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No. 17 Iowa beats No. 10 Michigan 85-67

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February 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Roy Devyn Marble scored 22 of his 26 points in the first half and No. 17 Iowa beat No. 10 Michigan 85-67 on Saturday. Aaron White added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Hawkeyes (18-6, 7-4 Big Ten), who avoided a third straight loss at home and split the season series with Michigan.

Caris LeVert scored 22 points for the Wolverines (17-6, 9-2), who have lost two of three after starting 8-0 in the Big Ten. Marble was 6 of 9 from 3-point range in the first half – hitting three in the opening minutes. Iowa led by double digits for much of the game.

Mike Gesell had 10 points and eight assists for the Hawkeyes, who rank next to last in the Big Ten in 3-point field goals, finished 10 of 17 from behind the arc. Nik Stauskas, Michigan’s top scorer, finished with 10 points.

Clarinda woman arrested Friday

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February 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Friday of 27-year old Megan Diana Reynolds, of Clarinda. Reynolds was taken into custody at around 11:35-a.m., on charges of Driving While Suspended and Failure to Prove Security Against Liability (Proof of insurance). Reynolds was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 cash bond.

HSBB: Glidden-Ralston at Exira-EHK 02-07-2014

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February 8th, 2014 by admin

Jim Field and Chris Parks have the call of the games played at Exira-EHK High School in Elk Horn.

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Friday Girls Basketball Results

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February 8th, 2014 by Jim Field

Hawkeye 10:

  • Denison-Schleswig 35, Clarinda 31
  • Harlan 75, Glenwood 38
  • Kuemper Catholic 67, Shenandoah 66
  • Lewis Central 57, St. Albert 44
  • Red Oak 69, Creston 67 (OT)

Western Iowa:

  • Missouri Valley 55, IKM-Manning 48
  • Riverside 51, Griswold 39
  • Treynor 74, Audubon 49
  • Tri-Center 43, A-H-S-T 29
  • Underwood 39, Logan-Magnolia 22

Rolling Valley:

  • Exira/EHK 56, Glidden-Ralston 32
  • Adair-Casey 65, Charter Oak-Ute 43
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 38, CAM 23

Others:

  • Des Moines Christian 65, West Central Valley 49
  • Essex 67, Clarinda Academy 15
  • Murray 69, Orient-Macksburg 25
  • Nodaway Valley 50, Southeast Warren 28
  • Panorama 73, Ogden 48
  • Sidney 38, South Page 32
  • Sioux City East 63, Thomas Jefferson 14
  • Van Meter 55, Guthrie Center 35

Friday Boys Basketball Results

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February 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10:

  • Creston 63, Red Oak 29
  • Denison-Schleswig 70, Clarinda 58
  • Harlan 66, Glenwood 55
  • Kuemper Catholic 76, Shenandoah 64
  • Lewis Central 64, St. Albert 63

Western Iowa:

  • A-H-S-T 46, Tri-Center 45
  • Griswold 49, Riverside 25
  • IKM-Manning 56, Missouri Valley 36
  • Treynor 74, Audubon 49
  • Underwood 47, Logan-Magnolia 32

Rolling Valley:

  • Glidden-Ralston 53, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 46
  • Adair-Casey 66, Charter Oak-Ute 47
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 68, CAM 58
  • Ar-We-Va 90, West Harrison 55
  • Boyer Valley 60, Paton-Churdan 48

Others:

  • Carroll 61, Carlisle 38
  • Central Decatur 71, Southwest Valley 54
  • Clarinda Academy 78, Essex 68
  • Des Moines Christian 68, West Central Valley 32
  • East Mills 75, Fremont Mills 48
  • Martensdale-St. Marys 60, Lenox 56
  • Murray 65, Orient-Macksburg 38
  • Nodaway Valley 94, Southeast Warren 32
  • Panorama 73, Ogden 57
  • Sidney 83, South Page 36
  • Sioux City East 57, Thomas Jefferson 24
  • Van Meter 63, Guthrie Center 21

The future of a Bluffs foundry remains uncertain

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February 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Reports of layoffs following the recent purchase of a long-time Council Bluffs manufacturing plant, has City officials scrambling to keep the company open and its employees retained. The Omaha World-Herald says three employees of Griffin Pipe Products who declined to give their names, said they were placed on layoff status, Friday.

