Class A Semifinals
Woodbury Central 28 – East Buchanan 20
West Hancock, Britt 39 – Madrid 14
Class 4A Semifinals
Lewis Central 31 – North Polk 5
Class A Semifinals
Woodbury Central 28 – East Buchanan 20
West Hancock, Britt 39 – Madrid 14
Class 4A Semifinals
Lewis Central 31 – North Polk 5
(Ames, IA) – The Iowa State Cyclones beat the Lindenwood Lions in men’s basketball action 102-47. The Cyclones gained control on the scoring side early as they earned a 20-2 lead with just 13 minutes left in the first half of action.
Iowa State’s Tamin Lipsey earned his career-high 21 points, with 15 points in the first half alone. He went 8-11 from the field and earned seven assists in the Cyclones win on Thursday. Milan Momcilovic went 3-7 from downtown and had 17 points while going 7-12 overall on the floor and earning four rebounds. Keshon Gilbert also had double-digits with 12 points and three assists. Robert Jones was right with Gilbert as he also had 12 points and four rebounds. The Cyclones forced a total of 22 turnovers and were led by Curtis Jones with five steals. Tre King also made his name well-known with six points and posted a game-high seven rebounds.
Lindenwood was led by Keenon Cole with 18 points and three rebounds. Jeremiah Talton had 13 points for the only two double-digit scorers for Lindenwood.
Iowa State will remain in Ames as they take on Idaho State this upcoming Sunday. The tipoff will be at noon in Ames.
(Lincoln, NE) – The Nebraska Huskers rattled the Florida A&M Rattlers 81-54. The Huskers led early and kept a hold of that lead throughout the game.
Nebraska newcomer Rienk Mast led in scoring as he scored 20 points and earned 16 rebounds for a double-double. Eli Rice earned 16 points and four rebounds while Brice Williams scored 16, six, and two assists. CJ Wilcher scored six points and dished out two assists. Both Josiah Allick and Jamarques Lawerence scored five points and Lawerence also pulled down five rebounds and dished out four assists.
The leading scorer for the Rattlers was K’Jei Parker with 13 points and six rebounds. Morrell Schramm scored 10 points and also grabbed three rebounds.
Nebraska will take on Rider at home this Monday, November 13th with the opening tipoff at 7:00 p.m.
(Charlotte, NC) – #3 Iowa wins over the #8 Virginia Tech Hokies 80-76 in women’s basketball action. It was back-and-forth action between the Hokies and the Hawkeyes as it came down the fourth quarter between the two as Virginia Tech forced Iowa to use four timeouts as they continued to climb back into the game, but not far enough.
Leading in scoring for the Hawkeyes was Caitlin Clark. Not only did she score over half the points for the Hawkeyes, she had 44 total points in the game, eight rebounds, and six assists. Clark is now just 16 points away from Iowa’s all-time scoring title of 2,804 points. Hannah Stuelke scored 12 points and also earned four rebounds for Iowa. The last player to score in double-digits was Kate Martin with 10 points, one rebound, and an assist.
Virginia Tech’s Georgia Amoore scored 31 points and one assist to lead the Hokies. Right behind her was Elizabeth Kitley with a double-double of 16 points and 16 rebounds. The last double-digit scorer was Carleigh Wenzel with 11 points and one rebound.
Iowa’s head coach Lisa Bluder is just five wins away from 500 career victories at Iowa. The Hawkeyes now lead the series 3-1 as coach Bluder is undefeated against the Hokies.
Iowa’s next game is on the road in Cedar Falls against Northern Iowa with the opening tipoff at 2:00 p.m.
(Adams County, Iowa) – Officials with the Corning Fire Department said in a social media post, that on Thursday (Nov. 9, 2023), they were dispatched to a combine fire. Once on scene, it was discovered that the field the combine was in had started on fire as well.
Mutual aid was requested from the Cumberland, Grant, Massena and Villisca Fire Departments. Montgomery County EMA provided aerial drone photos during the incident, as well as assistance with finding hotspots.
No injuries were reported. (Photos via Montgomery County EMA)
DES MOINES – Governor Kim Reynolds has signed an extension of the proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, and manure. The proclamation is effective immediately (11/9/23) and continues through December 11, 2023. It allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage, stover, fertilizer (dry, liquid, and gas), and manure (dry and liquid) to be overweight (not exceeding 90,000 pounds gross weight) without a permit for the duration of this proclamation.
The proclamation applies to loads transported on all highways within Iowa (excluding the interstate system) and those which do not exceed a maximum of 90,000 pounds gross weight, do not exceed the maximum axle weight limit determined under the non-primary highway maximum gross weight table in Iowa Code § 321.463 (6) (a) and (b), by more than 12.5 percent, do not exceed the legal maximum axle weight limit of 20,000 pounds, and comply with posted limits on roads and bridges.
