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Public Funeral Services set for Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram

News

September 16th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

ALGONA, Iowa – Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram, a 10-year-veteran of Iowa law enforcement, was shot and killed while on duty September 13, 2023. Officer Cram was attempting to arrest a wanted subject in Algona, Iowa. The family of Officer Cram have announced the following schedule of public funeral services.

VISITATION: 
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Ed and Betty Wilcox Performing Arts Center – Algona Community School
600 South Hale Street
Algona, Iowa 50511

SERVICE: 
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
10:30 a.m.
Ed and Betty Wilcox Performing Arts Center (Algona Community School)
600 South Hale Street
Algona, Iowa 50511
* Family and select law enforcement will attend a private (not open to the public/media) graveside service at a later time.

OFFICIAL OFFICER KEVIN CRAM MEMORIAL FUND: A memorial fund has been established for the family of Officer Cram at Iowa State Bank, 5 East Call Street, Algona, IA 50511. Interested persons can mail or drop off contributions at this location.

Oakcrest Funeral Services of Algona is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left to www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.

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Dense fog advisory until 9-a.m. (9/16)

Weather

September 16th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Tama-Poweshiek-Cass-Adams-Taylor Counties
622 AM CDT Sat Sep 16 2023

…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING…

* WHAT…Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog.

* WHERE…Portions of southwest Iowa.

* WHEN…Until 9 AM CDT this morning.

* IMPACTS…Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023

Weather

September 16th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: A slight chance of showers between 11am and noon. Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 6 to 13 mph.
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Red Oak Woman Charged with Domestic Assault Abuse 2nd degree

News

September 16th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak) — At 11pm September 15th, Officers of the Red Oak Police Department arrested 30-year-old Ashley Nicole King in the 1000 Block of North Fourth St. for Domestic Assault Abuse 2nd degree and Child Endangerment. Ashley was transported to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and is being held on No Bond.

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Skyscan Forecast for Saturday, September 16, 2023

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

September 16th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today
A slight chance of showers between 11am and noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 6 to 13 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy.

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High School Football Scoreboard – Week 4 – 09/15/2023

Sports

September 15th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

8-PLAYER

District 9

Audubon 66, St. Edmond 48
Colo-Nesco 46, Collins-Maxwell 26

District 10

CAM 50, Coon Rapids-Bayard 6
Exira-EHK 62, Sidney 32
Fremont Mills 49, Griswold 0
Stanton 52, East Mills 48

District 1

Remsen St. Mary’s 12, Boyer Valley 7
Harris-Lake Park 26, Newell-Fonda 18

CLASS A

District 7

ACGC 35, South Central Calhoun 21
Earlham 60, Southwest Valley 14
IKM-Manning 38, Riverside 37

District 8

Kingsley-Pierson 47, St. Albert 29

CLASS 1A

District 7

Ogden 29, Grand View Christian 14
Woodward-Granger 46, Nodaway Valley 0

District 8

Underwood 28, AHSTW 12
Treynor 46, Red Oak 6

CLASS 2A

District 8

Des Moines Christian 52, Southeast Valley 12
Greene County 41, Saydel 0
Kuemper Catholic 42, Roland-Story 7

CLASS 3A

District 6

Winterset 21, Atlantic 2
Creston 50, Carroll 21
Harlan 42, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 6
Knoxville 50, Des Moines Hoover 0
Hampton-Dumont-CAL 24, Nevada 21

CLASS 4A

District 1

Glenwood 28, Denison-Schleswig 14

District 6

Bondurant-Farrar 36, Lewis Central 26

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CAM crushes Coon Rapids-Bayard in 50-6 win

Sports

September 15th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

(Anita) — The CAM Cougars looked dominant on their home field, in a 50-6 win against the Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders. Offensively it seemed the Cougar’s couldn’t be stopped almost amassing 400 yards.

The first score of the game from a close to 40-yard spring on the sideline from Austin Williams. Williams finished the night with 9 carries, 100 yards, and 1 touchdown. The next two scores were both from Chase Spieker to Jack Follman. From the pocket Spieker had an impressive night with 3 touchdown throws, 14-18 on completions, and 200 yards. After the consecutive touchdown grabs from Follman, the Cougars were now up 22-0.

Spieker’s legs also added to the deadly CAM offense, with 12 carries and 2 touchdowns. Spieker would then scramble into the endzone twice before the end of the half to make the lead 36-0.

At the start of the 3rd quarter the game followed the same tempo where CAM continued to score behind an impressive offensive line. Which gave Spieker time to sit in the pocket and find Collin Bower for over a 45-yard touchdown. The score now 44-0. Toward the end of the 3rd quarter Brody Paulsen took a handoff 27 yards for a score and added to the lead 50-0.

The Crusaders only points on the night came off a mis timed pitch scooped and scored by the Defense to add 6 to the board and avoid a shutout 50-6.

CAM Head Coach Barry Bower was proud of the effort his team put in throughout the game.

The resounding success at CAM this season is not giving Coach Bower any ego. He is focused on next Friday’s match up at Exira-EHK.

Coon Rapids-Bayard is at home next week facing Audubon.

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Iowa Volleyball Sweeps Syracuse, 3-0

Sports

September 15th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — University of Iowa volleyball defeated Syracuse in three sets on Friday evening, inside the Women’s Building. 

