamsburg 0-0 27 7
Others receiving votes: 11, Marion 17. 12, Adel ADM 14. 13, Decorah 11. 14, Waverly-Shell Rock 9. 15, Maquoketa 8. 16, Oskaloosa 4. 17, Grinnell 2. 17, Carlisle 2.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. State Center West Marshall (3) 0-0 94 9
2. Iowa City Regina (7) 0-0 92 1
3. West Union North Fayette 0-0 85 2
4. Carroll Kuemper (1) 0-0 56 6
5. Dyersville Beckman 0-0 54 NR
6. Alleman North Polk 0-0 37 NR
7. South Central Calhoun 0-0 35 3
8. Mediapolis 0-0 28 NR
9. Sigourney-Keota 0-0 24 4
10. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 0-0 16 NR
Others receiving votes: 11, Osage 14. 12, Central Lyon-GLR 12. 13, Sheldon 10. 14, Spirit Lake 9. 15, Bloomfield Davis County 7. 15, Iowa Falls-Alden 7. 17, Monroe PCM 6. 18, Iowa Falls 5. 19, West Liberty 4. 20, Pella Christian 3. 21, New Hampton 2. 21, Hull Western Christian 2. 23, O-A/BCIG 1. 23, Roland-Story 1. 23, Waterloo Columbus 1.
Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Emmetsburg (5) 0-0 96 2
2. Council Bluffs St. Albert (3) 0-0 92 1
3. West Branch (1) 0-0 77 4
4. Aplington-Parkersburg 0-0 71 3
5. Inwood West Lyon (1) 0-0 55 8
6. Woodward-Granger 0-0 53 5
7. Dike-New Hartford (1) 0-0 51 NR
8. St. Ansgar 0-0 30 NR
9. Logan-Magnolia 0-0 25 6
10. Stanwood North Cedar 0-0 13 9
Others receiving votes: 11, Jackson Junction Turkey Valley 10. 12, Hartley HMS 7. 12, IKM/Manning 7. 14, Panora Panorama 5. 15, Gladbrook-Reinbeck 4. 16, Hinton 2. 16, Eagle Grove 2. 18, Des Moines Christian 1. 18, Hudson 1. 18, Garner-Hayfield 1. 18, Treynor 1. 18, Lawton-Bronson 1.

Class A
Record Pts Prv
1. Madrid (4) 0-0 97 1
2. Britt West Hancock (2) 0-0 82 NR
3. Le Mars Gehlen Catholic (3) 0-0 78 5
4. Traer North Tama (1) 0-0 76 3
5. Mason City Newman 1-0 57 2
6. Lisbon (1) 0-0 55 9
7. Wayland WACO 0-0 44 4
8. Postville 0-0 42 10
9. Brooklyn BGM 0-0 24 6
10. Algona Garrigan 0-0 10 NR
Others receiving votes: 11, Clay Central-Everly 9. 12, Bedford 8. 13, Akron-Westfield 5. 13, Northwood-Kensett 5. 15, Van Meter 4. 15, Avoca AHST 4. 17, North Butler 3. 18, Belle Plaine 2.

Class 8-Man
Record Pts Prv
1. Armstrong-Ringsted (10) 1-0 109 2
2. Blairsburg NE Hamilton 0-0 89 4
3. Preston 1-0 68 3
4. Tabor Fremont-Mills 0-0 66 6
T5.Lenox (1) 0-0 40 1
T5.Maynard West Central 1-0 40 NR
T5.Adair-Casey 0-0 40 NR
8. Stanton 0-0 27 NR
9. Glidden-Ralston 0-0 21 9
T10.East Mills 0-0 16 NR
T10.West Bend-Mallard 0-0 16 NR
Others receiving votes: 12, Graettinger-Terril 14. 13, Kingsley-Pierson 12. 13, Clarksville 12. 15, Remsen-Union 11. 16, Lansing Kee 10. 17, Des Moines Grandview Park Baptist 5. 18, Moravia 4. 19, Janesville 3. 20, North Sentral Kossuth 1. 20, Newell-Fonda 1.

Central IA man arrested in SW IA storm fraud case

News

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Police in the Taylor County community of Lenox say a central Iowa man was arrested Monday on a warrant associated fraud, and connected to repair work he was contracted to perform following the May 11th tornado that devastated a portion of the town. Officials say 27-year old Joseph Adam Whitehead, of Marshalltown, was arrested on a felony 1st Degree Theft charge, following an ongoing criminal investigation conducted by the Lenox P-D and the fraud division of the Iowa Attorney General’s Office.

Whitehead is accused of soliciting work from victims of the May 11th tornado in Lenox, being paid for the work and failing to perform the work. According to Lenox Police Chief Jon Huggins, the charge stems from a single incident in which Whitehead is alleged to have taken $11,000 from a single victim. Chief Huggins said also, that there are at least two known additional people who paid Whitehead for work that was never completed, and additional charges are expected to be filed in those cases as well.

Whitehead is currently being held in the Marion County Jail in Knoxville where he is facing felony theft charges filed by the Pella Police Department. The charges filed in Pella are unrelated to the Lenox charges.