See the proclamation here.
Ralph Wedemeyer, 89, of Exira died Tuesday, November 7th, 2023, at the Exira Care Center.
The family of Ralph Wedemeyer will host a Celebration of Life from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Saturday Nov 18th, 2023, at the Exira Lutheran Church in Exira.
(Harlan, Iowa) – The Shelby County Board of Supervisors met in a regular session Tuesday morning (Nov. 7, 2023). According to the meeting minutes provided by Shelby County Auditor Mark Maxwell, the Supervisors reported current activities on the Boards and committees that they are members of, representing Shelby County. Board Chair Steve Kenkel noted that the Iowa Utility Board has resumed their business with the Carbon Capture Pipeline. Next week they plan to finish the current testimonies that they are permitting to hear.
Todd Valline reported on the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce and Industry to the Supervisors. The report included many events that have recently taken place on the Harlan Square. Organizers were pleased with the great attendance at the recent art show. Activities are also on tap for this weekends Veterans Day activities. Chamber involvement is being scheduled with the holiday events coming up in the coming months.
Brandon Burmeister asked the Supervisors to approve a Utility Permit (numbered 2023-11-3) for West Central Iowa Rural Water Association. Parkhurst made a motion to approve the permit, Schaben seconded the motion the motion passed. Burmeister also gave a Secondary Roads report and progress being made on projects throughout Shelby County including bridge crew activities and some department-wide projects.
Chairperson Kenkel then noted that the employee performance evaluations will be due in early December and that employees using the county provided health insurance had enough participation to warrant the full 5% discount on next year’s health insurance policies. November 14th is a special Supervisor meeting to Canvass the first part of the City/School election. Before concluding the special meeting on the 14th an initial budget workshop will be held with Taryn Knapp the new Shelby County Budget Director.
Mark Maxwell, auditor reminded the Board that the Farm Rent Bids will be opened at the next regular meeting November 21st and the deadline for submission to the Auditors office for the bids for both farms is November 17th.
DES MOINES – October’s above-normal precipitation broke a streak of drier-than-normal months that began in March, according to the latest Water Summary Update.
October’s statewide average precipitation was 3.12 inches, or 0.43 inches above normal. The heavy rainfall in northwest Iowa led to an improvement to “normal” conditions according to the Iowa Drought Plan.
“The wetter-than-normal October was certainly very welcome in Iowa,” said Tim Hall, the DNR’s Hydrology Resources Coordinator. “Despite the above-normal rainfall in October, the state is still more than 7 inches short of moisture for this year, which is concerning as we wind down the fall and head into the winter months. We continue to need normal to above normal rainfall across nearly all of the state to get us into better shape headed into next spring.”
October rains resulted in some improvement in drought conditions for most of the state. However, southwest Iowa moved into the “drought warning” category due to a combination of precipitation deficits and streamflow, along with the current U.S. Drought Monitor designation of moderate to severe drought.
A small area of eastern Jackson, Clinton and Scott counties is the only part of Iowa currently not designated with any classification of dryness or drought.
For a thorough review of Iowa’s water resource trends, visit www.iowadnr.gov/watersummaryupdate.
The report is prepared by technical staff from Iowa DNR, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering, and the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department.
November 9, 2023 (DES MOINES) — The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) today awarded $925,000 in Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants to 10 communities around the state. The grants help redevelop or rehabilitate underused buildings as a way to stimulate economic growth and further investment in Iowa’s historic main streets.
Among the cities receiving grants, is Coon Rapids, which is receiving $100,000 to expand Chuck’s Bar & Grill into the adjacent 514 Main Street building, enabling them to offer a quality family dining experience. The local match is $141,000, for a total project cost of $241,000. And, in Woodbine, the Bothwell Building Project is receiving a $100,000 grant toward the total cost of $234,379, to address urgent structural needs to save the 145-year-old building, which is in a National Register Brick Street Historic District. The project requires a local match of $134,379.
Other Projects include:
“The Main Street Iowa Challenge grants help us revitalize and reinvest in our traditional commercial districts, which is good business,” said IEDA and Iowa Finance Authority Director Debi Durham. “It’s good for our economy and good for our state. These projects will bring new businesses and new residents to our downtown districts.”
The grants are administered through IEDA’s Iowa Downtown Resource Center and Main Street Iowa programs. The funding will be distributed in the form of matching grants to the selected Main Street programs. The estimated total cost of these 10 projects is over $3.5 million.
“Each of these projects represents growing momentum for downtown and community revitalization,” said Michael Wagler, state coordinator for the Main Street Iowa program. “This investment in catalytic projects across Iowa will have a significant economic impact and help strengthen local creative placemaking efforts.”
Since the first Challenge Grants were awarded in 2002, about $14.6 million in funds have leveraged more than $68.3 million in further investment.
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