It was announced earlier in the week that U.S. Pipe and Foundry of Birmingham, Alabama had acquired a majority financial interest in Griffin Pipe. Griffin is a leading manufacturer of water transmission products for North American distributors, contractors, and municipalities. Mike Tuttle, human resources manager at the Council Bluffs plant, declined to comment.

Council Bluffs Mayor Matt Walsh said city officials will do everything possible to keep the Griffin Pipe Products Co. open and fully employed. Walsh estimated that about 250 people work at the local plant.

Bridge linking Pott Co. to Harrison County to reopen next week

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February 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A bridge in northwestern Pottawattamie County that links motorists to Beebeetown and Harrison County will re-open next week, after being closed last August, with little warning. The Potato Creek bridge, located a few miles south of Interstate 680 on County Road L-34 in Pott. County, will be open with reduced speed limits, but it will be closed again in April, so crews can finish work on the structure.The Iowa DOT says the project will cost an estimated $700,000.

Having the bridge open should save commuters in the area around 10-to 15-minutes, and a detour of more than a dozen miles.

Fire in Council Bluffs motel leads to the arrest of a NE woman

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February 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A Nebraska woman angry at the management of a Council Bluffs motel allegedly ripped out the pages of a bible and set them on fire in a trash can, Thursday night. The Omaha World-Herald reports 43-year old Carolettia R. Looney, of Omaha, was taken into custody after the incident at the American Inn motel on S. 24th Street, in Council Bluffs.

Police say Meyers admitted to having set the fire at around 8:30-p.m., Thursday. Sgt. Chad Meyers told the paper Looney was angry at the motel management because she’d told them she prepaid enough to cover four days of rent, which was disputed. A security guard extinguished the fire.

Authorities arrested Looney on suspicion of first-degree arson. Police said Looney was under the influence of alcohol at the time of her arrest. Looney remains at the Pottawattamie County Jail on a $25,000 bond.

Bill to deregulate more phone service in Iowa stalls in legislature

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February 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A bill that would further deregulate telephone service in Iowa stalled at the statehouse this past week. More than two dozen lobbyists crowded into a committee room to argue about the bill, which would affect phone companies that use the Internet as the link between a call from one landline to the landline the caller’s trying to reach. Some giant phone companies say this new internet-based phone service will be slowed if they can’t get out from under the oversight of the Iowa Utilities Board. Michael Sadler is an executive with CenturyLink.

“My company is going to be investing billions of dollars in IP technology moving forward,” Sadler told legislators. CenturyLink, Verizon, and AT&T all want the service to be regulated by the Federal Communications Commission — like cellphones are. Critics say that would mean unhappy customers could no longer go to the Iowa Utilities Board for relief. Kerri Johannsen, a spokesman for the board, says recent complaints include dropped calls.

“We’re dealing with issues in consumer protection, especially in rural call completion,” she says. Rural phone providers oppose the bill. So do telecommunications giants Sprint and U.S. Cellular who worry how it will affect their connections with the other providers. Lawmakers say the issue needs more study and they’ve tabled the proposal.

(Radio Iowa)

Iowa News Headlines: Sat., Feb. 8, 2014

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February 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governor Terry Branstad has asked the Iowa Supreme Court to overturn a district court order to reopen the Iowa Juvenile Home. Branstad announced his plans on Friday. Branstad says the children residing at the home in Toledo were not receiving the education and care they needed.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Wisconsin infant who was abducted and left out in the cold in Iowa has been reunited with his parents and is on his way home. Kayden Powell’s mother discovered him missing early Thursday morning from his bassinet in a Town of Beloit home. Police found him tucked in a storage crate outside an Iowa gas station in frigid temperatures more than 24 hours later.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Cedar Rapids police say they do not suspect a crime is involved in the death of a man whose body was found in a gazebo at a cemetery. Police spokesman Greg Buelow said yesterday that 64-year-old Stuart Smith-Dromey had been reported missing on Wednesday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld a jury verdict that found a Cedar Falls woman was not negligent when she rear-ended a pickup truck stopped at a red light in 2008 because she had suffered a stroke just before the crash. Betty Schmidt, who was 75 in November 2008, was returning from grocery shopping when she rear-ended Dennis Hagenow’s truck. It was her first accident ever.