 

Senior Delaney McSweeney led the way for the Hawkeyes with six kills, hitting at a clip of .500. Redshirt junior Anna Davis registered an impressive hitting percentage of .625. Senior Bailey Ortega recorded 13 assists for the Hawkeyes. 

 

HOW IT HAPPENED

 

SET 1 (Iowa, 25-21): Syracuse took an early lead, but the Hawkeyes began to shorten the spread thanks to a kill by Michelle Urquhart and an ace by Sydney Dennis. The set tied at six following a Syracuse error. The two teams exchanged points, but a kill by fifth year Caitlan Buettner put Iowa ahead, 8-7. Iowa held the lead despite the two teams delivering back-and-forth points. After two Orange points, the set was tied again at 11. Iowa pulled ahead once again with a kill by McSweeney, assisted by freshman Kaia Mateo. A string of four Hawkeyes points sent Syracuse into a timeout. The two teams continued to fight hard, and Syracuse closed the gap to tie again at 16. Another McSweeney kill gave Iowa the lead once again, and they were able to hold off Syracuse and take the set. 

 

SET 2 (Iowa, 25-20): The Hawkeyes snagged the first two points of the set after an Orange error and a successful attack by sophomore Nataly Moravec, assisted by Ortega. Syracuse attempted to fight back until McSweeney came through swinging for her first kill of the set. The set remained close, coming to a tie at five, seven, and nine. Buettner went back to serve and was awarded an ace. Shortly after, Davis followed suit and also posted an ace, increasing the spread to four. The Hawkeyes held the lead, until a series of Otto kills brought the set to a tie at 18, but Iowa was able to jump ahead again and close the second set. 

 

SET 3 (Iowa, 25-15): The final set opened with an Orange error and a kill by freshman Gabby Deery. Iowa pushed ahead after a kill by Buettner, but Syracuse tied it up at four and five. After a successful attack by freshman Rosa Vesty, Iowa began to stretch the spread. Moravec stood strong in the front row to record a solo block, and two consecutive Orange errors led Syracuse into a timeout. Vesty came back onto the court to register an ace. An impressive defensive run put Iowa on top, 14-6. A Deery kill and an attack error by the forced another Syracuse timeout. Iowa kept the lead, and at match point senior Audrey Black put one down for a kill to finish the set and match. 

 

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH JIM BARNES

“It’s always good to come on the road and beat a Power Five team. We didn’t play our best offensive game, but we served well and did the things that were needed to win the match. We just need to continue to get better every match.” 

 

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes head to Ithaca, New York, to play Cornell on Saturday, Sept. 16 inside Bartels Hall. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. (CT) on ESPN+.

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No. 1 Hawkeyes Shutout Vermont

Sports

September 15th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Freshman Dionne van Aalsum recorded her third-straight hat trick as the top-ranked University of Iowa field hockey team recorded its fifth shutout of the season over Vermont, 5-0, on Friday afternoon at Grant Field. The Hawkeyes improved to 7-0 on the season.

 

“We were pretty confident with how we thought they were going to play,” said associate head coach Michael Boal. “They came out pretty similar, we didn’t quite connect with the final pass to get us the momentum, that we eventually got in the game. We kept trying, kept working on it, and kept moving the ball. It worked out in the end.”

 

Van Aalsum started off the scoring in the third minute of the game after capitalizing off a penalty corner, she was assisted by junior Annika Herbine and junior Lieve Schalk. 

 

Schalk closed out the half with an unassisted goal in the 29th minute.

 

Fifth year Sofie Stribos extended the Hawkeye lead three minutes into the second half with a goal off an assist from van Aalsum.

 

Less than two minutes later, van Aalsum found the back of the goal to extend her streak of multi-goal games to seven. The Castricum, Netherlands, native finished her day with a hat trick after scoring her third goal in the 59th minute of the game off an assist from Herbine and Schalk.

 

OF NOTE…

–        Iowa’s defense has only allowed 43 shots (18 on goal) this season.

–        The Hawkeyes entered the weekend leading the country in shutouts per game (.67).

–        Sophomore Mia Magnotta has only allowed three goals in 419 minutes of action this season.

o   Magnotta has been in net for all five of Iowa’s shutouts.

–        van Aalsum has had multiple goals in every game this season and she leads the nation with 19 goals.

–        She has 11 goals in her last three games and has recorded at least two goals in every game this season.

 

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes continue play in Iowa City against Merrimack on Sunday at 1 p.m. (CT).

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Hawkeyes Close Out Competition in Normal

Sports

September 15th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

NORMAL, Ill. – University of Iowa women’s cross country sent a small group of mid-distance runners to the Redbird Invite in Normal, Illinois, on Friday evening.

The Hawkeyes were led by senior Alli Bookin-Nosbisch, who stopped the clock in a new career-best 22:41.8 to take 19th-place overall. In their 6,000-meter debut, senior Clare Pitcher and freshman Ava Rush crossed the line in 25:12.6 and 25:29.3, respectively.

Next Up: The Hawkeyes return to action on Sept. 29 at the Joe Piane Invite in South Bend, Indiana. The women’s 5,000-meter race begins at 9:30 a.m. (CT), with the men’s 8,000-meter contest to follow.

HAWKEYE RESULTS
Women’s 6,000-meters
19. Alli Bookin-Nosbisch – 22:41.8, PR
77. Clare Pitcher – 25:12.6
80. Ava Rush – 25:29.3

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