According to Huggins, Whitehead is expected to be held in Marion County until the charges there are resolved and then be brought to Taylor County.

Property owners in Atlantic reminded to “trim your trees!”

News

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The City of Atlantic is issuing a reminder to property owners in the community, that City Ordinance states “All trees on private property and the abutting right of way (normally the area between the sidewalk and street), are the responsibility of the property owner.” The ordinance requires tree limbs to be maintained at a height clearance of seven-feet above the sidewalks, and 14-feet above the street.

The City is currently reviewing hazards to both vehicles and pedestrians from tree limbs, and it encourages property owners to review your trees and make certain they are in compliance. If the City is forced to trim trees on your property or the adjacent right of way, the property owner will be billed for the expense.

City officials say it is less expensive for property owners to have the work handled on their own, or contracted out, then it is for the City to take care of your trees for you.

Vehicles collide in Atlantic, Friday

News

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A two-vehicle collision Friday afternoon at 4th and Chestnut Streets in Atlantic caused $4,100 damage, but no injuries were reported. According to Atlantic Police, vehicles driven by Heidi Johnson, of Adair, and Mabel Stahl, of Atlantic, collided at around 4-p.m., when Johnson backed out of a parking space from the west side of Chestnut and hit Stahl’s vehicle on the right side, as she was traveling south on Chestnut.

Johnson was given a written warning for “Unsafe backing.”

FEMA expands disaster aid to 6 Iowa counties

News

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Federal officials have expanded a disaster declaration for six Iowa counties hammered by Missouri River flooding. Gov. Terry Branstad announced the new declaration Monday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, saying it would enable local officials to begin permanent repairs to damaged infrastructure, such as roads and bridges. Earlier declarations were focused on initial cleanup. The declaration covers Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie and Woodbury counties.

FEMA officials approved the declaration after studying damage reports submitted by the state. That agency earlier rejected the state’s request for individual assistance programs in the six counties, designed to help those who saw damage to homes or businesses. Branstad says state officials will continue to press for that aid. FEMA spokesman Bob Josephson says his agency will consider whatever applications the state submits.

ROBERTA GRAY, 93, of Oakland (svcs 8-25-11)

Obituaries

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

ROBERTA GRAY, 93, of Oakland, died Sun., Aug. 21st at the Oakland Manor Nursing Home.  Funeral services for ROBERTA GRAY will be held 11-a.m. Thu., Aug. 25th, at the Oakland Christian Church.  Rieken-Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland has the arrangements.

Open visitation will be held at the church after 1:00 pm on Wednesday.  Visitation with the family will be held at the church on Wed. (8/24), from 5:30-7:30pm.

Interment will be at the Oaklawn Cemetery at Oakland.

ROBERTA GRAY is survived by:

Her children – Robert (Pricilla) Gray; Ron (LeAnn) Gray; Don (Janice) Gray; & Gary (Judy) Gray.

12 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, many other relatives & friends.

Heavy rains force closure of Carter Lake

Ag/Outdoor, News

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

CARTER LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Heavy rainfall has forced the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to close Carter Lake in southwest Iowa to all boaters.

The DNR says in a news release on Monday the heavy rainfalls from storms that moved across the area Sunday night has led the agency to close all boat ramps on Carter Lake until the water level has dropped enough so that docks and the shoreline are protected.

The DNR also says all boat ramps on Carter Lake in Omaha, Neb., are closed.

Scholarship to honor pilot killed at KC air show

News

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A scholarship will be created to honor the memory of a stunt pilot whose plane crashed during the Kansas City Air Show. Fifty-year-old Bryan Jensen of Ponte Vedra, Fla., and formerly of Atlantic, IA, was performing loops and spirals Saturday afternoon when his biplane failed to pull out of a dive. The plane crashed in flames on grass next to a runway at Wheeler Downtown Airport.

Air show officials announced Monday that a scholarship in Jensen’s honor will be established through the Mid-American Youth Aviation Association. Details will be announced later.  The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash. Sunday’s show was dedicated to Jensen and went off without any problems.

Cards Coach Dave Duncan to Take Leave of Absence

Sports

August 22nd, 2011 by Jim Field

ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 22, 2011 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that Pitching Coach Dave Duncan will take a leave of absence from the ballclub.  Duncan’s wife, Jeanine, underwent major surgery on Sunday (August 21) and will require additional tests and rehabilitation.  Duncan will remain with his wife during this period.  The Duncan family asks for privacy during this time.  They are optimistic that Jeanine will have a positive recovery and the Cardinals have expressed their full support to the Duncan family during this difficult time.

Four arrests reported in Atlantic over the weekend

News

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Police in Atlantic said today (Monday), four people were arrested over the weekend. On Friday, 35-year old Brent Beedle, of Oakland, was arrested on a Pottawattamie County warrant for Failure to Comply with the Iowa Sex Offender Registry.

And, on Sunday, officers with the Atlantic P-D arrested: 54-year old William Schreiber, of Atlantic, & 26-year old Quentin Moses, of Ralston, NE. Both men were charged with 1st offense OWI; and, 49-year old Harry Moses, of Oakland, was arrested Sunday on a Mills County warrant for Civil Contempt.

All four individuals were booked into the Cass County Jail.